As the political, cultural and economic center of Jingzhou, Xiangyang City has been renovated and expanded a lot over the years.

The original Old Town is located on the Han River and resembles a huge floating island.

But now it has expanded to the south and west plains, probably located in the area of Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang City, in the later generations, with a population of more than 300,000 or 400,000.

Outside the city, it is the early autumn and August, the weather is slightly gloomy, the first moment of eating, every household cooks smoke birds and birds.

The people in the city were much more sparse, because Cao's army had reached the opposite Fancheng, and many of the people were placed by the government in the area of Da Xian Mountain in the south, and the people in the city were only the families of the soldiers.

In the Nanjun Taishou Mansion, Shen Chen sat on the main seat, and the rest of the generals were stationed outside the city and in various camps in the city, and only Gan Ning, Lu Chang, Zhang Xiu, and Wenpin were the four major generals below, as well as Zhou Budo, Deng Ai, and Cai Du.

When everyone came in, they saw Shen Chen staring at the map placed on the table from the main seat.

As an architectural designer born in a design institute, drawing is the most basic craft, although I used to draw on a computer, but I studied art in high school, and I didn't fall behind in my hands, and I can quickly sketch with charcoal.

Therefore, he has been stationed in Jingzhou for many years, and the maps of various places have long been drawn and placed in the Xinye War Room. However, at this time, the war room was moved to Xiangyang, so now all the strategic materials have also been moved here.

Shen Chen's table is placed on the map of the area from Xinye to Fancheng, the ancient map drawing is often a rough drawing, and his map drawing is much more detailed, the topographic map of Jingzhou alone is as many as hundreds, he has traveled all over the north and south over the years to draw it by hand, it can be said to be extremely important strategic information.

After Gan Ning came in, he came over, and saw that Shen Chen's eyes had been on Fancheng, so he wondered, "General, are we planning to raid Fancheng?" ”

"Nope."

Shen Chen shook his head: "Now is not the time. ”

"When is that?"

"Wait."

"Wait?"

"Yes."

"Okay."

Gan Ning licked her lips and sat aside.

After a while, everyone came, Shen Chen put away the map, looked around at everyone and said, "Everyone, Sun Quan has taken the bait." ”

"Great."

Lu Chang arched his hand and said, "General, do you want to send carrier pigeons immediately?" ”

"Nope."

Shen Chen shook his head: "It's not time yet. ”

Gan Ning wondered: "Now that Sun Quan has occupied Yidao, Jiangling, Zhouling, Shaxian, plus Xiling and Jiangxia, and is encircling us in the south and east, don't you call for reinforcements at this time?" ”

Shen Chen pointed to the north and said, "Now call for reinforcements, and immediately go south to eliminate Sun Quan." But that would scare Cao Jun away, and he couldn't kill two birds with one stone. ”

"Oh?"

Zhou Budo's eyes rolled and said, "Senior brother has a new plan?" ”

"Hmm."

Shen Chen nodded: "I've been thinking about one thing these days, now send a message to Jiangzhou, Kong Ming will immediately dispatch troops and hunt Yidao and Jiangling with me." Jiangling has already been dug by me in a secret passage, straight into the city, flanked from both sides, it is not difficult to eliminate Sun Jiao and Lu Meng, but Sun Quan will run, Yu Ban and Xiahou Dun will also run, and they cannot expand the results of the battle. ”

Can't expand the gains?

When everyone thought about it, they felt that it seemed to make sense.

In fact, that's the problem.

The fishing was successful, but so far I have only caught two small fish.

Sun Jiao's side was thirty or forty thousand, and Lu Meng was fifty or sixty thousand, less than one hundred thousand.

And Yu Ban and Xiahou are still in the area of Fancheng Xinye.

If the news is sent now, then Huang Zhong will take a boat from the Yandao to Jiangling, from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to Jiangling, in just three or four days, it can be said that he can kill Nanjun at great speed.

Sun Jiao is the army stationed in Yidao, the number of ships is insufficient, can not be stopped, Shen Chen can cooperate with Huang Zhong, first destroy Lu Meng, and then attack Sun Jiao.

With the intention of calculating or not, coupled with the fact that nearly 200,000 troops attacked less than 100,000, it was easy to destroy them.

But what about after the shattering?

When Xiahoudun and Yu Ban saw this result, they immediately ran away.

Because they had already seen that Liu Bei had not transferred the main force to Guanzhong at all, but had already set up an ambush in Yizhou, they must have guessed that this was a trap set by Liu Bei.

