Mi Han

Chapter 735: Iron Chain Across the River Fights the Public Security Bureau Again
After tens of thousands of Han troops arrived outside the city, Cao Xiu almost ordered scouts to investigate every day.

The scouts always reported back: "The enemy troops are busy building siege equipment."

After knowing what tens of thousands of Han troops had been doing recently, Cao Xiu further strengthened the defense of Wancheng.

Just when Cao Xiu was mustering up his courage and thinking about how to deal with the attack of the Han army, the messenger from Yecheng was brought to Cao Xiu by Wang Ji.

Perhaps due to insufficient manpower, or perhaps because he wanted to surround the city on three sides with one missing, Mi Yang did not allow tens of thousands of Han troops to surround Wancheng.

This ensures that Wancheng’s communication channels with the outside world will not be completely cut off.

The envoy sent by Cao Rui, upon meeting Cao Xiu, immediately told Cao Xiu about Cao Rui's arrangements.

Cao Xiu already had plans in mind for Cao Rui's other arrangements, so he was not happy at all.

Only after hearing the messenger say that Cao Rui had asked Sun Quan for help did Cao Xiu show joy on his face.

Cao Xiu could not help but lead his generals to bow towards the north:
"Your Majesty is wise!"

This news not only made Cao Xiu happy, but also gave real hope to other Wei generals in Wancheng.

As everyone knows, the troops that Mi Yang brought with him to Jing this time were only tens of thousands.

From observations over the past few days, it is likely that most of the tens of thousands of Tian Ce troops have been taken out of Wancheng by Mi Yang.

As a result, the defenses in other parts of Jingzhou would certainly be left empty.

The last time Sun Wu attacked Hefei, he mobilized an army of nearly 100,000.

If Sun Wu could send troops this time, as long as Sun Quan was sincere in helping, he would be able to mobilize 100,000 elite troops.

Lu Xun led 100,000 elite troops to attack Jingzhou. In order to protect Jingzhou, Mi Yang had no choice but to withdraw his troops.

What a wonderful logical loop!

Seeing that the generals' faces were once again filled with excitement, Cao Xiu was overjoyed.

There is a high probability that Wancheng can be saved.

Since Wancheng’s internal and external communication channels have not been completely cut off, the spies sent by Lu Xun to Wancheng can naturally send the latest news of Wancheng back to Lu Xun.

In late August of the sixth year of Zhangwu in the Han Dynasty, after receiving the latest news from Wancheng, Lu Xun immediately summoned all the generals to discuss the matter.

During this parliament session, Lu Xun announced the imperial edict that Sun Quan had previously given him.

In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, Lu Xun had never told anyone except Yu Fan about Sun Quan's order to take advantage of the situation to attack Jingzhou.

Therefore, the generals of Eastern Wu who participated in the parliament today learned about this matter for the first time.

At the beginning, when the generals of Eastern Wu saw that Sun Quan ordered them to take the initiative to attack Jingzhou, looks of embarrassment appeared on their faces almost instantly.

The defeat of the Public Security Bureau still scares me!

Lu Xun had anticipated this, so he told the generals the latest news he received from the Public Security Bureau.

"I had some doubts before. With Mi Yang's cunningness, his target might not be the north.

But according to spies, tens of thousands of Jingzhou elite troops are gathering under Wancheng, and the Tiance flag is flying high outside Wancheng, which is enough to prove how determined Mi Yang is to seize Wancheng. "

Throughout history, famous generals have been good at using strategies to confuse the enemy.

For example, before, outside the city of Yong'an, Lu Xun used the strategy of seeing enemies everywhere.

But the situation in Wancheng is different this time.

Tens of thousands of Han troops camped without any cover several miles outside Wancheng, and tens of thousands of Han troops also trained in the camp every day.

The spies sent by Lu Xun had personally climbed the mountains to observe and confirmed that the tens of thousands of Han troops outside Wancheng were all elite soldiers.

Because the murderous aura of the elite troops is something that ordinary soldiers can never act out no matter how hard they try.

Lu Xun would not rashly believe Mi Yang, but it was also impossible for Lu Xun to turn a blind eye to the facts before his eyes.

"Tens of thousands of Tiance elite soldiers are outside Wancheng, and Mi Yang must also be outside Wancheng!"

Lu Xun quickly made this inference in front of all the generals.

