Just as Zhang Xi lamented to Pang Tong privately, among the current Soochow generals, after Zhou Yu, there really are few people who can take charge.
The same situation was faced with Liu Bei's group seizing the four counties in Jingnan and threatening Jiangling's rear at any time. What did Zhou Yu and Lu Su do at that time? !
Zhou Yu directly suggested that Sun Quan fall out with Liu Bei, mobilize troops from Jiangdong, and just kill Liu Bei. Anyway, keeping him alive would be a hidden danger.
Of course, Soochow still occupied a certain strategic initiative at that time, and Zhou Yu's approach was not in line with the actual situation faced by Jingnan now.
But what about Lu Su? Faced with this situation, what did Lu Su do? !
Lu Su directly persuaded Sun Quan to exchange Jiangling for Jiangxia and give up his main control over Jingzhou.
If nothing else, none of the current generals of the Soochow Army have the strategic courage to abandon their sons and escape from trouble.
In fact, not to mention outstanding figures like Zhou Yu, Lu Su, and Lu Meng, when the twelve tiger ministers of Jiangdong were still alive, when they faced Lu Kai's current situation, there was a high probability that they would not think so much and would definitely lead them. Lingling County soldiers under his command rushed to the aid of Quanling.
As long as Shi Bao's 30,000 Shu troops were defeated in a field battle and only Pan Jun was left in Duliang County, how much trouble could he cause? !
Well, I don’t say whether this approach will be successful, but at least the twelve tiger ministers of Jiangdong still have some courage and courage.
After all, the current generals of the Soochow Army are far inferior to their predecessors in terms of military strategy and courage.
Although Lu Kai still didn't have the courage to abandon his son to escape difficulties like Lu Su, as a rare figure in the middle and late period of Soochow, he still chose the path of Jiangdong's twelve tiger ministers to raise troops to rescue Quanling.
But in terms of spirit, Lu Kai did not have the spirit of the Twelve Tigers of Jiangdong. He just hoped that he could quickly support Quanling before his retreat was cut off and the morale of the army was shaken, and then rely on the city defense of Quanling.
Moreover, in order to prevent his future from being easily eliminated, Lu Kai made a choice that was quite out of character for him - he "mobilized" all the wealthy families in Fuyi County to follow the army.
Fuyi County is not a big county. There are only two aristocratic families in this county. Lu Kai braved his taboo and directly "invited" the heads and immediate family members of these two families to join the army. Then he coerced them to take all the family assets, money and food, and send troops with him to Quanling.
At least in this way, it can not only solve the problem of food and grass supply for the army, but also delay the time for some Fuyi County to surrender to the enemy. This was Lu Kai's original plan.
But for two aristocratic families, even one from a remote area like Lingling County, the total number of members of the two families would be close to a thousand.
It's strange to be able to pick up such a speed when marching with the burden of nearly a thousand people.
Moreover, Lu Kai, after all, is from a wealthy family, and he is not yet completely ruthless towards them.
In other words, Lu Kai not only overestimated the integrity of these wealthy families, but he was also not decisive enough.
Therefore, when Lu Kai, who was marching all the way, was attacked by Shi Bao halfway, he did not control the two aristocratic families immediately. ,
These two aristocratic families were very dissatisfied with Lu Kai's forced migration, and after receiving private letters from Pan Jun, they had long been thinking of ways to rebel.
Now, the opportunity has come. Shi Bao led his troops to block the road and besieged him. The heads of these two aristocratic families immediately used their own clansmen to incite riots among the soldiers of Lingling County and create unrest in the military morale.
By the time Lu Kai reacted and killed the heads of these two aristocratic families in order to stabilize the morale of the army, it was already too late.
Lu Kai himself was no match for Shi Bao in terms of military capabilities. Coupled with the turmoil in military morale, his troops were at a serious disadvantage. A major defeat was inevitable.
In this case, they suffered a defeat. There were also members of two aristocratic families in Fuyi County in the army. Lu Kai, who was leading the way, was caught by Shi Bao's troops before he could run very far.
Clan members of the two aristocratic families asked to see Shi Bao, hoping that Shi Bao could hand over Lu Kai to them. Most likely, he wanted Lu Kai's head to pay homage to their dead family leader.
But this matter, Shi Bao really can't follow the clan members of these two aristocratic families. Shi Bao still has some political acumen. In this case, he chooses to compromise with the clan members of these two aristocratic families. From now on, the Han Dynasty will be in Lingling. The influence of the county is hard to say.
Therefore, Shi Bao rejected the requests of these two families, but at the same time, he also expressed sympathy for the experiences of these two families. Shi Bao could not leave Lu Kai to them, but he could write a letter to Pan Jun to inform them. The credit of two families.
