Because of Zhang Xi's blind operations, there is a possibility of early war in the Luoyang area. For this reason, Zhang Xi cannot stay in Luoyang for a long time and must rush back to Jingzhou immediately. While deploying defenses against Soochow, he immediately mobilizes Nanyang troops to go north. Support Luoyang.
The matter of troop deployment was easy to solve. When Zhang Xi passed by Nanyang, he met and talked with Xu Shu.
They are all smart people. As long as they explain the current basic situation clearly to Xu Shu, Xu Shu himself will understand the importance of going north to support Luoyang.
However, there are still a few small problems here.
The first problem is that Xu Shu did not prepare in advance.
From gathering soldiers from all counties to gather at Wancheng, preparing to go north to provide food, grass and weapons, and then leading the troops to Luoyang, it would take a month at the fastest. If something changes in Luoyang during this month, he Xu Shu will have another chance. It's impossible to arrive immediately.
Zhang Xi didn't have any good solution to this problem. He could only ask Xu Shu to prepare as soon as possible and go north as soon as possible.
And with Zhuge Liang's ability, it should not be completely defeated by Cao Wei within a month, resulting in the loss of Luoyang.
As soon as Xu Shu heard Zhang Xi's explanation, he knew that the first problem had no solution. There was no other way except to coordinate various preparations as soon as possible.
So, the second question - if Xu Shu leads his troops to Luoyang, who will guard Nanyang.
Xu Shu has no one available to him.
It has been almost three years since Nanyang County was conquered, but the formation of Nanyang County soldiers has just been completed. Those previously stationed in Nanyang were either the Han Dynasty Northern Army or Xiangyang County soldiers, each with its own affiliation.
Therefore, after these troops with their own affiliations left Nanyang, the newly formed Nanyang County soldiers were completely a new army. There was no shortage of generals and lieutenants in the army, but there was no general who had the ability to lead the army and stay behind.
No, it should be said that there is still one, and that is Zhang Yi.
But the problem is that Zhang Yi must guard Xiangcheng and cannot move, otherwise he will not be able to effectively suppress the Wei army in Yingchuan County. You can transfer him back to guard Nanyang, but who will you let to guard Xiangcheng.
And it doesn't matter if there is no general. After all, strictly speaking, the general is only responsible for military affairs. But it has been three years since Nanyang County returned to the Han Dynasty, and until now, there is still no officially appointed governor.
Even if you don't give me a general, just give me a prefect who can coordinate the overall situation! ! !
Zhang Xi is also embarrassed by this issue. As a Jingzhou shepherd, he has the right to mobilize the army, but he does not have the right to appoint and remove officials. This matter was agreed upon before he took office.
The imperial court had never arranged for such a Nanyang governor, so Zhang Xi had no choice but to let Xu Shu, Deng Ai and others temporarily handle government affairs as frontline guards.
Zhang Xi had not mentioned this matter to Zhuge Liang, but at that time Zhuge Liang was either busy preparing for the Northern Expedition or busy settling Luoyang. In addition, after capturing Luoyang and Xiangcheng, Nanyang was no longer considered a front line. Is there any In fact, the prefect was not in a hurry. He kept coming back and forth, but who knew that three years had passed like this.
Therefore, Zhang Xi had no choice but to go to Xiangyang quickly, and then ask Xi Hong to come to Nanyang County as the temporary governor for a while as the governor of the state. After all, Zhuge Liang's reinforcements were important, and Xu Shun could If you leave one day early, leave one day early.
After finally settling the matter in Nanyang County, Zhang Xi continued southward and came to Xiangyang.
When they arrived in Xiangyang, Zhang Xi naturally met with Wenpin, briefly outlined the possible changes in the situation, and asked Wenpin to pay attention to defending Xiangyang, especially the Soochow Army in Jiangxia, to prevent them from relying on the power of the navy to rebel against the Han Dynasty. On the water.
These are all clichés. Tell Wenpin, the old general Wenpin will not understand.
What's really important is that Zhang Xi left Wenpin a handwritten letter stamped with Zhou Mu's seal in advance, and a private letter addressed to Kou Feng.
This handbook was given to Wen Mo to mobilize troops to the three eastern counties when Xiangyang's troops were insufficient.
The private letter was written by Zhang Xi to Kou Feng, stating his interests and interests to prevent him from being deceived by villains and refusing to send troops like in history.
Because strictly speaking, Dongsan County is actually an independent administrative region. It does not belong to Jingzhou County and does not need to obey the orders of Jingzhou Mu.
The troop dispatching note is an official procedure, which is equivalent to Zhang Xi, the Jingzhou shepherd, requesting Kou Feng, the defender of the three eastern counties, to send troops to assist in the defense of Xiangyang. Kou Feng may or may not send troops.
However, Zhang Xi is the brother of the bandit. Don't dare to send troops. Don't be shameless and call him brother in the future.
With this insurance, Zhang Xi feels that there should be no problem in Xiangyang.
