North of Jiangling City, the main camp of the Wu army.

In the big tent.

At this time, only Lu Meng, Zhuge Jin, and Zhu Ran, who returned from the northern defense line overnight.

"Grand Duke, you summoned and returned overnight, do you have something important?"

Hearing this, the pale-faced Lu Meng thought for a moment and said slowly: "Zhu Ran, you lead the army to resist the offensive of Liao Hua's headquarters on the front line of Hukou and prevent him from returning to Jiangling. ”

"In your opinion, what is the current combat strength of the Jingzhou army?"

A seat fell.

Zhu Ran thought about it, and then couldn't help but tell the truth: "The combat power is extremely strong. ”

"During this period of time, our army was still on the defensive, but under the strong attack of the Jingzhou army, the defense line was also crumbling, and our army also suffered heavy casualties!"

"Oh?"

"The Jingzhou army has been fighting with the Cao army on the front line for several months, and now the combat power is still so strong?"

"Guan Yunchang's ability to govern the army is really not inferior, I am ashamed of myself!"

After hearing this, Lu Meng couldn't help but smile bitterly and muttered at this time.

After a long groan, Lu Mengcai couldn't help but show a sad face, and then said: "Yifeng, Ziyu, due to the defeat of Hanjin and the death of the old general Gan Ning, Shanyue, who was originally in rebellion, is also intensifying at this moment, almost the elite are out, and more than 100,000 mountain people are besieging Shanyin City. ”

"He Gongmiao is in a hurry, and in order to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong, the current lord ordered the governor of Bendu to give up continuing to attack Jingzhou, and led the people to return, on the one hand, to assist Cheng Zhi to recapture the important town of Xiakou, and on the other hand, he also led the main force to support He Qi and quell the rebellion."

As soon as this remark came out.

When Zhuge Jin and Zhu Ran heard the news, they couldn't help but look shocked.

100,000 Shanyue rebellion!

This is almost unheard of on a scale never heard of before.

In the past, although Shanyue often rebelled, the people of Shanyue also had many races, and the hearts of various ethnic groups were not aligned, so the scale of the rebellion was small, and the Wu army was almost easily quelled.

But the 100,000 army is almost two-thirds of Shanyue's strength.

Rao is Zhuge Jin has always been a good person in the city, and he couldn't help but be shocked at this moment.

"Dadu Governor, 100,000 Shanyue rebelled, this is almost a union of various races."

"Jiangdong is the foundation of our army, and there is no room for failure, and our army should immediately follow the order of the lord and lead the people to withdraw the army."

In the next second, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but mutter.

Hearing this, Zhu Ran looked unwilling, and said loudly: "But this time, our army has seized the vast majority of Nanjun headed by the public security, and only the lonely city of Jiangling has not yet been pulled. ”

"But once the troops are withdrawn this time, then our army's efforts for months will be wasted!"

"In the future, Guan Yu has learned this lesson, I am afraid that he will vigorously defend our army, then my plan to get involved in Jingzhou again will be extremely difficult to achieve!"

A seat fell.

Although Zhu Ran did not explicitly refuse to withdraw the troops, his views were already revealed in his words.

Unable to capture Jingzhou, he was unwilling.

"But General Zhu, you must know that Jiangdong is the foundation of our army."

"Although the strategic location of Jingzhou is also very important to our army, it is a disaster to let 100,000 Shanyue thieves wreak havoc in the rear!"

"At that time, taking a Jingzhou and destroying Jiangdong will outweigh the losses."

"Therefore, Metropolitan Governor, our army must now make a choice."

At this time, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but shout his hand again to persuade him, insisted on his own opinion, and withdrew his troops to the east.

For a while, the eyes of the two were also firmly fixed on Lu Meng at this moment, to see how he was going to choose.

After thinking for a while, Lu Meng couldn't help but smile and chuckled: "What Ziyu said is not unreasonable, the land of Jiangdong is the foundation, and there is no room for loss!" ”

"Therefore, we must obey the command of the Lord."

"However, what Yifeng said is indeed reasonable, our army has besieged Jiangling for nearly two months, and has paid an extremely heavy price, if it is withdrawn, it will be a blow to the morale of the army."

At this point, Lu Meng couldn't help but look at the two of them and muttered: "Therefore, the governor of Pontus thought for a while, before our army retreated, we should eliminate Guan Yu's wings and weaken its military strength. ”

When the words fell, Zhu Ran heard the news and couldn't help asking, "How is the governor ready?" ”

"Gather the main force and annihilate the Jingzhou army at Hukou."

For a moment, Lu Meng looked resolute and said sharply.

"Annihilation of Liaohua?"

"Yes."

"This Jingzhou army has experienced a hundred battles, first fought with the elite of the Cao army for several months, but still has the upper hand against our army."

"This soldier is too terrifying, in order to reduce the pressure greatly under the confrontation between our army and Guan Yu in the future."

"In this battle, we must completely annihilate them in order to weaken Guan Yu's strength."

A seat fell.

Zhuge Jin thought for a while, but he didn't object, and muttered: "How is the governor going to mobilize troops, hide the garrison army and Liaohua in the city, and do everything to be foolproof, and destroy the Jingzhou army without knowing it?" ”

"After all, if the news of the convergence of the main forces of our army is learned by Liao Hua, he will definitely lead the army to flee in the direction of Maicheng immediately, and then defend the city to the death."

When these words were settled, Zhuge Jin looked thoughtful, obviously starting to think of countermeasures.

After finishing speaking, Lu Meng couldn't help but smile at this time, stared at Zhu Ran tightly, and said with a smile: "Yifeng, in your opinion, if our army wants to hide the garrison in the city and the Liaohua Department at the same time, how should it proceed?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Ran saw the look of importance in Lu Meng's eyes, and he couldn't help but think about it secretly for a while.

He knew that whether he could be valued this time was probably the only chance to perform.

In fact, this is indeed Lu Meng's intention to test and teach.

Originally, what he valued was Lu Xun, and he hoped that after his death, Lu Xun would be able to take over and continue to coordinate the overall situation.

But Hanjin's fiasco made Lu Meng shake him!

On the other hand, Zhu Ran, in this battle, the independent leader and the 10,000 elites under Liao Hua confronted each other, but they did not show a decadent color.

As a result, Lu Meng couldn't help but be very interested in it.

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Ran secretly groaned for a while before he said: "Dudu, with the intention of the last general, our army wants to gather the main forces around the city in the north of the city, and then suddenly launch a surprise attack on the Jingzhou army on the Hukou side and completely annihilate it. ”

"Our army can only take advantage of the night to slowly mobilize troops, and the next day they will put up flags in the camp to make a big noise and confuse the defenders in the city."

"Then, after waiting for our army to assemble, the last general will personally lead the people out of the city to conduct a field battle with the Liao Hua department, and when the fierce battle is in full swing, the governor will lead the main force to enter in an instant."

"In this way, our army will be able to use the superior forces to divide the Jingzhou army and annihilate it!"

A high-priced plan, Zhu Ran said slowly.

Merely.

Immediately after, Zhu Ran's face couldn't help frowning, and he muttered, "But Dudu, Mr. Ziyu, this plan is only an ideal state." ”

"Our army must still be prepared with both hands, and order a soldier to keep supplies, ordnance and warships on the coast and defend at all times."

"If this strategy is seen through by the Jingzhou army, when it is difficult for our army to completely annihilate the enemy, we can also take the opportunity to withdraw our troops, so as not to suffer from two sides and suffer the enemy on the back of the abdomen!"

As soon as these words came out, Lu Meng's face suddenly burst into laughter.

Zhu Ran's performance made him very satisfied!