Lei Yuan seemed calm and leisurely, but in fact, he was about to face a big battle and he couldn't help but feel anxious.
This anxiety grows as the sky gradually becomes darker.
While the soldiers built a camp and were preparing to rest, Lei Yuan always stood in an open place outside Tunbao near the road and looked into the distance. He saw that the thick clouds in the west seemed to be stacked with huge waves, gradually suppressing the sunlight; and in the sky in the east, the clouds were lower and dark red, as if a giant had applied it with blood and solidified it.
Estimated distance, this is the reflection of the fire in Zhijiang City, and it is obvious that the city has fallen.
Lei Yuan thought for a while.
Zhijiang is an important barrier to the west of Jiangling City. Jiangdong troops came from the east and swept through many strongholds around Jiangling City in just one day. Since Zhijiang changed hands, the land siege of Jiangling had already formed. After Zhijiang changed hands, the Jiangdong naval army could enter the Tuoshui Wharf without any scruples and complete the water siege of the generals.
The situation at this moment is somewhat similar to when Cao Ren rushed south when he was driving his army south. However, Jiangdong used more troops and made faster progress, and the navy was even more advantageous. Cao's army was absolutely not as good as that... After getting the Tuoshui Wharf, Jiangdong's turret warships could continue to go up and cut off the connection between the north and south sides of Yidu County at any time.
But the tribes who should have come here to gather have not arrived yet.
Lei Yuan is a serious general who rose from the battle between Feng Di. He knows that when facing a great enemy, relying solely on the central authority will not allow his orders to reach all places smoothly.
Can Huo Jun, the prefect of Yidu, stand on the overall situation and support the new combat plan? I, Lei Xuzhi, have been leaving Yidu for almost three years. Is there still appeal to all parties? The many people who were previously detained in Yidu can now be fought or not?
Lei Yuan was very sure of it, but now he suddenly seemed to be unsure.
According to Lei Yuan's original intention, he wanted to cross the river and chat with Huo Jun himself, but the military situation was so urgent that he could not allow him to go this time. So he could only continue to wait in the mountains.
The more I waited, the more I felt uneasy, and the wind was cool in the mountains, but he was sweating all over the place. He picked up a pen and wrote a few letters, changed his entourage, and planned to give it away quickly.
The letter was handed to the entourage, and he said again: "Wait a minute."
The entourage is puzzled.
Lei Yuan suddenly felt that the words in the letter were too urgent and would have a counterproductive effect. He slowly said: "It's going to be late, and it's inconvenient to ride horses in the mountains. Let's wait... Let's talk about it tomorrow."
"yes."
Just at this moment, a knight in the rear ran over to report with joy: "The soldiers and horses from all over Yidu arrived one after another! There were Liu Gongcao's robes, the troops of Wen County Wei, the subordinates of Xu County Wei of Yiling, the troops of Old General Shen, the soldiers under the command of Duan of Lexiang, the soldiers of Shamoke's tribe and the elite cavalry under the tent of Prefect Huo!"
Listening to the knight's excitement, everyone around Lei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
Tao Wei calculated: "If these clubs respond, there will be 3,500 people, plus the more than a thousand barbarians I summoned from Jingshan, and the elite cavalry of General Ma Dai, totaling 6,000."
In fact, if you try your best to draw local clan tribes and use the soldiers of Yidu counties and counties, you can even more. After all, Yidu is the throat of Jingyi and the two states have always been regarded as a military center second only to Jiangling. But that would weaken Huo Jun's power and force Yidao City to danger.
So what Lei Yuan asked Huo Jun for was either the troops left by the Lei clan in Yidu in Lujiang, or the old man who was favored for the battlefield command. The elite cavalry sent by Huo Jun was considered an additional surprise.
Lei Yuan took a deep breath and exhale deeply. He calmly said: "Enough!"
At this moment, the noise of people and horses in the mountain road sounded. From a distance, troops lit torches and marched, as if fire dragons were winding in the mountains. He said again: "Send people to quickly inform them and let them extinguish the torches! Don't show your tracks!"
Then there was a turmoil.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was still light in the sky, thousands of people finally entered the Tunbao before it was completely dark. Various military academies urged the soldiers not to make noise, but after all, there were too many people and the soldiers were facing an excitement before the war, so they could not avoid disturbing them.
Tao Wei, who returned to Lei Yuan, noticed that Lei Yuan was frowning and quickly explained: "There is no trace of people around this mountain. I have ordered the squad and roaming, and scattered for an additional twenty miles. Anyone who is still coming to the deep mountains at this time must be a spy, and they will be caught. Those who resist will kill them."
