Chapter 408: The Battle of the Back Stone
The You family is different from other families, in order to survive, they choose to do business, which is rare in the southern family, but it is very common in the north, which is also the difference between the north and the south. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In modern times, this trend has reversed, and the You family has indeed made no achievements in business, otherwise they would not have received support from the Huang family, and finally got the end of being threatened by Huang Chengyan.
However, the You family's connections in the south are still quite extensive, mainly in the people, which actually has little effect on business, but has a great effect on Cao Cao, and he is eager to find a breakthrough.
Breaking the alliance of the three families, the family that had taken refuge in Cao Cao before did not have such connections, and although the northern family that fled to the south was also in business, after all, it was not for a long time, and the resistance of the southerners to the northerners was added.
Let these families be inferior to the You family, so the You family also received Cao Cao's courtesy, You Xun never thought of this situation, he thought that like other families, it would be good to be a wall grass.
In this way, he can not only explain to Huang Chengyan and Liu Bei, but also protect himself, but Cao Cao's courtesy made him a little unacceptable, "Cao Sikong, your move is too embarrassing for the villain, and you are just a white body." ”
Cao Cao: "Heroes don't ask about their origins, although they are white, but they are also the head of the family, how can they generalize, and I Cao Cao has always used people regardless of his background, even if he is a peddler and a pawn, as long as he is talented, he can be reused." ”
You Xun: "I don't know if Cao Sikong has any advice when he comes to the next place?" ”
Cao Cao: "Don't dare to give advice, there is a problem, as far as I know, when Liu Bei became the lord of Jingzhou, you once gave a heavy gift, yes or no?" "You Xun never thought that this day would be so soon.
You Xun suddenly had a feeling of being in the mouth of a sheep, "It is true, but there is also another hidden story, our You family has been in business, so it is natural to deal with those in power, Jingzhou is stormy, and our You family is also in decline, Liu Bei is in power, and our You family must be attached, otherwise the family will be ruined." “
Cao Cao: "So the You family has been taken care of by Liu Bei. “
You Xun: "That's true, our You family doesn't dare to deceive this, if it weren't for the fact that it was commonplace, although the Jingzhou forces resisted stubbornly, but the final result could not be changed, our You family would be able to take advantage of the situation." “
Cao Cao: "The head of the You family, I know the current affairs, and I don't know if the You family has a way to go around to the rear of the coalition army." “
You Xun: "This is a bit troublesome, of course, it is from the waterway, there is a waterway between Jiangxia County and other counties in Jingzhou, and it is very wide and can naturally go around the rear of the coalition army." “
Cao Cao: "But the water is full of water villages and warships, how to hide people's eyes?" “
You Xun: "I don't know how the warship can dodge below, but presumably the Cai family will have a way, as for the water village in the lower part of the way, in order to escape some taxes, our You family knows that a shoal can allow the army to log in." “
Cao Cao found You Xun for this, "What is the approximate location?" “
You Xun: "It should be near the Jiaozhou coalition army." "The power of Jiaozhou is also a thorn in the flesh in Cao Cao's eyes, no worse than Liu Bei's power at all, and the army of Jiaozhou is very barbarian style.
It greatly made up for the lack of combat strength of the soldiers in the south, especially that Liu Bei's forces in Jingzhou were the main force, and it was better to say that the forces in Jiaozhou in the south were the main forces to resist Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao see an opportunity.
The battle has been stalemate for so long, Zhang Xiang's side has taken Chengdu, Cao Cao's side has not even improved a little and is not in a hurry, it is strange that Cao Cao is a person who cuts through chaos with a quick knife, although he is usually very suspicious.
But once the decision is made, it will be done immediately, after Cao Cao asked Cai He, he drove two warships that night, You Xun was in one of them, and there were many Cao soldiers on board.
They are just a front station, if the matter is true, Cao Cao will continue to send troops, the shoal that You Xun said does exist, that place is full of strange rocks, looking at the water is very deep.
But in fact, it is not deep at all, although the ship cannot dock, but people can go down, even if they are northerners who do not know how to be watery, they will not drown, which is suitable for Cao Jun and these landlubbers.
After they got into the water, the cabin was filthy, with vomit everywhere, and a peculiar smell lingered for a long time.
Sergeant Cao would rather be soaked in water than return to the ship, you must know that the armor of the late Han Dynasty is very afraid of water, and it usually needs to be dried, and in some parts of the armor is more important than people.
The soldiers also cherished the armor very much, after all, after going to the battlefield, all they could rely on was this layer of armor on their bodies, no matter what, Cao Jun finally arrived at his destination safely.
The scouts in the army also checked, and it was actually a little far from the camp in Jiaozhou, but it was harmless, and the return of the warship to Cao Cao also received an accurate answer, although it was a little different from what You Xun said.
However, You Xun was just a literati, and it was normal to have a little deviation, Cao Cao was not far away, and for the next few nights, Cao Cao used warships to transport soldiers to the rear of the coalition army.
Preparing to attack the front and rear, the leading general in the rear of the coalition army is Xiahou Yuan's deputy general Cai He, You Xun had to set off with the army as a last resort, Xiahou Yuan's marching speed is the first in the world, although it is a bit exaggerated.
