It is precisely because of this that Wu Qi's plan was only half successful.
According to Wu Qi's original plan, after capturing Jiangzhou City, the Shu army and the Yangzhou army, who were short of food and grass, should be trapped in the waterway between Jiangzhou City and the Three Gorges. After the Shu army and Yangzhou army had exhausted their food and grass, You can definitely defeat the enemy without fighting.
Wu Qi even had the idea of using the food and grass problem to cause the Shu army and the Yangzhou army to kill each other.
The Yangzhou army came all the way, and although it certainly wouldn't bring much food and grass, it was at least better than the Shu army directly clearing it out after losing Jiangzhou City.
The Shu army ran out of food, but the Yangzhou army still had food. This was the crux of the conflict between the two sides. The higher-ups may have some restraint, but the hungry Shu army soldiers don't have so many scruples.
If you are really hungry to a certain extent, no matter how powerful the generals above are, there is nothing you can do! Because, when these soldiers are hungry to a certain extent, and when the animality and greed in their bones are stimulated, they may no longer be considered human beings at that time, and they are not much better than the beasts that instinctively seek food.
At that time, Tan Daoji on the front line of Baidi City will lay a large number of iron stakes and hidden ropes on the Yangtze River. When Wu Qi attacked Baidi City before, he finally separated 5,000 people from his 100,000 army and handed them over to Tan Daoji. Responsible for guarding Baidi City.
Coupled with the 10,000 naval troops that Qi Jiguang originally left in Jingbei, you must know that considering the huge pressure on Yue Fei's side, the navy that Qi Jiguang left behind may include the Tengjia navy. With this power, even if the opponent is supported by Zhu Yuanzhang's other naval forces, it can block the opponent for at least seven days.
In addition, from the waters of the Yangtze River near Jiangzhou City to the east, although it is going down the river, it will definitely take time, no matter how fast it is, it will take time.
Adding up the time before and after, it is absolutely impossible for the enemy's food and grass to last until that time. Qi Jiguang, who is following closely, will definitely be able to defeat the enemy without any effort.
The effect of this road can even have a very beneficial impact on the Jingbei battlefield.
However, Xu Shiji eventually discovered some flaws and took away part of the food and grass. If this is the case, the previous plan needs to be changed.
If we continue to move forward according to the previous plan, I am afraid it will be difficult to get through.
With the amount of food and grass in Xu Shiji's hands now, Baidi City might not be able to hold on for that long.
However, since this road is no longer feasible, Wu Qi is not too entangled in Xu Shiji and Zhu Tianpeng's side. In addition to this road, he also thought of another road to take.
Jiangzhou and Baidi City are located on the eastern border of Bashu, and their significance is to protect the eastern border of Bashu. Moreover, Jiangzhou is the Bashu waterway transportation hub. You can reach Yong'an to the east, Nanzhong to the south, Chengdu to the west, and Hanzhong to the north.
After grasping such a hub, the path Wu Qi can take next has become much smoother and more flexible.
Therefore, after Wu Qi captured such an important geographical location as Jiangzhou, he was actually not far from Chengdu, and could even be said to have posed a real threat to Chengdu. At this moment, if Wu Qiruo attacks Chengdu, only a few places in Mianyang and Luocheng are left before Chengdu.
Another name for Mianyang is Fujian. Fujian (Mianyang) is located northeast of Chengdu. It is the most important barrier to the north of Chengdu and the choke point from Chengdu to Hanzhong. It is connected by water and land in all directions, and its strategic position is very important. In the late Shu Han Dynasty, this place even became the command center for the Shu Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition and the resistance against the Wei Dynasty.
If this place is captured, Zhou Yafu's resistance on the front line will be meaningless. This means that if Wu Qi marches in this direction, Zhou Yafu and others on the front line will definitely be anxious.
"Tell General Tan that if the enemy attacks Baidi City, defend it if you can, but retreat to Jiangzhou if you can't!" Wu Qi quickly wrote down a military order while giving instructions to the left and right.
Xu Shiji's troops have been cut off from Chengdu by Wu Qi. If Wu Qi is Xu Shiji, he will definitely try his best to break through Jiangzhou and once again open up the connection with Chengdu while protecting the rear. contact.
How should Xu Shiji protect the rear? Naturally, the cities in the rear would no longer be controlled by the Jin army. This was no longer a sneak attack by Zhu Tianpeng. He thought that when they arrived at their destination, Shuzhong would naturally guarantee their food and grass.
Since Shuzhong can no longer guarantee that Yangzhou will have food and grass, or even guarantee their own food and grass, as long as they still want to fight, they can only ask Jingnan to guarantee food and grass for them. In this way, just to ensure the safety of food and grass, they must control Baidi City and other cities.
Although Baidi City is located at the forefront of the defense of Yizhou, Wu Qi has no nostalgia for this place. With the strength in their hands, it is impossible to defend this place in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands in the future.
In contrast, the most important thing is to let Jiangzhou hammer the next nail here. As long as this stone is still there, Xu Shiji's troops and horses will always be interrupted from Chengdu, and some of Wu Qi's horses can attack Shu troops in various places more flexibly.
In the history of China, there has been a saying of the five gods, also known as the "Five Heavenly Emperors", who are worshiped in the world and have constant fireworks.
The ancestor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, was originally the pavilion chief of Sishui. He escorted a group of laborers to build the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin. Many people fled on the way. According to Qin law, all the supervisors were killed. Seeing that there was no way to survive, Liu Bang simply gathered the crowd to have a drink and released all the laborers. !
Seeing Liu Bang's heroic spirit, some people were willing to follow him and decided to go up Mangdang Mountain to Luocao. Unexpectedly, they encountered a big white snake on the way. Everyone was afraid and dared not go forward. However, Liu Bang relied on his drunkenness to draw his sword and kill the white snake, and then called himself "Pei Gong". , joined the torrent of uprising against Qin...
And during this period of time, Liu Bang had another legend about killing the white snake.
More than two hundred years later, the throne was passed to Emperor Ping of the Han Dynasty (Pingdi), and Wang Mang was born. He killed Emperor Ping and usurped the Han Dynasty to establish itself. According to legend, he was the son of the White Emperor, that is, the White Snake came to collect debts!
The theory of the Red Emperor's son and the White Emperor's son was naturally made up by Liu Bang to win over people's hearts and raise his social status. Otherwise, how could a Surabaya pavilion chief claim the title of king and emperor?
Just like Chen Sheng, when Wu Guangda was in Zexiang uprising, he sent people to imitate the fox's cry: "Great Chu is rising, King Chen Sheng" is the same truth. It is an old trick played for thousands of years, but the Chinese people believe in this - destiny!
Wu Qi was also thinking that although Baidi City no longer planned to defend it, whether he should make a fuss about this place and stage a similar drama between the bloodlines of Baidi and Red Emperor.
