Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 163 Reunion to reassure people

Lize at the end of the Han Dynasty was different from today's Taihu Lake. Lize at the end of the Han Dynasty was wider and almost included the lakes around today's Taihu Lake.Therefore, the Dantu waterway connecting Lize to the Yangtze River is not the same thing as the waterway of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Huo Jun led a navy of 7000 men and hundreds of small and large boats. They set out from Jingkou and went down the Yangtze River. In the Jiaoshan area, they took the inner water of the Yangtze River, saving a lot of navigation time.Then, when the navy arrived at Piling (Changzhou City), it took the river water into Wuxi Lake, and then passed the channel connecting Wuxi Lake and Lize to reach Lize.

After entering Lize, the armies of Huo Jun and Liu Bei also contacted each other, and then the navy entered the Jingzhou camp. The boat docked and the soldiers disembarked.

"near!"

On the water stronghold built along the lake by the Jingzhou camp, the soldiers were commanding Huo Jun's flagship to dock.

"Drop anchor!"

"Sail down!"

The sailors on the shore took the hemp rope thrown from the ship, quickly tied the hemp rope to the wooden stakes, and adjusted the length of the cable with the sailors on the ship.It wasn't until the ship came to a stop that the people above the ship extended the pedals and placed them on the deck and dock.

Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei led a dozen civil and military personnel from the dock. When they saw Huo Jun coming down from the steps, they congratulated him.

Zhuge Liang smiled and cupped his hands and said: "The city of Jingkou is fortified, and the beacon tower serves as a warning. Cao's soldiers arrived at Chaohu to intimidate the Lujiang River. Liang was deeply worried that the governor could not defeat the enemy. Unexpectedly, the governor used a clever plan to capture Jingkou from thousands of miles away. When Liang heard about it, he and Everyone was amazed.”

Zhang Fei grinned and said with a smile: "I admire Zhongmiao's military strategy very much. If I can't defeat the enemy in a water battle today, I will rely on Zhongmiao."

"Don't dare!"

Huo Jun bowed his hand and returned the greeting, praising him and saying, "The military advisor is well-arranged and knows Zhou Yu's strategy. In the future wars, the general will rely on the military advisor to plan strategies. General Yide has the courage of ten thousand people. Only generals can conquer cities and territories."

"Hey!" Zhang Fei held Huo Jun's hand and said, "Brother and eldest son have already hosted a banquet in the tent to entertain Zhong Miao."

"Please!"

Several people walked side by side. When Huo Jun saw the busy water village, he said: "When the army first arrived, I relied on Kongming to compose a plan to build the water village."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "With a little effort, Zhou Yu came from Lake a few days ago and led a large army to attack the camp. Although the enemy retreated, the camp was not enough after the war. He also thought that Zhongmiao was coming soon, so he wanted to rebuild the camp. ."

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang pointed to the observation tower deep in the lake and said: "Liang has ordered people to dig wooden stakes in the lake, extend them into the lake, and then build a water platform. He ordered the soldiers to watch from the tower. Follow the platform to the camp, and along the way Build a wooden bridge to divide the area and provide parking space for Zhongmiao Navy."

Huo Jun raised his head to look at the layout of the water village and couldn't help but nodded slightly.Zhuge Liang's newly built water stronghold is quite mysterious. It not only satisfies the navy's parking operations, but also takes into account the warning function of the water and land camp.

Zhuge Liang was not born in the military, but in the future he was able to lead troops in battle and take care of both civil and military affairs. It was not that Zhuge Liang was born so powerful, but that Zhuge Liang could evolve on his own.After being attacked by Zhou Yu's navy at night, Zhuge Liang reflected on himself, conducted research on his own, and made up for the deficiencies in the camp.

Since Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang met, what impressed me most was Zhuge Liang's grasp of details, both in military and political matters.Of course, Zhuge Liang's demanding attention to details does not mean that he pursues trivial matters.In order to avoid the tedious and procrastinating process, Zhuge Liang took action.

"Kongming's water village is exquisitely built, and boats and boats come and go in an orderly manner. Troops are deployed from the high platform and watch the enemy from the tower." Huo Jun praised.

