Chapter 966: A Moment of Brightness

Before Zhuge Liang sent to Changsha, he would have an in-depth understanding of Sun Ce's important ministers Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others, in fact, in the Yangzhou army, he never gave up the study of these famous generals and ministers, such research includes a cadre of wisdom and strategy in the Yan army and the generals of the unified army, and naturally it will also include their current allies Cao Cao and Sun Ce! With these studies, when facing it on the battlefield in the future, you can design targeted tactics according to the character characteristics and preferences of the other party, which is very consistent with Liu Yi's requirements for the two places of Tianer and Tianwolf, Liu Bei's vision here is not under Lang Sheng, and he was trapped in Xuzhou before lacking strength and opportunities, and now of course he has to do it finely.

And the same thing is also going on in Cao Jun and Sun Cejun, and all parties may have their own tricks here, but the purpose is the same, be prepared! Zhou Yu and Lu Su will never despise Zhuge Liang's talent, after these two years of various performances in Yangzhou, I am afraid that they will not be able to find anyone who will take it lightly even if they look at the world! After serving Liu Bei, Kong Ming recruited a lot of talents for his lord with his incorruptible tongue and unparalleled eloquence, and Gong Jin Zijing was also prepared in his heart for all the reasons he would have this time, and it was not easy to use his lips and teeth in front of them, but this person's straightforward and unobtrusive actions were quite unexpected.

"Yu had heard Brother Ziyu say in the past and the talent of the second brother in his family was far above him, and even that Liu Yi also compared his important ministers Zhang Hu and Zhang Zicai with Mr., which shows that he values Mr. Today, I see that it is really worthy of the name, since Mr. Zhuge is so honest, Zhou Yu does not want to be more tortuous, how does Liu Tingshi want to say it in detail, the matter is big, if Mr. is not clear, my lord General Sun is difficult to decide! And there was an agreement between the three families before, General Cao and Liu Tingshi worked together to deal with the Yan army, and our army had already done enough according to the things discussed. From Cheng Pu and Huang Gai's veteran admiration for Zhou Yu, it can be seen that Gong Jin is by no means a jealous and capable person, nor is he a narrow-minded person, the other party is very honest, if he makes things difficult in words, he will appear to be lacking in demeanor, but it is not his intention to accept this, if Liu Xuande has no substantive preparation, he just wants to use the power of the Jiangdong Navy to resist the Ganning Flying Tiger Army, then he is desperate to suffer from the two sides, and he will never accept it.

"What the governor said is all reasonable, here when Rong Liang said one by one, the three negotiations that day were on the Yan army and the Cao army in the Hanzhong Central Plains two battles, but now the battle situation is very different from the discussion of the day, Liu Yi is not only entangled with the Cao army on the east and west fronts, but also the place where the troops went out of Xuzhou to threaten our lord Yangzhou, and is not afraid of the joint forces of our two armies! One of them is that he is full of confidence in his ability to command the army and the combat power of the Yan army, and the more important one is the Ganning Flying Tiger Army! With this army in hand, even if the Yan army does not make any attack on Yangzhou, as long as the Yangtze River waterway is blocked, if our lord crosses the river, the back road will be cut off by it at any time! With the plans of Jia Wen, Guo Fengxiao, Pang Shiyuan and others, plus Gan Xingba, Xu Gongming and others, who dares to cross the river under such circumstances? Zhuge Liang said that he paused here and looked at the two of them, this was by no means fear, but the consequence of the battle situation.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su didn't have any expression on their faces when they heard this, but they agreed with Kong Ming's analysis in their hearts, the so-called soldiers and horses went first before the grain and grass were moved, and the logistics were well known to everyone in the war! After the reorganization of the Yan army, the eight main forces have 60,000 people, even if Xu Huang's Longxiang army and the Liyi fire army suffered losses in the battle of Qingzhou, the two armies together may not be less than 100,000, it seems that Liu Bei's army will not have much advantage in terms of troops, in the face of Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Pang Tong, Gan Ning, Xu Huang and others, who in the world dares to win?

Moreover, it is a natural advantage to meet the Yangzhou army Yan army, Liu Bei's army needs materials to go out is a huge number, indeed Cao Cao and Sun Ce have given Yangzhou a lot of support in it enough for him to deal with the battle in front of him, but these materials need to be transported through the Yangtze River waterway, once the Yangzhou water army is not able to defeat Gan Ning's Flying Tiger Army, Liu Beijun's only lifeline will be cut off by the Yan army, logistics can not be guaranteed, and there are incomparably powerful opponents ahead, the victory or defeat of this war can be imagined, Thinking about it, Liu Xuande would never risk the destruction of the whole army.

"Although the Yan army is fine, our army is not without a good formula, the reason why Jia Wen and Pang Shiyuan are so arranged is to control the enemy of the Flying Tiger Army under my lord's command on the river, and the truth is true, it is not that it is arrogant and self-defeating, our army and the navy can have the strength to fight with it, but it cannot be said to win, it seems that the back road cannot be guaranteed, even if there are thousands of clever plans ahead, it is difficult to perform! But if General Sun can help, our army's logistics will be worry-free, and our lord can also cross the Yangtze River with peace of mind to deal with the Yanzhou Allied forces and the Yan army! Your army only needs to ensure our back road, in case of war, when the Yangzhou Navy bears the brunt, Liang here has two strategies willing to refer to the two together! The silence of the two was self-evident in Kong Ming's expectations, fighting with the Yan army, fighting with the Flying Tiger Army and the river was a very risky thing even for the powerful Sun Ce Water Army, and it was difficult to soothe his heart without detailed and proper arrangements!

