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Chapter 287 Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain and formed a mixed army to go south.
"Ming Xiu plank road, dark Chencang."

Zhuge Jin was full of expectations, wondering what kind of tricks his brother could come up with.

As a result, this is it?
However, considering that his younger brother is still underage, it is rare to have some strategic ideas.

He then encouraged: "Yes, A Liang's proposal has been carefully considered by the Brotherhood."

However, the young Zhuge Xuan knew that Zhuge Liang had amazing talents, while his elder brother Zhuge Jin was ordinary.

High-end ingredients often only require simple cooking.

"A Liang, tell me, how to cultivate openly and how to cultivate in darkness?"

Zhuge Jin didn't take it seriously, the historical allusions were just there, just apply them above.

"First of all, it is rumored that the military exercise order has mobilized a total of 23 troops. According to the total military strength in the north of nearly 40, deducting [-] border troops, there are still [-]. In particular, the [-] Yong garrison troops have not moved south. If they can be mobilized By moving out of the capital and sending special forces to raid the eastern capital, Jiangdong can turn the crisis around."

Zhuge Jin suddenly stood up and looked at his younger brother with a strange look for the first time.

Zhuge Liang continued: "The Northern Army went south, and Jiujiang was the first to follow it. Yangzhou Mu was arrogant and arrogant, and his destruction was inevitable. However, Soochow must find ways to assist. The Wu-Shu allied forces set up defenses step by step, blocking layer by layer, and tried to consume the Northern Army as much as possible. Vigor. If we can delay it for ten days and disrupt the Prime Minister's plan, we will win."

"In the age of steel ships, the Yangtze River is no longer a natural danger, and the Northern Army has no way to stop it from crossing the river. However, the ships transporting grain and grass supplies are not made of steel. You can use a fleet of stern and fast boats to attack them and cut off their waterways. If the south of the Yangtze River is strong and the fields are clear, the north can If the army crossing the river cannot be replenished, it will inevitably lead to chaos without fighting."

"Once the two sides are in a stalemate, the competition is endurance. The Wu-Shu coalition forces break into pieces and use the terrain with dense water networks and lakes to carry out local resistance. The pressure will be much less than that of the Northern Army. As long as the Prime Minister loses patience and mobilizes the garrison, everything will Natural and clear.”

"Okay! Ah Liang is really a genius! Come with me to see General Sun!"

In fact, although Sun Wu and Bashu both had the idea of ​​resisting Liu Bei, no one came up with an overall feasible plan on how to resist and how to break the inevitable defeat situation.

Now, Zhuge Liang has added this core part.

Moreover, based on Zhuge Jin's understanding, the second brother's plan not only included resistance, but also counterattack. It was not only highly targeted and practical, but also gave the coalition the confidence to turn defeat into victory.

Confidence is currently the most urgent condition for Sun and Cao to successfully join forces.

Just being beaten without eating meat would be more or less frustrating, but as long as there is hope of winning, the effect is completely different.

Sun Ce listened carefully to Zhuge Liang's plan of "building a plank road in the open and secretly visiting Chencang", stood up, and saluted him respectfully.

"Mr. Kong Ming is a great talent. On behalf of Jiangdong, I sincerely recruit you as a staff officer of the Chinese Army!"

According to Sun Wu's official position system, the staff officer of the Chinese army is equivalent to a rank of thousands of stones.

The underage Zhuge Liang rose to great heights and held a higher position than Zhuge Jin.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang politely declined, claiming that Cao Cao had a grudge with the Zhuge family, and since he was underage, he was currently focusing on his studies.

After asking for concessions several times, Sun Ce felt that Zhuge Liang was noncommittal, which meant that it was still possible to win him over to Jiangdong.

He met with Cao Cao alone, and on the grounds that Zhuge Jin missed his family, he successfully deceived Cao Cao into allowing Zhuge Liang to study in Jiangdong for a year.

Sun Ce's plan succeeded, and he finally revealed the strategic concept of "building plank roads openly and secretly using Chen Cang".

Feeling that this plan was indeed reliable, Cao Cao was instantly excited.

In this way, although Lao Liu is very fierce, he is not without weaknesses.

