The Jagged Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 849 The Final Battle ([-])

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye. The battle on Liu Chan's side and Sun Quan's side have been in a state of extreme anxiety, and almost no battles have occurred between the two sides.

But such a stalemate seems to be very beneficial to Sun Quan's side, at least it shows that their side is not in a disadvantaged position at this time; but for Liu Chan, the side that is actively attacking, it can't be said. It's a good thing, after all, they can only continue to march towards Moling if they defeat the enemy in front of them!

Moreover, since the battle line at this time was from Jiangling, Jingzhou in the west, to Jingxian County and Wanling, where the battlefields of both sides are located today, the journey was also thousands of miles away.Although the Yangtze River waterway is now completely in the hands of the Shu Han army, it is no longer possible for Jingzhou to allocate food and grass to the army, and they can only use it for self-sufficiency.

Therefore, today's grain and grass are actually transported from Jiangzhou by the deployment between General Zuo's Mansion and Huang Quan, and then re-transported in Jiangling.Therefore, this is why the distance between Jiangling City and the battlefield is specifically mentioned here.

But now it is deep winter, and the Yangtze River is already in the dry season. The most difficult thing to transport grain and grass from Jiangzhou to the boundary of Jingzhou is to pass through the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River.Nowadays, with the reduction of the water volume of the Yangtze River, many dangerous shoals and reefs have been exposed, and it has become difficult for ordinary large ships to pass.

But if you transport the grain and grass of an army of 7 to [-] people, the amount is simply astronomical. You don't need a big ship to transport it, do you use a small boat to transport it?Therefore, the transportation of grain and grass began to cause Huang Quan a headache after all. Many dangerous beaches and reef areas had to be moved to the shore first, carried by people on their shoulders, and then reloaded on the big ship, which wasted a lot of time. time.

Liu Chan also gradually got the news from Huang Quan, and he became very anxious, so that he himself was a little anxious. Apart from expropriating some grain and grass in the occupied area, he had no choice but to ask Youtu and Peng for help. Qi and the two asked for help and began to borrow and buy food from them.

However, the tribes of Youtu and Peng Qi all lived in the mountainous areas, and those places were not likely to be lands with abundant grains, and the grains produced were limited.Although they had difficulties, in the end, under the persuasion of Liu Chan and others, they were still willing to temporarily provide part of the food and grass supply for the Shu Han army.

Since food and grass are the lifeblood of the army, they are bound by such objective conditions. After a long time, no matter whether it is Yizhou or Shanyue people, they will definitely not be able to bear it.

And this problem has been worrying since Liu Chan's army entered the southern part of Jingzhou.It's just that food cannot be changed for nothing. There has never been a proper solution to this matter, so that it has been delayed until now in worry.

On Sun Quan's side, it's not that An An Le Le has nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, Sun Quan actually had more troubles.

His land was now swept by the Shu Han army and became what it is today. The generals and soldiers were captured and killed, and the impact on Jiangdong was too great.Even if Sun Quan can recover the lost ground in the future, it is really difficult to estimate how long it will take to recover his vitality.

But this is just something to say later, Sun Quan wants to take into account the future, after all, he must win the war in front of him before he can survive.

Therefore, Sun Quan's biggest worry is of course to defeat Liu Chan's army as soon as possible.

However, although the recent performance of Liu Chan's army is not as strong as before, it seems to have gradually shown a tired attitude.But Sun Quan gradually became worried about this, because this is not like the behavior of an army desperately entering. Now should be the time when the morale of Shu Han's army is the strongest!

Therefore, Sun Quan had no choice but to summon Zhuge Jin and temporarily recruit him back from the front line.Then, Sun Quan told Zhuge Jin what he was thinking in detail.

Zhuge Jin is also worried about this matter recently.Ever since he confronted Zhang Fei's army in the south, Zhang Fei had actually stayed put, except for the wild battles that broke out in the two nights.

With Zhang Fei's fiery temper, how could he hold back for such a long time without making a move?
Furthermore, according to original estimates, it seems that Deng Ai's troops who set out from the three counties of Fuchun County, Qiantang County and Yuhang County in the south have never appeared in the south area so far. They seem to have come from this war Like missing.

Zhuge Jin guessed that Deng Ai might still be playing some tricks!But he couldn't think of what kind of unexpected move Deng Ai would make.

So Zhuge Jin, while comforting Sun Quan, couldn't help telling Sun Quan all his worries about the situation in the south.

Sun Quan immediately frowned.The two monarchs and ministers were silent for a long while, and then discussed for a long time, after all, they couldn't think of any good way to break the current situation.

In the afternoon of the same day, Sun Quan's army received the food and grass from Liu Ji, and along with the food and grass, there was also the latest information from Moling that Gu Yong sent him.

After Sun Quan and Zhuge Jin read the contents of the intelligence, they were all shocked.It not only mentioned that the army in Kuaiji County was completely wiped out by Deng Ai under the leadership of Zhu Yi, even Zhu Yi was killed in battle, but also mentioned that Deng Ai's troops had conquered Wucheng County and Yangxian two places.At this time, Deng Ai and Meng Xi split up and attacked Liyang all the way, and they were attacking Wuhu County all the way.

In other words, the channel for transporting grain from Moling to Sun Quan is being cut off by Deng Ai and Meng Xi.In a short time, the batch of grain and grass sent by Liu Ji was the last batch of grain and grass that Sun Quan could get.

When such a thing happened, how could Sun Quan not be in a hurry, he was almost out of breath, and couldn't help cursing the guards everywhere for their incompetence.

However, Gu Yong's news still contained something that made Sun Quan feel better. At least Zhang Zhao and Liu Ji had already led the army from Moling, hoping to defeat Deng Ai and Mengxi's troops and serve Liyang and Wuhu. Cleared.

At this time, it is impossible for Sun Quan to divide his troops to go to the opposing army of Deng Ai and Meng Xi. He will have to face Liu Chan's overwhelmingly superior force, and it is almost too much. How can he divide his troops?Therefore, now he can only pray to heaven silently in his heart that Zhang Zhao and Liu Ji must defeat the army of Deng Ai and Meng Xi.

(End of this chapter)