The lord and the minister are willing to lead the army to the battle. Sima Yi stepped forward.

"If Zhong Da goes, he will win. However, after you left, there was no one to dispatch the army in Shuzhong, and I also asked you for advice from time to time.... Cao Cao already knew Sima Yi's strategy thoroughly, and only Sima Yi could help him defend Yizhou.

If Sima Yi went to the front line, he would ask Sima Yi sooner or later, what should he do?

Sima Yi said: "There are still two gentlemen, Xun Yu and Xun You, who can assist the lord in dispatching. Don't worry. ”

"They're not as good as you."

Cao Cao was blunt.

Xun Yu and Xun Yu are indeed inferior to Sima Yi.

It's just that their family relationship is very big and widely implicated, and it is equally important to Cao Cao.

But in the military, it is still Sima Yi who is more important.

"If the minister doesn't go, who will guard Fucheng?"

Sima Yi asked.

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "General Man, you can take on this heavy responsibility." ”

Full of pets?

Sima Yi knew this person.

According to him, he is full of mediocrity in civil and military affairs, and has no strategy to defend against the enemy, so he may not be Gan Ning's opponent.

Moreover, there is Xu Ding.

Tens of thousands of elite new troops are not something that can be resisted by any team.

Even if Sima Yi went in person, he was not sure of victory.

"What do you think?"

"The minister still wants to lead the army to meet the enemy." Sima Yi insisted on his own opinion.

"You don't have to say it anymore, compared to Fucheng, of course, Cheng is more important. If you stay in Chengdu, I can rest assured. Cao Cao said.

"Okay."

Sima Yi said: "Since the lord has decided, the minister will no longer object. ”

"Hmm." Cao Cao invited people to be full of favors.

Prior to this, Man Chong had always been a civil official under Cao Cao. After Xu Chu's death, he served as the commander of the Tiger Guard, responsible for protecting Cao Cao's safety.

He never dreamed that it would be his turn to lead his troops to the battlefield for such an important task.

"Boning, you go to Fucheng, there are 25,000 elites, I don't need you to destroy the enemy army, and I don't need you to defend Fucheng permanently, as long as you block the enemy army for a month, it will be considered a great achievement, can you have confidence?" Cao Cao asked.

Only hold on for a month.

It's not very demanding.

With more than 20,000 elites, it stands to reason that it is not difficult to defend a fortified city.

Man Pet plucked up his courage and arched his hand: "Please rest assured, the lord will definitely defend Fucheng!" ”

"Good!"

Cao Cao got up and said, "I will be in Chengdu, waiting for the good news of your victory." ”

..........

Fucheng.

Gan Ning led a regiment of troops and reached the outside of the city.

There were 15,000 garrisons in the city, which was not much, but it also had the ability to defend the city.

Gan Ning's regiment is less than a thousand people.

Against 15,000 enemy troops, the difference in numbers was more than ten times.

But Gan Ning did not have any fear, he led a large army, and camped very close to the outside of the city, close to Fucheng. In this way, the enemy troops in Fucheng will not be able to escape.

Being so close is also a big threat to Gan Ning.

If the enemy's combat strength is a little stronger, or there are bombs or something, Gan Ning will be defeated. It's a pity that the defenders in Fucheng don't have any bombs.

Originally, Cao Ren seized hundreds of guns from Jingzhou, and he was still in Fucheng a few days ago, but now he has been transferred to Chengdu.

"General, when are we going to attack the city?" Jiang Qin, the general of the naval army who came with Gan Ning, asked.

Gan Ning glanced at the city tower in front of him and said, "Don't worry, wait for our soldiers to rest for the night, and then attack Fucheng at noon tomorrow." Cao Jun also had no ability to resist. Our army will win. ”

"That's..." Jiang Qin smiled and said: "Cao Cao's generals, what is so powerful, how can they be compared to us?" ”

Next.

At sunrise.

Xu Ding was in the Sichuan Gorge Water Military Barracks, lying on a couch, using a satellite detection system to check the battle in Fucheng.

I saw that on the tower of Fucheng, there were hundreds of cauldrons, and each pot was filled with fire oil. Next to him stood a soldier with a torch in his hand.

And on the castle tower, timber and duanmu were piled up everywhere.

These are the things that start fire.

Once all of them are put down and the oil is ignited, the situation will be very critical.

Xu Ding regretted a little, why did he let Gan Ning lead the army, if he went in person, he could definitely avoid casualties.

Jia Xu on the side saw that Xu Ding's face was a little wrong, so he asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" ”

"How far is it from here to Fucheng?"

Xu Ding opened his eyes and asked eagerly.

Jia Xu didn't know why, but he still replied: "Take the waterway, about three hours." ”

"That is, it takes half a day?"

"Yes."

Xu Ding sighed: "In that case, it's too late. ”

"What...?" Jia Xu still didn't understand what Xu Ding was talking about.

