Great Wei Nengchen

In the same way, the Caoying Group has been fighting for years, and the family property has been exhausted. The 30 army under Xiao Yi and the [-] people in Xiangyang City have consumed even more. The most scarce thing now is food!

Now that the two armies are facing each other and their strength is roughly equal, it is difficult to tell the winner in a short time. At this time, whoever has more food can last longer and win the final victory!

Using food and grass to defeat the enemy is indeed not fair, but it is effective. Turn over the history books and look at the battles of Qin destroying Zhao, Qin conquering Chu, and the previous battles between Cao and Yuan Wuchao. Only by obtaining food and grass can we defeat a powerful enemy!

"The Han River stretches for hundreds of miles. The land on both sides is fertile and convenient for irrigation. It is an important grain-producing area in Jingzhou. Now it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the rice will ripen immediately. This is the lifeblood of Jingzhou!

Zijing's reminder is too correct, as long as our army seizes food, we can take Xiangyang City without a single soldier. But Xiao Yi is as cunning as a fox, and I'm afraid he has seen this too. The strength of the two armies is roughly equal. If we rob, we may not have the upper hand? "

Zhou Yu was originally suffering from a heart disease, but now that he had a plan to defeat the enemy, he cheered up instantly, put the yellow silk on his head, and lay down on the sand table to study, his eyes fixed on both sides of the Han River!

"Therefore, the most urgent task is to quickly increase the number of troops to gain an advantage in terms of military strength. At the same time, we will check the terrain of Hanshui River and prepare various agricultural tools. When the rice is ripe, we will immediately start harvesting it!

In terms of strategy, Lu Su is far inferior to Zhou Yu, but he has been sitting in the back camp for a long time, collecting food, grass and ordnance for the army, so he came up with this strategy!

"Jiangdong's manpower is exhausted, so it may not be easy to recruit again, right?"

"Conscription is indeed difficult, so how about borrowing it?"

"Who can borrow troops?"

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Zhou Yu shook his head slightly and sighed. After more than half a year of fighting, the Jiangdong Army had killed tens of thousands and injured countless people. The 12 troops in the westward expedition this time were already the entire family property. There were only a few old and weak women and children left in the rear. Conscription is not easy. ?

You can't force the ignorant teenagers and white-haired old men into the army. That kind of fishing method will not help the war, but will ruin the Jiangdong Group!

However, Lu Su used his hand to write the word "Liu" on the sand table. Now that the battle situation is extremely urgent, it is too late even for conscription. It is best to borrow a team from an ally to solve the urgent need!

But after repelling the Cao army, Sun and Liu became inseparable, and they were wary of each other and stumbled secretly. In the previous Jingxiang ancient road battle, Liu Bei refused to send troops to help, and Jiangdong lost [-] athletes!

In addition, after the two agreed to defeat the Cao army, the nine counties of Jingzhou will be divided equally, Liu Bei will occupy Lingling, Wuling, Zhangling, and Nanjun in the west, Sun Quan will occupy the four counties of Changsha, Guiyang, Jiangxia, and Nanyang in the east, and Xiangyang County will be divided into two halves!

However, Liu Beijun triumphed all the way, occupying three counties of Changsha, Guiyang, and Lingling, plus one Jiangxia County, and almost got half of Jingzhou, but he didn't give a city or a piece of land to his allies!

Under such circumstances, borrowing soldiers and horses from Liu Bei is tantamount to seeking skins from tigers. What they are planning now is probably "the snipe and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins!" '

"If the governor hadn't held back Xiao Yi's army in the bloody battle against Xiangyang, Liu Xuande could easily have swept across the southern city of Jingzhou, and for this reason, he should have sent troops to help!

Lu Zi respects his talents and is willing to go to Jiangling in person to persuade Liu Bei, Kong Ming, Pang Tong and others to mobilize an elite force to go northward and attack Xiangyang City with our army. I also ask the governor to cooperate closely and help me! "

Lu Su also has another advantage, that is, he is meticulous and courageous in taking responsibility. He was the one who facilitated the first alliance between Sun and Liu before. Now, facing a powerful enemy, he will facilitate the second alliance!

Zhou Yu is also a sensible person, and knows what a good friend means. The so-called helping hand is to shrink the troops, put down the flags and drums, and make the posture of the whole army retreating, so as to threaten Liu Bei's side!

If the Jiangdong army retreated, Xiao Yi would free up his hands and send troops to attack Liu Bei's side. Liu Bei's army would not be able to attack the city and loot the land. For their own benefit, they would also send troops to help in the battle!

Next, the two discussed the specific details and the future development of the war situation. They talked about it late at night, and finally went to sleep. Early the next morning, Lu Su packed his bags and went straight to Jiangling City!

Zhou Yu's heart knot was untied, and his sick body was healed. Immediately, the drums were raised, the generals were assembled, and the tactics were redeployed:

While letting people spread the news, they said that Governor Zhou's old illness had relapsed and he could no longer command the troops. The army was going to retreat across the board and return to its old nest-Panyang Lake for repairs!

While sending out cavalry to check the rice fields on both sides of the Han River, estimate the time of maturity, and at the same time make a large number of farm tools and prepare for grabbing food!

