In October, Guan Yu confronted Cao Zhen and Sima Yi in Xinye.

Wei Zuo's general Zhang He wanted to cross the Han River to Hannan and relieve the siege of Xiangyang. Ran Han general Pang De was ordered by Lu Meng to enter Tungu City, wanting to stop Zhang He in northern Han.

Zhang He's troops bullied Pang De's outnumbered soldiers, and ordered Yang Qiu to bluff, pretend to be the main army, and cross the Han River from the lower reaches of Gucheng.

Pang De was confused by Zhang He and led his troops downstream to block Yang Qiu. However, Zhang He led the main force to cross the river from the upper reaches of Gucheng, and took advantage of the emptiness of Gucheng to send troops to take it directly.

When Pang De heard this, he was frightened, and hurriedly sent a letter to Lü Meng for help, and led his troops to retreat to the camp under Huanghan with 3,000 horses, wanting to defend against the danger and block Zhang He's footsteps in rescuing Xiangyang City.

Outside Fancheng, the Han army camp.

In the big tent, Lu Meng browsed Pound's letters, lowered his head and sighed slightly.

He originally wanted to borrow Pang De's bravery, ride the elite infantry, and temporarily block Zhang He in Hanbei. However, it is a pity that Pang De has few soldiers, and it is difficult to take care of the Hanshui defense line after the water level drops.

Worried, Pang De was confused by Zhang He's bluff strategy, and led the army to garrison the downstream, but Zhang He crossed the river from the upstream and directly took the empty Valley City.

The city of Jingu was captured, and Zhang He led his army to cross the Han River, and his troops were only a hundred miles away from Xiangyang. Based on the calculation of the foot, after three or four days of normal marching and one day of rapid marching, Zhang He could reach the foot of Xiangfan City. Outside the city of Xiangyang, there were only thousands of soldiers and horses of the Han army, stationed on the dangerous point of Da Xian Mountain, monitoring the defenders of Xiangyang.

Fortunately, Gucheng to Xiangyang, not without danger to defend, its more than 100 miles of road, mostly mountains and hills, Pang De retreated to Huanghan is one of the dangerous places.

Now Huang Han can't afford to lose, once Huang Han is broken through by Zhang He, let him kill him under Xiangyang City. At that time, the Southern Han Dynasty launched the Battle of Xiangfan for more than a year, and it is likely that it will end in failure. And if this battle fails, if the Southern Han wants to take Xiangfan in the future, the difficulty will be raised to another level.

Or they know that the battle situation in Xiangfan is not optimistic, and Shiren, Fei Yi and other civil and military expressions are worried.

Fei Yi frowned and thought, and said: "The two cities of Xiangfan will not fall for a long time, and their stubborn heart is very strong, and the army does not dare to withdraw from the siege, so they can only block the enemy outside Xiangfan. ”

"At the beginning, Xu Huang and Cao Zhen were menacing, first breaking our army in Wancheng, and then south to Xinye, the prince led the army to resist in person, and the situation was difficult to say favorable; Today, Zhang He and Yang Qiu went down to Gucheng, crossed the Hanshui River in the south, and led the army to approach Xiangyang. If it is not stopped, Zhang He will relieve the siege of Xiangyang, and our army's previous achievements will be wasted! ”

Therefore, judging from the current situation, Xiangfan must be encircled, and Zhang He must be stopped. Now the army is limited, and the prince is in the north, what should I do? ”

While Fei Yi was talking, he and everyone couldn't help but look at Lu Meng. After Guan Yu went north to Xinye, Lü Meng was already the commander of Xiangfan's army and was responsible for besieging Xiangfan. Now there is a flaw in the western defense line, and he must find a way to solve it.

Feeling the eager gaze of everyone, Lu Meng paced in the tent with his hands behind his waist and said: "Zhang He uses military opportunities to change and is good at understanding the battle terrain, he is a famous general of thieves, not General Pang can control. As I said in the past, I want to lead the troops westward and dominate Zhang He. ”

"The general is heading west, who is sitting in Xiangfan?"

Hearing this, Fei Yi's brows became more and more furrowed, and he said: "The prince is sitting in Xinye, if the general leads the troops westward, who can lead the Xiangfan army?" In Yi's opinion, Xiangfan is not down, and the war is endless. It is better for the general to appoint a partial general to benefit the troops to march westward. The general sat in the Chinese army and broke through the two cities of Xiangfan. ”

"No!"

Lu Meng paced and sighed slightly, and said: "Xiangfan is difficult to promote, and the enemy's situation is very urgent. The weight of the current situation is not in Xiangfan, but in Huanghan and Xinye. Zhang He is not a general, and the generals are wise. If Huanghan is lost today, and Zhang He goes to Xiangyang, the situation is beyond our country's control. ”

As a general second only to Guan Yu, Lu Meng must judge the current situation and where is the most important thing.

