While Ouyang Shuo was having a heart-to-heart talk with the Siege Lion, Zheng He walked in.
"My lord, lord of the Siege Lion!"
Zheng He bowed to Ouyang Shuo and said in a low voice, "My lord, I just got the information from the prisoners of war. Huang Gai's army should have arrived at the Red Cliff three days ago. It was the lord of the Siege Lion's suggestion to join up with Liu Bei's army. That is why we were delayed for a few days. "
Zheng He didn't finish his sentence.
Clearly, the delay made by the Siege Lion for a few days was crucial to the war.
Ouyang Shuo looked at the Siege Lion in front of him and nodded.
Zheng He tactfully retreated.
The Siege Lion might have realized that what he had done had already been discovered.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and said, "Let's not talk too much. You have done me a big favor and I will give you something in return. I will let you take the captured Huang Gai's army and Guan Yu's army back. You can take them back to the Dongting Lake and continue to take the Wu Ling County. "
"Ah? Thank you! "The Siege Lion was excited.
On the map, lords could capture native soldiers of the opposing side. However, it was difficult to control them. After all, time was limited and people's hearts were hard to make up.
Even if the surrendered soldiers could go to the battlefield, Ouyang Shuo wouldn't dare to use them. If they suddenly turned against him on the battlefield, it would be a big joke.
On the contrary, it would be much easier to control lords of the same side. Thus, handing this surrendered army to the Siege Lions was equivalent to handing them a ready-made powerful army.
Apart from that, there was another thing, side quests.
On Sun Liu's side, Zhou Yu, Huang Gai and Liu Bei's armies all had a big side quest. The side quest for Huang Gai's army was to take the Wu Ling County.
Therefore, if the Siege Lion could complete Huang Gai's unfinished quest, not only could it gain a lot of contribution points in the process of taking the Wu Ling County, it could also get generous rewards.
How could the Siege Lion not be excited? This war was a blessing in disguise for the Siege Lion. He was very glad that he had made the right choice.
"Apart from the army, I will give you some of the Battleships left by Xiong Ba and the Wolf of Warriors. You can also use the cannons on the Battleships, "Ouyang Shuo added with a smile.
"Thank you, brother!"
The Siege Lion didn't know what to say.
Ouyang Shuo smiled as he stood up and patted the Siege Lion's shoulder. "What are you thanking me for? We're allies!"
"En!" The Siege Lion nodded its head vigorously, feeling a lot of emotions.
"Go, prepare to depart immediately. Remember, you must enter the Wu Ling County before Liu Bei's army passes by the Dongting Lake. Don't run into them on the way. That would be embarrassing, "Ouyang Shuo warned.
"Big Brother, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
"That's good!" Ouyang Shuo also believed that the Siege Lion would handle it well.
Before the Siege Lion left, he wanted to say something but hesitated. When he reached the door, he couldn't help but turn his head and say, "Big Brother, Xunlong was just confused for a moment. He didn't have any other thoughts."
Ouyang Shuo's eyes narrowed. It seemed like the friendship between the Sieging Lion and the Seeking Dragon Acupoint wasn't shallow.
"Don't worry, I will take care of it." Ouyang Shuo smiled.
"Alright!"
The Siege Lion's smile was a bit forced. He sighed inwardly and turned to leave.
Looking at the back of the Siege Lion, Ouyang Shuo also sighed with a complicated gaze. Through some methods, Ouyang Shuo managed to temporarily appease the Siege Lion.
"Seeking dragons? Don't disappoint me! "Ouyang Shuo's eyes glowed.
The spacious reception room was instantly filled with killing intent.
That afternoon, the Siege Lion led his army and left.
Along with the army was a Taowu Warship with Guan Yu's head.
Apart from the Siege Lion, the other two Lord Level players in Huang Gai's camp had already been killed. They had completely withdrawn from this war. Therefore, no one knew about the details of the Siege Lion at the Red Cliffs.
After sending off the Siege Lion, Ouyang Shuo once again summoned Zheng He and Jia Xu to the war room for a meeting. After defeating Huang Gai's army, they had to think about how to deal with Liu Bei's army.
Liu Bei's army had about 20,000 men. In addition to the 50,000 Dissimilated Army, the total number of soldiers was 70,000. Moreover, Zhuge Liang was in the army. Ouyang Shuo wouldn't underestimate the army.
Apart from that, the strategic plan for occupying the Red Cliffs had to be laid out. In view of this, Zhao Sihu, the Commander of the First Division of the City Guards, was allowed to participate in this meeting.
In the war room.
As usual, Zheng He was the first to report the military situation. "My lord, I have already investigated. The main transfer station for the rations being sent to the Dreamy Cloud Lake is located in Wu Lin. It is currently under our control."
"Good!" Ouyang Shuo was very satisfied with Zheng He's efficiency.
"We have seized a large amount of rations from the granary in Wu Lin. At the same time, according to the information obtained from interrogating the rations officer, a batch of rations was urgently sent to the Dreamy Cloud Lake three days ago. " Zheng He continued, "What is unusual is that they had already sent a batch of rations five days ago."
