The night covers the sky, and the lights in the Fujiao Mountain Village are bright, and the boats shuttle.

Halfway up the hill, Zhou Yu, who was standing with his sword, looked sad, his handsome face seemed to have a lot of vicissitudes, and he sighed and said.

"Recently, Yu deeply felt the difficulties of life, just like the endless river, although he has the ambition to go east to the sea, but the process is slow and the journey is difficult. However, there is always a time when the rivers and rivers enter the sea, and the ambition of life is often difficult to achieve, which makes people hate for life! ”

Lu Su looked at the sailor on the lake, and said in silence: "The strategy is difficult to achieve, it is not the fault of Gongjin, or it is the will of heaven!" ”

"Providence?"

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly a few times, but said helplessly: "The strategy failed, the night attack was not defeated, how dare Yu blame his subordinates and all the captains." ”

After this planning, Zhou Yuzhen's heart collapsed. As the internal response, Lu Yi did not react, and the strategy of defeating the army and capturing the city was also recognized by Zhao Yun, and Quan Rou was bitten by mosquitoes outside for a night.

Sun Quan, who had heavy expectations, led a heavy army to the sea to Qiantang, and was frightened back by the empty city plan of the civil servant. By the time Sun Quan reacted, Qiantang City had already taken precautions, worried about the problem of grain and grass, and floated to the sea and withdrew to Taihu Lake.

In Zhou Yu's eyes, this kind of battle can be fought like this, and he wasted his planning for so long, he really doesn't know what to say. Blame himself, or blame his teammates for being too vegetable.

Now that Huo Jun and Liu Bei have joined forces, they have no room for fault in the future, and if the army is defeated, the Sun Group will be destroyed.

Even if they win this battle, it will be difficult for them to achieve their previous strategic goal of separating Wu Hui. After all, the outer cities of Jingkou, Qiantang, and Yuqian have all been uprooted, and Guan Yu is waving troops to attack Huiji County.

The battle was decided or lost, and the opponent was a naval general like Huo Jun, and the pressure on Zhou Yu was too great. Otherwise, he would not sigh about the difficulties of life in front of Lu Su.

Lu Su was silent at first, and then comforted and said: "There are many sailors in the Gongjin account, and they have the advantage of a big ship, and now in the decisive battle in Kasawa, our army knows geography again, and it is not without a chance to defeat Huo Jun." ”

Zhou Yu barely squeezed out a smile and said, "Hopefully!" ”

As Huo Jun's opponent, Zhou Yu observed Huo Jun's use of troops for a long time, and knew Huo Jun's military strategy. Don't look at Huo Jun's always strange words, it seems that he is not as reliable as the generals who fight steadily, but it also depends on different generals to discuss.

Huo Jun, a general who must be hit with one move, is not the kind of general who takes the edge of the sword. His kind of wonder is based on knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent. For example, Han Xin fought against the water, don't look at Han Xin is very wavelike, in fact, Han Xin has a deep understanding of himself and the other. Knowing that Li Zuoche's strategy was not adopted, this is the confidence of the other party to dare to enter.

If he guessed correctly, Huo Jun led the sailor to Tun Kaze, and it is estimated that the first thing is to explore the waterways of Taihu Lake.

When Zhou Yu was cleaning up his mood, Zhu Ran came and said: "Governor, in the account, Duke Zhang persuaded his subordinates to submit to Liu Qi, and now he doesn't know what to do, please go back to the camp to discuss." ”

"Good!"

In the big tent, Sun Quan's face was solemn, and an old man sat on his left hand side. Although his hair is half-white, he is in good spirits, and his speech has a strong Xuzhou accent.

"Under his command, Liu Bei and Liu Qi Jackals also, on the orders of Liu Biao, conquered Jiangdong, and have conquered Yuzhang, Luling, Danyang and other counties, and the soldiers pointed to Wu County. Our army wanted to lure the enemy deep and tried to break it down, but it couldn't. Now Huo Junke Jingkou, the army entered Kasawa, and its governance has a naval division, and there are many fighting ships. ”

"Liu Bei is good at managing infantry and has cavalry. Huo Jun and Liu Bei advanced by land and water, and they were victorious divisions, with strong morale and difficult to defeat. Foolishly thought that it was better to raise troops to surrender to the county, and to take the post of the inspector Taishou, temporarily under the rule of Liu Qi. and Cao Gong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, and his subordinates could raise troops to meet him. ”

Zhang Zhao was not only persuading Sun Quan to surrender, but persuading Sun Quan to temporarily compromise and seek perfection, on the condition of the current military strength, and then let Sun Quan go out of the town to defend Taishou, and Cao Cao to go south, Sun Quan took the opportunity to raise troops to cooperate with Cao Cao.

Zhang Zhao ignored Sun Quan's displeasure on his face, and said: "Today's conspiracy will not succeed, our army will be difficult to defeat the enemy, if the army is defeated today, and the official position is taken away, I am afraid that my subordinates will be imprisoned by Liu Biao for life, and it will be difficult to protect their families!" ”

The reason why Zhang Zhao persuaded Sun Quan so much was that he could not see the hope of Sun Quan's victory, and he was only a Confucian scholar and a doctor, and he did not know soldiers. For him, it is to fulfill Sun Ce's last life.

Before his death, Sun Ce was deeply worried that Jiangdong was not easy to accept, his younger brother Sun Quan was too young, only had political ability, lacked military ability, and the local Sun clan was in charge of the locality, which was easy to form a separatist force. I don't know if those generals will obey Sun Quan, and I don't know if Liu Biao will attack Jiangdong along the river.

Therefore, before Sun Ce died, he had little time to take over smoothly, and only told Zhang Zhao. "If you don't do anything, you will take it yourself. is not overcome, slowly returning westward, and there is nothing to worry about. "That is, if Sun Quan is able to manage things, you will assist; can't take care of things, you Zhang Zhao can take the position by yourself; If the situation is unfavorable, just submit to others and do not need to be under psychological pressure.

It can be seen that Sun Ce is not so optimistic about the future of his younger brother, everything depends on Sun Quan's own creation.

Faced with Zhang Zhao's suggestion, Sun Quan didn't know how to answer. At the moment, he was in a state of confusion, the battle had been fought for more than two years, the front was constantly shrinking, and the counterattack operation had failed.

To be honest, he wanted to continue fighting, but he was also afraid that as Zhang Zhao said, he would be defeated and captured, imprisoned, and eventually die of depression.

As for the defeat and death, Sun Quan really didn't have this idea in his mind. He has only lived to be in his twenties, isn't it fragrant to live well? Although he and Liu Biao have a grudge against his father, Liu Biao has no grudge against himself.

Sun Quan didn't know what to say, and then looked at Zhang Hong. saw Zhang Hong bowing his head and was speechless.

"Your subordinates should think deeply to understand the stakes!" Zhang Zhao said bitterly.

"Why did Zhang Gong say this?"

Before the words fell, Zhou Yu held his sword into the account, looking confident, and lived up to his previous sorrows.

"Gong Jin!"

Seeing this, Sun Quan looked happy and said, "Gong Jin, please take a seat first." ”

Zhou Yu bowed to Sun Quan and said, "Under the command of Qi Yu, Yu thinks that what Zhang Gong said is inappropriate and must not be trusted. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao showed a look of disgrief and said, "Gong Jin, why do you say this? Today, the plan to break the enemy is not successful, Huo Jun has entered Kaze again, Liu Qi has his back to Jing Chu, how can our army win? ”

Zhou Yu smiled shallowly and said, "Doesn't Gong Zhang know Cai Maohu? Cai Mao and Liu Qi have a deep gap, and they want to help Liu Cong succeed Liu Biao, how can Liu Qi talk about relying on Jing Chu? ”

Saying that, Zhou Yu arched his hand and said: "Under his command, Zhang Gongyan raised troops to surrender to the county, asking for the position of Taishou, Yu thought it was quite absurd. My grandson has ruled Jiangdong for two generations, and his grandson rebelled against Dingjiangzuo and unfortunately died in the past; His subordinates followed him and led the six counties of Jiangdong. The subordinate is the lord of the Sun family, even if he surrenders and asks the town to be judged, how can Liu Biao agree. Yu is afraid that his subordinates will raise troops to surrender to Jingzhou, but they will be deeply jealous of Liu Biao, and they can get high-ranking officials, but they can't get too much of a position. ”

Giving up his fist and putting hope on Liu Biao is basically equivalent to throwing himself into the net in Zhou Yu's eyes.

