When Zhu Ran found out that the leader of Luo County's south gate had become Zhang Xi, he knew what kind of situation he was facing now.
Obviously, the Shu army would not allow themselves to abandon Luo County and return to rescue Changsha.
Changsha County was besieged and once the grain and grass hoarding area was lost, Zhu Ran in Luo County could not continue to hold on, and naturally he could not wait for the reinforcements sent by the Supreme.
Based on Zhu Ran's understanding of Soochow's military system and mobilization capabilities, he knew exactly how long it would take for him to wait for real reinforcements.
The six counties in Jiangdong did not have much preparation for this battle in Jingnan, because the Supreme believed that the existing military strength in Jingnan should be enough to stop the Shu army from coveting Jingnan.
Therefore, the fastest one to come to Jingnan for rescue is probably the navy patrolling the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
As one of the garrison forces in the Yangtze River Basin, this naval force has always been in a state of war readiness. For them, as long as they can replenish supplies and ordnance in time, they should be able to immediately move westward to support Jingnan.
However, considering the time required for supplies and going up the river, Zhu Ran predicted that it would take at least a month or so for this naval force to arrive at Xiakou. Now, it is only two days since Zhou Yin came to Luo County last time. Ten days' time.
In other words, from the perspective that is most beneficial to you, the navy has just entered Jiangxia County. It is hard to say whether it has reached Xiakou and supported Dingfeng.
To take a step back, even if this navy can support Ding Feng in time, and defeat the Xiangyang Navy and Jiangling Navy in a short period of time, regain control of the Yangtze River, and cut off the forward supply channel of the Baqiu Army. ...That can also lead to Ba Qiu's withdrawal.
What's more... if the Xiangyang Navy and Jiangling Navy really wanted to fight so hard, they would have to rely on water forts to hold on to suppress the Soochow Navy in the two water battles.
But Shi Bao was definitely able to hold on to Luo County for a month without food.
As for the time for withdrawing troops, Shi Bao set it ten days ago.
Speaking of tolerance, it even lasted four days. The unusual march from Changsha to Luoxian took seven or seven days.
On that, Ling Ya evacuated with peace of mind... It's true that I am being moral. It's Ling Ya. I didn't even give myself a little reaction time. Before I received the report from the rescue army, I Stayed for eight days? !
Once Changsha is captured, only Shibao will be out of food. The food and grass stored in Changsha County can completely fill the gap in the supply of food and grass for the Lower Shu Army in a short period of time... at least for a month. questionable.
Moreover, if you break through the siege from the east gate and withdraw directly into Yuzhang County, it will be equivalent to leaving Jiang Wei in Changsha, and Pang Tong's stay will be taken care of... No matter how you look at it, it looks like a withdrawal, but more like an escape.
By the time those armies arrived for reinforcements, Shi Bao would have been defeated and captured long ago.
The positions of both sides are the same, and the issues they consider are of course the same.
Both of them were suspicious. In that case, Shi Bao would still choose to stick to Luo County... Both of them had actually calculated it. It was probably not those two days that Shi Bao would definitely choose to break out.
Pang Tong's navy now only has more than 8,000 men, and there are 100 small warships... If there is a sudden increase of 20,000 troops to transport escorts, the pressure on those warships alone will be too little.
And the time Ling Ya chose to break out was also very bad. It was actually at dawn.
At this time, Ling Ya and Ding Feng in Luo County were naturally overjoyed when they learned that Lu Zheng and Jing Nan had conquered Changsha County and were coming to help urgently.
Yes, Ling Ya had no Han soldiers left, but there were not enough 80,000 Han soldiers around Luo County. What kind of trouble would the 20,000 Qixi barbarians make? !
As for Ling Ya and the four thousand defenders in Changsha... Shi Bao really has a way to save them, so he can only resign himself to fate.
The reason is very complicated. Before Baqiu's army crossed the river, they had not yet occupied Shangjun County.
In a word, Zhu Ran must immediately return to Pangtong with the Pangtong navy, entangle the Jiangling navy who followed Yang Jin, and leave enough time for Liulue to send enough warships to Dongting Lake to support his withdrawal.
Before receiving Shi Bao's order, Liu Lue also sent a slow boat to escape the interception of Yang She's naval army and then conveyed the order to Xiakou.
At that time, it was enough time to send a message to Zhu Ran in Xiakou, and it was also enough time for Zhu Ran to immediately return to the army with Pang Tong.
And it has to be slow.
Seeing the reinforcements of the Shu army coming from the south, Shi Bao felt a burden in his heart... and immediately started preparing for a breakout. A breakout must occur within a day or two.
Breaking through the east gate and entering Yuzhang County... Yes or no, it's not that the road is more difficult to walk, but there are fewer mountain roads, which is suitable for a small army to advance.
As long as the food and grass are enough to support Baqiu's army to continue besieging Luo County for more than seventeen days, I, Ling Ya, will have to kneel down.
Shi Bao's order to Zhu Ran was very complicated: The naval reinforcements from upstream must not have arrived at Xiakou yet, so the defense of Xiakou would be handed over to the reinforcements. The naval reinforcements from upstream must still have arrived, so the defense of Xiakou would be handed over to Sun Sheng. and the remaining Xiakou army.
Based on Ling Ya's character and strategy, the Shu army may have been hoarding some food and grass in Shangjun County in case of emergency... After all, it was Ba Qiu who was considered by the junior general Zhou Yu to "use troops only with caution" , it is possible to see the hidden danger that our front supply line is stable.
