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Fankou.
Twenty miles away, the latest news about Wu Jun's movements quickly reached Yan Liang.
According to the intelligence from a day ago, Sun Quan was gathering an army and planned to launch a massive attack on Fankou again.
But on the day Yan Liang received the news of Wei Yan's victory, the Wu army's long-prepared attack suddenly subsided, and detailed intelligence claimed that a Wu army of about 10,000 people left the camp that day and galloped downstream.
go.
There were various signs that Sun Quan had probably heard the news of the fall of Aixian County. As a last resort, he had to give up the imminent attack and instead sent troops to deal with Wei Yan's surprise attack.
Yan Ying breathed a huge sigh of relief.
Yan Liang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Jia Xu's strategy had really suppressed Wu Jun's powerful naval attack again, and once again bought valuable time for Huang Yueying to rush to build cars and ships.
"My lord, I think that just relying on Wen Chang's army to delay the Wu army is not enough. Our army in the north should also take action."
In the big tent, Zhang Liao, who was known to be wise and resourceful, gave Yan Liang advice.
Zhang Liao's words suddenly reminded Yan Liang, and he couldn't help but remember that he had an army of more than 20,000 people stationed in the hinterland of the Central Plains, led by generals Xu Shu, Wen Chou, and Zhang He.
This group of soldiers and horses was only used by Yan Liangyuan to guard Ruying and other Yuzhou counties in the Central Plains to deal with the threats from Liu Bei and Yuan Shang.
However, according to intelligence from the north, Liu Bei has just put down several rebellions in his area of control, and his military strength has not yet fully recovered from the defeat of Liang State. Within a few months, it will be difficult to pose a threat to Xudu.
As for Yuan Shang, the situation was similar to that of Liu Bei. He was too busy licking the wounds of his defeat in the Central Plains and had no time to lead his army south.
What's more, Yuan Shang and Liu Bei are already at odds with each other. No matter which side of the two launches an attack on Yan Liang's ruling area, the other side will definitely find ways to profit from it. In this case, it is obviously not a wise move to take the initiative to provoke Yan Liang.
That being the case, it would seem a bit wasteful for the more than 20,000 elite infantry troops in the Central Plains to just sit idle like this.
Zhang Liao's advice just reminded Yan Liang and made him realize that the army of the Central Plains should also be useful.
After pondering for a long time, Yan Liang said happily: "What Wen Yuan said is very true. I quickly drafted an order and sent it to the Central Plains. I ordered Zhang He to lead 5,000 paces to ride out of Runan and pretend to attack Shouchun to the east."
Runan is located in the southeast of Shouchun. Zhang He's elite infantry army can go south from the Ying River in the territory. In a few days, they can enter the Huaihe River and take Shouchun directly.
The water volume of the Huaihe River is far less than that of the Yangtze River, and the Wu's navy's combat capabilities in the Huaihe River will be greatly reduced. On the contrary, the two Huaihe Rivers and the flat plains are suitable for the cavalry to gallop.
Therefore, although the Wu army stationed in Shouchun is said to have nearly 20,000 troops, Zhang He's troops are equipped with nearly 1,000 cavalry. His 5,000 elite infantry cavalry are enough to pose a considerable threat to Shouchun.
Once the northern army moved, Sun Quan would definitely be worried again.
Hearing that Yan Liang had given this fate, Lu Meng's eyes suddenly lit up as if he had been inspired by something.
"Lord, if we want to make Wu Jun suffer, then why don't we do it more thoroughly and use the 10,000 elite infantry in Xiakou." Lu Meng said excitedly.
"What Ziming means..." Yan Liang suddenly became very interested again.
Lu Meng pointed at the map and said: "Although Sun Quan has mobilized 10,000 soldiers and horses, the navy under his command still has 40,000 people. It is still a big threat to our army. The general is thinking,
Only by weakening some of Sun Quan's troops can Sun Quan be unable to launch a large-scale attack on Fankou."
Yan Liang nodded. He was convinced and asked happily: "In Zi Ming's opinion, what strategy should be used to force Sun Quan to send troops again?"
Lu Meng pointed his hand in the direction of Lukou again.
"Sun Quan has 10,000 soldiers and horses to assist Yuzhang, but Wen Chang's army has 7,000. Sun Quan should be very clear. With just these soldiers and horses, he can definitely cope with our army. So the general guessed that Sun Quan was drawing troops before
At this time, Chaisang's army will be secretly mobilized, and they will march south to Yuzhang. Therefore, the last general suggested that the lord can order a general to lead an army of 10,000 infantry, and march directly to the south of Chaisang from the Lukou trail, forcing Sun Quan not to
Dare to divide Chai Sang's troops."
Yan Liang stared at the map, his thoughts turned around, and he couldn't help nodding his head, approving Lu Meng's strategy.
Nowadays, Yan Liang's troops have more infantry than naval forces. However, when fighting on the river, no matter how many infantry there are, they are useless.
With so many infantry troops gathered on the shore, it was a pity to waste food and grass in vain. Instead of doing this, it would be more cost-effective to use these infantry troops to the best of their ability, as Lu Meng said.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang frowned and said loudly: "Where is Huang Hansheng?"
"The end will be here." Huang Zhong came out with excitement.
Yan Liang waved his hand and said: "I order you to go to Xiakou quickly, lead the 10,000 cavalry out of Lukou, and attack the south of Chaisang. You must hold back Chaisang's troops so that they cannot move south."
Huang Zhong was very good at fighting in the mountains, and south of Chaisang there was Mufu Mountain. Yan Liang used Huang Zhong to take charge of this task, which was exactly what he was good at.
