After Xiang Ao took control of Nanjun, he moved the Nanjun administrative office back to Jiangling. The relocation of the Nanjun Governor's Office, whether it was inside or outside the Yanguo Dynasty, knew that Xiang Ao's purpose was to capture Jingzhou.

At this time, Nam-gun Gangneung Castle was in the city.

"General Shiyuan is in charge of the Western Front, and our purpose is to capture Nanjun. Why did Brother Wen obey Pang Tong's dispatch? ”

Sima Yi, who was older than Zhou Budo on the side, was very dissatisfied with Zhou Budo and obeyed Pang Tong's dispatch. Now that the governor of Wu was so angry that he vomited blood by Zhou Budo, he had returned to Wu County, and it was time to capture Jingzhou, but Zhou Budo let the rare elite naval army Jinfan Army of Yanguo attack Yufu, and Sima Yi, who wanted to make contributions, was naturally anxious.

Zhou Budo looked at Sima Yi and chuckled: "After leaving Zhou Yu, Lu Su is here again." In Brother Zhongda's opinion, how to attack Jingzhou? ”

When Sima Yi heard this, his voice was shocked, and he said with a determined face: "Now that most of Wu's naval army is in Jiangxia, even if Jingzhou can't be captured, Brother Wen should also order to attack the long-term Harbin Army and Wuling County." ”

"If Brother Wen Zhi thinks that he will go south under the field, he can enter Wuling first, make a detour to Lingling County, Guiyang County, and then cover Changsha. As long as the three counties of Jingnan are taken by Wen Zhi, Wen Zhi can attack Jiangxia without any worries. ”

"What Brother Zhong Da said is not unreasonable."

Zhou Budo nodded in agreement, making Sima Yi think that he could persuade Zhou Budo, and immediately took over and said, "That's natural, Brother Wen thinks about it carefully." General Shiyuan has already coerced Guanghan, and with the help of General Zilong, he will soon attack the hinterland of Shu Han and take Chengdu. At that time, Guan Yu will not have the heart to stick to Yufu, I am afraid that he will withdraw troops to help. ”

"In that case, why did Brother Wen leave the fish recovery alone and take Jingzhou directly."

Although Zhou Budo also admired Sima Yi's strategy comparable to his own, Zhou Budo was more optimistic about Pang Tong's strategy.

Zhou Budo smiled faintly and said, "The strategy is good, but what if Guan Yu makes a desperate bet?" ”

When Sima Yi heard this, his brows furrowed, and he continued with some unwillingness: "Guan Yu does not have an elite navy under his command, even if he is given a chance, presumably Guan Yu will not do much. ”

"As long as we defend Yiling, even if Guan Yu is out of the fish, we will not lose too many cities."

"Besides, with the southern county of several cities, in exchange for the three counties of Jingnan, how to calculate it is also a cost-effective business."

Zhou Budo finally understood why his lord let him go to the front line to replace Sima Yi's commander, it seems that Sima Yi is a few years older than him, but Sima Yi does seem to be a little anxious.

Zhou Budo shook his head and smiled slightly bitterly: "Could it be that Brother Zhongda doesn't know the temperament of the lord?" Don't know the military order of the Yan Kingdom? ”

Although the military order given by the lord was to attack Jingzhou, he also warned him to obey the commander of General Pang Tong when necessary. This battle was ordered by the general himself, and if we disobey, I'm afraid..."

At the mention of Xiang Ao, Sima Yi looked stunned, and then shook his head helplessly.

Everyone in the world knows that he wants to emphasize military discipline, even if he talks about the art of war that is not subject to foreign military orders, but in the face of his lord, Sima Yi can't raise the idea of resisting.

Zhou Budo saw Sima Yi's expression and was greatly relieved. Although since replacing Sima Yi's commander, Sima Yi has always been the only one who looks at himself, but Zhou Budo knows that he is still too young for fear that he will not be able to suppress Sima Yi.

took out Xiang Ao's name and suppressed Sima Yi's thoughts, so as not to offend Sima Yi. He is just the nephew of a deceased prince, and compared to the Sima family in Hanoi, Zhou Budo knows that his energy is still not enough.

Although he knew that his lord had opinions about the family, he supported more of the generals from the poor family and even from the commoners. But in Zhou Budo, if the relationship between colleagues is not handled well, I am afraid that it will not be reused by the lord in the future.

Zhou Budo knew in his heart that this dispatch of troops was not Pang Tong's military order.

Pang Tong just passed the book, so that Zhou Budo saw the opportunity to put pressure on Yufu, and Zhou Budo could choose whether to follow Pang Tong's advice or not depending on the situation.

