Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 660 What do you say

Use Xu Fang, Huang Zhong and other troops to attack Hanshou, lure Ling Wenpin to rush to help, and then send another general to insert behind the enemy to fight Jiangling. As long as Jiangling is one gram, it is no longer important whether Hanshou and Linyuan can conquer , because after obtaining Jiangling, they can go straight to Nanjun. This is Guo Jia's so-called best strategy.

Before Wang Zheng could answer, Mi Fang on the side turned pale, "How could Hanshou and Linyuan break into the enemy's rear? Even if they were lucky enough to break into the enemy's rear, wouldn't they become a lone army, and Jiangling is where the three counties meet? , facing Nanjun on the top, Wuling on the left, and Jiangxia on the right. If something happens, all three places can support it, and even the Ministry of Culture and Employment will retreat after hearing the news. At that time, if you are not careful, you will be surrounded by enemies!
"Besides, if Hanshou and Linyuan don't conquer first, all the crossings will still be in the hands of the Jingzhou army. If this lone army is really surrounded, even if General Xu and other troops want to rush to help, they will have nowhere to go. Guo Jijiu's trick is too risky!"

"Is there a perfect way to fight on the battlefield?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Without risk, how can there be extraordinary achievements? It is true that Jiangling is deep in the enemy's hinterland and is close to the three counties of Jingzhou. If you are not careful, you will be in danger of being surrounded by enemies. But our army has already Occupying Linxiang, as long as enough troops are garrisoned, it will be enough to block Hanshou's Jingzhou army; secondly, if Wenpin returns to help Jiangling, then General Xu's troops can also bypass Hanshou, cross the river and follow in pursuit With these two backup men, it is enough to ensure that the troops along the way can retreat safely, even if the battle to capture Jiangling does not go smoothly, they can retreat calmly, why should Mi Gong make such a fuss?"

Although this analysis made sense, Mi Fang still shook her head again and again, and just said: "It's too dangerous, too dangerous!"

Guo Jia didn't bother to talk much anymore, anyway, whether this plan works or not is not up to Mi Fang at all, so he immediately turned to Wang Zheng, cupped his hands and asked, "What do you think, my lord?"

Wang Zheng didn't answer right away, but kept silent while looking at the map carefully.

What Mi Fang said is true. Guo Jia's strategy is indeed very risky. Of course, the greater the risk, the greater the benefits. If it is possible to avoid Hanshou's Wenpin army, capture the weak hills, and then conquer Jiangling, then It can directly open the door of Nanjun, and even cut off the retreat of the Civil and Employment Department. At that time, they can attack Xu Fang back and forth and wipe out all [-] Jingzhou troops.

But on the other hand, if the strategy fails, the end of this lone army will inevitably be annihilated, and it will even put Xu Fang's troops in a dangerous situation. This loss will be great, and Wang Zheng has to think twice.

Seeing that Wang Zheng was hesitant, Guo Jia continued to persuade: "My lord, the longer the time drags on, the more variables will become. If Cai Mao is properly prepared, and Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others lead the army to help, then it is inevitable to open the door of Nanjun." It is getting more and more difficult, and I know that this plan is indeed a bit risky, but in extraordinary times, we can only use extraordinary strategies."

"The general also knows that Ye Chang has many dreams, but" Wang Zheng hesitated: "Jiangling is not an ordinary city, even if it successfully bypasses Hanshou, it is not easy to seize this place."

Guo Jia said solemnly: "Because Jiangling is a big city, this place is suitable for the decisive battle between the two armies. Linxiang and Linyuan are both interlaced by rivers and networks. The terrain is narrow and unfavorable for formation. There are also many mountains outside Hanshou City. The hill is also not a good place for cavalry to gallop, only the south of Jiangling is hundreds of miles away, and there is a flat river. So far, our army's cavalry has not been used much, and this is the time to use it!"

Wang Zheng said again: "If this lone army fails to take Jiangling, and Wenpin has already returned to the army, although Xu Fang can follow and pursue, it will inevitably be attacked in a short time. How should we deal with it?"

"There are two strategies to deal with it."

Guo Jiadao: "The first is to encircle the enemy with a drum. If the Wenpin Department returns quickly to help, this branch can be ordered to defend itself, and then Xu Fang is ordered to use partial divisions to contain Hanshou, and lead the main force to cross the river. Then it is time. Also, both inside and outside the Jingzhou Army have our army's trilogy, which is enough to echo, and it will definitely ignore it."

"The second is to divide and break it. You can order Xu Fang to send the other troops across the river to cross the river, take the trail, and block it when the Wenpin Department returns to the division. This will give the troops attacking Jiangling time to conquer the city, but they will not be able to conquer it. After Jiangling, go quickly to support, still order Xu Fang to lead the main force to cross the river, attack inside and outside, and then destroy Wenpin!"

