After discussing for a long time, the three finally chose to adopt Zhou Ben's opinion, ignoring the attack of the Jin cavalry, and concentrating on building a pontoon bridge.

In this case, Li Chengsi did not have any good ideas, so he could only send troops to try his best to prevent the Liang army from crossing the river.

However, after all, the Liang army had a large number of troops, and the place where they built the pontoon bridge was close to the Liang army's camp in Baixiang, and they could get the support of the camp at any time, so Yang Wu judged that after ten days of struggle, the Liang army finally successfully crossed the river.

However, then Li Chengsi once again chose to avoid the battle and continued to use cavalry to attack and disturb the logistics and supply of the Liang army.

The Liang army ignored the previous attack, which obviously greatly affected the morale of the Liang army; And the Jin army's avoidance of fighting made the Liang army even more exhausted, and it didn't take long for it to become demoralized.

In addition, Baixiang was only a small city, and it was obviously impossible for the city to reserve enough grain and grass to supply an army of 70,000, so the Liang army must have relied heavily on support from the rear for supplies.

In the case that Li Chengsi chose not to fight a decisive battle with him, but to concentrate on attacking his logistics, Zhou Ben and the three felt that a decisive battle with the Jin army was unattainable, and it was too risky to attack Zhaozhou deep into the territory, and it was easy to be cut off by the Jin army, which led to a great defeat.

So for the sake of safety, the three finally decided to withdraw their troops and go back, and then look for opportunities to fight later.

For this result, Yang Wu also couldn't laugh or cry.

If it were in reality, the three of them might not be as rational and safe as they are now; Second, even if they are safe enough, don't forget, this is Wang Yanzhang's first time leading troops alone to take on a heavy responsibility, will he be willing to lead the troops alone for the first time and return in vain?

In addition, even if Wang Yanzhang didn't care about his reputation and focused on safety, would Zhu Wen, who was sitting in the rear, agree to them just retreating? He is bent on plotting to become virtuous and righteous and military, is he willing to just give up?

Therefore, after all, the sand table deduction is only a sand table deduction, and there are too many differences from the actual situation.

In practice, there are so many issues that need to be considered, and decision-making is unlikely to be as fast as it is now.

In addition, Zhou Ben and the others are also battle-hardened generals no matter what, and each one can be used as a commander in the future no matter which side of the force is put in, and if it is placed in those small forces, it is enough to take on the heavy responsibility of the pillar.

Among the three leading generals of the Liang army, although Wang Yanzhang is extremely famous in history, he is more because of his loyalty, and his commanding ability has not been tested enough.

And Han Qing's ability is too mediocre, and it is obviously incomparable with the generals such as Zhou Ben in front of him, except for his seniority, there is no other outstanding point.

This is also why he has deep qualifications, but Zhu Wen does not regard him as the main general.

As for Li Si'an, needless to say, whether he is really capable and lacks luck, or his ability is relatively insufficient, in short, he has fought a series of defeats on the battlefield in the past, and it is impossible for Zhu Wen to let him be the main general.

Therefore, the three generals of the Liang army are not only inferior to the three of Zhou Ben in terms of coordination, but also inferior in ability.

When it comes to the actual battlefield, no one can say clearly how Wang Yanzhang and the three of them will respond, even if Yang Wu knows the course of the battle in history, but now it is difficult for him to judge Wang Yanzhang's choice.

After Zhou Ben and the three of them, it was the turn of Chai Zaiyong, Lu Shizhou, and Yan Keqiu to serve as the coach of the Liang army for deduction.

Unlike Zhou Ben and the three of them, Chai Zaiyong and Lu Shi were much more aggressive, while Yan Keqiu advocated being safe, but he alone could not persuade the other two, and in the end, Liang's actions were mainly based on active attack.

When Li Chengsi chose to harass with cavalry, Chai Zaiyong and the two immediately decided to attack the whole army, aiming directly at the camp of the Jin army in Gaoyi.

The Jin army had already built a pontoon bridge in Gaoyi, so as long as the Liang army captured the pontoon bridge, it could launch an attack on the Jin camp.

In addition, the two armies were fighting on the banks of the river, and it was difficult for the Jin army to give full play to its cavalry advantage, so this option was also feasible.

However, Yang Wu laughed secretly after hearing this, because Wang Jingren and Han Qing in history finally decided to do so, and finally failed to capture the Jin army's pontoon bridge, but when the battle was until the sun set, because the soldiers were tired, they were taken advantage of by the Jin army and finally suffered a crushing defeat.

Of course, now it is just "talk on paper", and even Yang Wu cannot arbitrarily judge whether the Liang army can successfully seize the pontoon bridge, after all, any accident can happen on the battlefield.

One thing is certain, however, that not only did the Jin have a huge advantage in cavalry, but their camps were closer to the battlefield and could constantly retreat their tired troops to recuperate.

Because the Liang army took the initiative to advance to Gaoyi to engage the Jin army, Gaoyi was thirty miles away from the Liang army camp in Baixiang, coupled with the threat of the Jin cavalry, so it was difficult for the Liang army to return to the camp to rest during the battle.

