The four did not carry Yuan Xi to Huaiyin City.

The guard will come to see you.

"My lord..." Gao Huai is burly and ugly, but he is very strong in martial arts. He was the master of Yuan Xi's wife, Gao Ling, and the former general of Goguryeo, who had traveled to Bingzhou and carried out the mission of destroying Yuan Shang's oil. Later, he did not destroy Jinyang's oil depot, but he also made a lot of military exploits and won Yuan Xi's trust.

This time, guarding Huaiyin handed over the east gate of Xuzhou to him...

Gao Huai understood in his heart and was silently grateful.

Yuan Xi casually looked at his military tent and said, "How many troops can be mobilized in Huaiyin City?" Do you have a number in mind? I'm talking about the removal of the defenders. ”

Gao Huai said: "Back to the lord, there are 3,000 cavalry and 6,000 infantry, and they can be transferred out of Huaiyin." What does the lord mean? ”

"Come here." Yuan Xi took out a map.

Gao Huai came over.

"From Huaiyin to the east, about 400 miles, there is a port, called Guangling. You go and hold him and defend him for a month, can you do it? Yuan Xi slowly raised his head and looked at Gao Huai.

Gao hugged his fist and said: "The last general can do it!" ”

"So happy to agree? Do you know how many enemies there are in the port of Quang Leung? ”

"This..."

"I have already investigated for you, the Jiangdong army stationed in Guangling, about 4,000, are all sailors, 40 warships. The guard general Sun Kuang, Sun Jian's fourth son, has no outstanding skills, and his martial arts are also ordinary. I suggest that you fight quickly and do not give the enemy a chance to increase his troops, because Guangling is very close to Jianye, and Sun Quan can send a naval army to support Guangling within two days, and then it will be difficult for you to win. ”

Yuan Xi said very clearly, Gao Huai was absolutely sure, and said again: "Don't worry, the lord will conquer Guangling within half a day." If you don't win, be willing to be a military lawyer! ”

"Okay, I'll wait for your good news!" Yuan Xi got up and said, "Pengcheng still has something to do, I'll go first..." ”

"The last will be sent to the lord."

"No need." After Yuan Xi walked out of the camp tent, he took four and did not leave.

Gao Huai followed out, only to see a red dot in the sky and disappear.

After dawn.

The 40,000 regular troops stationed in Pengcheng, under the leadership of Zhang Jaw, marched towards Shouchun.

Yuan Xi flew all night, tired and sleepy, and really didn't want to fly again. Find a carriage, lie down in the carriage and sleep, and walk with the army. Wen Chou, the commander of the guards, accompanied the escort. Fu Zhu and Guo Tu also followed the car.

Guo Tu slowly approached Fu Zhi and laughed in a low voice: "Mr. Fu, this battle should be very difficult, right?" ”

"Hmm."

Fu Zhu never stopped thinking, and replied: "Shouchun City is strong, it is not terrible, we have troops that are good at attacking the city, there are giant beasts, and sooner or later we can break the city." It's just that I'm worried about Zhou Yu.... ”

"Gongzhi, how much do you know about Zhou Yu?" Frustrated, he asked.

Guo Tu shook his head and said, "I don't understand." It's just that, based on intelligence, know a little about his record. Zhou Yu and the little overlord Sun Ce are good friends, in the past, Sun Ce broke away from Yuan Shu, and it was with his help that in just one or two years, Jiangdong was conquered, and he also formed a world-famous sailor, and defeated the Jingzhou Navy many times. Then Sun Ce was assassinated, his brother Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, and the military power fell into the hands of Zhou Yu, who wanted to attack Jingzhou, and also invaded Yangzhou from time to time, but for many years, for various reasons, for the sake of building an inch. It was not until this Central Plains War that half of Yangzhou was obtained. ”

Frustrated, he snorted, "It doesn't sound like anything powerful..." ”

"Among the princes who have survived to the present, which one has not experienced a hundred battles and made countless military exploits. The record of our Hebei Army is no worse than Zhou Yu. ”

"Having said that, Zhou Yu's situation is different from ours." Guo Tudao.