"According to normal arrangements, the rations should be sent once every five days. In other words, the latest batch of rations was urgently requested by the frontline army, "Zheng He added.
"Mister, what do you think?" Ouyang Shuo asked Jia Xu.
Jia Xu clearly knew about this as well. He said, "If I am not wrong, a war is about to break out in Jiangling. That is why the frontline army requested for rations to be sent urgently in case of emergency. "
"Mister, do you think that Zhou Yu can break into Jiangling City?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"It is hard to say!" Jia Xu frowned.
As mentioned before, the mutant army was the main force in this war. Jia Xu had no idea what Di Chen and the rest would do.
After all, no matter how good a strategist was, it would be useless if he did not understand the enemy.
"However, judging from the current situation, Zhou Yu's army probably has some trump card. Otherwise, they would not have requested for an emergency rations and attacked Jiangling with confidence, "Jia Xu stated his judgment.
The Zhou Yu that Jia Xu knew was definitely not a reckless person.
Sometimes, a strategist's view of the big picture was very important. Jia Xu was like this. From some clues, he could faintly feel that the war at Jiangling would cause some waves.
In fact, Ouyang Shuo also felt a trace of unease. Through the clouds, Ouyang Shuo could faintly feel that a huge blood cloud was gathering in the sky above Jiangling City.
Boundless murderous intent filled the air.
This was definitely not a good sign. Jiangling City was probably going to be covered in white bones.
"The war at Jiangling is out of our reach. We can't deal with it for now." Ouyang Shuo collected his emotions and continued, "What we can do is follow the plan and cut off Zhou Yu's army's rations."
"Don't worry, Lord. This general has already made the arrangements."
Zheng He took over the conversation and said: "I was just about to report to Jun Shang that the navy that escaped from the Red Cliffs has already been killed by the navy camp that was sent out. This general has already ordered the navy camp to start patrolling the waters downstream of Red Cliff. They will destroy all the ships that are transporting rations and cut off the enemy's rations. "
"Well done." Ouyang Shuo nodded. Zheng He was becoming more and more decisive. Ouyang Shuo no longer needed to worry about the ordinary military affairs.
"Zhao Sihu!" Ouyang Shuo called out.
"This general is here!"
Zhao Sihu reflexively stood up and saluted, his expression excited.
Along the way, the most sullen were the soldiers of the city guard army. Seeing their side win after win, as landlubbers, they could not do anything at all.
How sullen!
The soldiers were already clamoring, clamoring to participate in the great battle.
From the looks of it, the opportunity had finally come!
"Arrange for a cavalry brigade to set off immediately. Follow the enemy's rations transportation route from Dreamy Cloud Lake. You must intercept the previous batch of rations. The enemy's frontline is short of rations. We will make sure that they do not receive a single grain. "Ouyang Shuo ordered.
"Don't worry, Lord. I guarantee that I will complete the mission!" Zhao Sihu patted his chest and promised.
The current city guard army had long since been reborn. Their combat strength was extraordinary. Even their mounts were all Mongolian warhorses. It would be easy for them to catch up to the slow-moving rations transportation team.
Ouyang Shuo nodded, showing his trust in the city guard army's strength. Currently, this was all he could do for the Jiangling battlefield.
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"Does Mister have a good plan to deal with Liu Bei's army?" After dealing with the rations, Ouyang Shuo finally focused the military discussion on the upcoming war.
Among everyone present, Jia Xu was the one who understood Liu Bei's organization the most.
Jia Xu did not decline modestly. He nodded and said, "Liu Bei's army is more than 70,000. After occupying Changsha Prefecture, his military strength will probably increase again. If Liu Bei's army turns out in full force, it will definitely not be less than 80,000. "
After a pause, Jia Xu continued, "Based on my understanding of Liu Bei, after seeing Guan Yu's head, I can almost conclude that Liu Bei will fight with all his strength to avenge Guan Yu."
Thinking of the fact that the expeditionary army of Shanhai City this time was only 40,000, which was only half of the enemy's, the expressions of the generals present were no longer relaxed. Instead, they became solemn.
"Liu Bei's army has both land and water. Moreover, it is mainly land. His army has top-notch generals and top-notch strategists. Therefore, they will not act impulsively. We can conclude that they will not rashly enter the Red Cliffs and fall into our ambush. " Jia Xu continued his analysis, "The biggest possibility is that they will advance by land and water. Their main force will launch a fierce attack from the land."
"You mean, they will attack the Red Cliffs?" Zheng He asked.
"The Red Cliffs and the Wulin are both possible. When Zhuge Liang used troops, he liked to use stratagems. The only thing that can be concluded is that before they reach the Red Cliffs, they will probably transport the army and supplies by warship. Then, they will land at a suitable location. After that, they will launch a long-distance attack and directly attack the vital points of our army. "Jia Xu had a clear view of the situation.
This war could actually be seen as a confrontation between Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang, these two top-notch strategists. Whoever was more calculative would be able to seize the initiative.
It was no wonder that Jia Xu showed a hint of excitement.
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