In a huge tent, Liu Xiu, Xu Shiji, and Zhou Yu were all sitting here with pale faces.
By now. They also have to face a problem that they have to face. Among the three of them, they have to choose a leader.
If they don't solve this problem first, it will be a huge hidden danger for them. Leading the troops into battle with such a huge hidden danger, unless they think they will live longer!
Among those present, Xu Shiji wanted to seize this position the most. If they lost this battle, the future of the other princes would be unclear, but Liu Che was definitely doomed.
Therefore, in this battle, Xu Shiji had absolutely no reason not to allow others to use his hands. In this world, he knows his face but not his heart. He dare not put his own destiny, or even Liu Che's destiny, and the destiny of the entire Shu region into the hands of others.
Liu Xiu is not willing to back down. Even if he is actually no longer a prince based on his strength, at least in name, he can still be said to be a prince. He is still the King of Chu, and he is the same as Liu Che, the King of Shu. in the same position.
If he is now willing to succumb to a general under Liu Che, doesn't it mean that he is under Liu Che?
Although Zhou Yu didn't have so many last resort reasons, he was confident enough in his ability to lead the army in the war. He didn't want to take advantage of others unless it was absolutely necessary.
However, today, this originally deadlocked situation seems to have undergone some new changes.
"Admiral Xu is the leader of the famous generals in Shu, and this battle is closely related to Shu. Yu is willing to obey Governor Xu's dispatch and defeat the Jin thieves together!" Zhou Yu said directly.
Obviously, Zhou Yu is no longer prepared to continue to compete for the leadership position, and even expressed his support for Xu Shiji.
If it was just Zhou Yu, he certainly wouldn't want to give up so easily. It was not easy for Zhao Kuangyin to get the right to lead the army as a general in the hands of Zhao Kuangyin. As for the Sun princes, Zhao Kuangyin still could not completely trust them.
And as long as Zhou Yu does not truly surrender to Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin may not truly trust Zhou Yu!
As a good friend of Sun Ce, the little overlord at that time, it was indeed a little difficult for Zhou Yu to abandon the Sun family and truly surrender to Zhao Kuangyin.
It was precisely because Zhou Yu knew that it was not easy for him to have the right to lead an independent battle. If he encounters it, he is not willing to give up easily.
But now, he had to give up.
After all, Zhao Kuangyin was also the founding boss of the Song Dynasty, and his political sense was quite keen. Moreover, not to mention that he also has a series of talents such as Yi Yin and Zhao Pu under his command. Even if a god-level talent like Yi Yin is not present at the scene, he can at least make a basic judgment based on the news that comes to him.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately favored Cao Cao and others, and wanted to use Cao Cao and others to balance Zhao Kuangyin's strength. People in Zhao Kuangyin's family would be aware of it to some extent.
As a result, they had no choice but to resort to tricks.
Although everyone seems to be in the alliance stage now, it does not prevent them from doing some private work of their own in private!
Since Zhu Yuanzhang could favor Cao Cao and the others, why couldn't Zhao Kuangyin favor Liu Che and the others?
First of all, Liu Che's vitality will definitely be severely damaged after this battle, and his strength will definitely be far less than before. In addition, with a hungry wolf like Zhu Yuanzhang beside him, it will be difficult for the Shu army to develop to its current level in the future. It’s difficult!
How could a person like Zhu Yuanzhang leave this opportunity to the other party? After this battle, if Liu Che can still survive, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely find ways to suppress him from all aspects until Zhu Yuanzhang can annex all Liu Che's forces.
Secondly, Liu Che is too far away from Zhao Kuangyin. Even if Zhao Kuangyin is biased towards Liu Che, he is not worried that Liu Che can threaten him!
Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin could safely and boldly favor Liu Che, which also caused trouble for Zhu Yuanzhang.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Kuangyin secretly ordered Zhou Yu to take a step back to Xu Shiji.
After Zhou Yu expressed his support for Xu Shiji, it was a two-to-one situation. If Liu Xiu still wanted to maintain this alliance, he could only choose to retreat when necessary.
No matter what happens, at least they have finally chosen a nominal leader, so the attack on Nan County is once again in full swing.
In the face of a large-scale attack by the enemy, Zhuge Liang did not get too entangled with the enemy on the waterway. After using the water stronghold to cause some appropriate attrition to the enemy, Zhuge Liang had already retracted all his troops back to the land.
In order to cooperate with Qi Jiguang's strategic goal of devoting all his strength to attack the Bashu land, the navy force left behind was only a little, and he did not have the strength to fight the opponent head-on on the waterway.
In a battle between naval forces on the Yangtze River, if the number of warships is inferior to that of the opponent, it is inferior to the opponent. There is no benefit in forcing the opponent to fight on the Yangtze River.
As for the Yangtze River Waterway, this was something that we had to choose to give up. The goal that Yue Fei's Jingzhou Corps had always ensured was the land route around Yiling, so as to prevent Wu Qi and his soldiers from being cut off.
However, neither Wu Qi nor Li Jing, as the commander-in-chief of the conquest of Shu, were willing to put all the pressure on Yue Fei. If Yue Fei's Jingzhou Corps wants to fully protect Wu Qi's retreat, then Nanjun must not suffer any losses. There must be a soldier and horse nailed here.
As a result, many flexible tactics cannot be used, which puts greater pressure on Yue Fei.
It is precisely because of this that after Wu Qi's trick in Jiangzhou, his first choice was not to continue to break through the obstacles and march towards Chengdu, but to march towards Bajun.
Coincidentally, Li Jing also made a similar decision, releasing a large number of famous generals and letting them lead their troops to fight in Bajun, trying to break the obstacle with Wu Qi and open up a new logistics channel for Wu Qi's troops.
As long as this new logistics channel is opened, it also means that some areas in Nan County that can be strategically abandoned can also be strategically abandoned, and the troops can be reduced to concentrate on defending the most important places.
At the same time, Yue Fei can fight more flexibly and does not have to be constrained by the enemy because of Wu Qi's problems!
(End of chapter)
