What Yan Liang is referring to is Lukou... The words
Xu Shu and others were once again at a loss.
Even people like Xu Shu couldn't figure out for a while how the attack on Chaisang in the east had anything to do with this Lukou in Jiangxia.
Among the generals, only one person's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he thought of something.
The person with a look of shock on his face was none other than Lu Meng in the corner.
Yan Liang's eyes were burning, observing the changes in the expressions of the generals all the time. The obvious change in Lu Meng's expression could not escape his eyes.
"Ziming, do you know why the key to defeating Chaisang lies in Lukou?" Yan Liang asked.
Lu Meng was startled, then stood up and said: "My lord, I have a slight understanding of what I mean, but I don't know whether it is right or not."
"We are all members of the family here, so you can speak freely. No one will blame you if you say something wrong. Come here and tell everyone about the general's intentions."
Yan Liang waved and called Lu Meng to the map.
Yan Liang knew very well that Lü Meng had the talent to lead, and he also intended to train Lü Meng to be his right-hand man.
For the young Lu Meng, Yan Liang needs to give him more opportunities to show his talents in order to convince Yan Liang's old generals.
When Lu Meng saw the opportunity to show off, he did not hesitate at all. He immediately stepped forward calmly and stood in front of the map openly.
"The generals of Soochow who stayed at Chaisang are all good at water warfare, and the 10,000 water troops are even more elite. From what I can see, even if our army mobilizes all its water troops to fight decisively on the river, the number of winners and losers will be
It’s really hard to predict, so I think General Zhang’s concerns just now are very reasonable.”
Lu Meng was originally a former general of Soochow, and his evaluation of the combat effectiveness of Wu soldiers and the water warfare capabilities of Soochow generals was naturally the most convincing.
When he said this, all the generals nodded slightly.
"The Wu people are invincible in water warfare. With the current strength of our navy, we really cannot compete. However, our army has the strength in land warfare. If we want to capture Chai Sang, we must make use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."
Hearing these words, Yan Liang nodded secretly, showing some appreciation, thinking that Lu Meng was really talented. He had indeed understood his intention.
The other generals were surprised, and Zhang He said in confusion: "It goes without saying that our army is strong in infantry warfare, but no matter how strong our infantry warfare is, it has no place above the river."
"That's not necessarily the case." Lu Meng smiled and moved his gaze to the location of Lukou on the map.
While gesticulating, he said calmly: "There is land and water flowing into the Yangtze River at Lukou. If you go upstream along the land and water, you can pass through the Mufu Mountain on the south bank, and then take the land road directly to Chaisang. If you use the cavalry to move quickly, you can only
It only lasts a few days. Meng thought that this should be the reason why the Lord regarded the attack on Lukou as the key to the attack on Chaisang."
Lu Meng's words caused a huge stir in everyone's hearts. Everyone stood up and looked at the map with surprised eyes.
They followed Lu Meng's thoughts, looked at the map terrain, and pondered what Lu Meng said, and surprise gradually filled their faces.
"It turns out that there is still this road, and we can attack Chaisang by land. If that is the case, we can rush the navy along the river to attract the main force of the Wu army to fight, and then secretly send a cavalry to attack Chaisang from Lukou. If
If this plan goes well, raiding Chaisang will be a piece of cake."
Xu Shu excitedly spoke out what Lu Meng had not finished.
A smile appeared on the corner of Yan Liang's mouth, and he nodded slightly while standing with his hands behind his back. Lu Meng and Xu Shu revealed his plan.
Since the soldiers entered the Yangtze River, Yan Liang has taken the time to get familiar with the terrain along the Yangtze River in his free time, pondering the battles that took place here in history, and obtaining useful information for himself.
The first thing that Yan Liang thought of was, of course, the Battle of Red Cliff.
During the Battle of Chibi, the allied forces of Sun and Liu moved up the river. Their first stop was Lukou, and then they relied on Lukou to advance into the key areas of Chibi.
Thinking back to this, Yan Liang couldn't help but become curious about Lukou, but he carefully analyzed the topography of Lukou.
After thinking about it for a while, Yan Liang realized that the reason why the Wu people seized Lukou was because they were afraid that Cao Cao's infantry would attack Chaisang from Lukou and face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides.
It was precisely because of this that Yan Liang boldly decided to raid Chaisang.
Although Xu Shu and others were extremely resourceful, they were still not very familiar with the geographical terrain along the Yangtze River. Even Yan Liang, if not for his prophetic memory, would not have paid much attention to a seemingly inconspicuous place like Lukou.
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Lü Meng was different. He was originally a general of the Wu army. What he planned day and night was to capture Jingzhou. In private, he naturally had a thorough analysis of the terrain along the Yangtze River, so he could see the importance of Lukou.
Lu Meng was indeed a rare and wise general.
When Yan Liang was pleased, the atmosphere in the hall was already boiling. Everyone who understood Yan Liang's intention was amazed and admired him.
With the clever plan to defeat the enemy, all the generals were excited and generously asked for battle.
In the blink of an eye, the generals and counselors changed from their previous suspicions to an unprecedentedly high fighting spirit, and all their thoughts were united into two, that is - start a war!
If the hearts of the people are united, the next thing will be much easier to handle. It is nothing more than arranging the troops.
This advance eastward was of great importance, and Yan Liang was personally responsible for commanding the army. However, Jiangling was newly acquired, and it was necessary to have capable people to guard it.
