Chapter 343: Personally conquering Xiangyang
Liu Feng's army in Xiangyang, which was not only unexpected by everyone, but also in some reasonable circumstances, was to take himself as the commander, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan as the vanguard, and Pang Tong also followed Liu Feng to go on the expedition, such a lineup was the most luxurious for Liu Feng to go out in this year.
This time, Liu Feng led 70,000 troops, handed over 20,000 to Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, and personally led 50,000 troops in the Chinese army. In fact, this number is not very much for Liu Feng at this time, 100,000 soldiers and horses, Liu Feng was also sent, but just in case, he still left some mobile troops in Chengdu, handed over to Xu Shu and Ma Chao under the command of the two, just in case, plus Jingzhou and Liu Feng under the command of many people, so this time to go to Xiangyang, for Liu Feng, 70,000 is enough.
"I don't know what the lord thinks, will I wait for this expedition to take advantage of the night to move forward, so as to be able to catch Zhuge Liang off guard?"
As the vanguard of the front, Zhao Yun went to Liu Feng's house to ask after integrating 20,000 horses, at this time Liu Feng was saying goodbye to his two wives and three children, although the three little ones could only lie on the bed, but as long as they saw the majestic Liu Feng, they were all able to smile, which made Liu Feng's heart very useful, at first glance I thought that I might not be able to see at least more than a month, Liu Feng was still quite reluctant in his heart.
"This expedition to Yizhou, there is no need to avoid Zhuge Liang, since he has transferred Liu Chan, he has a premonition that Xiangyang may not be defended, Cao Zhi has already shown his strong strength last time, if we do not show at this time, it may cause the sergeant or some county officials to waver in their hearts, so this battle is to be above board to capture Xiangyang with the strong strength of our army, Xiangyang is the most important place in Jingzhou, once you want to fall into my hands, all take Jingzhou, just around the corner!"
Obviously, Liu Feng is already tired of the previous repeated forbearance and then outbreaking, in his heart, he already has enough ability to fight with other forces, he wants to let other forces and the people of Huaxia see his strength through this war to seize Xiangyang, and his determination to unify Huaxia, and now the only question is whether Zhuge Liang can make this pride in Liu Feng's heart successfully realized.
As Liu Feng expected, 70,000 horses marched eastward, it was impossible to hide Zhuge Liang, when Liu Feng's army still had two days to reach Xiangyang, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei and others had already learned the news that Liu Feng sent troops to Xiangyang, and then thought of Zhuge Liang's previous transfer of Liu Chan and several of Liu Bei's wives to Xiakou, Xiangyang court for a while, everyone didn't know how to resist, was summoned by Zhuge Liang to the court after all looked at Zhuge Liang, In order for him to be able to make a surprise plan to break Liu Feng as he did in the past.
Zhuge Liang looked at the people under the court, there was no expression on his face, he just waved his hand to the guard standing in front of him, and the guard began to introduce the news of the front to everyone: "According to the starry night report, this time Liu Feng personally led the army to conquer my Xiangyang, Xiangyang surrendered Zhao Yun as the vanguard, led the army of 20,000, and after more than ten miles, Liu Feng led an army of about 50,000 to follow closely, and the sergeants under his command were clearly dressed and armored, and they thought to be well-trained soldiers......"
When the guard wanted to continue reading, he was interrupted by Zhuge Liang waving his hand, and seeing that the people in front of the hall were talking more and more, Zhuge Liang said loudly: "Liu Feng has at least sixty or seventy thousand soldiers who can fight well, and I, Xiangyang, at this time, there are only more than 20,000 defenders, and some of them are wounded soldiers who have just fled back from Hefei, and their combat strength has not yet recovered, and Jiangling also has a large number of Liu Feng's garrisons. ”
Zhuge Liang encountered something before, and it was very rare to take the initiative to ask each other, and in most cases, Zhuge Liang made a plan, and then notified the people under his command to implement it, like this situation, it is very rare.
"Liu Feng and Zhao Yun are both self-Xiangyang rebellions, although it has become a little climate, but they still can't ascend to the hall of elegance, but they are unkind and unrighteous teachers, and they are willing to lead the army out of the city to face the battle, which will make these two traitors know the bravery of my Xiangyang son!"
Obviously, no matter what kind of situation he reaches, Zhang Fei will not lose his indomitable momentum, at this time, hearing that Liu Feng and Zhao Yun are coming, Zhang Fei's heart is full of endless anger, and he is very reluctant to scold Zhao Yun and Liu Feng in front of him to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Regarding Zhang Fei's words, Zhuge Liang only nodded slightly, and did not follow Zhang Fei's words, but looked at the people in front of the hall, as if looking for different voices.
Seeing this situation, Jian Yong, who has been managing many matters in Xiangyang, moved in his heart, as early as when Zhuge Liang transferred Liu Chan out, he vaguely felt a hint of crisis, and at this time Zhuge Liang asked them uncharacteristically, and Jian Yong, who was originally a minister under Liu Bei, guessed Zhuge Liang's intentions.
So Jian Yong sorted out his thoughts slightly, and said: "According to Yong's opinion, this time Liu Feng did not shy away from coming, and led the seventy or eighty thousand troops to roll in, which must be the intention that he must take my Xiangyang, and on the other hand, my Xiangyang, just experienced the defeat of Hefei, and the defenders were insufficient in number and demoralized, so relying on the only 20,000 remnants of this Xiangyang, no matter what kind of uncanny strategy, it is impossible to hold this unsafe Xiangyang. ”
Speaking of this, Jian Yong did not continue to speak, but looked up at Zhuge Liang, only to see that Zhuge Liang was still expressionless, but asked in a low voice: "In that case, what should I do?" ”
With Zhuge Liang's words of encouragement, Jian Yong's heart became more confident, cleared his throat, and continued: "Therefore, we now have two strategies to choose from, one is to quickly transfer General Yun Chang and Xiakou's garrison to Xiangyang, with General Yun Chang and General Yide here, if Liu Feng wants to break through my Xiangyang gate, it will not be easy to think about it, but losing sixty or seventy thousand troops, for Liu Feng today, it may not be nothing, but for us, it is a catastrophe, therefore, according to Yong's opinion, Another method may be more secure, that is, to take advantage of Liu Feng's not yet arrived, follow the previous measures of Uncle Liu Huang, transfer the people in Xiangyang City who are willing to follow us to Xiakou, and then gradually enrich the Jiangdong territory that we have obtained. ”