When Sun Quan asked Ma Zhong what he meant, Zhang Ping took the initiative to say, "My lord, the minister has a word, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

Sun Quan was interrupted and slightly displeased, "Oh? What insight do you have? ”

Zhang Ping heard the anger in Sun Quan's words, but he had to bite the bullet and say, "The minister thinks that the Wet Whisker Dock can be lost, but Liyang can't be lost, even if General Ma wants to be armed, it shouldn't be here!" ”

Sun Quan said lightly, "Oh? How so? ”

Zhang Ping's palms were full of sweat, and he reluctantly responded, "Both Wet and Beard Dock and Liyang have good ports that can threaten Jiangnan. However, the wet dock can be lost, and the sun cannot be lost. If you lose it, you can get it back. If Liyang is lost, then we will never be able to fight back. ”

Zhang Ping's words made Sun Quan slightly stunned.

That's the truth.

The population of the mouth is sparse, and only a few fishermen earn a living in the nearby villages. Even if Cao Jun lays down the mouth of the wet beard, he will not be able to gain a foothold at all.

It is located along the river, and it has to resist the harassment of the Jiangdong Army at all times.

But Liyang is different, a strong city squats there, and there are villages like stars and moons around.

Even the imperial court failed to attack it several times.

At the beginning, the people of Lujiang rebelled against the imperial court because the imperial court wanted to forcibly relocate them elsewhere, which was not a deep hatred at all.

If the siege of Liyang City fails, and the Liyang army takes refuge in the imperial court, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhang Ping said that Sun Quan was depressed.

Jiang Qin was about to speak, but he listened to Zhang Ping continue, "It's not difficult to let General Ma garrison the mouth of the water, it's best to have a general of sufficient weight to guard Liyang, otherwise the two sides will weigh each other, or Bao Liyang will come first." ”

When Jiang Qin heard this, he immediately shrank his head.

Liyang is so close to the imperial court, and it is still in Jiangbei, it can be said that the day is precarious, who wants to spend a lot of energy in this kind of ghost place.

Sun Quan also had no idea, he hid Ma Zhong originally took a fancy to Ma Zhong's tenacious defensive ability, and was ready to keep Ma Zhong to deal with the most difficult situation in the future.

In this way, you have to choose someone else.

At this moment, I heard the newly appointed Governor Zhang Cheng stand up and say, "Lord, since the Wet Dock is my defense area, it will be my duty. There is no need for anyone else to do this, I will stick to it myself. ”

"You?" Sun Quan was a little surprised.

Zhang Cheng has always been known for his talent, especially knowing people, and is good at selecting talents, although he has the merit of leveling the mountain kou, Sun Quan also intends to let him sit in the battle, but this kind of hard battle is not what he is good at!

I heard Zhang Cheng say calmly, "General Ma is afraid of Zhang Liao, and he can divide Zhang Liao's momentum outside." What's more, he needs to shake Liyang for a long time, if he loses this time, I am afraid that he will be taken lightly by the imperial court. ”

This is exactly what Ma Zhong thinks in his heart, he wants to sit in Liyang, and if he wants to maintain the situation, he can't let the court despise him. Otherwise, someone will come to fight every three or five days, and that day will not be over.

The generals discussed, but Ma Zhong was just silent.

Sun Quan thought about it for a long time and couldn't make up his mind.

He asked Ma Zhong, "Ma Qing, what do you think?" ”

Ma Zhong listened and said, "The Liyang army is already at the end of the strong crossbow, if you can't be subdued this time, I'm afraid that Jiangdong will have no hope of recovering them in the future." The Liyang City side can't collect troops. ”

"On the other hand, it is only the local defenders of Hefei and Shouchun who are hostile to us now. If our army has enough food and grass, the time and place will be fully utilized. Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang and others are not a problem. But we can't just look at the present, when Cao Cao finishes beating Liu Bei next year and comes back from the northwest, what will be the situation on our side? ”

Ma Zhong continued, "In this way, a land stronghold is crucial. If Liyang is lost, then Guangling will be gone. If the imperial court sent troops from Guangling, attacked the back of Stone City, and approached Wu County, what would it do? ”

What Ma Zhong said is Cao Pi's Huang Chu No. 6 plan. If it weren't for Xu Sheng's cleverness at that time, I'm afraid Jiangdong would have been finished long ago.

When Sun Quan heard Ma Zhong's assumption, he couldn't help but change slightly.

Although the Jiangdong army has a lot of soldiers and horses, it can't use its strength in one place like the imperial court. Not to mention that there are rebellions everywhere in Jiangdong now, and it is impossible for the generals to concentrate all their forces just because they support their own troops.

This disadvantage is especially serious in the face of the imperial court's split attack.

The main force of Jiangdong is now deployed on the front line of Wuhu Chaisang. If the imperial court really attacked the Moling behind the Stone City, then Jiangdong would be extremely passive.

Sun Quan thought for a while and asked, "Then in your opinion, what should I do?" ”

Ma Zhongxin said, I can't pit my teammates.

It is rare for the civilian-bureaucratic group to support itself in order to show its sincerity.

Even Zhang Zhao's son Zhang Cheng was played as a card, and he couldn't help but be kind.

Ma Zhong first asked Zhang Cheng, "What are you going to do if the general is in charge of the final resistance of the Whisker Dock?" ”

Zhang Cheng was very satisfied with Ma Zhongxian's communication with him, at least this was the same trench attitude.

Zhang Cheng had already had a case before he came out to carry the pot for Ma Zhong, "Since our Jiangdong Army is retreating one after another, we must create momentum before that, confuse Cao Jun, and be ready to advance or retreat at any time." ”

When Ma Zhong heard this, he said that Zhang Cheng is an understanding person, and there may be a master behind him.

Ma Zhong asked very cooperatively, "What is the possibility of advancing or retreating?" ”

Zhang Cheng said, "It is necessary to be able to withdraw to the river at any time, so that Cao's army is helpless." It is also necessary to be able to attack from the river at any time and recapture the wet dock, so that Cao Jun can't stop. After a few times, Cao Jun must be tired. ”

"At that time, the imperial court will understand that the Whisker Dock is the place that my Jiangdong Army must defend. Now that Liu Bei and Cao Cao are undecided, they dare not expand the war without authorization, and the real test will probably not come until the war in the west is over.

At that time, I thought that the rebellion within our Jiangdong had been quelled, and the generals had also straightened out the affairs in their fiefdoms. Even if Cao Jun comes again, with the solid backing of Jiangdong, I will be calm and fearless. ”

Sun Quan listened to it first, his heart was wide, and then he smiled, "This long-term plan seems to be Lu Boyan's plan." ”

Zhang Cheng just smiled when he heard this, he looked at Ma Zhong and asked, "General Ma still has any doubts?" ”

Ma Zhongxin said, no wonder you are so bold to come out and carry the pot, it turns out that there is Lu Dashen to help you with advice!

Ma Zhong said, "General Zhang's plan is very good. In that case, I can also rest assured that I can start preparing for the court's revenge. Later, I will ask Ding Feng to lead the troops back to Liyang, build fortifications, and make preparations. These Cao Jun suffered a loss in the Wet Whisker Dock, and maybe they would go to Liyang to make up for it, and this matter had to be prevented. ”

Sun Quan also began to distract himself from Liyang's side at this time, "What you said is reasonable, when the ship comes again, I will send you to Liyang first, anyway, the mouth of the water is very close to Hengjiangjin, and it won't take much time." ”

(End of chapter)