Chapter 3454: Land Utilization Exhausted

Chapter 3453 The land is exhausted

"quick! Hurry! 』

Jiang Qin shouted and urged his men to move forward.

This section of their journey was going down the mountain, and then they had to climb up the opposite hillside to kill the Hussar sentries before they could raid the Hussar's water village, so they had to hurry!

Slower means failure and death!

Jiang Dongbing followed Jiang Qin, almost exerting all his energy to feed him. Everyone was stumbling and their tongues were about to spit out.

Climbing mountains is hard enough, let alone running?

However, Jiang Qin's strategy had a certain effect. He and his men suddenly accelerated, disrupting the rhythm of the cavalry sentries.

The hussar sentry was a little flustered for a moment. He didn't know whether he should prepare for defense immediately or send a message to the water village first. In the end, we decided to have both, but the result of having both is that there are fewer people on both sides, and the speed on both sides is slow!

After all, the commander here at the Qiusi Outpost is just a commander, not a fully developed, omnipotent keyboard warrior in future generations.

"Get ready to cum again!" 』

The commander of the hussars shouted loudly. He felt that his men shot too hastily and had no accuracy without aiming. They should wait a little longer to let Jiangdong's army get closer, or even shoot when they climbed up.

However, some of the hussars sentries had already fired their bows.

Sure enough, when the first round of arrows fell, the Jiangdong soldiers rolled and climbed on the downhill road. Their speed was not slow, and there were many branches and shrubs, so they did not cause any effective damage.

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"Come forward!" Kill their archers! 』

Jiang Qin shouted from a distance.

At this point, he felt relieved again.

Obviously, the cavalry sentries here are not the kind of extremely powerful elite cavalrymen.

Otherwise, the arrow would not have shot like this.

Think about it, of course, good steel must be used on the blade. This is just a regular checkpoint, just in case. Who would have thought that the Jiangdong Army would actually show up?

"The opponent is not an elite!" 』

Jiang Qin shouted, "There are not many people!" 』

For a veteran like Jiang Qin, he made a judgment in just a split second.

"No need to form a formation!" Just climb up! Kill them all! 』

If it were a competition of bows and arrows, Jiangdong soldiers would not be much worse, but the terrain did not have an advantage, so shooting from below onto the hillside was obviously of little significance.

Jiang Dongjun's momentum surged and he quickly climbed up the mountain...

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"Xiao Liuzi, you guys cum!" Others follow me to stop them! 』

Although the hussars at the checkpoint are not elites, there are some things that not only elites can do or can do.

Because of the dispersion, not only is there insufficient strength to intercept Jiangdong's army here, but there is also insufficient manpower on the other side to prepare to light the beacon fire!

These days, there are no convenient fire starters. Tinder and fire sickle are still the most common ignition equipment.

However, this kind of ignition equipment is somewhat unstable and more random. It may ignite the flame in the first stroke, or it may not ignite the small tinder even after dozens of strokes.

Seeing that the beacon fire and smoke behind them never came out, the sentry chief subconsciously raised his arms and shouted, and rushed down with his sword in hand!

Jiang Dongbing can't be allowed to come up like this, he must wait until the warning beacon is ignited!

The commander of the sentry was indeed a little lax before and did not give a warning, which made Jiangdong's soldiers suddenly realize when they were approaching. However, the commander of the sentry at least was not timid and he rushed forward bravely!

He was not good at archery, so he chose the more dangerous hand-to-hand combat to buy time and space for his comrades behind him.

The sentry chief accidentally stepped in the air and hit a tree. He staggered and felt as if half of his shoulders were about to fall apart. However, he still did not hesitate and was still rushing down!

There seemed to be some falling sounds behind him.

Someone was calling him, but the sentry commander didn't even turn his head. He stared at the Jiangdong soldiers rushing towards him and shouted: "Kill with me!" 』

He didn't look back, and he didn't know if anyone was following him behind him, or if anyone was guarding his flanks.

Not far below, a Jiang Dong soldier was climbing up.

In a hurry, I saw Jiang Dongbing climbing up on the other side.

The sentry commander jumped into the air and kicked the Jiangdong soldier who climbed up. He kicked the Jiangdong soldier directly and fell down. He himself also fell to the ground...

