Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 408 The War Continues 1
After marching for a day, Ji Ling's 2 people were about to enter the territory of Lujiang River. If they crossed Lujiang River, they would border Jingzhou. At that time, war might break out. Ji Ling was also a little worried about the situation before him. After camping , he immediately invited the director Yan Xiang to discuss the military situation.

Yan Xiang was originally a counselor by Yuan Shu's side, and he was not actually required to go out with the army for a battle like this. However, Ji Ling specifically asked Yuan Shu to bring him over before setting off. Regarding the battle, Ji Ling thought that he would not lose to the generals in Jingzhou, However, for things other than war, Ji Ling felt that he might not be able to take care of them, so he had to find a good helper.

This helper is Yan Xiang, the chief secretary is not young now, and from the appearance, he can be Ji Ling's father, but Ji Ling and him can be regarded as peers, and Ji Ling usually treats others with respect. , plus Ji Ling is also highly valued by Yuan Shu, so Yan Xiang has a good friendship with him.

This can be regarded as the second time that the two of them have cooperated. The last time they were sent to Northern Xinjiang, the two of them were able to complete the task assigned by Yuan Shu. This time, Ji Ling specially invited Yan Xiang to be his military advisor. There is also a plan to come.

The two of them were sitting in Ji Ling's handsome tent. After the two spread out the map and looked at it for a while, Ji Ling suddenly stretched out a finger and pressed on the junction of Huainan and Lujiang River and said, "My lord, in another day, We are about to pass by the Lujiang River, and our army will enter the enemy's detection range by then.

Our army only has 2 horses, and it is very difficult to win the first victory. Although Jingzhou has been at peace for a long time, Liu Biao should still have a large number of troops in Yiyang. If my estimate is not bad, the Yiyang garrison is probably no less than Twenty thousand. "

"Does the general have any plans?" Yan Xiang asked directly: "The old man doesn't know much about marching and fighting. Although I still don't know why the general wants me to go out with the army, I think the general should have a certainty in his heart." The plan is, if there is one, the general can say it clearly."

Ji Ling shook his head and smiled and replied: "You can't hide anything from my lord, please look, my lord, this is Yiyang, and our army is still in the east of Lujiang River. The general Liu Biao sent to guard Yiyang Now the city must be fortified waiting for us to attack.

But Yiyang is not a small city, and it is difficult to capture it in a short time. I want to lure them out. As long as the Jingzhou army leaves the city, we have a chance to take Yiyang. "

"The general is right. It's just that Liu Biao is not an idiot. He won't just send a general over here. Moreover, the old man guesses that Liu Biao will definitely order to defend the city. It may be very difficult for the general to attract them." Yan Like directly pointing out the loopholes in Ji Ling's plan, he didn't care if Ji Ling would get angry. To be honest, with his relationship with Ji Ling, Ji Ling couldn't afford to be angry.

Ji Ling nodded and replied: "If our army continues to advance at a rapid marching speed, the opponent will indeed retreat in the city, although I don't know who the guard of Yiyang City is yet, but it doesn't matter.

Look here, this is the junction of Jingzhou and Lujiang, and it is also the forward position of Yiyang. The Jingzhou army has been operating here for many years. Moreover, there are two granaries of the Jingzhou army in this place. The war broke out too quickly , I guess Liu Biao doesn't care about transferring the grain in these two granaries at all, we can work hard here. "

Yan Xiang looked at Ji Ling's finger, and he saw that Ji Ling was pointing at Anfeng on the map. Yan Xiang knew exactly where Anfeng was. It could be said to be a small granary in the south of Jingzhou. Not much.

He didn't expect that Ji Ling's plan was to attack the granary, and after a while, Yan Xiang seemed to have guessed Ji Ling's plan, he nodded and said: "The general means to attack Anfeng first, and then draw out Yiyang's defenders? "

"It's roughly the same." Ji Ling replied: "However, I'm going to order these two large granaries in Anfeng. What our army lacks now is food and grass. If we take the complete Anfeng, then we can use these grains Ship back to Huainan."

"Wonderful, the general's move is really clever." Yan Xiang clapped his hands and applauded: "However, as far as I know, there are more than [-] defenders in Anfeng, and each of the two granaries has [-] defenders. If our entire army If you press on, you have a chance to win the complete Anfeng."

Hearing this, Ji Ling shook his head and said with a smile, "My lord is wrong."

"Oh? Wrong? Where did I go wrong?" Yan Xiang was a little unhappy. In Huainan, no one dared to talk to him like that. Although Ji Ling had a good relationship with him, he couldn't humiliate people like this. Ling couldn't make a reason, Yan Xiang would really embarrass Ji Ling.

"Anfeng's defenders are nothing to worry about. Compared to Yiyang, Anfeng is only a small city. Our army of 1 troops can easily take it down." Ji Ling smiled and said, "What I mean is that you led people to take it down." Anfeng, not us."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"From here to Anfeng, if our army abandons its luggage, we can arrive in a day. Anfeng City doesn't need to fight at all. We just need to send people to trap the defenders in the city. What we have to do is to take down these two granaries first. "Ji Ling explained: "Presumably it is no problem to leave this matter to the Lord Registrar and the other generals.

