If the battlefield is selected to the north of Jingmen, the terrain there is relatively rugged, which is not conducive to the use of cavalry.

At the same time, it was easy for the enemy to find a dangerous place to set up camp, and it would be difficult for the Wu army to defeat them at that time.

And if the battlefield is placed south of Jingmen, it will be even more unfavorable to the Wu army, because the enemy army can occupy Jingmen County and then hold on and wait for the arrival of the Shu army.

In short, as long as Kou Yanqing is not stupid enough to attack the Wu army, or start a decisive battle with the Wu army, then it will not be so easy to eliminate the Liang army.

Of course, these were expected by everyone at the beginning, so although the task was a bit heavy, the generals did not lose confidence.

All the generals present are veterans who have fought on the battlefield for many years, and all of them are experienced and have encountered situations that are more difficult than today, so they naturally will not feel depressed because of the current situation.

"The situation is clear to you, the task is more difficult, but I believe we can complete it. Guo joined the army, you have always been known for being resourceful, and this time the king specially arranged you to staff the military aircraft, I don't know what tricks Guo has for joining the army? ”

After Fan Yu introduced the situation, Wang Maozhang, as the coach, first asked Guo Chongtao.

After so many years, Guo Chongtao is also famous in the Wu army, everyone knows that he is resourceful, and every time Yang Wu goes out, he will take him with him to staff in military affairs.

This time, he was specially asked to assist, and Wang Maozhang naturally would not slack off.

Guo Chongtao didn't answer directly, but asked Fan Yu first: "I don't know what the situation is on General Qin Pei's side?" What is the movement of the Shu army? ”

Fan Yu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "General Qin's side, according to the information I have received, the Shu army has no intention of coming to Jingmen to join the Liang army, but is continuing to march towards Jiangling!" ”

Guo Chongtao's expression lit up when he heard this, and he said with a smile: "This means that the Shu army will not be able to join the Liang army in a short period of time?" That way, we have a lot more time. ”

The Shu army had to pass through Xiazhou to go from Guizhou to Jiangling.

Xiazhou is also the Yichang of later generations, and it has another name in this era, that is, Yiling.

In that year, Liu Bei unified Shuzhong, also known as the emperor in Chengdu, so he led the Shu army eastward, in order to avenge Guan Yu as the reason, and the Wu army fought for Jingzhou.

At that time, the army led by Lu Xun, a famous general of Wu, defeated Liu Bei in Yiling.

The terrain is steep and easy to hold.

If the Shu army planned to go to Jiangling, the Wu army only needed a small number of troops to contain the important place, and with the actions of the naval army, it could easily block the Shu army.

However, if the Shu army planned to join the Liang army in the north first, then they would only need to take a slight detour to leave the mountains and enter relatively flat terrain.

At that time, the strength advantage of the Shu army could be brought into full play, and it would be much more difficult for Qin Pei to block them.

Not only Guo Chongtao figured out the truth in this, but other generals were also able to figure it out, so the generals' faces were a little lighter.

Guo Chongtao continued: "General Wang, generals, since the Shu army has no intention of coming to join the Liang army for the time being, then there is no need for us to think about a quick victory. In the following opinion, the two county towns of Jingmen and Changlin must be occupied in advance no matter what; After occupying the two places, the next step is to send cavalry to make a detour and attack the enemy's grain route to trap the enemy! ”

This time in the battle with the Liang army, the Wu army's greatest advantage was in the cavalry.

The cavalry of the Liang army was used in the north to fight the Jin army, and Kou Yanqing only had a small number of cavalry in his hands to reconnoiter and investigate the enemy; However, the Wu army had a special cavalry, and the number was 3,000 people.

If you can take advantage of this advantage, it will not be difficult to defeat the enemy army.

Although Wang Maozhang had never used cavalry, he naturally understood the power of cavalry.

After Guo Chongtao mentioned the cavalry detour, he nodded in agreement: "What Guo said in the army is very true, the enemy army has more than 40,000 troops, and it is impossible for so many troops to rely on the grain and grass carried by the army, and they must rely on the rear. As long as you can cut off the enemy's food route, the enemy army will be defeated in less than ten days! ”

Hou Zan said even more excitedly: "I think that we can directly send an army to detour through the rear of the enemy army and directly defeat Lexiang, so that the enemy's grain and grass will inevitably have problems!" ”

"Knock down Lexiang?" All the generals were a little surprised, and felt that Hou Zhan's proposal was a bit crazy.

But then, they felt that this method was not impossible to succeed.

After Wang Maozhang thought for a while, he frowned and said, "If you can knock down Lexiang, it will naturally be the best thing." However, the main force of the Liang army is currently in Lexiang, and after they leave, Kou Yanqing will not fail to understand the importance of Lexiang, and when the time comes, I am afraid that he will leave enough troops to defend Lexiang! ”

He didn't know what Kou Yanqing would do then, but he felt that if it were him, he would definitely leave enough troops in Lexiang to ensure the safety of the grain route, and then he would go south to engage the enemy army.