"However, there are still a lot of feasible suggestions from the Zhongda brothers, and they are still thinking about it, and how about making a decision after reporting it to the lord?"

Sima Yi, who originally felt that there was no hope, felt that there was still hope when he heard Zhou Budo say this, nodded with a happy face and said, "It should be so." ”

"Why don't you make a detailed plan and let Brother Wen present it to the lord to see?"

"That's great!" Zhou Budo nodded lightly, and didn't seem to take Sima Yi's so-called detailed plan to heart.

After half a day, Sima Yi really took out a battle plan and handed it over to Zhou Budo, which made Zhou Budo smile bitterly. In desperation, Zhou Budo had no choice but to block Sima Yi's face and take a closer look at the battle.

Zhou Budo, who was originally just perfunctory to Sima Yi, admired Sima Yi's battle plan in his heart.

Sima Yi's battle plan was very simple, and he was also very bullying.

The plan to attack Wuling County first was still not convenient, but after capturing Wuling County, the attack on Lingling County that Sima Yi had talked about before suddenly changed drastically.

In Sima Yi's detailed plan, after capturing Wuling County, he sent a large army to threaten Lingling County, which not only made Wu Guo think that Yanguo Nanjun was going to Jingnan County, but also tried his best to make Liu Bei believe that the Yanguo army attacking Wuling County was going to Jingnan County.

How to make Liu Bei also believe that the Yan army attacking Wuling County was the method of the three southern counties of Jingnan, and he hated simplicity, and ordered the Ganning naval army in Chen Bingwu County (now Wushan, Chongqing) to increase the attack on Yufu.

At the same time, let the army secretly Chen Cang, disguise a large number of soldiers and horses, and enter the boundaries of Ba County. After Liu Bei let down his vigilance, the lurking army suddenly pretended to cross the Yangtze River and attacked Jiangzhou (now Jiangbei District, Chongqing). At the same time as the ambush attacked Jiangzhou, the army attacking Lingling County suddenly died down and retreated from Lingling County.

At that time, Liu Bei would naturally think that the previous actions were a cover-up plan by the Yan army to attack Jiangzhou, and Liu Bei would naturally panic.

In a panic, Liu Bei either called back Guan Yu, or transferred the elite in Guanghan County to help Jiangzhou.

"Brother Zhongda is going to play Liu Bei and Sun Ce in applause?" Before he finished reading it, Zhou Budo looked a little shocked and looked at Sima Yi in disbelief.

Sima Yi smiled, and said with a look of okay: "Brother Wen hasn't finished reading it yet?" Do you want to explain to Brother Wen in person? ”

Zhou Budo was slightly stunned and nodded subconsciously.

Seeing that Zhou Budo was willing to listen, Sima Yi was interested.

"Attacking Jiangzhou has three benefits." Sima Yi stood up, stretched out the three fingers of his right hand, and continued with a smug face: "First, Guan Yu was transferred back to Jiangzhou by Liu Bei, so he gave General Gan Ning the opportunity to capture Yufu. ”

"Second, Guan Yu continues to defend Yufu, so Liu Bei has to dispatch elites from Guanghan. If the elite of Guanghan is transferred, then the pressure on General Pang Tong will go down, and even give General Pang Tong a chance to break Shu Han. ”

Zhou Budo frowned and listened, and asked with some puzzlement: "If Liu Bei's soldiers and horses are still sufficient, even if he transfers troops from Guanghan County, what is the use of not affecting the confrontation with General Pang Tong?" ”

The corners of Sima Yi's mouth curled, and he said proudly: "That's three!" The third benefit is the main purpose of this plan. ”

"Huh? What is the purpose of Brother Chungda? Isn't the first and second benefits the main purpose of Brother Zhongda? ”

Sima Yi was quite satisfied with Zhou Budo's reaction, and nodded lightly: "The attack on Jiangzhou is also just a feint, and the real purpose of the next is the three counties of Jingnan." ”

Zhou Budo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said in shock: "What does Brother Zhongda mean..."

"Hmm!" Sima Yi nodded, and said with a fierce face: "Go back to the horse gun and kill Sun Ce by surprise!" ”

Sure enough, you still can't underestimate any of the strategists under the lord's command! Zhou Budo secretly marveled, feeling more and more that his plan seemed to be nothing in front of these seniors.

After the shock, Zhou Budo pondered for a long time, raised his head, and said with a little excitement: "Brother Zhongda's plan is really extraordinary, but he suddenly thought of a plan. ”

Sima Yi was slightly stunned, and then asked excitedly, "Brother Wen Zhi hurry up and talk about it." ”

There was not the slightest arrogance and contempt in Sima Yi's eyes, and a strange smile even leaked from the corner of his mouth.

