Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 933 The Battle of Crossing the River 1
The Jingzhou army is gradually moving closer to Gongsun Xu. Gongsun Xu is now facing a problem, that is, he has too many troops, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops surrendered from all over the country. If there is no war, it will take a huge army to feed such a large army. Fortunately, during this period of time, Gongsun Xu also got a lot of unexpected money after defeating various princes, so he can still afford it for the time being.

"During this period of time, you should have accumulated a lot of problems in handling official affairs." In the big tent, Gongsun Xu sat on the main seat, flanked by his advisers and generals, and even the newly surrendered generals were also in the camp. Inside.

"My lord, our army has spent too much." Guo Jia was the first to stand up and said: "During this period of time, our army has taken Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other places. It looks good on the surface, but in fact, we have to spend enough Money and food to appease the surrendered army and local refugees, especially in some places that have been devastated by war, it is even more necessary to invest money and food, otherwise, even if we occupy Lao Tzu's territory now, those poor people who can't eat enough will most likely be killed Others take advantage of it, or even rebel.

Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Youzhou have been transporting food to the south during this period. Fortunately, our army has enough reserves, and nothing has happened yet. However, if we want to completely solve this problem, it may take more than half a year to arrive. In one year, we have to keep investing in food and grass during this period. My lord, this burden is too heavy for us to bear. "

"Is the military division serious?" Zhang Fei cupped his hands and said, "When our army conquered various places, we seized a lot of food and supplies. Now that our army occupies Jingzhou, there is even more food and grass. There will be no problem raising food in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and other places, and our main problem now should be to attack Jiangdong."

"There are a large number of our troops stationed in Xiliang, Hetao and other places." Guo Jia replied: "Everyone should be clear that if the main force of our army is stationed outside, war may happen at any time. Once the war resumes, the daily consumption of food and supplies Countless, even if Jingzhou is rich, how long can we last in this situation?"

"So we should send troops quickly to unify both sides of the Yangtze River." Pang Tong also stood up at this time and said: "In today's world, except for Jiangdong, Jiaozhou, Xishu and other places, the rest of the places are under the control of our army, and these are still under the control of our army. Among the places that have not been captured, Jiangdong has the most troops. Relatively speaking, Jiangdong Sun Ce is also the most difficult to deal with.

In addition, Jiangdong and Jingzhou face each other across the river, and our army's position may be raided at any time. The two armies are only separated by the Yangtze River. In this case, we must completely solve the Jiangdong problem.After unifying both sides of the Yangtze River, we will have a water town in the south of the Yangtze River that produces food. Under such circumstances, will our army still be short of food?
As long as Jiangdong and Jingzhou are in hand, our army will be able to produce more grain. With the grain reserves, the hearts of the people and the army will naturally settle down, and the problems mentioned by Guo Junshi will not arise. "

"Is Jiangdong so easy to fight?" Guo Jia asked: "The total number of Jiangdong Navy is about 7, which sounds like a lot less than Jingzhou Navy, but Jiangdong Navy is more elite and has been fighting against Jingzhou Navy all year round. Familiar with the terrain of the Yangtze River, if our army wants to attack Jiangdong, it must first defeat the Jiangdong navy. General Cai Mao, General Zhang Yun, you two have been in command of the navy all year round against the Jiangdong navy. I want to ask you, are you sure? Annihilate the Jiangdong water army within half a year?"

Cai Hao and Zhang Yun looked at each other and shook their heads. In the end, Huang Zu stood up and replied: "The last general has guarded Jiangxia for many years. Every time the Jiangdong army crosses the river, they have to fight fiercely with my Jiangxia defenders. At the beginning Our army can still take advantage of it, but over the years, the Jiangdong Army has become stronger and stronger. Let alone wipe out the Jiangdong Navy in half a year, I am afraid it will be difficult even in a year.

Otherwise, my Jingzhou navy would have annihilated the Jiangdong navy in recent years. Moreover, with the stabilization of Sun Ce's territory in Jiangdong, the overall strength of the Jiangdong navy has also improved a lot. With Zhou Yu as the commander of the Jiangdong navy, It is quite troublesome for our army to break through the Yangtze River defense line. "

"It's just a little troublesome." Pang Tong shook his hand and said: "Our army has hundreds of thousands of elites except for the Jingzhou Navy. We don't need to wipe out the Jiangdong Navy. The battle in Jiangdong depends on the battle in Jiangdong. Doesn’t our navy have the strength to take down the defense line on the other side of the river? Is our 20 navy just a display?”

Gongsun Xu has been listening to the opinions of his subordinates. Generally speaking, these people are roughly divided into two factions now, one faction advocates crossing the river to fight, and the other faction advocates a strike and rest.Fortify the camp, and Gongsun Xu couldn't think about this issue hundreds of times during this period, and he himself has been hesitating whether to continue to attack.

"If you continue to attack, where do you think the decisive battle will be?" Just as everyone was discussing, Gongsun Xu suddenly looked at the sand table in the center of the big tent and asked: "The Yangtze River defense line is so long, not every place is suitable for crossing." Jiang, even if we succeed in crossing the river, we have to beware of the harassment of the enemy navy. Otherwise, when our army is fighting on the front line, if the Jiangdong navy uses the Yangtze River to try to harass our rear, then our army will be very dangerous.

If we want to solve these problems, we will definitely have a decisive battle with the enemy. You should have checked a lot of information during this time, so who will tell me now, where will the decisive battle be? "

"Chibi,,,,,," Pang Tong stood up confidently and said: "The terrain near Chibi is open, and it is also close to the north bank. It is suitable for our army's land and water troops to station. Our army can gather warships here... ,"

When Pang Tong was about to continue expressing his opinion, Gongsun Xu's brows became more and more tight. Before Pang Tong could finish speaking, Gongsun Xu suddenly said: "Chibi,,,,,,,"

Everyone was frightened by Gongsun Xu, and Pang Tong stopped his long speech at this time. After a long time, Gongsun Xu nodded and said: "Indeed, Chibi is the most suitable place for our army to station. Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, Huang Zu , what do you think?"

"The last general also agrees,,,,,,"

"A decisive battle is about the life and death of both sides. Our army has now unified the north bank of the Yangtze River, and our strength has greatly increased." Gongsun Xu said slowly: "If we confront the Jiangdong Army head-on, I am [-]% sure to defeat the enemy. However, we Most of the elite soldiers of the army come from the north, and they are not familiar with the terrain and climate of the south. Many of them are landlubbers, and they will surely die if they fall into the water. The natural danger of the Yangtze River is the first problem we have to overcome. With the natural danger of the Yangtze River, it is difficult for our army to exert its full strength. ah,,,,,,"

Everyone could hear the indecision in Gongsun Xu's words. Whether to fight or not to fight is all in Gongsun Xu's mind, but this decision is not so easy to make. Gongsun Xu must consider various factors. I am also very tangled now,,,,,,

(End of this chapter)