Han Xiang

Chapter 343 Luring Longxiang Into the Game
Wu Jing observed Sun Quan's expression, stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said again: "Zhongmou don't have to be too pessimistic, the city of Wan County is relatively strong, and Bohai is also a cautious person. I think it is difficult for Cao Cao to conquer in a hurry, and he Appearing quietly in the Lujiang River must be due to the lack of logistics in the light of the attack, and once the war is dragged to a stalemate, we may not be able to defeat him."

"Oh? Uncle has a way to deal with it? Tell me quickly."

Although Sun Quan didn't know how to use troops, he heard hope from Wu Jing's words.

Wu Jing bent down and pulled out the sword for Sun Quan, put it in his hand and said unhurriedly: "Light soldiers cover the attack, lack of food and supplies, Cao Cao has no equipment, and it is not easy to conquer the city. When Bo Fu and Gong Jin attacked Hefei, it was also because of He didn't prepare any equipment in a hurry, so Long Xiang defended it with thousands of people. I believe Bo Hai can also defend it;
In addition, Cao Cao went southward along the line of Lu'an and Zipeng Mountain, but did not dare to take the waterway of Feishui and Shishui. First, they did not have confidence in the warships of the Central Plains. Second, Hefei was still entrenched in Longxiang. As far as the military road is concerned, we can try to cut off Cao Cao's food road, then Cao Cao is likely to be trapped to death in Lujiang. "

"Wonderful." Sun Quan clapped his hands and smiled, and said in agreement: "The Lujiang River has been in constant war these years, a large number of people have been lost, and the fields are barren. Cao Cao has nowhere to go if he wants to grab food. So he became Yuan Shao who was burned at Wuchao in Guandu?"

Wu Jing continued to add: "If you want to catch people by surprise, you have to take advantage of the waterway. The docking of the fleet on the Yangtze River is too conspicuous. I suggest sailing into Ruxu and docking in Chaohu Lake. If you enter, you can go north to cut off Cao Jun's grain road, and if you retreat, you can pass through the Ruxu River. Cross the river and return to Jiangdong."

"Chaohu? It's close to Long Yunqi's territory." Sun Quanxu raised his eyes and said to himself: "Cao Cao's soldiers are pressing down on the border. I don't know what Hefei's troops are doing at this time? Since he chose to rely on Jiangdong, shouldn't Long Xiang do something? What?"

After Wu Jing heard this, he kept silent, thinking that Long Xiang had only the power of a city, so he might not have the courage to fight against Cao Cao.

At this moment, Huang Yi raised a question.

"My lord, if we move the fleet to Chaohu Lake, if Cao Cao blocks the mouth of the Ruxu River, we will be at a loss when the time comes, wouldn't we be the turtle in the urn?"

As soon as Sun Quan heard what a good guy, this brother-in-law didn't know anything about military operations, no wonder Yuan Shu didn't entrust him with a heavy responsibility, he continued without waiting for Wu Jing's answer.

"Cao Cao has nothing, what did he use to block my way? Send troops to throw sand and stones at Ruxushui? Isn't this Jingwei reclamation?"

Wu Jing also explained later: "As the saying goes, flowing water is ruthless. No matter whether Cao Bing throws stones to stop the flow, or sends people to build dams to block the water, it is impossible. Chaohu Lake is so close to Ruxu. If Cao Bing really does such a stupid thing, We will attack from the waterway with our warships, and Zhou Lang's reinforcements will be there."

"Yeah, I was negligent." Huang Yi was not embarrassed when he said something wrong, and stood there scratching his head and giggling.

Seeing Huang Yi's silly appearance, Sun Quan thought that he had stayed in Hefei before, so he was the candidate for an envoy at this time, so he called him aside to give an opportunity.

Huang Yi nodded after hearing this, and asked Sun Quan and Wu Jing to resign.

Wu Jing then arranged for the soldiers to board the ship and prepare to leave the north bank of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. He knew that Cao Jun was watching not far away, and leaving early could confuse the opponent.

Huang Yi received Sun Quan's mission, took the Geli brigade to go first, and soon disappeared in front of him.

