Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 406 Discussing Jingzhou Together 1
Once he decided to attack Jingzhou, Sun Jian ordered his subordinates to enter the state of preparation for war as soon as possible.Jingzhou and Jiangdong had long been sworn enemies. As Sun Jian said, he wanted to attack Jingzhou, but he never thought of relying on Yuan Shu. Even if Yuan Shu didn't send him this letter, he would lead his troops to trouble Liu Biao sooner or later.

After the previous alliance ended, the time Sun Jian was ambushed by Liu Biao on the way determined the confrontation between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.After returning to his own territory, Sun Jian has been preparing all the time. Whether it is public or private, it is impossible for Jingzhou and Jiangdong to shake hands and make peace.

Sun Jian has a character of revenge, he and Liu Biao are deadly enemies.Moreover, Sun Jian's current territory is in Jiangdong, but he has not completely won the entire Jiangdong for the time being. If he wants to continue to develop, he must compete with Jingzhou for territory. Compared with Jingzhou, Jiangdong is still very barren.

The geographical location determines the confrontation between the two sides. Sun Jian is not a pure man, and he will not play with the military. If he hadn't thought about the development of the North, he would not have been so stubborn with Jingzhou.

He also understands that if he wants to suppress or even defeat the Jingzhou navy, he must train a more elite Jiangdong navy. Division, this is indeed a difficult task, so after returning to his own territory, Sun Jian devoted himself to the construction of the navy.

In addition, he did not forget to train cavalry that Jingzhou did not have.Perhaps this is in response to the saying that if there is no enemy, we have it, and if the enemy has it, we are superior.Otherwise, if only relying on the navy, Sun Jian also found it difficult to make the Jingzhou army panic.It's just that Sun Jian himself didn't have much achievements in the cavalry, so this task was handed over to the eldest son Sun Ce. Anyway, Sun Ce also fought with Gongsun Xu, so he definitely knows more about cavalry than other generals in Jiangdong.

More importantly, cavalry is the nemesis of infantry, but the establishment and training of cavalry is also quite expensive. The cost of training one cavalry is directly equal to the cost of training four or five infantry. Moreover, war horses are also very easy. Wear and tear, especially there are few flat grasslands like the north. If you don't pay attention, the horses will easily get stuck in the mud and break their hooves.In Sun Jian's view, if he really trained such a strong army, he must be held firmly in his hands. Except for Sun Ce, there is no more suitable person among Sun Jian's subordinates to command the cavalry.

Sun Ce also devoted himself to the formation of the cavalry, especially after returning from the northern Xinjiang exercise, Sun Ce brought back a large number of horses, which accelerated his work of forming the cavalry.So far, Sun Ce has [-] elite cavalry in his hands, which is already the limit of Jiangdong's financial resources.

Three thousand cavalry, if placed in the northern border or grassland, I am afraid that ordinary small tribes would look down on them, but this is in Jiangdong.Since ancient times, the geographical environment has determined the superiority of the arms. The situation in Jingzhou and Jiangdong is similar. Liu Biao has not thought about forming cavalry for so many years, but this step was preempted by Sun Jian.

Sun Ce's method of forming cavalry is basically the same as that of Professor Gongsun Xu. At the same time, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness and loyalty of this trump card, Sun Ce asked his father to apply for these [-] cavalry to become his own soldiers. The cavalry of the family, other generals in the army have no right to command.

Regarding this point, Sun Jian also agreed very much. After all, the cavalry was trained at such a high price, and Sun Jian was also afraid that such a strong army would have some problems.

While training the cavalry, Sun Ce also suggested that his father should strengthen the transformation of warships and not blindly imitate the warships of the Jingzhou Navy. This was agreed by most generals in the army.If you want to overtake your opponent, you can't just follow the opponent's route, you must jump out of the circle and run in front of your opponent.

Sun Ce is mainly responsible for the improvement of warships. However, in order to strengthen the abilities of his sons, Sun Jian sent his son Sun Quan to assist the eldest son Sun Ce. Together, they have indeed made great achievements in this regard.

Of course, this is mainly due to some shipbuilding materials that Sun Ce asked for from Gongsun Xuna during the Martial Arts Conference in Northern Xinjiang. Perhaps these materials are not very important to Gongsun Xuna, but to Sun Ce, this is simply a matter of fact. Guided his direction, and Sun Ce also followed Gongsun Xu's example in treating soldiers well, improving the salaries of boatmen, and recruiting refugees to participate in the construction. Therefore, the entire Jiangdong showed a burst of vitality during this period.

This letter from Yuan Shu was just a trigger, which directly ignited the conflicts between Jiangdong and Jingzhou that had accumulated over the years.For Sun Jian, this is indeed the best time for him to send troops. If Jiang Dong is allowed to face the Jingzhou navy alone, it will indeed be a lot of pressure, but now he has an ally who can definitely contain Jingzhou to a certain extent A lot of troops.

After everything was ready, Sun Jian sent Huang Gai to arrange warships, load them with food and horses, and choose an auspicious day to send troops.However, since it is impossible for the cavalry and the navy to follow the same route, Sun Jian planned to lead the navy to set out first, and the eldest son Sun Ce led 5000 elite infantry and cavalry as a partial division.However, before entering Jingzhou, the cavalry and the water army still do not need to be separated.

