Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 164: The big brother takes the lead

Night covers the sky, and the lights in Fujiao Mountain Water Village are brightly lit, and boats and boats are passing by.

On the hillside, Zhou Yu stood with his sword in hand, looking sad. His handsome face seemed to have gone through many changes, and he sighed.

"During the recent battles, Yu deeply felt the difficulty of life, just like the endless river. Although it has the ambition to go east to the sea, the process is slow and the journey is difficult. However, the river water will always enter the sea, and the ambition of life , but it is often difficult to achieve, which makes people hate it for life!”

Lu Su looked at the navy on the lake and said in silence for a while: "Strategy is difficult to achieve, it is not Gong Jin's fault, it may be God's will!"

"God willing?"

Zhou Yu smiled bitterly, but said helplessly: "If the strategy fails and the night attack fails, how can Yu dare to blame his subordinates and all the lieutenants?"

After this planning, Zhou Yu was really heartbroken.Lu Yi, who was the internal response, did not respond at all. Zhao Yun also saw through the strategy of breaking up the troops and seizing the city, and Quan Rou was bitten by mosquitoes outside all night.

Sun Quan, who had high expectations, led a large number of troops to Qiantang, but was scared off by Wenpin's empty city plan.By the time Sun Quan came to his senses, Qiantang City had already taken precautions. Worried about food and grass issues, it retreated to Taihu Lake.

In Zhou Yu's eyes, the fact that this kind of battle could be fought like this and waste so much of his planning really left him speechless.Blame himself, or blame his teammates for being too incompetent.

Now that the armies of Huo Jun and Liu Bei have joined forces, they have no room for error. If they are defeated, the Sun Group will be destroyed.

Even if they win this battle, it will be difficult for them to achieve their previous strategic goal of separatizing Wu Hui.After all, the outlying cities such as Jingkou, Qiantang, and Yuqian have all been removed, and Guan Yu is sending troops to attack the counties in Kuaiji.

A battle was to decide the outcome, and the opponent was a naval general like Huo Jun. The pressure on Zhou Yu was too great.Otherwise, he would not lament the difficulty of life in front of Lu Su.

Lu Su was silent at first, then said consolingly: "There are many naval forces in Gongjin's tent, and they have the advantage of large ships. We will fight in Lize now, and our army knows the geography. It is not impossible to defeat Huo Jun."

Zhou Yu forced a smile and said, "I hope so!"

As Huo Jun's opponent, Zhou Yu had observed Huo Jun's military tactics for a long time and was well aware of Huo Jun's military strategy.Although Huo Jun always uses surprise, it seems that he is not as reliable as the generals who fight steadily, but it also depends on the discussion of different generals.

A general like Huo Jun who is sure to hit the target with every move is not comparable to a general who takes a different approach.His magic is based on knowing yourself and your enemy.For example, Han Xin fought against the odds. Even if Han Xin is seen as a prodigal, in fact, Han Xin has a deep understanding of himself and each other.Knowing that Li Zuoche's strategy was not adopted was the confidence for the other side to dare to advance.

If he guessed correctly, Huo Jun led the navy to station in Lize, and his first priority was probably to explore the Taihu Lake waterway.

While Zhou Yu was calming down, Zhu Ran came up to him, raised his hands and said, "Captain, Mr. Zhang in the tent is urging his subordinates to submit to Liu Qi. I don't know what to do now. Please return to the camp for discussion."

"it is good!"

In the big tent, Sun Quan's face was solemn, and an old man sat on his left hand side.Although his hair is half white, he is in good spirits and his conversation has a strong Xuzhou accent.

"Under my command, Liu Bei and Liu Qi, the jackals, were ordered by Liu Biao to conquer Jiangdong. They have conquered Yuzhang, Luling, Danyang and other counties, and their troops are directed at Wu County. Our army wants to lure the enemy deep and use cunning tactics to break it, but it fails. . Now Huo Jun conquers the entrance of Jingkou and marches into Lize. He has a navy in charge and many battleships."

