Chapter 529 Gong Jin makes a plan
It is said that the war situation in Jiangxia was complicated and changeable. Wenpin was captured by Cao Cao, but Sun Ce took Su Fei into Lushan City. Sun Ce's arrival was due to Zhou Yu's plan.
Zhou Yu judged that Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu's main force attacking Hefei would never sit in Hefei, let alone withdraw their troops. In this way, since the attack targets of these two main forces of Cao Cao are not Lujiang, geographically they are only Yuan Shu's Runan and Jiangxia, which are jointly ruled by Sun Ce, Huang Zu, and Huang Zhong.
Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce: "My lord, Cao Mengde is used to using tricks, and he also has many powerful plotters under his command. Knowing that my lord is personally coming to the battlefield of Lujiang and deploying troops to defend Lujiang, Cao Mengde will definitely come up with some crooked ideas. And Mengde went south. It may not be that strategic planning was not done before. After taking Hefei City, Jiangxia and Lujiang are both important towns exposed on the Yangtze River, and Huang Zu has the smallest power, so he may have been targeted by Cao Cao."
When Sun Ce heard this, he was shocked and said: "Are you saying that Huang Zu has already taken refuge with Cao Cao?"
Zhou Yu nodded heavily and said: "It is very possible. Only in this way can we explain why Huang Zu is so distant from us and the Qinglong Army."
Sun Ce sat down and hesitated: "If this is the case, Cao Mengde has already captured Jiangxia. If we want to rely on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to block Cao Jun, it will be like a mirror in the mirror."
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Lord, have you forgotten that Lushan City is still in our hands? And we have been building a secret military port where we can send troops. It will take three days for Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu's troops to leave Lu'an via Macheng and reach Jiangxia. ."
Sun Ce didn't know what Gong Jin meant, so he asked: "What Gong Jin means is that if we send troops to attack Huang Zu immediately, we can also seize Queyue City before Cao's soldiers arrive? But haven't Huang Zhong and Xi Zhi already sent troops to attack Que Yue City?" Is it Moon City? Let a war break out between them and Cao Jun."
Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "No! My lord, it is true that the Qinglong Army will fight against Cao's army in Jiangxia. However, if the two sides are evenly matched and the Qinglong Army cannot cross Macheng, then who will capture Hefei? We will fight Cao's army decisively. The focus will be on Hefei. If we can capture it, Hefei, desperately resisting the Central Plains Cao army and continuing to send troops to rescue the Cao army going south, may be able to solve the two problems of Lujiang and Jiangxia in one fell swoop, turning all Cao Cao's troops into rootless trees and waterless duckweeds, and can only occupy half of Jiangxia. Or if they wander around the Yangtze River Basin, they will be wiped out by us sooner or later!"
Although Sun Ce is a tiger general, he is a little confused about these strategic things. He said a little confused: "Gong Jin, you decide the plan! How to distribute the troops is up to you."
Zhou Gongjin took a deep look at Sun Ce, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. My lord is superb in martial arts and has good character, but his intelligence is a bit difficult. On the surface, he said calmly: "My lord, if we can have a strong army, we can take advantage of the emptiness in Hefei and bypass everything." If we reach Hefei City and make a surprise attack, we may be able to capture Hefei City in one fell swoop."
Sun Ce finally realized that Hefei City was Zhou Yu's top priority and asked, "This is a bit difficult. Where is the road that can bring tens of thousands of people to Hefei City without anyone noticing?"
Zhou Yu's eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of coldness as he said, "I didn't have a chance originally, but now I might have a chance."
"Our land route between Lujiang and Hefei is tightly blocked by Cao's army on the fifth route, and there is no chance at all. But if the troops of Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu were really welcomed into Queyue City by Huang Zu, they would definitely study how to attack Lujiang from the water route Or along the coast of Hanyang City, or even harass Jiankang City. However, they will first encounter a battle with Gan Ning and Huang Zhong of the Qinglong Army, and have no time to take care of the Yangtze River. Taking advantage of this gap, if we can send troops to secretly garrison Lushan City, When the Qinglong Army and Cao Army start fighting in Queyue City, immediately move out of Lu'an along Macheng to attack Hefei, and you will have a chance of success!"
