In the hazy autumn night, the lights can faintly flicker on the Dantu waterway, and the boats float on the river, and rush to Beijing and Anhui in the starry night.

In the cabin, Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang sat opposite each other, drinking wine.

Zhuge Liang stroked the feather fan and asked, "Since Zhong Miao has received a military order, I don't know when he can lead the army to Xiakou to meet Cao Cao?" ”

Huo Jun sat on the couch and said: "The war is urgent, and Yangzhou has issued an order quickly. He ordered Liu Guoan and Huang Hansheng to be ordered to lead the army, and they were controlled by me, and led the soldiers and horses of Yuzhang and Luling to go first. The soldiers of Wu Hui were led by Yangzhou and Wen Zhongye. ”

"In this way, the ships will march and the troops will march, and in about half a month, the army will be assembled in the early winter."

Sending troops to fight is not a mouse click to send troops to fight, each department needs to assemble on its own, and then each department will arrive at the agreed place to send troops.

After Liu Qi made up his mind to fight, he appointed Huo Jun as the main general and led the soldiers and horses of Danyang, Yuzhang, Luling, and Poyang counties to Xiakou. And he led Wu Hui soldiers and horses to Xiakou, and then Liu Qi went south to Yuzhang, arrived at the border between Yuzhang and Changsha, and appeased Jingjiao's old department.

Zhuge Liang bowed his head slightly and asked: "The enemy is outnumbered, Cao Cao is especially good at using soldiers, I don't know if Zhong Miao has a strategy to deal with the enemy?" ”

Huo Jun held the wine bottle and said with a smile: "Could it be that Kong Ming has already gained something, and he wants to teach Jun to send troops to destroy the enemy?" ”

"Don't dare!"

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Liang has a leader, how dare he teach Zhong Miao to break Cao." There are only a few thoughts, which can be used for Zhong Miao's staff officers one or two. ”

"Kong Ming, please!"

Zhuge Liang pondered a little and said: "Cao Cao raised the banner of the Son of Heaven and led the people in the north. Zhong Miao can use the water pawn to break his military might, to calm the hearts of Wu and Chu, and facilitate Yangzhou to appease the old department of Jingjiao. Under the initial peace of mind, Zhong Miao then led the army to find an opportunity to break Cao. ”

"Hmm!"

Huo Jun put down the wine bottle, nodded and said, "Kong Ming's words are what Jun thinks. Jun wants to break Cao Cao quickly, but if he wants to break quickly, he needs to be calm. If you want to calm the hearts of the army, you need to break its strength. ”

"Break Cao Cao quickly?"

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and said: "Cao Cao has many soldiers and horses, and our army has few soldiers, and Zhong Miao wants to break Cao Cao quickly, I am afraid it will be difficult." But if Cao Cao is not broken quickly, Wu Chu's people will inevitably have different thoughts. Under Cao Cao's appeasement, there are fears that there will be thieves to make trouble. And I am outnumbered, and it is difficult to hold on for a long time. ”

At the moment, Wu Chu can't fight a protracted war with Cao Cao, once a protracted war is fought, I am afraid that it will not be Cao Cao who will be dragged down, but Liu Bei and Liu Qi.

Cao Cao mastered the Son of Heaven and went south with the great military exploits he had accumulated for more than ten years. After a long time, Cao Cao will be able to give full play to his advantages of many soldiers and horses, and he can use his name as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty to greet others. At that time, only Liu Qi and Liu Bei were passive, after all, not everyone was as bloody as that Wenpin.

