Chapter 522 Flying Pigeon Passing Letters
It is said that the first military meeting after the Sun Long Alliance was held in the combat command room in Lujiang City. At the meeting, Zhuge Liang used radical words and tough posture to successfully arouse General Sun Wu's desire to win.
Lu Su next to him knew that Zhuge Kongming was so tough to establish a strong psychological advantage for the Qinglong Army to persuade Jiangdong generals to surrender in the future. Once the time is right, the seeds buried deep in the hearts of Bo Fu, Zhong Mou and Gong Jin today will take root and sprout, making it possible for the Qinglong Army to smoothly and peacefully unify Jiangdong.
After Sun Ce finally made a difficult decision, he knew that only by giving up Huang Zu would he gain the full cooperation of the Qinglong Army. Zhou Gongjin, Sun Zhongmou, Cheng Demou and others all wanted to refuse but had no choice but to look at Sun Ce for instructions. In the end, Sun Ce had no choice but to say with difficulty: "Huang Zu of Queyue City has always had an ambiguous attitude and it is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Today, he was wiped out by the Qinglong Army. It is his own fault. Forget it, Queyue City is left to the Qinglong Army, and the Jiangdong Army will never interfere. However, Lushan City, which is on the riverside alongside Queyue City, is still owned by Jiangdong Army."
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and laughed loudly: "Since Wu Hou has spoken, it's settled! Lu Su and I will go back now and make a plan for a surprise attack on Hefei. Please Gong Jin and Zhu Gong formulate a field plan around Lujiang River, and then talk to each other Notify and unify and coordinate the timing of military operations.”
Zhuge Liang instantly became the leader of the military meeting, and Zhou Yu and others could only nod in agreement. The two sides agreed to brief the military plan at this time tomorrow, but Zhuge Liang and Lu Su still returned to the posthouse on their own. There was already a person waiting to see him at the door of the post house. Zhuge Liang ordered his bodyguard Li Kan to take the guest to the living room outside the bedroom to meet him.
Ma Chao's original eight top generals all defected from Han Sui. During the Xiangyang Conference, they were divided into two parts by Chen Long. Among them, Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, and Li Kan were responsible for forming Zhuge Liang's garrison. Zhang Heng , Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu were responsible for forming Huang Yueying's garrison, which could be regarded as removing Ma Chao's minions. This time, the four strong generals were all guarding Zhuge Liang, and gradually there was a tacit understanding between master and slave. Li Kan sent the guests to the living room, and after exiting, he stood guard outside the hall door.
Zhuge Liang saw that the guest was dressed as a businessman and knew that the intelligence commissioner established in Lujiang had arrived. Asked: "How many people are there in the garrison in Hefei City?"
The man stood up and replied: "According to the news in Hefei City, there are only about 5,000 defenders in the city, and the troops are stationed around the grain depot. On weekdays, the north gate is specially used for the entry and exit of grain, grass and baggage, and ordinary people are prohibited from approaching. There are two aisles outside the north gate. camp, but according to observations, there are about 10,000 people in the east camp, while the west camp is an empty camp. The rest of the troops have already left, and they should have entered the area near the Lujiang River. The specific location is temporarily unknown due to the tight seal of the news. "
Zhuge Liang nodded. If there were only 15,000 men in Hefei, and the combined troops of Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu had 80,000 men, where had the rest gone? Could it be that he returned to the army in Shouchun? What was the reason for returning to the army? Which army is the Western Camp prepared for? After thinking for a while, he asked, "Are there any new troops coming over from Shouchun?"
The man continued: "Every day in Shouchun, grain and fodder convoys enter Hefei. But there is no information on whether new field troops have arrived. Yesterday, something happened. All city gates were suddenly under martial law, and no common people were allowed to enter or exit. There seems to be troop mobilization outside the city, but I don’t know the details. This bit of information came from Fei Ge.”
Flying pigeons were the fastest method of communication adopted by Zhang Ning at Liu Qian's suggestion when there was a lack of information transmission means at that time. Almost every intelligence point raises some carrier pigeons. These pigeons travel between major intelligence points and the intelligence headquarters, carrying the largest secret transmission of military information of the Qinglong Army.
Zhuge Liang took out the order written in his sleeve and handed it to this person: "Immediately send a message to General Gan Ning of Sheshan Military Port, General Huang Zhong of Hanyang City and Military Advisor Xi Zhicai, and immediately use all your strength to capture Queyue City and wipe out Huang Zu's forces. Jiangxia Please ask Xi Zhicai to complete the battle independently. There is no need to send the military plan to me or to Chang'an to prevent leaks." The man hurriedly stuffed the written secret order into his underwear pocket.
Zhuge Liang continued to take out two secret orders and said: "Immediately hand over these two secret orders to General Huang Zhong and General Zhao Yun respectively, and let them act according to the plan. The command of the two legions' coordinated operations still belongs to Xi Zhicai for the time being, but After annihilating Huang Zu, I will join Huang Zhong's army in Queyue City and personally command the battle." The man hurriedly brought it over and stuffed the two secret orders.
After giving the instructions, the man raised his hands and asked, "Military advisor, if you don't have any instructions, I'll go back and make arrangements right now."
Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand to stop it and said with a smile: "I still have a secret letter here, but I want you to go and run it yourself."
The man hurriedly said: "I am willing to die for you. But I don't know who it is for?"
Zhuge Liang didn't answer and asked, "Can you get the military uniforms of Jiangdong Army's guard Zhou Gongjin?"
The man was slightly startled and said: "There is no problem with this. But..." The man cleverly stopped talking, but his eyes were full of doubts.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "In that case, I want you to find a few people to dress up as Zhou Yu's guards and deliver this letter to Mr. Qiao in Wan County, Lujiang. Then, like this, like this..."
The man's eyes couldn't help but rotate, and he obviously understood what he was hearing. Zhuge Liang took out a secret letter from another sleeve and handed it into the man's hand. He said: "Things have priorities. You should know how to choose. If a major event is ruined because of the transmission of information, you should be blamed." The man was busy. He prostrated on the ground, saying he didn't dare, but thinking in his heart that although Military Advisor Zhuge was young, he had such great authority!
After the intelligence specialist left, Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and moved to the living room window, looking at the street scene below and relaxing slightly. The Battle of Lujiang is in the ascendant. As long as Jiangdong's troops can tie Cao Jun to Lujiang, the plan to surprise Hefei will definitely succeed. Along the distant Yellow River, I wonder how prepared Guo Jia and Zhou Buji are? The Lord is in Xiliang, has he successfully rescued Mistress Diao Chan? My lord is good in every way, but he is a little willful. I, Kong Ming, will never be able to give up everything for a beauty.
Zhuge Liang was thinking wildly here, and all preparations had been made for the Battle of Jiangxia before Zhuge Liang's order arrived. Xi Zhicai had all the information on Huang Zu's military strength. According to the intelligence, the Qinglong Army should be three times more powerful than Huang Zu's navy. But for some reason, Xi Zhicai always felt uneasy. The reason was that a war was imminent. Cao Mengde and Sun Bofu were fighting in Hefei City and Lujiang City, but there was no sound from Huang Zu's side. This kind of calmness was really too abnormal. Where did Huang Zu's calm courage come from? It's so puzzling.
On this day, Xi Zhi had just received the notice that Gan Ning could send troops to attack Queyue City Water Village at any time, when he received Zhuge Liang's flying pigeon message from Lujiang. As soon as the secret order arrived, Xi Zhicai was overjoyed and ordered his subordinates: "Invite General Huang Hansheng to come over immediately to discuss the matter!"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
