Zhang Xi was also suspicious that Zhou Yu was going to play a big game, but Zhang Xi was the same as Shi Bao, they just thought so.

The lack of sufficient intelligence support, and the lack of obvious battlefield trends to corroborate, can only be regarded as wishful thinking, and cannot be used as decisive evidence for battlefield decision-making.

At least, Wang Ji did not support Zhang Xi to continue to stand still in Jiangling and do nothing.

Yes, on the battlefield, the commander's momentary guess can sometimes save lives, but the problem is that if you only rely on guessing to command the battle, such a commander will not be able to lead the soldiers to victory.

The commander-in-chief, who is a sergeant's life at stake, bears such a heavy responsibility, should formulate a battle plan based on existing intelligence and the development of the battlefield situation, rather than relying on his own momentary guesses or so-called battlefield feelings, which is irresponsible for the non-commissioned officers.

For this reason, Wang Ji persuaded Zhang Xi several times, don't hesitate, if you hesitate any longer, if Xiangyang is really lost, then Jiangling will also be unable to hold it.

No matter how many troops there are, let's send some reinforcements to Xiangyang first.

But Zhang Xi was still procrastinating and refused to give orders. Wang Ji is anxious, and he doesn't know what to say.

Who made him not the supreme governor of Jingzhou, but Zhang Xi is.

Zhang Xi also knew that Wang Ji was just in a hurry about the war, so he didn't have any intention of blaming, and repeatedly explained to Wang Ji why he did this.

Wang Ji slowly, and a little bit didn't want to argue with Zhang Xi.

Wang Ji has his own judgment on the development of the war, and he also believes in his own judgment.

As for the explanation given by Zhang Xi, Wang Ji can only say that there is a certain amount of truth and cannot rule out this possibility, but judging from the current situation, the battlefield situation is not as developed as Zhang Xi guessed. Arguing with each other, pointless.

And under such circumstances, Shi Bao and Li Qiu's joint military report was sent to Jiangling.

After reading this military report, Zhang Xi was silent, and Wang Ji. Wang Ji was also silent.

Now Wang Ji is also starting to be a little suspicious, he doesn't know this Zhou Yu, he really plans to play this set of tactics of "feint to attack Xiangyang and take Jiangling".

Otherwise, the performance of the Eastern Wu Army in Lingyang is really a little too weird, it is obvious that you can directly attack Lingyang, and then suppress the public security, why are you playing over there? !

Wang Ji is not stupid, really.

He has always opposed and persuaded Zhang Xi before, on the one hand, because he was the first to see through the fact that the Eastern Wu Army was going to attack Xiangyang, Wang Ji must have some blind trust in his own judgment, and the subsequent development of the battlefield situation also verified Wang Ji's judgment, so Wang Ji firmly believed that the main target of the Eastern Wu Army this time was Xiangyang.

On the other hand, what Zhang Xi said was just his wishful thinking, although it cannot be said that there is no such possibility, but in Wang Ji's opinion, the design and tactics of the Eastern Wu side took such great pains to design and tactics for the sake of a suspicious target, and there was no sign of battlefield development to support Zhang Xi's speculation.

Available now. The signs of the battlefield are coming.

Although it is said that on the battlefield, it is normal for accidents to occur, but. After all, the leader of Lingyang's side was not Lu Dai, but Zhou Yu.

If Lu Dai led the army, then it might be due to his lack of ability to break through Zero Yang as soon as possible, so he had to use this method to let Shi Bao abandon Zero Yang.

But Zhou Yu. Shouldn't it?!

From here, it can be seen that Zhou Yu showed the disadvantages of his banner in advance, and Wang Ji began to have doubts.

However, although Wang Ji began to waver a little, it is true that such a few signs of the battlefield are not enough to prove that Zhou Yu's strategy is to "feint to attack Xiangyang and take Jiangling", or rather, this sign has little to do with the overall strategy at all.

Thinking bigger, it may be that Zhou Yu encountered some difficulties, such as the untimely supply of grain and grass, so he showed weakness in the follow-up attack. It's not impossible.

Therefore, although Wang Ji was a little shaken, he still insisted on his idea and sent troops to rescue Xiangyang as soon as possible.

As for Lingyang to the public security, Wang Ji suggested that Zhang Xi simply let Shi Bao and Li Qiu give up the public security and cross the river and withdraw to Jiangling.

Anyway, now Shi Bao is already facing the tactics of encircling three queyi, if he really wants to run out, it shouldn't be a big problem, it's just a question of which way to withdraw from to be safer.

