Cao Pi's battle against Wu was launched earlier than Liu Han's Northern Expedition, and he mobilized most of the country's troops, so it is said that a lot of progress has been made......

At least before this battle, Cao Pi did think so.

Even if the West Road can't take advantage of Guan Yu, can't Cao Ren even be able to drag it out with Xiangfan and the reinforcements behind him? Impossible.

As long as the west lane can be dragged down, as long as either east and middle lane can play a result, it will be a decisive victory.

Once the river defense is broken, it will support the attack of other routes from the rear and flank of the enemy.

Or directly attack the enemy's hinterland, use the mobility and combat power of the cavalry to mobilize the enemy army, and turn Jiangdong upside down, how should Sun Quan deal with it?

In particular, he himself personally supervised the army, and there were generals of the army, supervising the Chinese and foreign military, and the middle route army led by Cao Zhen, who was even more highly expected by Cao Pi.

This "General of the Army" is the same as the "Deputy Army General" that Liu Bei once gave Liu Feng, both of which are the products of his own innovation.

Although he is not the "great general" who is the highest position in the traditional world, he is also one of Cao Wei's current top military commanders.

Cao Zhen, who once commanded the tiger and leopard cavalry to fight with Cao Cao, was quite capable of both personal courage and commanding troops.

But to be able to achieve such a high position under Cao Pi, it is naturally not enough to have ability, and what is even more rare is Cao Zhen's loyalty.

After Cao Cao adopted Cao Zhen that year, he let him live with Cao Pi, Cao Pi, who loves hunting but is a bit addicted to vegetables, but he didn't take Cao Zhen with him.

After all, with Cao Zhen, who is very skilled, he can make his record look a lot better.

During a hunt, Cao Pi was chased by a tiger, and Cao Zhen dragged him to his horse, and then shot the tiger to death with a "look back".

Whether it is ability or loyalty, Cao Pi trusts Cao Zhen much more than his own brothers.

He and Cao Zhen fought side by side again as they did when they went into the mountains to hunt, and led a large army south, and then went to Misu after crossing Chaohu Lake.

In his mind, the Wei defenders must now divide their forces and defend them, and seeing that the Wei army is so strong, if it does not immediately surrender to the wind, it will definitely suffer a morale setback.

Moreover, even if it takes a lot of effort to fight hard, even if Wu Jun sees that the situation is not good and retreats into the south of the Yangtze River, he can still occupy the Whisker Dock slowly.

He didn't think he would be hindered here at the Whisker Dock.

However, the reality was quite different from his expectations.

Today's wet beard is no longer as simple as just a fortification under Sun Quan's long-term operation.

The former Whisker Dock is also very suitable for defense, it is built in the shape of a crescent on the north bank of the Yangtze River, half land and half water.

The land fortifications were defended by elite soldiers with strong crossbows, and the water was surrounded by tree fences, and the warships were docked in them.

The soldiers of Eastern Wu took advantage of this to "go ashore to attack the thieves, and retreat to wash their feet into the boat", if the battle is unfavorable and encounters the elite pursuit of the enemy, the living force can retreat into the river safely.

Do you have the ability to fight in the water? The bully is that Cao Wei is not accustomed to water warfare, and he can't kill you in the water!

However, although the design is ingenious, it also has its drawbacks, and the environment near the water is not close to the mountain, so that the wall of the wet dock cannot be built too high.

At the same time, there is a relatively open plain in front of it, which is suitable for the deployment of large armies, which is undoubtedly good news for the besieging side.

Therefore, Cao Pi expects to spend more time on the confrontation across the river.

But now, at the foot of the Mt. Misu, about 100 miles north of the Wet Whisker Wood, there stands a Wet Whisker Castle.

Cao Pi's move to defeat Wu was quite sudden for Cao Wei.

It's not that the preliminary intelligence work has not been done, but it is inevitably impossible to be meticulous to every detail, and this not too big city is one of the omissions.

And this omission made Cao Pi and Cao Zhen extremely uncomfortable at this time.

The east of this city is at the foot of the Mt. Sui, and not far from the west is the water of the water, which is stuck like a thorn in the north-south passage.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhen immediately faced the same difficulties as Liu Han when he faced Qishan Fort.