After handling the matters here, Zhang Xi did not stay in Xiangyang for a long time and continued south, returning to Jiangling.
When Zhang Xi returned to Jiangling, it was already the first lunar month of the eighth year of Jianxing. He failed to catch up with Zhengdan and returned to Jiangling on the seventh day of the first lunar month.
For this reason, Zhang Xi was caught by Sun Shangxiang and complained, saying that she was alone in the ancestral hall during the New Year's ceremony. The two heads of the house were not around, and the whole house was deserted. She had to ask Xiaoba to accompany her, and they Sisters celebrate New Year together.
As soon as Zhang Xi heard this complaint, the latter immediately said shamelessly that he could actually accompany Sun Shangxiang and the two sisters to make up for their lack of integrity. Well, don't ask how exactly.
Anyway, on the eighth day of the first lunar month, Zhang Xi went to Jiangling Prefecture in high spirits and summoned Wang Ji, Yang Di, Zhou Tai and Shi Bao for a meeting.
It was only in the first month that we could find so many people at once. Otherwise, everyone had their own errands, and it would not be so simple to go back to Jiangling.
There was nothing much to say about the content of the meeting, it was just about strengthening vigilance and guarding against Soochow sneak attacks.
Of these four people, Wang Ji is in charge of Jiangling and the prime minister's logistics when necessary, Zhou Tai is in charge of Ying County to the east, Yang Di is in command of the Jiangling navy, and Shi Bao is in charge of the front-line defense from Lingyang to the public security in Jiangnan. of.
Each has its own importance.
The entire Jingzhou has been preparing for Soochow since Deng Zhi returned from Jianye at the end of August last year. Now, Zhang Xi has just made this point in time clearer.
Soochow should launch an attack as early as late this month and as late as February. During this period, we must not underestimate the enemy.
Especially Jiangnan's police and Lingyang. Zhang Xi is really worried about these two places.
At present, the Soochow navy is strong. If Yang Xi's Jiangling navy loses to the Soochow navy, the connection between the south and the north of the Yangtze River may be cut off again.
Therefore, Zhang Xi instructed Shi Bao to judge the situation on his own. If he felt it was necessary, he could abandon Lingyang and retreat to the Public Security Bureau. If he felt that even the Public Security Bureau could not defend it, Shi Bao could leave from the pontoon bridge upstream of the Public Security Bureau. Cross the river and retreat to Yidu County to set up defenses.
There is a saying that the pontoon bridge has not been demolished until now. I don’t know if Zong Xu had foreseen it or if it was a mistake.
As for Yang Xi's Jiangling Navy, Zhang Xi also gave him a lot of autonomy, but in terms of the main combat idea, Zhang Xi still hoped that Yang Xi could focus on stability.
As long as the navy is still capable of fighting, if the Soochow navy is not allowed to completely control the waters of the Yangtze River, Jiangling will be unlikely to fall into a siege situation. If it fights on a single line on land, the pressure on Zhang Xi will be much less.
Of course, if Yang Di really finds that he cannot stop the Soochow navy, he can also choose to retreat on his own, go up the river, and go to Bajun to join Chen Dao. There is no need to force a decisive victory on the water.
Our navy has only been built for less than two years, so it is normal that it cannot defeat the Soochow navy. Don't give up the hope of all Jiangling navy just for the sake of temporary victory or defeat.
As for the final Jiangling garrison, well, there is nothing to say. They were led by Zhang Xi and guarded the counties in Jiangling County to protect the country and the people.
For the Jiangling garrison, there is no way out and they must defend. Therefore, during this period, Zhang Xi will work with Zhou Tai to inspect defenses in various places, inspect military drills, and monitor the combat readiness of ordnance, food, and grass.
Anyone who slacks off will be killed without mercy.
In this way, everyone had their own war preparation work to do. After New Year's Day, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the entire Jiangling County entered a state of war readiness.
Zhang Xi and Wang Ji were patrolling around, Zhou Tai was in charge of the military drills, and Yang Xi was busy training the navy and inspecting the defenses along the river. Even Shi Bao, a "lecher", didn't stay with his wives and concubines for long. Shi immediately returned to Lingyang. After sharing the military information with Li Qiu, they each arranged matters to defend the city.
The entire Jiangling County is ready for the invasion of the Soochow Army.
Waiting, waiting, waiting for a full month, it is already February 15th, and there is no movement.
Not to mention Soochow, there was no movement at all in Jiangxia.
Well, in other words, it's not that there is no movement at all. Over in Jiangxia, a new governor was appointed, appointed by Soochow.
As for this prefect, his surname is Zhuge, his given name is Ke, and his courtesy name is Yuan Xun.
That is, Zhuge Liang's eldest nephew, Zhuge Qiao's younger brother, Zhuge Jin's current eldest son, and the historical Soochow Tutor, Zhuge Ke.
By the way, he was still rated as a "talented but sparse" person by Yang Di.
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