Volume II, The Surging Ocean, Chapter 47, Scorched Earth Policy

Jingzhou, a mountainous area near Xiangyang, the secret camp of the Heavenly Kingdom.

At this time, a group of female generals of the Heavenly Kingdom were holding a military meeting in the big tent.

The person who convened this meeting was none other than Lin Shuangyue, the military god general who had just arrived from Jiangxia.

Sun Quan's second expedition to Jiangxia, Wu's army defeated Huang Zu's army in a water battle, but Huang Zu couldn't, so he had to retreat to the city of Qiyue. Sun Quan led the army to besiege the city of Qiyue, but he couldn't break the city for a while.

Although Huang Zu's troops were not opponents of the Wu army in water battles and land battles, the strength of the infant city to defend itself still existed, and the moon city was extremely strong, if the Wu army was bent on attacking, the casualties would be heavy. For the upcoming decisive battle between the north and the south, Sun Quan had no intention of wasting a lot of military power here. The only feasible way is to inflict heavy losses on Huang Zu's troops in the field battle, and then take the opportunity to take the city of Qiyue. Since Liu Biao's reinforcements in the direction of Jiangling were approaching upstream, Sun Quan decided to temporarily withdraw from the army on the grounds that his mother, Mrs. Wu, was ill, and left it for a comeback in the future.

At this time, Shuangyue received a messenger report that after Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuhuan was victorious, he was secretly stockpiling ordnance, grain and grass, and it was very likely that he would send troops to Jingzhou.

The situation is urgent, and at this point Frost Moon is faced with two choices.

First, he immediately rushed back to the secret camp near Xiangyang and convened a military meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Second, Frost Moon exercised the right to arbitrarily issue orders directly.

Here's a brief introduction to how the Heavenly Kingdom transmits information on earth.

The transmission of information in the Heavenly Kingdom is mainly based on messengers, supplemented by flying pigeons. The entire intelligence transmission system takes the secret camp near Xiangyang as the central node, and all the information is gathered at Gu Qingyan, the intelligence chief stationed in the secret camp in Xiangyang, and then Qingyan arranges for secondary distribution. If Qingyan can't contact Frost Moon in time, she will be handed over to Ruyan, who has been staying in the secret camp in Xiangyang all year round, to deal with it on her behalf. If Ruyan also goes out for some reason, or is unable to handle military affairs for other reasons, it will be handled directly by Qingyan herself. Therefore, Qingyan's status in the military circle is actually ranked fourth, behind the military general Liu Ruyan.

Since Frost Moon has been fighting abroad all year round, in fact, Ruyan has priority over Frost Moon in the right to know information, and this change must be known before Frost Moon. Considering that Cao Jun had to make some preparations in advance to send troops, and Jiangxia was not far away from Xiangyang, Shuangyue chose to convene a military meeting with the relevant responsible persons of the Central Plains Military Region, the Southern Military Region, and the Eastern Military Region for the sake of safety.

At the meeting, Gu Qingyan, the chief of intelligence, first gave a detailed report on Cao Jun's recent movements. After hearing this, Frost Moon asked the opinion of Ruyan beside her:

"What do you think about this?"

Ruyan has always been far-sighted, so whenever there is a major event, Frost Moon attaches great importance to Ruyan's opinion.

Ruyan thought for a moment and replied:

"According to intelligence analysis, Cao Cao's intention to march south has been decided, and it seems that Guo Jia's death has not affected the process of the southern expedition."

"That's right!" Frost Moon nodded in agreement, "Cao Cao's will is far stronger than I imagined, and it is indeed not to be underestimated!" ”

"The southern expedition is for a major event, and Cao Cao will definitely not act in a hurry, so for the sake of today, we can only delay the preparation time of Cao Cao's southern expedition as much as possible, so that the forces of the southern faction can take precautions!" Ruyan groaned, "The chess pieces we laid out before can come in handy at this time." ”

Frost Moon naturally understood the meaning of smoke, so she ordered:

"Qingyan, you immediately order someone to notify the commander-in-chief of the Western Military Region, and ask her to incite Ma Teng and Han Sui to send troops to attack Cao Cao's rear."

"Yes, Qingyan understands!" Qingyan replied with her hand.

"Shi Huiran, commander-in-chief of the Central Plains Military Region." Frost Moon shouted.

"Yes." Hui Ran, who was sitting next to Qingyan, heard the voice and agreed.

"Regardless of whether Ma Teng and Han Sui sent troops or not, you have to walk around the Central Plains with the news of Ma Han's army, and be sure to let Cao Cao divide his troops to guard the northwest and disperse his troops. In addition, the various factions that were dissatisfied with Cao Cao were instigated to cause chaos in the rear. Frost Moon commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Hui Ran replied.

"Ren Ruyue, commander-in-chief of the Southern Military Region." Frost Moon shouted.

"Yes." Ruyue, who was sitting next to Ruyan, responded.

"You always send people to pay attention to Liu Biao's condition, and once Liu Biao dies, immediately send people to destroy important facilities such as armories and granaries in Jingzhou. In addition, another person was sent to wait for an opportunity to assassinate a well-known hermit who lived in seclusion in the Xiangfan area, creating chaos. Frost Moon commanded.

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Ruyue replied.

"Chu Yuxin, commander-in-chief of the Eastern Military Region." Frost Moon shouted.

"Yes." Yu Xin, who was sitting next to Ruyue, heard the voice and agreed.

"For the sake of prudence, I also need to go to Chaisang in person, on the one hand, to warn Sun Quan of the threat from the north, and on the other hand, to help Soochow actively prepare for the upcoming war between the North and the South." Shuangyue instructed, "You are responsible for sending people to pacify Shanyue in the counties of Yangzhou, and don't cause trouble at this moment." ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand." Yu Xin replied.

After the task was assigned, Frost Moon looked at Ruyan to the side. I saw Ruyan smiling and nodding frequently, presumably affirming the arrangement of the frost moon.

Frost Moon looked at everyone again and took the initiative to ask:

"I don't know if you have any objections to this arrangement?"

When everyone heard this, there was no objection.

"Okay, the meeting is over, everyone does what is ordered." Frost Moon waved her hand.

"Yes!" The generals agreed in unison.

After the meeting, Shuangyue did not stop for a moment, and immediately took Huixian together and set off to Chaisang.

At the meeting, Huixian had been standing in the account as an adjutant, but because of her identity, she did not participate in the discussion.

On the way, Huixian took the opportunity to tell Frost Moon all the doubts in her heart.

"General of the military god, Huixian still has something unclear, please give the general advice!"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Frost Moon replied casually.

Hui Xian likes to ask questions when she is unclear, and Frost Moon will patiently explain to her every time, of course, this time is no exception.

"Our side has always maintained the stability of Jingzhou, why did Liu Biao wreak havoc on Jingzhou as soon as he died? Wouldn't this give Cao Cao an opportunity to take advantage of it, and it would be easier to take Jingzhou? Hui Xian asked.

After hearing this, Frost Moon patiently explained to Hui Xian:

"It's a matter of desperation. Originally, I intended Jingzhou to be the first line of defense to hinder Cao Cao's southward movement, but Liu Biao is now terminally ill. Once Liu Biao dies, Jingzhou's defense line will be self-defeating. Because Liu Biao's two sons are not compatible, Jingzhou will inevitably split into two factions, one faction of the youngest son Liu Cong, the other faction of the eldest son Liu Qi, and Liu Bei, who is unwilling to send people under the fence, may also set up another door. How could a divided Jingzhou withstand the pressure of Cao Cao's army?

"Liu Cong has the support of the powerful Cai and Kuai families, and he will undoubtedly be the lord of Jingzhou in the future. Liu Cong is timid and afraid, and most of his ministers are selfish and selfish, if Cao Jun attacks, I am afraid that he will not resolutely resist, but because he is afraid of Liu Bei and Liu Qi, he chooses to take the initiative to surrender Cao. So, what's the point of ensuring Jingzhou's stability? Therefore, we want to destroy all the strategic materials in Jingzhou, especially the ships of the Jingzhou naval army, so that Cao Cao can harvest a piece of scorched earth. ”

After some analysis by Shuangyue, Huixian suddenly realized, and she hurriedly responded:

"Hui Xian understands!"

Looking at Huixian beside her, Shuangyue had mixed feelings in her heart. A big war is coming unexpectedly, and this big war will be about the unification of the world. If Cao Cao wins, then what the Heavenly Kingdom will face in the future will be a unified world, which will undoubtedly greatly increase the difficulty for the Heavenly Kingdom to complete its great cause. Frost Moon must prevent this from happening, so Cao Cao must be defeated, and the world must be divided until the Heavenly Kingdom of the Heavens dominates the unification.

Frost Moon, who was sitting on the horse, stretched out a free hand at this time and covered the mask on her face. She felt tired, not physically, but mentally.

If she can achieve the great cause of the Cloud Heavenly Kingdom to dominate the world, she will retire from the military at that moment, her mission has been completed, and there is another mission waiting for her. She will give her life to accomplish that mission.

She didn't regret it, but looked forward to that day. At that time, she will be completely liberated.

However, this matter is still early, let's solve the current crisis first.

Thinking of this, Frost Moon looked at it again. She is an invincible general, and she is confident in her abilities.