"Zixiu, this Liu Bei is too unreasonable. I am waiting here to fight for him, but he only seeks personal gain. Now that so many people are here, aren't they helping Liu Bei defend the city? What good is it to us?" Jiangdong Daying

Here, Cao Xiu had a fight with Ma Chao. After suffering some losses, he came back feeling angry and went to Cao Ang to complain. He felt that there was no need to fight this battle. Then Liu Bei was also greedy. He wanted to protect Jingzhou and also wanted Shuchuan.

If you don't have that much ability, don't make the stall so big. Now that Chen Mo has called, he wants them to help. What's this?

Cao Ang was studying the map. Hearing this, he waved his hand and said: "If Xiangfan is broken, the Ming army can descend from the Han River, enter the river, and cross the east of the Yangtze River. Liu Bei is precisely looking at this, so he has no fear. He can do this

, but our army has to save Jingzhou, otherwise if Jingzhou is lost, Jiangdong will be unable to support it alone, and it will be difficult to resist the Ming army."

Cao Xiu nodded irritably. The truth was this, but what Liu Bei did was really disgusting.

Cao Ang didn't say anything more about this matter. He looked up at Cao Xiu and saw that he was injured. He frowned and said, "So Ma Chao is very powerful?"

"Yes." Cao Xiu nodded: "The Xiliang cavalry are extremely fierce. I resisted with 6,000 infantry, but he still defeated the central army."

The previous generation of the Cao family has basically died. Now the Cao family has surrendered to Jiangdong, with Cao Ang as the leader, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhang as the backbone. As for Cao Pi, who is not very proficient in military affairs, he is now working as an assistant under Sun Quan. Thinking about it now,

It is also sad that the Cao family, which used to dominate half of the world, now has to rely on others.

"Although there are horses in this land east of the Yangtze River, most of them are rogue horses. It is difficult to restrain the cavalry. The Xiliang cavalry is famous for its swiftness and fierceness. It is difficult for ordinary cavalry to defeat him. If you encounter this person in the future, don't fight with him."

Cao Ang shook his head and said.

"Zixiu, look, now that Chen Mo has moved his camp here, will the rear be empty? If a troop of troops from Xiangyang bypasses the enemy's rear and then robs the enemy's food route, will it be possible?" Cao Xiu suddenly pointed at the map.

Chen Mo moved his camp to Fancheng. Although Fancheng was suppressed, the rear was naturally weak. If Zhuge Liang sent a troop of troops to bypass the enemy's rear to harass them, would it be possible to cut off their food routes?

"Difficult!" Cao Ang shook his head and said with a smile: "It is unlikely that he would make such an obvious mistake. Now that he allows us to see it, I am afraid it is a ploy to lure the enemy."

As a disciple taught by Chen Mo himself, Cao Ang's first lesson when he learned the art of war from Chen Mo was how to be invincible. Of course, it is not ruled out that Chen Mo underestimated the enemy and was careless, but this possibility is very small. Chen Mo can give you

The flaws you see are usually traps.

"Is he really that powerful?" Cao Xiu frowned.

Cao Ang nodded and said nothing. If he hadn't been powerful, Cao Cao wouldn't have been defeated and had nothing, and the Cao family wouldn't be as dependent on others as it is now.

"Then how to fight?" Cao Xiu asked irritably, you can't stop fighting just because Chen Mo is powerful, right?

"When two armies are facing each other, the most important thing to avoid is impetuousness. Don't be blinded by hatred. Our army is already at a disadvantage in this battle. If we continue to be impetuous at this time, we will easily be taken advantage of by the enemy." Cao Ang shouted.

"General!" While the two were talking, a junior colonel came in and saluted the two of them: "The Commander-in-Chief invites you."

Cao Ang nodded and immediately took Cao Xiu, Xiahou Ba, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhen and others to Zhou Yu's commander's tent.

"Captain!" Cao Ang bowed when he saw Zhou Yu.

"Zixiu doesn't need to be polite, please take your seat." Zhou Yu nodded, pointed to the seats next to him, and motioned for everyone to take their seats. After all the generals were seated, Zhou Yu said: "Now Chen Mo has mobilized his troops, and the war is about to break out. Today we have gathered all the people.

The generals are here to discuss this war. There cannot be two commanders in this army. Zixiu is better than me in land warfare. I have called all the generals here today to discuss the charter with you. From today on,

How to fight the Ming army, how to fight, and when to fight are all decided by Zixiu, and I am responsible for the food and fodder management."

"Captain, isn't this against the rules?" Hearing Zhou Yu's words, the generals of the Cao family were fine. They all listened to Cao Zhang anyway, but the other Jiangdong generals were somewhat unhappy. Lu Meng frowned and said, although Cao Ang is indeed capable, but in the

In the eyes of many people in Jiangdong, they are still outsiders after all, so how can they easily grant real power to the generals?

"What's against the rules? Are you better than Zixiu in this land battle?" Zhou Yu asked in return.

"Of course the general is not as good as the general, but the commander-in-chief is the commander-in-chief of our army. Apart from the commander-in-chief, we will not obey anyone!" Lu Meng snorted coldly.

"Absurd!" Zhou Yu said with a serious look on his face: "I haven't left yet! Although this expedition is to help Jingzhou, it is also to protect Jiangdong. Whoever is suitable will do it. Zixiu is also my Jiangdong.

General, why not?"

"But he is not from Jiangdong!" A general whispered.

