After the imperial meeting ended, Jiang Ji and Liu Ye were at the end, slowly walking down the steps.
After the people in front walked away, Jiang Ji asked Liu Ye: "Brother Ziyang, do you really think there is no problem for Da Sima to go deep alone?"
Liu Ye shook his head slightly: "Of course there are risks in advancing troops like this, but if we can quickly occupy Wancheng, the risk is still worth taking.
However, what I am most worried about now is whether Zhou Li is really reliable. If the internal and external strategy is a bait, then our army will be in danger. "
"In this case, why didn't Gong Shicai tell the truth directly in front of His Majesty? If Zhou Li pretended to surrender to our court, the army might be in danger of overthrowing.
It was because Emperor Wu fell into Huang Gai's trick that he was defeated by the Sun-Liu coalition forces in the battle of Chibi. Who knows if Soochow is not repeating the same trick this time?"
Liu Ye smiled bitterly and said: "Sima Ye has been investigating the matter of Zhou Yi's surrender for several months. The whole process is reasonable and reasonable. There is no real evidence. How can I talk to His Majesty?
At present, there is still too little news coming back from the front line to make further judgments. At the moment, we can only believe that Zhou Li is sincere in his intention to vote. "
"Oh, that's all we can do. I hope Da Sima's decision is right."
Jiang Ji felt a little weak and saw that he had reached the palace gate, so he said goodbye to Liu Ye, got on the carriage and left separately.
Wuchang, Wu Palace.
At this moment, Sun Quan was standing in front of the military map hanging on the wall, thinking about the current battle situation. Although he handed over the command to Lu Xun, he could not let it go completely. After all, this was a battle involving hundreds of thousands of people, and it involved The future and destiny of Soochow and his personal honor and disgrace cannot be relaxed at all.
"Where is Cao Xiu now?"
Zhuge Jin, who was waiting on the left and in charge of military affairs, quickly stepped forward and pointed at the place names on the map with a wooden stick, and replied: "According to the latest battle report from Wancheng, Cao Xiu's army is currently in Shu County."
"Hmph, he came very quickly. It seems that Zhou Yi is pretending to be very successful. Cao Xiu has gone deep alone in order to make great achievements." Sun Quan sneered.
Zhuge Jin agreed: "What the Supreme Lord said is absolutely true. At present, Cao Xiu's army is no less than two hundred miles away from Jia Kui's troops. As long as he takes one step forward, he will enter our army's ambush circle. By then, the Wei army will be defeated." .”
Sun Quan was elated when he heard these words, and he immediately laughed and said: "If we can win this battle completely, it will be as good as the Jieting victory in Xishu. The Wei army will never dare to underestimate our land warfare capabilities in Soochow in the future." , I’m afraid Cao Rui’s son will never dare to invade Soochow at will like his father.”
After that, he thought to himself: "Once we achieve a great victory in this battle, Soochow will be powerful in all directions. By then, my reputation may be further improved."
Thinking of this, Sun Quan was even more excited and excited, and he didn't even hear Zhuge Jin's compliments.
"Tzuyu, how about we send another army to attack Jiangxia?" After the excitement, Sun Quan suddenly came up with an idea.
Zhuge Jin asked in confusion: "What did the Supreme do..."
"The purpose of marching into Jiangxia is threefold. First, our army cannot normally defend but not attack in response to the Wei army's invasion. Without some means of counterattack, Cao Rui and others may see through the false surrender plan, so we must act more realistically.
Second, marching into Jiangxia can also mobilize some Wei troops to come back for reinforcements, which can reduce the pressure on Boyan and others.
You must know that Cao Xiu has 100,000 infantry and cavalry under his command, and Jia Kui's 30,000 troops are nearby. Even though our army has already prepared for an ambush, there is still a risk of defeat in the fight. It is also good to have fewer enemy troops on the eastern front.
Finally, now that the main force of the Wei army has moved south, Jiangxia County has become an empty place, and it is possible to send troops to seize it at this time. "Sun Quan explained confidently.
Although Zhuge Jin felt that what his lord said made sense, he still felt that something was wrong. However, he could not tell what was wrong, so he said: "The Supreme Lord's move is quite clever, but the Supreme Lord has authorized the Governor to command the battle with full authority and send out troops." Should Jiang Xia send someone first to ask what the Governor’s intention is?”