Therefore, when the time comes, he will not wait for Cao Cao's order, and will directly run away and bring the living force of Cao's army back to Henan.

Needless to say, Sun Quan is estimated to run faster than anyone else.

Although the elimination of Sun Jiao and Lü Meng's two forces will further weaken Jiangdong's strength, almost cutting the current total strength of Jiangdong by half.

But at most, it hurts the muscles and bones, and it can't completely destroy the living force of Jiangdong.

Sun Quan still has 50,000 people in the Zhouling and Shaxian areas, and there are 10,000 or 20,000 in Xiling Jiangxia, plus 30,000 in Weixukou, as well as the soldiers stationed in various counties in Jiangdong, it is not a big problem to gather another 100,000 people to resist.

At that time, even if Sun Jiao's Lü Meng Department was successfully eliminated and Liu Bei's group attacked Jiangdong on a large scale, Sun Quan would still be able to organize a part of the defensive force, and Cao Cao's strength would not be damaged, and he would definitely spare no effort to rescue Sun Quan.

If Fei Zhou Zhang achieved this result, he might not even be able to destroy Jiangdong in the next operation, which was naturally something that Shen Chen was not happy to see.

So we have to find a way to expand the results.

At least eat the part of Yu Ban Xiahou Dun, and the best result is to destroy Sun Quan in Shaxian.

In this way, the living forces of Jiangdong were completely wiped out, and the Jiangxia naval army of Huang Gun could go straight to Huanglong, go down the river, and easily seize the Yangzhou counties.

At that time, there may not even be a battle, and there are countless people in the Jiangxia navy wherever they go, and the families of each county heard that Sun Quan was destroyed, and they probably either moved to the north or chose to submit to it.

As soon as Sun Quan died, Jiangdong could be determined.

So how can we not only hit the Cao Wei group hard, but also take advantage of the situation to destroy the living force of Jiangdong, and then annex Jiangdong?

Gan Ning asked the question: "So how can we expand the results?" ”

Shen Chen unconsciously pressed his forehead and pressed his temples, and said softly: "There is a way, but the price will be a little big." ”

"What's the solution?"

Everyone hurriedly asked.

Shen Chen said: "I thought that since I wanted to fish, I would fish a little more thoroughly. I led 50,000 men south, attacked Gangneung in sheep's clothing, and opened the road from Yidao back to Yiju. Send a general to stay in Xiangyang, Yu Banxia Houdun saw me leaving, Xiangyang has few soldiers, and it is inevitable to attack in a big way. Just resist for a few days, abandon the city and flee, and give Xiangyang to them. ”

"Give Xiangyang to them?"

Lu Chang was shocked: "General, Xiangyang can't afford to lose." Even if you lure them into the bait, how can you use Xiangyang as bait? In case even if Sun Quan is eliminated and Cao Cao gains Xiangyang, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to defeat them. ”

"yes."

Zhang Xiu also persuaded: "Xiangyang is the strongest city in Jingzhou, surrounded by water, the city is tall, only 10,000 people are stationed, even 100,000 people can't beat it, Cao Cao won Xiangyang, then Nanyang as the foundation, Xiangyang as the front line, lose Xiangyang, the gain outweighs the loss." ”

Zhou Budo also frowned and said: "Senior brother still wants to use the strategy of luring the enemy, but as General Zhang said, the loss of Xiangyang is not worth the loss, with Cao Cao's strength, with Xiangyang will be able to hold, Xiangyang is in hand, Nanyang can also be held, Jingzhou now has one-third of the population in Nanyang, even if Sun Quan is eliminated, it is not a big victory, unless ......"

"Except ..... Except...... None, teacher...... Master, there is a way, take ...... Recapture Xiangyang. ”

Deng Ai suddenly spoke.

Because of his stuttering, he rarely speaks.

Over the years, Shen Chen has also encouraged him to talk more and move his mouth more to correct the problem of stuttering, and now he is actually much better than before.

"Is there a way to recapture Xiangyang?"

Everyone looked at Shen Chen in surprise.

Shen Chen nodded slightly: "There is a way." ”

"What's the solution?"

Zhou Budo hurriedly asked.

Shen Chen smiled and pointed to the sky and said, "Jingzhou has entered the rainy season in May and June, but from June to August, it has been sunny weather, do you know why?" ”

"Why?"

The crowd was puzzled.

"I don't know exactly what the rainy season was due to the weather, and I don't know exactly what it was about, but I can conclude that from August to October, the big one is coming."

