During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jingzhou administered seven counties including Nanyang County, Nanjun, Jiangxia County, Guiyang County, Wuling County, Lingling County and Changsha County.
At the beginning, Liu Biao controlled the three counties of Nanyang, Nan, and Jiangxia in the north of Jingzhou, while Xiang Yu's family controlled the four counties of Guiyang, Wuling, Lingling, and Changsha in the south of Jing.
Later, in order to strengthen the rule, some counties were separated from Nanyang County and Nanjun, and Xiangyang and Zhangling counties were established, thus forming the current "Jingxiang Nine Counties".
On Xiang Yu's side, after he defeated Jiangxia in a battle, there were only a little more than 40,000 of the 60,000 troops left. However, Xiang Yu made full use of his strength for the battle and added another 30,000 troops.
Then, he sent a partial army of 20,000 troops led by Xiang Sheng, Xiang Liu and others to march towards Nanjun, while he himself went straight to Xiangyang. This time he will use a two-pronged approach to defeat Liu Yu and Liu Xiu directly!
Of course, Jiangxia's defense could not be relaxed at all. He left his subordinates Guo Guozhong and Sima Yi with 10,000 troops in Jiangxia to prevent Liu Yu's remaining troops nearby from sneaking into Jiangxia City!
Xiang Yu wholeheartedly believed that Sima Yi was sent by his father Fan Zeng to watch over him, and the Overlord didn't like restraint the most, and he didn't even call Sima Yi. Therefore, he took this opportunity to transfer him away from him.
As for Sima Yi, he was a little confused now, so he stayed in Jiangxia happily without insisting too much.
Sima Yi now also has some doubts about whether he was right or wrong to come to the Xiang clan. He thought it was the best choice, but with Jiang Xia's incident, as long as Liu Yu and Liu Xiu take advantage of it, the battle situation is likely to become complicated and confusing again. got up. If this is overturned by the other party, the Xiang family will be the next to suffer.
In Jingnan, Fan Zeng and Sun Shuao even started to scold each other. They didn't even look at Xiang Yu and made such a big fuss. That kind of method can only be used under special circumstances and as a last resort. Moreover, if you don't use it properly, it will bring you trouble.
To be honest, the situation in Jingbei is really critical now. Most of the troops in Jingbei are concentrated in Nanyang and Jiangxia, but now there are not many Jiangxia troops left, and it is impossible for Nanyang troops to be transferred back. At this time, facing Xiang Yu The military strength is really stretched thin.
However, if the crisis is regarded as pressure, then the huge pressure actually prompted Liu Yu and Liu Xiu to truly unite. And Xiang Yu will also have the honor to fight against Emperor Wu of Song and Emperor Guangwu at the same time. You must know that before, the two brothers were guarding the two ends of Jingbei, one in the south and the other in the north. They had not yet worked together to fight against one enemy at the same time.
"Little Liu Yu, little Liu Xiu, you actually dare to come out to fight, you are quite courageous!" Xiang Yu said with disdain in front of the two armies.
There are few soldiers in Jingbei. If he insists on defending at this time, Xiang Yu will still feel some headaches. But since the opponent dared to come out to fight, Xiang Yu felt that it was a lot easier.
Xiang Yu is best at field battles. As long as he gets rid of Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, the last two troops, Jingbei will let him dominate, unless the opponent dares to bring back Nanyang's troops.
But if the other party really brings back Nanyang's soldiers, they will only die faster. Therefore, in Xiang Yu's view, he is already guaranteed to win this battle, and Jingbei will also be captured by him in the near future.
"Xiang Yu is a thief, we still don't know who will win or lose today, so don't be too arrogant!" Liu Xiu stared at Xiang Yu and responded calmly.
In the Battle of Jiangxia, although Wang Zhene still had a small number of soldiers and horses left, after experiencing a deadly battle, these soldiers and horses had all been injured and their combat effectiveness was gone. Thinking about it, even the main general Wang Zhene lost his arm, let alone the others, their injuries were not serious even if they were minor.
Jiangxia's remnant troops could not be used, and Nanyang's troops could not be used. Liu Yu and Liu Xiu worked together to gather 20,000 troops again.
Then, after some further discussion, the two brothers finally decided to come out and fight directly.
First, they couldn't afford it. After all, there was another enemy in the north. The two sides started a war together, and over time, they would end up collapsing across the board. The only way out was to complete their efforts in one battle and use all their strength to solve one of them.
Second, they spread the news about Jiangxia everywhere in order to arouse the resistance and hatred of the soldiers and civilians in northern Jingbei. But with such a strong energy, as time goes by, there will always be a moment when it leaks out. Therefore, they must attack when resistance is strongest.
Thirdly, Xiang Yu also divided a partial army to attack Nanjun. It was a time of emptiness there and it would definitely not last long. Not to mention that Nanjun is an important source of money and food in northern Jingbei. Losing Nanjun would be a huge loss for them. Let's just say that the partial army will join Xiang Yu after capturing Nanjun. By that time, they will face even greater pressure.
Therefore, after considering all aspects, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu had no choice but to choose to fight head-on.
Both Liu Xiu and Liu Yu had done some research on Xiang Yu. This man was good at cavalry attacks. When fighting, he would fight with a horse in front, relying on his own force to break the formation in front, and greatly boost morale through this method.
Xiang Yu's former enemies, because no one could stop Xiang Yu from charging into the formation, were often beaten to pieces, and the battle formation was torn apart, and were eventually forced to fail.
Therefore, if you want to deal with Xiang Yu, you must first block Xiang Yu's charge. In order to do this, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu mobilized all the fierce generals from Jingbei, leaving only Du Yan in Nanyang. This fierce general, and others such as Wen Zhong, Wu Zhiqi, Huang Zhong and others, were now in the army behind Liu Xiu and Liu Yu.
For this reason, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu were both flexible and able to send lobbyist Kuai Tong to Runan to beg for peace with the puppet emperor. Before leaving, they even told Kuai Tong to beg for peace if they had no choice but to secretly spend a lot of gold and silver to bribe him. Yang Hong and other important officials in the puppet dynasty only wanted to temporarily stabilize Yuan Shu and buy time for their side.
If they win in the end, then if they really want to deny the so-called begging for peace or surrender, there are naturally ways to do so. Anyway, being thick-faced is an advantage that every qualified emperor has. If they lose in the end, it won't matter what Kuai Tong negotiates.
Kuai Tong was doing something with Yuan Shu. Jiang Xiaobai and Wang Mang were outside, but Li Bi in the court was watching with cold eyes, and was even suspected of secretly helping.
There is no way, not long ago, his real boss has sent someone to speak. In the south, Li Mi has control of the specific situation. As long as he is weak, he can secretly support whichever side is weak, and try to cause chaos among the southern princes. .
