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Before the sky was dawn, Liu Jing hurriedly bid farewell to his wife and children and rushed to Xiakou with Jia Xu. Jia Xu proposed to him a plan to raid Anlu County. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Cao Cao's army was in Jiangling, he concentrated his troops to defeat Cao's army in Anlu County.

Only by letting Sun Quan see the strength of Jiang Xiajun can he bring strong persuasion when persuading Sun Quan. Liu Jing accepted this plan, but at the same time he realized that he had not had much time and had to deal with this matter in the shortest time.

In the afternoon, Liu Jing and Jia Xu arrived at Xiakou under the escort of the five personal soldiers.

At this time, Xiakou City had become the main battlefield for the Jiangxia army to fight against Cao army. Whether Cao's army came from Jiangling, went south from the Han River, or even from Anlu County, they had to face Xiakou.

In the Xiakou military camp, dozens of intermediate and above generals including Bian, Gan Ning, Wei Yan, Liu Hu, Liao Hua, Chen Shuo gathered in the central army tent, waiting for Liu Jing's military deployment.

Two soldiers carried into a wooden stand, which was a map of Anlu County. On it, Liu Jing and Jia Xu discussed the detailed plan for the raid in the carriage.

The key to this war is the word "raid", which is raiding the enemy at the most unexpected moment of the Cao army.

It should be said that they seized this opportunity very cleverly. It happened that Cao Cao's main force was not yet firm in Jiangling, while Cao's army in Fancheng needed to transport a large amount of food to the south, and could not draw troops to aid Cao's army in Anlu County.

The 50,000 Cao troops in Anlu County were stationed in various cities, and their troops were relatively scattered, which was a good opportunity for the surprise attack.

Liu Jing walked to the map and picked up a wooden pole, smiled at everyone, "This battle came very suddenly, I'm afraid everyone is not prepared."

Wei Yan smiled and said, "It should be said that this battle came in time. If the long-term drill is completed, it will not be effective anymore. At this time, actual combat is needed to test the effect of the military exercise, find shortcomings, and continue to improve in the future. It can be said that this battle is actually a timely help."

Everyone agreed with Wei Yan's statement. Looking at the rising morale of the generals, Liu Jing smiled and said, "It seems that if anyone is not allowed to go to battle, I'm afraid I won't have dinner."

Liu Jing's witty attracted a knowing smile. At this time, Jia Xu also smiled and said, "I'll report another good news. Just last night, my wife had already given birth to a small provincial governor, and the provincial governor had successors."

This news made the tent full of joy. Generals such as Ben and Gan Ning came forward to congratulate him. Liu Jing did not expect that this would cause such a big response, which was even more exciting than the decision to go to war.

Liu Jing suddenly realized that the birth of a son means the continuation of his power, the continuation of all the generals' loyalty, and the long-term guarantee of their interests.

Looking at the joyful faces, Liu Jing waved his hand with a smile, "No need to argue, everyone must be sure that new wine and red eggs have them."

Everyone burst into laughter and everyone calmed down again. Liu Jing turned the topic back to the raid on Anlu County. He pointed to the map with a wooden pole and said: "This raid should make full use of Yunmengze and Hanshui to give full play to our warship advantages. The key battle is in Anlu County, where there are tens of thousands of garrisons. If you defeat the Cao army in Anlu County, then this war will be sure to win."

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The raid was finally decided to start the action after nightfall. It was still in the afternoon. In order to strictly keep the secrets, the Jiangxia army still claimed that it would hold a large-scale night actual combat military exercise and concealed the news that Liu Jing had arrived. From the afternoon, both the navy and the army had begun to prepare for combat.

Liu Jing was also deducing the details of the night attack with Jia Xu in the big tent. At this time, a soldier reported at the tent, "Prince, General, asks for a meeting."

"Please come in"

Soon, he came in. Although he was injured in the previous battle in Anlu County, his injuries were relatively mild and he had basically recovered. Except for not being able to get on the horse and fight against the enemy generals alone, there was no problem with leading troops to march and fight.

The reason he came to find Liu Jing was because he missed him during the afternoon military deployment. Although he knew it was because of his injuries, he was unwilling to give up. The previous defeat in Anlu County always made him feel uneasy.

"Mr. Zhou, I have something to say," as soon as I entered the account, Pin said with a gloomy face.

Liu Jing smiled slightly. He knew the idea of ​​recruiting. In the Jingzhou army, recruiting qualifications were second only to veteran Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong could not come here in Changsha, so recruiting was naturally the number one veteran, but he did not send him, so he would of course be dissatisfied.

Liu Jing ordered the soldiers to place a seat for him, "Please sit in general."

Pin Guli is a principled person and will never rely on his seniority. He also realized that his attitude was inappropriate, and his tone softened. "I had a battle with the Cao army of Anlu County and sent someone to investigate afterwards, so I had some information to say."

Liu Jing was very interested, which was exactly what he wanted to know, and hurriedly said: "Please tell me, General."

Pin thought about it and said, "In the last battle in Anlu County, Zhang Liao was the main general, but for some reason, Cao Cao quickly dismissed Zhang Liao's position as the main general and changed it to Zhao Yan as the main general. I know Zhao Yan is very cautious and good at training troops, but he is far inferior to Zhang Liao in battle."

