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Chapter 428 The key to the battle lies in Xuzhou

This is a very serious question.

Can Pengcheng survive until July?
The leader of Pengcheng is Hu Zun, a veteran who followed Sima Yi in Guanzhong and has rich combat experience.

But the opponent is Wang Ling!
Moreover, Wang Ling also brought the elite troops who had just destroyed Wu State, and their morale was at a high level. Otherwise, how could he have fought from Guangling to Xiapi in one go?
Now everyone feels Wang Ling's strength.

Master Sima said: "Dudu Hu has experienced hundreds of battles and has tens of thousands of troops. It is possible to defend Pengcheng for several months, but there is also a risk of failure. The key to the problem now is not only whether Dudu Hu can defend the city. , but it depends on how Li Jian arranges his troops."

"The warships of the Shu army have already sailed near Ruxuwu and are provoking our troops every day. From this point of view, the Shu army wants to seize Ruxuwu. How many Shu troops are there in Ruxuwu?"

Yang Dan suddenly said: "I think the capture of Ruxuwu is fake, but the capture of Xuzhou is real. The Shu army beat drums at Ruxuwu before, which was clearly intentional, making us think that their main force was going to attack Ruxuwu, but now they have Otherwise, Li Jian would have put all his elite troops in Xuzhou, otherwise how could he have reached Xiapi so quickly!"

There seems to be nothing wrong with this.

For a moment, everyone didn't know how to make a judgment.

Master Sima glanced at Yang Hu.

Yang Hu said: "This is a conspiracy, and it is similar to Tian Ji's horse racing."

"How to say it?"

Yang Hu said: "Wang Ling broke through Xuzhou's defense line in just over half a month, and his troops came to Pengcheng. They must be elite. But if the main force is there, the march will not be able to go at full speed. Therefore, Wang Ling's group cannot be regarded as the main force. But all of them are elite. This is a top-notch horse!”

"What about the medium horses?"

"The medium-sized horses are at Ruxuwu. The reason for this journey is not the elite soldiers, but the large number of people." Yang Hu continued to analyze, "According to the current situation, if our army reinforces Xuzhou with 20,000 soldiers and horses, it will have to mobilize 50,000 logistics , This will quickly take away our logistics to fill Hefei, which is Li Jian’s purpose.”

"The biggest shortcoming of our Hefei is the lack of logistics, which is not enough to support the long-term defense of Ruxuwu. As long as Li Jian takes away my logistics, he will use a large number of people to block the road from Hefei to Ruxuwu and build there. Fortresses were built to completely cut off the communication between Shouchun, Hefei and Ruxuwu. Ruxuwu collapsed without a fight. "

Yang Hu talked eloquently about strategic deployment, resource allocation, manpower mobilization, battle situation deduction, and tactical analysis.

Master Sima was stunned for a moment.

This young man is no longer just talking about war on paper. He even thought that once the Wei army is transferred away, the Shu army on the Hefei front will not need too many elites, as long as there are many people.

Because the Hefei front is not for fighting at all, but for encirclement.

The Xuzhou front is for fighting.

However, Guanqiu Jian said: "Our scouts discovered in the Yangtze River that the generals of the Shu army are Du Yu, and their strength is not large."

"That's right, Li Jian wants us to think that there are not many troops there, so that when necessary, we can take away the main force and rely on the terrain of Ruxuwu to hold the place."

"Is this a false soldier?"

"Yes."

Everyone took a deep breath.

Yang Dan couldn't help but said angrily: "This Li Jian is as cunning as Zhuge Kongming!"

After a moment of silence, Master Sima said, "What should we do now?"

Guanqiu Jian said: "We can only let Governor Hu defend Pengcheng first."

Master Sima suddenly said: "As long as the reinforcements are transferred from Qingzhou to the south, as long as Governor Hu can defend until June, the Qingzhou reinforcements will be able to prolong the battle in Xuzhou and buy enough time for our army to deploy the logistics line at Ruxuwu. Do you have any objections? ?”

Everyone said: "We have no objection."

After the discussion, Sima Division immediately issued an emergency troop deployment order to Qingzhou.

It is mid-April now, and it will take about two to three days to go from Shouchun to the governor of Qingzhou.

It would take more than half a month to gather troops and horses in Qingzhou and prepare food and grass.

Of course, the so-called preparation of food and grass here does not mean sufficient preparation.

If you want to make comprehensive preparations, it will take at least two or three months.

Under the current special circumstances, we can only use a special method: supply along the way. By the time Qingzhou soldiers and horses set off, it was already early May, six hundred miles from Qingzhou to Pengcheng.

It is a distance from Beijing to Shanhaiguan.

According to the ancient marching speed, it would take about ten days to arrive.

However, it is obviously unrealistic to arrive in Qingzhou in ten days, because a large amount of military rations must be replenished along the way.

At least twenty days.

Moreover, this will seriously damage people's livelihood in Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

After all, in such an emergency situation, everyone from top to bottom found a legitimate reason to take advantage of the situation.

April 13th, Jianye.

"General, the prince has captured Xiapi."

Lu Kang strode in, looking a little excited.

But his temperament also gives people a sense of indifference, looking like a ripple on the surface of a calm lake.

Zhu Ju was sorting out the logistics report during this period. When he heard the news, he couldn't help laughing: "The prince's soldiers are like thunder. They have reached the gate of Pengcheng so quickly. Now Yangzhou can't sit still!"

Li Heng took the report and read it carefully. He put down the battle report and said, "What day is it?"

Zhu Judao: "Today is April 13th."

"What's Du Yuankai's move?"

"We keep provoking, but the Wei army is unable to come out." Lu Kang said.

"Where's Hefei?"

Lu Kang added: "The Wei army is still increasing its civilian strength, and there are people everywhere on the roadside."

"Where is Lujiang County?"

"There is no unusual movement in Lujiang County." Lu Kang replied.

"Didn't Lujiang receive an order from Yangzhou to mobilize manpower?"

"I received it, but refused on the grounds that our troops were stationed in Wankou and threatened Lujiang."

Li Heng smiled. It seemed that sending Zhuge Ke to Wankou had indeed delayed Cao Wei's progress in filling Hefei.

"Who is the prefect of Lujiang? Didn't he say that Master Sima came to Shouchun in person? How dare he refuse Master Sima?"

"The governor of Lujiang is Wen Qin. His father is a general of Cao Cao and is considered a figure in Wei."

Li Heng was a little surprised, it turned out to be Wen Qin!
Li Heng asked again: "Is Guanqiu Jian in Shouchun or Hefei?"

"In Shouchun."

The main force of the second wave of the Huainan Three Rebellions are now in Yangzhou.

One Wen Qin and the other Guanqiu Jian both had deep opinions on the Sima family.

You have to find an opportunity to win over.

Li Heng immediately wrote a letter to Du Yu and asked him to send detailed instructions to contact Wen Qin privately.

Although it is impossible to win over immediately, it is still necessary to meet and warm up.

"Isn't the Wei army planning to reinforce Xuzhou?" Zhu Ju asked doubtfully, "The prince has already reached Pengcheng!"

"There will be reinforcements, but Sima Division will not immediately mobilize Yangzhou troops and horses. I guess he will mobilize Qingzhou troops and horses." Li Heng said lightly, "Sima Division wants to push Xuzhou into a protracted war situation, delay our army, and fill in the gap." Hefei buys time.”

(End of this chapter)