But it can also reflect Xiahou Yuan's ability, from the woods near the shallows to the camp in Jiaozhou, Xiahou Yuan only took three hours to arrive, at that time it was bright and bright, and it was the time when the soldiers slept most soundly.
The Jiaozhou soldiers do have some ability in attack, but they are weak in defense, and the camp can be said to be full of loopholes, Xiahou Yuan is a battlefield general, and he can see the loopholes in the camp at a glance.
Immediately led the troops to rush to kill, the Jiaozhou soldiers were caught off guard, and were easily killed into the camp by the Cao army, the soldiers in Jiaozhou were a little more wild than the soldiers in other places, and they were not too panicked when they were attacked.
On the contrary, the greater the movement in any place, the more it will rush to that place, there is no discipline at all, but the effect is surprisingly good, and at this point, the people of Jiaozhou are like this from top to bottom.
This may be the reason why the camp is not strong, because there is no need for that, Xiahou Yuan also discovered this, although these Jiaozhou soldiers are not Cao Jun's opponents, they are indeed very annoying.
Xiahou Yuan had to follow Xiang Yu's example and scatter with one blow, first two roads of soldiers and horses, and then four roads and eight roads, so that the Jiaozhou people could not figure it out, the Jiaozhou people were completely chaotic, but the Cao army was in chaos and orderly.
This is not the first time that Xiahou Yuan has imitated Xiang Yu, although it was all daytime before, but it did not disgrace him at night, and finally Jiaozhou Commander Shi Yi ordered a retreat, Shi Yi is Shi Xie's younger brother.
But Shi Yi is different from his brother, he has been mediocre for so many years, thanks to his brother's care, he has come to this day, and he has no wildness of Jiaozhou people, so he only thinks about running away when he encounters a big event.
Directly approaching Xiangyang City, where Guan Yu was stationed, Shi Yi always felt that garrisoning Jiancheng was the most dangerous thing, after all, Xiangyang City was the top priority, and taking Xiangyang City was equivalent to taking Jingbei.
The other cities are even less afraid, so Shi Yi chose to be stationed in the wild, and the soldiers of Jiaozhou are easier to exert their combat power in the field, but now Shi Yi regrets making this decision in the first place.
Otherwise, he wouldn't let Cao Jun chase him around, with Xiahou Yuan's marching speed, it was really not so easy for Shi Yi to run, especially when Xiahou Yuan didn't want to let go, once he stopped behind the enemy, he would die.
Xiahou Yuan understands this very well, only by grasping the Jiaozhou soldiers will he be more vigorous, and now he will be miserable, he is a literati! Where have you ever suffered this sin?
At first, he ran by himself, then he was pulled and ran, and finally he was dragged by a group of people, almost running him to death, and finally Xiahou Yuan noticed You Xun, and this raid on You Xun contributed a lot.
Xiahou Yuan naturally wouldn't sit idly by, so let a few people carry him away, the weapons and armor of the ancient warriors were very heavy, and of course it would be even more tiring to add one person, and the soldiers did not dare to disobey Xiahou Yuan.
But he didn't have a good face for You Xun, You Xun felt like he was riding a horse, riding a horse was bumpy back and forth, and being carried by someone was bumpy everywhere, not to mention how uncomfortable it felt.
You Xun was able to be spit up the first time he was carried by someone, in fact, Shi Yi's treatment was similar to You Xun's, it was not that he had poor physical strength, but he fled too quickly and fell off the horse, so he was carried.
As soon as there was movement on Xiahou Yuan's side, Cao Cao's side sent troops in a big way, directly bypassing Xiangyang City, and attacking around the city was a taboo for soldiers, and it was easy to be attacked by people on the back if they didn't do it well.
But Cao Cao never lacked the courage to fight against the water, and Zhuge Liang was waiting for this moment, all of which was under Zhuge Liang's calculations, including the shoal.
Zhuge Liang has been in Jingzhou for many years, and he has foresight, in order to be familiar with the terrain of Jingzhou, he has traveled all over Jingzhou, especially the mountains and waterways, otherwise You Xun would not know the terrain.
Even if the You family knows, but You Xun may not know, after all, he is the head of the family, how can he care about these little things, Cao Cao is too hasty, so he didn't see this loophole.
Shiyi's Jiaozhou army was blocked by Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan in the place of Chuanjiangling, and it was in this place that Zhuge Liang's soldiers who had been ambushed in advance made a move, and the back road of the Jiaozhou soldiers was cut off at once.
Xiahou Yuan couldn't catch up, and it seemed that he had helped the Jiaozhou people, but the Jiaozhou people really had to face Cao Cao alone, and the mountain road over the Jiangling was not wide and was easily blocked by falling rocks, not to mention that Zhuge Liang did it intentionally.
Xiahou Yuan had no other way to face these mountains and rocks, fortunately, the mountains in the south were not dangerous, so Xiahou Yuan had other ways to choose, but it could only take half an hour to support Cao Cao.
This is also Xiahou Yuan, if it were someone else, it would be possible to spend an hour, and this was the result of Xiahou Yuan's quick decision, Xiahou Yuan withdrew his troops and marched from other roads, but the Jiaozhou soldiers could only fight with their backs. (To be continued.) )