Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 709 Yizhou is Attacking

Yangtze River waterway.

From Wuxian City to Yiling, three hundred miles by land and water, and from the river to both banks, the Yizhou Army has formed more than [-] camps, camp after camp, one after another, with flags fluttering in the wind, looking like a giant dragon circling.

Wushan.

This is where the main camp of the Dongzhou Army is located.

The main account of the Chinese army, all the generals gathered together.

Now the Yizhou Army is headed by General Zhang Ren, and Yan Yan, the commander of the Berkshire Army, is the deputy general, commanding a main force of [-] troops, stationed here.

Yan Yan was a little depressed at this moment.

He raised an objection: "General Zhang Ren, are we really not going to attack Wuling?"

Before the beginning of the new year, they negotiated and planned to change the strategy of attacking Jingzhou. They dispatched Bajun soldiers to confront Yiling, let go of the main force of Dongzhou army, and all pressed on Wuling to seize Wuling County first.

This plan has been approved by the State Shepherd's Office, and people have been sent to Hanzhong to contact them, hoping that the Hanzhong Shepherd Army will cooperate.

That's why they started their preparations.

Soldiers and horses were mobilized repeatedly, camps were changed frequently, and even marched in the cold wind and light snow, in order to prepare everything before the beginning of spring, and attack immediately once spring began.

"My lord sent a secret letter, we must gather the main force, leave Wuling alone, and attack Yiling with all our strength. We must break through Yiling's defense line as soon as possible, and then attack Nanjun!"

Zhang Ren's heart is not depressed.

He began to dispatch troops.

As long as there is an order, the main force of the Dongzhou Army will march into Wuling. There are not many soldiers and horses in Wuling. If you want the main force of the Dongzhou Army and want to take advantage of the trend, you only need enough time.

But plans are not as good as change.

A secret letter from the lord brought all his plans back to their original form.

"Why?"

Yan Yan was a little puzzled: "Based on our current battlefield situation, if we forcibly attack Yiling, we will inevitably lose troops and lose generals. My lord should be able to see that, and changing orders day and night, as far as the soldiers are concerned, it will definitely shake the morale of the soldiers!"

"It's not what the lord wants!"

Zhang Ren shook his head: "It's the north that has changed!"

"north?"

"The main force of the Mu army is heading south, and it has already started to attack Xiangyang!" Zhang Ren's eyes flickered with this faint light. He was also a little surprised when he heard the news, and couldn't understand what Minghou Mujing was thinking.

But it is undeniable that this is great news for the Yizhou Army.

"Is Minghou Mujing crazy?" Yan Yan couldn't believe it: "As far as I know, he and our Yizhou are not of the same mind. Back then, the lord took a lot of effort to get him to send troops. Could it be that he was cheating? It's just us!"

"I'm also thinking about Mulongtu's thoughts!"

Zhang Ren said in a low voice: "But the news is indeed true, and yesterday, the latest news came from the north. Mu Jing has already rushed to Fancheng in person. As soon as you enter Fancheng, you will immediately dispatch troops to attack Deng County. Breaking through Deng County in a short time, they may have already arrived at the city of Xiangyang!"

"So, the desperate efforts of Mu Jun and Jingzhou Army have become the trend!"

It was Yang Huai who spoke.

Director of the Dongzhou Army, one of Zhang Ren's deputy generals, a scholar who is good at military strategy, is highly valued by Liu Yan, and is one of the chief generals of the Dongzhou Army in Liu Yan's direct line.

"From a preliminary point of view, the situation has come to pass. They must be desperate. No matter what strategic plan Mu Longtu makes, this cannot be denied. Because at this point, even if he is willing to retreat, Liu Biao will not let it go!"

Zhang Ren nodded, then shrugged, and said, "You can't say that he has colluded with Liu Biao to make a show for us, right?"

"impossible!"

"There is no doubt about it!"

"I don't think it's possible either!"

All the generals said one after another.

Both Mu Jing and Liu Biao have fought like this, Liu Biao has lost so many generals successively, and lost Fancheng and Deng County in succession. I am afraid that the hatred for Mu Jing is still higher than their Yizhou.

Besides, Mujing has no reason to form an alliance with Jingzhou.

This is of no benefit to Mujing either.

"That's why my lord believes that the Mu army is going to fight the Jingzhou army. This is a great opportunity for me in Yizhou, and it is my opportunity for Yizhou to break through the South County. That's why my lord changed our strategic plan!"