Shen Chen said surgingly.

The big one is coming?

The crowd was confused, completely unaware of what he was talking about.

Only Shen Chen smiled silently.

After the Yangtze River flooded his hometown, he went to learn some knowledge about meteorology.

I have heard of "El Niño" and "Peruvian cold snap", although I don't know much about it, but I also know that this is a rare extreme weather in a century.

The battle of Xiangfan in history belongs to this kind of situation.

After all, there is no normal weather that can make the Han River rise to a height of more than five or six zhang and ten meters, almost submerging the entire city.

And he happened to have watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and knew the time when the Seventh Army was flooded.

Therefore, he knew that in another month, by the end of August, there would be a widespread rainstorm in Jingzhou, causing the water volume of the Hanshui and Yangtze River to skyrocket, flooding the entire Xiangyang and Fancheng.

If he chose to go south at this time and only garrisoned Xiangyang with a small number of soldiers, then Yu Ban and Xiahoudun would inevitably seize Xiangyang.

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At this time, the Xiangyang guards can lead them into the city if they are invincible.

Waiting for the ban and Xiahou to plan, Shen Chen can immediately release the carrier pigeon, arrange Huang Zhong to attack, and the army will go straight to Nanjun vigorously, first destroy Sun Jiao and Lu Meng, and then divide the army into two roads, all the way to Sun Quan, all the way north to Xiangyang.

At that time, until the autumn came on September 8, the heavy rain in Jingzhou continued. When the water swelled and flooded Fancheng, Cao Jun was killed by Cao Jun. It can be described as killing two birds with one stone, the perfect trick to lure the enemy.

The only problem is......

"Senior brother means, is it going to rain even more than the last heavy rain in Kunyang?"

Zhou Budo said.

"Hmm."

Shen Chen nodded and said: "Everything in this heaven and earth is flowing, and the water vapor of heaven and earth is also condensing, the rainy season in Jingzhou should be from May to October, but it does not rain for two months, which means that the more you go to the back, the heavier the rain, I expect the water to rise a few feet higher." ”

"Really?"

Gan Ning was overjoyed and said: "If this is the case, we can take advantage of the situation to recapture Xiangyang." ”

"Not bad."

Shen Chen said: "There is just a problem. ”

"What's the problem?"

Gan Ning wondered.

"Full ..... The city was full of people. ”

Deng Ai said.

"Yes."

Shen Chen said: "Although it is caused by the weather anomaly, but the people of Xiangyang are going to suffer, I want to move the people of Xiangyang to the south of Zhonglu, Xiangxiang area, where the back of Jingshan, the terrain is higher, the water can not be flooded, that is, the people are uprooted from their hometowns, it is inevitable to suffer." ”

Zhou Budo said: "If this is the case, Senior Brother is also protecting the people from disasters by moving the people, presumably even if they have resentment and learn the truth afterwards, they will thank Senior Brother Cai." ”

"Hmm."

Shen Chen looked around and said, "I think so too, so in the next month, we have something to do, and the generals will obey the order." ”

"The last general!"

Gan Ning, Zhang Xiu, Wen Ping, and Lu Chang hurriedly got up.

Shen Chen said: "Gan Ning, I will make you the vanguard general, lead 10,000 people south to Dangyang, converge with Zhao Yunsha Moke's department, go to Ma Fuju, and attack Ji Nan in sheep costumes." ”

"No!"

Gan Ning was overjoyed.

To the south of Dangyang County is Ma Fuju, and to the north of Jiangling City is Ji Nanting.

At this time, Dangyang was occupied by more than 20,000 people from Zhao Yun and Shamoke, and it was more than 100 miles away from the Lümeng Department in Jiangling.

After Gan Ning went to join Zhao Yun, he wanted to make a move on Jiangling.

Shen Chen looked at Wen Ping again and said, "Where is Wen Ping." ”

"The end will be."

"I ordered you to lead 5,000 people to garrison Xiangyang, you don't need to defend it, just cover the evacuation of the people around Xiangyang."

"Yui!"

Wen Ping accepted the order in silence.

"Lu Chang and Zhang Xiu, the two of you and I retreated to Yicheng, responsible for the relocation of the people, and when the people are settled in Zhonglu and Xiangxiang, you will follow me south to Jiangling."

"Yui."

Lu Changzhang embroidered his hand should be.

In the end, Shen Chen looked at Zhou Budo and said, "Reasonable." ”

"Me?"

