Liu's army is already all over the outside of Hefei, and Pang Tong's 80,000 troops are stationed here.
In the Chinese army camp, Pang Tong and a group of generals were discussing the marching strategy.
"The Jinyi Guards have reported that Zhou Yu's troops have landed in Langya County in Xuzhou and successfully captured Langya County. Several counties in Xuzhou were plundered by Huang Zhong's cavalry. Cao's army in Huainan should have received news of instability in the rear."
"Now that our army has crossed the river, Zhang Liao's 20,000 troops are stationed in Hefei. How do you think we should fight?"
Pang Tong, who was sitting in the main seat, was talking eloquently, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly and a hint of excitement and confidence between his brows.
Since following Liu Cong, he defeated Cao Cao in the north, invaded Jiangdong in the east, and now leads troops to attack Huainan. His Fengchu fame has already spread throughout the world! He should be like this!
"General, I have been in Jiangdong all year round, and I have some understanding of the environment in Huainan and Cao Jun's defense. Hefei and Shouchun are both strong cities. If we attack by force, we may not be able to conquer the city even if all our sons are dead. I think that
, Our army has just arrived, so it is not appropriate to attack the city directly, we should use Lujiang River as a breakthrough!" The person who spoke was Zhu Ran, a young general from Jiangdong.
Pang Tong looked at him with a smile, and Zhu Ran continued, "Lujiang is also an old place in the east of the Yangtze River. If our army attacks Lujiang, then Cao Jun will have to send troops to support him. If Shouchun has few troops, our army may be able to take advantage of it."
Opportunity."
Pang Tong smiled happily and said, "What Yi Feng said is exactly what I want, so I have sent Cai Mao to Lujiang. However, Li Dian in Lujiang also has an army of 20,000. I want to see the movements of Cao's army here in Hefei before doing anything."
What’s next?”
"Chen Dao, lead your cavalry across the Hefei area, remove the stirrups and other equipment, and when you encounter Cao's cavalry, make your own decision whether to fight or not. In addition, pay close attention to Zhou Yu's troops. If you have any news, be sure to report it to us as soon as possible.
I."
"promise."
On February 10th and 13th, Xun Yu received military reports from Dong Zhao and Xiahou Dun one after another.
"Pass my order to transport all the grain and grass shipped to Chang'an back to Xudu. Immediately send fast horses to inform Prime Minister Liu Cong that he has invaded Huainan."
"promise."
This batch of grain and grass was originally prepared for Cao Cao's southward expedition to Shuzhong. Don't even think about attacking Shuzhong now. Come back quickly to support.
Looking at the military report in his hand, Xun Yu was shocked to see that Liu Cong actually raised his troops to invade Huainan just after pacifying Jiangdong! It was really a dissatisfaction in people's hearts.
The hateful thing is that Cao Cao is now far away in Chang'an. Although there are hundreds of thousands of troops in Huainan, Xun Yu always feels a little worried.
Zhou Yu in Xuzhou and Pang Tong in Huainan. With one careless move, Huainan, which had been stable for many years, would fall to Liu Cong.
The 600,000 to 700,000 troops in the north seem to be a lot, but Cao Cao has more than 200,000 troops in Chang'an, as well as hundreds of thousands of troops to guard against the Hu and Gongsun Kang, 50,000 soldiers in Bingzhou, and garrisons in various places.
Now it is really impossible to mobilize an army to support Huainan. There are still more than 40,000 people in Xudu, but do they dare to leave? Wancheng
Liu Jun is not blind.
"The Qiang people have been in rebellion recently, and Liu Cong has invaded Huainan. It's been a troubled time. For now, the only way is to let Zang Ba cooperate with Xuzhou's field soldiers to resist Zhou Yu, and then wait for the prime minister to come back and then make plans."
While Xun Yu was murmuring, the pen in his hand never stopped for a moment.
On February 15th, Zang Ba led his army to Xiapi, consolidated 15,000 field troops in Pengcheng, and recruited 10,000 men, before Zang Ba led his troops to the front line.
