Chapter 540: Red Cliff One
Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.
Outside the city.
A rumbling drum sounded, and the battle flags fluttering in the wind were hunting, and the interval between the front and back was only more than a month, and this antique capital of Chu was once again surrounded by the Wu army.
Last time, the Wu army launched a frantic onslaught on this capital, and the blood flowed all over the city, and the two sides combined with tens of thousands of lives lying here.
The blood of the past has not dried up, and now the Wu army has made a comeback again, which naturally shocks Xiangyang City by three points.
Different from the past when several young generals led troops to besiege the city, this time the Wu army came to be a big general, Lu Bu, the name of the person, the bark of the tree, just the name of Lu Fengxian in the world's first general, enough to make the defenders of Chu in the city panic and turmoil.
Lu Bu, and the state of Huhu, the world's first general.
In this era of cold weapons, his personal deterrent power is comparable to that of thousands of troops, Sun Quan put him in Jingzhou at this time, one is to improve the morale of the soldiers of Wu State, and the other is to suppress the morale of the other party.
Sun Quan's work was obviously successful, and Lu Bu's departure from the mountain made the demoralized Wu soldiers have a little more fighting spirit.
We have the world's number one general, afraid of a bird!
This kind of thinking is not personal, in the army that worships peerless force, it doesn't matter what Lu Bu's past is or what his character is, the important thing is that the current Lu Bu is the general of Wu State.
And Lu Bu, once again landed on the battlefield, he was excited and wantonly flying.
He will always belong to the battlefield, and he has been suppressed by Wu Guo in Jinling for a long time, and now he has returned to the familiar battlefield, with a red rabbit and a long roar under his crotch, and a shiny halberd in his hand.
He once again bloomed with the brilliance of the world's number one general.
Today's Xiangyang City adds up to less than 10,000 Chu army generals, and it is Liu Qi who is in charge of guarding the city. He gathered together 20,000 people, which was considered to be 30,000 troops.
It looks mighty, but it is all tofu, and it will break when you touch it, and now the elite main force of the Chu State has all gone south to Chibi. In order to defeat the Wu army, Liu Biao has already used the power to eat, how can he still have troops to let him deploy defenses.
And the Right Route Army led by Lu Bu still has nearly 80,000 of them, and these soldiers of the Right Route Army of Wu State are a little unable to raise their heads in the army of Wu because they are burdened with the burden of the death of the king, and now they are bent on washing away the shame of the Right Route Army, and under the boiling hatred, they are menacing.
Xiangyang City can't be stopped.
But. Encircling but not fighting is Lu Bu's strategy.
Therefore, when Lu Bu led his troops to resist the outside of Xiangyang City, he did not launch any attack, but rode around the city every day, galloping wildly, and shocking the hearts of the people in the city with the sound of shocking drums and flying horses' hooves.
And outside the city, under the battle flags of Wu State flying in the wind, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. The camp is several miles, like a great wall. Surround the southern part of Xiangyang, which is majestic.
Sunset over the West Mountains.
The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.
The rays of the setting sun refracted through the small window of the tent, reflecting on the tall and burly body of the main general Lu Bu, who sat cross-legged in the center, not angry but mighty, on the left and right sides. One by one, the generals of the Wu army sat peacefully.
When they faced Lu Bu, they were obviously in awe and fear, and they were silent one by one, sitting majestically, Lu Bu was a generation of princes in the past after all. Now with Sun Quan's full support, coupled with the help of Cao Xing, a steady confidant, it is easy to recover the soldiers of the Right Route Army.
When Jiangxia accepted the Right Route Army, he did not move the high-level generals, but the middle-level and lower-level generals, he had already purged a group of people and filled in the hundreds of elite students of the martial arts hall under his command.
This army is already under his control.
Starting from Jiangxia County to Nanjun, swaggering all the way, singing and fighting, Lu Bu used his Fang Tian painting halberd to tell the enemy, as well as his own people, he is still the invincible and invincible Bingzhou Hu.
He is powerful, and some generals who have been deterred from him will not speak out against him even if they have complaints against him when they reach Xiangyang.
For Xiangyang City, the soldiers of the Right Route Army originally wanted to break through directly, and then bloody Xiangyang to avenge the king Sun Jian.
