Shi Bao's move directly stuck on Wuling County's waist, making Lu Zhi very uncomfortable.
Now Lu Zhi is really at a loss to advance or retreat.
Come on, Lu Ju really has no confidence that he can recapture Lingyang with the remaining soldiers of Wuling County.
Retreat. Once Wuling County is lost, Lu Zheng will never be able to hold his head high in front of Sun Quan. Even with the merits accumulated by his father, Lu Zheng will never be able to reach such a high position as the prefect of a county in the future.
So now Lu Zheng is really uncomfortable, and what makes him even more uncomfortable is the Wuxi barbarians in the territory. As soon as they heard that the Han army had returned, they started to get restless as if they had been given blood.
It has to be said that when Liu Bei was governing the four counties in Jingnan, he really regarded Wuxi Man as half a person. Therefore, until now, Wuxi Man has always had a good impression of Liu Bei. By the way, he also has a good impression of the big man. sense of identity.
As for Soochow, I'm sorry. From top to bottom, Soochow will not treat foreigners as human beings. Shanyue within their own territory has always been used as a labor and troop base.
There was no comparison before. I felt that although the Han people were a little better than before, they were just like that. They were just guys who bullied us barbarians. But now that the Soochow gang of bumpkins came, the Wuxi barbarians immediately understood how tolerant the Han people were to them. .
But there is no other way. If you are not united and cannot fight, you can only endure it for now.
Now that the Han army has returned, how can these Wuxi barbarians hold back?
There was Shibao's army pressing down on the territory outside, and Wuxi barbarians inside who were ready to attack. Lu Zhi had no choice but to send a letter for help to Lingling and Changsha for the second time.
If you don't come again, I, Lu Zheng, may really have to coexist and die with Wuling County, and there is a high probability that I will be the one who dies! ! !
Zhang Xiu and Lu Zheng of Lingling County can't be counted on. After all, this guy's ability is just that. If he didn't have a good father, it would be strange that he could serve as the prefect of a county.
Moreover, the situation in Lingling County was even worse than his own situation.
It's not just the Wuxi barbarians' problem there, but also the wealthy families and common people in Lingling County are very dissatisfied with Soochow's rule.
There was no way. Who told Zhang Xiu to start redistributing the land in the county as soon as he took office. The fertile land transformed by Pan Jun and the local wealthy families was instantly taken away by the wealthy families in Jiangdong. Most of them were personal. I can't bear it.
If Lingling County hears that the Han army has returned, I am afraid that the local powerful people will directly rebel and may even expel Zhang Xiu.
Therefore, it is impossible to count on reinforcements from Lingling.
Lu Dai in Changsha was the only hope Lu Zheng could count on.
Although they are not of the same clan, but the fact that they cannot write two characters "LV" in one stroke means that they were all one family thousands of years ago.
Furthermore, Lu Dai's ability is also the strongest among the four Jingnan prefectures appointed by Soochow, and Changsha is also the one with the largest military force among the four Jingnan counties.
Only Lu Dai had the ability and military strength to break the siege of Wuling County.
At this time, Lu Dai was also a little worried about the situation in Wuling County, and had to quickly write a letter to Zhu Ran who was stationed in Lukou.
It's not a big problem for Lu Dai to lead troops to rescue Wuling County. The real problem is that if Zhu Ran can't defeat the Jiangling navy in the water battle and cut off the logistics supply line of this group of Shu troops, Lu Dai will have no way to stay there. Wuling County held on.
Another thing is that Lu Dai can't see the situation clearly now. Lu Dai even begins to wonder whether the Shu Han really intends to retake the four counties of Jingnan and fight an all-out war with Wu.
Otherwise, they should not attack Wuling County at this time.
Da Wu could bear to fight a policeman, but Wu Ling and Lingling Supreme, who had not warmed up their hands in attacking Da Wu, had no choice but to fight even if they no longer wanted to fight.
I really can't afford to lose this person.
And once a full-scale war breaks out, it will not be a problem that Lu Dai can solve by going to rescue Wuling County.
Of course, it is impossible for the 90,000 Jingzhou defenders to move south in full force, but the more than 40,000 people Zhang Xi brought to Jiangling are already quite large.
In addition, if a full-scale war breaks out, the Shu army will obviously not sit idly by. Maybe the Shu thieves have already assembled tens of thousands of troops in Badong County. Once they go south, Jingnan may face an attack of nearly 100,000 troops. attack.
This problem cannot be solved by relying on the Soochow defenders in Jingnan and Lukou. Sufficient reinforcements must be provided.
Therefore, Lu Dai now not only has to consider whether to rescue Wuling County, he also needs to send a letter to Zhu Ran, asking him to solve the problem of Jiangling Navy as soon as possible and regain control of the Yangtze River. At the same time, he also needs to report to Sun Quan and let Sun Quan do what he wants. So ready for a full-scale war.
