Chapter 427: Wu Shu Coalition Army
After the army of Wu was drawn to Nanjun, it always kept a certain distance from the troops of Shu, which was intentional by Zhou Yu, he didn't want to be sold, and counted the money for others, he saw this kind of alliance between countries very thoroughly; That alliance contract is just like butt wiping paper, which can be torn up at any time, so Zhou Yu made up his mind that Liu Bei would send as many troops as he could, not more, not less; "Governor! Liu Bei invited us to the banquet! To go or not to go? Huang Gai came from outside the tent, holding the invitation card in his hand, Zhou Yu smiled: "Go, of course I want to go!" Let's go! Let's go! ”
Zhou Yu's camp was stationed in the east of the Nanjun City, while Liu Bei was stationed in the south of the Nanjun City, the two sides formed horns for each other, and they took care of each other. Liu Bei was very enthusiastic: "I haven't seen you for a long time!" Gong Jin? I'm missing it so much! Zhou Yu responded with a smile, thinking about when he had seen this guy? Full of crazy talk, what is it close to?
After three rounds of wine, five flavors, both sides push the cup and change the lamp, and the poetry is endlessly fun! After the scene cooled down a little, Liu Bei said: "Gong Jin! You're a world-famous general! How do you tell us how we should fight this battle? I hope to give me advice! ”
Zhou Yu smiled: "How dare you, how dare you!" As far as I know, the Cao army is currently stationed in Nanjun City with 200,000 troops, which is well prepared, the grain and grass are abundant, and Li Huaide, a very famous figure in the Cao army, is in charge! This battle can only be fought hard! I really don't have any good ideas! ”
"I have a plan! The south county town is backed by the water of the Zhijiang River, and the Ze of Jiangling! Why don't you tap with water? Throw bricks and bricks under the jade! Liu Bei said with a smile; Zhou Yu shook his head: "But my horse exploration report Cao Jun divided 50,000 troops, all of which are cavalry have already wandered along the Zhijiang River at the moment, I'm afraid they have long thought that we will use this trick!" Who is Li Huaide? How could it be so easy to be defeated? ”
"Your Majesty! Actually, we think things are too complicated! Now the more than 500,000 troops of the Wushu coalition army is an absolute advantage, it is better to crush the Cao army like a chariot, although it may cause greater casualties, but it is the safest way! ", Zhuge Liang suggested; Liu Bei looked at Zhou Yu, it was impossible for him not to ask for the opinion of his ally, Zhou Yu pondered: "That's right!" Tomorrow, let's test it first and observe the movements of Cao Jun! ”
After sending Zhou Yu away, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and the others: "Can Wu Guo really do his best?" No one can answer this question, and no one dares to make a guarantee, Liu Bei sighed: "Rectify the soldiers and horses, and fight again tomorrow!" ”
The next day, the drums shook the sky, and the tide of enemies poured up, and the person in command in the city had been replaced by Guo Jia, and Li Yu secretly led people to start his big plan. The stones and rolling wood poured downward, the damage caused by the fire oil was more like a living warning, and the catapults threw stones everywhere, the two armies of Shu and Wu could not break through the Nanjun City, and it was difficult to even climb to the top of the city!
After repeated discussions, in order to avoid casualties, the two armies of Wu and Shu began to discuss countermeasures; "The land in Nanjun City is soft, why don't you dig a tunnel and enter it directly?" , Someone suggested, Liu Bei also implemented, but he forgot that the geology of Nanjun Town is very soft, but he has his back to the Zhijiang River, and the water flow is very rich, and they dug out the water after digging a few meters deep, so this plan is done!
