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Chapter 7 Swinging Eastward

Cao Cao set off from Jiangling and went straight down the river to prepare to conquer Jiangxia County, feeling a lot of emotion along the way, feeling humble about his inability to pick up the stars and the moon, this kind of emotion, Alexander also had when he conquered Persia in history, perhaps it was caused by the confusion of the world's heroes in their dreams, which made them feel the emptiness of life. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cao's mighty land and water army marched from Jiangling, it was the beginning of November of the thirteenth year of Jian'an, and at the end of October, Guo Jia quietly went to Badong from Chengdu.

Padang Camp

Outside the tent, almost all the famous generals in the Taiping army gathered here, but the only ones who were absent were Zhang Liao in Guanzhong and Ma Chao, who was still in Liangzhou.

As the governor of the navy, Gan Ning was the head of the generals, he was originally in Hanzhong, Guo Jia transferred him to Badong, handed over the sailors of Hanzhong to Wu Yi and Wu Ban, and assigned Fa Zheng to serve as a staff officer of the military division.

Gan Ning, Meng Da, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin's generals stood outside the tent, and when they saw Guo Jia, who was walking steadily with his generals from a distance, they all hugged their fists and bowed their heads.

The person next to Guo Jia was Guo Ye, and then the group of people included Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Gao Shun, Zhang Yan, Deng Zhi, Zhang Ren, and strategists Jia Xu and Pang Tong.

In the face of the salute of the generals, Guo Jia waved his hand lightly and walked straight into the tent, casually ripped off the big piece on his body and threw it aside, then ripped off the map hanging on the main seat and spread it on the low table, leaned over to look at the topographic map of Jingzhou, and asked without raising his head: "Where are the Cao army and the Sun Liu coalition army?" ”

Gan Ning immediately walked up and pointed to a point on the map, "The Sun-Liu coalition army has been stationed on the south bank of Chibi, and the Cao army has gone down the river from Jiangling, and the water and land are divided into two routes, advancing along the edges of the north and south banks of the Yangtze River respectively. ”

Guo Jia closed his eyes and pondered.

The atmosphere in the tent is solemn, and the needles can be heard.

Now is a critical moment for Jiang Donglai, but it is also a critical moment of life and death for Guo Jia.

The generals who led the troops to fight knew in their hearts that if Cao Cao took Jiangdong with lightning speed, Guo Jia's situation would be precarious.

All the generals looked majestic and resolute, waiting for Guo Jia to give orders.

Suddenly opening his eyes, Guo Jia opened his mouth and decisively ordered: "Pang Tong, prepare a military order to send to Hanzhong, and order Wu Yi to immediately lead the army from Hanzhong after receiving the military order, capture Shangyong and Xincheng County in the north of Jingzhou, and then be sure to defend the fortress, no loss!" ”

The generals' expressions were grim.

This first military order made their hearts heavy.

There are only 50,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, and Shangyong and Xincheng are indeed vulnerable to defense, but in Wancheng, there are heavy troops of Cao's army. S8 is updated at a rapid pace

Pang Tong's expression did not change at all, as if this was also expected.

After calmly receiving the military order, Pang Tong immediately took up a handwritten letter in the commander's tent.

Guo Jia looked around at the generals and said in a deep voice: "The generals will listen to the order, return to the camp to reorganize the army, and in three days, I will personally take command of the battle!" ”

Led by Gan Ning, the generals all clenched their fists and received the order in a deep voice, and then turned around and walked out of the tent.

Everyone can see that Guo Jia is giving it a go this time.

Not only did Hanzhong lose its defensive force after sending troops, but even Badong did not leave any soldiers and horses to garrison.

Since Guo Jianian returned to Chengdu with his army from Chengdu, the Taiping army has been withdrawing from Chang'an one after another, each time it is a force, and these are the elite forces in the army.

This time he came to Padang, and Guo Jia's available soldiers and horses were only less than half of his total troops.

