Qian Bo, the western captain of Gaoliang, died, and the news of the fall of Lingfang County was not slow to spread.
Thanks to Liu Zuan and Nie You's strict supervision of daily scouts, they learned the general military situation two days later.
Although it is difficult to understand why the Han army sent more than 10,000 soldiers to Yulin County after sending more than 8,000 soldiers to Jiaozhi County, this did not delay them from making corresponding arrangements quickly.
Nie You, who was in Zengshi County on the west side, gathered all the Li and the common people into the city.
In addition to sending people to warn the counties behind him, he also sent people to Jiaozhi County to report the news to Lu Dai.
He knew that if the Han army came to attack Zengshi County, he would not be able to hold on for long with his two thousand soldiers, and he also knew that Liu Zuan, who was stationed in Bushan County with more than four thousand soldiers, would be unable to rescue them.
But he could not leave his post without authorization and abandon the city.
Therefore, he could only hope that the messenger would travel faster and bring back Lu Dai's decision as soon as possible.
Yes, he thought the Han army would come to attack Zengshi County.
Needless to say, once the Han army defeated Zengshi County, it would not be difficult to conquer Linchen County in the Nanshui (Zuojiang River) Valley in the west. In this way, most of Yulin County could be included in its arms and a place could be obtained.
The outpost area where the soldiers garrisoned the fields.
Although Geinyulin County and Jiaozhi County border on each other, they are isolated by rolling mountains and dense jungles, with few roads for the army to pass directly!
Jiaozhou is divided into east and west.
For example, the three western counties of Jiaozhi, Jiuzhen and Rinan are self-contained isolated environments.
In the past, messages were delivered by sea.
From Jiaozhi to Yulin County, taking a boat to Hepu County and then heading north is much more time- and effort-saving than taking the land route.
But soon, Nie You was once again puzzled by the behavior of the Han army.
The Han army only left more than 3,000 soldiers to guard Lingfang County, and the rest of the troops went east along the Yushui River Valley.
It seems that you are planning to attack Bushan County?
This inference made Nie You very incredible.
According to common sense, even if the Han army does not come to attack Zengshi, they should march south to attack Hepu County, occupy the port and seize ships, go to Jiaozhi County and attack Ma Zhong's tribe from north to south, and destroy Lu Dai's tribe!
Once Lu Dai's tribe was defeated, wouldn't the Xisan County of Jiaozhou be captured by the Han army?
Why go to Bushan County!
Bushan, which is the hub of the three counties of Yulin, Hepu and Cangwu, cannot be captured by a group of soldiers and horses who are deep in the enemy's territory and have no food, fodder and supplies!
Nie You couldn't understand it, but Liu Zuan in Bushan County had a vague understanding.
When he learned that the Han army was coming east along the Yushui River Valley, he did not think that the Han army was coming to attack Bushan County.
Instead, they will cross Bushan into Cangwu County and go north to attack Linhe County.
Linhe County was originally a county within Cangwu County.
The reason why it was set up as a county by Jiangdong and placed under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou is because it is the hub between Jingnan and Jiaozhou, which has great strategic significance and is also a consideration to better control Jiaozhou.
Liu Zuan was one of the generals qualified to know Jiangdong's strategic deployment.
We also know that when Lu Xun analyzed Sun Quan, he claimed that to resist the Han army's attack this time, the deployment should focus on Jingnan and Jiaozhou.
Therefore, he felt that the Han army's move eastward was to invade Linhe County, which had just been quelled by the rebellion. He would use this as a springboard to enter the Xiangshui River Valley in Jingzhou, attack the Wu army's rear deployment in Jingnan, and send troops to Yong'an.
Create opportunities.
And if a lone army marches in, how many waves can it cause...
Jingnan was formerly affiliated with the Han Army!
Jiangdong took complete control of Jingnan after the battles between Xiangfan and Yiling, but rebellions still occurred from time to time.
Even when Pan Jun was alive, he did not change his heart.
However, Liu Zuan had a plan in mind, but he did not dare to lead his army out of the city to curb the Han army's crossing.
Without him, I would not be able to listen.
Not to mention the more than 7,000 troops of the Han army who came from a long distance. As he was supposed to guard the rear and maintain public order, the combat strength of his troops could not be called elite, so he stopped thinking about fighting.
