Zhao Yu's matter was resolved smoothly, and the last concern was settled, Wang Xu no longer had any worries, and prepared for the Northern Expedition wholeheartedly.

The good news also came one after another, Liu Biao's hope to win over Liu Miao was rejected. It's not that Liu Jian can't see the shape, but he is helpless, for him, the most worrying thing at present is Sun Jian, and Sun Jian has publicly supported Wang Xu to fight back against Liu Biao, where does he dare to offend his two neighbors at the same time when his foothold is not too stable.

As for Liu Yan in Yizhou, he accepted Liu Biao's overtures, but he was not particularly active in making enemies with Wang Xu and sending troops to help. He has a heart of self-reliance, since he secretly instigated Zhang Lu to take Hanzhong, the people of Yizhou are unstable, and there are many opponents of the local scholars. And the last neighboring Jiaozhou, now it is a plate of scattered sand, and the most powerful scholar does not want to get involved in the world's disputes, neither will nor has the strength to come out.

Therefore, it can really be said that the time, people and people are all occupied now. Liu Biao's only advantage is that he is geographically advantageous, because he fights on the ground, so he understands the terrain better.

On March 27, 192 A.D., just after the spring ploughing, the Jingnan army, which had been preparing for more than half a year, finally arrived at the time to set out.

At three o'clock, Wang Xu took all the civil and military generals of Linxiang to the altar to worship the sky and read out the payment. In addition to tens of thousands of soldiers, the onlookers were even more crowded, and even soldiers were needed to maintain order at one time. And in order to boost morale to the greatest extent, the payment prepared by Wang Kai was extremely fine and passionate, which lasted for half an hour, which was very rendering.

This time, according to the strategy discussed by Guo Jia and others, the army was divided into two routes, and 10,000 troops were sent on the left road, led by Gao Shun, and went to Wuling along Luo County. Together with Guan Hai, who was stationed in Yidao, he deterred Nanjun. suppressed the place of Liu Biao's heart, and frustrated to accompany him. The main force of 40,000 soldiers and horses was personally led by Wang Xu and rushed to Exian, mixed with Han Meng's 10,000 horses, and at the same time recruited 5,000 troops from Yuzhang Lai Gong, and crossed the river to attack Jiangxia with the assistance of the water division. Wang Fei led the last 10,000 people to stay in Jingnan, and Tian Feng sat in the general's mansion. Just in case.

Moreover, in order to ensure the supply and demand of this expedition, a total of more than 40,000 people were conscripted and conscripted, and almost half of the government soldiers who maintained law and order in each county were also mobilized to Changsha and dispatched by Yang Feng.

Such an arrangement. It can be said that all the strength of Jingnan has been exhausted, either it succeeds in one fell swoop, or it fails miserably, not to mention losing its foundation, but at least it has been unable to expand for several years. This is simply unacceptable for Jing Nan.

After a tedious ceremony, the army finally set off in a mighty way, stretching for more than ten miles. Flags are dense. The power is amazing!

Just to ensure that the soldiers' bodies are sufficient, the marching speed is not too fast. Five days later, they arrived in Dagang and Exian counties in Jingnan, and looked across the river from Liu Biao's army in Yi County......

At this moment, in the big tent of the Chinese army in the port camp, all the generals were sitting together, and Han Meng, who had just arrived, was reporting to Wang Xuyu about the preparations for war. "Lord, the two generals, Song Qian and Jia Hua, have led the naval army to complete the deployment, and are currently carrying out the final inspection of the fortifications, and it is estimated that they will come to report to the lord at night! His subordinates had also ordered all his soldiers to enter the port to defend the stone embankment. ”

"Hmm!" Wang Xu, who listened quietly, nodded and asked, "What has Liu Biao on the other side of the river done in the past few days?" ”

"There is no big move, it is to increase the crossbowmen along the river, and at the same time strengthen the water village!" Han Meng replied.

Hearing this, Wang Xu frowned and thought about it, and couldn't help but turn his head to look at Guo Jia on the right, and said with a smile: "Fengxiao, according to the intelligence of the spy shadow, Liu Biao has stationed 40,000 elites in Jiangxia this time, and the generals in the army are all here, it seems that he wants to completely shut us out!" ”

"Huh!" Guo Jia stroked his beard and smiled, and said disappreciatively: "My Jingnan army is like a rainbow, and it is bound to win, Liu Biao can't refuse it!" ”

"Then what is Feng Xiaoke's opinion?"

Guo Jia smiled, but he didn't rush to speak, and turned to look at Chen Deng, who was doing it.

Chen Deng understood, knowing that he wanted to give credit to himself, so he didn't say much, and arched his hand to Wang Xu with a smile. "Lord, Liu Biao's water army is elite, and the leading generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are well aware of water warfare, so it is absolutely impossible to take it, and it should be outwitted!"

"Oh? Yuanlong can be elaborated. Wang Xu waved his hand.

"No!"

In response, Chen Deng closed his eyes, as if he was sorting out the thoughts in his head, and only after a moment did he suddenly open them, flashing a fierce color. "Lord, in fact, there is no need to rush this battle, the emphasis is on one and other words!"

"Wait?"

"Not bad." Chen Deng nodded affirmatively. "If you want to land in Jiangbei, you will need a water war, but comparatively speaking, I am slightly weaker in Jingnan. Therefore, when trying to avoid a head-to-head confrontation on the water and crossing the river with a strange plan, in the future, it is only necessary to hold a logistics channel, and then seize the opportunity to quickly defeat Liu Biao's main force. And if you want to cross the Yangtze River skillfully, you still need to wait for the opportunity. ”

"First of all, judging from the whole situation, Liu Biao is more afraid of a long war than us, and he offended Yuan Shu by plotting against Nanyang. Although Yuan Shu is now too busy to take care of himself and is fighting fiercely with Cao Cao, this grudge is completely settled. Even if Yuan Shu is defeated, it is very likely that he will gather the remaining troops and horses to attack Nanyang again, so he will always face the threat from the north. And we can rest assured that General Sun Jian has restrained Liu Xuan, and Liu Yan is focusing on stabilizing the interior, and his eyes are on the matter of seeking the dynasty and usurping the throne, so there is no need to worry about it at all. ”

"Secondly, Liu Biao's army suffered a disastrous defeat last year and suffered heavy losses, and the forced recruitment of supplementary soldiers led to a significant decline in the overall combat effectiveness and morale of the army, and the continuous confrontation and psychological pressure will make its military spirit more relaxed, which is not the same as our Jingnan soldiers."

Moreover, the people of Jingbei have been in anger against Liu Biao for a long time due to their military strategies, and when the war comes, Liu Biao will inevitably implement a lot of control measures, and levy conscription and so on. How could the people, who were already angry with him, be willing? After a long time, the feelings will explode in the backlog, and then it will inevitably spread and affect the entire Jingbei, which will be greatly beneficial to us. ”

In the end, because Liu Biao also knew this, he and his generals would be anxious, and if they were in a hurry, they would make mistakes. Therefore, at present, we should confront Liu Biao, not only to maintain a strong attitude, but also not to act lightly, for a long time, Jing Quilt will cause trouble! ”

With Chen Deng's words, everyone in the tent nodded involuntarily, obviously agreeing with this.

Wang Xu was about to answer, but the soldier Cao Peng Donghe suddenly interjected: "What Yuan Long said is very true, but his subordinates have an idea!" ”

"Oh? What is the opinion of the young slaughter? ”

Dong He frowned and thought for a while before he slowly spoke: "According to his subordinates, he should fight a battle first, and then wait!" In that case, the atmosphere of war will be stronger, and the pressure on the enemy soldiers will be much greater than if they had to wait directly. ”

"That's true!" Wang Xu immediately smiled with relief. "But how should this battle be fought? If the naval army fights, we may not have the advantage, and if there is an accident, it will be unfavorable to ourselves. ”

Dong He shook his head and said, "Lord, it's not a water war. The meaning of the subordinates should be land warfare! And there is no need to entangle with the main force of the opponent, only a small force to harass and blitz. ”

"Hahaha! Youzai's words are wonderful! As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Jia was already praised loudly. If you can really find an opportunity to harass, the feelings of the enemy soldiers will fluctuate even more! It's just that it's not easy to implement. ”

"yes!" Wang Xu frowned and thought for a moment, and also agreed: "If you want to smuggle over, it is really difficult, the most important thing is how to safely withdraw after the raid?" In the case of the disadvantage of the water army, it is not easy to succeed. ”

"My lord, you don't need to withdraw at all!" Dong He suddenly burst out with a bombshell.

"No need to withdraw? Wouldn't that send the soldiers to their deaths? Before Wang Xu answered, the generals had already exploded, and they were obviously very dissatisfied with Dong He's statement.

Han Meng, who was more anxious, couldn't help but hum: "Dong Bingcao, according to what you mean, is it up to you to lead the troops over?" ”

Hearing this obviously sarcastic words, Dong He was not angry, and laughed in a low voice: "General Han, don't worry, please listen to me finish speaking, how about it?" ”

Although Han Meng was dissatisfied, he saw that Wang Xu's face was no longer very good-looking, so he didn't say anything more, and listened quietly.

Seeing this, Dong He smiled apologetically, and then turned his head and arched his hand: "My lord, in fact, the meaning of the subordinates is to send the sergeants to smuggle in several units, and then wander around the enemy's territory, not to engage them head-on, and to find their weak places for surprise attacks. ”

"Guerrilla tactics?" Just after listening, when everyone was still thinking, Wang Xu had already understood in an instant.

After thinking about it for a while, he was already excited, turned his head to look at Xu Shu, who was also surprised by his side, and couldn't help but wonder: "Dong He's words sound feasible, but how to do it?" After all, the food that a sergeant can carry with him is limited, so how can he gain a foothold behind enemy lines after he has passed? ”

Dong He smiled calmly and said unhurriedly: "Lord, Liu Biao not only has to garrison troops in Nanyang this time to prevent Yuan Shu's sudden counterattack, but also to gather a large army to fight, as well as ensure the supply of materials. The subordinates think that they should be able to recruit a qiē force! ”

"Not bad!" Wang Xu nodded.

"If this is the case, then all the big and small cities will ......"

"It will be completely empty!" The more Guo Jia listened, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but take the words. "At that time, our infiltrated soldiers will be able to easily take the gathering place of the enemy territory, loot the treasury, obtain the much-needed food, and even burn its supplies with a little camouflage. When the enemy's troops arrived, they quickly withdrew and hid in the mountains and rivers, so that they could not reach their whip. There are so many shares, which can not only cause great losses to Liu Biao, but also make his soldiers tremble. At this time, we only need to suppress it on the frontal battlefield, so that it cannot divide a large number of troops to encircle and suppress, and after a long time, the enemy army will avoid chaos. (To be continued.) )