Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 60 Blitz

As Liu Qi led his troops to Xiakou, baggage from Xiangyang and Jiangling arrived one after another.As the starting point of the army's expedition, Xiakou became increasingly lively.As senior leaders of the army, Liu Qi, Liu Bei, Huang Zu and others also set their sights on the expedition to Jiangdong and sent scouts to explore Jiangdong's intelligence.

In the camp, Huo Junzheng, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others were studying the map of Yuzhang.Under the three-step strategy, the first step is to occupy the Poyang Lake Plain.

"According to the military newspaper, in the area west of Yishan (Huangshan), Taishi Ci led the captain of Jianchang, who also controlled Haihun; Sun Bi, the prefect of Yuzhang, garrisoned the county to govern Nanchang; Sun Fu, the prefect of Luling, garrisoned troops in Luling and Gaochang; thieves Xu Sheng, the commander of another department, led the troops to guard Chaisang." Xu Shu read.

Liu Bei looked at the markings on the map and said: "When Bei Xi rescued Xuzhou, Bei and Taishi Ci had always been in contact. When Kong Beihai was surrounded by the Yellow Turbans, Ziyi rode alone into the formation and asked for help from Bei. He was very skilled in bow and horse. He has excellent archery skills. Today Tun Haichang is a powerful enemy and should not be underestimated."

As he spoke, Liu Bei clicked on the names of Sun Bi and Sun Fu on the map, and said: "I heard about the name Sun Bi when he led the crowd to attack Dong Zhuo. He is Sun Jian's nephew and Sun Ce's cousin. In the past, Sun Jian raised an army in Changsha, and Sun Benchu, the governor of the county, abandoned his official post and followed Sun Jian to raise an army."

Different from the novel, Liu Bei joined the anti-Dong alliance not with Gongsun Zan, but with Cao Cao.Moreover, the relationship between Liu Bei and Cao Cao can be traced back to the Luoyang period. In the early years, the two of them recruited troops in Pei State. After Cao Cao and Yuan Shao launched a war against Dong, Liu Bei also responded positively. (Note ①)

"After Sun Jian died, he led his troops into Yuan Shu's tent and became a general. Although he was not good at force, he was quite famous. His younger brother Sun Fu was raised by him. The two were called brothers, but they had the same sympathy. Father and son. If you attack Sun Ben, Sun Fu will save him." Liu Bei said again.

The military force formed by Sun Jian was actually centered on relatives, and Sun Ben was the number two figure among them.But during Sun Ce's period, Sun Ben said that he only joined Sun Ce's group after Sun Ce conquered Wu County and Kuaiji, so his status was not as good as that of Xu Kun, a core veteran in the early days of the army.

However, because Sun Ben was senior and a relative of the Sun family, after pacifying Yuzhang, Sun Ce appointed Sun Ben as the governor of Yuzhang, and asked his younger brother Sun Fu to serve as the governor of Luling, forming a defense line against Jingzhou.

Guan Yu frowned and said, "Tai Shi Ci, Sun Bi, and Sun Fu are stationed in Yuzhang. If we can't move down in a hurry, the troops from Danyang and Wu Commandery will come quickly to help. Although only Xu Sheng is stationed in Chaisang, if we can't Quickly attack, Taishi Ci will raise troops to support him."

Although Sun Quan's dominance was not stable, thanks to Sun Ce's arrangement, Jiangzuo was not easily conquered.In terms of military arrangements, they are interconnected, with strong generals at the front and relatives at the back.If Zhou Yu hadn't led his troops back to Wu County, there would still be top commanders in Yuzhang County.

However, Huo Jun's research on these tight defense lines and relying on the current troops and horses can still find flaws to dismantle this defense system.However, he needs more specific information to make a decision. After all, any strategy is based on the information he already knows.

Huo Jun asked: "Is Xingba coming back?"

After Gan Ning surrendered to Liu Bei, he became the only navy general under Liu Bei's account and was awarded the qualification to command an army of two thousand soldiers. However, Gan Ning needed to recruit himself.Under this situation, Gan Ning also shouldered the role of a scout and personally led his troops to go deep into Chaisang to explore intelligence.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bell rang outside the tent. When Liu Bei heard the sound, he smiled and said, "Xingba is back!"

It's interesting to say that Huang Zu took Liu Bei's horse, and the news spread among the Jiangxia army that Zhang Feng had taken bribes and embezzled military expenses. Gan Ning's act of killing him became a matter of justice, and ultimately nothing happened.

After a while, Huo Jun saw Gan Ning walking into the tent and asked, "Xingba, have you found out how many men and horses Chai Sang has, and what are the movements of Taishi Ci near here?"

