The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 285 Zhou Yu Worries
"He who understands current affairs is a brilliant man, tell me about the situation in Xiangyang." Gan Ning wanted to get more information.

"Xiangyang usually has about 3 troops stationed there, but now General Li...my lord has broken through Jiangxia and is approaching Xiangyang. Liu Biao dispatched troops from various places to Xiangyang to strengthen the defense. Even Xinye has abandoned the defense. Jiangling's troops Half of them were also taken away, so now Xiangyang has more troops, probably around 6 to [-]." Xiang Lang estimated.

"What, my lord has captured Jiangxia?!" Gan Ning looked at Xiang Lang incredulously, a little excited.

"Yes, this is news not long ago." Xiang Lang nodded.

Gan Ning didn't expect Li Yuan to attack Jiangxia so quickly, much faster than him, he took advantage of the sneak attack to attack Jiangling so quickly, but Li Yuan attacked directly, he admired Li Yuan more and more in his heart.

"Since the lord has already defeated Jiangxia, and Liu Biao has abandoned Xinye, that means General Huang has also captured Xinye. Judging from the speed of the march, the lord's army should have arrived in Xiangyang. Xiangyang has the Han River as a natural barrier. Wen Ze With only three thousand sailors at hand, it is very difficult to help the lord cross the river, and Liu Biao will probably deploy defenses on the Han River, so I still want to attack the lord of Xiangyang to create a chance to cross the river."

Gan Ning analyzed that with this information he could better prepare for the next move.

"Is General Gan going to inform the lord that we are going to attack Xiangyang?" Xiang Lang asked.

"Of course, I will send someone to inform the lord in a while, and then send troops immediately. I want to take Xiangyang in one fell swoop, just like taking Jiangling." Gan Ning said confidently.

The next day, Gan Ning led an army of [-] to Xiangyang, leaving only [-] soldiers to guard the city. At the same time, he also left Xiang Lang to guard the city. Although Xiang Lang had surrendered, Gan Ning had not yet Trust him completely, just in case, it's better for Xiang Lang to be watched first.

Five days later, Li Yuan received a letter from Gan Ning, and everyone was very excited to learn that Gan Ning had successfully captured Jiangling. Li Yuan praised Xu Shu, "Yuan Zhi's plan is really clever. Now that we are blocked in front of the Han River, we want to It is difficult to cross the river, the only thing we can do is to attract Liu Biao's attention, so that Xingba has the opportunity to attack from behind."

"Thank you, my lord, for your compliment. Although it was a strategy of my subordinates, if it weren't for General Gan Ning's command of the army, how could this strategy be successful." Xu Shu was very humble.

"Hahahaha, Yuanzhi doesn't need to be humble. You and Xingba have made contributions. I will reward you well after capturing Jingzhou. Now we can inform Sun Ce to prepare to send troops to attack Jingnan," Li Yuan wrote in his own hand. A letter for the soldiers to take to Sun Ce.

"My lord, if General Gan Ning succeeds in attacking Xiangyang, does that mean we don't need to wait for Sun Ce to attack Jingnan before helping us?" Tai Shici came out and asked.

"That's true. If Xingba can successfully attack the city, the soldiers on the Han River will probably run back to rescue them. Then we will have a chance to cross the river and join Xingba in besieging Xiangyang. I just don't know if Xingba can succeed," Li Yuan said. Thinking so, it would be better without Sun Ce's help, which proves that they are capable of dealing with Liu Biao alone.

Li Yuan decided to continue to confront the Jingzhou army on the banks of the Han River, and at the same time keep an eye on the situation in Xiangyang. Once there is confusion, it means that Gan Ning has successfully attacked Xiangyang, and they can quickly cross the river. At the same time, he notified Huang Zhong of Xinye to lead the troops. Ready to cross the river together.

Eight days later, the soldiers sent by Li Yuan had arrived in Yuzhang. Sun Ce had already dispatched the army to Yuzhang County. Once he received Li Yuan's notice, he immediately sent troops to Jingnan and captured Jingnan as quickly as possible. Immediately after receiving Li Yuan's letter, he summoned all the generals under his command to discuss sending troops.

"Everyone, today Li Yuan sent people to inform us that they have captured Xinye, Jiangxia, Jiangling and other places. Now the army is preparing to cross the river to attack Xiangyang, and Gan Ning's troops are also attacking from behind. Liu Biao has not yet responded to this matter. I learned that if Gan Ning succeeds, they will definitely be able to take Xiangyang." Sun Ce took out Li Yuan's letter and told the crowd.

The generals were very surprised when they heard the news, because no one thought that Li Yuan would attack Xiangyang so soon. It had only been more than a month since Li Yuan sent troops. They expected that it would take three to four months at the earliest to attack Xiangyang, but now the time is ahead of time. The speed of the siege was more than three times, and the speed of the siege was so fast that even they were not ready to send troops.

"How did Li Yuan manage to attack Xiangyang so quickly? Could it be that their soldiers are already so powerful?"

Veteran general Huang Gai has been on the battlefield for many years, and he has never heard of someone who can attack a city so quickly. You must know that when he followed Sun Jian, he couldn't do anything to Liu Biao. Sun Jian died on the spot, but now Li Yuan is far better They were good friends, which gave him a new understanding of Li Yuanjun's combat effectiveness.

Sun Ce shrugged and said, "I don't know how Li Yuan did it. The letter only says where they went, but I'm also curious about what kind of trick they used to reach Xiangyang so quickly and frighten Liu Biao. .”

"Gongjin, why do you look so ugly?" Cheng Pu noticed that Zhou Yu was frowning tightly and remained silent.

Zhou Yu then said: "Everyone, what I really care about is not that Li Yuan can reach Xiangyang so quickly, but that he has already captured Jiangling. Jiangling is located behind Xiangyang. They can sneak attack Jiangling without Xiangyang's eyes and ears, which proves their There is a very powerful navy, if my prediction is correct, this navy should launch a sneak attack on Wulin from the Lujiang River, and then take Jiangling in one fell swoop, it is a good strategy, Liu Biao must not have imagined that Li Yuan has already captured the rear of his home."

"Gong Jin is right. Now that Xiangyang is being pinched back and forth, it can be said that it is hard to fly." Cheng Pu thought for a while, and agreed with Zhou Yu's words, if there was no Zhou Yu's deduction.

"Hahahaha, I originally planned to capture Jingnan and then go north to help Li Yuan. I didn't expect him to be so powerful. I'm afraid he would have already defeated Xiangyang before I captured Jingnan." Sun Ce couldn't help laughing. As soon as Xiangyang is broken, he will have the opportunity to personally kill Liu Biao to avenge his father.

In fact, Zhou Yu was more worried, because once Liu Biao died, they and Li Yuan would become enemies. Li Yuan was far above them in terms of military strength and money, and the only thing they could rely on was the Yangtze River and the elite. If Li Yuan also has such a powerful navy, it will definitely be bad news for them.

"Brother Bofu..." Zhou Yu wanted to express his worries.

"Okay, Gongjin, I know what you want to say. The current enemy is Liu Biao. We will discuss the matter in the future, and there is such a powerful opponent as Li Yuan. Isn't this difficulty very interesting?" Sun Ce interrupted A smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face.

(End of this chapter)