In fact, the current war situation is very similar to that of Liu Bei's first Northern Expedition.
The main force of the Jingzhou Army is in Nanyang, while the main force of the Jiangdong Army is in Jiangbei. Both sides have made considerable progress. Naturally, they have no other troops or thoughts to backstab their allies, and can only work together to attack Cao Wei.
To a certain extent, it also proves that Zhuge Liang's "Longzhong Dui" is correct. Even Zhuge Liang would never have imagined that Sun Quan in history could not even conquer Hefei!
During the first Northern Expedition, Guan Yu had sent Wang Ji, Zhou Tai, Shi Bao and others north to support him in attacking Nanyang, but he only left a back-up to let Xu Shu guard Jiangling.
Now, Xu Shu's intention is that as long as Wenpin, Shibao, and Zhang Ren are not moved, and the Yangtze River waterway and Jingnan are guarded, Wang Ji of Nanjun can safely mobilize his troops northward, even if Nanjun is emptied. What a big deal.
In fact, this is still a bit risky. If there is another talent like Lu Meng in Jiangdong, if he crosses the river in white and deceives the surveillance posts along the river, Nanjun will still be in danger of being breached.
In fact, not only Xu Shu knew this, but Guan Yu also knew it, but the two of them didn't care.
Historically, Lu Meng was able to quickly capture Jingzhou because Guan Yu's base camp only had one Nanjun. As long as Nanjun was captured, Guan Yu could be completely locked between Nanjun and Xiangyang. Under attack from the Sun and Cao families, Guan Yu had no way out.
But now, Guan Yu's base camp is in Xiangyang. Even if Jiangdong backstabs him again, he will seize Nanjun. Nanjun is surrounded by Jiangxia, Xiangyang, and Wuling counties. This is not a sneak attack, it is here to die.
If Sun Quan really wants to do this, Guan Yu can immediately return to Xiangyang, and then contact Wenpin in Jiangxia to attack Sun Quan from both sides. Cao Pi will not stand up for Sun Quan, he is eager to watch the show.
Therefore, Xu Shu believed that although doing so would put Nanjun at risk, it would not affect the overall situation.
As for Shangyong, the risk is actually smaller than that of Nanjun.
Zhang He is indeed a difficult person to deal with, but his responsibilities are important.
After losing the barrier to the north of Yongzhou in Guanzhong, Chang'an's biggest defensive barriers were Zuofengyi and Right Fufeng. Zhang He was responsible for guarding Right Fufeng. Kou Feng would have been pretty good if he didn't lead the army to attack him. Zhang He would never dare to risk an invasion. of.
After all, in the last Northern Expedition, Kou Feng, with the help of Meng Da, took advantage of Xu Huang's return to rescue the troops, defeated Fufeng guard Wang Jing in one fell swoop, broke into You Fufeng, and caused the entire Yongliang war situation to collapse.
Even if Zhang He wanted to take the risk of entering the army, Cao Zhen of Chang'an would never agree to Zhang He's doing so.
Therefore, it is not such a risky thing to mobilize mediocre soldiers to support Nanyang.
Guan Yu thought for a long time, and finally decided to follow Xu Shu's suggestion and mobilize troops from Shangyong and Nanjun to go north. The total number of troops from the two places was nearly 40,000. In addition, Guan Yu now brought 50,000, with nine Ten thousand people versus 30,000 people, that's enough money for a battle.
But the next day, Guan Yu took five hundred of his troops to challenge Zhang Liao at the gate of his camp.
On the one hand, he couldn't lose face. The military council had said that he would continue to challenge Zhang Liao to a duel, so Guan Yu couldn't just let it go.
Therefore, Deng Ai still had to follow the cold wind for a few days.
On the other hand, Guan Yu also used this method to try to paralyze Zhang Liao and cover up his troop deployment.
From Shangyong to Nanyang, it will take at least ten and a half months from the time the military order is conveyed to the time Shangyong invades the whole army and marches eastward. And it will take at least twenty days to move troops north from Nanjun. Above the sky.
During this period of time, Zhang Liao cannot be prepared in advance.
At this time, Zhang Liao was also worried.
It's not that I worry about Guan Yu coming to my side every day to pick fights. I really don't have to worry about this. As long as I'm thick-skinned enough, I can close the village door and let Guan Yu do whatever he likes in the winter. Anyway, I can't be alone with him. Picked.
But not fighting Guan Yu in a duel does not mean that Zhang Liao can defend it with peace of mind.
Actually, Zhang Liao really wanted to just waste it like this. Anyway, the Wei family has a great cause, so if you work hard, can you, Guan Yu, consume more energy than me? !
Zhang Liao thought so, but Cao Pi didn't think so.
A few days ago, Cao Pi wrote a letter to Zhang Liao. It was a personal letter, not an edict.
In the letter, after Cao Pi expressed condolences to Zhang Liao for guarding Wancheng, he vaguely expressed a meaning - Cao Pi hoped that Zhang Liao could try to repel the Shu army in Jingzhou and then withdraw troops while ensuring the safety of Wancheng. Support other battlefields.
