There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Even at the end of his life, he must preserve his own strength of character.

This is the embodiment of his ambition.

That being the case, then I have to try my best to help Wang Yun fulfill his last wish before his death.

The two capitals are Chang'an and Luoyang.

To be honest, the Tao merchant told Wang Yun at the banquet that he would calm down the world within a year, which was somewhat suspected of bragging.

But now that he knew Wang Yun's current physical condition, even if he couldn't do it, he still had to do his best. If he couldn't let the old man leave any regrets, don't let him leave any regrets.

It is fate that people are lucky to meet each other in their lifetime.

After the first month, the pottery merchants held a military meeting to ask the generals and masterminds to give advice on the next step.

Since Jiangxia County had already been defeated, the backbone of the Jinling Army headed by Zhuge Liang and Tao Ying also rushed to Xuchang City.

The Xuchang military meeting this time was a rare and relatively complete gathering of elites after the expansion of the potter's territory.

Everyone gathered together and spoke freely about this year's major military and political events.

First of all, Tian Feng stood up and said: "Now that Jiangxia County has been won, the gate to the east of Jingzhou has also been opened. Now targeting the north, the enemy's main town is Jiangling City. As long as Jiangling City can be taken, Liu Bei will have nothing to do in Jingzhou." The barrier, with my hundreds of thousands of troops trampling on horses and horses, can also turn the entire south of Jing into flat ground."

The pottery merchant nodded, and said, "Then according to Yuan Haogong's meaning, is it?"

Tian Feng then cupped his hands and said: "According to what I mean, after the beginning of spring, the troops will be divided into two routes, one route will continue to put pressure on Jiangling in the north, and the other route will go east from Jiangxia to take Changsha and Lingling. , Two-way pincer attack, you can win."

Everyone nodded after hearing the words, saying that Tian Feng's tactics are relatively safe and well-regulated.

The potter was lost in thought.

"Changsha, Lingling, Guiyang and other places can all enter troops from Jiangxia County, but they are all remote counties, and there are not many soldiers and horses, and from Jiangxia to the four counties, the terrain is not good, there are many mountains and mountains, and transportation is repeated. Inconvenience, supply is only a problem."

Guo Jia smiled wryly and said: "Although that is the case, there is nothing we can do. After all, Jiangling is too strong. If we don't take down Jiangling and take four counties from the east, the supply front will be too long for our army. It is far less smooth than the water, land and dry roads going south from Jiangling."

The Tao merchant sighed, and said: "If this is the case, the battle will take a long time. I don't know when Jiangling will be defeated. If there is any movement on the other side of the pass, then our actions will be in vain. .”

Everyone was silent.

That's right, if there are no other forces behind him, it's okay to just crush them bit by bit, but what should we do if there is any movement on the side of Guanzhong?

After all, in the hands of Cao Cao and the princes of Guanzhong, the combined number of soldiers and horses is no less than [-].

Especially the princes of Guanzhong, the soldiers under their command are all armed with spears and fierce horses. Unless they are the main force of Jinling City, it is really difficult to deal with the local army alone.

Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, Chen Deng and others couldn't help feeling helpless.

At this time, Tao Ying stood up and said, "Brother, march from the east. If we use the Jiangxia waterway to deploy military resources from Yangzhou to the front line, the battle line may be too long. Jing Nan supplies our army, so maybe there is no need to worry so much."

For a while, the potter didn't quite understand what Tao Ying meant.

"Second brother, what do you mean, is to lay down a foundation first, and use it as a foothold?"

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "General Hussars, I'm afraid this method will not work. It is said that after Liu Bei took charge of the army in Jingzhou, he set up a camp at the mouth of the Youjiang River and renamed it Public Security. Currently, Liu Bei's heavy troops are stationed in Jiangling, and the supplies of the four counties may have been exhausted by Liu Bei long ago, and he may not be able to find any decent military resources from the four counties, unless "

Speaking of this, Sima Yi stopped talking.

But the potter understood what he meant.

He wanted to say that unless "after capturing the city, loot the people's supplies and use them as troops."

This is a practice often used by troops in ancient warfare.

But potters don't do it.

Tao Ying shook his head and said, "Brother, you have misunderstood me. In fact, there are many barbarians in the south of Jingzhou like the south of Yangzhou. They are not under the jurisdiction of local counties and counties. Jingnan, maybe it will be much easier."

