Chapter 1,285: Dispatching Troops to Chenliu

What Guo Jia said was not wrong at all. Zhou Yu originally disagreed with Sun Ce getting involved in this matter, but Sun Ce insisted on doing so. So although Zhou Yu failed to convince Sun Ce in the end, he made Sun Ce give up the idea of ​​fighting with all his strength. .

Zhou Yu knew very well that although the Tang army had never been besieged by three powerful families, for Wu, the only places where they could send troops were Qiaojun and Lujiang. However, Qiaojun had nearly 30,000 soldiers under the command of Huangfu Li, and Lujiang County even more With 40,000 soldiers under the command of Kong Xin and Ji Ling, plus the soldiers from the counties and cities in each city, their strength cannot be underestimated.

In addition, behind the two counties is the more powerful Runan County, which also has 40,000 soldiers, and is personally led by Huang Zhong, the sworn brother of Tang Wang Huangfu Chaobo, and its strength is also extraordinary.

Although Wu State has five counties in name, it also faces enemies on all four sides. The prefect of Wu County in the south is Yan Han, the Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao in Yuzhang is in the west, and the Qi army in the north also has a bad relationship. Although this time it is said that There was talk of a truce, but Zhou Yu did not dare to take it lightly.

Calculated in this way, the Wu State can really use only 70,000 to 80,000 troops. It is not easy to seize a large territory from the Tang army with such a force.

After much consideration, Zhou Yu decided on the strategy of sending troops from Shouchun to pacify Feng, and then marching westward along the Huai River. If you can control the entire Huai River in your hands, then things will be much easier to do next. However, the Tang army in Anfeng City was not weak, and Zhou Yu himself was not sure about the outcome of the dispatch.

On May 3rd, Sun Ce, who quietly arrived in Shouchun, received the news that the war in Hebei had begun and that the Qi army had sent troops to Shanyang County of Tang State. He could no longer hold back and ordered his troops to march westward to attack Anfeng. .

Following Sun Ce's order, the 80,000 Wu army divided into two groups, water and land, and marched towards Anfeng City in the west.

Unlike other countries that often have tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of elite troops, Sun Ce started late and had a small territory. Therefore, it took several years to gather tens of thousands of troops. These are the most elite troops, including Infantry: five battalions of Jiefan, Wunan, Yulin, Wuwei, and Shanyue, each with 5,000 men each; cavalry and tiger cavalry battalions of 5,000, plus 20,000 navy troops.

The situation in the game is different from that of the Wu Kingdom in history. Historically, Wu Kingdom’s soldiers and horses basically belonged to the world military system and the hereditary military leadership system. Therefore, Sun Wu’s army organization system is divided into five categories, namely central soldiers and local soldiers. , generals, kings, and quasi-soldiers.

However, in the game, like other princes, they are divided into two categories: elite soldiers and county soldiers (that is, defenders). The generals do not have any private soldiers in their hands. In addition to the 50,000 elite Chinese soldiers, nearly 30,000 soldiers were distributed in the cities and towns of various counties. Coupled with the garrison guards in the cities of various counties and counties, each city basically ranged from two to three thousand.

This time, Sun Ce dispatched troops. In addition to the 50,000 elite troops of the Chinese army, he also mobilized 5,000 combat troops and 15,000 county soldiers from Jiujiang County. Plus 10,000 civilians, the total number of troops was 80,000. people. In terms of generals, in addition to Sun Ce himself, there are also Zhou Yu, Ding Feng, Zhu Huan, and Liu Xun.

The three veteran generals Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and Han Dang were all arranged by Sun Ce to go to Wujun, Danyangjun and Xiapi to guard.

Although Guo Jia said that Wu State came here with the intention of picking up bargains, Huangfu Chaobo still couldn't rest assured. He also knew that Wu State did not have many soldiers and horses to dispatch, but the combat power of the soldiers and horses under Little Tiger was Not weak, especially in the navy.

"In Fengxiao's opinion, what should the Wu side do now?" Huangfu Chaobo thought for a while and asked Guo Jia;

"Since the State of Wu has sent troops to calm the situation, if Jia's prediction is correct, the State of Wu must have decided to control the Huaihe River and isolate Lujiang County from Huaibei. Therefore, please send an order to General Huang and General Kong. As well as Taishou Zuo and Taishou Xu, they were told to guard the pontoon across the Huai River south of Xinxi, and at the same time ordered the naval vessels to return to the west of Xinxi and not to engage with the Wu army. "

When Huangfu Chaobo heard this, he nodded repeatedly. As long as Wu Jun was not allowed to completely control the Huai River,

It is impossible for the Lujiang River to be captured by the Wu army, so the Huai River Floating Bridge south of Xinxi is indeed the key.

"In this case, I immediately ordered Huang Zhong to take charge of this matter. He must defend the Xinxi Huai River Floating Bridge no matter what. However, there is one more thing. How should we respond to Qi's attack?" Huangfu Chaobo turned to Qi again Above the soldiers and horses, the Tao;

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. There is General Meng Gang's Canglang Camp in Shanyang County. Although there are only 15,000 troops, plus the 10,000 defenders in the city, they can still resist the Qi army for a long time. In addition, Pingnan General Xu Rong’s Qianniu Camp is in Jiyin, so General Xu should have a response strategy soon.”

Guo Jia's words were not wrong at all. After receiving the information from Meng Gang, Xu Rong began to assemble troops and prepare to send troops to support Shanyang County.

"Is there any news about the two armies of General Hua Xiong and General Shegan?"

Guo Jia shook his head: "There is no news yet. It is estimated that the war in Shangjun is not over yet. It is estimated that when they come back, it will be ten days later."

"We can't wait any longer. Send the order. The Guards should prepare and set out as soon as possible. Whether it is to support Henan or to support Yanzhou, the army will first arrive at Hulao Pass and then go to the east. After the army arrives at Chenliu, we will look at the war between the two places. It depends on the situation. If you need to cross the river, then rush to Liyang from Baima. If you need to send troops to support Yanzhou, then go directly to the east and send troops to help Yin." After thinking for a while, Huangfu Chaobo finally made up his mind and said;

The people in the hall saw that Huangfu Chaobo had made a decision, and they all said, "Yes!"

"Okay, everyone, go and get busy. Prepare the army as soon as possible. I will lead the army tomorrow."

There are not many soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in the counties of Sizhou now, so if you want to send troops to support, there is no other way except Huangfu Chaobo's guards. Moreover, the guards of the current 10,000 cavalry have been sent to Wei County, and the Yuanrong crossbowmen and the Iron Eagle Sharps have also sent 1,000 people each to protect Pang Tong's safety. Now if Huangfu Chaobo wants to lead the army to go to war, only 20,000 soldiers can be dispatched. But at this time, he can't care about these. Huangfu Chaobo ordered 20,000 soldiers to assemble, and after all of them were equipped with war horses, he led the 20,000 troops to the east of Chenliu.

In addition to the 20,000 guards, Huangfu Chaobo ordered Wang Ran of Yingchuan to leave a school of soldiers to garrison Yangdi, and he personally led the 20,000 soldiers of the Fenwu Camp to rush to Chenliu to join him. At the same time, Wang Yong of Chen State also led 10,000 soldiers of the Jianwu Camp to Liang State, joined with the Xingwu Camp of Wu'an State, and then supported Shanyang or Pei State depending on the situation.