What's more, the Liang army even had a problem eating halfway, and it was impossible for the Jin cavalry to give them the opportunity and opportunity to return to the camp to eat, while they themselves could take turns to return to the camp to eat.

In this way, as long as the battle lasted for a long time, the Liang army, which had no time to eat, could only fight the Jin army hungry, and the final defeat was inevitable.

When Yang Wu said this, Chai Zaiyong and Lu Shiren were dumbfounded, obviously not considering this situation.

The other generals were also thoughtful, obviously thinking about the lessons learned.

After Chai reused the three of them, other generals, including Tao Ya and Liu Wei, who had already turned into civilian officials, as well as young generals such as Chai Kehong and Li Chan, were also interested, and they all stood up one by one to serve as the generals of the Liang Army and fight against Li Chenghe.

However, in general, although the Jin army, which has the advantage of cavalry, is inferior in terms of strength, they are really attackable and retreating, and firmly grasp the initiative on the battlefield.

So after some deduction, although there are some generals who can fight with the Jin army and remain undefeated, there are none who can defeat the Jin army.

"After all, the deduction is just an deduction, and we will wait and see how the real battle situation will develop. However, the generals should also think carefully about how our army should deal with it if they really fight with the Jin army on the plains in the future! Yang Wu finally concluded.

One by one, the generals began to ponder.

……

Northwest of Tanzhou, Qiaokou Town.

Just as Yang Wu and the others were talking about the troops on paper in the Wuying Palace, deducing how to cross the river to destroy the enemy army, Liu Chongjing was also hesitating about whether to send troops by the Tuantou Lake.

After Liu Xin's soldiers besieged Tanzhou, in order to cut off the Chu army's reinforcements, Liu Xin ordered Ma Ye and Liu Chongjing to lead the army north to intercept the enemy army at Qiaokou.

The vicinity of Qiaokou was originally close to the Xiangjiang River, and the local area was not far from Dongting Lake, and the rivers were criss-crossed, so the 5,000-strong army of Yima Ye could still block the enemy's reinforcements under the condition of single-minded defense.

Therefore, after arriving at Qiaokou, Ma Ye ordered the construction of two camps, one for him and Liu Chongjing, to defend one for each other to support each other.

In addition, the defenders of Yuezhou also dispatched 3,000 men to assist them in their defense, and sent a naval army to block the shipping lane and prevent the enemy from breaking through the Wu army's defense line with a naval army.

With the help of the navy, it can be said that as long as Ma Ye and Liu Chongjing defend carefully, it will be difficult for the enemy army to make a difference.

The enemy army in their direction was the 10,000 Chu army led by Yao Yanzhang, the general of the Chu army, who sent troops from Yiyang and marched all the way east, only to be intercepted by the Wu army at Qiaokou.

After careful consideration, Yao Yanzhang believed that it was obviously difficult to break through the blockade of the Wu army from the front, and the only chance was to win by surprise and launch an attack in a place where the Wu army did not expect.

Therefore, Yao Yanzhang confronted the Wu army at Qiaokou with the main force, and on the other hand, he divided his troops from the south to take a long detour to the rear of the Wu army to launch an attack.

His action was indeed unexpected by the Wu army, after all, the distance of Yao Yanzhang's detour was too far, and with their familiarity with the terrain and covert marching, the Wu army did not notice their movement at all.

As a result, when the Chu army launched an attack on the camp at the southern end of the Wu army, the garrison there was not prepared at all, and could only support itself under the attack of the enemy army while sending people to ask Liu Chongjing for help.

"General, General Ma's side won't be able to support it for long, and I ask the general to hurry up and send troops to help our army stabilize its position!" At this time, Ma Ye's messenger was pleading bitterly in Liu Chongjing's tent.

"Well, the general already knew what you were coming to, but the general had not prepared at all before, and it was impossible to send troops immediately in a hurry. In this way, you go and rest first, and Ben will immediately order to prepare for the army, and it will not be long before it is ready! Liu Chongjing replied in a deep voice.

Seeing that the messenger was still a little worried on his face, Liu Chongjing continued: "You can rest assured that the general and General Ma have the friendship of colleagues, and the righteousness of the robe will not leave General Ma alone." With the speed of our army's actions, we will soon be able to pick up General Ma! ”

"Thank you for your help!" The messenger replied with a loud voice.

"Hmm!" Liu Chongjing nodded, and the extremely kind messenger motioned for him to go and rest first.

After sending the messenger down, Liu Chongjing ordered: "Order all departments, immediately prepare to send troops, and prepare within a quarter of an hour, if you violate the order, behead!" ”

"The last general obeys!" Several commanders and battalion commanders under Liu Chongjing's command responded awe-inspiringly and returned to the camp to make preparations.

However, among the generals, one of the leaders stayed quietly, and after the others left, this person returned to Liu Chongjing's camp.

"Does the general really plan to send troops to rescue General Ma immediately?" After this person met Liu Chongjing, his first sentence made Liu Chongjing look stunned.

"What do you mean by that? Didn't you hear what Ben said just now? Ben will have the friendship of colleagues with General Ma, and the righteousness of the robe Ze cannot but be saved! When you ask this, are you questioning the general? Liu Chongjing said unhappily.