Chapter 576: Drinking the Yangtze River
Seeing Zhang Fei, Gan Ning also greeted him with a smile, not because he had a good impression of this person, but because the relationship between the two armies in joint operations this time still needs to get along well, and in the mouth of the eldest brother, the second general Guan Zhang under Liu Bei has always been highly respected, but when it comes to the origin, they can be said to be friends and enemies, as early as when the princes were discussing Dong, Gan Ning first competed with Guan Yu for merit, and then Liu Yi fought alone against Guan Zhang in Moyunling, and then supported Xuzhou when Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei also had a battle during the banquet, In Gan Ning's heart, the three brothers Liu Bei are just the current partners.
"General Zhang is polite, Gan came on the order of the eldest brother this time, it is to help Liu Yangzhou make contributions, at this time the military situation is urgent, please ask General Zhang to inform you of the detailed military situation in the near future, and it is not too late for you and me to conspire to get drunk after this battle can be won." Gan Ning's words were extremely pragmatic.
"The second general and his entourage besieged, Zhang admired, so please enter the camp to discuss, the eldest brother and the second brother sit in Jiujiang and confront Sun Ce must not leave lightly, but the second general came to help is also the top priority of our army, so special dispatch Chen? Yuanlong is here, please! Zhang Fei smiled when he heard this, he also knew in his heart the weight of this battle for Liu Bei, and after introducing the scribes around him to Gan Ning, he invited him to the camp to discuss matters, Chen Deng smiled at Gan Ning when he heard this, and the party immediately entered the camp.
The Flying Tiger Army warship is just a springboard here, Gan Ning's biggest purpose here is to help Liu Bei cross the Yangtze River, and to lose no time in testing and attacking Sun Ce's naval army, but the primary premise is their own safety, so the construction of the dock has the participation of people in the ear, and he will not stay here for too long, and Zhang Fei will understand the current military situation and coordinate the battle between the two armies, and he will wave his army to the mouth of the river, and enter the river from here, at this time Liu Beijun has controlled several open places downstream of the general, It's just that they can't cross the river due to the existence of the Jiangdong naval army.
This cooperation is beneficial to both, especially in Liu Bei is more dependent on Ganning's navy, this time Xuzhou all the soldiers and horses were dispatched, a total of 130,000 horses, Xuzhou Xu won the battle and was not allowed to lose, Liu Bei also gambled on his life, if this battle was lost, his three brothers would be difficult to gain a foothold in this troubled world. Among them, the 40,000 Danyang army led by Guan Yu was the most powerful, and Sun Ce's men and horses suffered a lot in front of this elite! However, most of the sailors are Liu Xuan's old troops, and at the moment they can only protect the two water villages at the mouth of the river, and they want to compete with the navy led by Zhou Yu on the river, but they are far inferior.
Liu Bei made up his mind to complete his work in a battle, Sun Ce naturally did not show weakness, and did his best to meet the battle of 110,000 people and horses in Jiangdong, including 40,000 sailors, hundreds of large and small warships, at first Liu Bei was able to occupy the advantage mostly because of the unstable hearts of the people in Yangzhou, although Liu Miao was not a hero, but Jiuzhen still had a good foundation in this, plus the ability of the Danyang elite soldiers and the black armor cavalry army allowed him to succeed in several battles in Jiangbei, in the final analysis, the most important thing on the battle array is the strength, the lack of cavalry in Jiangdong, Even if Zhou Gongjin is extremely capable of using troops, it is difficult to change this fact, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both rare good generals, so according to Jiang, World War II is the best strategy for them.
At this time, most of the Jiangdong Navy gathered in the place of Jiujiang, and there were also many patrols on the river, keeping an eye on the movements of Liu Bei's water village at any time, Gan Ning wanted to make a difference this time, first of all, he had to defeat this sailor on the river head-on, although the military strength of the Flying Tiger Army was not as good as Jiangdong, but it was extremely hidden, and if it was properly operated, it would be possible to collect its unexpected effect, as long as Zhang Fei's corporal could be sent to the other side to open up the Jiangnan battlefield, he would be considered a great success, after all, there were still many remnants of opposition to Sun Ce in Wu County and Huiji, In the previous time and space, the little overlord was assassinated and killed roughly this year! However, in order to achieve the strategic goal and ensure that he is not too damaged, this battle will test Gan Ning's naval army command and Pang Tong's temporary planning, you must know that his opponent is Zhou Yu, this person's strength Liu Yi explained countless times before leaving.
