Chapter 488: No last resort
The continuous army was stationed in the camp ten miles away from Wucheng, Qiao Rui turned over and dismounted and looked at the soldiers who came to report the news, with a look of ecstasy on his face. Since Peng Qing took refuge in Jia Nian, the bad news has been frequent, and I didn't expect Sun Ce to give him such a big gift. It seems that this Jia Yuzhang is defeated, as long as they are dragged here, it will be a great achievement.
"Gong Jin, the Yangtze River water thief, but it's your handiwork?"
"The general's eyes are like torches, and the little nephew does not dare to deceive about this matter"
Zhou Yu, who was standing behind him, said respectfully.
Without hearing the following words, Qiao Rui deliberately turned around and showed a displeased look.
"Since you don't dare to deceive, don't you recruit from the truth? Four thousand water thieves, how do you say that you are moving? ”
"As long as people have weaknesses, now that the war has broken out, Yangzhou is full of smoke. In order to avoid the edge of the two armies, the water thieves can only hide in a remote place, so life is bound to be difficult. Therefore, he dared to say that the Wu clan of Wu County, opened the granary in the clan, and said that the water thieves formed an alliance on the condition of grain, which achieved an unexpected effect."
"With Wu's grain?"
Qiao Rui showed a surprised look, and said that the four thousand water thieves used the grain of the Wu family, and said that the grain of the Wu family was also used to move Yan Baihu. Could it be that his Wu family is rich and rivals the country? But why, as far as I know, this Wu clan does not have Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang Xianhe in Wu County.
Hearing this, Zhou Yu showed a faint smile.
"Can the general know the way of truth and fiction?"
"What is the way of truth and fiction?"
"If the expectation is good, Yan Baihu will be defeated at the end of the attack, and it is not yet known who this grain will ultimately belong to."
"Yan Baihu will be defeated?"
Hearing this sentence again, Qiao Rui couldn't help but be vigilant, why did Zhou Yu keep talking about this matter repeatedly, could it really be the same as he thought? The aura of confusion intertwined with each other, gradually spreading around.
Zhou Yu said to Qiao Rui.
"The Wu clan's disciples have gone to Yan Baihu's army to be responsible for transporting grain, and once they are defeated, they will transport the grain back to the Wu clan. As for the Yangtze River water thieves, how many will be left after this battle? After careful calculation, the cost of food is not so large, and it is insignificant compared to the reward that Yuan Zhoumu received after knowing about it."
"You are taking this as an opportunity to plan for the Wu family to be the Taishou of the counties of Yangzhou"
"Exactly"
Zhou Yu's tone was extraordinarily firm.
There is nothing to hide from Qiao Rui, if it weren't for the fact that Qiao was not in the army or Jiujiang, he would be able to get married immediately just by making a career. Moreover, in Yuan Zhoumu's eyes, the two sides were a series of concealments that were meaningless, and even added variables.
Qiao Rui fell into deep thought.
Zhou Yu took the opportunity to analyze the situation in Yangzhou.
"Now the Lujiang County Government is in danger, as long as the lord can capture Lujiang County, then the Yuzhang military division Liu Ye's department will inevitably die under the joint efforts of Yuan Zhoumu. At that time, 15,000 soldiers and horses went south to Yuzhang, and Yuzhang changed hands. Jia Yuzhang's soldiers and horses are all in Yuzhang, and once they hear such bad news, they will flee or even defect. The state pastor can take back Huiji and other places without spending a single soldier."
"But my worries are at the end"
"Although Yan Baihu will definitely be defeated, the strength of the two sides is equal, and there is a grudge against Peng Qing's department. Now that the general has passed on the book to General Ji, presumably the matter has been reported to the state pastor. As long as the state pastor divides 3,000 troops to the south of Danyang and enters the hometown before Yan Baihu's defeat, then we can say that we can sit back and relax."
"Otherwise, Peng Qing's headquarters will be stationed in his hometown, and the connection between the general and General Ji's headquarters will be cut off, thus forming a flanking attack to sweep Jiangnan."
"Once Jia Yuzhang occupies the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River before the state pastor breaks the troops and horses of Liu Ye's troops stationed on the front line of Chaohu and Changhe towns, then the state pastor will be unable to go south."
Hearing Zhou Yu's analysis, Qiao Rui's brows tightened.
After repeated scrutiny, he nodded slowly at him. If things are really as Zhou Yu expected, there is a great possibility that this matter will happen.
"Can our army divide up and garrison our homeland?"
"Never"
"Why?"
Although Jia Yuzhang only brought 3,000 cavalry, these 3,000 cavalry were elite, and there was the general Gan Ning on the side. If the army is divided, even if the strength is 3,000, it will be difficult to resist. Moreover, once Peng Qing broke Yan Baihu, he would inevitably launch a fierce attack on his hometown, and if there were many soldiers stationed at that time, this place would be lost, and then Yuzhang's soldiers and horses would form a flanking attack, and it would be difficult to escape defeat. On the other hand, if there are too few soldiers and horses stationed in the hometown, what is the difference between garrisoning and not garrisoning? ”
"This?"
A trace of worry suddenly appeared in Qiao Rui's heart.
His eyes looked around, then he lowered his voice.
"If things are really as you say, I'm afraid that the lord won't see the end"
"The state pastor has a long-term vision, and may despise the end of the day, so I hope that the general will write a letter of resignation to explain the benefits and disadvantages."
"I'm afraid it's very difficult at this time, after all, Liu Ye's subordinates stationed on the front line of Chaohu Lake have 7,000 soldiers and horses."
There was a silence when the voice fell, and Qiao Rui immediately made a decision in her heart.
He looked at one of the guards and shouted orders to him.
"Send a tanma to the direction of Omo"
"No"
The guard bowed and turned to walk out of the camp.
Looking at the back that was gradually moving away, Qiao Rui felt a trace of luck in her heart.
"Yan Baihu and Peng Qing's troops are comparable, and there are grudges in them, so it's too early to say whether they will win or lose."
"Gong Jin, I'm afraid you're too worried"
"The Lujiang County Government is about to fall into the hands of the lord, let alone sweeping the south of the Yangtze River at this time, even if they let go of their strength, they won't be able to run through the land of the two counties."
Listening to Qiao Rui's words, the worried look on Zhou Yu's face became a little thicker, his lips moved and he still endured it stubbornly, repeatedly saying that this matter was not only useless, but also counterproductive. What you can do has been done, and all that remains is to obey the destiny of God. Regardless of this victory or defeat, the lord became the leader of Lujiang and was too stable to take nine out of ten, but he just hoped that Yuan Zhoumu would not be untrustworthy.
"As the commander of the first army, our first priority is to contain Jia Yuzhang and not give them the opportunity to sweep Wu County."
"Someone Coming"
"In"
"Our army is exhausted from afar, and two thousand soldiers are ready to fight, beware of Yuzhang's sneak attack, and the rest of the people can be repaired and attacked Wucheng early tomorrow morning."
"No"
The soldiers shouted in unison, followed by the dense footsteps.
Looking at the soldiers running around, Zhou Yu dispelled all the worries in his heart. After all, those things just now were all their own speculations, maybe Yan Baihu could really drag Peng Qing, maybe the state pastor would really send troops to garrison his hometown.
Jia Nian is right in front of him, it's time to have a good fight with him. Da Qiao can not be touched, wait to capture Lujiang and send troops to Anhui County. On the day of the candles in the cave room, I will tie you up in front of the house, wouldn't it be more quick?