"Ahem! --Ahem! ”

In the Jiangdong camp-Zhongjun tent, Zhou Yu was wrapped in yellow silk and wearing a white robe, lying on his side on the soft couch, his face was full of sickness, and he coughed a few times from time to time!

The western expedition was frustrated, the soldiers were lost, the governor was in a hurry, and as a result, he fell ill again, and could only lie in the big tent to recuperate, as for the affairs of the army, let the generals deal with it!

The disease of rushing fire attacks the heart, you must cultivate quietly, so the big tent is empty, and there is not a single personal guard, even the most beloved Xiao Qiao and the most valued Lu Xun, they don't dare to approach these days!

In fact, everyone understands in their hearts that the majority of the governors were ashamed to see everyone because of the defeat, so they hid to 'recuperate', so no one dared to disturb them, and there was only a pair of sand tables in the nine counties of Jingzhou that accompanied Zhou Yu!

The sand table is made by Lu Xun, which is one of the homework of the Zhengming Academy, and it is extremely meticulous, marking the cities, mountains, and rivers of Jingzhou clearly, and using black, red, and white small flags to represent the forces of Cao, Sun, and Liu!

Among them, the black and red flags have been facing each other under Xiangyang City for a whole month, and after the last fierce confrontation, Xiao Yi and Zhou Yu both chose to stand still, just like two superb swordsmen, looking for flaws in the confrontation and preparing to launch a fatal blow!

And the small white flag, but planted all over the south of Jingzhou, in just one month, Liu Beijun almost bloodless, occupied Changsha, Guiyang, Lingling three counties, the strength of the rapid expansion!

"Ahem! --I am too anxious, anxious to attack the city and plunder the land, anxious to take revenge, anxious to make achievements...... The result is a rush but not a destination!

I confronted Xiao Yat here, killed and injured a lot of soldiers and horses, but cheapened the big-eared thief, and got the land of the three southern counties, and the city and land have no share, who is busy with a happy hardship? ”

Faced with the miserable situation, Zhou Yu's heart was full of remorse, he thought that after the Cao army retreated north, Jingzhou would become a big piece of fat, and whoever took the knife first would be able to cut the fat place!

The result was very wrong, next to this big fat meat, there was also a greedy wolf, who was the most fighting for it, who would have to face the sharp fangs, but unfortunately he understood it too late, so the greedy wolf bit hard!

Two sneak attacks on Xiangyang City, all ended in failure, and tens of thousands of horses were lost, Lu Meng and Xu Sheng led troops to attack Nanyang County, but they were also blocked by the enemy general Xu Huang, and they also fell into a stalemate!

Now that the two armies are facing each other, it is difficult to distinguish between high and low, there is no certainty of victory, and they are really unwilling to retreat, how can we solve such a complex situation?

"The Metropolitan Governor is concerned about the safety of Jiangdong, you must cultivate well, don't suffer your hard work!"

"Zijing, please sit down, the battle situation in Jingzhou is chaotic, and I want to have a long talk with my brother!"

"Hehe--chaos is born from the heart, and when the heart is calm, the battle situation is clear, and most of the governors are resourceful, how can you not see through these?"

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Among the generals in Jiangdong, if anyone can enter and exit Zhou Yu's big tent at will without going through Tongbing and being unhindered, it must be Lu Su!

As early as when Lujiang County, the two knew each other, because of the 'finger gift', formed a friendship, and later under the introduction of Zhou Yu, Lu Su joined the Jiangdong Group, along the way, and now the official worships General Hengjiang, becoming one of the pillars of the Jiangdong Group!

Even Jiangdong children sang: 'Fulu guards Rao Zijing, and there is Zhou Lang in the river water battle', the tacit relationship between the two and their status in Jiangdong can be imagined!

However, although Zhou Yu and Lu Su are friends, their personalities and abilities are completely different, the former is easy to kill, decisive, and sharp in doing things, so he has been commanding the troops in front of the battle; The latter is good at planning, has a strong temperament, has always had the style of an elder, and is more responsible for rear affairs!

Someone has made an analogy: Zhou Lang is like a spear, Zijing is like a shield, contradictions cooperate with each other, enough to run rampant in the world, but the spear is sharp and easy to break, and the shield is thick and longer, which does make sense!

"The authorities are confused, the bystanders are clear, the battle situation in Jingzhou is chaotic and complicated, I have fallen into it and it is difficult to extricate myself, and I hope that my son will be taught!"

"The Metropolitan Governor is really serious, you and I will work together to assist the Ming Lord, and the name of the Qing History is just left, it is not difficult to solve the current chaos, just grasp the lifeblood of Jingzhou!"

"What is the lifeblood of Jingzhou...... Cities, land, people's hearts? ”

"It's simple - food!"

Lu Su really has deep wisdom, and he hit the nail on the head in a few words, and Zhou Yu also woke up instantly, he only cared about fighting and fighting, fighting wits and courage with Xiao Yi, but he forgot to kill the enemy with food!

The Jiangdong group has been fighting hard for more than half a year, and the rear treasury is almost empty, and now hundreds of thousands of troops are marching westward, and the consumption of people eating horses and feeding is huge, and the most scarce thing is food!

