Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Liu Bei jumped up and walked a few steps to the map.

His eyes quickly swept back and forth between Jingzhou and Yizhou on the map, and his eyes gradually turned into excitement.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Bei was very pleased and said happily:

"Jing Lue's plan is really out of this world. It is a brilliant plan to make a feint to the east and attack in the west, and conceal the truth from the world!"

Liu Bei and his ministers all agreed with Xiao Fang's plan.

The plan to destroy Qin was thus finalized.

The plan was finalized, and Liu Bei immediately issued an edict to announce to the soldiers of the three armies that the strategic goal of attacking Qin had been achieved and that they would return north soon.

The Han army soldiers, who had been fighting bloody battles for months, were all excited.

For the next month, Liu Bei stayed in Hanzhong to pacify the soldiers in the county and soothe the people.

With the people's hearts determined, Liu Bei left Zhang Fei and 40,000 soldiers to guard Hanzhong, and then led hundreds of thousands of troops to return north.

In the early spring of that year, the emperor returned to Chang'an, the Western Capital.

The timing of Liu Bei's return was just right, as it was early spring and the spring ploughing had begun.

When hundreds of thousands of troops return home, they can return to the fields and work on the farm without having to worry about missing the farming season.

In order to deceive Cao Cao, Liu Bei, at the suggestion of Xiao Fang, continuously transferred grain and grass from the two river states to Guanzhong.

The purpose, of course, was to create the illusion of preparing to continue the southern expedition and capture the entire Yizhou.

The news that the Han State was secretly transferring grain and fodder to Chang'an was naturally quickly passed on to Chengdu by spies.

After some discussion among the Qin king and his ministers, they decided that Liu Bei would once again mobilize all his troops to march south at the latest after the autumn harvest.

The target of this attack must still be Jiange.

then.

Cao Cao then mobilized a large number of Qin troops to the Jiange front line, and also continuously transported tens of thousands of bushels of grain and fodder to Jiange in preparation for resisting the invasion of the Han army.

While Liu Bei was transporting grain and grass to Guanzhong, he secretly ordered Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Wen Pin, Lu Xun and others in Jingzhou to prepare for the attack on Shu from Jingzhou.

Everything is going according to Xiao Fang's plan.

Before I knew it, summer had gone and autumn had arrived.

This year, the weather in all states of the Han Dynasty was favorable, and there was a bumper harvest of grain and fodder.

Not only the states in the two rivers, but also Jingzhou and Yangzhou had a bumper harvest. The grain taxes collected by the treasury were piled up to the point of overflowing from the warehouse.

Adequate food and fodder means that there will be no worries about food and fodder in the war to destroy Qin.

One month after autumn harvest.

Liu Bei announced again in Chang'an that he would mobilize all the troops in the world to attack the pseudo Qin again in the south and unify the world.

The whole country was in an uproar as soon as the decree was issued.

Nearly 200,000 Chinese and foreign Han troops soon gathered in Guanzhong, ready to go.

After Liu Bei offered sacrifices to heaven in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, he formally announced his oath to march south.

As a result, hundreds of thousands of Han troops entered Hanzhong again, joined forces with Zhang Fei's Yizhou Army, and began to march towards Jiange in a mighty manner.

The news of the Han army's renewed invasion soon reached Chengdu.

Cao Cao then ordered General Xiahou Dun to lead an army of more than 50,000 to block the Han army's southward advance at the Jiange line.

More than half of Qin's troops have been transferred to the north.

The line from Jiangzhou to Yufu in the east is naturally short of military forces.

After advancing to Hanzhong, Xiao Fangze secretly went eastward along the Mian River, passed through Shangyong counties, and quietly arrived in Jingzhou.

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Jiangling, Jingzhou.

After many years, Xiao Fang stood on the city wall of Jiangling again.

Looking at the rolling Yangtze River, those old scenes come to my mind.

Back then, Liu Bei lost Xuzhou and was in dire straits, with nowhere else to go.

It was he who traveled thousands of miles to Xuzhou and "lured" Liu Bei back to Jingzhou.

It was also he who assisted Liu Bei and seized Jingzhou from Liu Biao with ingenious strategies.

It was with Jingzhou that Liu Bei achieved his current imperial career. Now, after more than ten years, Xiao Fang returned to his hometown, and naturally he was filled with emotion.

My thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of footsteps.

Lu Xun, Taishi Ci, Gan Ning, Wen Pin and other generals of the Jingzhou Army went up to the city wall to pay their respects.

"Everyone, I'm sure you've all read the secret decree the emperor gave you."

"I have come here in person today to lead you all. We will march west from Jingzhou to Yizhou and wipe out the fake Qin!"

"Your Majesty has personally led the main force of our army from Hanzhong to Jiange. According to my spies, Cao Cao has gathered the main Qin army at Jiange to defend."

"My strategy of making a feint to the east and attacking the west has been successful."

Xiao Fang raised his hand and pointed westward, murderous intent emerged in his eyes, and then said:

"Time waits for no one. We must seize the opportunity when Cao Cao is not alert. We must march westward immediately, up the river, and capture Yufu City!"

When the imperial edict to attack Qin was issued, Taishi Ci and other generals became excited.

They have waited for this day for too long.

Over the years, Emperor Liu Bei has led the army in the north, conquering every battle and winning every victory.

Huang Zhong, Zhang He and other generals followed Liu Bei and made countless contributions.

Only they, the generals of the Jingzhou Legion, have been guarding Jingzhou all year round, and their only task is to contain the Pseudo-Qin.

Although I worked hard, I didn't get any credit.

Watching others achieve success, Taishi Ci and his gang were naturally itching to do something and were filled with envy.

They originally thought that in this final battle of Liu Bei's conquest of Shu and destruction of Qin, they would still just be a bystander.

However, they did not expect that after Prime Minister Xiao Fang came up with a brilliant plan, they actually went from being auxiliary to being the main force in destroying Qin.

How could the generals not be ecstatic!

Hearing Xiao Fang's order, Taishi Ci and others readily accepted it.

then.

After a few days of training in Jiangling, Xiao Fang took command of the Jingyang Legion and led an army of more than 80,000 soldiers and sailors to march westward up the river and directly capture Yufu City.

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Nearly 800 large and small warships and more than 80,000 Han army naval and land soldiers marched westward along the Yangtze River.

Within three days, more than 20,000 vanguard troops arrived at the Xiling front line.

Yizhou and Jingzhou are connected by three canyons. The exit from Yizhou is Yufu, and Xiling is the exit from Jingzhou.

Xiao Fang's secret order to destroy Qin from Jingzhou was passed to Jingzhou by Liu Bei several months earlier, ordering Lu Xun and others to place countless spies on the Yufu line.

As soon as Xiao Fang arrived in Xiling, the spies brought him the details of Yu Fu City's strengths and weaknesses.

The commander-in-chief at this time was Sima Lang, Sima Yi's brother.

During the years that Cao Pi served as regent in Yizhou, he took the opportunity to cultivate many trusted forces.

Because of his relationship with Sima Yi, Sima Lang was naturally valued by Cao Pi and replaced Xiahou Yuan who was transferred to the north, and served as the commander of Yufu Town.

Sima Lang's deputy general was named Chen Shi, a native military general from Yizhou. When Cao Cao pacified Yizhou, he voluntarily surrendered.

Although Cao Cao gathered all his main forces at Jiange to block Liu Bei's main force, there were still about 6,000 soldiers and horses defending Yu Fu.

Xiao Fang was very clear about Sima Lang's abilities.

Although this person cannot be considered mediocre, he is definitely not a talented person. As for his military strategy and commanding ability, there is nothing outstanding about him.

The reason why such a person could be entrusted with such an important task was simply because of Sima Yi's connections.

As for Chen Shi, he was even more mediocre and could not even be ranked among the Shu generals.

It would be strange if these two people, with only 6,000 soldiers and horses, could defend Yu Fu.

If Xiao Fang wanted to capture Yu and recover the city, he didn't need to use any strategy. He could just rush in with 80,000 troops and capture it by force.

However, the key to this battle lies in time.

He wanted to capture Yufu City and even Jiangzhou before Cao Cao came to his senses and realized that the real direction of the Han Dynasty's attack on Qin was from east to west. Before Cao Cao could withdraw heavy troops to support him!

Therefore, this Yufu City must be conquered quickly! (End of this chapter)