Sima Yi was naturally a little dissatisfied with Zhou Budo's words, but since it was arranged by his lord, Sima Yi did not dare to refute it. Especially after seeing that Zhou Budo's tricks made Zhou Yu vomit blood so angrily that he had to return to Wu County for treatment, Sima Yi agreed with this commander who was younger than himself from the bottom of his heart.

In Sima Yi's own opinion, his own chain plan is already flawless, and there is not much possibility of expansion. Zhou Budo has his own plan, and it must be extraordinary when he thinks about it.

The next Zhou Budo's strategy did not disappoint Sima Yi.

"Cooperate with the feint attack of the benefit one or two, personally lead the troops under the next, and attack Jiangxia!"

"Attack Jiangxia?"

Zhou Budo nodded excitedly and said: "When attacking Wuling, I led a large army to attack Jiangxia. When the ambush attacked Jiangzhou, they withdrew their troops in Xia. When the ambush soldiers send troops to Lingling County, they will launch a fierce attack on Jiangxia in the next place! ”

Sima Yi looked at Zhou Budo incredulously, and said in shock: "In this way, let Liu Bei and Lu Su be convinced that we are going to attack Jingzhou." And the big flip of the Jiangzhou ambush and the action of the Wenzhi brothers made Lu Su think that we were going to attack Liu Beiba County. When our army returns to Jingzhou..."

Sima Yi said, the two looked at each other for a long time, and then laughed loudly at the same time: "Hahaha..."

It is rare to meet opponents in life, and it is even more difficult to meet confidants. Now that Zhou Budo and Sima Yi have also met their opponents in Jingzhou, and their confidants have also been found, they are naturally very happy.

In addition to the strategy that the two of them came up with together, Zhou Budo also remembered to inform Pang Tong before presenting the battle plan to his want, hoping that Pang Tong could make preparations in advance and expand the results of the battle.

From Nanjun Feige to Yecheng, the post station on the way plus the back and forth, it will take at least nearly ten days.

In the days of waiting, the two did not simply wait for military orders. Instead, they actively prepared food and grass and military supplies, and were ready to go on the expedition at any time.

Zhou Yu was forced to return to Wu County, and Lu Su was temporarily the governor of the capital, in charge of the military of the entire Western Front.

Jiangxia County Governor's Office in Xiling City.

"Governor, there's an urgent report from the front."

"Read!" Lu Su didn't feel the slightest hurry, and continued to wave the brush in his hand and responded softly.

"The southern army commanded by Zhou Budo of Yanguo Nanjun went south and attacked Wuling County." The deputy general, who was originally a little anxious, also regained some composure after seeing Lu Su's calm appearance, and continued in a deep voice: "At the same time, Zhou Budo personally led the army and came towards Jiangxia. ”

"The only general who attacked Jiangxia was Zhou Budo?"

"There are also Yanguo general Tai Shici and veteran Li Zhu."

After the adjutant general said that, Lu Su's brows finally furrowed, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

"The commander who attacked Wuling County is Sima Yi?"

"The Governor is really like a god!" Before he could report it, Lu Su guessed the other party's commander, and the deputy general had a little more expectation for Lu Su's victory over the Yanguo army, and said with a slightly excited expression: "The boss is indeed Sima Yi, and the deputy general is Tian Yu, the general of Yanguo." ”

Lu Su paused slightly, and then continued to dance the brush. After a while, Lu Su finally finished the ink painting in his hand, nodded with satisfaction, and then put down the brush and came to the deputy general.

"Take the map."

"No!"

The guards hurriedly took out the map from the bookshelf behind Lu Su and spread it on the wooden table in front of him.

Lu Su walked to the wooden table with a calm face and stared at the map for a long time.

"Humph!" Lu Su didn't say much, and after snorting softly, he began to order: "Zhou Budo's army is just a feint, don't pay too much attention to it." ”

"Pass on the general's order, let Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin quickly lead 10,000 sailors to attack Nanjun from Changsha!"

"Ahh The adjutant general shouted in a low voice: "Dudu, the target of the enemy army is Wuling County!" ”

"Wuling County? Hehe! Lu Su smiled confidently: "Wuling County is just a springboard for the Yan Army, and what Zhou Budo wants is probably the three counties of Jingnan!" ”

"The attack on Wuling is just the beginning, then Lingling, Guiyang County, and finally Changsha County."