After the Jiangdong soldiers boarded the ship, they collectively turned the rudder and turned around in the afternoon, heading for Ruxu Shuikou along the north bank of the Yangtze River.

It sailed into Ruxushuikou before dusk, and the fleet did not stop sailing after nightfall, but slowly approached Chaohu Lake with the pilot boat.

Marching at night is difficult, and sailing at night is even more difficult.

In order to give Cao Cao a 'surprise', Wu Jing deliberately 'disappeared' from Cao Jun's field of vision by taking advantage of the night. This plan was highly praised by Sun Quan.

During the night voyage in the Ruxu waters, Sun Quan sent scouts to Liyang in the northeast to inquire. He wanted to find out whether Chen Lan was going to join Guangling.

Seeing that Sun Quan was worried about Chen Lan, Wu Jing comforted him and said, "Although Chen Lan walked away timidly, she was not far from committing an aggressor's strategy. If she was desperate, she would not choose Liyang, but would attack Fuling and Quanjiao instead. "

"Fuling, Quanjiao?"

Sun Quan said meaningfully: "At the beginning, it was promised to Long Xiang, but unfortunately he rejected it. Now that Gong Jin is the prefect of Guangling, I wonder if he will take it by the way."

Wu Jinglu had to analyze: "I think it should be. After all, these two counties border Guangling, and Zhoulang has more money, food and soldiers, so it will be easier to deal with Chen Deng."

"En." Sun Quan slightly nodded in affirmation, and then put forward an unbelievable hypothesis to Wu Jing: "Uncle, do you think there is a possibility that Chen Lan went to Gongjin in the first place?"

Wu Jing was startled when he heard this, and quickly asked, "Why did Zhong Mou say that?"

Sun Quan sneered: "Chen Lan knew that my army was coming, but he and Huang Yi waited in Ruxu and instead voted for Gongjin. Isn't that a good explanation?"

Wu Jing shook his head and analyzed: "But according to what General Huang said, Chen Lan was afraid of participating in the war, worried that his trilogy would be wiped out by Cao Cao, and then he had no right to speak when he arrived in Jiangdong, so he escaped by voting for Zhou Lang. I guess he may not go to Guangling."

"Uncle, you can't talk too much." Sun Quan insisted on his own opinion, and also came up with his own analysis, saying: "Chen Lan is an old general of Yuan Shu, and he and Gong Jin are both from the same hometown in Lujiang. It’s also reasonable to vote.”

After listening to Sun Quan's extreme theory, Wu Jing thought to himself that this nephew is too capable of thinking wildly. If Zhou Yu really had the intention to accumulate his own strength, he would not have led his troops back to King Wu Qin in the first place. You, the Lord of Jiangdong, may not be able to sit so securely.

Wu Jing knew that Sun Quan had a heavy heart, so he couldn't point it out clearly, so he reminded him from the side: "Zhou Lang is from a famous family, and Chen Lan is from a lowly family background. Even if they met in Shouchun, they would never have the slightest friendship. Uncle can be sure of this." ;
In addition, now that the enemy is at hand, we have to focus on dealing with Cao Cao, use all available forces, and unite those who can be reunited. Zhongmou has done a good job on this point, and Hefei Longxiang must fight for it. "

"Long Xiang has some skills in guarding the city, how do you think you can lure Cao Bing to Hefei?"

Sun Quan unintentionally complained, and directly provided inspiration to Wu Jing. He said excitedly: "No matter whether Huang Yi can invite Long Xiang to send troops, we will send troops to harass Cao Jun's grain road, so why not use an army pretending to be Hefei troops, and then send them to Cao Cao?" Hitting east and west?"

"That's right, Hefei is so close to Chaohu Lake, and our fleet hides in the lake, sending a troop to land on the south side, and then harassing Shucheng and other places, maybe we can really confuse the Cao bandits."

After Sun Quan finished speaking, he looked excited, but Wu Jing's next reminder ruined the good mood he had just gained.

"Pretend to be Hefei soldiers and horses to feign an attack. The existing soldiers are not good. It is best to wait for Zhou Lang to come and try again. The old troops of your father and brother are more powerful."

(End of this chapter)