Lu Xun finally decided to wave his army west and take Yiling directly, in fact, there was more judgment and consideration than Yu Pan thought.

Although it was indeed out of prudence, it was because he judged the astonishing appetite and combat power of the Jingzhou army.

There is a cloud in the art of war: "Ten is to encircle, five is to attack, multiple is to fight, the enemy can be divided, less can be defended, if not, it can be avoided." ”

The Jingzhou army did not chase itself to the west at first, and deliberately waved its army north, putting a smoke bomb on everyone to escape from the water.

After mobilizing his main force, he captured Zhijiang.

What does this mean?

The Jingzhou army was deliberately avoiding a frontal battle with itself.

At least at that time, the leader of the Jingzhou army judged that its military strength should be "inferior" to his own Wu army.

According to the defenders of Zhijiang who fled back, he did not hesitate to capture Zhijiang, and he stayed in Zhijiang with 2,000 men and horses, and the opponent's troops at that time should be no less than 10,000 people.

Considering that Zhijiang County could play a defensive role to some extent, Lu Xun judged that the strength of the Jingzhou army at that time was at least 15,000 or more.

Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong, was also among them, and judging from the annihilation of the entire army of Lu Meng, who was burned with a fire, it was not difficult to annihilate all 2,000 people.

Now that someone can escape and report the news, he must have done so on purpose.

If he wants to attack Yidu next, what he needs to do is to delay the speed of his own reinforcements, rather than deliberately releasing people to inform him.

They probably wanted to set up an ambush on the road.

At this point, Lu Xun basically judged the strategic intention of the Jingzhou Army at this time - to encroach on his own vital forces.

Neither to flee back to Yizhou or Hanzhong, nor to control the western line of the Yangtze River and wait for reinforcements.

It's about mobilizing and dividing yourself...... Eat your own centaur in the end!

When he came to this conclusion, even Lu Xun's heart felt a little creepy.

The other party had this plan from the beginning when his strength was "inferior" to himself, what a big appetite!

And when they released people from Zhijiang, they dared to ambush themselves, which should at least be about the same as their own troops.

He brought out 30,000 horses, 2,000 guards in Zhijiang, 3,000 in Yidu, 3,000 in Jingcheng, and 22,000 people.

By interrogating Chen Gang of Zhijiang, I am afraid that the other party can also have a rough judgment on this.

That is to say...... The Jingzhou army fought more and more.

In addition to the soldiers, I am afraid that a lot of people have also been recruited in Zhijiang.

After all, once the number of pawns exceeds a certain percentage, they dare not use it immediately.

This style of fighting with troops was very different from the Guan Yu Jingzhou Army he knew.

I'm afraid it's also from the handwriting of Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong.

He must take Yiling, Zigui and other places as soon as possible, and then garrison the troops to hold on, waiting for the lord to take Jiangling, and then sandwich the Jingzhou army in order to lock the victory.

However, Lu Xun, who arrived in Yiling with the army, found that it had become a hard bone.

Unlike Yidu, who fled from the wind before, Yiling was ready to resist to the death.

More than ten miles east of Yiling, the Yangtze River channel gradually narrows, Jingmen Huya Mountain is located here to form a natural river pass, this section of the water flow is turbulent, there are many light and dark reefs.

The guards Zhan Yan and Chen Feng each led their troops here, and no matter how good the Jiangdong Navy Division was, there was no way to break through such a dangerous pass.

This is also the most important reason why Lu Xun wants to seize Yiling, taking here, he will have the confidence to block the army of Yizhou to help.

However, it is he who is stuck at the moment.

Lu Xun's army marched to Yiling by land and water, and the 3,000 naval army led by Wu general Li Yi was blocked here by water and could not enter an inch.

The main force crossed the river and wanted to go south to Yiling through the mountain road.

However, Fang Ling Taishou Deng Fu and Nanxiang Taishou Guo Mu had already heard the news and rushed to support with their troops.

At the same time, the Zigui clan Wenbu, Deng Kai and others gathered about 4,000 Yi soldiers, and they also rushed to Yiling to resist the Wu army.

