Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 788 It's time to act

Liu Xie was not surprised that there was also a sand table simulation map in Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage.At the beginning, he let the old fox Jia Xu lurk in Nanyang just to keep an eye on the crouching dragon and phoenix chicks. During this period, the old fox would naturally consider the two of them.And since there are considerations, there must be no shortage of sand table simulation pictures.

Think about it, when Liu Xie hadn’t produced this sand table simulation map, the old man Jia Xu found a stick and drew a few strokes on the ground, and he was able to understand the topography of all parts of the world.But ever since he had this picture, the old man was too lazy to forget about it—as expected, it is easy to go from simple to extravagant, and difficult to go from extravagant to simple again.

At this moment in the thatched cottage, Liu Xie pinched his chin and gently pushed a bottle of terracotta warriors back to a certain point on the map.Zhuge Liang tilted his head, he seemed a little hesitant, he raised the terracotta warriors and put them down lightly. Finally, he couldn't hold back the temptation, and pushed the frontline terracotta warriors to the place in Xuyi marked on the map.

At this moment, Liu Xie shot a proud look in his eyes, and then kept his hands on, he surrounded Xuyi with all the seemingly scattered terracotta warriors on the map.

"Cao Mengde and Guo Jia set up suspicious formations in order to lure Zhou Yu's army to land. Since ancient times, northerners ride horses and southerners steer boats. Cao Mengde and Guo Jia are both masters of military strategy. How can they use their own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths? ?”

Zhuge Liang is also not a mediocre person, and Liu Xie didn't need to explain why those terracotta warriors suddenly came to Xuyi.It was only after Liu Xieyi's chess fell that he understood that Cao Cao's tactics in the battle of Guandu were moved here again: first, he lost the enemy and was weak, so he set up doubts, and when the Jiangdong children thought that Cao's army was vulnerable, he did Defeat Jiangdong's main force with all its strength.

"Your Majesty, you have won this time." Zhuge Liang spread his hands and bowed down.Although he is extremely talented, after all, he has never had the experience of commanding a big battle with full authority. Facing Liu Xie, a master military strategist, he doesn't feel so embarrassing about losing.

"It's just a deduction between you and me, and I won by chance." Liu Xie didn't have much hope for this victory, but was even more worried: "I always feel that Zhou Gongjin will not lose so easily. "

Since the battle between Cao Jun and Jiangdong started at the end of June, it immediately became the second battlefield that attracted the attention of the world.No, it should be said that it was the first battlefield - the Han Dynasty's conquest of Shuchuan.

However, at the beginning of the battle that people were looking forward to, the expected shocking collision did not occur.Even the ensuing battle was extremely ordinary and boring.Many people who think they have great strategies are disappointed.

What I want to explain here is that it is impossible to have a Chibi War in this time and space.Today, under the encroachment of the Han Dynasty, the world is no longer the territory of the original history.Cao Cao's main attack route when sending troops to Jiangdong must bypass the Han Dynasty and Liu Bei's rule in Yuzhou.As a result, Cao Cao could only send troops from Xuzhou, recreating the route of the little overlord to conquer Jiangdong, and Qu'a made a breakthrough with all his strength.

In view of this, Zhou Yu chose the focus of defense, which is also Qu'a.He ordered Jiangdong's veteran general Cheng Put to be stationed in Hengjiang, Han Dang to be stationed in Tangli, and he himself was in charge of the overall situation in Jianye City.

The first tentative battle between the two sides broke out in the Yangtze River.After the two sides tested each other three or four times, they did not lose many troops.But judging from the sporadic details on the battlefield, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are still quite inferior to Jiangdong's children.Since then, although Jiangdong's soldiers and horses were few, they had gradually grasped the advantage of the home field, and they had entered Cao Cao's water camp several times, and returned in a show of strength.

Moreover, it was midsummer at this time, and the strong wind on the river was blowing from south to north, which was extremely unfavorable for Cao's army going south.After several small defeats, Cao Jun withdrew from the riverside to the Xuyi area, and it seemed that he was about to regroup.However, just when the world thought that this battle was about to end, Chen Deng, under Cao Jun's command, suddenly raised his arms and brought out the killer that had been hidden for a long time.On the land of Jiangdong, the flames of war were everywhere immediately, and there were many civil strife.

As soon as this move was made, those self-righteous strategists were so shocked that they twirled their beards.For this contest between old and new powers, I can't help feeling: Jiang, it really is old and spicy!
These situations put Zhou Yu, who had gone deep into the front line, into a dilemma.When the Jiaozhou rebel army and the South Vietnamese barbarians merged to threaten Kuaiji, Zhou Yu on the front line finally made the decision to defeat Cao's army first and then secure the territory-this decision seems dangerous, but it is the solution to the root cause.Moreover, the battle situation and wind direction are all in favor of Jiangdong, and there is a lot to do.It makes any military strategist look beyond reproach.

