Zhang Liao set out with the Xiaoyaojin dead soldiers of his headquarters, without attracting anyone's attention, and silently rushed to Yuzhang day and night with the order. The only one who knew where he was going was Chen Deng, because he needed to write a letter to Chen Yu.

However, not long after Zhang Liao left, Wang Xu thought about it, but he never felt very relieved. Guo Jia summoned into the tent and told him about the matter, hoping that he would think about it again to see if there were any omissions to ensure that the plan was foolproof.

Hearing the whole plan, Guo Jia also looked extremely surprised, but then his eyes showed joy, obviously very optimistic about this surprise attack. After thinking about it for a long time, he smiled slightly: "Lord, there is nothing wrong with this plan, and General Zhang is enough to do it." Just ......"

Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused abruptly.

"Just what?" Wang Xu asked curiously.

Guo Jia's deep and wise eyes slowly looked over, and said with a little worry: "It's just that this plan is a little monotonous, and there is less virtual and real changes, and my subordinates are worried that there will be accidents!" ”

"Accident?" Wang Xu frowned and thought for a moment, and also felt that what Guo Jia said was very reasonable. couldn't help asking: "Then Feng Xiao thinks that there is a way to remedy it?" ”

"This ...... Let your subordinates think. Guo Jiazhi responded, didn't say more, and slowly fell into deep thought.

Although Wang Xu was a little anxious, he also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he suppressed the irritability in his heart and looked at the map on the table to study.

"There it is!"

"Huh?" Wang Xu's face was overjoyed, and he immediately raised his head. "What should I do?"

"It can be connected to something out of nothing!" Guo Jia smiled calmly and waved his wide sleeves. "The lord knows the art of war very well, and he should know the way of truth and truth. This surprise attack, if you go alone, is likely to fail, according to the subordinates, it is better to try to connect the before and after strategies. ”

"What's the connection?"

"But after General Gao's surprise attack on Jiangling, he suddenly attacked the enemy's water village. At that time, the enemy army had already understood the plan, and when they saw that we were attacking again, they must have thought that General Gao Shun would also send troops again. Attack Yi County. Coupled with General Xu's destruction behind enemy lines, the enemy army must think that the plan before and after will only stop here, for the sake of Yi County. At this time, it only takes three days to storm and cover well to buy enough time for General Zhang. ”

"Storming? In this case, the casualties are not small! Wang Xu frowned.

Guo Jia shook his head indifferently and said with a smile: "Lord." You don't have to really fight, you can consume materials to recharge! When the time comes, try to keep the naval army at a distance from the enemy, avoid fierce hand-to-hand combat, and use more bows and arrows and various equipment to do a good job of protection. Just be willing. It can also create the illusion of a full-scale battle, as long as the main army can fight across the river, it is worth consuming more materials! ”

"Hmm...... That's right. Hearing this, Wang Xu couldn't help but nodded. Tomorrow night is the agreed twentieth day, and from the current situation, Xu Sheng has successfully established himself in Jingbei, so Gao Shun will make a surprise attack on Jiangling tomorrow night. Judging from the time, Zhang Liao should have been leading his army across the river at that time. In this way, it reduces the possibility of discovery in the north. All right. Then you can order the navy to prepare now for a surprise attack tomorrow night. ”

"No!"

The day flies by. Beginning early the next morning, the entire battalion began to prepare, and the naval warships were also undergoing final overhauls in preparation for the fierce battle at night.

This move also reached Liu Biao's army for the first time, and Liu Biao, who personally sat in Yi County, urgently summoned Kuai Yue, Liu Pan and other civil and military generals to discuss matters.

Liu Biao's gaze slowly swept over the people in the tent, and then asked softly: "Different degrees, as far as you can see, Wang Xu really wants to attack?" ”

Kuai Yue's right hand stroked the short beard under his chin, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought for a long time before he slowly spoke: "It should be, the Jiaozhou army has been dispatched, Wang Xu's rear is empty, if he is not willing to retreat, then he must fight quickly!" ”

"But the matter of the attack, I always feel a little strange!" Hearing this, Liu Biao frowned, and said with some concern: "Wang Xu is scheming, and when the navy is obviously weak, it is really a bit against common sense to attack so strongly. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the tent was a little silent, and after a long time, Huang Zhongcai, who was at the back of the seat, couldn't help but take over the words and said: "What the lord said is good, that Wang Xu is both civil and military, full of wisdom, he is really not an ordinary person, the army that went deep into my rear to destroy is an example, I think there should be other calculations this time." ”

"What could it be? Blocking the Yangtze River, what can he do? Kuai Liang, who was next to Kuai Yuesheng, asked rhetorically.

"This ......" Although Huang Zhong was deeply jealous of Wang Xu and felt that this battle was very strange, he couldn't guess the specific intentions, and he hesitated and couldn't speak.

Wei Yan, who was silent on the side, suddenly frowned and said: "I think it should be related to the Gao Shun Department upstream, in recent nights, they have been continuously moving on the river surface in the Jiangling area, and the momentum is amazing, but they have no moves, which is really suspicious." Coupled with the small group of enemy soldiers who destroyed in the rear, there is definitely something strange in this. ”

Being reminded by Wei Yan like this, Liu Biao's brows also became tighter and tighter, and he fell into deep thought. On the contrary, Kuai Yue seemed to realize something, a pair of eyes turned sharply, and his expression became more and more intense.

After a while, he suddenly exclaimed: "It's happening, it's out of nothing!" ”

"Out of nothing?" Liu Biao glanced at him suspiciously, but immediately reacted, and his face changed greatly. "Oops, that Gao Shun must be using this to confuse our army, make the defenders relax their guard, and then suddenly cross the river and attack Gangneung! But without a large number of sailors, how could they get ashore? ”

"Zhangshui! They were supposed to pass through the tributaries of the Yangtze River, enter Zhangshui, and then find land to land. If what I expected is right, the enemy soldiers in my rear should also go to meet them. Kuai Liangtie replied with a blushing face.

When Liu Biao heard this, he didn't hesitate without any hesitation, and waved his hand decisively: "Wei Yan! You go out quickly, send people to inform the Jiangling garrison Wu Ju and Wen Ping, and tell them to take precautions and not let the enemy succeed! ”

"No!" Wei Yan didn't say much, and after giving up his order, he got up and left.

Seeing this, Kuai Yue spoke again: "In this way, the enemy's main force must be attacking Zhenling, making a surprise attack on Gangneung in the upper reaches, and then when our two armies were fighting, they suddenly killed, making me fall into a situation where I was attacked on both sides. Coupled with the stragglers who had been lurking behind me for 20 days, our army was really in danger. ”

"Hmm!" Liu nodded solemnly. "But now that we have seen through it, this plan is no longer terrible, and it is still early, and if we don't stop, we should be able to arrive before nightfall. As long as Gangneung is prepared, there is nothing to fear. You guys also go down and prepare well, let's have a good fight with Wang Xu tonight! With the elite of my sailors, Wang Xu is definitely not invincible. As long as it can hold out for another ten days, the other side will definitely retreat. When the time comes, he will return to the division to renovate and appease the people, and he will no longer have to be afraid of him in the coming year. ”

"No!" With the sound of neat response, everyone in the tent got up and saluted, and slowly retreated.

The day faded away, and the night was like an endless net, holding the whole land. The soldiers on both sides of the Yangtze River who were facing the enemy were sweating like rain at the moment, racing against time.

"Quick! Brethren, hurry up. ”

"Be careful to conceal and not be exposed."

"Keep up, don't fall behind!"

Above the dark water, there were bursts of low-voiced shouts from time to time. If you get closer, you can see a jaw-dropping scene, the whole river is full of dense boats, and the soldiers on it are fully armed, all like wolves and tigers.

Gao Shun stood quietly in the bow of the boat against the cool river breeze, his lips tightly closed, and his face was already marked by the years, but he was as resolute as ever. It's a pity that the bright eyes flashed with a touch of worry at this moment, and it seemed less cold.

This afternoon, for some reason, Gao Shun suddenly had a very bad feeling, and in the evening, the return of the spies was also very strange, Jiangling City seemed to be empty, except for the banners all over the city, the soldiers on duty above the city were sparse, which was really incomprehensible. But even though doubts have risen in his heart, this mission has to be carried out, because the overall situation is at stake, and it is also a dead order.

I don't know how long it took, Gao Shun finally spoke slowly: "How far is it from the detected landing point?" ”

"Go back to the general, it's almost there, it shouldn't be more than five miles!"

"Hmmm! Then let the brethren speed up, it will be dangerous in the ship! ”

"No!"

As the young general behind him turned around and lowered his voice to deliver the command, Gao Shun once again set his eyes into the distance......

At the same time, far downstream, in Exian County, the gate of the Jingnan Army's water village was also slowly opened, and countless warships of different sizes quickly rowed out from each passage, with the tallest building ship as the center, forming two continuous battle formations.

Although Wang Xu is not accustomed to water warfare, he also boarded the flagship in person this time to watch the battle. This feeling is very different from that of commanding on land, when condescendingly, looking down on the actions of the warship, it is easy to raise an indescribable feeling in people's hearts, and it is no wonder that the naval generals like to stand on the top of the ship.

However, I didn't experience this feeling for long, and when I went north along the river, more than six miles away from the water village of Liu Biao's army in Yixian County, I could clearly hear the enemy's war drums. As the two armies approached rapidly, the dazzling torches also rose instantly, one by one, endlessly.

Wang Xu had never commanded a water battle, and of course he would not speak, so he handed over all the qiē to Song Qian, and just quietly observed.

"Knock knock!" When the drum beat from slow to rapid and fast, the warship moved, and the small and medium-sized ships began to form around the ship, relying on each other, like a strong fortress on the water.

"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! "In water battles, the archers were the first to show their might, and the arrows were densely packed towards the enemy.

Zhao Yun, who was following Wang Xu, looked at the sky and couldn't help but say: "It's dark, and there are a lot of arrows in the fierce battle, so the lord should go down to the boat!" ”

"It's okay, this flagship is so far ahead, what is there to worry about." As he spoke, he glanced at Guo Jia beside him and said with a smile: "Dian Wei, you take the military advisor down!" ”

"Hmm!" Pawn Wei immediately nodded.

Guo Jia smiled slightly, but he didn't do it recklessly, he didn't have any martial arts at all, if there was really a stray arrow flying, it wouldn't be a joke...... (To be continued.) )