Cao Cao sent troops from Jiangling and led more than 100,000 troops to march from west to east, land and water, along the banks of the Yangtze River. And into the cloud Mengze, fortunately in winter, the weather is cold, the mud is frozen, and the cloud Mengze is passed.

Marched on the bank of the Yangtze River, and reached Wulin, where Cao Cao camped and rested.

Cao Cao's boots were already covered with mud, and he stomped on the mud outside the tent, then entered the tent and complained: "Yunmengze's road is muddy, far worse than Liaoze. Liaoze is still frozen in winter, and people can get through. And in this Chu land, the humidity is too heavy, and the mud floor is only half dry, which is annoying. ”

Yunmengze was originally a large lake spanning the north and south of the Yangtze River, but due to the sediment brought by the Yangtze River, Hanshui, Xiashui, Yangshui and other series of rivers, it was gradually annihilated Yunmengze and washed into a wilderness. However, the formation of the wilderness did not happen overnight, and a large number of wetlands and lakes were retained on the north shore due to long-term erosion.

Cheng Yu also had a headache and said: "Prime Minister Qiqi, since entering Yunmengze, the officers and soldiers of our Northern Army are unwell in water and soil, and it is cold in winter, and many soldiers are sick. ”

Cao Cao looked up at Cai Mao and said in a deep voice, "Is there a way?" ”

Cai Mao shook his head and said: "Prime Minister Qiqi, Yunmengze is rarely populated, and the people of Jianghan rarely live. After Chrysostom, to Xiakou, Yunmengze is gradually gone. Now Wulin to Xiakou, about two or three hundred miles of road, a rapid march can be reached. ”

"There are still too few boats!"

Cao Cao sighed and asked, "Does Changsha Taishou Liu Xian want to surrender?" ”

When Cao Cao's troops went to Jiangling and showed off their might, Liu Rong, the Taishou of Wuling, was frightened and sent an envoy to surrender to Cao Cao. Cao Cao got Wuling Zhouge, ordered Jin Xuan to serve as the Taishou of Wuling, named Liu Rong as Shangshu, and transferred to Xuchang as an official.

"Qiyu Prime Minister, Changsha Taishou Liu Xian wrote a book, Baqiu Sailor was useless for a long time, but the boat went on fire, resulting in 200 boats being burned, and it was impossible to mobilize the boat to make the north, and now I am writing to the prime minister to apologize." Yang Xiu said.

"Heh~"

Cao Cao stroked his beard, sneered a few times, and said: "The boat went crazy, did Liu Xian bully the orphan as a three-year-old child?" He pushed the messenger out and beheaded him, and sent his head to Changsha. ”

"No!"

Le Jin took the opportunity to give up his hand and said: "Prime Minister, Liu Xianxin belongs to Liu Qi, and Jin is willing to lead 10,000 people to cross the river to conquer Liu Xian in Changsha, and then go east from the land to the south of the Yangtze River, trying to break Huo Jun's army." ”

"General Le, never!"

The newly attached Changsha people Huan Jie arched his hand and said: "Prime Minister Qi, the waters of Changsha are complicated, if General Le does not know the geographical advantages, and is not a southern general, do not cross the river." And the left water division of the river, Huo Junzhizhi, who is a famous general of Wu Chu, knows the weight of the river. The strength of Jiangzuo's water division is beyond the reach of the prime minister's account. ”

"General Le crosses the river to the south, and Huo Jun leads the sailor to take advantage of the situation, then he can defeat my sailor and cut off General Le's food, and then dare to ask why General Le is doing?"

It is not impossible for the army to cross the river to Jingnan, but the problem is how to solve the supply of the army in the later stage. It is useless to have fewer people, and more people consume more.

Before defeating the Jiangzuo Water Division, Cao Cao's control of the river could not be said to be stable, once he was defeated and cut off the logistics supply, the soldiers and horses who crossed the Yangtze River would basically surrender to Liu.

If you want to count on those Jingnan to provide military supplies, it will be too difficult in the short term. In addition to Wuling's annexation, Changsha Liu Xianming secretly violated. Guiyang and Lingling are two counties, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the whip is beyond his reach, so he can't count on it. And Wuling has just been replaced by Taishou, how long will it take to master Wuling and provide taxes, I don't know.