After much deliberation, Yan Liang decided to transfer Man Chong from Xiakou to guard Jiangling.
Man Chong was not only strong in city defense, he was also a rare talent in governance. Whether it was Xinye or Xiakou, wherever he guarded, he always had good government and people, and the people were obedient.
Jiangling, a newly acquired strategic location, needs people with both military and military skills like Man Chong to guard it.
As for Liu Qi, who fled to Changsha, he had no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and his morale was extremely low. Except for Changsha County, the other three counties in Jingnan were all indifferent to him. At this time, there was no fear that he would cause any trouble.
Even so, Huang Zu's 10,000 undamaged naval troops should not be underestimated, so Yan Liang left Lu Meng to lead 3,000 naval troops to guard Baqiu to prevent Huang Zu's army from leaving the Xiang River north.
Excluding Lü Meng's army and the soldiers and horses left in Wancheng, Xiangyang, Jiangling and other places, Yan Liang could use nearly 30,000 troops to attack Chaisang, including 8,000 naval troops.
Originally, the gathering of 30,000 people was bound to arouse Soochow's vigilance, but fortunately, it was not long after the Battle of Jiangling, and most of Yan Liang's main forces were originally gathered on the Jiangling front line.
Therefore, Yan Liang used the excuse of returning to Xiangyang from the Han River to the north to lead his troops to assemble in Xiakou in a grand manner without worrying about arousing the vigilance of Chaisang Wu's army.
On the third day after sending Kan Ze away, Yan Liang arrived in Xiakou.
Thirty thousand land and water troops. Except for some infantry troops, most of them have gathered in Xiakou.
In the water village on the south bank of the Yangtze River, all the generals gathered in the Chinese army's tent.
The undercurrent of chilling was surging, and the fire of revenge was blazing on everyone's face.
At the Battle of Xiakou, the Wu people had a hatred of invasion that lasted for several months, but now Sun Quan's arrogant and open order, all the hatred accumulated in his heart, has long been gathered into a volcano that is about to erupt.
Everyone knew that the angry volcano in their hearts had finally burst out.
Yan Liang looked around at the excited generals and immediately issued a military order.
As for the naval force, Gan Ning and Zhou Cang commanded eight thousand naval forces and moved eastward along the Yangtze River, approaching Chaisang. It was necessary to use the Soochow navy to go into battle.
On the land route, Zhang He led 4,000 light cavalry. They set off from Lukou, crossed Mufu Mountain, and penetrated directly behind Chaisang. They attacked the enemy unprepared and attacked Chaisang City in one fell swoop.
Yan Liang himself took charge of the rest of the army and was behind Gan Ning's army. He was ready to assist the troops and control the overall situation.
"The Wu people don't take us seriously. This battle will show the Wu people how powerful our Yan family army is -"
Yan Liang looked around at the generals, murderous intent flowing on his face, and his thunderous words of encouragement echoed in the military tent.
"Kill all the Wu dogs——"
"Revenge—"
The generals roared in response, their killing intent surging like an angry wave.
Chaisang City.
At dusk, the small boat arrived at this important town along the river.
The boat slowly entered the water village. On the trestle, Lu Su and veteran Han Dang had heard the news and arrived.
Although Lu Su was recommended by Zhou Yu, he was still relatively inexperienced in Soochow, so Sun Quan ordered the elders Han Dang and Lu Su to jointly command Chai Sang's army.
Although Kan Ze's official position is inferior to these two, he is still a person close to Sun Quan. Now that he has returned from his mission to Jingzhou and passed through Chaisang, Lu Su and Han Dang will naturally treat him with courtesy.
Kan Ze got off the boat, and the host and guest met each other. After a few polite greetings, Lu Su and others welcomed Kan Ze into the Chinese army's tent.
There, a small wine banquet was prepared, just waiting to welcome him.
After a few rounds of wine and greetings, Lu Su cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Derun is on a mission to Jingzhou this time. I wonder if General Yan will agree to suspend his troops?"
"Zijing once said that Yan Liang was a cruel and treacherous person. What Ze saw this time was that he was just a bully who was afraid of the strong. This is completely inconsistent with what Zijing said."
Kan Ze showed a bit of contempt and disapproval.
Lu Su suddenly looked surprised, "Why, could it be that Yan Liang actually agreed?"
Kan Ze nodded, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, "My Soochow navy is crossing the Yangtze River and is invincible. It would be strange if Yan Liang dares not to agree."
Hearing this, Lu Su looked surprised, but Han Dang snorted coldly, as if he had expected it.
The veteran general from Soochow stroked his beard and said bitterly: "Yan Liang, the dog thief, is aware of the tightness of the situation. I hope he won't agree, so that we can justifiably launch an army to attack the west, and wipe out the dog thief in one fell swoop."
I will avenge the blood and hatred."
Although Han Dang was proud, he also never forgot the revenge of killing his son.
"Ten years are not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Old General, please be patient. In less than a month, the rebellion in Shanyue will be quelled. At that time, the lord will personally lead the army to pacify Jingzhou, and the old general's revenge will naturally be avenged."
Kan Ze said with relief.
"This Yan Liang has always refused to give in to others, but I didn't expect that he actually agreed..." Lu Su murmured to himself, but there was suspicion in his eyes.
Kan Ze sneered and said: "Not only did he agree, but he also praised our lord very highly. With such a humble appearance, Zijing will definitely feel disgusting like me when you arrive."
As he said this, Kan Ze laughed heartily, and Han Dang laughed happily as he listened happily.
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