Mi Han

Chapter 740 2 Generals Conspire to Resist Destruction

Chapter 740: The two generals conspired to resist Mi Yang

When Wei Yan opened the brocade bag given to him by Mi Yang, Chen Dao, who heard the news, hurried to Wei Yan.

"Wen Chang, do you know about the incident at Zhou Ling?"

In response to Chen Dao's question, Wei Yan nodded solemnly.

After learning that Wei Yan knew about this, Chen Dao sighed with shame on his face:

“I had anticipated the loss of Zhouling.

But how can I explain to the Grand Marshal about Zixia's death? "

As the main general guarding Jiangling, Chen Dao naturally knew Mi Yang's plan.

According to the original plan, Chen Dao was instructed by Mi Yang to be responsible for ensuring Wang Hong's safe return.

But who could have thought that Wang Hong would end up with such a heroic end.

Chen Dao couldn't imagine how sad Mi Yang would be when he found out about this.

After seeing Chen Dao's resentful look, Wei Yan's mood was not very good either.

Wei Yan and Wang Hong had no friendship, but Wang Hong was a Han minister, and Wei Yan was also a Han minister.

The more heroic Wang Hong's death was, the stronger the grief and indignation in Wei Yan's heart would be.

But Wei Yan also knew that Wang Hong was seeking death for the sake of Jingzhou and the Han Dynasty!

"Mr. Chen, there is no need to blame yourself too much. Zixi's death was for loyalty and righteousness.

Moreover, after today, in the vast territory of Jingzhou, who will not know Zixia's name?

I have left a great reputation in the world. If I knew about this, I think I would be very happy.”

For the arrogant Wei Yan, the fact that he could respectfully address Wang Hong by his courtesy name shows how much Wang Hong's death affected him.

After comforting Chen Dao, Wei Yan's eyes turned cold, and he continued:

"What you and I need to consider next is how to expel Wu Gou for the Han Dynasty and how to avenge Zixia!"

Wei Yan's words calmed Chen Dao's thoughts.

Then Chen Dao took out a letter of intelligence and handed it to Wei Yan.

After Wei Yan opened the intelligence and read it, he said with a look of surprise on his face:

"Xu Sheng, following Lu Xun's orders, is leading tens of thousands of Wu troops outside the Jiangling waterway?"

After a moment of doubt, Wei Yan sneered and said, "Lu Xun is really thoughtful. No wonder the Grand Marshal has always wanted to get rid of him."

The reason why Wei Yan was surprised was that Lu Xun's arrangement was not in Mi Yang's original plan.

Mi Yang originally thought that given Sun Quan's desire for Jingzhou, the Wu army would rush to Gong'an after capturing Zhouling.

But it was unexpected that Lu Xun could remain unusually calm when facing the Public Security Bureau which was short of troops.

And this unexpected situation will also affect Mi Yang's original arrangements.

But wasn't this what Mi Yang was worried about when he placed Wei Yan in Jiangling?

Mi Yang did not think that he could plan everything, and he also knew that Chen Dao was calm but lacked resourcefulness.

Therefore, Wei Yan was the insurance that Mi Yang prepared in advance.

Wei Yan held the intelligence in his hand and was constantly thinking about how to deal with the situation.

Since Mi Yang is not in Jiangling at the moment, it depends on Wei Yan how to deal with this emergency.

While thinking, Wei Yan kept on deducing:

"The total strength of the Wu army would not exceed 100,000 at most, but Lu Xun was willing to send more than 20,000 elite soldiers to Jiangling.

Could it be that Lu Xun wants to take advantage of our main force in Yiyang and capture the two important cities in one fell swoop?"

"No, it's impossible.

The defense of Jiangling City is comparable to that of the Public Security Bureau. With Lu Xun's current military strength, he does not have such a big appetite. "

"So what is Lu Xun doing this for?"

As he thought about it, Wei Yan kept pacing on the spot.

What Wei Yan didn't know was that his expression and actions at that moment were very similar to Mi Yang.

But this is normal.

As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together." It is natural that Wei Yan, who had been awed by Mi Yang for many years, would unconsciously follow some of Mi Yang's ways.

After Wei Yan paced for a long time, he turned to Chen Dao excitedly and said:

"I see!

Lu Xun sent Xu Sheng to Jiangling not for attack but for defense!"