"Let's go!"

Xu Ding no longer hesitated, turned over and got out of bed, and said: "Let's not wait for Gan Ning any longer, send orders to the three armies, and immediately march to Fucheng." ”

"Yes."

Jia Xu turned around and went to give the order.

It didn't take long...

30,000 troops, ready to go.

Xu Ding was anxious and rushed to Fucheng by boat first.

But...

No matter how fast he is, he can't be as fast as Gan Ning.

After Gan Ning had breakfast, he arrived at the city and was ready to start the siege.

He was very contemptuous of Cao Jun, especially after owning artillery and guns, he was simply contemptuous of Cao Jun. felt that no matter how many people came, he could block it and destroy it.

This kind of thinking directly led him not to investigate the enemy's situation when he was facing the enemy.

They are all about to attack the city, and they don't know that there is fire oil on the tower.

Xu Ding has been using the WeChat monitoring system to check, and when he saw this situation, he was even more anxious.

"This Ganning..."

Xu Ding really regretted it, how could he send a water master to fight Fucheng, this decision was too lacking in consideration.

"Siege!"

Gan Ning prepared the ladder and ordered the whole line to attack.

Suddenly, two battalions of troops, carrying ladders, ran forward.

Behind them, there was an artillery platoon, a sharpshooter company, to cover the troops in front.

As soon as the enemy emerges from the tower, they will shoot with an extremely high hit rate.

Boom boom...

As soon as the siege began, artillery fire flooded the towers.

At this time, an unexpected situation arose.

Maybe it's Gan Ning's luck.

The shells hit the oil and ignited it.

There was an earth-shattering explosion on the castle tower.

All the defenders suffered heavy losses at this moment.

Gan Ning was taken aback, as if he had just woken up, and hurriedly shouted: "Suspend the siege!" ”

Woo woo...

The sound of the horn of Mingjin spread throughout the battlefield.

All the soldiers who were preparing to attack the city, like the sound of heaven, stopped.

"I see..." Gan Ning was startled by the fire and explosion on the city tower, and only then did he sober up: "I was too careless, and I didn't notice that the enemy army was using fire oil to defend the city." ”

If it weren't for the first round of shells, which hit the oil oil, the brothers would have been burned to death by rushing over now.

........

Xu Ding was really relieved to see this scene through the WeChat detection system.

"Luckily, fortunately..." He had been worrying just now that Gan Ning's army would be burned into carbon if they rushed over. Now that the enemy has revealed his strength, Gan Ning will definitely not attack the city again.

Sacrifice can be avoided.

Whew...

Gan Ning was shocked into a cold sweat, and gradually calmed down, he said: "Order to withdraw the army, and after the fire is extinguished, conquer Fucheng in one fell swoop." ”

"No."

Under Gan Ning's command, all the troops retreated one mile.

A mile away is the Chinese army in the Ganning camp.

He waited in the camp for the fire to be extinguished.

A few hours passed.

Xu Ding landed by boat and joined Gan Ning.

Gan Ning pleaded: "It's the last general who was careless, I didn't expect the enemy to use fire oil to defend the city, which is really unexpected." If it weren't for our artillery, which ignited the oil, our army would have suffered heavy casualties by now, and the last general would have asked the lord to punish him. ”

"You're really careless."

Xu Ding was originally very angry, Gan Ning was proud and complacent, his eyes were empty, and he almost fell into a desperate situation. However, in the end, the army was not harmed, which is a blessing in disguise.

"Seeing that the army has not been harmed, and it has been around you once, you must remember in the future, no matter how many victorious and weak enemies you encounter, you must exert twelve points of strength, don't you hear that the lion fights the rabbit, and you still need all your strength?" Xu Dingdao.

"Remember."

Gan Ning drooped his head and said.

The fire of Fucheng is burning bigger and bigger, and it can't be controlled at all.

It was difficult for the soldiers and civilians in the city to flee.

At the beginning, Xu Ding and Gan Ning were very happy. Because the bigger the fire burns, the faster Cao's army will be defeated, and after the fire is extinguished, he will be able to control Fucheng directly.

It is equivalent to picking up a city for nothing.

But...

This fire has been burning for too long.

There are countless soldiers and civilians who have died less.

You must know that these people are likely to join the Chinese Empire in the future, and they will also become the main force of the Third and Fourth Group Armies. Now being burned like this, most of the dead and wounded, is also a loss for the Chinese Empire.

A few hours later.

The follow-up army of 30,000 rushed to Fucheng.

Xu Ding ordered Fucheng to be surrounded, and then sent several assault teams to fight the fire and save people.

The more than 10,000 Cao troops in the city did not resist.

When they saw Xu Ding's army coming, they all abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

"I didn't expect that more than a dozen pots of fire oil almost flooded the entire city, which is incredible, right?" Gan Ning smiled bitterly.

