Chapter 36 The Way of War

That tone seemed to be as insignificant as pinching Cao Shen to death an ant. Even Yuan Shao, the fourth and three princes of the four princes of Hebei Province, did not dare to praise such Haikou in the face of the weak Cao Shen.

However, the young man in his early thirties in front of him dared.

Liu Bei and Xu Shu, and even the many generals in Jiangdong who sat with them, clearly flashed a little surprise on their faces. At this moment, Liu Bei must be laughing at the big words of this young generation in his heart.

Among all the people, only Liu Feng is in the calmest mood, because only he knows that the beautiful Zhoulang in front of him is by no means the kind of person who talks on paper and praises. The reason why he dares to release such unrified words is that he does have extraordinary strength.

"Ha ha, Gong Jin is really bold. I'm relieved that you have such confidence."

Liu Bei first complimented with admiration, then turned around and twisted a few wisps of beard and said, "However, Cao Yan is cunning in swindle. From the bottom of his heart, he does have some talent to use soldiers. I have been with him for more than ten years and know his methods well. Now he is forced to surrender Jingxiang. There is an elite northern army on the land, and there is Jingxiang water army on the river. The water and land are advancing side by side, and the front is too vast. So I think we should adopt conservative tactics?

Liu Bei is gently persuading Zhou Yu not to be too radical, or to stay in Xiakou honestly. It is safe to prepare for a hard battle against Xiakou with the mentality of a weak.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Xuan Degong forgot that one of the reasons why we thought the two alliances could beat Cao was that Cao Jun had the weakness of not being used to water warfare. In this case, there is no need to be timid. It's time to use our strengths to kill Cao's thief with one blow.

Zhou Yu's tone is getting bigger and bigger. He not only wants to take the initiative to meet Cao's army, but also intends to take Cao's head together.

Cao's weakness is nothing more than the first surrender of the Jingzhou water army. The people are not attached to it. The elites of the northern army are tired from afar, and they do not get used to the wet and cold climate of autumn and winter in the south. If they insist on piece together, Guanlong Mahan has not yet surrendered, and the two points of the northern states are not devoted to obedience. These two points can be added.

However, even if there are all kinds of weaknesses, Cao Shen at this time, no matter how weak he is, he is not as weak as the plight of Guandu in those years. And the strength of their Sun Liu's allied forces, no matter how strong they are, can they be stronger than Yuan Shao, who was once invincible?

Liu Bei obviously knew all kinds of interests for a long time. He really couldn't figure out where Zhou Yu's almost conceited self-confidence came from.

Only Liu Feng, who knew it well, couldn't wait to end this meaningless debate and watch Zhou Yu stage a good play at ease, but he couldn't say anything more, so he had to cooperate with Liu Bei and watch the debate with a shocked expression.

Seeing that Liu Bei couldn't convince Zhou Yu, he secretly winks at Xu Shu, hinting that he should play quickly.

The horizontal eyebrows condensed into a unity. At this moment, Xu Shu's attention did not seem to be in front of him. Those deep eyes were staring at the big map hanging on the ship's bulkhead. Liu Feng, who was familiar with Xu Shu, saw that he was now falling into some kind of meditation.

Therefore, Liu Feng's eyes also moved to the map, which was a map about Jingzhou, which was different from what Liu Feng had seen before. On this map, the cities, mountains and rivers were marked in great detail, and even the seemingly insignificant tributaries of the Yangtze River were clearly reacted on the map.

'Liu Bei has been in Jingzhou for so many years, but the map in his hand is far less detailed than that of Dongwu. He knows the foundation of other people's families so clearly. It seems that Dongwu is determined to win for Jingzhou.'

While Liu Feng sighed, Xu Shufang reacted from his loss. At that moment, some kind of enlightened gaze seemed to flash in his eyes.

"Governor Zhou, if I guess correctly, the governor said that he would take the initiative to go back to the upper reaches of Xiakou to meet Cao's army. I'm afraid there is still a last resort in the middle?" Xu Shu did not persuade Zhou Yu, but raised questions.

Zhou Yujun's beautiful face moved slightly and said with a faint smile, "It seems that Mr. Xu really has a false reputation, but I'd like to hear that Mr. Xu thinks I have no choice."

Everyone present, including Liu Feng, was also curious.

Xu Shu stood up and walked to the big map. He raised his arm and pointed his index finger at a place on the map: "The reason why the governor is in a hurry to go back to Jiangxi is that he wants to seize this place before rushing to Cao Qian."

More than a dozen pairs of eyes moved to the map, glanced along Xu Shu's fingers, and saw two words - Lukou.

"What's so special about the terrain of this land mouth? I have to fight for it?" Zhou Yu's words obviously admitted Xu Shu's judgment, but he was still interested in listening to the reasons he inferred.

Looking at the land mouth on the map and listening to the word "terrain" in Zhou Yu's mouth, Liu Feng suddenly remembered a passage in Sun Zi's Art of War: the man of the terrain, the help of the army. It is expected that the enemy will win, and the danger will be far and near, and it is also the way of the general. If you know this, the warrior will win. If you don't know this, the warrior will lose.

According to the annotation in the mysterious note, this passage is changed to an easy-to-understand statement, that is to say, the terrain is the auxiliary conditions of soldiers to correctly identify the enemy, make a winning plan, study the ease of the terrain, and calculate the distance of the road. These are the duties of the general. Those who understand these principles to guide the battle are bound to win. Those who do not understand these principles to command the war are bound to fail.

Terrain, for the success or failure of a battle, even if it does not determine the surname, must be crucial.

Liu Feng's eyes moved to the map again. The word "Lukou" was printed in the brown pupil. He thought about it over and over again. What was special about the inconspicuous small place? It actually made Zhou Yu stay away from the generous support, and did not hesitate to lengthen the supply line. He advanced for a long distance, and traced back to Jiangxi and Cao Cao. It's a head-on confrontation.

Suddenly, Liu Feng's attention shifted from the mouth of the land to the thin line drawn in cyan next to it. On Zhou Yu's map, it represented the river.

'There is Hanshui in Xiakou and Fanshui in Fankou. So in the case of Lukou, it should be the mouth of land water entering the river. This land water seems to be a little special.'

Just as Liu Feng saw the doorway, Xu Shu's eyebrows on the side of the map spread out and smiled, "The mouth of the land is the mouth of the river. If Cao's army seizes this place, it can go upstream along the land river, pass through the Mufu Mountain on the south bank, and then walk the land road directly to the firewood mulberry. If the cavalry only needs to count the kung fu. Even if Cao's army does not take firewood mulberry, it can also pass through the Xianpu corridor from the Lukou and attack Xiakou from behind. If such a key place is seized by the Cao army, the consequences will be unimaginable. Governor, this is the real reason why you want to seize Lukou.

The words made everyone present suddenly realize that even Zhou Yu was shocked.

However, Zhou Yu's surprise was only for a moment. Then he got up and walked to the map and laughed, "Mr. Xu finally opened my eyes today. Yes, Mr. Xu said that the way of the land is beneficial in the law of war. However, this time I went back to Jiangxi, and I wanted to grab it from Cao thieves, but here.

The white jade's fingertips gently clicked on the map and followed his fingertips. Liu Feng's heart moved slightly.

Where he refers to it, there are two small words - Chibi.