The two armies of Bajun, Yuwei City, Liu Zhang, and Liu Biao have been facing each other for more than a month.
A month ago, Liu Biao appointed Cai Mao as his general, Liu Pan as the vanguard, and Kuai Yue as his military advisor. He led an army of 50,000 to attack Caichuankou of the Three Gorges.
Xun You personally went to Yufu to supervise the battle and ordered Xu Huang to defend Yufu. Gan Ning led the navy to garrison Baidi, and ordered Wu Yi and Wu Lan to each lead their troops to garrison the main road from Yufu to Quren.
Xun You closed the city gate tightly and made a gesture that he would never leave the city for a decisive battle.
Liu Biao's army had no choice but to attack the city.
During this period, Cai Mao intended to leave his troops behind to besiege Yufu and Baidi City, while he led his army straight into the hinterland of Bajun. However, he encountered strong opposition from military advisor Kuai Yue.
The water flow at the mouth of the Three Gorges River was so turbulent that even the Jingzhou navy could only dock the ship near Wu County, then abandon the ship and go ashore to attack Yufu on foot.
If we rely on Cai Mao's strategy and lead his army deep into Bajun, the only outcome will be siege and death.
These 50,000 navy troops were the foundation for Liu Biao to stabilize Jingzhou, and Kuai Yue would never allow Cai Mao to be involved in danger.
He has even clearly expressed his attitude that even if he returns without success, he must not waste his troops in Ba County.
Kuai's status in Jingzhou was extremely high, which was not inferior to that of Cai's. Therefore, Cai Mao could only suppress his thoughts of attacking and confront Xun You in Yufu.
Fortunately, Jingzhou has abundant grain and grass, and the Yangtze River can transport grain, so Cai Mao is not worried about food shortages in the long-term confrontation.
As the confrontation continued, the weather gradually became warmer, which was more beneficial to the Jingzhou Army.
Cai Mao has already said that even if he is trapped, he will trap Yufu and the defenders of Baidi City to death. If he is not afraid of Bajun, he will not stop fighting!
There was no danger in the confrontation, and Kuai Yue was quite confident in his own resourcefulness, so he did not urge Cai Mao to withdraw his troops back to Jing.
Xun You has been living here in Yufucheng County Government for a month.
Under his proper deployment, the Jingzhou Army could not advance even an inch. However, correspondingly, the Yizhou Army did not make any achievements. The two sides only faced each other, and even sieges were only conducted a few times.
"Military advisor, the Jingzhou soldiers outside are simply vulnerable, and the commander-in-chief Cai Hao is a fool who is greedy for credit and rushes in. Why don't we take the initiative to attack?"
Xu Huang had proposed it in front of Xun You more than once. Although he was rejected every time, he still enjoyed it.
In his opinion, the 50,000 Jingzhou troops outside were vulnerable to a single blow. If Xun You could order Wu Yi and Wu Lan to lead their troops, plus the elite of his Wubu battalion and Gan Ning's 10,000 naval troops, he would definitely be able to
The Jingzhou army was defeated outside the city.
Once the Jingzhou army was destroyed, the crisis in Bajun was naturally resolved.
"Gongming, why can't you calm down recently? In my lord's impression, you are a general who is calm in times of crisis!"
Xun You had worked with Zhang Liao and Xu Huang for a long time in Bazhong City, and he spoke very highly of them.
Xu Huang was loyal, brave, friendly to his soldiers, and won their hearts.
After growing up over the years, Xu Huang has become a general who can take charge of his own role.
It was precisely because of Xu Huang's calmness that Liu Zhang handed over the fish to him with confidence.
"Military advisor, Xu Huang is not only eager to achieve great results, but he is really worried about the safety of Yizhou."
Ever since the 50,000 navy troops in Jingzhou attacked, Xu Huang felt that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed.
If Liu Biao wanted to get involved in Yizhou, he could have marched before Zhao Wei was destroyed. Why did it take more than a year?
