"Alas, Zhang'er, don't just kill in a hurry, use your brains more in everything."

At this time, the anger in Cao Cao's chest gradually dissipated, sighed, and said with a pleasant face.

In the next second, the cold wind was blowing, and Cao Cao unconsciously wrapped himself in a red robe, and said: "You must know that Guan Yu and the traitor Liu Bei are brothers and sisters, and they share life and death!" ”

"Just imagine, once Guan Yunchang's army is defeated and captured by our army or killed in battle, then Liu Bei will definitely be angry with me, and he will inevitably come out with a large army, and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains will be endless."

"In this way, the situation of our army will be unfavorable!"

Hearing this, Cao Zhang pondered for a moment, and Weng said: "Father, the strength of our army is far superior to Liu Bei'er, why should you be afraid of him leading the Northern Expedition?" ”

"Yi'er, if Liu Bei dares to go on a northern expedition, our army will destroy him with just one blow, so why be afraid?"

As soon as the words fell, Cao Cao's originally recovered complexion couldn't help but change again, pulled the red cloak behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang'er, don't just think about killing Guan Yu and eliminating Liu Bei." ”

"If Liu Xuande is the only one who divides the territory in the south of the Yangtze River, then our army should attack with all its might, annihilate the Jingzhou army, capture Guan Yu alive, and cut off one of his arms."

"It's just that the fact is that now the Sun clan in Jiangdong and Liu Bei in Shuzhong are all ambitious, looking down on each other, and they all covet our army's land all the time."

"Guan Yu has been the governor of Jingzhou for more than ten years, and he is the soul of tens of thousands of powerful Jingzhou soldiers under his command, Guan Yu is here, the Jingzhou army still exists, but once Guan Yu is destroyed, the Jingzhou army will naturally be destroyed!"

"In this way, once the Jingzhou army collapses on the whole front, the emptiness of Jingzhou in the future, the Sun family's sneak attack must be decided, if the situation develops like this, wouldn't it become our army desperately fighting with the Jingzhou army on the front line, but making a wedding dress for Sun Quan?"

As soon as these words fell, Xu Huang also looked at Cao Zhang from the side, and added: "Second son, what King Wei said is very true!" ”

"Guan Yu is dead, the Wu army will definitely take all the land of Jingzhou, all of which will be based on Jiangnan, and at that time, Jiangdong's threat to our Great Wei will definitely exceed that of Guan Yu today."

"Therefore, if our army kills Guan Yu, it will destroy a strong enemy, and then forge a stronger enemy."

As soon as he spoke, Xu Huang's face remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice.

At this moment, with Cao Cao and Xu Huang speaking bluntly, Cao Zhang couldn't help but think secretly, and only after half a sound did he gradually understand.

"Father, do you want Guan Yu to lead the people back to Jingzhou, so that the Wu and Shu families will merge with each other, while our army will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and reap the benefits?"

"Yes!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao's expression was full of smiles and affirmed.

After a moment, Cao Zhang was suspicious again, and muttered: "But father, what if Guan Yu reconciles with the Sun clan again after returning to defense, and unites against our army?" ”

"Wouldn't that make the situation worse?"

The words fell, and at this moment, Cao Cao, a seven-foot man dressed as a scholar, said slowly: "Second son, I'm too worried!" ”

"With Guan Yunchang's temperament, now that the Sun clan is the first to betray the alliance and unite with the King of Wei to attack Jingzhou, he will only hate the Wu army more and more after returning to the defense, not only will he not reconcile, but the battle situation will expand more and more."

"Secondly, Sun Quan has coveted Jingzhou for several years, and now he is ready to fly, which is his best chance to fully control Jiangnan."

"Don't worry, this time our army can be a fisherman with peace of mind and sit back and watch the two fight."

