The mobilization of the two major forces swept the entire world into turmoil.
In mid-October, the generals of Qingzhou ended their interviews and military discussions in Gaotang and returned to their respective bases. Then the army set off, and hundreds of thousands of generals carried guns and tested horses and went to various places.
The movements of the Qingzhou Army will naturally attract the attention of all parties. The princes will either mobilize their troops or speed up the progress of the current attack. Even the villagers can feel that this is an unprecedented scale, rare in hundreds of years.
A huge battle is about to take place in the Central Plains.
Regarding the attitude of this war, some princes are happy and some are worried, but there is no doubt that all parties are doing their best to create a world.
In the violent and turbulent situation, the first thing that played an important role was Qingzhou's mature and complete intelligence system. Although the Intelligence Department was unable to spy out the military secrets of the highest levels of all parties, it ensured to the greatest extent that what happened everywhere
All events, big and small, will flow to Qingzhou as quickly as possible, allowing Wang Yu and other Qingzhou senior officials to sit comfortably in Gaotang City and have a panoramic view of the world's affairs.
Among the highest-priority intelligence, the movements of Gan Ning's fleet were the focus of Wang Yu's attention.
Gan Ning is a person who is very good at creating surprises. When he left Xiangyang, he shouted the heroic slogan of God blocking the God of Killing, and then went down the river for hundreds of miles, continuously forcibly breaking through the interception of the Jingzhou Navy. His behavior was very
He confused some people and regarded him as a brave and reckless general. Even Sun Ce thought so.
In order to stop Gan Ning, Sun Ce deployed a large number of troops in Xiakou and waited for Gan Ning to come out of Yunmengze and fall into his trap. He himself led the army to attack Xiling City, intending to completely control Jiangxia first.
As a result, he never expected that Gan Ning would turn around shortly after entering Zeze and head south all the way to Lukou, which is the Red Cliff area.
In this era, the Yangtze River water system was still very abundant, especially near Red Cliff. It could be said that there was a network of water networks, with countless rivers and lakes. The reason why Red Cliff was a battleground for military strategists was because it was the confluence of many rivers and lakes.
It can then advance to the southeast at will. Therefore, when Cao Cao attacked Jiangdong in history, Zhou Yucai led his troops to attack here.
Of course, Sun Ce is aware of the importance of Red Cliff, but the Jiangxia war has reached its most critical moment. Once Cao Cao completes his attack on Xiangyang and sends a message to the counties in Jingzhou in the name of Liu Biao, the battle of Jingzhou can be decided without a fight.
It turned out that the Jiangdong family contributed, and Cao Cao enjoyed the success.
With Sun Ce's arrogance and arrogance, of course he couldn't stand this. He had nothing to do with Jingzhou, only hatred. He couldn't imitate Cao Cao even if he wanted to. He could only advance troops at a faster speed, rush in front of Cao Cao, and get what he deserved.
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In addition, he was underestimating the enemy. He never expected that Gan Ning, who was so arrogant before, suddenly started to play tricks and did not take the fastest path, but instead took a lot of trouble in a circle.
As a result, Chen Wu and Zhu Huan's 3,000 navy elites were stupidly blowing the cold wind in Xiakou for half a month. When they finally discovered something was wrong, E County had already set off a beacon to warn that there was a ship with brocade sails.
The team entered the river from Hejing Lake and went eastward.
Sun Ce was furious when he heard the news, but it was already a few days after he got the news, and he had no time to pursue it. He could only pin his hopes on the few veterans who stayed in Jiangdong, and then vented his frustration on Huang Zu.
On October 18th, Sun Ce led his army to launch a general attack on Xiling City. In this battle, he once again showed his true nature as the little overlord of Jiangdong. He personally led his dead soldiers to climb the city and was the first to scale the city wall.
, killed dozens of Jiangxia generals with a sword, and finally killed half of the city wall and completely collapsed the defenders!
Huang Zu was also unlucky. Xiling City was an important town in Jiangxia. The city was high and the pond was deep. There was plenty of food and grass in the city, and the troops were also abundant. It could last for at least a few months. But who made Sun Ce angry? This little overlord was usually very kind.
He could still listen to some persuasion, but he would definitely ignore it when he was angry. Naturally, Huang Zu couldn't resist his outburst.
Jiangdong's army captured Xiling that day, and Huang Zu led his remnants to break out of the encirclement. In the chaotic battle, they managed to break out of the city gate. However, thirty miles outside the city, they were intercepted by Zhu Huan, who was also sullen, and had his head chopped off with a knife.
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After Huang Zu's death, Jiangxia's main force also completely collapsed. There was no longer a large-scale resistance force in the territory. The Jiangdong Army swept across Jiangxia. In addition to Changsha and Guiyang counties that had already been captured, Jiangdong Army captured half of Jingzhou, and its power surged.
, which is basically equivalent to the strongest in history.
Gan Ning faked a shot and escaped into Yangzhou. The specific movements could only be taken over by the intelligence system in the Jianghuai area. However, the informants here in Jingzhou were not idle, because Jingzhou was far away and the dust had not yet settled.
The western part of Jiangxia was originally Cai Mao's predetermined sphere of influence, but first he was disgraced by the sudden appearance of Gan Ning, losing his general and brother-in-law Zhang Yun, and then he was caught off guard by the news of the fiasco in Xiling, and was shocked.
Headache and dizziness.
Before he could figure out what went wrong and how to explain it to Cao Cao, a new trouble broke out in Xiangyang - Liu Biao ran away!
Just as Lu Su said to Sun Quan in history, if others want to seize the inheritance, the ministers can surrender, but Sun Ce, the monarch, cannot surrender.
