Chapter 235: Onset
Cao Xiu's combat courage has always been deeply appreciated by Cao Cao,
Since he knew that the enemy was strategic, Cao Xiu did not dare to be careless, and immediately invited Zang Ba and Sima Yi to ask for advice.
Zang Ba and Sima Yi joined forces, and Anhui County was basically unable to hold it.
When the two heard that Wang Ling's attack on the mountain was blocked, they were both slightly surprised.
"This Ma Jian has good skills, and he deserves to be a famous man in Jingxiang." Sima Yi said in a deep voice,
"Foolishly thinking that attacking the mountain is secondary,
The top priority of our army is to capture Anhui County, and then seize the mouth of Anhui to the east.
Even if Ma Tan can hold Dongshan, he can't stop our army from attacking Anhui County after all.
As long as they take Anhui County, they will starve to death in the mountains after all, and they don't have to wait for me. โ
Sima Yi's tactics are classic "you hit yours and I hit mine",
The enemy now goes up the hill and occupies a certain advantage by relying on the terrain,
But if they go down the mountain, the advantage will return to the hands of the Wei army, with the combat effectiveness of the Wu army, without the protection of the terrain, they are not casually bullied by the Wei army.
Although Sima Yi's thinking was reasonable, the Wei army was unwilling.
Their psychological advantage over the years of fighting against Soochow is really too great.
Especially a few years ago, Zang Ba attacked Juchao, and those famous generals of the Wu army couldn't stop this fierce general from Taishan County in the water battle, which made Cao Wei despise the Wu army's combat power very much.
Soochow hasn't won a battle for years,
They have been passively beaten all these years, and now why are they so arrogant on a hill.
"Zhongda's plan is good, but if these people are allowed to run rampant on the mountain, it will damage the morale and prestige of our army.
Quick, think of another way to attack the mountain! โ
Sima Yi was choked by Cao Xiu and couldn't speak.
You don't need this special tactics, what do you have to do to attack the mountain?
When the time comes, I will suffer a lot of losses, and I have to say that I came up with an idea.
Sima Yi said humbly:
"The last general is stupid, he really doesn't know how to attack the mountain, he really doesn't know how to attack the mountain."
Cao Xiu rolled his eyes, turned his head and said to Zang domineering:
"Xuangao, do you dare to attack the mountain?"
"Don't dare." Zang Ba said dryly,
"Anhui County will be broken soon, our army occupies Anhuikou, while Sun Quan has not come to support and hurry up to cross the river is the right way, why fight for a hill?"
In all fairness, Cao Xiu was not a complete military blind either.
On the contrary, at the beginning of the Battle of Hanzhong, he also served as Cao Hong's army, actively made suggestions, saw through Liu Bei's various strategies, and got a lot of points in front of Cao Cao with the image of a wise general.
Although the battle of Hanzhong was lost, Cao Xiu was also promoted.
This is the first time he has commanded a large army, so he naturally wants to behave beautifully.
As we all know, joining the army for the first time will always have a bit of a desire to perform.
When he saw Zang Ba talking back to him, he felt unhappy in his heart.
Zang Ba ...... That's looking down on me.
In this operation, in order not to alarm Sun Quan, the route chosen by Jia Xu was an unusual route.
And Cao Pi, the candidate for the attack, also chose Cao Xiu, who had just been promoted to leading general.
Cao Xiu's official position is not as good as Zang Ba, but he has a talisman in his hand and can command Zang Ba, and Zang Ba should be dissatisfied.
At this time, if Cao Xiu chooses to give in to Zang Ba, I am afraid that it will be difficult to control this fierce general in the future.
"Didn't Xuan Gao Mo think that our army couldn't attack the thieves on the mountain?"
"Definitely." Zang Ba said expressionlessly,
"Our army has gained the upper hand, as long as we conquer Anhui County and break through the Anhui Pass, our army will be able to step south of the Yangtze River.
I would have thought that there was no need to fight for a hill. โ
"What if I want to fight?" Cao Xiu said coldly.
