The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 495 494 Jingzhou Storm (6)

At the same time that Hu Che'er led the army to Yangdi City to meet Zhang Xiu, the envoy sent by Yang Xiu to Chen Jun was rushing to Yangdi City with Chen Wang Liu Chong and Liu Chong's army as fast as possible.

At the same time, Henan Yin and Zhang Hong also received Yang Xiu's distress signal, but Henan's troops were not many, only a few thousand soldiers and horses, but at this time, Zhang Hong did not hesitate too much, and immediately dispatched Wei Xu to lead Three thousand soldiers and horses rushed to Yangdi City for support. On the other hand, Zhang Hong sent two envoys to ask for help from Zhong Yao, the governor of Yongzhou, and Gao Shun, the governor of Bingzhou, and prayed to send reinforcements to support them quickly.

Liu Biao's undeclared fight was like a boulder falling into a calm lake, which immediately caused a series of ripples, and the ripples became bigger and bigger, gradually spreading to the surroundings.

Chen Wang and Liu Chong led an army to support Yangdi City, and at the same time sent envoys to Pengcheng to ask Zhang Yan for help.

Zhang Yan, who was far away in Pengcheng, didn't know that Liu Biao sent Zhang Xiu to attack Yangdi City. He was still immersed in the busyness after the reform. All decisions were made by the cabinet. As the prime minister, he was busier than anyone else.On the other hand, in terms of the army, after the reform, it did arouse the dissatisfaction of some soldiers, but these emotions were within the normal range in his opinion.

However, in order to calm the dissatisfaction of these soldiers, it took a lot of effort.

When Zhang Yan was busy, Guoyuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, hurried into the cabinet. As soon as he entered the cabinet, he reported to Zhang Yan: "His Royal Highness, King Chen and Liu Chong urgently report!"

As soon as the words fell, Guoyuan presented the urgent report of Chen Wang and Liu Chong to Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan opened the urgent report, and after a quick glance, his brows frowned, and his face showed incomparable anger, and he said sharply: "Damn it!" Liu Biao!"

"His Royal Highness, what happened?" Guoyuan asked hastily.

Zhang Yandao: "Liu Biao rebelled. He sent Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Nanyang, to lead an army of [-] to attack Yingchuan. Yang Xiu, the prefect of Yingchuan, was short of troops, so he asked Chen Wang and Liu Chong for help. Chen Wang and Liu Chong had only [-] troops and had already rushed to Yingchuan. Support, and pray for the imperial court to send a large army to quell the rebellion."

Guoyuan said: "The matter is so urgent, please His Royal Highness King Yan immediately dispatch troops to suppress the rebellion."

Before Zhang Yan could speak, Tian Feng, the left servant of the Ministry of War, hurried in, also holding an urgent letter in his hand, and said loudly as soon as he entered the door: "His Royal Highness King Yan, General Zhang Liao hastened to report. "

Zhang Yan's face was already gloomy, but when he heard Zhang Liao's urgent report, he became even more gloomy, and immediately said, "Could it be that Lujiang has also been attacked?"

While talking to himself, he came to Tian Feng in person, took the urgent report, opened it, and read it in a hurry, so he felt a little relieved.

Zhang Liao wrote in his letter that the scouts he sent to find Jiangxia prefect Liu Qi, mobilized troops, and assembled in Xiazhi County, it seemed that there was some huge move.On the other hand, Zhou Yu in Chaisang is also ready to move, sending boats to cruise on the river every day, sometimes even approaching the naval camp where Zhang Liao is, as if provocative.

Zhang Yan closed Zhang Liao's letter and fell into deep thought for a while. Jiang Xia's soldiers and horses and Zhou Yu's ready to move seemed to indicate a sign to him.Now that Zhang Xiu has launched an attack, Liu Biao is likely to let Jiangxia's navy attack Lujiang. If it is only Liu Biao's attack, with Zhang Liao in Lujiang, he is fully capable of resisting.

However, if Zhou Yu also joined in and sent a navy to attack Lujiang together with Liu Biao, then Zhang Liao's side would become quite difficult.

After a while, Zhang Yan asked someone to call Jushou, the right servant of the Ministry of War, and he, Minister Guoyuan of the Ministry of War, Tian Feng, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and Jushou, the right servant of the Ministry of War, discussed how to defend.

Finally, after some analysis, Tian Feng, the left servant of the Ministry of War, gave a suggestion, let Hussar General Zhao Yun lead the soldiers and horses of Jinling County, Chen Bing is near Nanchang, and put pressure on Sun Quan, so that Zhou Yu will not dare to send troops rashly up.If it was only Liu Biao's attack, Zhang Liao was fully capable of defending against it, so there was no need to worry.

Therefore, Zhang Yan took Tian Feng's suggestion and immediately issued an order for Zhao Yun to lead an army to Yi County to put pressure on Sun Quan. If Zhou Yu dared to act, Zhao Yun would immediately lead an army to attack Nanchang.

On the other hand, Zhang Yan urgently ordered General Xu Ding, the elder brother of General Wei Xu Chu, to lead the [-] troops stationed in Puyang to rush to Yingchuan for support. Yingchuan supports.

