An unworthy soldier can force the Wu people to retreat without fighting!
When Man Chong said such ambitious words, how could Yan Liang not be shaken mentally?
Yan Liang was not afraid of the Wu people. Even though Soochow's navy was powerful, Yan Liang was confident of driving them out of Jiangxia.
However, after three battles, the soldiers were mentally and physically exhausted, and Yan Liang did not want his elite soldiers to waste time with the Wu people.
If Soochow could be allowed to retreat without a fight, that would be what he would be extremely happy to see.
At that moment, Yan Liang asked happily: "Bo Ning, what good plan do you have?"
Man Chong smiled lightly and said: "Actually, this plan is also simple. It can be called Wei Wei to save Zhao."
Wei Wei rescues Zhao?
A trace of suspicion flashed in Yan Liang's mind, and his thoughts were racing, wondering about the meaning of Man Chong's words.
Suddenly, Yan Liang's eyes lit up, and he seemed to be enlightened.
A smile flashed across his lips, "Bo Ning, your plan to save Wei from Wei is because you want me to borrow the power of Shanyue to force Sun Quan to withdraw his troops and return to Wu."
Man Chong's expression changed slightly, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he cupped his hands and said: "My lord, you really have far-reaching insights. Yes, this is exactly what the general's plan is."
Yan Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, and the historical memories buried deep in his mind were quietly brought out.
The word Shanyue appeared clearly in his mind for the first time.
He vaguely remembered that the Shanyue people were rumored to be descendants of the ancient Baiyue people. These people lived in the Wudi mountainous area all year round. Later, many Han desperadoes fled into the mountains and joined this ethnic group. Over time, they formed
The so-called Shanyue people.
The Shanyue people have a strong temperament, a strong physique, a strong fighting capacity, and a large number, but their weapons are relatively backward.
In order to contain Sun Ce's development in Jiangdong, Yuan Shu instigated the Shanyue people to fight against Sun Ce who occupied the six counties in Jiangdong. Since then, the Shanyue people have enmity with the Sun family and have been causing trouble to Jiangdong all the year round.
In history, almost all the famous generals of Soochow had the experience of conquering Shanyue, but in the end it was Zhuge Ke, the son of Zhuge Jin, who completely pacified Shanyue.
Shanyue was like a tumor in the heart of Soochow. It restricted most of Sun's energy and prevented him from concentrating on outward expansion.
"Last year, Sun Quan sent troops to conquer Shanyue. The Shanyue people were defeated in the battle, so they fled into the mountains and became silent for a while. Now that the main force of the Sun family is in Jiangxia, Wuzhong is empty. Presumably those Shanyue people must be ready to make a move. My lord just needs
Send a capable man with generous gifts to make friends with the Shanyue people and encourage them to take the opportunity to attack the six counties in Jiangdong. If there is a fire in Sun Quan's backyard, there will be no reason to fight against Jiangxia anymore."
Man Chong spoke eloquently and explained this strategy clearly.
Yan Liang nodded slightly, fully convinced of Man Chong's plan.
After pondering for a long time, he added: "Although this plan is clever. But now Ji Bo is still in Chang'an. I lack someone who is good at Ji Bo under my command, but I don't know who should be sent as an envoy to Shanyue."
Yan Liang looked around, but no one dared to ask for help.
At this time, Xu Shu suddenly remembered something, raised his hands and said: "My lord, I recommend this person to you. With his eloquence and eloquence, he will definitely be able to do the job."
Hearing this, Yan Liang's spirit perked up, "But I don't know if Yuan Zhi has any suitable candidates?"
Xu Shu hurriedly said: "This man's surname is Ma, his given name is Liang, and his courtesy name is Jichang. He is an outstanding member of the Ma family in Yicheng, Xiangyang. When I was studying in Jingxiang, I had some friendship with Ma Jichang. From what I know about him, this person is definitely worthy of his reputation."
He is qualified for the important task of sending an envoy to Shanyue."
"Ma Jichang, isn't he the Ma Liang from 'Ma's Wuchang, White Eyebrows Are the Best'?" Yan Liang said with his hands behind his back.
