The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 276 Central Line and Eastern Line ([-])
Of course Sima Liang was going to join in.Don't look at the prince's great generosity and decentralization in the war between the Jin State and the Eastern Wu Dynasty for Xiling.But on the one hand, it was Wang Hun who asked for instructions and reported everything, and King Runan felt very comfortable.On the other hand, the decentralization of power by King Runan did not achieve good results: Xiling lost troops and lost generals, and the three counties of Shangyong rebelled.So since that battle, Sima Liang has already started to pay attention to grasping power.

As the general of the Jin Empire, Chen Qian was much higher in military rank than Sima Liang's Zhennan General.But his surname is Sima!

It can be said that Sima Liang was very upset that Chen Qian passed Sima Liang and directly ordered Wang Hun and Yang Hu when he was in Zhuyang.So this prince directly gave Chen Qian an order in the form of Wang Juezhao's order at this time, just to give Chen Qian a disgrace.

"Hey, the meaning of King Runan is to let Hu Xuanwu of Xiangyang come out of the Han River to the east, and gather our Jingzhou navy to block the lanes of the Han River so that they cannot go back west. As for us, we will still join forces and go east immediately. Hunt it down!"

"This... General, the last general always feels that there is something wrong here."

"Hehe, uncle, what did you think of?"

"As the general said, Soochow's navy is strong. If it enters the Han River, Lu Youjie can come and go freely in the Han River. We will be in a dilemma."

"Hey, didn't I think of this. But... Forget it, let's implement the strategy according to the prince. Let's also write to the prince together to explain our opinions."

"Hey, here."

……

And the day before.

After taking down Caiyang City, the morale of the Soochow army, which was once again full of logistics and supplies, was extremely high.

"Order, the whole army withdraws from Caiyang and marches southwest!"

"Hey~~~!"

……

As a big country with the ambition to unify the world, both Wei and Jin have naval forces in Jingzhou.But unfortunately, since it was still impossible to win the battle against Wu's navy on the Yangtze River, the Jingzhou navy in the Wei and Jin Dynasties basically used the Han River Basin as their main activity and training area, and their scale was not very large. There are about five thousand people in the whole army.However, if the Han River was blocked and Lu Kang's way back to the west was blocked without the intervention of the Soochow Navy, then there would be no problem.

Yes, without the intervention of the Soochow Navy.

On April 27, Lu Kang led his army to withdraw from Caiyang City.Wu Jun did not advance to Jiangxia County in the southeast according to Sima Liang's prediction, but rushed towards the Han River in the southwest again.

On the 28th, Chen Qian led Wang Hun, Yang Hu and others and [-] main forces to rush to the Han River from west to east according to Sima Liang's order.He wanted to find Lu Kang's army on the east bank of the Han River to fight.

On the 29th, Hu Lie received an order, and immediately set off from Xiangyang City to Deng County, and began to summon his own navy to prepare to go south to block the Han River.

However, on the [-]th of this month, Lu Kang led the main force of the [-] Wu army to march at a very high speed, and came to the Han River again before Hu Lie's navy had time to gather.Then quickly crossed the Han River from east to west, and took down Bi (qi) County by the Han River in one fell swoop.

At this time, Chen Qian's troops had just crossed the Han River from west to east at a distance of more than [-] miles from Lu Kang...

The terrain of the Jingzhou battlefield is actually a bit similar to the terrain in Yibei Guanzhong.In terms of geographical barriers, it is also one horizontal plus one vertical.The difference is that there are Qinling Mountains and Longshan Mountains on the other side of Guanzhong.On Jingzhou's side are the Yangtze River and the Han River - the Yangtze River is horizontal and the Han River is vertical.

In Jingzhou, a subordinate state of Jin, there are three most important cities.Counting from north to south, they are Wancheng (close to Luoyang, the satellite city of Luoyang and the rear of the Jingzhou Corps), Xinye (the administrative center of Jingzhou in the Wei and Jin Dynasties), and Xiangyang (the first-line military town against Soochow) .

These three cities are all on the west bank of the Han River.

Therefore, the Jingzhou Corps of the Jin State is basically stationed on the west bank of the Han River.

And now, they were successfully mobilized by Lu Kang to the east bank of the Han River...

"The governor really has a good plan! Now, the main force of the Jin thieves has been left by us on the east bank of the Han River. In this way, the west bank of the Han River is empty!"