It seems that as long as we seriously join forces with Soochow, we might really be able to make Lao Liu suffer a big loss.

"If we win this battle, it can take as little as ten years or as long as 30 years. Bashu in Jiangdong will have no worries."

Cao Cao understood the situation and shook hands with Sun Ce decisively.

The next day, Wu and Shu signed a secret agreement and officially merged.

The Wu army is taking the road of military expansion, and the military industry is the core pillar. Therefore, Sun Wu promised to vigorously support the Shu army in armaments and supplies.

The Shu army's economy was developing very well, and they promised financial support to Sun Wu, sent troops to the south of the Yangtze River, and formed a cavalry assault group to prepare to steal the tower.

When you come, you ride a horse and when you return, you take a boat. A thousand miles to Jiangling can be returned in one day.

15-year-old Zhuge Kongming stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the steep mountains on both sides, listening to the chirping of birds and apes in the forest, feeling the oncoming river breeze, and his heart was filled with pride.

Since the military headquarters marked the location of the exercise in Chibi, the Wu army also concentrated its forces on the south bank. A large water fortress was built, warships were stationed, and cargo ships shuttled around, creating a busy scene.

Sun Cao joined forces, and the local wealthy families in Jingzhou, including the Cai family, Huang Zu, and Kuai family, donated money and people to fully support the coalition forces in resisting the Northern Army.

Since Cao Cao will hunt Jiangnan, a water war is inevitable.

A water war requires warships. Sun Jian had a sudden idea and planned to seize the opportunity to annex the SF shipyard in Kuaiji.

But Zhang Zhao advised him to calm down.

"Lord, as far as I know, the Prime Minister's view is that if you fight, fight, scold, and the signed agreement will not be affected. The goods that should be given, the money that should be paid, and normal operations. If you take the SF Express number, you will It’s unreasonable, and we have more properties in the north. Once the prime minister orders an inspection, the loss will be immeasurable.”

Sun Jian touched his beard and asked, "Even if the Shunfeng builds a warship for Liu Bei, can't it be delayed?"

"Lord, civilian supplies will be allowed to go, but military supplies are prohibited from leaving the port. We will wait until the war is over to discuss the rest."

With the financial support of Bashu, although Sun Jian did not want to see Liu Bei, SF Express still had shares in several giant merchants, so it would be difficult to do so in the future.

Anyway, Sun Jian was vague and did not mention it again, and the Kuaiji dock and military port escaped disaster.

Cao Cao led his army south, and Yuan Shu in Jiujiang had a taste of it no matter how ridiculous it was. This was like hunting a rabbit with straw.

While he was reorganizing military affairs, he also sent invitations to Xuzhou, Jingzhou and Yuzhou for an alliance.

The pattern of three parts of the world has been formed, and aristocratic families and wealthy families are looking for Liu Caosun to support them. The Yuan family is no longer prosperous, and it is also Yuan Shu's fault for his own nonsense.

Therefore, out of etiquette and politeness, all parties who received the invitation made excuses not to attend the meeting, and instead sent their second- or third-in-command to attend.

Cao Cao's representative, Cao Ren, claimed that the Cao family had received a lot of favors from the Yuan family in the past, and now that it's time to repay the favor, they would fully support Jiujiang's resistance.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Ce expressed on behalf of Soochow: He was willing to follow the lead of the leader of the Yuan Alliance and devote all his strength to Jiangdong to help the war.

He also announced on the spot that he would donate 50 rifles, [-] machine guns, five cannons, and [-] rounds of ammunition to Jiujiang.

At the same time, the Wu army sent [-] troops to assist Jiujiang's defense.

Yuan Shu immediately announced that Jiujiang's army would be expanded to [-], the walls would be fortified and the country would be clear, and the people would unite to crack down on the Northern Army's evil deeds of aggression.

Instigated by the three men, the southern states and counties supported Jiujiang with a total of 3 guns and elected Yuan Shu as the commander of the Southern Army. They all expressed their intention to coexist with Jiujiang.