Of course, if it is a short-term operation, it is okay to cooperate with the frontal army and march into the battle with all the breath. However, if the warship crossing the river was discovered by Jiangzuo and was destroyed by taking advantage of the situation, it would be another problem.

If you want to solve the difficult problem of crossing the river to the south bank of the army, you can master the four counties of Jingnan. This is also why Huo Jun discussed with Zhuge Liang and thought that Cao Cao needed to be broken quickly. If it is not broken quickly, Cao Cao has a foundation in Jingnan, and the troops are divided to march in the direction of Jingnan, and the difficulty coefficient of the Erliu coalition army to break Cao will be raised to a higher level.

Cao Cao used troops in the Central Plains all the year round, although he was not well versed in water warfare, but he also knew the essence of using troops.

Waving his hand, Cao Cao said: "Go to Jiangbei first, wait to defeat the Jiangdong Naval Division, capture Xiakou City, and then go down the river to Wu." ”

While speaking, the attendant stepped into the tent and arched his hand and said, "Prime Minister Qi, Huo Jun sent a war letter." ”

"Read!"

The attendant looked at the contents of the letter, his face changed greatly, and he arched his hand and said, "I don't dare to read it!" ”

"Master Yang, come here!"

Yang Xiu looked at it, his face turned pale, and he arched his hand and said, "Xiu doesn't dare to read it!" ”

"Bring it, and let it be alone."

Cao Cao frowned and took the letter from Yang Xiu's hand, but he was furious.

His letter said that the Han thief Cao A concealed, you deceived the king in Xuchang, and now he specially led more than 100,000 people to the south to die, and Jun'an can not accept your heart. Within two months, you will be defeated in Jianghan and decontaminate the Han family.

"Bastard!"

Cao Cao angrily tore up the letter, and said angrily: "Huo Jun'er, how dare you be so arrogant? If I don't kill you, it's not enough to vent the hatred of my lonely heart. ”

"Ordered most of the water division to go north and fight against the Jiangdong water division. Xiakou Seventh Route Armament Raft, when the water division was fighting, the Xiakou Seventh Route Army took advantage of the ferry to smuggle across the Jiangnan River to break the left water village of the river and destroy Wuyue. ”

The march in the south of the Yangtze River was difficult, and the heavy grain and grass were easily cut off. But Cao Cao also had a clever trick, his Xiakou Seventh Route Army besieged Xiakou on the surface, but in fact it was ready to fight with the westward army. That is, the army dispatched a naval division to contain the naval division in Jiangdong, and then the Seventh Route Army on the north bank of Xiakou took the opportunity to cross the river and attack Huo Jun's camp.

Otherwise, Cao Cao would not let Yu Ban, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Lu Zhao, Feng Kai and other seven Jiangling lead the way. Looking at the seven-person lineup, except for Lu Zhao and Feng Kai, who are a little less famous, the other five are all fierce generals under Cao Cao's account.

Although Cao Cao is arrogant at the moment, he is not stupid. He didn't expect to use the sailor to defeat Jiangdong at the beginning, after all, as Huo Jun said, he gave up the saddle horse, and used the boat, using his own shortcomings, attacking his strengths, not wisdom.

Therefore, the use of the sailor to attract attention, take the opportunity of the Seventh Route Army to cross the river and sneak attack, and then use the method of land warfare, which is the best way to defeat Er Liu at the earliest.

"No!" The people answered.

……

Chrysostom, the water village of the coalition army.

The winter sun is warmly sprinkled on the surface of the river, and the surface of the lake is sparkling. And the riverside water village has long been full of people, drums in unison, this is the joy of the general.

Second, Liu Hejun, dozens of generals on both sides, and the ordinary tent has long been unable to be placed. Huo Jun ordered people to build a tent in Yiqiu, thinking that it would be used by the coalition army.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by the sound of drums, the generals and officials of the coalition army stood on the left and right, and the high positions were lonely.

When the hour came, in the eyes of everyone, Huo Jun was wearing a dark color, with a fiery red armor inside, holding a sword hilt, a white whip on his belt, and wearing the seals of the two armies, his demeanor was majestic and terrifying. Deng Fan held the sword in both hands and followed closely behind, without stage fright.

"Meet the Governor!"

