Chapter 25, 10,000 enemies
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The four counties of Jingbei - Nanyang, Zhangling, Jiangxia, and Nanjun - are naturally the richest in Nanyang, which is adjacent to the Central Plains, followed by Nanjun. Nanjun is not as good as Nanyang, mainly because of the complex terrain, east of Hanshui, west of the endless Wudang Mountain and Jingshan, one north and one south of the two major capitals - Xiangyang and Jiangling - the terrain is narrow, the only road can be passed, in fact, it is just like a dumbbell, nearly half of the cultivated land and seventy percent of the household are concentrated in this dumbbell.
In particular, Dangyang County in the middle of Linggang, that is, Jingmen City in later generations, is Jingshan Mountain in the north and west of the city, and there is also an unnamed hill (or named Beishan) in the east, and the gentle place is only more than ten miles. It is said that Yan Guang, a friend of Han Guangwu Buyi, once lived in seclusion here - but according to the historical records, after Yan Guang's resignation of Guangwu's expedition, he returned to his hometown of Fuchun Mountain in Huiji County to live in seclusion, and I don't know why there are rumors that appear here.
All in all, the terrain is narrow, and it is indeed a good place to set up an ambush. Cao Xiu led the tiger and leopard cavalry to chase after the Jingzhou soldiers, but when he saw the fleeing people on the road, he did not see a single person or horse, and gradually relaxed his vigilance. As a result, it was only close to Dangyang, and when he arrived near Zilinggang, there was a sudden drum fire, and Liu Bei's army led Guan Yu to kill him all over the mountains and fields.
Guan Yunchang on this timeline has never beheaded Yan Liang or squatted in Cao Ying, and his name is not obvious, so as soon as he called the formation, Cao Wenlie went up without fear. The two horses approached, Guan Yu stabbed straight in the chest, and Cao Xiujie returned to each other. The two blades collided. He felt his arms tingle. My heart shook and I couldn't help but scream: "It's not good! ”
It wasn't until this moment that Cao Xiu suddenly remembered what Shi Xun had said in the past.
That was still before the destruction of Yuan, it was Xun who resigned from the post of Shuozhou Assassin History, returned to Xudu, and took the initiative to throw himself into the arms of the "Qian Pei faction", and the Cao Xiahou was a three-day gathering and a five-day banquet, and the fight was hot. Warriors meet. Naturally, they will talk about martial arts and military affairs, but fortunately, Hongfu has also been in the battle for a few days, and he is familiar with military books, so he deliberately agreed, and his words were quite agreeable. On a certain occasion, when it came to the level of martial arts of the generals, it was natural to recommend Tai Shici, who had defeated Lu Bu, as the first. Cao Xiu said: "Taishi Ziyi's righteous shooting can pierce Yang in a hundred steps, and the lance can be slaughtered in a formation. ”
Shi Xun shook his head when he heard this, saying that Ziyi's defeat of Lu Bu was a fluke, and it was a matter of martial arts. It should also be Lu Fengxian's first in the world. So he put together what he had personally experienced and seen in the past, as well as Tai Shici's own comments and reflections after the war. Listening to Cao Xiu, these little characters are drunk and infatuated.
After finishing is Xun, he said casually: "In the past, I also saw Ziyi fighting Sun Ce, with the help of horse pedaling, but it was just an occasional victory." And the time is not in time for the crown, and it is not under the righteousness of the child to catch its prime. Xiahou Lian asked beside him, then in Hongfu's opinion, Lu, Tai, Xu, and Sun can be the world's first-class generals? As soon as I finished asking, I felt that it was inappropriate, so I hurriedly added: "If the Dianguo domain is not injured, it can also be juxtaposed." ”
When Shi Xun heard this, he smiled slightly, and said: "There are many heroes in the world, and what Qing and others have seen is limited." According to Xun, Xiliang Ma Mengqi, and Liu Bei's Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are not under Ziyi and others. ”
Ma Chao was once called to join the expedition when Shixun attacked Chang'an, and later put it right with Lu Bu, Xiahou Yuan also moved Xiao Ma Zha to watch the battle with the side, and after he came back, he praised Ma Chao's courage with his relatives - "A real young hero, I'm afraid it's not as good as it." "So now that Xun mentions Ma Chao, no one has any objections - among all Cao Xiahou, Xiahou Yuan has the strongest martial arts, he is convinced, is there anything else for others to say? But Liu Bei was always a small force in this timeline until he entered Shu, not only wandering around, but also never fought any big battles, and most of the generals under his command, Zhu Cao Xiahou had never even heard of their names - Guan, Zhang, Zhao, so who is it? Can you really fight that way?
