The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 847 The Great Battle ([-])

It should be said that Liu Chan's order actually contained deep intentions, and it did have the approval and support of Shi Guangyuan and Yu Jin.

At this time, Liu Chan had already begun to think about a question, that is, in this last battle, the Jiangdong Army was defeated under the leadership of Sun Quan, and where Sun Quan would flee to.

Originally, this should be a question that should be considered after the war, and there is no need to even think about it, because Liu Chan has to win the war before him first.

However, Liu Chan's ambition is not to rely on war to obtain military merits. He is not an ordinary person or general who focuses on his own promotion. question.

Of course, Sun Quan's ideal destination is of course one word: death!

After they are all dead, the Jiangdong people will lose their lord, and it will be relatively easier for the Shu Han to realize their own rule in the future.

Therefore, what Liu Chan considers at this time is not a victory to defeat Sun Quan's army with a superior force, what he needs is a perfect annihilation battle!At least, he expected this to be a successful "beheading" operation. As long as Sun Quan's head can be taken, even if some Jiangdong troops escape, it can still be regarded as very satisfactory.

In this way, Liu Chan can end the war between the two countries in the shortest possible time.Moreover, it is winter now, and spring may arrive in a blink of an eye.At that time, if the war is still raging on this piece of land in Jiangdong, what will the farmers do with their spring plowing, and what will they do with their harvest this year?
A Jingzhou that has been devastated by the flames of war, so that the food is extremely tight, has already made Yizhou feel a lot of pressure. If the land of fish and rice here in Yangzhou becomes the second Jingzhou again, Liu Chan can't even rule it out. Yizhou has The crisis dragged down by Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

At that time, Liu Chan couldn't help but jokingly came up with a word called "government bankruptcy".But the government of this era will never be able to apply for bankruptcy procedures, because it does not have a sufficient financial market, and the government has always operated on finances and never borrowed money from outside.These are all asides, let's stop here.

Therefore, when the time comes to take down Yangzhou, it seems like picking up a piece of burnt fat. It seems to be quite delicious, but the smell has changed.I'm afraid that his personal reputation will be compromised by then.

Therefore, Liu Chan must take advantage of Sun Quan's personal conquest in the current battle, and wipe Sun Quan from the earth in one fell swoop.Of course, the best thing to erase together is the army under Sun Quan's command.

And to achieve this, it is impossible for Liu Chan to lightly hope for victory on the frontal battlefield.Because the two sides are fighting head-on, even if Gai Meng's cavalry is the last army, it can be used to clear the battle situation at the last moment and chase down the fleeing enemies, but it is rare to hear that the leader of an army and the monarch of a country will meet Captured by the pursuers.

Therefore, Liu Chan must have an army that goes deep into the enemy's rear, and when his army defeats Sun Quan's troops head-on, it can help him cut off Sun Quan's rear retreat.

Judging from this strategic need, after Meng Xi and Deng Ai's side completely defeated Zhu Yi's men, they were the most suitable to march northeast and sweep Wu County, which was already empty of troops.Then, they completely cut off Sun Quan's retreat to Moling City and the sea from the rear.

In this case, Sun Quan, together with the army under his command, will become the turtle in the urn.At that time, Liu Chan will either steam them or grill them, it will be a matter of taste.

However, why should we consider the issue of Sun Quan's retreat to the sea?

In fact, the answer is still not very complicated, I am afraid that Sun Quan escaped by boat from the sea.

At that time, he may not go north, because that is the territory of Cao Wei. If Sun Quan doesn't want to make a comeback, he can go there and be under house arrest until he dies.

Therefore, the most likely thing Sun Quan could do was to go all the way south to Guangzhou by boat.He can continue to organize the army there to go north to recover the wetlands, not to mention that there are still some elite troops in Luling County.In addition, he can also get enough help from Shi Xie, and the army and various military supplies can be satisfied.Shi Xie has always been very loyal to Sun Quan.

Moreover, this is the era, and there are indeed enough conditions for Sun Quan to take a boat to go south to Guangzhou from the sea.

Here it is necessary to mention the Maritime Silk Road mentioned in the previous chapters.In fact, this Silk Road should have been opened up by Jiangdong people at first. Their goods can start from Jiangdong's seaport, and then run all the way to Xuwen's port, and then continue to be transported by sea or by land.

More than a year ago, Dong Yun, the son of Dong He, followed Liu Chan's order to take this route, hoping to open up the legendary "Shu Body Poison Road", a trade channel that can directly lead to today's India.

Therefore, Jiangdong's maritime trade has been quite developed in this era.Sun Quan could even use this Maritime Silk Road to raise a lot of military expenses for his army.Then, even if a merchant ship is forcibly confiscated, it may not be a big problem for Sun Quan to go south.

Therefore, Liu Chan must also block Sun Quan's escape to the sea.

But for Meng Xi, if he wants to complete the task given by Liu Chan, it will be very difficult. He must have a large army in his hand, otherwise it is almost too much to do.

Therefore, Deng Ai must reciprocate Meng Xi at this time and give corresponding help.

After the two discussed for a while, Deng Ai made a rather bold decision.

He decided to leave the three counties again and hand over the defense of the three counties to the deputy general Zhou Tao. He himself led the army to go northward with Meng Xi to attack Wucheng County, then captured Yangxian by the Taihu Lake, and finally went north to take Liyang and Hebei. Wuhu two places.

In this case, Sun Quan's retreat would be completely cut off.

Meng Xi thought about it for himself, and felt that although Deng Ai was bold, but his accompanying attack, the three counties were still guaranteed to be able to defend.The reason is that Deng Ai has already used the method of luring snakes out of the hole once. Even if the Jiangdong Army in Kuaiji County has the strength to carry out a second attack, it is afraid that it will not dare to attack because it is full of fear.

Therefore, the two hit it off immediately, and led the army northward on the second day.

(End of this chapter)