If Jiangdong Army had been replaced by anyone as commander-in-chief, it would have been unable to resist giving Liu Beijun a fatal blow.
As long as Jiangdong Army has this idea, Zhuge Liang can use his plan to take advantage of the situation and severely damage Jiangdong Army!
But Lu Xun just could bear it, as if he was old enough and could afford to wait!
Relying on the convenient conditions of the Gan River, the Jiangdong naval forces could obviously attack Liu Bei's army's food routes, but they never did so.
This made all the ambush useless!
In fact, as long as the Jiangdong navy makes a sneak attack, Zhuge Liang can cause them to suffer heavy losses.
But Lu Xun doesn't make sneak attacks, he just wants to threaten you all the time and make you collapse.
This is not over yet!
They were obviously the attackers, but they made the camp look like an iron barrel.
Liu Bei's army was unable to make a move and couldn't even arouse the desire to attack!
The right time, right place and right people were snatched away bit by bit by Lu Xun.
Liu Beijun was also forced to a desperate situation bit by bit!
At this point in the war, there is almost no suspense about the outcome.
As long as Lu Xun is willing, he can speed up the process of ending the war while ensuring stability.
In fact, Zhuge Liang was also waiting for this opportunity, hoping to seize the fleeting and extremely slim opportunity to make a big comeback.
But Lu Xun once again told Zhuge Liang with practical actions.
wait!
I can wait!
I won't even bother you when you're dying, I'll just wait for you to cool down completely and collect the results directly.
Throughout ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, there are very few commanders as wretched as Lu Xun!
Facing Lu Xun, who was as steady as an old dog, Zhuge Liang couldn't think of any solution even if he tried his best.
When things have developed to this situation, the possibility of reversal of the plot has actually been completely lost.
Liu Beijun's only way out now is to retreat.
Lu Xun was also waiting for Liu Bei's army to retreat on his own initiative, and he took Yuzhang without any bloodshed.
Zhuge Liang has long been aware of this situation, but he is unwilling to do so.
Even if Zhuge Liang is willing, will Liu Bei be willing?
Wouldn't Liu Bei question Zhuge Liang, wasn't this all your idea?
After wasting so much military power and planning for so long, should we just retreat like this?
Zhuge Liang's pride did not allow him to admit such a mistake.
Moreover, a sneak attack can only be effective the first time. If Yuzhang is given up this time, there will be no chance for a sneak attack in the future.
If you want to take over so many cities, you can only attack them with all your might!
After Liu Ji lost the Yuzhang, he had no choice but to go to the hinterland of Jiangdong.
In the future, Yuzhang County will no longer be a vassal of Sun Quan, but will completely become a county under Sun Quan's command!
Thinking that Lu Xun would serve as the governor of Yuzhang in the future, Zhuge Liang could not think of any way to fight for territory with such a wretched commander.
If Liu Zhang were here, he would definitely laugh at Zhuge Liang for following Liu Bei's old path of the Yiling battle!
The key to breaking the situation lies in the navy.
Historically, Liu Bei was unable to handle the defeat of the Jiangdong navy in the Battle of Yiling.
In this battle of Yuzhang, Zhuge Liang was no longer able to deal with the predicament of the Jiangdong navy.
After a long time, Zhuge Liang was helpless and could only sigh.
"Hey, it would be great if we had a strong naval force..."
Liu Bei glanced at Zhuge Liang angrily, and he couldn't help but complain in his heart.
Isn't this all nonsense?
If there was a powerful naval force, why would we end up in this situation?
It is easy to form a naval army, but it is extremely difficult to train soldiers and build warships.
Even Jingzhou's first navy, Jiangxia Huangzu Navy, was defeated by Zhou Yu's navy.
How many years would it take for Liu Bei to train a navy to rival Zhou Yu? Isn’t this just a fantasy?
"Kong Ming, how about we take the initiative and join forces to raid Lu Xun's camp?"
Seeing Zhuge Liangguang making sarcastic remarks, Liu Bei could only express his own thoughts.
"My lord, I've seen Lu Xun's camp below. The water stronghold is connected to the land stronghold, and the defenses are laid out layer by layer. It's perfect!"
"Even if we capture the camp, Lu Xun can retreat from the water camp to the Yangtze River, and we still have nothing to do with him."
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but complain to Liu Bei, if this method is feasible, do you still need to mention it?
"Kong Ming, how about we spread rumors that Lu Xun has reached a deal with us?"
"Lu Xun is a newcomer after all, and he has been slow to make any moves, which makes Sun Quan suspicious of him. Let's replace him with someone else!"
Zhuge Liang shook his head gently, sighing secretly that Liu Bei took it for granted.
"My lord, Lu Xun is a descendant of the Lu family in Jiangdong. The Lu family is one of the four major families in Jiangdong. They are now highly regarded by Sun Quan."
"Not only will this kind of rumor have no effect, it will also make the Kodong family laugh at us for being unable to do anything."
Zhuge Liang had already asked people to find out why Sun Quan chose Lu Xun, who was not yet in his prime, as his commander.
After learning that the four major families of Gu, Lu, Zhu and Zhang were jointly elected, Zhuge Liang completely gave up on any attempt to alienate him.
Lu Xun's identity and family are enough to turn any rumors into powder!
The commander's position is as stable as Mount Tai and cannot be shaken at all!
What's more, the war in Yuzhang County seems to be making no progress, but in fact the Jiangdong Army has taken all the initiative.
Sun Quan is not a fool, so how could he make a stupid decision to change his coach before the battle?
Even if Sun Quan was confused and made extremely ridiculous decisions, are the Jiangdong family all fools? Are they all following Sun Quan and committing crimes?
With Gu Yong here, the Jiangdong family would choose to protect Lu Xun to the death.
Liu Bei was extremely dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's explanations.
This won’t work, and that won’t work either!
Nothing I said works, and you don’t even know if I ask you!
"Kong Ming, are we just waiting to die here?"
Zhuge Liang is such a smart man. Liu Bei can guess what he is thinking just by twitching his face.
Naturally, Liu Bei's dissatisfaction was clear.
But dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, and Zhuge Liang could only endure it silently in order to take care of the overall situation.
The situation is already so critical. If internal strife breaks out again, defeat is not far away.
"My lord, your words are serious. At worst, we can retreat to Changsha. How can we talk about waiting to die?"
As soon as Zhuge Liang said these words, Liu Bei became even more furious.
Returning to Changsha is easy to say!
This attack on Yuzhang County cost so much money and food. Could it be that all of it was wasted?
Even if it's all in vain, you can still hear a sound. Wouldn't it be a waste to retreat now?
"Kong Ming, Yuzhang County is the most important part of Longzhong!"
"Without Yuzhang, we and Sun Quan would have to fight for Yangzhou on the Yangtze River with the Jiangdong Navy!"
"Can you imagine how difficult that would be?"
Zhuge Liang was speechless and could only sigh in his heart.
Just saying the escape route in the worst case scenario caused Liu Bei to react so strongly.
If he just said to withdraw his troops, would Liu Bei go crazy?
At this time, Zhuge Liang suddenly felt regret in his heart.
If he had listened to Xu Shu and targeted Jiang Xia, wouldn't he have been in such a predicament?
Suddenly, a soldier's voice sounded, saving Zhuge Liang from embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, please ask for an audience with General Fu Kuang!"
