Jun’s troops in Xuyi are obviously different from what he thought before. If he continues to send troops to besiege Xuyi, he is likely to be besieged on all sides by Jun. Although Jingzhou’s strength may not be defeated, it is always wrong.
Zhou Yu was surprised when he learned that Yu Jin led his troops to attack Liyang and was defeated by Liu Cong’s counterattack. He was not a little glad that Liu Cong had brought nearly a thousand light riders to Jiangdong this time, otherwise it would be too dangerous if he was attacked by Yu Jin.
Therefore, Zhou Yu also realized that his previous arrangement was a little biased, so there was no major event. Now he successfully took Dongcheng and almost no longer worried about Liyang’s safety. Even so, Zhou Yu made Huang Gai lead more than 2,000 troops to Liyang.
As Jingzhou water army set out from Shouchun, Cao Jun was not so strong. The water army was dwarfed immediately and returned to the water army on the north bank of Huaihe River. At the same time, a large number of provisions were transported from Shouchun. During the siege of Dangtu War, Jingzhou army consumed a lot of arrows, especially a lot of thunderbolts. Otherwise, Zhang Xi would not have led Mao and Wang Mo to escape so early.
But as a result, Jun lost more than 5,000 troops besides Qi Ji and Qin Yi, and he lost two or three thousand casualties in the siege.
After Jingzhou Water Army arrived in Zhongli, Zhou Yu decided to divide his troops into three ways and head for Xuyi. The water route was Huang She, and the second commander Zhang Yun led the river while he led more than 15,000 steps to ride the middle road. The other thousand troops led by Taishi Ci set out from Dongcheng.
Although bretz didn’t directly direct the campaign, Zhou Yu wrote his battle plan in detail and sent it to the messenger to Liyang. Soon after the messenger set out, Zhou Yu also led a great army to leave Chen Lan and Lei Xu, two generals, and three thousand soldiers to guard the clock. At this time, it was early June, and Coss stepped up efforts to mobilize his troops to Xuyi. A war around Xuyi was on the verge.
☆, Chapter 39 Sudden rainstorm raid prevention
The war in Huainan spread and Hebei was not calm, so Liu Cong went to Jiangdong in April, and Liu Bei led a large army to the north to help Yuan Tan, and Zhang Fei would divide his troops and attack Bingzhou. By mid-May, Yuan Shang’s department lost to Gao Qian and retreated to Yangqu, and Liu Bei’s territory was further expanded. With the growth, many local strongmen heard that Liu Beijun had led his troops to defect, and many county towns, city guards and county magistrates in Bingzhou also asked to surrender. At that time, Liu Bei’s potential was almost swept and consolidated.
Liu cong was surprised at first when he learned the information from the spy camp. It seems that although Yuan Shao died, he would not be abandoned by the Hebei family so soon. If Liu Bei wants to gain a foothold in Hebei, Hebei, Qinghai and Youdian, I am afraid he will have to experience it well. However, the current situation is that Liu Bei not only has a firm foothold, but also has great potential to unify Hebei.
As an ally, Liu cong should be happy with this. However, he knows very well and believes that Liu Bei knows very well that the alliance between the two sides is fragile. Of course, the most important thing is that Liu Bei will be so indifferent. If he is Cao Cao, how can he watch Liu Bei develop like this?
Even though Cao Cao is fighting for Huainan with himself, it is Liu Bei that he should deal with most now.
Will Cao Cao act in this situation? Do you voluntarily give up Guangling and surrender to Pengcheng, and then the Chinese troops will settle in Beiping and Hebei? Or let Coss continue his own stalemate in Huainan and lead the troops to fight Liu Bei?
No matter how Cao Cao deals with Liu cong’s strategy, he will adjust accordingly, whether it is to fight for Guangling or Huainan. It is precisely to weaken Cao Cao’s strength and increase Liu Bei’s strength, and at the same time, his own strength will also grow with it, and he will eventually make a profit.
