Chapter 327: The butcher who attacked Xichuan used a trick to attack Jiangdu Sun Jian died

Luoyang, Taichang Mansion.

Sima Yi tiptoed into Ai Pavilion and looked at Sima Fang. Sima Lang and his son bowed respectfully and said, "I have met my father and brother."

"Zhongda, are you here?" Sima Fang, who was watching the documents at his desk, looked up and looked up. A trace of worry flashed across his eyebrows. He asked, "When my father heard that when the Prime Minister summoned you today, you drank the wine presented to the Prime Minister by Ban Shanjin, the chief secretary of the Western Regions?"

Sima Yi said: "This is indeed the case."

Sima Fang said: "Zhongda, you forgot how you taught you as a father? Be humble, act low-key, and be jealous."

Sima Yi said: "The child always remembers his father's teachings."

Sima Fang said: "Then why did you drink the Prime Minister's fine wine without authorization?"

Sima Yi said: "The child was confused for a moment."

Sima Fang said: "Okay, let's stop here. Be low-key in the future."

"The boy has written it down."

"Go."

"The boy gave up."

Sima Yi bowed respectfully to Sima Fang and turned around and left the warm pavilion.

When Sima Yi's figure disappeared outside the Ai Pavilion, Sima Lang, who had never made any noise, suddenly said: "Father, today's Prime Minister's House may not be a bad thing for Zhongda."

"Oh?" Sima Fang said, "How can Boda explain this?"

Sima Lang said: "My second brother is usually very low-key, and even if he is extremely angry, he can be kind. This time, the prime minister summoned him to the court, which is a time when he needs to be cautious. However, his second brother appears sharp. Isn't this very abnormal?"

Sima Fang said: "Boda also saw that Zhongda was doing it intentionally in the prime minister's affairs today?"

Sima Lang said: "The second brother looked at the wolf and looked at it. His appearance was very different from that of ordinary people, and he had talent in heaven and earth. Anyone who is familiar with the art of physiognomy can see that the second brother does not seem to be a person who has been living under others for a long time! In this way, he will inevitably be suspicious of the prime minister. The second brother's actions today are probably to relieve the prime minister's suspicion."

"If things are bad, they will be bad here!" Sima Fang said, "Who is the Prime Minister? Who is the military advisor Jia Xu? How can you not see Zhongda's trick? Zhongda's actions are probably counterproductive, and it will aggravate the Prime Minister's suspicion."

"This..." Sima Lang said, "Although my second brother has the talent of heaven and earth, he is still young and lacks some experience."

"Oh." Sima Fang sighed, "It is said that every man is innocent, and he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Zhongda is quick-witted and knowledgeable. It is not only a blessing for the family, but also a misfortune for the family. If he didn't know how to keep a low profile, he would probably bring disaster to the Sima clan. Thinking about it now, he was too hasty for his father. If he had known this, he would not have recommended him to the court as a magistrate."

Luoyang, Prime Minister’s Mansion.

Ma Yue asked Jia Xu, and Fa Zheng said: "This time Meng Qi went to the Western Regions, Xiaozhi would not go. Gu intended to let Sima Yi follow the army's staff. What do you think?"

Fa Zhengdao: "The lord is clear and Sima Yi is capable of doing it."

"Sima Yi seems to be sharp and arrogant, but in fact, he is obviously acting in this way. However, Sima Yi underestimates his lord too much. With his lord's tolerance, how could he be suspicious of a fledgling young man like him? But..." Jia Xu said this, and then said, "For a smart person like Sima Yi, he must let him know what to do, what not to do, what thoughts should have, and what not to have!"

"Let's do this matter by Wenhe." Ma Yue nodded, with a contemplative look on his face, pointing to the map on the table to Jia Xu, Fa Zheng said, "Now, it's time to get back to the point. This time, the attack on Shu is bound to be successful, but the road to Shu is difficult to move. From Hanzhong to Xichuan, there are many natural dangers. If you just attack hard, you will probably have a long way to go, and it will cost too much, and it may not be successful. Don't know that Wenhe, can Xiaozhi have a good idea?"

Jia Xu said: "Xichuan is surrounded by mountains, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is only wise and not strong to attack."

Although Jia Xu and Fa Zheng firmly opposed Ma Yue's attack on Shu, since Ma Yue had made a decision, what they should consider was not how to stop Ma Yue, but to try every means to make Ma Yue's decision a reality. This is the responsibility that as a chief and deputy military advisor should bear.