8 Chapter Fifty

Tao Ying's words seemed to bring back some memories of the potter.

Tao Ying may not be capable in other areas, but he seems to have a strong talent in dealing with barbarians and other tribes.

After the potters pacified Yuzhang County, they ordered Tao Ying to be Fuyi Zhonglang General, responsible for establishing friendly relations with the Baiyue tribes.

Perhaps because of the simplicity of thinking, Tao Ying has always done a good job in this area. With the full cooperation of him, Lu Dai, Yan Hu, Liu Yao and others, the Baiyue tribes in the south have hardly paid any attention to them for so many years. What trouble has the potter been looking for.

Tao Ying even got married with Baiyue and found a "imposing" daughter-in-law like Hua'er, setting an example and taking a solid step forward for the national integration of the whole of China.

This step, looking at history, will be of great significance whether it is promoting the common prosperity of all ethnic groups in China or changing the aesthetics of the world.

"Second brother's remonstrance is reasonable, so among the various clans in Jingnan, which ones can we use?"

As soon as these words were said, Tao Ying was a little dazed.

Although he has developed a lot of skills over the years, in essence, he is still the ignorant and ignorant idiot back then.

If it comes to specific points, he can't do it.

He scratched his head, and turned to look at Lu Dai beside him without knowing why.

Lu Dai seemed to have gotten used to it a long time ago. He shook his head helplessly, stood up and saluted the potter, "I want to report to the Prime Minister, now the south of Jingzhou has the most barbarians in Wuling County. In recent years, among the barbarians in Wuling, there are five Ximan King Shamoke has been the most popular in recent years, he is called King Hu by the locals, this man has extraordinary bravery, his bravery shocked the land of Jingnan, it is amazing."

"Samoke turned out to be him." The potter nodded suddenly, and asked again: "Will this person join our army?"

Lu Dai thought about it for a while, and said: "To be honest, I don't know much about this. Although I have heard of this man's reputation, I have lived in Yuzhang for a long time and have little contact with the barbarians in Wuling. Mo Ke has a very violent temper, and his face is bloody, his blue eyes are protruding, he has a barbed thorn bone, two bows in his belt, and he acts quite violently, such a brutal person is really hard to say."

The pottery merchant thought about it seriously, and said: "But no matter what, this method still needs to be used. If Shamo Keken supports us in Wuling, then we can borrow Wulingman's military supplies and troops for use. Shorten the route to attack Jingnan, and in this way, after we capture Jingnan, we will be able to establish a foothold in Jingnan faster, as long as we gain a firm foothold, Liu Bei and Pang Tong's plans will all lose."

Guo Jia stood up and said: "Since this is the case, we have to divide our troops into two groups. The main force will attack the generals in the front and confront Liu Bei. The other division will go to Jiangxia to seek Jingnan."

After finishing speaking, Guo Jia bowed to the pottery and said: "Guo is not talented, and he is willing to take up the important task of leading a partial teacher to share the worries of the prime minister."

"No, you stay here." The potter said decisively.

"Oh?" Guo Jia was taken aback when he heard that.

"Zhao Yun is the general, Guo Jia is joining the army, and my old father is in charge of the governor of Xuchang. My second brother and I will lead the navy to Jiangxia, and attack the southern part of Jingzhou from the flank." After planning for a long time, the pottery merchant gave instructions to everyone.

"The prime minister personally led the navy to go to Jingnan." Chen Deng stood up, cupped his hands and said, "If that's the case, then Deng will go with the prime minister."

The pottery merchant waved his hand and said: "There is one more important thing for you to do, Yuan Long, you and my elder brother Ziyi, lead a few generals who are good at fighting, go to Wancheng, and keep a close eye on the movement of Wuguan. Everything is of great importance, if I arrange it like this, I think you understand my intention in your heart, right?"

Chen Deng naturally understood that the pottery merchant was worried that Cao Cao would send troops from Wuguan to secretly attack the Central Plains when the war in Jingzhou was stalemate, so he let himself act as a backup in Wancheng to guard against Cao Cao carefully.

Chen Deng naturally understood the arduousness and importance of this task, and obviously he couldn't shirk it.

Chen Deng immediately bowed to the pottery to accept the order.