The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 280 Waiting for the Opportunity
Didn't Jiangdong rely on the invincibility of the navy at the beginning, so he could fight Jingzhou whenever he wanted?The beaten Huang Zuwo didn't dare to come out of the city, and he didn't even want the territory of Jiangxia County to the west and south of the Yangtze River.

Now Jingzhou's navy has surpassed Jiangdong, and the main force of Jiangdong's navy was eliminated in the Battle of Chibi. Jiangdong has lost the right to control water, and the entire Yangtze River is already under the control of Jingzhou's army.

Judging from Zhang Wu's performance, it is impossible to expect him to make a big mistake, and Gan Ning and Wenpin who are stationed in Chaisang are not easy to deal with, especially that Gan Ning, who can be regarded as the best in the world The general of water warfare.

But Zhou Yu felt that he had to give Sun Quan some hope, otherwise he might lose his confidence and ambition. After all, Sun Quan is still very young now, and he doesn't know if he can withstand the blow.

"There are still opportunities. Today's world is not only Jiangdong and Jingzhou, but also Cao Cao, who is more powerful in the north. Cao Cao aims to dominate the world, and has been defeated by Zhang Wu several times. He also hates Zhang Wu. Now Cao Cao has destroyed Ma. Teng, defeated Ma Chao, recruited Han Sui and the 10,000+ Xiliang army, his strength has greatly increased, and he will definitely plan to go south. With Cao Cao watching from the north, Zhang Wu dare not raise troops to attack Jiangdong. It only takes a few years When our army regains its strength, we can invite Cao Cao to attack Jingzhou together, and then there is still a chance to recapture Chaisang and even defeat Zhang Wu."

Zhou Yu's words were not all to comfort Sun Quan, because the current situation is indeed like this.Cao Cao does not have the absolute strength to rule the world now, so he can only think of a way to prevent Jingzhou or Jiangdong from becoming stronger for the time being. Now that Jingzhou is going to eat Jiangdong, Cao Cao is always unwilling.

The current situation is that, in terms of strength, Cao Cao is the eldest, Zhang Wu is the second, and Sun Quan is the third.If the second child wants to swallow the third child, the boss will definitely not want to, because there will be two bosses at that time.

Conversely, if Jiangdong defeated Jingzhou, Cao Cao would send troops from Hefei to contain Jiangdong and prevent Jiangdong from annexing Jingzhou.This is the basic law of the melee of the princes. Today Zhang San joins Li Si to fight Wang Wu, tomorrow Zhang San joins Wang Wu to fight Li Si, and the day after tomorrow Li Si and Wang Wu fight Zhang San together.

Although Cao Cao does not have a naval force and cannot cross the river to threaten Xiangyang, but my 20 troops are going to this stop, you have to look at me right?You, Zhang Wu, don't dare to attack Jiangdong with all your strength. Even if Jiangdong's strength is greatly damaged, it is still no problem to hold back your main force for a year or so with the four counties.

The foundation of Jiangdong is still there, and it will be no problem to gather an army of [-] with the four counties to recuperate for two years. At that time, it will join forces with Cao Cao to attack Jingzhou.

So Zhang Wu wants to expand his army, because he knows that after the Battle of Chibi, Jiangdong will definitely join forces with Cao Cao to deal with Jingzhou sincerely, and will never use his own little calculations like the previous two times, because if Jingzhou is not destroyed, Jiangdong will be finished.

In the contest between two big power groups, as long as the high-level executives of both sides do not suddenly lose their intelligence, once one side gains a clear advantage, it will be difficult for the other side to come back.Unless, like Yuan Shao, when doing multiple-choice questions, he miraculously avoided all the correct answers.

Jingzhou's army expansion plan is progressing very smoothly. [-] Cao Jun soldiers who were captured before were selected from Hebei, originally under Yuan Shao's command, and [-] from Jiangdong captives were selected from Yuzhang and Luling. Recruit new soldiers for training.

