Three Kingdoms.

Chapter 3401 Strange

Zhou Yu faced the Sichuan-Shu Army, not because Zhou Yu was eager to fight, but because Zhou Yu was very wary of Zhu Zhi and others.

Only Zhou Yu who went into battle himself could understand the actual situation immediately, instead of waiting for Zhu Zhi or others to rush out with pats on their chests and then run back with pats on their butts.

Moreover, Jiangdong's anti-war voices are getting louder and louder now.

The reasons for these guys seem to be very good. Jiangdong cannot maintain a two-front battle...

Don't get me wrong, these guys are not arrogant enough to think they can fight Fei Qian and Cao Cao at the same time. Zhu Zhi's previous attack on Jiangling was not to start a war with Cao Cao, but to smear himself with oil and grease to silence the Jiangdong nobles.

Obviously, Zhu Zhi's approach is effective to a certain extent. He failed, but he succeeded again. He is guilty, but he does not seem to bear the main responsibility...

So who should bear the main responsibility?

The children of the Jiangdong noble clan glanced at Sun Quan, and then started to discuss it in a pretentious manner.

Anyway, according to Jiangdong's wishes, the fight can no longer continue. He screamed, no one can withstand a two-front battle!

That's right, the other line they talk about is Shan Koshi.

The unbeatable Shanyue, the impure Nanman.

Shanyue's rebellion really surprised Zhou Yu.

This time, Shangyue seemed to be a little different.

If it were before, Zhou Yu would probably have studied Shan Yue's changes, but now he doesn't have the body or the energy of his youth.

Sometimes, he will clearly notice a decline in energy and memory.

I clearly remembered something one second, but forgot it the next second. I couldn't remember it, and it took a long time before I suddenly remembered, oh, it turned out to be this...

Not only that, my physical strength has also dropped a lot.

This is not only a cause of illness, but also of aging.

Or it could be accelerated aging caused by illness, or some other reason.

In the past, let alone sitting on a boat, even if I stood for a whole day, I would not feel tired when I was young. After sleeping, or even just taking a nap for an hour or two, I would be full of energy again. , the kind that can’t be used up.

But now, even if I just sit for a little longer, I will feel soreness and pain in the joints all over my body, as if there are millions of insects climbing and biting on my body.

In this battle with the Sichuan-Shu Army, Zhou Yu's focus was very clear, which was to destroy the Sichuan-Shu Army's warships.

It is not easy to build a warship. If you just repel it, then these Sichuan and Shu troops will definitely choose to come back at another time, and by that time Zhou Yu may not be able to fight again...

As long as the warships of the Sichuan-Shu Army are destroyed, even if there are towering trees in Sichuan and Shu, they may not be suitable materials for warships, and it will take a long time from drying in the dark to building a ship. Even though there are so many shipyards and ship-making craftsmen in Jiangdong, it still takes three to five years to build a warship from scratch.

With a buffer of three to five years, perhaps Jiangdong will have new opportunities.

Maybe there still isn’t…

Perhaps this is all he can do.

As for the future…

Zhou Yu twitched the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Yu looked up at the sky.

White clouds linger.

The river is gurgling.

Thousand-year-old white clouds are still lingering.

The river is still gurgling for thousands of years.

And people...

"call…"

Zhou Yu exhaled a long breath.

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"The most suitable location for fighting around Gangneung is here..."

Zhuge Liang held a gold-painted fan and pointed at a certain point on the map.

The golden fan was given to him by Fei Qian. It was made of bamboo and slightly inlaid with gold wire. It was of suitable weight and easy to carry.

In order to show off their wealth, some people even deliberately use jade as bones and inlays with gold and silver. It does look glittering and noble, but the practicality is compromised.

Everyone’s position is different and their choices are different.

Position, this is important.

This is one of the many things Zhuge Liang learned from Fei Qian.

"The water on our side here is wide, while the other side is in a relatively small area," Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "So Jiangdong Army will definitely not wait for us to arrive here before dispatching to fight our army... The location chosen by Jiangdong Army should be at here…"

Zhuge Liang's fan moved back a bit, and then pointed at a certain point.

"The location here is not as good as before," Zhuge Liang said, "Maybe it will be more favorable to the east of the Yangtze River... There are hills and hills here, with lush vegetation, suitable for fire attack... I mean, it is suitable for our fire attack, too. Suitable for Jiangdong fire attack. 』

Xu Huang and Gan Ning listened carefully.

"Only half of our soldiers have been trained for more than a year," Zhuge Liang opened his fan with a clatter and shook it twice. "The rest of the soldiers have generally been trained from three months to six months." There are many mountains in Sichuan and Sichuan, and mountain soldiers who can climb over mountains and ridges can be formed without much training, but this naval army... Compared with Jiangdong, the training and initiative of our soldiers will be quite different. 』

"This difference is not obvious during rigorous training, but once entering a battle situation, due to frequent sudden changes in the battle situation, these soldiers who lack experience and training will be in a hurry..." Zhuge Liang continued, "So Our tactical arrangements must be as simple as possible. The more complex the battle mode, the more likely it will be poorly executed, causing panic, and ultimately leading to overall failure. 』

Xu Huang nodded, "That's right." Zhuge made this statement to the point. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy are well-trained and can handle changes in the battlefield on their own without the need for orders from generals. However, our soldiers are relatively poor. 』

On the battlefield, sometimes subtle differences can lead to different directions in the battle. Xu Huang understands this deeply. When he fought against the Jiangdong navy before, he felt that he was too powerful to use it.

