Chapter 3402: Abnormal

Chapter 3401 Difference

Zhou Yu fought against the Sichuan Army not because he was eager to fight, but because he was very wary of Zhu Zhi and others.

Only if Zhou Yu went to the battlefield himself could he understand the actual situation in the first place, instead of waiting for Zhu Zhi or someone else to rush out with a pat on his chest and then run back with a pat on his butt.

In addition, the voices against the war in Jiangdong are getting louder and louder.

These guys' reasons seem to be very sufficient. Jiangdong cannot maintain a two-line war...

Don't get me wrong, these guys are not arrogant enough to think that they can fight Fei Qian and Cao Cao at the same time. Before, Zhu Zhi attacked Jiangling not to go to war with Cao Cao, but to whitewash himself and share some of the profits to shut up the Jiangdong gentry.

Obviously, Zhu Zhi's approach was effective to some extent. He failed, but he succeeded again. He was guilty, but he didn't seem to be responsible for the main crime...

So who should bear the main responsibility?

The sons of the Jiangdong nobles glanced at Sun Quan, and then pretended to discuss.

Anyway, according to Jiangdong's intention, they can't continue fighting now. They are crying and shouting. No one can bear the double-front war!

That's right, the other line of the double-front they mentioned is Shanyue.

The Shanyue who can't be killed, the Nanman who can't be wiped out.

The rebellion of Shanyue this time really surprised Zhou Yu.

This time, Shanyue seems to be a little different.

If it was before, Zhou Yu would probably study the changes of Shanyue carefully, but now he doesn't have the body and energy of his youth.

Sometimes, he will obviously notice the decline of energy and memory.

Obviously remember something in the last second, but forget it in the next second, and can't remember it, and then it takes a long time before he suddenly remembers, oh, it turns out to be this thing...

Not only that, physical strength has also decreased a lot.

This is not only due to illness, but more to aging.

Or it is accelerated aging caused by illness, or some other reason.

If it was before, let alone sitting on a boat, even if you stood for a whole day, you would not feel tired when you were young. After a nap, or even just taking a nap for an hour or two, you would be full of energy again, the kind that you can't use up.

But now, even if you just sit for a little longer, you will feel sore and swollen joints all over your body, as if there are millions of insects climbing and biting on your body.

This time, in the battle with the Sichuan Army, Zhou Yu's combat focus is very clear, that is, to destroy the Sichuan Army's warships.

Warships are not easy to build. If you just repel them, then these Sichuan Army will definitely choose another time, and by that time Zhou Yu may not be able to fight again...

As long as the Sichuan Army's warships are destroyed, even if there are towering trees in Sichuan, they may not be suitable for warships. And it takes a long time from drying to building a ship. Even if Jiangdong has so many shipyards and craftsmen who build ships, it takes three to five years to build a warship from scratch.

With a buffer of three to five years, Jiangdong may have new opportunities.

Or maybe there is still no...

Perhaps this is all he can do.

As for the future...

Zhou Yu pulled the corner of his mouth.

Zhou Yu looked up at the sky.

White clouds float slowly.

The river water gurgles.

The white clouds float slowly for thousands of years.

The river water gurgles for thousands of years.

And people...

『Hu...』

Zhou Yu let out a long breath.

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『The first place for fighting around Jiangling is here...』

Zhuge Liang held a gold-painted fan and pointed to a point on the map.

The gold-painted fan was a reward from Fei Qian. It is made of bamboo and inlaid with some gold threads. It is of suitable weight and convenient to carry.

Some people, in order to show off their wealth, specially ask for jade as the frame and gold and silver inlays. It does look golden and noble, but the practicality is discounted.

Everyone has different positions and different choices.

Position, this is very important.

This is one of the many things Zhuge Liang learned from Fei Qian.

'Here we have a wide expanse of water, while the enemy is in a relatively narrow area,' Zhuge Liang said with a smile, 'so the Jiangdong army will definitely not wait for us to arrive here before going out to fight with our army... The place chosen by the Jiangdong army should be here...'

Zhuge Liang's fan retreated a little, and then pointed at a certain point.

'The location here is not as good as before,' Zhuge Liang said, 'maybe it will be more favorable to Jiangdong... There are hills and lush vegetation here, which is suitable for fire attack... I mean, it is suitable for our fire attack and Jiangdong's fire attack. '

Xu Huang and Gan Ning listened very carefully.

'Among our soldiers, only half have been trained for more than one year,' Zhuge Liang opened his fan with a bang and shook it twice, 'the rest of the soldiers have been trained for generally three to six months. Sichuan and Shu have many mountains, and mountain soldiers who can cross mountains and ridges can be formed without much training, but as for the navy... compared to Jiangdong, our soldiers are much less well trained and proactive. 』

"This difference is not obvious during rigorous training, but once entering a battle situation, due to frequent sudden changes in the battle situation, these soldiers who lack experience and training will be in a hurry..." Zhuge Liang continued, " Therefore, our tactical arrangements must be as simple as possible. The more complex the battle mode, the more likely it will be poorly executed, causing panic, and ultimately leading to overall failure. 』

Xu Huang nodded, "That's right." Zhuge made this statement to the point. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy are well-trained and can handle changes in the battlefield on their own without the need for orders from generals. However, our soldiers are relatively poor. 』

On the battlefield, sometimes subtle differences can lead to different directions in the battle. Xu Huang understands this deeply. When he fought against the Jiangdong navy before, he felt that he was too powerful to use it.

