Han Xiang

Chapter 479

"Tai Shici is outstanding in martial arts. Although he secretly connected with Danyang, there is a reason for the incident. If Zhang Liao fails, he may be forced to turn him into the enemy's use. Therefore."

Lu Meng explained the reasons first, then paused for a while and continued to add:
"The last general intends to cooperate with Tai Shici in marching, and then secretly send an army to occupy Liyang. As long as the soldiers' wives and children are captured, Tai Shici will be captured without a fight. In this way, the threat of the lord will be eliminated, and our Jiangdong army will not be damaged."

"Not bad."

Sun Quan nodded again and again: "Taking the bottom of the pot and cutting the root cause can still take care of the overall situation of Jiangdong. After Ziming became the governor, he really made a lot of progress."

Lu Meng responded modestly: "My lord, Miao Zan, compared with Zhou Dudu, there are many deficiencies in the future."

"Eh"

Sun Quan frowned and waved his hands, and said comfortingly, "You have to have confidence in yourself. I think you've done a good job. It's not good to attack Jiangling right now. Does Ziming have any ideas? What will Jiangdong do in the future?"

Lu Meng had to think for a while, then clasped his fists and replied: "From the current situation, it is inferred that Cao Cao's destruction of Yuan Shao is a certainty, and the northern princes will not be able to survive sooner or later, so they cannot compete with them for the time being. My lord can only continue westward to capture Jingzhou, and then go north It is not too late to enter the Central Plains and compete with Cao Cao for hegemony;
Even if Cao's army is too weak to advance northward at that time, we can retreat to the front line of the Yangtze River and use the elite water army from the east of the Yangtze River to cooperate with the Yangtze River natural moat to separate half of the wall. "

"Shan, Ziming's plan is well-founded, so I say you are no worse than Gongjin."

Sun Quan's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he couldn't help but boasted a few words in a row, and then frowned to show worry.

"But if we want to win Jingzhou, we must conquer the important town of Jiangling. However, the Jiangling defenders are waiting for work and harassing the grain roads, which greatly affects our army's offensive. We must find a way to resolve the decline."

Lu Meng nodded his head and said: "After this battle of Jiangling, the general will gain some insights, I will try to talk about it now."

"Oh?"

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and said happily, "Winners know who wins and who lose. I really saw the right person. Come quickly."

Lu Meng then took out the map from his bosom, spread it on the table and pointed to Jiangling, saying: "The water journey between Jiangling and Shaxian is quite long, and the area in the north of the Jiangjiang River is full of swamps, among which there are many tributaries and small rivers. Our warships are too deep to navigate. entry, but the defenders can harass at will with fishing boats and small boats;

The confluence of the Han River and the Yangtze River is at the lower reaches of Shaxian. Therefore, in order to ensure the smooth flow of grain roads, it is necessary to keep an eye on the enemy in the direction of the Han River, and also to guard against small boats emerging from Yunmeng Lake, causing Jiangdong troops to be forcibly dispersed. , unable to form a joint force”

Seeing Lu Meng's tone paused, Sun Quan asked anxiously, "Then what?"

Lu Meng then moved his hand to point at the four counties in Jingnan and said meaningfully:

"Attacking Jiangling, which has an advantageous geographical advantage, cannot avoid these troubles. We might as well change our passiveness into activeness and change our target to the four counties in southern Jing. Liu Biao's troops will have to go through the Yangtze River to rescue them. Our navy will be able to take advantage of it. If Liu Biao sees death If we don’t save them, the four Jingnan counties will be like Jiang Xia.”

"That's right, why didn't I think of it? There is really no need to smash Jiangling."

After hearing this, Sun Quan suddenly realized that the four counties in Jingnan accounted for half of Jingzhou. How could Liu Biao, as the state shepherd, not save him?
Lu Meng only needs to use the navy to fight for reinforcements, and he can slowly consume the reinforcements in Xiangyang. When the reinforcements in Xiangyang are exhausted, the difficulty of taking Jiangling will be greatly reduced.