Zhuge Liang pointed out Lu Yi with a feather fan and said: "Liang dare not be greedy for credit. Lu is engaged in giving advice and giving advice, and has contributed a lot."

"Yi has met the Commander-in-Chief." Lu Yi cupped his hands and said, "The Commander-in-Chief is so powerful that he moves across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Yi has great admiration in his heart!"

Lu Yi's words are true. Huo Jun is five years older than Lu Yi and three years older than Zhuge Liang.As a newly emerging general in the late Han Dynasty, Huo Jun almost became the envy and admiration of young people in Jianghuai and Jiangxi through his military exploits.

Especially since Lu Yi was just a young Confucian scholar, how could he not feel admiration when he saw a general with outstanding achievements?

Zhuge Liang introduced: "Bo Yan first returned to our army as head of Wucheng. Since General Zilong took charge, Boyan has made many achievements. When Liang wanted to build a water fortress, Boyan wrote a letter to accept his approval, and he was transferred to the army to serve."

Huo Jun looked at Lu Yi and said with a smile: "The situation today is chaotic. If Bo Yan has any insights, he can give you some suggestions. Liu Yuzhou is a wise master who knows rewards and punishments clearly."

"No!" Lu Yi responded.

Lu Yi bowed and retreated into the crowd, but he secretly exhaled. Next, he will fight for his better tomorrow.In the plan to seize Wucheng, he was an insider.He served in Sun Quan's shogunate two years ago in order to destroy Liu Bei's army in one fell swoop.Lu Yi was ordered by Zhou Yu to surrender at the expense of Wucheng. During the night attack, he was the one responsible for raising troops in the city to echo Quan Cong.

But I never thought that Zhao Yun would be in charge of Wucheng, and his battle at Pengze would scare everyone.In order to succeed, he had to trick Zhao Yun into leaving the city.Unexpectedly, they made a mistake in their words, and Zhao Yun saw through the plan.

Facing Zhao Yun's intention to send his troops into the city, he was really panicked.When the troops broke into the city, he, as an internal agent, might not be able to hide it.In order to protect himself, Lu Yi immediately rebelled and prevented the defeated troops from entering the city.

After learning that Zhou Yu's night attack plan failed, Lu Yi basically knew that Sun was in danger, so he followed the trend and made the fake surrender become a real surrender.And actively plan for his future position in Jiangdong.

As for whom to work for, Lu Yi is also waiting to see Er Liu. After all, a gentleman does not stand behind a dangerous wall.

While everyone was chatting, they also arrived at the Chinese army's tent.

Liu Qi took the lead to greet Huo Jun. He was very happy to see Huo Jun. He linked arms and talked with each other.While Huo Jun was chatting with Liu Qi, he was also chatting with Liu Bei, taking Liu Bei's feelings into account so that he wouldn't have to think too much.

Everyone sat down and took their seats, but the banquet had not yet started.

Liu Bei sat on the couch, with lingering fear in his heart, and said: "Our army entered Lize directly, but Zhou Yu did not lead it. He was arrogant about our army and lured the enemy deeper. After finding the fighter plane, Zhou Yu led his troops to float up the river and attacked our camp at night. The golden drum deceived the enemy and tried to attack the Chinese army's camp many times, but he almost succeeded, but fortunately Kong Ming saw through it."

"In order to destroy our army, Zhou Yu ordered people to capture Wucheng secretly and attack Qiantang by sea. If Zilong had not been steady and Zhongye had not been clear about the military strategy, the two cities would have been lost. If the two cities were lost, the army would be cut off from its retreat. The general will be defeated. Zhou Yu should not be underestimated in future wars."

This counterattack plan that Zhou Yu had planned for a long time really scared Liu Bei.Zuoying was hit, all the supplies were burned, and more than 1000 soldiers were killed or injured, nearly 2000 missing.If Zhou Yu were allowed to attack the Chinese army, it would probably lead to a rout of the army.Coupled with the losses of Wucheng and Qiantang, even if Huo Jun's navy enters Lize, the army will be severely damaged. Guan Yu's army going south will be destroyed in Kuaiji County.