"Cum!" Cum! What a great cover! 』

"Come on, charge on!" 』

Chaotic shouts came and went.

The arrows shot this time were much more accurate.

A Jiangdong soldier was about to slash at the sentry commander with his sword. When he raised his sword, he was hit by an arrow in the face, killing him on the spot. He fell back and bumped into another Jiangdong soldier. He rolled down with his arms and legs crossed.

"superior! Come on! 』

"Kill, kill!" 』

All the words, all the vocabulary, all the thoughts are gathered into the simplest, most primitive and most direct cry.

Jiang Qin waved his sword, flicked the arrows, and dodged this round of arrows. Then he didn't care about the Jiangdong soldiers around him, and just rushed forward.

At this time, no one can stop. Once they stop, they will not only become the target of the hussar soldiers on the hillside, but also block the path of other Jiangdong soldiers behind them.

Taking advantage of the gap between the hussars' arrows, he quickly rushed across the empty bottom of the slope and began to climb up.

Jiang Qin felt that as long as he rushed forward, killed those archers, and prevented the beacon fire from igniting, he would not be 100% sure, but would have at least an 89% success rate!

The next moment, two black figures suddenly fell down!

"Ahhh!" 』

Then there was another scream.

Jiang Qin looked up and saw the commander of the hussar sentry, cutting a bloody gash in the neck of Jiang Dongbing with a knife!

"puff……"

Blood spurted out, covering Jiang Qin's head and face.

Jiang Qin didn't bother to wipe it off, but raised his knife and charged straight at the hussar sentry.

"Come die!" 』

"Go to hell!" 』

The shouts from both sides seemed to come and go, but the meanings expressed were unusually consistent.

At this point in this battle, command is no longer the most important factor, but has become courage.

We meet on a narrow road, it’s just a matter of hard work and bravery!

"We can't let them come up!" 』

The sentry commander also instinctively sensed the crux of the problem. He saw more Jiang Dong soldiers rushing out, and also saw Jiang Qin rushing toward him. He no longer had any hope of returning alive, he just hoped to hold back these Jiangdong soldiers until the flames of war rose!

"Be very careful!" 』

There were hussar soldiers on the top of the mountain shouting and then shooting at Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin shrank slightly and dodged the arrow.

Other Jiangdong soldiers were not as capable as Jiang Qin, and some were shot one after another, causing casualties, but the effect was not very good, because the number of arrows was not enough, and the shooting speed was also not enough, and it could not form a suppressive effect.

Jiangdong soldiers gradually rushed up and fought with the hussar sentries in chaos.

Jiang Qin used a flaw, and then slashed the sentry commander on the body with a knife. He was surprised to find that he could not kill or injure him with a single blow. Then he realized that the person fighting him was not Shanyue in Jiangdong, but a series of people. Hussars all wearing armor!

Seeing that he and his soldiers were stuck like this by five or six hussars sentries, Jiang Qin couldn't help but became furious. He immediately slashed the sentry with another sword until he lost his center of gravity. Shi Chang's defensive posture was broken, and he was finally killed with a single blow.

Since when has it become so difficult to kill someone?

But before Jiang Qin could figure it out, he heard Jiangdong soldiers pointing at the hillside and shouting something.

Jiang Qin looked up and saw black smoke rising into the sky!

"Damn!" 』

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"Zhuge is engaged!" There is a smoke warning from behind! 』

In the central battlefield, the soldiers responsible for the lookout shouted downwards.

Zhuge Liang turned around suddenly and saw the smoke on the side of the Sichuan-Sichuan Water Village. He immediately understood that Zhou Yu had arranged two groups of soldiers to attack from the side!

However, Zhuge Liang did not panic because of this. Instead, he exhaled a long breath, "Zhou Gongjin's plan stops here." 』

Zhuge Liang was really relieved, not pretending to be calm.

He had been thinking about Zhou Yu's main strategy before.

At first, Zhuge Liang was not sure about Zhou Yu's approach.

Although generally the forms of war are similar, with more attacking less, the combination of odd and right, etc. Basically, anyone who knows a little bit about the art of war can tell you something, but the specifics are not how much they know, but how much they know. How to use it in actual combat.

