Langye is the granary of Xuzhou.
If Langxie can be captured before the autumn harvest, the Han army will no longer be able to make any waste, and the entire war situation will completely tilt towards Chu.
Zhou Yu personally led 10,000 elite troops northward along the seaport and silently attacked Xu Han's Dongwu Port. There were only 500 defenders in Tobu Port, and despite Zhou Yu's careful planning, no one escaped.
After that, the Chu army immediately blocked the road and cut off the news.
Standing on a high platform, the sea breeze blowing behind him scattered Zhou Yu's hair. In his eyes, the sunset fell into the mountains little by little.
This surprise attack was perfect, but the melancholy on Zhou Yu's brow did not seem to fade at all. He understood deeply that this was an adventure.
What is adventure?
This definition is different for everyone, especially for the commander-in-chief, and its meaning will become more complicated and ambiguous.
A commander can only be evaluated by his results. If you win, risking is a trick; if you lose, taking a risk is reckless. There is nothing unfair in this, because a decision of the commander-in-chief affects the life and death of tens of thousands of people. Some of them do not want to die, nor do they want to take the risk.
"Gongjin, when can we start the war?"
"Didn't we already start a war?"
After hearing Zhou Yu's answer, Gan Ning sneered.
"A surprise attack on a port with only 500 defenders by tens of thousands of elites is called a war? It's not enough to bite the bullet. You have to know that our soldiers all fought their way back to Jiangdong from the Xuzhou battlefield. We died along the way. How many brothers have you killed? Now that we set foot on this land, the brothers' anger can no longer be suppressed. What they long for is to fight with the Xu Han army and wash away their hatred and shame with blood!"
"Xingba, Zilong, tell me honestly, are the soldiers under your command afraid of death?"
Zhou Yu's irrelevant questions surprised Gan Ning and Zhao Yun and made them laugh.
"No one is afraid of death."
Gan Ning touched his beard, gently pressed his hands on the wooden fence in front of him, looked at the sunset, and then turned to Zhou Yu and said.
"But soldiers have to face death every day from the moment they step onto the battlefield. I can't guarantee other people's teams, but everyone in my Jinfan Army can die for the Chu Kingdom!"
Not that you are not afraid of death, but that you can die for it.
Zhao Yun looked at Gan Ning with concern, nodded, and said with clasped fists.
"Where righteousness comes, life and death follow it! The sky can tell you, and the white horse is the proof! The righteousness of the white horse, from Zhao Yun to ordinary soldiers, can all die for the Chu Kingdom!"
The two people spoke conclusively and resoundingly, which made Zhou Yu seem to have finally made up some kind of determination, and the melancholy on his brows disappeared. With a dazzling light in his eyes, he said sternly.
"Okay! Remember what you said today. Let the soldiers take time to rest. Our army will set off after the third watch of the night."
After several days of attacking, Zhou Yu clearly felt that the Han army had discovered their presence.
One of the important reasons is that the small counties captured during this period could always find enough food and grass in the treasury to last the army for a day and a half, but the small counties captured today could no longer find a single grain of food.
In this case, the food and grass carried by the army would be enough for eight days. Zhou Yu frowned slightly.
"The military advisor has discovered that General Zhang Fei of Xu Han is leading 10,000 troops to pursue our army, which is about two days' journey away."
"Approximately where is it? Mark it for me."
At Zhou Yu's signal, the scout walked to Zhou Yu and made a mark on the map.
At this moment, Zhou Yu's expression turned a little joyful.
"Okay, okay, the hunter finally came out of the cave. Pass the order, ignore Zhang Fei's troops, continue to advance towards Shimen Town, capture Shimen and go straight to Langxie."
"yes!"
The soldiers rushed down to deliver the order, and the army accelerated towards Shimen Town.
During the subsequent march, Zhao Yun's troops discovered Zhou Cang's troops who had set up an ambush. Seeing that the ambush failed, Zhou Cang dared not face Zhao Yun's cavalry directly, so he hurriedly ordered to retreat to Shimen Town. After Zhao Yun's pursuit, he lost thousands of soldiers and horses before he was able to retreat to the city.
Just as Zhao Yun and Gan Ning, who arrived later, were preparing the siege equipment to attack Shimen Town, Zhou Yu issued an order to retreat.
This order almost caused the Chu army to explode!
"Military advisor, why don't you fight yet? The town of Shimen is low and the pond is shallow, and the soldiers have been holding their breath for a long time. Now their morale is like a rainbow, and their military morale is ready. Yun Gan guarantees with his head that he will be able to break through Shimen before Zhang Fei's troops arrive. town!"
Zhao Yun patted the table and questioned Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu only said softly.
"I changed my mind."
Changed my mind!
How can military orders be changed overnight?
What's more, the army has now penetrated deep into the hinterland of Xuzhou, can it still retreat back the same way?
Zhao Yun and Gan Ning stared at Zhou Yu with wide eyes and listened to his explanation.
"Zhou Cang's interception here shows that Zhuge Liang has seen through my plan to surprise Langxie. This plan has lost its meaning. After breaking through the Shimen, there will be new enemies standing in front of us. This will become one battle after another. A siege battle."
"So, I changed my mind. I won't attack Langxie. I want to annihilate Zhuge Liang's main army!"
At this time, Zhao Yun and Gan Ning were stunned again.
Annihilate Zhuge Liang's main army?
