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Zhou Yu said: "Now, Anhan City has been occupied by our army, and our army on the East Road can be under the city of Jiangzhou in ten days.

However, at present, Zhao Wei's rebel army and Liu Zhang's army are facing each other under the city of Chengdu, and the fierce battle is in full swing and stalemate. If our army attacks Jiangzhou City at this time, it will definitely affect the morale of Zhao Wei's rebels, after all, Jiangzhou is Zhao Wei's foundation, he will definitely not sit idly by, once he knows that the rear nest is in danger, it is very likely that he will withdraw his troops as soon as possible. And that's the last thing we want to see. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu paused, quickly smiled, and said in a solemn voice: "In view of this, I have decided that the army will set off in the early morning in three days, and there will be no battles along the way, and Jiangzhou City will be quickly besieged, but it will be besieged but not attacked, and all roads leading to Shu County will be strictly blocked. Until the victory and defeat are divided between Zhao Wei and Liu Zhang, it is not too late to attack the city.

At that time, if Zhao Wei is defeated, then Jiangzhou is his foundation, and the subordinates of Jiangzhou under his rule are bound to be implicated by it, and their only way out in desperation is to open the city and surrender to our army. In this way, we can easily pocket Jiangzhou, and then collect the entire territory of Ba County and march into Chengdu. ”

Li Xian nodded thoughtfully, thought for a moment, and said, "In this way, after our army besieges Jiangzhou, we should postpone the attack, sit back and wait for Zhao Wei and Liu Zhang's fight to end, and then make a decision." In this way, although Zhao Wei could be avoided from suddenly withdrawing his troops back to Jiangzhou, but our army came from afar, but it took time to go under the city of Jiangzhou. It has invisibly increased the escort pressure of the grain and grass in the rear. Once the grain route is blocked, or the enemy army is attacked, will my tens of thousands of troops not be in danger? ”

"Hmm. What the Admiral said was very true. Zhou Yu bowed his head when he heard this, and said approvingly: "As the general said, the key to the success or failure of our army's conquest of Yizhou this time lies in whether the grain route in the rear is unblocked, and whether the grain and grass baggage can be transported to the front line on time to supply the needs of the army. As long as there is no problem with the supply of grain and grass, there will be more than 50% chance of winning this battle; In addition, our army has penetrated hundreds of miles into the hinterland of Yizhou at this moment. completely got rid of the barrier of Shu Road and gained a firm foothold in Ba County. Since then, under the condition of ensuring that the grain route is unimpeded. Our army's chances of winning the attack on Yizhou have increased by two percent, and a battle with a seventy percent chance of victory can be regarded as a victory.

However, our Eastern Route Army only had 60,000 cavalry, and it continued to attack cities and villages along the way. It is inevitable that some soldiers and horses will be lost. And if the next Jiangzhou City is attacked, it will inevitably cause heavy casualties. In this way, relying on the little soldiers and horses in our hands to attack Shu County and even Chengdu is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg and seeking a dead end.

Therefore, the Eastern Route Army led by you and me is not the main force in this battle of Yizhou, and its mission is to disturb the sight of the Yizhou Army and contain part of its forces. Cover for the Western Route Army. Only in this way can the army of the Western Road led by Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong be able to seize the Shu Road along the way. Then he waved Yizhou and won the game in one fell swoop. ”

Li Xian frowned contemplatively and nodded slightly, as if he had realized something: "Before the army set off, the governor did not specify who would be responsible for the main attack of the soldiers and horses of the two routes, but in terms of the number of troops, the Western Route Army led by General Zilong is undoubtedly the main force of this southern expedition, and it is responsible for the frontal attack. In addition, the Golden Bull Road starts from Jiameng Pass to Chengdu, more than 1,000 miles away, and there are more than 100 passes of all sizes along the way, and there are countless cities, and there are many dangers and obstacles. This is the real long way to go! ”

After sighing and sighing, Li Xian paused, and then continued: "The Western Route Army took the Golden Bull Main Plank Road from Hanzhong to Yizhou, while my Eastern Route Army took the rice warehouse shortcut. Therefore, we waited to enter Yizhou first, take the lead in launching an attack, and induce the Yizhou army to come to intercept and intercept, so as to contain some of its soldiers and horses, and create favorable conditions for the Western Route Army to enter Yizhou. Only when the Western Route Army really advances into the hinterland of Yizhou can it be regarded as a complete victory, and sooner or later it will conquer Yizhou.

It turned out that the purpose of the Governor's division of troops was like this! The last general is stupid, and I didn't know what it was until now, thank you for your teachings! After sorting out the beginning and end of the war again, Li Xian suddenly realized that he truly understood Zhou Yu's combat intentions.

"Exactly." Zhou Yu bowed his head happily with a smile on his face, and said: "The two lines of troops and horses are divided into troops, it doesn't matter who is in charge and who is second, what matters is whether they can complete their respective missions, so as to finally realize the strategic intention of seizing Yizhou formulated by the lord." Judging from the current situation, the speed of our Eastern Route Army's march is far faster than expected, and the capture of Ba County is a foregone conclusion, which can be said to be a disgrace to the mission, and it should not be a problem to arrive at the city of Chengdu in a month. However, the backbone of the real attack on Yizhou was the Western Route Army led by Zhao Yun.

