The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 603 602 The Burning Yangtze River (42)

At noon, the hall of the county government office in Xiazhi County was full of guests, and there were no seats left. Yan Wang Zhang Yan sat at the top, and the rest of the people sat on both sides. Everyone present can be called the most outstanding person in this era. heroes and talents.

On Zhang Yan's left, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Tai Shici, Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Zhang He, Pang De, Huang Zhong, Zhou Tai, Lu Meng, Wenpin, Li Dian, Jiang Qin and other generals sat respectively.

On Zhang Yan's right hand side, sit Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Lu Su, Liu Ye, Feng Xi, Liang Mao, Xu You, Cui Yan, Chen Lin, Gao Rou and other advisers.

These people were all gathered here by Zhang Yan from various places, some were called from far away, and some held important positions nearby.Two days ago, the scouts said that Ma Chao would arrive in the next few days, so Zhang Yan decided to have a feast for all the ministers, and gathered all the officials in important positions nearby. He planned to hold a pre-war meeting after Ma Chao and others arrived to discuss How to pacify Jiangdong, formulate a detailed and perfect plan, and strive to win Jiangdong in one battle.

The table in front of everyone was filled with wine and food in the hall, a group of dancers were dancing in the center of the hall, and the musicians were sitting in the corner behind everyone, using the instruments in their hands to play beautiful music, creating a peaceful atmosphere.

After the song was played and the dance was finished at the same time, Zhang Yan waved his hands at these dancers and said softly, "Go down!"

The dancers, as well as the musicians, slowly exited the hall.The hall, which seemed a bit crowded at first, has also become relatively cheerful.And with the departure of the dancer and musician, the originally peaceful atmosphere suddenly became tense.

At this time, Zhang Yan suddenly spoke: "I did not call you here today to invite you to a banquet. I was ordered to be a regent, and I also have the duties of prime minister and general. I have already lost my power. The court and the opposition, originally, this king only needs to sit in Pengcheng and dispatch troops to wait for the news. But this king is not at ease, and Jiangdong is my enemy. The hussar general Chen Deng died in Jiangdong In his hands, this king once swore that he would cut off Sun Quan's head with his own hands to avenge Chen Deng. Now this king has led an army to unify the north, and now he has occupied Jingzhou. Their morale is also high. If you don't take advantage of this time to destroy Jiangdong in one go, and delay the time, you may cause trouble. Therefore, this king wants to launch a war against Jiangdong as soon as possible, and completely wipe out Jiangdong in one go. All merged into the territory of the big man!"

"Now that our country is becoming more and more prosperous, it can be said that our army is strong and powerful. Whether it is in terms of military strength or material resources, it is far superior to Jiangdong by several times. His Highness has also mobilized elite soldiers to gather here. He will definitely be able to wipe out Jiangdong's Sun family in one go." Xu Xu You spoke first.

The rest of the people didn't say a word. They couldn't bear it in their hearts, and they knew that this war was inevitable.Therefore, everyone is looking forward to being able to make meritorious service in this war.

After a while, Zhuge Liang said, "Your Highness, although our army is powerful and powerful, Jiangdong's combat power cannot be ignored. Especially the Jiangdong navy represented by Zhou Yu, crossing the Yangtze River and meeting opponents. If you don't first Find a way to wipe out the Jiangdong water army, then maybe the war will turn around. Most of the soldiers in our army are from the north, and many of them don’t know how to swim. When they take a boat, they get seasick and cannot fight on water at all. , in order to attack Jiangdong, we must first capture Chaisang, where the Jiangdong water army is stationed, and destroy them. First eliminate the Jiangdong water army headed by Zhou Yu, and then cross the river without hindrance. The horse infantry can dock on the ground in Jiangdong at will without being threatened, and then drive troops into Nanchang where Sun Quan is located. Destroy the Sun family."

Pang Tong hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I have the same opinion as Kong Ming. If the Jiangdong navy headed by Zhou Yu is not eliminated first, it is impossible to take Jiangdong smoothly. Zhou Yu is both wise and brave, and he is well versed in the art of war and water warfare. Chaisang, who is stationed there, is the gateway to Jiangdong, as long as Zhou Yu and others are eliminated, it is equivalent to opening the door to Jiangdong, and then the Ma Bujun can drive straight in, invincible."