Xu Shu had a strange look on his face, "I didn't expect that my lord has also heard of Ma Jichang's reputation. Yes, the person recommended by Shu is exactly this person."
Yan Liang smiled secretly, thinking that I had not only heard of it, but I also knew how many talented people were dormant in Jingzhou and what abilities these talented people had.
Speaking of Ma Liang, he is indeed a rare young talent in Jingxiang.
In the original history, after Guan Yu lost Jingzhou, Liu Bei sought revenge and sent Ma Liang to sneak into Wuling County to make friends with the Wuxi barbarians. As a result, Ma Liangguo lived up to Liu Bei's expectations and persuaded all the Wuxi barbarians to send troops to respond to Liu Bei.
It is a pity that Liu Bei was defeated in Yiling, and Ma Liang was eventually killed by Soochow. However, he was a talented man, but he met the tragic end of dying young.
However, it can be seen that Ma Liang's diplomatic talent is indeed outstanding, especially when dealing with barbarians, he has unique methods.
The Shanyue people and the Wuxi barbarians are both barbarians. If Ma Liang is sent as an envoy to persuade the Shanyue people to raise troops, it will indeed be a good plan.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang said: "Since Yuan Zhi recommended it, I should recruit this person to be sent to Shanyue. However, this Ma Liang is also a famous scholar in Jingxiang, but I don't know if he is willing to serve as an official for me."
Yan Liang conquered half of Jingzhou with violence, but the victory was confirmed without careful information. Except for discerning people like Xu Shu, many heroes were holding a wait-and-see attitude. Even with talents like Ma Liang, Yan Liang did not want to use them.
Put your hot face against his cold butt.
Xu Shu knew what Yan Liang was worried about, so he immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord. When Ma Jichang was chatting with me, I could see that he also admired and respected me. I believe that as long as my lord conquers the land and adds a letter from me,
, Ma Jichang will definitely be benevolent and dedicate himself to the Lord."
Xu Shufei is the kind of person who is unstable. Since he dares to say this, it proves that he has enough confidence.
Speaking of this, Yan Liang still had any doubts. He was overjoyed and immediately issued an order to conquer Ma Liang. He asked Xu Shu to write a letter and rushed to Yicheng overnight to conquer Ma Liang.
Facts have proved that Xu Shu's judgment is indeed accurate.
Among the many wealthy families in Jingzhou, Liu Biao placed first priority on the Kuai and Cai clans, followed by the Pang and Huang clans on the second place, and completely entrusted military and political affairs to Kuai Yue and Cai Mao.
Over the years these two people have been in charge of Jingzhou, they have always adopted an attitude of exclusion against other wealthy people, and the Ma family is one of the "victims".
Now that Liu Biao is dead and the Cai Kuai clan has declined, it is an excellent opportunity for other major clans to rise. As the leader of the younger generation of the Ma family, as soon as Fang received Yan Liang's conquest order, Ma Liang rushed to Xia without hesitation.
mouth.
Yan Liang was naturally very appreciative of Ma Liang's return. What made him happy was not only the acquisition of a talented man, but Ma Liang's becoming an official, which was equivalent to setting an example for other scholars who were dormant in the wilderness.
Yan Liang believed that after Ma Liang, more talents would flock to his command.
Of course, Yan Liang now had no intention of thinking about these long-term plans. On the day Ma Liang arrived in Xiakou, Yan Liang appointed him as his manager and told him Xu Shu's plan, and Ma Liang accepted the order without hesitation.
So the next day, Ma Liang took a large amount of property with him, disguised himself as a businessman, secretly set out from Xiakou, and took a small road deep into Jiangdong to persuade the Shanyue people to raise troops.
Xiakou has the advantage of the Yangtze River waterway to the east of the Yangtze River. It was not difficult to go there. However, due to the current war between the two armies, the road is not smooth, so Ma Liang has to go to Shanyue with a lot of trouble. To see the effectiveness of this plan, at least
It will take more than half a month to see the results.
After Ma Liang left, Yan Liang had to gather his energy and focus on dealing with Zhou Yu on the other side and his tens of thousands of elite navy troops.