According to the original plan, the lord ordered us to attack the entire territory of Yizhou within half a year, and to end the war before the end of the year, and asked us to control the city while attacking the city, not only to capture the counties, but also to really occupy these territories, and to obtain a part of the grain and grass from these counties to supply the army for continuous combat and reduce the burden of supply of the rear grain routes. It is precisely because of this that I delegated military power to the commanders of the army, and I got rid of it myself, and devoted all my energy to governing the counties and raising food and grass. Therefore, the general was only responsible for leading the army into battle, while I remained in the rear to raise food and grass for the army. This is not only the case for our Eastern Route Army, but also for the Western Liang Army, whose duty is to raise grain and grass for the Western Route Army along the way to ensure the logistics supply needed by the army. ”

Through this in-depth conversation, the estrangement and suspicion between Zhou Yu and Li Xian completely disappeared, and they cooperated sincerely, trusted each other, and had a very tacit understanding.

The night was already deep, and just as Li Xian got up and was about to leave, Zhou Yu said with a smile: "The ensuing battle will be under the full command of the general, and I will stay in the rear to raise food and grass for the army." However, General Jian Yiyi still appointed Zhang Fei as the vanguard of the army, ordered him to rest for two days, and led his troops to take the lead before the departure of our army, and rushed to the city of Jiangzhou first. I don't know what the general thinks? ”

"Uh, and let him be a pioneer?" Li Xian was shocked when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Zhang Fei is violent by nature, murderous and murderous, why do you still use him as a pioneer?" The last general is dull, and please ask the governor to give advice. ”

"Hehehe!" Zhou Yu smiled incomprehensibly: "It is not right to wantonly kill and kill ordinary people, but it is indispensable to exert the power of thunder on the counties and counties that are occupied for the first time. In the past, when Liu Yan was in charge of Yizhou, he also used thunderous means against the Yizhou scholars and powerful gentry, more than 30 families were tragically poisoned, nearly 10,000 family members and clansmen of the official eunuch family were exiled, and more than 200 officials were dismissed from their posts and demoted to concubines. After the governance of this heavy torture, Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son have been in charge of Yizhou for more than ten years, even if the situation is turbulent after Liu Yan's death, it still cannot shake the dominance of Liu's father and son, so that Liu Zhang can sit on the position of Yizhou pastor without danger.

To this day, although all the subordinates in Yizhou know that Liu Zhang is weak and dim, greedy for pleasure, and has no ambitions, his position is still as solid as a rock. This is Liu Yan's practice of torture to govern Yizhou in the past, which greatly deterred the officials and families of Yizhou, so that they did not dare to act without permission, and supported Liu Zhang as always, maintaining his orthodox status. I dare to assert that although Zhao Wei's rebellion was huge, the final result must be Liu Zhang's victory, and Zhao Wei and his family, young and old, were all killed. ”

Speaking of this, the smile on Zhou Yu's face disappeared, and he said solemnly: "The lessons of the past are still in front of us, how can we turn a blind eye?" Therefore, we must not be soft-hearted in this plan to pacify Yizhou, attack the city first, attack the heart first, deter first, and benevolent government last. Only in this way can Yizhou achieve long-term peace and stability, so as to truly become the stable rear of our Xiliang Army, continuously supply grain and grass, and lay the foundation for our army to dominate the world in the future.

Therefore, although Zhang Feiqi is fierce and tyrannical, he is the best candidate for a pioneer general. When he leads his troops into battle, he only needs to restrain them and guide them well. After all, Yizhou has been peaceful for many years, and there are thousands of families and local tycoons entrenched in the territory, and more than half of them are dependent on the Liu family and his son, and there is an irreconcilable conflict of interest with us. It is because these people must be eradicated, so as not to leave hidden dangers, and in the future, they will rebel, and the legacy will be endless, and sooner or later there will be trouble. ”

After Li Xian heard this, his expression was extremely complicated, full of surprise and uncertainty, as if he couldn't believe that these words came from the mouth of the gentle and elegant Zhou Yu.

Seeing that Li Xian was suspicious, Zhou Yu took out a stack of letters from his sleeve, stretched out his hand and handed it to him, signaling him to understand completely after reading the contents of the secret letter.

Li Xian took the secret letter suspiciously, and at the first glance of the letter, he saw an extremely familiar handwriting, which ?????? It was Li Li's handwritten letter. The content above is very simple, just a few crosses. The letter said: The situation in Yizhou is becoming increasingly tense, the war in Chengdu is stalemate, and the subordinates and major families under Liu Zhang's rule are fighting fiercely; In view of the current situation, Zhou Yu was given the right to arbitrarily handle all military and political affairs in the southern expedition to Yizhou. The signature is Li Li's autograph, as well as the general's seal and Li Li's unique seal.

After seeing this military order, Li Xian was instantly relieved of Zhou Yu's decision to appoint Zhang Fei as a pioneer. Because a hint has been made on the letter, this kind of vague hint is not only understood by Zhou Yu, but even Li Xian can understand the deep meaning at a glance.

However, what Li Xian never expected was that Zhou Yu had been very accommodating to him since he set out on the expedition, and he tolerated him many times, so that Li Xian mistakenly thought that this was secretly instructed by his brother Li Li. It was not until this time that Li Xian finally understood. The reason why Zhou Yu was humble to him in every way was not because he was forced to cater to Li Li's orders and pretend to be pretentious, but out of a genuine heart of love and care, he deliberately cultivated him. Otherwise, Zhou Yu, as the commander of the three armies, has this military order in hand, so he doesn't need to take into account his thoughts at all, just give the order directly.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Xian's gratitude to Zhou Yu was overwhelming, ashamed, and speechless. Immediately, he tidied up his clothes for a while, bowed to Zhou Yu, bowed to the end, and then turned to leave.

Seeing Li Xian's back gradually drifting away, Zhou Yu's face was filled with a knowing smile, and he was quite relieved.

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