"Liu Bei is good at managing infantry, as well as cavalry. Huo Jun and Liu Bei advance by land and water, and they are victorious divisions. They have strong morale and are difficult to defeat. I foolishly thought that it would be better for my subordinates to surrender the troops to Xianjun, and temporarily let Liu Qi rule as the prefect of Kuaiji. Go down. When Duke Cao goes to the south of the Yangtze River, your subordinates can raise troops to meet him."

Zhang Zhao was not only persuading Sun Quan to surrender, but also persuading Sun Quan to compromise for the time being, and to use the current military strength as a condition, and then let Sun Quan go out as the governor, and Cao Cao went south. Sun Quan took the opportunity to raise troops to cooperate with Cao Cao.

Zhang Zhao ignored Sun Quan's displeasure and said, "If this plan fails, it will be difficult for our army to defeat the enemy. If we are defeated now and our official positions are taken away, I might be imprisoned by Liu Biao for life, and I will not be able to protect my family!"

The reason why Zhang Zhao advised Sun Quan in this way was that he could not see the hope of Sun Quan's victory, and he was only a Confucian scholar-official and did not know how to fight.For him, he hopes to fulfill Sun Ce's last mission.

Before he died, Sun Ce was deeply worried that the business in Jiangdong was not easy to take over. His younger brother Sun Quan was too young and had only political ability but lacked military ability. Moreover, the Sun clan was in control of the place, which would easily form a separatist force.I don’t know whether those generals will obey Sun Quan, nor whether Liu Biao will follow the river to attack Jiangdong.

Therefore, before Sun Ce died, he had almost no time to successfully take over and only told Zhang Zhao. "If Zhongmou doesn't do anything, you will take care of it yourself. If Zhongmou can't defeat Jiji, he will slowly return to the west and have nothing to worry about." That is to say, if Sun Quan is able to manage things, you will assist him; if he is not able to manage things, you Zhang Zhao can take the position yourself. ; If the situation is unfavorable, just surrender to others without any psychological pressure.

It can be seen that Sun Ce is not so optimistic about his younger brother's future. Everything depends on Sun Quan's own destiny.

Faced with Zhang Zhao's suggestion, Sun Quan didn't know how to answer.At the moment, he was in confusion. The war had been going on for more than two years, the front line was constantly shrinking, and the counterattack also failed.

To be honest, he wanted to continue fighting, but he was also afraid that like Zhang Zhao said, he would be defeated, captured, imprisoned, and eventually die of depression.

As for being defeated and killed, Sun Quan really didn't have such an idea in his mind.He only lived for more than [-] years, wouldn't it be nice to live a good life?Although he and Liu Biao had a grudge against him for killing his father, Liu Biao had no grudge against him.

Sun Quan didn't know what to say, so he looked at Zhang Hong.But Zhang Hong lowered his head and was speechless.

"My subordinates should think deeply to understand the pros and cons!" Zhang Zhao said sincerely.

"Why did Mr. Zhang say such a thing?"

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yu put his sword into the account, looking confident and living up to his previous worries.

"Gongjin!"

Seeing this, Sun Quan looked happy and said, "Gong Jin, please take a seat first."

Zhou Yu bowed his hands to Sun Quan and said, "Qi Cun, I think what Zhang Gong said is inappropriate and cannot be trusted."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao showed an unhappy look on his face and said: "Gong Jin, why do you say this? Now that the enemy's plan has failed, Huo Jun has entered Lize again, and Liu Qi has Jingchu at his back. How can our army win?"

Zhou Yu smiled lightly and said, "Don't you know Cai Mao, Mr. Zhang? There is a deep gap between Cai Mao and Liu Qi. He wants to help Liu Cong succeed Liu Biao. How can Liu Qi rely on Jingchu?"

After saying that, Zhou Yu raised his hands and said: "My subordinates, Duke Zhang said that he would raise his troops and surrender in order to change the position of the prefect. Yu thought it was quite absurd. My Sun family has ruled Jiangdong for two generations, and Sun Tui rebelled against Jiangzuo. It was unfortunate in the past. He died; his subordinate succeeded him and took charge of the six counties in Jiangdong. His subordinate was the master of the Sun family. Even if he surrendered and asked to control Kuaiji, how could Liu Biao agree? Yu was afraid that if his subordinates raised troops to surrender to Jingzhou, Liu Biao would be jealous of him. A high-ranking official, but not a superintendent."

