Chapter 589: Switching from offense to defense
Some people are sad and sad, and naturally some people are celebrating.
The joys and sorrows of the world are always very different.
He Zudao lost two generals, Yang Lixin and Feng Kuan. His 50,000 troops were either dead, wounded, captured or dispersed. He lost two strategic locations in Nanyang and Xiangfan. He Zudao was in a difficult position in this game of world hegemony. In an environment where they were struggling to survive, the situation suddenly became even worse.
It can be said that it has reached a critical moment of life and death.
Of course, all this is his own fault.
If it weren't for his greed for Yong'an, Ruyin and other areas, if he didn't want to capture these two places and then enter the Jianghan Plain, thereby laying the foundation for his dominance in the world, how could he have fallen into Li Dachui's plan?
When you are plotting against others, others are also plotting against you.
The more you count, the more you win, the less you count your defeat,
Since the chess piece is just one step away, there is no need to blame others. What we have to do now is, of course, to turn the tide and try to survive first before talking about anything else.
Now He Zudao's biggest enemy is no longer Li Guohua, the general under Linghuye who is entrenched in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and has been eyeing the south.
It was Jiang Qian who was very close at hand.
Originally He Zudao was strong and Jiang Qian was weak, but after these few battles, the strength of both sides suddenly reversed, and Jiang Qian was strong and He Zudao was weak.
For Jiang Qian now, it is inevitable to seize more territory and gain more strategic space.
Because if Xiang Ying and Xiong Yi, the Chu royalists, don't kill Jiang Qian, how can they feel at ease?
Therefore, He Zudao must go south immediately to contact Xiang Ying and Xiong Yi.
There is no need to negotiate any conditions at this time. As long as Xiang Ying is willing to immediately send troops to attack Jiang Qian, He Zudao is not afraid of temporarily surrendering to Danyang.
Wait until this serious trouble that is right in front of you is eliminated.
As soon as the two sides start fighting, the space they can manage will immediately increase greatly.
Thinking about how he was able to make a comeback under such harsh conditions in Hedong, the conditions now are much better than then.
On the bright side, He Zudao is an indomitable character who becomes more courageous with every setback.
But from another aspect, this guy is also an extremely narcissistic and paranoid guy.
He is the kind of person who, if he wants to die, must drag some people to die with him. He will not make it easy for others if it is not easy for him. Just like he had killed indiscriminately in Luoyang and other places in Hedong and Hexi, good and bad, and those who should not be killed, if they bumped into him, they would be killed with one knife.
In his words, the world is in chaos. What does it have to do with me? What does it have to do with me? Anyway, this world is not mine.
The Huai'an side was filled with gloom and mist, but the Yong'an City side was filled with joy.
"It is better for the generals to remain brave and pursue the remaining bandits!" He Jiong looked at Li Dachui and Jiang Qian excitedly, "The Queen Mother, Li Duhu, He Zudao lost 50,000 troops, and now the morale is low. After our great victory, the morale of the troops The morale is strong, and it is time to unite the army and advance by land and water. Not to mention capturing two or three counties in one fell swoop, I think there is still hope."
Li Dachui laughed, turned to look at Jiang Qian, and said, "Jiang Jiang, what do you think?"
Jiang Qian shook his head: "People are weak and snakes swallow elephants. The current result is already very good. He Zudao is not a mediocre person. He has lost two generals and tens of thousands of troops. Next, he will definitely shrink the front and focus on defense." Lord, it is no longer possible to win as easily as we did in the first two battles!”
Li Dachui nodded: "That's right, and that way, we can easily fall into an irresistible battle, which is not conducive to our next actions. Jiang Jiang, guess what, at this time, it's not just about taking precautions. What else can you do?”
"If I were him, at this time, in addition to arranging for my subordinates to strengthen defense, the most important thing is to go to Danyang to contact Xiang Ying!"
"That's right!" Li Dachui said: "It has been almost two months since the incident in Danyang City. Xiang Ying and Xiong Yi have basically stabilized the situation and completely controlled Danyang City. Naturally, the person they are most afraid of is you. Now that they have freed up their hands, they will of course come to attack us. So Commander He, the next step is not to attack others, but to tighten the fence and prepare for the counterattack of the coalition forces of Xiang Ying and He Zudao. ”
He Jiong's face changed color slightly.
"But there's no need to worry too much!" Jiang Qian said calmly: "Even if the old thief comes to attack me, the ones he dares to use with confidence must be the magnificent Southwest Wolf Soldiers paired with Chen Yan's navy, and his own His trusted soldiers and horses must guard Danyang City and not dare to move lightly, and he may not dare to use the soldiers and horses in other places with confidence."
He Jiong nodded repeatedly: "If it were just the mighty Southwest Wolf Soldiers, there would be nothing to fear!"
"If you expect the enemy to be lenient, the most important thing for us next is to practice our internal skills diligently and be ourselves." Li Dachui smiled and said: "If you hit with one punch, you will avoid hundreds of punches. Moreover, Commander He, now that we have formed an alliance, Naturally, our Beiting Protectorate will not sit idly by and do nothing. Next, our navy in Shu will come to help, and if necessary, our army in Shu can move down the river in just a few days! ”
He Jiong glanced at Jiang Qian and said with a smile: "Of course it is necessary. Whether it is General Wu Dewu or General Fang, they are all famous generals. With them to help, why can't we defeat the old thief Xiang Ying? ?”
Li Dachui laughed: "The Sichuan side has already begun to make preparations. These are all simple things. Next, our side must stabilize Xiangcheng and Fancheng, and then defend Nanyang as much as possible. This is more important. For complicated things!”
"Li Xiu led 5,000 tiger troops into Nanyang. Although Xiao Zhongren and the more than 1,000 surrendered troops assisted, Nanyang has never had a good impression of Da Chu Keyi. It is not easy to straighten things out. , and Li Guohua will definitely not sit back and watch Nanyang completely fall into our hands, and will definitely send troops to capture it! "Jiang Qian said: "After all, after this battle, anyone with a good heart in the world will know that I, Jiang Qian, have been with you! Li Dachui is in a group, and Linghuye regards you as his number one enemy. He will definitely grab a strategic location like Nanyang!"
"I also think that five thousand tiger soldiers are too few!" He Jiong said: "Li Duhu, in fact, I think He Yiming and the others can follow them into Nanyang!"
Li Dachui shook his head: "The situation we will face next is bound to be attacked on several sides, and we must make choices. Nanyang is not the focus now. We only need to maintain our presence in Nanyang and guard a few important nodes. And Xiangyang is only for us. It’s a dangerous place. If you guard Xiangyang, you will be safe forever! When we defeat Xiang Ying and defend our lair, we can go back and explore Nanyang slowly.”
(End of chapter)