Chapter 967: Who Can Break It?
Liu Bei's troops crossed the Yangtze River and reached Yanzhou, and the Yan army crossed in reverse to seek an attack. If this battlefield is all on the front line of Xu Yang, it would be a surprising strategy, but if it is placed in the current overall situation, it is not advisable. Xu Huanglong's army attacked Jingnan, and the Ganning Flying Tiger army came south to Dajiang, and the active attack designed by Pang Tong was limited, after all, the main direction of the Yan army's attack was in Yanzhou rather than Yangzhou, and this overall strategy could not be changed! If Liu Yi really wanted to make a move against Yangzhou, with his style at this time, he would definitely concentrate the forces that occupied an absolute advantage, and first of all, he would have to incorporate the battle situation into his own rhythm.
Zhou Yu has no doubt about this, most of this remark is just a temptation, as Kong Ming thought in his heart, if such a battlefield situation is formed, then the most beneficial side must be Sun Ce's side, they can first wait and watch the two sides fight and stand still, and when the time is ripe, the army will definitely go out of Yangzhou, but at that time, Sun Cejun's attack target will not be so clear, Zhou Gongjin will not let the Yan army occupy the land of Yangzhou, but it is inevitable to fish in troubled waters to seize real profits! Of course, Kong Ming's reply is also reasonable, at this time Yangzhou is Liu Bei's only strategic foundation, if the army is not defeated here, it will have an extremely adverse impact on the future development, and on this matter, seek all the best caution and change anyone will do so when the situation is approaching.
Yangzhou's request was not excessive, what they needed was for the main force of Sun Ce's water army to send out to show their attitude to the Yan army, so that Gan Ning and the ministers could be jealous without handing over troops at all, so that the enemy's strategy of crossing the river to attack and attack would be eliminated and invisible. Kong Ming and Zhou Yu talked a lot of things that needless to say so transparently, otherwise it would not have the opposite effect, after hearing this, Gong Jin's performance was slightly bowed, but there was not a word for a while.
"The Metropolitan Governor, if you talk about the ability of water warfare today, the Governor should be the first, this is that Liu Langsheng is highly respected, Xuzhou Ganxing Ba Pang Shiyuan regards the Governor as the biggest rival, when the Jingzhou Navy was strong and unrivaled, only the Governor can be far away from Baqiu and make Jingsheng Gong worried! Now you and I both know that the Yan Army Flying Tiger has strong combat power, and the strength of the boat is in the world, and it is also the Gan Ning who crossed the river in the past and then followed Liu Yi as a general to fight in the world, and he is also a commander in the army and is especially good at the method of water warfare! It was only the Jiangdong Navy at that time that had a head-to-head confrontation with it, but I don't know what to say about the Yan Army in the heart of the governor! "Jizhou battle, Ganning came across the sea to attack Jigu successfully, not only determined the strategic advantage of the Youzhou army in the decisive battle, but also made the Flying Tiger Army such a strong army known to the princes of the world, but there are not many people who have really seen this army fight, Xu Sheng, the commander of the Yangzhou Army and the Navy, is one of them, but if you feel the natural or hostile Jiangdong Navy, speaking of water war, Zhou Yu is the most qualified person to evaluate the Flying Tiger Army, of course, the previous battle of Jiangxinzhou was an unprecedented defeat of the Jiangdong Navy, Kong Ming must talk about the tone is also extremely cautious.
Hearing the battle of Jiang Xinzhou from Zhuge Liang's mouth, Zhou Yu's expression did not change but there were ups and downs in his heart, Jiang Qin's naval army was defeated too badly in that battle, and there was almost no power to fight back, although all kinds of favorable conditions were almost all in the Flying Tiger Army, but many of them were done by Gan Ning with his own leadership ability and the powerful combat power of the Flying Tiger soldiers, more than 5,000 corporal soldiers died in the service of Jiang Qin, countless missing people were missing, and the warships were almost all destroyed by the other party, Even Jiang Gongyi himself was seriously injured and only spared, since the establishment of the Jiangdong Naval Army, there has never been such a battle damage, how can Gongjin, as the commander, not be unforgettable?
Shocked to hear this letter, goodbye to Jiang Qin, who was unconscious and didn't know his life and death, it was difficult for the little overlord to keep calm and keep repeating the name of Gan Ning in his mouth, that kind of hatred made the listeners feel cold, and Zhou Tai, who was one of the three major water thieves of the Yangtze River and Xingba Jiang Qin, was even more spitting fire in his eyes, even if he asked Sun Ce to go to avenge Jiang Qin before the battle, in fact, it was Liu Yi who helped Liu Bei to order the Flying Tiger Army to come, but almost all the Jiangdong generals chanted the name of Xingba, Guy made too much impression on this waterway back then! I didn't expect that this person would still have such a strong strength after leaving Dajiang for more than ten years.