"Wenpin is not an ordinary person and should not be underestimated."

Thinking of the evaluation of "undefeated" in later generations, Wang Zheng did not dare to be careless, "If the general is Wenpin, in the face of this situation, it is very likely that he will not return to the army. Instead, he will first mobilize the troops of the three counties to help defend Jiangling. Here, we will take the opportunity to take back Linxiang and cut off our army's retreat, Feng Xiao, if so, how should we deal with it?"

"My lord, you can order Zhou Yu of Lujiang to send troops and horses to station troops on the frontier. In this way, the lord Jiangxia Huangzu will be involved, and he will be unable to rush to help Jiangling."

After thinking for a while, Guo Jia analyzed: "As for the reinforcements from Wuling, they must start from Lingyang. We can let Jianchang's Gan and Ning troops go south from Liling to lay an ambush near Lingyang. When the Wuling army arrives, kill him. They were caught off guard, and in this way, only Nanjun was left to help Jiangling. Nanjun's elite had been dispatched to Hanshou before, and the troops to support them were definitely not the main force. It will not affect the Jiangling war!"

Wang Zheng asked again: "If Wenpin abandons Jiangling and does not save it, but instead takes advantage of the division of our army, he first mobilizes reinforcements from the other three counties to Hanshou, and the three armies join together. First take Xu Fang, and then go to take back Jiangling. As you said, when the time comes, our army will be besieged on all sides, how will we deal with it?"

"If Wenpin really dares to do this, and General Xu's department is really defeated by him quickly, I think it is time to abandon Jiangling!"

"Abandon Jiangling?"

"good?"

Guo Jia said: "Under such circumstances, the abandoned city has been going east from Jiangling all the way, and the east is the direction of Jiangxia. There are few rivers, mostly wilderness, and the cavalry is everywhere. , use war to support war, and then slowly dispatch troops and horses from Lujiang and Nanchang to Linxiang and Jiangxia!"

Wang Zheng put himself in the place, put himself in another place, and asked Bi Wenpin one after another, while Guo Jia kept answering fluently, and after an unknown amount of time, Mi Fang applauded and said, "Listening to the debate between the lord and Jijiu, although it is only deduced on the map, but It’s even more dazzling than fighting with real swords and guns, and it’s heart-pounding!"

Wang Zheng laughed when he heard the words, and asked Mi Fang, "Who does Zi Fang think will win or lose in this debate?"

Mi Fang said without thinking: "My lord uses soldiers like gods, so naturally my lord won."

"Where do you use soldiers like gods?" Wang Zheng waved his hands and said, "It seems that you really didn't realize that this debate was won by Feng Xiao."

"Ah?" Mi Fang slapped the horse's ass on the horse's leg, and she couldn't help being startled. She was afraid that Wang Zheng would be angry, so she took a peek, but seeing Wang Zheng's expression was happy, she couldn't help but feel relieved, and asked embarrassingly: "My lord is guilty, but why is he so happy?" ?”

"Haha, if Feng Xiao wins me, he wins Wenpin, and that means our Heavenly Army wins. Why isn't this general happy?" Wang Zheng said with his hands upright, "I've made up my mind, so I will Act according to the plan of filial piety!"

"My lord sees clearly." Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "However, entering the enemy's rear with a lone army, and building a city quickly in a short period of time, you need a brave and wise general to do it!"

As he spoke, he paused and asked, "I don't know who the lord wants?"

Wang Zheng smiled and said nothing, and asked instead, "What do you think?"

"Attack Linyuan openly, take Jiangling secretly", this is a big tactical move.What Guo Jia told Wang Zheng was just a simple outline. If he wanted to implement it, of course it would not be so simple.For one day and one night, Wang Zheng, Guo Jia, Mi Fang and others had a mature discussion, and then they passed down the military text to Linxiang.

"Running soldiers with faith, seeking victory with wonder".What is "odd"? "Odd" means surprise.Guo Jia's overall plan this time is based on the word "odd".Take it by surprise and attack it unprepared.Use Xu Fang, Huang Zhong and others to lure the enemy head-on, and use the other as a "surprise soldier" to cross the Yuan River and protrude behind the enemy's rear.

If this strategy is to be successful, the first thing is to confuse Wenpin.

When the military letter was sent to Linxiang, Xu Fang followed suit and dispatched Huang Zhong to lead his troops to station outside Yiyang City in the north of Linxiang. Soon afterwards, he sent Wei Yan to lead his troops out of the camp outside Linxiang City and headed west. , approaching Zhaoling, the southernmost city in Changsha, but did not go far, but stopped halfway and stationed there.

