Chapter 521: The Lujiang Conference

It is said that the Lujiang military meeting has just begun, and Zhuge Liang's first question made everyone silent. Cao Mengde's seven-way army attacked Heqi City, why were only these five roads left to surround Lujiang?

Cheng Pu pressed his hand in front of the military map and recalled: "At that time, the seven-way soldiers and horses sent by Cao Mengde were in addition to Xiahoudun's 50,000 Qingzhou soldiers and Xu Chu's 30,000 black-armored soldiers. It seems a bit far-fetched to say that they left two generals and 80,000 elite soldiers in Heqi City. ”

At that time, in the battle of Heqi City, Cheng Pu was the right governor appointed by Sun Ce, and he was forced to abandon Heqi City after a fierce battle, so he naturally knew the strength of the enemy army at that time. Sun Ce listened and asked, "Gong Jin, is there any latest information?" ”

Zhou Yu is the newly appointed governor of Zuodu, and his position is above Cheng Pu, because of this, Cheng Pu is very unconvinced, and he has conflicts with Zhou Yu everywhere. Before Zhou Yu could speak, Cheng Pu had already muttered: "If it weren't for the fact that the intelligence work has not been able to keep up, how could Heqi City be so easy to lose?" ”

Zhou Yu was in charge of intelligence work, and he didn't seem to hear Cheng Pu's muttering at all, and replied to Sun Ce: "The situation in Heqi City is really not very clear, and I can't answer Kong Ming's question for the time being." The latest information was brought back by the reconnaissance sentry around the Lujiang River, and Cao Cao's army was busy building large camp fortifications, as if they were preparing for a protracted war, and no changes were found for the time being. ”

Cheng Pu immediately asked, "What about Cao Jun's grain route?" Who is in charge of transporting the grain? Where is the place where the grain and grass are stored? "The three armies did not move, the grain and grass went first, and the soldiers could not fight when they were hungry, and robbing the grain was also the most common and effective method of warfare at that time. In the battle of Guandu in the official history, Yuan Shao suffered a big loss of grain robbed by Cao Cao.

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Old general, you want to rob grain again!" Don't forget how you defeated the battle in Hezai? Cao Mengde is most accustomed to robbing people's grain routes, how can he not have heavy troops to protect his grain and grass? "It turned out that if Cheng Pu couldn't hold out in Heqi City, he wouldn't have lost the city so quickly, but because he led his troops out of the city to rob the grain and grass, he fell into Cao Mengde's trick and ambush, and was picked by Xiahoudun as a general, so that he was defeated and lost, and retreated all the way to Lujiang City before he gained a foothold. Zhou Yu's old general, Cheng Pu, who was angry, immediately jumped up, and Han Dang quickly stood up to separate the two.

Lu Su also stood up to persuade him, Cheng Pu sat down with hatred, and his anger did not disappear. Sun Ce said at this time: "Let Zijing and Kong Ming laugh!" But the hearts of the soldiers are all anxious about the strength of Cao's army, and it seems that Lujiang can only avoid fighting behind closed doors and guard the city walls. As for the battle on the periphery, I'm afraid that the strange soldiers of the Qinglong Army will start first. ”

Zhuge Liang saw that everyone's eyes were turned to him, and he knew that in the defense of Lujiang City, Jiangdong Sun Ce had pinned his hopes on the Sun Long Alliance. smiled and said: "The invincible generals under Cao Cao have already made the Jiangdong generals frightened?" As soon as the words came out, the commanders below Sun Ce immediately frowned collectively.

Zhuge Liang didn't see it, and continued: "My lord Chen Long has a deep hatred with Cao Mengde, and now I agree to form an alliance with Jiangdong, hoping to fight Cao Mengde to the end with General Sun. Originally, even if there was no Jiangdong as an ally, my lord Chen Long would fight Cao Mengde to the death, but the time had not yet come. According to my lord's plan, before the decisive battle with Cao Jun, Jiangdong must be taken first. ”

These words were very harsh, Sun Ce got up angrily, and scolded with his halberd fingers: "Zhuge Xiaoer, why do you say this? It's just arrogant! Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said: "My lord Chen Long, for the well-being of the people of the world, I want to unify the world." How can Koto be an exception? Sun Ce was furious when he heard this, kicked over the seat next to him, and shouted: "Come on, tie up Zhuge Liang!" ”

When Zhou Tai heard Sun Ce's order, he immediately strode over, raising his hand to grab Zhuge Liang, but unexpectedly a palm stretched out next to him and said, "Wait." ”

Zhou Tai turned his head and saw that it was Sun Quan who spoke, so he couldn't help but hesitate slightly, his hand didn't stop, and he still stretched out to Zhuge Liang's neck. Ling Tong next to him suddenly made a move, resisted Zhou Tai's palm, and said, "General Zhou! Didn't you hear General Sun tell you to stop? ”

Sun Quan glanced at Zhou Tai, turned to Sun Ce and said, "Brother! Although Kong Ming's words are reckless, I am afraid they have another deep meaning. I, Jiangdong and the Qinglong Army, originally had a grudge against my father, and my brother personally gave me Huang Zhongyu arrows, so that I could resolve the great enmity between the two sides, the purpose was to fight against Cao Thief. Today, Kong Ming just told a few truths, why bother with it? Let's wait until he's done. ”