Zang Ba raised his eyebrows and said seriously:
"If the general is determined to fight, I am afraid that tens of thousands of sons and daughters will be destroyed in the mountains."
Seeing that Cao Xiu and Zang Ba were in a stalemate, the overseer Sima Yi hurriedly came out to play a round:
"It's better to do this, our army will attack Dongshan first,
If not, ...... again Attack Anhui County again. โ
"Failed?" Cao Xiu was furious, "Listen to me, no matter what, you have to lay down a mountain for me!"
On this mountain, there are Wu people's Luo Tong and Liu Chan's dignitaries Ma Tan,
Kill these two people, Dongwu will inevitably lose morale - whoever dares to say more, behead! โ
If it was Cao Xiu, who had established countless meritorious achievements many years later, Zang Ba would of course bow down and dare not disobey.
But how can Cao Xiu talk about any fame now, his official position is lower than Zang Ba, if he is not surnamed Cao, how can he be qualified to command Zang Ba?
Zang Ba snorted disdainfully, got up and brushed his sleeves away.
Cao Xiu was furious and said loudly:
"Zang Xuangao, I will order you to attack the mountain, if you can't overcome it, cut your head!"
Wang Ling and Sima Yi grabbed the angry Cao Xiu left and right, and finally calmed him down.
"Wen Lie, calm down," Sima Yi sighed, "this is a national war, and you can't act rashly."
I ......"
"You go too!"
Cao Xiu angrily shook off Sima Yi:
"If you can't even attack this small Dongshan, how can you sweep Jiangnan?
Sima Zhongda, even you don't listen to my orders? โ
Sima Yi was helpless, so he had no choice but to obey and accept the order.
He vaguely felt that this time he was afraid that something would go wrong.
Hey, these clans under King Wei,
The king of Wei appointed them as generals, and sooner or later he had to destroy the foundation of the previous king little by little.
I'm afraid I'm going to ...... in the future
Uh, how could I think of such a thing?
No, no, you can't ask for this kind of thought.
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In order not to intensify the contradiction between Cao Xiu and Zang Ba,
In the early morning of the second day, Sima Yi took the initiative to ask Ying to be the vanguard and attack Dongshan.
Luo Tong had already prepared, and he ordered the sergeants to drop the stones prepared last night along the mountain road, causing a lot of casualties to the Wei army who were climbing up the muddy mountain road.
Because the mountain roads were repaired by the Wu army, the Wei army was forced to advance from the side.
Many people climbed halfway and slipped under their feet, so they screamed and rolled and fell.
Although he didn't die, he fell and screamed, and it was difficult to get up.
This battle was defeated from early morning to noon, and there was still no progress in the slightest, and Sima Yi even suspected that Wu Jun was not even injured.
At noon, the weather became more and more muggy, and the weather was not beautiful, and continued to drop raindrops.
At this time, Sima Yi completely lost his fighting spirit and had to return to the camp in disgrace.
Cao Xiu didn't have Mingjin, and Sima Yi actually took the initiative to return, which made Cao Xiu very annoyed.
"Okay, you won't go, will you?
If you can't wait, I'll go by myself!
Let's wait and see how I use my soldiers! โ
Cao Xiu really couldn't bear it anymore.
He commanded the army for the first time, and if he couldn't control the generals under him, it was estimated that he would never have the opportunity to lead the army in the future.
Regardless of the obstacles, he put on his armor and went into battle, and personally commanded the soldiers to attack the mountain.
Zang Ba saw that Cao Xiu actually charged in person, and knew that if he didn't go, no matter whether he won or lost, it would be a capital crime.
He glanced at Sima Yi and said in a low voice:
"This battle is more auspicious and less, if it is unfavorable to attack the mountain, Zhongda quickly leads the troops to retreat, and he must stay."
Sima Yi was taken aback, took advantage of Cao Xiu's anger and rushed out of the tent, and hurriedly said:
"No, if I leave, what will the general do?"
Zang Ba sighed:
"Our army has been delaying for a long time, and Sun Quan must have received the news of the attack on Anhui County.
