At the same time, Zhuge Liang, who was stationed in Jiangling, the seat of Nanjun, also received news that Liu Xiu was leading an army to take Yiling directly.
"Prefect, Liu Xiu leads an army of 20,000 people and goes straight to Jiangling. Will our army go to rescue him?"
"Our army is currently insufficient in strength. If we go to rescue, I am afraid that the army here will be violently attacked by Xu Shiji's army. If we do not go to rescue, Yiling will fall into Liu Xiu's hands sooner or later." Zhuge Liang lowered his head and pondered silently. He really It's a dilemma.
Zhuge Liang didn't know how much ability Zongze had. But he and Liu Xiu also had the same idea. Since such a person has been sent to such an important place, he definitely cannot be an incompetent person.
However, Zhuge Liang knew more about Liu Xiu's power. Not only could this man be a leader, but he was also at the top level in the world when it came to commanding troops in battle.
Among the entire Jingbei now, except for the Grand Governor Yue Fei, who else dares to say that he has a sure victory over Liu Xiu? At least, no matter how confident Zhuge Liang was, he could not absolutely say that he could defeat Liu Xiu.
Hua Mengxiong said loudly: "Now our army is too weak to compete with the enemy's strength. If we go to rescue and defend with this force, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. The prefect, the general thought it was better not to rescue, so Yiling abandoned Of."
"We must not abandon the land of Yiling!" Yuchijiong retorted, "Yiling is very important. Our army and the enemy have not officially fought yet. Even a war will be a protracted war. If Yiling falls into the hands of the enemy, it will be very harmful to our army." Very disadvantageous."
Deep down in his heart, Yuchi Jiong secretly scolded Hua Mengxiong for being a reckless man. He is brave when he is brave, but he cannot get on the stage. If Yiling is lost, their entire battlefield will fall into passivity.
If this reckless man really stirs the atmosphere in the direction of abandoning the defense of Yiling today, then this reckless man will be the eternal sinner of their Jin army.
"Prefect, the last general is willing to lead three thousand troops and horses to support Yiling!" Yuchi Jiong continued to say.
In the end, Zhuge Liang agreed to Yu Chijiong's request to send troops to rescue.
Yiling could give up, but definitely not at this time. Even if you want to give up, that will be when this place loses its value in the future.
Wu Qi, Wang Jian and others had already joined forces to send troops to Bajun. After conquering Bajun, Yiling had the capital to give up. Before Bajun is conquered, once Yiling is abandoned, Wu Qi will be in danger and this battle will be in danger.
Zhuge Liang didn't know how long it would take Wang Jian and the others to conquer Bajun, but he had to estimate and prepare for as long a time as possible. In this way, as a precautionary measure, in order to support Yiling for as long as possible, we can only divide our troops to support them.
Moreover, Liu Xiu can be said to have all the elites this time. Zu Ti, Gai Yan, Ren Guang, Chen Dao, Wu Zhiqi, and Deng Xia, the most elite generals, are definitely a huge threat.
As for Zongze, only Xue Tong, Wen Yang, Tan Long and other generals could help him.
Yiling originally had 8,000 soldiers and horses, and Yuchi Jiong had 3,000 soldiers and horses to come to the rescue. In this way, with the help of defensive advantages, even if the enemy army was really strong, it could not last for two or three months.
After Yiling, Tan Daoji was stationed in Baidi City. As a result, such a long time was not enough for Wang Jian and Wu Qi to conquer Bajun.
"It's just that I'm afraid Xu Shiji won't let the reinforcements arrive easily!" Zhuge Liang murmured to himself.
Now, Zhou Yu used 20,000 Xuzhou navy to sweep the counties bordering Jiangxia and Jiangling. They could not only support Xu Shiji's direct attack on Jiangling, but also support Zhu Yuanzhang's strong attack on Jiangxia.
However, even if there are many water systems in the south, water will not be available everywhere. Zhou Yu's navy will definitely need to go ashore when it needs to attack cities and seize territory. When the navy goes ashore, its combat effectiveness will inevitably be affected. Influence.
Therefore, the threat that Zhou Yu's team can pose is actually limited. However, I had to allocate a certain amount of energy to watch. Although the threat it can pose in terms of strength is limited, if you don't watch and let the other party play freely, it might cause some big trouble for them.
This army, more importantly, acted as a disgusting person, forcing both Zhuge Liang and Li Mu to devote a certain amount of energy to watching him.
The real threat is the nearly 40,000 Shu army troops heading straight for Jiangling.
Xu Shiji, the number one general in Shu, was even more of a heavyweight enemy.
After Xu Shiji landed, he went straight to Jiangling. Although there were some small counties along the way, some of them surrendered without a fight. These small counties had little resistance in the first place, and most of the county magistrates below were quite capable. As a ninth-rank Zhima official, his loyalty to his superiors was limited. If he was placed under any prince, it would be normal for Kaicheng to surrender when a large-scale enemy army attacked.
Although there are still some small counties that are resisting with all their strength, due to their strength, the cities are filled with second-line county soldiers and even yamen servants. They are just mantises acting as chariots. These counties are just used by Zhuge Liang to consume the Shu army. Of strength and vigor.
In fact, Zhuhou Liang once thought about using a trick in these counties to give Xu Shiji a hard blow.
However, he still gave up on this idea recently.
First of all, Xu Shiji is not so easy to calculate. Zhuge Liang also left some means in some small counties to test his enemy. However, obviously, this is not an easy enemy to calculate.
Secondly, among their enemy forces this time, there is a special figure like Liu Xiu. With Liu Xiu here, it is really difficult to use this kind of fire attack strategy.
If a fire breaks out in a county town, it does not mean that the fire will grow eyes and only cause harm to the Shu army. The people in the city will definitely be wiped out in that fire.
Since a fire plan is going to be carried out, unless there are special circumstances, the people in the city cannot be removed first. Not only does he not have that time, but he is equivalent to nakedly telling the enemy that there is a problem here. Thirdly, not every time Everyone is willing to cooperate!
And if a fire plan caused huge damage to the people, once Liu Xiu deceives people at this time, it will only make the situation in Jingbei worse. At that point, it will definitely do more harm than good.
How long did the Jin army have control of Jingbei, and how long did the three Liu brothers gather in Jingbei?
The three brothers of the Liu family have been entrenched in Jingbei for more than ten years, and their prestige cannot be eliminated in a short time. At this point, Zhuge Liang was unwilling to give Liu Xiu any chance.
(End of chapter)