Huang Zhong was not good at water fighting. He saw Gan Ning and several other young water generals showing off their skills, but he had no use for them. He was still a little frustrated. Now that he was entrusted with an important task by Yan Liang, he was naturally excited.
At that moment, Huang Zhong said boldly: "Don't worry, my lord, if I let Chai Sang mobilize one of my soldiers, I can just let my lord take charge of me."
As if giving a military order, Huang Zhong turned around and left excitedly.
After issuing several orders in one breath and sending out several more troops, Yan Liang let out a long breath, feeling relieved.
He stretched his body and sneered: "We have used all the means, let's have a drink and watch how the blue eyes are tortured."
There was a burst of laughter in the big tent, and the atmosphere was so relaxed.
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Yuzhang County, Xi'an City.
At dusk, Lu Su led 10,000 Wu troops and arrived at the county town in the lower reaches of Ai County.
Riding his horse and entering the city gate, Lu Su saw a scene of desolation.
A few days ago, Wei Yan, who captured Ai County, led his army to sweep through several counties along the Xiushui River with lightning speed, and Xi'an County was one of them.
At that time, there were only less than a hundred county soldiers in Xi'an County. How could they withstand Wei Yan's attack with dozens of times the force? Therefore, before Yan's army could attack, the county magistrate abandoned the city and fled.
Went down to this city.
After entering the city, Wei Yan did not kill anyone. Instead, he went straight to the county government office and plundered all the grain and grass stored in the treasury. At the same time, he also raided the wealthy households in the county and forced them to hand over their remaining grain.
After some searching, Wei Yan transported all the food, grass, cattle, sheep, and other edible items to Ai County.
All Lu Su could see now was the looted county town.
Looking at such a pitiful scene, Lu Su couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"Commander, if the Yan army unexpectedly entered Yuzhang and captured the city so easily, why did they abandon it so easily? Could it be that they went all the way deep into Yuzhang just to search for food and grass?"
General Dong Xi asked in confusion.
Lu Su sighed: "The enemy came from afar to attack Ai County. They must have only brought a few days of food and traveled lightly. Therefore, after they captured Ai County, they would search for food and grass everywhere. I expected that the enemy was just to contain our army.
The troops will not easily go deep into the hinterland of Yuzhang. Wei Yan's wanton release of Ai County to collect food and grass is probably because he wants to hold Ai County and drag us here to relieve the pressure on Yan's army in Fankou.
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Dong Xi suddenly realized, "I didn't expect that Yan Liang had such treacherous intentions. What is the governor going to do?"
Lu Su stroked his beard slightly, with a confident look on his face, and said slowly: "I expected Yan Jun to come lightly, and he did not carry many arrows and other weapons to defend the city. For the current plan, we should wait until Chai Sang's five
Thousands of reinforcements arrived later, and together with the reinforcements from Jiangdong, they took advantage of their strength to attack Ai County in one go."
Lu Su saw through Wei Yan's intention and stationed his troops in Xi'an County that day, waiting for the reinforcements sent by Sun Yu from Chaisang.
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Upstream from Chaisang, Wu Jun camp.
In the military tent, Sun Quan was examining the map. At this moment, he was planning to launch an attack on Yan's army in Fankou again.
Lu Su's 10,000 troops had been dispatched, and after hearing that the Yan army that had invaded Ai County had nearly 7,000 men, Sun Quan decisively issued two new orders, dispatching 5,000 troops from Chaisang and Jiangdong respectively.
The troops and horses quickly rushed to Yuzhang, under the unified command of Lu Su.
Sun Quan believed that with Lu Su's ability in commanding troops and the bravery of Dong Xi's generals, with more than 20,000 troops, he could defeat the invasion of Yuzhang.
At this moment, Sun Quan still has 40,000 naval troops under his command. Judging purely from the number of naval troops, his strength is still twice that of Yan Liang's navy.
"The advantage is still in our hands. If we use the entire army to attack Fankou, we may not be able to defeat it with one blow."
Sun Quan, who had been meditating for a long time, slammed the table and his words with confidence.
"According to detailed reports, Yan Liang, that bitch, still has 10,000 naval troops training in Xiangyang. If our army attacks too urgently and forces Yan Liang to mobilize those 10,000 naval troops, in this case, both the enemy and us will be in trouble.
The gap in the number of naval forces will probably be greatly reduced."
Xu Sheng expressed some hidden worries. After experiencing repeated "attacks", he finally did not dare to underestimate Yan Liang anymore.
Sun Quan sneered, "It would be better if Yan Liang mobilized the ten thousand naval troops, so that they can be wiped out together and save the trouble in the future."
Sun Quan still maintains strong self-confidence, and he indeed has the capital to be confident.
Although Yan Liang made a surprise attack on Ai County and severely slapped Sun Quan in the face in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, Sun Quan's actual loss was still only 800 soldiers and horses in Ai County, which was only the share of a Taishi.
In the absence of heavy losses of troops, any "tricks" used by Yan Liang were, in his view, nothing more than a desperate struggle to delay destruction.
Seeing Sun Quan's decision, Xu Sheng didn't know what to say and planned to go along with Sun Quan's decision to march.
At this moment, the curtain was lifted, and Chen Wu hurried in with a solemn look on his face.
"Lord, there is an urgent report from Chaisang City. General Huang Zhong of the Yan Army is leading 10,000 troops to attack the camps south of Chaisang. General Sun is resisting with all his strength. There is no way to divide the troops to reinforce Yuzhang."
Upon hearing this, Sun Quan's confident face suddenly became clouded with a layer of surprise. (To be continued)