Jiangling Chengzhou Patriarchate

Jingzhou Zhoumu walked back and forth in the living room, stopped from time to time and looked outside for a few times, crossed his hands behind his back, and saw that there was no one outside the door for a long time, Jingzhou Zhoumu couldn't help but sigh.

After a while, the housekeeper on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said to the prefect of Jingzhou.

"Master, just sit down and rest. You have been here for half an hour and have never used breakfast. I am really anxious when I see it."

"Old Huang, you also know who I am waiting for here. How can you feel at ease if you haven't come? Old Huang, will you send the letter you sent to that person?"

The old Zhou Mu frowned, spread his hands, and waited here for half an hour. The figure of that person had not appeared yet, so why was he anxious?

"Master, don't worry. I personally handed the letter to Governor Zhou. Governor Zhou also said that he would definitely come to the mansion to visit him in an hour, so you can sit down with peace of mind."

When the housekeeper Lao Huang saw that Lao Zhoumu stopped, he quickly reached out and helped Lao Zhoumu sit on the chair, and picked up the teapot beside him and poured a cup of tea for Lao Zhoumu.

Even when the Jingzhou Palace Mu sat on the chair, he was a little restless and looked around. He watched the butler Lao Huang poured a cup of tea and just picked up the teacup and took a sip and put it back on the table.

"This matter is of great importance. It concerns the lives of 40,000 soldiers on the front line. If Governor Zhou doesn't come, I really can't calm down. Lao Huang, go to the gate to take a look. Whenever there is Governor Zhou's sedan chair, come back and tell me immediately."

The housekeeper Lao Huang answered and trotted out of the living room.

But it was Lao Huang who took a few steps out of the living room before he saw Lao Huang come back again and said to Lao Zhou Mu.

"Master, Governor Zhou is here, Governor Zhou is here."

Mu Deng, Jingzhou Zhou, stood up and briefly sorted out his clothes. After confirming that it was correct, he slowly walked to the door of the living room and looked ahead.

Slowly, in the sight of the old Zhougu, a young man wearing silver armor and a white cloak appeared.

From a distance, the man was eight feet tall, with a tall and upright posture and strong steps. The housekeeper Lao Huang only felt a heroic spirit coming from the scene at this moment.

When the man walked in, he saw that his eyebrows were as sharp as sword stars, his lips were red, his teeth were white, his cheeks were thin, and his outfit was really called a beautiful man.

When the man saw the governor of Jingzhou, he smiled on his face, and then bowed respectfully. After performing the courtesy, he spoke very gently and said like a humble young man.

"Yu Gang was delayed in handling some affairs in the army, and he had to wait for so long. I hope he would forgive me."

The sad face that was originally hanging on the face of Jingzhou was suddenly dissipated, and instead he was filled with joy. He held Zhou Yu's white palm with one hand and walked into the living room, saying as he walked.

"Hahaha, there is nothing wrong, Gongjin, you can come. I haven't waited for a long time, so there is no need to do this or not."

"Then Yu passed over."

After Zhou Yu was invited to the seat by the prefect of Jingzhou, he looked at the butler Lao Huang with a calm expression.

After the housekeeper Lao Huang felt this gaze, he subconsciously said respectfully to Laozhou Mu.

"Master, I have to check some affairs in the mansion. You and Governor Zhou will chat slowly."

The Jingzhou Palace Mu nodded casually and waved his hand to Lao Huang.

After the housekeeper Lao Huang retreated, Zhou Yu slowly spoke to the prefect of Jingzhou.

"Sir, you suddenly wrote a letter today to Yu. Is there something urgent?

The people of Jingzhou Prefecture smiled bitterly, then took out another letter from their arms, opened the envelope, took out a letter from the envelope, handed it to Zhou Yu and said

"This was what the new army commander Bai Qi entrusted Sima Cuo to send to our government yesterday, saying that it must be handed over to your hands. Seeing that Sima Cuo was in a hurry, I probably came from Jinling overnight, and thought something big happened, so I asked the housekeeper to go to the village early this morning to invite you to come."

Zhou Yu nodded, took the letter, spread out the letter, looked at it for a long time, his face changed immediately, and then muttered to himself.

"A Beihai Navy?"

“What is written in the letter?”

Seeing that Zhou Yu's expression changed drastically, the curiosity came to his mind. After Sima Cuo handed the envelope to him, he must hand the letter to Governor Zhou and then left. Jingzhou Palace Mu did not open the envelope in advance to see what was written in it, but judging from Sima Cuo's dusty appearance, it would definitely not be a good thing.

Zhou Yu came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and briefly described the content of the letter to the prefect of Jingzhou. After saying that, he said in a cold tone.

"The North Sea Navy in Korea has been known for a long time."

The Jingzhou Palace Mu took a breath, his eyes a little gloomy.

"The Central Plains coalition forces are so fast that they have already gathered in Xinye City. Hiss, it is conservatively estimated to be 200,000, divided into three groups. Bai Qi's battle is really hard to fight."

