A boat drove downstream of the water.
After a while, one person boarded Tao Kan's seat.
"Turning from Xiakou all the way, it is quite difficult." The people and Tao Kan were finished, and they didn't talk nonsense.
Tao Kan invited him to seat.
The relatives took a look at a few newly caught carp and packed them at the stern, ready to cook.
Tao Kan groaned for a moment, saying, "In fact, the Liang people did not completely siege, but they did not let the soldiers withdraw from the inside. Unless the sailor went up against the current, he inserted it directly between Xiangyang and Fancheng, but he could only withdraw a part of the people.
It's impossible to take away all. "
The coming person is the five soldiers Shangshu Cai Mo, who is the Tae Pavilion's minister, and also controls the military. He can come here, and it has explained the problem.
At this moment, after listening to Tao Kan's words, he just helplessly and said, "Shi Heng, how can you keep Xiangyang full of mouth? Can this city really keep it?"
Tao Kan didn't want to keep Xiangyang. This was not a day or two. He had publicly said before, insufficient troops, wins in combat power, and unable to win in the field.
Once there is an enemy's attack, the boat division is assisted, and it can be guaranteed.
But the court strictly ordered that he was not allowed to abandon him, and he was still talking.
"The court ordered, the old man naturally followed. Ran Shuishui was not the Yangtze River, and the sailor was not so convenient. You could transport a little soldier into the city.
"Can you communicate inside and outside, why not keep it?" Cai Moqi said.
Being able to keep liaison outside, even if it is only intermittent, can inspire the morale, so that they will not surrender despair.
"If Shao thief besieged Xiangyang for a long time?" Tao Kan asked: "Xiangyang City is not large, and there are more than 10,000 guards, and the food is enough to eat for several months. If he is surrounded by next year, what will the defendant?
Hu Ren,
Jingzhou has been expected to surrender to him, and the Liao Shiwu Fort, who refused to descend, has been broken.
The woman is degraded into a slave, and afterwards, there are more and more people from the local tribe. At that time, all the Liang people, grains, and soldiers can be resolved from Xiangyang.
The east -west, north and south are all in Liangjing. After the more than 10,000 people hang up, it is you, will you lower it? "
Cai Mo was speechless for a while.
Tao Kan said a very important thing, that is, the former Jingzhou heroes led by the previous family surrendered.
In other words, the wild people in Xiangyang City are all beams. How do you solve this problem?
If the Xiongnu south, these people may not surrender. Now not only surrender, but also actively provide food and grass, soldiers, how do you prepare?
I'm afraid that the troops that rescue Xiangyang set off, and someone will ventilate the letter immediately. At that time, you are blind, the enemy's ears are clear, so what else?
"Then you have to stay." Cai Mo said severely.
Tao Kan was silent for a moment, and said: "The court has both orders, and the old man naturally follows."
Cai Mo was relieved.
fine.
Tao Kan's heart is not the same as Xiangyang, but so far, all his measures are carried out around the rescue Xiangyang, and he has not slacken.
"Bing can be sufficient?" Cai Mo asked.
"Not too enough." Tao Kan shook his head, and said, "Xiakou is heavy, Wuchang Mingyi, Jiangling Chongzhen,
All scores are guarded. Yangkou is the front line camp, and the soldiers have to be defended. The old man still has more than 10,000 land divisions at hand.
Thousands of water divisions, a total of 20,000 people, is all the soldiers who can move, and now on the water along the water. "
"Jiangzhou has come to the water, land and soldiers." Cai Mo said: "This soldier may not be as good as Chu soldiers,
However, it can guard the Royal City Pond. Shi Heng can gather the elite soldiers in one place, and it should be in line with the defendant.
Seeing that Tao Kan was silent, Cai Mo was anxious and said, "Shi Heng, this is not enough, that's not, what do you do?"
Xu was troubled by them. Tao Kan Huoran got up and looked at Cai Mo.
Cai Mo asked for its momentum, and asked after a while: "Listen."
"If you come here and ride tens of thousands of walks, you can't go all the water roads. There must be some Lu Shi to go to land. If the thief is besieged, he must be prepared to fight." Tao Kan said: "If the court is strong,
If you do this, the old man is old, what's terrible? Just die. But if the war is defeated, Jiangbei has no possibility of recovery, and all cities cannot be kept. "
"The old man thinks that the thief's morale is strong and there are many soldiers and horses. At this time, it is impossible to win. Even if you want to fight, you are not here."
"Where do you fight?" Cai Mo asked subconsciously.
"Jiangbei." Tao Kan pointed to the south and said: "Shao Bingruo goes south to Jiangbei, then the front is pulled very long, and there are many empty land behind him.
Killing his messenger and burning its grain car. If it is from the ravioli ship to transport the food, it is better.
"For so long for a long time, Shao Bing was exhausted, and the grain roads were interrupted. Maybe the disease was clustered, and he would inevitably be retired. At this time
. Xiangyang Hao clan is also possible. It is also a big possible thing. "
"That Xiangyang City-" Cai Caimo said.
He also fucks Xiangyang! Tao Kan is not angry. Is there only Xiangyang in this group of people? After losing a Xiangyang, the postal post cannot be turned over, unless Xiakou was broken.
However, he still relieved, saying: "The old man will choose the elite waters soldiers, and the left of Xiangyang will be near, so that Deng Yue and Mao Bao will be careful. The city will not be lost for a while."
"Is the whole army gathered up, is it possible to win?" Cai Mo asked.
"Who dares to say something about the victory?" Tao Kan first said a correct nonsense, and then said, "Ran Wang Chuzhong and the old man several times into Nanyang and played against Le's, and he couldn't attack Wancheng. There was nothing else.
