Jiangdong, Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu's army is ready to go.

The two of them each commanded more than 10,000 troops, and they looked like no one could get used to whom, and before sending out the troops, the two of them also said a few cruel words, and they couldn't wait to fight on the spot, which made Guan Ping cry and laugh.

As for it.

In the battle of life and death between comrades, when they are intimate and move forward side by side, how can they be coy and laugh at others.

He thought that he would be able to hug his thighs when he asked Jiangdong for help this time, but he didn't expect that the troops that Jiangdong could mobilize were about the same as Liu Beijun, and the two armies really became an alliance, and he didn't know where this battle would go.

Guan Ping and Lu Yi joined forces again, this time they used the elite soldiers who had made great contributions in the previous battle with Cao Ren, and Sun Quan generously added some more, the whole army was as high as 3,000 people, with three building ships, and more than 100 other large and small warships, which was already a fairly large and small naval army.

Dispatching elite soldiers of this scale, the leader is still the Lu Yi Guan Ping combination that showed great courage before, Sun Quan must have other plans - his goal is very clear, to take Xiangyang directly with an elite army!

Of course, Sun Quan also understood that attacking Xiangyang, which was built by Liu Biao like an iron wall with 3,000 men, was tantamount to a fool's dream, but such a transfer could attract the attention of Cao Jun to the greatest extent, and Cao Jun was worried that the back road would be cut off, so he naturally wanted to retreat the naval army stationed near Jiangling to share the pressure of Zhou Yu and Liu Bei's combined forces as much as possible.

Of course, for Sun Quan, he has another purpose, which is not enough for outsiders.

In short, Guan Ping embarked on the journey again, and Liu Dian was idle, so he simply took the initiative to ask to follow Guan Ping and others to fight.

He used to be Sun Fu's military advisor, and it was more than enough to deal with some basic paperwork.

Hearing that he was going to attack Xiangyang, Liu Dian was also quite excited.

After the last battle, the soldiers of the Wu army have basically figured out the reality of the enemy.

Although Cao's army had many generals and generals, it was their old opponent Jingzhou Army that could really play a role in the water war, and the Jingzhou Army and the Northern Army were now separated from Germany and could not exert too strong combat power at all, and this battle had a great chance of victory.

Even, Zhang Zhao was forced to accept Sun Quan's suggestion to go to war, and now he is reorganizing the army and is ready to send troops at any time.

"We have inquired before, the Xiangyang garrison is Lejin, Fancheng and Xu Huang, both of them are nearby to crusade against bandits, as long as we don't go ashore, they are not our opponents at all.

The only thing to worry about is Zhang Ling's Taishou Zhao Yan, his seven armies have begun to assemble, if we encounter it, we should avoid it or dodge a little. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Duan yawned lazily:

"In a word, as long as we don't go ashore, Cao Jun is not our opponent at all."

Lu Yi had no objection to this, and their goal in this battle was to contain Zhao Yan's subordinates Yu Ban, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Lu Zhao, Feng Kai, and Le Jin and Xu Huang stationed in Xiangyang and Fancheng.

These people are all famous generals with surnames, and they can take charge of themselves alone, even if there are tens of thousands of people who attack the city they are holding onto, they will be sent to death, and not going ashore is the best choice.

Only Guan Ping's face was solemn, and he looked at the surging Han Shui with a rather solemn expression.

Lu Yi smiled and said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to be frank?" ”

As soon as Guan Ping closed his eyes, the riverside mountains and forests near Xiangyang immediately appeared in front of him, the winding paths, and the lush woods seemed to be in front of him, so he couldn't help but blurt out:

"Brother Boyan, the enemy is in the city, I don't know the truth, if we are only on the river, they have no fear, and when the whole army attacks, we can not resist it.

Why don't I take a team of men and horses ashore and look for fighters? ”

Lu Yi and Liu Dian looked at each other and didn't react for a while.

"You want to fight Xiangyang?"

Guan Ping nodded, and shook his head again, he didn't know how to explain it for a while, so he simply gave Yun Shanshan's opinion at that time:

"The main forces of the enemy are entrenched in the central cities, and the countryside is the weak link in their domination.

By occupying the countryside, we will be able to have vast forces that will make it difficult for the enemy to get rid of, and the more we fight, the weaker we become. It's called ...... The countryside surrounds the city! ”

Liu Dian couldn't help but roll his eyes, if it weren't for Guan Ping's identity, he might have laughed directly.

"Well, Tanzhi, I know you're in a hurry to make meritorious contributions, but that's not how this battle was fought.

