Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 222

In Xiangyang City, Liu Biao urgently summoned his subjects.Including Kuai Brothers, Cai Brothers, Pang Ji, Yi Ji, Wang Can, Fu Xun, Wen Pin, Wang Wei and others.

"Huang Zu has a military report saying that Zhang Yi's army of [-] is attacking Jiangxia. How should we respond?" Liu Biao asked his subordinates.

Cai Mao stood up and said: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. When Zhang Yi comes to attack, it is natural to send troops to support him. Tomorrow, Mao will mobilize all the troops in Jiangling to rescue Huang Zu."

Kuai Liang was very solemn, "Zhang Yi will attack with all his troops from the east of the Yangtze River. He will definitely not give up. Cai Degui's words are very reasonable. However, the lord still needs to make more preparations. He should send two generals, Wenpin and Wang Wei, to follow the Han Dynasty. The water is used to guard the country of Bo and to detect the movements of Jiangxia. If Huang Zu can defend it, help him quickly! If Huang Zu cannot defend it, he should guard the Han River to prevent Zhang Yi from directly driving Xiangyang."

When Liu Biao heard what Kuai Liang said, he couldn't help but tremble with fear, "Zi Rou, can't Huang Zu resist Zhang Yi?"

Kuai Liang said: "Zhang Yi has been in Jiangdong for several years, and he has fought with Cao Mengde for many years. Cao Mengde also suffered heavy losses from him. How can Huang Zu be his opponent? Zhang Yi is not Sun Jian, so he will not give him a chance to ambush."

When Liu Biao heard this, he felt that it made sense. He said with some lack of confidence: "If this is the case, it will be difficult for Xiangyang's soldiers to resist Zhang Yi!"

Wenpin stood up and said: "Please rest assured, my lord, Pinpin will definitely guard the country of Fang and prevent Zhang Yi from getting close to Xiangyang!"

Cai Mao said arrogantly: "The Jiangling water army has tens of thousands and hundreds of warships. The Jiangdong water army will definitely not appear in the Han River."

Kuai Liang nodded, no matter how bad Huang Zu was, he still had thousands of sailors and tens of thousands of soldiers, so he shouldn't be defeated too quickly.He said: "My lord should send an envoy to Xuchang to ask for help from Cao Mengde."

Liu Biao basically didn't have the confidence to face Zhang Yi by himself, so he agreed to Kuai Liang's suggestion immediately. He looked at everyone and asked, "Who can go to Xuchang?"

Fu Xun stepped forward and said, "Xun is willing to share the Lord's worries."

Liu Biao said happily, "I'm relieved to have my brother-in-law go to Xuchang."

Kuai Yue stood up at this time and said: "Although it is a plan to ask Cao Cao for help, my lord should not rely on it all. Now that Cao Cao is attacking Jizhou, even if he sends troops to attack Zhang Yi, he will not send too many troops."

Liu Biao's face froze. Only then did he remember that Cao Cao indeed had no soldiers to support him.He looked at Kuai Yue, "Xiandu, what suggestions do you have?"

Kuai Yue said: "Zhang Yi's attack on Jingzhou will definitely focus on the north of the river. My lord can mobilize soldiers from the four counties in the south of the river to defend the north of the river. As long as it can be delayed until next year's spring farming, Zhang Yi will definitely retreat."

Liu Biao asked: "What if Zhang Yi takes this opportunity to occupy the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Kuai Yue said: "The four counties in Jiangnan are barren. Even if Zhang Yi takes them, the gain will not be great. As long as the three counties in Jiangbei are not lost, it will be easy to take back the four counties in Jiangnan. Compared with Yangzhou, it is much more convenient for the lord to attack. , and if Zhang Yi wants to attack, he needs to send troops thousands of miles away."

Liu Biao thought about it and felt that it made sense. "What Yidu said is true, he can send an order to Liu Qing, ordering him to summon troops and horses from the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River to camp in Xiajun and wait for orders."

Xiajun is located in the northernmost part of Changsha County, close to Ai County, Yuzhang County, and Nanjun Zhouling.You can go north to Zhouling to reinforce Sha Xian.You can also attack Aixian or Xiaji eastward to cut off Zhang Yi's retreat.Even if there is no navy and the food route cannot be cut off, it can still be harassed.You can even go directly down the river to attack Chaisang.

However, Liu Qing's call for soldiers from the four counties could not be completed overnight, it would take a month or two anyway.This can only be used as a backup, and it cannot be counted on for the time being.

The only ones Liu Bian can send out now are Cai Mao's sailors and Wenpin and Wang Wei's armies. Both parties are heading towards the predetermined battlefield.The army went to the country of Bo, while the navy went straight to Qi County.

After dispatching two armies, Liu Biao's mind was much more stable.He is very relieved of Cai Mao, Wenpin and Wang Wei. Even if he can't win, he probably won't lose.These people are all his veterans, and they also contributed a lot when dealing with Yuan Shu before.Huang Zu and Lu Gong even killed Sun Jian, all because of Liu Biao's confidence.

However, the development of things was not completely different from Liu Biao's expectation, and it was also different from Cai Mao's imagination.

Cai Hao is proud. As the eldest son of a big family, Cai Hao can be said to look down on those with bad backgrounds.Coupled with the great power he holds, the entire Jiangling is his proud capital.After returning to Jiangling, he assembled hundreds of warships and sailed down the river.Although Cai Mao didn't know that "a thousand miles of rivers and mountains are returned in a day", standing on the bow of the ship, facing the river breeze, he still felt a sense of heroism.

But when he arrived in Shaxian territory, Cai Mao was stunned by the warships in front of him.Zhang Yi's navy actually appeared in Shaxian, did Zhang Yi's navy divide?Cai Mao looked at the flag of the enemy navy, and only saw the word Li, which he thought was Li Bao.

Cai Mao saw that Li Bao only needed more than a dozen ships, and immediately directed the ships to rush up.Li Bao retreated immediately when he saw Cai Mao's navy.

"See where you can escape to?" Cai Mao sneered, and immediately led his army in pursuit.

Li Bao withdrew from Shaxian and entered the boundary of Xiling.Cai Mao chased after him and kept shooting with bows and arrows.However, his ships were too small and it was difficult to cause much damage to Li Bao's navy.

However, behind Cai Mao's water army, in the Han River, a water army appeared quietly.This water army also has hundreds of warships, and the flags they wear are Zhang and Su.This is the water army led by Zhang Shun and Su Fei. They have long been hiding in the Han River, waiting for Cai Mao's water army to take the bait.

Zhang Shun knew that Cai Mao's navy had crossed the Han River, so he said to Su Fei: "General Su, you arrange the fire ships now, and I will hold Cai Mao back."

"Don't worry, general!" Su Fei nodded immediately. This was a strategy that had been agreed upon long ago. To wipe out Cai Mao's naval army in one fell swoop, and then directly capture Jiangling, one of Zhang Yi's two goals has been accomplished.

There are too many naval forces in Jiangling. If we use the previous method, we don’t know how long it will take to fight.So Li Bao decided on a fire attack strategy, hoping to wipe out Cai Mao's navy and completely eliminate hidden dangers.

Why did the three of Zhang Shun appear in Hanshui?It has to be said that Liu Biao's reaction was slow. When he received Huang Zu's military report, Huang Zu had been dead for two or three days.By the time Cai Mao sent troops, Zhang Shun and Su Fei's navy had already entered the Han River to ambush.

The efficiency of the two sides is different, how can Liu Biao have the advantage?Now that Li Bao and Zhang Shun have completed the encirclement and arranged fire ships, they have become the turtle in the urn.

(End of this chapter)