"Mr. Yuan Hao, don't be discouraged. The outcome is uncertain. Everything is possible. Our army suffered too many losses in the last expedition. We also tried to take advantage of the weakness to capture Jianghuai several times before. However, Wei Yan has a good general. Our army
We failed to attack Jianghuai, and now that Jiangdong is recuperating, it is really difficult to help." Jiangdong, Moling, and Lu Su accompanied Tian Feng when they came out of Sun Quan's general mansion, and said with some regret.
Tian Feng came here after a long journey, and he still looked a little tired. Hearing this, he sighed and said: "But now is the opportunity to destroy the Chu thieves. General Sun is so timid, he may miss the opportunity!"
Lu Su naturally understands this. If Chu Nan wins this battle, he will seize the entire Central Plains and all the land of Kyushu will be under his jurisdiction. At that time, he will only need to cultivate for a few years to send his troops south and lead a great victory.
By defeating Jingzhou and leveling Jiangdong, the world will be able to determine its own destiny.
This is just the truth, but the last defeat of Xiaoyaojin not only depleted Jiangdong's vitality, but also Jiangdong's foundation. Sun Quan suffered such a defeat when he first took charge of Jiangdong. After returning, he still relied on Zhou Yu's support
It was only then that the situation in Jiangdong was stabilized, and now it has just recovered. If he goes out this time, it will be okay to win, but if he loses, it will be difficult to save the land of Jiangdong, let alone the Central Plains. Lu Su can understand why Sun Quan does not want to
Get involved in this matter.
Not long ago, Lu Su had an exchange with Sun Quan. At that time, Lu Su saw that Sun Quan did not have the enterprising spirit of his father and brother, and only wanted to preserve Jiangdong's foundation. With this mentality, you let him try his best again now.
Naturally I won't accept it.
After walking a few steps, Lu Su suddenly said in a low voice: "Mr. Yuan Hao, why not move to Chaisang? If we can convince the governor to agree to send troops, this matter may turn around."
Zhou Lang?
Tian Feng nodded, is there any hope for going to Chaisang? Tian Feng is very clear about the situation in Jizhou. If he delays it any longer, he is afraid there will be problems. He has passed through the Central Plains along the way and has seen the weather in the Central Plains. Even if there is a battle ahead,
The people of the Central Plains also have a surplus of food in every household, and most people practice the art of visualization. Even a country woman can easily lift a hundred kilograms of weight.
In other words, although Chu Nan now has fewer troops, it does not lack troops. However, although Yuan Shao has many troops, he is no better than Chu Nan after losing consecutive battles. The key is that Yuan Shao's troops and horses
One is dead and the other is missing, and his stamina is not as long as that of Chu Nan.
If this drags on, Yuan Shao is almost certain to lose, and even in a decisive battle, Yuan Shao can't defeat Chu Nan at the moment.
Foreign aid must be sought as soon as possible, but Jiangdong's side may not be able to do it. After all, Zhou Yu is not the one who calls the shots in Jiangdong!
Although he knew it was of little significance, Tian Feng still traveled all night and arrived at Chaisang early the next morning.
Zhou Yu was training his navy. When he heard that Tian Feng was coming to see him, he quickly left the camp to greet him.
"Mr. Yuan Hao, I've heard about his name for a long time, but I just regret not being able to ask for advice." Zhou Yu still looks the same, but his handsome face has a little more vicissitudes of life.
"Gong Jin is joking. Although he is a few years older than Gong Jin, Gong Jin's talents are far better than mine. How can he accept Gong Jin's advice?" After Tian Feng said a few polite words to Zhou Yu, he looked at Zhou Yu and said, "Gong Jin should know that I
Intention."
"Yes." Zhou Yu sighed: "If sir comes at the beginning of the war, I will do my best to ask the lord to send troops."
"What do you mean by this?" Tian Feng's heart sank and he looked at Zhou Yu and asked.