Gan Ning drank the tea served by his attendants and said: "The movement of our army gathering in Xiakou has been noticed by Jiangdong soldiers. Xu Sheng's men increased from 800 to [-]. The soldiers are particularly strong and equipped with many bows and crossbows. Sun Quan After withdrawing troops from Jiangxia, besiege Ma and Bao'er Tun in Danyang. After Ma Tun is defeated, the generals left behind to besiege Bao'en."

"Tai Shici's troops stationed in Haihun have about ten thousand soldiers and horses. I don't know the exact number of soldiers and horses of Sun Bi and Sun Fu. The combined number of the two counties is no less than about ten thousand people." As he spoke, Gan Ning pointed to the map. He said: "Chaisang is dangerous. If we cannot conquer Chaisang, our army will have no chance of conquering Jiangdong. However, Chaisang is a strong city and is too close to Haihun. If there is any trouble, Taishi Ci can lead his troops to assist Chaisang. If the journey is fast, it can be reached in two or three days; if it is slow, it can be reached in three or four days."

Haihun County was near Yongxiu County in Nanchang in later generations, and Chaisang was near Chaisang District in Jiujiang City in later generations. The distance between the two places was only about two hundred miles. With a forced march for rescue, Taishi Ci could lead his army to arrive within two or three days.In other words, the army must capture Chaisang within two or three days, otherwise, the army will be blocked in Chaisang City.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said: "My Lord, there are only 800 people in Chaisang City. Our army has arrived and attacked the city from all sides. If we capture the defenders, we will not be able to defeat them. Moreover, there is Mount Lushan to the south of Chaisang, which is dangerous and solid. We can divide our troops to garrison Lushan. Block Taishi Ci's reinforcements. After defeating Chaisang, raid Haichang to the south and advance to Pengze in the east, which will be the foundation for a foothold."

It is not difficult to understand what Guan Yu meant. Chaisang had few soldiers and horses. He mobilized a large army to attack the city from all sides, so he could easily defeat Chaisang.At the same time, relying on the steepness of Mount Lu to resist Taishi Ci's rescue efforts, and then after defeating Chaisang, he went south to confront Taishi Ci.

Everyone nodded slightly, and they quite recognized Guan Yu's strategy.After all, Chaisang is like a nail stuck in the way of soldiers entering Jiangdong.It seems that apart from a strong attack, there is probably no other strategy.

Liu Bei turned to look at Huo Jun and asked, "What do you think Zhong Miao?"

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "General Guan's words are not unreasonable, but they are not the best policy for our army. Chaisang is located to the west of Penglize and south of the river. And around Penglize are Chaisang, Haihun, Yuhan, Liling, and Poyang , Fanyang and other counties. If our army breaks through the siege with a large number of troops, although it can defeat Chaisang, the news of our army will also follow the river, which will alarm the counties of Penglize and make them take precautions."

"What does Zhongmiao mean?" Liu Bei asked.

Huo Jun drew a circle around Pengze with his fingers and said: "The places to station troops in the east of the Yangtze River are no more than Chaisang, Haihun, Nanchang and other places. When our army is defenseless in the counties of Penglize, all the troops will march along the river, marching like Lightning, attack the counties separately, seize the strategic points, and implement the strategy of joint attack by divisions."

As he spoke, Huo Jun drew on the map and said: "Suppose our army can send three troops, one to conquer Chaisang, one to conquer Pengze, and another main force to fight against Haihun. In a moment, all the counties on the west coast of Pengze will be conquered. In the hands of my army, we can recruit troops on the spot, and we should turn around with the main force to encircle Haihun. And if Chaisang is defeated again, the three troops can attack Taishi Ci."

"At that time, Liu Pian will send his troops out of Changsha and march into Aixian, Jianchang and other places. They will attack Taishi Ci from three sides, swallow up his soldiers and horses, and plunder his city walls. To the north of Yuzhang, the counties of Penglize will be used by our army."

This is the way Huo Jun thinks about breaking the situation. Xu Sheng, Taishi Ci, and Sun Ben are closely deployed. If they want to break through this line of defense, they need to use speed and time to prevent them from being prepared.

With this strategic core, Huo Jun took advantage of the convenience of water transportation to conduct blitzkrieg operations.The [-]-strong army was divided into multiple groups and quickly penetrated into Penglize. With lightning speed, it completed the strategic goal of containing Taishi Ci, capturing Chaisang, and capturing the empty counties.

After completing the strategic objectives, Peng Lize's army on the east bank marched westward and surrounded Taishi Ci's headquarters on the east bank with the main force.

Strategy is strategy, and tactics still require careful consideration.For example, capturing Chaisang is still a difficult problem.

①: "Heroes": "In the last years of Emperor Ling's reign, Bei was in the capital. Later, he and Duke Cao returned to the country of Pei and recruited all the people. After the death of Emperor Hui Ling, the world was in chaos, and Bei also raised an army to attack Dong Zhuo."

　One more chapter tonight

　　
　
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