What else can Lu Meng do? You are allowed to use your time on others, but others are not allowed to use their time on you.
Zhang Xi's purpose in showing these letters to Guan Yu was to tell Guan Yu that Jiangdong had never given up its concern for Jingzhou.
You want to send troops to Xiangfan. This is no problem, but you have to handle the relationship between priorities and protect your home.
Don't look back. If you attack Xiangfan once, your home will be gone when you come back. Don't worry about whether you can live or not. If Jingzhou is lost, can you stand up to Liu Bei? !
After reading the letter, Guan Yu remained silent for a long time, and then wrote to Xu Shu himself, asking Xu Shu to come to Jiangling and renegotiate the attack on Xiangfan.
Zhang Xi didn't say much, as long as the goal was achieved. If he talked too much, he would be kicked out by the second master.
After receiving Guan Yu's letter, Xu Shu arranged the affairs of Wuling County and went to Jiangling. In mid-April, he arrived in Jiangling to participate in the military meeting.
This military meeting still discussed sending troops to Xiangfan.
In order to stabilize Lü Meng, Guan Yu did not even call Pan Jun to the military meeting this time, so that Lü Meng could confirm that there was a conflict between Pan Jun and Guan Yu, so that Pan Jun could find out Lü Meng's movements.
Guan Yu did not plan to bring Pan Jun's matter to the military meeting. After all, there were many people, and he still had to be cautious in such internal matters, so Guan Yu discussed sending troops first.
This time Guan Yu planned to mobilize Jingzhou's navy and most of Nanjun's army, totaling more than 40,000 people, to attack Xiangfan.
Guan Yu decided not to use any soldiers from Lingling County and Wuling County, and also asked Xu Shu, Governor of the two counties, to defend the two counties. He claimed to be defending against the Wuling barbarians, but in fact everyone knew who he was defending against.
As for the police officer Wenpin, Guan Yu originally planned to take him north to attack Xiangfan.
Guan Yu originally thought that he would be the governor of the entire army, but would mainly command the army, and Wenpin would command the navy to attack Xiangfan. But when Pan Jun's letter came, Guan Yu really didn't dare to transfer Wenpin from the police, so he finally decided to let Wenpin command the navy. Wenpin continued to stay behind the police station, and only mobilized the police navy to move north along the Han River.
After making these arrangements, Guan Yu asked Xu Shu and Zhang Xi if there was anything wrong.
Xu Shu thought for a long time and shook his head, indicating that he had no objection.
Zhang Xi also expressed no objection.
Indeed, Guan Yu's arrangements are already in place.
There were a total of 80,000 navy and army troops in Jingzhou, but Guan Yu only took away half of them, leaving half of the troops for defense in various places.
If Jiangdong can sneak attack in this way, it means that Jingzhou itself is no longer strong. It will be easy for Jiangdong to capture it, and it has nothing to do with whether Guan Yu goes to attack Xiangfan.
In the two counties of Jingnan, Governor Xu Shu was on the defensive. On the one hand, he could prevent Lü Meng from taking advantage of the situation to attack Jingnan. On the other hand, if Lü Meng really attacked the public security forces, Xu Shu could rescue them in time.
As long as the police are not broken, Nan County will be half safe.
The remaining half Guan Yu looked at Zhang Xi and asked Zhang Xi who was the suitable candidate to stay in Nanjun.
Zhang Xi was stunned for a moment, and then asked Guan Yu strangely, he was the prefect of Nanjun, shouldn't he stay to defend the city? !
Guan Yu was also a little dumbfounded, wondering how could this guy be so blind? !
Looking at the entire Jingzhou, apart from Guan Yu, there are only three people, Zhang Xi, Xu Shu and Wenpin, who can lead an army alone.
Now, in order to prepare for Jiangdong's possible reaction, Guan Yu made a plan and arranged for Xu Shu and Wenpin, who were both civil and military, to stay and guard the home. Zhang Xi, a man who could lead the army, would have to go with him to fight against Xiangfan.
The land and water armies were all commanded by Guan Yu alone. How could he be so busy?
Zhang Xi thought about it and then began to think about who would be more suitable to garrison Jiangling.
Xi Zhen? !
Zhao Lei? !
No, both of them prefer civilian jobs. They can definitely do a good job handling Nan County's government affairs during their own expeditions, but once they encounter things at the military level, neither of them is very good.
Deng Ai is a suitable candidate, but the problem is that this boy has become wild recently. He spends time in the mining camp every day and doesn't even have time to return to Jiangling City.
Besides, Deng Ai was too young and had been following Zhang Xi in handling government affairs, so he had almost no influence in the army.
In normal times, the officials below would still have some respect for Deng Ai for Zhang Xi's sake, but once a big event happened, Deng Ai couldn't command these people at all.
After counting, there is probably only one person left who is capable, old enough, and has a high position.
Wang Ji.
Although Wang Ji only officially became an official with Liu Bei last year, he is very capable and has demonstrated excellent local governance capabilities in a short period of time. As a disciple of Zheng Xuan, he can also control many grassroots officials below.
Wang Ji served as Jingzhou's special commander, and guarding his hometown when Guan Yu went on an expedition was considered a routine operation. This official position was enough for him to command the remaining defenders, which was justifiable.
Zhang Xi proposed such a candidate, but Guan Yu was a little hesitant.
Guan Yu recognized Wang Ji's ability to govern the local area. Ma Liang praised Wang Ji in front of Guan Yu without any problem, which made Guan Yu's ears almost calloused.
But Guan Yu has not seen yet what Wang Ji's military capabilities are.
In this regard, Zhang Xi has a guaranteed victory over Guan Yu.
Just kidding, this is Wang Ji.
