I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 262 Wei Jun goes south!

"Gong Yan, we are fighting on two fronts now." Dong Yun sighed, "I haven't slept well for a month. If Jiang Ling makes any mistakes, the consequences will be disastrous!"

This is also what Meng Guang is worried about.

At least the battle of Jiangling did not go well, and the suppressed Yizhou clan would definitely take this opportunity to counterattack.

War and politics have always been closely related.

"Just wait." After saying that, Jiang Wan closed his eyes and said nothing.

"What about the armor that the Prime Minister wants?" Dong Yun asked.

"This... why don't you talk to the Prime Minister and wait for half a year?" Meng Guang said.

Jiang Wan said: "We will make iron armor after half a year, and it will take a year before it can be given to Guanzhong. You may not know that in the first month of Guanzhong, Cao Wei captured several big families in the name of having an affair with us, and the military system of the government was in Cao Wei." The strength of the troops collected may exceed our imagination, and Guan Guan cannot wait for another year!"

The three of them suddenly felt their hearts sinking.

"Times have changed! The army system introduced by the general has allowed us to obtain troops in the short term, but in the long term, Cao Wei has the greatest advantage. From now on, we must do everything quickly!"

"How fast is it to fight Jiangling?" Meng Guang couldn't help but beat the desk, and his emotions suddenly got better. "If I had known this, the government soldiers would have temporarily slowed down. If the battle of Jiangling was delayed for a few more months, the national treasury would be exhausted. !”

"Mr. Jiang! Mr. Jiang! Mr. Jiang!"

At this time, Yang Xi's voice came from outside.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Wan asked.

"Mr. Jiang, good news from Jiangling!"

The three people in the room were startled when they heard this, and looked at each other. They all saw surprise and even ecstasy in each other's eyes.

At this time, I am afraid that only the three of them know how timely this good news came!

"Okay! Okay!" Meng Guang jumped up and danced, "I will let the officials from Duzhi go to Jiangling now. I will leave the problem of the treasury to the general. Now only Jiangling can get the money quickly! "

"Come in quickly." Jiang Wan called.

Yang Xi came in immediately and presented the good news to Jiang Wan: "The palace has also received it. This copy is for the Prime Minister's Palace."

Jiang Wan quickly finished reading and said to Meng Guang: "Don't be too happy. We have only captured Jiangling now. The war is not over. It is impossible for you to get a large sum of money from Jiangling now. Jiangling, Wuchang , Xiangyang’s trade will inevitably be affected by the war at this time and be compressed, especially the trade with Wu State, which can’t be detoured along the Yangtze River.”

Meng Guang suddenly felt like an eggplant beaten by frost: "What should we do now?"

"Wait! Wait! Wait until the Wu army is defeated and completely abandon Nanjun. Wait until the Wei army is repelled. Wait until our army has a firm foothold!"

"How long will this take?"

"According to what the general said in the victory report, it should be very soon."

The fourth day of April, Jiangling.

A few days after Liu Lang left, news about Wu Guo's abandonment of Jiangling spread in Jiangling and other counties.

The most important thing is that it reached the ears of Wei Guoxin.

On the sixth day of April, this news was placed on Xia Houru's desk in Xiangyang City.

"Wu Jun actually abandoned Jiangling!" Xia Houru was shocked.

Everyone also looked surprised.

This operation almost short-circuited the minds of all the generals in Xiangyang.

Xia Houru stared at Hu Zhi, as if he wanted to see a flower on Hu Zhi's face: "Is this information wrong?"

"It stands to reason that it is correct. Wu Jun sent more than a dozen warships a few days ago, and now they have all evacuated. Moreover, we are currently fighting Wu Jun on the eastern front. Sun Quan probably wants to concentrate his forces to attack Hefei."

This reason immediately convinced everyone.

"So, Lu Xun didn't fight the Shu army?"

Xia Houru was confused. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You bite each other a few times, and then I send troops to clean up the mess. What a good story!

I roast chicken legs in Xiangyang City every day waiting for the good news that you guys are going to fight, and now you actually tell me that I won’t fight?