If our army can break through the Anhui Pass as soon as possible, it can also prevent Sun Quan from coming ashore to help,
But now that he has been implicated for a long time, Sun Quan heard that Anhui County is still there, and he will definitely come to save the country.
If it is not good to attack the mountain, our army will be surrounded by the Wu army in the mountain. โ
Sima Yi is good at military affairs, so he naturally understands what is going on.
He was sweating profusely, and he had to sigh:
"Okay, I'...... I'm going to prepare. โ
"General, take care too!"
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When Wang Ling was attacking the mountain, Liu Chan finally received the news from Eastern Wu.
Hearing that Han Zong's defection and Jin Zong's defection happened at the same time, Liu Chan suddenly felt a little emotional.
Because of his appearance, the world has changed a lot.
Now the history books can only provide a reference for themselves at most, and too many things have gone beyond their own design.
It is really miserable that the powerful Emperor Wu in history has become like this, I hope he can get over it as soon as possible.
Finally discovered Wei Jun's back move, and Liu Chan's heartstrings, which had been tense recently, were loosened.
Hengzhi is not his own house on fire.
I have so many adventures, history has been reversed and changed by myself, and what happens next naturally cannot be figured out with common sense.
At present, you still have to do your own thing, only if you are strong, you will have more confidence when facing Cao Wei.
Of course, Liu Chan could not sit idly by and watch Soochow be attacked.
According to the source, Cao Wei invested no less than 30,000 men and horses in the Jiangdong direction, indicating that their defense in the hinterland of the Central Plains would be weakened accordingly.
Liu Chan passed the news to Guan Yu and asked the second uncle to judge the situation.
At the same time, he ordered Deng Tong to tentatively launch an attack on Xinye to see if he could get some more benefits from Chang Diao's body.
Fa Zheng's thinking was even more radical, he coughed and said:
"I also ask the prince to make Ji Zhong ready,
If we are sure that Cao Wei arrived in Jiangnan, then Sun Quan, an ally, will also be very important, let's hurry up and advance eastward, and we can also fight for all of Jingzhou. โ
Is it so fierce......
Although Liu Chan was very disgusted by his betrayal of the alliance, taking advantage of the fire to rob this kind of thing still broke through Liu Chan's moral bottom line.
Seeing Liu Chan hesitate, Fa Zheng coughed a few more times:
"The prince should hesitate, Sun Quan has been able to compete with Cao Cao over the years, relying on thousands of miles of the Yangtze River.
If Cao Wei succeeded in crossing the river, then Sun Quan would definitely be difficult to defend, and surrender would be a matter of time.
Rather than let him surrender to the thief, it is better to take the opportunity to occupy more ......
cough cough cough cough ......"
Fa Zheng said excitedly, and suddenly began to cough again and again, which made Liu Chan feel shocked.
"Decree-kun, are you okay?"
Fa Zheng waved his hand to signal that there was nothing to do:
"It's okay, it's just that I've slept too late these days, and I have a headache, so I'll be able to raise it for a while."
Liu Chan never forgot that Fazheng's lifespan ended in this year.
He personally helped Fa Zheng back to the house and instructed Fa Zheng to hand over all the work to Yu Fan.
Yu, who was forced to come to hand over the work, saw Fa Zheng, looked up and down, and suddenly his face changed greatly.
"Fa Xiaozhi, I don't think your face is very good......"
"Where the face is not good, don't talk nonsense."
Fa Zhengqiang smiled and signaled that he was fine,
Yu turned over his hand like lightning, grabbed Fa Zheng's arm, put his dry wood-like fingers on his wrist, pondered for a moment, Yu shook his head and said:
"Your qi and blood are weak, it's very inappropriate, hurry back to the house, I'll prescribe some medicine for you to recuperate."
Fa Zheng was still trying to argue, but he suddenly shuddered visibly, and his face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Decree-kun?" Liu Chan exclaimed, "Mr. Zhong Xiang, save the Decree Monarch!" โ