"The governor is truly a heavenly man! Right now, Xiangyang is an empty city! Our Dawu's wish for many years is finally coming true!"

"I would like to congratulate the governor! I admire the commander's art of war!"

"That's right, when the original goal of detaining Chen Xiuyuan was not achieved, the governor resorted to tricks and used our army's unfavorable situation to mobilize the enemy's army. I really admire you!"

"Hehehe, everyone. What if I said that I didn't intend to imprison Chen Xiuyuan in the first place?"

"what?!"

"Dian Xiao, since His Majesty's confidant Wang Shunmin, its efficiency has improved a lot. In fact, the speed of Chen Xiuyuan's retreat from Shangyong will always be known. This will be a little bit worse than him on purpose. Arrive at Zhuyang little by little."

"What the governor means is to deliberately put the main force of our army in a seemingly dangerous situation, and then let the enemy general think that there is a chance to wipe out our army. In order to achieve this goal, the enemy general will unconsciously obey our army's orders Dispatch?"

"Of course, why should I enter Zhuyang? Yes, advancing into Zhuyang can imprison Chen Xiuyuan, but at the same time we ourselves will be locked up there. Moreover, our food road will be stretched extremely long, If we are not careful, we will starve to death before Chen Xiuyuan... Everyone, my great Wu has been entangled in Jingzhou and Wei and Jin for decades. Wei and Jin want our country's Xiling, and we want their Xiangyang. These two cities It’s all west of the Han River. So the war between the two sides has been going on in the west of the Han River all these years. I’ve been thinking about it for more than ten years, why can’t I make a fuss in the east of the Han River?”

"So that's how it is, the commander-in-chief, I'm waiting to bow!"

"Yeah, it's ridiculous that Chen Xiuyuan, who is called a famous general in vain, turned out to be an idiot!"

"Hahaha~~~ Now that old man can't cry on the east bank of the Han River!"

"Hey." Lu Kang waved his hand lightly, stopped the generals under his command from laughing at Chen Qian, and then said: "Chen Xiuyuan is definitely not a mediocre general, but it's a pity that he doesn't care about Jingzhou now."

"The governor is saying that the idiot prince of the Jin thief commanded blindly?"

"However, if Sima Liang hadn't been in charge of military affairs here, even if Chen Xiuyuan couldn't understand my strategy, I wouldn't be so deeply involved in it."

It can be said that Lu Kang has calculated all aspects of this ingenious battle.Unfavorable factors including the fact that our soldiers are not as good as the Jin army in field combat, and that Soochow will basically lose in a field battle with the same force are also taken advantage of.Finally, he successfully induced the commander-in-chief of the Jin army to make a fatal mistake: when the navy was inferior to the opponent, he actually mobilized the main force to the east bank of the Han River where the main city was not located.

"Issue the order now!"

"I'm waiting for the commander's order!"

"The general sent Dian Xiao to the south a few days ago, ordering all the naval forces assembled in Xiakou to enter the Han River. I think they will soon arrive at Bi County at this time. Their task is to defeat the Jingzhou naval forces of the Jin State, and then block the Han River. .Delay the time for Chen Xiuyuan's main force to return to the west bank of the Han River as much as possible."

Yes, it can only be delayed rather than completely blocked, because the further upstream the Han River travels, the smaller the water volume and the narrower the river surface.After all, there will be places where Soochow's large ships cannot enter (it is easy to run aground if it enters).As long as Chen Qian is willing to detour, he can still come back after all.

"Calculating the time, we have bought more than ten days for this mobilization. Now we are only more than fifty miles away from Xiangyang in Jin State. So next, Shi Ze and Ji Yang, you lead the army to follow me and quickly advance. Take Xiangyang. Zizhan, I will give you 5000 people. You go south to take Yicheng County first. Completely open up our army’s food road on land. Although this will completely defeat our navy and control the Han River We have great confidence in the waterway. However, if the grain road on land can be opened up, it is also an extra guarantee.”

"Here, please rest assured, the governor, the general will definitely take down Yicheng quickly."

"Shan, next, the whole army will march north, the target: Xiangyang!"

"Hey~~~~!"

In the cheers of tens of thousands of people, Fangfo wanted to prove the wisdom of the new generation of Soochow commanders, while the cheers had not stopped.The people at the head of the city of Bi County saw countless towering masts in the lower reaches of the Han River.

The Soochow Navy arrived as promised.

……

On May 268, 40 AD, Lu Kang led his army to attack Xiangyang.Xiangyang, which was almost an empty city, fell in half a day.This important military town where Soochow Nianzi has been here for more than [-] years is the first time that the banner of Sun Wu has been erected.

Before that, May [-]nd.Sun Yi, Liu Lu, Zhu Wan and others led the Jingzhou navy of the Eastern Wu to a battle with the Jingzhou navy of the Jin State under the command of Hu Lie.So far, the control of the Han River belongs to Wu State.

And at this time, Chen Qian's army had just entered Caiyang City out of breath...

As a veteran in the Cao Wei era, he has worked in the east, middle, and west fronts, and all of them have done well.Chen Qian's record is generally good, but it is definitely not amazing.In short, he is a steady commander, although there is no quick wit or genius.But he rarely makes mistakes, and it is difficult for opponents to catch his flaws.

Therefore, although forced by Sima Liang's order, Chen Qian had to lead his army eastward.But along the way, he and Wang Hun, Yang Hu and others very tacitly slowed down the speed of the troops.

However, due to the poor communication methods in this era, here he and Sima Liang were arguing back and forth with letters and before they reached the second round, Lu Kang took Xiangyang down there.

"Hey! I think I, Chen Qian, have fought for most of my life, and when I was about to die, I fell into such a big fight. This Lu Youjie is really scary!"

At this time, it is meaningless to talk about the random command of the King of Runan, and the old man is not responsible.Chen Qian wasn't bored enough for that.After confirming Lu Kang's marching route and the result of Xiangyang's fall, he just looked up to the sky and sighed, and quickly recovered his emotions.

"Everyone, the current situation is like this. Although Xiangyang is lost, the benefit of this is that Lu Youjie was also nailed by Xiangyang. We don't have to run around to search for him anymore."

"Hehe..." The smiley face that was uglier than crying was squeezed out. Of course, it was Wang Hun who received the news not long ago that his younger brother had been killed in Longxi: "General, what should we do now? Immediately pass the Han Dynasty." Jiangxi back?"

"Hmph, the Soochow navy has already moved north. At this time, the Han River is open and our army can't cross the river at all. Now we only have one way, go north, go to Huyang County, and then cross Bishui from there and return to Xinye."

"The general means that Xiangyang will be ignored for the time being?"

"It doesn't matter, we can't control it. But we don't worry too much. After all, Xiangyang is too far away from the Yangtze River. My Dajin is now involved in Yongliang and Yangzhou with a lot of military power, so there is not enough power for a while. Put pressure on Lu Youjie. Let him be proud for the time being. As long as we can win in Yongliang and Yangzhou, the central army in Luoyang can turn to pressure Jingzhou. At that time, Lu Youjie will retreat automatically."

"So that's the case, the general has a good opinion. But where is King Runan?"

"Hmph, I was originally entrusted by His Majesty to exterminate the bandits in Shangyong. The battle situation in Jingzhou had nothing to do with this general. I came to support out of publicity, but I didn't expect that it would make Lu Youjie's reputation as a stickler... After returning to Xinye, I will lead the army to Zhuyang to prevent Zhang Hu and others from fleeing to Nanyang County."

Well, I'm short of scolding my mother publicly.But Chen Qian didn't know at this time that in another month or so, Sima Yan would, under Yang Yan's persuasion, give him the responsibility to control the war situation in Jingzhou—if the troops did not increase, he would be asked to drive Lu Kang away.At that time, he only had a headache.

　On Christmas Eve, although most of us who write history do not like to celebrate foreign festivals, peace is a blessing. I wish all book friends a safe home and good health.

　　It is said that in the early 60s, British Field Marshal Montgomery visited China.When I met with Taizu, I said: The three major battles you commanded are miraculous.Taizu smiled slightly: The three major battles are nothing.Crossing Chishui four times is my favorite work.This chapter and the previous chapter are actually a weakened version of Sidu Chishui - mobilize the enemy during the maneuver and then achieve your own strategic goals.

　　The update of anti-theft stickers will start tomorrow, sorry for the inconvenience caused to all book friends!

　　
　
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