Chapter 103: To Each His Own Calculation
"What do you think, what is the meaning and intention of Yun Chang's move?"
Dingjun Mountain, the former place of Xiahou Yuan's garrison, with Liu Beijun's initiative to retreat to Dingjun Mountain, now stationed here again in the Cao Army camp, put down the Cao Ren military newspaper that has been read several times in his hand, and Cao Cao, who frowned, couldn't help but look up at the civil and military in the tent.
"Returning to the king, the subordinates thought that no matter what tactics Guan Yunchang had, his goal would ultimately be to take away my Xiangfan and even the entire Nanyang. As long as General Zixiao can hold Fancheng, any plan of Ren Guan Yunchang and Liu Adou will be in vain......"
Hearing Cao Cao's inquiry, Sima Yi, as a military commander, did not analyze the second master's tactics, but instead pointed out the importance of defending Fancheng from its ultimate goal.
"King, Zhong Da's words are good. Nanyang is the gateway of my Central Plains, and Xiangfan is like the Yangping Pass in Hanzhong, as long as you keep Fancheng and don't lose, you don't need to worry too much......"
Following Sima Yi, Taizhong Doctor Jia Xu also stood up and also clearly pointed out the importance of holding Fancheng.
"Well, Zhong Da and Wen He's words are reasonable. It's just that it's difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and now Zixiao's troops are insufficient, if the time is a little longer, I am afraid that it will not be Yunchang's opponent in the end! ”
Nodding, while agreeing with Sima Yi and Jia Xu's words, Cao Cao couldn't help but have a headache.
Unlike the battle of Xiangfan in the original plot, he had withdrawn from Hanzhong, and he could calmly mobilize troops and horses to continuously support Cao Ren. Now that the battle of Hanzhong is in full swing, it is naturally impossible for him to mobilize the troops of Hanzhong to support Cao Ren at this time.
It's just that the land of Xiangfan Nanyang is too important in the hinterland of the Central Plains to be saved. Otherwise, if he loses this place, even if he completely takes Hanzhong, it will still be worth the loss.
Therefore, after some deliberation and trade-offs, Cao Cao had to prepare to divide troops from Hanzhong to support Cao Ren.
"Wen Lie, you are ...... rate"
"My lord, now is the critical time of the fierce battle in Hanzhong, and it is really not appropriate to divide the troops. It's better to let General Wen Ze lead the army of Xu Du to support! ”
Just when Cao Cao was about to order Cao Xiu to divide his troops to support Fancheng, Sima Yi proposed that Yu Ban lead the 'Imperial Forest Army' guarding Xudu to support Cao Ren.
"Xu Du Zhenjun?"
Hearing Sima Yi's suggestion to mobilize the Xudu Zhen army, Cao Cao couldn't help but hesitate a little.
There is no way, with him establishing Wei as king, the contradictions between Han and Wei have become irreconcilable, and the rebellion of Geng Ji, Wei Huang and others is an example. If he transferred away the Xu Du Forbidden Army at this time, who knows if Zhang Ji and Li Huang would jump out and make trouble when the rear is empty?
You must know that the battle of Hanzhong in front of you alone, in order to transport grain, has caused continuous changes among the people along the way. If Xu Duzhen's army is transferred away again, won't it give people an opportunity to take advantage of?
"The king, the intention of the subordinates is not to transfer all the troops of Xudu Town. There are many people around Xudu, so Wen Ze can lead part of the town army and recruit the people as soldiers......"
Sima Yi, who knew Cao Cao's suspicious nature, how could he not know the other party's worries? Therefore, the solution of conscripting the people as soldiers was immediately given.
"Well, then according to Zhongda's proposal, I ordered to forbid the 15,000 forbidden army, and then recruit the people to make up the number of the seven armies, and immediately go to Fancheng to assist Zixiao!"
After nodding with satisfaction about the solution given by Sima Yi, Cao Cao immediately gave the order to let Yu Ban go to support Cao Ren.
"Great King, Sun Quan has coveted Jingzhou for a long time, and now that the Sun and Liu families have completely lost harmony, why is the lord not allowed to fight with Sun Quan in Jingzhou, so that he can attack in the rear to relieve the pressure on Nanyang?"
Just after Cao Cao followed Sima Yi's advice and ordered Yu Ban to lead the Xu Du Forbidden Army to support Cao Ren, Jia Xu immediately put forward another proposal to unite Sun Quan to attack Jingzhou.
"Haha, Wen and this is extremely true! Now that Yun Chang is stationed in Xiangfan with heavy troops, the rear of Jingzhou must be empty, and Sun Quan will not miss such a great opportunity. At that time, when both sides are defeated, our army can also take advantage of the situation to collect the entire Jingzhou ......"
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"Now that Guan Yu is leading a heavy army to the north to compete with Cao Ren for the land of Xiangfan, Jingzhou must be empty in the rear at this time, and he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to take back Jingzhou in one fell swoop, what do you think?"
Just a few days after the second master led his troops to leave Jiangling, in Jianye City, Sun Quan, who learned that Guan Yu had led his army north to attack Xiangfan, was also full of excitement at this moment to gather his subordinates Ying Wenwu, and couldn't wait to discuss the matter of seizing Jingzhou.
"Supreme, although Guan Yu has led his troops to the north, and then there are still elite soldiers in the town, only in Jiangling and Gong'an, his troops are not less than 15,000. In addition, Jiangling City is deep and has rich storage, if it is a strong attack, I am afraid that it will not be able to go down for a while. At that time, if Guan Yu returns to the army in time...... Xun thought that the lord still needed to wait for a while, waiting for a good opportunity! ”
Looking at Sun Quan's excited expression, without waiting for everyone to speak, Lu Xun took the lead in standing up and pouring cold water on him.
"A good opportunity? When does that Boyan think that loneliness will wait? ”
Hearing Lu Xun's rather disappointing words, Sun Quan couldn't help frowning.
"Supreme, the land of Xiangfan and Nanyang is the gateway to the Central Plains, and Cao Cao will definitely send heavy troops to fight for Guan Yu. If we send troops at this time, it will only relieve Cao Cao from the siege and share the pressure for him. It is better to wait a little longer, and when the two sides are deadlocked, it is not too late for us to send troops again. In this way, we can not only reduce the losses of our army, but also use Guan Yu's hands to consume the strength of Cao's army, so as to prevent Cao Cao from competing with me for the ...... of Jingzhou at that time."
didn't care about Sun Quan's not good-looking face, but Lu Xun analyzed the reason why it was not appropriate to send troops at the moment.
"Hahahaha, Bo Yan is thoughtful, but he is indeed a little anxious......"
Sun Quan, who was still a little unhappy, suddenly couldn't help but turn sunny after listening to Lu Xun's analysis, and laughed with an approving face.
"Well, even so, then Gu will wait, and at the same time help Guan Yu! The herald ordered Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to raise a large army and 'attack' Hefei ......"
After laughing, inspired by Lu Xun, Sun Quan immediately issued an order to let Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, who were stationed in Weisu, go north to 'attack' Hefei.
"Well, the Supreme Wise, in this way, there is no need to worry about the future, as long as Guan Yu suffers a slight setback, he will do his best to go north!"
Regarding Yu Sun Quan's sudden 'Northern Expedition' order, the Jiangdong generals were stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted.
At this point, taking the early curtain call of the Battle of Hanzhong Xiahou Yuan as a guide, and thus the Battle of Xiangfan triggered in advance, Liu Channa's plan to annex Jiangdong in advance was also implemented in advance under the 'cooperation' of all parties, and was running in an orderly manner under the calculations of him and Pang Tong.