With the invitation of the Son of Heaven to crusade against Liu Bei's holy decree was delivered, Sun Quan made Zhou Yu the governor of the marching army, and Huang Gai, Ling Tong, and Lü Meng as generals, leading 20,000 soldiers and horses from Jingzhou to the west to the front of Yizhou Prefecture.Before Zhou Yu led the soldiers and horses to the expedition, he deliberately told Lu Su and others that the army was guarding Jiangxia and Nanjun, no matter what happened, before he came back, he would definitely not march against Xiangyang and Nanyang County in Jingzhou.Regarding Zhou Yu's words, Lu Su and the others naturally agreed with each other, and they would never have any intention of disobeying them in private.Hearing that Zhou Yu led 20,000 Jiangdong elites to approach Yizhou, Zhuge Liang, who was guarding in Yizhou, was suddenly surprised, it seems that Zhuge Liang did not know that the Son of Heaven issued a holy decree calling on Zhao Yu and Sun Quan to crusade against Liu Bei and call the king of Hanzhong rebellious.But when the second army came to report that a team of 10,000 troops was approaching Yizhou from Jingzhou, and the flag of the leader was the flag of the "Zhou" character, Zhuge Liang's heart immediately chuckled, and he couldn't help but wonder.This time, he was able to lead the troops to attack the southeast of Yizhou, because of the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou, and the master of Jingzhou this time was Jiangdong Sun Quan.There are not many people in Jiangdong who can play the Zhou name, only Zhou Yu and Zhou Tai are famous, Zhuge Liang suddenly thought in his heart, Jiangdong Mei Zhou Lang is approaching my Yizhou, it must not be a good thing.I saw Zhuge Liang's nervous look, and asked the sentry: "Do you know how many men and horses the enemy army has, and where are the current troops" The sentry immediately said: "Back to the military division, look at the enemy army with more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, as if the army was waved into Sichuan from the land of Zigui in Jingzhou, and it is now close to Badong County, Yizhou, China." ”After Zhuge Liang heard this, he suddenly had doubts in his heart, and then he heard Zhuge Liang say to himself: "From Zigui into Sichuan, this enemy army knows the whereabouts of our army very well, and it is worthy of Mei Zhoulang, the chief thinker of Jiangdong, who will come along the route of the lord into Sichuan."
It's just that why did Jiangdong suddenly wave his army to invade our state city this time, is it because of the fact that the lord entered the king of Hanzhong" "Who is the general who guarded Badong County this time" For Zhou Yu's sudden attack, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but be a little panicked, and even forgot the name of the general of the defenders of Army B, and hurriedly asked the general beside him."
Back to the military division, the person in charge of guarding Padang County is General Ma Zhong, and this person was personally appointed by the military division and transferred to guard Padang County."
The response to Zhuge Liang was Zhang Wei, a famous general in Liu Bei's army."
Ma Zhong" Zhuge Liang couldn't help frowning and falling into contemplation after hearing this, and then saw Zhuge Liang said with a solemn face: "There are 5,000 soldiers and horses in Badong County, even if I send 20,000 soldiers and horses to support, General Ma Zhong's ability alone will not be able to resist Zhou Yu's 20,000 army." ”After Zhang Wei listened to Zhuge Liang's words, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and his face was even more incredulous about Zhuge Liang's exaggerated Zhou Yu's strength, so he only heard him speak: "Military advisor, what is this Jiangdong Zhou Yu's ability to cause the prime minister to be so cautious."
Thinking that Zhou Yu invaded our city this time, he just brought a mere 20,000 soldiers and horses, with the talent of General Ma Zhong, plus the 20,000 soldiers and horses given by the military division and the 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city, how could he not resist Zhou Yu's men and horses" Regarding Zhang Wei's question, Zhuge Liang just shook his head helplessly, and then said: "General Zhang Wei doesn't know anything, then Jiangdong Zhou Yu's literary and military strategy, the hero of ten thousand people, is a real genius."
Zhou Yu is not good at superficial words, but he has a hidden warp and weft in his heart, and he can come up with a strategy to break the enemy when he talks and laughs with him.The person I Kong Ming is most reluctant to fight in my life, and he is Zhou Yu. ”This time, for Zhuge Liang's explanation, Zhang Wei was even more surprised and speechless.Originally, in Zhang Wei's heart, the three heroes in the army, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, and Fa Zheng, except for Feng Xiao Pang Tong, died tragically because of the enemy's plot, and the other two held the army and the other held the government, and the general was governed in an orderly manner inside and out.With the efforts of many generals, Army B continues to grow and can be described as thriving.But Zhang Wei, who has followed Zhuge Liang for a long time, even Zhuge Liang's dedication to the army in his heart, so he worships him.And this time, when he heard that the person he admired praised a foreign enemy general so much, Zhang Wei immediately felt a little dissatisfied, and even more incredible."
