Chapter 27 Zhou Gongjin burned Liu Pan
"Governor, the Jingzhou army has not retreated at present. How can we help Wu County?" Cheng Pu's first question when he heard the words. Not only him, but also the other generals were a little surprised why Zhou Yu suddenly decided to return to the army.
"Ha ha!" Zhou Yu touched his beard, and then explained, "Although Liu Pan's wisdom is not as good as Kuai Yue's, he is brave and good at governing the army. He has been through the battlefield for a long time, and he is also cautious. If you want to beat him hard, you will only lose both sides. I'll make a plan, or I can win in the near.
"What's the good strategy of the unknown governor?" After listening to Zhou Yu's words, Chen Wu said curiously. When Zhou Yu told his plan in detail, the generals immediately looked at each other when they heard the words. After a long time, Cheng Pu said, "If this plan is not handled properly, I'm afraid it will be counterproductive. Is it too risky?"
"Don't I know what the old general said? However, at present, the Xuzhou army has surrounded Wu County. Although the city wall is high and dangerous, there is no general talent around the lord. In case Wu County loses, Jiangdong's foundation will be in danger. Zhou Yu was also a little helpless. In fact, he already had an ominous foreboding at this time. There was no reason for it. It was only because he and even Jiangdong had underestimated the Xuzhou Army at the beginning. He thought that he could block this group of dry ducks by relying on the natural danger of the Yangtze River, so he focused most of his attention on the Jingzhou Army. Unexpectedly, they were now beaten openly. I'm in my own hinterland.
"That's the only way!" Cheng Pu also knows the situation in Jiangdong. At present, the two strong enemies are attacking. If you want to win, you have to use danger. Now, according to Zhou Yu's instructions, all departments of the Jiangdong Army began to take action.
"General, the Jiangdong army on the opposite side suddenly made a loud drum, and it seems that it is going to fight to the death with us!" The next morning, the detective horse of the Jingzhou Army suddenly reported to his master Liu Pan. In fact, without him, Liu Pan himself has heard that the Jiangdong military camp across the Ganjiang River is now killing.
"Order all departments to prepare for the battle!" Liu Pan said in a low voice when he heard the words. Liu Pan is only 28 years old this year. As Liu Biao's nephew, he has always been known for his bravery. He is also familiar with military books, Xiaochang military. Although the wisdom is not as good as those counselors, it is already a rare good general. Even compared with the Wen Yan, who used to be known as the first general in Jingzhou, it is not too much. The reason why Liu Bia let him take charge of the military affairs of the four counties of Jingnan is that on the one hand, he does have this ability, and on the other hand, he wants to cultivate his own line. However, due to the relatively small population of the four counties in Jingnan, Liu Pan has been operating for many years and has only brought out a team of 50,000 to 60,000 people.
Not long after Liu Pan's military order was issued, all departments were ready to fight. However, the Jiangdong army opposite beat the drum for a long time, but they never launched an attack. The formation of the Jingzhou army is almost full of incense, but there is not even a boat on the river.
"General, there's something wrong!" At this time, Captain Bao Long said to Liu Pan, who was covered all over his body. Liu Pan also realized that there was something wrong with the situation and quickly sent a scout to inquire about the news.
"General, the water village of the Jiangdong army opposite is empty!" After about a ray of incense, the returning scout brought back an amazing news. Empty? What's the matter with the sound of the drum? Liu Panqi said.
"The villain boldly walked into their barracks and looked at them. Only then did he find that several sheep were hung on their front legs and tied with drum vertebrae on their legs. As soon as the sheep fluttered, it kept beating the drum. As the scouts replied, they called the other two scouts who went together to show Liu Pan a sheep like this. He was a careful man and specially brought one back as a witness.