"Duke Yuan's defeat has been determined." Zhou Yu looked at Tian Feng and said, "I have deployed many detailed operations in the Central Plains. Sir, do you know that Duke Yuan failed to attack Yecheng and lost his troops and generals?"
Tian Feng's pupils shrank and he looked at Zhou Yu in disbelief: "As far as I know, the ones who invaded Ye City were only the Black Mountain Army. Even if our lord failed to break the city, he should not have lost his troops and generals."
"I haven't been able to find out the specific situation, but the matter has been reported to the court." Zhou Yu nodded. He understood Tian Feng's emotions. It would be difficult for him to accept it, but it is a fact.
Reporting to the imperial court means asking for merit for the soldiers. On the other hand, it also means closing the coffin. This kind of thing will not be reported falsely.
Tian Feng looked at Zhou Yu with some confusion. He naturally knew what this meant. Yuan Shao's main force had lost troops and generals. This loss was probably not light. Yuan Shao's main force may have been unable to do anything anymore, and the rest was just hanging on.
"So..." Zhou Yu looked at Tian Feng and sighed, "I'm sorry that I can't do anything about this."
He knew that this was the best opportunity to defeat Chu Nan, but unfortunately, the good opportunity had passed. Sending troops now would not be of any help to the current war situation, and might instead cost Jiangdong the strength he had finally recovered in the past two years.
Tian Feng seemed to have become much older all of a sudden. He nodded silently to Zhou Yu, turned around and prepared to leave.
Zhou Yu took a few steps forward to stop Tian Feng and said: "Mr. Yuan Hao, with all due respect, even if you go back now, it will be difficult to change the overall situation. Why not stay and wait until the time comes to plan for big things in the future?"
Tian Feng looked at Zhou Yu, chuckled, shook his head and said, "The Governor has good intentions, and Feng understands them sincerely, but there are some things that must be done after all."
"Sir, Gao Yi." Seeing that Tian Feng was determined to leave, Zhou Yu did not force him to stay. After thinking about it, he looked at Tian Feng and said, "Sir, since Jiangdong cannot send troops, Jingzhou is probably the same. Liu Jingsheng is no longer what he used to be."
If you are ambitious, you will probably not send troops. If you want to save Mr. Yuan, you may want to go to Xuchang."
Xuchang?
Tian Feng was slightly startled when he heard this, then he realized what he was saying, looked at Zhou Yu and said, "The Governor is saying..."
"Yes, Xuchang may be Mr. Yuan's last chance!" Zhou Yu nodded and said: "Although there has been no movement in Xuchang, I believe that there must be many people in Xuchang city who are dissatisfied with Chu Nan. Now that Chu Nan has not returned for several months, these people must be
We have already accumulated some strength. If they can succeed, this matter may turn around. There will be no need for my husband to come by then. I will definitely persuade the lord to go north."
Xuchang may be Yuan Shao's last chance, but it's difficult to succeed. If those people can succeed, they won't be able to suppress Cao Cao and Chu Nan in turn.
But it is still a hope. If Tian Feng controls the situation, there may be a chance.
Tian Feng looked at Zhou Yu, nodded silently, and saluted Zhou Yu: "Thank you, Captain, for your advice!"
"Guidance is out of the question. Sir, if you care, you will be confused." Zhou Yu said with a smile.
"Without further delay, I'll set off now. I hope the governor can send someone to help us cross the river!" Tian Feng regained his energy, looked at Zhou Yu and said, he is not going to go to Jianghuai, but is going to go directly to Jiangxia and over the mountains to Runan.
, you can save a lot of trouble by going directly from Runan to Xuchang.
"This is natural." Zhou Yu smiled and nodded, and immediately ordered Xu Sheng to take a boat to send Tian Feng across the river.
Late at night, Xu Sheng came back and saluted Zhou Yu: "Captain, Mr. Yuan Hao has sent him away."
"Yeah." Zhou Yu sighed and said, "What a pity."
"The governor thinks that the matter in Xuchang will not be accomplished?" Xu Sheng followed Zhou Yu for a long time, and when he saw Zhou Yu sighing, he knew that it would be difficult to accomplish.
