What Lu Xun used was not a simple plan.

He was divided into two ways, flanking left and right, but at the same time, he was constantly using suspicious tactics from left to right, right out and left in, so that Zang Ba couldn't judge clearly where the main attack direction of the Eastern Wu Army was.

Zang Ba does have a headache, but it's really not all Lu Xun's clever strategy.

In addition to the influence of Lu Xun's strategy, the current situation in Xuzhou is also a big problem.

The places that Zang Ba actually controlled in his hands were only one Xiapi County, half of Pengcheng Kingdom, and half of Donghai County, and other places, including Guangling County in the south of Xiapi County and Langya County in the north of Xiapi County, were all in the hands of Soochow.

The current use of troops by the Eastern Wu Army is only the use of a force from Langya County, and the Xu Shengjun stationed in Guangling has not moved yet.

The reason why Zang Ba judged that the main offensive force of Eastern Wu was in Peng Chengguo, not only because Lu Xun, as the commander, was attacking in that direction, but also because once Pengcheng fell, Lu Xun could connect with Xu Sheng in Guangling County and attack Pengcheng together, directly cutting off the connection between Xiapi and Yanzhou.

At that time, Zang Ba was a turtle in an urn, and there was nowhere to run.

But the problem now is that Lu Xun attacked Pengcheng, just like a shrimp, he retreated as soon as he encountered difficulties, but on the side of Qixian, Zhuge Jin was advancing vigorously.

Therefore, even if Zang Ba still insisted that the main direction of attack of Eastern Wu was Peng Chengguo, he could not sit idly by and watch Zhuge Jin directly lead his troops into Xiapi County.

Quyang's reinforcements still have to be sent, and Peng Chengguo can't afford not to defend it, and at the same time, Guangling County in the south is also a hidden danger, and a certain amount of mobile troops must be set aside to guard against it, sometimes Zang Ba is also thinking, if the commander of the Eastern Wu army is Sun Quan this time, how good it would be.

This Lu Xun, with this suspicious strategy, is enough to prove that he is not a mediocre person who came to power as a relative, at least it is much more difficult to deal with than Sun Quan, the lord of Eastern Wu.

Zang Ba is still insisting, and at the same time, Zang Ba did not forget to send a notification to Xu Huang in Yanzhou, so that Xu Huang could be prepared to enter Pengcheng at any time to ensure his own back road, and if he could, he would also march into Xiapi in time to help him defend.

At this time, Zang Ba was still relatively sober, and at the same time, he also reflected his gold content as a mature general.

But the problem is that since Dongwu dares to take the initiative to attack, it is definitely impossible to have only Lu Xun's line.

Just a few days after Zang Ba sent the messenger, Zang Ba got a fatal news - Zhou Yu, a famous general of Eastern Wu stationed in Huainan, suddenly led his army north, and now he is approaching Huailing, and Xu Sheng of Guangling County also suddenly sent troops to force Xutai.

Forget about Xu Sheng in Guangling, Zang Ba has been on guard, and stationed heavy troops in Xu County to guard against Xu Sheng's attack in Guangling County. How did Zhou Yu from Huainan come to Huailing?!

Didn't Cao Xiu and Jia Kui in Yuzhou already lead the troops to press forward, didn't they say not long ago that they had threatened Zhongli in Jiujiang County?!

How did these two fools guard Zhou Yu so that he could break through Zhongli and directly enter Huailing in Xiapi County with a big stride?!

Well, Zang Ba is no longer facing the situation of being attacked from two sides, he is now besieged from all sides, and he may be driven out of Xiapi County at any time.

Let's talk about it. In fact, Cao Xiu and Jia Kui both have something to say, and it is basically not a good thing.

Cao Xiu and Jia Kui did lead the Yuzhou soldiers to Jiujiang County, and even entered the territory of Jiujiang County for a time, threatening the Yin Tomb of Jiujiang County.

In the eyes of Cao Xiu and Jia Kui, with such a suppression, Zhou Yu, who was in Shouchun, could not escape his own surveillance, whether he wanted to attack Yuzhou in the north or attack Xiapi in the east.

This strategy is actually really good, and theoretically, there are no loopholes.

But just like that, how many good strategic policies are actually implemented, but there are problems of one kind or another.

As a certain "little Zhuge often complains", every time the strategy is very well formulated, but when it comes to the critical moment, he will not be able to command the army. This goes back 1,700 years, and it's the same.

Cao Xiu and Jia Kui are not compatible.

Not a simple disagreement, but a very serious disagreement!

These two belong to people who don't like anyone.

Jia Kui, although he gave birth to a despicable son, but he himself, in addition to being a little more temperamental, is indeed a person who is dedicated to the public, loyal to his duties, and both civil and military.

Although Jia Kui was born in the Jia clan of Hedong, Jia Kui's branch is relatively poor.

According to the record of "Wei Luo", Jia Kui's family was poor when he was young, and he didn't even say a "hakama" in winter, that is, he didn't even have a pair of pants to wear outside in winter.

This realm is basically similar to Deng Ai's, they are all big families, but they all belong to the kind of people who are more miserable in the big families.

Therefore, Jia Kui actually looks down on the kind of person who does not rely on his ability to achieve a high position by relying on the protection of his ancestors' wings.

Unfortunately, in Jia Kui's eyes, Cao Xiu belongs to this kind of goods.