However, Lu Bu held them down, and finally became besieged but not attacked.
Lu Bu naturally has his own ideas, and it is easy for him to take Xiangyang down, but it is not of much help to the Battle of Chibi, at most, it is to make the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Chu State turbulent, and maybe it will be counterproductive.
It's like the current Wu Jun.
Sun Jian, who was defeated by the Chu army, originally thought that the Wu army would collapse and then retreat, but on the contrary, the current Wu army is angry and fierce.
This is something that they have never been able to grasp.
"Lu Meng!"
Lu Bu raised his head slightly, his gaze swept over, and finally fixed on the first young man on his left side, his tiger eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth outlined a faint smile.
Dong Xi, Chen Wu, Lu Meng, these three are all commanders left by Sun Ce, he doesn't care, the generals who can be used are good generals, what he is most optimistic about is not Dong Xian, who has a similar fighting style to him and is brave, but Lu Meng, a kid.
LΓΌ Meng is the youngest partial general in the army, and among the generals of the Jiangdong Wutang series, he and Chen Wu are both leading figures.
Lu Bu was originally the sacrificial wine of Jinling Lecture Martial Hall, although Jinling Lecture Martial Arts Hall and Jiangdong Lecture Martial Arts Hall belonged to the non-use camp, but in his heart, it was difficult to remember that he would have an inexplicable good impression of the soldiers from Lecture Martial Arts.
The most important thing is that Lu Meng's achievements all the way make him strange, obviously he was born in a martial arts hall, and after systematic study of the art of war, he likes to go off the rails with swords, and he has a lot of ghost ideas, and in terms of grasping the fighter and making decisions, Dong Xi and Chen Wu are not as good as him.
This is a handsome talent.
"General!"
When Lu Meng heard this, he stood up and bowed.
He didn't want to inquire about Jinling, he didn't want to know about the situation in the rear, and he didn't want to get involved in the confrontation between Sun Ce and Sun Quan, what he wanted to do now was to win this Jingzhou battle.
Sun Jian's death in battle is a shame hanging over their heads, he is now a little unable to face the eyes of the army's robes, Lu Bu is a person who can wash away the shame on them.
Therefore, he was willing to obey Lu Bu's instructions
"The prince has replied, and he agrees with our strategy of besieging Xiangyang and not fighting!" Lu Bu squinted. Said: "But it's not enough to just surround them, we need to do more to ensure the victory of the Battle of Chibi, so now give you 20,000 soldiers and horses, and you will arrange the siege of Xiangyang." How is it? β
"The last general guarantees that not a single fly in Xiangyang City can fly out!" Lu Meng said solemnly.
"Good!"
Lu Bu smiled, he liked Lu Meng's self-confidence, his eyes moved slightly, but he shook his head, and said: "There is no need to surround too tightly, as long as the important people do not break through, as for their scouts who want to suddenly go to the front line to report the news, they still have to give them a chance." Do you understand? β
"The Admiral understands!" Lu Meng's eyes rolled, and he immediately understood what Lu Bu meant.
Lu Bu stood up, his burly body exuded a strong fighting intent, he looked around at the generals with a pair of sharp eyes, and finally glanced at the tall military general beside Lu Meng, Chen Wu.
"Chen Wu!"
"In!" Chen Wu stepped forward.
"A certain family asked you, if you are Liu Biao, you will be defeated in Chibi. Chased and killed by the prince and his troops, where will you choose to retreat from? Lu Bu asked pointedly.
Chibi will win. There is no doubt that Sun Quan's troops can crush Liu Biao, and now that the policy of mourning soldiers is implemented, the morale is even stronger, and there is no suspense at all.
"Here!"
When Chen Wu heard this, he thought about it. He stood up, walked to the side of the sand table, and pointed to a region of the sand table, cutting it out.
"Okay, then so-and-so now orders you. Immediately lead 10,000 troops and go here! Lu Bu followed the direction he was pointing, looked at the essence he was pointing to, his eyes bloomed coldly, and said: "Before the army goes to the end, do a good job of defensive measures, no matter what the battle of Chibi is, if you are not allowed to attack, you can only wait for the rabbit, once it appears, you must not let it cross this place!" β
"No!"