"Not to mention the length of the battle front of the three counties, compared with Changsha, Jiangxia and Nanjun, there are few large water flows, which is not conducive to the soldiers of Wuwu State to fight. Since this is the case, Ben will come to a counter-defense and attack and besiege Wei to save Zhao. Lu Su said, his face suddenly became a little fierce: "I want to see what kind of tricks this milky Zhou Budo can use." ”

Lu Su's remarks made the deputy general stunned for a while, and then excitedly hugged his fists and said: "No! ”

Subsequently, the entire battle situation in Jingnan became complicated.

No, as Zhou Budo and Sima Yi expected, Lu Su seemed to intend to directly abandon Wuling County and send a large army to attack Nanjun. As for Jiangxia County, although it was equally intense, both sides tacitly agreed that they did not make a big move.

Although he considered that Lu Su would decisively abandon Wuling County and directly send troops to Nanjun to transfer the battlefield. But Zhou Budo is not so easy to deal with.

The army led by Zhou Budo personally divided his troops to the south, crossed Yunmengze, and attacked Dongting Lake in Changsha County.

In order to maintain the containment of Jiangxia, Zhang Xiu, who was stationed in Nanyang County, sent troops to Suixian County (now Suizhou City, Hubei) at the same time to coerce Jiangxia County.

Lu Su's decision, although it messed up the rhythm of Zhou Budo and Sima Yi, the two still did not give up their previous plans. The army that broke into Wuling County attacked Wuling County while dividing its troops to lurk towards Jiangzhou.

Between Wuling County and Ba County, there are many mountains and forests, and there is no river directly connected to allow large ships to pass through, and the army that is trying to attack Jiangzhou is a latent operation, so that the feint that was intended to delay the time has been fought for nearly a month, and even the two armies have fought real fire, and it looks like a decisive battle may be launched in Yunmengze at any time.

"Governor, the Yan army in the Jiangxia realm has withdrawn!"

The deputy general seemed very excited and rushed into the tent to report, but Lu Su was not happy.

The fighting is getting more and more intense, and a decisive battle can break out at any time for any reason. But at this time, Zhou Budo chose to retreat, which made Lu Su worried.

"How to retreat? Where is the retreat going? ”

Seeing that Lu Su was so dignified, the deputy general put away his excited expression, pondered for a moment, and said solemnly: "The retreat is very orderly, it seems that he took the initiative to withdraw the army." As for the direction..."

Nanjun Zhang Xiu returned to Suixian. Zhou Budo directly retreated to the Huarong area and stationed the army. ”

"Huh?!" Lu Su snorted in puzzlement, walked quickly to Yutu, and after a long time, he muttered to himself in a deep voice: "Garrison Huarong, naturally there is no intention of stopping the war, but after spending such a large number of casualties, what does it mean to take the initiative to withdraw the army?" ”

Lu Su really didn't think of a reason, and continued to ask: "How is the battle situation in Wuling County?" ”

At the mention of Wulin, the deputy general's face sank, and he said worriedly: "The Yan army went all the way south, attacking Lingyang (now Cili, Hunan), Chongxian (now Sangzhi, Hunan), Youyang (now dozens of miles north of Guzhang, Hunan), Qianling (now Baojing, Hunan), and coercing Yuanling (now Yuanling, Hunan). ”

"With the elite of the Yan army, Yue Yu only captured less than half of Wuling County?" Lu Su's brows furrowed: "With such a battle damage, I'm afraid that Yanguo Nanjun will change the coach!" ”

If the Yan army changes generals in battle, it may be a good thing for Wu Guo, Lu Su is afraid, if Jia Xu and others are replaced, Lu Su really does not have the confidence to be able to block Jia Xu by himself.

"It seems that I still have to help a bunch of Zhou Budo!" Lu Su pondered for a long time and nodded with a straight face.

"Order the Wuling County guards to counterattack the Yan army. If the momentum of the Yan army has been too strong for a long time, the people of Yuanling will retreat south and abandon Yuanling. ”

"Ahh Governor..."

"Do it!" Lu Su didn't wait for the adjutant general's advice, he looked at the adjutant general fiercely and shouted in a deep voice.

"No!" The adjutant general was helpless and took the order to leave.

Just when Lu Su planned to lure the Yan army to continue south and attack Wuling County. The news of the Yan army's sneak attack on Jiangzhou came out from the land of Shu Han.

"It's been a week! What a Sima Yi! Lu Su was shocked by the news from Shu Han, and he didn't want to fight with Zhou Budo for a long time, it turned out that he was acting.

Zhou Budo didn't say anything about acting, he thought he had seen through Zhou Budo and Sima Yi, and actually took the initiative to cooperate with them to act.

After sighing, Lu Su did not hesitate. Since Zhou Budo's target was Jiangzhou, there would definitely not be many troops left in Wuling County, so he changed the lured counterattack to a real counterattack.