Zhou Yu frowned slightly, and then calmed down again.

"Gongda, Kong Ming, what are your opinions?"

Xun You and Zhuge Liang exchanged a look. Zhuge Liang bowed and said, "Governor, Gong Miao's plan is correct and safe, and it will be fine. However, when the two armies are fighting, the morale should be boosted rather than discharged. Cao Ren's two attacks were just to survive to boost morale. If you succeed by luck, not only will the morale of the Shu army be revived, but the people of Bashu may also be a little shaken. We will divide our troops north and will inevitably encounter obstacles. Even the Jiangyang clan will be indifferent and must be guarded."

Zhou Yu looked at Deng Zhi with a slight look, then said to Zhuge Liang: "What if it is your opinion?"

Zhuge Liang looked at Deng Zhi.

Deng Zhi had just heard Zhuge Liang's words and knew that he had thought it was simple. He was not as far-reaching as Zhuge Liang, and wanted to listen to more Zhuge Liang's opinions. Seeing Zhuge Liang look at him, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Please tell the truth from the military advisor Zhuge, there is no need to worry."

Zhuge Liang bowed his body and pondered for a moment, and then said, "Cabiners are the first to fight in the plains. Cao Ren's two attacks were based on cavalry as the main force, and infantry only echoed. However, Cao Ren's cavalry was limited, and most of the first time he rushed to the battalion had been lost. There were more than 400 war horses seized by our army alone. This time, the remaining troops could only be used. If it were not for the terrain and the time was chosen, he might not be able to succeed."

Deng Zhi suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly. He was indeed frightened by Cao Ren's record and could not analyze it in detail. Cao Ren's record was actually not as impressive as it was on the surface. Zhou Yu was not really injured, but just used a trick. Zulang's failure was due to his own mistakes. If he was not angry by Cao Ren, pursued him overnight, and fell into Cao Ren's trap, but fought in formation and then fight, it would never be the result.

He had a great fight with Cao Ren before.

Zhuge Liang paused for a moment and finally said, "After Cao Ren's victory, Jiang chased General He's headquarters and did not even expand the results of the battle, but he quickly returned to Fangshan. He was obviously aware of the true strength of both sides and did not dare to fight. However, the generals of the Shu army may not be as calm as him. After the victory, they may be arrogant. Moreover, they failed to gain profits in both battles and were unwilling to accept it. If they showed them to benefit and lure them to attack, our army would win a great victory."

Zhou Yu's eyes flashed, he thought for a moment, and then looked at Xun You again.

Xun You coughed lightly: "Protector, Governor, You thought what Kong Ming said was reasonable. Arrogant soldiers would be defeated, and sad soldiers would be victorious. The reason why our army was frustrated was that it was proud and underestimated the enemy, and the other was that it was not accustomed to cavalry warfare, which led to losses and generals. Just as this was an opportunity to review gains and losses, how could it avoid war and increase the ambition of others? Not to mention whether the Left Protector would arrange cavalry reinforcements, just in the present, the number of cavalry in our army was no less than Cao Ren, so we could fight before attacking and defeat them to show the righteous path of the scholars and common people in Yizhou, and to avenge the former shame and avenge the ancestors."

Zhuge Liang's face was calm, but Deng Zhi couldn't help but blush and lowered his head in shame.

Zhou Yu saw it, looked down at Zulang's face and sighed.

"Gongda, Kongming, you summoned the army to plan carefully and reflect deeply. According to the previous plan, the guardians led the troops to attack Fangshan. I will raise food and grass for the army as the supporter."

Sun Yi and others bowed to accept the order.

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Zhou Yu convened a military discussion, and all military plans and generals above the commander and above attended the meeting.

When everyone was surprised to learn that Zulang had died in battle, some of them were even panicked and showed a little fear of war.

After all, Zhou Yu was injured, but Zulang's death was a real defeat. Zulang was not an ordinary general. He was one of the few generals under Zhou Yu. He had been fighting for many years and was famous. He actually died in one battle. Who else dares to say that he is sure to win against the Shu army?

Zhou Yu saw the reactions of the generals, admired Zhuge Liang more, and admired Sun Ce more and more. Although Zhuge Liang was young, he had the calmness and wisdom that his peers did not have. Looking at the world, the only peers who could compete with him was Lu Xun.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Yu asked the generals to conduct in-depth reviews with the army, to avoid arrogance and impetuousness, and to learn from this setback.

In order to avoid making people suspicious of their shirking responsibility and falsely accusing the deceased, Zhou Yu took the initiative to take responsibility, wrote a letter to apologize, and officially announced that he would temporarily transfer the command power to Sun Yi, and he continued to "repay the wound."

Xun You and Zhuge Liang presided over the military plan to discuss gains and losses and re-plan the war. The generals also reflected on their own and focused on practicing the tactics of infantry against the cavalry. Wei Yan led the personal guards and cavalry after the addition of troops as imaginary enemies and cooperated with the exercises of each battalion.