A total of three lines of defense were set up on the official road from Jiujiang to the north, and each line of defense was covered with various roadblocks and traps.In the northern suburbs of Jiujiang, a large number of bunkers were built, many trenches were dug, and cannons were pushed onto the city walls.

Vigorous resistance in the south was about to begin, one after another, and Liu Bei even saw real-life photos taken by reporters in newspapers.

After nearly a month of conditioning, Liu Bei was able to walk on the ground. He would do adaptive exercises in the back garden of the villa every day. The housekeeper Liu would notify the guests of their arrival.

Sun Guo, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Ma Chao, and Gao Lan came to visit their lord.

Sun Guo, captain of the Yong Army's special operations brigade, has 500 men under his command and all kinds of equipment are top-notch.

Zhang Liao is the commander of the Yong Army's First Lu Division. The division has 5000 men and has the highest ratio of large-caliber artillery and machine guns.

Zhang He, commander of the Armored Assault Brigade, has an army of 500 people and is the world's first mechanized force, including a tank regiment, armor regiment, self-propelled artillery battalion, automobile transport regiment, etc.

Gao Lan, a total army of 3000 people, and a light cavalry division, composed of Qiang, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Fuyu, Goguryeo, Sanhan, Japanese and other warriors who are good at riding and shooting, are also known as the "foreign cavalry division".

Ma Chao is a secret force. Its department number, number of personnel, equipment and other information are not disclosed to the public.

After three years of reform, the Yong Army officially launched the military rank system of generals and lieutenants. These five people are currently in the rank of colonel, and are also known as the Five Tiger Colonels.

"Come on, sit down."

The five young Yongjun new generations saluted their lord and then sat in the pavilion.

"I read the report on the combined arms drill. The last time, you did a great job and deserve praise."

Among the Five Tigers, Zhang He is the oldest at 27 years old. His military experience far exceeds that of the other four Tigers. When the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, he joined the Hejian County Army and was very close to Liu Bei's military age.

What matters in the military is seniority. In the mixed corps of various arms, Zhang He serves as the commander-in-chief, and the corps' tactics are trained around and in conjunction with his mechanized brigade.

There were four combined drills of various arms. The first three times, Liu Bei went from commenting to criticizing to getting angry. The five people learned from the experience and finally met Liu Bei's minimum requirements in the fourth time.

Therefore, Liu Bei mentioned it again today, hoping that they could deepen their impression.

"The purpose of training is to do everything possible to find out the problem. Compared with simply winning, it is more important to test the cooperation between the troops in actual combat. If you find the problem and solve it one day earlier, you will be one step ahead of your opponent. On the contrary, you will You will always be beaten and never see victory.”

"You are soldiers, and soldiers must participate in wars. Don't always think about cramming before exercises. I really don't know what you are thinking. Are you trying to fool me or yourself? When you get to the battlefield, do you also fool the enemy? "

"Also, you'd better not have the mentality of a arrogant soldier! You all know that a arrogant soldier will be defeated, but before breaking the army and killing the general, no one will realize that they are arrogant and blindly optimistic. This point, Yong's army from top to bottom You all think that if you are well-equipped and well-trained, the enemy will always be vulnerable and will always surrender, then you are too naive! Remember, pride and arrogance are completely opposite."

"Lord, we know our mistake!"

The five tigers were trained to bow their heads.

The first three times really caused a stir, everyone wanted to be in the limelight, and they fought for it. As a result, not only were they counterattacked by the big devil "Blue Big Head", but they were also beaten to the point of annihilation of the entire army, which was equivalent to canceling their designation.

This time, the Five Tigers learned the hard way and believed that if they don't let go of their prejudices and cooperate sincerely, they will not be able to defeat the "Blue Army" even if they fight a hundred times.

The Lord proposes a combined field corps of various arms. He must be the ace unit. If he loses the battle, it is probably a question of whether he can stay in the corps.

Therefore, the five people burned incense and prayed, and became brothers with different surnames. According to their age, they respected Zhang He as the eldest brother, Zhang Liao as the second, Gao Lan as the third, Sun Guo as the fourth, and Ma Chao as the youngest.

In fact, Gao Lan, Sun Guo, and Ma Chao were less than a year apart and were almost the same size.