As a result, Zhou Yu's army went down the Hongze Lake, approaching the main force of Cao's army, and wanted to attack Xuyi, Cao's granary, with water.I never thought that all this fell into Cao Jun's trap!
That place in Xuyi, just like the Wuchao back then, was a decoy to lure Zhou Yu into the bait.

After Zhou Yu approached Xuyi, Cao Jun immediately blocked the Hongze Waterway and trapped Zhou Yu's army in Hongze Lake.At the same time, the ambush soldiers from all sides arrived suddenly and surrounded Zhou Yu's army.At this point, the offensive and defensive momentum of the two armies immediately changed. Although Cao Jun could not completely destroy Zhou Yu's army for the time being, he could send a partial army to the south of the river again, threatening the construction of Jiangdong's heavy city.

What Liu Xie and Zhuge Liang simulated before was the course of the battle in the past ten days.Later, Liu Xie also sent out a partial division like Cao Cao to criss-cross Jiangdong, but the Jiangdong forces held by Zhuge Liang had no countermeasures.It seems that in the battle of Xuyi, Zhou Yu made a careless move and lost everything.

"Your Majesty, at this moment, should we just wait for the Jiangdong Sun family to surrender and ask for help?" Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel strong pressure when he saw the dangerous situation on the simulation map.It is conceivable how frightened, regretful and terrified those people in Jiangdong are at this moment.

At this time, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sighed, picked up a letter and said: "Brother, the contacts and gatherings these days have been quite effective. , also in front of Sun Quan, mentioned the suggestion of surrendering to the Han Dynasty. But after Sun Quan heard the words, he could only keep silent... but. "

"But how?" Liu Xie never left his eyes from the sand table simulation map. Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, he couldn't help asking immediately.

"However, I always feel that Zhou Gongjin, who is so talented, shouldn't perform so unsatisfactorily in this battle. Even though all this seems reasonable, I always feel that we have overlooked something..."

Liu Xie nodded in agreement, and he had already felt Zhuge Liang's guess.Although he knows that under the tide of history, there is actually very little that an individual can do, but after all, there is such a clear example of himself in front of him.What's more, before the war, Zhou Yu knew that Cao Jun would stir up turmoil under Jiangdong's rule, but judging from all Zhou Yu's actions after the war, the talent he showed was just an outstanding general, not an overall planner. Shuaicai.

However, the iron-like facts are in front of them. Apart from doubts, Liu Xie and Zhuge Liang can't produce any substantive evidence. Really see through the situation in front of you.

"Even if your majesty has doubts, you might as well send a secret message to Chang'an to prepare the army. If the battle situation is really like this, I will wait for the Jiangdong envoys to arrive, and then the army will go out; even if there are twists and turns in the battle situation, I will wait for a rainy day, and there will be no loss. " Once again, Zhao Yun bowed his hands and said that as a general with the world in mind, he really didn't want to see the Han court, which was supposed to balance the princes, let the princes fight and the people suffered from the war.

Facing Zhao Yun's eager eyes, Liu Xie had no choice but to refuse again: "Zilong, I am not benevolent, but if I want to achieve the great cause of reunification, I have to endure what ordinary people can't bear. I wait here like Gu Bo Wulan, but once there is a change in Chang'an, Cao Jun will definitely have doubts, which will lead to too many variables... What's more, even if we send troops, we will not send troops directly from Chang'an."

"When His Majesty conquered Shu, he intentionally left three elite cavalry in order to deal with changes in the world situation. Now that this matter has been expected by His Majesty, why do you say that you will not send troops from Chang'an?"

Zhao Yun was surprised again, he really didn't know how much this young man in front of him conspired for this great cause of unification.But just when Liu Xie was about to answer, a guard in brocade clothes suddenly pushed the door in: "Your Majesty, Zhou Yu smashed the rebellious army and put down the civil strife in Jiangdong for the time being!"

Zhao Yun was shocked, and he didn't dare to answer the question: "How is it possible? Zhou Gongjin was not trapped in Hongze Lake by Cao Jun, so how could he suddenly descend to Kuaiji to put down the rebellious army?"

"Because the person trapped by Cao Jun in Hongze Lake is not Zhou Yu at all!" After reading the battle report, Liu Xie couldn't help laughing and said, "Zilong, Xiaoliang, clean up. You can move!"

"Your Majesty, where are we?..." Zhao Yun suddenly had a million reasons in his heart, and in desperation, he still asked the most concerned question: "Where are we going?"

At this time, Zhuge Liang showed a reluctance on his face, and replied coyly: "Your Majesty, Runan, Yuzhou is far away, and he is still young, so he can't bear it..."

"You little fart! I was born in the same year as you, and I have long since broken my heart for this troubled world, but you are nestled in this thatched hut to enjoy the blessings. Are you embarrassed? Do you have the slightest appearance of the minister of the humerus in the future? !" Liu Xie finally went berserk, no longer tired of Zhuge Liang, and pushed him out of the door.

(End of this chapter)