Liu Biao knew this truth very well, and he was much better than his younger son who had no vision or courage. Not only did he know that he could not surrender, but the Cai and Kuai families had actually betrayed him and put him under house arrest.
Even in adverse situations, we still look for opportunities.
The chaos caused by Gan Ning was the opportunity Liu Biao had been waiting for for a long time! Taking advantage of the opportunity that Cai Mao was busy dispatching troops to pursue Gan Ning, sent a message to Cao Cao, and contacted Sun Ce to stop him, Liu Biao quickly took action and took hundreds of guards with him.
, together with his eldest son Liu Qi, they highlighted Xiangyang City overnight.
Cai Mao and Kuai Yue brothers were shocked and quickly dispatched troops to pursue them. Although their families were powerful, they were still far from being able to completely control Jingzhou. They wanted to dedicate Jingzhou to Cao Cao legitimately and minimize the chances of Cao Cao taking over.
Resistance, Liu Biao is essential.
Knowing that the matter was urgent, Kuai Liang personally led a thousand private soldiers and two thousand county soldiers to pursue him. It was said that Liu Biao was dragging his family with him, so it was impossible for him to escape from his grasp. Not long after leaving the city, Kuai Liang discovered that Liu Biao did not run to the south.
, instead he ran westward along the Mianshui River. Although this delayed him a little, it was nothing more than that, and the result would not change.
However, Kuai Liang forgot one thing. There is an old saying that goes like this: Good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone.
Kuai Liang chased all the way to the foot of Zhuyang City, and saw Liu Biao's troops from a distance. Just as he was about to urge his troops to move forward, he heard the sound of drums and horns, and thousands of ambushes came out to kill them!
Kuai Liang was not a foolhardy man, but Nanyang was already Cao Cao's territory. He never imagined that there would be hostile forces. They were pursuing a long-distance pursuit, and the physical strength and morale of the soldiers were almost at their limit.
He was ambushed again, and the three thousand pursuing troops were wiped out. The result that Kuai Liang died in the chaos was not surprising at all.
Afterwards, it was discovered that this strange army was not a divine weapon, but the remnants of Dong's army that was surrounded in Wuguan. This army was led by Li Ru and Niu Fu, and they resisted for some time in Wuguan.
Later, with the help of Zhang Xiu, he risked his life to break out of the encirclement.
Cao Cao didn't take this remnant army seriously. They had no place to run anyway. They would only come out of an encirclement and then fall into a larger encirclement. At the moment, his attention was focused on the movements of the Qingzhou Army.
What he didn't expect was that Zhang Xiu was a very loyal person. Not only did he risk his life to save his former colleagues, but he also kept in touch with Liu Biao, who had lost power, so there was this ambush. If Liu Biao couldn't escape, Zhang Xiu would
Xiu even planned to go to Xiangyang City to save people.
The two met up, discussed briefly, and were immediately led by Liu Biao. Thousands of remaining soldiers marched all the way through the city and headed straight for Jiangling City.
Liu Biao was also very good at political power. He had not been idle in the past few years. He allowed the Cai and Kuai families to control the military and political power in Xiangyang, and entrusted Jiangxia to the Huang family. At the cost of this, he gained
The power to adjust personnel in relatively remote places.
He appointed Xiang Lang as the prefect of Jiangling, wooed the Xiang family who was gradually excluded from the core of power in Jingzhou, and appointed his son Liu Pan as the prefect of Changsha to control Jingnan, which can be regarded as reverse infiltration from the outside in.
If Liu Biao is allowed to develop step by step, the power of Jingzhou will be completely concentrated in his hands sooner or later. Unfortunately, he does not have so much time, and the general trend of the world changes too fast and too urgently. As a result, these arrangements have become a back road, blocking the way.
After resisting several pursuits by Cai Mao, Liu Biao safely entered Jiangling City on November 11th.
Xiang Lang led a city full of officials to meet him, but was driven away from Changsha by Jiangdong's army. Liu Pan, who had retreated to Wuling, also sent an envoy. Liu Biao, who had escaped from Xiangyang, instead integrated a sizable combat force.
Liu Biao, a man who was well versed in political power, certainly knew that this strength alone could not resist Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and even Cai Mao and Kuai Yue who were going all out. Don't look at Xiang Jia's performance now that he knows that he has repaid his kindness. If he is defeated by
Even if the soldiers are pressing down on the territory, they will not be much stronger than Cai and Kuai.
His response was to spread the word to the world, denounce Cao Cao as a traitor to the country, call on the world to follow Dong's example, and have the cavalry kill him together.
From the perspective of people who don't know the situation, they will definitely think that Liu Biao has lost his mind and gone crazy. It is clear that Cao Cao is powerful and his life depends on others, but he still dares to spread the word to the world in such a high-profile manner.
But in Wang Yu's opinion, Liu Biao's move was the pinnacle of excellence.
"In every war, there will always be an incredible trigger. Isn't this also a rule? This war that determines the fate of the world may have to be brought forward."
"Liu Jingsheng put forward the initiative as a clan member, and our army naturally had to respond. Now all troops and horses have been deployed at key positions. The soldiers are ready and ready to attack. Once they respond, the tension of the situation will naturally escalate. In contrast,
Now, Liu Jingsheng only has the city of Jiangling and the two counties of Wuling and Lingling left, who else can take care of him for the time being?"
Jia Xu sneered and said: "This man's vision and means are first-class, but he doesn't know about military affairs. Otherwise, why would he not be able to do anything if he occupied the land of Jingxiang? If the war really started like this, how could it be recorded in the history of later generations? The last transaction was not in vain for all his painstaking planning."
Wang Yuhun smiled nonchalantly and said: "No matter what future generations say? In short, the moment of decisive victory in the Central Plains is right before our eyes." (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)