Chapter 157: The Great War That Shocked the World
Jiangdong Sun Ce's revenge anger became more and more intense, just two days after Zhou Yu's strategy, Sun Ce began to order Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin to be the vanguard, leading the Jiangdong Naval Division, large and small ships, fighting ships, and dozens of ships to launch a surprise attack on the Sanjiangkou Water Village in Jiangxia.
There are two building ships, each carrying about 700 people, five fighting ships, each carrying 300 people, 15 ships, each carrying about 150 people, and more than 20 boats, each of which has about 30 people, equivalent to the vanguard of 6,000 sailors.
Su Fei, as the governor of Jiangxia Sailor, knew that Zhou Yu was accustomed to using tricks, retreating again and again, and restricting his subordinates from fighting with Sun Ce's soldiers and horses, the sailor was still a small fight, and the losses were not heavy, Su Fei's unscrupulous policy also gave our Zhou Yu a headache, and even had the idea of letting Sun Ce subdue him, because Su Fei should be a good guard of the Sailor Governor.
Although Sun Ce only attacked tentatively, Liu Biao of Jingzhou was already restless, he already knew that Sun Ce was stationed in Jiangxia but did not return to his Jiangdong, and even Sun Quan was stationed south of the Yangtze River, and did not fight against Yuan Yao.
This is his own east gate, if he is attacked by Sun Ce, I am afraid that his Jingzhou will fall into continuous war.
But Uncle Liu Huang, who was once one of the eight horses, no longer has the ambition of the year, he wants to stay in Jingzhou to be a safe and stable duke, Sun Ce and Sun Bofu's combat power He knows, except for the last time Huang Zu Shui Shi ambushed Peng Ze's defenders, Jiangdong almost never tasted defeat.
Of course, the news transmitted by the intelligence that Huainan Yuan Yao captured Wancheng should be regarded as an eye medicine for Sun Ce.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Sun Ce is menacing, and the back road is cut off by Huainan Yuan Yao and he will not send troops to help, you say, what does Sun Ce mean by this" Liu Biao's skin was already sallow, his beard was slightly gray, he snorted coldly, and said expressionlessly.
Although Liu Biao was very worried about Sun Ce's march, Liu Biao still looked indifferent, as the lord, her momentum of not being angry and arrogant had already been cultivated, and she didn't have to deliberately pretend at all.
The subordinates looked at each other, and no one spoke.
It's not that they all think they can't beat Sun Ce, it's just because now in Sun Ce's opinion, it is to destroy Jiangxia first, and then map Huainan, everyone can see it clearly, Jiangxia and Jiangdong Sun Ce have a bitter hatred, Huang Zu has 30,000 heavy soldiers, dominates the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, as the east gate of Jingzhou, no one dares to criticize himself, in case of defeat, who can afford the responsibility
Liu Biao didn't know that the civil and military forces under his command had begun to be afraid now, the Jiangdong Army had been fighting with Shanyue for a long time, and those Shanyue in Jiaozhou were so brave, Sun Ce's soldiers and horses had already been trained like steel, who would dare to pick up the tiger's whiskers.
Except for some generals of the main station, the rest of the people were thinking about Sun Ce's intentions.
"Don't you have anything to say" Liu Biao's brows were twisted together, and he seemed to see the prevarication of his subordinates.
"My lord, in my opinion, Sun Ce is bound to attack Jiangxia, and he must send a general to take over." Kuai Liang had a righteous and awe-inspiring attitude, "Liang is willing to represent the lord and go to Jiangxia to supervise the battle." ”
Kuai Liang knew that Jiang Xia was on the verge of life and death, Sun Ce's statement had already shown an ultimatum to Jiang Xia, and Kuai Liang knew that Liu Biao had reached the juncture of the final order, and if it was too late, no one could afford it.
When Liu Biao saw Kuai Liang's appearance, his tears of emotion were about to fall, and he quickly helped Kuai Liang's arm and said, "Zirou, in your opinion, Huang Zu may have the possibility of victory this time." ”
Not to mention the civil and military, even Liu Biao has no hope for Huang Zu, after all, Sun Ce's soldiers and horses, whether they are the navy or other arms, are too powerful, Jingzhou has always been comfortable, and the training soldiers will not go into battle, but they will fall inferior, and Sun Ce is killed with three thousand soldiers and horses.
"My lord, between Yiliang, I'm afraid the odds of winning are less than thirty percent."