Chen Wu nodded heavily.
"Dong Raid!"
This is one of the most capable fighters.
"In!"
"Now with you as the vanguard, I immediately led 10,000 troops, went north to Xinye, and went straight to Wancheng!" Lu Bu stood up, walked to the center of the sand table, looked at Nanyang Wancheng on the sand table, and his eyes burst out with a touch of essence.
Nanyang also has a wolf, and he wants to deal with him.
"Yes!"
When Dong Xi heard this, his whole body trembled, and his eyes burst out with a cold battle.
Zhang Xiu, if he hadn't suddenly sent troops, the entire Right Route Army would not have fallen into this situation, and in the end, the king was killed in battle, bearing the infamy of the whole Wu State.
"General, aren't we going south, why are we going north!" Beside Lu Bu, his confidant Cao Xing was a little puzzled, and asked in a low voice: "The Battle of Chibi is now the top priority!" β
"Yes, we're going south!"
Lu Bu nodded, but as soon as the words changed, he revealed a hint of evil spirit, and said: "However, the king warrior Xianshan and the general of Wei Zhang Xiu are inextricably linked, we need to teach him a lesson, and he is now tens of thousands of soldiers and horses stored in Wancheng, once we go south, it is inevitable that he will not have a second army to help, so, before this, a certain will cripple him!" β
Zhang Xiu was in Nanyang, which made him a little uneasy, since he was a variable, then Lu Bu didn't mind killing this variable in advance.
"But general, Zhang Xiu is the general of Wei after all, if we move him, will it cause a bad relationship between Wei and Wu?" Cao Xing is steady by nature, and he also considers all aspects of the problem: "You must know that now that hundreds of thousands of troops of Wu have been pressed in Jingzhou, if Wei sends troops to Wu proper, we will be attacked by the enemy and affect the decisive battle of Chibi, and now taking Jingzhou is the most important thing!" β
"It's not so exaggerated!" When Lu Bu heard this, he shook his head, smiled coldly, and then said: "Our troops are pressed in Jingzhou, and their troops are also pressed in Guandu, and the army is only half a catty and eight taels, unless we hit Xudu, otherwise with Cao Cao's heroic character, even if Nanyang is lost, he will not be allowed to retreat from Guandu!" β
Before Chibi, Lu Bu wanted to give Sun Quan a transcript, and this transcript was Zhang Xiu.
Wu and Wei had already signed an alliance, but Zhang Xiu suddenly sent troops south to assist Chu and attacked Sun Ce, and finally participated in the siege and annihilation of Sun Ce, which caused Sun Jian to die in battle.
Although he accepted the Right Route Army, encouraged by many ways, and after entering Nanjun, he had already recovered a lot of things, but if he wanted the entire Right Route Army to restore its original appearance, then there must be a big victory.
In this battle of Nanyang, it is necessary to get back the morale of the right army.
"Dong attack, you listen to the order, the vanguard army set off overnight, before the time, you must cross the Han River and go north to Xinye!" Since Lu Bu had decided, he acted resolutely.
"No!"
"Cao Xing, the grain and grass of the army will be handed over to you, the grain and grass of Jiangxia will not arrive in three days, but our grain and grass can only last for one day, there are two days of vacancy, this time is different from the past, the military law of Wu is strict, even if there is no grain and grass, you can't move the people's food without permission, you can find a way in this regard!"
Lu Bu has studied the military law of Wu State very deeply in the past few days, and he follows the customs when he enters the village, although he still can't be single-minded about Wu State, but this sense of belonging has increased a lot.
"Understand!" Cao Xuan nodded, his eyes crossed with a glint of essence.
According to the military law, whether it is Wu or Chu, the people can't move, but can't those powerful families still move?
Jingzhou is a place where the powerful and powerful families are concentrated, Xiangyang City is a hundred miles away, how many powerful and powerful families are gathered, Liu Biao does not dare to touch them, but Wu Guo has no worries.
The entire Wu Kingdom, the family and the powerful class have long been beaten by Sun Quan and have no deterrent power, so Cao Xuan has no fear of them at all. (To be continued......)