Wen Ping asked Lu Xun, "I don't know how many soldiers and horses Lu Dudu brought over this time?" ”

Lu Xun replied: "Fifty thousand soldiers and horses, all of them are naval troops!" ”

"Fifty thousand soldiers and horses ......" After listening to Lu Xun's answer, Wen Ping nodded, although 50,000 soldiers and horses are not much, but Jiangdong's strength is weak, only 100,000 soldiers, thinking that in the Battle of Chibi back then, Jiangdong did not use 50,000 soldiers and horses, and now for the Wei State, half of the troops can be dispatched, which is really a lot.

Lu Xun asked Wen Ping again: "I don't know how many troops you Wei can use this time?" ”

Wen Ping replied: "I have 25,000 available troops in Jiangxia, in addition, His Majesty also ordered Da Sima to mobilize 30,000 soldiers and horses from Hefei, but Hefei is far away, and it is still on the road at the moment, and it is estimated that it will take 20 days at the earliest." Other than that, there is none. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xun groaned: "So, the troops that your Wei State can use at the moment are only 25,000 men and horses?" ”

Wen Ping sighed and said: "Then Liu Chan is very tight, before going north to Wancheng, he gave Zhang Ren 20,000 soldiers and horses, and asked him to collect Nanyang counties to the east, and now that Zhang Ren is stationed on the border between Nanyang and Jiangxia."

Although I have 25,000 soldiers and horses in Jiangxia, I am afraid that I can't use all of them for war, otherwise Zhang Ren will definitely lead his troops to attack. ”

When the Jiangdong generals heard this, their faces couldn't help but darken.

Hearing this, the first general said angrily: "So in this battle, your Wei State can't send many soldiers and horses at all?" All counting on us Koto? ”

Lu Xun looked at the general and shouted, "Luo Tong stop!" ”

"Humph!" Luo Tong snorted coldly, turned his head away, sullen, obviously it was you Wei who begged for help, but you didn't even make a contribution, this is simply using them Jiangdong as a gun.

This Luo Tong is the Eastern Han Dynasty, the son of Luo Jun, the prime minister of Chen Guoxiang in Yuzhou, was Ling Tong's general in his early years, and after Ling Tong defected to the Han Dynasty, he was responsible for commanding Ling Tong's soldiers and horses.

Seeing Luo Tong behaving like this, Lu Xun shouted: "Now that my Jiangdong and Wei are dead lips and cold teeth, if Wei is dead, can my Jiangdong survive for a long time?" Now that the Wei State is in a hurry, it is impossible to mobilize troops and horses, and there is no way to do it, so you can't say more, and it will ruin the Sun Cao Alliance. Luo Tong, still don't apologize to General Wen? ”

Luo Tong took a deep breath and arched his hand towards Wen Ping: "Don't choose what to say, please don't blame General Wen!" ”

Wen Ping shook his head, looked at Lu Xun and said, "This time, my Wei State can't send many soldiers and horses, and the governor can think like this, which really makes a certain family admire." The governor has always been resourceful, and this time he used troops like this, and he was willing to listen to the governor's arrangement. ”

Lu Xun nodded, came to the map, looked at the map and muttered: "Now the Shu army is in Jiangxia County, with 40,000 soldiers and horses, of which 30,000 are stationed in Xiakou by the river, and the remaining 10,000 are stationed in Anlu County on land.

Ma Tan is not an easy person, he led 30,000 soldiers and horses to guard Xiakou, and it is really not easy to take Xiakou, threaten Jingzhou, and force Liu Chan to withdraw his troops. ”

Wen Ping nodded and said: "Not only that, but I also received news that now Liu Chan has marched to Wancheng, where the city has not been completely transformed into a concrete city wall, and if you want to block the Shu army, I am afraid that it will not be easy." Therefore, we are running out of time, and if we let Shu get Wancheng, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Hearing this, Lu Xun's face became solemn, Wancheng is the barrier of Wei, if Wancheng is lost, then Luoyang, the capital of Wei, will be exposed to the Han army.

