Chapter 443: Preparing for War
In Xiangyang City, the capital of Jingzhou Prefecture, Yuan Yao sat on the main seat of the meeting hall in the Jingzhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, and in front of him was a group of civil and military personnel in Jingzhou this time. On the side of the military generals, headed by Huang Zhong, there are Pan Feng, Wen Ping, Yu She, Wei Yan, Zang Ba, Sha Moke and others, while on the side of Wenchen, headed by Xun Yan, with Xiang Lang, Hu Zhao, Liu Ye, Li Ye and others. In this hall, there were more than ten figures at the level of the Condensation Gang Realm and the Void Soul Realm, and it could be said that ninety percent of the elites of the Yuan Shu forces in Jingzhou had gathered in this hall at this time.
Yuan Yao looked around at the dozens of people in front of him at this time, and finally his eyes fell on Pan Feng and asked, "General Pan, how many troops can we use in Jingzhou now, and how many enemy troops are there?"
Although Huang Zhong is the strongest among these generals, and even has the highest status, he is still from Jingzhou, but compared to his familiarity with Jingzhou, Huang Zhong is still inferior to Pan Feng, and Pan Feng knows these military affairs best.
Named by Yuan Yao, Pan Feng stood up and said in a deep voice: "Childe, we have now gathered 40,000 troops in Xiangyang, including 20,000 naval troops and 20,000 infantry, and with the 10,000 soldiers brought by Gongzi this time, we can use a total of 50,000 troops under the condition of ensuring the security of Jingzhou counties."
Speaking of this, Pan Feng's gaze swept over Shamoke as if unintentionally, and added, "And these 50,000 troops did not count the Wuxi barbarians under General Shamoke's command."
Shamoke is not stupid, he can naturally see that Pan Feng doesn't like him, but Shamoke doesn't care about Pan Feng's attitude, on the contrary, under the guidance of Xiangtu, Shamoke understands that if he wants to make a better life for Wuximan, it is necessary to keep a certain distance from Yuan Shujun generals like Pan Feng.
In fact, Shamoke doesn't understand the meaning of Xiangtu very well, but in the Wuxi Barbarian tribe, Xiangtu is a prophet, and there is no reason to violate the prophet's guidance Shamoke.
Yuan Yao also ignored the small actions between Pan Feng and Shamoke, for him, such small actions were not a big problem at all, as long as Shamoke and Pan Feng would not abolish their public affairs for personal reasons. Moreover, Shamoke is a Wuxi barbarian after all, if he and Pan Feng, these Han generals, get along without any gaps, then it is probably Yuan Yao who feels uneasy.
After listening to Pan Feng's explanation of the situation of his own army, Yuan Yao continued to ask: "Have you ever found out the generals and troops stationed in Jiangxia on the Jiangdong side?"
Pan Feng replied: "Yu Gongzi, the person stationed in Jiangxia on the Jiangdong side is Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, the Jiangdong Tiger, and there is also Zhou Yu, a sworn brother of Sun Ce. Both of them are very young, but their strength should not be underestimated, especially Zhou Yu, who also fought against Zhou Yu when he formed the water division, and has not won a victory so far. The current Jiangxia army is 20,000, of which 10,000 are infantry, led by Sun Ce, and 10,000 are sailors, led by Zhou Yu. “
Our army is 50,000 people, including 30,000 infantry and 20,000 naval divisions; The enemy had 20,000 men, 10,000 infantry, 10,000 sailors. From the point of view of numbers, Yuan Shu's side wants to gain the upper hand, but in the face of the combination of Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, Yuan Yao does not dare to be careless, even if Yuan Yao brings Huang Zhong, a big killer weapon for insurance, but it is good to be careful.
His eyes fell on Xun Yan, and Yuan Yao continued to ask: "Xun Taishou, I don't know that the grain and grass on the Jingzhou side may support the needs of our 50,000 army in battle, and the people who transported the grain and grass all the way have been collected, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, and before the attack, the grain and grass must be prepared completely."
Xun Yan said at this moment: "Childe rest assured, just the grain and grass stored in Xiangyang City is enough to supply the needs of 50,000 troops for a year, as for the people, Gongzi does not need to worry, he has already been prepared." Now we have begun to transport some of the grain and grass along the river to Jingling by boat, and our subordinates dare to guarantee that no matter where Gongzi hits, our grain and grass can be transported there. “
Looking at Xun Yan's sworn appearance, Yuan Yao couldn't help but show a smile on his face, looked around at the dozens of civil and military soldiers in front of him, and said with a smile: "It seems that you have made very adequate preparations for this attack on Jiangxia."
Pan Feng's eyes showed a fierce light at this time, and he said to Yuan Yao: "Childe, my son-in-law is ready, this time we must let these guys from Jiangdong know that we are powerful."
Yuan Yao said with a smile: "Now my father has entered Jiangdong from Guangling, launched an attack on Jiangdong, and restrained most of Jiangdong Sun Jian's attention, and our goal this time is also very clear, that is, to recapture Jiangxia County, and then use Jiangxia as a springboard to attack Jiangdong, it is best to be able to enter it, and if you can't get in, you have to attract some Jiangdong troops for my father."
Yuan Shu has now sent troops south from Guangling, entered the territory of Jiangdong, and fought several battles with Jiangdong Sun Jian in Danyang, but there were no obvious results. Sun Jian's Tiger Guard has recovered at this moment, and it is with this Tiger Guard and his own people's hearts in Jiangdong that Sun Jian stubbornly blocked Yuan Shu's offensive.
Although Yuan Shu also had a gold-blooded cavalry, the gold-blooded cavalry was a cavalry, which was difficult to deploy in Jiangdong, but it was not as good as the Tiger Guard, and after the defeat from Xuzhou to Yangzhou, Sun Jian also re-recruited a group of good soldiers in the army and enhanced his high-level combat power.
However, now Sun Jian can only block Yuan Shu's offensive, and it is unlikely that Yuan Shu will be beaten back in a short period of time, unless there is something wrong with Yuan Shu's army or Jiangdong Army has received some strong reinforcements, otherwise the two sides are likely to maintain an undefeated stalemate.
Yuan Shu has already begun to make a move, when this news reached Yuan Yao's ears, Yuan Yao knew that he should do it, as long as he can defeat Jiangxia, not to mention killing Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, as long as he can beat Sun Ce and Zhou Yu back to Jiangdong, it is enough to bring enough pressure to Sun Jian, who is fighting with Yuan Shu, and create an opportunity for Yuan Shu to break the enemy.
Yuan Yao looked around at the people in front of him at this moment, and said in a deep voice: "My father has already started to fight with the Jiangdong army in Danyang, according to the previous plan, this time is also the time for us to start, we don't have much time to waste this time, so I decided to personally lead the army to attack with the generals, take Jiangxia with dignified authority, and drive Sun Ce and Zhou Yu out of Jiangxia."
"No!" As soon as Yuan Yao's voice fell, Hu Zhao just stopped him and said: "What a noble body the prince is, how can he be in danger, this matter must not be allowed."
Looking at Hu Zhao, Yuan Yao only felt a headache.