After Huo Jun bowed his hand to Liu Bei, who was sitting on the side, he looked solemn, looked around at the generals, and nodded to Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji came out, holding a scarf and silk, and said in a deep voice: "Today, Poyang Taishou, General Jingbei, Yunyang Pavilion Marquis, and Huo Zhongmiao are all supervising the soldiers and horses of the two armies to resist the Han thief Cao Cao." Today, the military discipline and you will order the three armies, and you will not dare to disobey. Violators, according to the seven prohibitions, fifty-four beheading, axe and body, will not be spared. ”

"The seven prohibitions say: light army, slow army, thief army, bullying army, betraying the army, chaotic army, mistaken army; Another fifty-four detailed rules say: Those who are greedy for life and fear of death will be beheaded, those who flee from the battle will be beheaded, those who do not obey military orders will be beheaded, and those who are not well equipped will be beheaded......"

Huo Jun raised his sword and said, "The monarchs are divided into two armies, and there are few joint camps. I hope you will obey today's military orders, so as not to hurt your lives and hurt your peace in addition to the soldiers. ”

"Obey the orders of the Governor and do not dare to disobey." The generals of the coalition army restrained their expressions and gave up.

"Where is the scout? What is Cao Jun's movement? ”

Zhong Lifei came out of the column and said: "The letter of the governor was sent to Cao Cao, Cao Cao was furious, and then tended to move quickly, and hundreds of warships of the Han Naval Division of Tongjiang went down the river, and the soldiers were endless, and there should be more than 100,000 people. ”

"How is the situation of our army this summer?"

"General Guan guarded Xiakou, Cao Cao's seven soldiers and horses lived in the north of the river, and the scouts took small boats to enter the Han River from other roads to explore, and the Seven Route Army built bamboo rafts in the upper Han River, and the number of bamboo rafts was about hundreds." Zhong Lifei replied.

"Good!"

"Engaged in Ma Liang, what is the situation of Jing Jing today?"

The white-eyed Ma Liang stepped out and said: "Qiyu Governor, according to the Yangzhou account, Jiaozhou Thorn Shi Lai Gong, Changsha Taishou Liu Xian, Cangwu Taishou Wu Ju, these three gentlemen have come by letter, and respect Yangzhou to succeed to the general of the chariot cavalry, Jingzhou Mu. And that Wuling was too guarded by Liu Rong to surrender to Cao Cao, and the attitude of Lingling and Guiyang counties was unclear. ”

After a pause, Ma Liang said carefully: "Changsha Taishou Liu Xian was afraid of Cao Cao's southward movement, and he was clearly respectful, secretly obeying our army, burning Changsha warships, and refusing to aid Cao. He also ordered Wang Wei to lead thousands of righteous soldiers to hide in Dongting Lake, and Cao's army went south, so that our army would attack it and protect our army's Jiangnan passage. ”

Liu Qi met Liu Bei in Xiakou, reiterated the good relationship between the two families, and then went south to Yuzhang, settled in Ai County, and contacted the old department of Jingjiao. Wang Wei, who was sent by Liu Biao to fight in Jingjiao, immediately led his army north to Changsha to serve Liu Qi.

"Good!"

Huo Jun had a score in his heart, and asked: "Today, I am fighting with Cao Thief, I don't know if you have any high opinions?" ”

Dingwei Lieutenant Lu Yi stood out in the crowd and arched his hand and said: "If the governor wants to break Cao Cao, he must not let Cao Cao gain a foothold in Jingnan, and he thinks that he should stand in Changsha to fight for Jingnan." ”

"What Bo Yan said is reasonable!"

Huo Jun bowed slightly, and commanded: "Where is Huang Hansheng, the overseer of Luling?" ”

"The last general!"

"You have been in Changsha for many years, and this governor ordered you to lead 5,000 soldiers to cross the Tianyue Mountain, enter Changsha, join forces with Wang Wei, and lurk in Dongting Lake. Commanded the sailors, joined the Dongting water thieves, and plundered Cao Cao's grain ships. Where Cao's soldiers advance and suppress, they do not fight, and the enemy's troops retreat, and then attack them. Wait for the order of the Overseer, and wait for the next march. ”

"The last general commands!"

Huang Zhonghu stepped forward and received the military order from Huo Jun.