Zhang Ren said softly: "And there is another piece of news. At the beginning of March, the lord has set off from Chengdu and rushed to the front to join us!"

"My lord wants to personally conquer Jingzhou?"

The generals' eyes suddenly lit up.

It's a gesture.

Self-conquest means an all-out conquest, and it is an attitude of self-confidence.

"The lord is very confident in this battle, and the lord has mobilized most of our main forces in Yizhou. The Zhangsu Department of Guanghan and the Pangxi Department of Jiange have all been mobilized. Even the barbarians from Yongkai and Menghuo in the south have already been dispatched!"

Zhang Ren nodded and said, "What we have to do is to open the situation in Yiling as much as possible before the Lord's main force enters the battlefield!"

He stood up slowly, his eyes were blazing with sharpness, and his voice was loud: "This was originally a battle between our Yizhou and Jingzhou, but now the shepherd's army is as fierce as a tiger, people who don't know think it is The Mu army has declared war on Jingzhou, how can our Yizhou Erlang be looked down upon by others, the lord is coming, we Yizhou Erlang must let the world know, and let the lord know that Yizhou is attacking!"

"But General Zhang, the Jingzhou army on the Yiling side is guarding us strictly. It is even difficult for us to break through Yiling!"

With a heavy face, Yan Yan said in a low voice.

Right time and place.

The weather is hard to calculate, but they have already lost three points in terms of terrain.

Even if there is an advantage in military strength.

But it must be a bloody battle, and in their opinion, it is more or less uneconomical for a person to fight for Yiling.

"The Jingzhou navy is indeed powerful. On the Yangtze River waterway, we can't do anything to them, but on land, we may not have no way to break the defense!"

Zhang Ren turned around, looked at the map on the screen on the back, squinted his eyes slightly, his eyes sparkled, pointed to one of the places, and said, "I have decided to sneak attack Xiaoting!"

"Sneak attack on Xiaoting?"

The generals peek at each other.

"Xiaoting is the rear wing of Yiling, the Jingzhou army will not be without defense!" Yan Yan narrowed his eyes.

"Of course they have defense!"

Zhang Ren nodded: "So the first thing we have to do is let them put the main force in Yiling City!"

The Jingzhou army on the entire Yiling defense line is very strict.

With Yiling as the head, Yishan Mountain to the north, battleships on the Yangtze River waterway, Yidao to the south, and Xiaoting Pavilion to the rear, the entire defense is based on Yiling, connecting vertically and horizontally, one link after another, forming the head and tail of each other.

If they wanted to attack Xiaoting without disturbing the main forces in Yiling, they had to either detour through Mount Yi, or take Yidao on the south bank of the Yangtze River first, but both sides were guarded by Jingzhou troops.

"What does General Zhang mean, we want to attack Yiling by force?"

Yan Yan seemed to understand Zhang Ren's mind and said tentatively.

"Those who know me are the prefect Yan!"

Zhang Ren raised a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Partnering with Yan Yan, he feels very comfortable, Yan Yan is kind, and he acts meticulously. The most important thing is that he has a strategic vision and can see it with him, instead of every strategic deployment, it takes a long time to analyze it for a long time.

"Who will attack?" someone asked.

"I go!"

One person stood up and asked for tassels.

"General Gao Pei?"

Zhang Ren didn't expect Gao Pei to come out and ask for Ying.

Among the several armies in Yizhou, the Yizhou Army and the Dongzhou Army are the most powerful. The Dongzhou Army is Liu Yan's direct line, and the Yizhou Army is the deployment of soldiers and horses rebuilt after Liu Yan defeated Jia Long.

Gao Pei is one of the main generals, leading [-] troops.

"General Zhang, Wu County was captured by the vanguard of Dongzhou, and Zigui was captured by the soldiers of Berkshire. The son of our Yizhou army has not yet seen blood, which is not conducive to future wars. In this battle, I, the Yizhou army, will be the vanguard!"

Gao Pei said: "I, the Yizhou Army, are willing to undertake the storming of Yiling!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Ren was overjoyed, and said: "The task of attacking Yiling will be troublesome to the generals of the Yizhou army!"

"For Yizhou!"

Gao Pei and other generals of the Yizhou Army returned the salute.

Zhang Ren took a deep breath and began to say to the generals: "From now on, all ministries will prepare for battle immediately. The military order is like a mountain, and it is irreversible at once. Whether this battle can break the Xiaoting Pavilion, please encourage each other!"

"Let's encourage each other!"

The generals also cheered up.

It's finally time to fight.

(End of this chapter)