Han Xiang

Chapter 478

At the beginning of Sun Quan's attack on Shaxian, Liu Biao, Cai Mao and others did not send troops to aid them based on their experience.

The reason is also very simple. Jiangdong warships blockaded the Yangtze River, and Sha Xian is located in the south of the Yangtze River, so Xiangyang's reinforcements could not get through.

It wasn't until Sha Xian fell and Huang Zu was killed that Xiangyang showed shock.

Sun Ce also defeated Sha Xian a few years ago, the only difference this time is that Huang Zu was defeated and died.

Cai Mao mistakenly thought that Sun Quan would be like that, and Sun Ce would accept as soon as he was good, so he wanted to find generals immediately after the war, and prepared to fill Huang Zu's vacancy.

Liu Biao hadn't appointed a new Jiangxia prefect yet, when he suddenly received a report of an attack on Jiangling, an important town.

The senior officials in Xiangyang were like ants on a hot pot. They all made an appointment to the state pastoral mansion to ask for reinforcements.

These people are indifferent to saving Shaxian, but they are uncharacteristically excited about saving Jiangling, because Jiangling is related to their core interests.

After Liu Biao took control of Jingzhou, the fertile Nanyang was continuously ravaged by Yuan Shu, Zhang Xiu and others, resulting in a large loss of population in Nanyang County, and many of the lost population moved to Nanjun.

As one ebbs and another grows, Nanjun has transformed into the No. [-] county in Jingzhou.

Nanjun is adjacent to the mountains of Yizhou in the west, and the area bordering Jiangxia in the southeast is Yunmengze, which is densely covered with swamps. The vast area between Jiangling and Xiangyang is the Jianghan Plain, the core of Jingzhou.

The major clans in Jingzhou, including Cai Kuai, Pang Huang, and their main fields are concentrated in the Jianghan Plain, and Jiangling is the southern gate of this fertile area.

Once the South Gate is lost, the interests of these big clans will be lost, so they showed their anger.

At the suggestion of everyone, Liu Biao sent general Wenpin to lead the army to Jiangling.

Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, etc., who originally liked to "cry poor", had no shortage of warships, food and grass, and trilogy to rescue Jiangling, which was completely different from when they first aided Jiangxia.

Before Sun Quan sent troops to Jiangling, he played Cheng Pu as the governor of Jiangxia and Lu Meng as the governor of Nanjun to show his determination to capture Jiangling. Unexpectedly, Jiangling City is very different from Shaxian City.

Although Jiangling City also suffered from heavy rain and floods, the damage to the city was far less severe than that of Shaxian, and the reinforcements from Xiangyang came very quickly.

Lu Meng not only had to preside over the siege, but also had to disperse his energy to deal with the reinforcements, and at the same time, he had to take into account the safety of the Yangtze River grain road, which was not very friendly to the young governor.

Wenpin is a well-known man in Jingzhou. He knew that the high walls of Jiangling City could be defended firmly, so he was not in a hurry to join the city. Instead, he mainly harassed the outside.

The confluence of the Han River and the Yangtze River is in the lower reaches of Shaxian, and it can attack grain ships on the water by stealth.

After discussing with Sun Quan, Lu Meng decided to let Jiang Qin lead an army to block Wenpin, Cheng Pu was in charge of the waters from Shaxian to Zhu County, Sun Yu was in charge of the waters from Shaxian to Jiangling, and Sun Quan returned to Shaxian to be the commander in chief.

Solving the problem of reinforcements in Xiangyang and the problem of food roads being attacked, the price Lu Meng paid was a sharp reduction in troops, with only [-] troops left under direct command, which was directly half of the previous attack on Sha Xian.

Jiangling City is like Hefei, with a large population and sufficient food and grass.

It is extremely difficult for Lu Meng to fight with 2 people, but as the governor of Jiangdong, he wanted to prove himself through this battle, and finally fell into a stalemate.

By the end of the year, the temperature continued to drop.

The siege of Jiangdong has become a state of grinding foreign labor.

After careful consideration, Lü Meng prepared to ask Sun Quan for instructions to withdraw his troops.