Even if the Wei State moved its capital to another place, and the north was a plain area, if there were no sufficient troops and no capital to fight the Han head-on, the Wei State would be like the Yuan clan after Guandu, and it was only a matter of time before it perished.

Lu Xun thought for a while, and then said: "Attacking Jiangxia and threatening Jingzhou to force Liu Chan to withdraw his troops is too difficult to succeed, and this strategy is not a day's work, and it is far from being able to solve the fire." In this case, it can only be won by surprise. ”

Originally, Lu Xun's idea was to unite with Wei to attack Jiangxia of the Han Dynasty, put pressure on Ma Tan, and even seize Xiakou to threaten the safety of Jingzhou.

But the Wei State is not strong, there are not many soldiers and horses available this time, and Wancheng is about to fall, if this method is used, maybe there is no result here, and Wancheng will be lost.

Therefore, Lu Xun can only change his strategy and win by surprise!

Wen Ping hurriedly asked, "How to win with anger?" ”

Lu Xun groaned: "Liu Chan led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the north, the supply of grain and grass, all rely on Jingzhou, although Nanyang has won most of it, but after all, it is new, and there are too many soldiers and horses, and now it still relies on Jingzhou to supply grain and grass, if you can send strange soldiers into Jingzhou and destroy its grain route, you can force Liu Chan to retreat." ”

Hearing this, Wen Ping couldn't help sighing: "The plan of the governor, a certain family has also thought about it, I also wanted to send troops to Nanyang, march into Fancheng, and cut off Liu Chan's grain road, but Liu Chan had already taken precautions and sent Zhang Ren to guard the border of Nanyang, I was intentional but powerless." ”

Lu Xun smiled and said, "There is still a way to Fancheng!" ”

"Where?"

"Han Shui!"

Wen Ping heard this, walked to the map, looked at the map, and immediately said: "Hanshui is through Fancheng, but it's a pity that the Hanshui River Estuary is in Xiakou, and it is controlled by Ma Yan, and if you want to go from Hanshui to Fancheng, it won't work." ”

Hanshui is a major tributary of the Yangtze River, originating from the west, all the way to the east, passing through Fancheng, Xiangyang, and finally flowing into the Yangtze River, and its confluence with the Yangtze River is Xiakou. It is natural to take the waterway from the Han River to Fancheng, and it is faster to take the waterway, but Xiakou is now in the hands of the Han Dynasty, and the warship cannot enter the Han River at all.

Lu Xun smiled and said: "The general doesn't have to worry, the big war ship can't enter the Hanshui from Xiakou, but it can, Yixian is my Jiangdong Water Village, and there are a lot of brisk walks, and I will lead the soldiers and horses to Xiakou to attract the Shu army in the coming day, and send a brisk walk along the river to bypass the Xiakou Water Village to enter the Han River." At that time, the soldiers and horses rode along the Han River to Fancheng. ”

The water village is built on the river, but it cannot cover the entire river surface, it is generally built in shallow water, and other areas that cannot be covered will be arranged under the water to prevent ships from passing.

Therefore, the big warship cannot force through the water village, once it is forced to pass, it is very likely to run aground, but the boat is fine, the boat is a warship, the draft is not deep, and it will not be blocked by the dark pile.

Lu Xun paused and said: "It's just a large number of boats going up the river, it will not be able to hide people's eyes and ears, even if I act at night, Ma Tan can't detect it, the sentinel boats on the Han River, and the defenders of the city along the way must also be aware of it, although there are not many sailors along the Han River, it is not difficult to reach Fancheng, but they will definitely notify the interior of Jingzhou, and when the time comes, they will either gather troops and horses to go to Fancheng, or notify Liu Chan to return to the army to rescue."

However, I heard that Guan Yu was ill, and did not follow Liu Chan to the north, so he was stationed in Fancheng, if he could take Fancheng before the arrival of Jingzhou reinforcements, Liu Chan was worried about Guan Yu's safety, and he would definitely return to the army to rescue, and the danger of Nanyang would be relieved.

It's just that this move is too dangerous, and I Jiangdong don't take this risk. ”