Changsha City.
It was late at night, and the whole city fell into a peaceful sleep. At this moment, a room in the prefect's mansion was still brightly lit.
Ji Shu stared at the huge map intently, as if it had turned into a sculpture.
"Teacher, please rest. It's not too late to study again tomorrow."
Seeing that the night was getting cooler, Lu Xun took a piece of clothing and put it on Ji Shu's shoulders.
But Ji Shu just shook his head slightly, his eyes fixed on the map.
He is constantly thinking about how to achieve the best results in the next time? How long can Yuan Shu hold on? When will Jiangdong's army return to defense to frighten Cao Cao and Liu Bei?
Many, many questions, and finally an answer.
They only have half a month. If they cannot capture Jingzhou, they must withdraw to Jiangdong.
"We don't have enough troops..."
"If we cannot defeat Liu Biao before Yuan Shu's demise, in order to prevent the front from being too long and fighting on multiple fronts, and eventually being defeated individually, we can only concentrate our troops on Jiangxia, Chaisang and Lujiang."
"No matter how much land we occupy in Jingzhou now, we will have to withdraw it!"
They won the battle against Liu Biao, but lost to Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
Ji Shu murmured in a low voice, whether he was talking to himself or to Lu Xun.
Lu Xun sighed softly and comforted Ji Shudao.
"Teacher, you have tried your best."
"Yeah, I've tried my best."
Conquering two counties in half a month was definitely not a mediocre achievement.
But even if Zhao Yun is taking over Jiaozhou, it still cannot have a final say in the entire battle.
Jiangdong Army still needs a decisive victory, just like Cao Cao's defeat of Yuan Shao in Guandu.
Ji Shu turned to look into Lu Xun's eyes and said.
"Bo Yan, do you know? Hard work will pay off. This is a lie."
"teacher?"
Lu Xun was a little surprised. He had learned from many knowledgeable people. Although the content of his studies was different, the elders always told him that "hard work will eventually pay off" and encouraged him to study.
Lu Xun had no idea that Ji Shu, his teacher, would say such things to him.
However, Ji Shu didn't look like he was giving up on himself. He looked into Lu Xun's eyes seriously, as if he was just stating a fact.
"There are geniuses in this world that you can't match no matter how hard you try to catch up!"
What exactly does it take to be a top strategist?
Win?
No matter how you think about it, the best way is to sow discord between Cao and Liu, making them unable to trust each other, cooperate, or even go to war. Only in this way can Jiang Dongjun buy more time.
But there was no preparation in this regard before, and now no matter how much I think about it, it is just wishful thinking.
Ji Shu deeply lamented his lack of thinking.
Not only this time, the rebellion of the Jiangdong family, the battle of Jiangxia, and every unexpected situation made Ji Shu realize more deeply that he was just an ordinary modern person.
If there is anything special, I just know some celebrities and famous events in the Three Kingdoms.
Other than that he's just a characterless mortal.
Has he really changed?
"It's like loving someone and getting no response no matter how hard you try."
"But what matters is your heart."
"Even if you put in all your efforts and you can't succeed, are you still going to do it?"
Ji Shu asked, staring at Lu Xun with sharp eyes.
"What is there at the end of our efforts? Why don't you come with me to confirm it?"
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"Sneak attack on Xiangyang?!!"
"My lord, are you crazy?"
Jiang Qin, Wei Yan, and Xu Tu were all shocked when they heard Ji Shu's words, and Jiang Qin strongly opposed it.
"There is also a thousand-man Jiangling Navy at Wulin Port. Once we send troops from Luoxian Port, we will never be able to hide from them and march north silently."
"Then eat them!"
The original target was the four counties in Jingnan, but Wulingang Jishu in Jiangling County was just too lazy to pay attention to it for the time being. Once action is taken, what do these thousand Jiangling navy mean?
Ji Shu glanced at everyone with dark circles under his eyes, his tone not wavering at all.
"Capture Wulin Port, leaving two thousand men behind to cooperate with the big brother who went deep into the hinterland. They put on a posture of attacking Jiangling to confuse the enemy. The remaining one thousand Yulin troops followed me north to attack Xiangyang."
Wei Yan frowned and spoke.
"However, there are still many navy scouts, individual spies lurking in our army's territory, and some desperate businessmen traveling all the way north. It is really difficult to hide our army's whereabouts over such a long distance."
Ji Shu nodded in response to Wei Yan's first speech.
"That's why I only dispatched 1,000 Yulin troops."
"A thousand soldiers and horses are disguised as soldiers and horses transporting prisoners and escorting food and grass. It is impossible to see through our purpose without knowing."
Ji Shu pointed at the map and continued to speak to everyone.
"You see, from Xiakou Port to Hanjin Port, our soldiers and horses often transport grain and grass to the front line, and then transport prisoners from the front line back to the relatively safe Xiakou Port for custody."
"After capturing Wulin Port, we can disguise ourselves as transporting prisoners and escort them to Xiakou Port. Even our own soldiers will not have the slightest suspicion!"
"When we arrive at Xiakou Port, we can pretend to be escorting grain and grass to Huyang Port in Xinye. Knowing that Zhou Tai's 3,000 Tiger Roaring Battalion is still there, isn't it normal to deliver supplies to them?"
"And once we arrive at Huyang Port, we will be at the doorstep of Xiangyang City!"
"Although Xinye City has not been captured yet, under the threat of the Tiger Roar Camp, the Han army only dared to huddle in the city. If our Jiangdong army presses the border and forcibly crosses the Yangtze River, it will naturally not be able to hide it from the Han army."
"But we let the Tiger Roar Camp openly increase its harassment of Xinye. With a small force of a thousand people, we can still be very sure that we will not be discovered when we cross the river at night."
Ji Shu slammed his fist heavily on Xiangyang City marked on the map.
"Secure Longzhong Port and go straight to Xiangyang City."
"As long as Xiangyang City is captured in one battle, the entire Jinghan regime will inevitably collapse, and the Han army will surely surrender!"
Ji Shu's sharp eyes scanned everyone again.
"Knowing that I will fail if I continue like this, I would rather fail after working hard than sit here and wait."
With a thousand men to attack the largest city in Jingzhou, which is garrisoned by three times the number of enemies, if there is any leakage or if they cannot win in a single battle, everyone will definitely be overwhelmed by the swarming reinforcements of the Han army.
A shiver ran across the skin, giving rise to goosebumps. At the same time, an indescribable excitement remained in everyone's chest.
"General, can we really win?"
"It's not whether we can win or not, but we must seize victory."
“Let’s turn Jiangdong into the Kingdom of Chu together!”