Fa Zhengdao: "I traveled around the world a few years ago and visited Xichuan twice. I have a little understanding of the terrain of Shu. As far as I know, there are actually two roads to go from Hanzhong to Chengdu. In addition to the main road of Jiameng Pass and Jiange, you can continue south from Yinping Road to Chengdu directly."

"Oh? Continue south from Yinping Path?" Ma Yue moved his hand to the map and frowned, "But the map indicates that this is a mountainous mountain and no road is feasible."

Fa Zheng said: "This is just a small road, only woodcutters and hunters can walk, but I am sure that this road must exist."

"No matter whether this path exists or not, it is worth a try!" Ma Yue said, "You can imagine that when all the Shu army gathered in Jiameng Pass, Jiange, and Zitong, Chengdu's defense would inevitably become empty. At this time, if a Xiliang elite soldier suddenly appeared under Chengdu city, how would it be shocking to the gentry in Sichuan? Liu Zhang has always been timid and cowardly, and he would probably choose to surrender to protect himself when he was caught off guard."

Jia Xu said: "Liu Zhang is a relative of the Han Dynasty. If he really surrenders, his lord will not be too slow to treat him."

Fa Zhengdao: "Since this is the case, then the articles in Hanzhong must be fully prepared. I think that at least 200,000 troops must be mobilized to form a joint camp outside Jiameng Pass. Only in this way can the Xichuan army be attracted to Zitong, swordsmen, and Jiameng Pass for defense, and Chengdu's defense will become empty."

"Two hundred thousand army?" Ma Yue pondered for a moment, and a sinister smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said with a grim voice, "Two hundred thousand army is not difficult!"

Xiangyang, the lobby of the provincial governor’s office.

In front of the civil and military officials of Jingxiang, including Cai Mao, Cai Zhong, Cai He, Wang Wei, Wang Can, Huang Zu, Huang Chengyan, Han Xuan and other Jingxiang, Liu Biao said: "Now the butcher is powerful and Jingzhou is unable to support it. I am determined to ask Lord Cao Cao to lead the elite troops of his headquarters to guard Xinye, thinking that the power of lips and teeth is dependent on each other. I wonder what you think?"

Cai Mao and others responded one after another: "The lord is wise."

Liu Biao said: "Since that's the case, this matter is decided, where is Han Xuan?"

Han Xuan came out and said, "What are the lord's instructions?"

Liu Biao said loudly: "Let's leave for the ancient city today and convey the meaning of orphan to Lord Cao Cao."

Han Xuan said: "Dare you not obeying your order."

Ancient city.

Liu Ye hurried into the dilapidated county government lobby and shouted: "Lord!"

"Zi Yang!?"

Cao Cao greeted him from the back hall with a happy face, followed by Cheng Yu, Zhang Liao and other confidant civil and military officials. Liu Ye hurriedly bowed: "Lord, things are in harmony!"

"Oh?" Cao Cao saw Han Xuan behind Liu Ye at a glance and asked, "Zi Yang, this one is..."

Liu Ye hurriedly said, "This is Lord Han Xuan, a dismissal in Jingzhou."

"It turns out it's Lord Han Xuan." Cao Cao clasped his fists with his hands, narrowed his eyes into thin slits and said in a row, "Looking for a long time, long time."

Han Xuan hurriedly replied, "How dare you?"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Please come from Lord Han."

Han Xuan said: "Prime Minister asks you first."

In the lobby, after everyone finished speaking, Han Xuancai was dressed and said loudly: "According to the order of my lord and Liu Jingzhou, the Prime Minister is kindly requested to lead the elite troops of his headquarters to move to Xinye County, thinking that the opponent is dependent on each other to fight against the Liang army. I wonder what the Prime Minister wants?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "I really want to ask for it."

The capital of Guangling County, Jiangdu City.

The Wu army had been besieging the city for more than three months. Chen Deng, the prefect of Guangling, defended the city with the solid walls of Jiangdu City, repeatedly defeated the Wu army's attack, and the Wu army was unable to break the city.

Outside the city, the Wu army camp.

Zhang Zhao said to Sun Jian worriedly: "Lord, there is enough food and grass in Jiangdu City, enough to support it for more than two years, but our army's rations are only enough to last for half a month. If we cannot conquer Jiangdu City within half a month, we can only retreat and return to Lujiang first."

"Half a month?" Sun Jian frowned, "Is there only half a month left in military rations?"

