Chapter Ninety-Eight: Planning

"Childe, now my Jingzhou troops are only in their early 50,000s, and it is okay to recover Xiangfan Nanyang while Cao Cao marched into Hanzhong, if you want to sweep Jiangdong at the same time, I'm afraid it will be a little overwhelming, right?"

After getting a positive answer from Liu Chan's mouth, Pan Xuan, who was engaged in Zhizhong, expressed concern about this plan to conquer Sun Cao and Cao at the same time.

Speaking of which, although the second master has been expanding the army since the twenty-first year of Jian'an, because of the promotion of planting Linyi rice, the strength of this expansion is not large. In a few years, the number of troops has only increased from more than 30,000 to more than 50,000.

"Hehe, Pan Zhizhong rest assured, although he wants to start a war with Sun Cao, there is also a sequence, isn't it? And Sun and Liu belong to the alliance, how can we learn from the Jiangdong rats to break the alliance? ”

Looking at Pan Xuan with a melancholy face, Liu Chan laughed a little inconsistently.

"What's more, who said that my Jingzhou troops are only 50,000? Uncle, you come and tell the second uncle and Pan Zhizhong how many troops I have in Jingzhou! ”

In the end, in Pan Xuan's puzzled eyes, Liu Chan looked at Mi Fang, who had long been about to speak, with a smile on his face.

Speaking of which, although the matter of Wudang Feijun was concealed from the second master and Pan Xuan and other Jingzhou civil and military personnel, Mi Fang, who was in charge of the logistics of the entire Jingzhou army, was the only one who knew about it except for Liu Chan, Pang Tong and Zhao Yun.

"Junhou, Chengming, in addition to the original 50,000 land and water army in Jingzhou, there are also 30,000 Wudang Fei troops led by Zilong stationed in Wuling......"

In the disbelief on the faces of the second master and Pan Xuan, Mi Fang, who had Liu Chan's permission, excitedly introduced the Wudang Flying Army formed by the Shamaha people to the second master and Pan Xuan.

"Thirty thousand troops! Good boy, even the second uncle hid such a big thing. I said why there was no news of Zilong's achievements in the eldest brother's attack on Hanzhong this time, it turned out to be ......"

Knowing what happened, the second master was a little angry, but he couldn't help but suddenly realize that he hadn't heard Zhao Yun's meritorious service before.

"Eighty thousand troops! In this way, as long as we quickly take Xiangfan Nanyang, we can at least draw out 50,000 or 60,000 troops to attack Jiangdong? ”

Like the second master, Pan Xuan, who was a little stunned by the 30,000 army that suddenly appeared out of thin air, was no longer worried about it at this moment, and began to calculate the troops that could be mobilized for the expedition to Jiangdong.

"Adou, give me two months. Within two months, the second uncle will recover Xiangfan and Nanyang, and then level Jiangdong! ”

Just when Pan Xuan was still calculating the troops that could be mobilized for the expedition to Jiangdong, the second master had already made a promise to take Xiangfan and Nanyang in two months.

Speaking of which, it's not that the second master is too arrogant, it's really the Jingzhou Army today, and its combat power is no longer comparable to the past.

Not to mention anything else, the Jingzhou army alone has far surpassed Sun Cao and Sun Cao in terms of equipment. With the abundant financial support, today's Jingzhou Army has once again returned to the grand occasion of the Han army at its peak.

Although paper armor accounts for the majority of these armors due to the inconvenience of Yizhou iron transportation, its protection is not much worse than that of iron armor.

And this is only in terms of armor, in terms of weapons, because of the reason for the hydraulic punch, even if the Jingzhou Army is an ordinary sergeant, the ring head knife in his hand is all fifty steel-refining knives.

In addition to the ordnance and equipment, the morale of the Jingzhou army is not comparable to that of Sun Cao and the two sides.

With the guarantee of Linyi rice, coupled with the cloth and grain exchanged for paper, books and alcohol, the Jingzhou army can not only eat with an open belly, but even have military salaries. If a soldier has made meritorious service, he can also give his family a land and house according to the size of the merit.

Therefore, with the blessing of hardware and software, coupled with sufficient troops, the second master is naturally confident that he will take Xiangfan and other places within two months.

"Yun Chang, it's too fast!"

Just when the second master made a promise to win Xiangfan and Nanyang in two months, without waiting for Liu Chan to speak, Pang Tong, who had not spoken before, spoke with a smile on his face at the moment after taking a sip of wine.

"Too fast? What do you mean by this......

Hearing Pang Tong's sentence 'too fast', not to mention the second master, even Mi Fang and Pan Xuan couldn't help but look confused.

As the saying goes, soldiers are fast, since ancient times, who would think that the war was fought too fast?

Even if there is some siege or reinforcement, isn't the ultimate goal still to win and finish a war with the least cost and the fastest speed?

"Hehe, a few of you forgot, the Sun and Liu families are allies, how can we raise troops and betray the alliance for no reason?"

Looking at the few people in front of him who looked confused, Pang Tong answered the question and talked about the Sun-Liu Alliance.

"What does this have to do with recovering Xiangfan and Nanyang too quickly?"

In unison, the second master, Mi Fang, and Pan Xuan had a tacit understanding.

"Second uncle, the military advisor means that the Wudang Flying Army can't move for the time being. Not only the Wudang Flying Army, but the rest of the army can't be mobilized too much at once. Let's make Sun Quan believe that our Jingzhou army is gradually being dragged down by Cao's army......"

"In this way, at that time, my Jingzhou will be 'empty', and with the Rat Son of Jiangdong Junchen who is accustomed to sneak attacks, Sun Quan will naturally not miss such a 'golden opportunity'. When the time comes, I'll wait for another praying mantis to catch cicadas, and the yellow finch will be behind......"

Before Pang Tong, Liu Chan introduced the plan to let the second master act as a 'bait' and lure Sun Quan to be fooled by a few people in detail.

It's not that he deliberately steals the limelight and wants to show himself. It's just that no matter how you say this, it also has the meaning of 'calculating' using the second master, so of course he won't let Pang Tong carry this black cauldron.

"Adou's plan is not bad, but the military marquis is going to suffer some grievances, haha!"

After listening to Liu Chan's introduction, seeing that there was no unhappiness on the second master's face, Mi Fang couldn't help but laugh teasingly.

"Uncle, don't gloat, since the second uncle has been wronged, how can the uncle be left behind, hahahaha!"

Looking at Mi Fang's teasing smile, Liu Chan couldn't help but look at him with a wicked smile.

"Uh, Adou, there are Junhou and Zilong here, and it's not my uncle's turn to fight this war, right? My uncle was in charge of preparing the food and grass for the army......"

Seeing Liu Chan's evil smile, Mi Fang couldn't help but feel a bad feeling.

"Haha, Zifang rest assured, Childe just asked you to surrender, not for you to go into battle to kill the enemy......"

In Mi Fang's sneering expression, Pang Tong, who was secretly grateful in his heart, also rushed to explain the task to Mi Fang in front of Liu Chan.

"What? Cast...... Surrender? Surrender to whom? ”

Hearing the 'surrender' and 'just' that popped out of Pang Tong's mouth, Mi Fang, who was stunned, couldn't help but ask three questions about her soul.