The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 253 Ming Xiu Plank Road, Darkness Chen Cang

Strictly speaking, for a general who can stand alone, his IQ must be sufficient.

Qu Yi quickly understood what Jia Xu was conveying. After a long time, he came back to his senses and said in a low voice, "Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Yi knows what to do."

Jia Xu nodded slightly, got up to leave, and reported the result to Cheng Yuanzhi.

Cheng Yuanzhi nodded and said: "In this way, I no longer have any worries and can fight Zhou Yu with confidence."

"As the saying goes, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins. I have brought fifty thousand elite soldiers this time. In a head-to-head confrontation, Zhou Yu must not be an opponent. Zhou Yu must be convinced to lose in this battle!"

After a pause, he said again: "Pass down my general's order. Tomorrow, we will make meals at the fifth watch, and at Mao's hour, we will gather troops and horses, and line up for battle!"

Jia Xu took the order and left.

It's the fifth watch of the day, the waning moon is twilight, and the stars are fading away.It was cold in the sky, and everything on the ground was quiet. The soldiers of the three armies had enough food and drink, cleaned their guns and horses, and waited for the decisive battle.

Zhou Yu found out the movement of the Northern Army and urgently ordered the soldiers to stand ready.

At daybreak, there was a sudden loud shouting and killing in the narrow passage of the valley, the sound of horseshoes was dense, the earth shook and the mountains shook, and it seemed that thousands of troops and horses were galloping.

Zhou Yu stood on the top of Nanye City, and saw the orderly military appearance of the Northern Army, and his heart was awe-inspiring.

Although he had repeatedly challenged Qu Yi before, it was because the latter had only 5 horses, and his army was plagued by plague, which greatly reduced his combat effectiveness.

Now, in the face of the [-] newly recruited troops, Zhou Yu suddenly didn't want to fight anymore, and felt that staying in the city was actually a good idea.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, one moment at another, this moment at this moment.As an excellent general, Zhou Yu is well aware of the essence of "soldiers are impermanent, water is impermanent, and the way to use troops is to avoid the real and use the empty".

However, looking around, the Northern Army did not seem to be weak. The entire army formation was well-coordinated, and even the four counties in Jiangdong were heavily guarded, making it difficult to move forward.

In this way, we can only use a stupid method - defend the city and wait for changes in time.

Zhou Yu knows very well that on the battlefield, strength is not absolute, but will change over time, and the weak side will also change into the strong side at a certain point in time.

There is no country or army without flaws in the world.

But where is the flaw of the Northern Army?

Zhou Yu looked at the murderous northern army below the city, and his mind was wandering, thinking about the strategy to break the situation.

After a while, a bright light suddenly flashed across my heart, and I was overjoyed and said: "Yes!"

Cheng Pu on the side quickly asked: "Great Governor, why are you so happy?"

Zhou Yu pointed at the soldiers and horses of the Northern Army under the city, and said with a slight smile, "The Art of War says: As a general, you should avoid the real and use the empty. Old General Cheng thinks, where is the most empty in the Northern Army?"

Cheng Pu shook his head: "The last general is shallow, I can't see it,"

Zhou Yu turned to Huang Gai, "What does General Huang think?"

Huang Gai also waved his hand and said, "Great Governor, don't be a fool."

Zhou Yu did not reveal the weakness of the Northern Army on the spot, but asked instead: "Has the follow-up food and grass been delivered?"

Huang Gai nodded, and replied: "It has been shipped, enough for three months."

Zhou Yu led the two of them down the city wall, looked to the west, and said succinctly, "Jingzhou."

Huang Gai and Cheng Pu looked at each other, and the latter asked suspiciously, "Could it be that the governor is talking about the four counties in southern Jing?"

Zhou Yu laughed loudly and said, "Not bad!"


"Now that Yuan She is leading the army here, Jingzhou must be empty. Liu Bei is facing the northern army across the river. The four counties in southern Jingnan are located in the south of the Yangtze River. First, there are no heavy troops guarding them; second, the original squad still takes office."

"Lingling Prefect Liu Du, Guiyang Prefect Zhao Fan, and Changsha Prefect Han Xuan are all mediocre people. Wouldn't it be great if I took this opportunity to seize the three counties and join hands with Liu Bei to fight against the Northern Army!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu suddenly felt enlightened, and immediately realized that his thinking had entered a misunderstanding before.

He wanted to regain Jiangdong's homeland, but the Northern Army had also placed heavy troops in Jiangdong. It would be easier said than done to regain Jiangdong.

Since it is not easy, why not change the target and attack Jingzhou!

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu frowned: "However, I need to contain the northern army here, who should I send to attack the three counties in Jingnan?"

