Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 350 Fishing More Thoroughly

As the political, cultural, and economic center of Jingzhou, Xiangyang City has been repaired and expanded a lot in recent years.

The original old city is located on the Han River, like a huge floating island.

But now it is expanding to the south and west plains, probably in the area of ​​Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang City in later generations, with a population of more than [-] to [-] people.

There are thousands of miles of fertile fields outside the city, it is early autumn and August, the weather is slightly gloomy, and at the beginning of the meal time, every household smokes from cooking.

The people in the city were much sparser, because Cao Jun had already reached the opposite side of Fancheng, and many people were resettled by the government in the area of ​​Mount Xian in the south, leaving only the families of soldiers in the city.

In Nanjun's prefect's mansion, Shen Chengao took the lead, and the other generals were stationed outside the city and in various camps inside the city. Below them were only the four generals Gan Ning, Lu Chang, Zhang Xiu, and Wenpin, as well as Zhou Buyi, Deng Ai, and Cai Dusan. The clerks sat down.

When everyone came in, they saw Shen Chen staring at the map placed on the table from the main seat.

As an architectural designer who was born in a design institute, drawing is the most basic craft. Although I used to draw on the computer, I studied fine arts in high school, and my hand skills are not lost. I can quickly sketch with charcoal.

Therefore, he has been stationed in Jingzhou for many years, and maps of various places have been drawn long ago and placed in the Xinye War Room.But at this time the war room moved to Xiangyang, so all the strategic materials are now also moved here.

On Shen Chen's table is a map of the area from Xinye to Fancheng. Ancient maps are often drawn in a rough outline, but his maps are much more detailed. There are hundreds of topographic maps of Jingzhou alone. It can be said that it is extremely important strategic information that was drawn by hand from all over the north and south.

After Gan Ning came in, he came over and saw that Shen Chen's gaze had been on Fancheng, so he wondered, "General, are we going to raid Fancheng?"

"Do not."

Shen Chen shook his head: "Now is not the time."

"When will it be?"

"hold on."

"hold on?"

"Yes."

"Ok."

Gan Ning licked his lips and sat aside.

After a while, everyone came together, Shen Chen put away the map, looked around the crowd and said, "Everyone, Sun Quan has taken the bait."

"Great."

Lu Chang cupped his hands and said, "General, do you want to send the pigeon immediately?"

"Do not."

Shen Chen shook his head: "It's not the time yet."

Gan Ning wondered: "Now that Sun Quan has occupied Yidao, Jiangling, Zhouling, Shaxian, Xiling and Jiangxia, he is encircling us to the south and east. Isn't he calling for reinforcements?"

Shen Chen pointed to the north and said, "Call for reinforcements now, and immediately go south to eliminate Sun Quan. But that will scare Cao Jun away, so we can't kill two birds with one stone."

"Oh?"

Zhou Buyi rolled his eyes and said, "Senior brother has a new plan?"

"Ah."

Shen Chen nodded: "I've been thinking about one thing these days. Now send a message to Jiangzhou. Kong Ming will immediately dispatch troops to join me in hunting Yidao and Jiangling. Jiangling has long been dug by me. In the city, it is not difficult to eliminate Sun Jiao and Lumeng, but Sun Quan will run away, and so will Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun, so we cannot expand the results of the battle."

Can't expand the results?

After thinking about it, everyone felt that it made sense.

In fact this is the problem.

The fishing was successful, but so far only two small fish were caught.

Sun Jiao had [-] to [-], and Lu Meng had [-] to [-], less than [-].

However, Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun were still in the Xinye area of ​​Fancheng.

If the news is sent now, then Huang Zhong will take a boat from Bodao, from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to Jiangling, and it will only take three or four days. It can be said that he can kill Nanjun with amazing speed.

Sun Jiao's army was stationed in Yidao, and there were not enough ships to stop him. Shen Chen could cooperate with Huang Zhong to destroy Lu Meng first, and then attack Sun Jiao.

Mental calculations without intention, plus nearly 20 troops attacking less than [-], can easily destroy them.

But what about after the bust?

When Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin saw the result, they would run away immediately.

Because they have seen that Liu Bei did not transfer the main force to Guanzhong at all, but set up an ambush in Yizhou long ago, they must have guessed that this was a trap set by Liu Bei.

Therefore, at that time, he will definitely not wait for Cao Cao's order, and just run away and bring Cao Jun's vital force back to Henan.