Zhou Budo got up in wonder and arched his hand: "Humility." ”

"I ordered you to lead 10,000 people to be stationed on Yuliang Continent, and Xiangyang is a horn, at least to block Cao's army for twenty days, do you dare to respond?"

Shen Chen looked at him solemnly.

Zhou Budo suddenly became solemn, and after thinking for a while, he responded: "Dare." ”

"Okay."

Shen Chen looked around and said: "I ordered no doubt to be the main general, and let him be stationed in Yuliang Continent, because you are all generals, and you occupy a favorable location, Yu Ban and Xiahou Dun will inevitably attack tentatively and dare not make a big attack." Only if there is no doubt that his reputation is not obvious, I heard that he is the main general, and he occupies a dangerous place like Yuliangzhou, he will attack Zhou Island first and attack Xiangyang slowly, which will buy time for us to migrate the people, and at the same time, it will also allow them to occupy Xiangyang smoothly without doubt, but this plan also needs to be able to stabilize without doubt. ”

After that, he turned his head to look at Zhou Budo, and said seriously: "No doubt, you are what I grew up watching, you have been with me since you were a child, and the art of war I can teach you has been almost taught, you were too young at that time, I didn't take you to the north, only in the past few years have you followed me to have some actual combat experience, but if you follow me for a lifetime, you won't grow up." I hope that you will be a famous soldier in the future, and not a strategist under my account, so don't disappoint me. ”

Zhou Budo said with a solemn face: "General, if you don't doubt it, you will die, and within twenty days, you will never let Cao Jun go to the island, unless they can step on my corpse." ”

"Hmm."

Shen Chen looked at Deng Ai and Cai Du again: "Shizai, you also stay, I will order Zhou Tai to lead a song of Huangmen to listen to the order under your account, I hope you can play their role." Zimu, you will be the deputy general, and you will discuss more with no doubt on major matters, and this battle is also a battle to test you. Remember, be sure to stop Cao's army for twenty days! ”

"Yui!"

Deng Ai and Cai Du also bowed seriously.

Seeing that although the three of them were very serious, Shen Chen was still a little uneasy, and he gave a few more instructions.

This is actually like Zhuge Liang arranging for Ma Tan to guard the street pavilion.

However, the difference is that Ma Tan can't let the street pavilion be lost, and they need to block it for at least 20 days, and then they will be invincible and let Xiangyang "lose".

Strictly speaking, even if they don't, the consequences will not be as serious as the failure of Ma Yanling's overall strategy.

Because Shen Chen himself wanted to deliberately lure Yu Ban and Xiahou Tang into Xiangyang, their outcome needed to be defeat, not success in repelling the enemy.

At the same time, he also arranged for Wen Ping to be stationed in Xiangyang City to help them.

The problem is that these twenty days are actually the time for Shen Chen to smoothly move the people of Xiangyang, and the time for the army to move south and take Jiangling directly.

If they lose too quickly, they will be lost within a few days, and the pressure will all be on Wen Ping.

In other words, Zhou Budo Deng Ai and Cai Du are the first line of defense, and Wen Ping is an insurance policy placed by Shen Chen in Xiangyang, and it is also the first time that they are given the opportunity to lead an army alone and give them the opportunity to accumulate experience.

I'm afraid that if they can't support the wall in the mud, they will lose too quickly, and they will be hired, which will lead to the failure of Shen Chen's plan to relocate the people, which will cause Liu Bei and his people to go south and be pursued by Cao's army in history.

It's just that this is the worst-case scenario, under the two insurances, according to Shen Chen's conjecture, it shouldn't be like that.

Therefore, it can be said that Zhou Budo's task can be said to be unimportant, but it is also very important, what is needed is that Wen Ping can withstand the pressure, successfully block Cao's army, and delay their attack.

However, even if Wen Ping held the bottom, if Zhou Budo didn't complete the task and were quickly broken by Cao Jun, Shen Chen would be very sad.

Just like Zhuge Liang has high hopes for Ma Tan.

He also has high hopes for Zhou Budo, Deng Ai and Cai Du, hoping that they can become the generals of the town guard in the future, rather than the young eagles who will always hide under his wings.

Therefore, this operation is both a test and an expectation.

After explaining all the tasks, Shen Chen looked around and said solemnly: "Everyone, the rise and fall of Jingzhou, in this battle, don't slack off, you must be attentive." ”

"Yui."

The crowd bowed their hands in unison.

Shen Chen's eyes looked out of the hall, as if he was looking south.

Lü Meng is in Gangneung City.

As everyone knows, there will be his death!