Wang Jun is still the same as in history, he committed some things that he shouldn't have committed.
He still entered lightly.
Originally, Wang Jun's combat mission was to wait until Zhongli's pastor reunited his division, then immediately lead his troops to Ruxuwu to join Yanghe, help Yanghe capture Ruxuwu, and then join forces to move south together. However, Wang Jun did not go to Ruxu at all. Instead, they went down the river, directly skipping Ruxuwu and approaching Niuzhu.
Yang Xi was so angry that he directly reported Zhang Xi.
It's not that Yang Xi is stingy, the key is that Ruxuwu cannot be lowered and the connection between Jiangdong and Huainan cannot be cut off, which means that Lu Xun's route back to rescue Jianye cannot be cut off.
Once Wang Jun's advance to the east was blocked and Lu Xun chose to abandon Huainan and return to Jiangdong to aid, he would be unable to stop him with the more than 20,000 naval troops in Yang's hands.
As a result, a war to destroy the country will probably turn into a protracted tug-of-war.
Wang Jun's approach seriously violated strategic intentions.
Therefore, after Yang Chen learned that Wang Jun was determined to march eastward, he immediately sent an envoy to recover Wang Jun and asked him to return to Ruxuwu and attack Xie Jing's headquarters in Ruxuwu together.
However, the envoy not only failed to recover Wang Jun, but also brought back Wang Jun's original words - "The wind is strong and you can't stop."
It means that the army has already set off by boat and it is impossible to call it back. In other words, it is love.
This makes Yang Xi angry. At the very least, this means that Wang Jun is ignoring military orders. At the most serious level, Yang Xi can impeach Wang Jun for being disobedient.
Regardless of whether according to military law or national law, Wang Jun's death was inevitable.
It's just because Wang Jun's current boss is Yang Xi and not Wang Hun in history. Yang Xi is quite kind. Although he is very angry, he has no intention of making a big deal out of it.
Therefore, Yang Xi just wrote a letter to Zhang Xi in Moling County and complained to Wang Jun.
Complaining to Zhang Xi is an internal channel to solve the problem. After all, Yang Xi and Wang Jun are both promoted by Zhang Xi, and the biggest coach on the Yangtze River Front is Zhang Xi. If Zhang Xi really wants to handle business affairs, Yang Xi should report to Chang'an. The emperor has played.
After Zhang Xi received Yang Xi's complaint, he was also very unhappy. No coach would like a subordinate who makes his own decisions.
However, in view of Wang Jun's ability, Zhang Xi already vaguely remembered Wang Jun's contribution to destroying Wu. Zhang Xi turned a blind eye to this matter and didn't care too much.
If Wang Jun can really destroy Stone City in one battle as he did in history, then Zhang Xi doesn't have to pursue the matter. But if he can't, Zhang Xi won't spare Wang Jun lightly at that time.
Now, it’s better to wipe Wang Jun’s butt.
When Ruxuwu was surrounded, it was impossible for Lu Xun not to react. After all, it was impossible for Lu Xun to not understand the importance of Ruxuwu.
Therefore, it is really possible that Lu Xun chose to evacuate Huainan and retreat to Ruxuwu in order to ensure the safety of Jiangdong.
If this is the case, then Zhang Xi must immediately send reinforcements to Yang Xi. If the reinforcements cannot be in place before Lu Xun returns to defend Ruxuwu, I am afraid Yang Xi will not be able to stop Lu Xun's counterattack.
In this case, if there is a slight delay on Wang Jun's side, it is very likely that Lu Xun will threaten the grain route and tens of thousands of troops will be trapped in Jiangdong.
Therefore, Zhang Xi had to let Zhou Tai lead 20,000 infantrymen and sail eastward by boat to support Yang Di.
However, Zhang Xi's side divided his troops from 50,000 to 30,000, while his opponent Zhu Ran's strength had increased to 70,000 after receiving reinforcements from Bu Zhao.
You know, Zhang Xi was originally the attacker, and Zhu Ran was the defender. In other words, Zhang Xi was camping in the wild, while Zhu Ran was in the city.
When the troops were evenly matched, Zhu Ran was cautious. Although he had the advantage of defending the city, he did not dare to attack rashly for fear of falling into Zhang Xi's trick.
But now, Zhang Xi is the weakest man, and Zhang Xi does not have the advantage of defending the city. He has only the camp to rely on in the wild. It would be strange if Zhu Ran did not take the initiative to attack.
You know, for Soochow, the most important thing is to defeat Zhang Xi's troops and prevent the Han army from establishing a leading position on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
Zhu Ran knew that his military skills may not be as good as Zhang Xi's, and he would not dare to take action when his troops were equal. But now the military strength ratio is more than two to one, and he still has the city as his fallback. If Zhu Ran does not dare to take the initiative to attack again, then He doesn't deserve to be called Jiangdong's famous general.
Therefore, Zhu Ran really took the initiative to send troops.
And when Zhu Ran sent troops, Zhang Xi didn't have a good way to deal with it.
Facing a famous general of Zhu Ran's level, unless Zhu Ran makes a mistake on his own initiative, it is impossible for you to proactively find a way to defeat the enemy.
Therefore, what Zhang Xi can do is either to defend the camp or to retreat to the bank of the Yangtze River while fighting.
Actually, to put it bluntly, Zhang Xi is just stalling for time.
Nowadays, Zhang Xi's troops are insufficient, and his soldiers' combat strength does not have much advantage, so there is not much advantage in taking the initiative to fight.
The only good news is that the situation is favorable to him.
He only needs to hold on for a while and delay the time. Once Yang Xi captures Ruxuwu, or Wang Jun leads the troops to break through the interception and approach Jianye, Zhu Ran will definitely not be able to confront him in Moling County.