Nanyang soldiers were not mud. When the two armies were difficult to kill, they also helped to help. Shao thief could make Lekai's head and ears, and his soldiers would only be stronger. And there were a large number of people.
The victory is really not big. "
After listening to Cai Mo for a long time, he always felt that Tao Kan did not have the courage to risk his life and give it a try, and that he was too striving for stability in marching and fighting.
But I have to admit that what they said makes sense.
Using 20,000 to 30,000 troops to attack "800,000" enemy troops cannot be so hasty.
So now, there are only two choices.
The first is to march the entire army to the foot of Xiangyang City, cooperate with the defenders inside and outside, and have a big battle. Of course, the enemy will probably not let you approach Nangyang smoothly, and the battle is likely to break out in the middle.
The second is to send people to break into Xiangyang to boost the morale of the defenders and delay them, preferably until next spring. In the meantime, find ways to import grain and even a small amount of reinforcements to strengthen the will of the defenders. Shao Bing is moving south in batches.
, the deeper you go, the more dangerous it becomes. Then it is possible to win a few victories in Jiangbei and then march north.
Of course, during this process, the defenders of Xiangyang may surrender, and the local wealthy families may also surrender.
There is no perfect solution, you can only choose one of the two.
"Shi Heng wants to lure Thief Shao to Jiangbei? What if he doesn't come?" Cai Mo still couldn't make a decision.
"Xiangyang is too close to Nanyang. It can be reached just outside the door. The thieves are gathering in one place. How can we defeat them?" Tao Kan asked in return.
Cai Mo was helpless.
He finally understood that Tao Kan just didn't dare to use all the troops at hand to press forward and decide the outcome in a battle with Shao Thief.
He wanted to lure the enemy deeper and let Shao Bing go south.
Once he went south, the terrain was complicated and he could divide his troops, so he was given a chance. After all, the Jingzhou troops still had the naval advantage.
For this reason, Tao Kan even acquiesced in a premise: Xiangyang might be lost.
Thinking of this, Cai Mo couldn't sit still.
This kind of important decision is really painful.
It's easy to say that you won, feel proud and accept praise from all parties.
If you lose, everyone will pounce on you, stand on the moral high ground, accuse you, abuse you, and make you disgraced.
"Wow!" Another sound of paddling sounded.
After a while, the two of them climbed onto the ship one after another. They glanced at Cai Mo first, and seeing that Tao Kan made no comment, they said: "Captain, there is an urgent report from Jiangling. There are bandit soldiers coming south from Dangyang. There are thousands of them and many cavalry.
"
Tao Kan suddenly smiled. Someone helped him make a choice.
Cai Mo was also a little shocked when he heard that bandits appeared near Jiangling, and immediately said: "Is it true?"
The messenger didn't know his identity, but he still reported respectfully: "Exactly."
"Pass the order one by one," Tao Kan put his hand on the handle of the knife and shouted angrily.
Cai Mo subconsciously stretched out his hand as if to stop him, but when he reached halfway, Wen lowered his hand.
The importance of Xiangyang cannot be compared with Jiangling.
Without Xiangyang, there were still many strongholds in the south. During the Sun Wu period, land field battles were still at a disadvantage. However, they relied on the terrain and the Yangtze River to hold on, and even maintained a territory in the north of the Yangtze River.
But if Jiangling is lost, it will be very difficult.
The Shao thieves could use this as a basis to control the water army, and then go down the river.
If the Xiakou area cannot resist and the navy is defeated, they will have no choice but to sit back and watch them march eastward.
If Xiangyang is gone, it will only hurt my body. If Jiangling is gone, it will be fatal.
So he sat back down again, like an outsider, and allowed Tao Kan to arrange his troops and deploy his troops.
The rope that bound Tao Kan was loosened, but seemed to be tied to him.
****
When Tao Bin received the news, he was having a banquet in the city.
Suddenly, most of the wine was gone.
He flipped over the table filled with five-stone powder and cold wine, and said, "Give me some armor."
The servant immediately brought a suit of iron armor over and helped him put it on.
At the same time, three hundred soldiers composed of the Tao family's servants and guests also received the order and quickly assembled.
"The doors are tightly closed. Anyone who dares to act rashly will be killed without mercy. Don't worry about anything happening. I will take care of you if something happens. I will keep you safe."
"Inform the navy and tell them that bandits are coming."
"General of the cavalry," he said mid-sentence. He was a little reluctant, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said, "Send all the cavalry out and check for me! How many people are here and where are they gathering? If the people can avoid entering Wubao, then Take refuge in the fort. If you can't, you can take shelter in the mountains and forests, or sail into the lake in a boat. In short, you will seek more happiness."
"Seal up all the grain shops for me and not allow a grain of rice to escape. I will be of great use."
"Gather the army and follow me to the city for inspection."
There were only a few hundred people at the head of Jiangling City, but there were many strong men in many counties and counties. Just when people were panicking, they saw thousands of elite soldiers coming in formation, and they were immediately reassured.
With them here, there is hope for Jiangling to hold on.
When the sun climbed to the center, Tao Bin finally went to the top of the city and looked up to the north.
Among the farmland, rivers, and woods, hundreds of enemies dismounted and pointed at Jiangling.
Needless to say, this is Shao's army going south. It seems that the main force is vanguard cavalry, and the main force of infantry has not yet arrived.
He breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sent someone to take a boat eastward to notify his father.
Shao Thief is so bold, he dares to drink from the Yangtze River!
Chapter completed!