Well, actually, this is enough. For aristocratic families, although the head of the family is important, the most important thing is the continuation and development of the family in the local area.
It is much more meaningful to exchange the deaths of two family heads for Pan Jun to take care of the two families when the benefits are distributed after the war than to exchange for Lu Kai's head.
This is the survival rule of aristocratic families in this era.
In this way, Shi Bao temporarily protected Lu Kai, planning to leave it to Zhang Xi to deal with after the war.
After defeating Lu Kai's Lingling County soldiers, Shi Bao did not immediately go north to join Jiang Wei. Instead, he continued to lead his troops to Quanling. The Quanling County magistrate fled after hearing the news. Shi Bao's soldiers took Quanling without any blood. .
Then, Shi Bao stood still in Quanling and informed Pan Jun. After hearing the news, Pan Jun immediately left Duliang County with three thousand Han troops and rushed to Quanling. After that, he began to write a letter again.
This letter was written to the magistrates of Zhaoyang, Xiangxiang, and Chong'an counties in the northeast of Lingling County. Once these three counties were surrendered, Lingling County would be completely pacified.
As for Shi Bao, Shi Bao and Pan Jun thought that it would not make much sense to return to Wuling County now.
Even if Shi Bao rushed back to Wuling County and joined Jiang Wei, they would only have more than 50,000 men under their command. Compared to Lu Dai's 20,000 men, their siege power would not be too advantageous.
Moreover, the Wuxi barbarians can still be used in field battles, but they are just cannon fodder in siege battles. The Lingling County soldiers that were just defeated, even after being recruited, will not be able to immediately exert their combat effectiveness. Things like private soldiers of aristocratic families, even if Pan Jun can summon them Come on, even Shi Bao dare not use it.
The Wuxi barbarians were already a ragtag group during the siege. If a group of private soldiers from aristocratic families were to join them, Shi Bao would not even dare to think of such a style of painting.
This is not a question of individual combat effectiveness, but a question of organization and discipline.
Bringing such a force to join Jiang Wei might even affect the combat effectiveness of the Han Dynasty's southern army.
Therefore, instead of joining Jiang Wei, it would be better to lead 30,000 people directly northward, enter Changsha County, and form a pincer attack with the main force of Zhang Xi's army that is besieging Zhu Ran in Luo County.
If you do this, even though the combat effectiveness of Shibao's army still cannot be guaranteed, at least the situation still looks scary.
The southern part of Changsha was now empty of defenses, and Shi Bao suddenly led his troops to break in. Even if Shi Bao really led a ragtag group of people, such a smooth battle would still be easy to fight.
Zhu Ran would definitely not dare to sit back and watch the southern part of Changsha fall, and would definitely divide his troops to defend the southern part of Changsha. And as long as Zhu Ran divided his troops, Zhang Xi on the frontal battlefield would be much more certain of capturing Xi County.
Shi Bao and Pan Jun discussed seriously for a long time, and finally Shi Bao decided to adopt Pan Jun's strategy and lead his troops northward, turning eastward from Chong'an County in Lingling County and entering Changsha County.
The first step is to seize Ling County in Changsha as a military food supply point and take a short rest.
The second step is to go directly north and attack Liling County, an important town in the south of Changsha.
Liling County was chosen because it is the transportation center of Changsha County.
Liling County to the north leads to Changsha County, which governs Changsha County, while Liling County to the east leads to Yichun County. This is the administrative scope of Yuzhang County of the Yangzhou Governor's Department.
In other words, if you Zhu Ran no longer cares about Liling County, then Shi Bao may really lead his troops to break into Yuzhang County.
If Shi Bao really wanted to take the war to Yuzhang County, it would not be a battle limited to Jingnan.
Yuzhang County is next door to Danyang County, and the capital of Soochow is in Jianye, Danyang County. Sun Quan is in Jianye, so he may have to prepare for war directly.
The importance of this place means that no matter how difficult it is for Zhu Ran to stand on the front line, he must divide his troops and go south to defend it.
And as long as you divide your troops, the next thing will be much easier to handle.
Facts also proved how accurate Shi Bao's judgment was.
When Zhu Ran learned that Lingling County had been lost and Shi Bao led his troops northward into Changsha County, he immediately called Zhang Cheng and asked him to lead 15,000 soldiers and immediately rush to Liling County in the south to set up defenses.
Poor Zhang Cheng, he rushed all the way from Jiangxia to Wuling County, and then from Wuling County to Changsha County. His buttocks were still hot at the moment, and was sent by Zhu Ran from the north of Changsha to Liling County in the south of Changsha to set up defenses.
Even a donkey can't be used like this! ! !
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