At the same time, Zhuge Liang, who was stationed in Jiangling, the seat of Nanjun, also received news that Liu Xiu was leading an army to march directly to Yiling.
"Prefect, Liu Xiu leads an army of 20,000 people and goes straight to Jiangling. Will our army go to rescue him?"
"Our army is currently insufficient in strength. If we go to rescue, I am afraid that the army here will be violently attacked by Xu Shiji's army. If we do not go to rescue, Yiling will fall into Liu Xiu's hands sooner or later." Zhuge Liang lowered his head and pondered silently. He really
It's a dilemma.
Zhuge Liang didn't know how much ability Zongze had. But he and Liu Xiu also had the same idea. Since such a person has been sent to such an important place, he definitely cannot be an incompetent person.
However, Zhuge Liang knew more about Liu Xiu's power. Not only could he be a leader, but he was also at the top level in the world when it came to commanding troops in battle.
In the entire Jingbei, except for the Governor Yue Fei, who else dares to say that he can definitely defeat Liu Xiu? At least, no matter how confident Zhuge Liang is, he does not dare to say that he can definitely defeat Liu Xiu.
Hua Mengxiong said loudly: "Now our army is too weak to compete with the enemy's strength. If we go to rescue and defend with the troops here, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. The general, the prefect, thought it was better not to rescue, so Yiling abandoned
Of."
"We must not abandon the land of Yiling!" Yuchijiong retorted, "Yiling is very important. Our army and the enemy have not officially fought yet. Even a war will be a protracted war. If Yiling falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be very harmful to our army."
Very disadvantageous."
Deep down in his heart, Yuchi Jiong secretly cursed Hua Mengxiong for being a reckless man. He is brave when he is brave, but he will not be able to get on the stage. If Yiling is lost, their entire battlefield will fall into passivity.
If this reckless man really stirred up the atmosphere in the direction of abandoning the defense of Yiling today, then this reckless man will be the eternal sinner of their Jin army.
"Prefect, the last general is willing to lead three thousand troops to support Yiling!" Yuchi Jiong continued.
In the end, Zhuge Liang agreed to Yuchi Jiang's request to send troops to rescue the enemy.
Yiling can give up, but it absolutely cannot be at this time. Even if it is given up, it will be when this place loses its value in the future.
Wu Qi and Wang Jian have already joined forces to send troops to Bajun. Only after conquering Bajun can Yiling have the capital to give up. Before Bajun is conquered, once Yiling is abandoned, then Wu Qi will be in danger and this battle will be in danger.
Zhuge Liang didn't know how long it would take Wang Jian and the others to break through Ba County, but he had to estimate and prepare for as long a time as possible. In this way, precautions were taken, and in order to allow Yiling to support as long as possible
If we have time, we can only divide our troops to provide support.
Moreover, Liu Xiu can be said to have all the elites this time. Zu Ti, Gai Yan, Ren Guang, Chen Dao, Wu Zhiqi, and Deng Xia, these most elite generals, are definitely a huge threat.
As for Zongze, only Xue Tong, Wen Yang, Tan Long and other generals could help him.
Yiling originally had 8,000 soldiers and horses, and Yuchi Jiong had 3,000 soldiers and horses to come to the rescue. In this way, with the help of defensive advantages, even if the enemy army was really strong, it could not last for two or three months.
After Yiling, Tan Daoji was stationed in Baidi City. As a result, Wang Jian, Wu Qi and others were able to conquer Bajun in such a long time.
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"It's just that I'm afraid Xu Shiji won't let the reinforcements arrive easily!" Zhuge Liang murmured to himself.
Now, Zhou Yu used 20,000 Xuzhou navy to sweep the counties bordering Jiangxia and Jiangling, which could not only support Xu Shiji's direct attack on Jiangling, but also support Zhu Yuanzhang's forcible attack on Jiangxia.
However, even if there are many water systems in the south, water will not be available everywhere. Zhou Yu's navy will definitely need to go ashore when most of the time it needs to attack a city. When the navy goes ashore, its combat effectiveness will inevitably be affected.
Influence.
Therefore, the threat that Zhou Yu's team can pose is actually limited. However, they have to allocate their energy to watch. Although the threat they can pose in terms of strength is limited, if they don't watch, they will
If the other party has free reign, it might cause them some big trouble.
This army, more importantly, acted as a disgusting person, forcing both Zhuge Liang and Li Mu to devote a certain amount of energy to watching him.
The real threat is the nearly 40,000 Shu troops heading straight for Jiangling.
Xu Shiji, the number one general in Shu, was even more of a heavyweight enemy.
After Xu Shiji landed, he went straight to Jiangling. Although there were some small counties along the way, some of them surrendered without a fight. These small counties had little resistance in the first place, and most of the county magistrates below them were of equal rank.
As a ninth-rank Zhima official, his loyalty to his superiors is limited. If he is placed under any prince, it is normal for Kaicheng to surrender when a large-scale enemy army attacks.
Although there are still some small counties that are resisting with all their strength, due to their strength, the cities are full of second-line county soldiers and even yamen servants. They are just mantises acting as chariots. These counties are just used by Zhuge Liang to consume the Shu army.
Of strength and vigor.
In fact, Zhuhou Liang once thought of using a trick in these counties to give Xu Shiji a hard blow.
However, he still gave up on this idea recently.
First of all, Xu Shiji is not so easy to calculate. Zhuge Liang also left some means in some small counties to test his enemy. However, obviously, this is not an easy enemy to calculate.
Secondly, among their enemy forces this time, there is a special figure like Liu Xiu. With Liu Xiu here, it is really difficult to use this kind of fire attack strategy.
If a fire breaks out in a county town, it does not mean that the fire will grow eyes and only cause harm to the Shu army. The people in the city will definitely be wiped out in that fire.
Since a fire plan is to be carried out, unless there are special circumstances, the people in the city cannot be removed first. Not only does he not have the time, but he is equivalent to nakedly telling the enemy that there is a problem here. Thirdly, not every time
Everyone is willing to cooperate!
And if a fire plan caused huge damage to the people, once Liu Xiu deceives people at this time, it will only make the situation in Jingbei worse. At that time, it will definitely do more harm than good.
How long did the Jin army have control over Jingbei, and how long did the three Liu brothers stay in Jingbei?
The three Liu brothers have been entrenched in Jingbei for more than ten years, and their prestige cannot be eliminated in a short time. At this point, Zhuge Liang was not willing to give Liu Xiu any chance.