In particular, Xun's bow and horse skills are also two knives, so what he said is not as good as Xiahou Yuan, and it is not easy to be believed. But Xun read the historical materials of later generations, and he knew that although most of the single challenges in the romance were fictional, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were both called "ten thousand enemies", and the skills of fighting wars were not bad. As for Zhao Yun, after all, he was protecting the young master in Changban Slope, and he burst out, so he must have two brushes.
It was Xun Sheng who praised Guan, Zhang, Zhao, Cao Xiu and others for not taking it to heart. But today, Cao Wenlie bumped into Guan Yu in person, and when he got together, he felt that his arm was swollen and numb, and then he suddenly remembered what Shi Xun said in the past. But if you don't want to pay it back, I can't help but feel more cowardly in my heart, and my strength is three points smaller - the two generals and horses are circling, and the three are fighting, Cao Xiu really can't bear it, especially when the department is suddenly attacked, it has long been a mess, as a general, of course, you can't just take care of yourself and fight alone. So he had to take the reins, turn the horse's head, and go away.
This battle was fought so badly, the eight hundred tiger and leopard riders lost nearly two hundred, and Cao Wenlie was so distressed that he almost bit his lips. Finally withdrew from more than three miles, restrained the defeated soldiers, reorganized, and then sent people to advance to investigate, but Dao Guan Yu did not chase far away, and also led the army back to Dangyang County.
Cao Xiu didn't dare to chase anymore, so he hurriedly sent someone to inform the rear army and plead guilty to Cao Cao. After a day and a night, Cao Cao personally led a large army to arrive, and immediately ordered Cao Xiu to atone for his crimes, and with the cooperation of Xiahoudun, he went to attack Dangyang. However, when I went to Dangyang City, the four doors were opened, and it was already an empty city.
At this time, the intelligence of the four sides gathered, and Cao Cao gradually discovered the movements of the enemy army. It is said that Zhou Yu offered a plan to give up Xiangyang and defend Jiangling in the south, and was frustrated by Cai Mao, so Liu Qi and Liu Pan took advantage of Cai Mao's opportunity to escort Mrs. Cai and Liu Cong to Jiangling for resettlement, and suddenly captured Cai Mao's deputy Zhang Yun, seized the military power in Xiangyang City, and then held Liu Biao hostage and abandoned the city to the south. Over there, Cai Mao wanted to take the opportunity to annex Liu Pan's soldiers and horses in Jiangling City, but when he arrived in Jiangling, he found that the guards were unsheathed and waited for the battle, even if he was a prisoner of the steps......
Cao Cao discussed with the ministers and said, "I don't mean that Liu Biao has such a tiger." Wang Cang, who had spent a long time in Jingzhou, objected: "Liu Qi is frail, and he can't do anything but martial arts, and he is an elder." Just be kind to the scholars. The minister did not believe that he had such courage. This will be taught. ”
Wang Zhongxuan's guess was not bad at all. Liu Qi and Liu Pan were the conspirators behind them, and it was the governor of Jiangdong and Zhou Gongjin who was the assassin of Hongzhou. It is said that when Liu Bei was stationed in Xinye in the past, he and Liu Qi walked very closely, for Liu Bei, under the guest house, so befriending the master's son, this is the proper meaning of the title - Liu Cong is young, he can't find a chance to make friends - and Liu Qi originally wanted to introduce Liu Bei as an Olympic aid. to thwart Cai Mao's plot to persuade Liu Biao to abolish Chang Liyoung. Therefore, Zhou Yutong guò Liu Bei's general Guan Yu and staff officers Xu Shu and Jian Yong secretly hooked up with Liu Qi, plotted for Liu Qi to imprison Cai Mao, and seized military power.