Today's Zhuge Liang is not the kind of counselor in history, oh, who is shocking the world and weeping ghosts and gods in the novel. He is just better than ordinary counselors, and the most important thing is that Zhuge Liang went from Lushan to Guanzhong, and all the way Even when I moved to Sichuan and Shu, I didn’t stop learning and thinking.

This is the basis why Zhuge Liang is now stronger than ordinary people and views things and problems more clearly.

Talent is important, but if you only have talent without hard work, the upper limit will be very small...

Xu Huang was a little confused, "Kong Ming, what do you mean?" 』

It's really hard to understand when Zhuge Liang seemed to relax even though he was clearly being attacked.

Zhuge Liang said: "If you draw your bow but don't fire it, you will be uneasy if you don't know where it is going." Now that you know what you want, why should you be afraid? Zhou Gongjin seemed to have many changes in his tactics and military use, but ultimately, it was due to the lack of geographical advantages! Just like the place east of the Yangtze River, there is nothing else but good land! What a pity...』

Jiangdong's army divided its forces again.

And are the mountain roads around here easy to walk?

Gan Ning accidentally got confused.

Therefore, the soldiers dispatched by Jiangdong Army must be relatively elite.

Among the Jiangdong Army, those who can be linked to the "elite" are the private soldiers of each general!

So there are Zhou Tai all the way, Jiang Qin all the way, and here at Zhou Yu, only Zhou Yu's soldiers are left...

These are basic inferences that most people can think of, but the reason why Zhuge Liang is called a wise man is that in addition to thinking about these things that ordinary people can think of, he can also consider deeper issues at the same time.

That is, does Zhou Yu also want him to think so?

The two generals of Jiangdong Army are on the sidelines, so what is left for Zhou Yu in the middle?

If you defeat Zhou Gongjin suddenly, you can win the final victory!

Is it an easy choice?

Zhuge smiled slightly, "I thought Zhou Gongjin had other means this time..."

Xu Huang looked at Zhuge Liang and thought, is this young man too arrogant?

I don’t have any means, but my own nest has been invaded!

Zhuge Liang seemed to have noticed Xu Huang's expression, so he smiled and explained: "I didn't know what Zhou Gongjin was planning, so I should have thought about it more. Now that I know what he wants, I will defeat him with a strategy! '

Zhuge Liang is undoubtedly a person who is very good at learning and summarizing.

Although Zhou Yu's strategy seems to be luring, interweaving, or ambushing, it is varied, but in fact Zhuge Liang concluded that all of Zhou Yu's strategies are based on his use of the "geographical advantage" of the Yangtze River!

"The lord said that when a general fights, the weather, the terrain, and the harmony of people are indispensable." Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Now Zhou Gongjin uses his geographical advantage, which is the best, and there must be someone who is lacking! The general can give an order to turn the army around, and then the disadvantages of Jiangdong will be fully revealed! '

Xu Huang was stunned. He looked at Zhou Yu's formation not far away, and then pointed, "Then this..."

Even Xu Huang, when facing the results of the battle that were about to be "obtained", could not help but have some difficulties in making decisions.

Zhuge Liang said, "Jiangdong is good for water battles, but Zhou Gongjin sent out two detachments, crossing mountains and ridges again and again... This is the disadvantage of tired soldiers! Zhou Gongjin is not ignorant of soldiers, but he uses them urgently! Liang thinks that Jiangdong must change! This is because he lost the right time! '

Zhuge Liang raised his second finger again, "Second, since Zhou Gongjin is familiar with the advantages of the Yangtze River, how could he not know the advantages and disadvantages of the upstream and downstream? The Jiangdong navy opened the middle road, and you and I marched forward but the enemy did not move, there must be a trap ahead! Our army turned around and broke their plan. If Zhou Gongjin chased, he would lose the advantage of the terrain. If he did not chase, he would be forced by the right time! '

'The third one...'

Zhuge Liang smiled, "It's a long story... General, you should give the order first! '

Xu Huang looked at Zhuge Liang, thought for a while, and then ordered the troops to withdraw and return to the camp.

Although Xu Huang was not very clear about the twists and turns here, he still chose to believe Zhuge Liang, withdraw the troops first, and then think about why.

