Cao Cao said: "Since Wenhe said so, there must be a winning strategy." ”

"Yes. Ask the prime minister to send someone to Yuan Shao to send a war letter, and ask him to fight a decisive battle in Guandu two days later. At that time, the prime minister will lead 100,000 weak brigades to meet Yuan Shao, and then transfer 100,000 elites to attack Chen Liu. As long as Yuan Shao returns to the army, occupy Chenliu and hold it for a month, Yuan Shao will retreat to Hebei. Moreover, the prime minister is also short of food now, if he can keep Chenliu, he can get 840,000 stone grain, which can not only redeem a large number of civil and military officials captured by Lu Bu, but also help to grow in the future. ”

Guo Jia still didn't interject.

Cheng Yu and Xun You looked at each other.

Cheng Yu said: "Mr. Wenhe's strategy seems to be feasible, but Yuan Shao is thoughtful, and he will leave a large number of soldiers and horses to garrison Chenliu, how can he conquer it?" ”

"Nope. Yuan Shao would never have thought that our real goal was Chen Liu. In order to win the battle of Guandu, he will take all the elites, then Chen Liucheng will be empty, and it is the best opportunity to break through Chen Liu. Jia Xu was unusual, and said very resolutely.

Cheng Yu was speechless.

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Mr. Wenhe... What he said is reasonable, and it is indeed a good opportunity to break the city. ”

"Bonghyo thinks it's feasible?" Cao Cao asked.

"The prime minister has his own judgment." Guo Jia was noncommittal.

Cao Cao nodded, got up and said, "Okay, just follow the plan of Wen He." ”

"Cao Ren."

"Yes." Cao Ren is on the list.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren, feeling a little helpless, since the first year of Jian'an to the present, Cao Ren has been defeated in a hundred battles, and has hardly won a battle, if Cao Ren is allowed to go again, he can't capture Chen Liu, and things will be in trouble.

"Forget it... Xiahoudun. "Cao Cao wants to change generals.

Cao Ren knelt down and said: "Prime Minister, please give the last general another chance, if you can't conquer Chen Liu, the last general is willing to apologize for his crimes!" ”

"You really want to go?"

"Yes, the last general is willing to make a military order!" Cao Ren's face was resolute.

Jia Xu also said: "The minister is willing to go with General Cao Ren, if he does not win, he will be guilty of the same crime as the general." ”

"Thank you, sir." Cao Ren was grateful.

"Okay."

Cao Cao asked someone to get a pen and paper, and all the generals who participated in the battle of Chenliu were all written on paper, if they couldn't conquer Chenliu before Yuan Shao returned to the army, they should all be beheaded!

Vertical day.

Yuan Shao received the war letter and appointed Chun Yuqiong as the general of Chen Liucheng, leading 40,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Chen Liu.

(Note: Chun Yuqiong, the character Zhongjian, one of the eight captains of the West Garden during the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, was listed with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and is now a general under Yuan Shao, with the same status as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Jaw, etc.) However, he has no talent, and in history, he guarded the black nest for Yuan Shaozhen, but was attacked by Cao Cao and failed miserably. ）

Yuan Shaoqin led an army of 400,000 and rushed to Guandu.

The fighting lasted two days...

Yuan Shao's 400,000 army did have the upper hand, suppressing Cao Cao's 100,000 weak brigades, and almost capturing Cao Cao alive. But Chen Liucheng's battle was extremely badly defeated.

Cao Ren, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan and other generals, personally led their troops to attack the city, and Jia Xu offered a plan, it only took half a day to enter Chen Liu, kill the general Chun Yuqiong, and capture more than 20,000 Yuan troops.

The most important thing is that 840,000 stones of grain and grass, not a single stone is missing, and all of them have been seized.

When Yuan Shao rushed back to Chen Liucheng, it was too late.

Yuan Shao ordered to storm Chenliu in order to recapture the city. But now Chen Liucheng, with a large number of fierce generals such as Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun, and more than 90,000 elite garrisons, and Jia Xu, a poisonous man, offering advice, how can it be so easy to overcome.

Coupled with Cao Cao's defeated soldiers, he also attacked Yuan Shao from time to time, making Yuan Shao embarrassed.

