Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Li Yi did not pursue responsibility for the fall of Yi County, but instead sent a letter to Cai He, praising him for judging the situation and not blindly advancing troops, but choosing to be stationed on the opposite bank of Yi County, so that Liu Xian could not continue to go north. award.

In fact, Li Yi knew in his heart that Liu Du's goal should only be Yi County, and Yi County is also his limit. With Wuling's manpower and material resources, if he continues to cross the river to the north, it will probably end up with no return. Liu Du also understands this point , then the real role of Cai He is actually to prevent Liu Du from sending a small group of people across the river to harass him.

However, Li Yi had to boost morale when he suffered a loss before the war started, so he could only reward Cai He, and Cai He's choice was indeed right. Liu Xian and Xing Daorong don't be stupid, Cai He is probably the result of the annihilation of the entire army, then Li Yi would be really ashamed.

The only good news about this change in Yi County is that after Liu Xian and the others captured the city, although they killed a few officials, they did not send troops to plunder the people.

After a thorough understanding of the affairs of Yi County, all kinds of regrets and regrets are useless, so Li Yi didn't talk about his previous negligence, but only asked his subordinates to discuss how to deal with it.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and agreed that Jingnan should be dispatched in advance, otherwise Liu Du occupied Yi County, but Li Yi did not move. It may make people think that Li Yi is afraid of Jingnan, which makes the soldiers under his command lose their vigor and makes the generals lose their spirit. Some people in Jingnan had thoughts that they shouldn't have.

According to the original plan, Li Yi planned to lead 2 troops to the south after the military coupons began to be implemented in the army. But now, if it is earlier, the food and grass will be ignored, but in terms of military strength, Li Yi wants to take away [-] troops at a time Ten thousand people is a bit inappropriate, because the soldiers are not appeased, and it is definitely not a good thing to let them set foot on the battlefield.

However, it is imperative to send troops ahead of time. It is roughly estimated by everyone that Li Yi can lead [-] troops this time, of which [-] are from the previous Nanyang army, and the rest are from the original Jingzhou army, and some of them performed better. surrendered troops.

Moreover, after Li Yi sent troops, the subsequent reorganization of soldiers and horses will be completed, and Li Yi can also be supported one after another.

Everyone automatically reached a consensus on this point, but there was a big disagreement on the specific route of advancing troops.

Guo Jia believes that since Liu Du sent a large army to capture Yi County, there must be a lack of troops in the rear. Then Li Yi can temporarily abandon Yi County and cross the Yangtze River through Gongan, and then take Chanling first, and then drive to Linyuan, where Wuling is located, with a large army. Yuan is empty, and Liu Duduan is hard to resist. At that time, Li Yi will be very easy to deal with. He can directly beat Lin Yuan down, cut off the retreat of Liu Xian and Xing Daorong, and then return to Junyi County to fight against Liu Xian's team. Fighting alone, at that time Liu Xian and others lost their rear and the morale of the army was unstable, so they would definitely be able to win in one battle.

Li Yi can also choose to encircle Linyuan without attacking, force Liu Xian to return to the army to rescue, and then set up an ambush halfway, or fight in Linyuan City.

Guo Jia's opinion was very in line with Li Yi's taste, and it was the same as his ideal battle, but both Xun You and Kuai Yue expressed their opposition.

The two believed that since Liu Du let Liu Xian and Xing Daorong capture Yi County, it can be seen that Liu Du's purpose was to stop Li Yi by virtue of the natural danger of the Yangtze River. Then, in the direction of the public security, Liu Du could not have been unprepared. If Li Yi went south from the public security, There will definitely be obstacles on the river, and the Yangtze River is not that easy.

Taking a step back, even if Li Yi crossed the Yangtze River, there are many water veins and hills around Wuling, and the march is not fast, Liu Du will definitely find out Li Yi's intentions in advance, so he may set up an ambush on the road to wait for Li Yi.

Li Yi's attack on Jingnan this time is to take Jingnan in one fell swoop. If he suffers setbacks in Wuling, it will be very detrimental to the future. Therefore, both Kuai Yue and Xun You believe that Li Yi should abandon Wuling directly and take Changsha first. It is the best policy.

Changsha has Liu Pan's 1 soldiers and horses. Counting the more than [-] people brought by Li Yi, it is easy to take Changsha. It is much safer than directly going to the police to fight Linyuan.

However, Guo Jia disagreed with the opinions of the two. In Guo Jia's view, the matter of using troops is changing rapidly. Now that the general trend is on Li Yi's side, it is entirely possible to take Lin Yuan directly. Just cover it with soil, there is no need to worry too much.

Moreover, under such circumstances, Li Yi was able to take down Wuling simply and neatly, and the other three counties must be horrified. Changsha and Lingling would all surrender without a fight.

