Before Cao Rui, the puppet emperor of Wei, was still alive, he lamented:

"Qishan, Xiangyang, and Hefei are the key areas for controlling the Shu and Wu thieves. If the thieves want to invade from the north, they must first defeat these three areas."

"Now Qi Mountain has been destroyed, so the Shu invaders are rampant and cannot be controlled. If we lose Xiangyang and Hefei again, how can we suppress the Wu invaders?"

It was precisely because of the recognition of the importance of the three places that when Man Chong proposed abandoning the old city and building a new city, it almost failed.

After all, with the lessons learned from Qishan, if Hefei New City cannot stop the Wu invaders, the Wei Dynasty will really be in trouble.

Xiangyang and Hefei were like two great emperors, one in the west and the other in the east, so that the head and tail of Wu could not move.

Over the years, Sun Quan has been defeated repeatedly in battles, and he has to go north every year to fight against Hefei. Naturally, he saw this and wanted to find a way to break the situation.

As for Xiangyang, although there is less movement, this does not mean that Sun Quan does not know its importance.

It's just that Jingzhou was the site of the Four Wars, and it was also a wound that could never be healed between Han and Wu.

The alliance between the two countries only temporarily covered this wound, but did not heal it.

Although Wu State occupied most of Jingzhou, there was Xiangyang to the north of Jiangling and Yongan to the west.

Let the land of Jingzhou form a small tripartite force of the Three Kingdoms.

Sun Quan, who was accustomed to backstabbing and had a guilty conscience, mainly defended Xiangyang in the north, but in fact he also secretly defended Shu.

Under such circumstances, he naturally did not dare to mobilize too many troops to go north, for fear that the Han army would suddenly flow down the river from Yong'an and fight another battle of Yiling to avenge the past.

Therefore, whether or not to cooperate with Wu to capture Xiangyang is a major event for both Han and Wu countries.

Not only is it a true test of the level of trust between the two countries.

At the same time, it is also a test of the ability of the decision-makers of the two countries to grasp the future situation.

Naturally, such a major national matter cannot be decided lightly.

After seeing off the queen, Feng Duhu and his wives came to the combat command room and once again deduce the situation after Wu State captured Xiangyang through the huge map.

Feng Duhu couldn't help but sigh:

"Lu Xun is indeed very powerful."

Although as a representative figure of Jiangdong, he is relatively conservative in strategy, somewhat unwilling to make progress, and just wants to settle down in Jiangnan.

But it has to be said that if this person doesn't take action, it will be a killing move.

Mrs. Zuo stared at the map and said with some reluctance:

"Can we send troops from Hanzhong and take Xiangfan into our own hands?"

"It's possible, but it will have to wait three years."

In fact, Feng Duhu was also reluctant, "We have to wait until the students who went to Soochow to study come back, and then we can build ships in Hanzhong."

"At that time, the boat division will go down the river from Hanzhong, and at the same time the army will leave Wuguan from Guanzhong to attack Wancheng. If they advance by water and land, Wancheng and Xiangfan will definitely be able to descend in one go."

The Hanzhong boatmen harassed on the water and even cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Wancheng.

The Han army could attack the undefendable Wancheng with all its strength.

Even if Cao Shuang sends reinforcements from Xuchang, the Han Dynasty's best option is to follow Emperor Guangwu's example and fight another Battle of Kunyang in the northeast of Wancheng.

No, there is no need to fight the Battle of Kunyang at all. On the flat land of Nanyang Basin, the Han cavalry has nothing to fear.

As long as Wei's reinforcements dare to come, Feng Duhu will dare to destroy them.

Maybe, after annihilating Xuchang's reinforcements, the Han Dynasty can directly attack Xuchang City.

"Snapped!"

Feng Duhu slapped the location of Xiangfan on the map and said angrily:

"Lu Xun's appearance has completely ruined my plans for the next three years!"

Mrs. Zuo also looked unhappy.

Mrs. You rarely had any contact with military matters. She stood in front of the map and looked at it for a long time before she said quietly:

"Who knew that Lu Xun's move had not already anticipated Alang's plan? From my point of view, at least he was prepared to take precautions."

"After this battle, those students should also return to China, right?"

"We have promised the State of Wu that we will not deploy too many warships in Yong'an, so where will these students be placed?"

"Of course it can only be Hanzhong upstream of Xiangfan, because that is the only place where the Han Dynasty's naval forces can make use of themselves."

"Controlling Xiangyang, you can plan for Wei when you advance, and defend the south of the Yangtze River when you retreat. At the same time, you can contain the Han Dynasty and even limit the Han Dynasty's future route to conquer the world."

"It can even render the Han Dynasty Navy useless in a short period of time..."

Unless the Han Dynasty takes the initiative to tear up the alliance, breaks the promise of the world, and seizes Xiangyang and even Jingzhou from Wu.

Otherwise, even if the Han Dynasty established a naval division in Hanzhong, it would only be able to wander around Hanzhong.

After saying so much in one breath, Mrs. Right finally said in conclusion: "If it were me, I would do the same thing."

Governor Feng's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but cursed:

"What a damn plan!"

In this case, wouldn't the students you send out have to be delayed for at least a few more years?

Fortunately, he sent so many supplies to Wu State, allowing them to study in Wu State for one more year.

After hearing Mrs. Right's analysis, Feng Duhu became more and more certain that Lu Xun's move must have been intentional.

Wu Guo planned to take control of Xiangyang before his students came back.

It seems that Wu Guo's old habit of backstabbing has started to fall back on the Han's successive victories.

On the one hand, they want to use the big man to help them gain benefits, but on the other hand, they secretly hold the big man back.

Compared with Feng Duhu's anger at being plotted against, Mrs. Zuo was much more realistic in terms of military matters.

Although she was unwilling to give in, since it was impossible for the Han Dynasty to capture Xiangyang, she quickly turned to the military level to consider the pros and cons.

After looking at the sand table and map for a while, she suddenly sneered:

"Everyone says that Wu people are like rats with short-sightedness, and this is indeed true."

"So what if they take Xiangyang? So what if the Han can't go to Wancheng to capture Xuchang?"

"As long as Youzhou can be captured in an honest and fair manner, the land of horses in the world will be in the hands of the Han Dynasty."

"The Wei thieves can't stop the Han army. Do the people of Wu want to stop the Han from regaining the world with the help of the great river?"

Mrs. Right agreed with Mrs. Left, but saw her smile slightly:

"The Han people can't take Xiangyang now, and the Wu people can't take Youzhou either."

"Lu Xun's move may seem clever, but it's just a helpless move. Why should Alang be so angry?"

Her eyes moved and she persuaded in a slow voice:

"Lu Xun is also a famous general of the Wu Kingdom. How could he not see the current general trend?"

"If he wants to make a difference, he is naturally not willing to let his hands be tied. It is also human nature."

"After all, we can't let us take advantage of all the advantages in the world."

After hearing what the two ladies said, Feng Duhu said "Oh", looked at them and asked:

"According to the wishes of the two gentlemen, do you also agree that I will lead the army to Wuguan?"

"It's not just a trip to Wuguan."

Madam Zuo, who had been deep in thought, picked up the long whip and pointed at the location of Wancheng:

"Although the Wei thieves abandoned Wuguan Pass, they rebuilt Caoqiao Pass on the southeast side of Wuguan Road."

Caoqiao Pass is the Jingzi Pass in later generations.

In 304 BC, this place came under the jurisdiction of the Chu State. The King of Chu sent Prince Jing to guard this place, so the place was named Jingzikou.

Wuguan belongs to Qin, and Jingzikou belongs to Chu.

At that time, they were the most important pass on the border between Qin and Chu on Wuguan Road.

In the Han Dynasty, there was a wooden bridge on the old site of Jingzikou for business travelers to pass through Danshui, so this place was called Caoqiao Pass.

There are high mountains between Wuguan and Caoqiao Pass, and only Danshui passes through them, connecting the two places.

Most of the Wuguan Road before the Tang Dynasty overlapped with the valley formed by Danshui.

"Even if the Han Dynasty cannot go from Wuguan to Wancheng to capture Xuchang in the future, they must still be prepared to suppress Xiangyang."

"If not, when the Han Dynasty went from north to south to destroy Wei, Wu State would be able to sneak attack Wancheng, Xuchang and other places from Xiangyang without any scruples."

Mrs. Zuo said, and the whip was placed heavily on the Caoqiao Pass.

"Snapped!"

"So, if the Han wants to completely control Wuguan Road, Caoqiao Pass must be captured."

"In this way, if you retreat, you can serve as an outpost of Wuguan. If you advance, you can control the lands of Nanyang."

"The Wu people control Xiangyang and prevent the Han from attacking Xuchang from Wancheng. Then we also want to prevent them from easily going north from Wancheng."
To be continued...