Although Zhou Yu's troops numbered 50,000, because he occupied most of Jiangxia's territory except Xiakou, the battle line was too long, so he had to dedicate part of his troops to guard the newly occupied counties.
With such a division of troops, in fact, on the other side of Xiakou, Zhou Yu only had more than 40,000 men for a head-on battle with Yan Liang.
Yan Liangjin's total force when he arrived at Xiakou was 30,000, and there was not much difference in strength between the two sides.
It's just that on the Yangtze River, the navy is in the lead. Zhou Yu's 40,000 men are all pure navy, while Yan Liang only has Gan Ning's 7,000 navy, and the remaining 20,000 cavalry are basically useless.
Taking advantage of the numerical advantage of the navy, Zhou Yu quickly launched a new attack on Xiakou, and the focus of the attack was Gan Ning's navy.
In order to avoid unnecessary losses to the navy, Yan Liang had to strictly order Gan Ning to retreat to the water stronghold and not go out to fight.
As a result, the Wu people became even more arrogant. While taking turns to attack the water stronghold, they also sent small fleets deep into the upper reaches of the Han River from time to time to harass Yan Liang's grain routes.
For a time, Yan Liang fell into a situation where he was passively beaten.
On this day, Yan Liang was stationed at the top of the city, looking at the Wu people's mighty fleet on the Yangtze River, coming and going as if they were in no one's land, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
Xu Shu, who was standing next to him, sighed: "The navy of the Wu people is really impressive. It seems that we can only hold on for a while to wait for the good news from Ji Chang."
Yan Liang gritted his teeth secretly, feeling aggrieved in his heart, as if he had all the strength but couldn't use it. It was so uncomfortable.
At this time, Xu You suddenly said: "Master, I have a way, which may be able to quickly change the passive situation."
Yan Liang's expression moved slightly, and his eyes turned to Xu You, who looked confident, with a bit of surprise in his eyes.
Xu Shu and others also pricked up their ears, curious to hear what Xu You had in mind.
Xu You then stroked his beard and said calmly: "The number of our troops is not much less than that of the Wu people. It's a pity that most of them are landlubbers. They can't withstand the wind and waves on the river, can't get on boats, and can't be used. That's why they're here."
Wu suppressed."
There is nothing new in what Xu You said. Yan Liang and the others are well aware of these disadvantages.
After a pause, Xu You said with a smile: "You think, why don't we connect each warship, or a team of three, or a team of five, with iron chains to form a whole, and then cover it with wooden planks.
At that time, the boat was chained and no longer afraid of the bumps of the wind and waves. Even the dry soldiers who were not familiar with water could walk on it as if they were on the ground. At that time, the Wu people's advantage in water warfare would be gone."
Yan Liang was really surprised when he heard Xu You's plan.
Isn't this the chain trick Pang Tong used to trick Cao Cao during the Battle of Chibi in the novel?
If Xu You hadn't been following Yan Liang for a long time, Yan Liang would have really suspected at this moment that this old man was sent by Zhou Yu to trick him.
"I said, Mr. Ziyuan, with your battleship, the soldiers can walk on it as if they were on the ground. But if Zhou Yu uses the fire attack strategy, the battleships will be chained to each other and cannot disperse. As long as one
If it is ignited, wouldn't the entire naval force be reduced to nothing?"
Before Yan Liang could speak, Xu Shu also revealed the fatal weakness of this serial plan.
At this time, Xu You laughed again and said: "Yuanzhi, you are really worried. If you want to use fire attack, you must take advantage of the wind. It is freezing today. Where did the southeast wind come from? Zhou Yu used fire attack. He wants to burn more."
Well, it just burns him directly."
Xu Shu shook his head and said: "Everything cannot be so absolute. Although there is rarely a southeast wind at this time of year, it is not impossible for the weather to change suddenly and the wind direction to change occasionally."
Listening to the two counselors arguing, Yan Liang was inspired by something, and his eyes couldn't help but light up. In his mind, a plan was quickly forming. (To be continued. Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work.
