Three Kingdoms: I choose to assist Sun Jian

Hearing this, Huang Zhong frowned and said:

"But general, we have received an order to defend Jiangxia. Now even if we know that the enemy may raid Nanyang, we cannot retreat lightly!"

"You should wait for the lord's order!"

"General Huang, don't be so pedantic!"

Liu Pan said in a deep voice:

"Sun Tzu said: There are certain roads that do not go through, certain cities that cannot be attacked, certain lands that cannot be controlled, and certain things that cannot be controlled by the king's order!"

"Now they are all going to defend the city, with [-] soldiers, they must be able to defend it!"

"Therefore, our [-] elite soldiers must take action!"

"What if this is another trick of the enemy army?"

Huang Zhong said in a deep voice:

"If the enemy army pretends to be a surprise attack on Nanjun, but actually lures our army back to the army and takes the opportunity to attack Xiling. When Xiling falls, we will not be able to get rid of it!"

"I'm also worried about this!"

Liu Pan said in a deep voice:

"Although we are returning to help, we will not go to Nanjun, but go directly to Anlu and station on the bank of the Yangtze River!"

"If the enemy really attacks Xiling, then we will have time to come back and help."

"If the enemy army goes directly to Nanjun, we can also support as soon as possible after uncle's dispatch~〃!"

"All in all, since uncle has entrusted you and me with elite soldiers, you and I can't just sit here and wait for death!"

"good!"

Huang Zhong heard that he was reasonable, so he cupped his hands and said:

"The last general will obey the general's order!"

Then the two returned to the city, ready to transfer troops.

On the big river, as Sun Jian's army mobilized troops, a large number of soldiers and horses were carried onto the ship.

Carrying capacity is different from going out to battle, and the formation of soldiers must be considered when going out into battle, so there is a certain limit on the number of soldiers and horses on the deck.

For example, their building boats have three floors at the shortest and four floors at the highest.

When dispatching troops, generally no more than 400 soldiers and horses are loaded.

But when transporting, the building boat can carry about 2000 people!

So this time, except for the sailors who cleared the way, they carried a total of [-] troops this time.

At this time, on the leading boat, Sun Jian gathered together with a group of advisers and generals.

Looking at the unimpeded river, Sun Jian said with a smile:

"Ruozhong, now that our army's first strategy has been achieved, how should we implement the second strategy?"

In front of everyone, Bai Liming stood in front of the map and said:

"According to our army's previous strategy, now our army should attack everywhere and harvest food everywhere!"

With that said, he turned around and pointed at the map:

"Now that Jingzhou is being raided by our army, we probably haven't realized it yet, so we should divide our troops into two groups!"

"All the way to the north along the Han River, based on boats, along the way to harvest grain along the coast of Anlu, Yunshe, Jingling, Zhangshan and other places!"

"This way, I suggest that General Zilong lead the cavalry guard, and General Zhou Tai and Dong Xi lead the troops to harvest the grain and grass!"

"But remember one thing, our army only cuts food and grass, and is not allowed to plunder!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhao Yun, Zhou Tai, Dong Xi and the others and said coldly:

"If after our army captures Jingzhou, let me know that you have taken advantage of the situation and looted, don't blame our military law for dealing with it!"

Bai Liming knew very well that it is normal for this kind of snatching to happen.

But bumping and looting are two different things. He doesn't want his army's reputation to be ruined if Jingzhou is not taken down!

When Sun Jian heard this, he also said in a deep voice:

"Yes! What Ruo Zhong said is reasonable. This time our army is only looting. Whoever dares to send troops to loot, just come and see him afterwards!"

Facing the double warnings from Bai Liming and Sun Jian, all the generals trembled in their hearts, and hurriedly cupped their hands and said:

"I'll wait for orders!"

"it is good!"

Seeing that the generals expressed their views, Bai Liming continued:

"The army mentioned just now is just a branch. After arriving at Jingling, they disembarked with a small amount of luggage and headed towards Jiangling to join the main force of our army!"

"As for the second route, it is the main force of our army. It can advance along the lines of Shaxian, Zhouling, and Huarong, and reach the Jiangling city!"

"The land in Jiangling is fertile. Now that the autumn harvest is underway, most of the food and grass are abundant. Once our army captures Jiangling, our army will be able to gain a firm foothold in Jingzhou!"

"This is the specific tactics of our army this time, do you understand?"

Hearing this, the generals once again commanded in unison and said:

"I'll wait to understand!"

But after the generals took orders, Liu Ye couldn't help saying in a deep voice:

"Military division, our army's courier has already set out towards the couch, and there should be no need to worry about the direction of the four southern counties for the time being!"

"But Jiangxia still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Our army must not ignore this matter!"

"In addition, after our army arrives in Jiangling, how will we destroy the city?"

Hearing Liu Ye's words, Baili Ming laughed and said:

"Don't worry about this matter. Although there are soldiers and horses in Jiangxia's direction at present, our army is huge now, and the follow-up soldiers and horses have not yet arrived. They must not dare to act easily!"

"Just pay attention to the movements of Liu Pan and Huang Zhong!"

"Although Liu Pan is the son of Liu Biao, he is brave and good at fighting, and has a good command of the art of war!"

"That's why I suggest that our army send more sentinel ships to explore along the Yangtze River, and report back immediately if we receive any abnormal movements from the enemy!"

"So, if there are no accidents, when Liu Biao receives the news, our army has already approached the city of Jiangling!"

"As for how to take Jiangling, I already have a plan!"

"As soon as our army reaches Jiangling, we can seize it!"

"I see!"

Liu Ye cupped his hands and said:

"Then it will be fine!"

"good!"

Hearing this, Bailiming nodded again and looked at the crowd and said:

"Do you have any questions?"

When everyone heard the words, they all bowed their hands and said:

"I've waited without a doubt!"

Seeing this, Bai Liming cast a look at Sun Jian, and Sun Jian understood immediately, got up and said with a smile:

"Since that's the case, let's act according to the arrangement of the military division and go down to prepare!"

"promise!"

When everyone heard this, they took orders and went away, preparing to start a two-pronged attack to grab the rations of Liu Biao's army from all sides.

At the same time, east of Tongguan, Cao Cao camped.

After following Guo Jiaying's suggestion, Cao Cao mobilized [-] elite soldiers and raided along the road towards Chang'an.

As a result, as soon as he arrived at Tongguan, he was stopped by the coalition forces of Li Jue and Guo Si.

Now the two armies have been facing each other for a long time!

At this time, I saw Cao Cao rushing towards Guo Jia's tent with a solemn face holding the battle report. As soon as he entered the tent, he said in a deep voice:

"Feng Xiao, something is wrong!"

"Zhicai sent an urgent report from Nanyang, saying that Sun Jian's army is moving abnormally, and may launch a full-scale attack on Jingzhou in a short period of time!"

"I guess Sun Jian's move is so big this time, I'm afraid he wants to kill Liu Biao at once!"

Having said that, he frowned again and said:

"I didn't expect Sun Jian to enter Yuzhou this year, but now he is attacking Jingzhou again!"

"Isn't he afraid of chewing more than he can chew?"

Guo Jia, who was meditating at the desk, couldn't help but smile wryly, listening to the military newspaper that Cao Cao came in and covered his head and face.

"My lord, isn't Sun Jian afraid of chewing too much!"

"But seeing our army marching westward, knowing that our army is targeting the Son of Heaven, so I also want to intervene!"

"I think their attack on Jingzhou this time is incidental, and it is true that they want to welcome the emperor back!"

"Welcome back to the emperor?"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes froze and he said:

"¨` Sun Jian's army was far away in Yangzhou, and they attacked Jingzhou to welcome back the emperor?"

"Correct!"

Guo Jia said in a deep voice:

"Now their battle line is too far away, so they can't directly capture Yanzhou!"

"Because once they are dragged by our army, they will not be able to defend such a long front!"

"At the same time, if they attack Yanzhou, Yuan Shao can't sit idly by, so they can't go through Yanzhou!"

"But seeing our army's movement, they can't ignore it, so naturally they can only go to Jingzhou!"

"Once Jingzhou is captured, they can get a foot in the way of welcoming the emperor!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he frowned and said:

"But if they don't want our army to welcome back the emperor, why don't they just encircle Wei and save Zhao, and attack our army's Yanzhou?"

"Even if we can't capture Yanzhou, at least we can force our army back!"

"Ugh!"

Guo Jia heard this, shook his head and said:

"My lord, you still don't know Bailiming!"

"If ordinary people acted, they would probably adopt the lord's method!"

"But Bai Liming never does such useless things!"

"Because he knows very well that our army is closer to Chang'an than theirs."

"They attack once, let's retreat once, but after the retreat is over, our army will still have the opportunity to attack Chang'an again!"

"And if they don't destroy Liu Biao, it will be difficult for them to gain a firm foothold in Yanzhou. As long as they don't open the passage, they will never be able to welcome the emperor back!"

"So, encircling Wei and saving Zhao seems to be effective, but for Bai Liming, it is a solution to the symptoms rather than the root cause!"

"But"

Hearing this, Cao Cao felt a little unbelievable and said:

"Currently Liu Biao has [-] powerful soldiers, and with the help of natural dangers from above, they want to destroy Jingzhou and then go to Nanyang. Is this possible in the short term?"

"It's really possible!"

Guo Jia said in a deep voice:

"Bailiming has always thought of what others dare not think, and does what others dare not do!"