Chapter 997 Guangwu and Songwu join forces to fight the Overlord
Chapter 997 Guangwu and Songwu join forces to fight the Overlord
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jingzhou had jurisdiction over seven counties including Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiangxia County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, Lingling County and Changsha County.
At the beginning, Liu Biao controlled the three counties of Nanyang, Nan, and Jiangxia in the north of Jingzhou, while the Xiang Yu clan controlled the four counties of Guiyang, Wuling, Lingling, and Changsha in the south of Jing.
Later, in order to strengthen the rule, some counties were separated from Nanyang County and Nan County, and Xiangyang and Zhangling counties were established, thus forming the current "Jingxiang Nine Counties".
On Xiang Yu's side, after he conquered Jiangxia in a battle, he only had a little more than 40,000 of his 60,000 troops. However, Xiang Yu made a full effort and added another 30,000 troops for the sake of the battle.
Then, he sent a 20,000-strong partial force led by Xiang Sheng, Xiang Liu and others to march towards Nanjun, while he himself went directly to Xiangyang. This time he wanted to use a two-pronged approach to directly defeat Liu Yu and Liu Xiu!
Of course, Jiangxia's defense could not be relaxed at all. He left his subordinates Guo Guozhong and Sima Yi with 10,000 troops in Jiangxia to prevent Liu Yu's remaining troops nearby from sneaking into Jiangxia City!
Xiang Yu wholeheartedly believed that Sima Yi was sent by his father Fan Zeng to watch over him, and the Overlord didn't like restraint the most, and he didn't even call Sima Yi. Therefore, he took this opportunity to transfer him away from him.
As for Sima Yi, he was a little confused now, so he didn't insist too much and just stayed in Jiangxia happily.
Sima Yi now also has some doubts about whether he was right or wrong in coming to the Xiang clan. He thought it was the best choice, but with Jiang Xia's incident, as long as Liu Yu and Liu Xiu take advantage of it, the battle situation is likely to become complicated and confusing again.
Get up. If this is overturned by the other side, the Xiang family will be the next to suffer.
In Jingnan, Fan Zeng and Sun Shu'ao even yelled at each other. They didn't look at each other, and Xiang Yu just made such a big move. That kind of method can only be used under special circumstances and as a last resort.
.Moreover, if you don’t use it properly, it will bring trouble to yourself.
To be honest, the situation in Jingbei is really critical now. Most of the troops in Jingbei are concentrated in Nanyang and Jiangxia, but now there are not many Jiangxia troops left, and it is impossible for Nanyang troops to be transferred back. At this time, facing Xiang Yu,
The military strength is really stretched thin.
However, if the crisis is regarded as pressure, then the huge pressure actually prompted Liu Yu and Liu Xiu to truly unite. And Xiang Yu will also have the honor to fight against Emperor Wu of Song and Emperor Guangwu at the same time. You know, these two brothers had previously
They are all one in the south and one in the north, guarding the two ends of Jingbei. They have not yet made a concerted effort to fight against one enemy at the same time.
"Little Liu Yu, little Liu Xiu, you actually dare to come out to fight, you are quite courageous!" Xiang Yu said with disdain in front of the two armies.
There are few soldiers in Jingbei. If he insists on defending at this time, Xiang Yu will still feel some headaches. But since the opponent dares to come out to fight, Xiang Yu feels that it is a lot easier.
Xiang Yu is best at field battles. As long as he eliminates Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, the last two troops, Jingbei will let him dominate, unless the opponent dares to bring back Nanyang's troops.
But if the opponent really brings back Nanyang's troops, they will only die faster. Therefore, in Xiang Yu's view, he is already sure of victory in this battle, and Jingbei will also be captured by him in the near future.
"Xiang Yu is a thief, we still don't know who will win or lose today, so don't be too arrogant!" Liu Xiu stared at Xiang Yu and responded calmly.
In the Battle of Jiangxia, although Wang Zhene still had a small number of troops left, these troops had been injured after a deadly battle and their combat effectiveness was gone. Think about it, even the general Wang Zhene was defeated
An arm, let alone others, their injuries were not serious even if they were minor.
Jiangxia's remnant troops could not be used, and Nanyang's troops could not be used. Liu Yu and Liu Xiu scraped together and managed to raise another 20,000 troops.
Then, after some further discussion, the two brothers finally decided to come out and fight directly.
First, they can't afford to do anything. After all, there is another enemy in the north. The two sides start a war together. As time goes by, their end will be the collapse of the whole line. The only way out is to complete their efforts in one battle and use all their strength to solve one of them.
Second, they spread the news about Jiangxia everywhere in order to arouse the resistance and hatred of the soldiers and civilians in northern Jingbei. But with such energy, as time goes by, there will always be a moment when it leaks out. Therefore, they
We must attack when the resistance is strongest.
Thirdly, Xiang Yu also divided a partial army to attack Nanjun, which was empty and could not be delayed for long. Not to mention that Nanjun was an important source of money and food in northern Jingbei. Losing Nanjun would be a huge loss for them. Let’s talk about that partial army.
After capturing Nanjun, they will join Xiang Yu. By then, the pressure they will face will be even greater.
Therefore, after considering all aspects, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu had no choice but to choose to fight head-on.
Both Liu Xiu and Liu Yu had done some research on Xiang Yu. He was good at cavalry attacks. When fighting, he would lead a horse in front and rely on his own force to break the formation in front. This method greatly boosted morale.
Xiang Yu's former enemies were often beaten to pieces because no one could stop Xiang Yu's charge into the battle formation, and the battle formation was torn apart, and in the end they were forced to fail.
Therefore, if you want to deal with Xiang Yu, you must first block Xiang Yu's charge. In order to do this, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu mobilized all the fierce generals from Jingbei, leaving only Du Yan in Nanyang.
This fierce general, and others such as Wen Zhong, Wu Zhiqi, Huang Zhong and others, were now in the army behind Liu Xiu and Liu Yu.
For this reason, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu were both flexible and able to send lobbyist Kuai Tong to Runan to beg for peace with the puppet emperor. Before leaving, they even told Kuai Tong to beg for peace if they had no choice but to secretly spend a lot of gold and silver to bribe him.
Yang Hong and other important officials in the puppet dynasty only wanted to temporarily stabilize Yuan Shu and buy time for their side.
If they win in the end, then if they really want to deny the so-called begging for peace or surrender, there are ways to do so. Anyway, being thick-faced is an advantage that every qualified emperor has. If they lose in the end
, then no matter how Kuai Tong negotiates, it is no longer important.
When Kuai Tong was doing something with Yuan Shu, Jiang Xiaobai and Wang Mang were outside, but Li Mi in the court was watching with cold eyes, and was even suspected of being an aide.
There is no way, not long ago, his real boss has sent someone to speak. In the south, Li Mi has control of the specific situation. As long as he is weak, he can secretly support whichever side, and try to cause chaos among the southern princes.