In general, the battle of Guandu was won by Yuan Shao, but the battle of Chenliu caused Yuan Shao to lose 90% of the grain and grass, and if he could not recapture Chenliu, he would inevitably fall into a crisis of running out of grain.

At this time, on the river adjacent to Nanhai County, Gan Ning's navy was fighting with Zhou Yu's navy.

"General, our boat has found that there is a rocky shoal five miles ahead. It's easy to run aground. "More than 20,000 sailors sailed normally, and a soldier came to report.

"Stop!"

Gan Ning ordered the whole army to stop sailing.

"I said Zhou Yu, this kid, why did he keep driving me here, it turned out that he wanted to surround me into the shallows." Gan Ning thought about it for a while.

A lieutenant said: "But Zhou Yu doesn't know, the general uses hemp rope and iron gyroscope to measure the water level, whether there are shoals, the soldiers will know as soon as they measure." ”

Gan Ning didn't have time to think about it, and said: "Hurry up and give the order, thirty ships, thirty fighting ships, and one hundred small boats, continue to sail forward." The rest of the tribes turned southeast and followed me straight to the South Sea. ”

"General, keep sailing, what should I do if I hit the rocks?" The lieutenant asked.

"How can there be victory without sacrifice? After they hit the reef, they are likely to be wiped out by Zhou Yu, but we can take the opportunity to occupy the South China Sea and trap Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses on the Yangtze River. For us, the pros outweigh the cons. ”

"Yes, the last general will go and give orders." When the lieutenant understood, he walked away quickly.

In the next few days, Zhou Yu and Gan Ning were inextricably fighting.

First of all, the 30 fighting ships, 30 ships, 100 small boats, and more than 5,000 soldiers left by Gan Ning were besieged and wiped out by Zhou Yu in the shallows, and a large number of warships were seized.

On the other side, Gan Ning occupied Zhou Yu's water village, abandoned the ship and landed on the shore, and attacked Nanhai County.

Unexpectedly, Panyu, the seat of Nanhai County, has 15,000 elites, and has long been ready to defend the city.

Gan Ning attacked for two days in a row, but failed to win.

Seeing Zhou Yu's army, he was about to return to the South China Sea. Gan Ning was unwilling to be defeated, and attacked for another day, losing more than 4,000 soldiers. In the end, he fought with Zhou Yu and was defeated by Panyu.

In desperation, he led his army to evacuate.

When he left Nanhai County, there were only 6,000 soldiers left beside him, one building ship, fifteen fighting ships, forty ships, and more than 100 small boats; All the equipment, grain and grass were robbed by Zhou Yu.

"My lord, the last general is incompetent..." Half a month later, Gan Ning returned to Wuchang City and pleaded guilty to Lu Bu.

"How many ships are left?"

"hundreds, hundreds..."

Lu Bu was very unhappy. Gan Ning's defeat meant that the elimination of Sun Ce could no longer be carried out.

Zhang Liang persuaded: "The lord doesn't need to be angry, Xu is Sun Ce's life should not be extinguished." ”

"What should not be killed is a mistake in decision-making. Why don't you dare to fight Zhou Yu head-on? What to hide from him? If you fight with all your might, you may not lose! Lu Bu reprimanded.

Gan Ning defended: "The warships of the Jiangdong Army are mostly fighting ships and building ships, and if they fight head-on, I am afraid it will be difficult to win." ”

"Get up."

"Thank you, Lord." Gan Ning got up and stepped aside.

Lu Budao: "Since there is no victory, then the Eastern Crusade will be stopped." After returning to Shouchun, he ordered the Ministry of Industry to make every effort to build warships, especially building ships, to build a hundred ships and a thousand fighting ships. How much labor is needed, how much is collected locally, and how much food is needed, go to the household department to get it. I hope that this time next year, I can defeat Zhou Yu and occupy Jiaozhou. When the time comes, you will have a ship, a boat, a person, if you can't take the South China Sea... ”

Gan Ning stood up and said: "Don't worry, my lord, as long as there are thirty building ships and three hundred fighting ships, the last general will be able to defeat Zhou Yu!" ”

(End of chapter)