Similarly, the Cao Ying Group has been fighting for many years, and the family funds have been exhausted, Xiao Yi's 100,000 troops, and 300,000 people in Xiangyang City, the consumption is even more huge, and now the most scarce thing is food!

Now that the two armies are facing each other and the strength is roughly equal, it is difficult to distinguish the winner in a short period of time, and whoever has more food at this time will be able to support it for a longer time, and then win the final victory!

Open the history books and take a look, the battle of Qin to destroy Zhao, the battle of Qin to destroy Chu, and the battle of Cao and Yuan Wuchao before, the victors started from grain and grass to defeat the powerful enemy!

"The Han River stretches for hundreds of miles, the land on both sides of the river is fertile, the irrigation is convenient, it is an important grain production area in Jingzhou, and now in the Mid-Autumn Festival, the rice will be ripe immediately, which is the lifeblood of Jingzhou!

Zi Jing reminded him too right, as long as our army grabs the grain, it can take Xiangyang City without spending a single soldier, but Xiao Yi is as cunning as a fox, I'm afraid I can also see this, the strength of the two armies is roughly equal, if we really grab it, we may not have the upper hand? ”

Zhou Yu was originally a heart disease that was difficult to treat, but now that he has a strategy to break the enemy, he instantly cheered up, put the yellow silk on his head, lay on the sand table and studied it, and stared at both sides of the Han River!

"Therefore, the top priority is to quickly increase the number of men and horses, gain an advantage in troops, and at the same time check the terrain of Hanshui, prepare all kinds of farm tools, just wait for the rice to mature, let's start cutting immediately!

In terms of strategy, Lu Su was far inferior to Zhou Yu, but he had been in the rear camp for a long time and requisitioned grain, grass, and ordnance for the army, so he came up with this strategy!

"Jiangdong's manpower is exhausted, I'm afraid it's not easy to recruit again, right?"

"It's really difficult to recruit soldiers, so what about borrowing them?"

"Who can borrow troops?"

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Zhou Yu shook his head slightly and sighed, after more than half a year of fighting, the Jiangdong Army lost tens of thousands of casualties and countless wounded, the 120,000 horses of this western expedition are already all the family foundations, and there are only some old and weak women and children left in the rear, how easy is it to recruit soldiers?

You can't forcibly recruit ignorant teenagers and white-haired old men into the army, that kind of method of fishing with all your might, not only will not help the war, but will ruin the Jiangdong Group!

Lu Su wrote the word 'Liu' on the sand table, now the war situation is urgent, even if it is too late to recruit soldiers, it is best to borrow a team of men from allies to solve the urgent need!

But after repelling the Cao army, Sun and Liu looked like they were separated, and they were wary of each other and secretly stumbling up, and in the previous battle of Jingxiang Ancient Road, Liu Bei refused to send troops to help, so that Jiangdong lost 5,000 athletes!

In addition, after the two families agreed to break Cao's army, they would divide the nine counties of Jingzhou equally, Liu Bei would occupy Lingling, Wuling, Zhangling, and Nanjun in the west, and Sun Quan would want Changsha, Guiyang, Jiangxia, and Nanyang counties in the east, and Xiangyang County would be divided in half!

However, Liu Beijun triumphed all the way, occupying three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling, plus a Jiangxia County, and almost got half of Jingzhou, but he did not hand over a city or a piece of land to his allies!

In this case, seconding troops and horses to Liu Bei is tantamount to seeking skin with the tiger, what people are planning now is probably 'the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman profits!' ’

"If it weren't for the bloody battle of Xiangyang by the Metropolitan Governor and the containment of Xiao Yi's soldiers and horses, Liu Xuande'an could easily sweep through the southern city of Jingzhou, just for this, he should also send troops to help!

Lu Zijing is not talented, and is willing to go to Jiangling in person, persuade Liu Bei, Kong Ming, Pang Tong and others to send an elite group of men and horses to the north to attack Xiangyang City with our army, and also ask the metropolitan governor to cooperate closely and help me! ”

Lu Su also has an advantage, that is, he is meticulous and brave to take responsibility, before Sun and Liu's first alliance, he single-handedly promoted, and now in the face of a strong enemy, he is going to promote the second alliance!

Zhou Yu also understands people and knows the meaning of good friends, the so-called help is to shrink the troops, stop the flag, and make a posture of retreating the whole army, so as to threaten Liu Bei's side!

If the Jiangdong army retreats, Xiao Yi will free up his hands and send troops to attack Liu Bei's side, Liu Bei's army will not be able to attack the city and plunder the land, for their own interests, they will also have to help the war!

Next, the two discussed the specific details, as well as the future development of the battle, talked about it late at night, and finally fell asleep, and early the next morning, Lu Su packed his bags and went straight to Jiangling City!

Zhou Yu's heart knot was untied, and his sick body was cured, and he immediately beat drums and raised the tent, gathered the generals, and redeployed his tactics:

While letting people spread the news, it was said that the old illness of the governor of Zhou Dadu had relapsed and he could no longer continue to command the troops, and the army was ready to retreat on all fronts and return to the old nest - Panyang Lake to repair!

While sending out rangers, inspect the rice fields on both sides of the Han River, estimate the maturity time, and at the same time make a large number of farm tools and prepare to grab grain!

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