"Captain, I have something to say," said Wang Xu, who joined the army in Xiangyang.

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

"It has only been less than a month since the Shu army took Jiangling, and they have not yet established a firm foothold. There must be conflicts with the local nobles, and people's hearts are unstable. Since the Wu army does not want it, we cannot sit idly by and ignore it."

Xia Houru remained silent, but his eyes fell on Chen Tai, who had just arrived in Xiangyang. Chen Tai was sent by Cao Rui to establish the Zhechong Mansion. He was the son of Chen Qun, the former Sikong, and he was very famous and respected.

"What does Uncle Xuan think of this matter?" Xia Houru asked.

"It stands to reason that seizing Jiangling this time is a perfect opportunity, and His Majesty also intends to regain Jingzhou." Chen Tai said, "But Wu Jun doesn't want it at this time. I'm afraid there is a fraud involved. Lu Xun is not an ordinary person."

"How can Uncle Xuan say this?"

"I'm afraid Lu Xun is just waiting for us to fight the Shu army. After the fight, he will reap the benefits!"

Xia Houru's expression changed and he said, "Lu Xun is not afraid that if we don't take action, Jiangling will be surrendered to the Shu army?"

"Then are you planning to take action?" Chen Tai asked.

Xia Houru was silent again.

Is that even a question?

You must take action!

"The Shu army captured Jiangling and fought in depth. Food and grass are a problem. If our army goes south to fight with the Shu army and Wu State cuts off the Shu army's food and grass at this time, the Shu army's morale will collapse. Then it will be a battle between us and the Wu army. With the strength of the Wei Dynasty, it is not difficult to defeat the Wu army!"

"So, the governor is planning to go south to attack Jiangling?" Chen Tai said.

"That's the plan."

Chen Tai said in a deep voice: "So you see, even if you know about Lu Xun's move, you will still follow his plan."

"So what? Fighting relies on more than just calculations. On the frontal battlefield, the outcome is determined by strength of troops!"

Chen Tai said: "Why not wait until the eastern front changes and Lu Xun cannot withdraw from Wuchang before taking action?"

"Changes on the Eastern Front?"

"If our army defeats Sun Quan's main force on the eastern front, Lu Xun can only wait and watch in Wuchang and will not dare to take action again."

"What happened on the Eastern Front?"

Chen Tai shook his head.

Xia Houru stood up and said boldly: "If you miss the opportunity now, you will miss it. We can't wait any longer. When the Shu army recovers, it will be a tough battle!"

Chen Tai didn't say anything more. He was not the commander-in-chief of the Jingzhou War Zone, and he couldn't make the decision on this kind of thing.

"Pass my military order and you can assemble an army of 50,000 people. Follow me south and conquer Jiangling in one battle!"

"Here!"

On the seventh day of April, when the Wei army in Xiangyang began to gather, Li Heng also began to stabilize his basic position in Jiangling.

Twenty Jiangling wealthy families stood in line and handed over a total of 20,000 households and 800,000 acres of land.

News of the equalization of land began to spread among the people in just a few days.

For a time, people's morale was greatly boosted.

Praise for the Han general Li Heng was everywhere.

This will be even more powerful for the rapid construction in Gangneung.

This place will become Li Heng's logistics base for destroying Wu and the Northern Expedition.

A real war must be based on a strict logistics system.

It's just that for the sake of visibility, history books focus on shaping the blood of frontline wars and even add a lot of romantic feelings.

But as a commander-in-chief, you must understand one thing: war is cold, just like finance is cold.

If fighting Jiangling is a loss, then we shouldn’t fight and we need to endure it.

War is not a child's play, let alone gambling.

Gamblers can win once or twice by luck, but they cannot win all the time.

Gamblers do not have a solid foundation. All it takes is one oversight, maybe a certain detail, to collapse.

This theory can explain Guan Yu's loss of Jingzhou and the battle of Yiling.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhuge Liang began a comprehensive transformation after taking over Ji Han.

(End of this chapter)