"Only half a month is left." Zhang Zhao said, "All the stored grains in the four counties of Jiangdong have been plundered. Although Huainan is a fertile land, unfortunately, tens of thousands of stones of grain in Shouchun City were burned by Lei Xu with fire before the city was broken. Our army did not retrieve a grain of grain, but instead had to divide a considerable portion of the grain to supply Mei Cheng's surrendered army! In the next nearly half a year, our army will face a shortage of military rations. At least it will not be temporarily alleviated until the Huainan rice harvest this autumn."

Taishici said: "Lord, the last general is willing to lead the elite troops of our troops to attack the city tomorrow morning. If he cannot break through Jiangdu, he would rather come and see him."

Sun Jian turned his head and looked at Xu Shu. Xu Shu nodded slightly. Sun Jian then stood up and said quickly: "Taishi Ci, Zhu Ran, Quan Cong obeyed the order."

"The last one will be there."

The three generals of Taishi Ci stood up quickly and stood in the tent.

Sun Jian said: "Taishi Ci is the main general, Zhu Ran and Quan Cong are the deputy generals, and lead the elite troops to 8,000 ferry in the dense forest outside the west gate. At noon, the defenders suddenly attack the city when they are tired!"

"Abide by the order!"

Sun Jian said again: "The other generals led their soldiers to attack the East Gate of Jiangdu with their subordinates to confuse the Jiangdu defenders!"

[Large-scale siege war is different from field battles. No matter how powerful a conspiracy is, it is difficult to come in handy. Basically, both sides are fighting for strength, food and grass, troops, and consumption. It depends on who can't hold on first!]

The next day, the horns outside Jiangdu City were ringing together.

Teams of Wu soldiers came out of the camp and entered outside the east gate of Jiangdu to form an array.

Surrounded by more than a dozen Xuzhou generals, Chen Deng climbed up to the city gate. Standing on the enemy's building, he looked around. But he saw flags outside the city covering the sky and the sun. He saw that all the Jiangdong soldiers were covered with black. The golden spears and swords and halberds standing like forests almost reflected half of the sky.

"Sir, the Wu army should have been in full swing this time." A general said to Chen Deng, "It seems that Jiangdong Fengdog (a despicable name for Sun Jian) ​​is going to take a gamble."

"It's almost time for a decisive battle." Chen Deng narrowed his eyes slightly, and an inexplicable cold light swept away in his eyes. "Just from time to time, the Wu army's food and grass should be almost exhausted."

"Sir, it seems that the Wu army is going to attack the East Gate." said the general, "After this, he ordered the troops from the other three directions to gather towards the South Gate."

"East Gate?" Chen Deng's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened and said coldly, "Although almost all the Wu army's troops are gathered outside the East Gate, the Wu army's real main attack direction is probably the West Gate rather than the East Gate!"

"Ah?" the general said in confusion, "Wu's main attack direction is Ximen?"

Chen Deng said: "You don't have to doubt all the generals. You can quickly order the defenders from the south and north gates to gather at the east gate, and select two thousand death-death men from them to ambush within the west gate in advance. When the Wu army attacked the west gate, they suddenly opened the city gate and ordered the two thousand death-death men to take advantage of the situation to cover up the killing, and the Wu army will be defeated!"

The general became more confused and confused and said, "Sir, since the main attack direction of the Wu army is the Ximen, why should we assemble the defenders of the south and north gates to the east gate? We should assemble to the Ximen."

"I have my own reasons." Chen Deng smiled, "You are just going according to your plan."

"In this way, the last one will receive the order."

The generals bowed their hands and took their orders and left.

Outside Jiangdu City, Sun Jian turned to Xu Shu and said, "Yuanzhi, you can start the attack."

Xu Shu nodded and shouted to Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Lu Meng, Xu Sheng, Lu Dai, Zhu Zhi, Zulang, and He Qi: "Zhou Tai, General Jiang Qin led 5,000 troops to the front, Lu Meng and Xu Sheng led 5,000 troops to the left, Lu Dai and Zhu Zhi led 5,000 troops to the right, Zulang and He Qi led 5,000 troops to the rear, each unit took turns to attack Jiangdu City according to the hour."

"Abide by the order!"

Zhou Tai and eight other generals agreed.

With Xu Shu's order, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin led 5,000 elite troops to press towards the east gate of Jiangdu, while the rest of the Wu army remained unmoved. On the Jiangdu city tower, Chen Deng suddenly had a cold smile on his lips. As expected, the Wu army was playing the trick of fighting the east and west.

Outside the west gate of Jiangdu, in the dense forest.
To be continued...