After all, if he is Liu Biao and the other monarch surrenders, he will definitely not raise a tiger. Putting Sun Quan in Huiji is equivalent to death. With Liu Biao's suspicion, he was generally rewarded for his lack of duty, and then threw Sun Quan to Xiangyang and imprisoned him.

Zhang Zhao was stunned by Zhou Yu like this, and snorted coldly: "Surrender can still be courteous, if the army is defeated by the enemy, then there will be wealth and wealth under his command?" ”

Zhou Yu straightened his back and said in a deep voice: "Although Huo Jun entered Kasawa, he was not invincible. The number of our army and the Jingzhou army is not much different, Liu Bei's sharp soldiers are accustomed to foot combat, and our army is good at water warfare. In today's confrontation, the outcome is still unknown? This is a victory for our army over the Jingzhou army. ”

"Our army has many sailors, and Huo Jun's ship has few sailors, which is the second victory of our army; Our army also knows the water situation and topography of Kasawa, Huo Jun has just arrived, and he doesn't know the inside story, so our army has won three victories. With these three wins, it is enough to defeat the enemy. ”

"Our army won the victory of the Jingzhou Naval Division, and then went to Xuchang to obey Cao Cao. Now Cao Cao has set Hebei, our army welcomes Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to the south of the Yangtze River, in order to resist Jingzhou Erliu, then Cao Cao will be rewarded with a heavy official. If you return to Liu Biao, Ann will be treated like this! ”

"If we can force Er Liu back, our army can use the water division to isolate the river, defend the river, drive Cao's soldiers out of the left of the river, and the subordinates can also protect the foundation. If Cao Cao is powerful, unify China, and help him to accept Wu Chu, he can compare to Dou Rong of the Later Han Dynasty. Therefore, raising troops to surrender to Liu Biao is actually a good strategy. ”

Sun Quan's mind was already inclined to Zhou Yu's remarks, and asked, "Is Gong Jin really winnable in this battle?" ”

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, Yu is willing to set up a military order, this battle is not won, and I am willing to engage in military law!" ”

"Your subordinates?" Zhang Zhao shouted again.

"Don't say anything!"

Sun Quan had already made a decision, raised his hand to stop Zhang Zhao, and said: "Gu believes in Gong Jin, whether this battle is won or not, and Lone's honor and disgrace are all in Gong Jin's hands." ”

"Thank you!"

Zhou Yu's face was moved, and he said gratefully: "Yu will repay his subordinates with death, and swear to break the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou." ”

……

The arrival of Huo Jun's naval division almost revitalized the situation on the battlefield, and there was a naval army to support the flank and rear road of the army. Liu Bei also made a move, adopting a strategy of encroachment step by step, and Zhang Fei, who was not good at water, led the Central Plains soldiers to attack the southeast, took the four counties in the southeast, and squeezed the living space of the Jiangdong Army from the south.

Huo Jun led the water division to stay in the water village, and did not rush to march, but ordered people to explore the topography of the river, and learned about the surrounding Taihu Lake from the information compiled by Zhuge Liang.

In the big tent, Gan Ning pointed to the Kasawa sand table and said, "Dudu, this is the Big Thunder Mountain, the Little Thunder Mountain. After passing the second mountain, you can go to the east mountain and the west mountain. Jiangdong Water Division is between the West Mountain (Fujiao Mountain) and the East Mountain, looking at the Songjiang River in the east, where the people who cross the river, send troops from the water village, and can attack it halfway. ”

It's not that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang can't be flexible, and they don't know how to bypass Taihu Lake and attack Wu County from the road. Rather, the Jiangdong Navy Division was stationed in Taihu Lake and controlled the surrounding waters, and if an army took the opportunity to smuggle through, once it was cut off by the water army, it would be annihilated.

