Han Xiang

Chapter 558 Lu Su makes a plan to defeat the enemy

No one noticed the clues, and Sun Quan also threw the family letter in his bag.

"Since the Grand Governor suggested it, then do it as you think."

"Yes." Lu Meng nodded in agreement: "When all the ministries have set up camp, let everyone come here to pick up family letters."

"Set up camp here?" Sun Quan frowned and asked Han Dang, "How far is this place from Liyang?"

"About thirty miles."

"Setting up camp so far away doesn't make it seem like I'm afraid of him? Longxiang probably doesn't have any warships, so he should besiege Liyang directly, or go around and take back Wu Commandery."

Lu Meng was about to respond, but Han Dang rushed to explain.

"My lord, according to the description given by the traitor, Lu Su has laid out a large reef array in the entire Liyang waters. Our warship will be stranded if we go there. Only small fishing boats can pass. Long Xiang wants to trap our warship, so the last general will We chose this place, where the two rivers meet, and it is convenient to transfer supplies from Wanling."

Sun Quan nodded slightly and asked Lu Meng, "Ziming, what do you think?"

"When rivers dry up in winter, it is not difficult to artificially set up reef formations. Now that we have this information, we must consider this."

Lu Meng stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said seriously: "To pass the so-called reef formation, we must either wait for the river to rise in a few months, or we can conquer Liyang by land and then clear a waterway to pass through."

"I can't wait a few months for Wu Commandery to fall into Long Xiang's hands, but he is good at defending the city." Sun Quan frowned with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Seeing this, Lu Meng clasped his fists and admonished: "Don't worry, my lord, the road to Lishui is impassable, which does not mean that Long Xiang can stop it. My lord, you can send people to Guangling and ask Governor Lu to cross the river to recover Wu County. Let's stay here to block Long Xiang." On the way to Xiang, it will be difficult for him to fly this time."

"hiss"

Sun Quan was startled at first, and then said happily: "Ziming's plan is very clever. Even if Long Xiang is good at guarding the city, he will be trapped in Liyang to death when he reaches the border of Jiangdong."

"Liyang's city wall is not as good as Hefei's, and the food storage in the city is not as good as Hefei's. Even if we attack head-on, it may not take too long."

After hearing Lu Meng's addition, Sun Quan clasped his hands and was overjoyed: "Okay, okay, I almost didn't remember that Liyang City was ruined. It's finally our turn to take revenge."

While Sun Quan arranged for people to camp on the spot, he also ordered people to go to Guangling by water to deliver orders, as if he was determined to capture Longxiang.

Long Xiang was able to win every battle and anticipate the enemy first because he prioritized obtaining intelligence. Before taking out the telescope, he built secret sentry towers to obtain information as quickly as possible.

As soon as Sun Quan's fleet rendezvoused with Han Dang, Long Xiang obtained information through sentinels.

At night, Long Xiang and Lu Su discussed strategies to defeat the enemy.

According to the intelligence analysis sent back by the sentries, Sun Quan may have nearly [-] troops at this time, while the Liyang defenders only had [-].

In terms of military strength, Long Xiang is at a disadvantage, but the advantage is that the Tiger Guards are very elite.

If it was just a passive defense, 5000 men could easily defend it. However, Long Xiang did not raise food from Gu Yong and others, so the food in Liyang City was relatively tight, and he could not compete with Sun Quan for a long time.

After comprehensive analysis, Lu Su gave three proactive strategies.

The first strategy is to rob the camp on the day Sun Quan arrives. Once successful, it will demoralize the enemy and destroy the food, grass and baggage;

The second strategy is that both sides place their chariots and horses in formation, fight against each other, and block the enemy outside the city;

The third strategy is to defend and counterattack. When Jiangdong's soldiers and horses are tired from attacking the city, they will then lead their troops to fight out of the city.

Han Zong did not return after being persuaded to surrender. He was expected to be detained by Han Dang in the camp. Long Xiang did not know whether the letter from home would work. If Sun Quan's camp was not dozens of miles away, Long Xiang would have liked to use the first tactic.