Therefore, Wang Ji suggested that Shi Bao could withdraw his troops from the temporary ferry in Yidu County, and then notify Zong Pre to prepare for it.

After that, whether to stay in Yidu County to assist in the defense of Zongpre or withdraw to Gangneung can be determined according to the actual battle situation at that time.

As for the 15,000 Jiangling soldiers under Li Qiu's command, they immediately crossed the river and returned to Jiangling, gave up guarding the public security, and carried out the tactics of shrinking.

In this way, even if Wang Ji takes 15,000 people to rescue Xiangyang, the 15,000 people brought back by Li Qiu can effectively make up for this gap in troops, and Jiangling will still have more than 20,000 people to guard, plus the 20,000 sailors in Yang's hands, it should not be a big problem.

This is arguably the most sound suggestion so far. But Zhang Xi still feels that it is not good.

The premise of this is based on the premise that Soochow only has these 50,000 soldiers to attack Gangneung, but what if there are 50,000 more soldiers?!

With Soochow's mobilization ability, it is not impossible to do it.

Again, now Zhang Xi still has a question that has not been solved, that is-where is Lu Xun, the old boy?!

If you want to say that the war has been fought until now, Lu Xun is still staying in Jianye to gather Jiangdong soldiers, so I don't believe that if this old boy doesn't show up for a day, Zhang Xi won't dare to feel at ease for a day.

Others may not know Lu Xun's power, after all, the veterans of Eastern Wu have withered over the years, and the generals of the new generation have been suppressed by Zhou Yu's aura, and their reputation is not obvious. But Zhang Xi knew that Lu Xun's ability was much greater than the reputation he had gained now.

Therefore, Zhang Xi discussed with Wang Ji to see if he could do this - let Wang Ji lead 15,000 soldiers out of Jiangling City, but don't go far, and immediately turn back to Jiangling when he reaches the vicinity of Linfu, so as to test the reaction of Eastern Wu.

If Dongwu really intended to Jiangling, after learning that Wang Ji led his troops north, he would inevitably do his best, so that Wang Ji could return to help in time, and it could also effectively destroy Dongwu's strategic response.

Wang Ji disagreed on the spot, and asked Zhang Xi rhetorically If Dongwu really wanted to concentrate his forces to attack Xiangfan, wouldn't he waste the golden time of rescuing Xiangyang in vain? !

From Jiangling to Linfu, it took at least ten days to go back and forth, and if these ten days were used to support Xiangyang, maybe they would have led troops to the periphery of Xiangyang.

If the strategic judgment is wrong, then Xiangyang will fall into the dilemma of being besieged by the Eastern Wu army.

Of course, Zhang Xi also knows this, but the problem is that there are still reinforcements from the three eastern counties!!

As long as Kou Feng's kid knows the priority of the matter, he will immediately send troops to rescue Xiangyang, so that Xiangyang will not be in much danger The three eastern counties will go down the Han River, as long as Wen Ping does not completely finish the Xiangyang naval army, it is much more convenient for the three eastern counties to rescue Xiangyang than to send troops from Jiangling to rescue.

Therefore, Zhang Xi thinks that at this time, it should still be possible to try, if his judgment is wrong, then immediately let Wang Ji lead his troops north to rescue Xiangyang.

Wang Ji wanted to oppose it again, for example, it would take time for the three eastern counties to raise military rations and gather county soldiers. But if you continue to argue like this, it will not help you in the war, and it will easily hurt the feelings between each other.

Wang Ji and Zhang Xi, all along, the cooperation is still very pleasant, not to mention, if you really want to count it, Wang Ji is still recommended by Zhang Xi, and he has to give Zhang Xi some face.

In addition, Zhang Xi is the Jingzhou Mu in the essence of the word, the supreme boss of the Jingzhou War. Just do as you are told.

In this way, Zhang Xi first sent someone across the river to give an order, asking Li Qiu to stick to the public security and not to act without permission, and at the same time asked Li Qiu to find a way to contact Shi Bao and allow him to choose to hold or break through.

Then, three days later, Wang Ji left Gangneung City with 15,000 soldiers who had been prepared, and marched north, making a move to support Xiangyang.

At this time, in addition to the 15,000 soldiers in the public security and the 10,000 defenders in Yingxian County, the defenders in Jiangling City have been sharply reduced to 7,000 people.

If Soochow wants to make a move, now is the best time.

Zhang Xi sat anxiously in Jiangling City, waiting for the situation to change. Guess right and wrong, but that's it.

(End of chapter)