Of course, these things are very secretive, and the Cao family can't hear about it at this time, Cao Cao just guesses: "Or the Alien Degree Sect." "Thinking about the resourceful man of Jingzhou, he only knows a Kuai Yue.
After the battle of Dangyang, Cao Jun no longer dared to rush after him, and the army spread out and moved forward steadily. Soon arrived at the city of Gangneung. Cao Cao, under the escort of Xu Yu, personally beat horses to the front line to inspect. Looking at the city defense, the more you look at it, the bigger it is - when you look at Xiangyang City through the Han River, it is not easy to attack, and now you look at Jiangling, the difficulty is more than doubled!
The city of Jiangling is high and steep, the ditches outside the city are dense, the female wall is firm, and the arrangement of the guards on the city is also quite lawful, these are just that, the problem city is backed by the Yangtze River, and the trees on the river are like clouds, all of which are Jiangdong and Jiangxia warships, cruising day and night, so that Cao Cao can not approach at all.
In terms of specific application, in fact, with the situation that Cao's army is now four times that of the enemy - the southern army is still divided to defend Jiangxia, and it is estimated that there are only 40,000 or 50,000 people in the real Jiangling City - the best way to face the fortified city is to besiege it. Attacking the city, the loss will be great, it is better to surround it, hit it day and night with a chariot, and then find a gap and climb, the chance of victory is still quite large.
However, the boats on the river made Cao's army's plan to besiege Jiangling completely ruined, and not only that, but they did not dare to besiege it even on the shore. If the shore is near, the sailors will shoot with bows and crossbows, and it will be difficult to set up a barracks; If it is far from the shore, the sailors can detect the weak points of Cao's camp at any time, that is, unload the soldiers to attack and disturb it. To put it bluntly, people can hit you at any time, but you can't hit people - if you shoot with a bow and arrow, the enemy ship will withdraw from range as soon as the oars are pulled, and when you collect the bow and arrow and want to set up a fortress, the other party will row close to harass you - how can you concentrate on besieging or besieging a city in this case?
Cao Cao since the beginning of the army, often outnumbered, and on the premise that his own forces are stronger than the enemy, he has almost never suffered any major defeats, this time four or five times the enemy, but he can't find a place to speak, or the first time in the world.
Cao Cao was depressed, returned to the camp, summoned the generals and staff to come to discuss, and couldn't help but complain: "I don't know if Hongfu can go to Wu?" If Sun Quan transfers Zhou Yu to the east, and stops Huang Zu Shuishi, it is easy to break his ears. ”
In fact, at this moment, Shi Xun had already launched an attack on Yin and Cheng Er Counties in Huiji County, but because of the distance, the news had not yet been reported to Cao Ying. It's like the Wushu Alliance in the original history, and it was said that they wanted to cooperate with each other to march into the army, and the time was agreed, but because of the distance (of course, there are also factors of mutual ladders), the result was not coordinated at all, and Cao Wei defended the western war, or the western defense and eastern war, which could eliminate the crisis one by one. Not to mention that this time it was Xun who led the boat division to the south for thousands of miles, which is considered a pioneer in Chinese history, and there is no precedent to follow, and it is impossible to give Cao Cao an accurate timetable. Where is Hoon now, and is it even halfway through the capsizing? Cao Cao's eyes were all thick battlefield fog.
So Jia Xu said, Prime Minister, don't hope for Hongsuke, if his plan can be sold, it will be the icing on the cake, it is impossible to let him send charcoal in the snow, let's plan the battle in front of us. Yang Jianjian yì, said that this time out of the division, protracted, grain and grass may not continue, since Xiangyang has been obtained, it is better to leave the heavy general to guard, Prime Minister, you first lead the main force to return to Xudu, and wait for the next day to prepare everything, and then destroy Liu Biao is not too late...... (The novel "Han Wei Wenkui" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued......)
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