Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1360 The Battle of Chaisang Eight

The sky has begun to light up. Although the darkness is still shrouded, the rising sun in the sky has already torn that layer of darkness, revealing a trace of light.

"Is there any movement?"

Zhou Yu's expression has become a little tense. Although he usually looks stable, it is difficult for him to maintain the stability of the whole city in the face of such a thrilling situation.

At this time, he was worried.

Guessing the combat intention may be just a matter of information or an idea, but it involves the lives of countless people. Only under the cover of blood can the most primitive combat intention be revealed.

Every guess requires a trial, and every trial requires life.

The son of Wu can be sacrificed.

But he did not allow fearless sacrifices. His goal in this battle was never annihilation, nor was it a decisive battle. He just wanted to expose the Ming army's intentions.

He was afraid that he guessed right, but also afraid that he guessed wrong.

contradiction.

And also nervous.

I don't remember how long it has been, I haven't been so nervous, but now, Zhou Yu is really nervous.

"not yet!"

Zhu Zhi shook his head: "Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin have stepped up their offensive. In addition, Ling Cao has pushed all the main forces up, even the building ships. If they don't increase their troops and the Yangtze River Estuary is taken back by us, then It's a matter of time!"

"So calm!"

Zhou Yu sighed, for this Zhuge Liang, he became more and more dignified, and his intuition told him that this person is a very terrifying opponent, if he is a little careless, he may really be defeated by him.

"Maybe we guessed wrong!"

Zhu Zhidao: "If they don't increase their troops to face the battlefield in the east, it means that they don't care about the gains and losses of the Yangtze Estuary at all. Does that mean that they have other intentions!"

"I hope it will be!"

Zhou Yu was silent for a while, and said: "I'm afraid that their intentions are too big. No one is a fool, and they will not die, but if they are persistent, it means that they have ideas that we don't know, and even have ideas that we don't know. Knowing the trump card, then this battle may not be limited to Chaisang, but will turn our entire Wu Kingdom upside down!"

The battlefield is within the territory of Wu State, which is a very dangerous thing. Regardless of the final success or failure, the injured will be Wu State. Even if all the enemies are wiped out, Wu State will lose its majesty.

"Report!"

"Say!"

"Report to the governor, the main battleship of the Ming army suddenly came out from the northern flank, and headed straight for Liangxikou!"

"Two Creeks?"

When Zhou Yu heard this, his pupils changed color slightly. He hurried into the cabin, looked at the combat terrain sand table, looked at Peng Ze's terrain, and his mind quickly turned.

"How many main warships do they have?" Zhou Yu asked.

"The scouts don't dare to get too close. According to visual inspection, there is at least one building ship, and more than a hundred warships!"

"Explore again!"

"promise!"

After the scouts left, the generals came up, following Zhou Yu's gaze, staring fixedly at Peng Ze.

"Captain, why did they attack Liangxikou?"

someone asked.

The location of Liangxikou is located in the east of Pengze, which is the entrance of a river, which leads directly to Pengze City. This geographical location is also very special. Beyond that is the mouth of the Yangtze River.

And it was less than five miles away from the battlefield to the east.

"Surrounded!"

Zhu Zhi gritted his teeth, looked at the topographic map, and said, "They are encircling, and they want to eat Ling Cao's main force!"

"Is what they did before that all trying to lure us into being fooled?"

"It turns out their purpose is to eat Ling Cao's main force!"

"This is too risky. How dare they do this? With such a deployment of troops, the pressure on the main battlefield must be very high. Once the main battlefield is broken by us, their entire army will be defeated!"

"On the battlefield, there are dangers everywhere. Winning in danger, the Ming army has always been good at fighting with swords and slanting forward!"

Everyone chatted in a few words, analyzing the tactics of the Ming army.

But Zhou Yu didn't say a word.

They thought of it, and he could think of it too, but he always felt that it was not that simple, but the Ming army had already created the momentum, so he had to bet on the Ling Cao Department.

Otherwise, he has only one choice, and that is to change the tactics.

But in this way, all the temptations will be a failure. This battle, no matter what the record is, no matter what the final result is, I am afraid it will be a failure.

He was not reconciled.

Unwilling to lose to the enemy's chief general.

This was originally a mental contest between the generals of the two sides. Once such a contest fails, Wu Jun will be suppressed and beaten by the Ming Army, because Wu Jun will be led by the nose if he can't understand the army's intentions for a day, and he has no spare power. fight back.

But Ling Cao, he really couldn't afford to gamble.

Among the generals present, there was a young man who was also silent. Like Zhou Yu, his thoughts seemed to be sunk in the criss-crossing battlefield.