Giving up his fists and placing his hope on Liu Biao was basically throwing himself into a trap in Zhou Yu's eyes.

After all, if he were Liu Biao and the other monarch surrendered, he would definitely not be in trouble.Putting Sun Quan in Kuaiji was equivalent to committing suicide.Due to Liu Biao's suspicion, he generally rewarded Sun Quan as a false prefect, and then threw Sun Quan to Xiangyang and imprisoned him.Zhang Zhao was retorted by Zhou Yu and snorted coldly: "I will be treated politely when I surrender. If I am defeated by the enemy, how will my subordinates be rich and distinguished by then?"

Zhou Yu straightened his back and said in a deep voice: "Although Huo Jun entered Lize, he is not invincible. There is not much difference in the number of our army and Jingzhou army. The sharp soldiers under Liu Bei's account are accustomed to fighting on foot, while our army is good at water." Fight. In today’s confrontation, the outcome is still uncertain? This is our army’s first victory over the Jingzhou army.”

"Our navy has a large number of soldiers, but Huo Jun's navy has a small number of soldiers. This is our army's second victory. Our army knows the water conditions and terrain of Lize, but Huo Jun has just arrived and does not know the inside story. This is our army's third victory. This is Three victories are enough to defeat the enemy."

"When our army wins the Jingzhou Navy, we will send it to Xuchang to show respect to Cao Cao. Now that Cao Cao has settled in Hebei, our army will welcome Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to the south of the Yangtze River to fight against the two Liu Liumen in Jingzhou. Cao Cao will reward him with generous titles and high officials. If Surrender to Liu Biao, An will be treated like this!"

"If we can force the two Lius back, our army can use the navy to isolate the river, defend it by the river, drive Cao Cao's soldiers out of the river, and his subordinates can also protect their foundation. If Cao Cao becomes powerful and unifies China, his subordinates can help him recruit the native Wu Chu can be compared to Dou Rong of the Later Han Dynasty. Therefore, it is really a bad idea to send troops to surrender to Liu Biao."

Sun Quan was already leaning towards Zhou Yu's words and asked, "Is Gong Jin really victorious in this battle?"

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, my subordinates, Yu is willing to issue a military order. This battle cannot be won, and I am willing to engage in military law!"

"Subordinate?" Zhang Zhao shouted again.

"Mr. Zhang, don't say anything!"

Sun Quan had made up his mind, raised his hand to stop Zhang Zhao, and said, "I deeply trust Gong Jin. Whether I win this battle or not, my honor and disgrace are all in Gong Jin's hands."

"Thank you, my Majesty!"

Zhou Yu's face was moved and he said gratefully: "I will repay my subordinates' favor with my death, and I vow to destroy Jingzhou's army."

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The arrival of Huo Jun's navy has almost revitalized the situation on the battlefield, with the navy now able to protect the army's flanks and rear.Liu Bei also took action, adopting the strategy of encroaching step by step. Zhang Fei, who was not good at water, led his soldiers from the Central Plains to attack the southeast and captured four southeastern counties, squeezing the Jiangdong Army's survival space from the south.

Huo Jun, on the other hand, led his navy to station in the water stronghold. Instead of rushing to march, he ordered people to explore the topography of the river and learned about the surrounding water conditions of Taihu Lake from the information compiled by Zhuge Liang.

In the tent, Gan Ning pointed to the Lize sand table and said: "Captain, these are Big Lei Mountain and Xiao Lei Mountain. After passing the two mountains, you can reach Dongshan and Xishan. The Jiangdong Navy is stationed between Xishan (Fujiao Mountain) and Dongshan. In the meantime, look eastward at Songjiang River. If you encounter anyone crossing the river, send troops from the water stronghold to attack them halfway across the river."

It's not that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang couldn't be flexible and didn't know how to bypass Taihu Lake and attack Wuxian from the road.Instead, Jiangdong Navy is stationed in Taihu Lake and controls the surrounding waters. If any army takes the opportunity to sneak across, once it is intercepted by the navy, the entire army will be annihilated.

Taihu Lake in the Han Dynasty was so vast that not only Shanghai had not appeared in the south, but also Nantong, Wusong, Rugao and other places had no trace.To the north of Taihu Lake, Huo Jun led the navy into Taihu Lake, which is surrounded by swampy lakes.There is a lack of navy. Unless the Jingzhou army has angels and wings per capita, they will have to wait for Huo Jun's navy.

As he spoke, Gan Ning drew a circle on the sand table and said: "The waters between the Big and Little Thunder Mountains and the East and West Mountains are close to the Jiangdong Army Navy. Scouts can only explore the waters at night. The depth of the water varies, either deep or shallow, and it is difficult to determine In terms of."

In fact, it is an impossible task to explore the waters of Taihu Lake in a few days.It is very rare to have a brief understanding of water conditions.

After pondering for a long time, Huo Jun tapped Dongshan on the map with his hand and said: "The surroundings of Dongshan are complicated. Xingba ordered people to go deep into the waters of Dongshan to investigate in detail."

Gan Ning nodded and said: "Dongshan is close to the lake bank and close to Songjiang. Most of our troops are small boats. If we want to compete with Jiangdong Navy, it is most suitable to fight near Dongshan. If we fight the enemy in the middle of the lake, it will be beneficial to the enemy. Big ship.”

Taihu Lake is in the shape of a half-moon. The Western Mountains are isolated in Taihu Lake, and there are small islands scattered between the mountains and the shore.Dongshan is not isolated in Taihu Lake, and is connected to the shore by land.Songjiang is located in the southeast of Dongshan and is also the southeast corner of Taihu Lake.

Huo Jun was about to say something when Zhuge Liang's voice came from outside the camp.

"You should step back first to discuss the conditions of the water in Lize. Jun has something to discuss with Zhuge Liang's military advisor." Huo Jun changed his mind and said.

"promise!"

The generals handed over and resigned.

At this time, Zhuge Liang also stepped into the tent and said with a smile: "Zhong Miao, how are you doing with your recent exploration of the water conditions?"

Huo Jun pointed to the map on the sand table and said, "Everything I have gained in recent days is on the map."

Zhuge Liang looked at Dongshan with the red flag and asked, "Zhongmiao is preparing to fight Jiangdong's army around Dongshan."

"Exploration one or two!"

Huo Jun nodded slightly and said: "After all, the strength of our army is to integrate with the water and land, and the boats are short, so we cannot fight to the death with Jiangdong's army in the lake."

Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said: "It is now May, when the southeast wind is strong and the river water is high. If Zhongmiao finds it difficult to march, it is better to wait until the rain gradually decreases in autumn and the river water drops, just like the battle of Wanshui, and use a small boat Control the waters and fight Zhou Yu."

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "Using troops in summer has disadvantages and advantages; using troops in autumn has advantages and disadvantages. Let's see what the situation is like in the waters of Dongshan."

When fighting a water fight, you must know how to make use of basic objective conditions such as current, water depth, and wind direction.And these objective conditions are complementary to each other, sometimes beneficial and sometimes harmful.For example, when fighting on the Yangtze River, the water flow always flows into the sea, but the river course is constantly twisting and turning, and the water flow will also change direction. Whether it is the southeast wind in summer or the northwest wind in winter, there are variables for the battlefield.

After a pause, Huo Jun asked: "Kong Ming, how is the battle situation outside today?"

Zhuge Liang walked to the map, gestured and said: "My lord ordered General Guoan to attack Yangxian to the north, and General Yide to attack the four southeastern counties of Yanguan, Haiyan, Jiaxing, Youquan and so on to the south. Now, except for the counties east of Lize, The rest of the outlying counties were all wiped out by our army."

Huo Jun tapped the table and said: "Every enemy has been conquered. It seems that it is only a matter of time before Jun leads the navy to march."

Liu Bei is no longer in a hurry. As long as he can defeat Jiangzuo Navy or control the waterway, he can lead his soldiers to take Wuxian County directly.

Huo Jun put his hands behind his waist and said: "Kong Ming, I will lead the navy to have a small battle with Zhou Yu in a few days. We will see how it goes, and then we will think about marching. What do you think?"

"Everything is centered on Zhong Miao!"

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