After all, taking Jiangxia and Jiangling is just Zhou Yu's idea, and it may not necessarily be possible to implement it.

After comparing two actual battles, Lu Meng found that there was a big gap between himself and Zhou Yu. At the moment when he planned to withdraw, he made up his mind to study hard and try to catch up with and surpass Zhou Yu.

Before the withdrawal request was sent to the front line, Sun Quan's withdrawal order arrived first.

For Lu Meng, who was unable to get off the tiger, Sun Quan's move was tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow.

Lu Meng then commanded all the troops to withdraw from the battlefield one after another, and returned with tens of thousands of soldiers disappointed.

A few days later, Lu Meng led his army back to Shaxian to return to his command.

Sun Quan first encouraged the generals, and then retreated the others, leaving only Lu Meng alone.

"Does Ziming know why I ordered the withdrawal of troops?"

"Because Jiangling is hard to get down, Liu Biao keeps sending more reinforcements?"

"No."

Sun Quan sighed, frowned and said: "In the few months since I left Wu County, Shubi (Sun Yi) has been close to Tai Shici, and has made friends with many powerful people in Danyang. I am afraid that this younger brother will make a mistake."

"Improbable?" Lu Meng's eyes widened.

Sun Quan snorted coldly: "What's impossible? Shu Bi's personality is similar to that of the eldest brother, and he is deeply loved by the generals in the army. Zhang Gong strongly recommended him at the beginning, but it is a pity that the elder brother chose me."

"Forehead"

Lu Meng swallowed his saliva, he didn't know how to persuade the internal Sun family, so he asked cautiously, "What do you plan to do, my lord?"

"Break its claws, break its wings."

Hearing Sun Quan spit out these eight characters, Lu Meng understood that he wanted to take Taishi Ci to the knife, but he didn't know how to do it, so he asked: "General Taishi is brave, and he is also very competent in stationing Liyang. If there is no reason, I am afraid that the generals will panic. .”

Sun Quan half-closed his eyes, stroked his beard and asked, "Liyang didn't look for me, nor Changxu (Sun Shao) and others for lack of food, but went to communicate with Shubi in secret. Isn't that the reason?"

Lu Meng frowned and analyzed: "General Taishi's private soldiers, I remember that they were left behind by Liu Yao, and their family members are all in Liyang. If they go directly to Xingshi to inquire about their crimes, they may directly force them to rebel. My lord, it is better to transfer them away. and then control it on the way”

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome."

Sun Quan waved his hand lightly, and said meaningfully: "Didn't he fall into the trick last year and lead troops privately to provoke Zhang Liao? I am going to follow the example of the gourd and order him to be the vanguard to send troops again. I want to use Cao Jun's hand to eliminate the threat. "

Lu Meng looked solemn: "General Taishi suffered a loss last time, and this time he may not be so easy to be fooled. Maybe he will wait until the main force of our army arrives before he is willing to send troops."

Sun Quan asked in a deep voice, "How dare he disobey my order?"

Lu Meng spread his hands, "After all, he was tricked last year. If he uses this as an excuse, he really can't blame him."

"Definitely not."

Sun Quan leaned forward with confidence on his face, and said in a low voice, "Zi Ming doesn't know something. Just came the news from the rear that Yuan Shao died of illness in Yecheng in November. The eldest son Yuan Tan refused to accept it at all, and now Hebei is in chaos;
Said that Cao Cao can't wait for the spring of next year, and has already led his troops to the north to take advantage of the fire. He doesn't care about the Huainan battlefield at this time. It is reasonable for me to send troops now. Why does Tai Shici refuse? "

"In this case."

Lu Meng nodded and added: "Then the general has to lead his troops to Huainan. As long as Tai Shici can't see the Jiangdong warship, no matter how good the news is, it will be of no use to him."

Sun Quan reminded in a deep voice: "You have to be careful when going here. Although Cao Cao went to Hebei, it should be impossible to pay attention to Huainan, but Zhang Liao is also a tough guy. I don't intend to waste energy in Huainan."

"En." Lu Meng pondered for a while, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists and said, "My lord, I have a plan, I can let Tai Shici catch him without a fight."

"Oh? Tell me quickly."

(End of this chapter)