History Yuan Tan Yuan Shang brothers contend Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia’s suggestion and adopted the strategy of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight-well, considering that Er Yuan’s ability can be said to sit on the mountain and watch the mouse fight, Er Yuan’s strength was greatly damaged, he took the initiative to take the initiative to watch the fight in Hebei. What did he do at the same time? It must be the cultivation and storage of military resources. Liu Congcai didn’t want Cao Cao to stop developing like this, but also to strive for a stable situation for his own development
Liu Bei’s momentum is fierce, and it is obviously supported by Hebei aristocratic families. After figuring this out, Liu Cong immediately realized that Cao Cao is likely to raise troops in the north when he is young, otherwise it will be a very serious problem for Cao Cao once Liu Bei is stable in Hebei aristocratic families.
After consulting with Jia Xu and others, Liu Cong wrote a letter to Liu Bei, in which Cao Cao might send troops to attack Yecheng while Liu Bei was in the north, and also told Liu Bei that it might relieve Liu Bei’s pressure by competing Huainan Cao Jun for Guangling and other places.
After Liu Bei received the letter, it would be Liu Bei’s problem. It would be very beneficial for Liu Cong if he could resist Cao Cao’s attack and expand.
And when the bretz to note is Huainan war.
Coss abandoned Zhongli and Dongcheng, and at the same time transferred 5,000 people from his elite to Xuyi. His purpose was to beat Jingzhou Army in Xuyi to ensure the safety of Guangling County, while Coss himself led other ministries to sit in Huaiyin and supported Xuyi to attack at the right time.
As a result, there are more than 12,000 people outside the city of Xu Yi. In addition to the 3,000 troops stationed in the city, several ministries camped outside the city to defend Xu Yi together.
The south bank of the broken kettle pond in Xuyi City was later known as Hongze Lake. When Chen Dengguang was the prefect, he built a high weir, repaired the broken kettle pond and irrigated hundreds of miles of farmland in the west of the gully. Xuyi City also benefited a lot from this.
However, half of Xuyi City’s walls and the other half finished the waterfront, and Chen Chiu-chung formed a water army. At this time, most of them were transferred, with more than 100 warships and more than 2,000 water troops. In addition, two water villages were set up to resist the Jingzhou water army attack.
After Zhang Xi and others fled from Dangtu, they first wrote to Liu Fu to explain that they had abandoned the city, and then they received Coss’ orders. Zhang Xi, Wang Momao and others led their troops to Xuyi. Zhang Xi did not dare to disobey the orders, so he led more than 2,000 remnants to turn from righteousness to righteousness, crossed the broken kettle pond and entered Xuyi. On the third day of their arrival in Xuyi, Jingzhou Army striker Zhu Huan also led his troops to 30 miles outside Xuyi.
The worst thing about the war is that the people outside Xuyi are worried about the wave of war, but they are reluctant to leave even if they run away, right? What they really avoid are those powerful men who have families and businesses.
Zhu Huan since that encounter mau was ambushed by the other side and almost fell into the array, he was not as impulsive as before. He sent scouts to explore the trend of Jun and personally chose the camp location. Zhou Yu’s army set up camp to prepare.
Jun scouts did not attack immediately after finding Zhu Heng and his men, but reported the way.
Lu Zhao’s 40th anniversary was Chen Liuren’s early years. When Cao Cao entered Yanzhou in the early years, Lu Zhao joined the army and became a general of Cao Cao’s camp. Cao Cao conquered all directions because of his hard work. This expedition was Cao Ren’s main deputy, ranking second only to the ban.
He is also very clear about the importance of Xuyi, and he is also very clear that Coss intends to attract most of Jingzhou troops to hold Xuyi outside the city and give Coss all kinds of troops to encircle the enemy, which has become a matter for consideration.