Sun Ce knew that Zhou Gongjin's strategy was here, and he was overjoyed and said: "Great plan! Ling Cao's navy is on the river not far from Lushan City. You should quickly send an order for them to land in Lushan City at night!"
Zhou Yu shook his head slightly and said: "My lord! Although Ling Cao is brave, he is not a handsome man. In such a critical battle, only your lord can do it! I, Zhou Gongjin, am willing to guard the Lujiang River for your lord, and I am willing to issue a military order. If the Lujiang River falls, I am willing to lose my head." ."
Therefore, Sun Ce personally led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, with Yu Fan and Yu Zhongxiang as his military advisor, secretly boarded Lingcao's warship, and landed at the secret military port of Lushan City at night. Those who landed, including Lingcao's navy, totaled more than 30,000 people. Sun Ce ordered them to be divided into two teams and sneaked into Lushan City, filling the small Lushan County town.
It was indeed Gong Jin's ingenious plan to send troops from Lushan City to Hefei. The target was directly at Hefei, making the impossible possible. The movement of Cao's army was also very accurate, even exceeding Zhuge Kongming's prediction. Sun Ce was dormant in the dark city of Lushan, sending reconnaissance cavalry in all directions. Suddenly he heard the sound of golden drums on the top of Zhangjiachong Mountain not far away, shouting for death. He quickly dressed up, picked up his golden spear, mounted his horse, and ordered his troops to go out to fight. . Yu Fan beside him quickly stopped and said: "My lord! When we were coming out, Governor Zhou said that we should not fight on the road and could only go straight to Hefei. Today, Zhangjiachong is probably Cao's army. Why not take this opportunity to quietly bypass Macheng and go straight to Hefei?" Hefei?”
Sun Ce shook his head and said: "Hey! Zhong Xiang's words are wrong! If you leave Cao's army in front of you without fighting, you will lose your vigor. Besides, I expected that Cao's army has already entered Queyue City. There are not many torches on the top of Zhangjiachong, just a small group. The troops are there to attack and harass the passing Qinglong Army. Why not annihilate them, join forces with the Qinglong Army, and then rush to Hefei soon!" He turned his horse and was about to leave.
Yu Fan saw this and said anxiously: "My lord! Governor Zhou said again and again..." Before he finished speaking, Sun Ce said angrily: "Captain Zhou, Governor Zhou! I have been talking about Governor Zhou all day long. Is Governor Zhou your lord or am I? Your lord?"
Yu Fan was speechless for a moment. He couldn't handle this big hat. Sun Ce ignored him, called Ling Cao and Zhou Tai, and led the troops on his own. Yu Fan had no choice but to mount his horse, drew a saber in his hand, and murmured in his heart: "This Sun Bofu is far worse than his younger brother Sun Zhongmou!"
Therefore, Sun Ce went to battle, and later Zhang Jiachong rescued Su Fei in a night battle. Sun Ce was also seriously injured and returned to Lushan City for treatment. Su Fei entered the city and immediately asked for a boat to send the messengers to Zhuge Liang and Xi Zhicai to deliver the news. At this moment, it was bright and Cao Mengde had led his troops to the stronghold thirty miles away from Lushan City. Xu Chu was ordered to go to Erlong Valley to meet them. Xiahou Dun, but Xiahou Dun was captured alive by the white horse general. At this moment, a silver spear in the white horse general's hand was flying up and down among Xiahou Dun's troops, picking off one deputy general after another, and was heavily surrounded by black-armored soldiers.
If you want to know who General White Horse is, let’s listen to the explanation in the next chapter.
