Due to premeditation, although there was not enough preparations when sending troops, Liu Qi's advance was relatively smooth due to his intentional calculations and unintentionality. Novels.

In just two days, Liu Qi's 300,000 army had already left Jiangxia County west, the cavalry army passed Jingling City, and the navy even entered the middle of the Xiang River.

Previously, it had been within the scope of Jiangxia County, and the horse stance was not blocked at all. Liu Qi's navy had already had two major battles and several minor battles with the navy controlled by the gentry of the Nanjun County.

With the sharpness of changing clothes just now, Liu Qi's navy had clashed several times, and it was simply unfavorable. The good news frequently reached Liu Qi's hands.

When sending troops, Liu Qi only symbolically stood in the navy for a while, and his head was still in the direction of the horse and stance army. At this time, Liu Qi had already returned to the land army formation.

Liu Qi was happy that he had repeatedly received news of the navy's victory, but he did not make a wrong judgment on his own strength because of this. It is good that his navy is stronger now, and the navy that can defeat Sun Jian in Jiangdong can be considered strong.

However, this is all due to the purchase of two large batches of ships and long-range equipment from Donghai King, thus improving combat power...

Whether it is a ship or a Mohist long-range equipment, it is consumable and cannot be renewed after loss; and no matter how strong the equipment is, it will never be stronger than the equipment held by the seller.

At this time, Liu Qi had already vaguely felt that the navy or the most important opponent on the Yangtze River in the future was not Sun Jian from Jiangdong, but Lieyang from Donghai.

This time, Liu Qi turned to Donghai King Lieyang, and there was no way. If there were no outside supporters, Liu Qi's strength in Jingzhou would not be enough to fight against the gentry.

As for what threats the foreign power of Donghai King will have, Liu Qi can only hope for the mutual checks and balances between forces, and the general perception that Donghai King will not actively invade other forces.

After the King of Donghai was named the governor of Qingzhou, it started from the Battle of Yanzhou to the Battle of Xuzhou, the Battle of Lie Cao, the Battle of Yuan, and even the Battle of Yuzhou against Jingzhou not long ago. It seemed that the King of Donghai had been passively counterattacked.

In fact, Liu Qi did not have much hope for the second reason, but believed in the mutual checks and balances between the former forces.

Of course, Liu Qi also had his own plans. He made a decision after he successfully obtained control of Jingzhou, he had to take a decent move to determine his position in the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop.

However, Liu Qi was a little confused and angry. He had been unilaterally sending troops for more than two days, and the East Sea King was still calm. Every time he asked through the messenger, he said he was preparing.

Liu Qi was not worried that Donghai would violate the agreement and not send troops. Instead, he felt that he had taken too much pressure at the moment and lost the best time to capture Xiangyang City.

Without the restraint of the external forces of the King of Donghai and attracting as many forces as possible in Jingzhou gentry, Liu Qi would not have any confidence to fight all the way to Xiangyang City, let alone conquer Xiangyang City, which ranks among the best in the entire Han defense.

Liu Qi kept urging through the messenger, and Yang Rui also smiled bitterly. For the first time, he realized the interference caused by the convenience of information transmission methods. He should not be too evil at this moment, so as to avoid changes in the situation.

Therefore, Yang Rui could only coax Liu Qi. The result of Yang Rui discussing with Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Gan, Xun You and others was to delay a day or two before sending troops, at least to gain the initiative in public opinion.

However, Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu who arrived in Wancheng, Nanyang County had news, suggesting that they could delay it because they arrested a former close servant of Liu Biao in Nanyang County, and they did not know that Liu Biao was seriously ill.

This also made Yang Rui feel suspicious. If Liu Qi intentionally acted and sang a double act with Liu Biao, although Yang Rui was still confident that he could decide Jingzhou in one fell swoop, the effort he would not be spent and would have to bear a considerable loss.

In that case, although Yang Rui would not give up his move against Jingzhou, he would probably have to adjust his offensive plan. After all, if the war in Jingzhou is delayed too long, Uesugi Kazi's side in the Japanese civilized area will also lose many good opportunities.

In Yang Rui's view, even the matter in Jingzhou can be delayed for a while without any further play, and the Japanese civilized area has reached a critical moment of gradually controlling the overall situation, and it cannot be delayed.

Therefore, Yang Rui was preparing to follow Jia Xu's suggestions and observe them for some time. After all, in historical facts and legends, Jia Xu's suggestions played a decisive role at critical moments, and Yang Rui dared not underestimate them at present.

Under such circumstances, Yang Rui had to endure Liu Qi's urging and constantly comfort him, and at the same time he stepped up his investigation into the authenticity of Liu Qi's actions.

Fortunately, the fierce battle that Liu Qi encountered after entering Nanjun on the third day revealed the truth in a timely manner. Nanjun approached Jiangling City, a heavy city in Jiangxia County, was an unavoidable node that Liu Qi could not bypass. If it was not taken down, it would put him in the danger of being made of dumplings, and the rear could not be guaranteed at all.

According to the news from the Eagle Secret Ninja, after Liu Qi rushed to Jiangling City, he began to attack the city fiercely without saying a word, leaving no room for ease for the other party and himself, and the losses of both sides were also very heavy.

"All armies set out!"

This kind of battle situation gave Yang Rui a reassurance. After informing Jia Xu and receiving affirmative suggestions, Yang Rui gave an order and various armies who had been on standby for a long time were ordered to take the order, and the huge war machine finally started.

The Jingzhou war involves a lot of generals, not only those who need to fight head-on, but also those who are responsible for defense in all directions. Previously, Yang Rui had agreed with everyone that he still made some adjustments at individual nodes according to the framework of the subordinates of various troops during the "Deyue Plan".

With Yang Rui's order, all the troops moved, especially the several troops directly pointed to Jingzhou, and advanced rapidly like a tiger descending the mountain.

The two main directions are the direction of Nanyang County and the direction of the Yangtze River Navy. The troops involved in Zhang Xiu, Jia Xu, Zhao Yun, Taishici and other troops rushed towards Jingzhou quickly.

The main war in Nanyang County will remain concentrated on the Wusheng Pass and Xiangshui Crossing the River. Yang Rui, a former adviser of this battle, directly handed over to Jia Xu.

In the direction of Taishici of the navy, Yang Rui asked Liu Ba to assist him. Liu Ba was also a strategist who was good at water warfare. At the same time, Taishici himself was not a simple general, and had a strong control over war.
Chapter completed!