Zhang Xi also thought about the matter of transferring troops from Nanjun for a long time.
Not only Guan Yu is aware of the current shortage of troops in Xiangfan, but Zhang Xi is also aware that he is no longer the Xiaobai he was before. Zhang Xi is now considered to have been in battle for a long time.
However, the matter of transferring troops from Nanjun also involves the defense of Nanjun, especially Jiangdong. Zhang Xi will never dare to take these people lightly.
Now that Lu Su has died, Zhang Xi doesn't know that Zhou Yu's stance has undergone some subtle changes.
In Zhang Xi's eyes, Zhou Yu is still a Liu-destroying faction, Lu Meng is a back-stabbing faction, and Sun Quan has never had any foresight and only cares about his own interests. If the garrison from Nanjun is mobilized to go north to support Xiangfan, The probability of backstabbing from Jiangdong will definitely increase suddenly.
Therefore, in principle, Zhang Xi disagrees with Guan Yu's deployment of troops from Nanjun.
But Guan Yu didn't understand.
"Now that Lu Meng has returned to Jianye to recuperate due to illness, Lukou guard has been replaced by Lu Xun. I heard that this man is Sun Bofu's son-in-law. Although he is over thirty years old, he has accomplished nothing. He is a weak scholar who can take care of himself and is enterprising. I'm afraid it's not enough!" Guan Yu said to Zhang Xi, "Lu Meng is not here, and Changsha, Guiyang and other places have no one to lead, how can they send troops to invade the country at this time and betray the alliance to attack?!"
It would be better if Lu Meng led the troops at Lukou, but if Lu Xun really led the troops in Jingnan to carry out a sneak attack, maybe Xu Shu might not be able to do as well as the "weak scholar" you call him.
Nothing has been accomplished yet. Your eldest brother's lifelong reputation for defeating Cao Cao in Hanzhong was completely destroyed in the hands of this "weak scholar" who "has accomplished nothing."
But the problem is that none of these things happened. Zhang Xi could only complain in his heart and never dared to speak out.
Lu Xun's reputation at this time is indeed not obvious. Although the relationship between the Jiangdong family and Sun Quan is gradually easing, in terms of military power, Sun Quan still trusts the Huaisi Group more. After all, the Jiangdong family is deeply rooted. If military power is released, these people will be defeated in a matter of minutes. They can control the military and political affairs of Jiangdong.
Although Lu Xun is an outstanding son of the Lu family, he has not even had much experience in leading an army alone in these years. Even if Zhang Xi told Guan Yu that this Lu Xun's ability was only above Lu Meng, there would be no evidence to prove his point of view.
Therefore, Zhang Xi could not refute Guan Yu's words, and could only persuade Guan Yu again and again, saying, "We don't know what Lu Xun's abilities are, but we should be lenient in anticipation of the enemy and don't be careless."
Obviously, such rhetoric could not convince Guan Yu, who had just conquered Xiangfan and occupied most of Jingzhou.
What's more, Guan Yu took out another letter, which was written by Lu Xun to Guan Yu.
Is this letter written? After reading it, Zhang Xi felt that this Lu Xun was really capable.
In the past, Lu Meng wrote to Guan Yu. Although he was praising Guan Yu, he was justified at least. Lu Xun, who was neither humble nor arrogant, directly put himself in the attitude of a junior in the letter, and he was full of rainbow farts in complimenting Guan Yu, without any embarrassment. Lu Xun expressed his desire to ask Guan Yu for instructions on how to defend Lukou, and even asked Guan Yu to teach him what to do.
To be honest, just reading this letter, I thought that Lu Xun was actually Guan Yu's subordinate, not the Lukou guard of Jiangdong.
After Zhang Xi read this letter from Lu Xun who was even more obsessed with his younger brother than his younger brother, he helplessly persuaded Guan Yu, "Your Majesty, this is Lu Xun's arrogant soldier's plan. Your Majesty must not take it seriously."
Guan Yu nodded, but his face looked happy, and he didn't look like he was taking it seriously.
No wonder, Guan Yu now can be said to be the proudest time in his life.
The second master was always arrogant, but now that he has achieved such great results, it is normal for him to feel a little proud.
The impact of the capture of Xiangfan this time was greater than the impact of beheading Yan Liang in Baima.
The white horse beheading Yan Liang was mainly due to his bravery and adaptability. Although it did help Cao Cao reverse his strategic disadvantage, the main command was still done by Cao Cao, and Guan Yu only fulfilled the responsibility of a general.
But this time, Guan Yu was the commander-in-chief of Xiangfan. He conquered Xiangfan and threatened Wanluo. Cao Cao had to hurriedly deploy his defenses. It also attracted wars everywhere in Nanyang. Even people in Runan took Guan Yu's seal and accepted Guan Yu's control. .
At this time, Guan Yu had already demonstrated all the qualities of a mature military commander and achieved corresponding results.
Although it has not yet received the evaluation of "Megatron China", its influence has already been created. It is just that it lacks a significant person to put the final word on it.
So, in Guan Yu's opinion, isn't it normal for an unknown young general from Jiangdong to write a letter to praise himself after learning that he had such an outstanding record?
Besides, Guan Yu is in his fifties and not a kid. How can a few words of praise make him feel good? !
It's really not that Guan Yu underestimated the enemy, it's really that Xiangfan really doesn't have enough troops now and has to mobilize troops from Nanjun.
To be honest, Zhang Xi also believed that Guan Yu did not underestimate the enemy, but he always felt that something was wrong.