Hearing this, Cao Cao stared at him, and said, "Gongren, what you said is good!" ”

As soon as these words fell, Cao Cao's face suddenly became serious, and he waved his sword and ordered: "Xu Huang, Cao Zhang listens to the order, and this king orders you two to lead three thousand elite cavalry along the road to the south to pursue the Jingzhou army." ”

"Along the way, make a big noise, just bite the back of the Jingzhou army."

"No!"

Now that he knew the plan, Cao Zhang no longer complained, so he and Xu Huang took the order, and led the elite cavalry to quickly run out of the Dunsai defense line, pursuing along the way.

After that, Cao Cao said loudly again: "Gongren listens to the order, you lead Yin Shang, Zhu Gai and others, lead the twelve battalions to follow Xu Huang, and wait for Guan Yu to cross the river, and then pick up Cao Ren's return." ”

"Nuo, King Wei, please rest assured, Zhao will live up to his mission!"

When the order was passed, Dong Zhao immediately stood up and took the order, with a serious face.

At this time, his body was only six feet five, and Cao Cao, who was dressed in a red robe, stared closely at the departing soldiers, and couldn't help but think a lot, and muttered: "Yun Chang, Huarong Dao's kindness, Cao Cao has already returned to you." ”

At this moment, as the Cao army marched south, Deng Sai's road from Fancheng could be described as a shouting of killing, and tens of thousands of Cao Jun's elites followed and pursued, forcing the remnants of Guan Yu's department.

On the way, Guan Yu rode the Red Rabbit Divine Horse, and more than a thousand Jingzhou soldiers behind him looked lonely, covered in blood, and were running wildly.

In the meantime, a partial general turned his head to look at the Cao Junjing cavalry who was speeding from behind, and couldn't help but be at a loss, so he arched his hand and said: "Junhou, the situation is abnormal!" ”

"Huh?"

"Junhou, Cao's elite cavalry has been following behind our army for nearly two quarters of an hour, it stands to reason that they should catch up with our army, and then fight a vicious battle, but until now, they are still just shouting loudly and making a big noise to force our army, but there is no trend of encirclement and killing."

"Is there a deception in this?"

As soon as he spoke, Guan Yu's face loosened, and he also glanced behind him, looking at the dust kicked up by the battle hooves, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

In the middle of the ring, his face was slightly gloomy, and he said lightly: "Don't care, there are still more than ten miles to arrive at the camp, urging the sergeants to continue to run wildly." ”

The order was handed down, and the generals began to encourage the soldiers and rushed to the camp with all their might.

Time passed slowly, chasing one after another, the sky gradually darkened, the closer to the river, the cold wind blowing became more and more vigorous, and the chill began to bite.

Fancheng camp.

"Huh!"

After running wildly for most of the day, more than a thousand Jingzhou soldiers arrived outside the camp, not only the sergeants were tired and out of breath, but Guan Yu's face was also slightly tired.

Even, the Red Rabbit Divine Horse was panting.

After all, the Red Rabbit Horse has been on the battlefield for decades, and like Guan Yu himself, he is already old and frail, and his endurance is far inferior to before.

At this time, Guan Yu lifted the Glaive Knife, his eyes opened slightly, as if revealing a trace of essence, and he sensed that something was wrong in the camp.

The camp was empty!

Yes, as the soldiers opened the camp, they found that the camp was already empty, and there was no trace of anyone.

For a while, the tired faces of more than a thousand sergeants also showed doubts, whispering to each other.

"Hey, where's the army?"

"How so?"

Just as everyone was thinking wildly, a horse from the direction of the river came quickly and wildly.

In the middle of the ring, the rider galloped wildly, and when he saw through the eyes, it was the Lord Bo Liaohua.

"Qi Qi Junhou, Mr. Ma and Wang Yicao have prepared warships to cross the main force of our army across the south bank, and now they have specially ordered the last general to come to inform the prince and marquis to go to the river bank as soon as possible."

"So as not to be besieged by the Cao army and suffer from the enemy on the back of the abdomen!"