Kuai Yue and Xun You just shook their heads vigorously, telling Li Yi not to listen to Guo Jia, but to fight Changsha first, which is the safest way.

Seeing that several think tanks were in dispute, Li Yi asked Xu Huang, Cai Mao, Huang Zhong and other generals for their opinions, but except for Huang Zhong who made it clear that he wanted to fight Changsha first, the others were all ambiguous and did not have a clear idea.

That's right, Guo Jia and Xun You each have their own opinions, and each has their own reasons. It is difficult for Li Yi to make a decision, and the same is true for Xu Huang and the others.

In the end, Li Yi thought for a while, patted Guo Jia on the shoulder, and then decided to listen to the opinions of Xun You and Kuai Yue, ignore Wuling for the time being, and take Changsha first.

Guo Jia heard that, although he looked disappointed, he still firmly supported Li Yi's decision.

In fact, Li Yi's original heart is very inclined to Guo Jia's ideas. He thinks that kind of war can reflect the art of war. However, Li Yi has been reading military books after traveling, and communicates with people when he has time. Gradually, he concluded There is a reason, that is, most of the conspiracies and tricks are used as a last resort when the troops are at a disadvantage. The real invincible army does not rely on conspiracies and tricks, but relies on the advantages of numbers, strong His physique, excellent equipment, and high morale directly crushed his opponents from the front.

Based on Li Yi's current situation, although he suffered a loss in Yi County and disrupted Li Yi's original deployment, in terms of the strength comparison between the two sides, Li Yi is still the dominant side, so why should Li Yi choose to follow? How about Liu Du fighting wits and courage, instead of consolidating Liu Pan's troops and easily taking Changsha with an absolutely superior force?

As for Liu Du, Li Yi believes that it is difficult for Liu Du to continue to do things that cause him headaches when he is prepared. On the contrary, Li Yi leaves Wuling alone. Liu Du may be happy at first, but as time goes by Over time, especially after taking Changsha, Liu Du may not be able to sleep at night.

Chapter 442

July.

Liu Du, the prefect of Wuling, sent troops to attack Jingzhou Mu Li Yi and seized Yi County. Li Yi was furious and ordered [-] troops three days later.

Not long after Li Yi sent troops, Yanzhou Mu Cao Cao raised [-] troops, claiming to be [-]. In the name of avenging his parents, he sent troops to Xuzhou, vowing to kill Tao Qian's family.

Leaving aside Cao Cao's side, Li Yi sent troops this time, with Huang Zhong as the vanguard, Xu Huang as the commander of the Chinese army, and the main staff in the army were Li Yi's two military advisers. As for the other think tank, Xun You, and Xu Sheng, who made great contributions to the conquest of Yuan Shu, was all left by Li Yi in Xiangyang to assist Cai Mao and Liu Xian.

Li Yi sent troops this time with a great momentum. After the army left Xiangyang, they did not hide at all. They went directly to the south, passed through Huarong, took the waterway, and crossed the Yangtze River. , Xiajun, Luoxian, Yiyang, etc., when they saw Li Yi's banner, they all surrendered without any resistance at all.

So, in less than ten days, Li Yi's army had already approached Linxiang, where Changsha ruled. Han Xuan, the prefect of Changsha, was terrified when he heard the news.

In the Linxiang prefect's mansion, Han Xuan summoned his subordinates and military men to discuss how to deal with Li Yi's army. However, there were more than a dozen people sitting down, but none of them dared to speak out, which made Han Xuan feel extremely desolate.

Han Xuan knew that most of these people under his command were already thinking about how to surrender to Li Yi, even Han Xuan himself was thinking about this, but he was really aggrieved.

Before Liu Du attacked Yi County, he invited Han Xuan to send troops to resist Li Yi. Han Xuan did not agree at that time, because Han Xuan felt that although Li Yi was not a good person, if he took the initiative to raise troops against Li Yi, it would be a rebellion. There is a loss, and Han Xuan knows that he is not Li Yi's opponent. If Li Yi takes the initiative to call, he is unfortunate, but it is not difficult to protect his family, but if he takes the initiative to trouble Li Yi and make Li Yi furious, I am afraid The whole family is implicated.

So Han Xuan's idea is to procrastinate day by day, wait and see, see if there will be any good variables.

Especially after learning that Liu Du had successfully conquered Yi County, Han Xuan thought so, even a little secretly happy, thinking that his decision to wait was the right decision, and to stay out of the matter and sit and watch Li Yi and Liu Du fight. Ferocious, Liu Du was vulnerable, so he surrendered. In case Li Yi's name did not match the truth, and Liu Du blocked him across the Yangtze River, he could also take advantage of it by the way, without offending anyone.

