Chapter Five Hundred and Thirty Nine: War Book: Before it arrives, first attack the heart
Cao Cao raised a total of 400,000 troops by land and water, and finally began to march toward Jiangdong from Xiangyang!
At the same time, Xiahou Dun, Liu Ye, Zhang Liao and others who were stationed in Hefei also sent troops to respond to Cao Cao and began to march south!
Cao Jun's fastest-moving Jingzhou Navy has now passed Wulin, and a little further on, they are at Chibi, which will be famous in later generations.
Chibi is a place in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River that is very suitable for large armies to cross the river for operations.
If the armies of Xiahou Dun, Liu Ye, Zhang Liao and others on the north bank of the Yangtze River want to go south, the best choice is Chibi.
Looking at the smoky and handsome Zhou Yu in front of him, Lu Su thought about it in his mind, raised his hands and said, "Grand Governor, have you seen Cao Jun's letter of challenge?"
"Book of war?" Zhou Yu's eyes were still on the book of war in his hand, but the corners of his mouth showed a slight arc, and he tapped some pieces of letter paper on the corner of the table with his chin and said, "Zijing, is this what you said?
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Lu Su quickly came to the table, stretched his head to take a look, and then nodded fiercely: "Exactly these! Now that you have seen it, Grand Governor, what do you think now?"
"Well..." Zhou Yu still replied calmly: "What ideas can I have?"
Lu Su saw that Zhou Yu didn't seem anxious at all, but his heart suddenly became as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
He frowned and said in a somewhat anxious tone, "Cao Jun's naval vanguard has passed Wulin and is approaching step by step..."
Before Lu Su could finish speaking, Zhou Yu suddenly asked: "Who is the leader of this pioneer navy?"
"Commander of the navy? Well...it's Cai Mao and Zhang Yun of Jingzhou!"
"Are you still afraid of Jingzhou Navy?"
"Of course I'm not afraid of the Jingzhou navy, but Lu Yan's navy is right behind them!"
Speaking of Jingzhou Navy, basically no one in Jiangdong would care too much. But Lu Yan's Navy was different. They had suffered greatly at the hands of Lu Yan not long ago.
Speaking of Lu Yan, Zhou Yu finally put down his military strategy.
He looked at Lu Su, pointed to the seat next to him and said, "Zijing, sit down first and then talk."
"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." Lu Su knew that he could not defeat Zhou Yu, so he could only express his thanks and walked to the side to sit down.
After Lu Su sat down, Zhou Yu spoke again: "Zijing, you should have news. Think about it again, where are Cao Cao's most elite troops now?"
After hearing this, Lu Su recalled it carefully, and then replied, "The army led by Cao Cao is marching toward me from the east of the Yangtze River by both land and water.
Today, waterway pioneer Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have led nearly 100,000 Jingzhou naval forces through Wulin and are now on their way to Chibi.
But the other 100,000 naval troops led by Lu Yan seem to be still near Jiangling; as for the 200,000 troops marching by land, led by Cao Cao himself, it seems that they have just passed Changban..."
These are all pieces of information that have only recently come back from the front line. Even though Cao's army has advanced some distance, the difference is generally not much different.
"Yeah...why is there such a serious disconnect between Cao Cao's troops and the Jingzhou Navy?
Zijing, haven’t you seen that Cao Cao deliberately asked Cai Mao to take the lead so that he could come and find out what I was doing in Jiangdong?”
Lu Su was thoughtful, and soon he nodded in agreement and said: "Cao Cao is a tycoon of a generation. He wrote these war letters down the river not only to disturb the hearts of our soldiers and people east of the Yangtze River, but also to force our army
Go to battle so that you can find out the details of our army."
Seeing that Lu Su had figured out the key, Zhou Yu showed a faint smile on his face. He stood up and said, "There is a saying in the art of war that soldiers need to be quick. But Cao Cao did the opposite this time, just because he cared about our Jiangdong Navy.
Except for the last hasty battle between Lu Yan and our army, Cao Cao actually does not know the details of our army, let alone the true combat strength of our army, so he actually does not dare to advance carelessly."
"Cao Cao is so cunning, it's obvious... He is really too cautious!" Lu Su couldn't help but sigh.
A cautious opponent is naturally much more difficult to deal with than an arrogant and reckless guy.
"Yeah... Such a cautious Cao Cao is really difficult to deal with..." A look of helplessness finally appeared on Zhou Yu's face.
But what Zhou Yu really couldn't figure out was that Cao Cao captured the entire Jingzhou in less than two months. Logically speaking, this was the moment when he would be satisfied and look down on the world.
But why is Cao Cao still cautious, so cautious, even walking on thin ice?
Zhou Yu couldn't figure out why Cao Cao could stay so sane...
To talk about why, naturally we have to start with the diary of our great celestial being!
【July 7, the 10th year of Jian'an.】
[At this moment, I especially want to use cannons to set off ‘fireworks’ for those guys in Dongzhou...]
[Would you like to send a letter to Zhicai, Fengxiao and the others, asking them to drop some information for Dongzhou first?]
After some temporary emotions,
Lu Yan suddenly remembered another painful thing,
[The merit points don’t seem to have increased much recently... It seems that I still have to find time to go back and continue to work on people’s livelihood. 】
The merit points are indeed quite high now, but in order to prevent accidents, Lu Yan never uses them casually.
Although it seems that the merit value currently only has the function of early sign-in and re-signing, as well as maintaining the state of [infinite merit].
But since the system never explains it in advance and relies on its own exploration, who knows when it will pop up a new function?
The most unpredictable thing is the way of heaven!
The merit points come from ruling the people. Lu Yan has been either fighting or on the road to war during this period. He has not been in contact with people's livelihood for a long time. Naturally, there is no way to open up new sources for this merit point. If he rests on his laurels, it will naturally become less and less.
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The newly captured Jingzhou is different from the north.
They are already relatively wealthy and stable. Even if they capture Jingzhou and implement reforms, it is hard to say how much merit Lu Yan will gain.
Shaking his head, Lu Yan temporarily forgot about the value of merit and continued to write,
[Cai Mao's navy has already set off... This guy is so anxious to get out of our army's sight, he is either stupid or bad! 】
[The Jiangdong Navy was indeed beaten black and blue by me, but their foundation is there. If they want to rebuild and recover, or even strengthen their previous strength, it is just a matter of time...]
[This Cai Mao actually thought that Jiang Dongjun had turned into a soft persimmon... It’s really ridiculous.]
[Although Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were a bit awkward in land battles, they were able to create miracles on the water. 】
[Think about history, when Boss Cao’s million-strong army was burned to ashes by Zhou Yu and Huang Gai in Chibi... Wow, that was so miserable! 】
[I don’t know why, but I can’t help but laugh when I think of Lao Cao laughing so hard to save face while escaping, deliberately showing off his art of war to demonstrate his guilty conscience... I can’t help it anymore, I can’t help it anymore, please allow me first
Laugh for a while!]
"Hahahahaha!"
[But to be honest, whether it is because of the plague or because there is really no way to fight with water, you must not be careless when facing Zhou Yu and Sun Quan! 】
[Chibi... This is the place that ended Boss Cao’s hope of unifying the late Han Dynasty. What kind of story will happen this time? 】