Liu Xiu's composition here is relatively complicated. After all, he doesn't even have a single county in his hands. Even if the rice in Champa City is harvested three times a year, the grain output will increase dramatically.
However, the number of soldiers Liu Xiu could raise was still limited, and fifteen thousand was barely enough.
If there are more, I'm afraid Liu Xiu's place will be overloaded, and it may be able to sustain it in a short period of time. But if this situation lasts for a long time, he will begin to collapse internally!
In this battle, even if Liu Xiu tried his best, 10,000 troops and horses would be the limit.
In other words, Liu Xiu knew that how many soldiers and horses he left behind had no meaning to Zhu Yuanzhang. If Zhu Yuanzhang really wanted to move him, he would not be able to resist it now.
Simply, it would be better to put in as much effort as possible for the Han Dynasty! Only by protecting Liu Che, the most powerful prince among the Han clan, can we maximize the strength of the Han Dynasty.
After all, Liu Xiu is still a member of the Han clan, and the blood flowing through him is the blood of the old Liu family! For the vast majority of these Han clan clan members, it is definitely a top priority to keep the world under the control of Liu Xiu's bloodline.
However, the troublesome thing here is that Liu Xiu's army responsible for attacking Nanjun Jiangling has the most complicated composition.
At the same time, what troubles Liu Xiu even more is that the composition of this part of his army is even more complicated. There were not only Liu Xiu's own troops, but also Xuzhou Zhao Kuangyin's navy, and at the same time, there was also Xu Shiji's defeated army.
Moreover, the actual power he possesses is still the smallest among the three parts of power.
Whether it is Xu Shiji or Zhou Yu, these two people are very proud people. If Liu Xiu's power is not enough, it will not be an easy task to make these two people obey his orders. ! Even if you obey on the surface, whether you are convinced or not is another matter!
These two people cannot compare their talents, and the other party has insufficient troops, so why should they obey the other party's orders? Which of these two people lacks confidence in themselves when it comes to commanding battle formations?
And the more you look at these capable people, the more you want to take your own destiny into your own hands!
If possible, Zhao Kuangyin is actually not willing to let Zhou Yu become the commander of a party. However, if it is a naval battle, he really has no candidate more suitable than Zhou Yu.
And Zhao Kuangyin also has enough confidence in himself. As long as he has the people of the Sun family firmly in his hands, Zhou Yu can only be used by him.
What's more, even if Zhao Kuangyin makes Zhou Yu the commander of the navy in this battle, it doesn't mean that he won't arrange any extra means.
It is said that one monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water to drink, and three monks have no water to drink.
Liu Xiu, Xu Shiji, and Zhou Yu, no matter which one of these three people is taken out alone, it is probably not an easy task for Zhuge Liang to defeat them, and there is even a risk of overturning.
But when these three people came together, they couldn't play their respective roles.
It is precisely because of this that Zhuge Liang seized the opportunity. The three thousand Yizhou Navy vanguard troops had not yet reached Nanjun and were floating on the Yangtze River, but they had already fallen into Zhuge Liang's fire attack plan.
When the fire came down, not a single one of the 3,000 Yizhou Navy vanguard troops remained, and even the vanguard general Gan Ning fled. Fortunately, Gan Ning's water quality can be said to be at the top level among the Three Kingdoms. Otherwise, he might not be able to escape from this fire.
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"Damn Zhuge Pifu, you really underestimated him!" Xu Shiji said with some secret hatred.
Although Zhuge Liang in this world has begun to rise to prominence, his intimidating power is far behind those of governor-level figures such as Yue Fei, Bai Qi, and Li Jing. Among the people in this world, not many people can realize how powerful he is!
Gan Ning's talents are not bad, especially in water warfare. Xu Shiji is still aware of this. However, it was brought to this extent by Zhuge Liang in the first battle, but Zhuge Liang only lost some insignificant boats and even no casualties. It can be seen that compared to Zhuge Liang, Gan Ning's level is obviously far behind.
"Captain Xu, you are upset!" Liu Xiu reminded softly.
Xu Shiji pretended to be demoted by Liu Che over the issue of the bet on Xiang Yu's head. However, Liu Che did not really demote him, but just symbolically gave an explanation to the world.
Therefore, it did not take long for Xu Shiji to be promoted again and even became the Grand Governor of Jiaozhou of the Shu Army. He could be said to be the first person in the Shu Army.
"Thank you, King Chu, for reminding me!" Xu Shiji sighed, and then said helplessly.
Everyone is smart among themselves, and perhaps they were originally obsessed with the authorities, but when Liu Xiu clearly pointed out this problem, Xu Shiji quickly realized his own problem.
It is true that the defeat of this battle has a huge relationship with Liu Xiu, Xu Shiji, and Zhou Yu.
However, this is understandable. Liu Xiu, Xu Shiji, and Zhou Yu are all top figures in the world. Who would think that their fighting skills are not as good as the remaining two!
The outcome of this battle is related to everyone's destiny. How can they leave their destiny to others? In many cases, the more top-notch people in the world, the more stubborn they are in certain aspects, making them seem worse than those "fools"!
But why was it this side of the Shu army that suffered the loss in this battle? Instead of the remaining two parties?
This point has something to do with Xu Shiji himself!
Xu Shiji, his heart was already anxious, and he even said that his heart was in chaos.
After all, at this moment, the land of Bashu has reached the most dangerous situation. Wu Qi and Li Jing's military front is definitely a real threat to the land of Bashu.
Xu Shiji was the number one military officer among the Shu army, but he and tens of thousands of Shu soldiers were blocked from the land of Shu. In this situation, even if it were someone else, it would be impossible not to be impatient!
And once Xu Shiji gets impatient, he will always reveal his flaws unconsciously. And when a monster like Zhuge Liang shows his flaws in front of him, it would be difficult for Zhuge Liang not to catch him!
Therefore, it was due to various reasons that Gan Ning's vanguard army failed.
(End of chapter)