Regardless of whether it is based on the development of the historical line or the romance line, the replacement of the Lukou guard general by Lu Xun is a very obvious sign that Jiangdong will stab Jingzhou in the back, and Zhang Xi must respond and take precautions.
Not to mention dispatching troops from Nanjun, Zhang Xi is eager to let Guan Yu lead his army back to rescue Nanjun now.
But what about Xiangfan? !
Why don't you just want to give up the important towns and strategic locations that you worked so hard to conquer? !
If that's the case, why not launch the Xiangfan Campaign? Wouldn't it be better to sit and guard Nanjun? !
What's more, the Battle of Hanzhong is not over yet. The news from Xizuo is that Cao Cao is still leading his troops westward into Hanzhong, while Cao Ren in the north has rested in Wancheng and may go south at any time.
Giving up on retreating to Xiangfan at this time would not be helpful at all in the Battle of Hanzhong, and the second battlefield that I had worked so hard to open would be easily abandoned. So I have been fighting for several months, and I feel lonely? !
Not to mention that it was impossible for Guan Yu to agree, even Zhang Xi was very reluctant to part with him now.
But the problem now is entangled here.
If you want to defend Xiangfan, you must mobilize troops from Nanjun. If you mobilize troops from Nanjun, it will give Jiangdong an opportunity. Jiangdong will probably attack Nanjun in a dilemma.
Zhang Xi thought for a long time and finally made a choice - to mobilize troops.
It was agreed that Guan Yu would dispatch 10,000 soldiers from Nanjun to the north to support Xiangfan and strive to defend Xiangfan.
Because the current situation is completely different from what Guan Yu encountered in history.
In history, Guan Yu was stabbed in the back without conquering Xiangfan.
At that time, Guan Yu could not attack Xiangfan, and his retreat was cut off by Lü Meng. In the end, he had no choice but to retreat from Linju to Yizhou. Then he was completely blocked by Lü Meng in Linju. After being defeated and captured, he refused to surrender. , and was eventually killed by Sun Quan.
But now, Guan Yu has Xiangfan in his hands. Even if he faces a joint attack from Jiangdong and Cao Wei, it is not impossible to hold on.
Secondly, Nanjun is not without reserve troops, let alone outstanding defenders.
Xu Shu and Pan Jun were in charge of Wuling and Lingling. Together, they would not be easily defeated by Lu Meng.
However, the soldiers under the public security guard Wenpin were not mobilized at all. Wenpin was very cautious and was not easily defeated.
As long as the Public Security Bureau does not fall, Xu Shu of Wuling can send troops to rescue the Public Security Bureau and Jiangling at any time. Nanjun will not be easy to take down.
To take a step back, even if the public security was lost, Jiangling's guard Wang Ji would not be easy to deal with. After all, Wang Ji's violent beating of Jiangdong Army has been proven by history. As long as Wang Ji did not take the initiative to open the city and surrender, even Lu Meng would be able to do so. Don't think about taking advantage of Wang Ji easily.
As for the issue of soldiers, Zhang Xi has thought about it and it shouldn't be a big problem.
Guan Yu mobilized a small number of troops, only 10,000, but Jiangling did not have no reserve troops.
When Zhang Yi set up a miner's camp, he managed to do it right, and it actually helped him a lot.
Originally, Zhang Yi used a semi-military management method to establish the mining camp just for the convenience of management during mining.
But those five thousand miners in the miner camp have received a certain degree of military management after all, and can basically enforce orders and prohibitions. The only difference between them and the regular army is probably that they are not proficient in battle formations and ordnance.
These things are not difficult. Guan Yu only needs to agree to arm these miners and train them. Not to mention becoming elite soldiers immediately, but helping to defend a city or something, it shouldn't be a big problem.
Not to mention, the current manager of the miner camp is Deng Ai.
Therefore, although Guan Yu will mobilize 10,000 troops from Nanjun to go north, if the shortage of soldiers is transferred from the top of the miner camp, Guan Yu will actually transfer 5,000 troops from Nanjun.
This number of people is actually acceptable.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Zhang Xi did not object to Guan Yu's idea of sending Jingzhou troops north. He just asked Guan Yu to authorize Wang Ji in Jingzhou to allocate weapons to Deng Ai and let Deng Ai train the miner camp on the spot as Jingzhou's leader. Guardsmen.
After that, Zhang Xi also wrote a special letter to Deng Ai, asking him to strengthen training and also pay attention to the security situation on the other side of the river. He should also pay attention to the situation of the police on the other side of the river, and also pay attention to the changes in the situation in Jiangling City. If there is a major If there is a change, write a letter to inform yourself immediately.
Although Deng Ai is a famous general, the problem is that Deng Ai still lacks battle experience. Zhang Xi is always uneasy and dare not let him make decisions alone.
After explaining Deng Ai, Zhang Xi was still worried and wrote another letter to Xu Shu, telling Xu Shu to pay attention to the trends in Jiangdong and not to underestimate Lu Xun. If possible, he asked Pan Jun to write a letter to Lu Meng. , to test whether Lu Meng is really sick or fake.
Although Zhang Xi thinks that 80% of it is fake, testing it through Pan Jun's letters can always make Xu Shu more vigilant.
After all, Zhang Xi couldn't just jump out and tell Xu Shu that Jiangdong would definitely attack Jingzhou within a month.
There is no evidence to support it. Zhang Xi can't tell Xu Shu. I think so intuitively.
Just when Zhang Xi was worried about gains and losses and finished writing various letters to remind everyone to pay attention to Jiangdong, Cao Ren of Wancheng led an army of 20,000 and rushed towards Fancheng.
(End of chapter)