Cai Mao and Zhang Yun on the side sneered, Sancheng, in their opinion, with the little soldiers and horses under Huang Zu's account, there is no chance of even one percent, and it depends on the current Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Huang Gai under Sun Ce's command, and under Huang Zu, Su Fei is the only one who can go into battle shirtless.
Liu Biao shook his head and thought for a moment, as if he was considering what Kuai Liang said, but he couldn't wait to send reinforcements to Jiangxia, and after a while, Liu Biao determined the candidate, and said to the civil and martial arts under the account, "Where is the Wenpin?"
At this time, a man with sallow skin and a well-proportioned figure wearing battle armor stepped out, and the waist knife at his waist clanged against the armor, and Wen Ping clasped his fists and saluted, "Lord." ”
Liu's complexion calmed down, stroked his beard, and said loudly, "Wenpin, you quickly gather 10,000 soldiers and horses and go to Jiangxia to aid Huang Zu, there must be no mistake."
Wen Ping is one of the main battle factions, he has been watching the people and horses under the accounts of the rest of the princes in Jingzhou, and the unwillingness in his heart is that he has a place to use at this moment, and he is still hand-picked by the lord himself, Wen Ping is not nervous at all, but has never been excited
Hearing Liu Biao's appointment, Wen Ping had no sadness or joy on his face, and clasped his fists and saluted, "Yes, lord",
Kuai Yue stood up suddenly, "Lord, there are scouts in Jingzhou City who are spreading the news of the alliance between the lord and Yuan Yao of Huainan, and scolding the lord for working with the anti-thief, lest it be Jiangdong Sun Ce's counter-plan." ”
Hearing his younger brother bring up this matter, Kuai Liang also stood up and said to Liu Biao, "Lord, Jiangxia Su Fei and Sun Ce have been holding each other for half a month, except for the defeat of Zhou Yu at the beginning of the yellow shooting, they have not suffered major casualties, this is definitely Zhou Yu Sun Ce's countermeasure, and I hope that the lord will be aware of it." ”
Liu Biao nodded, indicating that he knew, but did not say what to do about this matter.
Seeing this, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun glanced at each other and said to Liu Biao, "Lord, whether it is the enemy's counter-plan or not, the reputation of the lord cannot be discredited." ”
"Yes, uncle." Liu Pan clasped his fists and saluted, "Huainan Yuan Yao is the son of a thief after all, and the alliance with him also gives Xu Du Cao a reason, if Cao Cao points his sword at Jingzhou after the battle with Yuan Shao, it is inappropriate." ”
Liu Biao was silent, what Liu Pan said was the most important, as for the reputation of the Han imperial uncle, it was important, but it was not just Zhou Yu's countermeasures that could be discredited, even if Huang Zu really had an alliance with Huainan Yuan Yao, Jingzhou would just turn a blind eye, and the princes of the world would stand side by side, and the ancestors' strategy of combining vertical and horizontal was still useful.
The key is Cao Cao, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, who do you want to fight to let the emperor draw up a holy decree, if you don't obey, you will be disrespectful to the decree, and Jingzhou has no handle to catch, and with Cao Cao's current strength, there is no way to fight Jingzhou. But it's a bit tricky to give the handle.
"My lord, Mao has a plan." Cai Mao pretended to think for a moment, his eyes turned around suspiciously, and said to Liu Biao.
"Say it quickly." Liu Biao is still very fond of his relative, after all, he is the boss of the Cai family, and he can also see the combat ability of commanding troops.
Cai Mao said loudly, "My lord, you might as well step down from Su Fei's position as the governor, but let Su Fei control the transfer of the water division." ”
Liu Biao thought for a moment and felt that this plan was feasible, so that he could avoid others poking his backbone and scolding him.
Cai Mao said again, "Lord, the soldiers and horses in Jiangdong are brave, in my opinion, in addition to Wen Zhongye, you might as well send another army and horses to Jiangxia to fight to the death with Jiangdong."
Liu Biao thought about it, even if Wen Ping led 10,000 soldiers and horses to help in the battle, he would still be equal to the enemy in terms of the number of soldiers and horses, and it would not be impossible to send another army and horses.
"My lord, what General Cai said is very true."
In this way, Liu Biao finally made up his mind, but if the sailor is a sailor, there is really no one who can be directly competent, Liu Biao pondered.
Cai Mao clenched his fists, "Lord, there are still 30,000 horses under Zhang Yun's account." ”
In fact, Zhang Yun's 30,000 horses are his Cai Mao's 30,000 horses, the two of them have always worn a pair of pants, because Zhang Yun is Cai Mao's brother-in-law, but Zhang Yun is indeed a talent, at least he can still be in charge of the army, this time Cai Mao and Zhang Yun discussed sending troops to Jiangxia to occupy a place in Jiangxia.