In order to win over the aristocratic families from the two counties of Yuzhang and Luling who were newly recruited, Zhang Wu outsourced some matters such as the purchase of grain and grass, and the production of military uniforms to them. In the car, at most it is to let them make some money.

Yuzhang and Luling were originally large grain-producing areas. The aristocratic families in the two places transported boatloads of grain to Chaisang, Jiangxia, and Xiangyang along the Yangtze River, and exchanged boatloads of money for everyone to be happy.

After the army expansion, Xiangyang has 11 navy and [-] infantry; Jiangling has [-] navy and [-] infantry; Jiangxia has [-] navy and [-] infantry; Chaisang has [-] navy and [-] infantry.There are a total of [-] sailors and [-] infantry, of which [-] infantry are specially trained city guards, which are specially used to defend the city.

There are also [-] Wuxi barbarians, whose leader Shamoke has summoned Qi soldiers to Xiangyang for training.

The city guards only conducted training on defending the city and were not allowed to go out to fight in the field. However, the training time was short and targeted, and the results were found to be good in previous practice tests.

Now Jingzhou has money and food, and can support nearly 20 main troops, and now Zhang Wu holds the Jianghan Plain, Dongting Lake Plain, Poyang Lake Plain and half of the Nanyang Basin. These are large grain-producing areas with convenient irrigation .

Jingzhou won a big victory this time, not only captured a large number of Jiangdong soldiers, but also captured a huge amount of supplies such as grain, grass and warships. The Jingzhou army received generous rewards from top to bottom.

Several newly joined military divisions and generals also took the opportunity to make military exploits, and they were completely integrated into the Jingzhou Army, especially Zhuge Liang, who offered advice many times in this battle and took the command of the Central Army, which was recognized by everyone.

These military advisers and generals are very clear about the strategic plan of the Jingzhou Group. The ultimate goal is of course to defeat Cao Cao and save the emperor. This is Zhang Wu's political goal to unite all forces.

Of course, it is still very difficult to achieve this goal, and it cannot be achieved in one or two years, but must be accomplished step by step.Generally speaking, Zhang Wu's plan was actually similar to Zhuge Liang's previous plan. They were based on Jingzhou, taking Yizhou, occupying Hanzhong, and then advancing northward to the Central Plains.

But Zhang Wu interspersed a step in the middle, that is, before taking Yizhou, he should first destroy Jiangdong to eliminate all worries.

The reason why a more difficult goal is added in the middle is because Zhang Wu feels that his strength has been reached, and the Jingzhou he occupies is not a small half of Jingzhou occupied by Liu Bei after the Battle of Chibi in the original book.

What makes everyone happy now is that the step of destroying Jiangdong has progressed very smoothly and has made a good start. Most of the main force of the Jiangdong Army has been wiped out, and the control of the Yangtze River has fallen into the hands of the Jingzhou Army.

As long as the training and integration of the new army is completed and a suitable opportunity is found, a general attack on Jiangdong can be launched.As long as Jiangdong is destroyed, Yizhou can be taken to the west. As the territory expands, these generals and military advisors will definitely have to guard one side.

This suitable opportunity refers to when Cao Cao has no time to look south. As long as Cao Cao is watching, Zhang Wu dare not lead his army deep into the hinterland of Jiangdong, because once there is a change in Xiangyang, he will not be able to come back!

Zhang Fei and others lamented that Ma Chao lost too quickly. It would be great if he could persist for another two years. Now that Cao Cao has pacified Liangzhou, there are no hidden dangers in the north.The Gongsun family in Liaodong is a bunch of softies, and those nomads were killed by Cao Cao and dare not invade.

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Although Ma Chao was defeated, he has fled to the Qiang land. Given the prestige of the Ma family among the Qiang people, they will make a comeback within two years, and Xiliang will start fighting again. I'm afraid Cao Cao will have to leave again." Let's go!"

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