Liu Tingyun curled her lips: "But, why do you want He Wuji to be the forward in this battle? In my opinion, wouldn't it be better to let Liu Jingxuan come and push him forward?"
Liu Yi smiled and shook his head: "Ah Shou was pushed over by the slaves to grab the credit. Although he is the leading brother among the three giants in Beifu, he is restricted by me and Wuji after all. He can't do whatever he wants in everything. So, La Coming to Ah Shou will help to win over a group of old brothers from the Beifu Army, but in this way, the biggest impact will not be on me, but on Wuji. After all, most of the former Beifu Army Marshal Liu's old troops were under Wuji, and the others followed Liu Jingxuan. He went to Huaibei with Gao Yazhi, and this time Liu Yu directly asked Ah Shou to come, hoping that he would take the lead and make great contributions to make up for Jianyi's lack of participation."
Liu Tingyun curled up her lips: "I am a woman and I don't understand military formations. But now you clearly only have 10,000 troops, but the other side has at least 30,000 troops. Moreover, we only have small boats, but the opposite side has large ships. I don’t know where you got the confidence to think you can win this battle.”
A cold light flashed in Liu Yi's eyes: "Because we are the Beifu Army, the invincible Beifu Army."
Huankou is the camp of the Chu army.
He Danzhi frowned and sat on the commander's seat. Under the tent, the generals were divided into two columns. Hu Fan stood first on the right, followed by the veteran Guo Quan who was first on the left, arguing fiercely. : "General Guo, we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, once Liu Jingxuan's reinforcements arrive, it will be difficult to even defend the camp."
Guo Quan has a white beard and eyebrows. He is over sixty years old, but he is still energetic. He laughed: "Even if Liu Jingxuan comes with five thousand more people, they will only be fifteen thousand rebels. We have an army of thirty thousand, connected by water and land. Iron-locked Hengjiang, are you still afraid that they won't be able to attack us? Humph, it's not like they haven't tried to attack us these days, so what's the result? They can only return without success."
Hu Fan gritted his teeth: "Those were just exploratory attacks. Now the main force of our army is on the building and the ship, which is the navy. If the Beifu Army gets the support of five thousand elite infantry and directly attacks the land camp, it will only rely on our army's land force." , it is difficult to prevent, if Fankou is breached, how can we go to see His Majesty?"
Next to Guo Quan, there was a general in his forties with a black beard and a red face. He was Guo Quan's son Guo Changzhi, the governor of Jiangzhou in the Puppet Chu state. He sneered and said: "General Hu, you were defeated in Jiankang and fled. It's almost impossible." Didn't you meet His Majesty when you escaped alone? It was you and General Wu at the beginning. General Huangfu strongly advocated going to war. As a result, the three major battalions were wiped out in one battle. In the end, His Majesty was so tired that he had to hunt west. Now he wants to do it again?! "
Hu Fan was so angry that he took off his helmet and threw it heavily on the ground: "In the battle at Luo Luo Bridge, I almost killed Liu Yu with my own hands, but I was just a little short of it. This time, I will never let this opportunity go. !”
He Danzhi suddenly said loudly: "That's enough. The enemy is now here, and you are still arguing here. Are you going to feel at ease if we let the Jingba people defeat us again?"
Hu Fan and Guo Quan's father and son glared at each other fiercely, turned around and retreated to their positions. He Danzhi's eyes swept across the faces of the generals and said slowly: "The news from Jingzhou, the Mao family in Bashu, Taking advantage of the situation, he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the rebels in Beijing to march westward, and also sent troops eastward. I heard that Liu Yuezhi, the governor of Bajun, had already set off with 10,000 forwards, and the Mao family generals were also recruiting troops in Bashu. , preparing to unite Liangzhou's troops and horses to march eastward, so your majesty's current energy will mainly be spent on the west. Only after defeating the Mao family's army can he come to join us. In other words, it will take as little as two months and as much as half a year. , we will not have any more reinforcements."
Guo Quan's expression changed slightly: "So long? Then, can we count on the soldiers and horses in Guangzhou to come for reinforcements?"
He Danzhi shook his head: "It's even more impossible. In Guangzhou, the governor Wu Yinzhi has just taken office. He doesn't even understand the local people's sentiments. He may not have enough troops to protect himself. How can he have any spare power to support us? You know, right here Two months ago, he reported to Your Majesty that the barbarians in Guangzhou were disobeying the king and were revolting, and wanted the imperial court to send troops to attack them. If Liu Yu hadn't raised his troops to cause rebellion, I'm afraid our Jiangzhou troops would have been defeated in Guangzhou. Betrayed."
Guo Changzhi sighed: "In this case, we should not be able to hold on. This is Jiangling's last line of defense. If there is a breakthrough here, the Jingba rebels will march straight to Jiangling, and Your Majesty will be in danger."
He Danzhi waved his hand: "Your Majesty is currently sitting in Jiangling, mobilizing troops from all walks of life, preparing to go west to meet Liu Yuezhi. Even if we are unfavorable in the war, we can further withdraw to Jiangling and meet up with Your Majesty. Besides, this time we But with the support of thirty large ships, if we fight on the water, we can defeat 30,000 elite soldiers. Although the Beifu army is brave, they are only powerful on land. In this water battle, they may not be the opponent of our Jingchu Navy."
Hu Fan nodded with satisfaction and said: "What Marshal He said is absolutely true. Land and water battles are completely different things. If the Beifu Army had a powerful navy, they would not have been attacking Sun En's navy all these years. They could neither catch up nor catch up. I couldn't help it anymore. I also saw their warships this time. They were just modified ordinary fishing boats. There were only more than ten people in each boat. They were incomparable with our large-scale ships. If we continue to stand firm and not fight, I'm afraid that the Beifu Army, which has received reinforcements, will directly ignore the waterway and directly attack our land camp. By then, the outcome will be unpredictable."
He Danzhi said with a smile: "What General Hu said resonates deeply with me. I am determined to completely defeat Liu Yi's troops before Liu Jingxuan's reinforcements arrive. In this battle, our navy will win decisively." , and I have already come up with a perfect strategy to ensure that the enemy will fall into the trap!"
All the generals' eyes shone brightly, they looked at He Danzhi and said in unison: "I would like to hear about the commander-in-chief's clever plan."
He Danzhi waved his hand triumphantly and said: "This is also a clever plan that I came up with when I saw the uprising in Jingba this time in Jiankang, especially when I saw the battle of Luoluo Bridge. At that time, Liu Yu was in danger alone. He takes the lead and fights alone in front, so he can inspire the thieves. Although the military strength is extremely different compared with our army, his fighting spirit inspired his subordinates to fight bravely and desperately, and our army's All the main forces were gradually attracted to the bridge by him alone, and this gave the rebel army a chance to land on the river bank and get out of my rear!"
Hu Fan said seriously: "Yes, it was like this at the time, but what does this have to do with the commander's clever plan?"
He Danzhi laughed: "In this battle, I decided to put my ship, the Fire Dragon, at the forefront of the entire army, just like Liu Yu standing alone, boosting the morale of the entire army and attracting the enemy's attention. All troops come to attack! This time, my Fire Dragon will become Liu Yu on the river!"