"Difficult!" Zhou Yu nodded: "Although it seems that Xuchang's defense is empty, but with the way Chu Nan behaves, how could he not have expected this? I'm afraid it has been planned long ago, and it's hard to tell. It's just that the people in Xuchang have not launched it. .”
"Then why did the governor..." Xu Sheng wondered why Tian Feng was allowed to go.
"Although it is difficult, it may not be impossible. Since he is determined to die, it is more useful to go to Xuchang than to return to Yuan Shao." Zhou Yu stood up and said, "Let's wait and see. If it happens, the general trend of the world will change again."
Difficulty and not doing it are two different things. You can't not do it just because it is difficult. For people like them, even if the chance is slim, it is still an opportunity. If you don't do it, there is no chance. Judging from the current situation, Yuan Shao's defeat is already A matter of time.
The general trend is like this, but I don’t know if Tian Feng can turn things around!
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Jingzhou, Xinye.
After sending Liu Pan away, Liu Bei and Guan Yu returned to the government office and sat down with Sun Qian and others. They looked at each other in silence. Although they had Liu Biao's help, Nanyang was probably difficult to recapture. The most important thing was that Liu Bei received the news that Yuan Shao The counterattack on Yecheng failed, but instead the troops were lost. Once this battle was defeated, it was impossible to capture Yecheng again. Liu Bei knew what this meant.
There is a high probability that Yuan Shao will be defeated, and it will be a complete defeat. After this battle, Chu Nan's momentum will reach its peak, and the entire land of Hebei will fall into Chu Nan's hands. What he will face next time may be with the entire Central Plains army. Chu Nan has gone south, and now Liu Bei seems to have only the small county of Xinye in his hands. Only Guan Yu can use the generals, and his weapons are no more than Sun Qian, Jian Yong, Mi Zhu, and his soldiers are no more than five thousand!
With this little strength, how can he resist Chu Nan?
Just thinking about it makes me feel depressed.
"After this battle, the Nanyang nobles have also been severely weakened and may no longer be able to support our army." Jian Yong sighed, took the lead to break the silence, looked at Liu Bei and said: "I'm afraid there won't be any more from Duke Jing Sheng's side. Allocate troops and horses to your lord, but with the troops and horses we have now, it will be difficult for us to raise an army, let alone capture Nanyang."
Liu Bei nodded, let alone attacking Nanyang. If Zhang Xiu comes now, whether he can hold on is a question.
Fortunately, Zhang Xiu only repulsed the enemy and did not raise any more troops to attack. Otherwise, even if they won in the end, it would probably be a miserable victory.
"Lord..." Mi Zhu hesitated for a moment.
Liu Bei smiled and said, "If Zizhong has something to say, you might as well speak up."
Mi Zhu saluted Liu Bei and said, "In Zhu's opinion, what my lord lacks most now is not a foothold."
"Oh?" Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhu, and Guan Yu also looked at him.
But Mi Zhu cupped her fists and said, "In the past, Cao Cao had Xun Yu who organized food and grass for him, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu who made suggestions for him. Yuan Shao also had Tian Feng, Ju Sue, Xu You and other counselors around him. Even Lu Bu With the help of Chen Gong, we can achieve today's great achievements. In my humble opinion, my lord should look for wise men to help him and show him the way."
Liu Bei naturally has civil servants and counselors around him, but no matter Jian Yong, Sun Qian or Mi Zhu, compared with the above-mentioned people, they are all far behind. Liu Bei needs counselors who can really make arrangements and plan the future for him. Now Liu Bei is very popular. It was enough, but Kun did not have the help of such a top counselor, so he failed several times. If Liu Bei had a good counselor when he was in Xuzhou, maybe Chu Nan would have to be replaced by Liu Bei now.
"I also know this, but wise men are hard to find." Liu Bei smiled bitterly and shook his head. How could he not know this, but where could he go to find wise men?