Lu Xun is very embarrassed now, very embarrassed.
Now Lu Xun is indeed no longer in Jianye. He arrived in Jiangxia as early as fifteen days ago and began to take over all military affairs in Jiangxia.
After all, after all, Lu Xun was Sun Quan's personal governor-general, and he had the power to control the land and water armies.
Although Lu Xun was only the nominal coach in this battle to attack Jiangling, and the real coach was Zhou Yu, Lu Xun had no complaints about it.
After all, that was Zhou Yu, the military god of the entire Soochow military.
Therefore, after Lu Xun arrived in Jiangxia, he still went step by step, formulating a battle plan according to Zhou Yu's strategic deployment, commanding the 60,000 troops transferred from Jiangdong and Huainan, and standing by in place.
In order to prevent being spied upon by Shu thieves, Lu Xun did not even arrange for his soldiers to camp near the outskirts of the city. Instead, he chose to camp in the wild mountains and forests of Zhangling to hide his presence from others.
This move was to keep it secret, but it would also make a large number of soldiers complain about it.
But, there is no way. If Zhang Yuanchang, who is famous all over the world, finds out through investigation that there are still 60,000 Dongwu soldiers stationed in Jiangxia, can he safely dispatch the Jiangling garrison to go north to support Xiangyang? He can only endure it for the time being.
But this matter can't last too long. After all, it's already midsummer, and the wild mountains and forests in midsummer are full of poisonous insects, rats, and ants. Staying here for a long time is also a troublesome thing.
Therefore, when the news that Jiangling's 15,000-strong garrison, led by Wang Ji, went north to support Xiangyang reached Jiangxia through detailed reports, Lu Xun's generals requested orders one after another, asking Lu Xun to immediately send troops to attack Jiangling.
Fighting is more comfortable than staying in this mountain forest.
But Lu Xun didn't want to send troops immediately, he wanted to wait.
On the one hand, Lu Xun was considering asking the generals and defenders who went to support him to move farther away. In this way, even if Zhang Xi found himself besieged by the main force of the Soochow army, he would not be able to immediately send people to recall the supporting troops.
On the other hand, Lu Xun wanted to wait a little to see if there would be further changes in the situation out of his own military habits, and try to eliminate some possible variables.
However, the generals under his command really couldn't wait any longer. If they waited any longer, the morale of the soldiers would have declined, and they themselves would be a little unbearable.
Snakes, insects, rats, ants, these things, who can sleep well at night? If you don't, you will wake up and find yourself sleeping in the same bed as a mouse.
Disgusting people are one thing, but if another plague breaks out, it won't be fun! ! !
Lu Xun was helpless, but this was indeed a real problem.
Of course, if it was just the generals under his command who complained, Lu Xun's current prestige in the army would not be overwhelming, but the problem was that Zhu Ran also asked for an immediate invasion.
His reason is simple. According to the strategic plan made by General Shang, when the Jiangling defenders move north to support Xiangyang, his navy will immediately move up the river to attack the Jiangling navy.
No matter when Lu Xun's army takes action, his navy will definitely set off immediately according to the plan.
Lu Xun really wanted to have a good chat with Zhu Ran. If our army doesn't keep up with your navy's move, wouldn't it be equivalent to destroying the implementation of the entire strategic plan? !
Besides, it’s not that I won’t let you send troops, I’m just asking you to stay for another three to five days before sending troops.
But Zhu Ran said that he didn't care. This was the general's plan and the battle plan agreed by the Supreme. He followed the order and it was not considered an unauthorized action.
Good guys, the two generals, General Shang and Supreme, are here. What can Lu Xun say?
If he were an ordinary person, Lu Xun might be able to suppress him with the power of "controlling land and water armies" given by the Supreme Being, but unfortunately, this was Zhu Ran.
Zhu Ran is one of the generals that the Supreme is most focused on training now. He is also specially trained to take over Zhou Yu in case something happens to him in the future. Lu Xun can not give him face, but he has to give the Supreme face.
Although with the changes in the current world situation, the relationship between the Jiangdong family and the Sun family has also eased a lot, and people from the four major Jiangdong families have been re-employed by Sun Quan, but Sun Quan's ultimate goal is to use the Jiangdong family to balance the Huaihe River. Si Jun Gong Group.
Lu Xun was from the Jiangdong family, and Zhu Ran was the successor of the standard Huaisi Military Group. Even if Lu Xun overpowered Zhu Ran, it would be meaningless on Sun Quan's side.
Lu Xun knew this Supreme Being of Soochow very well. After all, the two of them were personal friends before. Now they are just different rulers and ministers, but they know each other well about their nature.
For things like checks and balances, it is not about one party overwhelming the other, but about keeping the two parties evenly matched. My Lord is a master at playing checks and balances.
Therefore, there is no practical significance in suppressing Zhu Ran. On the contrary, it will allow Zhu Ran to get more support from the Supreme.
