"Shiyang, Hanyang, Wuling, Jing Ling. Their cities were either easily breached or surrendered without any effort. The Yangzhou Navy not only obtained Jiang Xia County, but also half of Jing Zhou's Nan County. Out of Jing Zhou's eight counties, the Yangzhou Navy already had two and a half counties. If they added Nanyang County, it would be three and a half counties, which was almost half of Jing Zhou's territory.
It seemed that the whole situation was very good, but only Lu Xun knew how difficult it was.
"General Lu, what's wrong? You don't look well? Are you not acclimatized? " Huo Jun and the others entered Jing Ling. Jing Ling City had already surrendered and the Yangzhou Navy had issued a notice to pacify the people. Therefore, Jing Ling City could be considered peaceful.
In Jing Ling City, the governor's mansion had become Lu Xun's meeting hall.
Lu Xun looked at the map with a frown.
Acclimatization was not a big problem, but it was not a small problem either. Many generals had died because of acclimatization. It had even led to the defeat of a war or the destruction of a country or family. Therefore, Huo Jun was especially concerned about it.
"Haha, I've lived in Jing Chu for so long. If I'm not acclimatized, I would've died a long time ago." Lu Xun shook his head. How could the people in Jing Chu not acclimatize? If Lu Xun went to the north, he might not be able to acclimatize.
"General, what about you?" Huo Jun did not understand. Everyone could see the ugly expression on Lu Xun's face.
"Oh! This is because I didn't sleep last night! "Lu Xun looked at the bronze mirror and realized how haggard he looked.
"General, you didn't sleep last night?" Huo Jun was puzzled.
"Yes!" Lu Xun nodded. "Zhong Miao, look!" Lu Xun took out the map and pointed at the location on the map.
"Jiangling?" Huo Jun saw a place that Lu Xun highlighted.
"Yes! It's Jiangling! "Lu Xun nodded." Zhong Miao, do you know why we gave up Jiangdong and went to Jing Zhou? "
"In order to defeat Jing Zhou and take over Jing Zhou!" Huo Jun replied. The Yangzhou Navy had a total of forty thousand people. Once they split up, each side would only have twenty thousand people.
"Zhong Miao, you're only half right!" Lu Xun said to Huo Jun, "It's true that we want to concentrate our strength on one side. But we chose Jingzhou instead of Jiangdong because Jingzhou is much richer than Jiangdong!"
"Aren't we unstoppable now? What grudge does the general have against us after destroying Shiyang, Hanyang, and Wuling? "Huo Jun was even more confused. They were currently in a period of high morale.
"Hehe, even ten Shiyang and Hanyang's added together can't compare to one city!" Lu Xun pointed at another place on the map. That was Jiangling.
"Although our army is strong now, Jingzhou has a strong foundation after all. If we let them rest for a year or so, a Jingzhou Navy may emerge on the Yangtze River again very soon!"
"So what if he appears again? In the end, they will still lose to our new warships! " A lieutenant on the side said. His words were approved by many navy officers and soldiers. The Yangzhou Navy's new warships were comparable to the current turreted ships. One of them could fight against five ships without any problem. So Huo Jun and the others were envious of the new warships.
"Hehe, although that's the case, we still need Liu Biao's navy to take the initiative to attack. What if the Jingzhou Navy holed up in the port and didn't come out?" Once the Jingzhou Navy holed up in the navy camp, the Yangzhou Navy's new warships would not be of much use. After all, they would also have to fight side by side. In the end, it would be a war of attrition. Although Yangzhou was strong now, they could not outlast Jing Zhou. Even if they outlasted Jing Zhou, the Yangzhou Navy would be crippled.
"What we need to do now is to destroy Jing Province's foundation, so that they no longer have the potential and can consume more resources than us. They can build hundreds and thousands of warships, but we can't do such a thing! And to destroy the enemy's foundation, we have to break through this place, Jiangling! Jiangling is the most prosperous place in Jing Zhou's South County. It is also the capital of Jing Zhou. There are 100,000 people here and they have enough food and money. According to incomplete statistics, Jiangling has enough food to support 100,000 soldiers. The food in the city can support 100,000 soldiers for two years. "
"A hundred thousand soldiers will be fed for two years?" Huo Jun sucked in a mouthful of food. He always knew that Liu Biao was rich, but he did not expect him to be rich to this extent. Jiangling was just a capital and they could already form 100,000 soldiers. If they were in Xiangyang, wouldn't they be able to form 300,000 soldiers?
"So we have to take down Jiangling. Once we take down Jiangling, our Yangzhou Army will be strengthened. Another thing is to destroy Jing Zhou's foundation. Even if they prepare for three to five years, they won't be able to support such a large fleet. This way, Jing Zhou will become a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. "
"Then we should immediately send troops to Jiangling. What's the use of frowning here? " Huo Jun was originally a calm person. He was a person who would advance step by step. But now, after hearing Lu Xun's words, he was moved and wanted to take down Jiangling.
"Jiangling is easy to break through, but the road is hard to walk." Lu Xun helplessly shook his head. If they could immediately attack, Huo Jun would not need to say anything. Lu Xun would have already sent troops. But now, it was easy to send troops, but the road was not. In front of Jiangling was a very famous place called Huarong Road. This place was a huge swamp. If there was no one to lead the way, then congratulations, this swamp would become your burial ground.
Even people who had lived here for decades only knew one or two or a few li of the road. Others did not know at all.
If they could not pass Huarong Road, then naturally, they would not be able to attack Jiangling. In front of Jiangling, there was a heavenly punishment. This was what Lu Xun was worried about.
"Swamp? Let me take a look. " Huo Jun wanted to see clearly what Huarong Road was like, so he quickly led hundreds of soldiers to Huarong Road. In half a day's time, Huo Jun returned. This time, Huo Jun was in a difficult situation. Only a few dozen people came back. After asking the reason, it turned out that the other 100 people could not come back. They were swallowed by the terrifying swamp. In the blink of an eye, they were trapped. If Huo Jun did not react in time and his martial strength, he would have been trapped.
"General, I am ashamed!" Huo Jun's face was red. When did he suffer such a big loss?
"Sigh, you can't blame Zhong Miao for this." Lu Xun helplessly shook his head. Could it be that this Huarong Road could not be passed?
"Reporting! Reporting to General, there is a white-clothed scholar outside the door. "
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