Chapter Eighty-Four: Bait
"Strategist, what should we do next?"
Huang Zhong finished reading the battle report passed by Gan Ning in his hand and asked Guo Jia.
Gan Ning was able to do this, which was really beyond Huang Zhong's expectations.
After all, he has only been in Jiangdong for half a year, and the training of the navy army is far more time and energy than the army.
Cai Mao's 80,000 sailors are elites who have been trained for many years and have no water at all. Even if Gan Ning and Gu Yong are estimated to be no match, it would be good to be able to delay for half a month. Otherwise, it is estimated that the other party will be able to enter Danyang and Wu County within three days, and everything will be over at that time.
Now Gan Ning has bought more than half a month for himself, and he must take this opportunity to break the situation, otherwise he will have to fight to the death with the other party.
Guo Jia looked at the map on the sand table and frowned: "The most important thing now is to find out where Chen Deng's troops are hiding, otherwise we will be in a passive state no matter what." ”
Huang Zhong didn't know this, but his own soldiers were not enough, how could he find the other party without the other party taking the lead? Otherwise, he would not have been aggrieved in Lujiang, and would have rushed up to fight to the death with the other party.
The army under Huang Zhong can be said to be the most powerful in the entire Jiangdong now, otherwise it would not have been entrusted by Yuan Shu with the important task of guarding the vital Lujiang River.
Huang Zhong's 30,000 elite soldiers are here, and they are basically crossbowmen, so it can be said that the other party can't take Lujiang without an elite army of more than 80,000.
But Chen Deng's army has been hiding in the shadows and has not shown its head. Let's not talk about the other party's location now, we don't even know how many soldiers the other party has! ”
Why didn't Guo Jia know about this situation? The best thing to do now is to keep things the same. But if you just consume it like this, you can't consume the other party at all. You have to find an opportunity to force the other person out!
Looking at Zhu Heng on the other side, Guo Jia said: "Hugh Mu, do you dare to lead the army out of the city to lure the enemy?" ”
Zhu Heng immediately stood up: "Why don't you dare?" But by the orders of the military advisor. ”
To be honest, Zhu Heng has been under Yuan Shu's command for half a year, and he has been Huang Zhong's deputy general, and he has no chance to lead the army alone, and he is about to suffocate to death.
The previous time he cooperated with the Xiandeng Dead to suppress the Shanyue people, saying that it was a battle, but in fact, Zhu Heng was helping to escort the prisoners, and there was no chance to make a move.
Because he is from a Jiangdong family, his position is a little embarrassing, and if he doesn't make some merits and show his loyalty, he will have to be in the year of the monkey to get ahead?
The military general is not a civil official, he has always been tightly held in his hands by Yuan Shu, Zhu Heng has no merit and wants to be promoted, so don't think about it.
Guo Jia heard Zhu Heng's answer and nodded.
"We only have half a month, and the longer it drags on, the more troublesome it will be, so it's better to give it a try now!"
Huang Zhong also nodded: "Hugh Mu's talent is just right for luring the enemy, and we can use this to lure out Chen Deng's army, and it is not impossible to kill them all." However, we only have 30,000 troops, what should Lujiang City do? ”
"Gan Ning's 20,000 sailors are idle, but land warfare is not good, it must be no problem to defend the city for two or three days, so they will be transferred."
"Then it's up to Hume to you."
Huang Zhong patted Zhu Heng's shoulder and said with a solemn face.
Zhu Heng didn't care, and nodded with a smile.
Just kidding, when it comes to seducing enemies, who can compare to himself? Your own talent is not covered! You must know that more than thirty percent of the Shanyue people captured at the beginning were seduced by Zhu Heng and his army.
Zhu Heng's commanding talent is to attract the attention of the other party and pull hatred. He led an army of 10,000 and pretended to support Gan Ning, but it was strange that the other party didn't catch up.
With Huang Zhong's existence behind him, Zhu Heng really didn't think that the rabble could pose any threat to him. I have seen Huang Zhong's archery skills with my own eyes, and it is no exaggeration to break through thousands of troops with one arrow.
So Zhu Heng followed Guo Jia's instructions and led an army of 10,000 to "support".
"Strategist, will Chen Deng really be fooled?"
Huang Zhong said with some concern.
Although Zhu Heng's talent is powerful, the other party is also a first-class strategist, so it is unlikely that he will be fooled so simply.
But Guo Jia is very confident: "Hansheng, do you know the importance of Lujiang?" ”
"Naturally, I know that this is the gateway to Yangzhou."
"The other side must have known about the recent battle report. Nanchang Huangzu was defeated, and it can be said that Yuzhang is now as stable as Mount Tai. Gan Ning dragged Cai Mao, and he couldn't pose any threat to Yangzhou in half a month. ”
"Lujiang has you, Jiujiang 30,000 troops. As long as you stick to each other, there's nothing you can do. ”
"Although we can't afford it now, how can the other party afford it? This is a troubled time, Cao Bao Chen Deng and these people have no problem disappearing temporarily, they have been dragging here, do you think other families in Xuzhou are vegetarians? ”
At this time, these families were shaken because of the fundamental interests of the entire class, and they united together to attack Yuan Shu. But people's hearts are separated from their bellies, and the pillars of the Chen family and the Cao family have disappeared, how can other Xuzhou families not have any other careful thoughts?
Mi Zhu had already been arranged by Guo Jia to go to Xuzhou to make trouble. After all, it was the former base camp of the Mi family, with many contacts and resources.
Not to mention anything else, as long as Cao Bao is dragged in Yangzhou for half a month, many interests of the Cao family in Xuzhou will be taken away from at least one or two percent.
So now both sides are actually very anxious, and the competition is to see who can bear it.
If Guo Jia doesn't make a move now, more than 100,000 troops will attack Jiujiang together. Jiujiang has Gao Shun, although it should not be lost in a short time, but then it can really only fall into a tug-of-war.
Therefore, Guo Jia must take the lead in defeating Chen Deng, so that Gao Shun can have a chance to kill and turn the situation around.
Now Guo Jia took the initiative to release two baits, one Lu Jiang and one Zhu Heng.
Chen Deng's person, Guo Jia, has investigated, and he is indeed a top talent, but his personality is quite conceited. He will definitely not give up this great opportunity, because the other party is a very capable and conceited strategist, how can he think that he will be weaker than Guo Jia?
This is a plan, I am designing it now, it depends on whether you are willing to accept it. If we don't accept it, we will continue to consume it, and if we accept it, we will be better than anyone else's resourcefulness.
If the other party loses, it is nothing more than giving up the attack on Lujiang, which will have little impact on the battle situation in Jiujiang and other places. Guo Jia's loss is equivalent to giving half of Yangzhou to others.
The gains and losses are so obvious, Guo Jia expects that Chen Deng will inevitably enter the game. However, I just don't know if the other party will take the opportunity to attack Lujiang or eat Zhu Heng.
According to Guo Jia's guess, the other party may choose the former, because if he is in the other party's position, he will also choose so.
Subsequently, Guo Jia and Huang Zhong waited until Ganning's navy came to garrison the Lujiang River and then set off. He followed Zhu Heng from a distance, ready to support at any time.
The movement in Lujiang City quickly reached Chen Deng's hands.
After reading the information in his hand, Chen Deng raised his head and smiled slightly: "Guo Fengxiao?" What guts! Since you have made a move, then let me Chen Yuanlong learn what you are capable of as a little princess! ”