He retracted his thoughts.
Although they had confidence in winning the Battle of Xiliang, it was still a difficult journey.
However, the journey was still a little tough.
Xiliang was not like Jingzhou and Xuchang, which was easy to defend and hard to attack.
Let's talk about the weather. Xiliang was always cold, and it was a huge challenge for the Cao Army who lived in the warm weather of the mid plains.
Apart from that, Xiliang had many mountains and deserts. Cavalry could adapt to it, but for infantry, it was really tough.
The Xiliang Army had been in Xiliang for a long time and was really familiar with the terrain and climate. If they fought in a roundabout way, it would be really tough for the Cao Army.
The reason why Cao Cao did not attack Xiliang even though they were so strong was because of these reasons.
Although Jingxiang and the other mid plains had many natural dangers and their numbers were much higher than Xiliang, it was much easier to fight them.
This battle could not be fought head-on. They had to be smart.
Why was it that although this battle was tough, they had confidence in winning?
When Ma Teng, Han Sui, and the other Xiliang Army attacked Xiliang, Bai Feng noticed that they had a fatal weakness.
As long as he magnified this weakness and used it to attack Xiliang, the Xiliang Army would definitely be broken.
…
At the current moment, outside of Jingzhou City, where Zhou Yu set up camp.
Although Zhou Yu's Jiangdong Army was ready to attack Jingzhou.
However, Zhou Yu was still a little worried.
After fighting the Cao Army for so long at Red Cliff, the Jiangdong Army still had not recovered.
The injuries and injuries in the army had not been fully healed.
Zhou Yu originally wanted to find a secluded place to set up camp and rest for a few days before continuing.
However, now that someone had arrived, Zhou Yu had no choice but to attack early.
This person was Lu Su.
"Gongjin, what do you want me to say?"
The moment Lu Su saw Zhou Yu, he started to scold him.
"Don't you know how serious the matter of Daqiao's secret letter is?"
"You still dare to lead troops to attack Jingzhou?"
"If Cao Cao's army goes all the way south to Jiangdong, what do you plan to do?"
Zhou Yu frowned and did not say a word. Instead, he poured a cup of tea and gestured for Lu Su to sit down.
Seeing this, Lu Su was even angrier, but he was indeed thirsty. He sat down and took a sip of tea before continuing.
"The Lord has always been dissatisfied with you. It's not like you don't know that."
"This time, the Lord wants me to look for you and order you to quickly return to Jiangdong to recuperate. When the time comes, Cao Cao will come to the Battle of Red Cliff again so that you can be prepared."
"Previously, we had prepared for so long, set up an inescapable net, and took advantage of the natural advantages, but we were still beaten back by the Cao Army."
"Now that the Cao Army has experience in naval warfare, if they attack again, the soldiers won't have time to rest. What will you do?"
In the face of Lu Su's barrage of questions, Zhou Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "That's right.
How can I not know what Zijing is talking about? "
"But it is precisely because of this that we need to change from defense to offense and take down Jingzhou."
"With Jingzhou as a natural barrier, we can defend these thirty-six counties and truly defend Jiangdong!"
"When the time comes, even if the Cao Army breaks through Jingzhou, we still have the Changjiang River as a natural barrier. How can the Cao Army keep on fighting?"
"Only when the army is in chaos and exhausted can Jiangdong have a chance to win!"
Lu Su shook his head and said in a low voice,
"You only think about war, but have you ever thought about the current situation in the court?"
"As a subject, you brought the Jiangdong Army to attack Jingzhou, leaving the Lord with no soldiers to use."
"Because of this, the Lord put Sun Shao under house arrest and used all sorts of methods on the subjects who have always supported you."
"If you continue to be stubborn, no one can save you!"
"Quickly follow me back to Jiangdong. I will plead for you so that you and Sun Shao can be safe."
At this point, Lu Su stood up with his hands clasped behind his back and sighed softly.
"You really don't understand the Lord's heart."
Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "Zijing, stop trying to persuade me.
"Zijing, don't try to persuade me anymore. Once I take Jingzhou, I will go to the Lord to receive my punishment."
"Accept your punishment?"
Lu Su was about to die from anger. He took a deep breath and continued,
"All this time, you have always overstepped your boundaries and taken matters into your own hands. The Lord has only been tolerating it."
"This time, you have caused too much of a ruckus. I have tried to persuade Zijing for a long time, but the Lord is determined that I must bring you back."
"Even if you succeed in attacking Jingzhou, so what?"
"You really don't understand the way of a subject!"
Lu Su had always been an extremely refined and easy-going person.
Even if something big happened, Lu Su would still be able to handle it calmly.
But this time, the situation was truly terrible. Zhou Yu was his good friend, and Lu Su could not allow him to continue being so stubborn.
Moreover, Jingzhou was not a place that could be taken so easily. Putting everything else aside, if the Lord cut off his supplies, Zhou Yu would not be able to continue attacking.
Even if he won, he would not be able to escape punishment, let alone defeat.
But Zhou Yu did not think much of it.
He whispered, "Zijing, let me ask you. Do you know how many soldiers there are in Jingzhou?"
Lu Su narrowed his eyes and did not answer.
Zhou Yu continued,
"Including the City Defense Army, there are only forty thousand soldiers!"
"Divided evenly among the thirty-six counties, each county has only a few thousand soldiers!"
"Attacking Jingzhou now is definitely the best opportunity. If we wait for Cao Cao's army to arrive, taking Jingzhou would be a fantasy."
Lu Su wanted to say something, but Zhou Yu waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Do you know why I want to attack Jingzhou now?"
"Do you think that I, Zhou Gongjin, am such a rash person that I can't take a few insults from Bai Feng and want to take revenge?"
Lu Su was taken aback by these words.
"Is that not the case?"
In Lu Su's view, Zhou Yu was taking revenge. Zhou Yu had always been arrogant, and he would not be able to take such insults from Bai Feng.
Zhou Yu sneered.
"How could that be?"
"In this period of time, the Cao Army has no time to worry about Jingzhou. The fact that they sent Cao Ren and Cao Chun to defend the city is proof enough!"
"Right now, Liu Bei is still pacing back and forth in Cao Cao's heartland. To Cao Cao, Liu Bei is the real worry."
"Moreover, after attacking Xu Chang, Xiliang has already declared war on Cao Cao."
"If we don't get rid of Liu Bei and the Xiliang Army, even if Cao Cao sends his army to defend Jingzhou, it will be useless. They will also have to bear the risk of being attacked from both sides."
At this point, Lu Su was shocked.
In Lu Su's view, Zhou Yu was a rash person who had lost his head in anger.
But after hearing these words, Lu Su understood that Zhou Yu had long planned this.
"Zijing, please go back and tell Milord in detail."
Zhou Yu let out a sigh.
"How could I not know that Milord has long been dissatisfied with me?"
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