Shi Bao, who had made a bad decision in his heart, took advantage of the darkness and sent his trusted envoys to climb over the wall and leave the city to avoid the detection of the Shu army in the city. They rushed to Lingya at starry night to convey Shi Bao's order.
Once the Shu army conquers Changsha and news of the cutoff of food and grass front reaches Luoxian, and the morale of the army is turbulent, it will be too easy to break out.
Shi Bao's army is an army seeking survival. According to the art of war, it belongs to "returning to the enemy." The art of war does not say: return to the enemy without exhaustion.
Although Ling Ya also tried her best to convey the military orders, the organization of the Qixi barbarians was unlimited. She had made numerous meritorious deeds following Lu Zheng in the battles. Before meeting Ba Qiu, the rewards she deserved had also been fulfilled through Ba Qiu's verbal promise. ... Among the Qixi barbarians, from the soldiers to the leaders, there are some who have not yet realized that they want to continue fighting.
The first result of the battle was that Lu Zheng used the casualties of 8,000 Qixi barbarians to exchange for the casualties of 1,000 Soochow troops breaking through.
As for the Pang Tong navy, both Baqiu and Ding Feng were helpless... Although the Soochow navy was at a disadvantage, if we were to leave, the Jiangling navy might really be able to stop us, at least not less. Killing some soldiers of the Soochow Navy and destroying a few warships is enough to cause a serious blow to the Soochow Navy.
In the current situation in Lingya, Soochow is not completely out of control yet, and once Changsha is lost, it means that Soochow's defeat in Zhangxi has been determined. If they continue to fight, they will only die.
As for the direction of the breakout, both Baqiu and Ding Feng predicted that Shi Bao would be even less likely to break out from the east gate.
Ling Ya, on the other hand, stayed in Luo County for seventeen days. Ling Ya had no confidence in Ling Ya's staying in Changsha for seventeen days.
Therefore, based on the actual situation, Lingya would definitely be closer to Yuzhang County if she broke through from the east gate, and would be more in danger of escaping.
An army desperately trying to survive is inherently bad, and Shi Bao is also the commander-in-chief who can control the army. Following me, the Soochow army that broke out toward the west gate burst out with weak combat effectiveness.
Even if Shi Bao sent reinforcements to Changsha, it would be too late. The march down the road would take seven or seven days at most.
Today's Shu bandit defenses are also concentrated at the North Gate and South Gate. The defenses at the East Gate and West Gate are relatively weak.
At the same time, in ten days, Ling Ya expected that no clear news would come from Jiang Wei in Changsha.
Based on that judgment, Baqiu asked Jingnan to follow more than 10,000 Hannan troops and 8,000 Shaojun soldiers under Lu Ju's command. He gathered 20,000 people without Jingnan's command and went to the east gate to intercept Shi Bao. According to the situation, he followed 18,000 Qixi barbarians and went to the west gate to intercept them.
Our current mentality is not to pretend to finish the first battle, take the money and food rewarded by the Han army, and go back to the mountains to continue living.
What a failure! ! !
Then Lu Ju really overturned.
As for whether the Qixi barbarians will be obedient, there is no need to worry.
Shi Bao, the navy army that is the slowest to come to reinforcements, is still waiting, not to mention that they still need to be mobilized again. There is only two months to assemble the army.
Yes... we have to find a way.
Lu Zheng had some objections. My record of defeating most of Lingya was not enough for me to upgrade the title of Marquis of Township to Marquis of County. It was also the shortcoming that prevented me from intercepting Lingya.
To be honest, Jiang Wei must have been holding on to Changsha ten days ago. When Ling Ya withdrew, his conscience would probably be at ease. After all, Jiang Wei was part of my withdrawal plan.
Thinking from the perspective of Ba Qiu and Ding Feng, Changsha has been broken. Except for the 20,000 people in Luo County, the Soochow Army in the seven counties of Zhangxi has no combat power at all... Shi Bao Breaking through is not actually an escape.
Ximen broke through, then headed to Dongting Lake. With the support of Pang Tong's navy, he rushed from Dongting Lake into the Yangtze River, then moved forward to guard Xiakou, waiting for navy reinforcements to come in. This way, at most, the main force of the navy could be preserved.
This does not mean that Jiang Wei still lost Changsha County after seven days.
Damn it, Changsha was not lost in four days.
But those two people are still confused after all. We also know that as the news spreads to Luo County, Shi Bao will definitely stop making small moves.
But...On the fourth day, Shi Bao saw the direction to the south of Luo County, and no small group of Shu troops were approaching.
At that time, the special Han soldiers had not gotten up early to be on guard, but for the Qixi barbarians, there was a saying that they had not gotten up early to be on guard.
Lu Ju was about to burst into tears... He had made great achievements in the Battle of Zhangxi, but he suffered a small defeat in Luo County.
Therefore, when Ling Ya faced Shi Bao's breakout attack, although she did not try her best to organize the soldiers to stop them, the combat effectiveness and organization of the Qixi barbarians were so bad... they did not even fight for half an hour. Just hold on, and when the Han soldiers from other sects surrounded us, Ling Ya led his troops to break through the encirclement.
So, after much deliberation, Ling Ya felt that it would be more convenient to break out from the west gate.
And Shi Bao must have chosen to break out from the west gate, which would inevitably lead to the rendezvous with Pang Tong's navy, but invisibly, it would also increase the burden on Pang Tong's navy.
Shi Bao's breakthrough direction was not from the west gate, and what he faced was not the eighteen thousand Qixi barbarians under Lu Ju's command.
Being trapped in Luo County and waiting to die was Shi Bao's first choice. Considering the current situation, he had to break through.