At this time, Chai Zaiyong said: "General Wang, the last general feels that no matter what, he always has to give it a try." Kou Yanqing may not have expected that our army would send troops to attack Lexiang, maybe he would only leave a small number of troops? ”

Guo Chongtao also persuaded: "It's always okay to give it a try, anyway, we have to send cavalry to attack the enemy's grain route, let them try it first, and see if they can defeat Lexiang!" ”

Wang Maozhang nodded in agreement.

……

When the generals of the Wu army were discussing the military situation, in Lexiang City, Kou Yanqing was also discussing the military situation with the generals.

This time he went south to rescue Jiangling, and at first Kou Yanqing felt that there was no problem, but later learned that Yang Wu personally led the troops, so he felt a lot of pressure.

Yang Wu, the king of Wu, has not personally led the troops for many years, and many years ago, in the battle of the Huainan Expedition, he personally led the troops to capture Suzhou, and the Suzhou garrison was Kou Yanqing at that time.

Until now, Kou Yanqing still remembers the panic and shock in his heart when the city of Suzhou was broken.

At that time, Zhu Wen gave him the order to hold on until the reinforcements arrived, and he thought that relying on the strong walls of Suzhou, it would not be difficult to complete the task; Who knew that the Huainan army would break through the city in just one month.

After that fiasco, Kou Yanqing still feels jealous of Wu Jun in retrospect.

This time, he didn't know if the Wu army that led the army to intercept them was personally led by King Wu, but regardless of whether Yang Wu personally led the troops or not, he would remain cautious.

"Wang Rong, after Ben will leave Lexiang, you must be vigilant at all times, this is the place where the grain and grass of the army gathers, and there must be no slackness." At this time, Kou Yanqing was solemnly admonishing a middle-aged general with a black face.

"Please rest assured, after the army leaves, the last general will order the city gate to be closed, unless it is the time to transport baggage, the last general will not open the city gate for the rest of the time!" The black-faced middle-aged general named Wang Rong bowed and replied.

Wang Rong is the person chosen by Kou Yanqing to stay in Lexiang, commanding 3,000 troops to ensure the safety of the grain road.

Although 3,000 people are not much, it is enough to guard a small county town, even if the Wu army sends tens of thousands of troops to attack the city, it is impossible to break the city in a short time, and Kou Yanqing will naturally be able to send reinforcements back at that time.

"Good! I'll leave this matter to you, and I hope you'll be cautious and not negligent! Kou Yanqing nodded.

He pondered for a moment, and then said: "By the way, in a few days, there may be a support army going south, led by General Liu Yan, if they arrive in Lexiang, you must entertain them well!" ”

"And reinforcements?" Wang Rong was pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, but not necessarily, Ben just heard some news." Kou Yanqing didn't explain much, obviously he didn't know much about it himself.

In fact, the reason why reinforcements came was that Jing Xiang made a suggestion to Zhu Wen after learning that Yang Wu had personally conquered Jiangling.

After all, Zhu Wen and the others thought that this time the Wu army would only send a general to lead the troops as before, but they didn't expect that this time Yang Wu would choose to lead the troops in person.

Yang Wu personally led the troops, and a general led the troops, and the momentum was naturally different.

Not to mention anything else, the two Northern Expeditions alone made Zhu Wen and Jingxiang and others dare not ignore it.

Therefore, after learning that Yang Wu personally led the troops, Zhu Wen gathered 10,000 troops from all over the country and handed them over to the general Liu Jun, asking him to go south to reinforce Kou Yanqing.

However, this reinforcement led by Liu Yan is still only in Dengzhou, and whether it can go south in time to participate in the next big war, even Kou Yanqing cannot guarantee.

The joy on the general's face did not make Kou Yanqing feel relaxed.

He then explained some things to the other generals, and then ordered the disbandment and let the generals go back to rest.

And he himself was quietly thinking about his own thoughts.

"I heard that His Majesty is now seriously ill, and he can't even sit in a sedan chair, so he can only stay in Beizhou temporarily. If His Majesty really can't survive this time, I don't know who he will pass the throne to? ”

"Among Your Majesty's many sons today, King Bo is the most outstanding, and he is the oldest of His Majesty's many sons today, and he is the most favored by His Majesty, and he is entrusted with the important task of guarding Kaifeng, the eastern capital; It's a pity that King Bo is only His Majesty's adopted son. ”

"Although King Ying is His Majesty's son, he has a cruel temperament, is greedy and treacherous, and is not a housekeeper, and his background is too low, and his mother is just a camp prostitute! How can such an identity inherit the throne? ”

"His Royal Highness King Jun is also the son of His Majesty, his temperament is relatively mild, but unfortunately his ability is relatively mediocre, if he succeeds to the throne, I am afraid that it will be difficult to lead the Liang State and the two great powers of Jin and Wu in the future."

……

Kou Yanqing thought about it for a long time, but felt that among Zhu Wen's many sons, there was really no most suitable heir.

But then he smiled bitterly again, now that he is leading his troops and is about to fight with the Wu army, where is he still in the mood to think so much.