"So we are going to fight the Jiangdong Army here?" Gan Ning asked from the side.

Zhuge Liang nodded, "Yes and no." 』

"What's the meaning? Gan Ning asked without thinking because Zhuge was present.

Xu Huang did not stare at Zhuge Liang, but still looked at the map, pondering the two locations pointed out by Zhuge Liang, and then looked a little thoughtful.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, "General Xu must have some thoughts..."

"I just guessed part of it..." Xu Huang pointed to the point on the map, "This is suitable for fire attacks. As for fire attacks, it actually depends on who lights the fire first and who is in what position... The autumn wind is blowing now, so seize the opportunity. This open space in Jiangbei is very important, and this open space... There is a hill here. If archers or ballistas are arranged on it, it can directly threaten this open space... So if it is in this open space... The focus of local battles is not in the river, but here, on this hill! 』

Zhuge Liang applauded gently.

"But..." Xu Huang waved his hand, "I always feel that Kong Ming, there is something else you haven't said yet..."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

"besides? Gan Ning felt his head was itching and couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.

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Some people can still fight, whether it is a last ditch effort or a desperate struggle, but some people are not even qualified to have this last battle.

Wuguan Road.

Unable to wait for reinforcements, Wenpin entered a state of despair almost from the beginning.

Since Huang Zhong led his army to attack Wuguandao, or recover Wuguandao, Wenpin has been retreating steadily. The Battle of Shiqiao was like a greeting and the final battle, until Wenpin had no way to retreat and was trapped in a military fortress by Huang Zhong's troops.

Normally, it's ten times the size. Obviously, Huang Zhong's military strength is not ten times that of Wenpin, but the morale of Wenpin's soldiers is too low and they dare not go out to fight Huang Zhong's soldiers in the field, so being surrounded seems to be inevitable.

This military stone fort was obviously carefully selected by Wenpin.

The stone wall was very strong. Even if Huang Zhong sent people to use gunpowder, it only blew up some rubble and failed to collapse.

The gunpowder carrying capacity is not large and cannot be reused indefinitely, but the stone castle also has a fatal flaw.

The space of the stone castle is only so large. Even if Wenpin stored some food and grass in it in advance, it would not be enough. Problems would inevitably occur over time...

Huang Zhong tentatively attacked two or three times and lost some men, but then he stopped attacking and just surrounded them.

Wenpin was worried, but he still persisted.

As the commander-in-chief, he inspected three times a day, all with his own hands. He did not slack off because he was trapped in the stone castle.

Wenpin walked to the corner with his guards, and heard soldiers talking in front...

"No reinforcements are coming, certainly not. 』

"How do you know?" 』

"No need to say this, look at what it looks like now..."

Wenpin's pace slowed down.

When Wenpin's guard saw this, he wanted to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by Wenpin. He wanted to hear it.

"You feel disappointed after hearing this, why am I not disappointed too? But in the current situation, there are really no reinforcements..."

"fart! General Wen said reinforcements will come! 』

"General Wen, hehe, General Wen also hopes that reinforcements will come... I'm afraid General Wen is also disappointed now!" How much food is left in this stone castle? Even if we people repeatedly reduce rations, how many days can we sustain it? Indeed, I don’t want to say everything. When the reinforcements come, we can all be saved... But this reinforcements... Hey! General Wen sent out at least five or six batches of people to ask for help. Counting the time, they arrived in Xiangyang anyway. And from Xiangyang to here, no matter how slow we are, we should still be able to climb... And now there are still no reinforcements coming, which means only one thing..."

When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't help but frown and raised his feet to move forward.

The movement caused by the big walk frightened the soldiers who were talking and jumped up from the ground.

"General!" 』

"I've seen the general..."

"General Wen." 』

The messy names are just like the messy human heart today.

Wenpin walked up to the man who spoke just now and looked at the soldier who spoke.

The man was not tall. Although he made it clear that what he said might have been heard by Wen Pin, he still had a calm demeanor and said, "I have met General Wen." 』

"Is it you who spoke just now? Wenpin asked.

"yes. ” the soldier replied.

Wenpin nodded, "You think it's impossible for reinforcements to come?" 』

"..." The soldier was silent.

"Why, you dared to say it just now, but now you don't dare?" Wenpin asked.

The soldier gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!" I think it’s impossible! I'm telling the truth. If reinforcements could come, they would have come long ago! Reinforcements can't come now, and they won't come in the future either! 』

Wenpin listened, and then said without comment, "Is there anything else?" What can you do? 』

The soldier opened his mouth, as if he was stuck, and after a while he said: "No... there is no way..."

