It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 220

All the generals in the tent are discussing how to capture Xiangyang.

All the generals frowned. Although their morale was high, they still had no idea about Xiangyang County, or more specifically, Xiangyang City.

Even with Xue Jia's wisdom, there is no way to take it lightly in a short time.

No way, it will take six years for the Donghu people to attack Xiangyang. The Han army is already small, and there is not much advantage in a strong attack.

In addition, in Xiangyang City, there are also stone catapults that Shi Zhouhe's tribe is famous for.

With such a sharp weapon for defending the city, it is impossible for the Han army to easily capture the city as before.

Do you want to ask Guan Shengdijun to put some water?

It's okay to change people, anyway, today's son is blessed by the ancestors, so it's not impossible to invite people in rotation.

For example, Emperor Guangwu is good. Emperor Guangwu raised troops in Nanyang, and Nanyang was also called the southern capital.

Now that Xiangyang has been classified as Nanyang and changed to Xiangyang County, it is reasonable to ask Emperor Guangwu to come down and smash four or five meteorites, right?

Putting aside these seemingly unreasonable ideas, although Xiangyang City cannot be taken lightly, the Han army also has certain advantages.

With the current momentum of the Han army, there must be many people in Xiangyang who are willing to return to the Han.

In addition to the strong attack, making good use of these people and attacking from the inside will be the key to regaining Xiangyang.

But after all, there was still no way to take it lightly, so the generals in the tent were a little silent for a while.

In the end, Liu Ke made up his mind and said:

"Since Xiangyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we will first divide our troops to take Jiangling and Jiangxia Commanderies, and then recover the other cities in Xiangyang County, making Xiangyang an isolated city."

"At that time, let's make a plan."

"Yes!"

All the generals nodded and said yes, no matter how to attack Xiangyang, the first step is to turn it into an isolated city that is not working every day.

"Yue Shaobao led the three generals Shalibie, Jing Daorong, and Banihan, together with [-] troops, to attack Jiangxia County."

Yue Shaoqian took the order, and the generals stopped entangled with Jiangxia County.

Since it is Yue Shaoqian who leads the army, Jiang Xia must be captured soon.

Moreover, Shalibie and Jing Daorong are fierce generals. After so many years of growth, Banihan has also shown a certain ability to lead troops, and they are all available.

As for Gangneung County.
Still the same sentence, as long as you have your hands.

According to the news from the embroiderer envoy, Shi Zhouhe, the current governor of Jiangling County, was old and seriously ill, and hadn't stayed at the hotel for several days.

Most of them didn't know the news that the Han army had defeated Shi Zhouhao'a Sui and successfully crossed the river.

Now Jiangling County, as the front line facing the Han army, is also the largest city near Jiangling Port. I am afraid that people in the city are already in panic.

As long as soldiers approach the city, they can break the city.

As long as he has a hand, Liu Ke simply named Li Jingji:
"General Li, tell me, how is Jiangling County going to fight?"

Li Jingji also realized that he had been defeated in every battle.

But even so, he still carefully analyzed the battle situation, and then he said his strategy:

"The Absolute North Road."

"Our army can follow the example of Emperor Zhaolie's battle in Nanjun, and go to the North."

"Our army can be stationed in Jiangling Port, and then send another general to surprise Yiling and occupy the upper reaches. The last and most critical step."

"There must be a general who goes deep into the hinterland of Jiangling County and cuts off the route between Xiangyang and Jiangling, so as to prevent Xiangyang's armaments, food, and troops from continuously entering Jiangling."

"In this way, Jiangling will be an isolated city. In addition, that Shi Zhouhao is seriously ill. With the strength of our army, we will surely be able to take it lightly."

Nanjun during Emperor Zhaolie's time is now Jiangling County.

This battle is the follow-up to the Battle of Chibi, and it can be said that there are many famous generals.

The commanders are Liu Bei and Zhou Yu, the surprise attack on Yiling is Gan Ning, and the supporters of Gan Ning are Lu Meng and Zhou Tai.