Fighting, the city is built on the mountain, and the city walls are strong and towering.

If you don't fight, Cao Jun will directly enter the plain, which is equivalent to exposing your ass to Wet Whisker City.

But the general of the city is not an idiot, and he will inevitably give Cao Jun a thousand years of killing from behind at the most critical time......

The taste is sour when you think about it.

In this regard, at the suggestion of Sima Yi, Cao Jun made the same choice as the Han army.

Cao Pi led part of his troops to besiege the city without attacking it in the rear, protecting the grain route and blocking the defenders in the city.

Cao Zhen took the opportunity to lead the main force into the plain and stormed the dock.

Sima Yi's idea was very similar to that of the Han army, as long as the Wuxu Wu was taken, once the Jiang defense was breached, how could the city be defended for a long time.

But when Cao Zhen led his army to launch the first round of tentative attacks on the Wet Whisker Dock, he knew that things were not so simple.

There are garrisons in Dongwu and Xianxi, which have garrisons in Dongwu, and have changed from a lonely city to a relatively complete defense system, allowing the limited forces to play a greater role.

"The defenders here are by no means easy to deal with, and if you want to fight quickly, I'm afraid it's difficult." This is Cao Zhen's emotion after the first attack on the Whisker Dock.

Not only is the guard general not a mediocre talent, but Sun Quan also made a bloody investment for this battle.

The four cities of Misu are equipped with powerful crossbows, as many as 10,000, and there are countless bows and arrows.

One of the main means of attack in water warfare is the bow and crossbow, if you don't mention the quality of other infantry, just hide in the city and attack from a distance, then the strength of the Wu soldiers is still okay.

What's more, the Wet Beard Defenders are also one of the elite in Jiangdong.

The middle lane was at a stalemate, Sima Yi thought hard every day about how to break the enemy, and Cao Zhen tried various tactics to try to break the situation.

But Zhu Huan, Xu Sheng, and Zhou Tai, who has not been in good health recently but has rich experience, these people are not vegetarians.

The soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, and no matter how the enemy army changes its moves, I will not move, and I will temporarily guard the wet beard through the wind and rain.

The Central Route Army has reached a stalemate, and the Eastern Route Army, which Cao Pi has placed high hopes on, has not been much better recently.

Cao Xiu, Zhang Liao, and Zang Ba, the lineup is not luxurious, commanding more than 70,000 people in the 20th Army, and the soldiers and horses are not strong.

It's just...... They all attacked in the form of a naval fleet.

Wu Jun was not the most terrifying enemy of these 70,000 Cao Wei soldiers, dizziness and vomiting were the ......

There is no way, if the East Road wants to achieve results from the entrance of the cave, it must go down the waterway to the fortress at the entrance of the cave.

How could Lu Fan let them land easily, so he naturally sent a naval army to intercept them.

On the one hand, the military is strong but not proficient in water warfare, and on the other hand, the troops are relatively thin but familiar with water warfare.

The two sides come and go, you advance and I retreat, but the operation is as fierce as a tiger, but it is difficult to achieve any substantive results.

Even Zhang Liao, who can stop Jiangdong children crying at night, can only stare dryly on the water, but he can't reproduce the glory outside Hefei.

However, in the face of the current scorching battle situation, Cao Xiu, the commander of the East Road, still seemed very calm, surprisingly calm.

It is said that he should most hope to be able to make meritorious service at this time, if he wins the first merit of defeating Wu at this time, coupled with his good relationship with Cao Pi, then his proper ability will be overwhelmed by other powerful ministers.

It's a pity that Cao Xiu's generals don't know that winning a battle is not the only means to make meritorious contributions......

Cao Xiu inadvertently glanced at the warship where Zang Ba was, squinting and revealing an intriguing smile.

Cao Pi's three-way army attacked Wu, but it did not win a good start as quickly as Liu Han, but the middle and east roads fell into a stalemate.

What about West Road?

Cao Renma on West Road...... He has a saying in his heart that horses sell skins, but he doesn't know whether to say it or not.

(End of chapter)