Not to mention Sun Quan, he probably ran faster than anyone else.

Although the elimination of the two forces of Sun Jiao and Lu Meng will further weaken Jiangdong's strength, almost cutting the current Jiangdong's total force in half.

But at most, it would hurt the muscles and bones, and it could not completely wipe out Jiangdong's vital strength.

Sun Quan still has 5 people in the Zhouling and Shaxian areas, and another 10 to [-] in Xiling Jiangxia, plus [-] in Ruxukou, and soldiers stationed in various counties in Jiangdong. It is not a big problem to gather another [-] people to resist .

At that time, even if Sun Jiao and Lumeng's troops are successfully eliminated, and the Liu Bei Group aggressively attacks Jiangdong, Sun Quan will still be able to organize a part of the defensive force. Cao Cao's strength has not been damaged, and he will definitely spare no effort to rescue Sun Quan.

If it takes so much trouble to achieve this result, it may not even be able to destroy Jiangdong in the next action, which is naturally something Shen Chen is not happy to see.

So we have to find a way to expand the results.

At least this part of Yu Jin Xiahou Dun must be eaten, and the best result is to wipe out Sun Quan who is in Sha Xian.

In this way, the vital forces in Jiangdong are completely wiped out, and Huang She's Jiangxia navy can go straight to Huanglong, go down the river, and easily capture the counties of Yangzhou.

At that time, there may not even be a battle to be fought. Wherever Jiangxia's navy went, countless people surrendered. When the aristocratic families in the counties heard that Sun Quan was destroyed, they would either move to the north or choose to surrender.

As soon as Sun Quan died, Jiangdong's biography can be confirmed.

So how can we not only severely damage the Cao Wei Group, but also take advantage of the trend to destroy Jiangdong's vital forces, and then annex Jiangdong?

Gan Ning asked this question: "Then how can we expand the results of the battle?"

Shen Chen unconsciously touched his temple with his forehead, and said softly: "There is a way, but the price will be a bit high."

"any solution?"

Everyone hurriedly asked.

Shen Chen said: "I thought that if you want to fish, you should fish thoroughly. I led 5 people to the south, pretended to attack Jiangling, and opened up the road from Yidao back to Yizhou. I sent a general to stay in Xiangyang and see me in Jin Xiahou Dun. If we leave, there are few soldiers in Xiangyang, so we must attack on a large scale. Just resist for a few days, abandon the city and flee, and give Xiangyang to them."

"Give Xiangyang to them?"

Lu Chang was shocked and said: "General, Xiangyang cannot be lost. Even if we want to lure them into the bait, how can we use Xiangyang as bait? In case Sun Quan is eliminated and Cao Cao takes Xiangyang, we may not be able to defeat them."

"Yes."

Zhang Xiu also persuaded: "Xiangyang is the strongest city in Jingzhou. It is surrounded by water and the city is tall. It only needs 1 people to garrison, and even 10 people can't beat it down. Cao Cao won Xiangyang, so he used Nanyang as his foundation. On the front line, losing Xiangyang is not worth the loss."

Zhou Buyi also frowned and said: "Brother still wants to use the strategy of luring the enemy, but as General Zhang said, the loss of Xiangyang is not worth the loss. With Cao Cao's strength, he will be able to defend Xiangyang if he has Xiangyang. With Xiangyang in hand, Nanyang Even if we can hold it, one-third of the population of Jingzhou is now in Nanyang, even if Sun Quan is eliminated, it will not be considered a big victory, unless..."

"Unless...Unless, Shi. Shijun, there is a way to take back Xiangyang."

Deng Ai spoke suddenly.

Because of his stuttering problem, he actually seldom speaks.

Over the years, Shen Chen has always encouraged him to speak more and move his mouth more, in order to correct his stuttering problem, and now his speaking is actually much better than before.

"Is there a way to take back Xiangyang?"

Everyone looked at Shen Chen in surprise.

Shen Chen nodded slightly: "There is a way."

"any solution?"

Zhou Busu asked hurriedly.

Shen Chen smiled and pointed to the sky, and said, "Jingzhou has entered the rainy season in May and June, but the weather has been sunny for the past two months from June to August. Do you know why?"

"why?"

Everyone is puzzled.

