Li Zhen said in surprise: "If we do this, we may be attacked from both sides if we take a little action..."
"The problem is not here!" Wu Ban also had a worried look on his face: "The question is, how to contact General Guan, and after contacting him, can General Guan come..."
No one answered for a while.
Lei Yuan led his troops from Yuzhou to Jingzhou, and discussed this many times along the way, but there was no answer.
Lei Yuan led tens of thousands of people through the Minghe, and it was impossible for others to be unknown. However, due to the influence of the war, the mountainous areas north of Jiangxia County were no longer under the control of any regime for a long time. There were many bandits in the Lei clan of Lujiang, who had a lot of experience in marching in the mountains and concealing experience, so he walked all the way here without disturbing the surroundings.
But the next thing is not so easy to handle. The Cao regime's control over Jiangxia County mainly relies on the clan tribe of the prefect of Jiangxia Wenpin. Wenpin's power is mainly concentrated in the Anlu and Shiyang areas downstream of the river. If Lei Yuan wants to return to Jiangling safely, he must break through Wenpin's defense on this line.
Duke Xuande had made some arrangements for this.
According to the initial plan, as long as Lei Yuan arrived along Xushui, there would be special means to contact the fine works arranged in Jiangxia in advance. Then, Guan Yu, who was stationed in Jiangling, took advantage of the rising water and went through Xiashui, Hanshui, and Jianshui to meet directly at Xushui.
In the past two years, the battle between Guan Yu and the Cao army in Xiangyang has its own victory or defeat. However, with his force, if he only came to Jiangxia to tour, Wenpin's troops could only block the city and watch the Jingzhou army come and go freely.
However, as Cao's army launched a large increase in troops to Jingzhou, this retreat plan suddenly became no longer feasible.
Lei Yuan sent people to contact several places he had agreed in advance, but found that there were no one in those villages and all returned without success. Obviously, because the situation in Jingzhou suddenly became tense, Wenpin mobilized the defense of Anlu Shiyang and other places accordingly, and began to prepare for a solid wall and clearing the fields.
Even if you contact me, what can I do? When Prime Minister Cao arrived in Xiangyang and was eyeing Jiangling, how could General Guan strengthen both Jiangling and Jiangxia?
If the Jingzhou navy was unable to respond, Lei Yuan's troops crossed mountains and ridges and walked hundreds of miles from Lujiang to Jiangxia, but in fact they were just moving from one dilemma to another. As Cao's army gradually adjusted the defense of northern Jingzhou, their activity space would gradually be compressed, and sooner or later they would be discovered by Cao's surveillance. At this time, Gao Zuo and Chang Diao were on the upper reaches of the river, and Wenpin was on the lower reaches. If there was something wrong, wouldn't it be a good attack on both sides?
All the generals below Lei Yuan knew that their troops were all tired soldiers and they really had no confidence to fight against the enemy on both sides and fight for a way out.
Wu Ban murmured: "Even if they don't come for the time being, we are trapped here and the food will not last long."
"It will not be difficult here." Lei Yuan interrupted Wu Ban's words: "Before I set off, I specially sent someone to Jiangxia to make some preparations... When I was traveling today, I had left a secret code to see if there was any reply in the past few days! In addition, Military Advisor Zhuge also told me that if there is any discord, Xuande Gong will have special help in Jiangxia!"
"Oh?" Wu Ban was excited: "General is saying..."
"Go back to the camp and discuss again." Lei Yuan said to him.
Then he said to Li Zhen: "Tell Ren Hui that scouts everywhere will send twice as many personnel, and don't let go of any movement."
He Song asked, "Do you want to summon the generals and make any preparations?"
Lei Yuan hesitated for a moment: "Forcing the Jiangxia is the worst strategy. If we prepare in advance for this, it will cause doubts among the soldiers and the people, and they will be in chaos without fighting. At present, we must calm down and keep the troops stable and controllable."
After pondering again, he said, "Old He, you might as well join Tian Mo to focus on each camp and build village. When you are in a dangerous place, the camp must be firmly built... There must be no trouble inside, and there must be no trouble... You must hide yourself tightly!"
"As for order!" He Song patted the scabbard and said sternly: "Whoever dares to do anything randomly is rebellious. Kill it as a marching law!"
During this march, Lei Yuan personally cut off his back, and most of the commands of the general military and civilians were entrusted to He Song. Along the way, He Song won a lot of reputation among the people. Now, when he heard his loud shouts, the surrounding military and civilians all raised their ears.
Lei Yuan quickly raised his hand and signaled him not to be excited.
The military and civilians all thought that they would be safe after arriving in Jingzhou and would be able to welcome the better life that Lei Yuan promised to provide them. They were very little prepared for the current situation, but they were already a little doubtful because they had been hiding in the lakes and lakes for several days. At this time, they must be loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and the open comfort work must be solid. The fastest update is computer terminal::/
He looked around the military and civilians inside and outside the camp gate and laughed: "Old He, the military law must be strictly enforced, but the military and civilians come here with us and work hard all the way; but we just have a little rest here, so there is no need to be too demanding. Today and tomorrow, I will let the military supplies open and add food to everyone. Well, you can arrange to set up a village. When the matter is over, you will accompany me to inspect the camp and be happy with the soldiers!"
When many people heard the word "additional meal", they were happy, and some people shouted on the spot, thank you General Lei and so on.
Lei Yuan waved to them and signaled his subordinates to join the camp with him.
He noticed that the boy named Deng Fan was not far away. Just now, when several generals and officials were talking about military affairs, he could clearly hear it, but he seemed to be nothing from beginning to end. He thought to himself, no wonder that Old Deng Teng used his own door and begged me to take care of him. This boy was really a bit good.
The group walked through the camp trail and got into the tent.
Before he could sit down, Wu Ban couldn't help asking: "General, you said just now that there are other arrangements in Jiangxia?"
Lei Yuan nodded slightly.
These secret arrangements were originally organized by the trusted subordinates of the Lei clan of Lujiang. The related expenses and personnel were usually placed under the name of Lexiang City, a subordinate of the Hujingman Captain, and were isolated from the military system of General Fenwei.
Wu Ban had little knowledge of this situation before. This time, he followed Lei Yuan to Huainan and his party, and had many vicious battles that were dying, which won him the secret treatment he had with Lei Yuan's confidants.
"Yuanxiong wanted to know that three years ago, Cao Cao was defeated in Chibi and suffered another epidemic. Hebei and the Central Plains were greatly damaged. Then the Sun and Liu coalition recaptured most of Jingzhou, and the power of Cao's army quickly shrank. At this time, in order to compete with the Sun and Liu families, Cao Gong appointed many powerful leaders of the local strong clans in Jingxiang to serve as the local 2,000 stones."
Wu Ban nodded repeatedly: "That's like this, the prefect of Xiangyang, Lu Chang, who was killed by General Guan, and Fu Fang, the prefect of Nanxiang."
"That's right. But Lu Chang and Fu Fang are weak after all. The leader of the powerful clan that Cao Gong relied most in Jingzhou should be Wen Pin, the current prefect of Jiangxia."
Lei Yuan continued: "Wenpin was born in a large family in Nanyang. When Liu Jingsheng was in charge of Jingzhou, he was the general of the Central Army and was responsible for the war in the north. His status was second only to Huang Zu, Cai Mao and Liu Pan. Later, Cao's army entered Jingzhou, and he was valued by Prime Minister Cao. He once pursued Xuande Gong to Changban Dangyang with Cao Chun. Later, Cao's army was defeated, and Wenpin was appointed as the prefect of Jiangxia and the Marquis of Guannei. Cao Gong also granted him the power to command the northern army and entrusted the important task of Jiangxia's border defense. As the local clan of Jingzhou, this lord rarely interacted with Le Jin and other generals in Xiangyang. Even the supply of military supplies for Jiangxia garrisons has always been his own way and has not relied on the allocation of the court to gather on his own."
Wu Ban continued to nod: "That is the case with Pang Xi and Yan Yan and others in Yizhou who nominally respect their superiors, but in fact they are like separatist."
"He is the leader of the martial arts clan among the Jingzhou clans, and he has natural connections to serve him in Jingxiang and other places. It's a coincidence that I am very familiar with that person, or those people."
Wu Ban looked at Lei Yuan in surprise, only to feel that the young general's hidden power was extremely profound: "Who is this person?"
When Lei Yuan explained to Wu Ban, in Xiangyang City.
Jingzhou Governor Fu Qun sent away his maids and had a secret talk with his chief clerk Yang Yi.
This short governor with little actual authority is rarely so serious, and his sad expression on his face makes Yang Yi laugh.
Chapter completed!