Camp hijacking tactics require surprise, and it is best to launch a surprise attack at night. However, Sun Quan's camp is too far away from Liyang. If the Liyang defenders march long distances at night, they must light torches for lighting, otherwise the marching speed and marching safety will be affected. , but lighting the torch would reveal his intention, so Long Xiang refused immediately.It is clearly stated that chariots and horses are the main moves, and the two sides are competing for their bravery, morale, equipment, and commander's ability to dispatch. Hefei's troops and horses are not bad at all, but they will suffer more if they attack more and less, and victory will come at a high price. Long Xiang thought about it over and over again but decided against it. In the end, he could only choose strategy three.

Sun Quan and Han Dang rested for the night after joining their forces, and then ordered tens of thousands of troops to march towards Liyang the next day.

Thirty miles away, just a day's walk.

Considering that Long Xiang was plotting against the warships, Sun Quan deliberately did not proceed by boat at the end. He parked all the warships by the riverside of the camp and ordered the entire army to march towards Liyang on foot.

Fortunately, Long Xiang didn't rob the camp. The letters he sent home to the enemy camp needed time to ferment.

Thirty to forty thousand people marched forward in a mighty manner. Along the way, soldiers from each battalion exchanged letters home. Although most of them reported good news about safety, a small amount of persuading surrender also spread quickly.

Those letters home urging surrender were full of dissatisfaction with Sun Quan, hoping that the recipients would find opportunities to escape and stop working for a master who only knew how to exploit but had no ability.

The soldiers only spread the news by word of mouth, but the march affected [-]% of the people in just one day, and the camp leaders had no idea.

Sun Quan arrived in the west of Liyang in the afternoon and ordered to set up camp two miles away from the city.

In this era, no one cared about the psychology of the soldiers at the grassroots level. They only cared about the defense of the camp. Lu Meng tried his best to prevent Long Xiang from robbing the camp.

Only two miles away, they were completely under the surveillance of telescopes.

Long Xiang and Lu Su put down their telescopes and smiled happily at the same time.

Lu Su twirled his beard and said: "The layout of the camp is similar to that in Hefei. As long as we follow Zhang Wenyuan's lead and cut off the big tent behind the Chinese army's tent, tens of thousands of people will fall into chaos again."

"What are you waiting for?"

After hearing this, Xu Chu, who was standing next to him, quickly clasped his fists and asked for help: "The tiger guards under the general's command will not lose to Zhang Liao's troops. The general will lead hundreds of cavalry to rush into the enemy camp, while the general will lead the rest of the troops to follow and cover up the enemy. We will surely recreate the scene of Hefei that day." "

Before Long Xiang could answer, Lu Su shook his head in response.

"General Xu, there is no need to rush. Sun Quan will definitely strengthen his camp defense after experiencing the last tragic defeat in Hefei. Directly following Zhang Liao's example may lead to big losses."

"What about you just now?" Xu Chu stopped talking.

Lu Su said with a smile: "Why not wait until they have a break from attacking the city, and then send troops to attack Sun Quan's army directly? Waiting for work at ease and taking things by surprise will definitely be better than Sun Quan being prepared."

"Uh"

Seeing that Xu Chu was thoughtful, Long Xiang affirmed: "What Zijing said is very good. I think tomorrow we can leave one army to guard the city and two armies to prepare. When the red flag is waved on the city, they will attack from the north and south gates at the same time. Sun Quan can break it."

Lu Su nodded in agreement: "The Tiger Guards have strong combat capabilities. General Xu can lead his troops directly towards the central army and follow the other way to cover them up."

"That's it." Long Xiang slapped his palm on the city wall and said seriously: "Tomorrow you and Chen Lan will defend the city, and I, Zhong Kang, and Yuan Duan will go to defeat the enemy."

"Where is Zhu Xiumu?" Lu Su asked with a frown.

"Stay in the city and watch the battle."

Long Xiang gave the answer and added: "By the way, the telescope no longer needs to be kept secret from him, and he will also be given one to open his eyes."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)