"Hey, the soldiers are very fast. There is no time to ask for Boyan's opinion. It will take a lot of time to march into Jiangxia. By the time the envoy comes back with Boyan's opinion, I am afraid that there has already been a fight in Wancheng. By the time the envoy arrives, At that time, it would be meaningless to send troops to Jiangxia.
Besides, we don’t need too many troops to attack Jiangxia. The main purpose is to use bluff to attract the attention of Cao Rui and others from the Lujiang River. This is just a small plan. We will make the decision later." Sun Quan waved his robe sleeves, no. Said with satisfaction.
Seeing that his lord was so confident, Zhuge Jin stopped talking and asked, "Your Majesty, who should be the general to lead the army to attack Jiangxia?"
Sun Quan thought for a while and said: "Let Wen Gui go. Ziyu, you go and pass the order now, order Wen Gui to lead his troops to attack Jiangxia, and let him make the momentum as big as possible."
"promise."
Zhuge Jin took Sun Quan's talisman and left the hall, planning to go find Pan Zhang immediately. When I walked out of the palace, I saw the servants and guards who had been waiting outside the palace gate coming to greet me, and suddenly I had a thought in my mind.
After much thought, he still felt that Lu Xun should be informed about Sun Quan's order to send troops to Jiangxia, so he immediately gave a few instructions to a confidant and asked him to rush to Wancheng immediately and tell Lu Xun about it.
A few days later, Cao Rui and his ministers received news that Wu troops were present in Anlu County, Jiangxia County. According to a report from Jiangxia Prefect Wenpin, the Wu troops were quite large, with tens of thousands of people. They attacked with banners and banners all the way, with great momentum. He is now shrinking his troops and insisting on staying in Shiyang, the county government.
"My lords, the Wu thieves suddenly went north to invade Jiangxia. They must have an ulterior motive. I wonder how your lords think our army should respond?" Cao Rui once again summoned Hua Xin, Chen Qun and other important ministers to discuss the matter.
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ji immediately came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty, I think this move of the Wu thieves must be a fraud. Now that our army on the east route has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Lujiang River, it is too late for Soochow to mobilize troops and horses to defend. What about Sun Quan and Lu Xun?" Maybe they will divide their forces to attack Jiangxia at this time?
This must be Sun Quan's plan to mislead the enemy. The Wu army wants to show its presence in the west, draw our army's attention to Jiangxia, and then secretly mobilize troops and horses to march eastward to encircle our main army.
Your Majesty, from what I can see, Grand Sima and the others are now at an extremely critical moment. Your Majesty, please send troops to rescue as soon as possible, otherwise the army on the east road will be in danger! "
Cao Rui was shocked when he heard this. He couldn't believe that the situation on the Eastern Front had reached a life-or-death moment. He felt that Jiang Ji was being exaggerated.
"Your Majesty, I also agree with Jiang Shangshu's conclusion that the Wu people must have ghosts in the Wancheng area, otherwise they would not be bluffing in Jiangxia at this moment. Therefore, I would like to ask your Majesty to quickly order Jia Shijun and the others to speed up their march and join forces with Da Sima. At this time, Liu Ye also echoed Jiang Ji.
Seeing Liu Ye saying the same thing, Cao Rui finally realized the seriousness of the matter, nodded solemnly, and finally asked Hua Xin, Chen Qun, Sun Zi and others: "What do you think?"
Although Hua Xin and others were not proficient in military affairs, seeing what Liu Ye and Jiang Ji said was impressive, they all wanted to believe it or not. They were careful not to make any serious mistakes when fighting in the battle formation. Anyway, let Jia Kui It is also appropriate to speed up the advance, and it is also safe to join forces with the Eastern Route Army early.
After figuring this out, Hua Xin and others said in unison: "I second my opinion."
"Okay, according to your wishes, we can draw up a decree and order the route army to quickly advance eastward to join the east route army."
Liu Ye said again: "Your Majesty, since the current situation has changed, it will not make much sense for General Hussar and others to rush to Jiangling. It is better to order General Hussar to postpone the advance of troops and wait until the situation in Jiangxia and Lujiang becomes clear before proceeding. In this way, the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou can also be used as a backup in case the situation changes again."
"Yes, that makes sense. Just as you said, immediately order the Hussars General to stop the advance and station on the spot." Cao Rui nodded and deployed decisively.