Liu Biao is already old, and there are no years to live, although everyone doesn't say it in front of them, but they will always make some small moves in private, Liu Biao's second is Liu Cong, who is Cai Mao's nephew, how can he not leave a road for Liu Cong and pave a broad road.
Liu Qi is more miserable, because Liu Qi does not have the support of the big family, although the Kuai family and the Cai family sometimes disagree because of certain policies, but the two families can stand on the same front at any time for the sake of interests, and the Huang family is different, so Cai Mao's idea is to wear small shoes for the Huang family in Jiangxia, and Huang Zu will not interfere when Liu Cong ascends the throne in the future.
Of course, this is just a special purpose, the important thing is that Jiangxia has two important places, Chibi and Shiyang, with Cai Mao's idea, he will always win one in his hands, and Zhang Yun is the best candidate.
Liu Biao heard Cai Mao's words, nodded and said, "Where is Zhang Yun?"
Zhang Yun showed a meaningful smile and came out to salute Liu Biao.
Liu Biao said lightly, "Zhang Yun, you led 15,000 soldiers and horses to Jiangxia to help, and Su Fei was unrestrained, if you have any plans, you must contact Zirou in case of accidents, do you know?"
After finishing speaking, Liu Biao turned to look at Kuai Yue again, "Alien, you and Zhang Yun will go to Jiangxia to help in the battle, and you must make the young people in Jiangdong feel pain."
Kuai Yue is different from his brother, he is very unhappy with Sun Ce's march, and he has long wanted to go out to fight with him, this time he happened to get an opportunity, Kuai Yue naturally will not refuse.
Zhang Yun almost jumped up excitedly when he heard that he and Su Fei were intemperate, because he preferred that he could lead some soldiers and horses alone, and if Su Fei controlled him, I am afraid it would not be so comfortable.
"Thank you, Lord." Zhang Yun is sincerely grateful, and Cai Mao didn't expect Liu Biao to be so open-minded, originally they wanted to directly disobey Su Fei's orders, with Zhang Yun's identity, Su Fei didn't dare to do anything, and even Huang Zu didn't dare to be ugly with Zhang Yun, because Zhang Yun was Cai Mao behind him. 、
"Zirou, this battle depends on you and Xeno." Liu Biao said sincerely, Kuai Liang Kuai Yue can be said to be the right-hand man in his think tank, there are many scholars in Jingzhou, Dong Yun, Dong He, Huo Jun, Huo Yi, Feng Xi and other civil and military talents are all talents under Liu Biao, but compared to Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, the other strategists are not on the same level.
Hearing Liu Biao's earnest words, Kuai Liang Kuai Yue was almost moved to tears.
"The lord is very loving, and the son is soft and heterogeneous," the two said to Liu Biao.
After the military meeting was discussed, Wen Ping and Zhang Yun led 25,000 Jingzhou soldiers to Jiangxia, with a total of more than 70,000 people on both sides.
Yuan Shao of Yecheng was urgently supervising the battle, and originally wanted to contact Jingzhou to attack Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao suffered from the enemy, but the Jiangdong War in Jingzhou was imminent, and Yuan Shao had to put it on hold, but Guandu was already filled with a layer of gunsmoke.
When Liu Bei learned the news, Yuan Shao was still pushing the cup with Liu Bei to exchange lamps, Liu Bei's eyes rolled, and he thought about it, if he went to Jingzhou to take refuge at this time in the chaos in Jingzhou, and defected to Liu Biao, he could make a lot of money. Our Liu Bei Tong shoes have decided to continue to run away and be an ascetic monk who lives all over the world.
And Cao Cao laughed even more, Jingzhou and Sun Ce battled, the most happy to see it was Cao Cao and Yuan Yao, wouldn't it be beautiful for others in the province to free up their hands to fight themselves
At the same time, scouts from all over the country gathered in Jiangxia to find out a real piece of information about the deployment of the Lord after the Lord.
And our Zhou Yu children's shoes, has quietly ordered a strange soldier, ready to be under the mouth of the three rivers one mile away from their own camp, in the depth of four or five places buried a lot of hidden piles, bolted a lot of iron cables, hooks and other traps, and their own camp has built and installed a lot of catapults and arrow towers, just wait for Zhou Yu to give an order to complete all the placement, after the completion of the enemy army to throw themselves into the net.
It's a pity that Jiangxia's children's shoes are still at a loss