This is very difficult to grasp. First of all, we must ensure that our Jingzhou army can hold Xuyi and stall the enemy at the same time, so as to create opportunities for Coss. If we can’t even hold Xuyi, then everything will fall apart.
However, Lu Zhao didn’t pose for help because of this. He sat in several camps outside Xuyi City, guarding each other and Zhang Xi and other generals, and there were more than 14 thousand troops outside Xuyi City. There should be no problem if you don’t make too big mistakes and hold Xuyi.
Besides fifteen thousand troops led by Zhou Yu, there are more than one thousand troops led by Taishi Ci and more than three thousand Jingzhou water army. Judging from the number of people, the two sides are evenly matched, but Lu Zhao also knows that the Jingzhou army’s combat power must not be underestimated.
When Zhou Yu led his troops to meet in Zhu Huan after noon, the sky suddenly changed almost instantly, and it was cloudy and windy, followed by thunder and lightning, and big raindrops smashed from the sky.
"Let each department choose a place to camp!" When Zhou Yu’s commander was unmoved, people feared ghosts and gods, saying that this sudden rainstorm made people feel uneasy. Now we have to camp as soon as possible to secure the soldiers’ hearts.
Good Zhu Huan has long been prepared to send people to lead the various ministries to set up camps everywhere. Zhou Yu is naturally the Zhongjun camp. The soldiers braved the pouring rain to unload the camp from the trench car, refused horses and other things, and dug trenches. Although the ground was quickly filled with rain, it became muddy, but the soldiers were more happy. Everyone knows that setting up the camp earlier can get into the dry account and rest earlier.
When Chen Wu saw that the rain was quite heavy, he couldn’t help but worry about Zhou Yu and said, "The commander-in-chief should guard against Cao Jun’s surprise attack at this time!"
Zhou Yu calmly nodded and said to him, "Yes, I will lead the troops out of the Li array defense! I’ll make Xu Gan lead two thousand soldiers to ambush from the side to prevent jun raid. "
After Chen Wu led his troops to ride in three thousand steps, Zhou Yu ordered Xu Gan to lead the troops to ambush.
At this time, the wind weakened, but the rain was even bigger. The dazzling flash split the clouds, and the thunder exploded like a frightened horse screaming in the ear and broke free from the rider’s grip on the reins. The crowd went on the rampage and disappeared into the heavy rain.
The heavy rain made the ground quickly gather in puddles, and some low-lying places were like streams. Zhou Yu also looked rather embarrassed at the moment, but his mind was not his own demeanor at this time. If Jun took the opportunity to attack himself, I’m afraid it would be really troublesome.
Well, there is still some distance from Jun camp here, and Chen Wu and Xu Gan have led the troops to stop the enemy Jun from coming. If they come to attack, they may not be able to take advantage of anything.
I don’t know if the heavy rain can stop for three or five days. If it doesn’t stop, it will be a great trouble for us. It’s not good for us to have the help of the water army. It’s not afraid that the road is muddy and the cart is difficult to transport by boat.
At the beginning of the rainstorm, Xuyi Road Zhao boarded the tower. Although there was no sign of Jingzhou Army from here, this sudden rainstorm made Lu Zhao have the idea of attacking Jingzhou Army. The road recruit had no such plan, because even if Jingzhou Army came from afar, it would be difficult to take the opportunity to strengthen its own defense. However, this rainstorm made the situation different. Jingzhou Army soldiers should still set up camp at this time, so the physical strength consumed in the rainstorm will be greater than usual.
Don’t take this opportunity to raid Jingzhou army?
As soon as the idea came up, I immediately decided to send troops to raid the enemy, but who would be more appropriate?
The thought of Zeng Zhouyu’s opponent in Dangtu, Zhang Xilu’s move slightly made people call Zhang Ximao and Wang Mo to the tower. "The enemy’s initial camp has not been completed, and now it is time to raid and storm!" Lu Zhaoshen said to Zhang Xi, "I’ll give you two thousand more men and then go to attack!" "
☆, Chapter 40th or can redeem this crime.