"Bo Yan, do you have any ideas?" Zhou Yu's eyes fell on the young man.

Lu Xun, one of the four great families in Jiangdong, the unicorn son of the Lu family.

Although he is not very old, he is only in his early twenties.

The time in the army is not long.

Very low key.

But Zhou Yu knew that this young man was an outstanding son of the Lu family who had sharpened his sword for ten years, and would represent the Lu family in the political arena of Wu State in the future.

As for his ability, Zhou Yu tested it a few times, but he was not able to figure it out, but he was quite satisfied. Although he is only a military lord now, in the naval army, the Lu family can influence a battalion of main forces.

These Lu family generals will find ways to evade Zhou Yu's military orders, but they will never disobey Lu Xun's military orders.

Family is a great bond in this day and age.

The blood is connected, the interests are intertwined, and the formation of an aristocratic family has made generations of people work hard for the growth of the family. For many people, this is the way they have been educated since childhood. This is a mission.

That's why the family has such a big influence.

Especially Jiangdong and Hebei.

Yuan Shao from Hebei was originally born in the No. [-] family of the fourth generation and the third lord in the world. Relying on such influence and the support of most of the aristocratic families, he has risen rapidly.

His foundation is the aristocratic family, and he cannot escape the influence of the aristocratic family.

The other is Jiangdong.

Sun Jian can also be regarded as a hero of the generation. In addition, the eldest son Sun Ce has a character that is unwilling to be restrained by others, and has always relied on the influence of the Jiangdong aristocratic family.

However, there have not been many wars in Jiangdong these years, and the Yellow Turban Rebellion has not destroyed the strength of those aristocratic families. Compared with the four aristocratic families of Lu, Gu, Wei, and Yu, they not only control most of the land and food, but also understand There are tens of thousands of tenants, and each owner has at least thousands of private soldiers.

These are huge influences.

No matter how powerful Sun Jian is, he has to consider the impact on the land of Jiangdong, and can only weaken their strength step by step.

Among the aristocratic families, whether they are budding in the political arena or taking positions in the army, there are not a few, otherwise how can their influence be stabilized.

Lu family, Lu Xun, in terms of his status in the Lu family, he should have risen step by step according to his own pace, instead of taking risks in the army.

But Lu Xun chose to join the army.

His choice is not because he is proud, but because he has seen a future. In such a chaotic world, without military power, no matter how deeply rooted the aristocratic family is, it will be destroyed.

Whether it's for himself or for the future of the Lu family, joining the army is his best choice.

After entering the army, Lu Xun kept a low profile.

Although he is familiar with the art of war, he is very unfamiliar with the many aspects of the army. It is difficult for such a person to command an army. In order to ensure the stability of the family, he will be the commander.

During this time, he learned a lot.

But this is still not enough for him to command a department, so he has always kept a low profile and never expresses the slightest opinion in such a military meeting.

However, Zhou Yu ordered him to say something. He thought for a while, cleared his throat, and said, "I feel that this is a temporary change of formation by the Ming army, not a long-prepared strategy!"

"A temporary change of play?"

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up slightly, he was a little confused, but he became a little clearer.

"how come?"

"If it's just a temporary change, then why did the Ming army attack me at Liangxikou? What's the purpose?"

"It's so risky, how dare they fight if it's not well-planned?"

All the generals objected one after another.

On the battlefield, people will become much purer, because on the battlefield, success or failure represents life and death, no matter how big the background is, they are very weak in front of life and death.

That's why many people will say that generals in the army seem to be much more frank than those who are officials. This is the boldness that has been experienced in life and death.

Lu Xun didn't refute, and kept silent, because even he himself was just an idea, and he didn't find a fulcrum to support his idea, it was just a momentary feeling at best.

"To shut up!"

Zhou Yu let out a low cry, then looked at Lu Xun with a milder gaze, and said, "Bo Yan, if you have any ideas, speak them out boldly, don't be rigid!"

"Captain, I think!" Lu Xun trembled slightly when he heard the words. The feeling of being trusted by others is always special. Some words he didn't want to say, he gritted his teeth and burst out: "Siege and kill General Ling Cao's headquarters!" The argument is actually not true, because we still have troops, and they should know this, so once we send troops, they will inevitably face a second change of formation, so he also attacked Liangxikou, which can only show that they are either diverting their attention , or besiege Wei and save Zhao!"

"look away?"

"Besiege Wei to save Zhao?"

Although the generals didn't attack, and they didn't have a small number of troops, they were more of a group of military advisers and staff, but it didn't mean they didn't have vision. They could refute Lu Xun before, but Lu Xun's words woke them up. Not a lot.