A few days later, Sun Yi led his troops to Fangshan, took the banner of avenging Zulang, and challenged Cao Ren.

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As Zhuge Liang expected, facing the Wu army that was forcing him, the generals of the Shu army on Fangshan had serious differences with Cao Ren.

Cao Ren knew the strength gap between the two sides and was unwilling to attack easily, destroying the morale he had accumulated after much difficulty.

The generals had different opinions. They felt that the Wu army was just like this, so they should take advantage of the victory to pursue them, completely defeat them, and restore the peace of Yizhou. The New Year is about to celebrate, and no one is willing to celebrate the New Year on the battlefield.

Isn’t it better to go back to my own manor with rich spoils and brand new seals, drink wine, taste delicious food, enjoy singing and dancing, and enjoy the admiration of guests?

Although they won consecutive battles, they were just supporting troops. In addition to their morale and reputation, their substantial gains were very limited, and their losses were quite large.

Especially the Battle of Yingling. In order to create opportunities for Cao Ren to attack, they fought with the Wu army and suffered more than 20% of the losses.

Now that Sun Yi is forced to come forward and takes the initiative to seek battle, it is a good opportunity to make achievements. How can he be trapped in the camp?

Wait until Zhou Yu recovers from his injuries?

Faced with the doubts of the generals, Cao Ren could not cover up the sky with one hand.

He also knew that he could hide for a while, but not for a lifetime. The news of Cao Ang's defeat will spread sooner or later. When the people's hearts collapsed, he would have no chance to fight. It would be better to take advantage of his morale and Zhou Yu had not recovered and fight another battle.

If Sun Yi can be defeated, there may be a turning point.

Cao Ren and Meng Da traveled all over the Fangshan Mountains and discussed the tactics. Meng Da had a head-on battle with the Wu army when he was in Jiaozhi. He knew that the Wu army was not as frivolous as other generals. He thought that the Wu army was invincible in the world, and sometimes he thought that the Wu army was vulnerable.

Standing on the top of the square mountain and looking at the Wu army camp at the foot of the mountain, Cao Ren was stunned for a moment and speechless for a long time.

Meng Da stood aside, looking with his hands behind his back.

After a while, Cao Ren turned around and looked at Meng Da. "Zijing, what are your opinions?"

Meng Da withdrew his gaze, looked at his feet, thought for a while, then raised his head, facing Cao Ren's gaze, smiling. "That depends on what the general wants."

Cao Ren's eyes flashed. "Zijing, what do you mean?"

Meng Da raised his lips slightly. "If the general wants to turn the tide and support the general, then I suggest that the general preserve his strength, defend the square mountain, wait for a turn of opportunity, and do not make unnecessary sacrifices." Meng Da looked at the Wu army camp in the distance. "No matter whether Zhou Yu was really injured or not, these Wu army are not something we can defeat. Zulang was killed and the Wu army was defeated but not in chaos. The general should have a deep understanding. These Jingchu children took the power of the new policy and were vigorous, which was definitely not comparable to the troops of the Bashu clan."

Cao Ren blinked and agreed to Meng Da's evaluation. This is also the reason why he discussed with Meng Da. In the entire camp, except for him, the only one who could draw this conclusion was probably Meng Da, and others did not have such knowledge at all. Although many people experienced the battle personally, Meng Da was in Fangshan and was just listening to people's retelling.

"If the general wants to prove that he has the power to fight, I suggest that the general take advantage of his morale and attack with all his strength to decide the outcome with Sun Yi." Meng Da's smile became even stronger, and it was even a bit ambiguous. "No matter what, Sun Yi is the son-in-law of the King of Shu after all. It is better to give this credit to Zhou Yu instead of giving it to him."

Cao Ren suddenly turned around, looked at Meng Da in surprise, and subconsciously twitched the corners of his eyes.

He knew Cao Cao's thoughts, and although he did not fully agree, he knew better that this kind of thought could not be expressed in words. If the Yizhou family in the state would hate Cao Cao to death, eat his flesh, slapped his skin, and even turn into elbows and armpits and directly chop Cao Cao.

The command of thousands of people will end up without success.

Unexpectedly, Meng Da had already seen it.

"Zijing, what you said..." Cao Ren said carefully, and a layer of fine beads of sweat emerged from his forehead.

Meng Da waved his hand and laughed. After a moment, he said again: "General, I received a letter from a friend and knew that Zuodu Sun Shangxiang had captured Brazil and would not take long to attack Chengdu. The general should be clear about the situation in Chengdu. How long do you think they can stay? One month or two months?"

Cao Ren raised his eyebrows.

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Cao Ren accepted the request of the generals and decided to decide to win and lose with Sun Yi.

The generals asked for a fight, fearing that others would rob the first, so they almost turned against each other when the battle was fierce.

Cao Ren was speechless, and Meng Da watched coldly.

However, the combat plan is simple, which is to give full play to the advantages of troops, siege them from all sides, and fight continuously until the Wu army is defeated.

