"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have three reasons."
Amid the urging of Wei Emperor Cao Rui, Man Chong's old and hoarse voice slowly sounded out, claiming for three reasons that it was not feasible to resume the previous plan to attack Lujiang.
First, Sun Quan personally led the army out of Chaohu and approached Hefei to lure the Luoyang army to Huaiyou. It is impossible that he was not prepared for the Wei army to attack Lujiang in the north of the Yangtze River. Since he left the former Wu general Zhu Huan, who was known for his proficiency in fighting, to guard Ruxu We can infer that there are soldiers and horses staying in the town in Lujiang. Even if Cao Rui insists on following his previous plan and suddenly goes down the river to attack the farming point outside the city and succeeds, he will not be able to capture the city and will not affect the war. The big picture.
Secondly, there must be a monster when something goes wrong.
Man Chong, who was familiar with Jianghuai affairs, analyzed the past wars between Wei and Wu and deduced that Sun Quan's plan might be bigger.
Previously when Wenpin was guarding Jiangxia, Shiyang was famous for its fortified city! Now under siege by Sun Wu's army, it was no problem to hold on for two to three months and wait for reinforcements.
Therefore, Sun Quan tried his best to lure the tiger away from the mountain. It couldn't be just to strand Shiyang for more time, right?
He must have other plans!
As for what the plot was, Man Chong could not be sure, but he thought it was due to the mutual alliance between Wu and Shu.
Bashu and Jiangdong have been in alliance for many years, but they have never sent troops at the same time. This may be due to their different strengths or other reasons.
But to attack Jingxiang, we can send troops together.
For the Wu State, the attack on Jingxiang could be supported by Bashu sending troops from the three eastern counties; and in order to relieve the pressure on the Longyou front, Bashu would gladly send troops.
Pretending to be Luoyang's Chinese army to go to Shangyong County as campers was nothing more than a temporary expedient!
If you can deceive Ni Shu for a while, how can you still deceive him for several months?
Not to mention too much, Ni Shu only needs to send out more than a thousand soldiers and horses to test it out.
The so-called tactical strategies are all time-limited.
Once again, the general in charge of the Wei Kingdom's war in Jingxiang had just been changed.
Although Wang Chang, the general who conquered the south, had a long career as an official, he had not participated in any major wars before and had little success. It was inevitable that he would be underestimated by Sun Quan. It was also inevitable that he would attack Jingxiang with a large army when the commander-in-chief was replaced.
After explaining the three reasons, Man Chong was already a little out of energy, so he insisted on admonishing, "Your Majesty's military governor has come from a long way, and the carriage and horse are tired, so why don't you settle down for a while to ease your mind. As the old minister expected, it's not wrong." There will be troops from Jingzhou to retaliate in a few days."
"Your words are of great benefit."
After hearing this, Cao Rui pondered to himself for a long time, but finally gave up what he was thinking.
Seeing the tiredness on Man Chong's face, he couldn't help but feel pity in his heart. He held up his hand and said consolingly, "You are the fence of the country, and your ears are the most valuable weapon against the thief Wu! You should add food to hope that Xi Lianpo will eat strong food, and the horse will support the saddle." I'm so strong, I won't say anything about returning to Luoyang in my old age. Without you in Huai, I won't be able to sleep or eat well!"
After saying this, he left on the pretext that he would not disturb Man Chong's rest. He also gave a lot of property and ordered the army's butler to bring meals later.
But he didn't know that Man Chong's eyes flickered several times when he bowed to thank her.
Because he still has a reason that he hasn't revealed yet.
He was not optimistic about Sima Yi's plan to use Hexi to control Longyou and regain Liangzhou.
Because although Guanzhong is known as a closed place, Xiaoguan and Dashanguan are now in the hands of Nishu, so for Nishu, Longyou is a place of physical victory!
Not to mention that in the past ten years, Wei State has lost countless soldiers in Longyou, and its morale is worrying.
The weather is uncertain, the land, people and people are not on Wei's side, so how can we use the army to fight with Wei?
Therefore, he only advised Cao Rui to postpone sending troops, so that Huaiyou and Jingxiang could be stable, in case the war in the northwest of Wei was not going smoothly and the bandit Wu came back to invade, and there would be no troops from Luoyang to help.
