Jingzhou Governance Office, Xiangyang. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The light of dawn had just risen, and the iron cavalry army, which had not been resting for a long time, opened out of Xiangyang City again, and a big banner with the word "Wei" flew proudly under the reflection of the rising sun.

Twenty-three days have passed since Xiakou was surrounded.

According to the original plan of the pottery merchant, after he repelled Liu Bei, he would lead the light cavalry to Wancheng in the starry night, scare Cao Cao away, and then non-stop, pour the army south, with the aftermath of the great victory, rushed to Xiangyang, and advanced by land and water to Xiakou, killing Sun Ce by surprise.

After running for several days, when the potter led more than 10,000 light horsemen to Xiangyang, he found his strategy and had to make appropriate adjustments.

His iron cavalry army rushed all the way from Jizhou to Nanyang, and then from Nanyang to Xiangyang, and almost did not rest on the road for almost a day.

After a bloody battle, coupled with the fatigue of the rapid march back to the division, the physical consumption of the soldiers has reached the extreme, and in this case, it is obviously not a wise choice to go to Xiakou for a long time.

Besides, even if people don't rest, war horses must rest.

And Sun Ce deployed 10,000 sailors led by Cheng Pu on the front line of Hanjin, even if he went south, he had to defeat these 10,000 enemy soldiers before he could rush to Xiakou.

With a tired division, it is obviously unrealistic to go forward to attack the Wu army that is waiting for leisure.

Moreover, the terrain of Jingzhou Jiangxia is mostly hilly, which is not conducive to giving full play to the advantages of cavalry, even if he leads a 10,000 iron cavalry army, but may not be able to defeat Cheng Pu's 10,000 water army.

Therefore, after the pottery merchant arrived in Xiangyang, he used Zhang Liang's strategy to press the army and release the news to the Wu people, claiming that he would personally lead an army of 100,000 to the south and go to Xiakou to sweep the Wu army in one fell swoop.

According to Zhang Liang's assumption, the Wu army repeatedly attacked Xiakou without breaking it, and its morale was depleted a lot, while the Wei army soldiers came with a great victory, but their morale was flourishing.

And repelled Liu Bei, the potters could draw nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses to Jingzhou, if Sun Ce was wise, at this time immediately withdraw the troops back to Chaisang, in order to avoid the potters' edge.

In this way, the pottery merchant can relieve the siege of Xiakou without much effort, and when he kills the soldiers of the Shu army who attacked Jiangling, he can carry more than ten Wei water and land armies, go down the river to the east, and officially implement his strategy of destroying Wu, first south and then north.

A few days later, the potter found that Zhang Liang's strategy did not work as expected.

After learning the news of his arrival, although Sun Ce was shocked, he did not withdraw from Xiakou, but instead increased the strength of the Wu army in Hanjin upstream, and put on a posture of blocking the pottery merchants from going south and vowing to break through Xiakou.

Sun Ce's actions surprised the potter, and at the same time he expected it.

Xiaobawang has a strategist like Pang Tong under his command, and he should be able to see that when he goes south this time, he not only wants to relieve the siege of Xiakou, but also destroys Wu in one go, so in order to seize the upstream geographical advantage, he has to capture Xiakou no matter what.

Since Sun Ce refused to retreat, the potters had no choice but to immediately decide to move south and use force to relieve the siege of Xiakou.

The army marched out of the city, and the potters stationed on the shore of the horse, looking at the rolling Han water, in the eyes of the eagles, the fierce killing machine was extremely fierce, and the slightest bit was burning.

After staring at it for a long time, the potter said coldly: "Sun Ce, you have been dancing in the south for so many years, and now, it is time for you to take a curtain call." ”

Without further hesitation, the army headed south.

In addition to the troops left behind in Xiangfan, the potters were still on the front line of Xiangyang before, leaving nearly 5,000 sailors in advance, plus more than 10,000 light cavalry brought by themselves, and there were only 15,000 soldiers and horses that could be used this time.

As for the rest of the main infantry army, it was impossible to rush to Xiakou so quickly, and they were still on the way.

However, the pottery merchant knew that Xiakou's defense had reached its limit, and he could not wait for the main infantry army to arrive and then go south to rescue, so he could only rely on the fifteen thousand soldiers and horses in his hands to clean up Sun Ce's tens of thousands of troops.

The army was opened, and the pottery merchant led four thousand fine horsemen with Xiang Yu, first went south from Xinye, passed through Suixian and Anlu, and went straight to Xiakou by land along the west of Dabie Mountain, as a flank feint to divide Sun Ce's troops.

The potters led an army of 10,000 land and water to the south along the Han River, advancing by land and water, and advancing towards Hanjindu.

Soon, the Wei army approached the Hanjindu line.

On the flagship, the potters summoned the generals to discuss the strategy of defeating Cheng Pu's army.

At this moment, the number of Wu troops stationed in Hanjin is about 10,000, and the main general is Sun Ce's most trusted general with a foreign surname, the merit of the Sun family's patriarch Cheng Pu.

This Cheng Punai followed Sun Jian's old general Yuangong, who had quite a lot of troops and a lot of force, and made great contributions in the battle of pacifying Jiangdong after following Sun Ce.

Moreover, although this Cheng Pu is a native of Youbeiping, he is an authentic northern man, and when he arrived at the southern army, he has developed the ability to command water warfare, and his 10,000 Wu troops are all elite water warfare masters.