Within a few days, the Yangzhou Army in Linxiang had frequently mobilized troops and horses, and these military operations were done with great fanfare, and were easily detected by the Jingzhou Army stationed on the border of the two counties. hire know.

Not long after Wenpin, Wang Can and others received the news of Linxiang's fall, they also learned of the frequent transfer of generals in Yangzhou and the outflow of troops. It was inexplicable, a little overwhelmed.

"What's the meaning of the Yangzhou Army?" After hearing the latest information, Wen Pin frowned and pondered for a long time.
He looked sideways and asked the lieutenant general: "How many soldiers and horses do we still have that haven't arrived at Hanshou?"

"Wuling's reinforcements have entered the border of Yuannan a few days ago, and they are heading towards Hanshou quickly. It is expected that they will arrive in Linyuan within two or three days at most." Waterway, two days to Hanshou. "

"That's good." Wen Pin nodded slightly: "When all the troops in our army have arrived, the number of people stationed at Nodding Head will exceed [-]. That's right!"

The easy fall of Linxiang has caused a great shock to Wenpin. Now he has only one idea: let the enemy change, and until all the main forces of the headquarters are gathered, I will stand still.

But thinking that the enemy he was facing was Wang Zheng, a famous general with outstanding achievements in recent years, he always felt that the actions of the Yangzhou Army were too weird. Maybe there was another mystery behind him. Instruct the scouts to work carefully, Linxiang must strictly investigate, and any disturbances must be reported to the general as soon as possible!"

Before the words were finished, the footsteps were hurried outside, a profusely sweating horse came in, knelt down and reported: "General, there is another change in Linxiang."

"Another change?" Wen Pin and Wang Can beside him looked at each other, and they both saw confusion on the other's face, "What is it this time?"

"After careful investigation, the thieves sent Xu Fang a group of thousands of people to the Dongting Lake, wantonly recruiting local fishing boats."

Thousands of people go to recruit fishing boats?
With a thoughtful expression on his face, Wen Pin walked around the room a few times with his hands behind his back, turned his head and said to Wang Can, "Zhongxuan, something is wrong."

Wang Can asked, "What's wrong?"

"Not long ago, this general fought side by side with Xu Fang when he attacked Yuan Shu in Yuzhou. Although this young man is young, he has a calm personality, is meticulous in his work, and has the demeanor of a general."

Wenpin said in a deep voice: "How can such a person not know the truth that things can be done in secret, and words can be used to vent defeat? If there are a large number of people, it's fine if they can't hide their voices. How can the movement of these 1000 people make our It's so easy for Tanma to find out?"

Wang Can quickly realized and grasped the key point of Gan Ning's words: "What do you mean?"

"There is only one possibility. The enemy deliberately did not cover up!" Wen Pin sneered: "As the saying goes in the art of war, what is false is true, and what is true is false. There must be truth and falsehood in these troop movements!"

"Really why?"

"The latest one, and the first one I heard the day before yesterday, led Huang Zhong's troops to march northward to Yiyang, and made people wantonly recruit fishing boats!"

Wenpin was very excited, his eyes sparkled, and he thought he had seen through the real intention of the Yangzhou Army. He ordered the guards to spread out the map, and asked Wang Can to look at it. Entering Yiyang is clearly a pioneer, but this is to take advantage of the victory and attack Wuling."

"The enemy will continue to use troops against Hanshou not long after they arrived in Linxiang?"

Wang Can was slightly taken aback: "This is expected. The bandit army has captured Linxiang, and the next step must be to attack Hanshou. Regarding this point, both they and we have long been aware of it. Since this is the case, Why do you need to do so much, so set up a suspicious formation for us to see?"

"It's not Hanshou." Wen Pin shook his head: "Since he ordered his subordinates to recruit fishing boats, it is naturally for the purpose of crossing the river. If he uses troops from Linxiang to Hanshou, there is no need to do so."

"You mean?" Wang Can clapped his hands suddenly, and suddenly woke up: "The enemy's target is Linyuan?"

"good."

Wenpin said with a sneer: "The Yangzhou army is undoubtedly planning to plot Linyuan. After the siege, their current troops in Linxiang only have more than 1 troops. These [-] people may be enough for defense." However, if we want to continue plundering land, I am afraid that it is far from enough. Therefore, Xu Fang's formation of doubts is to confuse our sight and buy time for them to mobilize troops and horses!"

"Hmph, go to Dongting Lake to gather fishing boats?"

Speaking of this, Wenpin held down the dagger at his waist, bent down and looked at the map carefully for a while, and said with bright eyes: "I think this guy wants to go out through Dongting Lake and go around Hanshou City to make a surprise attack. Lin Yuan, right?"

"Hey, are you trying to deceive me with such a trivial trick?"

(End of this chapter)