He also thought of this strategy by accident, thinking that once this plan was implemented, the Northern Army would be unprepared, and the three Jingnan counties would change hands in an instant.

At that time, he can attack when he advances, and defend when he retreats, and the situation will suddenly improve.

The strategy is there, but not yet mature.

The main candidate has not yet been selected.

Who should be sent?
Zhou Yu was stumped by this question.

Before, when Jiangdong fell, many outstanding young generals, such as Lu Xun, defected to the Northern Army, leaving only a group of veterans under his command.Among the younger generation, only Lu Meng and Tai Shici were illiterate generals.

Right now, we can only rely on these two!
After making up his mind, Zhou Yu immediately repaired a letter and sent it to Jiaozhou eight hundred miles away, suggesting that Sun Quan send Lu Meng to attack the three counties in Jingnan.

The content of the letter is twelve characters in total, "To attack Nanye in the bright future, to map Jingnan in real terms, and to unite with Liu Kangyuan."

……

Under Nanye Castle.

The expected decisive battle did not take place, and Zhou Yu refused to fight.

Am I too strong?Zhou Yu was so scared that he didn't dare to fight?Cheng Yuanzhi asked questions in his head, and looked at the soldiers waiting in battle on the tower, unaware that Zhou Yu's strategic focus had changed.

Because the situation at this time is already different, there is no history of the original time and space for reference.Therefore, after learning that Zhou Yu captured Nanye, Cheng Yuanzhi hurriedly left the battle in Jingzhou and came to fight Zhou Yu.

All the advisers of the Northern Army also thought that Zhou Yu's goal must be the four counties in Jiangdong. Only by capturing Jiangdong, Zhou Yu's [-] sailors could go up the coast and be useful.

Time passes day by day.

The situation in Nanye City has been adjusted.

In the past, Qu Yi set up camp and held the position without fighting, which made Zhou Yu so anxious that he came to challenge him every day; now, Zhou Yu refuses to fight, and Cheng Yuanzhi is so anxious that he gets angry.

In a blink of an eye, two months passed, and it was already February of the 14th year of Jian'an (209).

Cheng Yuanzhi sent people to challenge him every day, but Zhou Yu always refused to fight.

During the period, there were also tentative attacks on the city several times, and more than 1 soldiers were lost. Zhou Yu's casualties were about 3000 to [-].

After a long confrontation, Cheng Yuanzhi vaguely felt that something was wrong.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't think of anything wrong.

There were no abnormalities in the other counties in Jiangdong, and Zhou Yu's navy had never appeared.

There have been numerous large and small meetings. Except for Xu Shu who wore his iconic and unbeatable smile all day long, all counselors had speeches and suggestions.But I can't come up with a reason.

On this day, Cheng Yuanzhi couldn't bear it any longer and summoned Xu Shu to see him alone.

Xu Shu entered the barracks, still wearing his iconic smile.

In the past, no matter what Cheng Yuanzhi asked, he always pushed the six-two-five, and dealt with it with "the common people have no plans" and "the common people are poor".

This time, Cheng Yuanzhi decided to give him an ideological and moral lesson to let him understand what it means to be "the master worrying about the minister's work"; let him understand that fishing with a high salary has always been an act that he cannot tolerate!
Before Xu Shu's arrival, Cheng Yuanzhi had already made up his mind, if Xu Shu still did not change...

Then the whole year’s salary will be deducted, no need to discuss!

However, before Cheng Yuanzhi could open his mouth this time, Xu Shu changed his normal attitude and took the lead in saying:

"Prime Minister, something is bad!"

Cheng Yuanzhi suddenly became angry, and asked angrily, "Where is the problem?"

"Three counties in Jingnan!"

"Three counties in Jingnan?"

Cheng Yuanzhi was speechless, and immediately realized the problem, and shouted: "Oops!"

As soon as the words were finished, a messenger rushed in from outside the tent, bowed and said: "Half a month ago, Lu Meng captured Lingling, and the prefect Liu Du was beheaded! Tai Shici captured Guiyang, and the prefect Zhao Fan was beheaded; Guan Yu captured Changsha , the prefect Han Xuan was beheaded, and the rest all surrendered."

Cheng Yuanzhi quickly took the battle report and read it carefully.

In an instant, I felt my brain buzzing.

At this time, Jia Xu also rushed in from outside the tent in a hurry, said with cupped hands, "Prime Minister, I have thought of it, Jingnan is in danger!"

I already knew that Cheng Yuanzhi gave a flat "Oh" and silently handed the battle report in his hand to Jia Xu.

Jia Xu accepted the battle report with a dazed expression.

After a while, his expression changed drastically.


(End of this chapter)