Lu Su, the captain of the military academy, arched his hand and said: "Governor Qiqi, the Seventh Army of Xiakou built a bamboo raft to match the Xiangfan boat. Our army entered Jinkou, and it was in the rear of our army, and I am afraid that the ambition of the Seventh Army is not in Xiakou, but in his mind. ”

Huo Fujian smiled and said: "This is Cao Cao's strategy to attack the east and the west, Cao Cao led the land and water army to the west, deep into Yunmeng Daze, but he is not afraid, so there must be a backhand." His back hand, Ben Du thought it was the soldiers of the Seven Armies. ”

"Cao Cao attacked me from above, and pressed the border with a large army, which made us fearful. When the seven armies secretly crossed behind our army, they combined with the front water division to attack. The camp of our army in Chrysostom is in danger. Under the control of troops, Cao Cao sent boats to the south, so how could our army stop it? ”

Cao Cao feinted to attack Xiakou and crossed the south of the Yangtze River, which seems to be a good move. However, it is not nowhere to be found, that is, he was found by Jiangzuo scouts building a bamboo raft in the upper reaches of the Han River.

As for why it was discovered by the scouts, it had something to do with Guan Yu. Guan Yu stuck to Xiakou, but found that the Seventh Army had few plans to attack the city, and then sent someone to inform Huo Jun. Huo Jun ordered people to enter the Han River from Pukou, a tributary of the Han River, and carefully probed the Seventh Army. After all, Huo Jun had the idea of making a move on the Seventh Army Sailor from the beginning, so he would naturally send someone to investigate the enemy's situation.

"In the opinion of the Governor?"

Huo Jun raised his head, sat on the couch, and said in a deep voice: "Preemptively, thwart the enemy!" ”

"Where are Gan Ning and Gao Xiang?"

"The last general!"

"Cao Cao's sailors will attack in a few days, and the two of you are the vanguard of the front, leading the sailors to meet them, and they will defeat Cao's army. This battle can only be won, not defeated. The loser, that is, beheaded by military order, dare not? ”

"Why don't you dare!"

"The last general commands!"

The two of them immediately strode forward and gave orders to the army.

"Where are Wei Yan and Xu Sheng?"

"The last general!"

General Huo Jun handed over the order to the two and said: "Jun expects that the Seventh Army will cross the river by boat and raft when the naval division is fighting." I order you to lead a light boat into the Han River on the occasion of the great war, burn it with fire, be sure to burn all the boats, and do not let the enemy cross the river, and the violators will not be forgiven. ”

"No!"

Why don't you attack halfway across the river when the enemy crosses the river? The core lies in Cao Cao's Jianghan naval division pulling on the front, and the troops on the back are naturally insufficient. At present, there are only 50,000 people in Jinkou Dazhai, and in addition to going all out to resist the Jianghan Water Division, there will naturally not be many soldiers and horses who can fight against the Seventh Route Army. Therefore, the Seventh Route Army should not be allowed to cross the river easily, and if an accident occurs, it will cause catastrophic results.

The raft in the direction of the Han River was solved, and the Seventh Route Army of 40,000 people was not a cause for concern. If they can't fly the Yangtze River, they can't threaten the rear of the army. At that time, Huo Jun was able to concentrate on solving Cao Cao's army in the west and breaking Cao Cao in Jiangbei.

Saying that, Huo Jun looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Yuzhou can have a different opinion, or add it in detail." ”

Liu Bei pondered for a long time and said: "Poyang's military order is accurate, and there is no other person who sees it. However, it is very difficult to burn the Han water boat, after all, it is the cold winter wax moon at this time, and the northwest wind is in full swing. ”

Huo Jun explained: "Yuzhou doesn't know something, the Han River is flooded into the river, that is, Xiakou. However, there are many branches of the Hanshui River, such as Pukou, Zhuokou and Zhuankou. I ordered Wei Yan and Xu Shenger to reverse into Taibai Lake from Zhuankou, Jiangbei, and then out of Hanshui Zhuanshuikou from Taibai Lake. When the sailor of the Seventh Route Army crossed out of Xiakou, he went down the river and the wind, burned his boat and raft, and his Xiangfan sailor could die. ”

As a Chu person, Huo Jun has been in Xiakou for about a year, and he is familiar with the surrounding water, mountains and rivers. It took a long time for the generals of the Seventh Army to toss and understand the geographical knowledge, and the generals of Jing Chu already knew that they were fighting locally.

"Yes!"

Liu Bei nodded slightly and said, "Zhong Miao is properly arranged, there is no doubt about it!" ”

ps: Three in one tomorrow, the update will be later.

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