In this case, it is useless to talk more. Just send troops! ! !
In this way, three days after Wang Ji led his troops to leave Jiangling, Zhu Ran led the Lukou Army to leave Xiakou, go upstream, and go straight to the police.
At the same time, Lu Xun ordered the entire army to pull out of camp, march directly to Wulin from the south of Zhangling, and then go north from Wulin to cooperate with Zhuge Ke's troops to attack Ying County.
In less than three days, the situation in the entire Jiangling County suddenly changed, and the Soochow army pressed on the border.
At this time, Zhang Xi breathed a sigh of relief and took another breath at the same time.
He breathed a sigh of relief because he had guessed correctly. Soochow's main attack direction was still Jiangling, and Lu Xun had already appeared. It was unlikely that there would be more changes in the future.
The reason for this sigh of relief is that Soochow's military strength this time was a bit beyond Zhang Xi's expectations.
In Ying County to the east, in addition to the 20,000 troops and horses originally led by Zhuge Ke, Lu Xun directly brought 60,000 troops and horses to attack the eastern front this time, with a total of 80,000 troops.
If we include Zhou Yu's 30,000 men on the south bank of the Yangtze River, then Zhu Ran's 20,000 navy troops and nearly 130,000 men besieged Jiangling? !
What the hell is this happening? With such troops, Zhou Yu could just go up to the army, so why should he be so secretive? !
Zhang Xi quickly ordered Yang Xi's navy to fight on their own. They must block Zhu Ran's navy and not allow him to easily cut off the water channel between the police and Jiangling.
At the same time, Li Qiu was ordered to immediately lead 15,000 soldiers to retreat to Jiangling as soon as possible under the cover and transportation of Yang Xi. He ordered Zhou Tai of Ying County not to be reluctant to fight, but to break out of the encirclement and retreat to Jiangling.
Finally, send people to chase Wang Ji and ask him to lead his troops back quickly. There is no need to go to Linju. The Soochow army has already pressed the border, so come back quickly and set up the turtle formation.
Recalling all the soldiers he could recall, Zhang Xi calculated back and forth. It seemed that he had 50,000 soldiers, not counting the navy. The comparison of enemy and enemy forces was nearly three to one. Although the gap was not small, relying on Jiangling As for the fortified city, a battle is not impossible.
Now, it depends on whether the defenders of Ying County and the Public Security Bureau can shrink back in time.
If we can withdraw, we will have 50,000 troops to defend Jiangling, but if we cannot withdraw, God knows how many troops will be able to defend Jiangling.
As for Soochow, it was obviously impossible for Zhang Xi to withdraw his troops with such peace of mind.
On the Yangtze River, Zhu Ran has led his naval fleet to the waters near Gong'an, preparing to start a decisive battle with Yang Di's navy.
The vanguard of the navy is Liu Lue who was beaten extremely aggrieved in the Baqiu water battle. Now Liu Lue is holding back his energy and wants to take revenge! ! !
As for Zhu Ran, this time he came with the idea of a big battle and suffered several losses from the Jiangling Navy's water turtle formation. This time, Zhu Ran thought of a way to crack it, just to give it a try.
Zhu Ran is very high-spirited now, but Zhou Yu, who is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, was immediately confused after receiving the news that Zhu Ran sent troops from the water and approached the police.
Who made Zhu Ran come so quickly? !
Does this bastard have any strategic awareness at all? Does he know that sending troops so early will definitely alarm Zhang Xi and order the police defenders to retreat. You can wait a few more days to let Zhang Xi relax his vigilance, or wait first If I capture Lingyang, I will die! ! !
And how did Lu Boyan control the land and water armies? !
Zhu Ran doesn't have a strategic vision. Don't you have one too? You can't stop him with integrity. If he does this, what will you do in Jiangxia? !
Won't they also send troops? !
If this is the case, Zhou Yu is now starting to feel a little worried about Soochow's future.
These two people, besides themselves, are actually the most suitable people to lead an army in battle. If he is no longer here in the future, can he really defend the country of Wu with such a thing? !
For a moment, Zhou Yu didn't know what to say. A feeling of depression came over him, and Zhou Yu felt that his throat seemed to be very uncomfortable.
However, the situation was already like this. No matter how depressed he was, no matter how much he complained, he could not change anything. He had to continue to cooperate with these guys, continue to use troops to fight, and complete this strategic mission.
Therefore, Zhou Yu immediately ordered Lu Dai to lead 10,000 soldiers to attack Lingyang County and strive to capture it as soon as possible. However, Zhou Yu himself could only choose to divide his troops and lead 20,000 soldiers to march towards the public security city as soon as possible in order to delay the public security defenders. The speed of retreat.
Now, Zhou Yu could only hope that because the Shu Han public security guards were slow to move and did not withdraw their troops in time, he might still be able to stop them. Well, I hope.
(End of chapter)