Han Xuan's idea was very good, but he was just about to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and his buttocks were not warm yet, Li Yi actually left Liu Du alone, and killed him at the door of his house instead.

When Han Xuan got the news, he was shocked and frightened, and he was wronged. He felt that he was beaten by Li Yi without doing anything, which was really wronged.

What made him even more depressed was that when Li Yi went south all the way, the county towns he passed immediately surrendered after seeing Li Yi's banner, without even a little resistance. Although the main force of Changsha's soldiers and horses is intact and has not suffered any losses, their morale On the other hand, it was a big blow, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit, so it was difficult to do anything.

Such a situation made Han Xuan hate Liu Du, thinking that Liu Du made him suffer, because now that Li Yi has hit the door of his house, even if he surrendered, Li Yi would think that he did it out of helplessness The choice he made would not be taken seriously at all, even if his life was spared for the time being, it would most likely have a bleak ending in the future.

Thinking of the situation in front of him, Han Xuan subconsciously began to pour himself wine, ready to drink away his worries, but at this moment, a person on his right came out to worship: "Fu Jun, although Li Yi is coming fiercely, but now Linxiang There are nearly 3 soldiers and horses in the city, and if you organize the young and strong in the city to help defend the city, there will be another [-] to [-] people. Although Linxiang is not as good as Xiangyang, it can be regarded as a city with a high water depth. The grain stored in it is enough for a year. Properly dispatched, one hundred thousand troops can be held back, so why should the Lord worry about it?"

Hearing this voice, Han Xuan looked over, but saw that it was Wei Yan who was pulled up by himself, and looked at the other officials who were silent, and was immediately moved. He felt that Wei Yan was better, although Wei Yan usually spoke in favor of Li Yi, but At the critical moment, he still stood by his side.

So Han Xuan stopped drinking, stepped forward to hold Wei Yan, and said excitedly: "Maybe Wen Chang will protect Linxiang for me?"

At this time, the other officials also looked at Wei Yan with a bit of hope in their eyes. Although these people were ready to surrender Li Yi, if someone could stand up to resist Li Yi, they would still be very willing to see it. The emperor is a courtier, they don't think that after following Li Yi, they will be treated better than they are now.

Under everyone's expectant eyes, Wei Yan shook his head. Han Xuan couldn't help but froze the smile on his face, but he was not angry. Stick to it, but you will lose if you keep it for a long time, and the city is besieged, and people's hearts are prone to change. Therefore, the last general asks for orders, and is willing to lead the elite out of the city, ambush on the road, and wait for the opportunity to attack Li Yi. Worry-free year!"

Han Xuan was stunned. He didn't expect Wei Yan to be so bold that he wanted to fight Li Yi head-on. He was a little emotional for a while, but he was still relatively calm, and immediately shook his head and said: "No, Li Yilai is aggressive, and he won the city again and again. Zhenggao, and there are only [-] troops in the city, even if you take all of them, I am afraid that you will not be an opponent, but let the soldiers die in vain, alas, I, Han Xuan, do not want to be such a villain."

Hearing this, Wei Yan was a little anxious in his heart, and said again: "Even though Li Yi's successive victories looked majestic, someone thought that Li Yi's soldiers must be arrogant, and he had a contempt for us. Soldiers must be defeated, so if you want to defeat Li Yi, you can only have a chance if you send troops at this time."

Wei Yan raised his head, and said with a straight face: "What's more, the Lord Fu has a kindness to Wei Yan. Now that the Lord is in danger, Wei Yan is willing to lead five thousand troops to the north to stop Li Yi. If the matter succeeds, it will be the Lord's contribution. , This is only Wei Yan's fault, even if the Fujun surrenders in the future, he will not be affected, so I hope the Fujun will be successful!"

"You, oh, what are you doing?"

Han Xuan's eyes were a little moist. He didn't expect Wei Yan to be so affectionate and righteous. He wanted to fight with his own life.

Han Xuan hesitated, but the other officials disregarded the many, and persuaded them one after another: "My lord, agree."

"General Wei's heart is full of fists, and I hope the Lord will fulfill it!"

"Yes, yes, promise!"

Finally, after struggling for a while, Han Xuan shed tears and said, "Master Wen, take care!"

"Here!"

Wei Yan lowered his head heavily, leaned over to accept the order, and received countless approving glances, but no one noticed that Wei Yan was actually greatly relieved, and a cunning flashed in the depths of his eyes.

At noon that day, Wei Yan ordered [-] elites in the city, and asked each of them to carry ten days' food with them, leaving the old and the weak to defend the city. After that, he left Linxiang, and in the expectation of Han Xuan and other officials, he left the city and headed north.