"Second general, this is my eldest brother's handwriting, with this Yangzhou Navy can obey the dispatch of the second general, Zhang's 5,000 Danyang soldiers and 10,000 black-armored cavalry will also arrive in Liuhe under the general's arrangement!" After introducing the military situation, Zhang Fei took out a silk silk and solemnly handed it to Gan Ning, on the cooperation between the two sides, Liu Bei showed great courage, and he also seemed to trust Gan Ning, except for Liu Yi's biography repeatedly emphasized this matter, he had no choice at the moment.
"Liu Yangzhou is so trusted, Gan must go all out, after tonight's rest, I will start the army and drive to the Jiangkou tomorrow morning, it will take three days to calculate the itinerary, Mr. Pang will rush to Shuizhai by land, as for General Zhang, he will march cautiously, so as to save the enemy army to probe the details of our army!" Gan Ning took the silk silk and handed it to Pang Tong on the side, now he has personally arrived here, and then the military situation must not rely on Liu Bei, this time the two sides chose to cross the river is Jiankang, where the Yangtze River waterway is wide, the water flow is stable, the flood season has not yet arrived, it is very suitable for the naval army to fight, when Gan Ning crossed the Yangtze River waterway, the terrain here is also known in detail.
"The second general can rest assured, after you raise the army, Zhang will lead the army to Guazhou day and night, and the eldest brother and second brother will also instigate an offensive against Sun Ce to distract him, but this battle is very important, and the second general will tell Zhang in advance how he is going to act." Zhang Fei thought for a moment when he heard this, and then said again, this Pang Tong looks like he is only twenty years old and has no reputation, but since Gan Ning dares to intersect with this heavy responsibility, he must be quite extraordinary, Liu Yi's employment is generally suspicious of his martial bravery, he does not understand the strategy of the naval army, and if he wants to cross the river, he must rely on Gan Ning, and he is at his disposal at this time!
"General Zhang, Chen Junshi, this time my Flying Tiger Army came to take advantage of the concealment, so we will use this to transport General Zhang's men and horses across the river in one fell swoop, the Jiangdong Navy is quiet, and the number is far above our army, so even if you can make a surprise attack, the timing of crossing the river is only in an instant, so the cooperation of the two armies is extremely important, tomorrow after the second general sends out the army, General Zhang can follow Pang Mou, if there is spare strength, try to let the Xuzhou people and horses make a rally on the west side of Guazhou to confuse the enemy, and the main force of the general should cross the river in Liuhe! This matter is a matter of military intelligence, the people you and I contact must be carefully selected, and the details must be passed on to each other every day, once the second general on the river defeats the Jiangdong cruise ship, General Zhang's men and horses must ensure that they arrive at Liuhe Water Village within two hours! Gan Ning stopped saying when he heard this, but handed over the explanation to Pang Tong, this time the two of them came to Sui County for a month, and they had studied the method of crossing the river no less than dozens of times, and they were already familiar with it.
"This matter is not difficult, the gathering of people in Guazhou will be handed over to Chen, and it will definitely build up momentum, as for the person who arraigned me, I will not choose these four people." Chen Deng continued, and after saying that, four strong soldiers had come forward to salute Gan Ning Pang Tong, Liu Yi had a guard camp by his side, Cao Cao also had a tiger guard, and Liu Bei's personal soldiers were named Bai Er, these four people were the best in this battalion, and they knew that Chen Deng was in favor of the contact security proposed by Pang Tong, and this was the case.
"Well, our messengers will not be among them, from today onwards, the two armies will transmit the messages through these few people, not in the book, and each transmission must be accompanied by two people." Seeing this, Pang Tong bowed slightly, and also asked the four people led by Ziyue to come forward to meet each other.