The five brothers calmed down, learned from each other's strengths, exchanged knowledge, and pooled their efforts, and finally formulated a new combat plan.

At the Lingyunbao training base, the war resumed, and the Five Tigers descended from the mountain.

According to the plan, the infantry division will advance in a comprehensive sweep, with the light cavalry on the left, the armored brigade on the right, and the special operations brigade behind the enemy, with secret troops in the center to provide support.

There is a reason why Lan Dong has been training in Lingyun Castle for ten years and has never been defeated in a hundred battles. If he were cut open, he would be black from the inside out.

The five tigers united into one, with great momentum. They left the assembly point and were gearing up for a big fight. Then the notice from the director's department came.

"The Blue Army blew up the river embankment, and within a quarter of an hour, the Red Army lost [-]% of its combat strength."

An elite regiment of 1 people withdrew 2000 troops before the battle began. Five people were stunned.

Zhang He was so angry that his face turned purple: "What the hell, Uncle Lan, you are so, so... so gloomy!"

Lan Dong laughed and said: "Five little brothers, come on, come and play!"

Then, the Blue Army came up with all kinds of tricks, including landmines, tunnels, poisoning, bombing bridges, landslides, night raids, cold shots...

The Five Tigers took a deep breath and paid another [-]% of the price. Finally, through the telescope, they saw the mountainous area where the Blue Army was stationed.

"Fuck it, shoot! Shoot!"

Zhang He used his trump card and directly committed all the armored units to attack the high ground. At the same time, the Lu First Division followed closely behind in accordance with the requirements of "infantry and tank coordination".

The [-]st Cavalry Division conducted mobile patrols and cooperated with the special operations brigade to cut off supplies from the Blue Army's rear.

The blue army was condescending, and various bunker turrets frantically bombarded the infantry-tank junction of the red side's attacking troops, and sent human explosives to get close to blow up the tanks and armored vehicles.

The two sides fought fiercely for a day and a night. Without the protection of infantry, less than [-]% of the Red Army's mechanized troops remained, while the Blue Army only had its main position on the top of the mountain. The Red Army's victory was in sight. It carried forward the spirit of hard work and continuous fighting, and conducted a summary at dawn. decisive battle.

Zhang He slapped the table: "Damn it, Bazi! Fight, I'm going to sacrifice my life. Even if the first Lu division and the first cavalry division are defeated, I still have to take over the core position!"

So, the whole army attacked!
Reinforced by Ma Chao's secret troops, the red team launched a group charge, and finally attacked the high ground and started a hand-to-hand battle with the remaining blue army defenders.

Seeing that the red side was about to win the final victory, the small group of armored units that the blue army retained until the end made a big circle, came out from behind the red side's headquarters, destroyed the red side's command system in one fell swoop, and was judged the winner by the director.

The five tiger colonels fell straight from the top of the clouds to hell, and one can imagine how they felt.

But unexpectedly, after Liu Bei learned about it, he gave special praise and encouragement, and made detailed analysis and suggestions one by one on the advantages and disadvantages during the exercise, allowing them to discuss and improve related issues.

After this war, the First Mixed Corps was formally designated and joined the Yong Army's field operations, and some key personnel were transferred to prepare the second Mixed Corps using the First Corps as a template.

At this point, the Five Tigers realized that the mixed corps composed of multiple arms would become a trend in the Yong Army's military reform, and they were the pioneers.

During this "hunting" trip south, the First Mixed Corps was tested in actual combat and had a heavy responsibility.

In front of Liu Bei, the Five Tigers showed no signs of arrogance. They humbly asked for advice and put forward various ideas. The discussion atmosphere was warm and harmonious.

Before the meeting ended, Liu Bei said with a smile: "I can be arrogant and talk nonsense. But you can't. You have tens of thousands of lives in your hands, affecting tens of thousands of families and 10 people. So, You must dare to question my orders and find something wrong. You must not blindly listen to and believe in blind faith. You must have the courage to refuse. Because, now, I grant you the right to make decisions on the fly, and no one is allowed to interfere."

The five tigers were all excited and saluted together.

"Follow your master's orders!"

(End of this chapter)