Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 143 Expedition to Huainan
Soon, Liu Bowen and others came one after another, saluted Li Song and said, "See my lord!" After the salute, they sat on the left and right sides.

"This time you are called here for the Huainan matter! I want to send troops to fight against the traitor Yuan Shu and recover Huainan for the imperial court. Now I give an order, Luo Cheng, Xiao Mohe..."

"Master!" Xu Maogong came out and interrupted Li Song. Everyone looked at Xu Maogong to see what he had to say, and bowed to Li Song.

"Yuan Shu is just a dead bone in the tomb, not far from death. I predict that within a year, Yuan Shu will die. Why should my lord be in a hurry? Just wait another year, and Huainan will be at your fingertips."

"My lord! Huainan suffered severe drought and famine last year. Now, Yuan Shu's subordinates, Lei Bo and Chen Lan, have even betrayed Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's strength has been greatly damaged! There is a gap between Sun Ce in Jiangdong and Yuan Shu, it is better to leave Yuan Shu to Sun Ce!" Liu Bowen Also stood up and said.

Tan Daoji also stood up and said, "Master! Yuan Shu is no longer a threat! There are Ma Teng and Han Sui in Liangzhou in the northwest, Yuan Shao in the north, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou in the south. These are our hidden dangers."

"Jiangdong is even more troubled by Sun Ce. With Yuan Shu here, he can still become a barrier to stop Sun Ce! My lord should focus on Xiliang, Jingzhou and Jizhou pose a threat to us!"

"If they attack Xuchang when our army goes out to attack, Xuchang will be in danger. What's more, if Yuan Shu is eliminated, whoever will stop the Jiangdong army from conquering Yuan Shu, please think twice." Xu Maogong said.

It's not that Li Song didn't think about these issues, and he also took everyone's reactions into consideration, but what he didn't expect was that there would be such a big reaction.

"Enough! I've thought about what you said!" Li Song scolded.

Li Song glanced at all the people present and said: "Ma Teng and Han Sui from Liangzhou threatened me, so I decided to send Zhong Yao to go there, and ordered him to act as the assistant of the captain of Sili, to supervise the troops in Guanzhong with integrity, and to send the troops in the rear. It's all in his hands and he's given the right to do so without any restrictions."

Everyone was shocked!Never expecting that Li Song would give Zhong Yao such great power, Yu Jin hastily stepped forward and said, "My lord! In this way, if Zhong Yao joins forces with Ma Teng, Han Sui, etc., the west of Xuchang may fall into their hands." , have to guard against!"

"Wen Ze! I naturally understand your worries! As the saying goes, you don't have to be suspicious of people, but I want to use Zhong Yao, so naturally I won't be suspicious of him!" Li Song said, not only was Li Song not displeased with his worries about bans , on the contrary, he was somewhat satisfied. From this point of view, this proved that he had truly integrated into this big family.

After Yu Jin listened, he returned to his original position. Li Song continued, "As for Yuan Shao in Jizhou in the north, the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan has reached a fever pitch! Yuan Shao can't draw his hand at all right now."

"Even if he, Yuan Shao, has this intention, he still can't draw his hand. After he has dealt with Gongsun Zan, we will have already dealt with Yuan Shu."

"What's more, Bingzhou and Yu Wencheng are both here. Even if there is a change in Jizhou, they can block it for a while and wait for our army to return to the division! Therefore, you don't have to worry about the Jizhou issue."

"As for Liu Biao in Jingzhou, you don't need to worry! Liu Biao is a man with no real name. He has Su Dingfang in Nanyang, and he will command [-] troops to station troops in Wancheng. Liu Biao dare not act rashly! He will not pose any threat to me, Xuchang!"

"My lord! If our army goes out to defeat Yuan Shu, what will Jiangdong do?" Xu Huang came out, cupping his fists and saluting.

"Do you know why I must go out to attack Yuan Shu?" Li Song asked everyone instead of directly answering Xu Huang's question.

Everyone discussed for a while, but they couldn't draw any conclusions. They all believed that apart from the Yangtze River natural danger between them and the Jiangdong disciples, and Yuan Shu was in front of them, they could wait until Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Liu Biao were resolved. Threatening to dominate the north, and looking back, Jiangdong is not a problem.

They all agreed that Soochow's hidden dangers were not as great as Yuan Shao's and the others, but they forgot that the natural dangers of the Yangtze River prevented them from attacking Soochow. After all, northerners are not good at water warfare. misunderstanding.

"I don't know! Please let me know!" Everyone finally had no idea, and cupped their hands to Li Song.

"It turned out to be like this! Then let me tell you why?" Li Song said.

"Our army is all from the north. If we want to rule the world, we can't get around Soochow. They are all from the south and are good at water warfare. If our army meets them, they will definitely not be opponents."

"My lord! Our army can bypass these waters and go on land, and we can still defeat them! Why bother!" Zhang Liao said.

Li Song was taken aback after hearing this!Only then did I realize that I had also entered a misunderstanding. I only knew that during the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao took the water route instead of the land route. Why didn't Cao Cao take the land route?

The only answer is that it is not easy to travel by land. Soochow is mostly high mountains, and most places in Jiangdong at this time are basically uninhabited. If you go by land, the consumption of food and grass is also a big problem. If the supply cannot keep up, maybe Before Jiang Dong touched it, he became confused first.

More importantly, if you want to pacify Jiangdong, the link of water warfare cannot be avoided anyway. Even when the Yuan Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty, didn't it rely on the navy to achieve the Southern Song Dynasty.

"There are many mountains in the south, and the roads are not easy to travel. If the army goes by land, food and grass will be a problem. Therefore, water warfare has become the first choice to attack Jiangdong!"

"The reason why I want to send troops to attack Yuan Shu is to train the navy in the Huainan waters so that I can plot Jiangdong in the future. After our army dominates the north, we can plot Jiangdong." Li Song said.

The words have already reached this point, and everyone is speechless!Li Songdao: "I give an order! All generals obey!"

"Here!" All the generals stood up hastily, clasped their fists and saluted.

"Luo Cheng, Xiao Maha! I order you two to command [-] soldiers and horses as the vanguard, and go out first!" Li Song said.

"Promise!" Luo Cheng and Xiao Mohe responded.

"Tan Daoji, Xue Tong, Yu Jin, and Hou Cheng! The four of you are the left army, leading [-] troops. Tan Daoji is the main general. You and the other three will assist him. From Xuzhou, march into Dongcheng, go all the way down, and attack Hefei!" Li Song said.

"No!" Tan Daoji and the other four responded.

"Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang, the three of you command an army of [-] soldiers, with Gao Shun as the chief general and the two of you as assistants, go straight down through Zhongli and attack Hefei!" Li Song said.

"I will lead the central army, Li Cunxiao will lead the rear army, and the whole army will be on standby. Pei Yuanqing and Zhou Cang will stay in Xuzhou to ensure everything is done." Li Song continued to order.

"Promise!" Pei Yuanqing and the others responded with orders, and they all retreated!
(End of this chapter)