Lei Yuan nodded.
Li Zhen came out of Tunbao and stood on the side of the road to visit, as if looking for something.
Tao Wei waved to him repeatedly.
Li Zhen jogged over, followed by a tall warrior with a thin and plump beard. When he was about to introduce, Lei Yuan smiled and said, "Zhong Miao is intent! Ji Si, thank you all the way!"
Huo Jun's own strength originated from the Huo clan of Zhijiang. The clan tribe was in the hands of the four brothers of the Huo clan generation. After the elder brother Huo Du passed away, Huo Jun, who was ranked second, succeeded as the clan leader and led his people on behalf of him. The elite team of cavalry in the tribe always had four brothers at the top, and Huo Cun, the most famous Huo Cun, was the one who was familiar with Huo Jun in Jingzhou. He had visited and met Huo Cun.
Huo Cun saluted Lei Yuan respectfully and took out a wooden box from his arms: "General, what my brother asked me to bring."
Lei Yuan took it in his hand: "Is this?"
"It is all the copies of the military newspapers received in Yidao City until noon today. In addition, there is also the military information of Yidu County written by the prefect Huo."
"It's great to have Zhong Miao in Yidu!" Lei Yuan nodded to Huo Cun, and then said, "Where are the military newspapers we received? Get them together!"
He looked around, chose a flat stone, and took out the military newspaper. He looked at it one by one, and sometimes fell into deep thought.
Li Zhen quickly directed his entourages to get Songming torches, and then opened the tent around everyone to block the mountain wind.
Because the Wu army suddenly took action, the cities and villages in the east of Jingzhou were attacked at the same time in a very short time. The urgent military newspapers were often contradicted and exaggerated because of fear. However, truly experienced generals can find reliable content from dozens or even more military newspapers, and use clues to piece together the real movements of the enemy.
Jingzhou's defense is something Lei Yuan deduced countless times, so it is even less difficult for him to find the context.
When Liu He, Duan Feng, Wen Si and other generals gathered together one after another, Lei Yuan had read all the general newspapers. He lowered his eyebrows and carefully divided the military newspapers into two stacks as they were, and placed in wooden boxes.
In front of him, more than 20 generals and schools lined up like geese wings were all waiting for breath, and the guards in the distance stood with their hands down, not daring to speak randomly.
Lei Yuan never values ​​red tape in his life. When he was in Yidu, he never had the airs to talk and laugh with his subordinates. But after a few years, he was in charge of a state, and most of the generals and schoolmen in front of him were still at the level of assisting officials in counties and counties, so he really couldn't treat each other seriously.
What's more, the more we reach the moment when the enemy is at the moment, the more everyone will place their hopes on the invincible commander. No matter how Lei Yuan himself views his military talents, everyone present firmly believes that Lei Yuan can lead them to win.
So, when Lei Yuan was thinking, no one dared to vent his anger, for fear of interrupting his thoughts.
This silence lasted for a while until Lei Yuan woke up from his meditation. He looked at the people around him like clay sculptures and wood sculptures, and couldn't help laughing: "What are you doing? Have you never fought a war before and was scared?"
At this moment, the subordinates surrounding Lei Yuan, such as Liu He, were on the periphery in the Lei family's quasi-rule system in the past; or Wen Si, who withdrew from the main force of the quasi-rule because of his age, turned to the place. Except for Ma Dai and several cavalry generals, they had no experience of being directly commanded by Lei Yuan. Some military academies with lower status were the first time they were so close to Lei Yuan.
After hearing Lei Yuan's words, the generals suddenly felt much more relaxed, and the originally a little nervous atmosphere collapsed instantly.
Wen Si responded: "The last time I met General Fenwei, but this time I met General Dong from Jiaozhou, who was afraid of being weak in his legs."
Lei Yuan sighed: "Wen Si, if you had such eloquence a few years ago, you would have become a general and a captain."
Everyone laughed.
After laughing a few times, Lei Yuan said seriously: "Everyone, I have joked about the war. Jiangdong is against the alliance, and the matter is suddenly happening, but the center is not unprepared for this. When I came to Jingzhou, I was commissioned by General Zhuge Liang to assist former general Yun Changgong to deal with the situation... Don't worry, I have the confidence to win or lose in this battle!"
Everyone responded in unison.
Lei Yuan broke a piece of the shrub beside him, and held it in the mud place in front of him: "Although the troops in Jiangdong are numerous, they are spread out in various directions. In my opinion, they are roughly divided into three parts."
Chapter completed!