"Xiahoudun is in charge of the scouts in the army, and Zhongde is in charge of the detailed work, and he will investigate the situation in Jiangxia in detail, and there must be no slackness." Cao Cao said.

"Whoa." The two said in unison, whether it is Xiahoudun or Cheng Yu, they are all people that Cao Cao trusts very much, and only those who are trusted by the monarch can have access to things like intelligence, otherwise, wouldn't it be easy to leak the news, Cao Cao has led the troops to fight for many years, so naturally he will not make mistakes in this regard.

"Cao Ren, this prime minister ordered you to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses, be the vanguard of the army, attack Yundu, Nanxin, and Anlu, and open the way for the army."

"Whoa." Cao Ren came out of the queue.

After one order after another, Cao's army, which had gathered in Xiangyang, began their journey.

After everyone dispersed, Cao Cao left Cheng Yu, Xun You and other important strategists, and Sima Yi seemed to be among them.

Although it was the first time to experience such an occasion, Sima Yi stood behind the crowd, looking respectful, not daring to have the slightest transgression, this kind of performance made many strategists in the army nod secretly, from today's Sima Yi's words can be seen that Sima Yi is a talented person, and talented young people, to be so humble, is still extremely rare.

"You may be seated." Cao Cao said.

The generals in the army are Cao Cao's victory on the battlefield, and the role of the strategist is also huge, a good strategy will play a huge role in the process of engaging the enemy, there is no doubt about this.

"Zhongda will tell me about your plan first." Cao Cao said with a smile.

Seeing that the strategists in the tent turned their eyes to him, Sima Yi said: "Prime Minister, now that Jiangdong has changed hands, and Zhou Yu is a person trusted by Sun Ce, and Zhou Yu has 50,000 troops to resist our army in Jiangxia, how can Sun Quan rest assured?" ”

A question made many strategists suddenly understand what Sima Yi wanted to do, but it is true that as Sima Yi said, the master of Jiangdong at this time is no better than Sun Ce, and he definitely does not attach as much importance to Zhou Yu as Sun Ce.

"My lord, Zhong Da's words are very true, and now Jiangdong has experienced turmoil not long ago, although Zhou Yu has been entrusted with important tasks, but Sun Quan does not trust Zhou Yu very much, otherwise why let Lu Su go to the army, it is clearly to divide the power in Zhou Yu's hands." Cheng Yudao, who is responsible for controlling the situation, has an understanding of the situation in Jiangdong that is not comparable to ordinary strategists.

Cao Cao showed a deep expression on his face, and immediately laughed and said: "Zhou Yu has been in charge of the Jiangdong Army for many years, and he has great prestige in the army, even if Sun Quan sends someone to the army, what can he do?" ”

Many strategists showed puzzlement, Zhou Yu had a high prestige in the Jiangdong Army, and it was easier to control the army, and this kind of thing was definitely not good news for Cao Jun.

Sima Yi's eyes lit up, and his gaze at Cao Cao was a little different, the time he followed Cao Cao's side was still short, and he still didn't know a lot about Cao Cao's actions, and now after hearing Cao Cao's words, he recognized Cao Cao's superiority in strategy.

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, Cao Cao did not have the slightest meaning of explanation.

Jiangxia's county governance is in Xiling, in order to break through Jiangxia, the Jiangdong army has made a lot of efforts, since Sun Ce took charge of Jiangdong, he has never given up the idea of attacking Jingzhou, and if you want to occupy Jingzhou, what you must do is to control Jiangxia, only after controlling Jiangxia, Jiangdong army can continue to go to Jingzhou.

After occupying Jiangxia, it is the beginning of the Jiangdong army rampant in Jingzhou, after Sun Ce led the troops to capture Jiangxia, Jiangdong was jubilant, and after capturing Jiangxia, in fact, the most important place should be Jiangling, if Jiangling can be firmly controlled in the hands, in the face of the Jingzhou army, there is more chance of victory, Jiangling connects Bashu, after occupying Jiangling, it means that the Jiangdong army has the opportunity to attack Bashu, and Jiangling and Jiangxia are connected together, they can block the influence of Cao's army in the four counties of Jingnan.

However, Jiangling is now in the hands of Cao Jun, and the strength of Cao Jun on the battlefield is extremely strong, so that the Jiangdong Army does not dare to despise it, especially on the battlefield of Wuling County, the Jiangdong Army has suffered a lot of losses in the hands of Cao Jun, and Sun Ce was even injured on the battlefield.

What worries Zhou Yu the most is the monarch in the rear, whether he supports it or not, otherwise it will be a very dangerous thing for a general to lead the troops to fight outside, and the trust of the monarch is very important to the main general in the army.

Zhou Yu has a high prestige in the Jiangdong army, this is Zhou Yu's advantage, and it is also Zhou Yu's disadvantage, if Sun Quan is jealous because of this, Zhou Yu's situation will inevitably fall into danger, if the monarch does not trust, Zhou Yu wants to win on the battlefield, it will become more difficult.

After Lu Su arrived, Zhou Yu felt Sun Quan's jealousy of him, and Zhou Yu was not too surprised when such things happened, the same thing was put on other monarchs, and there would definitely be the same choice, and the most elite troops in Jiangdong were in his hands.

Zhou Yu could understand Sun Quan's thoughts, after all, Sun Quan had not been in charge of Jiangdong for a long time, and he had too much influence in the army, which would inevitably make Sun Quan feel uneasy.

For the arrival of Lu Su, Zhou Yu was extremely enthusiastic, and did not despise Lu Su's youth, Lu Su was a talent promoted after Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong, and in the past, Lu Su did show an outstanding side, which made Zhou Yu quite appreciative.

Zhou Yu was relieved that after Lu Su arrived in the army, he didn't have too many questions about his decision, and some suggestions were also very pertinent, which made Zhou Yu value Lu Su even more.

"Zijing, now Cao Cao ordered Cao Ren to lead 10,000 troops to Jiangxia as the vanguard of the army, and the Cao army has been dispatched for some time recently." Zhou Yu said.

"Dudu, the elite of the Cao army, there are quite a lot of elites in his army, especially the heavy cavalry under Cao Ren, which is extremely elite, if it can't be overcome, then Jiangxia will inevitably be shaken, and among the three counties of Jingnan controlled by the lord, there are not a few families who secretly show favor to Cao Cao." Lu Su said.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, he naturally knew these things, when Sun Ce led the troops to attack Jingnan County, it can be seen from the performance of these counties that they supported Cao Cao the most, although it took a lot of effort, Sun Ce still pacified the three counties of Jingnan, and similarly, the pacification of Jingnan County played a vital role in Jiangdong's rule in Jingzhou, as long as Jiangxia's army could block the attack of Cao's army, it would definitely be able to stabilize Jingzhou.

After the Cao army began to fight, Zhou Yu ordered the Changsha garrison Jiang Qin to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to invade Wuling County, posing a threat to Cao's army.