Since the military advisor thinks that General Ma Zhong can't resist Jiangdong Zhou Yu even if he adds tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, how should he deal with it," Zhang Wei immediately became cautious and asked.Then I heard Zhuge Liang speak: "Now, my lord and Fazheng army have just joined forces to repel the Cao army to occupy Hanzhong and become the king of Hanzhong.It will not be long before Cao Cao will lead the army to counterattack, and it will definitely not be possible to send the soldiers in front to return at this moment.This time, I will personally lead the troops and horses, and you, Zhang Yi, Deng Zhi, Liao Hua, and Feng Xi will accompany me to send troops to Badong County to resist the attack of Jiangdong Zhou Yu. ”The 5,000 men and horses of Padang County plus the 20,000 horses this time, and Zhang Yi, Deng Zhi, Liao Hua, Feng Xi, and Ma Zhong and himself of Padang County, a total of six.Zhang Wei never thought that Zhuge Junshi would be so enthusiastic this time, knowing that he was on the defensive side, and he was so cautious in the face of Zhou Yu's 20,000 horses, which really puzzled him.But no matter what, this is a military order, Zhang Wei just has to obey it.Zhuge Liang was originally in charge of the important affairs of the rear unification, but this time because the enemy Zhou Yu suddenly came to attack, he had to put down everything in his hand and concentrate on leading the troops to deal with it.And all this in their hands was handed over to Yi Yuan, Liu Ba and Li Yan, and then led an army of 20,000 and Zhang Wei and other generals to set off directly to Badong County.Just before Zhuge Liang decided to go out in person, he sent a letter to Ma Zhong of Padang County urgently, warning Ma Zhong to immediately block the city gate and various key roads, if the enemy attacked, he could not go out of the city to meet the battle no matter what, but only defend with all his strength and wait for his arrival, otherwise the military law would deal with it.When Ma Zhong received Zhuge Liang's letter, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Zhuge Liang personally leading 20,000 soldiers and horses and several generals.But seeing that Zhuge Liang ordered himself to immediately defend behind closed doors, not to fight with the enemy, and to suppress the power with military orders, Ma Zhong's heart was somewhat uncomfortable.In Ma Zhong's opinion, the enemy army this time is only 20,000 soldiers and horses, even if the famous Zhou Yu personally leads the troops, but if he can't defend it, then Zhou Yu has nothing to do.Even Ma Zhong thought of a sneak attack at night to defeat the enemy when the enemy's morale and morale dropped three times and twice, but this military decree of Zhuge Military Division made Ma Zhong speechless.Ma Zhong naturally knew that Zhuge Liang was strict in governing the army, especially in the army, no matter who he was dealing with, he was like a mountain.Looking at the enemy army waiting outside the city, Ma Zhong had to indignantly order the soldiers to be on full alert, and not to go out to meet the battle without authorization, otherwise the military law will deal with it.Looking at the city of Padang County, with an invulnerable appearance, the people of Jiangdong couldn't help but start to hold back.In particular, Huang Gai, Ling Tong, and Lü Meng began to ask Zhou Yu, the governor of the capital, to send troops to attack the city.In vain, he wanted to break through the enemy's city in one fell swoop and win the first victory in Yizhou.I saw a general Ling Tong standing out of the queue, facing Zhou Yu is bow and bowed: "Dudu, this time the enemy army heard that our army was coming, and they were so frightened that they panicked, closed the city gate and did not dare to confront our army head-on, presumably there are not many people in this city."
Ling Tong originally led a team of soldiers and horses to break through the enemy's city gate for our Jiangdong and take a city to raise the prestige of our army. ”I only heard Zhou Yu, the governor of the capital sitting in the middle of the military tent, slowly said to several generals: "General Ling Tong, don't panic, this time the enemy army heard that our army came to defend with all his might, and did not show any panic, it seems that this general who defends the city must have some ability, otherwise Liu Bei would not let such a general guard the east gate of Yizhou."
Moreover, it is not difficult to see from the state of the enemy army in recent days that the enemy army is holding on to it with all its strength and waiting for the support of the army.Although our soldiers are valiant, it is obviously difficult to capture the enemy's city in these few days, and when the loss of troops has not yet taken the city, the enemy's reinforcements arrive, and our army's sacrifice will be wasted. ”For Zhou Yu's analysis, the generals obviously felt that something was not very understandable, and the veteran Huang Gai did not hesitate to refute Zhou Yu's words and asked: "Then when the enemy reinforcements arrive, the enemy's garrison will be even stronger, and it will be even more difficult for our army to attack the city at that time." ”Zhou Yu smiled slightly and said: "What General Huang said is true, if the enemy army comes to support, then the city in front of you will definitely be stronger.With the current strength of our army, if you want to take this city, you need to consume at least nearly half of the soldiers and horses to take the city. ”Huang Gai immediately said: "Since the governor knows it, why should he do this, it is better for the governor to give an order as soon as possible, let me wait for the soldiers to attack the city, and take advantage of the arrival of enemy reinforcements to storm the city."
As long as we can capture the city, even if the enemy army comes to support us, we will definitely not be able to break through the city with all our troops. ”In the face of the discussion of the generals, Zhou Yu said softly: "The generals want to establish a meritorious heart, and Zhou Yu naturally knows about it.It's just that this time we are just responding to the order of the Son of Heaven and assisting Cao Cao to wave his army against Liu Bei, which is just a conspiracy by Cao Cao to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.Therefore, Zhou Yu did not want our soldiers to shed blood and sacrifice for it. ”"Besides, even if our army can take this Padang County this time, it will not have enough energy and soldiers and horses to advance westward this time.Our army has not yet recovered Xiangyang and Nanjun in Jingzhou, and it is far away from the defenders of Cao Cao in Jingzhou, and the transportation between Badong County and Jingzhou is long, so it is difficult to defend.At that time, Liu Beijun only needs soldiers and horses to besiege it, and he can block our army, and the soldiers in the entire city will be consumed by the enemy army in vain. ”"All we have to do is to lead the soldiers and horses to contain some of Liu Bei's troops immediately, so that we will not be considered to have violated the will of resistance, as for what Liu Bei should do, it will be left to Cao Cao to solve it himself.I'm not a fool in Jiangdong, and I won't make wedding dresses for others, Cao Cao's actions today are a little too underestimating my Jiangdong. ”: