Chapter Seventy-Three: Pushing Back
After nearly half a month of heat, God seemed to suddenly open his eyes, the weather became gloomy, and the cool breeze brought a trace of warmth to this hot summer. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Jiangdong, Chaisang, looking at the cloudy sky, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Yu's mouth, and he finally waited.
"It's weird." Lu Meng shuddered, a little unable to stand the sudden change, turned his head to look at Zhou Yu, but saw that Zhou Yu's face was full of irrepressible joy, and couldn't help but wonder: "Dudu, what's wrong?" β
"Is the ship ready?" Zhou Yu didn't answer, but asked.
"Select 500 strong men, and tomorrow morning, dressed in white, and cross the river with me." Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.
"Crossing the river?" Lu Meng looked at Zhou Yu in surprise: "But the beacon tower ......"
"I've got my own plans, so I'm going to prepare." Zhou Yu shook his head and said categorically.
"Whoa!" The military order was like a mountain, and Lu Meng could only nod and agree when he heard this, but he was still a little unwilling to say: "Why should the governor take the risk himself, the last general is willing to go on behalf of the governor." β
"You're a little bit close." Shaking his head, Zhou Yu chuckled and said, "For today, I have been preparing for a long time, and there is no room for error!" β
Lu Meng was helpless, and now he went down to prepare, the warships were actually to put it bluntly, they were all small boats that had been transformed, and one boat could carry five people, but even if it was just a small boat, as long as the people on the other side of the river bank were not blind, it was impossible not to see it, this truth, it was impossible for Zhou Yu not to understand, but when Zhou Yu was so sure, Lu Meng was not easy to refute.
In the entire Chaisang camp, with Zhou Yu's order, the small boats that had been prepared were pushed into the water village, and the five hundred elite people who had been carefully selected by Lu Meng also slept early, and there might be a fierce battle tomorrow.
In the dead of night, everyone fell asleep, but Zhou Yu didn't, he couldn't sleep, or the spirit was too excited, this battle, he had been planning for seven years, just waiting for such an opportunity, the opportunity to win the battle of Jingzhou, at the beginning Cai Liu was originally Zhou Yu's opportunity to benefit from the fisherman, but unfortunately, he miscalculated, Zhuge Liang's appearance broke his plan, and he took the entire territory of Jingzhou without blood, making many of Zhou Yu's plans go down the drain.
But Zhou Yu was not in a hurry, because at that time, the pattern of the north-south struggle was basically clear, and all he needed was an inducement, so he had been waiting patiently.
Sure enough, after Cao Cao called on the princes of the world to jointly crusade against LΓΌ Bu, his opportunity also appeared, Liu Bei led his troops north, but Jingzhou still left enough troops, in order to watch Jiangdong.
In the end, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were too cautious to realize the plan, but Zhou Yu was not in a hurry, because the opportunities were increasing with the continuous fierce war in Luoyang, and there were more and more opportunities, and Zhou Yu was aiming at the granary at Hukou, in order to support Liu Bei's Northern Expedition army, most of Jingxiang's grain and grass were hoarded here.
Especially at this time, the grain and grass hoarded in Hukou is particularly fatal, the battle at Yique Pass is not smooth, and the generals and soldiers in the army are war-weary, at this time, if Zhou Yu can take Hukou, then Liu Bei's 100,000 army will be over, and the 100,000 army left in Jingxiang will also shrink by half, of course, the premise is that Zhou Yu can seize Hukou, as for guarding, there is no need at all, Zhou Yu will send Liu Bei a fire, completely cut off his thoughts, and then, while the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong did not react, quickly occupy Jingxiang, Then collect those Jingxiang defeated troops, and you can get 200,000 troops for nothing, and Zhou Yu's plan to divide the world into three will be half completed.
However, the next plan to annex Shuzhong is going to run aground, he wants to persuade Sun Quan, unite with Cao Cao, and then attack Lu Bu, if he can take Jingzhou, just Jiangdong, he can also come out with 300,000 troops, and unite Cao Cao, compared with now, not only is not reduced, but stronger.
Lu Bu is too strong, Lu Xun's suggestion is actually not wrong at all, but it is too early, at least now it is difficult for Jiangdong to cooperate with Jingzhou to fight against Lu Bu, therefore, whether it is Sun Quan or Zhou Yu, Lu Xun's suggestion has not been adopted, not wrong, but the time is wrong, if Jingzhou has been occupied at this time, there will be no hesitation around, even if there is no Lu Xun, Zhou Yu will strongly persuade Sun Quan to join forces with Cao Cao and break Lu Bu first.
The development of Guanzhong over the years, how could Zhou Yu not know, whether it is wealth or soldiers, heritage, now Lu Bu is enough to resist the princes of the world, behind him is not only the land of the five states on the surface, the Hu people in the Western Regions outside the Saiwai are eager for Lu Bu, he can mobilize 100,000 Hu soldiers to run willingly to help fight, under this terrifying appeal, if Sun Cao fights, after deciding the winner, and then clean up Lu Bu, I am afraid that in the end there will only be the share of being cleaned up, so Lu Bu, must fight first, And to completely destroy him, and then it is time for a decisive battle with Cao Cao
In Zhou Yu's tent, LΓΌ Meng turned on the lamp and studied the map with Zhou Yu, and under the uncertain lights, Zhou Yu determined over and over again whether there were any omissions in the entire march route and the overall plan.