Dian Wei led 10,000 Huwei, Xu Chu led 10,000 Wudang Feijun, Gao Shun led 10,000 camps, Zhang Yan led 10,000 crossbowmen, Deng Zhi led 10,000 archers, and Pang De took the Yinling Flying Cavalry to Chang'an, and also divided 10,000 and quietly went south and was brought to Badong by Guo Jia.

And this 10,000 silver feather flying cavalry will be handed over to Gan Ning again, and the original 50,000 soldiers and horses in Badong are still under the command of Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin.

Guo Jia is surrounded by 20,000 new troops led by Zhang Ren.

The total strength was less than 150,000, and after the expedition, only the guards in Chengdu were used as a defensive force in Yizhou.

If Guo Jiadong's expedition is broken and sunk, I am afraid that he will fall into a place of no return.

When the generals retreated, Pang Tong also prepared a military order, stamped Guo Jia's seal, and went out to send someone to convey the military order.

Guo Jia sat quietly on the main seat, and Guo Ye stood aside thinking about Guo Jia's intentions to use troops.

The news spread from Jiangdong to the whole world knew that Guo Jia had formed an alliance with Sun Quan, and promised to send troops from the Badong Han to attack Cao Cao.

However, Guo Ye didn't think so, he thought the same as Sun Quan and Lu Su, they both thought that Guo Jia would storm Luoyang and then sweep the Central Plains, but Guo Jia, who has always been scheming and unexpected, is ready to fulfill his promise this time.

He didn't say a word of lie to Lu Su!

thought that Guo Jia once again staged a good show of "the wolf is coming", but it was surprising to see his sincere side.

Jia Xu is a staunch supporter of Guo Jia's strategy of exterminating Cao, which is unparalleled, not only to exhaust the organs, but also to use his life as a bargaining chip, and in this strategic plan, there is no deviation between the current situation and what Guo Jia expected a year ago.

The not-too-distant future is the most important turning point in the strategy of exterminating Cao!

Guo Jia closed his eyes and recuperated, Guo Ye and Jia Xu withdrew from the account to avoid disturbing.

As soon as he walked out of the big tent, Guo Ye followed Jia Xu and humbly asked for advice.

"Sir, my father intends to send troops from Padang to the east, no matter how I look at it, it doesn't seem like he wants to join forces with Sun Quan to fight against Cao, but I can't figure out the mystery."

Guo Ye's doubts are well-founded, Cao Cao was arrogant, led the army down the river, led 300,000 troops, and only left Cao Ren with 100,000 guards in Jiangling.

How many soldiers and horses did the Sun-Liu coalition army have?

Exhausted the strength of Jiangdong, but 30,000 elite soldiers, the total number of people did not exceed 100,000, and the generals who went out were Zhou Yu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Ling Tong, Lu Fan, Ding Feng, and Lu Meng.

How many soldiers and horses does Liu Bei have?

There are 10,000 in the headquarters, 10,000 under the command of Gongzi Liu Qi, and the total strength is only 20,000.

The total strength of the Sun-Liu Alliance is 120,000, which is far from Cao Cao's strength!

If Guo Jia wants to fight Cao with the Sun-Liu Alliance, he must contact the other party, unify the strategic plan, and at least agree on the battlefield of the decisive battle, time and other factors, so as to maximize the cohesion of the alliance.

However, Guo Jia did not inform outsiders when he came to Padang, and even the internal officials did not know about other counties except those in Chengdu.

Jia Xu looked sideways at Guo Ye, who was already an adult and still maintained his humility and steadyness, and said lightly in a low voice: "Son, the lord brought me here in the hope of watching how Cao Cao fell from the peak, and even didn't turn over!" ”

Guo Ye's face was shocked, and he asked rhetorically: "Cao Jun will be defeated?" ”

Jia Xu replied indifferently: "If you think about Cao Jun's chances of winning, you will know the answer. ”

finished, Jia Xu bowed his hand and walked away.

