"The last general Pan Zhang pays homage to Marshal Lu!"
"Finally General Quan Cong pays homage to Marshal Lu!"
"General Tan Xiong pays homage to Marshal Lu!"
After receiving Xiang Ji's order, Lu Meng did not hesitate and handed over the defense of Luoyang to Tai Shici who was going to invade. He took Huang Zhong and 20,000 cavalry and immediately went south.
Just after arriving in Suiyang, Lu Meng met the generals from Jiangdong assigned by Xiang Ji.
Lu Meng had heard about Lu Xun's name for a long time, and now that he saw him in person, he was indeed heroic and suave.
"Very good! Lu Xun, just follow me.
Overlord, I mentioned you specifically to my commander."
Yes, Xiang Ji had specifically mentioned Lu Xun to Lu Meng before.
After all, Lu Xun was as handsome as Lu Meng.
A general is easy to get, but a handsome man is hard to find.
Now that there are such outstanding talents, Xiang Ji naturally asked Lu Meng to cultivate them.
"Commander! Should we go directly to Yangzhou!?"
Lu Xun was very excited after receiving praise from Lu Meng and learning that Xiang Ji was optimistic about him.
After all, he was a young man. He had been following Sun Quan, who had no future, because of his loyalty. Now that he had the opportunity, Lu Xun was full of expectations for the future.
"No, we are not going to Yangzhou.
Boyan, you send someone to inform General Yu Zhoutai, the Zangba general who is guarding Yangzhou, and ask them to immediately organize their troops and prepare a response to Jingzhou to attract Guan Yu's attention.
As for us...
Let’s go directly to Yuzhou!”
Yes, Lu Meng’s plan is Yuzhou.
Now Lu Meng has integrated the Yanzhou soldiers and the 20,000 cavalry supported by Hebei, and now has an army of 70,000 in his hands.
The 70,000 troops supporting the frontal battlefield in Yangzhou are of little significance. If they go there, they will just continue to maintain a confrontation with Guan Yu in Jingzhou.
But it will be different if we attack Yuzhou.
You know, because Yuzhou is close to Xuzhou and Yanzhou, both Liu Biao and Liu Bei had to defend it very tightly before.
Now, because of Guan Yu's repeated actions, Yuzhou is much emptier than before.
After all, Guan Yu's 300,000 troops were gathered on the front line of Jingzhou, and no one would have thought that the Chu State would open another battlefield to seize the land of Yuzhou.
As for Lu Meng, he just wanted to beat Guan Yu at this time difference.
As long as Yuzhou is captured with lightning speed, Chu's offensive and defensive momentum against Shu Han can be reversed immediately.
With the land of Yuzhou, the Chu State would have added strategic depth to Xuzhou, and it would no longer have to defend against the enemy troops that suddenly came from Yuzhou.
In this way, Chu State can put pressure on Jingzhou from the direction of Yangzhou and Yuzhou at the same time, and launch a general attack on Guan Yu from these two directions.
Of course, Xiang Ji also knew the importance of Yuzhou before.
However, he has been entangled in the war in the north, and has been recuperating since then. In addition, Yuzhou has always been heavily stocked with troops, so Xiang Ji can only sigh and feel helpless.
Now that Guan Yu has taken the initiative to bring the opportunity to Lu Meng, Lu Meng will naturally not let it disappear from his mouth.
Hearing Lu Meng's words, Pan Zhang and the generals didn't care. After all, they were just players who used swords to kill people. They wouldn't understand these things unless they were explained clearly.
But Lu Xun understands!
After hearing Lu Meng's words, Lu Xun's eyes suddenly lit up.
As expected of Marshal Lu, who is famous all over the world, his strategic vision is extraordinary.
Who would have thought that under the pressure of Guan Yu's 300,000 troops, Lu Meng would dare to attack more with less, and instead take the initiative to attack him.
Others can't think of it, and Guan Yu can't think of it even more.
This also gave Lu Meng a chance.
Just when Lu Meng arrived in Suiyang, Guan Yu, who was in Xiangyang, finally made a move.
"Call the three armies to set off immediately! Let's go and capture Yangzhou for Your Majesty!"
Today's Guan Yu is really high-spirited.
When setting out from the land of Xichuan, Guan Yu only brought less than 100,000 troops.
Now, by recruiting and surrendering various troops along the way, Guan Yu had already reached 150,000 troops when he besieged Xiangyang. After successfully occupying Jingzhou, he had even reached 300,000 combatable troops.
This does not include the 100,000 troops defending Yuzhou, otherwise the number of soldiers under Guan Yu would have reached 400,000.
Guan Yu has been fighting with Liu Bei for half his life. When did his subordinates have so many soldiers and armors? When did his subordinates have so many civil and military talents?
Nowadays, his eldest brother Liu Bei occupies half of the world. It is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, becoming the common ruler of the world.
Guan Yu, who was named a general and the Shouting Marquis of the Han Dynasty, was still not satisfied.
He is just a marquis, how can he demonstrate Guan's martial prowess?
Thinking about it, after Guan and I capture Yangzhou for my eldest brother, I am afraid that I can still touch him with this title, right?
Following Guan Yu's order, the army gathered in Xiangyang slowly moved forward, and its destination was Yangzhou in the east.
"Commander Guan, in your opinion, it is best for our army to divide its troops into two groups, and send troops from Yuzhou and Jingzhou at the same time to form a double-team on Yangzhou!"
It was the time when the army was setting off and feeling satisfied.
Ma Liang, who has no sense of value, appears.
Although Ma Liang had previously used tricks to help Guan Yu capture the Yangzhou garrison, and also recruited General Jin to surrender.
However, in Guan Yu's view, these are just some small tricks and cannot be put on the real stage.
What really determines the outcome of the two armies is not the frontal battlefield, nor is it the general's command and leadership?
How could the Yangzhou garrison be annihilated so easily if the Xichuan army led by Guan Yu did not threaten them and even directly defeated the Yu Jinsu troops?
Now, when the Jingzhou Army, which is on the verge of a great victory, is going all out to capture Yangzhou like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, how can it divide its troops into two groups and cause more trouble?
You know, Yuzhou is adjacent to Chu State's Yanzhou and its capital, Xuzhou.
At present, Yuzhou is defended by a hundred thousand troops, and Chu State has not thought much about it.
If you are increasing troops in Yuzhou, or even sending troops from Yuzhou to attack Chu, how can King Xiang Ji of Chu sit idly by and ignore it?
At that time, I am afraid that the army in Yuzhou will face Chu State's multi-faceted outflanking.
"No! I make my own decision.
With the current situation, as soon as our army arrives, Yangzhou will be defeated, so why divide the troops and cause more trouble?"
After all, he is also his own military advisor, so Guan Yu can't just let others pout him.
Seeing Guan Yu going his own way, Ma Liang could only sigh helplessly.
General Guan, since he captured Jingzhou and defeated the Yangzhou defenders, has become more and more proud and less and less willing to listen to others' advice.
Now, we can only hope that His Majesty will be able to send troops to respond to General Guan's Jingzhou army as soon as possible.
Otherwise, if Chu is encircled, it will be easy for the 300,000 Jingzhou troops to go to Yangzhou, but it will be difficult to return to Jingzhou.
Ma Liangzhong did not support Guan Yu's decision.
Your Majesty's order to you is nothing more than to create a situation to send troops, put pressure on Chu State, and divert the attention of domestic public opinion.