"What do you mean by that?" I didn't understand for a while.

"Mr. Fu is smart and confused? How can you not see that every time Zhou Yu is defeated, there is a reason. First, the Jiangdong Army was not good at attacking fortifications and field battles, and was always defeated by Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry. Can't we beat the tiger and leopard ride too? The second is that Sun Quan is pulling Zhou Yu's retreat and forcing him to withdraw his army. I still remember one time, Zhou Yu and Jingzhou Liu Biao battle, Sun Quan in order to recall Zhou Yu, actually led the army to attack Yangzhou, pretending to be defeated, and urgently recruited Zhou Yu to escort him. caused Zhou Yu to fall short. Not an inch of land was obtained, and all of it was withdrawn. In this case, how can Zhou Yu make a contribution? It is not easy for him to maintain Jiangdong until now without dying. Therefore, the strength of us and Zhou Yu should be about the same. It's really an uphill battle. ”

Guo Tu's analysis makes perfect sense.

After listening to it, he had to agree.

"What are you two talking about?" Yuan Xi was woken up by them and poked his head out slightly.

"Lord forgive sins, we..."

"The Battle of Shouchun was our first encounter with Sun Quan, and I thought... It would be a water war, I didn't expect it.... Yuan Xi said casually and reached out to open the curtains.

"What did the lord just say?" Frustrated, he reined in the horse's reins.

His expression was strange, as if he was a little excited.

Yuan Xi and Guo Tu were both puzzled.

Guo Tu asked, "Mr. Fu, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I just thought of a good idea, I can definitely defeat Sun Quan!" Frustrated Yuan Xi arched his hand and said: "Lord, you just said that the first battle with Sun Quan should be a water battle, and the minister thinks so. Nowadays, the Jiangdong Army is outside, and the defense of the Yangtze River is the weakest time. If on the occasion of our war with Zhou Yu, our navy in Hebei Province entered the Yangtze River and conquered many ports one after another, such as Liyang and Longxukou in the east of Hefei, Qu'a and Hulin next to Jianye, etc., these are the fortresses of the Jiangdong Army, and they are also the only way for Zhou Yu to return to Jiangdong. Once we conquer it, Zhou Yu is alone, there is no food and grass, and An can not be defeated? ”

"Even if Zhou Yu can transfer grain from various counties in Yangzhou and maintain it for a period of time, Sun Quan will not let him mess around like this. He will definitely order Zhou Yu to withdraw his troops, defeat our naval army first, and stabilize the Yangtze River defense line. In that way, Shouchun will be obtained by the lord. Maybe... The lord can occupy most of Yangzhou. ”

After he finished speaking, he asked with a smile, "Lord, what do you think?" ”

"Hahaha... Good! Yuan Xi was also very happy, and said with a smile: "Sir, this is indeed a clever plan!" Clearly attacking Shouchun, but in fact, secretly attacking various ports on the Yangtze River, bringing the places that Sun Quan thinks are the safest into our control, he is worried that we will attack Jiangdong and will inevitably recall Zhou Yu. There is no suspense in the battle of Yangzhou. ”

"Yes."

"The minister also thinks that Mr. Fu's strategy is feasible, my lord..." Guo Tu seconded.

"You advance towards Shouchun with your army, and when you arrive in Shouchun, don't rush to battle, wait for my news. I'm going back to Hebei. "Yuan Xi summoned the mounts, and the four were not in harmony.

turned over the four disagreements, and said to Wen Chou: "Wen Chou, when you arrive in Shouchun, you don't fight with the generals of Jiangdong." Don't capsize in the gutter. ”

"The lord thinks I can't beat the generals of the Jiangdong Army? Hum! Wen Chou was very unconvinced.