Guo Ye stood in the barracks, looked at the sky with his head held high, closed his eyes and thought.

At the time of day, the weather was cold and frozen, which was not conducive to the march, and the northern soldiers were not accustomed to the water and soil, and it was difficult to adapt to the climate here.

The geographical advantage is that Jiangdong is strong in the naval army, while the Cao army is more suitable for land warfare, fighting on the Yangtze River, how can the Cao army be able to defeat Jiangdong?

People's hearts, although Sun Quan is not called the lord of benevolence, but there is no place for outsiders to criticize, Cao Cao, Jin and Wei Wang's ambitions were exposed, and the attack on Jingzhou scared Liu Biao to death, which was deeply despised by the people of the world, and now he wants to swallow Jiangdong together, which is naturally unpopular!

Situation, Sun Liu alliance with the enemy, fight to the death, and Cao Jun has won one battle after another over the years, it is inevitable to be proud, from Cao Cao's move to the south to light the enemy, it can be seen that the general trend has gone!

Cao Cao doesn't occupy any of these four things! Even the people he relied on for his rise to prominence, he didn't bring a decent strategist with him.

Although the Cao army's strength is far superior to that of the Sun-Liu Alliance, after careful analysis, it seems that the Cao army wants to win, and the odds of winning are not high!

Guo Ye understood Guo Jia's good intentions, and took him with him, just to let him see with his own eyes how the majestic Cao Cao ushered in the most painful defeat in his life!

Hanzhong

Wu Yi, who did not slack off in governing the army, was still urging the soldiers to train, and the horses galloped outside the camp, and Guo Jia's military order arrived!

After receiving the military order to open it, Wu Yi immediately summoned his brother Wu Ban, and then said to him: "The lord ordered us to lead the army to capture Shangyong and Xincheng on the same day, and immediately go to the military camp to gather 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I will bring 30,000 to go down the river from the Han River. ”

Wu Ban didn't expect that there was a military order at this time, and before he could calm down, Fa Zheng walked into the big tent from outside, Wu Yi handed over the military order to Fa Zheng to look at, Fa Zheng looked at it and didn't say a word.

"Strategist, my eldest brother and I left Hanzhong, isn't this Hanzhong fortified? Wancheng can have 50,000 heavy soldiers of Cao's army, Luoyang has 100,000, and there are 100,000 soldiers and horses of Cao Ren not far southeast of Xincheng. ”

The second monk Wu Banzhang was puzzled, Hanzhong not only has abundant grain reserves, but also a large number of war equipment, this is simply Guo Jia's strategic logistics department, and the Guanzhong and Yizhou dispatching centers are here.

How can it not be defended?

Fa Zheng smiled absently.

"The Cao army of Wancheng didn't dare to move, because Luoyang couldn't afford to lose. Cao Ren of Jiangling also did not dare to move, because he was Cao Cao's retreat from the east. However, just take precautions, there are nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and I don't expect that in three days, Yan Yan will lead the army to Hanzhong. ”

Fa Zheng knew all of Guo Jia's strategic deployments, and it was impossible for Hanzhong to leave no soldiers and horses behind.

Cao Cao and Sun Quan both thought that Guo Jia would do his best to attack Luoyang in Guanzhong, but Guo Jia only let Zhang Liao build momentum, and the soldiers and horses were gradually retreating.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban had no worries when they heard this, and immediately set off with their whole army and marched east along the Han River into Jingzhou!

Five days later, Wu Ban captured Shangyong, and Wu Yi and Fa Zheng captured Xincheng.

Cao Cao's army went to the east of the river and came to Chibi!

Guo Jia has also embarked on the journey, and nearly 150,000 troops have rushed straight to the direction of Jiangling!

This battle, Cao Cao thought it was a battle of Dingding Cao Wei Jiangshan.

And Guo Jia also thinks that it is the most important battle to win the championship!