NO.407 Liu Bei moved, and Tongguan was lost
The news of the cross-sea battle in Jiangdong was known to the whole world after Zhou Yu occupied most of Qingzhou, and when Pang Shanmin learned of Zhou Yu's movements, he also sighed at Jiangdong's fierce offensive.
However, in fact, Pang Shanmin is not optimistic that Jiangdong's offensive can last, after all, Zhou Yu's previous plundered of the prefecture and county, most of them are old and weak, and now Jiangdong has not encountered any elite of the Cao battalion, and after Zhou Yu entered Qingzhou, the action should be very different from the previous plan, originally Jiangdong only wanted to occupy an enclave, step by step for the battalion, if the flag dies down, within a year and a half, the purchase of war horses from the north, so that Jiangdong to form a cavalry.
However, for Jiangdong, he may have been looking forward to a big victory, and after entering Qingzhou, Zhou Yu wantonly encroached on Cao Cao's land, which was too public.
It was because Cao Cao moved the capital, took advantage of the fire to rob, and now it is so fanfare, hurting the face of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, after this battle, the Central Plains and Jiangdong are endless, Cao Cao's hatred of Jiangdong has far exceeded the frustrated hatred of Runan in the past, Pang Shanmin did not find out before, this Jiangdong actually has such a preference for revenge everywhere.
Now Guo Jia has received Cao Cao's edict to quell the chaos in Qingzhou, these two masterminds meet, presumably there will be a big war, and now the land occupied by Zhou Yu is far away from the coast, and a warship will not play the slightest role, Pang Shanmin is less and less optimistic about Jiangdong's victory.
However, Zhou Yu and Guo Jia are all extraordinary people, these two wise men meet, and it is difficult to conclude which one wins or loses, Pang Shanmin hopes that Zhou Yu can be ashamed in Qingzhou and defeat Guo Jia, if so, the situation in the Central Plains will be even more chaotic.
I have to say. After entering Yanzhou, more than 50,000 military horses and horses went to Qingzhou, and where the army passed, the people along the way were no longer as flustered as before. After the news of Guo Jiaping's rebellion was learned by Pang Tong, Pang Tong sent several handwritten letters to Changsha one after another, saying that Runan was a military horse. Even if he doesn't fight with Cao Cao's soldiers, he will at least go to the city of Xu to shout and shout, and so on. Not only can it support Jiangdong, but it can also make Cao Cao messy and anxious.
After Pang Shanmin got Pang Tong's letter, he hurriedly replied to Pang Tong and told him not to act rashly, and now Chen Bing Runan can completely play a role in making Cao Cao vigilant in his heart, if he goes to Xu Du again, once the two families fight. Jingxiang is also going to be involved in the war, and in the past six months of recuperation, Pang Shanmin has ruled the two states and developed a lot, and Pang Shanmin now wants to see more. It is not to expand the territory, but to rule the people and live and work in peace and contentment.
As for the conquest of Cao Cao, he is not in a hurry, and now Cao Cao is ready to move the capital, which is enough to show that Cao Cao is not as good as before. There is the idea of defending Xudu, once the Son of Heaven and Cao Cao leave Xudu, will the soldiers and civilians of Xudu still be willing to defend the city as they are now?
It was not easy to persuade Pang Tong to stay still, but what Pang Shanmin never expected was that Liu Bei, who had always been at odds with Ma Teng, actually sent an envoy to Tianshui and begged the two families to strike the army.
Xiliang Ma Teng and Liu Bei, since Liu Bei usurped Ma Teng's foundation, the two families have been endless, originally Ma Teng was unwilling to stop, but Zhuge Liang told Ma Teng that since Liu Bei and Cao Cao have a lot of feud with the Ma family, then the Ma family sits and watches Cao Liu fight, what's wrong?