They have never been able to understand the strategic intentions of the Ming army. Now that the war has put them in a dilemma, this is not an easy thing in itself.

"Continue!" Zhou Yu said in a low voice.

"To divert our attention, we divert our attention from them, and we don't want to reveal their combat intentions!" Lu Xun became a little more courageous. Although he is outstanding, he is still a young man. He, encourage him, he will have enough courage, he began to play his own ideas: "to encircle Wei to save Zhao, to encircle General Ling Cao's headquarters, and to save their main force, after all, their main force is under the command of General Zhou Tai and General Jiang Qin." Under the attack, it is not very stable. If you continue to fight, you will definitely suffer. If you want to break the situation, encircle Wei and save Zhao. , they have a chance to escape from the main battlefield!"

"The idea is very novel and the thinking is very clear!"

Zhou Yu had to admit that this proud son from a big family like the Lu family couldn't judge his age, no matter in terms of wisdom, talent, vision, overall situation, ability, and reaction, he was much better than his peers.

"Captain, no matter what the purpose of the Ming army is, now that they have captured Liangxikou and besieged General Ling Cao's headquarters, we always have to deal with it. How should we deal with it now?" someone asked Zhou Yu.

"Bo Yan, tell me!" Zhou Yu thought for a while, then glanced at Lu Xun again.

This made many generals in the cabin headquarters cast envious and jealous eyes on this young and light Lu Xun.

No matter how noble Lu Xun was born.

Without a chance, he can't stand out. In the army, sometimes status is also a kind of resistance, but if Zhou Yu thinks highly of him, coupled with his background, he will fly to the sky, and it is not far away.

This is opportunity.

If a person wants to succeed, he must have his own opportunities.

"Send troops!" Lu Xun said.

"Aren't we fooled by sending troops?" Zhou Yu asked.

"This is a conspiracy. No matter how we guess their thoughts, it's just a guess. Relatively speaking, General Ling Cao's headquarters is more important, and there is no room for loss!"

Lu Xun said: "So no matter how we guess, it is necessary to send troops. Even if we are forced to withdraw in the end, there is nothing we can do!"

On the battlefield, everyone can guess, but how to arrange it is often beyond one's control.

There are nearly eight thousand sons in the Lingcao department.

They can't afford to gamble.

Even if there is a 90.00% chance that they win the bet, there is still a [-]% chance that they will lose the bet. Once they lose the bet, they will lose more than [-] sons and daughters from the Ling Cao Department.

"As a general, you have made a decision, it's time to practice!" Zhou Yu was very satisfied, even very satisfied with Lu Xun's response.

"Thank you for the praise from the governor. The general is still young and inexperienced, but he can only talk on paper!"

Lu Xun said modestly.

Zhou Yu smiled and didn't say anything, but for Lu Xun, he was planning to use this talent. After all, there are not many talents in his Chaisang navy now, and one more talent means more chance of winning.

He turned around and looked at Zhu Zhi: "General Zhu, the army is on fire, we can't afford to delay, we can't afford to be defeated, so we can only fight, you immediately pull out the camp, raid Liangxikou, and go to the Lingcao Department, Whether to advance or retreat, you can decide for yourself!"

"No!" Zhu Zhi nodded, and was about to leave with his troops.

"and many more!"

"Captain, but there are still military orders!"

"General Zhu, you lost a lot of people before, but now I give you Lu Xun, including his subordinates, to make up for your main force!" Zhou Yu patted Zhu Zhi on the shoulder and said, "It's easy to use. A talent, no matter who he is, first of all, he is a citizen of our country of Wu, a member of the generals of the Wu army, so there is no need to stick to one's background!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhi took a deep look at Zhou Yu. He could understand Zhou Yu's words. As Sun Jian's direct descendant, he was indeed a bit out of tune with the children of those aristocratic families.

But what Zhou Yu said was true.

The great enemy is now, the unanimous external, the state of Wu is gone, let alone direct lineage, aristocratic families, those are irrelevant.

"promise!"

Zhu Zhi took the order.

"Bo Yan, Zhao Kuo can only talk on paper, because he has never had a chance to practice. You are different. Talking on paper is a foundation. If you can have such a foundation, don't waste your talent, perform well, and don't stick to your background. As long as you fight for Wu, I, Zhou Yu, will be your guarantor!"

Zhou Yu encouraged Lu Xun.

Lu Xun's heart moved. He respected Zhou Yu a little more. He cupped his hands and said, "The last general will live up to the expectations of the governor, fight for the country of Wu, and never regret it until death!"

(End of this chapter)