Before leaving, Dong Zhao also told him that the troops stationed in the field had not fought for a long time, and the soldiers recruited were all new soldiers. When encountering Liu Jun, they should still focus on defense.
Zang Ba, who was riding on horseback, smiled disdainfully, "The Liu troops coming across the sea should all be infantry, right? Since ancient times, has no cavalry been defeated by infantry? Where are our troops?"
"General Qi, our army has arrived at Ju County. After more than fifty miles, we will enter Langya County."
"Well, speed up."
"General, our army is already marching very fast. If it goes any faster, the infantry will not be able to keep up. Besides, didn't Mr. Zhou Mu say that we should focus on defense?"
"Hey!" Zang Ba turned around and glanced at the deputy general, "The general will not accept the military orders outside. After all, Dong Zhoumu has never been on the battlefield and does not understand the affairs between the troops. Our army has 30,000 cavalry, are we still afraid of Zhou Yu?"
"General, our infantry really can't keep up!"
"Then you stay and lead the infantry behind. When I defeat Zhou Yu, you can lead the troops to clean up the battlefield!" After that, Zang Ba did not give the deputy general a chance to answer, and rode away directly.
"General, general!"
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"General, General Zang Ba of Cao's army has led 30,000 cavalry to Kaiyang."
Zhou Yu opened the scout's military report and read it, then laughed and said, "This Zang Ba is really arrogant. Does he think our army is a vulnerable Yellow Turban Army?"
Zhou Yu's words made the generals laugh. After everyone laughed, Huang Zhong cupped his hands and said, "The last general is willing to lead his troops to meet him."
Zhou Yu waved his hand and said, "Old general, don't worry yet. Although Zang Ba is arrogant, he does have the ability to be arrogant. Thirty thousand cavalry is not a small number. I have to think about how to deal with him."
Lu Su stroked his beard and nodded and said, "Gong Jin is right. Zang Ba once dominated the country and made many achievements after following Cao Cao. We cannot underestimate him."
After looking around at the generals, Zhou Yu said, "Since Zang Ba is so anxious to make a contribution, then we will make it happen for him!"
After saying that, Zhou Yu stood up and said, "Generals, listen to the order! The entire army leaves the city, leaving not a single soldier in the city! Accompany me to fight against Zang Ba!"
"What? No soldiers left?"
"Is all the grain and grass intercepted by our army inside the city?"
"If the infantry is in the wild, how can it compete with the cavalry?"
Zhou Yu's order aroused the generals' surprise, but he did not explain, but continued to order, "The whole army only needs to bring half a month's worth of dry food, and I will set fire to all the rest!"
"This?" The generals looked at each other, and Huang Zhong, who was still the most qualified, asked, "General, are you really overestimating this? If our army defends the city, it will be difficult for the enemy's cavalry to deal with it.
What kind of blow did our army cause?"
"If it is necessary to go to war, the general will be willing to lead ten thousand troops to fight. Why should he do this?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I will be free to discuss it, so you don't have to say anything."
"Everyone, get ready! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
The generals looked at each other again, and then reluctantly accepted the order, "No."
After everyone left, Lu Su asked, "Gong Jin, why are you doing this? We have tens of thousands of troops in the city and we don't have to worry about food. Why go out to fight in the field?"
Zhou Yu sat down and watched the military report, "Zijing, do you think infantry can defeat cavalry?"
Lu Su thought for a while and said, "Of course not, but our army has armored tigers and ten thousand Japanese soldiers, so it may not be invincible."
"In this case, why should we be afraid of him? Ten thousand Japanese soldiers armed with repeating crossbows can fire a hundred thousand arrows in an instant! It is not difficult to defeat Zang Ba's cavalry, but the difficult thing is how to annihilate them!"
Lu Su's eyes widened, "Gong Jin! You, you, you want it?"
Zhou Yu chuckled, "Yes, give the city to him. As long as Zang Ba dares to enter the city, I can destroy him!"