And if Liu Bei attacks Tongguan, no matter whether he wins or loses, it will be good for Ma Teng, if Liu Bei is defeated, he will lose his military strength in vain, and if he wins, he will also send people to garrison the newly acquired land, so that Ma Jiaxiang will recover the lost land, and it will be much easier than before.
Pang Shanmin was deeply impressed by Zhuge Liang's judgment.
It's just that Pang Shanmin is puzzled, why are these princes so irritable, as long as there are two princes fighting, there are always other princes who take advantage of the fire to rob and fall into the well. …,
In fact, Pang Shanmin didn't know that Liu Bei and Sun Quan were eager to expand their territory, and they had a lot of relationship with Jing Xiang.
Liu Bei and Sun Quan have great ambitions, and now they see that Pang Shanmin has occupied the land of Erzhou, how can they not be anxious in their hearts, and those who are in high positions also compare with each other, and the achievements of a businessman are above the "imperial uncle" and "Wu Hou", how can they be willing in their hearts?
In the city of Xudu, just when Cao Cao gathered his army and wanted to strictly guard against the military horses of Runan, in the direction of Tongguan, he sent an urgent report, saying that Liu Bei was under Guan Yu, Zhang Fei led 20,000 iron horses, and the soldiers were under the pass, and the guard Li Dian had been strictly guarding for several days, but the two of them were attacking very tightly, and the soldiers of the pass were killed and wounded, and the Tongguan defense line was crumbling.
Cao Cao learned of Liu Bei's move, almost fainted, before Cao Cao thought that Liu Bei was now entangled with Ma Teng, and had no spare strength to attack Tongguan, but now he heard that Tongguan was in an emergency, Cao Cao couldn't understand why Ma Teng saw Liu Bei's abnormal movement, and he didn't move!
Cao Cao originally wanted to send Jia Xu to Tongguan and his line, but after thinking about it, he had already given up, Jia Xu was scheming, Cao Cao usually relied on it very much, if Jia Xu went to Tongguan and his line, once Jingxiang Army Ma Kou was in Xudu, who would Cao Cao look for to ask for a plan?
After thinking for a long time, Cao Cao ordered someone to summon Sima Yi into the Prime Minister's Mansion, Sima Yi saw Cao Cao's face, worried, and said to Cao Cao: "The Prime Minister wants to make Yi go to Tongguan?" ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he nodded slightly and said: "Zhongda used to reject Lu Xun's military horses in Runan, and his contribution was not small, but now he goes to Tongguan again, I don't know if he can protect the pass?" ”
Cao Cao said, then handed Li Dianjun newspaper to Sima Yi, Sima Yi took it with both hands, after reading it, his eyes rolled, and said to Cao Cao: "When Mancheng asked for help, there were only 2,000 military horses left in the pass, and the prime minister thought that these two thousand military horses could block tens of thousands of Xiliang Iron Riders?" ”
Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this, and said to Sima Yi: "Zhong Da is saying that this Tongguan has been lost?!" ”
"Even if you don't lose it, the defenders are afraid that they will have to survive, Yi has no skills, and the Tongguan is not lost, and the prime minister's command can turn the tide, except for Mr. Fengxiao, there is only Mr. Wenhe!" Sima Yi said, with a look of shame, and said to Cao Cao: "If you are incompetent, please punish the prime minister." ”
"Stand down."
Cao Cao sighed lightly, chased Sima Yi away, and when he left the Prime Minister's Mansion, Sima Yi sneered on his face, and muttered in his mouth: "Even if you hold Tongguan, how much credit do you have?" Breaking Liu Bei's military horse is not a skill! It's better to wait for Jing Xiang to hold back and attack Xudu, and then I will show my talent in front of the prime minister! ”
As Sima Yi expected, a few days later, Li Dian led the defeated army back, and above the court, he said that the pass was lost, and begged Cao Cao to punish him.