Sun Quan, like Sun Ce and Sun Yi, has Sun Jian's blood flowing in his body, and he is also very adventurous in his heart.

However, due to the untimely deaths of his father and brother, and countless open and hidden arrows when he succeeded to the throne, Sun Quan restrained his ancestral personality and turned to specialize in strategy and no longer make dangerous moves.

After being "taught" by Cao Cao in Huainan, Sun Quan realized that there is a sky beyond the sky.

Rather than wasting resources to gnaw hard bones, it is better to pick and pinch soft persimmons like bullying Huang Zu, so Lu Meng's plan is very appetizing.

Just thinking of the beauty, Lu Meng reminded him again.

"The attack on Jiangling this time has aroused Liu Biao's vigilance. If we attack Jingnan again, we must be prepared. I suggest that we rest for a period of time, understand the weaknesses of the four counties and deploy our troops, and then attack them by surprise."

"Very good."

Sun Quan nodded affirmatively: "Jingzhou will be entrusted to you to take full responsibility, but we must first resolve our worries for the future. I will leave old general Cheng to guard Jiangxia. After you deal with Tai Shici's affairs, you will lead the main force to retreat to Chaisang to garrison, and then seek Jingnan. .”

"My lord's arrangement is very good, but."

Lu Meng glanced at Sun Quan and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Sun Quan frowned: "If you have anything to say, just say it directly, there is no need to be so secretive."

Lu Meng replied: "Shaxian has experienced several wars, and the entire city has been completely damaged, and the lower reaches of the Han River flow into the Yangtze River. The Xiangyang navy can stop at any time. It may not be appropriate for General Cheng to guard here."

Sun Quan stroked his beard and asked, "That makes sense. Do you have any good suggestions?"

"E County in the east is not far from Chaisang. The river is relatively narrower than Shaxian, and the terrain is more suitable for defense than Shaxian, and it can also echo Chaisang at a distance. In the end, it will be suggested to change the Jiangxia government to E County."

"Moving the government office is a good way, but our goal is to seek Jingnan, but now voluntarily abandoning Shaxian City is tantamount to giving up this section of waters. Will there be any trouble in the future, and the defenders of Jingzhou will find it? So what's the surprise?"

Faced with Sun Quan's doubts, Lu Meng clicked on the map, and said seriously: "Most of the warships in Xiangyang come out of Hanshui, my lord can build a small city on the ground, and then send a small number of soldiers and horses to strangle the mouth of Hanshui. No matter if we attack Jingnan or Jiangling in the future, we can block the enemy all the way with the least cost."

Sun Quan leaned over to look at the map carefully, and then praised him, "You chose this place really well. Building a city at Hanshuikou is similar to building a fort at Ruxukou. The [-] people in Shaxian happened to be rushing to build the city. Give them a way out."

After hearing this, Lu Meng nodded slightly to express his affirmation. The people in the city consumed a lot of military rations, which indirectly affected the sufficient supplies of the frontline soldiers.

Whether they stay in Jiangxia or bring them back to Jiangdong, these 2 people are an unstable factor sitting on the ground waiting to eat.

Now it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it will take more than half a year to grow grains in spring and harvest in summer next year.

Sun Quan felt that they were a burden, and originally planned to kill them directly in Shaxian, and then let the soldiers collect their own property in the city, which would be counted as rewards for the half-year westward expedition.

Now it is decided to drive the people to build the city. Although one life is saved temporarily, none of the ten can really survive.

These low-level people and prisoners of war are not regarded as human beings by the superiors at all. At this time, they are not even as good as cattle, horses and animals, and they will either die of exhaustion or starvation in the end.

Compared with the civilian husbands who built Hefei New City, the treatment is heaven and earth.

Lu Meng led his troops to Huainan first, and Sun Quan ordered Sun Yu to build Xiakou City at Hanshuikou, and then moved the government office to E County with Cheng Pu, and changed the county name to Wuchang.

Shaxian, Jiangxia's original government, was plundered and shabby, like an old man in rags, abandoned just like Hefei once was.

(End of this chapter)