In the end, it was naturally Zhou Yu who calmed down the Jiangdong generals, but in fact, after being hit by the Flying Tiger Army like this, how could Gong Jin feel good in his heart? Almost all of these soldiers were brought out by him, and Jiang Qin and Jiang Gongyi were both extremely important generals for Sun Ce and him, and if he died of serious injuries because of this, it would be an irreparable loss for Sun Ce. Once Liu Yi makes a move, he is extremely accurate, and Gan Xingba's attack is even more ruthless, but this is a battlefield battle, and you can't expect your enemy to be half merciful to you. The casualties of the soldiers and the serious injuries of the generals have made the elder brother lose his calm, and if he can't hold it any longer, it will be difficult for anyone to suppress it under the turbulence of the crowd.
The first time the Ganning Flying Tiger Army came to help Liu Bei capture Yangzhou, but after the Jiangdong Naval Army suffered a heavy blow, they still forcibly maintained forbearance, because the development of the war situation did not allow them to raise the strength of the whole army to take revenge, once this happened, Sun Ce's foundation will be more threatened! There is only eternal interest in the battle array, even if your angry mouthful of blood has reached your mouth, you have to swallow it back alive! If you are angry and stop the war, you will definitely be punished on the battlefield!
Now that the Yan Army and the Flying Tiger Army have come to the river for the second time, they will be even more powerful than before, and the situation of the battle situation is also earth-shaking compared to that year. Again, only interests are eternal! Compared with the army and cavalry of the Yan Army, Zhou Yu pays more attention to the opponent's water army, the reason is very simple, if the Flying Tiger Army can lose its combat power, Liu Yi can only look at the river and sigh even if he has a million male divisions, and the Flying Tiger Army is certainly strong, and the ability of Ganning Water War is also the top in the world, but they are not without weaknesses, if they can surprise this time, there is no chance to ......, of course, Zhou Yu will not have any expression at this time.
"Mr. Zhuge ploughed and Nanyang, presumably should have heard about the three major water thieves on the Yangtze River more than ten years ago, Jinfan Ganning is the first of them, and the other two Jiang Qin Zhou Tai are under my main account as generals, these three people are by no means ordinary bandits, at that time the Jingzhou Navy was also defeated several times, Jianghaizhuang Ganxingba has the reputation of "the king of justice" and the people, it can be described as a powerful river, and then followed Liu Yi to crusade against the Yellow Turban is also a miracle, even the son of heaven is also very appreciative of it, although the battle of the previous Jiangxinzhou is the right time and place and people are all on the side of the Flying Tiger Army, But afterwards, General Jiang also said that Gan Ning's ability to command the naval army was absolutely top-notch, and he was not an opponent even if he fought in a tie! At that time, the advantage of the Flying Tiger Army's warships was already the best in the world, and now after several years of accumulation, its prestige will be better than in the past, so the opponent Zhou Yu does not dare to win! Zhou Yu's words are from the bottom of my heart!
At that time, Jiang Qin was seriously injured and unconscious, and the group of doctors tied his hands, and then fortunately the old doctor Changsha Taishou Zhang Ji went out of the mountain to save his life, for such a miserable white, the Jiangdong Navy naturally has a lot of things worth summarizing, when Jiang Qin explained the battle in detail, Zhou Yu still had a plan in his heart, and put aside the benefits of the Flying Tiger Army's warships, Gan Ning's ability to command the Navy and the essence of soldier training are by no means under the Jiangdong people, not to mention that the equipment of the Yan Army has always been invincible?
"The words of the governor are true, Liang also knows the strength of the Flying Tiger Army and the ability of Gan Xingba, but it is not indestructible......" Zhuge Liang continued to say this, a pair of eyes fell on Zhou Yu's face, the two looked at each other and no one said much, and after a while, Kong Ming continued: "One of them is said to be a man, Gan Ninggu is a talent in water warfare, and the Yan army has the advantage of warships, but after all, there is a difference between the north and the south, no matter how strong the combat power of the Flying Tiger Army is, the number is not large, in terms of brightness, the other army is only between five and eighty thousand, if the governor joins forces with our army, The superiority of forces is set on our side! The second place, this is the Yangtze River waterway, although not as high and turbulent as the sea but also unique, the Flying Tiger Army exercises are in Xuzhou on weekdays, and the familiarity above the river must not be as good as the governor and my lord, even if Gan Ning is familiar with the river to the point that he can't reach 10,000 after all, but there are these two places where we are waiting for a lot of promise! ”
Zhuge Liang believes that in Zhou Yu's heart, he will not know the weaknesses of the Flying Tiger Army, just now he praised Gan Ning, at this moment, it is better to not say a word to himself and Liu Bei still have considerations, Fang Cai Kong Ming has made Yangzhou's position clear in his words, and now it depends on whether he has a good strategy to deal with the Flying Tiger Army, which is also one of the keys to this conversation, not to persuade Zhou Yu here or make him feel that he has a chance to succeed, I am afraid that just helping Cao Cao is not enough for Sun Ce to make a move.
"Everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the Flying Tiger Army cannot be flawless, although Mr. Zhuge is quite clever, but he wants to break it according to this, it is especially insufficient, Yu is willing to listen to Mr. Gao's opinion!" Characters like Zhou Yu Zhuge will never easily listen to people's words, even the words of Liu Yi, the king of Yan, can only have important reference significance, everything must be left to them to feel for themselves, Fang Cai's words have proved the accuracy of Kong Ming's vision, and the previous strategic conception is also rigorous and methodical, but Zhou Yu also believes that this person will not be satisfied with this, it seems that he also has the same ideas as himself!
"What can Liang do, he can compare with the governor in the water war, but since the governor asks so much, he can only throw bricks and lead the jade." Zhuge Liang's words are by no means hypocritical, Liu Bei and Sun Ce fought for Yangzhou before, although they were temporarily reconciled due to the situation, but it is difficult to say that the two are in harmony, and the loss of Yangzhou has always been a heart disease of the Jiangdong people, and if they want to deal with Gan Ning, they must work together, humility in words is a must, and it is worth it with Zhou Lang's ability.
Zhou Yu just smiled when he heard this, the two of them didn't need to say much, and the thoughts of both sides were roughly known, and they made a gesture of please for Kong Ming to follow, Zhuge Liang smiled in return, and no longer shirked and said happily: "If the governor can work together with my lord, the Yangzhou army is in the light, and the Jiangdong navy is in the dark, and when he is in a hurry to cut off the waterway of our army, he can work together to fight for a victory, I don't know what the governor thinks is the land of the garden pavilion?" Your army will be there in two days down the river! ”
"Garden Pavilion? ...... "Zhou Gongjin is good at water warfare, Zhuge Liang is also extremely concerned about this, it can be said that the key places and rough terrain of thousands of miles of the Yangtze River waterway have long been in their hearts, and with the wisdom of the two, Kong Ming does not need to say it so clearly, I believe that Zhou Yu will understand after listening to this place name!" Sure enough, Gong Jin groaned when he heard this, and even closed his eyes after a while, Kong Ming knew that this was the other party's gains and losses in careful calculation, so he didn't bother at the moment, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it to Lu Su Yao, who was in Gong Jin's left hand, and then drank it himself, looking at its shape, it was actually calm, and Zi Jing smiled slightly in response, and it was also a cup of tea poured for himself!
Until this moment, Lu Zijing did not participate in the dialogue between the two, but in his heart was as fast as lightning to detail the words of the two, Kong Ming's words were not as simple as asking the Jiangdong Navy to protect Liu Bei's back road, but to attack the Ganning Flying Tiger Army on the Yangtze River, this garden pavilion is on the other side of the Lujiang River more than 200 miles upstream of the Yangtze River, the terrain is open and conducive to the landing of the infantry army, if Liu Bei wants to cross the river to help Cao Cao, Yangzhou soldiers must be mighty, These many people want to cross the river smoothly and quickly, not only have high requirements for the ferryboat, but also have to go to the shore carefully selected, there are only three or four places along the Yangtze River that meet such locations, and Gan Ning, who is familiar with this place, will also be in his inspection. When he heard that Liu Bei's army would cross the river, he would lead the army to come, and that was the time for the two sides to work together.
"What is the situation of the Yangzhou Navy? Sir, don't lie it to me. Zhou Yu pondered for half an hour, looking like he was asleep, the terrain, timing, and the strength of both sides were constantly making careful calculations in his mind, and only then did he open his eyes and ask Kong Ming, in this conversation between the two, it was also the first time that Gong Jin really asked about Yangzhou.
As soon as Zhou Lang's words came out, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su both had a clear meaning in their hearts, but it can be said that at the moment when they heard that Kong Ming came to Changsha, Zhou Yu, who guessed his intentions, was already planning this possibility, and now after some detailed discussions, Liu Bei's determination has been fully revealed, the two sides at least have the basis for cooperation, and only this foundation and strategic conception is not enough, Zhou Yu needs to understand the real strength of the Yangzhou Navy to judge whether the two sides can work together to defeat the possibility of the Ganning Flying Tiger Army.