Otherwise, once defeated, the Han army would take the opportunity to seize Bushan County, which would have even worse consequences for the war situation.
He could only guard the city, sending people to Hepu County, Cangwu County and Linhe County to warn, and at the same time ordering scouts to monitor the movements of the Han army at all times.
Yes, just surveillance.
Regardless of whether Cangwu County or Linhe County were in the rear, Jiangdong only retained county soldiers to maintain public order and did not have the strength to go out of the city to stop the Han army.
In other words, he was looking forward to the Han army entering Linhe County.
Because according to time calculation, even if the Han army drove into Linhe County one step ahead of schedule, Lu Xun who was stationed in Jiangling City and the infantry in Xilingxia also got the news and sent troops south.
By then, even if the Han army captured Linhe County, it would still end up being a turtle in the urn.
As for Linhe County, which had just settled down from the rebellion, it was once again invaded by war and became a scorched earth again~
I can't care about that much anymore.
Quan should destroy this Han army at the expense of Linhe County.
During the preparations for the start of the Jiaozhou War, Lu Dai made mistakes in the Han army's advance tactics and force estimation. Without the strength to make up for it, Liu Zuan naturally had no choice but to sit back and watch Jiangdong pay the corresponding price.
However, sometimes, things tend to be misfortunes.
His inference was as wrong as Lu Dai's.
Just when the Han army passed through Bushan County and entered Cangwu County without wanting to stay for a moment, the news from the scouts made him dumbfounded. New
After the Han army arrived at Guangxin County, the seat of Cangwu County, they did not turn around and head north against the He River to Linhe County!
Instead, it still goes east along the Yushui (this section is called Xijiang) valley.
At this time, Liu Zuan finally knew the Han army's intentions.
It’s nothing but Nanhai County!
Therefore, without caring about anything else, he hurriedly gathered his troops from Hepu and Cangwu counties, and rushed to Nanhai County.
Nanhai County cannot be occupied by the Han army.
The two most prosperous places in Jiaozhou were Nanhai County and Jiaozhi County, which were also relied upon by the government and garrison soldiers of Jiaozhou.
Among them, Panyu County, where it is governed, is Nanhai County, where Zhao Tuo was the imperial capital in the past, and has a relatively dense population.
First, there is almost no tax in this county.
When Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty conquered Nanyue, Dongyue and Qiang, they were governed "according to their old customs" and no taxes were levied. Note 1
However, after Jiangdong occupied Nanhai County, he still adopted the rule of restraint on his native land in South Vietnam. The landowners rented taxes and "cut them out for payment", and added more local and rare products to benefit the Central Plains. "There is no need to rely on them to pay taxes."
On the other hand, this county relies on maritime trade, and "treasures are sold on the market to collect profits" all year round.
For example, in the Pre-Han Dynasty, "Pushuan Officials" were set up in Nanhai County and "Shame Officials" were set up in Jiaozhi County. Local fruits and vegetables were exported directly to the Central Plains, and ivory or jade were exchanged for gold. Note 2
If Nanhai County is disrupted by the Han army, Jiangdong will not only lose countless fleets staying in the port, but also be unable to supply the soldiers guarding Jiaozhou because of the cutoff of trade.
After all, Jiaozhi County has already welcomed the entry of Han troops.
And Liu Zuan also knew that the Han army would not occupy Nanhai County.
Once he enters Nanhai County, he will inevitably plunder the supplies stored by Wu State, force the trade fleet to enter Jiaozhi County by sea, and seize the port of Jiang Jiaozhi County, leaving Lu Dai's army alone without help inside or outside!
Usher in the ending of being destroyed!
In other words, the strategic purpose of the Han army has not changed. It has always been to attack Lu Dai's tribe and occupy the three western counties of Jiaozhou that are geographically closed and easier to control.
It was just Liu Zuan's hindsight, could he still have time to turn the tide of the war?
Note 1: Note 1: "Hanshu Shihuo Zhi 4th Part" "The Han Company sent out troops for three years to kill the Qiang and destroyed two Guangdong provinces. Those from the west of Panyu to the south of Shu were established in Chu County No. 17 and governed according to their old customs.
No taxes.”
Note 2: "Hanshu Geography Chapter 8" "There is a shameful official in Nanhai County, and there is a shameful official in Jiaozhi County."_&
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