Let's just say that you have the method of encircling the city in the countryside, and the people in those villages have no soldiers and no armor, even if they surround the city, it is too late to see the enemy army killing and running, how can they succeed?

If the whole army is dispersed, how can it be quickly mobilized, it can be gathered but not dispersed, and it will not be able to fight a big battle. ”

"Xiangyang is surrounded by the generals of the Cao army, these people have fought in the south and the north, and they have not fought any battles, and the only advantage of our army is the water war, if they go ashore...... Although there were 100,000 people, they were afraid and did not dare to call them all victorious. ”

"Besides," Liu Dian showed contempt on his face, "those Qiantou are selfish and stupid and refuse to obey the king, and we have no money and no food, how can they be willing to give us their lives?"

If they are forced to join the army, they are no different from the thieves in the mountains, and Cao Jun only needs to use a little money and food to make these people rebel again.

The old thief ordered Lejin and Xu Huang to be stationed in Xiangyang and Fancheng respectively, obviously because he was worried that someone would cause chaos from the rear when he marched, and the little general did this...... Not feasible! ”

Guan Ping also knew that what Liu Dian said was the truth.

At that time, when Yun Shanshan talked about it, he felt that it was not feasible, but the strange thing was that everyone, including Jia Liangcai and Huang Si, did not raise any objections to this, and it seemed that everyone had heard of this magical combat idea.

Well, I should have stayed and asked what to do first.

Lu Yi thought for a moment and said in a low voice:

"I don't think it's impossible to give it a try."

Liu Dian looked at Lu Yi in disbelief and said with a wry smile:

"Bo Yan, this matter can't be a joke. Cao Ren is stupid, and he is only on the water, if he goes ashore, our three thousand people are not enough to be happy to enter one person to stuff his teeth. ”

Lu Yi smiled and said: "If we also have 100,000 elite soldiers, we will naturally attack the city, but now there are not so many soldiers, and idleness is idle, I think this matter is not impossible - Liu Gong thinks that why should the army be hoarded in the city in the past?" ”

"Of course......," said Liu Dian, "this city is strong, there is plenty of food, grass, and armor, the roads and waterways are convenient, and there are many fertile fields in the city, so if you occupy the city, it will be a great victory." ”

"Yes, but there's one more thing - to occupy the city, you can minimize deserters."

Since ancient times, desertion has been an unsolvable problem.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in a large army, and the number of people who can be fed by this army alone must be at least this number. Most of the soldiers were only temporarily recruited to fight, and after the battle, they had to go home to farm, even if Wei Qinghuo went to the army that was supported by the strength of the whole country, and the people who provided services to them always had to farm, it was impossible for everyone to be determined and desperate for the sake of fighting.

So they will always find a way to escape.

I was too tired to travel with the wind, and I slipped away.

The headwind battle is estimated to die tomorrow, and it slipped away.

What should I do if I can't get off my house's ground, I slipped away.

It's too hard to be a soldier, and I slipped away.

If you want to catch a deserter, you will have to wait at least until after the battle, and the household registration in these years is a metaphysics, and it does take considerable ability and luck to find a deserter in the mountains.

In order to reduce desertion, the garrison has always tried to find a city, and if it is stationed in the field, then don't underestimate the human desire for freedom.

Lu Yi stood up and kept spinning around with his hands behind his back, muttering:

"Most of Cao's northern army were Tuntian soldiers, except for a few people, most of them were forced to join the army. These people were not familiar with the terrain, and the locals of Jingzhou were not willing to fight with Tanzhi. If Tanzhi is careful, maybe he can dispatch everyone, you also said that Lejin was exterminating the bandits before, if Tanzhi is a thief, how can others be compared?

This plan is not feasible elsewhere, and it may not be impossible to try in Xiangyang. Frankly, who came up with this? ”

Belch......

Guan Ping couldn't tell Lu Yi that this was thought up by someone a thousand years later, so he could only say casually:

"This is what our military celebrities teach."

"Mr. Zhuge is really extraordinary." Lu Yi subconsciously guessed that this was Zhuge Liang's idea.

Zhuge Liang has lived near Xiangyang for a long time, and has a deep understanding of the customs of a generation, if it is really Zhuge Liang's idea, it is not that he can't try.

"I'll go with Tanyuki." Lu Yi quickly made a judgment.

Guan Ping shook his head and said:

"I only brought 300 Jingzhou people with me, and Lao Boyan answered on the river."

Lu Yi was stunned for a moment, and quickly nodded again and again:

"Then you must be careful, if it doesn't work, leave quickly, and I will send someone here to meet you."