Lu Xun ordered his subordinate Xie Jing to lead the troops to attack, but the Wu army was not good at mountain warfare, and the war was still scorched when the equipment, troops, and training were superior to the Yi soldiers.

As the days passed, Lu Xun, who failed to take Yiling quickly, couldn't help but become anxious.

Lu Xun, who was looking at the map, frowned: "If you can't attack for a long time, the Shu army here must have gone west to ask for help, if the Yizhou reinforcements have not taken Yiling before they come...... They can only make a detour to avoid Guan Yu's Jingzhou army and retreat to Jiangling."

However, what he didn't know was that the people who asked for help had already been sent back by Liu Chan, and the Yizhou reinforcements were much faster than he calculated......

……

When Zhang Fei received the news in Langzhong, he immediately couldn't sit still.

The second brother and Adou are both trapped in Jingzhou, and now his life and death are uncertain, and he wants to kill people in a hurry.

"Within three days, prepare the grain and grass baggage, and order all the men and horses to go on the expedition!" Zhang Fei's tone was unquestionable.

The generals under his command, Fan Qiang and Zhang Da, bowed and stood, and immediately raised their heads in surprise when they heard this: "Three days? ”

How could tens of thousands of people's equipment, food, grass, horses, and boats needed for this trip be prepared within three days? It's not like you're going to go green, you can just pack your bags and go!

At this time, Zhang Sanye, who was worried and resentful of Dongwu's backstabbing behavior, didn't care about that much, and said sharply: "Three days! If you dare to delay the fighter, military law will do it! ”

"This ......"

The two had no choice but to quit and had to step up their preparations.

However, how can it be so easy for a large army to go out and soldiers to assemble? On the third day, the two of them naturally still failed to prepare what they needed, and they set out for the battle.

Fan Qiang and Zhang Da had no choice but to go to Zhang Fei to explain.

However, they couldn't know what kind of temper their right general had, and the two of them were going to touch their heads at this time......

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the room, Zhang Fei glared at the second general and said, "But what you need has been prepared, can the army go out tomorrow?" ”

Listening to the tone, Zhang Sanye's mood is getting worse and worse.

Fan Qiang stubbornly said: "General, we have tried our best to prepare the grain and grass, but the ships in Langzhong are limited, and we still need to mobilize them from other places...... He also asked the general for a few days. ”

"Huh?" Zhang Fei glared, and his voice was like a tiger, "How many days of grace?" The thieves of Dongwu betrayed the alliance and attacked secretly, trapped the second brother and Adou in Jingzhou, and his life and death are uncertain, I hate to go to Jingzhou tomorrow to capture Sun Quan's children! Wait for An to dare to disobey my orders! ”

Fan Qiang and Zhang Da hurriedly bowed down and confessed: "The last general doesn't dare, it's just that the boat ......"

Seeing that the two of them still wanted to justify, Zhang Fei only felt angry and rushed to the top of his head: "Someone! Pull these two out of here! ”

"Three generals and slow!" Suddenly, a clear male voice came from outside the house, and two tall and beautiful men walked in side by side.

One person is a lupine scarf, and one person is a plain sword.

It was Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun who arrived.

It was Zhuge Liang who made a sound, and at this time he walked towards Zhang Fei with a smile: "No matter how urgent things are, there will be a limit to manpower, why should the three generals be angry?" ”

Zhao Yun took the opportunity to glance at Fan Zhang and the others, and said in a low voice: "Don't go ahead and prepare, the third general has my own military division and me to deal with." ”

The second general showed gratitude, nodded in greeting, and then silently withdrew.

"Hey! Sun Quan Xiao'er betrayed the alliance and sneak attacked, the second brother and Adou didn't know whether they were alive or dead, how could the military advisor still laugh! Zhang Fei turned around, his chest heaving and undulating, obviously still angry.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, turned to Zhang Fei again and said with a smile: "Yide, I can't help but underestimate Yun Chang and the prince." ”

"Huh? How to say this. ”

Zhuge Liang was also uneasy in his heart, but it was harmful and useless to lose control of his emotions, and he deliberately looked light at this time: "The prince has less than 1,000 pro-army and cooperates with more than 1,000 defenders in Jiangling, and he will wipe out more than 10,000 troops of Lu Meng." And the city of Gangneung is strong, since it is not lost, it will be difficult for Soochow to capture it for a while.