"Because the weather has been affected by some factors, the rainy weather that was supposed to last for the past two months has not come. Although I don't know exactly what is affected, I can conclude that from August to October, the big one is coming. .”

Shen Chen said lightly.

The big one is coming?
Everyone was at a loss, completely unable to understand what he was talking about.

Only Shen Chen smiled and remained silent.

After the Yangtze River flooded his hometown, he went to learn some knowledge about meteorology.

I have heard of "El Niño" and "Peru cold current". Although I don't know much about it, I also know that this is an extreme weather that is rarely seen in a century.

The Battle of Xiangfan in history falls into this category.

After all, there is no normal weather that can make the Han River rise to a height of more than five or six feet, almost submerging the entire city.

And he happened to have watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and knew the time when the Seventh Army was flooded.

Therefore, he knew that in another month, at the end of August, there would be a large-scale heavy rain in Jingzhou, causing the water volume of the Han River and the Yangtze River to surge, flooding the entire Xiangyang and Fancheng.

If he chooses to go south at this time and only garrison Xiangyang with a small number of soldiers, then Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun will definitely seize Xiangyang.

At this time, the Xiangyang defender pretended to be invincible, so he could lure them into the city.

Waiting for Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun to fall into the trap, Shen Chen could immediately release the pigeons and arrange for Huang Zhong to attack. The army went straight to Nanjun vigorously, destroying Sun Jiao and Lu Meng first, and then divided into two groups, all the way to go straight to Sun Quan, and all the way north to Xiangyang.

At that time, when autumn came and September [-]th, heavy rain continued to fall in Jingzhou.The Mian water flooded Fancheng, so Cao Jun was killed.It can be said to kill two birds with one stone, a perfect way to lure the enemy.

The only problem is...

"Brother, do you mean that there will be more rain than the last heavy rain in Kunyang?"

Zhou Buyi said.

"Ah."

Shen Chen nodded and said: "Everything in the world is flowing, and the water vapor in the world is also condensing. The rainy season in Jingzhou should be from May to October, but if it doesn't rain for two months, it means that the further you go, the harder the rain will be." Big, I expect the Mian water to rise several feet high."

"really?"

Gan Ning was overjoyed and said: "If so, we can take advantage of the momentum and take back Xiangyang."

"good."

Shen Chen said, "There is just one problem."

"what is the problem?"

Gan Ning was puzzled.

"It's full of people in the city."

Deng Ai said.

"Correct."

Shen Chen said: "Although it is caused by the abnormal weather, the people of Xiangyang are about to suffer. I want to move the people of Xiangyang to the area of ​​Zhonglu and Wei Township in the south. It is backed by Jingshan Mountain. The terrain is relatively high and cannot be flooded. It is inevitable that the people will suffer when they leave their homes.”

Zhou Buyi said: "If this is the case, senior brother relocating the people is also protecting the people from disasters. Presumably, even if they have resentment in their hearts, they will thank senior brother when they learn the truth afterwards."

"Ah."

Shen Chen looked around and said: "I think so too, so in the next month, we have something to do, and the generals will obey orders."

"The end is here!"

Gan Ning, Zhang Xiu, Wen Pin and Lu Chang got up quickly.

Shen Chen said: "Gan Ning, I will make you a vanguard general, leading 1 people to go south to Dangyang, join Zhao Yunshamoke's troops, go to Ma Fuju, and pretend to attack Ji Nan."

"promise!"

Gan Ning was overjoyed.

To the south of Dangyang County is Ma Fuju, and to the north of Jiangling City is Ji Nan Pavilion.

At this time, Dangyang was occupied by more than 2 people Zhao Yun and Shamoke, and faced off with the Lu Meng tribe in Jiangling more than a hundred miles away.

After Gan Ning went to join Zhao Yun, he planned to attack Jiangling.

Shen Chen looked at Wenpin again and said, "Where is Wenpin?"

"The end is here."

"I order you to lead 5000 people to garrison Xiangyang. You don't need to defend to the death, just cover the evacuation of the people around Xiangyang."

"only!"

Wenpin accepted the order silently.

"Lv Chang, Zhang Xiu, you two retreated to Yicheng with me, and were in charge of relocating the people. When the people were all resettled in Zhonglu and Mi Township, you followed me south to Jiangling."

"only."

Lu Chang Zhang Xiu handed over should be.

At the end, Shen Chen looked at Zhou Buyi and said, "It makes sense."

