Liu Feng's smile was too obvious, how could he hide it from Ma Yan's eyes.

Seeing Liu Feng's expression, Ma Jian knew that Pang Tong must have another strange plan, and hurriedly asked: "Lord, Mr. Fei Shiyuan has a clever plan?" ”

Liu Feng then showed another page of silk to Ma Tan, and Ma Jian couldn't help but be amazed when he read it, and sighed again and again that Pang Tong's clever plan was unparalleled.

Under normal circumstances, the benefit from Jing is nothing more than to go west along the Yangtze River, passing through Yidu, Jianping, Badong, and Bajun along the way, and after crossing the mountains and mountains, and then going deep into the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain.

Although this route is difficult and difficult to walk, relatively speaking, it is already a smooth road to Shu.

In addition to this, there is another remote path, and this road is the Yishui Trail.

This Yishui meets the Yangtze River in Yidao City, hence the name. This water system goes west from Yidao, zigzags and turns, passes through a large area of inaccessible mountains and mountains, primitive mountains, and only the county of Shaqu (now Enshi) is inhabited.

After passing Shaqu County, you can walk a mountain road north to reach the nearest Yangqu County along the Yangtze River.

And this Yangqu County is already on the western border of Badong County. That is to say, if Liu Feng's army took the Yishui Trail, it would be able to bypass Jianping County, which was defended by Jiang Wan's troops, seize Yangqu by surprise, cut off the connection between Jiang Wan's army and Liu Bei's main force in Shuzhong, and isolate Jianping County between Yidu and Badong, becoming an isolated county.

It's a surprising move.

Ma Tan was amazed, but in a blink of an eye, there were hidden dangers: "The Yishui trail is difficult and difficult to walk, except for Shaqu County along the way, almost all of them are no man's land, and it is impossible to get grain on the spot, and it is also very difficult to transport grain from the rear. ”

Since ancient times, from Chu to Shu, most of the time are to take the route along the Yangtze River, although the Yishui trail is not lacking in people's knowledge, but few people take this road, the key point, is that the food is unsustainable.

Just imagine, even if a surprise attack of soldiers and horses crosses the inaccessible no-man's land and goes deep behind the enemy. But on other people's territory, even if you occupy one or two cities, as long as the other party has a strong wall and a clear field, try every means to make it impossible for you to collect grain on the spot, and the grain and grass in the rear are difficult to arrive, in this case, the so-called surprise attack will soon fail due to lack of food.

Liu Feng smiled and said: "If it were an ordinary situation, Shi Yuan would never come up with this plan for us, but this strategy is placed in the present dynasty, but at the right time, young and usual, have you forgotten in what name we entered Shu?" ”

With a word, Ma Jian suddenly realized.

Liu Feng's army marched westward, but in the name of being invited by Liu Zhang, to flank Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took Sichuan by fraud, although Badong and other counties surrendered without a fight, but they were all afraid of the threat of force, most of the people who surrendered to the county did not really belong to them, and Liu Bei's troops were limited, so most of the areas under his control were only the key points of county governance.

Moreover, Liu Zhang has announced to the public that he will cede Badong and other counties to Liu Feng as a thank you gift for his invitation to Shu, that is to say, legally speaking, whether it is Jianping where Jiang Wan is based, and Badong County afterwards, the officials and people during this period already belong to Liu Feng.

If Liu Feng's surprise army suddenly appeared in Badong County, as long as he raised the banner of being invited to Shu and raised his arms, those undecided counties would rise up and respond, rebel against Liu Bei, and surrender to Liu Feng justifiably.

If there is no invitation from Liu Zhang, stealing Yishui, a surprise attack behind the enemy will only be a losing move with no return, but the current situation is different, and the result will naturally be very different.

After thinking about all this, Ma Tan no longer had any worries, and happily asked for battle.

Liu Feng still needs Counselor Ma Tan's military plane at any time, and this surprise attack, Liu Feng chose the veteran Huang Zhong.

Since Changsha was subordinated to Liu Feng, although this veteran has always been trusted by Liu Feng, he has never participated in all kinds of important battles, whether it is attacking Nanjun, exterminating Guan Yu, or Xiangyang to resist the war.

At this time, Huang Zhong was holding back his strength, wanting to show the world that he was incorruptible and not old, which was also the reason why Liu Feng decided to take Huang Zhong as the pioneer in this westward expedition, in order to get Huang Zhong's energy to show his talents.

When Liu Feng told Huang Zhong of his strategy, the veteran did not hesitate and happily asked for battle.

So, Liu Feng allocated his 3,000 elites, under the banner of returning to Jingzhou to transport grain, set off back to Yidu overnight, took the Yishui Trail according to the plan, and raided Madong County after Jiang Wan.

Liu Feng himself continued to lead more than 10,000 troops along the west of the river, met Meng Da's defeated army, and arrived at the city of Wuxian County, making a posture of preparing for a large-scale attack.

……………………………… Hefei City.

Zhang Liao silently looked at the Wu people who were showing off their might in front of the city, and his heavy and angry mood was all reflected in that cold face.

After the defeat of the night attack, all 50,000 Wu troops boarded the ship and camped on all sides, besieging the city of Hefei.

In that battle, Zhang Liao's 800 cavalry lost several times, and after losing the cavalry advantage, he naturally did not dare to attack without authorization, and could only watch the Wu army complete the encirclement of Hefei.

In front of the city, more than ten horsemen were scolding the city and shouting the battle, and it was Li Dian's head that was raised high on the bamboo pole. The Wu people wanted to use this humiliation to anger the defenders in the city and lure them out of the city to fight.

Zhang Liao knew this very well, but despite this, when he saw Li Dian's bloody head, the anger in his heart still gushed like a volcano, and he could only forcibly suppress the anger of revenge with a cold will.

Under internal and external pressure, Zhang Liao's heart was like a knife.

"Wu people deceive people too much, Man Cheng, don't worry, your revenge will definitely be avenged." Le Jin, who watched the enemy side by side, gritted his teeth and expressed resentment.

When Zhang Liao heard this, he snorted coldly, unabashedly revealing his resentment towards Le Jin.

From an indifferent colleague with a grudge against him, he has become a brother who fights side by side, and this brother does not hesitate to sacrifice himself in order to help him get out of the siege, Li Dian is already a brother who shares life and death in Zhang Liao's heart.

Although he knew that Lejin had difficulties, although he also knew the so-called overall situation, Li Dian's death hit Zhang Liao too hard, so that the resentment in his heart overshadowed the judgment of the surname Li, at such a critical juncture, he could not work together with Lejin no matter what.

Le Jin knew that Zhang Liao had grievances, and he also blamed himself a little in private for Li Dian's death, but he was also a person surnamed Blazing, what if you Zhang Liao was angry, how could I Lejin bow to you.

Hearing Zhang Liao's cold snort with contempt, Le Jin immediately became angry, turned around and looked at him coldly and asked, "Wen Yuan, what are your dissatisfaction with me, why bother to be so cold and sarcastic, not like a man at all." ”

As soon as Le Jin spoke, Zhang Liao's powder keg was ignited instantly, he frowned, and said in a deep voice: "What is a man, seeing that his robe is in a desperate situation, but he is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he does not save it, is this called worthy of being called a man?" ”

This remark was simply scolding him by name for being "greedy for life and afraid of death", Le Jin was furious and shouted: "You say that whoever is greedy for life and afraid of death, you have a kind of saying it clearly, and Hugh should insinuate." ”

Seeing that Le Jin was not ashamed, but reasonable, Zhang Liao was furious, and he had the urge to do it on the spot.

At this tense moment, Xue Yi, the protector who heard the news, hurried over, decisively blocked between the two, and persuaded with a bitter face: "Two generals, the situation in Hefei is critical now, please put the overall situation first, don't make chaos at home." ”

"Hmph—"

Xue Yi's timely appearance resolved a fight that was about to start, although the two gave up the idea of fighting, they still had anger in their hearts, each snorted coldly, brushed his sleeves and turned around to look at each other disdainfully.

Xue Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, pinching a handful of sweaty soldiers left and right, and his nervous mood was also relaxed.

Xue Yi sighed for a moment, suddenly remembered what was going on, and hurriedly said: "The two generals, they have just received information, saying that the fleet of the Wu people has crossed our Hefei and gone north along the Feishui, and it seems that there is an intention to attack Shouchun, and the two generals have to get an idea." ”

Soldiers enter Shouchun!

Hefei is more than 100 miles away from Shouchun, and it seems that it is not impossible for the Wu people to run long distances with the water army, and go straight into Huaishui to take Hefei.

But after a moment of surprise, the two hostile generals quickly regained their composure.

"The city of Shouchun is strong, the soldiers and food are complete, and the Wu people may not be able to defeat it even if they besiege it with the troops of the country. What's more, it is only a partial army, and it dares to cross Hefei and expose the supply lines to us. The thief army's move is not to be worried. ”

Le Jin's analysis also happened to be in line with Zhang Liao's opinion, and he naturally did not agree with it, so he had to express his secondment in silence.

In this way, Xue Yi's anxious mood eased a lot, his eyes looked to the east, and he muttered: "I hope the prime minister's army can return to help as soon as possible." ”

……………………………… The waves are sparkling, the water is not rippling, Ling Tong stood on the bow of the ship with his hands, looking at the water in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart Cao Ying's foresight.

In the south of the Huai River, there is a small plain in the west of Shouchun, and in the Jianghuai region, which is dominated by hills, such a small plain is precious. The land here is exceptionally fertile, and as early as spring and autumn, it is known as ten thousand acres of fertile land.

However, there is a river in the place where this plain is located, and this water is varied, and it is a flood when it is flooded, and it is not of sufficient use when it is dry, and it is a great disaster.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chu State built a Shaobi here, that is, to build a long causeway from west to east, more than 200 miles, intercepting and storing water to form an artificial lake comparable to the size of Chaohu Lake, and then irrigating the plain farmland around the lake through the canal.

In the early years, when Yuan Shu was destroyed, Cao Ying sent people to rebuild Shaobei, and used the water of Shaobi to build Tuntian on a large scale near Shouchun, and the valley accumulated became an important material support for Cao Ying's troops in Huainan.

Ling Tong, a naval army of 7,000 people, entered Shaobi from Feishui, nominally under the banner of attacking Shouchun, but in fact it was under Zhou Yu's secret plan and other intentions.

The strategy that Zhou Yu gave to Ling Tong was to dig the embankment of Shaobi, flood the Huainan Plain, and cut off the road of Cao Ying's army to aid Hefei in the south.

(To be continued)