As soon as the words fell, Guan Yu's tense face relaxed slightly, his expression was released, and he waved his knife and said: "The whole army, listen to the order, and go to the riverbank." ”

When the order came, more than a thousand soldiers dared to slack off, so they continued to run without resting.

"Phew!"

At this time, the thousands of elite horsemen who followed rushed over, and then under Cao Zhang's order, they stayed outside the Fancheng camp and quietly watched the Jingzhou soldiers leave.

Seeing this, Xu Huang's face was indifferent, and he muttered: "Second son, I have completed the plan, move closer to Fancheng and join General Cao." ”

"Okay, let's go."

At the sound of an order, the three thousand elite horsemen no longer continued to watch, turned their horses' heads, and ran towards Fancheng.

………

On the river.

At this time, all the Jingzhou soldiers had already boarded the ship and slowly crossed the river to the south bank.

On a building ship, Guan Yu stood on the deck with a sword, his eyes were firmly fixed on the surging river, and he couldn't help but show doubts, and said: "Ji Chang, now that winter is coming, the temperature has plummeted, in previous years, the ice thickness of the river at the moment should not be able to support the warship, right?" ”

"This year, the temperature is also extremely low, it stands to reason that the river should also be frozen, why is the river surging at this time, endless, and there is no trend of freezing?"

In a speech, Guan Yu first pointed out the core of the problem, and the generals were also puzzled when they saw this.

Hearing this, Ma Liang's smile became stronger from the side, and he chuckled: "Junhou, this matter is all thanks to the young general." ”

"Guan Ping?"

After hearing this, Guan Yu's face became more and more suspicious, and his eyes revealed ignorance.

"Huh!"

"Junhou, let's let General Zhou Cang tell you what happened."

With a chuckle, Ma Liang slowly arched his hand.

In the next second, when Guan Yu heard the news, his eyes also paid attention, and Zhou Cang handed over the 1510 report of the trick Guan Ping had given before!

Halfway through, Guan Yu heard this, stroked his beard and thought about it, and said with a smile: "It seems that this shaft has long expected the freezing of the Han River." ”

"It's the pole, it's the pole, after this battle, the young general has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth!"

"I congratulate the prince and the marquis, and in the future, with the ability of the young general, I will definitely be able to share the worries of the prince and the marquis."

At this moment, everyone around them smiled and congratulated.

Listening to the sound of congratulations, Guan Yu looked calm on the surface, and secretly excited in his heart.

"Ladies and gentlemen, since the river is now difficult to freeze again, then we will continue to discuss how to make good use of this natural barrier of the Han River to resist Cao's army."

"What do you think, how should this commander deploy his troops?"

At this moment, Guan Yu is also worthy of being a general, and in a blink of an eye, he thought of the problem of arming.

Hearing this, the people on the ship began to ponder slowly, and began to think about how to resist Cao's army.

After all, it is only just winter, and the temperature will only get colder and colder, and in December, the river will be frozen in a large area, and at that time, I am afraid that it will not be possible to stop it by manpower.

Once the ice is solid, then the Jingzhou army has the advantage of the navy, and the Han River barrier will be useless, and the Cao army's iron cavalry can cross the river on ice and besiege Xiangyang City.

After thinking for a while, the former governor Zhao Lei said first: "Junhou, according to the last general, it is better to stay in Xiangyang and defend the city, and only order the navy to return to Jiangling to prevent the Wu army." ”

"In this way, even if the Cao army crosses the river at that time, then our army will have the strength to fight."

As soon as this statement came out, it was recognized by the generals and seconded one after another!

However, at this moment, Wang Fu, who was on the side, showed his thoughts, but he had a different opinion, and arched his hand: "Prince, according to Fu's view, it is not feasible to completely leave the elite foot soldiers in Xiangyang to prevent Cao Jun!" ”

"Judging from the tips left by the major general to General Ji Chang and General Zhou Cang, Sun Quan's joint Cao thief and sneak attack on Jingzhou this time must be an elite out, if our army only leads 10,000 sailors to help, it will be difficult to resist."