The Taihu Lake in the Han Dynasty was vast, and not only did Shanghai not appear in the south, but even Nantong, Wusong, Rugao and other places had no shadow. To the north of Taihu Lake, Huo Jun led the sailors to enter Taihu Lake and was surrounded by swampy lakes. There is a lack of water divisions, unless the Jingzhou army has angels per capita and has wings, otherwise they can only wait for Huo Jun's water division.

Saying that, Gan Ning drew a circle on the sand table and said: "The waters between the Big and Small Lei Mountains and the East and West Mountains, because of their proximity to the Jiangdong Army Naval Division, scouts can only explore the waters at night, and the water depths are different, deep or shallow, and it is impossible to say clearly. ”

In fact, it is an impossible task to explore the waters of Taihu Lake in a few days. It is very rare to be able to know the water situation briefly.

After pondering for a long time, Huo Jun knocked on the Dongshan on the map with his hand and said: "The surroundings of Dongshan are intricate, Xingba ordered people to go deep into the waters of Dongshan and explore in detail. ”

Gan Ning nodded and said: "Dongshan is close to the shore of the lake, and it is close to Songjiang, our army is mostly small boats, if you want to compete with the Jiangdong Naval Division, it is most suitable to fight near Dongshan." If you go to the middle of the lake to fight the enemy, it will be beneficial to the enemy's big ships. ”

Taihu Lake is in the shape of a semi-full moon, and the West Mountain is isolated in Taihu Lake, and there are small islands scattered between the mountains and the shore. Dongshan is not isolated from Taihu Lake, it is connected by land and shore. The Songjiang River is in the southeast of Dongshan Mountain, which is also the southeast corner of the entire Taihu Lake.

Huo Jun was about to say something, when Zhuge Liang's voice came from outside the tent.

"You wait to retreat first to discuss the water situation of Kasawa, and Jun and Zhuge Liang have something to talk about." Huo Jun changed his words and said.

"No!"

The generals gave up.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also stepped into the account and said with a smile: "Zhong Miao, how is the recent water investigation?" ”

Huo Jun pointed to the map on the sand table and said, "The recent gains are all on the map. ”

Zhuge Liang looked at Dongshan, who had planted the red flag, and asked, "Zhong Miao is preparing to fight the Jiangdong Army around Dongshan. ”

"Prospect one or two!"

Huo Jun bowed slightly, and said: "After all, the length of our army is combined with water and land, and the boat is short, so we can't fight to the death with the Jiangdong army in the lake." ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said: "It's May, the southeast wind is strong, and the river is high. If it is difficult for Zhong Miao to enter the army, it is better to wait for the autumn rain to gradually decrease and the river water to fall, imitate the battle of Anhui water, use a small boat to control the waters, and fight with Zhou Yu. ”

Huo Jun groaned a little and said: "There are disadvantages and advantages to using soldiers in summer; There are pros and cons to using troops in the autumn. Let's look at the situation of the waters of Dongshan. ”

To fight a water fight, we must know how to make use of the basic objective conditions such as water flow, water depth, and wind direction. And these objective conditions complement each other, sometimes in favor and sometimes in disadvantages. For example, when fighting on the Yangtze River, the flow of water will always flow into the sea, but the river course will continue to twist and turn, and the flow of water will also change direction, with the southeast wind in summer or the northwest wind in winter, there are variables for the battlefield.

After a pause, Huo Jun asked, "Kong Ming, how is the situation in the peripheral battle today?" ”

Zhuge Liang walked to the map, and said: "The lord ordered General Guoan to attack Yangxian in the north, and let General Yide attack Yanguan, Haiyan, Jiaxing, Youquan and other southeastern counties in the south. Today, except for the counties east of Kasawa, the rest of the peripheral counties have been uprooted by our army. ”

Huo Jun tapped on the desk and said, "All the surrounds are over, it seems that when Jun will lead the sailor to march." ”

At the moment, Liu Bei is no longer in a hurry, as long as he can defeat the Jiangzuo Water Division, or control the waterway, he can lead the soldiers to take Wu County directly.

Huo Jun put his hands behind his waist and said: "Kong Ming, I will lead the sailor to have a small battle with Zhou Yu in a few days, see how it is and how it is, and then think about the matter of marching into the army." How? ”

"Everything is based on Zhong Miao!"

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