Cao Ren was stationed at Jiangling, and Le Jin, Xu Huang, and Man Chong were stationed north of Jiangling to support them, plus Wen Pin and Li Tong of the two mobile units.

According to common sense, Jiangling is impenetrable.

But Guan Yu was so fierce that he went directly into the enemy's hinterland, Juebei Road, and cut off all support from Jiangling.

Although it was not completely successful in the end, it only held back the five troops north of Jiangling, and finally allowed Li Tong and Xu Huang to support them successfully, but there is no doubt that it brought a fighting opportunity.

The specific process is not clear in historical records.

However, the strategy came from Zhou Yu's hands. It is generally no problem to pass through the Juebei Road and cut off the support from the north of Jiangling.

Therefore, even if this remark came from Li Jingji's mouth, it has been successful in history, and no one has any objections.

Even Yue Shaoqian specially expressed his approval, expressing his approval of Li Jingji's words.

Liu Ke thought over and over again and agreed.

After all, Li Jingji's ability has grown faster than him, and now he has both Wen Tao and Wu Lue.

It's just that you can't fight with troops, and the level of soldiers on paper is still okay.

In particular, he always likes to analyze the gains and losses after each battle. In terms of strategy, he may be better than most generals in the camp.

That is to say, you can't really beat it.

"What Li Qing said is right. To attack Xiangyang, you must first turn Xiangyang into an isolated city."

"Attacking Jiangling is naturally the same. We must first cut off all possible support from Jiangling, so that Jiangling's hearts will be distracted."

"According to our military order, Leshun led five thousand troops to attack Yiling by surprise. Hou Junyan and Li Jingji led a total of five thousand soldiers and horses, marched around the river, and never went north!"

Excluding the 3 soldiers and horses distributed to Yue Shaoqian, as well as the soldiers and horses who raided Yiling and Juebei Road, Liu Ke still has [-] soldiers and horses.

The generals also included Di Han, Lei Lan, and the master Bo Lu Fengfu.

It is safe to attack Jiangling, where there is no support, the county guard is seriously ill, and the people's support is available.

As for Zhao Ning, after crossing the river, the person disappeared, so don't worry about him.

And it doesn't matter even if Li Jingji's Juebei Dao strategy fails.

At least I can retreat.

Just delaying time and delaying support is enough.

"This is Li Jingji"

Liu Ke felt that it seemed that Li Jingji's new usage could be developed.

Go deep into the enemy's hinterland, fight guerrilla warfare, and fight protracted warfare.

It's okay to lose a battle, as long as you can delay the enemy's support troops and lose a battle in exchange for victory in the overall situation, there is no problem at all.

Li Jingji's ability can ensure that he has a basis for advancing and retreating, but the enemy is really wasting time and delaying the opportunity to fight against him.

And
Liu Ke looked straight at Ma Kuo.

Because Ma Kuo was not good at attacking Guiyang County, he was beaten and ran away. He went straight to the end and is now just a captain.

However, he still participated in the discussion.

After all, it is still reliable to plan a hundred mistakes.

Yue Shaoqian also likes to use these delicate little trash.

Ma Kuo frowned when he saw that the emperor was looking at him and listening to the marching plan, and subconsciously said:
"Your Majesty, please be reminded that Jiangling is an important town and must be garrisoned by heavy troops."

"Our army is able to cross the river, and the follow-up food, grass and supplies have not kept up. If light troops rush forward, if there is a mistake, the consequences may be unimaginable!"

"It's better to rest for a few days before mobilizing the siege equipment. If you have enough preparations, it's not too late to advance."

Hearing what Ma Kuo said, Liu Ke also has a bottom line:
"Ma Qing doesn't have to worry too much."

"Shi Zhouhao, governor of Jiangling County, was seriously ill first, and no one is in charge of the overall situation. Now is the opportunity to fight."

"If he waits for his physical condition to improve a little, and is prepared, it will not be easy to attack the city."

"When General Le captures Yiling, and General Hou and General Li go to the north, leaving the defenders of Jiangling trapped in the isolated city, they will surely take it lightly."

"It should not be too late, and if it is too late, there will be changes. If you generals have no further doubts, then immediately proceed according to the plan, and there will be no mistakes!"

The generals thought for a while, and felt that it was indeed feasible.

Fighting Jiangling is really not a big deal, the follow-up attack on Xiangyang is the top priority.

And compared to Li Jingji, they don't trust Ma Kuo even more.

Ma Kuo not only lost the battle, he also ran away all the time!

Now, the tent has also made the final decision, all the generals agreed and left separately.
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"My lord, my lord..."

The midnight is approaching, and the night is already very deep.

Shi Zhouhe was nearly [-] years old, and he was still a brave general when he fought the world, but now he is getting old, his headaches are recurring, his mind is chaotic, and he has not stayed in the hotel for half a month.

It was just a little bit better today, it hadn't been long since I fell asleep, and I was in a daze, suddenly, I could hear someone whispering in my ear.

Shi Zhouhao turned over first, and opened his eyes angrily.

Seeing that the person calling him by the couch was actually a close acquaintance, he knew that he had something important to tell, so he hurriedly propped up the couch and sat up.

"My lord, Xiu Tubi is here, saying that the military situation is urgent, please read it."

Seeing Shi Zhouhao supporting his sick body first, the confidant naturally didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest, and hurriedly reported the matter concisely.

"Well... change clothes!"

Hearing that it was an urgent military situation again, although Shi Zhouhao disapproved in his heart, after he let out a muffled grunt, he finally decided to see what happened before making a fuss.

Before he became seriously ill, Shi Zhouhao and A Sui had already led fifty thousand soldiers and horses to deploy defenses along the river, equipped with iron tackles.

It can't be defeated directly, let the Han army successfully cross the river, right?
Then you have not been deploying heavy troops for the past few months, but have been studying hard. How can you make it easier for the Han army to cross the river?

"what's up?"

Shi Zhouhao was still very dissatisfied with Xiu Tubi's sudden intrusion. The military situation is urgent, so you have to be polite, right?

The Xixiutu tribe is just a small vassal under the eight tribes, but I am a nobleman of the Shi Zhouhe tribe!
"My lord, something serious has happened, the Yangtze River has fallen."

Xiu Tu Bi was not a prudent person in the first place, and in addition to the urgent military situation, he was really confused.

As soon as he saw Shi Zhouhaoxian, he shuffled his feet into the hall, only thought that the sheriff's condition seemed to be getting better, so he let out a bluff and growl.

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"How, how could this be??"

As soon as Xiu Tubi's words came out, Shi Zhouhaoxian was immediately overwhelmed, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

He didn't even have time to take care of Tu Bi's faux pas just now.

It's outrageous.

He remembered that before he became seriously ill, he was planning to mobilize grain and grass for Shi Zhou and A Sui, planning to fight a protracted war along the Yangtze River.

Block the Han army to the south of the Yangtze River.

But how long has it been, and the Yangtze River's natural barrier has fallen like this?
This is how Shi Zhouhaoxian could believe it.

"Returning to my lord, our warship was unfavorable in the battle, and was defeated by the Han army's bathtub, so we couldn't intercept it on the river."

"The Han army took the opportunity to land at Jiangling Port, and then sneaked into Wuling Port with a partial division, attacked the rear of the defenders along the coast, attacked back and forth, penetrated the army formation, and another fierce general in the army broke the iron block."

"His Royal Highness Shi Zhouhao's Sui, he was defeated in battle and died."

Not to mention that Shi Zhouhao couldn't believe the bad news, even Xiu Tubi couldn't believe his own eyes when he first received the news.

After sending scouts back and forth several times in a row, and checking the news repeatedly, it was only then that the fact that the Yangtze River had fallen was confirmed.

Today, Shi Zhouhao asked first, and he didn't dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly introduced the result of the check.

"Can an iron block be broken??"

"Why was Wulingang smuggled into? Didn't he, Shi Zhou and A Sui, take precautions?"

"And the bathtub, what kind of bathtub can beat a ship, his bathtub is made of gold particles?"

