The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1185
The purpose of Sun Xiu's northward march from Jingzhou this time is to cooperate with Lu Kang's actions on the eastern front. That is to say, when Lu Kang marched northward from Yiyang to attack Hulao Pass, Sun Xiu had already sent troops to Jingzhou .

According to Sun Xiu's original intention, the first target he wanted to attack was Xiangyang. This important town belonging to Jingzhou has always been the target that Wu Guo dreamed of taking. Ten thousand people can't surpass them. Now is the best time to attack Xiangyang.

However, Lu Kang ordered Sun Xiu not to attack Xiangyang, but to bypass Xiangyang and march towards Luyang and Xiangcheng to put pressure on the Han army in Luoyang to support the Wu army's actions on the eastern front.

Now Wu's appetite is no longer for cities like Xiangyang. Lu Kang's march this time is trying to play a big game and take Luoyang directly. If Sun Xiu goes to attack Xiangyang, it will undoubtedly deviate from the main goal. The battlefield is of no help to the progress of Wu's army. Now capturing Luoyang is the top priority. Taking Luoyang is equivalent to controlling half of the world. As for cities like Xiangyang, it is not easy to capture.

Sun Xiu was very entangled. After all, Xiangyang only had less than [-] troops from the Han army. With [-] troops in his hands, he was more confident in taking Xiangyang. Now let him bypass Xiangyang and go north to Luyang and Xiangyang to fight Luoyang. , This is obviously a relatively difficult job. With such a small force of his, going to Luoyang to wave, it is simply courting death.

However, Lu Kang is the Grand Sima and Chief Governor. Although his military order is not as good as the emperor's order, it is still very important. Sun Xiu will definitely not be able to afford the consequences of disobeying the military order. The fat was discarded, bypassing Xiangyang, and directly attacking Luyang and Xiangcheng.

The defender of Xiangyang is Yu Kun, who was ordered by Jiang Wei to stay in Xiangyang when he went north. In Jingzhou area, the Han army only stayed behind with less than 7000 troops. At the moment, there are only [-] people in Xiangyang city at most. With this strength, it is very difficult to defend Xiangyang. Facing the Wu army passing by, even if Yu Kun had given him ten courage, he would not dare to go out of the city to stop the Wu army.

Sun Xiu even deliberately moved the brigade away when passing by Xiangyang, showing his flaws in order to lure the Han army out of the city to attack. In Sun Xiu's view, if he can take the opportunity to take Xiangyang without wasting time, Lu Kang must be Not to blame.

But Yu Kun was self-aware that he would not be fooled. Facing Wu Jun's provocations, he ignored them at all. He just stayed in the city, guarded against death, and let Wu Jun march northward around the city.

Yu Kun's duty is to defend Xiangyang City. As for the purpose of Wu Jun's trip to the north, it has nothing to do with him. Even if Wu Jun hits Luoyang, it has nothing to do with him. No one will blame him. If he wanted to block tens of thousands of Wu troops, it would be like a mantis' arm, and Yu Kun would not do such a stupid thing.

Watching Wu Jun go north, Yu Kun straightened his helmet as if nothing had happened. As long as Xiangyang is not lost, he has fulfilled his duties. Nothing else matters.

The defenders in Xiangyang are not good enough, and Sun Xiu has nothing to do. Even if there are only a few thousand defenders, if Sun Xiu wants to take over Xiangyang, it will not happen overnight, and Lu Kang has already issued a death order to kill him. He rushed to Luyang as soon as possible, and cooperated with the main force of the Wu army to attack Luoyang. He didn't dare to waste more time in Xiangyang, and drove northward all the way, pointing directly at Luyang.

The time when Sun Xiu arrived in Luyang was basically when Lu Kang had just captured Hulao Pass. Although the area around Luyang and Xiangcheng was considered to be under the control of the Han army, at best it was just a flag with Chinese characters. The officials were still the old officials of the former Jin Dynasty. With the fall of the former Jin Dynasty, they changed their appearances and became officials of the Jihan Dynasty. There were no Han troops stationed in these places at all, only some local civilian troops, scattered, except for maintaining Apart from the local order, there is no fighting power at all. When Sun Xiu took the two counties of Luyang and Xiangcheng, it was almost effortless.

But from Luyang to the north, there are the gathering places of the Han army, Yuyuanguan, Guangchengguan, and Daguguan. In this area, there are 10,000+ Han troops stationed. After Sun Xiu found out the truth, she was shocked. In a cold sweat, he hurriedly stopped his advance and sent someone to contact Lu Kang to ask whether he should continue to attack Luoyang.

Just kidding, there are 10,000+ troops of the Han army in front of us, so if we just hit them head-on, wouldn't it be bloody?
Sun Xiu didn't encounter a strong enemy on this journey, and the march was very smooth. He even thought that the journey to Luoyang might be smooth, but just after passing Luyang, a basin of cold water was poured on him, which made him sober. At least, it seems that it is by no means an easy task to take down Luoyang.

However, Sun Xiu's trip was only to support Lu Kang. His route was not the main direction of attack. Now that he had arrived at the place designated by Lu Kang, Sun Xiu had completed the task. As for the next step, it still needs to be done. Get Lu Kang's instructions.

Sun Xiu took the initiative to send someone to contact Lu Kang, and he quickly got a reply from Lu Kang. At this time, Lu Kang had already attacked the city of Luoyang, and was about to launch a final general attack on Luoyang City. Lu Kang's order to Sun Xiu was, It is enough for the Han troops to be dragged to Zhiyuan Pass, Guangcheng Pass, and Dagu Pass if these defenders do not send reinforcements to Luoyang.

As for whether Sun Xiu could defeat the Han army in Luoyang, drive straight to Luoyang, and attack Luoyang City with his army, even Lu Kang thought it was wishful thinking.

Lu Kang's request was only to order Sun Xiu to operate in the Luyang area, to restrain the Han army in Luonan, so that they could send reinforcements to Luoyang flawlessly.Sun Xiu couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As the third of Luoyang's eight passes, Zhiyuan Pass, Guangcheng Pass, and Dagu Pass were self-evidently dangerous. In addition, the strength of the Han army stationed here far exceeded that of the Wu army. It is self-evident that Sun Xiu wants to break through the three barriers guarded by heavy soldiers.Now Lu Kang's order was only to contain the Han army, and there was no rigid target for Sun Xiu to break the enemy and rush to Luoyang, which made Sun Xiu feel a lot easier.

After all, strong attack and containment are two different strategic tasks. For a strong attack, Sun Xiu's strength is indeed not enough, but containment is different. Sun Xiu only needs to harass the Han army from the outside, so that the Han army cannot distinguish It is enough to send troops to reinforce Luoyang. For Sun Xiu, such a battle is more than enough.

But at the same time, Jiang Bin received Liu Yin's order to lead his troops south to Luyang, and started a face-to-face contest with Sun Xiu.

(End of this chapter)