And I will lead [-] cavalry to detour through Ruyin and turn to the junction of Anfeng and Yiyang, where I will wait for the enemy's reinforcements.

This is our only chance to take down Yiyang. If this matter is planned well, Yiyang can win in one battle. But if something goes wrong, our army may not be able to move an inch. My lord, this This matter is related to how far our army can advance. "

"I understand." Yan Xiang nodded and replied, "You want to surround Anfeng to lure the Yiyang defenders out of the city to rescue them, and then ambush the enemy's reinforcements halfway. Go down to Yiyang."

"It seems that Master Registrar agrees." Ji Ling said solemnly: "If so, then I will make some arrangements.

After I lead the army to leave, my lord will temporarily take charge of the whole army. I will let the three generals Chen Lan, Chen Ji, and Li Feng assist you. Within a day, you must lead the army into Yiyang, and then, Chen Lan and Chen Ji The general led 2000 troops to attack the two granaries.

And Li Feng will assist the master to besiege Anfeng City. In this way, we can catch the Anfeng defenders by surprise. At that time, you must take these two granaries first in the shortest possible time. As for Anfeng City, you can delay it. attack.

Regarding this battle, I already have a detailed plan, my lord, please help me to see if there are any loopholes, if not, we will act according to the plan.Tomorrow morning I will lead [-] cavalry to march towards Ruyin, and leave the rest of the matter to the master. "

"The general is talented." Yan Xiang praised: "No matter what, our army will remain invincible. If the Yiyang defenders come to rescue, our army can ambush halfway. Even if they refuse to come out, we will The army can also take Anfeng. If this is the case, our army's expedition this time will not be considered fruitless.

However, if the enemy army sticks to Yiyang and refuses to rescue, then do we have to forcefully attack Yiyang? In this way, our army may suffer a lot of losses, which may conflict with the Lord's thoughts. "

"I understand that my lord actually doesn't intend to fight Liu Biao. This is not in line with our army's temporary interests." Ji Ling nodded and said: "If the Yiyang defenders really stick to the city and refuse to rescue them, you will be able to defend the city. All the food in Fengfeng was transported back to Huainan.

Afterwards, my lord can lead the army back to attack Lujiang. This Lujiang is now considered a land without owner. Our army cannot return empty-handed this time. So I can only take Lujiang and dedicate it to the lord. "

"It shouldn't be difficult to take down Lujiang." Yan Xiang stared at the part of Lujiang marked on the map and said: "Now there is no big force in Lujiang, so we can take it with a general and [-] elite soldiers, but we just want to completely control it. For the entire area of ​​Lujiang, I am afraid that more people will be needed, and it will take more time. After all, Lujiang is not a small place, and those aristocratic families may not necessarily welcome us to take over Lujiang. If the time comes, if Yiyang If there is no rescue, that’s the only way to do it.”

After discussing with Yan Xiang, Ji Ling immediately summoned three lieutenants to discuss the military situation. Chen Lan, Chen Ji, and Li Feng can be regarded as the top generals under Yuan Shu's command. In addition, the interests of these people are completely tied to Yuan Shu's interests. , so Yuan Shu also attaches great importance to them.

After describing their plan, both Chen Lan and Chen Ji expressed no objection, but Li Feng asked to lead the cavalry to ambush the enemy's reinforcements.How could Ji Ling not understand the thoughts of this lieutenant general who had followed him for many years.

He flatly rejected Li Feng's request for a very simple reason. Among the generals in the army, there are very few cavalrymen who are good at using cavalry. Ji Ling is confident that he can maximize the combat effectiveness of these four thousand cavalry. Maybe the four thousand cavalry will be destroyed.

This is the cavalry formed by Yuan Shu at a huge cost. It also contains Ji Ling's blood and sweat. He doesn't want this cavalry to make mistakes in the first battle. Moreover, Ji Ling's troops will be on Jingzhou's expedition this time. There were not many.

Although there are only 4000 cavalry, if they are used well, they can definitely be worth tens of thousands of enemy troops. Of course, this also depends on who owns them. For Ji Ling, he has the confidence that he can use the combat effectiveness of [-] cavalry to the fullest. maximum.

I am afraid that no one can understand the effort and price that Ji Ling paid for the cavalry, especially when he was sent to Northern Xinjiang last time, Ji Ling did not miss the opportunity to ask the generals in Northern Xinjiang about cavalry tactics. Those generals in Xinjiang communicated with Ji Ling a lot.

Finally, when Ji Ling was about to leave northern Xinjiang, Gongsun Xu generously gave him a military book on cavalry, which made Ji Ling overjoyed. After returning to Huainan, Ji Ling devoted himself to learning cavalry tactics.

This was Ji Ling's first battle leading the cavalry, so of course he had to do it himself.

Faced with Ji Ling's insistence, Li Feng could only choose to remain silent. Ji Ling is the commander of this army. He has the right to make any decision. After everyone discusses it, they all go down to prepare. It is inevitable that they will come here for a quick march tomorrow. This is a matter of preparation. ,Too much.

(End of this chapter)