They have indeed determined the location of Zhang Fei and Zhou Cang's 20,000 troops, but they still don't know where Zhuge Liang's remaining troops are. Moreover, Zhuge Liang still has 10,000 people, 20,000, or more. This is also an unknown number.
So, Zhou Yu still dared to make such wild remarks.
"There is a sudden change of tactics, military advisor, are you sure that Zhuge Liang will fall into our trap?"
Zhou Yu sat there quietly, raised his eyes and glanced around the two of them.
"I don't need Zhuge Liang to fall into my trap, as long as I fall into his trap."
Zhao Yun took a breath of cold air.
Sneaking into the trap set by others will naturally make the enemy appear, and save the step of searching. But when the number of enemy troops is unknown and all the favorable conditions of time and location are given to the opponent, how can we win?
This is obviously self-destruction!
"I have asked you before, are your soldiers afraid of death?"
Zhou Yu stared closely into Zhao Yun's eyes, and Zhao Yun saw the heat and madness in his eyes.
This idea was definitely not Zhou Yu's impromptu idea. He must have prepared this crazy plan as early as Dongwu Port, before he was sure that Zhuge Liang could see through the plan to attack Langxie.
boom!
Gan Ning slapped the table heavily and bared his teeth in a fierce smile.
"Fuck! Gongjin, you do things just to please me! The Jinfan warriors under my command never know how to write the word 'fear'!"
Zhou Yu and Gan Ning looked at each other for confirmation, then both turned to look at Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun gritted his teeth, hammered the table hard again, and said.
"Go! Baima Yicong will fight to the death!"
"good!"
Zhou Yu raised the corners of his mouth as if he had expected it.
"We want to see the military advisor!" "We want to see the military advisor!"
Zhou Yu originally wanted to explain something to Gan Ning and Zhao Yun, but was interrupted by the noise outside the tent. Everyone had no choice but to walk out of the tent together.
I saw Han Xing, Qingshan, Zhu Ran, Ling Tong, Lu Meng and other generals with their young generals, and about a dozen people gathered outside the big tent. Seeing Zhou Yu coming out, Ling Tong was the first to speak.
"Commander, the enemy is right in front of you, why don't you fight? Could it be that you are afraid, military counselor? Ling Tong dares to issue a military order in front of all the troops. As long as the military counselor gives me 5,000 troops, Zhou Cang's head will be sacrificed within two days." At the foot of the stairs!"
How dare this kid provoke me!
Zhou Yu lowered his face and scolded.
"Nonsense! What should I do? I will discuss with General Gan and General Zhao. When will it be your turn to take command?"
After all, Zhou Yu's majesty in the army was very profound. His scolding immediately made everyone dare not refute for a while.
"Is the military advisor worried about Zhang Fei's troops behind him? Xu Sheng is willing to lead two thousand white horse soldiers to attack, which will make it impossible to rescue Shimen Town and provide a safe rear for the military advisor."
Zhou Yu followed the sound and saw that the person speaking in the crowd was Xu Sheng. But now Xu Sheng is no longer a general, but a village commander.
This was not because Sun Ce was angry with Xu Sheng in the Battle of Shouchun, but because Xu Sheng paranoidly believed that it was his own negligence that led to the tragic deaths of 20,000 soldiers, the fall of Shouchun, and Zhou Tai's death in the battle at Pengcheng, but he himself survived.
Suffering from inner torture, Xu Sheng asked Sun Ce to demote himself to the third level.
Zhou Yu stared at Xu Sheng, still scolding with a stern face.
"Arrogant! Although Zhang Fei is not handsome, his ability to march and fight is not comparable to that of ordinary mediocre people, and he is a fierce general. Even if General Zhao Yun personally led the army to attack, he would only win a miserable victory with three thousand white horses. How can you How dare you make such arrogant remarks! Moreover, only those with military positions above the commander are qualified to participate in the big account discussions, and you are just a village commander, so why don’t you step down!"
Preventing the enemy from rescuing and defeating the enemy are completely different things. Zhou Yu obviously deliberately confused this concept, but Xu Sheng did not refute after hearing this, but just lowered his head sadly and left with fists in his hands.
Gan Ning and Zhao Yun frowned slightly. They knew the battle well, so how could they blame Xu Sheng? It's just that Xu Sheng can't get over the hurdle in his heart. Who would really regard Xu Sheng as a village chief.
Gan Ning gently touched Zhou Yu with his hand and whispered.
"It's passed!"
Zhou Yu turned his head, with no hint of anger on his face, and replied in a low voice.
"Uncut jade cannot be used. Both Bo Fu and Zi Yuan have high hopes for Wen Xiang. This time, letting him start from the position of village chief again not only makes him feel better, but also allows him to hone his skills again. Don't worry about it. "
After explaining, Zhou Yu looked at the generals again and said with a cold face.
"I will fight for you in the future. I, Zhou Yu, will neither be afraid nor run away. The screams are fierce now. Just don't give up until the time comes. Just disperse."
Just after Zhou Yu finished lecturing General Xu Sheng, Ling Tong and others dared to refute loudly, turned around and left cursing in a low voice. But with their voices, how could Zhou Yu, Gan Ning, and Zhao Yun not hear them?
"Commander, when will you tell the soldiers again?"
"Don't worry, the wine will become purer as it brews. Let them hold it in."
Looking at their backs, Zhou Yu smiled softly and turned back to the tent.