Cao Cao saw that Li Dian was scarred, and did not reprimand Li Dian for his loss, and ordered the doctor to treat Li Dian, Cao Cao looked sad and said to the ministers: "Now that Fengxiao has gone to Qingzhou, against Jiangdong, this Liu Bei's army and horse, who is the enemy?" ”
Cao Cao said, looked at Jia Xu, Jia Xu saw this, and said to Cao Cao: "Tongguan is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if the prime minister wants to recapture Tongguan, Jia is not sure, but the prime minister can send more people and horses, stationed in Wuguan, Hangu Pass, to prevent Liu Bei from entering Wancheng, Luoyang!" ”
"Is Tongguan difficult to recapture?" When Cao Cao heard this, his face darkened, and he muttered: "In the past few months, Jiangdong has plundered countless lands in Qingzhou, and Tongguan has been occupied by that Liu Bei. ”
"Prime minister, don't be anxious." Xun Yu also said: "Feng Xiao is here, Zhou Yu will be able to leave Qingzhou, this Liu Bei into the Tongguan military horses, only 20,000 people, want to attack the county, it is even more difficult, and Wuguan, Hangu Pass Xiongguan is long, if Liu Bei soldiers out of Tongguan, these 20,000 iron horses, once into the mountain road, there will be no sharpness in the past!" ”
When Cao Cao heard this, his face was a little pale, and he said to Xun Yu: "It's just Wuguan, Hangu Pass, there are not many soldiers and horses stationed, Wen Ruo thinks, who can garrison the two passes to guard against Liu Bei's military horses?" ”…,
"In the past, Guo Huai, the general of Chang'an, can keep the letter to Guguan." Xun Yu said, Jia Xu nodded, and said: "When Zhong Yuan's army was defeated before, it was thanks to this person to save him, and Jia also knew this major general, although this person is not very old, but he is extremely good at guarding, if he is given more than 1,000 military horses, he will be able to guarantee that Guguan will not be lost!" ”
"Hao Bodao under the Gongming account is also quite wise, he can defend the martial pass, in the past, he attacked Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun escaped from the military horse, so he designed it for this person!" Xun You recommended another person, Cao Cao frowned slightly when he heard this, and said to Xun You: "That Guan Yu, Zhang Feishi's general, and the person recommended by Gongda, is unknown, how can I keep my pass from losing?" ”
"Prime Minister is fallacious, these two armies fight each other, relying on the wisdom and calculation of the generals, not on the name of the general! In the past, Wenhou was famous all over the world, but he was still defeated by the prime minister, this is the truth! Xun You heard Cao Cao's words, and said sincerely: "Prime Minister can rest assured, although these two people are not famous, they are enough to resist Liu Bei's army and horses outside the Xiongguan, Xun is willing to guarantee the two!" ”
Seeing Xun You's words, Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said to Xun You: "What Gongda said, there is some truth, Cao Mou will follow Gongda's words, and order these two new talents in the army to guard the pass, if the two can control Liu Bei's army and horses outside the Xiongguan, Cao Mou should be rewarded!" ”
Cao Cao said, then ordered the scribe to draw up an edict, ordered the two to lead 5,000 troops and horses, guard the pass, Hao Zhao's army and horses, can be sent by Wancheng, and Guo Huai's army and horses, but they want to send troops out of Xudu.
Guo Jiaping chaotic Qingzhou, Xu Du has sent tens of thousands of troops, and now there are military horses transferred, Cao Cao is inevitably uneasy in his heart, thinking of the previous 100,000 military horses, not to conquer Runan, now in this Xu capital city, there are only 50,000 military horses, if the Pang Mountain people come with a large army, even Cao Cao is not sure, and the promise will not be lost.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao had a sad face, and in front of the ministers, he couldn't help but sigh: "Could it be that Cao Mou will have this disaster sooner or later?" God gave that Jing Xiang a chance to take revenge? ”
"Jing Xiang is still standing still, and I don't know what the Pang mountain people are planning!" When Jia Xu heard this, he was also confused, and said to Cao Cao: "Cheng is quite an envoy, go to Runan, and explore the truth as soon as possible!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )