Chapter 255: Marching into Jiangzhou
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Chen Xu took Uesugi Kenshin, Lu Lingqi and 20,000 soldiers all the way over the mountains and mountains, and it took more than half a month to arrive here and enter the territory of Yizhou.
From here to Chengdu, there are countless cities and checkpoints along the way, plus Liu Zhang ordered all martial law in Yizhou, it is almost impossible to sneak into the vicinity of Chengdu without leaving a trace. The only way is to quickly enter Chengdu before Liu Zhang reacts.
Uesugi Kenshin summarized the information he had collected and reported to Chen Xu: "Master, Bajun Taishou is a veteran Yan Yan, who is currently stationed in Jiangzhou. Shall we bypass him and rush to Chengdu from the side? ”
Lu Lingqi looked at Qianxin with disdain, "Why do you want to take a detour?" We didn't have much time, and it would take at least five or six days to get around Jiangzhou. Once Liu Zhang reacted and mobilized a large army to encircle and suppress, how could we escape without supplies?
The other party is just an old man, what's so scary. In my opinion, we can directly take Jiangzhou. In this way, not only can a large number of supplies be obtained, but also can deter Liu Zhang's army. ”
Chen Xu fell into deep thought.
Qianxin's purpose is very clear, try not to clash with the enemy, and ensure that the living forces will attack Yizhou and launch a surprise attack on Chengdu to the greatest extent.
The merit can ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, which is conducive to the capture of Chengdu. The disadvantage is also obvious, in order to get around the heavily fortified places of the enemy, it will take a lot of time. Once the traces are exposed, Liu Zhang will have a lot of time to mobilize troops to encircle and suppress.
Lingqi's method was more direct, quickly occupying Jiangzhou by force, in order to deter Liu Zhang. At the same time, it can also use Jiangzhou to supply the army, and even recruit soldiers on the spot to supplement the vitality of the troops.
If Jiangzhou is lost, it will definitely have a violent shock to Liu Zhang's group. It is possible that the heavy troops originally assembled in the Sword Pavilion may withdraw part of them from the Sword Pavilion and assemble in the direction of Jiangzhou.
Once Zhang Liao and Li Jing seized the opportunity to break through the Sword Pavilion, the two sides would be able to echo each other from afar and form a flanking attack on Chengdu.
Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, with the humble method being more secure and Lingqi's method being more intense.
Chen Xu thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to adopt Lingqi's method.
Humility's strategy is sound, but there are too many variables. The lone army penetrates deep into the enemy's interior, with no supplies and no contact with the outside world. Over time, the morale of the military can easily change.
Chen Xu immediately ordered the whole army to rest in place for a day, and the next day marched to Jiangzhou, the central city of Ba County.
Yan Yan?
Whether it is in the Three Kingdoms novel or in history, he is a very good veteran.
If he can be subdued, the next plan to attack Chengdu and capture Yizhou should be much smoother.
At the same time, Ba Jun was too strict and his eyelids kept jumping.
He gently pressed his hand on his eyes a few times, and muttered to himself: "The left eye jumps for wealth, and the right eye jumps for disaster." My two eyelids are jumping together, is this going to be a big disaster? What's the latest thing that could be called a disaster? ”
The adjutant general behind him replied, "General, there have been no disasters recently. The only thing that can be called a disaster is probably Chen Xu's army attacking the Sword Pavilion. However, the Sword Pavilion is guarded by those Dongchuan people, and it has nothing to do with us Xichuan people. ”
Yan Yan shook his head, "You, don't always be them from Dongchuan, we from Xichuan." We are all from Yizhou, why should we be so clear? Alas, the enemy has already reached the doorstep, let's unite to resist, don't engage in internal divisions, you know? ”
The adjutant general replied: "Yes, general, my subordinates understand." ”
"You can help the old man think about it, what else can be a disaster?" Yan Yan was still struggling with the eyelid-jumping thing.
The adjutant general thought for a while, "General, there really isn't any." It can't be that Chen Xu's army suddenly ran to Jiangzhou to attack us, right? ”
Well?
Suddenly ran to Jiangzhou?
Yan Yan's heart tightened suddenly, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.
The possibility that Chen Xu's army did not attack the Sword Pavilion, but made a detour to Bajun and attacked Chengdu through Jiangzhou is really very big!
Oops, the entire Yizhou was deceived by Chen Xu's large-scale attack on the Sword Pavilion. In order to resist the attack of Chen Xu's army, the lord almost exhausted the troops in Yizhou. Even in such an important city as Jiangzhou, there are less than 5,000 soldiers and horses left.
"Quick, immediately send me an order: from now on, send scouts to closely monitor the vicinity of Jiangzhou. All soldiers must be vigilant and patrol the city in three shifts every day. Also, quickly report to the lord that Chen Xu may lead the army to attack Chengdu from the direction of Jiangzhou. ”
The lieutenant was stunned.
He just said it so casually, how did he think of what Mrs. Yan meant, and he actually took it seriously?
Is it really possible that Chen Xu's army will not be in the Sword Pavilion, but will enter the territory of Bajun and attack Chengdu through Jiangzhou?
Yan Yan saw that the deputy general was still in a daze, so he slapped him hard, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and give orders?" ”
"Yes, yes, the last will go."
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Chen Xu's troops marched very smoothly.
They rampaged through the territory of Ba County, conquering several small county towns without much difficulty along the way. There are indeed a lot of checkpoints in Ba County, but only a very small number of soldiers are guarding them, and they are useless in front of Chen Xu's army.
According to the information provided by the surrenderers, in order to resist the attack of the Sword Pavilion, Liu Zhang has transferred the vast majority of the troops in Yizhou to the Sword Pavilion and Zitong lines. It is said that the number of troops in Chengdu is only more than 20,000.
This news made the whole army smile, the enemy's strength is very small, and it is not difficult to capture Chengdu.
Lu Lingqi looked at Qianxin even more proudly, "How about it, I said it's good to attack directly, right?" The enemy has such a small number of troops, and you still want to go around, which is really a shame for our female generals. ”
Qianxin's face was ugly, and Liu Zhang's reaction seemed to be a little excessive, and he actually hoarded all the troops in the territory along the Sword Pavilion. Didn't he think that the enemy would march from other directions?
Even if Liu Zhang didn't expect it, didn't any of the Wenchen generals under him have any doubts? From Hanzhong to Yizhou, there is not only one road to Jiange, how could the people of Yizhou not notice?
Chen Xu said with a smile: "Okay, it doesn't matter if the people of Yizhou really didn't notice it, or for some reason, they noticed it but refused to say it." The current situation is really very beneficial to us.
Next, as long as we occupy Jiangzhou, there will inevitably be violent shaking up and down Yizhou. If there are any more disagreements among them, the situation will be more favorable to us. ”
A few days later, Chen Xu's department finally arrived at their destination - Jiangzhou.
Yan Yan was ready, and the whole army was ready for battle.