Don't look at Cao Cao, who once praised Cao Xiu as "the Cao family's thousand-mile horse", but this foal feels like it's a little old, and it may not be good. Cao Xiu's ability, the same generation can't even compare to Cao Zhen, he is Cao Hong's level when he survives, and he doesn't even have the ability of Cao Ren and Cao Chun, let alone Cao Cao, who is even more awesome.

Not to mention the previous battle of Shiting, Cao Xiu was lured deep by Zhou Yu and broke it in one fell swoop. Seriously, there is really no shame in being defeated by Zhou Yu, after all, after Emperor Wu defeated Chibi back then, he just came back and said a few words, and he still admitted Zhou Yu's ability in private.

What really made Jia Kui look down on him was that he fought hard, and even abandoned the important town of Hefei to take Cao Xiu out of the siege of the army. But afterwards, Cao Xiu did not receive any punishment, he still led the army, and even his position was above him.

The most unpleasant thing for Jia Kui is that this Cao Xiu still takes it for granted, and even when he disagrees several times, Cao Xiu still puts himself on an official shelf? !

If I hadn't tried to save it, you would have already confessed to Shiting if you didn't do it.

As for Cao Xiu, he is also quite unaccustomed to Jia Kui, because Jia Kui likes to be more honest in doing things, and he has a very stubborn temper, and he doesn't save face for himself at all.

Yes, I know, you Jia Kui has outstanding ability, and you also took me out of Shiting, but I am always your superior, if you have any disagreement, you will scold me to your face, what does this make the generals in the army think of me?!

I am also a person valued by Emperor Wu, and I am also the Cao family, this world, but the world of the Cao family.

I don't ask you to pat me on the back, but give me some face, don't just open up when you encounter something with different opinions, what do you say to me in private? !

Anyway, both of them have some problems of their own, but both of them feel that they don't have any problems. Isn't this relationship getting more and more stiff, and in the end, they just ignore each other?

Cao Pi actually didn't know that the two were somewhat contradictory, but now Cao Pi had really few people on hand who could be sent to Yuzhou to sit in town and fight against Zhou Yu.

Cao Xiu and Jia Kui are both people with outstanding abilities, one of these two is experienced in leading troops, the other is resourceful, as long as they can cooperate with each other, not to mention defeating Zhou Yu, at least there is no problem in containing Zhou Yu.

You really can't blame Cao Pi, Cao Pi is in Yecheng, and he can't know that Cao Xiu and Jia Kui in Yuzhou have now reached the point where water and fire are incompatible.

But these two made such a fuss, and they immediately gave Zhou Yu a chance.

Originally, Cao Jun's army pressed forward and coerced Yinling, and Zhou Yu, who was in Shouchun, actually had a headache.

It's not that I'm worried about Cao Jun's attack, in fact, in the Central Plains, Cao Jun's strategic goal is obvious, that is, to attack Qingxu, which Cao Jun didn't hide, almost a famous brand.

Zhou Yu, who was in Huainan, didn't have to worry too much about the safety of Huainan, and he didn't even have to worry about whether Cao Jun would take the initiative to attack Yinling. This is unlikely, the Cao army in Yuzhou actually does not have many troops, and the purpose is only to contain itself, and it will not take the initiative to attack.

But the problem is that Zhou Yu doesn't just need to defend Huainan with peace of mind, in addition to dealing with the attack of the Cao army, Zhou Yu has also planned with Lu Xun for a long time, wanting to preemptively seize Xiapi.

Therefore, Zhou Yu also wanted to pass through Yinling and go north to unite with Xu Shengjia to capture Pi.

It is even said that whether it is Lu Xun's two-way suspicious soldiers or Xu Sheng's Guangling army, in fact, they are not the main force to break through Xiapi, the real main force is the Huainan army led by him Zhou Yu.

But the problem in front of Zhou Yu now is how to avoid the surveillance of a large number of Cao troops on the north side of Yinling, and attack northward without knowing it. This is a bit difficult, after all, Cao Xiu and Jia Kui are not the kind of reckless men who lack heart.

But as time went by, Zhou Yu made new discoveries.

Indeed, these two generals of the Cao Army are not reckless, their respective ability to command troops is not weak, the camp is also very stable, and all kinds of preventive measures are in place, and they are not easy to fight.

But the problem is that between the two generals of the Cao army, there is no military camp connected to the city, the two people are camped separately, and the distance between this camp is nearly 20 miles away.

And these twenty miles, which may not be a problem in peacetime, are all within the scope of scouts on both sides, and it is impossible to hide from the army of both sides.

But for now. It's a big problem.

I don't know if Cao Xiu and Jia Kui don't know much about the geography of Huainan, there is a small road in the middle of the camp of these two people, which can lead directly to Zhongli County, Zhou Yu, as a "local", is very clear.

Moreover, Zhou Yu also found that there does not seem to be frequent communication between the two camps, and there is also a great overlap in the scout reconnaissance area dispatched, on the contrary, there are many places, but they are ignored by both sides at the same time, which seems to be really troublesome.

Therefore, Zhou Yu left Sun Shao to stick to Shouchun, and he took 30,000 Huainan troops, divided into multiple batches, and tried to cross the gap between the two camps from the range of scouts with fewer scouts, and went straight to Zhongli from the path.

In the end, he reassembled in Zhongli County, and Zhou Yu personally commanded an army of 30,000 and rushed to Xiapi.

(End of chapter)