Although he was just a state governor and had never been to the battlefield, it did not prevent him from feeling the difficulties that Bai Qi would face next from these words in the letter.

The Central Plains coalition forces have always threatened Nanli with their numbers.

Although the number of coalition forces this time is greatly reduced compared to the one that happened more than ten years ago, Bai Qi can only mobilize one new army, and Zhou Dunyi, who was more than ten years ago, could mobilize all the troops from Nanli.

Even so, Zhou Dunyi's tactical policy at that time was to give up a large area of ​​northern territory, lengthen the supply line of the Central Plains coalition, and finally allow the huge army of the Central Plains coalition to gather and break it in one breath.

However, Bai Qi is now unable to replicate Zhou Dunyi’s tactical policy back then.

Because if he wants to copy Zhou Dunyi’s tactical policy now, he must first solve two problems that are facing him.

First, because of the power given to him by Emperor Li, Zhou Dunyi could throw out a large area of ​​territory without any worries, allowing the Central Plains coalition to go directly to a distance of only a hundred miles from the southern capital Jinling.

Now Bai Qi, does he have this power?

Even if he had this power and put the Central Plains coalition, which was conservatively estimated to be 200,000, into Nanli, then the Central Plains coalition would not be approaching Jinling as it was more than ten years ago. The first thing they had to do was to cut off the supply lines between Nanli and the eastern and western prefectures, because in that case, the army under Zhou Dunyi and the old commander of the Bai family in the east and west would face a disadvantage directly. As long as it was dragged on, the troops of Dongxun and Xikun would break through the defense line and break into Nanli. At that time, Nanli would face a more dangerous situation than more than ten years ago.

So Bai Qi could not solve this first problem alone.

As for the second problem, it is that although the last Central Plains coalition made excessive decisions in the early and middle stages of the battle,

It is because of the huge number, which can completely cover up the gap after the division of troops.

However, this time the Central Plains coalition forces divided the troops into three groups. They followed the route of the Central Plains coalition forces more than ten years ago. They walked directly into the Yangtze River waters, and the remaining Jinyiwei did not find any information.

How did Bai Qi, who had only about 40,000 troops in his hand, replicate Zhou Dunyi's tactical policy?

People divide their troops into three groups, and the strength of each group will not be lower than the total strength that Bai Qi can drive now.

But if Bai Qi divided his troops, not to mention three groups, even two groups would not work. If he divided his troops, any group would face the consequences of being directly defeated and broken through the front line.

"My elder, Yu also received a letter of help a few days ago, but the one who wrote the letter was Prince Zhou who was in charge of the battlefield in the east."

"Prince Zhou? Prince Zhou, why did he ask you for help from Gongjin?"

The governor of Jingzhou was stunned.

In the area where Zhou Dunyi defends, the rivers are not the main roads, so it is not necessary to transfer the navy troops to support them.

However, what Zhou Yu said next made the governor of Jingzhou a little glaring.

"In the letter, Prince Zhou only asked Yu to transfer the troops of a partial division. As for the arrangement of this partial division, it was in Yueyang County."

Looking at the face of Jingzhou Prefecture Mu's face turned pale and blue after hearing the words Yueyang, Zhou Yu also smiled bitterly and continued to say

"As you think, Yu has never understood this move of Prince Zhou, but what Yu can be sure is that Prince Zhou and his army should not be in Shangzhou, Yueyang County, which is a place that is backed by Tianzhu Mountain and backed by the Yangtze River Main Road. For Nanli, the navy stationed in this place may only be along the Yangtze River Main Road and entering Dongxun."

The face of the Jingzhou Palace Mu twitched for a long time, and finally smacked his lips and said with some emotion.

"It's worthy of being, Prince Zhou actually gave up Shangzhou's defensive fortifications and rushed directly into Dongxun. It's really worthy of being, Prince Zhou."

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows and said loudly

"This Bai Qi is a little petty. It's just a Beihai Navy. The governor added another partial division outside his armies. My Jingzhou Navy will fight if you want to fight. What should I do if I shrink and defend myself? Who can trust Bai Qi? "

The governor of Jingzhou came to his senses from Zhou Dunyi's bold arrangement and heard Zhou Yu's words, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

However, Zhou Yu said in an unknown tone

"Sir, do you think that the Majesty of Jinling will hand over that legion to Bai Qi's hands again?"

When the governor of Jingzhou heard this, he began to think, frowned, and replied with uncertainty.

"In theory, that legion itself was Bai Qi's former command, not to mention that Bai Qi faced a lot more troops than him this time. If he divided the troops at this time, the force would be even more difficult. At this time, it is most suitable for His Majesty to hand over the command of the legion to Bai Qi's hands again. However, in my opinion, His Majesty's vigilance towards Bai Qi and the others should have not relaxed at all."

"Yes, the new army commander handed over such a position to a worshipper who had never fought a war. After hesitating for a while, Bai Qi was activated. In Yu's opinion, this move was really too conservative."

The governor of Jingzhou Province nodded and agreed with Zhou Yu's point of view.
Chapter completed!