Compared with the early siege of Fancheng, it was important to concentrate troops to counterattack, and if they wanted to break through the outer defense line and relieve the siege of Xiangfan, it should be the most important thing to stop the enemy. Therefore, once Zhang He could not be stopped, and the Northern Wei soldiers rushed to the city of Xiangfan, the situation would change suddenly.

Now the outer defense line is important, and in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Lü Meng must lead his army to move west and personally block Zhang He, instead of squatting in Fancheng and gnawing at the city.

"The general has been to Huanghan, who will preside over the Xiangfan army?"

Fei Yi looked anxious and said: "As the general said, now Xinye and Huanghan are the most important, and Xiangfan is secondary. However, Xiangfan is also fundamental, if Xiangfan is not down, the war will be difficult to settle. If there is a change in the war in Xiangfan, there will be a change! ”

Lu Meng hesitated for a moment and said, "According to Cheng Yan, Pang Dudu will soon arrive in Xinye. Now you can write a letter to the prince, let the prince decide whether to let Pang Dudu go south, sit in Xiangfan, and command the soldiers to attack the city. ”

Then, Lü Meng added: "I will lead the troops westward, and before the main general arrives, General Junyi can sit in Xiangfan and arrange it from the old days." ”

"General Junyi?"

Fei Yi was stunned, and then looked at Shiren.

"Hmm!"

Lu Meng bowed his hand to Shiren and said, "General Shi has followed His Majesty for a long time and has experienced a hundred battles. Now after I leave, General Youshi will arrange according to my old time and lead the troops to besiege the city, I don't know if it is possible? ”

The gray-haired Shiren hurriedly got up and replied, "Since General Ziming is entrusted to him, how dare Ren disobey!" ”

Shiren is the Taishou of Yidu, although he is under the control of Guan Yu, he has been at odds with his superior Guan Yu for a long time. However, fortunately, Lu Meng is a kind person, can tolerate things, and has a good relationship with Shiren. When there was a conflict between Guan and Shi, Lu Meng often came forward to play a round to ease the relationship between the two.

In the history of today's different planes, the talents of the Southern Han Dynasty are far superior to those of the Shu Han. Liu Bei knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had defective temperaments, and they had many deputies. For example, Liu Bei is Guan Yu, with Lu Meng and Fei Yi, both civil and military, to ease the relationship between Guan Yu and his colleagues as much as possible.

Therefore, although Shiren was dissatisfied with Guan Yu, with the cooperation of Fei Yi and Lu Meng, he could also do his best for Guan Yu. Although Guan Yu was unhappy with Shiren, he could also get along with Shiren for the sake of Yuan, and he could also ask about the official position he received.

"I wonder if General Lu has any other advice?" Shiren asked.

Lu Meng smiled at the corner of his mouth and said: "Jun Yi can be arranged from the old days, and the soldiers of the long siege cannot be withdrawn. ”

"Good!" Shiren replied.

Lü Meng and Shiren said some important points, and asked Shiren and the generals to retreat.

He Shiren retreated, Fei Yi frowned, and said: "General, Shijun is rough and martial, and has no foresight. Xiangfan is concerned about the gains and losses of this battle, how can the general hand over such an important matter to Shijun Yihu? ”

Lu Mengchang let out a turbid breath and said helplessly: "Except for Shi Junyi, there are no generals available in the Xiangfan army. Although Junyi is rough and martial, he is a close confidant of His Majesty. Now he does not need to attack Fancheng, but uses its old name to temporarily unify the military. and Pang Du Du, the army of Xiangfan can be handed over to him! ”

Saying that, Lu Meng told Fei Yi and said: "Since Wen Wei is joining the army, he should supervise Junyi more. ”

"No!"

Fei Yi said that Shiren is rough and good at martial arts, and there is no talent of a general, how can Lu Meng not know?

Only in the Xiangfan army, except for Guan Yu and him, there is no third person available, and only the military affairs are handed over to Shiren, who has deep qualifications.

Shiren does not have the strategy of a general, but after fighting for so many years, he is also a veteran soldier, so it may be difficult for him to fight Fancheng, but it is not much difficult for him to besiege the city according to the old system.

After Fei Yi received the order to retire, Lu Meng returned to the couch and wrote with a pen. In order not to make a mistake in Shiren, Lü Meng wrote down his platoon arrangement and asked people to hand it over to Shiren.

Then, Lu Meng also wrote to Guan Yu to inform him of everything that happened in Xiangfan!

(End of chapter)

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