"Oral transmission without seeing the books, plus two people together, Mr. Pang's method is wonderful, so it will ensure that the communication between our two armies is smooth and thoughtful, Chen admires." At this time, Chen Deng was also responsible for the collection of intelligence under Liu Bei, and he knew the ingenuity of Pang Tong's words as soon as he heard it, and he also recognized it very much in his heart, the Youzhou Army was not only elite soldiers, but also had many good generals, and this military intelligence was also extremely strong.
"Hehe, Mr. Chen praised it falsely, this method was not created by Pang, it was out of the hands of the independent public, the two armies faced off, and the military situation was the best, especially this time the river crossing should be more secretive, this method must not be done." Pang Tong smiled when he heard this, he also knew before he left that many of Liu Yijun's military intelligence methods were made by the public, although he had never heard of it, he had to admit that it was indeed an effective way!
"General Liu's civil and military knowledge is extraordinary, this alone can be seen, and now there are two generals to help, Deng is convinced that this time will be able to cross the Yangtze River smoothly, then Wu County and Huiji also have many soldiers and Liu Miao, not convinced by Sun Ce, as long as the lord and General Guan can contain Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's main force in the Jiujiang line, General Zhang can make a big difference!" Chen Dengzheng said with a smile, the Jiangdong clan and Xuzhou secretly communicate with each other, which is also the reason why Liu Bei dared to let Zhang Fei lead the army to cross the river.
"In this case, then without further ado, General Zhang, you and I will go back to the camp to reorganize the army, and then the day of goodbye in Liuhe will be the time for you to drink the Yangtze River, and the naval army will fight with bows and crossbows first, and Gan Ning should not carry too many arrows from afar, and Mr. Chen will have to transfer more here, and it will be ready before tomorrow morning." Hearing this, Gan Ning stood up and said to Zhang Fei and Chen Deng, what his Flying Tiger Army relied on most was the advantage of concealment, and at this time, it was almost at the mouth of the river, and the faster he naturally moved, the less people would be alerted.
"This matter has been prepared for a long time, the second general does not have to bother, the arrows will be transported to the general's ship tonight." "Okay, Zhang is waiting for the day when he will see the second general again." At this time, Gan Ning's resolute and resolute style made Zhang Fei and Chen Deng both have a good impression, and they also got up and said one by one. After that, the two sides went back to the camp to make arrangements, and Zhang Fei's Danyang soldiers also began to carry military supplies overnight.
"Shi Yuan, with the current situation, if the Jiangdong Navy does not concentrate the main force on the Liuhe place, our army will definitely be able to send that Zhang Yide men and horses across the river, so that Liu Xuande can have a big advantage in the Yangzhou battle, and then you and I can use the method of watching the fire from the other side." Gan Ning and Pang Tong naturally had to reconsider the future tactics when they returned to the flagship, after all, they really understood the battle situation at this time today, and they also had to make some tactical adjustments accordingly.
"Sun Bofu will be good at governing the army and get the help of talents, compared to his father, but unfortunately the law of power and strategy is still not as good as this Liu Bei, otherwise today's situation is very likely to be reversed, but the general must not take it lightly, the lord has repeatedly mentioned the power of Zhou Gongjin, in the opinion of the unification, even if Zhang Fei successfully crosses the river, I am afraid that there will be a hard battle, but this matter is quite beneficial to our army, Liu Bei can win but must not win lightly, the best thing is that both are defeated, as long as most of the Xuzhou army can cross the Yangtze River, The second general will be able to retire successfully. Pang Tong shook his head slightly when he heard this, in his opinion, Sun Ce's move to connect with Cao Cao was very unwise, and he was too stingy in the bargaining chips for Liu Yi's help, this person was the commander of the three armies, just like the atmosphere, but if you want to talk about eloquence and scheming methods, it will be slightly inferior to Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
In fact, this can be regarded as Pang Tong's too harsh criticism, the reason why Liu Yi was able to anticipate the enemy's opportunity this time can be said to be accidental, it is the conversation he heard in Tianxianglou that day that Lu Su Zhuge Jin and the two of them can make him plan in advance and it is very targeted, otherwise Gan Ning's army will never arrive so timely, and he may not be able to decide to join forces with Liu Bei as soon as possible, it can be said that there is a providence in the dark!
In addition to the pain in the feet, the head is still a little dizzy, please forgive me for the shortcomings, there should be two or three days to recover!