"I?"

Zhou Buyi got up puzzled, cupped his hands and said, "Humble."

"I ordered you to lead 1 people to garrison on Yuliang Island, and Xiangyang and Xiangyang each other's horns, to block Cao's army for at least 20 days, do you dare to accept?"

Shen Chen looked at him seriously.

Zhou Buyi suddenly became solemn, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Dare."

"it is good."

Shen Chen looked around and said, "I ordered Busu to be the chief general and let him garrison Yuliangzhou. It is because you are all veteran generals and occupy a favorable location. Yu Jin and Xiahou Dun will definitely attack tentatively and dare not attack aggressively. You do not doubt that his reputation is not obvious, I heard that he is the chief general and he is occupying such a dangerous place as Yuliangzhou, he will definitely attack Zhou island first and attack Xiangyang slowly, this will buy time for us to relocate the people, and at the same time make them not doubt With it, Xiangyang can be successfully occupied, but this plan still needs to be stabilized."

After that, he turned his head to look at Zhou Buyi, and said seriously: "No doubt, I watched you grow up, and you have been with me since childhood. I have already taught you almost as much as I can teach you in the art of war. Too young, I didn't take you to fight in the north, only in the past few years you have some practical experience with me, but if you stay with me all your life, you will not grow up. I hope you can become a famous general in the future, not in my Be a counselor under the tent, don't let me down."

Zhou Buyi said solemnly: "General, if you don't doubt, you will die. Within 20 days, Cao's army will never be sent to the island, unless they can step over my dead body."

"Ah."

Shen Chen looked at Deng Ai and Cai Du again and said: "Shi Zai, you stay too. I will order Zhou Tailing Yiqu Huangmen to obey orders under your tent. I hope you can play their role. Zimu, you As the lieutenant general, discuss important matters with Bu doubt, this battle is also a battle to test you. Remember, you must stop Cao Jun for 20 days!"

"only!"

Deng Ai and Cai Du also bowed their hands seriously.

Seeing that although the three of them were very serious, Shen Chen was still a little worried, so he gave a few words of advice.

This is actually like Zhuge Liang arranging Ma Su to guard the street pavilion.

But the difference is that Ma Di cannot let Jieting fall, and they need to block it for at least 20 days, and then pretend to be invincible to let Xiangyang "fall".

Strictly speaking, even if they fail, the consequences will not be as serious as the failure of Ma Di's overall strategy.

Because Shen Chen wanted to lure Yujin and Xiahoudun into Xiangyang on purpose, so their result required failure, not success in repelling the enemy.

At the same time, he also arranged for Wenpin to be stationed in Xiangyang City to help them find out.

The problem is that these 20 days are actually the mission time for Shen Chen to successfully relocate the people of Xiangyang and the army to go south to take Jiangling.

If they lose too quickly, they will fall within a few days, and the pressure will all be on Wenpin.

In other words, Zhou Buyi, Deng Ai, Cai Du and the others are the first line of defense, while Wenpin is an insurance that Shen Chen placed in Xiangyang for them, and it is also the first time for them to lead the army alone and give them a chance to accumulate experience .

I am afraid that they will not be able to support the wall with muddy mud, lose too quickly, and cause Wenpin, which will lead to the failure of Shen Chen's plan to relocate the people.

It's just that this is the worst case scenario. With two insurances, according to Shen Chen's guess, it shouldn't be such a mess.

Therefore, it can be said that Zhou Busu's mission is not important, but it is also very important. What is needed is that Wenpin can withstand the pressure, successfully block Cao Jun, and delay their offensive.

But even if Wenpin got it right, if Zhou Buyi and the others failed to complete the mission and were soon overrun by Cao Jun, Shen Chen would be very sad.

Just like Zhuge Liang had high hopes for Ma Su.

He also placed high hopes on Zhou Buyi, Deng Ai and Cai Du, and hoped that they would become generals guarding one side in the future, instead of young eagles who would always hide under his wings.

Therefore, this battle is both a test and an expectation.

After explaining all the tasks, Shen Chen looked around and said solemnly: "Everyone, the rise and fall of Jingzhou is the end of this battle. Don't slack off and be careful."

"only."

Everyone bowed their hands together.

Shen Chen looked out of the hall, as if looking to the south.

Lu Meng is in Jiangling City.

As everyone knows, there will be his death!
(End of this chapter)