Chapter 39: The Wind Blows Xiangyang City
"What, Xuande actually went to Hebei with a large army?" Liu Biao heard Liao Hua's report in the conference hall in Xiangyang, and was shocked, Liu Bei actually abandoned Xinye and fled back to Hebei?
The hateful Liu Xuande, actually did this to me? Xinye has been lost, the defense line in Jiangbei is gone, Fancheng has also been captured by Cao's army and Xiangyang City across the river, Liu Bei is going to force himself to death!
"General Liao, I heard that Zhuge Liang of Nanyang and Pang Tong of Jingzhou were the emperor's left and right military advisors?" Although Cai Mao also hates Liu Bei, he has always been the governor of Jingzhou, and this calmness is probably not as good as Liu Biao.
"Back to the Metropolitan Governor, Zhuge and Pang are indeed the left and right divisions of our army, and Zhuge also sent a plan to Liu Jingzhou, hoping that Liu Jingzhou can repel Cao's army." Liao Hua arched his hand and replied to Liu Biao.
"What's the plan?" Liu Biao suppressed the anger in his heart, and glanced at Liao Hua, what kind of strategy can defeat the 100,000 army of Cao's army, and I heard that Cao Cao has been training sailors in Xudu, and he will go south in a few days, and it may be hundreds of thousands of Cao's army at that time, and Jingzhou's army is in the early 100,000s, and some generals still don't listen to their commands, especially the four counties in the south of Jingzhou.
"Liu Jingzhou, do you know that the cavalry of the 100,000 vanguard of the Cao Army is unable to fight anymore?" Liao Hua smiled slightly, arched his hand and returned to Liu Biao.
"What? 20,000 cavalry are not able to fight anymore? Liu Biao looked at Liao Hua suspiciously, what is the cavalry powerless to fight anymore. Could it be that the cavalry of the Cao army are all idiots?
When Cai Mao heard Liao Hua's report, she was stunned, could it be that the information just now was true? Originally, Cai Mao sent fifty cavalry to investigate the deployment of Cao's army. Cai Mao is ready. Fifty cavalrymen can come back five. After all, Cao Cao's cavalry had been in the north for many years.
However, only five of the cavalry were arrested, and the remaining forty-five cavalrymen returned to Xiangyang. Cai Mao was taken aback when he heard the report, this is too unreasonable, could it be that Cao Jun's cavalry can't catch his spies? No way, it's absolutely impossible! Cai Mao once fought against Cao Jun, who was stationed in Wancheng, and Zhang Xiu's Xiliang Iron Cavalry made him suffer a lot. Cao Cao's cavalry would never be worse than the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.
Come to think of it. Cai Mao hurriedly sent someone to control the cavalry spies, because Cai Mao felt that Cao Cao must have bought his cavalry, otherwise it would never be possible for so many cavalry to return to Xiangyang. In particular, the spies reported the news that all the cavalry of the Cao army was paralyzed, and Cai Mao scolded him for ignorance.
"My lord, according to the reply of our spies, the cavalry of the Cao army is indeed paralyzed." Cai Mao heard Liao Hua's description and determined that Cao's cavalry was paralyzed. Because Liao Hua's situation told him that Liao Hua would not lie, and if he did, Liao Hua would definitely die here.
"What?" Liu Biao was taken aback. looked at Cai Mao and got an affirmative answer from Cai Mao's eyes.
Liu Biao's eyes began to spin non-stop. looked at Liao Hua, and then at Cai Mao. It seems that the paralysis of Cao's cavalry is true, so that the battle of Jingzhou will be in suspense. In February, it will be a cold winter, and when the river may freeze, Cao's army will definitely cross the river and launch an attack.
Xiangyang City is high and deep, and what is most lacking is the supply of military rations. If Cao's cavalry had combat power, the Jingzhou army would only be able to hold the city. The supply of the periphery will definitely be cut off by Cao's army, and the grain and grass from Jiangling will not be able to be transported in, and Xiangyang can only hold on for a month at most.
If Cao's cavalry had no combat power, Liu Biao could set up defenses in the outer ports and transport grain and grass into Xiangyang City by water, and there were 100,000 troops in Xiangyang City, even if Cao's army had hundreds of thousands, if the grain and grass were enough, Xiangyang would not be able to be taken in four or five months.
As long as it is spring, the weather in the south will slowly become hot and humid, and the soldiers of Cao's army will inevitably not adapt to it. If Liu Biao is properly arranged, he may really be able to defeat Cao Jun.
"General Liao, the cavalry of the Cao army is indeed paralyzed?" Liu Biao looked at Liao Hua suspiciously, wanting to get more information from Liao Hua's mouth.
"Please rest assured that my Zhuge military division has made Cao Jun's cavalry poisoned by horse mosquitoes, although there is medicine to save it, but Cao Jun wants to save the horses, within half a year, it will never be possible, please rest assured Liu Jingzhou!" Liao Hua confidently reported to Liu Biao, this experiment Zhuge Liang once ordered Liao Hua to experiment quietly, Liao Hua originally didn't know Zhuge Liang's plan, but now he admires Zhuge Liang so much.
