March of the 14th year of Jian'an.

Jingzhou is still the same.

Xu Huang and Zhang He led their troops to be stationed in Suizhou, Cao Chun led their troops to be stationed outside Xinye City, Fancheng had tens of thousands of troops, and there were also tens of thousands of Cao troops in Jingzhou, and tens of thousands of Jingzhou troops surrendered.

Twenty-four or five-thousand-thousand- The amount of money and food consumed every day is innumerable.

Spring has arrived, and the weather is gradually getting warmer, but the epidemic in the army has not immediately dissipated, but is still spreading within a certain range.

Xinye, Anlu is still the same, and he can't defend it.

An Lu's sailors didn't move much either.

Zhou Yu of Jiangdong has annexed the Jingzhou region south of the Yangtze River, half of Jiangxia, Lingling County, Wuling County, Changsha County, Guiyang County, and Zhou Yu is currently the person who benefits the most.

Zhou Yu himself led 50,000 Jiangdong infantry troops and water troops, stationed outside the city of Youjiangkou, and set up a water village. Shake to the north and wait and see if you succeed or fail.

Everyone smelled the ambition that Zhou Yu exuded, and although the governor of Jiangdong had already benefited a lot, he still wanted more, more benefits.

The tripartite forces in Jingzhou are intertwined, and each has as many as 400,000 soldiers and horses, but it is in a strange state, and no one can help anyone.

But the stalemate cannot last long, and now there are only two ways in front of Cao Cao, either to retreat the army, or to make a desperate bet and attack Xinye.

Attacking Shinno? It doesn't seem impossible.

Cao Cao went south this time, bringing with him many strategists. Among them, there are several main ones, namely Jia Xu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, and one full favorite.

Of course, these people are also close to each other.

Xun You is a simple person who rarely speaks. Jia Xu kept his door behind closed doors, and rarely spoke. Cheng Yu gets along well with Man Pet.

Both men are extremely strong and resourceful, and they are not virtuous people.

At this time, Yu Yu came to find a full pet to drink together, in a house in Xiangyang City.

The status of these two people is very high, of course, they live a more exquisite life in the north, and after coming to Xiangyang, the residence is still okay, that is, the people who serve are all Cao soldiers.

Living, eating, relatively uncomfortable.

Inside the gazebo. Cheng Yu, full of pets, sat opposite each other, sharing a table, on which there were simple food, cooked meat, and dried fruits.

Cheng Yu filled a glass of wine to Manzhong, and after taking a sip, he put it down and said: "Two or three hundred thousand soldiers and horses, and the money and food needed are countless. And Guan Yu, Zhou Yu, and Zhuge Liang are so eyeing each other. Jingzhou also cannot carry out spring ploughing. After the time passes, not to mention the two or three hundred thousand horses that need to be fed, even the people of Jingzhou also need to be fed, and over time, there will be disasters. It's retreat, it's war. The prime minister should have made a decision as early as possible. ”

Cheng Yu has said to Cao Cao three or four times, hoping that Cao Cao will withdraw from the army, but Cao Cao has always been silent.

Even Cheng Yu, who is the strongest and most in favor of fighting, is like this, let alone other strategists. It was precisely because Cao Cao was silent that Cheng Yu came to find a full pet to drink.

Full Pet picked up a piece of honey money and ate it, it was very sweet. After chewing slowly, Man Pet said, "How about hitting Xinye?" ”

"How?" Cheng Yu became interested.

"Jingzhou surrendered 40,000 or 50,000 troops. The 10,000 sailors hired by the civil servants could not move. But there are still 30,000 infantry troops, let them send them to death for the vanguard, consume Xinye's troops, and then Cao's army gathers and storms Xinye. It's hard to say whether Xinye can be attacked or not, but it can consume Guan Yu and Jingzhou's strength. ”

Full pet said.

This tactic is very vicious.

Cao Cao's foundation is in the north, and the 200,000 horse infantry army is going south, and once the men and horses are damaged too much, the north will inevitably be unstable. But Jingzhou has 30,000 soldiers, but it doesn't matter.

30,000 Jingzhou soldiers stormed Xinye in exchange for 120,000 casualties among Xinye soldiers and civilians.

Treat human life as a word count to weaken Guan Yu's power. big

"It's a way, but it's a pity that Jingzhou's 30,000 troops are consumed like this." Cheng Yu was moved at first, but then shook his head.

.............

Liu Biao's mansion in the past, is currently the temporary residence of Prime Minister Cao Cheng.

Cao Cao was also talking about the same problem as Xun You.

In the small hall, Cao Cao and Xun You were playing chess. The chess pieces of the two sides are staggered and evenly matched. But Xun Yu is not here to play chess.

Therefore, in the middle of the game, Xun You said: "Prime Minister." We have no warships and naval armies, and we cannot cross the Yangtze River. Guan Yu, Sun Quan is strong and fierce, the people's will is used for it, the virtuous and capable are responsible for it, and the generals are not afraid of death. It's hard to get rid of it. At this moment, the water level of the Han River and the Yangtze River is still low, if it is summer, if the Han water soars, it threatens Fancheng and Xiangyang. Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and others attacked Fancheng by water, and Fancheng was bound to be destroyed. At that time, the armies were not allowed to rescue each other, for fear that it would be a major event. ”

"It's better to retreat and build warships in the Central Plains to train sailors. In the coming day, take a boat out of the mouth of the water and go down to the east of the river. ”

There is no direct water system from the north, and the Han River can be reached. However, there are many water systems in the Central Plains, which can connect to the Yangtze River and then reach the Yangtze River.

