Chapter 405: Attack on Hefei
In Jiujiang County, Lu Bu has now captured eight or nine out of ten territory.
The remaining cities have no desire to resist and are expected to surrender.
In short, the process of regaining Lujiang County was very smooth.
Lu Bu prepared to take down all Lujiang County and take a certain amount of time to attack Jiujiang County after Lujiang County is completely stable.
But at this moment, military advisor Jia Xu came to the door.
Jia Xu said to Lu Bu: "Lord, according to his subordinates' opinions, it is best to attack Hefei in half a month. If you are late, you will be afraid of changes."
Within half a month?
Why are you so anxious?
Lu Bu couldn't help but ask in wonder: "Military advisor, half a month is a bit too fast, right? In half a month, Jiujiang County cannot be stable at all. There is no need for us to hurry like this, right?"
In Lu Bu's opinion, it would be a matter of time before he could take down Jiujiang County, and there was no need to be so anxious.
Jia Xu said to Lu Bu: "Lord, if it is just Liu Yao, of course it is not worth worrying, but now Liu Yao has sent messengers to Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Liu Biao separately to request support."
"Once Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Biao send troops to support Liu Yao, our chances of taking Jiujiang County will be greatly reduced, and it will be even difficult to get it."
hiss!
After hearing the news, Lu Bu couldn't help but take a breath.
He didn't expect this question.
After thinking about it, Lu Bu couldn't help but say to Jia Xu: "Then the military advisor thinks that Liu Bei and Cao Cao are likely to send troops? The county magistrate believes that Liu Biao should be unlikely to send troops!"
"Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou, but in fact, the power of Jingzhou is actually in the hands of those aristocratic families. It is not in their interest to send troops to support Liu Yao and deal with us. Therefore, I don't think Liu Biao will not send troops."
"The possibility of Liu Bei sending troops is not high. Xuzhou itself is the place of four battles. Cao Cao is eyeing Xuzhou. Liu Bei should not dare to risk his might and send troops to attack me!"
"Then the only one left is Cao Cao! Cao Cao's military strength is far less than mine now. Is Cao Cao really willing to go against me? Is he not afraid that I will take revenge on him?"
After listening to Lu Bu's analysis, Jia Xu couldn't help but nod.
Then he said to Lu Bu: "Lord, my subordinates concluded that if Jiujiang County was left enough time, Liu Biao of Jingzhou would definitely send troops! Cao Cao would not miss this opportunity. As for Liu Bei in Xuzhou, this is still a bit of both, but the chance of sending troops is also very high."
"Oh?" Lu Bu asked in confusion: "Why did the military advisor say this? You might as well say it!"
Jia Xu talked freely: "The lord's judgment on Jingzhou and Liu Biao is actually not a problem. However, the lord ignored one thing, that is, from the perspective of the aristocratic families in Jingzhou, the lord is their number one enemy!"
"What the lord did in Jiangdong has always been committed to eradicating or weakening the power of the aristocratic families! And in the entire Han Dynasty, the one who really controls the situation is the aristocratic families! Therefore, it can be said that the lord has become the public enemy of the entire aristocratic families!"
"And now, the lord's strength is the largest among all the forces. The lord's sudden emergence has seriously threatened the interests of the aristocratic families! Therefore, his subordinates concluded that Jingzhou would inevitably send troops to assist Liu Yao!"
"As for Cao Cao, his strategy is to take the lead in turning against the enemy. After sending troops to Jiujiang County, he took the opportunity to occupy Jiujiang County! And Liu Bei probably would have the same thoughts and could also gain a reputation for benevolence and righteousness for him. How could he miss this kind of thing?"
After listening to Jia Xu's analysis, Lu Bu was shocked and sweated.
Sure enough, fighting for dominance in the world will not be possible by blindly bravery.
In the original historical trajectory, I was the best in the world in martial arts, but I had been through half my life and achieved nothing. It was not unreasonable.
If Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Liu Biao, all three families sent troops to Jiujiang County.
Not only can he not be able to seize Jiujiang County, but even the Lujiang County he obtained may be swallowed by them.
At present, his Jiangdong has just developed a little, and is in a period of rapid development.
Lu Bu did not want to open fire with the three major forces at the same time, which was not in his interest at all.
Therefore, the current plan is to seize Jiujiang County as soon as possible.
Let Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Liu Biao take advantage of the situation.
Lu Bu couldn't help asking Jia Xu: "Military advisor, if we attack Hefei, how confident are we to succeed?"
Jia Xu said with confidence: "Lord, no matter what strategy, there is no way to succeed! However, his subordinates believe that Liu Yao and his subordinates would not have expected that we would attack Hefei in surprise. So our chances of success should be more than 70%!"
"If we are supplemented by the navy, even if we cannot take over Hefei in one fell swoop, we can occupy at least half of Hefei's territory. At most, Hefei will definitely be our treasure in our pockets in three days."
"Once Hefei is occupied, there will be no danger in the southern part of Jiujiang County. Jiujiang County can be said to have won half of it. As for the remaining half, it can also be won by the wind sweeping the residual clouds."
After listening to Jia Xu's analysis, Lu Bu couldn't help but nod.
I have to say that Jia Xu's analysis was extremely exquisite, and Lu Bu was convinced.
This is the benefit of having a military advisor!
Otherwise, if Lu Bu’s original plan is followed, he will miss the opportunity, and even the Lujiang County he obtained may be lost.
At that moment, Lu Bu summoned Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Gao Shun, Dian Wei and Huang Gai, and combined 70,000 troops to prepare for a surprise attack on Hefei.
As for Lujiang County, which had just captured most of the troops, Lu Bu left only a small amount of troops, and basically all of them were handed over to Zhang Ying, Chen Heng and Wang Wei.
These three people were surrendered generals, and Lu Bu could still be assured and bold as he handed over the entire Lujiang County to them, making these three people even more grateful to Lu Bu.
Of course, Lu Bu is absolutely confident that even if these three people want to play tricks, they will not make any big waves.
Lu Bu only took three days to reorganize his army, and then personally led the 70,000 troops to prepare to attack Hefei.
At the same time, Lu Bu informed Gan Ning's naval army and ordered him to lead the navy army to infiltrate into Hefei and cooperate with the army's operations.
In the previous battles, Gan Ning's navy made very little efforts and did not make much military achievements at all.
First, they did not encounter the other party's decent naval army, and second, if many cities were persuaded to surrender, they would not have the ability to use their naval army.
And now, when Gan Ning heard that they were finally in use, Gan Ning couldn't help but get completely excited.
This time, he Gan Ning wants everyone to see the power of his Gan Ning naval army!
Three days later, Lu Bu led his army and divided into four groups to launch an attack on Hefei.
On the first road, Lu Bu personally led the army, led Gao Shun and Dian Wei, and led 15,000 troops, and chose the middle road to drive straight in.
The second route was led by Zhang Fei and Huang Gai, leading 30,000 troops from the left.
The third route was along Guan Yu, leading 30,000 troops and marched from the right route.
Chapter completed!