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said: "In the battle of Guandu in the past, Cao Cao had a plan to burn the grain with fire and cut off Yuan Shao's grain. Now Cao Cao went deep into Jianghan, there were many soldiers and horses, and the grain and grass were transported for thousands of miles, and there were many difficulties, or you could start from here! ”

Huo Jun shook his head and said: "Cao Cao is good at using soldiers, and now in Jianghan, how can he not know the weight of soldiers' food." Although the grain of Jiangling was burned by General Guan, there was still grain and grass in Xiangyang for the temporary use of Cao Cao's army. ”

Zhuge Liang shook his fan and pondered, and said: "Overcoming the strong with weakness is rare in the world." It is easy to break Cao with an army, but it is difficult to break Cao in the field. Maybe water and fire can quickly break Cao Cao. ”

After thinking for a long time, Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly and said: "Today, outside the three-thousand-mile boat, it is rare to break Cao's strategy. Perhaps only when the two armies are fighting can they find an opportunity to break it. ”

Huo Jun swallowed the duck meat and said, "Cao Cao's direction of sending troops, Jun already has it in his heart. Or you can find the way to break through Cao from the topography of the mountains and rivers of Chudi. ”

"Huh?"

Zhuge Liang was surprised and said, "Can Zhong Miao say more?" ”

Huo Jun made strokes on the desk and said: "Cao Cao has a large number of soldiers and horses, and Jun thinks that he will march into Xiakou in two ways, which can be divided into two roads, west and north. Soldiers and horses on the north road, soldiers along the Han River, out of Sui County, to Xiakou; The soldiers and horses on the west road will be led by Cao Cao, and the soldiers will go along the river, water and land, to Xiakou. ”

Cao Cao's march from these two routes was not made up by Huo Jun or whimsical, but by the geographical situation of Jingzhou and the influence of logistics and transshipment.

At present, only Zhangling and Nanjun surrendered to Cao Cao, and only Xiangyang and Jiangling had baggage available. Jingzhou is also a vast territory, and it is inconvenient to transport grain and grass by land. Generally speaking, Cao Cao would march from the direction of Xiangyang and Jiangling, along the Yangtze River and the Han River.

As for why Cao Cao commanded the Western Route Army himself, firstly, it was to appease the four counties of Jingnan, and secondly, to use the Jingchu Naval Division to echo with the army and advance by land and water. Walking alone in the direction of the Han River, the water level dropped in autumn and winter, and it was difficult for big ships to travel, and there were not many warships of the Xiangyang Naval Division, which were easy to be blocked by the Jiangdong Naval Division at the mouth of the river.

"The soldiers and horses on the North Road, when they are partial troops, are selected to go out of the town of Xiakou Jiancheng, which is enough to stop it. Only the soldiers and horses on the west road are a great trouble, and there are many people and boats. However, the soldiers and horses on the West Road are not available without danger, and from Jiangling to Xiakou, there are Yunmeng Daze available for thousands of miles. ”

Hearing about Yunmeng Daze, Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up slightly, and he said: "Yunmengze is hundreds of miles wide, Cao Cao wants to go by land and water, so he has to pass Yunmengze." The mud is muddy and difficult to walk, mostly stagnant water, and drinking it will be sick, which is the hardship and danger of Chudi! ”

Huo Jun smiled and said nothing, the topography of the two lakes of the Three Kingdoms is different from that of later generations, and there are hundreds of miles of vast Yunmengze in the area north of the Yangtze River today, so that from Jiangling to Xiakou, except for Huarong County, there are almost no counties and townships. Usually, it is not difficult for Yun Mengze to walk a few people, but it is much more difficult to walk the army.

When it comes to the pain of walking in the mud, there is no one who has the most right to speak than Emperor Yang of Sui. Several expeditions to Goguryeo, sweeping away Liaoze, when the army was defeated and retreated, countless Sui Dynasty soldiers died in Liaoze. Even Li Shimin's conquest of Goguryeo can also see the bones of the Sui Dynasty soldiers.

The great Yun Mengze, if you don't take advantage of it, you really can't stand Cao Cao. This is what he said to Liu Qi, Jianghan, the hometown of the Chu people, Cao Cao went deep into Jianghan, and he didn't know the danger of the terrain, and he won it!

"Strategist, Jingkou is coming!"

Outside the cabin, the shouts of the attendants were heard.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Talking about military affairs with Zhong Miao is like drinking good wine, and it is always unfinished. Now they will go separately, and wish Zhong Miao victory over Cao Cao, and wait for the news of Jun in the mouth of the wet beard. ”

In the direction of Jiangbei, Zhuge Liang and Mi Fang led the old and weak troops to garrison the mouth of the Xukou, and cooperated with thousands of soldiers and horses of Changfeng to resist the generals of Mount Tai.

