Lest Liu Zhang might have doubts, Xun You told everything about his and Jia Xu's analysis.
"In the early days, Zhuge Liang and Deng Fang each led 20,000 people. Deng Fang was defeated in Jiaozhi County and should have lost some troops. This time Guan Yu went there in person. The purpose was to firstly deal with the Jiangdong Army, and secondly to completely capture Shixie. I want to come It’s impossible to go with just a few thousand people.”
"King Qin, there should be at most 50,000 defenders in Jingzhou at this time. And even if Guan Yu goes alone, there will only be 60,000."
"Liu Bei not only needs to defend Cao Cao in Xiangyang, but also needs to defend Jiangdong in Wulin and Changsha. He also needs to keep garrisons in each county within the five counties of Jingzhou!"
"Looking at it this way, how many soldiers and horses does Liu Bei have left to defend us in the Jiangling area?"
Liu Zhang nodded repeatedly, fully approving of Xun You's analysis.
If we calculate it this way, I am afraid that important cities such as Jiangling and Zhijiang have more than 10,000 defenders.
It would be good to have five thousand in the remaining strongholds.
After all, the total force is limited and it is impossible to cover everything.
However, Liu Zhang felt a little strange when things evolved to this point.
"Wenhe, Gongda, isn't this a little too strange?"
"Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang is not a fool. Don't you understand that this kind of defense cannot prevent the Eastern Army from attacking?"
Since coming into contact with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, Liu Zhang has always won.
From this point of view, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei are indeed not as powerful as they were in history.
Failure once or twice is a mistake. Do you still need to make excuses for failure again and again?
But even so, Liu Zhang would not underestimate Zhuge Liang too much.
The reputation is too great, and I am always worried that I will suffer a loss if I am ignored.
Pang Tong had learned a bloody lesson before!
"King Qin, I have also discussed this issue with Brother Wenhe."
Xun You understood Liu Zhang's concerns very well and immediately gave an explanation.
"Liu Bei launched the war before the martial arts competition, thinking that he would take Jiaozhou by surprise. However, Liu Bei probably didn't expect that Sun Quan would also have his eyes on this place."
"Now that the two armies are facing each other, the arrow has to be fired. Liu Bei then made a desperate move and prepared to completely capture Jiaozhou."
"For Liu Bei, with Cao Cao in the north, Sun Quan in the east, and Qin in the west, there is absolutely no room for development. Going south to Jiaozhou this time is his only chance."
Liu Zhang's face wrinkled slightly, but he kept nodding slightly.
What Xun You said makes sense.
Liu Zhang in history was a big grievance, and Liu Bei naturally looked down upon the barren land of Jiaozhou.
At present, Liu Zhang has become an insurmountable mountain for Liu Bei. No matter how barren Jiaozhou is, it is still a piece of cake.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand people are still on the road, and Hetao is busy building a city. If we attack Jingzhou immediately, we can only let the Eastern Army handle it on their own."
"Is it enough to rely solely on the support of the Eastern Army and Yizhou?"
Although Qin's military strength is already very terrifying, when it comes to using it, it still feels a little stretched.
"enough!"
Unexpectedly, Xun You replied to Liu Zhang with absolute certainty without even thinking.
"King Qin, the Eastern Army just delivered the iron armor to Liu Bei, which happened to numb the carelessness!"
"I feel that since Liu Bei dared to put his troops and horses into Jiaozhou with all his strength, he must have a certain sense of luck. I feel that the martial arts competition has just ended and the King of Qin will not start a war."
"The Art of War says that if you take the enemy by surprise and attack them unprepared, you can achieve a complete victory! With Generals Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao in land battles, General Gan Ning in water battles, and military advisor Pang Tong in charge of planning, Liu Bei will definitely be hard-pressed to resist!"
"If we can succeed this time, it will be worth it even if we pay some price!"
Xun You's previous words failed to completely impress Liu Zhang.
But this last sentence really moved Liu Zhang's heart.
indeed so!
Attacking Jingzhou where 100,000 troops are stationed and attacking Jingzhou where 50,000 troops are stationed are completely different things!
Is there any victory without paying a price?
If we can capture Jingzhou in one go, it will immediately change the world situation.
With Jingzhou blessed by Yizhou, what else is needed to unite with Sun Quan?
At this time, Cao Cao had no spare power, and Yangzhou was completely a piece of cake on the chopping board, left to Liu Zhang's control.
If the attack on Jingzhou goes smoothly, perhaps the process of unification of the world will be accelerated by more than a few decades!
Of course, there are also disadvantages.
There is no use in building a city in the Loop.
As long as Jingzhou is captured during this period, Liu Zhang will definitely capture Yangzhou in one go.
After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Zhang finally made up his mind.
"Send orders to Huang Zhong and Pang Tong to lead their troops to attack Jingzhou immediately!"
"In this battle, we must completely capture Jingzhou and eliminate Liu Bei!"
Xun You was overjoyed and quickly accepted the order.
"I obey! I will send an envoy eight hundred miles away to Yufu to deliver the order!"
Liu Zhang warned again.
"Tell them two to be fast and lightning fast!"
"As you command!"
Xun You accepted the order and left the hall impatiently.
Liu Zhang turned to look at Jia Xu.
"After Wenhe, Huang Zhong and Pang Tong send troops, we have to take action."
"What King Qin means is..."
Jia Xu could roughly guess it, so he had to ask Liu Zhang for confirmation.
Once troops are dispatched, the stakes are too high to be careless.
"The Eastern Army has a total strength of several hundred and thirty thousand, and it is still possible to capture Jingzhou. But after capturing Jingzhou, it will be difficult to station in Jingzhou and march eastward to Yangzhou."
Although Jia Xu had expected it, he still expressed surprise.
"The King of Qin wants to conquer the south of the Yangtze River in one go?"
Liu Zhang nodded heavily.
"Yes, this is a rare opportunity!"
He can hesitate and be unable to make up his mind.
But once you make up your mind, there will be no hiding or reservation.
"Cao Cao has no remaining strength to send troops at this time, and Sun Quan is entangled with Liu Bei in Jiaozhou. Since he has decided to launch a war, he must seize all opportunities!"
"Only by completely controlling the south of the Yangtze River can we crush Cao Cao in terms of strength! No matter how long it takes, Gu will always have the advantage!"
Jia Xu agreed very much with Liu Zhang's idea, but still raised his concerns.
"King Qin, currently more than 700,000 people have moved into Liangzhou. The task is huge and arduous. Most of Guanzhong's energy is focused on this."
"Furthermore, to build the city in the Hetao, the Qiang people need to be relocated. On the one hand, they must garrison the Hetao and take care of the Qiang people, and on the other hand, they have to build the city!"
"We also need to mobilize the prisoners, which will also involve a lot of energy and troops."
"Carrying out these three things at the same time is already the limit of what can be tolerated at present. For this reason, the Chinese Army and the Northern Army will not be able to carry out any missions in a short period of time. The defense of Guanzhong also requires elite forces, and the Imperial Guard must not move lightly. This way Look, we don’t have any extra troops to dispatch.”
As Liu Zhang expected, Jia Xu's answer was that he had no troops available.