Sun Yi is not Zhou Yu. He is too young and does not have enough experience in fighting. He just relies on his bloodline to become the right guardian and command the army to fight. The larger the scale of the battle, the greater the possibility of his mistakes and the more chances of the Shu army winning.

The only difference is who can become the lucky one, who happens to appear in the flaws of the Wu army and win at the smallest price. Even after a winning streak, they have to admit that the soldiers of the Wu army are well equipped, have strong combat power, and will suffer great casualties from proactive frontal attacks.

Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men. After Cao Ren announced the rewards, after a fierce debate, the generals finally determined the order of their battles.

On a sunny morning, passionate war drums were shouting from Fangshan, and the warship slowly sailed out of the water camp on the southern foot of Fangshan and headed north.

On the eastern foot of Fangshan and the southern foot of the river, Cao Ren arranged the water camp on the river surface of the southern foot, echoing the land camp, which is most conducive to defense. Now that we have to take the initiative to attack, the navy naturally needs to move northward in order to attack the left wing of the Wu army from the river surface and provide long-range cover for the infantry.

As soon as the Shu army naval forces moved, the Wu army's scout immediately responded and quickly sent the information to the central army.

Sun Yi urgently summoned Zhuge Liang and others to discuss matters.

These days, Sun Yi has been challenging and at the same time reconnaissing the terrain of Fangshan and formulating a combat plan for a strong attack. However, Cao Ren's camp was firmly established and a proper plan has not been found. Now Cao Ren takes the initiative to fight, and he cannot ask for it.

"Kong Ming, what's the clever plan?"

Zhuge Liang's eyes swept back and forth twice on the sand table, and pointed.

"withdraw."

Sun Yi's eyes rolled. "Showing weakness and luring the enemy, and leading them away from Fangshan?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "Tele the main force of the Shu army to leave Fangshan, and then first take the navy camp and cut off his feet. He Qi and Zulang were almost fled back to Wudao by Cao Ren because they had no navy. This battle, he should cut off his retreat first."

Sun Yi smiled and nodded repeatedly. "It's reasonable. Then how can we capture the Navy camp? Our warships are insufficient, so it's a bit difficult to pass through the river."

"Our army's main force attracted Cao Ren's attention and let He Qi attack from behind."

Sun Yi quickly understood what Zhuge Liang meant. This not only increased the success rate of sneak attacks, but also included He Qi's troops in the combat deployment. He Qi was a general who was independently commanded by Zhou Yu. He might not have been willing to obey Sun Yi's direct command, but now the situation is special, so he would not refuse this opportunity to avenge Zulang and make contributions.

From another perspective, Sun Yi could not command Zhou Yu's direct central army. He Qi was commissioned to take important tasks and was also a way to make full use of power. I believe Zhou Yu would not have any objections.

Sun Yi immediately sent someone to send a letter to Zhou Yu, asking Zhou Yu to order He Qi to reinforce.

Zhou Yu was just in the name of severe injury and handed over the command to Sun Yi, not because he was seriously injured and could not be in charge. If Sun Yi did not pass Zhou Yu and directly gave He Qi the order, He Qi would probably feel disgusted and ignored him at all.

After sending out the news, Sun Yi ordered the establishment of a position on the riverside to block the Shu army's navy, and urgently agreed on tactics, which were deduced by the military planners.

Soon, Wei Yan brought 300 cavalry to Sun Yi's camp and brought Zhou Yu's reply. Zhou Yu not only agreed to Sun Yi's combat plan, but ordered He Qi to return to the rescue urgently, but also asked Wei Yan to bring his personal guards to reinforce.

Zhou Yu originally had only one hundred personal guards. When Cao Ren rushed to the camp, he seized more than 400 war horses, so Zhou Yu expanded the personal guards to 400.

Everyone in the army knew that Wei Yan was Zhou Yu's most trusted young general. His appearance by Sun Yi was enough to show Zhou Yu's support for Sun Yi.

Sun Yi was very grateful and informed the entire army of this news to boost morale.

Immediately afterwards, Sun Yi ordered the navy to fight.

He originally had no warships, so he could only replace them with bamboo rafts and wooden rafts. After taking down Jiangyang, he collected a lot of civilian ships, and requisitioned the docks and shipyards of Jiangyang's large households, urgently built some warships and formed real naval troops. However, the number of warships was limited, and it was not enough to fight against the Shu army navy.

Once the two sides contacted each other, the Shu Navy had the upper hand in just half a day.

Sun Yi immediately ordered the navy to retreat.

The strength of the two sides was very different, and it was expected that the Wu army's navy was defeated, and it was natural to retreat. The Shu army did not have any suspicion. Some warships pursued the Wu army's navy completely annihilated. They accidentally chased for more than ten miles and distanced themselves from the main force. Just as they found it was too late and were considering whether to withdraw from Fangshan, they suddenly found that there were a few strange things on both sides.
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