Huo Jun stood up, sent Zhuge Liang off, and said with a smile: "Thank you Kong Ming for your words, when you are in danger, you will go to difficulties together and try to break the thief." ”

Huo Jun got up to send Zhuge Liang out of the cabin, and saw that on the dark river, a large number of boats were already gathered and waiting, and the lights were bright, reflecting the river.

Zhuge Liang raised his fan and said with a smile: "Zhong Miao, all the soldiers and horses in Danyang are here, and now they are under the command of Zhong Miao." ”

A boat flying the 'Lu' flag leaned over, and Lu Su, Gan Ning, Lu Meng, Wei Yan and other generals stood on the bow of the boat, arched their hands and said: "I will wait to see Beifu, and on the order of Yuzhou, I will now return to Beifu for dispatch." ”

"Good!"

Huo Jun's face was constricted, and he said in a deep voice: "The generals listened to the order, followed our ship, and then went to the water village of Wankou, met the rest of the departments, and sent the troops to Xiakou." ”

"No!"

……

Running from Jingkou to Anhuikou is not as good as sailing along the river, but the speed is not slow. Danyang soldiers and horses followed Huo Jun to Wankou and stayed for a few days in order to wait for Liu Pan and Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses.

At the same time, Huo Jun also went to Anhui City in his busy schedule and took the time to meet with the foot trainer.

The foot trainer sorted out Huo Jun's luggage and clothes in case he was out for a long time and there was a shortage of clothes.

"Now that the Jianghan War broke out, I will lead the army to the west, and the Jiangbei army is insufficient. It is better for the lady to cross the river with Ah Niu and the concubines in the family, so as not to disturb the city with Cao's light troops. ”

Huo Jun looked at Xiao Huo Yi crawling on the bed and said worriedly.

The foot trainer folded his clothes and said, "Since the husband is shepherd the people of Poyang, he should protect the people of Jiangbei. Today, most of the people in Jiangbei are the wives and concubines of lieutenant generals and colonels, and they live in Jiangbei and do not see their worries. I crossed the river with my family, if I let my husband's account know about it, what would I think of my husband? ”

Huo Jun looked embarrassed and said: "There is a danger of Dabie Mountain in the north of Anhui City, Kong Ming led the army in the east, and there are only 20,000 or 30,000 troops in Jianghuai and Cao, and there is no danger in Jiangbei. Letting the lady cross the river is to avoid the accident. ”

The foot trainer raised his delicate face, smiled shallowly, and said: "In order to avoid accidents, the husband can quickly break Cao Cao, and Jiang Zuo can avoid military disasters at that time." The concubine stayed in Jiangbei, the heart of the soldiers' families, and then the hearts of the soldiers. ”

"Good!"

Huo Jun shook the hand of the step trainer lightly and said with a smile: "Madame is really a virtuous helper!" ”

The foot trainer lightly opened his lips and said: "Deng Fan is thirteen, and now he hears about the war, so he asks to join his husband's account as a servant, so as to repay his husband's kindness." ”

"Fan'er?"

Huo Jun was slightly stunned, after he adopted Deng Fan. For his cultivation, he also has a heart. And Deng Fan also knew that his identity was embarrassing, although his name was Huo Junyizi, he did not change his surname to Huo. Therefore, in his civil and military studies, he is often diligent and diligent, and he does not dare to disappoint Huo Jun and his mother.

For example, let that Sima Zhi teach the scriptures and study on the side. And Deng Fan also worked hard and was praised by Sima Zhi; and Xia Jiangzuo, Deng Fan was also ten years old, so he let him practice martial arts with his brother Huo Du, and he had a bit of kung fu.

After pondering for a long time, Huo Jun smiled and said: "Fan Er is thirteen years old, and he can use it." Let Fan Er serve as my attendant and convey military orders for me. ”

"Good!"

There is one more chapter in the evening

(End of chapter)