Chapter 471: Three-way wrestling, dragon cavalry to help
"It goes without saying, I understand, I understand everything!"
"Do you understand now?" Cao Cao's words made Xia Houlan couldn't help but mutter in her heart: "But we haven't understood it yet, how can you understand it?"
Lu Lingqi and Zhao Yun looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
Zhao Yun held up his hands with admiration and said to Cao Cao: "Sir, he only sent someone to convey to us the news that the leading army has come to support Xuchang... As for what he will do, we actually don't quite understand."
Cao Cao smiled and replied: "Mr. Lu's plan has been told to me through the shadow guard in advance. There are many people here and we will discuss it slowly after we go back."
"That's it!" Zhao Yun and others suddenly said.
"I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you. Zilong, Ziheng, and General Lu, let's go back and eat and chat!"
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Moreover, Zhu Ran and Dong Xi had been pretending to attack the city for two days, but there was no sign of reinforcements from Cao's army.
Even Zhu Ran couldn't help but mutter: "What the hell is Cao Jun doing? Are they really so confident that Zhao Ling can be defended?"
Unable to figure it out, Zhu Ran could only report his situation to Zhou Yu in the end.
Zhou Yu did not expect that Zhao Ling would be so vigilant. He summoned all the generals in the tent to discuss whether he could send more troops to take Zhao Ling by force.
However, some people feel that it is impossible for Cao Jun to really leave the situation in Runan County alone. Maybe Cao Cao or Lu Yan is gathering an army in a corner now, and may rush out to attack them at any time as long as Jiangdong Army has a flaw.
Once Zhou Yu allocates more troops, Jiangdong Army's flaws will really appear.
If Cao Jun were really attacked at this time, Soochow would probably not be able to stop Cao Jun's attack with Cao Jun's elite and equipment.
By that time, not to mention Zhao Ling's army, even Zhou Yu's main force will be in danger of being overturned.
But for Zhou Yu, the longer it drags on, the more complicated the situation will change and the consequences will become extremely unpredictable.
Their plan has changed from a quick raid on Xuchang to the second best to capture Runan. If they can't capture Runan now, then do they still need Zhou Yu's prestige and face?
Zhou Yu thought over and over again and decided that he must send troops to support Zhu Ran in taking Zhaoling.
Seeing Zhou Yu's firm attitude, the lieutenant general stopped trying to persuade him.
In fact, Zhou Yu had no choice but to do so.
If he doesn't send people, it will definitely chill Zhu Ran's heart. Moreover, the delay in taking Pingyu has already hurt morale. If he can't even take Zhaoling, it will be a serious blow to his own military morale.
harm.
Zhou Yu looked at the bravest person of the younger generation and called out: "Ling Tong!"
"The general is here!" Ling Tong immediately strode out, cupping his fists.
"I order you to lead 10,000 soldiers to reinforce General Zhu. You must capture Zhaoling as soon as possible!"
Ling Tong clasped his fists and issued a military order: "If Zhaoling cannot be captured within three days, I will come to see you with my head raised!"
"Don't underestimate the enemy, go ahead!" Zhou Yu was very satisfied with Ling Tong's attitude.
"Here!"
Ling Tong immediately accepted the order and left, and Zhou Yu gave the order again, "Send an order to the whole army to continue attacking the city after they are full!"
After the generals left, Zhou Yu picked up his pen and prepared to write a letter to Sun Quan.
While reporting on the difficulties he is currently encountering, he also asked Sun Quan how his attack on Hefei was going. If possible, it would be great if he could send some more people over...
It's a pity that Zhou Yu is under a lot of pressure now, and Sun Quan is not at all under pressure either!
Hefei's city defense force was not weaker than Pingyu City, and there were 20,000 soldiers led by Xiahou Dun watching from a distance. Sun Shiwan now felt that the mountain was huge.
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However, compared to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu who still held at least some of the initiative, Pang Tong's life in Danshui was really difficult.
Under the successive attacks of Wei Yan, Zhang He, Gao Lan and others, the Jingzhou army could only barely cope. If Xinye's front-line strategy had not worked and defeated Le Jin's partial division, Jingbei's defense line might have been broken through.
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When Pang Tong felt that he could no longer hold on, Cao Jun's offensive suddenly slowed down.
Without further investigation, Pang Tong knew that another plan of his had worked.
At this time, a talented general recently promoted in Jingzhou handed over a secret letter and reported:
"Military advisor, please report carefully. Sun Quan from Jiangdong led an army of 100,000 to surround Hefei and contain Cao's army in Huainan. Zhou Yu led another 100,000 troops and now has occupied most of Runan, but has been unable to capture Pingyu City.
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Pang Tong took the secret letter and read it carefully twice before asking: "Zhengfang, what do you think of the current situation of our coalition forces?"
The person named Zhengfang, whose surname is Li and whose name is Yan, is Zhengfang, is exactly the Li Yan who fled to Yizhou for refuge after Jingzhou surrendered to Cao Cao in history.
When Li Yan was young, he was a full-time official in the county. He was known for his talents very early. He was a person with clear advantages and disadvantages.
On the one hand, Li Yan was both civil and military, with strong political, military, and legal abilities. On the other hand, Li Yan was arrogant, had low emotional intelligence, and was a person with a strong desire for power.
Liu Biao would definitely not be able to get along with someone with such low social attributes.
You must know that the Kuai family came from Liu Biaozhi, the Cai family came from Wu, and the eight major gentry families were intertwined. If other literati or military men with foreign surnames or even poor families did not curry favor with these aristocratic families, they would not be able to live well in Jingzhou. But Li Yan was not a person who was good at currying favor with people.
people...
Fortunately, after Liu Biao's death, Zhuge Jin and Pang Tong began to promote young talents.
Li Yan, who was known to be talented but only served as magistrate of one county, was promoted and put into a more important position. He became a lieutenant general in the army and gained military power.
After being asked by Pang Tong, Li Yan thought for a moment and replied: "We still overestimated the combat power of Jiangdong Army... Not to mention Hefei Jiancheng, a mere Pingyu can actually block Zhou Yu's 100,000 troops. Look.
Coming to Koto Shuro is nothing more than this..."
Pang Tong also sighed slightly and said: "It's not Zhou Yu, it's just that, it's Jiangdong Army's neglect of land warfare training that leads to the current embarrassment."
"What the military advisor said is very true..." Although Li Yan's emotional intelligence is not very high, he is still basically a normal person like Fan Tao.
After a pause, Li Yan continued: "A sneak attack on Xuchang is impossible. The Jiangdong Army's biggest hope at present is to occupy Runan and form a new line of defense with his Lujiang River and our Jingbei."
Li Yan's analysis was very pertinent. Pang Tong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Your analysis makes sense. It seems that our next strategy will start to adjust accordingly."
Li Yan vaguely felt that the opportunity had come for him to lead an army on his own, so he clasped his fists in excitement and said: "I am willing to obey the orders of the military advisor!"
Pang Tong looked at Li Yan, who was bowing and clasping his fists, slightly excited, and said to himself: "What a smart man!"