"After all, in the water battle on the river, although the combat power of our army's naval army is not inferior, in terms of warships, it is far from being comparable to Wudi warships."

"Therefore, I think that the troops left behind in Xiangyang should not be too much."

When the words fell, Ma Liang also arched his hand and said: "Liang seconded the plan of Guoshan." ”

Suddenly, the generals of Jingzhou were divided into two factions, and the generals in the army led by Zhao Lei advocated that the elite infantry soldiers should make every effort to defend Xiangyang City to prevent the attack of the Cao army, and the naval army went south to help.

As for Wang Fu, Ma Liang and others, it happened to be the opposite.

The two sides argued for a while, but it was still fruitless, Zhou Cang had to stand up and arch his hand: "Prince, everyone, judging from the tips of the young general, he pointed out that the navy army will be divided into two, and the 5,000 navy army will be stationed in the waterproof camp and peep at the movements on the Han River at any time. ”

"Then, stay behind with 5,000 foot soldiers to garrison Xiangyang City, and fight with the water camp to guard against Cao's army."

In just a short period of time, Zhou Cang's words were high, and he said slowly.

After a pause, he went straight to Guan Yu and said, "Junhou, the young general also said that this time Cao Thief will not cross the river to attack unless he has to do so. ”

"This time, our army flooded the Seventh Army, the enemy army has already suffered a great injury, Cao Cao is unable to counterattack, not to mention, secondly, Cao thief also wants to reap the profits, waiting for our army to fight with the Wu army."

"However, the young general was also strict, and asked the prince to send an envoy to cross the river to the west and go to Shangyong, inform General Liu Feng of the truth, and let him always pay attention to the Jianghan war situation."

"Once the Cao army invades Xiangyang, let it lead the mediocre people to attack Wancheng and attack the rear of the Cao army."

"In this way, Xiangyang will be as solid as a rock!"

When the words fell, Zhou Cang slowly told Guan Ping all the instructions in advance, and then stopped speaking.

After hearing this, Wang Fu thought for a moment and muttered: "Junhou, the young general's strategy is feasible, and it is indeed a good strategy to connect with General Liu Feng!" ”

"Well, Ryoya supports this strategy."

"I'll second the motion!"

For a while, everyone smiled and bowed their hands.

Seeing this, Guan Yu also pondered carefully, and after half a ring, Danfeng's eyes widened slightly, and said: "Zhou Cang, listen to the order, this commander orders you to command the 5,000 naval army to garrison the waterproof battalion, always guard against the movement of the Cao army on the north bank, and beware of the Cao thief suddenly attacking." ”

"No!"

Subsequently, he continued to order, saying: "Wang Fu, Ben Shuai will also give you 5,000 elite soldiers, and you will sit in Xiangyang, and cooperate with Zhou Cang to defend it." ”

The order was handed down, and Wang Fu also gave up his promise.

Immediately, Guan Yu's face became serious, and he said loudly: "The rest of the people, they will follow Ben Shuai, and after crossing the Han River, they will go south by boat, escort the prisoners of war of the Cao army, and arrive at Hanjin Port along the waterway." ”

"No."

At the sound of an order, the generals surrendered their promises.

Time passed slowly, and the Jingzhou army soon crossed the south bank with all its troops, and then Guan Yu immediately sent envoys to cross the river west and go to contact Shangyong Liu Feng and Meng Da.

Later, Guan Yu entered the city to escort the prisoners of war of the Cao army onto the ship, and then except for Wang Fu, who stayed behind, he controlled the warship and led the crowd to the south by water.

The battle proceeded at this point, and Cao's army officially entered a confrontation situation across the river with Jingzhou County.

PS: Two chapters in one, 4200 words.