Lu Xun's inference did not cause any objection among the generals present.

Not to mention normal generals, basically they will not give up the military power in their hands.

Even if Mi Yang had this idea, he probably wouldn't be able to find a suitable candidate in Jingzhou at the moment.

The tens of thousands of Tiance elite soldiers are Jingzhou’s greatest amulet and cannot afford to lose anything.

In addition, tens of thousands of Tiance elite troops are currently on the front line and may be attacked by the enemy at any time.

Looking at all the generals in Jingzhou, there are some who are somewhat famous.

But there is no general among them who can make Mi Yang completely at ease and guarantee that after he leaves the army, tens of thousands of Tiance troops will not make any mistakes.

Because such a thing requires the general to have outstanding military talents.

Outstanding military talent can often only be demonstrated through great achievements.

Unless Mi Yang could predict the future.

But how is this possible?
Lu Xun's judgment made the generals of Eastern Wu feel much more at ease.

If Mi Yang was not in the Public Security Bureau, then this battle could be fought.

However, among the Wu generals present, there was one who expressed his concerns.

This person is the veteran general Lu Dai.

Lu Dai stood up and bowed to Lu Xun and said:

"General, although this is a good opportunity for our army to capture Jingzhou, the best strategy for the entire army is to consider failure before considering success.

Our army regards the Yangtze River as a natural barrier, which makes the bandits dare not attack it easily.

If our army wants to capture Gong'an now, then after most of our troops have landed, we will no longer have the natural barrier of the Yangtze River to rely on.

I hope the general will be on guard against this."

After hearing Lu Dai's concerns, a smile appeared on Lu Xun's face.

Lu Xun asked Lu Dai, "Are you worried about our army's retreat?"

Seeing that Lu Xun pointed out his concerns directly, Lu Dai nodded.

Lu Dai's worries also caused worry to appear on the faces of the other generals.

But if Lu Dai could think of it, how could Lu Xun not think of it?

As he spoke, Lu Xun signaled Wu Can among the Wu generals with his eyes.

Wu Can, whose courtesy name was Kong Xiu, was originally just a small county magistrate in Jiangdong.

Later, when Lu Xun was inspecting the border, Wu Can offered Lu Xun a brilliant plan, and was thus valued by Lu Xun and gradually promoted.

The brilliant plan that Wu Can had previously proposed to Lu Xun could just alleviate Lu Dai's worries.

After receiving Lu Xun's signal, Wu Can ordered someone to bring in a map from outside the tent.

When the map was hung behind Lu Xun, the Wu generals quickly noticed that the map showed the junction of Jing and Yang states.

And on the Yangtze River waters on the map, there are places marked with red pen.

Then Wu Can pointed to the red markings on the map and said:
"These places are all strategic points along the Yangtze River, and are also the places that the Jingzhou navy must pass through when going downstream and attacking eastward."

“Last year I suggested to the general that we should order people to make chains and put them into the Yangtze River during the winter when the water level is low.

In addition, where the chains are placed, our army can place large iron spikes at the bottom of the river.

In this way, even if the enemy's navy is strong in the future and wants to attack our country downstream, the enemy's warships will be blocked by chains and iron spikes and will not be able to pass.

The iron chains across the river were originally built to protect the country, but today they can be used to protect our army's retreat."

As soon as Wu Can finished speaking, all the Wu generals present showed happy smiles on their faces.

This is a great trick!

If this tactic is used well, even if the Jingzhou navy is fully developed, it may not be able to cross the Yangtze River smoothly. What's more, the current Jingzhou navy is still a half-baked one?
After noticing the smiles on the faces of the generals present, Lu Xun also smiled and asked:

"Do you think, gentlemen, that the iron chain across the river can ensure that our army has no worries about its retreat?

Can we use our army to attack Gong'an again?"

Lawrence Lu’s words sounded like a question, but his tone revealed a strong sense of confidence.

He has taken every aspect into consideration, why not fight?
That is of course impossible.

The responses of the generals proved this point.

The next moment, dozens of Wu generals stood up, bowed deeply to Lu Xun, and said in unison:

"I am willing to follow the general and fight the public security again!"

The voices of the Wu generals were so majestic that they seemed to be able to swallow up mountains and rivers.

Seeing this scene, Lu Xun felt extremely satisfied.

"Send orders to the three armies and dispatch the public security forces!"

(End of this chapter)