The grievances between Liu Zhang and Zhang Fei can be traced back to when they met!
Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and more than a thousand rebels to rescue Lu Zhi. Unfortunately, they were few and could not reverse the crisis.
However, Liu Zhang's magic soldiers descended from the sky and defeated the enemy's commander Zhang Jue in one fell swoop, becoming the greatest contributor to the defeat of the Yellow Turban Army.
From then on, Liu Zhang and Liu Bei formed a feud.
Zhang Fei also hated Liu Zhang because of his personal grudge. He made several attempts, but was eventually resolved by Liu Zhang's bodyguard Dian Wei.
This time Liu Zhang and Dian Wei appeared at Yidao City, which was probably the biggest provocation to Zhang Fei!
After landing at Jingmen Mountain, Liu Zhang had no scruples and led his army to march wildly along the Yangtze River, completely fearless.
The result was exactly as Feng Xi said, except for Zhang Fei, there were no troops stationed in the land south of the Yangtze River.
Liu Zhang was so fast that he saw the outline of Yidao City from a distance in just one day.
As Zhang Fei's old rival, Dian Wei also became excited.
The two have fought against each other several times, and it can be said that the winner has never been completely decided head-on.
For Dian Wei, this is another good opportunity!
Along the way, Liu Zhang often heard Dian Wei clamoring for a duel with Zhang Fei, and he felt quite helpless.
How noble is Dian Wei as one of the four generals?
But Zhang Fei is still a general with no title now, and the two identities are completely unequal!
It can be said that Dian Wei did not gain anything from defeating Zhang Fei.
Isn't it right that the right general should win against the miscellaneous general?
If you lose, it's over. It's almost like ruining your reputation for a lifetime.
Dian Wei himself didn't know whether he didn't understand the calculation or whether he didn't want to do it. In short, it was just one sentence.
Challenge one on one to decide the winner!
Along the way, Liu Zhang tried to persuade Dian Wei, but the other party didn't seem to take it seriously.
Liu Zhang did not intend to bring Dian Wei to anger Zhang Fei, nor did he expect the two of them to fight in a one-on-one battle. There really were no generals around him.
Zhang Liao commanded 10,000 soldiers to garrison the mountain pass, while Huang Zhong commanded 10,000 soldiers to keep an eye on Yiling.
Liu Zhang can't bring Meng Da and others here. . .
"Evil, you are the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, a well-known figure! Zhang Fei is just a butcher of pigs and sells meat, why do you have to compete with him!"
Dian Wei didn't answer, he just laughed and pretended to be stupid.
"Mr. Qin, why do we have to disembark near Jingmen? If General Zhou sends us to Yidao, wouldn't it save time and effort?"
Dian Wei deliberately changed the topic, and Liu Zhang had no choice but to explain something to him.
"Yidao is a nail, and its existence limits Gu's deployment."
"Zhang Fei is stationed at Yi Dao. To be on the safe side and not be attacked when we land, we can only stay at Jingmen."
"It can be said that as long as the soldiers and horses stationed on the Yi Road on the south bank of the Yangtze River are not eliminated, we will never be able to make an inch of progress."
Dian Wei had a strange expression and nodded vaguely in understanding.
"Mr. Qin, isn't Xu Shu's navy useless? Wouldn't it be better if we just boarded up on the north bank of Yidao and surrounded him?"
The final decision Liu Zhang had already made was to defeat Zhang Fei and then surround Xu Shu.
In Dianwei's view, Zhang Fei of Yidao had no navy, could he stop Liu Zhang from attacking Xu Shu?
Liu Zhang smiled and shook his head. Dian Wei only knew one thing but not the other.
"Evil comes. This time, 60,000 of our elite troops left Sichuan and left 10,000 to garrison Zigui. In fact, we only have 50,000."
"Among the 50,000 people, there are still 20,000 naval troops! Is it possible to capture Jingzhou with 30,000 infantry?"
It is completely out of the blue for thirty thousand people to occupy a state!
No matter how stupid Dian Wei is, he still knows that this is an impossible task.
"Mr. Qin, what is the ultimate purpose of our sending troops this time?"
Liu Zhang smiled and pointed to the northwest.
"Of course it's Yiling, which is surrounded by our heavy troops!"
"ah?"
Dian Wei scratched his head, now even more confused.
"Then we can just surround it on all sides and attack the city by force, right?"
"Yiling is located in a dangerous location and the city is tall and strong. How many soldiers will be killed or injured if we want to attack by force?"
How to fight the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei in history actually tried it for Liu Zhang.
This time when he visited Yiling City in person, Liu Zhang also saw the appearance of this city.
Liu Zhang could not say whether the siege of 30,000 people could be defeated.
But it is absolutely impossible to win it in a short time.
Even if it is finally won, it will definitely be a heavy loss.
If all the troops are put into Yiling, will Xu Shu watch helplessly?
Dian Wei gently nodded his huge head.
He and Liu Zhang had gone through countless battles, and you could tell whether the city would be easy to capture just by looking at it.
"Mr. Qin, what's the use of taking Yi Dao?"
"Haha, I have to thank the big-eared thief for this..."
Liu Zhang's words made Dian Wei as confused as a monk two feet tall.
"Mr. Qin, what's wrong with this big-eared thief?"
Liu Zhang could not answer this question, only he himself knew it.
"Evil is coming, Yi Dao is weak, and the flanks of Huya Mountain will be exposed to our military front."
"That means we can cross the river and outflank Xu Shu anytime and anywhere."
"You said that if Yidao is captured by us, what will Xu Shu do?"
This time Dian Wei reacted very quickly and blurted out two words.
"retreat!"
"Yes, if the Yi Dao is lost, Xu Shu will immediately face a situation where he is unable to advance or retreat."
Dian Wei was full of admiration. If Liu Zhang didn't explain, he would never have thought it was so far!
"Mr. Qin, what if Xu Shu insists on refusing to retreat?"
Liu Zhang raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a sneer.
"If we insist on not leaving, the ambush troops blocked by Zhang Liao will be the fate of the Huya and Yiling defenders!"
In fact, Liu Zhang did not need to think about this issue at all.
With Xu Shu's strategy, I'm afraid he would have withdrawn as soon as Yidao was lost.
Liu Zhang would never be given a chance to attack from both front and back.
As an excellent commander, Xu Shu's first task was to ensure that the land was not lost, and the second was to keep the soldiers from being encircled and annihilated.
Liu Zhang had only one goal, to capture Yiling and gain a strategic victory.
The method is naturally to avoid bloody battles and to defeat the enemy without fighting is the best!
If you want to obtain Yiling, you don't have to just attack one map.
Xu Shu led his troops and stationed themselves behind Yiling, making it clear that he was fighting to the death.
Instead of wasting troops and fighting with Xu Shu, it is better to threaten Xu Shu's retreat and let him retreat obediently!
In this way, you are good, I am good, and everyone is good!
By occupying Yiling, Liu Zhang's goal was achieved, and the Eastern Expedition could be ended.
"Mr. Qin, in this case, the ownership of Yidao City is very important..."
The corners of Liu Zhang's eyes twitched, and he knew that Dian Wei must be full of fighting spirit without even turning his head.
"Evil comes, fighting for Yidao City does not depend on personal bravery. Even if Zhang Fei dies in the battle, Deng Fang will fight to the death!"
Dian Wei said nothing more, but his eyes were extremely determined.