"So we are going to fight the Jiangdong Army here?" Gan Ning asked from the side.

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Yes and no." 』

"What's the meaning? Gan Ning asked without thinking because Zhuge was present.

Xu Huang did not stare at Zhuge Liang, but still looked at the map, pondering the two locations pointed out by Zhuge Liang, and then looked a little thoughtful.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, "General Xu must have some thoughts..."

"I just guessed part of it..." Xu Huang pointed to the point on the map, "This is suitable for fire attack, and the matter of fire attack, it actually depends on who lights the fire first and who is in what position... The autumn wind is blowing now, so seize the opportunity in Jiangbei. This piece of open space is very important. , and this piece of open space... Here, there is a hill. If archers or ballistas are arranged on it, they can directly threaten this piece of open space... So if we fight in this place, the focus is not on the river, but on the river. Here, on this hill! 』

Zhuge Liang applauded gently.

"But..." Xu Huang waved his hand, "I always feel that Kong Ming, there is something else you haven't said yet..."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

"besides? Gan Ning felt his head was itching and couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.

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Some people can still fight, whether it is a last ditch effort or a desperate struggle, but some people are not even qualified to have this last battle.

Wuguan Road.

Unable to wait for reinforcements, Wenpin entered a state of despair almost from the beginning.

Since Huang Zhong led his army to attack Wuguandao, or recover Wuguandao, Wenpin has been retreating steadily. The Battle of Shiqiao was like a greeting and the final battle, until Wenpin had no way to retreat and was trapped in a military fortress by Huang Zhong's troops.

Normally, it's ten times the size. Obviously, Huang Zhong's military strength is not ten times that of Wenpin, but the morale of Wenpin's soldiers is too low, and they dare not go out to fight with Huang Zhong's soldiers in the field, so being surrounded seems to be inevitable.

This military stone fort was obviously carefully selected by Wenpin.

The stone wall was very strong. Even if Huang Zhong sent people to use gunpowder, it only blew up some rubble and failed to collapse.

The gunpowder carrying capacity is not large and cannot be reused indefinitely, but the stone castle also has a fatal flaw.

The space of the stone castle is only so large. Even if Wenpin stored some food and grass in it in advance, it would not be enough. Problems would inevitably occur over time...

Huang Zhong tentatively attacked two or three times and lost some men, but then he stopped attacking and just surrounded them. Wenpin was worried, but he still persisted.

As the commander-in-chief, he inspected three times a day, all with his own hands. He did not indulge in sleepiness and laziness just because he was trapped in the stone castle.

Wenpin walked to the corner with his guards, and heard soldiers talking in front...

"No reinforcements are coming, certainly not. 』

"How do you know? 』

"No need to say this, look at it now..."

Wenpin's pace slowed down.

When Wenpin's guard saw this, he wanted to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Wenpin. He wanted to hear it.

"You feel disappointed after hearing this, why am I not disappointed too? But in the current situation, there are really no reinforcements..."

"fart! General Wen said reinforcements will come! 』

"General Wen, hehe, General Wen also hopes that reinforcements will come... I'm afraid General Wen is also disappointed now!" How much food is left in this stone castle? Even if we people repeatedly reduce rations, how many days can we sustain it? Indeed, I don’t want to say everything. When the reinforcements come, we can all be saved... But this reinforcements... Hey! General Wen sent out at least five or six batches of people to ask for help. Counting the time, they arrived in Xiangyang anyway. And from Xiangyang to here, no matter how slow we are, we should still be able to climb... And now there are still no reinforcements coming, which means only one thing..."

When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't help but frown and raised his feet to move forward.

The movement caused by the big walk frightened the soldiers who were talking and jumped up from the ground.

"General!" 』

"I've seen the general..."

"General Wen." 』

The messy names are just like the messy people’s hearts nowadays.

Wenpin walked up to the man who spoke just now and looked at the soldier who spoke.

The man was not tall. Although he made it clear that what he said might have been heard by Wen Pin, he still had a calm demeanor and said, "I have met General Wen." 』

"Is it you who spoke just now? Wenpin asked.

"yes. ” the soldier replied.

Wenpin nodded, "You think it's impossible for reinforcements to come?" 』

"..." The soldier was silent.

"Why, you dared to say it just now, but now you don't dare?" Wenpin asked.

The soldier gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!" I think it’s impossible! I am telling the truth. If reinforcements could come, they would have come long ago! Reinforcements can't come now, and they won't come in the future either! 』

Wenpin listened, and then said without comment, "Is there anything else?" What can you do? 』

The soldier opened his mouth, as if he was stuck, and after a while he said: "No... there is no way..."

"Really not?" Anything works. ” Wenpin asked.