He made suggestions and suggestions to put down the three rebellions in Huainan. He successively supervised the military affairs of Yuzhou, Yangzhou and Jingzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Dongwu County by Wang Jiai.
His ability to govern the local area is actually secondary. This guy's real ability is in the military.
Although talents withered in the late Three Kingdoms period, this man's style could not be concealed.
That is to say, Wang Ji often beat Soochow for no reason, and Soochow's reputation among the people is really not good, otherwise Wang Ji's reputation would not be much lower than Deng Aizhonghui.
Guan Yu didn't know how strong Wang Ji was, but since Zhang Xi had a guarantee, he chose to believe Zhang Xi.
After all, almost no one recommended by Zhang Xi is unreliable.
After discussing these personnel arrangements, Guan Yu began to inquire about Ma Liang's preparations for grain and grass, as well as the preparations for the army's ordnance.
Ma Liang reported to Guan Yu the situation of the stockpiling of grain and grass so far. It can probably guarantee the food for the 50,000 troops for about nine months and the 40,000 troops. If you save a little, it is not impossible to make up for a year.
This statement made Zhang Xi laugh out loud. Military rations in the army must always be leniently anticipated, and there is no such thing as sparing.
If you dare to save the country, the army will mutiny to show you.
The army these days does not have the tradition of eating grass roots and tree bark. It can turn you back on wheat and rice. What else do you want to save? !
Let’s calculate it based on the consumption of 50,000 troops for nine months.
Actually, quite a few.
At least Guan Yu felt that it was quite a lot. Nine months was enough for Hanzhong to decide the winner.
But Zhang Xi felt that it was not enough to remember. The Battle of Hanzhong had lasted for nearly two years.
Although the attack on Xiangfan is just for containment and may not take that long, it is best to prepare for a year's supply.
As soon as these words came out, Ma Liang almost got angry with Zhang Xi.
The lean season is about to begin. Where can I get food for you? !
Well, if Ma Liang is anxious, Zhang Xi will have no choice but to wait for nine months, just nine months. At worst, he will persuade Guan Yu to return to the army if he runs out of food.
As for the ordnance, Mi Fang and Shi Ren really have nothing to do with it this time.
Nowadays, Liu Bei Group's talent pool is much richer than in history. Liu Bei does not need to use these crooked dates in such an important position.
By the way, Mi Fang is now in Chengdu, enjoying life with his brother Mi Zhu. Shiren is also serving as a county captain in a county in Jianning County, but they are not in Jingzhou.
Regarding the ordnance, Guan Yu asked Liao Hua.
Liao Hua is really not the Yellow Turban Army.
Liao Hua was from a wealthy family in Nanyang. He was from the Liao family in Jingzhou, and he was from the same clan as Liao Li. If Liao Hua, a son of a serious family, knew that Luo Guanzhong had arranged for him to be a member of the Yellow Turban Army, I wonder if he would fight with Luo Guanzhong.
Moreover, Liao Hua is only in his twenties this year, younger than Zhang Xi. He was not even born at the time of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
Liao Hua was currently serving under Guan Yu's account as both a civil official and a military general. In the army, he was responsible for both paperwork and ordnance supervision. He was truly a man capable of both civil and military skills.
So don't laugh at others for saying "there are no generals in Sichuan". In terms of ability and qualifications, Liao Hua is not bad at all.
Liao Hua reported to Guan Yu in detail the preparations of the army's ordnance, focusing on the issue of Miao Dao's replacement.
Guan Yu was somewhat dissatisfied after hearing this.
According to Liao Hua's report, Miao Dao currently has only more than 15,000 troops that have completed the transformation, and the remaining more than 10,000 Nanjun soldiers and more than 30,000 naval troops have not completed the transformation.
Guan Yu was very dissatisfied with this progress.
But after hearing the reason, Guan Yu really couldn't be angry.
After Zhang Yi's rectification and management, the stock of coal ore was large, but the output of iron ore was seriously insufficient.
Moreover, the steel filling method is a military secret, and Guan Yu strictly ordered it not to be leaked. This resulted in the number of blacksmiths in the army being strictly controlled, and warrants were required to enter and leave the mining area.
There are only a few masters who can use the steel-filling method to forge iron, and there is also a serious shortage of apprentice helpers, which limits the speed of Miao Dao's replacement.
These are all objective problems, and Guan Yu doesn't have a good solution.
In order to increase production, we cannot arbitrarily expand the number of craftsmen, causing the steel filling method to be leaked. This is a fatal threat.
Therefore, it is really hard for Guan Yu to criticize Liao Hua harshly.
But when it came to iron ore, Guan Yu remembered Zhang Ni's arrival, so he asked Zhang Xi if Zhang Ni's iron ore camp had been set up. If it was, he asked Zhang Xi to report to the army as soon as possible.
The expedition is about to begin, and a person with such talent as a general cannot be left to continue to look after the mines. He must be recruited to serve in the army.
This is not a problem, Zhang Xi has been paying attention to this matter, after all, his disciples are tossing over there.
At that moment, Zhang Xi said that the establishment of the camp was almost over. Although it still lacked a little training, the rules and regulations had been determined, and Xiao Deng Ai was also helping. Transferring Zhang Yi at this time would not affect the iron ore mine camp. Formation.
Speaking of little Deng Ai, Zhang Xi asked the second master when the weddings of the two juniors would be arranged. They were about to go to war, right? Should they arrange the weddings of little Deng Ai and Guan Yinping first? !
Guan Yu immediately glared, and Zhang Xi was so frightened that he did not dare to speak. What are you talking about in the military discussion? Why are you talking about such a thing? !
Let’s talk about this kind of thing in private later.
Now, let's discuss the tactical issues of attacking Xiangfan.
(End of chapter)