"Besides, there is still Yunchang Jingzhou Army outside, how can the generation of Jiangdong Lu Xun be easily captured?"

Thinking about the "excellent" siege record of the Soochow Army, Zhang Fei was also much more stable in his heart.

Zhuge Liang smiled again: "The king and Yun Chang have been running Jingzhou for many years, and they are very good, and there is a difficulty at this time, and the guards and leaders of the Yiren in Jingzhou will definitely send troops to help each other before we fight against Eastern Wu." Although the prince is young, he is also wise and brave, so why should Yide worry. ”

Zhao Yun also knew the intentions of the military advisor, and at this time he cooperated and said: "Yes, in my opinion, it would be good if Yun Chang and the prince didn't catch Lu Xun and run." ”

He and Zhuge Liang deliberately looked at each other and laughed, the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed, and Zhang Fei temporarily calmed down.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was no longer irritable, Zhuge Liang persuaded him, understood it with reason, moved it with affection, and warned Zhang Fei to treat his generals and soldiers well.

"The commander of the army will whip the soldiers and generals at will, this is the way to bring disaster."

Zhang Fei couldn't listen to this, but at this time he thought of Adou.

When he was in Hanzhong, he competed with Adou, and the pro-army under his command didn't care who he was, and he immediately copied the guy and planned to cut himself, but he saw it.

After that, he also watched the whole battle with the Bai Yu soldiers, and the scenes of those soldiers fighting to the death are still vivid.

Thinking of the way Adou got along with them in Hanzhong, Zhang Fei was a little shaken for the first time.

When Zhuge Liang saw this, why couldn't he see that there was a play? immediately tried his best to encourage his incorruptible tongue, and finally persuaded Zhang Fei to persuade his words.

After Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun left that day, Zhang Fei sat in the house for a day and did not drink.

At nightfall, he finally let out a long sigh and paced to Fan Qiang's residence.

He waved away the guards who were about to pass the message, and he was about to push the door in, but he heard the second general drinking and complaining in the room.

"Alas...... Come, drink, get drunk and relieve a thousand sorrows. ”

"Since you and I have followed the three generals, we have been loyal to ourselves, and I can't imagine that many years of love and righteousness have never been put in the eyes of the generals."

"Don't think about it so much, rest early after drinking, and step up the urging of the ship tomorrow, otherwise be careful of losing your head...... Alas. ”

If Zhang Fei heard this earlier, the two of them were afraid that they would be skinned and cramped.

However, Zhang Fei's mood at this time was extremely complicated, and it was rare that he was not angry.

"Your own attitude...... Do you already think I want to kill them?"

Crunch.

Zhang Fei carried a wine urn and pushed the door and walked in.

The second general instantly felt a chill through his body, and immediately knelt down and bowed and cried: "The three generals spare their lives, the two of us are just drunk nonsense, and the general will spare my two lives after waiting for many years before the saddle and the horse!" ”

Looking at the second general who was scared like this, Zhang Fei also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Let's stop talking about three days...... Wait until you get ready as soon as possible. ”

He casually put down the wine urn again, and said before going out with his hands behind his back: "This is the aged wine that Adou sent to me...... Stay with you today. ”

After saying that, he didn't wait for the two of them to answer, and walked out quickly.

It is impossible to make the right general Zhang Fei apologize to his subordinates, and it is impossible to apologize in this life.

But with this action, how can the second general who has followed him for many years not know what he means?

At that time, he opened his mouth wide, as if he had witnessed the sun rising in the west.

After a long time, the tears that the two generals had just stopped flowed out again, but this time they also flowed out with all kinds of grievances and grievances in their hearts.

It is impossible to say that their dissatisfaction with Zhang Fei has all disappeared at this moment.

But this is still the beginning of a change...... A dramatic change in the fortunes of the trio.

A few days later, Fan Qiang and Zhang Da, who worked hard, finally got everything they needed.

Coupled with the 5,000 troops from the headquarters brought by Zhao Yun and the Central Army sent by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei gathered 30,000 troops from the CCP and went to the Jingzhou battlefield with Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang......

(End of chapter)