"Really not?" Anything works. ” Wenpin asked.

The soldier shuddered and said, "I...I can't do anything." 』

"well! Wenpin sighed and his eyes turned cold, "What a pity..."

"What? Before the soldier could react, Wenpin drew his sword and chopped it off!

"Ahhhh..."

The soldier was immediately cut down and lay in a pool of blood.

The rest of the soldiers were frightened and huddled back, and some were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground.

Wenpin shook the blood from his sword and said, "Those who rebel against the army, behead them!" 』

Naturally, the rest of the soldiers did not dare to say anything.

Wenpin put away his sword and walked out. After walking a certain distance, he said to the guard, "I remember that man... he is also from Nanyang, and he is a good family man..."

The guard glanced at Wenpin and didn't know how to respond.

Wenpin obviously had no intention of asking the guard to say anything, "Brave, smart, and strategic in doing things... I originally wanted to promote him to the position of music director after the war... Do you know why I killed him?" 』

The guard shook his head.

"Not just because he told the truth. ” Wenpin sighed, “He told the truth. It’s nothing at first... But sometimes, the truth shouldn’t be told... And the most important thing is that he told the truth, but he didn’t know what to do...”

Some people flaunt themselves and say that they only tell the truth, but in fact when to speak is not a cunning attitude, but a law of life.

Just like now, don't other soldiers feel that they may not be able to wait for reinforcements?

In fact, most people know it, so why didn't anyone else say it, and he said he was telling the truth?

When Wenpin asked the soldier, he hoped that in addition to saying that there were no reinforcements, he could also give some specific solutions. Even those methods are not feasible or are simplistic.

It's a pity that there is no...

At this time, if the morale of the military is still in chaos, what should we do?

Have you never thought about this?

If you don't think about anything, you won't say that there are no reinforcements.

If you have considered it but still deliberately tell the "truth", what do you want to do?

Everyone is good at breaking things, but if you can make up for it after breaking it, that's your skill.

You don’t have the ability to mend the sky, but you want to smash a huge hole?

"Nanyang people are quite smart..." Wenpin shook his head, "Nanyang has indeed produced a lot of talents... He is also quite smart... It's just a pity that they are not used correctly. People who want to show their intelligence but are afraid of taking responsibility are fine in normal times, but now..."

"General, we are now..."

Wenpin walked to the top of the stone fort and looked at Huang Zhong's troops outside the stone fort. He was silent for a long time and then said: "If my prediction is correct, the Huang family will attack tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is the deadline... Either surrender, or die……"

Huang Zhong had been around Shibao for the past few days. Of course, he couldn't just sit around drinking and eating meat and doing nothing.

Building siege equipment will definitely take some time, and Wen Ping estimates that it should be almost ready tomorrow.

After it is built, it will definitely attack.

As for this attack, if Wenpin refuses to surrender and resists until the end, there will definitely be casualties on both sides.

Once casualties occur, many things become difficult to say.

Although Wenpin and Huang Zhong had some friendship, this little friendship could not make the two sides stop fighting and negotiate peace. Wenpin did not deliberately light a fire at the stone bridge, and Huang Zhong also deliberately controlled it and did not pursue him ruthlessly when regaining the pass along the way.

Although Wenpin really wanted to tell Huang Zhong, go and beat him, I won't touch him here, but the question is, who will believe it?

Just when Wenpin was about to face his final choice, the soldiers on guard at the top of the stone fort shouted with joy: "Someone is coming from the direction of Jingxiang!" Someone is coming from Jingxiang direction! Reinforcements! It's reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming! 』

When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and then he was surprised, how could this be possible?

Wenpin naturally understands Jingxiang's situation.

Wenpin is a general with a different surname in Cao's army. Don't listen to Cao Cao's constant shouting about treating everyone equally, but in fact the specific benefits and benefits are much different from those of generals from the Cao family and the Xiahou family!

If Cao Zhen was besieged and Wenpin was in Xiangyang City, Cao Ren would definitely send Wenpin to rescue Cao Zhen.

Moreover, even if Cao Ren is really that generous, or he thinks so highly of the friendship between Jing and Xiang, if he wants to come to Wenpin's rescue, he should come earlier, instead of coming now when he has almost completely destroyed Wuguandao...

After hearing the news, the remaining soldiers in the stone castle stretched their heads and looked into the distance, cheering.

Wenpin did not show any happy smile, because he had a premonition that these people did come from Jingxiang, but they may not be the "reinforcements" they expected...

Sure enough, the team of "reinforcements" gradually approached along the mountain path, and the cheers of the people in the stone fort also subsided as the group approached.

Even the lowest-ranking soldiers knew that unless everyone in such a group of less than a hundred people was a fierce general, how could they break Huang Zhong's encirclement and rescue them?

"Huh..." Wen Pin stared at the group, looking at the staff held high in front of the group, with a somewhat painful look on his face, "Trouble... This is really trouble..."

"General? What are you doing..." Wen Pin's guards were puzzled.

Wen Pin pointed at the soldiers who were overjoyed and sad, and finally shook his head and sighed.