After hearing Wei Yan's words, Chen Dao was thoughtful.

"Could it be that Lu Xun is worried that I will disregard everything and lead the army to rescue the public security?"

Although Chen Dao was not as resourceful as Wei Yan, he was still an experienced general after all. With Wei Yan's reminder, it was not difficult for him to guess Lu Xun's purpose.

Chen Dao's guess was confirmed by Wei Yan.

"Exactly!

Jiangling City is high and well-defended. If there is no internal support, it usually only takes a few thousand elite soldiers to defend the city.

What Lu Xun was worried about was that after learning the news of the fall of Zhouling, Lord Chen would leave thousands of elite troops in Jiangling, and then personally lead the main force of Jiangling to cross the river to support General Guan.

Lu Xun knows that you, Lord Chen, have always been prudent. If you knew that there were tens of thousands of Wu troops outside Jiangling City, you would definitely focus on defending the city and would not dare to lead your troops out of the city. "

Wei Yan, who felt he had guessed Lu Xun's purpose, sounded quite excited.

But Wei Yan didn't know that the word "dare not" in his words made Chen Dao frown.

Chen Dao felt that Wei Yan didn't need to speak like that.

But Chen Dao was a magnanimous person, and the slight dissatisfaction in his heart was fleeting.

Compared to the "disrespect" in Wei Yan's words, Chen Dao was more concerned about what they should do next.

"Now that we know what Lu Xun is planning, does Wenchang have any plan to break it?"

Chen Dao asked anxiously.

Of course there is a strategy.

Wei Yan pulled Chen Dao to the map, pointed at the densely packed water systems on the map and said:

"The Wu dogs relied on their powerful navy and wantonly invaded our territory.

But Jiangling is an area with numerous water systems. How could Wu Gou have naval forces guarding all of them?

In addition, as September is approaching, the flow of the Yangtze River is decreasing day by day, and some high-lying areas along the Yangtze River may have exposed mudflats.

This will give our army a chance to avoid direct confrontation with Wu Gou's navy and cross the river to southern Jing.

As long as it’s fast enough! "

After speaking out his idea, Wei Yan looked at Chen Dao with a serious look and said:

“If Xu Sheng’s purpose was only to intimidate Lord Chen, then once Xu Sheng learned that Lord Chen was leading his troops out of the city, he would definitely lead his troops in pursuit.

In this way, Xu Sheng could be lured away from Jiangling.

Only in this way can Da Sima's next plan proceed. "

After Wei Yan finished speaking, he waited for Chen Dao's response.

Wei Yan was confident in his strategy, but for Chen Dao, this strategy would require him to take great risks.

Since Chen Dao's purpose of leaving the city was to lure away Xu Sheng's Wu army, it was impossible for Chen Dao to leave with too many troops.

Moreover, if Chen Dao really wanted to trick Xu Sheng, he had to lead his troops into Jingnan.

But everyone knows that if Lu Xun learns that Chen Dao is rushing to help the public security, he will not sit idly by.

Therefore, once Chen Dao led his troops into southern Jing, he would most likely face the situation of being attacked from both sides by the Wu army.

Being attacked from both sides by the enemy has always been a big taboo in military affairs.

Chen Dao could see the few concerns Wei Yan had from his tone and eyes.

Even though Wei Yan's current military rank is higher than his, in terms of status, Wei Yan is not qualified to command him.

Moreover, Chen Dao could also see the danger that Wei Yan's strategy would bring him.

Wei Yan was also worried that Chen Dao, who was cautious by nature, would be unwilling to act according to the plan because he was afraid of danger.

However, Wei Yan and the world misjudged him.

After understanding Wei Yan's concerns, Chen Dao snorted disdainfully:

“Everyone knows that I have a steady character, but have they all forgotten that I followed the late emperor to fight in all directions and survived many dangers?

No matter how dangerous today is, can it be more dangerous than it was back then?"

"Since Lu Xun thinks I dare not leave the city, then I will go out of the city to show him!"

After saying this, Chen Dao raised his head with a little pride.

"You don't need to give me too many soldiers. A few thousand will be enough."

When saying this, Chen Dao exuded a strong sense of self-confidence.

Chen Dao's words and expression made Wei Yan's heart flutter.

Is this the style of Yuan Cong of the Han Dynasty?

What a great man Mr. Chen is!

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(End of this chapter)