"So it is, Zhou Yu bluffed, but withdrew the main force completely." Liu Pan muttered. At this time, the lieutenant Bao Long said, "General, I think the Xuzhou army attacked Wu County, and Zhou Yu returned to the division to rescue. In this case, why don't our army cross the river as soon as possible and fight with the Xuzhou army on both sides, so as to defeat the enemy as soon as possible?
"Yes, General. We have been stopped here by Zhou Yu for a few months. Dudu Cai was defeated before. If the Xuzhou army hadn't saved us, we would have made the Xuzhou army laugh at us if we didn't march now. General Xing Daorong also advocated marching as soon as possible.
"There is fraud here!" Liu Pan suddenly said, ignoring the surprised expressions of Bao Long and Xing Daorong. Liu Pan continued, "If the Jiangdong army withdrew in order to help Wu County, it would not even leave a person to guard the water village. Wouldn't it make it easy for us to cross the river to attack him?"
"That's true." After listening to Liu Pan's words, Bao Long and Xing Daorong also felt something was wrong. Now Bao Long asked, "General, in this case, do we want to cross the river?"
"Of course, we have to pass. If we don't even dare to enter an empty village, then we in Jingzhou will not fight anymore. However, be careful of Zhou Yu's annik. I'd better be careful to cross the river and be ready to fight at any time! Send all the scouts out and report any abnormality immediately to prevent Zhou Yu from raiding in the middle of our army.
"I will understand at the end!" At present, all the scouts of the Jingzhou army were sent out to carefully survey nearly a hundred miles along the banks of the Ganjiang River. At the same time, the Jingzhou Army also began to be careful to cross the river. However, until the afternoon, everyone crossed the river, and there was nothing unusual.
"Let the soldiers not enter the Dazhai of the Jingzhou army first. Beware of fraud!" After all the teams crossed the river, Liu Pan still sent scouts to the Jiangdong Army to check the situation first. After a while, he came to report that there was nothing unusual. There is nothing except the empty Dazhai.
"Can there be hay and other things that ignite the fire?" Liu Pan continued to ask that he didn't want to be burned into a pig.
"No, there is nothing but an empty account!" The scout replied honestly.
"General, it seems that Zhou Yu has really withdrawn far away. Let's catch up as soon as possible!" Xing Daorong said in a hurry when he heard the news. Liu Pan pondered a little, and then said slowly, "Don't act rashly. Zhou Yu is likely to set up an ambush and wait for our army to drill!"
"That's true, General, what should we do?" Xing Daorong was also a little surprised when he heard the words.
"Order the whole army, step by step, fight steadily, and march to Yichun County. I'd like to see, where can Zhou Yu escape from one city to another? Liu Pan finally decided to be more secure. Xing Daorong didn't care. At present, the 40,000 troops crossing the river were ordered to move forward slowly. However, to Liu Pan's surprise, Yichun was also empty, and the whole city was gone.
"Does Zhou Yu want to strengthen the wall and clear the wild?" Liu Pan was also very surprised to hear the news from Tan Ma. General, what should I do now? Although Xing Daorong was relatively nervous, he saw that Jiang Dongjun was so strange now, and he was also a little nervous.
"It's getting late today. I'll order the sergeant to stay in Yichun for the night, and I'll make a plan tomorrow." Liu Pan thought for a time. He was not afraid that the Jiangdong army would cut off his grain or take the opportunity to attack his nest on the west coast. After all, there were 20,000 people stationed there with Bao Long. As for the grain-broken road, his 40,000 people in the hinterland of the east of the river can quickly join the Xuzhou army, whether they go east or north, and they are not afraid of lack of grain and fodder. At present, all 40,000 Jingzhou troops were stationed in Yichun City for the night. Liu Pan inspected it again in person. He was sure that there was no abnormality, and he was a little relieved now.
It was two updates at night, and suddenly someone came to report Liu Pancheng's east fire. Liu Pan didn't care at first and asked the sergeant to put out the fire. However, soon there were more and more fires in the city. Gradually, it turned out to be sweeping the whole city. Liu Pan finally found that something was wrong.