Shi Zhouhao directly directed his anger on Shi Zhouhao's A Sui first, how much waste would it take to throw away the natural danger of the Yangtze River?
Cross the river after a fight?
He even neglected the defense line of a port, and directly let the enemy's partial division land casually!

Xiu Tu Bi sighed, and told Mr. Shi Zhouhao the whole battle without any details.

No one else was to blame for this battle, Shi Zhouhe and Ah Sui really didn't have to take the blame.

Whether it is crossing the river in a bathtub or carrying a tackle with a gun, there is no replica in the history of war.

There is only one before and after, not to mention Shi Zhou and Ah Sui, even Su Sheng, the begging Yan Silie who died, may not be able to guard against it.

"This"

After Shi Zhouhao listened first, he fell into silence for a while.

"My lord, the most urgent thing is to be on guard against the Han army's surprise attack on Jiangling."

"Your Excellency has not shown up for nearly half a month now. People in the city are panicked, and the morale of the army is also a little unstable. I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight against the Han army."

"It's better to just abandon the city and take soldiers and horses to Xiangyang to take refuge temporarily, and then rely on Xiangyang's strong city to deal with the Han army slowly."

"In the city of Xiangyang, there is Da Helu sitting in town, and his son Da He Chucai has little talent and reputation, and his resourcefulness is not inferior to Liu Bin."

"In addition to the soldiers and horses brought from Jiangling, even if it is the Han army, there is nothing they can do. You can rest easy and recuperate at ease."

"Look for an opportunity to unite with the Qiyan and Puqian tribes, and when the Han army has been attacking Xiangyang for a long time and their morale is low, then follow up with heavy troops, and we will definitely win a big victory."

Seeing that Shi Zhouhao was patronizing and shocked, and couldn't come up with any government orders, Xiu Tubi was unavoidably anxious, so he simply expressed his thoughts.

"Hmph, do you think I'm that Ma Kuo?"

"Flee if you can't fight, I will be in Jiangling, let's see what Liu Zhier can do to me."

"You don't need to persuade. Tomorrow morning, spread the word to all the counties in Jiangling, and then write a letter to Da Heli, ordering him to bring troops to help. He was going to fight that Liu Zhier enemy in Jiangling to the death!"

Shi Zhouhaoxian actually felt in his heart that Xiu Tubi's idea was okay.

He also thinks highly of Xiu Tu Bi, this kid is Yun Wen Yun Wu, he is a rare talent among Shi Zhouhe's subordinate tribes.

Although he is not famous for his talent like Dahe Chucai, he is still talented, and in terms of military affairs, he is stronger than Dahe Chucai.

It's just that the mouth is not very pleasing.

And just like what Xiu Tubi said, with the current situation, Jiangling and Jiangxia will lose sooner or later.

Only Xiangyang City can be defended for a longer time, it is better to run away with vitality as soon as possible before the Han army comes to attack Jiangling.

But after thinking about it, if he abandoned Jiangling and fled, he would be too embarrassed.

Although the Donghu people were defeated again and again under the Northern Expedition of the Han army, they ran away without fighting or fighting.

Moreover, at his age and physical condition, rather than run away, he would panic like a bereaved dog.

It's better to sit in Jiangling, let Xiangyang continue to support, rely on the city of Jiangling, and fight to the death.

Even if you die, you will die in battle, which is much more worthwhile than dying in bed.

"This move is insane!"

Xiu Tu Bi could not see it too far, and he didn't want to run away. In the environment of Donghu people who respect martial arts, if you run away timidly, you will definitely be criticized.

But the fact is that it is the best thing to save your vitality and run away!

You stick to Jiangling to your heart's content, you are happy, old and weak, you may die on the battlefield, maybe you can still fight for a posthumous name.

What about Xiangyang?
What about Shi Zhouhe?
What about the big picture?
So Xiu Tu Bi immediately cursed.

"Get out!!"

Shi Zhouhao couldn't bear it first, and asked someone to go up and cover his mouth.

Then in a daze, he issued a military order to defend to death, and sent people to Xiangyang to seek support, and then fell into a deep sleep.

But early the next morning, there was another whisper in my ear:
"Enemy attack, enemy attack..."

(End of this chapter)