Jia Xu smiled beside him and said, "The general's analysis is good. Zhao Yan is not only cautious, but also very conservative. He is known as a turtle general in Cao's army. This is why Cao Cao asked him to be the main general. He only needs to defend Anlu County and he does not need to attack Jiangxia. As for Zhang Liao, he should have been punished for not capturing the general."

"Mr. said it well, don't you know if you know Sima Yi?"

Liu Jing's heart thumped, did Sima Yi appear?

Jia Xu smiled, "I know this person, the best among Sima Bada. This person is quite strategic and good at seizing opportunities. In the past, Cao Hong asked him to be an aide, but he pretended to be sick. Later, Prime Minister Cao sent someone to invite him, and he threw away his crutches and ran over. This person judged the situation, which was extraordinary. Could it be that this person was also in Anlu County?"

Pin nodded, "He is now a counselor of Cao Cao, and now he is in Anlu County."

Liu Jing pondered silently, he was still quite afraid of Sima Yi. Zhao Yan's conservatism could make him boldly advance, but if Sima Yi was there, he would have to consider the risks.

At this time, Jia Xu sneered, "Although Sima Yi is strategy, he has not been tempered by the war. He is just a scholar and is far from being a strategist. At least now, he is not even qualified to carry shoes for Cheng Yu and two Xuns. The general does not have to take him high. I will teach him a lesson in this battle."

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He was finally able to fight, but instead of blocking one side, he became Liu Jing's staff officer and walked on the same boat with Liu Jing.

At night, 40,000 Jiangxia troops sailed into the Han River on a large ship. After traveling for fifty miles, they entered Yunmeng Shuize. This is the north of Yunmeng Shuize. The water volume is small, so a large area of ​​half-dry and half-water wetlands are formed, just like islands surrounded by shallow water.

There is also a small county hidden in the water shui, called Yunyang County, which means Yunmeng Yang. The wall of Yunyang’s small county is only six miles in circumference, and there are several families living in it. They usually make a living by fishing and farming on the island.

Yunyang County is also the southernmost county in Anlu County. It is close to the river. Huang Zu built a beacon tower here to warn the enemy from the north. However, at this time, Yunyang County was occupied by Cao's army, and the beacon tower was also used to monitor the Jiangxia army in the south.

The fleet entered the river water from the entrance of the river. Although the river water was not wide, the water was very deep. It was possible to travel a large ship of thousands of stones. At this time, Pin looked at Yunyang County in the distance and said to Liu Jing with some concern: "Although it is night, we will still be discovered by the defenders. They will call the beacon tower to call the police. It is better to send scouts to seize the beacon tower first. I know that the walls of Yunyang County are dilapidated and it is easy to get to the city."

Before Liu Jing could speak, Jia Xu smiled and said, "I just want the guards of Yunyang County to find out. They want to call the police, but I can't ask for it."

Pin was stunned. This was not called a surprise attack. He was about to refute, but Liu Jing smiled and said, "Since Mr. Jia is confident, we might as well follow his arrangements this time."

Since Liu Jing said this, Pin stopped talking. He sneered in his heart and said to himself: "I want to see what tricks you, Dushi Jia, have."

The fleet continued to move forward, and as expected, when the fleet passed the east side of the county town, the defenders discovered the Jiangxia army warship, and the alarm bell rang. Several Cao army soldiers rushed up the city wall and looked at the Jiangxia fleet like mountains in horror. The Junhou shouted loudly: "Hurry up the pillars and beacons".

One pillar of beacon fire tells peace every day, two pillars of beacon fire tells the arrival of troops below a thousand people. The pillar of beacon fire means a large group of enemy troops attacking. Soon, the pillar of beacon fire was ignited, and the bright red flames were particularly dazzling in the night sky.

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At this time, the chief general of Cao's army in Anlu County was Zhao Yan, Zhang Liao had been transferred back to Fancheng, and the garrison was reduced from 50,000 to 5,000, of which 5,000 were stationed in Sui County to the west, and the remaining 10,000 were stationed in Anlu County.

Zhao Yan was not good at leading troops to fight, but he was good at training troops and was very good at defending. Since Anlu County was small and could not station tens of thousands of people, Zhao Yan ordered a camp in the wilderness west of the county town.

He not only built a wall of 100 feet high, but also drew water from the moat in Anlu County to the Yingpan two or fifty steps away, forming the Yinghu River.

Moreover, Yingpan and the county town are two or fifty steps away. This distance is not close or far. If the water diversion project is large, it will threaten the safety of Yingpan. In this way, even if the county town is lost, the enemy's bows and arrows cannot be shot into Yingpan. Even Cao Cao praised him for digging water to protect the Ying River, which was very innovative.

It was already two o'clock at this time. The Jiangxia army had just driven from the Han River into the Han River, and was still a distance from Yunyang County. The beacon alarm did not reach the Cao army camp in Anlu County.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, without stars and moonlight, and the land of Anlu County was particularly dark. When the night was late, most of the soldiers were asleep, and only sentries patrolled back and forth on the county town and camp.

There were not many soldiers stationed in Anlu County, only more than 2,000 people. At this time, there were more soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city wall.
Chapter completed!