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Chapter 1175 Natural Line of Defense

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If Guo Jia is facing Zhou Yu while remaining undefeated.

So for Zhou Yu at this time, the situation was completely different.

He led a large number of troops and ran all the way from the southwest to the northeast. He gave up his great advantage on the battlefield in Jingzhou and ran to Yuzhou.

Facing the troops commanded by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei was quite stressful for Zhou Yu.

But no matter how great the pressure is, he must bear it.

The current front line has reached Yicheng, which is actually not far from Shouchun.

Relying on the Huaihe River and going up the Huaihe River, starting from Huailing in Xuzhou and forcibly pushing to Yicheng in Huainan County, although the pace was slow, the victory was steady and it also gave Zhou Yu time to mobilize troops to return reinforcements.

Zhou Yu also understood the reason and even figured out the calculation, but he did not dare to gamble.

Because walking southwest from Yicheng, passing through Quyang, you will reach Shouchun City.

It can be said that it is precisely because of the large border between Xuzhou and Yuzhou that such a dangerous place has been left.

The distance is not that big. If we push forward forcefully, we can reach the foot of Shouchun City in five days at most.

But compared to other places, Shouchun City is already one of the few good places.

Being closer to the south, it is easier to manage Jiangdong. In addition, it is the hometown of the Yuan family, with both people's support and ability.

It is also more convenient to defend, and the ability to mobilize soldiers and militia is also more complete.

Although I feel that my commanding ability has improved significantly. But Zhou Yu did not underestimate Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others because of this.

After being criticized by Zhao Yun once, Zhou Yu strengthened his coping methods and strategies.

But Zhou Yu is actually not sure whether it will have any effect.

Especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, such world-famous strong men, their strength is obvious to all the world. Compared with Zhao Yun, they are not much worse.

This high-strength force also provides the basis for a military situation.

The two of them are two huge fronts. If we really want to block such a front, we don't have a broad battlefield and enough depth to even think about it.

But the problem is that in Yicheng, he can't find such a big place to station more than 100,000 troops.

It can even be said that as long as Zhou Yu needs it, he can recruit militiamen on the spot, which can greatly increase the number of people and make them even larger.

But does it work? Totally useless.

The area is so big, and the troops that can't be put down are not as good as the army in hand for Zhou Yu.

However, Zhou Yu, who was accustomed to water battles in the Yangtze River, did not place his main battlefield on the small land battlefield. Instead, he looked at the Huaihe River beside him and fell into deep thought.

"Gong Jin, we won't have to send the navy here, right?" Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu's eyes and seemed to understand the reason, and said thoughtfully.

"Both Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide are good generals from the north. They are very good at land warfare and cavalry. If it is a pure land battle, our army will win, but the gain will not be worth the loss..." Zhou Yu sighed softly and shook his head.

For him, the risks in land battles are relatively high. Even if he wins, it will be difficult to win a big victory. But if the navy is used, it will be different. It will go down the Huaihe River, cut off the food routes of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's army, and land at a suitable location.

If the land and water armies advance together and encircle and destroy them, they can not only annihilate Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's army in one fell swoop, but also ensure that the battle loss rate will be relatively low.

While winning the victory, it could also deal a heavy blow to Liu Bei's current reputation.

Weaken the views of the world's aristocratic families on Liu Bei's current status, and then take this opportunity to compete in the world again.

But this all has a premise, that he can achieve a big victory, preferably a big victory in which the opponent can be completely wiped out.

"Going down the Huaihe River?!" Sun Ce looked at the Huaihe River, which was not very vast, and gestured with his hands to confirm the scale and size of the ships it could carry.

"Yes!" Zhou Yu nodded quite casually, confirming the thoughts in his mind and his judgment that he could win the battle.

"But our navy is still in the Yangtze River, so we can't mobilize it..." Sun Ce thought about it seriously and agreed with the idea and strategy, but then raised a question.

"Our navy in the Yangtze River cannot go around to the open sea and then go up the Huaihe River. Liu Bei's army also has a navy. If we go from the ocean, Liu Bei's army will definitely find it..." Zhou Yu has a lot of thoughts about the navy and Liu Bei's navy. The possible position is relatively clear.

"But without boats, we can't go down the river. It's difficult for soldiers to complete this kind of behavior alone. We must have boats as support." Sun Ce thought about the abilities of his soldiers, and it is true that they do not have the ability to walk on water. , denying this possibility from reality.

"There is no way to transfer ships from the Yangtze River. If we want to complete this plan, we can only recruit ships from the surrounding area, or build a shipyard in the upper reaches of the Huaihai Sea. But this will take time, but we don't have enough time..." Zhou Yuqing He sighed softly and said with a little helplessness.

After all, they are foreign troops. Even if they are classified under Yuan Shu's name, they are not the Yuan family's troops.

Such a large number of troops are hoarded in Yicheng, which is still so close to Shouchun City.

If the elders of the Yuan family were not afraid, there would be ghosts.

If they had really waited for them to build the ship and implement such a plan, they would have changed their commander long ago.

Although Sun Ce was not very sensitive to politics, he could still sense what Zhou Yu meant and nodded secretly.

Seeing Sun Ce like this, Zhou Yu could only shake his head and look into the distance with a cautious attitude. He couldn't help but think about other possibilities and choose other methods to achieve his goal.

It would be best if Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others could give up and leave Yicheng and return to Xuzhou.

Only in this way can he speed back. Find a way to appease the elders of the Yuan family.

In order to avoid exposing his situation, on the other hand, he was also prepared in case of emergency.

Both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are naturally dangerous, but the Yangtze River and the Yellow River are slightly different.

The Yangtze River, together with the Huaihe River, is a natural river hazard in the true sense, with a natural defense line of movement, attack, logistical support and structural depth.

If there is no Huaihe River and only the Yangtze River is left, then the natural danger of this river will actually have little meaning.

Without strategic depth, it is difficult to resist and protect only by a big river like the Yangtze River.

At the same time, the north is good at horses and the south is good at boats. This seemingly simple way of thinking, behavior and method shows some truth.

What is hidden inside is actually very difficult for Yuan Shu and others to discover.

(End of this chapter)