Now we are actually betting on whether Zhang Xi will be unable to hold on in Moling County first and be driven across the Yangtze River by Zhu Ran, or whether Yang Di or Wang Jun will make a breakthrough and attack Jianye.
On this point, Zhang Xi is quite confident.
On the one hand, Zhang Xi believed in Yang Xi's ability. The current garrison of Ruxuwu was only 5,000. Yang Xi himself had about 20,000 naval troops. Zhang Xi sent him 20,000 army infantry, which was eight to one. The offensive and defensive ratio was such that no matter how strong Ruxuwu was, Xie Jing would not be able to defend it for long.
On the other hand, in Zhang Xi's impression, it didn't take long for Wang Jun to go down the river and destroy Wu in one battle. He still started from Yizhou.
Now that Wang Jun is sending troops from Poyang Lake, he will not encounter Soochow's large-scale navy main force along the way. Wang Jun is not required to conquer Jianye, but as long as the army approaches Jianye, Zhu Ran must withdraw his troops and rescue him.
Therefore, Zhang Xi thinks that it shouldn't take too long to delay the process by himself, and the success rate is very high.
But...some things really don't depend on personal will.
First of all, it was in the direction of Ruxuwu. After Yangqi received the 20,000 reinforcements sent by Zhang Xi, he indeed launched a strong attack on Ruxuwu. At one time, he broke through all the defensive forts and camps outside Ruxuwu, and he was about to break through it. It’s Ruxuwu.
But at this critical moment, reinforcements from Soochow arrived.
Sun Shao led 20,000 troops to reinforce Ruxuwu, and immediately launched a counterattack when Yangdi was unprepared. He won the battle, not only causing Yangdi to casualty more than 4,000 soldiers, but also recaptured most of Ruxu. Defense base outside the dock.
Yang Di could only retreat temporarily, set up a stronghold along the river, and prepare for defense.
Yang Xi is not stupid. He knows very well that the total strength of Soochow in the Huainan area is definitely not more than 100,000.
Sun Shao, who was supposed to be in Shouchun, suddenly appeared in Ruxuwu and brought 20,000 reinforcements at once. Obviously, this was not a simple reinforcement. It was very likely that Lu Xun was preparing to abandon Shouchun and retreat to Ruxuwu. , sending Sun Shao was just the vanguard.
Next, Lu Xun himself may come to the vicinity of Ruxuwu.
In this case, Yang Di could no longer choose to take the initiative to attack. For the sake of safety, he should first set up a defense line to prevent another sneak attack by the Soochow Army.
Therefore, Yang Di entered a defensive state.
Secondly, in the direction of Jiangling. Zhang Xi received an urgent report from Wang Ji, saying that Zhuge Ke from the north of Jiangxia County suddenly led his troops across the Han River, led 20,000 county soldiers, broke through the Hanjin ferry, and then went north to attack Xiangyang. went.
Zhang Xi was stunned at this news.
If you, Zhuge Ke, want to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, you should go south and attack Jiangling. That is the base camp, food, grass and logistics base for the entire Jingzhou army to conquer Wu.
What does it mean to go to Xiangyang? !
Even if we exchange Zhuge Ke's limit for one, and exchange Xiangyang for Jianye, who will suffer and who will take advantage? Isn't it clear at a glance? !
Therefore, Zhang Xi feels that Zhuge Ke is most likely playing a trick of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. The ultimate goal must be Jiangling.
As for Wang Ji, he also thought the same. He also felt that Zhuge Ke would eventually turn back halfway and attack Jiangling and go north to Xiangyang, which was just a pretense to confuse Wang Ji.
However, even though Wang Ji thought so, he still had to warn Zhang Xi for help, because apart from the civilians responsible for transporting grain, grass and ordnance, Jiangling did not have many troops for defense. Counting the old, weak, sick and disabled, the total strength was less than 3,000. people.
If Zhuge Ke really attacks Jiangling, Wang Ji will really have no one to use. Even if Jiangling is a fortified city, he may not be able to hold on for too long.
Therefore, Wang Ji asked Li Qiu of Wuling County for help and asked Li Qiu to lead his troops north as soon as possible. On the other hand, Wang Ji warned Zhang Xi, hoping that Zhang Xi would divide his troops and return reinforcements as much as possible.
But now Zhang Xi really can no longer divide his troops. He only has a total of 30,000 people in his hand. In the past few days, the passive defense has suffered another 3,000 or 4,000 casualties, leaving only about 26,000 troops.
If we divide our troops again, we really won't be able to stop Zhu Ran, and we will have to be beaten back to the north bank of the Yangtze River by Zhu Ran.
Zhang Xi was also anxious about this. He anxiously walked around in his camp, thinking hard about countermeasures, but to no avail.
And just when Zhang Xi was worried about this matter, the good news finally came.
Zhu Ran gave up taking the initiative to attack and switched to on-the-spot defense again.
The reason is also very simple - Wang Jun led his troops to victory in Niuzhu, and the pioneer Zhong Limu led the navy to approach Yanziji.
A little further, we should reach Jianye City.
The Grand Sima of Soochow, Ma Quancong, had no choice but to lead Soochow's last 10,000 Chinese soldiers, plus the 10,000 people temporarily cobbled together by the Jiangdong family, for a total of 20,000 troops, to Yanziji to set up defenses.
At this time, Jianye was empty. In order to prevent unnecessary accidents, Sun Hong asked Zhu Ran to lead 30,000 troops back to defend Jianye.
As for Moling County, leave it to Bu Zhao to lead the remaining 40,000 people and switch from attack to defense to block Zhang Xi.
The pressure on his troops dropped sharply, and Zhang Xi could finally relax a little.
(End of chapter)
