Three Kingdoms: I, Liu Feng, do not want to die

Chapter 51: Guan Yu's Battlefield Awareness

Guan Yu did not get angry because Guan Ping concealed the private letter, but handed the letter sent by Liu Fengxin to Guan Ping again: "Tanzhi, read this letter first, and then tell me what you think."

Guan Ping took the letter from Guan Yu with doubt, and after reading it carefully, he was even more shocked: "What Liu Gongzhong did and the strategies he proposed were all based on the premise that Jiangling City would be lost!"

"The chief secretary Liao had previously sent someone to ask for the order to let Meng Da temporarily take over as governor of Yidu, supervise the military and political affairs of the four counties of Yidu, and allow him to act according to circumstances. This order was not for the purpose of raising food, but to allow Meng Da to act according to circumstances to deal with Lü Meng's attack on Yidu."

"But I don't quite understand why Liu Gongzhong is so sure that Mi Fang can't defend Jiangling City?"

With beacon towers as eyes and ears, and Gong'an City as the gateway, and Mi Fang guarding Jiangling, with enough soldiers and food, even a tethered dog can be used to defend it.

Why couldn’t Mi Fang hold on?
Why did Liu Feng firmly believe that Mi Fang could not hold on?
This is the biggest question in Guan Ping’s mind.

Guan Yu sighed: "I am also confused about Mi Zifang's surrender. Let's not consider Mi Zifang's problem for now. What do you think of the strategy proposed by Liu Gongzhong in the letter?"

Guan Ping pondered for a moment and said, "Before this, Wei general Xu Huang frequently sent messages to my father asking him to return to defend Jiangling. This must not be Xu Huang's intention to be partial, but Cao Cao's instruction."

"Although Cao Cao has formed an alliance with Sun Quan, this alliance is only temporary. Both Sun Quan and Cao Cao are just pretending to form an alliance in order to gain benefits in Jingzhou."

"For Sun Quan, if we can seize the opportunity to capture Nanjun, Yidujun and the four counties of Jingnan, it will not only weaken the king but also deter Cao Cao."

"From Cao Cao's perspective, it is in his best interest to let Sun Quan and his father fight in Jingzhou. Cao Cao does not want to see either side become stronger."

"So I also think that you can adopt Liu Gongzhong's plan and use Xu Huang to send a message to Cao Cao. Cao Cao may take advantage of Sun Quan's army in Jingzhou and attack Sun Quan from behind to threaten Jianye, so as to relieve the pressure on you after you lose Jiangling."

"Although my father treats the soldiers well, their families are held hostage by Lu Meng, which will inevitably damage the morale of the army. In addition, the army is under great pressure for food and fodder in Fancheng. I think it is feasible to divide the troops and send them to Shangyong."

Guan Ping slowly expressed his thoughts.

Although Guan Ping was only in his early thirties, he had followed Guan Yu in battles for many years and had a lot of experience in commanding troops and fighting battles.

Guan Yu was very pleased with Guan Ping's performance.

Guan Yu is old, and it is unknown how many years he can continue to fight in the future.

Guan Yu was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that he would not be able to train a general who could rule a region for Liu Bei and A Dou.

Looking at Guan Ping's performance today, although he is still immature, he has the potential to become a great general.

Thinking of Liu Feng's suggestion, Guan Yu could not help but sigh: "If Liu Gongzhong was not my brother's adopted son but my brother's biological son, perhaps there would not be the disaster in Jiangling."

After learning that Jiangling City had been lost, Guan Yu's arrogance and pride from his consecutive victories subsided to a large extent, and he saw the situation more clearly.

If Liu Feng was Liu Bei's biological son, Guan Yu would not be prejudiced against Liu Feng, and Liu Feng would not have to be so restrained.

At that time, Liu Feng would not need to be tactful with Guan Yu at all. He could go directly into Jiangling City and write a letter to Guan Yu saying "I swear to live and die with Jiangling". Guan Yu would withdraw his troops without any hesitation.

in other words.

If Adou was in Jiangling, even if Sun Quan's sneak attack on Jiangling was a false lie, Guan Yu would not dare to gamble!

The same is true.

No matter how much Mi Fang valued his life, he would not surrender the city with A Dou.

After all, Mi Fang just cherishes his life, not that he doesn't want it.

