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Chapter 1232 The enemy is coming from the west, and I am worried about the east!

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    The troops came to Changbanpo and found a place with lush forests and ample water to camp. They buried pots to make rice, ate and drank enough, then got into the tent and slept soundly to recover the energy consumed by the long journey and prepare for a bloody battle!

    Xiao Yi, Zhang He, and Xu Huang led some soldiers to climb a nearby hillside. At this time, the autumn air was crisp and birds and animals were in full bloom. They were constantly appearing in the jungle. Several people quickly bent their bows and arrows, and quickly shot many prey.  !

    Then skinning, bloodletting, and making firewhile grilling game, tasting fine wine, and filling their hungry stomachs; while condescendingly inspecting the terrain, and discussing how to arrange their troops in order to intercept Liu Bei's team!

    Changbanpo is located between Fenghuang Mountain and Xiongjia Mountain. There are cliffs on both sides that are difficult for monkeys to climb. There is a long and narrow plain in the middle, four or five miles wide from east to west and more than forty miles long from north to south. It is full of rocks and overgrown with vegetation.  There is a winding trail that was used by business travelers!

    To the south of Changban Slope is the ancient Yunmengze. Later, the lake surface was deposited and turned into land, leaving many waterlogged lands and lakes. The Zhang River and Ju River converged here, and then poured into the Yangtze River!

    The two sides are high and the middle is low. There are dense forests to hide inside and a river blocking the road outside Such a strange terrain is indeed suitable for an ambush. However, there is no joy on the faces of Xiao Yi, Zhang He, and Xu Huang. Instead, they show bitter smiles -  ¡ª¡ªThe terrain is too big and the troops are insufficient!

    If Xiao Yi has a hundred thousand troops and relies on the surrounding favorable terrain, he can lay a dragnet. As long as Liu Bei's men come in, they will be destroyed!

    It¡¯s a pity that the troops in hand are only over 20,000 at full strength. Not to mention swallowing up the enemy, even defense is very strenuous. The frontal defense line is four to five miles wide. This force is too thin!

    In the terminology of military strategists: 'Be prepared in front but empty in the back, be prepared in the left and empty in the right, be prepared everywhere, but be empty everywhere'. As long as the opponent concentrates its forces and attacks one point of the defense line, the whole line will soon collapse!

    ¡°The defense line here is too wide and it is difficult for our army to defend it. We can mobilize all the manpower and force the nearby people to dig a few more trenches and build high barriers to defend the enemy with a strong defense line!

    Liu Bei's army coerced the people all the way, and the advancement speed must be slow. As long as it takes five or six days, the defense line can be basically completed. Even if there are millions of people, there is no way to pass it in the short term!  "

    Zhang He made a good suggestion, build a few more barriers and carry out layer-by-layer defense. As long as it persists for ten days, the main force of Cao's army should climb to Changban slope, right?

    "General Zhang's words are reasonable. It is a good way to defend the enemy with barriers, but we don't have five or six days. Liu Bei's vanguard is less than fifty miles away. They will kill them in half a day. Fortunately, they are outnumbered.  not much!

    General Zhang led 5,000 troops and formed an array in the north of Changbanpo. Remember to plant more flags to make it appear that there are many troops. The enemy's vanguard will not have many troops and will retreat when they see this!  "

    "No!"

    "Chirp!¡ª¡ªChirp!"

    Xiao Yi looked up at the sky and saw a golden dot rising and falling and turning left and right among the white clouds. The posture was quite strange, and it seemed to be expressing something!

    After a while, the little golden dot dived down. It turned out to be a mighty golden eagle with a wingspan of nine feet. It landed on a nearby tree and kept making flattering and credit-seeking calls!

    ??The golden eagle is powerful and smart. After rigorous training, it can hunt, deliver messages, and conduct reconnaissance Xiao Yi always relies on his 'clairvoyance' to predict the enemy ahead!  ¡¯

    "Well done Yuanbao¡ª¡ªwhoosh!"

    Xiao Yi cut off a wild lamb leg and threw it into the air. The golden eagle grabbed it like lightning and tore it apart quickly After eating and drinking, he happily jumped into the sky and went to investigate the enemy again!

    Liu Bei's army marched all the way south, constantly coercing the people. The march was indeed not very fast, but how could Xu Shu, a resourceful man, not know the importance of Changban Slope? He would definitely send generals and elite troops to seize this strategic location!

    Fortunately, Xiao Yi was more skilled and marched for three days to capture Changban Slope first. It was like a game of chess between masters. Whoever could take the lead would take the initiative!

    Knowing that Changbanpo was lost, Liu Bei's army would definitely speed up and launch a fierce attack while Xiao Yi's footing was not stable, so as to seize a way out. It was no longer possible to build barriers and defend by danger. He must find a way to quickly  Establish a line of defense!