The soldier shuddered and said, "I...I have nothing to do." 』

"well! "Wenpin sighed, his eyes turned cold, "What a pity..."

"What? Before the soldier could react, Wenpin drew his sword and chopped it off!

"Ah ah ah..."

The soldier was immediately cut down and lay in a pool of blood.

The rest of the soldiers were frightened and huddled back, and some were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground.

Wenpin shook the blood from his sword and said, "Those who rebel against the army, behead them!" 』

Naturally, the rest of the soldiers did not dare to say anything.

Wenpin put away his sword and walked out. After walking a certain distance, he said to the guard, "I remember that man... he is also from Nanyang, and he is a good family man..."

The guard glanced at Wenpin and didn't know how to respond.

Wenpin obviously had no intention of asking the guard to say anything, "Brave, smart, and strategic in doing things... I originally wanted to promote him to the position of music director after the war... Do you know why I killed him?" 』

The guard shook his head.

"Not just because he told the truth. ” Wenpin sighed, “He told the truth. It’s nothing at first… But sometimes, the truth shouldn’t be told… And the most important thing is that he told the truth, but he didn’t know what to do…”

Some people flaunt themselves and say that they only tell the truth, but in fact when to speak is not a cunning attitude, but a law of life.

Just like now, don't other soldiers feel that they may not be able to wait for reinforcements?

In fact, most people know it, so why didn't anyone else say it, and he said he was telling the truth?

When Wenpin asked the soldier, he hoped that in addition to saying that there were no reinforcements, he could also give some specific solutions. Even those methods are not feasible or are simplistic.

It’s a pity that there is no…

At this time, if the morale of the military is still in chaos, what should we do?

Have you never thought about this?

If you don't think about anything, you won't say that there are no reinforcements.

If you have considered it but still deliberately tell the "truth", what do you want to do?

Everyone is good at breaking things, but if you can make up for it after breaking it, that's your skill.

You don’t have the ability to mend the sky, but you want to smash a huge hole?

"Nanyang people are quite smart..." Wenpin shook his head, "Nanyang has indeed produced a lot of talents... He is also quite smart... It's just a pity that they are not used correctly. People who want to show their intelligence but are afraid of taking responsibility are fine if they are normal people, but now..."

"General, we are now..."

Wenpin walked to the top of the stone fort and looked at Huang Zhong's troops outside the stone fort. He was silent for a long time and then said: "If what I predict is true, the Huang family will attack tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is the deadline... either surrender or die." …』

Huang Zhong had been around Shibao for the past few days. Of course, he couldn't just sit around drinking and eating meat and doing nothing.

Building siege equipment will definitely take some time, and Wen Ping estimates that it should be almost ready tomorrow.

After it is built, it will definitely attack.

As for this attack, if Wenpin refuses to surrender and resists until the end, there will definitely be casualties on both sides.

Once casualties occur, many things become difficult to say.

Although Wenpin and Huang Zhong had some friendship, this little friendship could not make the two sides stop fighting and negotiate peace. Wenpin did not deliberately light a fire at the stone bridge, and Huang Zhong also deliberately controlled it and did not pursue him ruthlessly when regaining the pass along the way.

Although Wenpin really wanted to tell Huang Zhong, go and beat him, I won't touch him here, but the question is, who will believe it?

Just when Wenpin was about to face his final choice, the soldiers on guard at the top of the stone fort shouted with joy: "Someone is coming from the direction of Jingxiang!" Someone is coming from Jingxiang direction! Reinforcements! It's reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming! 』

When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and then he was surprised, how could this be possible?

Wenpin naturally understands Jingxiang's situation.

Wenpin is a general with a different surname in Cao's army. Don't listen to Cao Cao's constant shouting about treating everyone equally, but in fact the specific benefits and benefits are much different from those of generals from the Cao family and the Xiahou family!

If Cao Zhen was besieged and Wenpin was in Xiangyang City, Cao Ren would definitely send Wenpin to rescue Cao Zhen.

Moreover, even if Cao Ren is really that generous, or he thinks so highly of the friendship between Jing and Xiang, if he wants to come to Wenpin's rescue, he should come earlier instead of coming now when he has almost completely destroyed Wuguandao...

After hearing the news, the remaining soldiers in the stone castle stretched their heads and looked into the distance, cheering.

Wenpin did not show any happy smile, because he had a premonition that these people did come from Jingxiang, but they may not be the "reinforcements" they expected...

Sure enough, the group of "reinforcements" gradually meandered closer on the mountain road, and the cheers of the people in the stone castle also dropped as the group approached.

Even the soldiers at the lowest level knew that such a queue of less than a hundred people, unless everyone in the queue was a fierce general, how could it be possible to break through Huang Zhong's siege and rescue them?

"Huh..." Wenpin stared at the group of people, looking at the scepter held high in front of the group of people, with a somewhat painful look on his face, "It's troublesome...it's really troublesome now..."

"General?" What are you..." Wenpin's guard was puzzled.

Wenpin pointed at the soldiers who were both overjoyed and sad. In the end, he could only shake his head and let out a long sigh.