Zhang Yu was building momentum, and then Cai Mao took the opportunity to send troops, which Zhang Yu had already discussed with Cai Mao.

It went very smoothly, and everything went according to Zhang Yu's original plan.

In mid-February, Sun Ce began to act, this time he dispatched an army of 200,000 troops, and the elite of his family went out to kill them to the east.

Sun Ce would think about developing eastward because Changsha and Dongting Lake were both Jingzhou's territory, and Jingzhou's strength made him uneasy and always wanted to develop elsewhere.

Historically, Sun Ce attacked the Jiangdong region, but now the Jiangdong region is occupied by Zhang Yu, and he can only fight with Yuan Shu for territory.

To the east, Sun Ce did not follow the Yangtze River, because if he wanted to go east from the Yangtze River, he would encounter places such as Jiangxiakou, which were areas controlled by Cai Mao.

So, Sun Ce went by land.

Sun Ce's goal was to attack Yuzhang County, which was where Poyang Lake was located, and the area was very wide, and most importantly, the land there was very fertile.

Sun Ce owns Dongting Lake, so he naturally knows the benefits of Poyang Lake and knows what it means.

As soon as Sun Ce acted, the spies hiding in Changsha City got the news.

The fast horse immediately ran towards Jiangdong and went to report to Zhang Yu.

"Report, lord, Sun Ce has sent troops."

Zhang Yu received the news, although he had been prepared, but he couldn't help but be excited.

"Okay, order the whole army to start preparing, and we will attack in advance. Accomplish your goals early. Zhang Yu said.

It would take a few days for Sun Ce to arrive, however, Zhang Yu planned to attack in advance.

Attacking in advance will undoubtedly create an opportunity for Sun Ce, Zhang Yu's attack on Yuan Shu will definitely be pounced by a large army, and then it will be much easier for Sun Ce to attack in the rear, and he can give Yuan Shu a fatal blow.

Zhang Yu's army immediately began to prepare.

Guo Jia has prepared all the battle maps.

Zhang Yu and the others walked into the war room that had been arranged, and then said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, this battle will be commanded by you, and I will go to the front line after the war starts." ”

Zhang Yu handed over the command task to Guo Jia, and he personally led the troops to charge the front line.

Guo Jia nodded and replied: "Don't worry, my lord, we have been preparing for this battle for a long time, and we will definitely win the battle." ”

Zhang Yu and Guo Jia began to mobilize soldiers and horses in the war room.

Guo Jia pointed to the map and said: "Lord, in this battle, we will attack in three ways, Lord, Ling Cao, and Gao Shun, each with 100,000 soldiers and horses, attack in three ways, eat more than 200,000 Yuan Shu soldiers and horses in Jiujiang County, and then gather next to Chaohu Lake, let Gao Shun's soldiers and horses be bait, and fight an ambush here." So as to quickly annihilate the enemy and achieve the goal of quickly occupying Jiujiang County. ”

Zhang Yu nodded, the strategy is very simple and effective, but it is not easy to operate in practice, and the actual situation may change at any time.

Zhang Yu and Guo Jia perfected many details, many of which were difficult to solve.

After studying for a day, the enemy situation did not change much, Zhang Yu was ready to go to the front line the next day to directly command the operation, and at the same time, Guo Jia would also leave and go to the front line to command.

"Report, lord, Mrs. Xiang is urgent." As soon as Zhang Yu finished studying the battle plan with Guo Jia, he received a report from the soldiers.

Mrs. Xiang, that is, Xiang Xin, what urgent report can she have, Zhang Yu is strange.

Taking the soldier's letter, Zhang Yu unfolded it.

"Hahaha, hahaha..."

After reading the letter, Zhang Yu laughed.

"Lord, what a happy event that makes you so happy." Guo Jia was very excited when he saw Zhang Yu, obviously there was something very good.

Zhang Yu said: "After the war, please drink, a big happy event, Mrs. Xiang, Mrs. Mi, and Mrs. Cai are all pregnant." ”

"Congratulations to my lord, God bless me Jiangdong." Guo Jia seemed to be more excited than Zhang Yu, and he spoke very quickly with excitement.

Zhang Yu's childless terrier has always been a big problem in Jiangdong, and once Zhang Yu has an accident, then the entire force may have a big crisis.

Although many people didn't say it, they often asked Zhang Yu to marry a few more wives.

But they didn't know that the problem was with Zhang Yu, who was systematically transformed and couldn't have children.

But recently, Zhang Yu was transformed again, and he didn't expect it to return to normal.

On that trip, Zhang Yu brought four people, in addition to the three of them being pregnant, he also brought Zhang Ning.

"Hey, this Ning'er didn't get shot, and when I go back, I have to work harder to dig up Zhang Jiao's treasure." Zhang Yu groaned.

Xiang Xin had known about it a long time ago, but in order to surprise Zhang Yu, they wanted to wait for Zhang Yu to go back before telling Zhang Yu.

But Zhang Yu stayed directly in Danyang County to prepare for battle.

There may be danger in battle, Xiang Xin wants to ask Zhang Yu not to take risks, and let other generals do it.

In addition, this news can inspire the soldiers ahead.

This is a major event related to whether a force can be stable and continue, so Xiang Xin hurriedly asked the soldiers to send the news back.

"Okay, this matter is sent to the three armies, and tell the soldiers that when the time comes, I will take Jiujiang County as a gift for my unborn child." Zhang Yu said to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia nodded and said, "My lord, the morale of the soldiers will be greatly boosted when they get the news, and they will be invincible. ”

Zhang Yu has a child, of course, he is very happy, he has been in the Three Kingdoms for so many years, and he has been married for many years, and he suddenly has a child, so he is naturally very excited.

However, the matter in front of him is still to use troops against Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu had also made preparations for a long time, and deployed heavy troops in Jiujiang County, Yuzhang and other counties.

On the one hand, he defended against Sun Ce, and on the other hand, he defended against Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu arrived at the combat team that night.

This time, Zhang Yu led 100,000 soldiers and horses, attacking the lower road, attacking Xiang'an County next to Chaohu Lake.

"Report to the lord, the military advisor said that Sun Ce's soldiers and horses will arrive in five days, let the lord's soldiers and horses set off now and attack in two days." The herald said.

Zhang Yu immediately ordered the army to be deployed.

Attacking also requires choosing time, Zhang Yu and they are the first to attack, but they can't be too early, they must choose their own favorable time.

The army set out at night, close to the battlefield.

Two days later, Zhang Yu and the others had already hidden a hundred miles away from the target, and they could attack at any time.

"This Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses are really complicated, and such an army also wants to fight a good battle." After Zhang Yu and the others approached, they naturally launched a reconnaissance and found that some of Yuan Shu's troops were neatly equipped, some had weapons but no armor, some were neat, and some were scattered.

Zhang Yu despised such an army very much, although it had combat effectiveness, it could not fight a tough battle.

Time passed little by little, and on the morning of the third day of Zhang Yu's departure, the appointed time arrived.

"Pass the order, we must be quick in this battle, and crush the enemy before they can react." Zhang Yu shouted.

Zhang Yu launched an attack in advance, and without waiting for Sun Ce and them to attack first, he wanted to raid Yuan Shu's army.

Once Sun Ce and them attack first, Yuan Shu will inevitably strengthen his defense against them, and it will be equally difficult to fight at that time.

(End of chapter)