The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 548
I have to say that Cao Cao's discussion this time was very successful. He formulated a specific defense plan, formulated a strategic policy, and confirmed the mobilization of troops and the appointment of generals in all aspects. He also thought of every detail he could think of.

All Cao Cao's troops were divided accordingly. Xia Houyuan presided over the defense of Yizhou, Yu Jin presided over the defense of Tongguan, Cao Hong presided over the defense of Hangu Pass, Cao Ren and Le Jin presided over the defense of Yanzhou, and Li Dian was the reserve team. Will command the troops to go north and join Cao Cao.

If Liu Bei does not combine the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou and Jizhou into one, then Cao Cao will divide his troops accordingly. If Liu Bei joins forces, Cao Cao will mobilize Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Le Jin, Li Dian and other troops from Sili Prefecture , and Liu Bei will fight to the death.

As for the convenience of logistics, in the whole Han Dynasty, no one did better than Xun Yu, because Liu Zhang, whom Xun Yu agreed with, was destroyed by Liu Bei, and Cao Cao sent troops into Yizhou was Liu Zhang's order, and Cao Cao's troops did not attack Liu Zhang, so now Although Xun Yu was a bit unwilling, he also turned his heart to Cao Cao and assisted Cao Cao wholeheartedly.

With Xun Yu presiding over the internal affairs, Cao Cao can be said to be at ease. He doesn't have to worry about territorial governance and food and grass issues at all. He only needs to step up military expansion, training, and preparations for war.

At the same time, Cao Cao sent envoys to Jiangdong to discuss the alliance with Sun Quan. At this time, neither Cao Cao nor Sun Quan had any other choice. If they did not join forces to resist Liu Bei, they would wait to be wiped out by Liu Bei one by one.

Just as Cao Cao expected, Sun Quan and Cao Cao coincided with each other, and quickly reached an alliance. Sun Quan no longer targeted South Vietnam and other places, but transferred all the elite to the Yangtze River, mainly in Jianye and Xuzhou between.

Once the war started, Sun Quan was going to mobilize a large army to attack Xuzhou and contain some of Liu Bei's troops. It would be even more perfect if he could capture Xuzhou and even threaten Liu Bei's base camp, Qingzhou.

And Cao Cao's main task is to deal with Liu Bei's main force wholeheartedly, and neither of them can have any selfishness, otherwise once Liu Bei destroys either party, the other party will be unable to support it alone.

Of course, it can be seen from the tasks of the two that Sun Quan's strength is far smaller than Cao Cao's. Cao Cao will mainly face Liu Bei's absolute main force, and Sun Quan is just facing Liu Bei's soldiers and horses distributed in Xuzhou.

In Jianye, Sun Quan built a huge palace complex here, which has become the political and cultural center of Jiangdong. It has changed from a small town to a densely populated metropolis because of rumors that there is a dragon spirit here.

Just because of this sentence, the three generations of the Sun family spent countless money and labor to build a super big city here in a few years. Although it is not as good as the prosperous Linzi or the ancient capital Luoyang, this is the controversial Sun family headquarters, Jiangdong No. [-] big city.

At this time, Jiangdong has reached an offensive and defensive alliance with Cao Cao. No matter who Liu Bei attacks, the other side must send troops to help.

The Cao army guarding Jingzhou was transferred to the north and withdrew from Jingzhou at any time. The Jiangdong navy of the Yangtze River fell to the east, mainly to guard against the enemy Liu Bei.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan didn't think carefully about this matter, because Liu Bei put too much pressure on them, and the two of them dare not be careless now, and they dare not fight each other. Otherwise, if Liu Bei seizes the opportunity, both of them will be killed by Liu Bei. destroy.

"The three counties of Wujun, Kuaiji, and Hainan are all facing the sea, and there is no danger to defend, nor can they be defended."

After the alliance with Cao Cao was finalized, Sun Quan convened the highest-level military meeting, all Jiangdong civil and military officials participated, and the generals and counselors of each army were also on the list. Sun Quan is now sad, because Jiangdong has lost control of the sea and is completely defenseless in the face of the powerful Liu Bei navy. ability.

"My lord, Liu Bei occupies Yizhou and is far away from the land. Jiangdong's secret operations cannot detect the movements of Liu Bei's navy." Some people proposed to guard against Liu Bei's navy from the source, that is, to send people to monitor the movements of Liu Bei's navy to carry out corresponding defenses.

However, Liu Bei's navy is stationed on overseas islands, and the entire Han Linhai is the territory of Liu Bei's navy. Jiangdong has no ability to monitor Liu Bei's navy.

"Does the governor have a clever plan to break it?" Looking at Zhou Yu who was standing at the top, Sun Quan frowned and asked.

Zhou Yu heard Sun Quan's question and saluted, "The sea is not your enemy, you should lure and annihilate them."

"Why?" Sun Quan heard the general meaning, but he wanted to get a more specific defense plan.

Zhou Yu said in detail: "Send people to set up sentry posts and beacon towers along the coast to closely monitor the movement of the sea. If you find an enemy army, use the beacon fire as a signal. After knowing the enemy's attacking position, my lord can calmly mobilize the army to fight."

After hearing this, Sun Quan's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "The governor is unparalleled in resourcefulness, with the governor here, Jiangdong has no worries."

Then Sun Quan sent his confidant generals to be responsible for the establishment of observation posts along the coast. This is the only way Jiangdong can deal with the attack of Liu Bei's navy.

"Now that Liu Bei dominates the north, his strength is strong, and he may attack Jiangdong at any time. Do you have a way to resist?" After the coastal defense is completed, Sun Quan will target the land defense, which is the most important thing.

Although Liu Bei's navy is a great threat, it is much worse than Liu Bei's million-strong elite army. If you want to destroy Jiangdong, you can't rely on the navy alone. Jiangdong is Sun Quan's territory. Once the navy lands in Jiangdong, Sun Quan is confident that they will Repelled or even wiped out in Jiangdong, after all, Jiangdong has a lot of soldiers and horses.

At this time, Lu Su stood up and said: "Xuzhou is the only land bordering Liu Bei on the east of the Yangtze River. The terrain is narrow and there are many waters. My lord only needs to mobilize a large army and guard the main roads in various places, so that Liu Bei's soldiers will not be able to advance an inch."

"Of course." Zhuge Jin also said: "With Hefei, Chengde, Huai'an and other strong cities as our bases, the Lord will mobilize a large army to help, and Jiangdong will be safe."

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Everyone said that they were very confident in Jiangdong's defense strategies, from the guarding of soldiers and horses to the mobilization of food and grass. Although Sun Quan agreed with these defensive strategies on the surface, he was a little disappointed in his heart. This was not what he wanted. , the difference is too far.

After everyone stopped talking, Sun Quan suddenly turned his eyes on Zhou Yu, who had been silent all this time. Sensing Sun Quan's gaze, Zhou Yu consciously saluted and said respectfully: "My lord, judging from the distribution of Liu Bei's troops and horses, Liu Bei's main attack direction should be It is Cao Cao, and most of Liu Bei's troops are in the north, fighting against Cao Cao, if Cao Cao is not destroyed, Jiangdong will have no worries."

After hearing this, Sun Quan nodded in satisfaction. That's true. Liu Bei has millions of mercenaries, but Xuzhou only has more than [-] soldiers. This number of troops can't threaten him, Sun Quan.But Sun Quan didn't want to be satisfied with this, blindly defending was not his original intention.

(End of this chapter)