After completing these preparations, Lu Dai led 10,000 Changsha troops westward to support Wuling County.
At about the same time, Zhang Xi also received a battle report from Shi Bao.
Zhang Xi was actually very dissatisfied with Shi Bao's behavior of making claims and occupying Lingyang.
This is not in line with the entire strategic goal he planned before the war, nor is it in line with the current overall strategy of the Han Dynasty.
The Han Dynasty's strategy still focused on the north. Regarding the south, although it knew that "Eastern Harmony with Sun Quan" was unlikely to be realized, it still had to maintain the status quo as much as possible.
The big man was really not ready for a big fight with Soochow at this time.
However, Shi Bao's provocation may ruin the strategy formulated by Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang and trigger a stress reaction in Soochow.
Zhang Xi was naturally dissatisfied with this.
However, after carefully reading Shi Bao's battle report and understanding Shi Bao's intentions, Zhang Xi also fell into his own thoughts.
Shi Bao gave an explanation for his own interests in occupying Lingyang - Shi Bao believed that besieging the public security might not make Soochow feel the pressure, but occupying Lingyang and threatening Wuling County would definitely make Soochow feel the pressure. are threatened, and may lead to greater concessions in future negotiations.
This is Shi Bao's explanation for his behavior. At the same time, he also expresses his attitude to Zhang Xi - he himself has no intention of destroying Zhang Xi's strategy. Although he has stationed in Lingyang, he will not continue to launch attacks in the direction of Wuling. attack.
If this is the case, Zhang Xi also began to seriously think about whether what Shi Bao did could really have the effect he said.
After thinking carefully, Zhang Xi suddenly felt that Shi Bao had made a clever move.
Yes, capturing the police does not actually mean much.
Before the naval forces were unable to completely restrain Soochow, even if they captured the Public Security Bureau, it would be like gaining an enclave.
Although it can play the role of a horn when defending Jiangling, the problem is that the public security city is small, so it is impossible to arrange too many defenders, and if the logistics supply is solved locally, the pressure will be great.
Therefore, in fact, the biggest advantage of occupying the public security is that it has mastered an advance base, and this advance base is not impossible to regain as long as Soochow has the naval advantage.
But if Lingyang is occupied and the strategic depth between the public security and Lingyang is expanded, this matter will be complicated, but at the same time, it will also cause Soochow a headache.
Although Wuling County is not rich in real estate, is surrounded by Wuxi barbarians, and has unstable public security, its geographical location is important.
This is the center point of the four counties in Jingnan. Liu Bei first established himself in Wuling County and then swept across Jingnan.
To guard the four counties in Jingnan, Wuling County and Changsha County must be defended. Neither of these two places can be lost.
And Shi Bao's occupation of Lingyang is equivalent to driving a nail into the interior of Wuling County, threatening Wuling County at all times. At the same time, as long as Shi Bao does not continue to attack, the situation is still within control. There is no need to worry about sparking a scuffle between the two countries.
Relatively speaking, this is a better plan than taking over the police, but the risk is a bit high.
When Shi Bao entered Lingyang, the logistics supply line was stretched a bit too long, and the Public Security Bureau had not captured it yet. The Soochow Army still had the opportunity to advance through Changsha and break the siege of the Public Security Bureau.
Once the police withdraw from the siege, Shi Bao in Lingyang will be alone and will be unable to advance or retreat.
On the other hand, if Jiangling cannot stop Soochow's naval attack and Soochow regains control of the waterway, it will be very difficult to supply the 30,000 troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River, which is also a potential threat.
This is a strategy that requires Zhang Xi to weigh and decide whether to follow the original plan and withdraw the troops after capturing the public security, or follow Shi Bao's plan to fight a protracted war with Soochow and fight for attrition.
Zhang Xi thought about it and finally decided to adopt Shi Bao's strategy.
During the last Northern Expedition, the Jingzhou Army's march northward came to an abrupt end. In fact, the losses were not large, especially in terms of logistics and food. There was still a lot of hoarding and consumption, but Zhang Xi was not afraid.
Furthermore, Zhang Xi's current new tactics of the navy can effectively block the Soochow navy for the time being. At least so far, Zhu Ran's several active attacks have been forced back by Zhang Xi, and the navy has not yet been able to defend. When not living.
Finally, as long as the public security forces can be captured first and the threat from Shi Bao's rear wing is eliminated, even if the navy cannot hold on in the end, the troops on the south bank of the Yangtze River will not have a stronghold to hold on to.
Well, the key point of everything is still in the Public Security City.
We must take the first step to conquer the police.
For this reason, Zhang Xi had to order Li Qiu and Zhou Tai to stop causing trouble and quickly capture the Public Security City.
(End of chapter)
