"Report! - The Jiangdong Navy suffered heavy losses, and the rest retreated to the Sanjiangkou camp, and they were unable to fight again in the short term! ”

"Report! - Cao's army did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but gathered on the north bank of the river, and the various divisions retreated westward in turn! ”

"Report! - The Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is stationed in Huangfeng Valley, and is building a barrier to prepare for war, and there is a big banner with the word 'Xiao' waving in the battalion! ”

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Xiakou City-On the city tower, Liu Bei, Kong Ming, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun...... Dozens of people gathered together, while watching the smoke of gunpowder on the Yangtze River, while discussing military aircraft matters, and more rangers kept running to report the situation on the battlefield!

A cowhide map hangs next to it, depicting the distribution of cities, mountains, and rivers in Jiangxia County, and using black, red, and yellow colors to mark the forces of Cao, Sun, and Liu, forming a situation where dogs and teeth are intertwined, and enemies and enemies are difficult to understand!

Since the 'Liansun Anti-Cao', Liu Beijun has been stationed in Xiakou City, on the surface, waving the flag and shouting, hating the same enemy, but the people and horses have never been put into the battlefield, saying that the good thing is to preserve strength and recuperate, but in fact, it is to sit and watch the success or failure, and want to collect the benefits of the fisherman!

Liu Bei, Kong Ming, and Xu Shu discussed privately, and the most favorable countermeasure at the moment is 'the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman profits', they stood on the side and beat the drum to cheer, so that the Cao and Sun families fought to the death, fought a corpse mountain and blood river, and the vitality was greatly damaged!

If Sun Quan and Zhou Yu win, according to the agreement, the two families will divide the nine counties of Jingzhou, Liu Bei has been operating in Jingzhou for several years, has a large number of contacts, and controls the eldest prince Liu Qi.

If Cao Cao and Xiao Yi win, they will take advantage of their geographical advantages to take the lead in moving eastward to seize the territory of the six counties in Jiangdong, and then use this as capital, and then go around with Cao's army to strive to form a separatist trend!

There is also a third situation, that is, Cao and Sun are both defeated and all fall on the battlefield, and Liu Bei can happily walk over and declare himself the ultimate victor, but the truth is not much as imagined......

After more than half a year of fierce battles, Cao's army ended in a crushing defeat, Gao Lan, Cao Ren, and Li Dian ...... More than 10 civil and military ministers, or died on the battlefield, or died of illness in the camp, Cao Cao also narrowly escaped death, more than 150,000 soldiers were killed and wounded, and countless ordnance, grain and grass were consumed, and the vitality of the Cao Ying Group was greatly injured!

As the victor, the situation of the Jiangdong Group is also not optimistic, Huang Gai and Jiang Qin are killed, Zhou Yu vomits blood, his body suffers serious losses, hundreds of warships are damaged, 50,000 or 60,000 people are lost, and the rear treasury is all consumed!

At this point, the vitality of the Cao and Sun armies was greatly damaged, and they were unable to fight any longer, and Liu Beijun, who was originally the weakest army, became a decisive force, and their next plan: "Pursue the retreating troops and capture Xiao Yi alive!" ”

"Although Xiao Yi is thirsty for killing, he is not a commander, he dares to compete for the first place when he meets the enemy, and he has the courage to retreat and break the rear, and he is deeply supported by the soldiers of the Cao Army, so he dares to assert that this person must be in the Yellow Maple Valley!

Although the Cao army is tired and has a large number of men and horses, although our army is fine but small in number, if the whole line is pursued, I am afraid it will be difficult to have great results, it is better to concentrate all forces and gather and annihilate the Xuanjia army after its break!

As for the treatment of Xiao Yi - you can only capture it alive, you can't kill it, you can win the land of Sanzhou alive, and I'm afraid that a catastrophe is coming, everyone must remember, remember! ”

Pang Tong has been undercover in Cao Ying, and now he is back on Liu Beijun's side, eager to show his talents and establish his status, so he was the first to speak, but his analysis of the battle situation is indeed unique!

Xiao Yi has 1120,000 horses, Liu Beijun only has 50,000 or 60,000, the difference in number is too much, if the whole line is pursued, it is like a small snake devouring an elephant, not only can it not swallow its stomach, but it may kill itself!

It's better to concentrate on the Xuanjia Army, only after the interruption, the strength has become two to one, and the odds of winning are greater, Xiao Yi is the first important minister of Cao Ying, if he is captured alive, it can inspire Liu Bei's military might, and it can also be exchanged for the city, ordnance, and property, this is a living treasure!

On the contrary, if Xiao Yi is accidentally killed, the Cao Ying Group will inevitably retaliate frantically, the frontal army will come to the border, and the secret killers will continue to lurk, with the current strength of the Liu Bei Group, I am afraid that it will not be able to parry!

The strategy and tactics have been determined, how to implement it in the next step, Liu Bei's army of 50,000 or 60,000 horses, most of them are a patchwork rabble, and there are 30,000 soldiers of the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, but they are the elite of a hundred battles, even if Liu Beijun is all pressed up, there may not be a chance of winning!

