Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 122 Snatching Xiakou (10)
"Wenhe. Forgive Xun's blunt words. Now if Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, etc. are allowed to sail upstream from Changsha County to attack Jiangling City, it will really cause endless trouble!" Xun You listened to Jia Xu's progress. Admonishment, the expression on his face couldn't help becoming more and more ugly, and he couldn't help interrupting, "As far as you and others know, Jingzhou Nanjun, where Jiangling City is located, has eighteen counties under its jurisdiction, with a population of nearly 30 households. It has never been disturbed by war, and has been managed by Liu Jingsheng as the rear of Xiangyang Mufu. In the place where the family fought, the population was taken captive by the Sun family. It is still uncertain whether the entire county has [-] to [-] households. Not to mention the barren land and the scarcity of food and grass. The combined force of the thieves is only more than ten thousand soldiers. Compared with Jiangling City, which is as solid as gold and armored as a mountain, the entire Jiangxia County may not even be able to withstand the mighty power of our Celestial Army for two or three rounds! Asking the prime minister to leave Jiangling as close as possible and take Xiakou as far away is such a foolish move that even the most intelligent people would disdain! Wen He has always predicted things like a god and planned like a ghost, why did he make such a perverted conclusion today?"

When Jia Xu heard this, he couldn't help but smiled wryly in his heart: What a clever and wise planner you Xun Gongda is, why didn't you even understand the key points of Jingzhou's overall situation for a while?Liu Bei's cunning scheme of fleeing east and west, and the golden cicada's escape from its shell is clearly there. If you don't capture him in one fell swoop today, you don't know how big it will be when he recovers. The storm is coming!Therefore, Jia Xu had no choice but to hold back and explain to Xun You: "Gongda, could it be that you still haven't seen it? This Liu Xuande is playing a trick of fleeing eastward and escaping with a loud noise! ​​With Gongda's wisdom and intelligence, he should not It is difficult to see that Xiakou City is the real destination of Liu Xuande's southward escape this time! Only by taking Xiakou City first can it be regarded as truly cutting off Liu Xuande's retreat. As long as he colludes with the Jiangdong Sun family in the near future If the possibility is stifled, we can calmly implement the ingenious strategy of closing the door and beating the dog, so that all his strength will be gradually exhausted in the conquests of the heavenly army again and again. After all, now that Jingzhou has fallen, Xiakou Ruofeng , the space for Liu Xuande to circle around has become narrower and narrower..."

"Wenhe is giving up the basics and chasing the last, and is exhausted!" Xun You's attitude seemed extremely stubborn, and he retorted unceremoniously, "You are only afraid that Liu Xuande and Sun Quan will join forces to make trouble, and you are not afraid of Liu Pan and Huang Zhong. Collusion with Liu Zhang of the same clan? You will be able to kill Liu Xuande and the others in one battle after you go straight down the Han River to the south? If they also take the opportunity to escape to Jiangling City, Liu Pan, Liu Zhang, and Liu Bei will be of the same clan Lian Zhi, what should you do to resist the heavenly army?"

"Liu Zhang and Liu Pan are both mediocre, how can they compare with the Jiangdong Sun family? Not to mention that Sun Quan has always been cunning and unpredictable, even if he has a base of more than a thousand miles and a population of nearly [-], he is already a formidable enemy! Jia Xu didn't expect Xun You to come up with such a tit-for-tat confrontation, and couldn't help but retort, "Gongda blindly avoids the truth and makes no changes.

"However, Kuai Yue also said that day in the meeting hall of the Mu Mansion that Liu Pan's veteran Huang Zhong is very honest and courageous. I am afraid that General Zhang Yun who is stationed in Jiangling may not be his opponent...Wenhe, you Don't you know that underestimating the enemy and being conceited is the taboo of marching soldiers..."

"If Gongda is really worried that Jiangling is in danger, it is better to let General Cai Mao, Cao Chun or Xiahouyuan and other generals lead a division of tiger and leopard cavalry to rush to the rescue of Jiangling City..."

"It's easy for you to say—Wenhe, how are you going to divide your troops? You must know that if you divide too much, you will be weak, and if you divide too few, you will be weak... Everything is based on conjecture, how can it be accomplished?"

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The two core counselors were arguing fiercely with each other, but Cao Cao was still unable to explain his confusion.What Jia Xu said was somewhat in line with his views, but what Xun You said was also well-founded - besides, he had always been relied on as his confidant, and he was always careful and rigorous in making plans, and would never change his position just because he agreed with his own opinions.In contrast, when Jia Xu entered the shogunate when he first entered the shogunate, he inevitably had the desire to make contributions in his heart. Perhaps his words were more unrealistic and unreliable.

Alas, Wen Ruo (Xun Yu's word Wen Ruo)... It would be great if you could send a letter of earnest teaching like before... Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a bitter taste in his heart.

When he looked back, he saw Sima Yi, the soldier in charge of the army, standing respectfully beside him. He looked up at Jia Xu for a while, and then at Xun You for a while, with a look of enlightenment.So, he casually asked Sima Yi, "Zhong Da, what are your intentions?"

"The lower officials are ignorant, so they dare not talk about such important military affairs." In front of Cao Cao, Sima Yi seemed to always have such a humble and reserved expression on his face - he bowed deeply and said, " Sincerely asked by the Prime Minister, I can only boldly express my humble opinion. According to the official, since Liu Pan, Liu Bei and other rebels are so concerned about Jiangling, and Liu Bei was chased by our army from the Celestial Dynasty on Changbanpo Only then did he completely kill the one who snatched Jiangling's heart - from this point of view, Jiangling City must have great merits. There is a saying in the art of war: "What the enemy strives for is what I must win." Your Excellency is at this moment It must be played as a chess game first, and not be taken advantage of by others."

When he spoke up to this point, he turned to look at Jia Xu, who was full of gloomy expression, and said calmly, "Of course, what Dr. Pay more attention. Your Excellency, after occupying the important throat of Jiangling, you can conscript a boat army to take Xiakou City from the Han River and the Yangtze River. If you attack from the north and the south, you can take Changsha County and Guiyang The county can be lowered, and there is no barrier to the west of Jiangxia County, which can be broken in a day. If the Sun family in Jiangdong dares to rush to the front, the prime minister can just kill him with one fell swoop."

When he was speaking, he saw Jia Xu raised his eyebrows and seemed to be trying to remonstrate, so he said with a smile: "I don't have much to say to disturb the prime minister's plans and plans, but there is still one thing that needs to be reminded Attention, the tiger and leopard cavalry force of our heavenly army is now restless, driving more than [-] miles a day and a night, and then fought several fierce battles in Changbanpo, Changban Bridge, and smoke screens. The water is chasing down, even though the morale of the soldiers is always high and they can fight again and again, but these mounts are not made of iron after all, I am afraid that some are quite worrying."

At this point in Sima Yi's words, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Xia Houyuan, Zhang He and other Cao Jun generals who had fought against Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun and suffered a lot could not help but feel the same way. They all nodded slightly beside them, thinking that this Sima Zhongda The words are really sensible and honest, as if every word has been spoken to their hearts.

"Hmm! Zhongda spoke well—analytical, rigorous, and meticulous!" Cao Cao stroked his beard with his hands, looked at him with some surprise, and nodded heavily, "'What the enemy strives for is me. What you have, you will have.'——I am determined!"

(End of this chapter)