"General, there is a fire everywhere!" Some anxious Xing Daorong hurried to Liu Pandao. Have you ever found out the reason? Liu Pan asked in a hurry.
"Many beams are hidden with fire nitrate and sulfur. Dozens of Jiangdong sergeants were hiding in the tunnel. It was not until night that they quietly came out to shoot rockets to ignite. Now the fire is out of control, and the soldiers have begun to be in chaos!" Xing Daorong said urgently.
"Damn it!" Liu Pan went out and saw that the city was already full of fire. At the moment, he hurriedly ordered everyone to withdraw from the city. In fact, there is no need for his order. Basically, the Jingzhou army has begun to withdraw spontaneously outside the city. Who would like to stay in a fire city as a roast pig?
"How many people escaped?" Liu Pan, who had just rushed out of the city, hurriedly asked Xing Daorong despite the fireworks. The latter was also choked and coughed repeatedly. After a long time, he recovered and said, "It hasn't been counted yet. There are about 30,000 people!"
"Fortunately!" Liu Pan was glad that there were not too many people missing in the city. At this time, the ground began to vibrate slightly. Liu Pan and Xing Daorong knew that there was an army approaching the left, and their faces suddenly changed greatly. Soon, they saw a man coming from afar in the south. In this service, Zhou Yu used the trick of hanging sheep and drums to withdraw the main force, and then evacuated the people of Yichun and hid the fire in the city. At the same time, he sent more than a hundred dead to hide in the tunnel until late at night to launch rockets to ignite the whole city. After seeing the fire, the army in the distance came forward to raid the Jingzhou Army, which had just escaped from the sea of fire. The latter's combat strength was greatly reduced in panic and was killed by the Jiangdong army. Four thousand troops crossing the river were killed and wounded more than 20,000, and five thousand were captured. Xing Daorong was killed by Zhou Tai in the war. Liu Pan only led more than 10,000 people to escape back to the west bank of Jiangxi, and the Jiangdong army suffered less than thousands of casualties.
"Governor, this battle is really a great victory. How does the unknown governor know that Liu Pan will be tricked?" After cleaning the battlefield, Cheng Pu asked Zhou Yu happily.
"This Liu Pan has also been on the battlefield for a long time, and he is not a reckless person to march and fight. When he saw our army suddenly withdrawing, he would not dare to march rashly. He must fight steadily. The Jingzhou army crossed the river in the morning and could not finish crossing the river until the afternoon. It was so steady that it traveled for dozens of miles at most today. Within dozens of miles, there is only Yichun County, so I let people withdraw from Yichun first, so that we can implement this plan to burn Yichun. Zhou Yu said slowly.
"It's true. How did the governor know that Liu Pan would march east? If you go north to invade Chai Sang, or go south to invade Huiji, won't you fail? Cheng Pu understood a little, but he didn't quite understand it.
"To the east is where Wu County is located, and the Xuzhou army is attacking. After Liu Pan crossed the river, he saw abnormalities everywhere and did not dare to act rashly. Naturally, it was the safest to choose to join the Xuzhou Army to the east. Zhou Yu continued to explain. After a pause, Zhou Yu said again, "In addition, the capture of Wu County can hurt the foundation of Jiangdong. Liu Pan will not be unmoved. Even if he attacked Chai Sang in the north or Huiji in the south, he was not in a hurry to make contributions, so I expected that he would definitely march east!"
"So that's it!" After listening to this explanation, Cheng Pu and the generals suddenly realized that they were all convinced. When Zhou Zhouyu was seriously injured by the vitality of the Jingzhou army, he was not afraid. Only Ling and his son were left to lead the army to garrison in the Ganjiang River to prevent the Jingzhou army. He led a large army to Wu County to rescue.
Khan, I really don't know how to write strategies, so I can only take Brother Liang to burn Xinye here.
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