Unless you are in a dangerous place, you can cleverly set up an ambush, take advantage of the terrain, and kill a large number of Xuanjia iron cavalry, so that you have more chances of winning, the question is, where is the ambush located?

Thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned and fell on the cowhide map, or they watched intently, calculated silently, or whispered, discussed with each other, and wanted to know a question, Xiao Yat would break through everywhere?

Previously, the Cao army was exhausted and demoralized, so they were eager to retreat to Jiangling City, where the Cao army was the base camp, and hoarded countless ordnance, grain and grass, which could supply the needs of the army!

The four-hundred-mile marshland, although it is difficult for people and horses to walk, is also an invisible protection, which can block the pursuit of Sun and Liu's combined forces, so retreating to Jiangling City is the only choice for Cao's army!

It's different now, Xiao Yi's 30,000 Xuanjia Army are all the most elite cavalry - flexible and mobile, galloping vertically and horizontally, there are not many materials that need to be replenished, but there are many directions that can break through, except for the mighty Yangtze River in the south, it is possible on the east, north, and west sides!

"Huarong Road is muddy, and the infantry is still difficult, not to mention the ironclad cavalry, Xiao Yi is good at using soldiers, and he will never take this dangerous road, I expect him to break through to the north nine times out of ten!

The people and horses went north along the Zhuanshui, walked through Anlu, crossed Yingshan, and left Suixian...... In just four or five days, you will be able to reach Nanyang County, which is controlled by the Cao army, and there are heavy troops stationed in Wancheng! ”

Xu Shu stretched out his finger, at the junction of Jiangxia and Nanyang counties, he clicked heavily, there is a Tongbai Mountain - east and west stretches for hundreds of miles, and the ravines are vertical and horizontal, and the terrain is dangerous, it is a good place to set up an ambush!

The cavalry galloped across the plains and was invincible, but once in the mountains, they became lambs to the slaughter, and 60,000 horses were ambushed here, and Xiao Yiyi could be captured alive in a battle!

"Xiao Yi is not only as cunning as a fox, but also as brave as a tiger, a person with such a character has always only taken advantage of and does not suffer losses, even on the way to retreat, he will not be willing to be lonely!

I expect that he will not break through to the north, but to advance eastward, cross the Zhuanshui, climb over the Dabie Mountain, enter the territory of Lujiang County, and join forces with Zhang Liao's people and horses, and then find some trouble for the Jiangdong Group, this is the style of the ghost-faced Xiao Lang! ”

Pang Tong has been undercover for a long time, and he also knows Xiao Yi quite well, thinking that such a powerful character will not escape, but will only attack, and the target is Lujiang County in the east, which is the territory of the Jiangdong Group!

The ambush site was selected in Dabie Mountain, winding and rugged for five or six hundred miles, it is the dividing line of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight.

"Yuan Zhi and Shi Yuan are all reasonable, if Xiao Yi leads an army alone and has no scruples in his heart, he will either break through to the north, or advance to the east, waiting for an opportunity to kill a horse gun, which is in line with his fierce character!

However, Xiao Yi was stationed in Huangfeng Valley because the brigade was broken, so I expected that he would take Huarong Road, go to Jiangling to meet Cao Thief, and then turn into Xiangyang City! ”

Zhuge Liang is cautious by nature and likes to plan before moving, so he was the last one to get up and speak, pointed to the position of Huarong Dao, and clicked a few times, it is best to set up an ambush here to the west!

An embarrassing thing happened, about the direction of the enemy's breakthrough, Liu Beijun's three major strategists, made three different analyses, and it sounded reasonable, who was right and who was wrong?

Kong Ming, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu looked at each other, their eyes were full of confidence, and there was also a faint sense of fighting.

Liu Beijun's three major strategists, but there is no distinction between chief and secondary, this planning controversy is a contest between three people, who can anticipate Xiao Yi's thoughts, who is the first strategist in the army!

"Report--The Xuanjia Iron Cavalry has made a change and has begun to break out!"

"Did Xiao Yat break through there - to the east, to the north, or to the west?"

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Between the stalemate, another ranger ran up and panted to tell the situation, Liu Bei, Kong Ming, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu couldn't sit still, and asked about the situation!

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun all stood up, holding the sword at their waists, pricking up their ears to listen, tens of thousands of horses had already been assembled, and when the situation was confirmed, they would go to pursue and set up an ambush!

"Lord Qiqi and several military advisors: The Xuanjia Iron Cavalry is divided into three roads, breaking through to the east, north, and west respectively, and Xiao Yi is missing!"

"Because among the three teams of people and horses, there is a banner with the word 'Xiao', and there are black horses under its banner, wearing ghost helmets, and majestic figures, and the brothers have repeatedly checked it, and it is difficult to distinguish the real from the fake!"

"There are three ways to distinguish between the real and the fake - how can this be?"

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After listening to the rangers' announcement, everyone present was stunned, the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry broke through in three ways, the same route as the three military advisors, but Xiao Yi was only one person, it was impossible to do the doppelganger technique, and two of them must be fake!

The question is, in the three-way breakout people, there are all Xiao Yi's banners and figures, who is real and who is fake, and who can make this decision?

(End of chapter)