"Reporting to My Lord, Gangdong Sun family ships big and small have gathered near the mouth of the lake …"
"Reporting to My Lord, Gangdong Sun family ships big and small have gathered near the Tiger Forest …"
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Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Sun Qian, and Xun You were trying to determine the purpose of the Gangdong Sun family's navy gathering. Before they came to a conclusion, the Imperial Guards continued to report four or five Sun family movements and deployments.
Yang Rui also noticed that the first gathering was the Gangdong Sun family's navy. After that, there were all kinds of ships gathered. Obviously, it was not for war.
The people in the "Staff Headquarters" also had a rough guess. The goal of the Gangdong Sun family's navy was most likely the upstream Sanjiangkou area. If they regained control of Sanjiangkou, it was possible that they would go deeper.
At the same time, the Sun family's gathering of ships at the mouth of the lake and the Tiger Forest was most likely for land infantry to cross the river. The purpose of crossing the river was not difficult to determine. It was most likely to snatch the juicy meat of Yuzhou.
They came to the most basic conclusion. Although it might not be the premeditated plan of the Gangdong Sun family, it should not be far from the real situation.
Yang Rui and the people in the "Staff Headquarters" were not worried about this sudden situation. From the beginning, they thought that the Gangdong Sun family would not stay put obediently. They had made sufficient preparations and plans. At this moment, it could only be said that the Sun family's actions were in line with their expectations.
From the beginning, Yang Rui did not think that the land of Yuzhou would be taken without a single soldier. The Gangdong Sun family's participation was not a bad thing in Yang Rui's eyes.
The Gangdong Sun family could be compared to the clams in the city. They were not afraid that he would interfere, but they were afraid that he would be a coward, leaving Yang Rui with no place to put his strength.
As for the Gangdong Sun family's participation in Jingzhou's affairs, Yang Rui welcomed it with open arms.
According to the current development of Jingzhou's strategy, even if Yang Rui tried his best to stay on the sidelines, Liu Qi should be able to take down Xiangyang City with his help. Xiangyang City's fall was also the result that Yang Rui wanted.
When Xiangyang City fell, Liu Qi might have lost a lot of his strength, but Yang Rui could not fall out with him directly. That would not be justified in public opinion.
Therefore, the Gangdong Sun family's participation was welcomed. The Sun family was Liu Biaosu's enemy in Jingzhou. If they could interfere, it might save Yang Rui a lot of effort. Yang Rui was afraid that he would not come.
"Order the Taishi Ci Navy to enter Dongting Lake tonight and occupy Mount Dongting in the middle of the lake. Guard the lake entrance and wait for orders.
Order the Gan Ning Navy to not break the Xuzhou Navy's normal patrol. If the Gangdong Navy does not take the initiative to attack, do not stop the Gangdong Navy from crossing the river.
Order the Kulin Secret Ninjas to pay full attention to the Gangdong Navy's strength and movements. Record in detail the situation of the enemy's generals and troops. Report back any new information as soon as possible. "
When the plan was established, Yang Rui and his officers had already discussed the general countermeasures. Now that the actual situation had happened, Yang Rui already had a plan in mind and issued a number of orders in an orderly manner.
Right now, the Gangdong Sun family's forces only needed to be fully monitored. They needed to know the number of troops and other information so that they could deal with any conflicts in the future.
Yang Rui had a premonition that in the conquest of Jingzhou, there was a high probability that there would be friction with the Gangdong Sun family, or even a falling out. Yang Rui might even be able to use the internal strife in Jingzhou to teach the Gangdong Sun family a lesson. At the same time, he would also plant the seeds for the conquest of Gangdong.
If it had been a few days ago, Yang Rui's deployment would have definitely aroused Liu Qi's dissatisfaction. This was because Taishi Ci's main naval force had been hidden by Yang Rui, and only a few small and medium-sized ships had been sent to the Xiangshui River.
But now, it was no longer a big problem. Not to mention that Taishi Ci's main naval force was scattered and hidden, even if it was exposed, Liu Qi probably wouldn't have much of a problem.
On the one hand, Liu Qi was facing the Battle of Yi City's Gate, and soon his troops would arrive at Xiangyang City. He didn't have much energy to pay attention to the situation of Yang Rui's naval force behind.
On the other hand, Yang Rui's forces could be entangled with the Gangdong Sun family's forces, which was exactly what Liu Qi wanted. From the beginning, he had envisioned the best situation for the King of Donghai and the Gangdong Sun family to be entangled. Now that this situation was likely to happen, Liu Qi naturally pretended not to know and didn't care.
Liu Qi's troops arrived at Xiangyang City's Gate — Yi City. At this time, the number of troops in his hands was still about 200,000. 20,000 of them were stationed in the previously conquered Jiangling City to ensure logistics and supplies. Liu Qi's naval force was unmatched on the Xiangshui River, except for the tightly guarded waters near Xiangyang City.
It could be said that Liu Qi's forces had reached their peak, and the external environment was also at its best. As long as they took Yi City's Gate in one fell swoop, they could directly attack the root of the problem and attack Xiangyang City together with the King of Donghai's troops.
On the contrary, the defenders of Yi City were shaken. It was said that the King of Donghai's troops had arrived at Xiangyang City, and Xiangyang City had already experienced internal strife. The defenders were unable to control the situation, so what was the point of defending Yi City?
Of course, this was the effect of Yang Rui's Kongling Shinobi. Before Liu Qi's army arrived, the Kongling Shinobi had already exaggerated the news in Yi City.
However, Yi City's garrison was very calm at this time, as if he didn't feel the pressure brought by Liu Qi's army. He also didn't care about the negative news in Xiangyang City.
This person was Liu Biao's general, Wei Yan. In fact, his mind was not on how to defend Yi City, but on how to find a way out for himself. Wei Yan had already come up with an idea that he approved very much.
As one of the few generals under Liu Biao, Wei Yan had participated in the invasion of Yuzhou more than once. However, each time he was forced to retreat under the coercion of the King of Donghai's troops, and even suffered a lot of losses.
As a result, the generals who participated in the invasion of Jingzhou could not think of any merits. Liu Biao also threw a tantrum at Wei Yan. This gave Wei Yan some new ideas, and at this juncture, Wei Yan's thoughts were exposed.
When Liu Qi's army arrived at Yi City, it was already close to evening. It was too late to attack the city in a hurry, so they could only set up camp and wait for the next day to attack.
In just one night, Liu Qi's camp was ambushed by Yi City's defenders. Fortunately, Liu Qi was prepared for this. Although he suffered some losses, he quickly organized a counterattack and repelled the ambushers.
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