The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 219 Jiangdong is the biggest enemy of Jingzhou
In a large room with tight guards in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, there is a large sand table in the middle, which is exactly the terrain of Jingzhou and its surroundings.

"Although we repelled the attacks of Cao Cao and Sun Quan last year, we also suffered a lot of losses, and the newly recruited soldiers did not complete their training. Fortunately, we made some money by printing and selling books, but it will take some time to restore our strength. Jingzhou Fourth In the field of war, if Cao Cao and Sun Quan invade year after year, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on!" Zhang Wu said.

Although Jingzhou has a large area, which is comparable to the total area of ​​Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and its population has increased a lot due to the influx of refugees from the north, it is only one state after all, and of course it cannot withstand the crowds surrounding it. beat up.

The wars that Zhang Wu fought in the past two years were also thanks to Liu Biao's savings of a little money when he was alive.If he hadn't made some money by selling books, Zhang Wu could only live on for two years.

Now that he has money in his hands, Zhang Wu's heart begins to be agitated again. The so-called man becomes bad when he has money.

"My lord, since the war between the three clans last year, Cao Cao suffered the biggest loss, and he has not recovered until now. However, Cao Cao's family has a great fortune, and its foundation is still much richer than ours. It is very easy to dispatch an army of more than 20 casually. Jiangdong's surprise attack on Hefei is not successful. On the contrary, with the loss of troops and the instability of the rear, it is estimated that a large-scale invasion will not be possible within two years. Therefore, at present, the main focus is to prevent Cao Cao." Pang Tong said.

Afterwards, Xu Shu also said: "Shi Yuan is right. Cao Cao left Xiahou Dun to guard Fancheng, because he is still unwilling to give up on me in Jingzhou. The reason why he has not taken any action until now is because the water army and warships he trained were all lost. , and the new warships have not yet been fully built. I expect Cao Cao will make some moves this winter."

Zhang Wu said: "We have achieved good results in dealing with Jiangdong with iron chain ships. I believe Cao Cao must also be tempted. This thing is also very simple to build. With Cao Cao's financial resources, if we want to make more than a dozen large iron chain ships It is also very easy to come. In spring and summer, when there is a south wind, Cao Cao is afraid of fire attack, but when the north wind blows in autumn and winter, Cao Cao will definitely not be able to resist."

Although Cao Cao's two attacks on Jingzhou were defeated and he lost a lot of troops and horses, the main force was still there, especially the elite soldiers who accompanied Cao Cao in the south and north battles did not lose much. This time, he had the method of chaining ships together. He definitely wants to capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop and realize his dream of unifying the world.

Although the Han River is also a big river, it is much narrower than the Yangtze River. A dozen large iron-locked boats can literally cover the entire river surface.The methods of water warfare in this era were nothing more than the following: ramming the opponent's warship with a boat, shooting with a crossbow when the opponent was far away, cutting with a knife when getting close, and stabbing with a spear.

Northerners are not good at water warfare because they are not used to fighting on dangling boats, and they can't even stand on their feet. How can they fight the enemy?As for those who fell into the river and couldn't swim and were drowned, those were only a minority, unless they were hacked to death if they didn't jump into the river after losing a battle.

Now Cao Jun has an iron-chained boat, standing on it is like walking on flat ground, and even a horse can run on it. He is neither afraid of being hit by the opposite warship, nor afraid of the opponent's hand-to-hand combat. Cao Jun is best at melee combat.

"Cao's soldiers are numerous and powerful. If they really attack with iron chains and ships when the north wind is blowing, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them!" Kuai Yue said. Although he had never seen iron chains with ships, his assistant Liu Biao has been very familiar with the military for more than ten years, and he can come up with that picture with his brain.

So we can't blame Kuai Yue for being so worried. Cao Cao's strength is well known to the world, and no other princes can fight against Cao Cao alone.If Cao Jun really used iron chains to cross the Han River, Jingzhou would be in danger.

"When the Jiangxia navy used iron chains to connect ships, I expected that Cao Cao would imitate them, so I had a countermeasure. Although Cao's army is powerful, I am not afraid at all. What I worry about is Jiangdong, Jiangdong. If it is not destroyed, I, Jingzhou, will not be able to deal with the north with all my strength, and I will not be able to have other plans!" Zhang Wudao.

"My lord has the heart to take Jiangdong?" Xu Shu asked.

"Yes, Jiangdong and Jingzhou share the danger of the great river. If the two can work together to fight against Cao Cao, Cao Jun will not dare to go south. But Sun Quan's heart is not dead in plotting Jingzhou. I worry that the next time Cao Jun comes to attack, Sun Quan will not dare to go south. They will sneak attack from behind. With Jingzhou's strength, it is still possible to defend against one family alone, but if the two families come together, it may be difficult to defend."

Pang Tong said: "Three generations have passed since Sun Jian in Jiangdong. Most of the aristocratic families have surrendered and have become deeply entrenched. The strength of their naval forces is still higher than that of our army. I am afraid that it will be difficult to plot in a short time. Moreover, Cao Cao is eyeing the north. If we Raising troops to attack Jiangdong will give Cao Cao an opportunity. It will be very difficult to fight on both sides. I think we should wait for the opportunity and make plans when there are changes in the north and Cao Cao has no time to worry about the south."

"Shiyuan's words are reasonable. Although Jingzhou is a place to use military force, it will inevitably be exhausted after a long battle. I still need to think of a stable strategy. I have two ideas. I want to listen to it with all military advisers and have a look. Which way is better."

"I'm all ears."

"Okay, first of all, Cao Cao will definitely attack in the autumn and winter of this year, because he definitely doesn't want to give us any more time to continue to develop. But don't worry, everyone, I am absolutely sure to defeat Cao Jun again, and then severely damage its main force, making Cao Jun three We will be unable to march south within a year. Although Cao Jun is defeated, it will be very difficult for us to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Xudu, so I plan to conquer Sun Quan in the east or Yizhou in the west. Do you think we should go east or west?"

In fact, if Jingzhou wants to expand its power outward, there are only two ways to go, either to fight Jiangdong to the east, or to take Yizhou to the west. As for attacking Cao Cao to the north, Zhang Wu does not have that strength yet.

Because Jingzhou has too few infantry and no cavalry, fighting on land is no match for Cao Jun.Sun Quan fought five times but failed to capture Hefei, and Cao Jun did not have many defenders in Hefei.The most abnormal time, Zhang Liao led [-] cavalry to attack Sun Quan's [-] army, and even charged all the way to Sun Quan's commander-in-chief. Wu general Chen Wu died in battle, and Sun Quan fled to the top of the mountain to hide.

No matter how rubbish the Jiangdong Army's infantry fighting was, Zhang Liao's [-] cavalry couldn't easily rush in front of Sun Quan even if there were [-] pigs blocking the way. As a result, the [-]-strong army was still inferior to the [-] pigs.

Therefore, Zhang Wu didn't dare to think that he could have a decisive battle with Cao Jun on land with his high martial arts skills, at most he would fight some small-scale encounters.

As for going east or west, it is not very easy.Jingzhou has been bullied by Jiangdong since Liu Biao came to power. Although he also has a record of shooting Sun Jian to death, he has never won on the battlefield.It can be said that until now, Jiangdong is still stronger than Jingzhou. If the two sides really want to fight to the death, there is a high probability that Jingzhou will lose miserably, Jiangdong will win miserably, and finally be defeated by Cao Cao.

Therefore, before Cao Cao unified the north, Jiangdong dared to attack Jingzhou in a large scale. After Cao Cao unified the north, Jiangdong had to consider the consequences.

(End of this chapter)