Someone else proposed to prevent the smoke of Nanjun Town, so Zhou Yu collected animal feces and added wet wood to light it and let out billowing smoke, but they forgot that this place was backed by the river, and the wind changed very quickly, one moment it was still the east wind, and the next moment it was the north wind; Because of the change in the direction of the wind, the unlucky Shu army became the Shu army, and many Shu troops were impulsive and almost broke out in a battle with the Wu army, but fortunately, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei suppressed them, and they had already had some contradictions in just three days; Later, some people proposed to use the strategy of tired soldiers, and dismiss the team to harass Nanjun City no matter day and night, which is a good way, but unfortunately, Guo Jia has his own way to deal with it, and discovered their intentions early; On the one hand, Guo Jia sent people to ambush and kill, on the other hand, he divided the troops into dozens of teams for rotation and rest, and even used catapults to carry out artillery bombardment, killing some of the Shu-Wu coalition troops who came to harass them, and then no soldiers were willing to come! Plans shattered again;
Wei State, Xu Du, Imperial Palace, Cao Pi looked a little irritable and a little uneasy, and asked the people around him: "More than 500,000 troops from the alliance of Wu and Shu sent troops to Nanjun City!" Yafu led only 150,000 men and horses to defend there! Why didn't anyone save them? ”
"Jia Xu! You went to Fancheng and it turned out to be like this! Can't you give me an explanation, one by one? Yes? Cao Pi asked coldly, but Jia Xu arched his hand without hurrying: "Your Majesty!" It's a matter of the overall situation, and there are some things I would like to talk about with Your Majesty alone! ”
"Stand down!" , Cao Pi roared irritably, and the ministers of civil and military affairs around him, the palace maids and eunuchs all went out: "Can you say it now?" ”
Jia Xu looked around and whispered: "This is the strategy of the minister, Huaide, and Fengxiao!" The three of us have a plan to succeed in a war and destroy the foundation of Wu and Shu! As soon as these words came out, Cao Pi was silent: "But that's too dangerous, right?" ”
"Hey! If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get a tiger? Huaide's lone army went deep in order to lure the enemy, and it was necessary to continue to win big battles to lure the enemy and lure the Wushu coalition army to come together! With his reputation, only he can do this! Only he can attract enemies! Jia Xu sighed; Cao Pi was taken aback: "What kind of strategy is it?" Why is it so secretive? ”
"We're going to kill it along with our own people!" , Jia Xu whispered: "Take advantage of the geographical location of Nanjun City, block the river and build a dam, and flood the coalition army!" ”
"That Father, Him! Aren't you all in danger? Cao Pi walked back and forth: "How can this work?" I'd rather keep the status quo than go far away, my father has a mistake! It's not right, it's not right! He's going to kill himself! ”
"Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister has already received news before he is called back, and Guo Jia may promote this matter on behalf of Huaide! Your Majesty only needs to mobilize more troops and horses to the front line of Fancheng, and as long as there is a victory over there, the army will surprise into Wu or Shu."
"O loyal servant! O loyal servants! Cao Pi couldn't help but nodded gloomily and agreed to the matter; Jia Xu said on the side: "At this time, you must keep it secret, otherwise it will cause turmoil in the whole army, and there are only four people who know about this matter, including Your Majesty!" I also hope that Your Majesty will not make a noise, especially not to talk about it to the people around you, Sima Yi and the others! ”
Cao Pi: "Understood! I hope nothing happens! ”
Along the Zhijiang River, about fifty miles away from the Nanjun City, Li Yu chose to intercept the river here to build a dam, it is now early summer, the rainy season is coming soon, he wants to complete the project before the rainy season, for this reason, he does not hesitate to cruelly treat the captives of Shu; A few days ago, when he saw the billowing wolf smoke in the area of Nanjun Town, Li Yu was startled, and thought that Nanjun Town had been burned! Later, the flying eagle passed the book to understand the situation, and put down his mind to concentrate on building the dam; "Run! Quick", with the help of the light of the bonfire, Li Yu was studying the military book, and a shout came from afar, and his face changed: "What's the matter?" Xiahoudun! Check it out! ”
It took a while for Xiahoudun to come back, and there were still traces of blood on his face: "Someone has escaped, and he has been killed by me!" Li Yu's face changed, and he secretly said in his heart that it might be that the pressure was too great to make these people want to resist, and a way was needed to stabilize them; I remember that I thought I had brought out a lot of gold jewelry, right? Li Yu asked, Xiahou was stunned for a moment, and replied: "Not a lot, most of them are reserved for Mr. Fengxiao of Nanjun to use to motivate the soldiers!" Didn't you say that you should reward those who have done merit? ”
"Write down the meritorious ones first, wait until you go back to Xuchang, and give them again, and give these to me first! The project should be completed as soon as possible! It can't be delayed forever! Li Yu shook his head, and Xiahoudun asked: "Sir, what are we doing to intercept the river and build a dam?" If the rainy season comes, the first thing that will suffer is the Nanjun area! ”
Li Yu glared at him, Xiahou was speechless, in the past, Li Yu would explain everything to the soldiers clearly, but this time he didn't, not only did he not speak, but he also didn't let others talk about it, making it very mysterious, so several generals bet on who could get the words out of Li Yu's mouth, and everyone lost to him a thousand taels of silver each, but no one has completed the task until now; The next day, Li Yu did not let the captives work early, but first surrounded them, wrapped them in cavalry, and ordered the soldiers to carry out the boxes full of gold and jewels, and give each of these captives a little; "Do you know why I sent you money?" Li Yu stood on the stone and shouted: "This is a reward for you!" Because you're fine and didn't run away like those people did last night! It's hard and tiring here, but you can see it! We'll pay you!
You can get a lot of money just by doing some manual work, and you don't have to go to the battlefield and lose your life! Isn't it good? I will say it clearly! I won't let you go until this dam is built! Whoever dares to run away will end up like those hanging on the flagpoles!
You are already captives, even if you return to Shu, you will be blinded and suspected! When this dam is completed, I will make you the people of Wei! Do you understand that you have clothes to wear, food to eat, and a house to live in? ”
Under coercion and temptation, it seems that the effect is not bad;
(To be continued)