Therefore, Zhuge Ji's Taoism is all about actual tactics, and if you want Sun Ce to send troops to help, you must first dispel the worries in his heart, what are his concerns? It's nothing more than that the navy will suffer a heavy blow from the other party, the effect of the Yan army's two-year strategy has been shown in the battle in front of you, the tactics used by the Gaoshun Liaodong Army and Leping in the attack and the strength of the Yan army's equipment make everyone vigilant, at this time they are still dealing with Cao Cao, but who can guarantee that the next time it is not by themselves to face such an offensive of the Yan army? What is the best way to deal with them? This is true for the Army, not to mention the Flying Tiger Army, which has been extremely powerful for two years and mysterious a few years ago.

What can be used by Zhuge Liang in front of him is the scale of the Flying Tiger Army and the length of the river! In terms of combat power, not only is it difficult for the Yangzhou Navy to compete with the Yan Army, but Sun Ce may not be able to win, but if the two work together, Xu Sheng can find ways to harass and restrict it on the premise of protecting himself, and the Yangzhou Army here still has a certain degree of confidence, and Sun Ce's department can take this opportunity to use the length of the river to cross the river Liu Bei to make a steady stream of transportation, the Flying Tiger Army is strong, and the advanced warships are indisputable facts, but the absolute number of people may not be able to defeat the Yangzhou Army too much, In this regard, the Yangzhou side made an estimate of between 50,000 and 80,000, and it can be dealt with without going head-to-head.

"I want to hear about it!" The key point of Zhuge Liang's words is to limit the responsibilities of the Jiangdong Navy to ensure Liu Bei's back road, once there is a war, the Yangzhou Navy will try to contain it to avoid the loss of the other party, here is already a great sincerity expression, to this point the other party should also have a show of intention, otherwise this talk will be difficult to continue. Zhou Yu is also aware of the changes here, and his attitude has changed slightly in just a few words.

There are nearly two thousand miles of waterway from Changsha to Jianye, no matter how strong the Flying Tiger Army is, it must not be completely blocked, the safety of the naval army under his command is greatly guaranteed under Zhuge words, there are many places suitable for transporting materials on this waterway and they are all under the control of Cao Jun, this matter alone does not seem to be too risky for Sun Ce, of course, at this time, listening to Zhuge Liang's words is still unfinished, thinking that this person should still have a plan, Zhou Yu will of course be interested.

"The two of you should know that our army has taken a great risk, my lord for the overall situation to lead the army to cross the river to respond to the Cao army to fight, Yangzhou's defense must be weak, there is no lack of people in the Yan army with deep vision, if it is also like the Cao army attacking Hanzhong, there is also a way to avoid the truth and be afraid that Yangzhou is in danger, so General Sun must cooperate with the naval army in Jianye to give Gan Ning a deterrent power while protecting the back road of our army, so that he does not dare to cross the way to the south of the Yangtze River, this is one of them!" When Kong Ming spoke this time, his eyes were always on Zhou Yu's face, and this was also extremely important in his heart.

"Mr. I'm afraid this is bad, Liu Zhijun crossed the Jiangbei to assist the Cao army in the battle, the Yan army did not contain the method of crossing to the south to attack only in Yangzhou is a good law, but the overall situation with the Yan army is harmful, because of this, they have no enough troops to contain Liu Zhijun, it will definitely damage the Central Plains war situation, and in the opinion of Xuande Gong, Mr. Zhizhi will not pour out of the nest this time, and the land of Yangzhou will definitely have the power of garrison, and then the Yan army will become a lone army in depth. Not only may it not be able to contain the army of Xuande Gong, but also it is not sure to take Yangzhou, how can Jia Wen and Guo Fengxiao, Pang Shiyuan and others do this? This time Zhou Yu's answer was very fast, Liu Bei's battle was indeed focused on the overall situation, but if he wanted to say that Yangzhou was too empty, he would never believe it, how could there be such a thing of sacrificing himself in troubled times? Kong Ming's words were a little alarmist.

"The governor's words are not unreasonable, but it is considerable that since Liu Yi raised his troops, how can he use his troops with common sense? The affairs of the military family are unpredictable, Yangzhou is the foundation of our lord, naturally there is no accident to appear, Liang Zhi's request is only to let General Sun show the state of union with our lord, once your army and our army join forces against it, then Gan Xingba even if he wants to cross the river has to be carefully considered, if so, he may not be able to secure the road behind. Kong Ming smiled when he heard this, and said calmly, not only is there a person like Guo Fengxiao who is good at surprise soldiers in the Yan army, but Feng Xiao Pang Tong is also a master in this, if Sun Ce's water army does not appear in front of Gan Ning, who dares to guarantee that they will not attack this way? The foundation is not tolerated, of course, he also knows that such a situation really occurs, and Zhou Lang can't ask for it in front of him, so the combination of the two armies must make Gan Ning Pang Tong have scruples!