"Ziming, you don't have to accompany me, let's go rest first." Zhou Yu raised his head, looked at the sleepy Lu Meng, and said with a smile.
"Dudu, it's okay, I'm not sleepy." Lu Meng shook his head, and said in a ghostly manner: "Dudu, is your plan too dangerous?" β
Zhou Yu had already told Lu Meng about his plan, and at this moment Lu Meng was drowsy, and whatever came to his mind, he said it directly.
Zhou Yu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "Don't worry, as long as the grain and grass in the lake are gone, the entire Jingxiang soldiers and horses will be in chaos, and Jiangxia will not have the time to come out and cut off my back road, besides, even if the back road is really cut off, it is worth it to exchange the sacrifice of my five hundred people for the entire Jingxiang land." β
"I'm not talking about that." Lu Meng shook his head and subconsciously said the thoughts in his mind: "I mean, if Zhuge Liang has already prepared, or Hukou is just a fake news, which Zhuge Liang deliberately revealed to us, then Hukou was deliberately induced by them, what should we do?" β
Zhou Yu's hand holding the map suddenly trembled, and the whole person froze in place.
"Governor?" Lu Meng looked at Zhou Yu in confusion, but saw that Zhou Yu's face was pale and his eyes became dull, and he couldn't help but be shocked, so he hurriedly stepped forward and pushed Zhou Yu: "Dudu? Wake up! Wake up! β
"Ziming, what did you just say?" Zhou Yu looked at Lu Meng with an ugly face and said word by word.
"Governor, the last general ......" Lu Meng was completely sober at this moment, seeing Zhou Yu's ugly face, he shook his head and said: "The last general just said nonsense, the governor has no last resort, forgive that Zhuge Liang only has today's achievements by virtue of his family's reputation, it is impossible to see through the governor's strategy." β
"No......" Zhou Yu said a little hoarsely: "Then Zhuge Liang can have today, it is not a fluke, this person's military strategy may not be as good as mine, but if you say that you are a plan, you will never be under me, do you remember the scene when Liu Bei broke Xiangyang?" β
"Naturally, I remember." Lu Meng nodded, Liu Bei used 30,000 miscellaneous troops to attack Xiangyang, which was garrisoned by 20,000 elite soldiers, but in the end, Cai Kuai's two families were crippled at a very small price, and almost all of the 20,000 elite soldiers were surrendered by Liu Bei.
"If it weren't for the news that Lu Bu occupied Hanzhong, I am sure that Zhuge Liang would be able to subdue Xiangyang without blood in the end." Zhou Yu sighed and muttered: "Zhuge Liang, this person, may not be as good as the world's famous generals, but if you talk about mental skills, you are not under any top strategists in the world, this person is very good at figuring out people's hearts. β
At the beginning of the battle in Xiangyang, many people felt inexplicable, there should have been a tragic fight, but in the end, Xiangyang was in chaos, many people thought it was Liu Bei's luck, but Zhou Yu carefully studied the news from many clues, so that Zhou Yu gradually sorted out the context, and it was from that time that Zhou Yu really paid attention to Zhuge Liang.
"So what now? Give up? Lu Meng looked at Zhou Yu hesitantly, he knew that Zhou Yu had been preparing for a long time for this day, and as Zhou Yu said, if he missed this opportunity, he was afraid that it would be difficult to find such an opportunity to recover Jingxiang in one fell swoop.
Abandon?
Hearing this, Zhou Yu shook his head, for this day, he had been planning for too long, and he had almost gambled on the future on this battle, and it was impossible to give up at this time.
"Let's assume, if you are Zhuge Liang and have insight into my plans in advance, what will you do to lure me in?" Zhou Yu took a deep breath, and Lu Meng's sudden thought made him feel a little confused.
"I'm Zhuge Liang's words......" When Lu Meng heard this, he couldn't help frowning and pondering: "Then this Hukou must be a trick, but the place where you really hoard grain and grass should not be far from here, the location of the lake mouth is the most suitable to connect the north and south, and the Jingzhou army did transport grain and grass here, even if the grain and grass are not in the lake, but it will not be too far from here." β
"Not bad." Hearing this, Zhou Yu nodded, and the Silk Road gradually recovered from the previous depression and decadence, his eyes returned to clarity, looking at the map, and his fingers kept comparing on the ground drawings: "So much grain and grass, if Zhuge Liang wants to transfer, it is impossible to escape the investigation of the fine work, so his grain and grass will only ......be here at most."
"Huyang?" Lu Meng was surprised, Hukou is actually a port county outside Huyang, adjacent to Xinye, and it is very convenient to transport grain and grass by waterway.
"Not bad!" Zhou Yu nodded and sneered: "As far as I know, Jingzhou's grain and grass will pass through Huyang before it is transported to Hukou, and I am afraid that when passing by Huyang, many of them have been directly dropped!" β
"Then ......" Lu Meng turned his head and looked at Zhou Yu and said, "We attack Huyang?" β
"No, the plan remains the same, and I will attack the lake, but I won't go, choose a team of men and horses to attack the lakemouth according to the plan!"
"Feint?"
"Not really, but these people, I'm afraid they won't be able to come back!"
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