Chapter 1334 Two heroes do not stand side by side, a battle to the death ([-])

Heroes have a tacit understanding, and heroes see the same thing. Just when Zhou Yu was devoting his mind to planning a grand plan to seize food, Xiao Yi also cast his greedy eyes on the tens of thousands of rice fields on both sides of the Han River—there is food in hand, so don’t panic!

The difference is that Zhou Yu likes to think alone when facing major events; while Xiao Yi needs someone to accompany him when he is planning, preferably a beautiful woman!

"Lingnan lychees are sweet, tender and juicy, please eat one, my lord!"

"Ah -- no matter how delicious the lychee is, it's not as delicious as Xiaoguai. I still want to eat lychee at night!"

"Husband is really rotten... the worse you are, the more you like it!"

Xuanjia Camp - In the tent of the Chinese army, Xiao Yi was lying on a soft couch with his head resting on Sun Shangxiang's jade legs, while sniffing the fragrance of the beautiful body, tasting fresh and tender fruits, and joking with his ears from time to time, he was as happy as a couple of gods !

Xiao Yi had a rice ear in his hand, the color was yellowish-green, and the grains were extremely full. It was just picked from the field outside the camp. At this moment, he kept looking at it, obviously thinking about something important!

Jingzhou has fertile land and dense rivers, which is very suitable for planting rice. The yield per mu is about three shi (1 shi = 120 catties in the Han Dynasty). In addition, the temperature is relatively high, and it can be grown twice or even three times a year!

When Liu Biao was in charge of Jingzhou, although he had no achievements in military affairs or diplomacy, the internal affairs developed well. He built water conservancy projects, worked hard to encourage farming and mulberry, and the weather was favorable. The crops were harvested year after year.

However, during the Eastern Expedition of Cao Jun, those who used Jiangling City as their base camp spent more than half a year fighting and exhausted the treasury.

On the one hand: Cao Cao was worried that Jingzhou would not be able to defend. If the food and grass were kept, it would only benefit Sun and Liu Lianjun in vain, so he might as well take it away by himself!

On the other hand: Because of successive years of wars, the livelihood of the people in the Central Plains is declining. Cao Cao needs a lot of food to appease the hungry people, otherwise the hungry people will rebel!

The result is: as soon as Xiao Yi arrived in Xiangyang City, he faced a big problem of lack of food. There were 10,000+ soldiers under his command, 30 people in the city, and people from Nanjun, Nanyang, Zhangling, and Xiangyang... This is a bottomless pit!

If you can't feed these mouths enough, there will be a civil uprising. No matter how powerful Xiao Yi is at that time, he can only go back to the Central Plains. Abandoning the three southern counties before is certainly keeping Liu Bei's side in check, and it is also a burden for himself. , otherwise there will be more people eating!

Fortunately, the autumn wind is blowing, the rice flowers are fragrant, and the countless rice fields on both sides of the Han River will mature in a dozen days. If we can get the rice into our hands, or grab it, we will be able to relieve our urgent needs.

The problem is that the Jiangdong army is stationed on the edge of the Han River, and there is also a serious shortage of food and grass. If you send troops to harvest rice and disperse the troops in the fields, Zhou Yu will definitely send troops to attack. How will you resist then?

If there is no army to grab food, the inventory in Xiangyang City can support it for another month at most, and then what will the 10,000+ people and three 10,000+ people eat?

"People are iron, food is steel, if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry, and the soldiers will be born and die with me, it is already very fortunate, how can they suffer from hunger?

There are also people in Xiangyang who have suffered from swords and soldiers in recent years. If they can't even eat, they will lose their hearts--I will grab the food on both sides of the Han River this time! "

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After much deliberation, Xiao Yi decided to send troops to rob food. Although this move was very risky, it was better than starving to death, but if he wanted to rob food, he had to face two problems:

One is that when harvesting rice, Zhou Yu must be watched closely so that the Jiangdong army cannot leave the camp, neither can grab food, nor destroy food. Otherwise, as long as there is a big fire, both sides of the Han River will be ashes!

The second is to grab the rice back in the shortest possible time. There are tens of thousands of fertile fields on both sides of the Han River. The terrain is high and low, and the soil is sticky and sandy, so the maturity time of the rice is also inconsistent!

Harvest which piece first, then harvest that piece, how to arrange manpower, how to transport back to the camp after harvesting, how to dry, shell, and bag... This is not an easy task!

For the former problem, Xiao Yi had been planning for several days and had already found a solution, but for the latter problem, he had to seek help from an expert!

This is another difference between Zhou Yu and Xiao Yi. When encountering difficulties, the former always does it himself, while the latter is good at employing people. Therefore, Zhou Yu's life is more tiring and his life span is bound to be shorter!

"The last general pays homage to Da Sima--invincible in every attack, invincible in all battles!"

"General Zhongye, invite you to sit down and enjoy the tea!"

"Thank you, General Sima, I don't know what the summons is about?"

"Hehe - you don't have to be too restrained, general. I have invited you to come to the tent of the Chinese army today, because I have a big mission to entrust!"

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