Later, it was confirmed that things were not that simple. Hanzhong, Bajun, and Nanzhong were attacked at the same time!
Xu Huang was so anxious that he wanted to immediately destroy the Jingzhou navy outside the city, and then immediately supported Liu Zhang.
"Gongming, I understand the situation in Yizhou. Don't worry, my lord has already made arrangements."
Xun You was smiling and his eyes were full of confidence. It was such a calm and confident expression that stabilized Xu Huang time and time again.
"military adviser..."
"Gong Ming, a little impatience will mess up a big plan. As a general, you must be able to keep your composure and keep your face unchanged even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you!"
Xu Huang opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing more and had no choice but to surrender.
"call..."
After Xu Huang left, Xun You stood up and walked outside the house, looked at the clear sky, and breathed out gently.
"Lord, you must have something to deal with..."
In fact, Xun You didn't know Liu Zhang's plan at all, but he knew that Huang Zhong took a detour from Jiangzhou to Hanzhong.
Liu Zhang has Jia Xu at his side, and not long ago he acquired two great talents, Lu Su and Liu Ye!
Judging from Liu Zhang's ability to recognize people, Xun You firmly believed that these two people must not be ordinary people.
At present, Xun You is defending Kawakou without attacking, just waiting for news from Chengdu.
Taking a step back, if something really happened, Xun You could also order Wu Yi and Wu Lan to lead their troops to return for reinforcements.
It's not that Xun You doesn't want to attack, he is waiting for an opportunity to attack.
With the long-term defense, the Jingzhou army outside the city became more and more lax. As soon as the crisis in Chengdu was resolved, Xun You could immediately launch an offensive with thunderous force and completely destroy the Jingzhou navy!
"Report!"
Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the house, a soldier ran in in a panic.
"What's the matter?"
Xun You frowned slightly. It might not be a good thing to have an urgent report at this time.
"To inform you, the Grand Administrator, a messenger has arrived from Chengdu. As soon as they entered the city, they shouted "800 miles to hurry up!"
"Let him in quickly!"
Xun You's expression tightened and he couldn't help but clench his palms slightly. There was also a trace of fear in his heart. Fear was evil retribution!
Soon the soldier was brought in. The messenger's clothes were messy and his lips were chapped. The 800-mile rush was definitely not a lie!
"What happened to Chengdu?"
"Reporting to the Grand Administrator, the Hanzhong garrison has completely annihilated 10,000 people from Jingzhou's partial army, and more than 70,000 Ma Teng and Han Sui from Liangzhou. Now the danger in Hanzhong has been resolved!"
"General Taishi Ci is leading the Wu Feng Battalion back to Chengdu. The Lord has already begun to go south to defeat the enemy personally. He ordered Governor Xun to use the forces at his disposal to defeat the Jingzhou Navy as soon as possible."
It turned out to be good news, and Xun You finally breathed a sigh of relief!
Xun You instantly understood what Liu Zhang meant by hurrying up to eight hundred miles.
Make a time difference!
If Liu Biao learned about the situation in Hanzhong, he would immediately order Cai Mao to retreat!
Liu Zhang worked day and night to inform him of the news, in order to teach the Jingzhou Navy a lesson before Cai Mao retreated!
"You take a rest and then report back to my lord, saying that Xun You will definitely defeat the Jingzhou Navy!"
"Yu Fu, they don't just come and leave when they want!"
Once the crisis in Hanzhong is resolved, Xun You will no longer have to worry about anything, and he can plan unscrupulously!
Xu Huang, Gan Ning, Wu Yi, and Wu Lan have a total of 30,000 troops. If Xun You can't defeat Cai Hao, he really doesn't deserve the name of mastermind.
"Send an order to have Wu Yi and Wu Lan lead their troops here immediately, and go to Baidi City to summon Gan Ning and ask him to come see me!"