In addition to Cheng Pu himself, he also has Jiang Qin, a water general, and Lu Su, a Confucian general.

"The last general is willing to lead 5,000 sailors to destroy the Wu army, behead Cheng Pu, and dedicate it to the king." In front of the tent, the tiger and bear generals confidently and heroically asked for battle.

The military general, who is only thirty years old, is heroic, although his tone is calm, his words are extremely confident, and he does not take Cheng Pu in his eyes at all.

This military general is a general secretly summoned by the potters not long ago, who is good at water and land warfare, and was arranged by the potters to go to Xiangyang in advance to lead the reserves of the 5,000 naval army, and has always been immovable.

Obviously, he was first being greeted and was eager to show the potter what he was capable of.

Moreover, the potter also believed that although Cheng Pu was proficient in water warfare, he was much weaker than the general he summoned.

If he plays, he will be able to defeat Cheng Pu.

It's just that if there is only Cheng Pu or Jiang Qin in the enemy camp, the potters naturally have nothing to worry about, but now there is one more Lu Su, but they have to make the potters fearful.

"I know that you are sincere for your meritorious service, and Cheng Pu may not be your opponent, but in the enemy camp, there is such a person as Lu Su, and this person cannot be taken lightly." The potter flicked his hand slightly, suppressing his fierce desire to fight.

Although the pottery merchant defeated Liu Bei, he knew that the victory was mostly due to his vision of geographical advantage, purely in terms of military strength, he might not be able to defeat Liu Bei, even if he won, it was not so easy.

Therefore, he was never carried away by victory, and always remembered that the people of Wu were outstanding and talented, and they should not be underestimated.

He is familiar with history and naturally knows that this Lu Su is one of the famous four commanders of Eastern Wu in history, who inherited Zhou Yu's power and commanded the Wu army on the Western Front for many years.

Cheng Pu is just a martial artist, but Lu Su is a Confucian general, since he is a Confucian general, he must be good at commanding troops and good at strategy.

Even if the current Lu Su is still a little tender, it must not be underestimated.

When everyone heard the potter mention the name of Lu Su, they were all at a loss for a while, as if they were unfamiliar with this person, and they couldn't figure out what this person was capable of, so that the king of his own family attached so much importance to it.

"Lu Su is just a nobody, and the last general can cut off the heads of him and Cheng Pu together and sacrifice them to the king." The military general was still extremely arrogant, and he had no fear at all.

"A nobody, doesn't mean you don't have the ability, don't forget, you are now a nobody in the eyes of the world." The potter smiled coldly.

The general's body was shocked, and suddenly a hint of enlightenment flashed in his eyes, as if he understood something, so he restrained his madness and stopped calling for war in vain.

He knew that before he was excavated by the potter, he was just a nobody in the martial arts, and who could know what ability he had, it was the potter who dug him out of a pile of sand and used it like gold, and entrusted him with a heavy task.

The potter's ability to recognize people, he didn't dare to doubt it, and when he was reminded by the potter, he was naturally much calmer.

"Wu Guo is indeed full of talents, and it should not be underestimated, but Liang has a plan here to help the king defeat Cheng Pu." At this time, Zhang Liang smiled.

Zhang Liang smiled so secretively, obviously full of confidence, the potter's spirit was lifted, so he asked Zhang Liang what his plan was, and Zhang Liang then explained the plan.

After hearing this, the potter nodded again and again, and said: "The ovary is a very good plan, so let's do it according to your plan." ”

At this time, Zhang Liang said again: "The key to this strategy is whether the water battle can defeat the Wu army, which depends on the strength of the general Ma." ”

The potter's gaze turned to the newly summoned general, and asked, "You have also heard the strategy of the ovary, do you have a way to defeat the Wu State Navy in one battle?" ”

The confidence on the general's face rekindled, and he said proudly: "Don't hide it from the king, the last general has already thought of a clever plan to break the enemy's naval army." ”

"Good!" The potter got up and said happily: "Didn't the Wu people think that there are only a few people in my water general, this time, let them see how powerful you are!" ”

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Hanjin, Wu Junshui Camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cheng Pu sat at the head and was listening to the detailed report.

The land and water army of the pottery merchants is going south along the Hanshui River, killing the Hanjin Village, and all kinds of signs indicate that the pottery merchants are planning to advance by land and water, and attack Hanjin in one go.

Cheng Pu stroked his beard and stared at the map hanging on the wall, his eyes flashing with depth, and he was brewing a plan to deal with it.

After pondering for a long time, Cheng Puhuan swept the generals and said loudly: "The pottery merchant broke Liu Bei, scared Cao Cao away, came with the power of a great victory, and wanted to break my Hanjin Village. ”

"The pottery thief is just a thief on land, at the moment his 5,000 water army, the general of the commander is a nameless generation, the last general thinks that our army should take the initiative to meet the attack, in one fell swoop to destroy the Wei army and sailors, the cavalry of the pottery thief will naturally be useless."

Cheng Pu's voice fell, and a general stood up and shouted for battle, it was Jiang Qin, the water general.

As soon as Jiang Qin called for battle, the rest of the generals were all attached, and they all thought that they should give full play to the advantages of their own army's water warfare, take the initiative to attack, and seek out the water army of the pottery merchants.

Cheng Pu nodded slightly, and seemed to be inclined to the opinion of the majority, ready to give the order to fight.

In the midst of the shouts of war, only one person remained calm, slowly stood up, and arched his hand: "General Cheng, I think that our army should stick to the camp and not fight." ”