Sun Ce was indignant, listened to Sun Quan's words, and shouted: "Just let this stunned young man finish his words!" If you don't say it well, you won't be spared today! Long Chen is here, and I greet him with an overlord gun! ”

Zhuge Liang said proudly: "Since the ancient soldiers came to block, the water came to cover the earth, Wu Hou just wanted to hold on and wait for the Qinglong Army to act, isn't it cold?" If morale is like this, why should the Blue Dragon Army cooperate with the Jiangdong Army? It's better to let Cao Mengde and Wu Hou fight and lose both, and the Qinglong Army will recuperate and clean up this mess. Zhou Yu heard this, looked at Sun Ce and nodded slightly, Sun Ce finally waved back Zhou Tai, sat down slowly and said, "Say it!" Will the plan be settled? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The Jiangdong Army has been defeated since Hexi, and its morale will inevitably be low, and it has always been thought that Lujiang is the last Jiangbei defense line, so all kinds of strategies are for defense, hoping to defend until a miracle occurs, Cao Cao retreated on his own." But if you don't take the initiative, how can you win to boost morale? Even though Wu Hou and Gongjin personally came to Lujiang to command, the morale of the Jiangdong Army was still low. ”

Therefore, for the Cao soldiers near the Lujiang River, Wu Hou asked to organize a surprise attack on the troops to harass, especially at night, so that the Cao soldiers could not set up a village with peace of mind and delay the time of the Cao army's five-way general achievement. Scouts were sent to disguise themselves as civilians and conduct extensive reconnaissance in order to discover the weaknesses of Cao's soldiers and use their familiarity with the terrain to eliminate the enemy. ”

Zhou Yu listened, shook his head slightly, and said, "Kong Ming, what is so special about what you said?" But it's an ordinary plan. I will be able to give you an accurate picture of the location of Cao's camp. ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Gong Jin, the focus of this battle is not in Lujiang, but in Hexi. All the harassment, resistance, and skirmishes in Lujiang will involve the energy of the Cao army and divert the attention of the Cao army, if the Jiangdong army of Lujiang can win a few battles, and even the troops of Xiahoudun and Xu Chu, who are guarding Heqi City, can be mobilized to reinforce Lujiang, in order to create the best opportunity for a surprise attack on Heqi City. Once he took Heqi City, he really controlled the supply and grain routes of the Cao army, trapping 200,000 Cao troops between the two fortified cities. ”

Zhuge Liang pointed to the map and said: "The area between the Lujiang River and Heqi, the west is the inaccessible Dabie Mountain, the east is Chaohu Lake and endless swamps and hills, and Heqi City is the only retreat channel for Cao's army. If Heqi City is successfully attacked by the Qinglong Army, ensuring that the entire Cao army falls into a state of food shortage and chaos, it may be completely annihilated by the Sun Long coalition army. And the main force of the surprise attack on Heqi is the elite troops of our Qinglong Army, the Zhaoyun Legion, the Huangzhong Legion, and the Ganning Legion, totaling more than 90,000 people. ”

Sun Ce muttered: "The Jiangdong Army took the initiative to attack, the purpose is to transfer out the Heqi defenders? Sounds like a bit of a point. Gongjin, what do you think? ”

Zhou Yu's wise eyes glanced at Sun Quan and said, "The Sun Dragon Alliance is of far-reaching significance. It seems that Xiangyang Hou does have sincere cooperation. In this case, the Jiangdong Army will formulate a battle plan in accordance with Kong Ming's strategy. At this time, Yu Xuan, who had been watching coldly from the side, suddenly said: "I see that the Cao Jun camp on the edge of Chaohu Lake is low-lying, maybe it can be attacked with water!" ”

Seeing that everyone gradually had the will to fight with Cao Jun, Sun Ce was also happy in his heart, and said, "Kong Ming's words, I understand. Listening to Zhongmou, the main force of the Qinglong Army on both sides of the Yellow River will also formulate a plan to attack the east and the west, and launch a large-scale military exercise on the south bank of the Yellow River. In the future, the Qinglong Army and the Cao Army will have a decisive battle in the Central Plains, and the Jiangdong Army is willing to become the division of the First Brigade of the Qinglong Army and lead the Jiangdong Army north to destroy Cao. After the deed is completed, it is enough to keep the land of Jiangdong. May the lord of the green dragon be the head of the ministers and support the Han family. ”

Zhuge Liang listened to Sun Ce's words, nodded slightly, and said: "What Wu Hou said, there is some ambition in the end!" However, there is a premise for all this, the Qinglong Army must first destroy Huang Zu of Qiyue City, and only then can 90,000 male soldiers smoothly leave Lu'an from Macheng and attack Hexi. After the matter is completed, but Yuecheng is owned by the Qinglong Army and is no longer owned by Jiangdong, what does Wu Hou want? ”

It turned out that Zhuge Liang went around in half a circle, and he wanted Sun Ce to personally open his mouth and promise Qiyue City to the Qinglong Army. Lu Su smiled secretly, only to hear Sun Ce say with difficulty: "If you can succeed in the surprise attack on Hexi, let the Qinglong Army destroy Qiyue City!" ”

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.