Zhang Xi also suspected that Zhou Yu was going to play a big game, but Zhang Xi and Shi Bao both just felt that way.
Without sufficient intelligence support and no obvious battlefield trends to prove it, these can only be regarded as wishful conjectures and cannot be used as decisive evidence for battlefield decisions.
At least, Wang Ji does not support Zhang Xi to continue to stand still in Jiangling and do nothing.
Yes, on the battlefield, the coach's momentary guessing can indeed save lives sometimes, but the problem is that if he only relies on guessing to direct the battle, such a coach will not be able to lead his soldiers to victory.
The commander is the life of a soldier and bears such a heavy responsibility. He should make combat plans based on existing intelligence and the development of the battlefield situation, rather than relying on his own momentary guesses or so-called battlefield feelings. To say that is irresponsible.
For this reason, Wang Ji persuaded Zhang Xi several times not to hesitate. If hesitation continues, if Xiangyang is really lost, Jiangling will not be able to hold it either.
Regardless of the number of troops, let's send some reinforcements to Xiangyang first.
But Zhang Xi was still procrastinating and refused to give orders. Wang Ji was anxious and didn't know what to say.
Who said that he was not the highest official in Jingzhou, but Zhang Xi was?
Zhang Xi also knew that Wang Ji was just worried about the war, so he had no intention of blaming him and repeatedly explained to Wang Ji why he did this.
Wang Ji gradually became less interested in arguing with Zhang Xi.
Wang Ji has his own judgment on the development of the war, and he also believes in his own judgment.
As for the explanation given by Zhang Xi, Wang Ji can only say that it makes sense to a certain extent, and this possibility cannot be ruled out. However, judging from the current situation, the battlefield situation does not develop as Zhang Xi guessed. They argue with each other, Meaningless.
Under such circumstances, Shi Bao and Li Qiu's joint military report was sent to Jiangling.
After reading this military report, Zhang Xi fell silent, and Wang Ji also fell silent.
Now Wang Ji also began to have some doubts. Maybe this Zhou Yu was really planning to use the tactic of "pretending to attack Xiangyang and actually taking Jiangling".
Otherwise, the performance of the Soochow Army in Lingyang was a bit too weird. It was obvious that they could directly capture Lingyang and then suppress the public security forces. Why did they just play around there and surround Sanque? !
Wang Ji is not stupid, really.
He had always opposed persuading Zhang Xi before. On the one hand, he was the first to see through the Soochow Army's intention to attack Xiangyang. Wang Ji must have some blind trust in his own judgment, and the subsequent development of the battlefield situation also verified Wang Ji's judgment. Therefore, Wang Ji firmly believed that the main target of the Soochow Army's attack this time was Xiangyang.
On the other hand, what Zhang Xi said was just his wishful thinking. Although it cannot be said that it is impossible, the Soochow side spent so much time designing tactics to target a suspicious soldier. In Wang Ji's opinion, It's still a bit unnecessary and there are no signs of battlefield development to support Zhang Xi's speculation.
But now, the signs of the battlefield are coming.
Although it is normal for accidents to occur on the battlefield, after all, the person leading the army at Lingyang is not Lu Dai, but Zhou Yu.
If Lu Dai was leading the army, it might be due to lack of ability that he could not break through Lingyang as quickly as possible, so he had to use this method to drive Shi Bao away from Lingyang.
But Zhou Yu shouldn’t, right? !
It can be seen from this that Wang Ji began to have doubts about Zhou Yu's shortcomings in showing his banner in advance.
But, although it is true that Wang Ji was a little shaken at first, these few battlefield signs are not enough to prove that Zhou Yu's strategy is to "pretend to attack Xiangyang and actually capture Jiangling". In other words, these signs have little bearing on the overall strategy. Relationship.
If you think more generously, it is possible that Zhou Yu encountered some difficulties, such as not being able to replenish food and grass in time, so he was weak in subsequent attacks. This is not impossible.
Therefore, although Wang Ji was a little shaken, he still insisted on his idea and sent troops to rescue Xiangyang as soon as possible.
As for Ling Yang's arrival at the police, Wang Ji suggested to Zhang Xi that he simply ask Shi Bao and Li Qiu to abandon the police and cross the river to withdraw to Jiangling.
Anyway, now Shi Bao is facing the tactic of surrounding three and one. If he really wants to escape, the problem should not be big. It is just a question of which way to retreat is safer.