As if to verify Man Chong's assertion, within three days, military emergencies in Jingzhou came one after another.
Sun Wu originally besieged Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin in Jiangxia. After Sun Quan led the army, they moved to the camp set up by Zhu Ran. All the generals in Wei and Jingxiang thought that their intention was to contain the Nanyang garrison. When Xiangyang was garrisoning and rushing to aid Jiangxia, Zhu Ran led more than 10,000 men to double the route and go west to suddenly attack Meifu, the king of Yi in Tiaozhong.
Umeshiki, who was unprepared and rushed into the battle, was defeated miserably and had to escape with his own life.
Zhu Ran pursued him in a hurry, but Meifu did not dare to return to the tribe. Instead, he went to Xiangyang City to ask Wei to send troops to rescue him.
But by the time Xiangyang City learned the news, discussed the decision, and mobilized the army to rescue them, Zhu Ran's tribe had plundered more than ten thousand Jingman captives and returned home. Three thousand soldiers were also assigned to protect the captives and their luggage. When he returned, he supervised more than 8,000 soldiers who slowly returned from behind, so that the Wei State did not dare to pursue him.
It was not that Wei's generals lacked courage, nor was it that Zhu Ran's reputation made the enemy dare not force him.
Instead, Zhu Ran slowly walked towards the place where Lu Xun was stationed. If they pursued and fought rashly, what if Lu Xun had already led his troops to lie on the side of the road?
Accompanied by Sun Quan personally supervising the army and rushing to Jingzhou, Wu's military strength was already greater than that of Wei.
If they were ambushed and lost countless soldiers, they might be chased by Wu Jun into Xiangyang City. By then, it would not be Shiyang City but Xiangyang that would be besieged!
Coincidentally, Wang Chang, who was coming from the military governor of Wancheng at this time, also sent an advance messenger to convey the general's order.
All generals who lead troops to fight without authorization will be killed!
Because of this, Wang Chang had to urgently ask for help from Luchun County: General Wu Wei, Quan Cong, and his army of about 40,000, came from Lujiang County to the west to attack, intending to defeat Luchun and join forces with Sun Quan in Jiangxia.
Calculating this, Sun Wu sent troops to Jingxiang this time, with nearly 100,000 troops!
Wang Chang, who had few soldiers, dared to let his generals rush out of the city to fight before the Luoyang army arrived?
After many military intelligence gathered in Huaiyou, Cao Rui was immediately stunned.
He never imagined that the traitor Sun Quan, who had fled in panic when he heard the reinforcements were coming, would have such great courage this time - he would dare to arrange his troops on land and prepare for a fierce battle with Wei!
Yes, a fierce battle.
Zhu Ran succeeded in plundering countless tribesmen and property of King Meifu of Yi, but he still turned his army to join forces with Lu Xun, cut off the Wei State and rushed to Jiangxia County to aid. Sun Quan was still trapped in Shiyang City as before.
If Man Chong had not warned him not to implement the old decision, he might have sent half of Luoyang's Chinese army deep into the Lujiang River, delaying the rescue of Jing and Xiang!
"What you have deduced is almost correct!"
After ordering the general Qin Lang to lead 20,000 Chinese troops to Jingzhou to calm people's hearts, Cao Rui held on to his favor and was filled with emotion.
Without waiting for Man Chong's humble recommendation, he continued to ask, "I have nothing to worry about since you are guarding Huaiyang, so I intend to supervise the rear army to rush to Jingzhou in three days. Before leaving, I wonder if you have any good advice or advice?"
"I dare not take the advice of His Majesty."
Hearing this, Man Chong hurriedly spoke humbly and replied without thinking, "Those thieves in Wu are all like mice! If your Majesty comes in person, he will be frightened and run away. I have something to say about my peace and recovery! But because there are two things to talk about, maybe I can do it for Your Majesty." Supplements. First, it is necessary to increase the number of troops and send troops against Shu; second, it is necessary to seize Wu Qian, and the Guanzhong army to attack Shu should be cautious to avoid falling into a trap and overturning the country."
