Huiling, campsite.

In the early morning of the 15th, Guan Yu was about to pay homage to the Chengzu Temple and swore an oath here.

At the time of departure, he was still studying maps in the military tent.

Jiangdu is the largest city in Jingxiang Prefecture, although it is located in the plain, it is by no means easy to capture.

Therefore, the most dangerous defense of Jingzhou is Xiangyang, which currently lacks a water division, and the convenient transportation capacity of Hanshui is owned by Beifu...... It means that along the Han River, it is a gallop road that Beifu can intersperse and break through at any time.

Fortunately, Ma Chao of the Jiangxia garrison was driven to Guanlong together, and the beacon tower was arranged in the Hanshui Valley, so that he could guard against Nanyang Tianji in the upper reaches and Wuchang Heqi in Hankou in the lower reaches.

But Zhao Yun, who is stationed in Xiangyang, is still in danger of being surrounded by the soldiers of Nanyang Prefecture, and there is a road that must be guarded against.

The outer defense line of Jiangdu can be divided into three roads, the core of the middle road is Xiangyang, and between Xiangyang and Jiangdu, there are five cities and Guanjin strongholds relying on rivers and roads.

The east road is Jiangxia on the east bank of the Han River, and there are only three peripheral strongholds of Xiling, Caiyang, and Suixian, and the troops stationed in the tun are small, and the only role is to reconnoiter the enemy situation and play an early warning role.

In addition, there were no troops in the entire Jiangxia to support Zhao Yun's defense line, Jiangxia had less than 2,000 soldiers, and under He Qi's nose, he was unable to support the Xiangyang battlefield at all.

And the west road, is the Danshuikou downstream of Shandu, Zhuyang and other Guanping old department stationed in the tun, in July the old department of Guanping has completed the separation, willing to follow Guanping to fight a future, the way out of the people have been arranged by Nanyang to take Wuguan Road north.

Now the three counties of Shandu are more than self-sufficient...... If they face the invasion of the main force of Beifu, these three counties are very likely to defect.

Although the remaining troops in these three counties did not continue to follow Guan Ping...... But these people are still the old department of the Guan family, in their eyes, the emperor is pro, or is it their eldest lady?

We can't expect these three counties to have any hopes, and when the all-out war really tears their faces, these three counties are very likely to change their banners and fall to Beifu.

With the loss of these three counties, the soldiers of Nanyang Prefecture will be able to march south from the west of Jingshan.

There is Linfu in the south of the three counties, there is Zhang Township in the south of Linfang, and the south of Zhangxiang is Maicheng.

With the assistance of the Jingman and Baman mountain people, the soldiers of Nanyang Prefecture were able to drive straight into Maicheng on the West Road, which was deeply influenced by the belief of the soldier masters.

Wheat City...... Thinking of this, Guan Yu sighed inexplicably.

Mrs. Du, who was stroking the piano in the corner of the big tent, stopped, looked up at Guan Yu, and knew that he was embarrassed, so she kept silent and continued to pack up her daily utensils.

She didn't know when the war would break out, and now that the two sides were in flames, there was no room for a neutral third party.

No matter how neutral the person is, he must choose one to join...... No matter how poor it is, you can also work without help.

Guan Yu looked at the map and stared at Mai Cheng.

This is a very dangerous position, the so-called soldier's land, as long as it has use value, it is a soldier's land.

As long as this army of soldiers appears in Maicheng, if they act quickly, they will snatch Jingmen near Yiling Pavilion, as well as the Huya Mountain Fortress on the north bank of Jingmen.

These were the first two strategic points that the Wu army came from the alliance and Lu Yi's rapid march was the first to grab, as long as they were snatched away, it would be like Jingmen...... This is the gateway to Jingzhou, take it here, and it will be difficult for Yizhou's troops to rush over.

The army could not come, and it was even more impossible to transport supplies by water.

If the material supply of Yizhou is lost, the Qianjun, Zhongjun, Yizhou, Nanzhong, and Wei armies concentrated in Xiangyang and Jiangdu will be close to 150,000 people...... How much grain do people have to consume every month when they eat horses!

Relying only on Jingxiang and Xiangzhou...... Once the war starts, Xiangzhou is very likely to betray the imperial court and plan for the worst.