In addition, Zhang Yan also asked Lu Dai, the governor of Qingzhou, to lead his troops to station in Yuzhou, and transferred Chen Ying to lead the army to Yuzhou from Shaopo.

In Zhang Yan's view, since Liu Biao dared to launch a war, he must use all his troops in Jingzhou. Zhang Xiu is just the beginning, and there may be more troops rushing into his sphere of influence in the future. , it is likely to become the focus of Liu Biao's army's attack.

Therefore, Zhang Yan must take precautions before they happen, and make defenses in advance, so as not to be caught off guard when the time comes.

At the same time, Zhang Yan announced Liu Biao's evil deeds to the world, regarded Liu Biao as a traitor, and called on the people of the world to punish him. Anyone who cut off Liu Biao's head and offered his head will be rewarded with gold Wanliang, Fenghou Qianhu.

However, although Zhang Yan was a little angry about Liu Biao's attack, he was not too worried, because Zhang Yan had already planted an important chess piece in Liu Biao's interior, and this chess piece would also become the key to his pacification of Jingzhou in the future. .

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Hu Che'er led the army, hurried and hurried, and finally arrived at Yangdi City in the evening of the next day, and joined Zhang Xiu at Juntai.

Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er joined forces, preparing to let the soldiers have a good night's rest before launching a fierce attack on Yangdi City tomorrow.

At the same time, the army gathered in Xiangyang, also under the personal leadership of Liu Biao, embarked on the expedition. Cai Zhong led [-] soldiers and horses first, and Liu Biao led Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Cai He, and Wang Wei. , Kuai Liang and others went to Yuzhou.And Liu Biao also issued an order to Liu Qi to lead Jiangxia's navy to attack Lujiang.

In Jiangxia City, Liu Qi, accompanied by military advisor Sima Yi, came to the navy camp by the river in Xiazhi County. Hundreds of warships, large and small, were all lined up in the middle of the river, and each ship was fully loaded with sailors. Soldiers, a total of [-] troops.

In the navy camp, Liu Qi, Sima Yi, Han Song, Wen Pin, Li Tong, Liu Xian, Deng Xi and others were all present, only to hear Liu Qi say: "Now that the army has assembled, Zhang Xiu has already started the battle. , now it's our turn to attack, we must give Zhang Yan's army a hard blow! Now, let the army set off!"

"Wait a minute!" Sima Yi suddenly stood up and stopped him, "My lord, now is not the time to send troops."

Liu Qi looked at Sima Yi suspiciously, and asked, "Zhongda, father has already dispatched troops from Xiangyang. If we don't dispatch troops yet, won't it be a waste of opportunity?"

Sima Yi said: "My lord, our army is ready. If we take a boat down the river, we can reach Xunyang in half a day. There is no need to rush to attack. The mission entrusted by Liu Jingzhou to the lord is to contain the troops on the Lujiang River. , rather than fighting with Lujiang's army. Now, we have already released the word that we will attack Lujiang. I believe that the defenders of Lujiang must have got the news, and they must not dare to move casually. It can be said that we The goal has been achieved, whether or not troops are dispatched is no longer important."

"Aren't you going to send troops?" Liu Qi asked curiously.

Sima Yi didn't answer, but asked instead: "The eldest son should have heard the story of the snipe and the clam fighting for the fisherman's profit, right?"

Liu Qi nodded.

Sima Yi went on to say: "Since the eldest son has heard it, he should understand a truth. Now the army stationed in this water area is not limited to our family. Apart from our army and Zhang Yan's army, there is another army that should not be ignored. gone."

After hearing what Sima Yi said, Liu Qi's eyes suddenly lit up, and a person immediately appeared in his mind, and he immediately asked, "You mean...Zhou Yu?"

"That's right. Don't forget, my lord. Before the expedition, my lord sent an envoy to Jiangdong, intending to invite Sun Quan to attack Zhang Yan. But when the envoy reached Chaisang, Zhou Yu intercepted it." , and there was no news after that, and neither said yes nor no. Jiangdong's attitude made me feel very uneasy. Moreover, our army has enmity with the Sun family. If our army goes to attack Zhang Yan's army If Zhou Yu leads the army to attack Jiang Xia, then our army will be under the enemy's front and back, and at that time, let alone attacking Zhang Yan, we will not even be able to protect ourselves." Sima Yi said.

After listening to Sima Yi's words, all the people present felt that what Sima Yi said was right. Zhou Yu had to guard against him, and if he wanted to defend himself, he must not leave Jiang Xia. Otherwise, Zhou Yu would be given an opportunity.

Liu Qi said: "Zhongda, you are right, I was almost confused. Then I will listen to you on what to do next."

Sima Yi said: "Actually, the eldest son doesn't need to do anything, just display the soldiers and horses in the heart of the river every day, and just make a gesture of going to war, so that outsiders can't figure out when we will go to war, and give the enemy a chance deterrence."

Liu Qi nodded and said, "Just do what Zhong Da said."

For several days in a row, Liu Qi followed Sima Yi's instructions, and the enemy scouts who sneaked into the riverside of Xiazhi County were also confused by Sima Yi. To march.

These scouts were sent out by both Zhang Liao and Zhou Yu, making them tense and not daring to miss any clues.

(End of this chapter)