Therefore, Wang Ji suggested that Shi Bao be allowed to withdraw his troops from the temporary ferry in Yidu County, and then notify Zong Yu to prepare for the response.
After that, whether to stay in Yidu County to help defend Zongyu or to withdraw to Jiangling can be determined based on the actual battle situation at that time.
As for Li Qiu's 15,000 Jiangling soldiers, they immediately crossed the river and returned to Jiangling, gave up guarding the public security, and implemented the huddle tactics.
In this case, even if Wang Ji takes 15,000 men to rescue Xiangyang, the 15,000 men Li Qiu brings back can effectively fill the gap in troops, and Jiangling will still have more than 20,000 men to guard it. , plus the 20,000 navy troops in Yang's hands, the problem should not be big.
This suggestion can be said to be the most reliable one so far. But Zhang Xi still feels that it is not very good.
The premise of doing this is based on the premise that Soochow only has 50,000 soldiers to attack Jiangling. But what if another 50,000 soldiers come? !
With Soochow's mobilization ability, it's not impossible.
Another question, Zhang Xi still has an unsolved question, and that is - where is this old boy Lu Xun? !
To say that the war has been going on till now, Lu Xun is still staying in Jianye to gather the Jiangdong soldiers, so he doesn't believe that he could even kill Zhang Xi. If this old boy doesn't show up for a day, Zhang Xi won't be able to feel at ease for a day.
Others may not know how powerful Lu Xun is. After all, the veteran generals of Soochow have withered in recent years, and the new generation of generals have been suppressed by Zhou Yu's halo, and their reputations are not obvious. But Zhang Xi knows that Lu Xun's ability is comparable to what he is now. The reputation gained is much greater.
Therefore, Zhang Xi discussed with Wang Ji to see if this was possible - let Wang Ji lead 15,000 soldiers to leave Jiangling City, but not go too far, and turn back to Jiangling immediately when he reached Linju, so as to Let’s test Soochow’s reaction.
If Soochow is really interested in Jiangling, after learning that Wang Ji is leading the troops north, he will definitely use all his options. In this way, Wang Ji's timely return to aid can effectively destroy Soochow's strategic response.
Wang Ji disagreed on the spot, and asked Zhang Xi that if Soochow really wanted to concentrate its forces to attack Xiangfan, wouldn't it be a waste of prime time to rescue Xiangyang? !
The journey from Jiangling to Linju took at least ten days. If these ten days were used to support Xiangyang, they might have already led the troops to the outskirts of Xiangyang.
If the strategic judgment is wrong, then Xiangyang will fall into the dilemma of being besieged by the Soochow army.
Of course Zhang Xi also knows this, but the problem is that there are reinforcements from Dongsan County! ! !
As long as that kid Kou Feng knows the priority of the matter, he will immediately send troops to rescue Xiangyang. In this way, Xiangyang will not be in too much danger. It is much more convenient for the three counties to rescue Xiangyang than to send troops from Jiangling.
Therefore, Zhang Xi believed that at this time, he should still have some time to try. If his judgment was wrong, he would immediately ask Wang Ji to lead his troops north to rescue Xiangyang.
Wang Ji really wanted to object again. For example, it would take time for the three counties in the East to raise military rations and summon county soldiers. But continuing to argue like this would not help the war effort, and would easily hurt the feelings between each other.
Wang Ji and Zhang Xi have always been very happy to cooperate. Not to mention, if you really want to count, Wang Ji was recommended by Zhang Xi, so he should give Zhang Xi some face.
In addition, Zhang Xi is the Jingzhou Mu in the real sense, the supreme commander of the Jingzhou war. Just follow the orders.
In this way, Zhang Xi first sent someone across the river to convey the order, asking Li Qiu to stick to the police and not to move arbitrarily. At the same time, he asked Li Qiu to find a way to contact Shi Bao, allowing him to choose to stick to it or break out.
Then, three days later, Wang Ji led the 15,000 soldiers who had been prepared to leave Jiangling City and headed north, making a move to go north to support Xiangyang.
At this time, in addition to the 15,000 soldiers in the Public Security Bureau and the 10,000 defenders in Ying County, the number of defenders in Jiangling City had dropped sharply to 7,000.
If Soochow wants to take action, now is the best time.
Zhang Xi sat uneasily in Jiangling City, waiting for the situation to change. He guessed right or wrong, but he made it in one fell swoop.
(End of chapter)