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As soon as the Sichuan-Shu army withdrew, the Jiangdong soldiers cheered.

But Zhou Yu's face was not happy at all, but frowned.

This situation was completely different from what he expected!

The Jiangdong soldiers smiled because their goal was to "win". No matter whether the Sichuan-Shu army retreated voluntarily or left passively, they "won" anyway, so they were naturally happy.

But what Zhou Yu wanted was not the same as what ordinary Jiangdong soldiers wanted.

What Zhou Yu wanted most was to destroy and consume the ships of the Sichuan-Shu navy. If he could kill the enemy generals on this basis, it would be the best.

So when the Sichuan-Shu army retreated, Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment...

Shouldn't he rush up immediately and fight a home exchange in this situation?

Isn't this a very obvious situation?

Why did he choose to withdraw?

Although Zhou Yu did not understand the theory of "sunk cost", it did not prevent him from using this mentality to achieve his strategic goals.

This is like the bad custom of dowry in some Southeast Asian countries in later generations. Then the seller of the daughter thought that the other party had already paid 380,000, so he might as well raise the price by 80,000 or 180,000 on the day of the official sale, thinking that the other party had already paid so much and would definitely not be willing to give up like this...

This time Zhou Yu adopted the same tactics.

Zhou Yu's formation was right in front of him, just like the eight-man sedan chair had already arrived at the door, and he just withdrew. Let's not talk about the face issue. Just say how much energy, material resources and manpower it took to mobilize such a large formation?

And once you retreat, wouldn't it be equivalent to abandoning all the "achievements" you have made before?

The Sichuan Army is willing to give it up?

Aren't you afraid that you will lose both people and money after returning?

In those Southeast Asian countries with bad habits, when the dowry is given out, they smile and call the in-laws loudly. When you want to take the dowry back, it is almost like killing your father's enemy, and you may really have to use a knife. The white knife goes in, the black knife comes out.

Zhou Yu had imagined and deduced many times beforehand, and he felt that the Sichuan-Shu Army would definitely choose to "change homes" in this situation.

So he did not need Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to achieve much results in both routes. He only needed to create such a situation of two-way encirclement and the loss of the old nest, forcing the Sichuan-Shu Army to burn their boats, and then the Sichuan-Shu Army would definitely "sink the boats".

Withdrawal is absolutely impossible, because it would be too bad to do so!

But the Sichuan-Shu Army did it!

"General! We won!" The guards around Zhou Yu also laughed and said, and then they found that Zhou Yu's face was very ugly, "General... General, you..."

Zhou Yu stretched out his hand and signaled the guard to shut up.

He was already very tired, and the blood vessels on his forehead were shouting that he was exhausted, but he still had to weigh the gains and losses as soon as possible and make corresponding orders.

According to common understanding, since Sichuan and Shu retreated, the Jiangdong Army won. After chasing and killing for a while, they could see what they could gain, and then withdraw their troops and return to their own camp to celebrate...

But what's the point of doing this?

The reason why Zhou Yu put on such a posture was to make the Sichuan and Shu army fall into a trap, and then use kerosene fire attack to kill and injure Sichuan and Shu's ships and personnel in one fell swoop, and destroy at least half of Sichuan and Shu's naval ships, so that they could directly press into Sichuan and Shu in one breath!

But now Sichuan and Shu did not fall into the trap, which meant that they had to fight a war of attrition!

If he cannot win today, others may still have tomorrow, and there are countless tomorrows waiting for him, but what about Zhou Yu?

Even if his body can support it, will his back still support it?

Is Jiangdong still willing to wait for the next tomorrow?

Zhou Yu looked up at the sky, and suddenly felt that the wind on the river was no longer as gentle and affectionate as when he was young, lifting his hair and scarf, lingering in his robe and cuffs. The wind on the river now is like a landlady who has not collected rent, torturing him both physically and mentally.

It's like the debt owed by the romantic back then, and now all of it has to be repaid double.

『Governor! Urgent news from Chaisang! 』

Just when Zhou Yu was thinking about making a difficult choice, a soldier rushed to the bottom of the tower ship and shouted loudly, 『Governor! Urgent news, urgent news from Chaisang! 』

Zhou Yu's heart suddenly tightened...