While the Cao army in Chang'an and Liangzhou army were fighting fiercely, Lu Xun, Zhang Liao and Le Jin were also leading 30,000 reinforcements, rushing to Hefei for assistance.
Zhang Liao had excellent ability to lead troops. He led his troops to march quickly and traveled for more than 40 miles a day. It took him not too long to arrive at the city of Hefei.
The speed of the marching even surprised Zhou Yu, the general of the Jiangdong Army. Zhou Yu expected that reinforcements might arrive, but he did not expect that the reinforcements would come so quickly.
The military strategy says: "If you fight for profit for fifty miles, you will be able to slap the general. If you fight for profit for thirty miles, you will be able to reach two-thirds." Zhang Liao was able to reach Hefei city at a speed of more than 40 miles a day, but the number of troops was not lost. This is a very good performance, and it can be said that the military is the most important thing.
Although Zhou Yu was a little surprised by the speed of the reinforcements, he didn't take it seriously. After all, from the beginning, the arrival of reinforcements was within expectations. However, in the face of the situation where the three armies attacked Cao together, even if Cao Cao sent reinforcements over, the number could not be large, and Zhou Yu's confidence in breaking the city has not diminished at all.
Zhou Yu did not take the method of besieging the city from all sides, but surrounded three and one. Zhang Liao immediately led reinforcements to enter the city from the west gate of Hefei, which had no soldiers attacked.
The defenders in Hefei City originally had only 20,000, and they were consumed even more severely when defending the city for several days. Now there are less than 10,000 people. Although the 100,000 Jiangdong Army was exhausted when siege the city, the war was still more than 90,000 soldiers. Even after 30,000 reinforcements entered the city, the number of Cao's army in the city was still less than half of the Jiangdong Army.
The situation is not optimistic.
It is really difficult to repel the Jiangdong Army. If there are some accidents behind it, such as the burning of the granary, it would be really good.
When leading the army to rescue, Lu Xun had already found out that the Jiangdong Army had set up the grain camp on the north side of Chaohu. This grain camp was responsible for the grain supply of the 100,000 Jiangdong Army, which was extremely important. If the grain camp could be removed, the Jiangdong Army would retreat without fighting.
Unfortunately, Zhou Yu is not a fool. Zhou Yu is very clear about the importance of food and grass. Hefei is very well protected. Moreover, Hefei is not far from Chaohu Lake. If Chaohu Lake is attacked, the Jiangdong army besieging Hefei can also send some troops to rescue the siege immediately. Although Zhang Liao led 30,000 troops, it is almost impossible to detour and burn the Jiangdong army's grain camp in Chaohubei.
After entering Hefei City, Lu Xun was considering a strategy to retreat to the enemy.
But the opponent outside the city is Zhou Yu. How can you hide ordinary strategies from him?
Although Lu Xun is extremely hostile to Jiangdong, he will never be blinded by hatred. He knows Zhou Yu's ability very well. If the peerless wise general who has appeared in decades is slightly underestimated by him, it is very likely that he will cause a catastrophe.
If the Jiangdong Army is willing, it will be difficult to block the reinforcements when they enter the city. However, if the reinforcements are blocked outside the city, the pressure faced by the self-army when siege the city will not increase, but it will be troublesome to be guarded against the reinforcements at all times. It is better to put the reinforcements into the city openly and then wipe them out in the city in one fell swoop.
Zhou Yu's wisdom can be seen.
When facing an opponent like Zhou Yu, you must be careful and not relax at all.
However, the current situation is really unfavorable. The Jiangdong Army has the advantage of its military strength and can only take a dignified attack. No matter what strategy is implemented in the city, as long as the Jiangdong Army is prepared for its own defense and ignores the rest, it will be difficult for the defenders in the city to deal with it.
Lu Xun thought hard for a long time, but he came up with a sudden enlightenment and came up with a plan.
However, this plan is too dangerous and not to be able to do it well. Not to mention throwing away Hefei City, Huainan may lose all the opponent.
By then, the Jiangdong Army will march straight into the sky, and Xuchang will be in danger.
But if this plan can be achieved, the 100,000 Jiangdong Army may be wiped out!
Can this plan be implemented? Lu Xun was very worried about it.
Forget it, anyway, I am just a staff officer. Even if I come up with a plan, the final decision will be Zhang Liao, Li Dian and other generals. As long as I report the plan I come up with, they will decide whether to adopt it or not.
In fact, this is a very obscure statement. Lu Xun's strategy can hardly be described as a risk. Once it fails, it will almost be doomed.
"...I think I can give it a try." The next one was Le Jin, "Anyway, it's time to lose it, it's better to bet on a bet, maybe you can beat Sun Jianjun with a fall."
Zhang Liao frowned slightly, still considering the gains and losses.
Lu Xun's plan is undoubtedly very attractive. If it is successful, even if the Eastern Wu army does not discuss destruction, it will be inevitable to retreat to Jiangdong.
However, if this plan fails, the consequences will be too serious. Not to mention the consequences of his 40,000 people being wiped out, it is very likely that Xuchang City will face the attack of the Jiangdong army.
However, what Le Jin said was right. The Jiangdong Army was led by Zhou Yu and the city was very fierce. The equipment for defending the city in Hefei was originally scarce, and the troops were insufficient. Because of the three sides of the enemy, Cao Cao would not have sent more reinforcements to Hefei. There was no army that must be rescued outside, and no city that must be defended inside. If he continued to trap the lonely city, it would be inevitable that the city would be destroyed. It was just a matter of time.
By then, Xuchang will still face the offensive of Sun Jian's army.
If you want to repel Sun Jian’s army, you can only rely on strange strategies.
"I also agree with Bo Yan's plan." Zhang Liao said with a clear idea.