Liu Bei was lucky more than once. He adopted Zhuge Liang's suggestion and let Zhao Yun and Wenpin take charge of Wucheng and Qiantang.If it had been someone else, I'm afraid the second city would have been lost.

After saying that, Liu Bei looked at Huo Jun and reminded: "Zhong Miao has led his troops here and will engage in water battle with Zhou Yu, so be careful. Sun sent Wu Hui's troops to Lize. The generals are good at water battles and have large and many ships. Don’t underestimate the enemy.”

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said: "Commander, Zhou Yu's army is hiding in the baggage of Lize, and it is difficult to know its movements. If you want to fight now, you should detect the enemy's movements and do not enter the lake carelessly."

"That's all Zhou Yu's military strategy is!"

Huo Jun knelt down on the mat and said with a smile: "To block the enemy from the outside, attack the camp on the lake, attack the east and west, and cut off the retreat. Although it is a strange change, it seems that the military is superior to others, but it is just picking up the wisdom of the predecessors."

"In the past dispute between Wu and Yue, King Wu Fucha and King Goujian of Yue fought in Lize. Yue was afraid of Wu's strong troops, so Fan Li offered his advice and ordered the navy to float in the middle of the river. He sent a small number of troops to attack Wu's two camps on the left and right. Fucha mobilized the central army to divide the left and right camps. Then Fan Li sent [-] Yue Junzi troops to attack the central army. The central army was attacked and the Wu army was defeated. After three battles, they were all defeated, and Fu Chai was defeated and died."

Huo Jun held his hand on the hilt of his sword and said calmly: "Zhou Yu adopted Fan Li's strategy and stood still, hoping to hit the target with one strike. If the attack fails tonight, Zhou Yu has no plan to use, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

To despise the enemy strategically and to pay attention to the enemy tactically is the military strategist Huo Jun learned from later generations.

As an opponent, Huo Jun actually not only did not belittle Zhou Yu, but admired him from the bottom of his heart.In his eyes, Liu's biggest opponent when entering Jiangdong was not Sun Quan, but a military general with outstanding talents like Zhou Yu.

But it was a pity that Zhou Yu came to power too late. When the Jingzhou army launched a large-scale attack on Yuzhang County, Xu Kun died while attacking Xiakou, and Sun Quan took over the military power on his own.If he hadn't killed Huang Gai, Song Qian, Pan Zhang and other Jiangdong Army generals while guarding Pengze City, and the war situation was in crisis, Sun Quan would not have handed over command to Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu, who had obtained the command, did not capture Pengze City, which he was holding on to, but he still led Jiangdong's army to attack and kill Huang Zu, turning the battlefield situation around in one fell swoop.Unfortunately, Danyang County rebelled and two county guards from the Sun clan died.As a last resort, Jiangdong had to return to the army to quell the rebellion.

The war reignited, and in the Battle of Danyang, Liu Bei was defeated. In the current counterattack, Zhou Yu cleverly used military strategies to reverse the situation, but he encountered Zhuge Liang.

Listening to Huo Jun's confident words, Liu Bei asked: "Zhou Yu is entrenched in Lize, with a lot of troops and a big ship. Zhong Miao has [-] soldiers in his tent and not many big ships. Why fight?"

Although the navy commanded by Huo Jun captured dozens of large ships from Sun Yu, compared with the ships of the Jiangdong Navy, they had fewer large ships than the Jiangdong Navy.Therefore, the convergence of the two armies only represents the hope of defeating the Jiangdong Navy.If you want to win, it's not that simple.

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "Lize is vast and has many islands. As Ruo Jun expected, the Jiangdong Navy is stationed in lakes and harbors such as Fujiao Mountain. The islands are standing there, and the waterways in Lize are complicated. If you want to fight now, When exploring carefully, record the details of the waterway.”

"As for the size of the boat, both have advantages and disadvantages. In the river, the big boat has more soldiers and is stronger, which is far better than the small boat. But in the water battle on the lake, the small boat is better at maneuvering and agile. Compared with the big boat, it is not impossible to win, both in the waterway Take advantage of it.”

These words made everyone feel more at ease!

(End of this chapter)