    Someone must have asked, since Changban slope is difficult to defend, why not send troops south to capture Jiangling, then defend the city, and then fight Liu Bei's army, wouldn't it be more certain?

    "If Jiangling City cannot be defended and a fire burns all the food, grass and weapons, Liu Bei's troops will have no place to stay and they will flee in panic."??The battle is won in one battle!

    Anyone who thinks this way is undoubtedly a smart man and has the potential to become a general, but Xiao Yi is smarter and understands the significance of ambushing Changbanpo. To use an analogy: Liu Bei is a cunning fish, and Jiangling City is a bait.  , if the bait is there, the fish will come; if the bait is missing, the fish will go!

    Without the temptation of Jiangling City, Liu Bei will wander around, constantly bullying the people, burning down the city, and continuing the tactics of "strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness". This will do too much harm to Jingzhou, and Xiao Yi cannot accept it!

    Hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops went south, and logistical supplies were very difficult. They had to recruit troops, collect taxes, and requisition food on the spot to maintain the consumption of the army. This required the elimination or defeat of Liu Bei's army as soon as possible and preserved a relatively intact Jingzhou in order to allow the war of unification  continue!

    Therefore, capturing Jiangling is a tactical victory, but it is a strategic failure, while setting up an ambush at Changbanpo is a tactical failure, but it is a strategic victory. How to choose between the two is the difference between a general and a commander!

    Getting back to the topic, Xiao Yi used his wisdom to make full use of the terrain, and commanded the soldiers to build defense lines, and built three lines in a row!

    The first line of defense was set up at the northern slope. They had people cut down the surrounding trees and build a four- to five-mile long fence. Behind them, they set up more tents, set up more flags, planted more spears, and lit many bonfires  It was murderous and smoke-filled, but not a single defender was sent!

    To put it bluntly, this is an air defense line. It relies on the words "Ghost Face Xiao Lang" to scare the enemy. It doesn't need to be hidden for a long time. It only needs to delay the opponent for a day, half a day, or a few hours!

    The second line of defense is in the middle, using fire attack tactics. Changbanpo is sparsely populated and lush with vegetation, and a large amount of dead branches, fallen leaves, and hay have been deposited In some places, it is several feet thick. Once the enemy enters this area, it will suddenly be  A big fire

    The flames are the most ruthless. In order to avoid accidentally injuring one's own people during the fire attack, fire ditches, fire shelters, and several wells were specially dug to ensure nothing goes wrong!

    The third line of defense is the real thing. All the troops are concentrated here. There are trenches in front and barriers behind. There are antlers, wooden spurs, horse traps, horse locks all around Get ready to engage the enemy in close combat!

    At this time, he knew the skills of Huang Shu and others. He glanced at the surface and could see the situation below. Is it soft sand or hard rock? Where is it suitable to build barriers, and where is it possible to dig a horse pit?  ¡­

    With the guidance of these people, the project progressed extremely quickly. It only took one day and two nights to repair the three lines of defense. During the construction process, Liu Bei's men appeared in the north, led by Wei Yan and Huo Jun!

    Fortunately, Zhang He had arranged his troops in formation and the defense was tight. The second general's troops were small and there was no chance to take advantage of him. After a little observation, he had no choice but to sneak away

    After repairing the three lines of defense, Xiao Yi was still worried, fearing that he would not be able to stop Liu Bei's men, so he moved his gaze southward and landed on a large river - Zhangshui!

    There are two Zhang rivers in China. The North Zhang River is located in Jizhou, surrounding the important town of Yecheng, and irrigates countless fields; the South Zhang River is in Jingzhou, with a total length of more than 400 miles, and is one of the important tributaries on the north bank of the Yangtze River!

    It¡¯s September now, and autumn rains are falling all over the south. The water level of the Zhang River is swollen and the waves are rolling, like a roaring dragon, flowing southeast into the Yangtze River!

    Huang Shu has reported privately that the dams on both sides of the Zhang River are soft and in disrepair. As long as they move a little bit, the raging river water can be diverted. If the three lines of defense cannot be defended, you might as well consider using water instead of troops!

    After careful consideration, Xiao Yi asked Huang Shu to lead 500 people and station them at the Zhanghe Dam in case of emergencies. However, he had repeatedly warned that the dam could be opened and the water released only after receiving his own handwritten order!

    Otherwise, even if the war situation is unfavorable, all three lines of defense are lost, or even Xiao Yi is killed on the battlefield, the yellow squirrel is not allowed to dig the dam privately, because Liu Bei's team has countless people trapped in it. Once the flood rolls down, I don't know how many people will die!

    After everything was arranged, Xiao Yi did not go back to the camp to rest. Instead, he stood on a high hill and looked into the distance, with a look of contemplation on his face. What made people even more puzzling was that Xiao Yi was not facing the west, but the east!

    The teams of Liu Bei, Xu Shu and others were clearly coming from the west, but Da Sima was looking to the east. What was going on in the east? Is it more important than Changbanpo?

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