"It can only be regarded as Cao Jun's bad luck... Perhaps, we are also unlucky. Xu Dingdao.

"My lord..." Jiang Qin was covered in darkness and ran from a distance.

Gan Ning asked, "What's the situation inside?" ”

"It's not going to be good. The people and soldiers were trapped in the school yard inside. Jiang Qin said.

"It's okay..."

Xu Dingdao: "The school yard is very empty, there are no flammable things, they hide there, they can take shelter for a while." Let's hurry up and take the water from the moat to extinguish the fire and rescue them. ”

"The last general is organizing people, please Your Majesty later."

"Well, let's go."

Jiang Qin returned again.

After half a day's hard work, the fire was finally extinguished.

The people and soldiers who were hiding in the school grounds were saved.

Xu Ding's words made them choose to surrender without hesitation.

After counting, there were more than 9,000 soldiers of the Cao Army, and more than 40,000 people were rescued, almost 40 percent of whom were young and strong.

This made Xu Ding very happy and surprised, such a small city, there are so many young and strong people, so how many other places in Yizhou?

Surrendered the soldiers of the Cao army and successfully captured Fucheng.

Xu Ding's army of 30,000 camped outside the city.

Only Gan Ning's troops were stationed in Fucheng and took defensive measures.

Inside the castle guard.

The congregation will stand in two rows.

Xu Ding sat down and said, "The battle of Fucheng has given me a wake-up call. First, our weapons and equipment are more advanced than Cao Cao's, and our military strength is stronger than him. But that doesn't mean we're going to win. Therefore, when we fight against Cao's army, we must be careful and careful. Don't act rashly. Second, the ultimate goal of our elimination of Cao Cao is not to annihilate how many troops, but to win the hearts of the people and use them for our own use. It would be better to incorporate all of Cao Cao's troops and form our Third and Fourth Armies. In order to achieve this goal, I hope that everyone will remember that when fighting against the enemy, do not be greedy for capture, and try to take prisoners as much as possible. Generals, do you understand? ”

"Understood..."

The generals replied.

"Wenhe, do you have a peace strategy for capturing Yizhou? I'm talking about the overall strategy. Xu Ding asked.

Jia Xu came out and said: "The minister thinks that the three-way army should be xing." made Cao Jun unbearable. ”

"Which three?"

Jia Xu walked to the map, pointed to the map, and said: "On the first road, mobilize a brigade of troops, follow the Neijiang River, go up, land in Tibet, and capture the four counties of Nanzhong." On the second route, mobilize an elite brigade to advance from Jiangzhou to the northwest and take Jiange Pass. and occupy the Qishan main road, completely cutting off the connection between Yizhou and Xiliang. On the third route, concentrate the remaining forces, enter from Qianwei County, capture Hanjia and Mianzhu, and then surround Chengdu. ”

"These three armies, the first two are odd soldiers, and the latter one is the main force. Chen thinks that no matter which way Cao Cao resists, it will be very difficult, right? And we, as long as we have success all the way, we can be invincible, enter Sichuan and Shu, and retreat to protect ourselves. ”

........

With such a good strategy, how could Xu Ding not follow?

In fact...

Xu Ding also formulated a set of strategies, dividing the army into two parts. One part feinted to attack the Cheng capital, and the other part went to take the Sword Pavilion. Surround Sichuan Shu and eat it slowly.

Compared with Jia Xu's strategy, Xu Ding's strategy is obviously not perfect.

Suddenly, Xu Dingying said, "Okay, just do as you say." ”

"Which general is willing to lead the army to Nanzhong?"

"The last will go." Tai Shi Ci stepped forward.

Tai Shici was the column commander of the Second Army, and he held a high position. The status in China is very lofty. The qualifications are also old.

If he leads troops to Nanzhong, it will definitely be foolproof.

"General Tai Shici, are you really willing to go?" Xu Ding asked with a smile. In the Nanzhong region, there have always been barbarians entrenched, and the barbarian king Meng Shu has formed a brother of life and death with Cao Cao, and at this time, the army of Nanzhong will definitely resist to the death. Moreover, there are many mountains and forests in Nanzhong, and there are many miasma, and outsiders break in, all of them are nine deaths.

Tai Shici was willing to go, and although Xu Ding was happy, he was also worried about him.

"Of course the Admiral does!" Tai Shi Ci said: "Please give your Majesty an order, and the last general will lead the army to Nanzhong!" ”

"Well, I will lead the 25th Brigade of the Ninth Division under your command to go up the river and capture Nanzhong. After that, we went to Chengdu and joined our army. ”

"The last will obey."

Receiving such an important task, Tai Shici was still very excited.

If he can capture Nanzhong, wave his army to Chongdu, and even go to Chengdu one step ahead of the other two armies, he will be the head of the destruction of Shu.