After all, it was Liu Feng's identity that restricted his response.

Guan Yu stood up and paced.

Jiangling was lost.

Guan Yu's troops became an isolated force outside the city.

Not only did they have to consider the recapture of Jiangling, but they also had to consider a series of complex issues before the recapture of Jiangling, such as food supply, appeasing the military morale, guarding against pursuit by Cao's army, and guarding against ambushes by Wu's army.

a long time.

Guan Yu stopped and waved to Guan Ping: "Tanzhi, take a pen and write it down."

Guan Ping understood and quickly took out paper and pen to listen.

This is Guan Yu's habit. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen.

As a general who rose from the bottom, Guan Yu knew that his talent and knowledge were not as good as those of the generals who came from aristocratic families, so he would often write down his ideas and then ponder them over and over again.

Over time.

Guan Yu's talent and knowledge also became extraordinary over time.

"Record 1: Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to reveal Sun Quan's plan to attack Jiangling in order to force me to withdraw my troops and make me fight with Sun Quan."

"Record 2: Lü Meng went out to seize Jiangling despite being ill, and took hostage the officials in the city and the families of the generals and officers in the army, which damaged the morale of the army."

"Record 3: Fu Shiren surrendered without a fight, Mi Fang surrendered without a fight, Liao Hua, Wang Fu and Pan Jun were captured in the city, and it is possible that they were also used as internal support."

"Note 4: I have over 40,000 cavalry and infantry on land and sea. Considering that Sun Quan wants to guard against Cao Cao, the troops that Lu Meng can control should be close to me."

"Remember five: Our army only has enough food and fodder to last two months."

"Record 6: There are more than 30,000 Wei prisoners in Jiangling City, who may be helping Sun Quan."

"Record 7: Sun Quan sent out his troops because I took the rice from Xiangguan without permission. This should not be groundless, or it could be Mi Zifang's doing."

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Guan Yu took his time and asked Guan Ping to record the key information about the enemy and us one by one.

After recording more than forty entries, Guan Yu stopped and took Guan Ping's records to check them carefully.

After reading.

Guan Yu asked Guan Ping to add another one.

"Record 48: Jiangling City is short of food and grass, and Sun Quan needs to transfer grain to Jiangling, or collect tax grain from various counties and send it to Jiangling."

Guan Ping was surprised: "Father, Jiangling City is where Nanjun stores food and military equipment, how could there be a shortage of food and grass?"

Guan Yu asked in a serious tone, "Tan Zhi, do you still remember the fire in the military warehouse in Jiangling City before the expedition?"

Guan Ping nodded: "Prefect Mi said that the dry weather caused the fire in the military warehouse, but this reason is quite suspicious."

"How could Governor Mi, who has been in charge of finances since childhood, not know that the dry weather caused the fire in the warehouse, especially when his father was away on a campaign?"

"If it were someone else, Mi Zifang would have been killed on the spot by his father as a sacrifice."

Guan Yu snorted coldly and said, "Now that I think about it, the fire in Jiangling City must have been set by Mi Zifang himself. He was afraid that I would find out that the accounts did not match the actual situation and check his accounts."

"Liu Gongzhong sent you a private letter asserting that Mi Zifang could not defend Jiangling City. He must have also become suspicious of the fire in the military warehouse."

"After that, I sent 30,000 Wei prisoners to Jiangling City. Mi Zifang did not dare to delay the front-line military food supply, but he had no food to feed the 30,000 Wei prisoners, so he could only take the risk to get rice from Xiangguan. This became the reason for Sun Quan to send troops."

"Mi Zifang surrendered without a fight, which may also be related to this."

"Whether Jiangling City is really short of food or not, I have to consider this possibility."

Guan Ping was full of admiration.

Guan Yu was able to infer from just a few words of intelligence that Jiangling City was short of food and grass, which Guan Ping could not do.

After asking Guan Ping to memorize the 48th item, Guan Yu considered several possibilities and asked Guan Ping to write them down one by one.

Then take a closer look.

Only after he had recorded everything he could think of did Guan Yu return to his position and order his attendants to beat drums to gather his generals.

Jiangling has been lost, Guan Yu can no longer hesitate.

Only by withdrawing troops as soon as possible can we turn the tide.

(End of this chapter)