Equine mosquitoes? Liu Biao didn't know what it was, but as a native of Jingzhou, Cai Mao said that Cai Mao knew very well what a horse mosquito was. That was when I was a child, my father took his brothers and sisters to the southern province of Jingzhou, on the way back, the army's horses were poisoned by horse mosquitoes, and finally the whole team of military horses were abolished, and he and his father walked in the mountains for several months before returning to the city.
Cai Mao was originally a gentleman and didn't know what human suffering was, but this trip made Cai Mao completely change. From a gentleman, he has become the best student in the Cai family, and after years of training, he has Cai Mao, the governor of Jingzhou!
"General Liao, I wonder what will happen to horses if they are poisoned by horse mosquitoes? Also, how did Zhuge Junshi design Cao Jun's horses to be bitten by horse mosquitoes? Cai Mao already believed in Liao Hua, but she was still very curious about the process, what method Zhuge Liang used to make the horse mosquito target Cao Jun's horses.
"General Cai, is this going to test me? Okay, let's tell the general. Later, Liao Hua told Cai Mao how Zhuge Liang designed Bowangpo, and at the same time used the sergeant's feces as an introduction to introduce horse mosquitoes into Cao Jun's military camp and bite Cao Jun's horses.
"Good strategy!" After Liu Biao and Cai Mao listened to Liao Hua's description, they praised Zhuge Liang in unison. But the mood of the two is different, Liu Biao is sorry that Zhuge Liang and others were missed by themselves, originally the son-in-law of the Huang family, the family of Jingzhou, Wenchen, is very demanding for Liu Biao. Cai Mao is sweating in his heart, from Zhuge Liang's performance, Zhuge Liang is indeed a capable minister, compared to Kuai Liang and Kuaitong, he may be a step higher, and he is the son-in-law of the Huang family in Jingzhou, if he assists Liu Biao, maybe the Cai family will not have the current situation.
"General Liao, since this is the case, General Ben is relieved, Brother Xuande has gone north, I don't know General Liao?" Liu Biao glanced at Liao Hua, you were abandoned by Liu Bei, I am extending an olive branch now, you will definitely be grateful to Dade, then Qi'er's power in Jingzhou has another layer of protection.
"The lord ordered me to stay in Jingzhou and fight the enemy with Liu Jingzhou and resist the Cao thief! In the future, I will listen to Liu Jingzhou's orders, and I will not hesitate to go to the soup! Liao Hua knelt down and clenched his fists and expressed his determination to Liu Biao.
"Okay, General Liao, please get up. Deju, General Liao has newly entered my Jingzhou, you must treat your subordinates well, and all of them will enter Xiangyang City under your control! Liu Biao hurriedly helped Liao Hua up and gave instructions to Cai Mao next to him.
Good brother-in-law, you are still guarding me! As soon as Cai Mao heard Liu Biao's arrangement, she knew Liu Biao's plan. Liu Biao put Liao Hua into his military camp, nominally under his own control, but in essence he put Liao Hua in to divide his own generals. At the same time, Liaohua's soldiers entered the city, nominally to take care of the recruits, but in fact, where they needed to be taken care of, they had to save this army, and when Cao Liu was fighting, his descendants were all outside the city, and they must be the first to be reimbursed!
"No! Mao commanded! Cai Mao glanced at Liu Biao, who was already terminally ill. It won't be long before Liu Biao will pass away, and now that Cao Cao's army is pressing, it is better to repel Cao's army first and then deal with Liaohua's affairs.
"Good!" Liu Biao laughed, Cai Mao promised on the spot, it seems that Cai Mao still takes the overall situation into account, and now defeating Cao Cao is everyone's unanimous goal.
"Come, I salute General Liao, and welcome the general to garrison Xiangyang City with us!" Liu Biao was happy for a while, but he forgot the doctor's instructions, picked up a glass of wine next to him, and drank it with Liao Hua.
"Thank you, Liu Jingzhou!" Liao Hua took the wine glass and drank it all.
"Okay." Suddenly, Liu Biao just wanted to pat Liao Hua to express encouragement, but the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, Liu Biao covered his chest and fell down.
"Lord!?" Jingzhou Wenwu hurriedly rushed up, supported Liu Biao, and hurriedly recruited a doctor.
The news that Liu Biao was critically ill in Jingzhou soon spread, and the soldiers and civilians of the entire Xiangyang City were worried, Cao Cao in the north was eyeing him, and Liu Biao was critically ill at this time.
At this time, Lu Rui was taking Cao Chong, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and ten guards into the children of the family and leisurely going to Xiangyang. (To be continued......)
PS: I am very uncomfortable, and I have to go on a business trip tomorrow, so please forgive me. Hey, if you can have more or less, you can have more and less.