Chapter 037: Zhang Liang offers advice
In Lingling City, Sun Jiaozheng was staring at the map in a daze with a sad face, the map of this era belongs to the military secrets of the imperial court, although it is simple, but not everyone can access it.
"General, have you figured out what to do?" The person who spoke was Lu Xun, Lu Xun parted ways with LΓΌ Meng in Jiangling, crossed the Yangtze River, and went all the way south, until he arrived at Lingling three days ago, and told Sun Jiao about the war situation in Jiangbei, but Sun Jiao was sad to death.
When Sun Jiao heard this, he shook his head mechanically, with a bitter face, and said: "Brother Boyan, it's not that I don't want to help Lu Meng, it's just that I have too few soldiers and horses in my hands, and it's not enough to defend the four counties, so where can I divide the troops?" β
When Lu Xun heard this, he was anxious and said, "General, your lips are dead and your teeth are cold!" If the Jingzhou army breaks through Jiangling and public security, by that time, Wuling, Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling will have no danger to defend, and we will be even more passive! β
Sun Jiao nodded, put his hand on his forehead, made a painful gesture, and said, "That's why I'm in a hurry, if it weren't for this, I would care if he Lu Ziming lived or died?" "The relationship between Sun Jiao and LΓΌ Meng is not very harmonious, in fact, Sun Quan originally wanted to be the same as the Battle of Chibi, set up the left and right governors, and jointly lead the troops, but LΓΌ Meng threatened to resign, saying that this would affect the battle, and Sun Quan had no choice, as long as he directly appointed LΓΌ Meng as the governor, commanding the main force to the north, and only gave Sun Jiao 20,000 horses, let him go south to manage Jingnan, so that Sun Jiao's dream of being promoted to the governor of the capital was shattered, how can Sun Jiao not hate it in his heart?
When Lu Xun heard this, he had a black line and persuaded him: "General, now that the enemy is present, you and Lu Dudu have a big grudge and you can let it go first, and it is not too late to worry about it after the battle is over!" β
When Sun Jiao heard this, he glanced at Lu Xun and said unhappily: "Do I look like the kind of person who declares personal vendettas?" β
"Not like that!" Lu Xun replied. I added a sentence in my heart, "There are ghosts!" But this sentence can't be heard by Sun Jiao.
When Sun Jiao heard this, he nodded with satisfaction, looked back at the map that was hooked and circled, and put his hand on his forehead, and said in pain: "Damn, Lu Ziming is really stupid, 50,000 soldiers and horses will be defeated by a doll who has not yet been weaned, it is too embarrassing for us Jiangdong people!" You say yes, right? Bo Yan! β
When Lu Xun heard this, he smiled, his face was embarrassed, and he said in his heart, you high-level fights, what are you doing with Lao Tzu, I am innocent!
In fact, Sun Jiao didn't mean to let Lu Xun answer.
Just as Sun Jiao was thinking hard about how to save Lu Meng, Zhang Liang lifted the curtain and entered, his mouth moved, as if he had something to say, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that Lu Xun was also there, and swallowed the words back.
"What's the matter?" Sun Jiao asked.
Seeing that Zhang Liang wanted to speak and stopped, Lu Xun wisely arched his hand and said: "General, the last general will leave first!" β
Seeing this, Sun Jiao nodded and said, "Bo Yan, you should step back first!" When I think of what to do, I'll talk to you about it! β
"No!" Lu Xun was ordered to retreat.
Seeing Lu Xun out of the account, Zhang Liang took two steps forward and said in a low voice: "The general and Lu Boyan were discussing how to rescue Jiangling and the public security just now?" β
Sun Jiao nodded and said, "Exactly!" β
When Zhang Liang heard this, he sighed and said, "General, I don't think there is any need for us to go to Jiangling!" β
When Sun Jiao heard this, he said with a smile: "Hehe, in fact, I didn't plan to go, Lu Ziming, this guy has always been at odds with me, and he is not kind, and now that he has lost the battle himself, why should he let Lao Tzu wipe his ass, why did he go earlier?" If Wu Hou had asked Lao Tzu to be the governor of the capital, it is estimated that Xiangyang has been handed down now, how can there be today's disaster, Lu Ziming looks better than a monkey on weekdays, and only when the matter comes to an end does he know that Lu Dao is a fool! β
Sun Jiao cracked and said for a long time, Zhang Liang couldn't interject at all, and finally waited for Sun Jiao to finish speaking, Zhang Liang sighed bitterly and said: "The subordinates don't mean that, the reason why the subordinates said that we don't have to go to Jiangling is because Jiangling and the public security have been lost!" β
"What?" Sun Jiao was taken aback, jumped up from the sitting, looked at Zhang Liang in surprise with an expression of disbelief, and hoped that Zhang Liang would give him a negative answer, but ......
Zhang Liang nodded, and then said, "This is not the worst news!" β
"What else?" Sun Jiao asked in surprise.
Zhang Liang pursed his lips, took out a battle report from his sleeve, and handed it to Sun Jiao, Sun Jiao hurriedly took it, opened it and took a look, "pop", the battle report slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, Sun Jiao sat down slowly and weakly, his eyes were full of surprise, fear and despair, and he muttered to himself: "How is this possible?" How is this possible? β
Zhang Liang picked up the battle report from the ground, sighed, and said: "After General LΓΌ Meng was captured, the Tiger Fu Seal Letter fell into the hands of the Jingzhou army, four days ago, the Jingzhou army crossed the Yangtze River in the Yiling area, waved the army south, they falsely claimed that LΓΌ Meng's messenger for help, deceived the gate of Wuling, Changsha, and Guiyang, and in less than three days, the three counties were all lost, the defenders were all broken, and no life was returned!" β
"How far is the Jingzhou army from us?" Sun Jiao asked.
"Less than a hundred miles!"
When Sun Jiao heard this, he suddenly burst out and said sharply: "Less than a hundred miles? What does the Sentinel eat? The enemy army has hit the doorstep, and they still don't know it? β
When Zhang Liang heard this, he said: "This can't be blamed on the outpost officer, no one thought that the Jingzhou army would march so fast!" β
When Sun Jiao heard this, he thought about it, and it seemed to make sense, waved his hand, and said, "So, it won't be long before the Jingzhou army will come to the city?" β
Hearing this, Zhang Liang nodded, "Yes!" According to the estimation of the subordinates, it will be before sunset today at the latest! β
Sun Jiao's mood was very complicated at this time, he knew that he couldn't mess up, so he forced himself to calm down, and after a while, he suddenly asked, "How many people are in the Jingzhou army?" β
Zhang Liang estimated in his heart and replied, "No less than 30,000!" β
"Thirty thousand!" Sun Jiao repeated, calculated in his heart, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do we still have?" β
Zhang Liang thought for a while and said, "More than ten thousand!" β
When Sun Jiao heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, it's enough to defend the city!" β
When Zhang Liang heard this, he had a black line and said: "General, it is only Zhuge Zhan who is going south, and now nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses under Liaohua, Zhoucang, and Guanping are chasing and killing Lu Meng's defeated soldiers in Jiangxia, and when they free their hands, we will be even more passive!" β
Sun Jiao thought about it, it's really fucking like this, Zhuge Zhan's 30,000 horses, plus the 30,000 horses of the Guanping Department, that's 60,000, plus Lingling City is located in the plain, there is no danger to defend, and the city is not as strong as Jiangling and public security, isn't this death? It's a headache to think about!
"So in your opinion, what should we do now?" Zhang Liang is Sun Jiao's staff, and he must make the best use of it at a critical time.
Zhang Liang thought for a while and said, "There are two strategies for the general to choose from!" β
Sun Jiao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Let's hear it!" β
Zhang Liang smiled slightly and told his strategy.