This is a big battle related to the future and direction of Jiangdong. Sun Jian must fight, and he must fight well. If this battle fails, Sun Jian will have to return to Jiangdong to re-accumulate his strength and prepare for the next crusade, but if he succeeds this time , Sun Jian's territory will be further expanded, and he will no longer have to nest in Jiangdong in the future.

Jingzhou is not peaceful now. When Liu Biao expelled Yuan Shu's envoy, he thought that Yuan Shu would take revenge on him.Perhaps, in the eyes of the world, Liu Biao is indeed a bit cowardly, but as a literati who can take down Jingzhou single-handedly, he must have something special.

Starting from the expulsion of Yuan Shu's envoy, Liu Biao ordered martial law in Huainan.However, what Liu Biao didn't expect was that Yuan Shu's revenge would come so fast and so fiercely that even Jiangdong was drawn out. Liu Biao really had a headache at this word.

When Liu Biao heard the news that Sun Jian had sent troops, he immediately summoned the civil and military forces to discuss countermeasures.Jiangdong is indeed Jingzhou's old opponent. Liu Biao is indeed very afraid of the Jiangdong Tigers now. Sun Jian can use Jiangdong's land to fight against the entire Jingzhou. This made him even more anxious.

For that ambush battle, Liu Biao still remembers it vividly. At the beginning, his side had a good situation, but in the end, Sun Ce, a brat, messed up the situation. Only [-] cavalry made his side lose the situation. Liu Biao had never seen such a thing, so Liu Biao had to worry about the Jiangdong cavalry.

Everyone was discussing in the hall. Regarding Jiangdong, some people think it is nothing to worry about, while others think it is necessary to guard against. Everyone has different opinions. Liu Biao is also upset. When something happens, these guys can't think of anything. good idea.

Seeing that everyone was still arguing, Kuai Liang, one of Liu Biao's most trusted advisors, had no choice but to stand up, and he said to Liu Biao, "My lord, the Jiangdong navy is indeed powerful, but it is not without weaknesses.

The land of Jiangdong is too barren. It can’t compare to the wealth of Jingzhou. The financial resources of Jiangdong are limited. Sun Jian’s naval forces are definitely not as many as ours. Our army will be more than them if we send out any army at will, so we can Work hard on this point. Moreover, Jiangdong may not be able to save much money after saving for so long. This is also their weakness.

The minister thinks that Huang Zu can lead the Jiangxia soldiers as the vanguard, and the lord can lead the Jingxiang army as the backing, so that support can be provided at any time. Jiangdong's troops are limited, and they will never exceed 2. As long as there are no major mistakes on Huang Zu's side There will be no problem.

In addition, we can order Liu Pan to lead 1 troops to Baqiu to prevent Jiangdong cavalry from raiding Jiangxia. Sun Jian's troops are not many, and it is impossible to divide our troops to attack our army. Therefore, the first battlefield must be near Jiangxia. As long as we can defend Jiangxia , Sun Jian would not be able to lead his army into our Jingzhou territory.In this way, Sun Jian would be useless in fighting across the river. "

Liu Biao nodded after listening. Kuai Liang's analysis of Jiangdong's side was quite clear. If Sun Jian wanted to attack his side, he had to start with Jiangxia. Therefore, as long as Jiangxia could defend, Sun Jian would not be able to achieve any results.

After discussing for a while, Liu Biao turned his eyes to Cai Mao and said, "Degui, if Jiangdong soldiers and horses cannot enter Jiangxia, there is nothing wrong with you. If you are asked to lead the army to resist Yuan Shu, how can you do it?" grasp."

"This, the last general will do his best." Cai Mao said with a look of embarrassment: "However, this Yuan Shu is not a small person, especially since he took Huainan a while ago, he has been rectifying the army and horses, and he bought it from Beijiang. There are a large number of horses and armor weapons, and there is no shortage of elite soldiers under its command.

Moreover, Ji Ling, Yuan Shu's general, is known as the number one general in Huainan, and some even said that he is invincible to Jingxiang. I dare to conclude that Ji Ling must be leading the army this time. In addition, Yuan Shu has a powerful cavalry, so , I am afraid that the minister is powerless. "

"It's okay, Yuan Shu's strength should not be underestimated, but I think he definitely sent too many troops this time. Don't forget, the reason he attacked me was nothing more than lack of food. Do you think he can still send out under such circumstances? How many soldiers and horses?" Liu Biao sneered and said, "Hmph, according to my estimation, Yuan Shu's side dispatched at most 3 troops, and he would not be able to handle any more.

Degui, [-] Huainan troops are not too many, you just need to defend the city, I don't believe that he, Yuan Shu, can take down my city walls with this little force. "

"The last general is ordered, and the last general is willing to lead the troops to guard Yiyang. If Ji Ling comes, I will definitely block him under the city, so that his Huainan army cannot enter our Jingzhou." Cai Mao replied sternly.In fact, for this battle, he already had a plan in his mind. Cai Mao was not a fool. He understood that as long as he was not greedy for merit and did not fight the opponent head-on, the Huainan Army would not do anything to him.

"Okay, since that's the case, everyone hurry down and get ready. This time, I want to see how Yuan Shu and Sun Jian can do me in Jingzhou? Hmph,,,,,,"

(End of this chapter)