Of course, Cao Pi's main premise is to ensure the safety of Wancheng.
According to the interpretation of the letter, Zhang Liao's main task now is to ensure the safety of Wancheng. But if the emperor writes you such a personal letter, Zhang Liao can really regard what is said in this letter as a matter of fact. Is it possible to deal with things that can or should not be done? !
Zhang Liao was worried about this.
I only have 30,000 people. I can still defend Wancheng with fortifications. I have to run out to find Guan Yu for a decisive battle. Is it a joke to defeat Guan Yu's 50,000 Jingzhou army in one battle? !
But when Zhang Liao carefully understood the battle reports from all parties and analyzed the situation on the entire battlefield, Zhang Liao discovered that there was indeed a reason for Cao Pi to say this.
Zhang Liao has not yet received the latest battle report on the battle situation in the Guanzhong direction. At this time, Zhang Liao did not know that Chencang Road had been breached. He only knew that Guo Huai led his army to confront the main force of the Shu army at Wuzhangyuan.
But at this time, Zhang Liao still knew that Guo Huai had lost two lines of defense in the confrontation at Wuzhangyuan, and relied on only one eastern defense line to hold on, putting him at a disadvantage overall.
Although the Shu army will not be able to break through Wuzhangyuan, none of the soldiers in the Guanzhong area can be mobilized. If the Shu army breaks through Guo Huai's blockage and breaks into Guanzhong, then these remaining soldiers will be the main force to defend Chang'an. .
The intelligence from the east was the real reason why Cao Pi secretly hoped that Zhang Liao could break the situation.
Cao Pi didn't want to write such a letter to Zhang Liao. Although Cao Pi was indeed much worse than his father Cao Cao in military strategy, he was not someone who didn't understand battle formations. In his early years, he also went on an expedition with Cao Cao. Regarding military formations, Know more or less.
The Lord ignored the battlefield situation and forced the generals below to fight. This was a taboo on the battlefield. Cao Pi would not make such a low-level mistake.
But the problem is that Cao Pi really has nothing to do now.
From the Central Plains to Guanzhong, there was a three-front war, and two families bullied one family. If Cao Cao hadn't laid a strong foundation, Cao Pi would have finished it long ago.
But even so, the current situation gave Cao Pi a huge headache.
On the western front, the confrontation between Guanzhong and Chang'an is still going on, and the winner cannot be determined for a while. However, Cao Pi cannot be unaware of the importance of Guanzhong. Therefore, as for Cao Zhen, Cao Pi only needs Cao Zhen to hold Chang'an, and naturally he will not expect him to come. Breaking.
As for the Eastern Front, it can be said to be a mess.
Originally, Cao Pi planned to recapture the two states of Qingxu and add some military merit to himself after he ascended the throne. To be honest, Cao Pi felt that this was really not a difficult task. After all, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, cavalry came first in battle. The bumpkins from Jiangdong had no cavalry. ? !
But who knew that instead of fighting in the plains with you, Jiangdong made a preemptive strike and suddenly attacked Xiapi City. By the time Zang Ba reacted, three armies had already besieged Xiapi City.
What's even more disgusting is that Cao Xiu and Jia Kui are still at odds at this time, allowing Zhou Yu, who is in Huainan, to jump out of the blocking circle and go north to attack Xiapi.
Well, Zhou Yu has already jumped out, and it doesn't make much sense to hold anyone accountable at this time. Therefore, Cao Pi ordered Cao Xiu and Jia Kui to quickly lead troops to reinforce Pengcheng. As long as Pengcheng was defended, there was still hope of counterattack.
But that bastard Cao Xiu actually set off before his edict arrived and went south to attack Shouchun. To be honest, if Cao Xiu wasn't named Cao, Cao Pi really wanted to relinquish Cao Xiu's military power directly.
But the development of things later made Cao Pi really think about removing Cao Xiu's military power. This bastard led more than 20,000 people to besiege Shouchun, which was only guarded by less than 5,000 people. They fought for almost a month, but they failed to defeat him. ? !
This bastard, his surname is not Cao at all, his surname should be Sun, right? !
If only for this, Cao Pi wouldn't be in a hurry to get angry.
The real trouble is that Pengcheng has asked itself three times for help, hoping that it can send reinforcements.
Originally, as Zang Ba tried his best to preserve his combat power and retreated to Pengcheng, Xu Huang also promptly led troops to reinforce Pengcheng. Even Jia Kui led 3,000 people to Pengcheng in person. In terms of military strength, the Pengcheng defenders headed by Xu Huang , not much worse than Jiangdong Army.
There are probably more than 30,000 Pengcheng defenders, and the main force of Jiangdong Army, even including the troops brought by Zhou Yu, is only more than 45,000. If you just stick to Pengcheng, the problem is not big.
But I can't stand it, there is a scheming Zhou Gongjin on the opposite side!
It seems that the update time is set wrong, and the first two chapters are reversed. I still don’t know how to adjust them back.
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