"Presumptuous!" Zhou Yu slapped the table and shouted angrily: "What? How many lieutenant generals in our army are not from Jiangdong? Is Gan Ning? Is Xu Sheng? Even the veteran Han Dang is not from Jiangdong, why don't you

Say? Since you are from Jiangdong, you are from Jiangdong. If, as you say, non-Jiangdong people cannot lead the army, then is it possible to go to Jiangdong and recruit someone who is more suitable than Zixiu? What I want is to be able to win the battle.

, I’m not here to discuss my background with you, if you think you can do it, come and do it!”

The general was scolded by Zhou Yu, his face turned red, and he remained silent.

Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang and said, "Cao Ang obeys the order!"

"The end is here!" Cao Ang stood up.

"This sword is a sword given to me by my lord. I will lend it to you temporarily. With this sword, you can command the three armies. If there are those who disobey, you can kill them immediately. There is no need to repay me!" Zhou Yu took off the sword and handed it to me.

Cao Ang said.

"General, take your orders!" Cao Ang bowed, took the sword and retreated.

Although the generals were dissatisfied, seeing Zhou Yu's resolute attitude, they did not dare to say anything more.

Zhou Yu then told everyone about the next strategy, which was basically to assist Fan City and protect Fan City. As for whether Chen Mo could be defeated, there was no chance, and Zhou Yu did not dare to make such a guarantee.

After some instructions, the generals were allowed to disperse, leaving Cao Ang alone.

"Zixiu, is there any chance of winning this battle?" After only two people were left in the tent, Zhou Yu looked at Cao Ang.

Back then, he was the one who tried to protect Cao Ang and train the army. Otherwise, it is really not sure whether Jiangdong would have the army it has today.

"Captain, I am really not sure about the end of the general. Wen Lie and Ma Chao had a battle today and were ultimately defeated. With all due respect, although we in Jiangdong are training the army now, compared with the Ming army, if they fight head-on, they will still be inferior. If not

Relying on the favorable geographical location, we have no confidence at all in the outcome of this battle." Cao Ang sighed and said bluntly.

In Jiangdong, Cao Ang had the best relationship with Zhou Yu. When he learned that Cao Cao had died, he came forward to help the Cao family gain a foothold in Jiangdong. Later, he recommended Cao Ang to train troops, which was also promoted by Zhou Yu. Now he is even more powerful than others.

Cao Ang was naturally grateful for the trust and importance he received from being the actual commander of this war, but he really had no confidence in fighting Chen Mo.

"Just try your best!" Zhou Yu nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "If something cannot be done, the main thing is to protect our Jiangdong soldiers."

In the final analysis, this battle is about helping, and it is best to defend it. But if Xiangfan is defeated, there is really no need to accompany all the 50,000 troops. Liu Bei is a bachelor, and he is used to ups and downs in his life.

, but Jiangdong is the foundation of the Sun family for three generations. If this battle hurts the vitality, it will not be worthwhile.

"Don't worry, Commander, the general will understand." Cao Ang nodded. This is a solution that cannot be done, but the outcome is still difficult to predict. He is not confident in repelling Chen Mo, but Cao Ang is still confident in protecting Fancheng. This strong wall will clear the country.

, it was his decision to occupy Liqiu.

"One more thing." After a moment of silence, Cao Ang suddenly looked at Zhou Yu and said, "I said earlier that the Ming army might be preparing a naval force in the East China Sea. Did the governor find out the news later?"

"There were some, but they seemed to have noticed it later and broke it off." Zhou Yu nodded and said seriously: "But it is certain that the Ming army is indeed training the navy."

As for the reason for training the navy, it is naturally for Jiangdong. Everyone knows this well. This is also the thing that Jiangdong is most worried about. Now Jiangdong's only reliance on Chen Mo is the navy. If Chen Mo can train a navy

With the arrival of qualified naval forces, Jiangdong will no longer have an advantage over Chen Mo.

"Zixiu, don't worry. How can the naval army be established in three to five years?" Seeing Cao Ang's worried look, Zhou Yu smiled and said: "In this campaign, our army only sent out the land army and did not use the navy, just for precaution.

The army will use naval forces to harass our rear, and nothing will happen."

Why did Cao Ang ask this question? He was worried that when he and Zhou Yu were both here, Chen Mo suddenly invaded Jiangdong with his navy, and the battle would be impossible to fight. However, Zhou Yu had obviously considered this issue, so the Jiangdong navy almost

What he didn't move was that Chen Mo's navy suddenly came from the sea. Zhou Yu had walked through this sea route and knew that if it was just offshore, although it would be bumpy, the risk would not be too great.

"It's good that the governor is prepared, but if the Ming army really starts training the navy, I'm afraid..." Cao Ang sighed.

Even if the opponent's navy is not good now, what about three to five years from now? How about ten years from now? Cao Ang knows his teacher very well, and he never plans for a short time, and sometimes he might plan for ten years later.

During World War I, the Ming army began to train its navy, which was by no means good news for Jiangdong.

"There is no need to worry. Our army only needs to block the mouth of the river. No matter how many naval forces he has, it will be useless if he cannot get in." Zhou Yu said with a forced smile.

But in fact, it is not necessary to go through the river mouth. As long as the navy is really well trained, it is completely possible to come in from the Jianghuai area by water. If it is not possible, soldiers can come in and build ships here. Zhou Yu is also fighting on the Han River today.
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