"Our army is strong and strong, and the morale of the soldiers is high. They have long wanted to kill the river. Zhou Yu only has a mere [-] sailors. No matter how powerful he is, he will not be able to compare with our army in numbers. And our army's Jinling County has already On the other side of the Yangtze River, as long as the troops are transported from Jiangdu to Jinling, with Jinling County as the base, and several troops are sent to attack the counties and counties under the jurisdiction of the Sun family in Jiangdong, no matter how powerful Zhou Yu's navy is, it will only be on the water. On land, our horse infantry can trample it to nothing. Your Highness, I feel that attacking from land can bypass Chaisang's Jiangdong navy and make it useless. In this way, No matter how powerful Zhou Yu's navy is, it will be useless." Zhou Tai said.

Jiang Qin hurriedly echoed: "Yes, Your Highness, what General Zhou said is absolutely true, and attacking from land is our army's strong point. In half a month, we can take down the entire Jiangdong area!"

Hearing two different opinions, Zhang Yan thought for a while, and it seemed that both opinions were more feasible.Because in his heart, there are also these two opinions. For many days, he has not made up his mind whether to attack first from the water or from the land.However, today he has to choose one of them, and this decision will directly affect the success of the entire action plan.

The soldiers and horses did not move, but the food and grass went first.Zhang Yan had already ordered the delivery of food and grass to the three theaters of Jinling, Xunyang, and Jingzhou as early as a month ago. The food and grass were sufficient and the weapons were excellent, and everything was already ready.But the fly in the ointment is that the water army has not been trained for a long time. Although Huang Zhong led his people to practice in Dongting Lake for a long time, it will take a long time for the Jingzhou water army to recover to the combat effectiveness of the past.

Although there are [-] elite Jingzhou navy under Wenpin's account, Wenpin's mastery of water warfare is not satisfactory at all.In the past, the reason why the Jingzhou navy was powerful was that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, who were familiar with water warfare, were in charge of the navy.

Even though Cai Mao and Zhang Yun had bad intentions, they had to admit that they did have a way in water warfare. They had guarded Jingzhou for many years, relying on this water army.When the two of them were still alive, even Zhou Yu didn't dare to act rashly. Since they died, Zhou Yu had no scruples and became even more arrogant.

Zhang Yan also trained a navy in Xunyang. When he attacked Jiangdong last time, the navy was directly beaten by Zhou Yu, and he was not Zhou Yu's opponent at all.Later, although Zhang Liao came here to continue training the navy, he was no match for Zhou Yu's experienced sailors at all.

If you want to train an elite navy, you don't have three to five years, it's impossible.Moreover, there must be enough practical experience.

At first, the most powerful navy was the Jingzhou navy. Zhou Yu trained the navy for two years, during which time he often went to Jiangxia to fight the Jingzhou navy. After two years, there were no less than a hundred battles on the water, large and small.Of course, Zhou Yu’s navy has lost many times, and Zhou Yu himself has learned lessons from the failures in battles, from being defeated by the Jingzhou navy at the very beginning, to basically being able to compete with each other, and then to both sides winning each other In the end, the Jiangdong navy must win every battle. This process is extremely complicated.

At that time, the administration of officials in Jingzhou was in chaos, and Cai's party was in power, and the Jingzhou navy became a tool for Cai's party to seek benefits. The party eats empty quota, a means of making money.

Moreover, it was Huang Zu who was stationed in Jiangxia at that time. His ability in water warfare was comparable to that of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, and he had his own army. This was often defeated by Zhou Yu's navy.

After Zhou Yu's long-term training of the navy, the sailors gradually became an ace army in Jiangdong. It was the battle in the first year of Wude that made him famous. Army, and at the same time defended the gate of Jiangdong.

Now Zhang Yan's Jingzhou navy has changed many generals like a horse on a horse, and is too arrogant, so many sailors think they are very powerful, and they have already started to go downhill.Moreover, so far, Zhang Yan has not appointed a suitable person to command the navy.

After much deliberation, Zhang Yan decided to seek help from many counselors present, and asked, "What's your opinion? Is it better to attack by water or by land?"

For a while, everyone present expressed their opinions one after another. Some of them supported the attack by water, some supported the attack by land, and some supported the simultaneous attack on Jiangdong by launching a full-scale attack on Jiangdong. It's hard to see from the beginning to the end.

But no matter what kind of attack method it is, Zhang Yan can adopt it, but the most important thing is whether the attack plan is feasible.

Zhang Yan raised his hand, pressed it down, and said in a loud voice: "Everyone be quiet, I know what you think. It doesn't matter whether you attack Jiangdong by water or land. The problem is, what does this king want?" If you want a detailed attack plan and a battle plan that can take Jiangdong in one go, you may as well use your brains, think about it carefully, and see if there is any good feasible plan to ensure that our army can occupy Jiangdong in one go. "

(End of this chapter)