Lujiang County,

"I have already found out clearly, the main commander of the other party is Wen Ping under Liu Biao, and there are about 30,000 soldiers and horses."

Xin Wenli reported to Li Tao.

"What does the new general think of this person?"

Li Tao asked.

"My subordinates don't know much about this, but according to the rumors circulating in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, the literary talent is still very outstanding."

Xin Wenli thought for a moment and replied.

"And what does the new general think about this battle?"

Li Tao asked again, smiling.

"The enemy and us have the same strength, and our army is the defender, in this case, the subordinates don't think the enemy has any chance, not to mention that the chief general of our army is still the general."

Xin Wenli replied confidently.

"The new general has won the award, but our army is indeed invincible in this battle."

Li Tao smiled, and then Li Tao continued to speak,

"However, what our army wants is not to be invincible, but to defeat the enemy. The lord gave an army of 30,000 not only to defend Lujiang County, but to eat the attacking Jingzhou soldiers and horses. Give Jingzhou a blow and Liu Biao a lesson. ”

"Please also ask the general to command, Xinhong is willing to be the vanguard to kill the majesty of the enemy!"

Shin Boonley immediately asked to play.

"The new general is not in a hurry, since our army is a defender, what if we defend it once, if we take the initiative to attack now, wouldn't it make the soldiers increase casualties!"

Li Tao shook his head with a smile.

"If this enemy army knows the strength of our army, I am afraid that it will not continue to attack the city!"

Xin Wenli frowned and said.

"They have a mission to do, I'm afraid they can't do it without a fight, they will definitely appear outside the city, even if they don't attack the city, there will be even a small battle, otherwise they will not be able to communicate."

Li Tao said calmly, as if everything was under his control.

"Then the general means to take this opportunity to give the enemy a counterattack?"

Xin Wenli asked tentatively.

"Yes!"

Li Tao nodded,

"In this case, the attack is more secure, and the damage is better controlled."

Li Tao is very sure about this fight, and what he is thinking about now is how to increase the results and reduce the damage.

"When does the general predict that the enemy will arrive?"

Xin Wenli asked curiously.

"When does the new general think the enemy army has arrived?"

Li Tao asked rhetorically again.

"According to the report of the spies, the enemy army should have arrived within ten days."

Xin Wenli replied hesitantly.

"No!"

Li Tao shook his head,

"They have been in our Lujiang River for at least half a month, and they have not shown up in the past half a month, I am afraid that they know the strength of our army and how they plan to act."

"Why does the general assert that?"

Xin Wenli was puzzled.

"How long has it been since Jingzhou sent troops, the new general must know, he Wenpin has not yet had the courage to reduce the speed of the march to that level, and the reason why he has not shown up is just to let him have a better explanation when he withdraws his troops."

Li Tao sneered.

"What the general means is that Wen Ping has already entered the Lujiang River, and after learning about the strength of our army, he is reluctant to move troops and intends to retreat, but he is afraid that he will not be able to make a difference, so he hides and delays time."

Shin Wenli's tone was a little unconfident, obviously unsure if his guess was correct.

"Exactly! So in a certain opinion, they will act in about half a month. ”

Li Tao said with a smile.

"If that's the case, then our army can make a good plan in the next half month."

Xin Wenli said in surprise.

"The purpose of the enemy's troops is not to attack the city, but to retreat, so when they move, they will inevitably clear the camp, and this is also an opportunity for our army to inflict heavy losses on the enemy."

Li Tao continued.

"Please also ask the general to order!"

Xin Wenli hurriedly spoke, because he knew that since Li Tao said so, there must be a task to order him.

"Give the new general 10,000 soldiers and horses!"

Li Tao said solemnly.

"Please command, General!"

Xin Wenli said in a positive way, Xin Wenli knew that Li Tao could give him 10,000 soldiers and horses, so this task must not be simple or easy.

"You lead the soldiers and horses to make a detour as much as possible, go around to the rear of the enemy, find a suitable place to hide, and then send two to four different people every day to investigate near the enemy camp, once the main force of the enemy army is close to Lujiang County, you will take the enemy camp with people."

Li Tao said solemnly.

"This matter is related to the results of the battle and the damage of our army, so you must not be careless, and you must not let the enemy find your traces."

Li Tao said solemnly again.

"The last general understands!"

Xin Wenli nodded repeatedly.

"Arrange it early, it will take some time to detour."

Li Tao reminded again.

"Understood!"

In just two days, Xin Wenli gathered 10,000 soldiers and horses and enough food and grass to start his detour.

……

"This area is indeed a good place for ambushes, without General Xie, it would be really difficult for us to pass through this area, Han Chen is here to thank General Xie."

Han Shizhong said sincerely, at this time, the Jiangdong Sailor finally joined Xie Yingdeng, which also means that they have finally entered Peng Lize.

"This is not only a good place to ambush, but also a good place for our troops to stop. General Xie, great merit! ”

Zhou Yu also smiled and spoke.

"The two generals are serious, Xie is just acting according to the order, if the two generals want to thank him, they should thank the lord and the two gentlemen."

Xie Yingdeng said humbly.

"The lord and the two gentlemen naturally want to thank you, but these islands were taken by General Xie and the soldiers desperately, and General Xie deserves the gratitude of the two of us."

Han Shizhong said sincerely that he was sincerely grateful to Xie Yingden for taking these islands.

"In that case, I won't shirk it, and accept the gratitude of the two generals."

Xie Yingdeng laughed, and then Han Shizhong, Zhou Yu and others also laughed.

"I wonder what the two generals think of the Jingzhou Naval Division?"

Xie Yingden asked. After some hype, I finally got the topic to business.

"In terms of troops, the enemy army is superior to us, in terms of the number of warships, the advantages and disadvantages, the enemy army is superior to us, in terms of combat experience, the enemy army is stronger than us, so this battle cannot be defeated, and it should be outwitted."

Zhou Yu replied in a deep voice, Zhou Yu did not confidently say that he would win this battle, but clearly pointed out his own shortcomings.

"How to outwit?"

Xie Yingdeng hurriedly asked.

"Since General Xie defeated the Jingzhou Sailors and destroyed their plans, they will inevitably stare here and seek revenge at all times, so our army can use this point to lure the snake out of the hole and inflict heavy damage on the Jingzhou Sailors."

Zhou Yu said confidently.

"It seems that General Zhou is thinking of going with the two gentlemen and the lord, not long ago the lord not only reinforced me, but also brought a lot of grain and grass, according to their meaning, one is to use these grains and grasses to tempt the Jingzhou sailors, and the other is to use this place as a grain storage point, and also to supply grain and grass to the sailors."

Xie Yingdeng hurriedly smiled.

"The lord is really wise!"

Zhou Yu looked surprised.

"Now that the lord already has an idea, then we can also act as soon as possible."

Han Shizhong laughed.

"That's right!"

……