Jingzhou alone can't feed an army of 150,000 at all!

Jingmen and Yiling are the lifeblood and throat of the imperial court; Compared with Xiangyang, an important town on the front line, if the government soldiers take Yiling, the imperial army will be defeated without a fight.

No matter how important Xiangyang's current strategic position is, it is only an arm, and it is not impossible for a strong man to break his wrist if necessary.

As for Jiangdu...... When the war breaks out in full swing, what else do you want Jiangdu to do?

At that time, the emperor must personally conquer, as long as the emperor arrives in Luoyang with the Chinese army and joins the Kwantung army, it will be a victory!

There is no need to enter the Guanzhong, as long as the emperor and the main army enter Luoyang, they can negotiate with the Beifu.

Therefore, Zhao Yun couldn't move in Xiangyang, and he couldn't give Zhao Yun a greater burden, and guarding Xiangyang on the frontal battlefield was the greatest credit.

The west faced a frustrated battlefield and had to be handed over to the southern middle soldiers.

It is absolutely impossible for the southern middle soldiers to communicate with the northern mansion, and it is even less possible for Ma Yan, who commands the southern middle soldiers.

Beifu is good at mountain raids, with the help of Jingman and Baman mountain people, so it can be said to be like a fish in water on the battlefield of Linfang.

Only by sending Nanzhong soldiers, who are also good at mountain warfare, can they offset the terrain advantage of Beifu.

Give Ma Tan half a year to build defense, and then 30,000 Nanzhong soldiers will be distributed and deployed, relying on strong fortifications to defend...... How many people does Beifu need to die to tear through the defenses?

What's more, because of Ma Liang's death, there was already some estrangement between himself and Ma Yan; Now that the prime minister is sitting in Jiangdu, he will return the Nanzhong soldiers to the prime minister, which just allows the prime minister to play the greatest role of the Nanzhong soldiers.

After all...... The front army is less than 20,000, and the logistical pressure of grain and straw can still be withstanding; Coupled with 30,000 soldiers from Nanzhong, a full 50,000 people, this logistical pressure is too great.

If it passes through Nanyang and arrives in Yuzhou, Yuzhou Mu Panglin will not be able to provide grain on time and in quantity, and the 50,000 troops may be dragged down by grain.

This kind of thing must be prevented, and Pang Lin is not to be trusted.

Therefore, at this point in time when there is still a way to turn back, it is best to hand over the Nanzhong soldiers to reduce the logistical pressure.

With or without the help of Nanzhong soldiers, he can lead the front army across Nanyang.

Tian Ji didn't dare to resist it, let alone fight with him.

Before he took the initiative to invade the government soldiers' station, the government soldiers would not cross the line.

Allowing himself to lead his troops through Nanyang is Tian Ji's only choice; But Tian Ji definitely dared to plagiarize and intercept his own baggage convoy!

After making up his mind and no longer hesitating, Guan Yu let out a long breath of turbidity in relief, raised his hand and tapped repeatedly at Linfu: "In this way, it is foolproof." Now, just wait for the prime minister ......"

The four major governors of the Chinese army are the real troubles of the imperial court now.

It is inevitable that the Beifu will send people to win over, if you keep an eye on it and seize the evidence, you can justifiably eliminate these four people and restore order in the Chinese army.

Staying in Jiangdu by himself and giving these four people courage, they didn't dare to make a move.

Now that the prime minister is in charge, one of these four people has committed the great crime of befriending foreign ministers, so there is a reason to sit together and examine other Chinese military officials.

As long as it enters the review stage, there are so many military officials in the Chinese army, how many of them can get out of the way?

Sort out the Chinese army, and the imperial court will be able to start from Jiangdu and advance to the capital!

The overall information became clearer and clearer in his mind, Guan Yu rolled up the clean map, and at this time, the soldiers were dismantling the Chinese army's big tent.

The bright sunlight outside instantly illuminated the gloomy tent, making him squint.

Raising his hand to shade the sun, he looked around the camp, and saw that the chariot was already waiting outside the tent gate, and there was also his own big tent around.

Guan Yu got up and walked to the car, the drumbeat gradually sounded, and the army moved one after another.