One of them can go out of the mouth of the water and go directly to the Yangtze River. As long as the navy is strong, it can theoretically compete with Sun Quan for control of the Yangtze River.

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Gongda." We play chess, we don't talk about business. ”

Xun You understood, so he concentrated on playing chess with Cao Cao. Soon after, Xun You lost and left.

Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Man Chong and others, either in public or in private, persuaded Cao Cao to retire, and the rest of the strategists were also the same.

It is really the Guan family, Jiangdong is full of wings, and it cannot be killed. Cao Cao had food road problems, food problems, and epidemic problems.

There is no place to conquer, and holding each other is not a long-term solution.

If you don't retreat and merge at this moment, you will bring disaster upon yourself.

And Xun You also said it clearly, if the Han River soars and floods Fancheng, then the big thing will go.

But how did Cao Cao bite and not retreat?

There were many reasons why Cao Cao did not retreat.

One is that Cao Cao is old, even if his ambition does not change, but the geometry of longevity is not up to him. This time, the 200,000 horse infantry army went south, although they failed to attack Anlu and kill Zhuge Liang, but at least they attacked Jingzhou and destroyed Liu Cong without much effort.

Now it holds the north of Jingzhou, and the army is as many as two or three hundred thousand. Looking for fighters, it is also possible to eliminate Guan Yu, and if Guan Yu is destroyed, Jiangdong will not have to worry.

If you retreat, it will be extremely difficult to come back.

Even Guan Ping's age is also under Cao Cao's consideration. Although Cao Cao used to think that Cao Zhang could match Guan Ping, but now.

Cao Cao already knew that his yellow beard would inevitably be inferior to Guan Ping.

When he was a teenager, he had already entered Hanzhong and wanted to compete with Liu Zhang for Bashu.

If it is not extinguished here, Cao Cao will feel uneasy.

If he retreats at this moment, Guan Yu will at least get Xiangyang and Fancheng, which will be completely connected with Fangling. If Guan Yu is allowed to obtain Nanjun, he will also be connected with An Lu.

Straighten out the soldiers and horses, rest and recuperate, and you are the great enemy.

And if Guan Ping is out of Hanzhong, he will enter Bashu.

Not to mention that he will destroy the Guan family in his lifetime, even the descendants of the future generations, I am afraid they will all be anxious.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth, still looking for fighters, he didn't want to retreat, he really didn't want to retreat.

So whether it was Xun You, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Man Chong or other strategists who had Cao Cao to explain the relationship, Cao Cao didn't say a word.

Don't I Cao Cao know the truth?

I'm just not reconciled.

But gradually Cao Cao couldn't hold on, and when the rainy season came, the problem of the Han River soaring was an order issued by the sky.

If the flood is more serious, even Xiangyang.

Cao Cao didn't dare to imagine that scene.

Zhuge Liang's water army, Jiangdong's water army, can eat all his two or three hundred thousand horse infantry troops.

Cao Cao was a little dizzy, so he also left the small hall and went to the bedroom. Under the service of the waiter, he slept all afternoon and woke up in the evening.

After waking up, Cao Cao was a little dazed.

It's true that the older you get, the worse your body becomes.

"Pass the meal." Cao Cao washed himself up first, and then said to the waiter.

"No." The waiter answered and turned to go down. Soon after, many people walked in with meals.

Chicken, duck, fish, mutton, pork, everything.

But Cao Cao can't eat so much alone, maybe he can eat it when he is young, but when he is old, he can't eat. Cao Cao looked at it and said, "Leave the chickens behind, and remove the rest." You eat partially. ”

"No." The waiter answered and served the rest of the dishes. Cao Cao ate rice with chicken, and Cao Cao could still eat a chicken.

Chicken soup with rice, also ate a big bowl of rice. Before long, only the chicken ribs were left in the bowl.

Cao Cao picked up the chicken ribs with chopsticks, sucked for a while, and sighed: "The food is tasteless, and it's a pity to abandon it." Cao Cao then came to his senses and put down his chopsticks. Looking at the chicken ribs in the bowl, although his eyes were pity, he still made a decision.

At this moment, the prime minister's master book came to the outside of the room.

"Prime Minister." After a while, he waited outside. Cao Cao shouted, "Come in." The chief bookkeeper walked in from outside and reported: "Prime Minister, Sili Lieutenant Zhong Xuan sent a message from Chang'an, and the princes of Guanxi are a little weird. ”

Speaking of this, the master bookkeeper handed the silk cloth to Cao Cao. After Cao Cao watched for a while, he sneered: "A group of clowns who jump off the beam also dare to jump up and down." ”

Don't look at the fact that there are still a lot of princes left in the world, Sun Kang, the prince of Liaodong, the princes of Guanxi, Liu Zhang, Guan Yu, Sun Quan. But in Cao Cao's view, the patients are just Guan Yu and Sun Quan.

Liu Zhang had a wealthy Bashu, but there were no strong soldiers.

The princes of Kansai had strong troops one by one, but they did not have rich territory.

The princes of Kansai were mixed, and some were even tyrants. And Gongsun Kang of Liaodong has some ability, but his own strength is also insufficient.

Only Guan Yu, Sun Quan, even millions of people, with more than 100,000 armor, rampant in the rivers and lakes.

"Go and summon Xun You, Jia Xu, Man Chong, Cheng Yu, Jingzhou Assassin Shi Kuaiyue, don't drive Han Song, as well as the ministers and strategists in Xiangyang, come to discuss major matters."

Cao Cao had already made a decision, and the incident in Kansai prompted Cao Cao to accelerate his move. At this moment, he said to the prime minister's main book.

"No." The prime minister's chief secretary made a promise, turned around and went down.

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