Although it is noon, the sky is extremely dark because of the overcast clouds, and the heavy rain is like a rain curtain, and the eyesight is in a vast mist.
Chen Wu led the troops to visit Xuyi 30 miles outside the city and saw that the terrain was slightly higher, which made the slope array set off in a hurry. The soldiers didn’t carry hemp fiber, and the rain soon got wet with the armor shirt, but they washed the swords and guns more discerning and flashed across, reflecting a chilling cold light.
A scout rode a war horse to meet Chen Wu from a muddy road and immediately reported that "General Chen and Cao Jun have left the camp and are heading for this place!"
Chen Wu imperceptible frowned and said to the scouts "explore again! We must check the number of enemy troops and have reinforcements! How far is it from here! "
After the scouts left, Chen Wu took a look around and told the soldiers to see them motionless in the rain, like a pine, and nodded slightly. At this time, although the wind was small, the rain was quite heavy, and it was afraid that it would be difficult for our own advantage of storming hard crossbows to play. This weather is also unfavorable for cavalry to kill. It seems that if we engage in war, we will need spearmen and knives and shields.
Before Jun Chen Wu, he immediately adjusted the formation. After the spearmen, knives and shields, and cavalry in the middle covered the formation of the two-wing crossbowmen, it would be best if Jun saw that he was ready to give up the attack, but if he forced an attack, he would not be easily defeated by the enemy.
With the constant return of scouts, Chen Wu has got a general understanding of the attack, and Jun. Look at the banner. It should be the former pawn, so Zhang Xi will compete with Wang Mo and Mao Er, but the other side has about 4,000 troops, which is more than 1,000 people than Chen Wu’s men. Although it is not which side has a large number of troops, it will occupy the wind, but on the whole, it is slightly inferior.
Good Chen Wuqian seized this highland, which can bring some disadvantages to Jun’s attack.
When Zhang Xi and his men appeared in the rain, Chen Wu urged the horses to come to the front and shouted to Zhang Xilang, "Don’t General Zhang come ill?"
Zhang Xi said, "Beat the drums and rush to the array!"
"slow!" When Wang Mo saw this, he quickly said to Zhang Xi, "The general should not be excited. It seems that since the enemy has been prepared, our army should not make a move."
Mao said, "What are the enemy’s defenses? Look at them, they are only two or three thousand men, and they will be willing to lead the troops to kill at the end! "
At this time, a rolling thunder exploded in everyone’s ear. Zhang Xi narrowed her eyes and secretly thought that she had not been reprimanded by Coss after giving up Dangtu, but Liu Fu was quite resentful. Now that she has been transferred to Coss’ command, it is an opportunity to make amends.
When guarding the city, the Jingzhou Army’s thundercar attacked hard, so it won’t be able to strike back its own strength. Nowadays, fighting in the wild is not necessarily an opponent of Jingzhou Army. Moreover, according to scouts, most of Jingzhou Army is still more than ten miles behind. Here, it is only a contribution if Chen Wu’s three thousand troops can defeat, even if they can’t cut Chen Wu.
Thought of here, Zhang Xi once again beat the drums to kill, but the drummer behind him said, "The general’s drum surface is wet and hard to beat …"
Zhang Xi cold hum a raise hand pike flag bearer hurriedly shake the flag Mao led hundreds of riding to Jingzhou army to kill, followed by Wang Mo also led the troops to kill Zhang Xize sitting on the horse to prepare the right time to personally lead the troops to give Chen Wu and his men a beating.
The soldiers of Jingzhou Army didn’t panic when they saw that Jun had rushed to kill them. As Du Bo or the team led, the spearmen tilted their spears forward and raised their shields. The hands clenched their shields and ring knives in the rain, trying to open their eyes and count the enemy’s time to rush to the front.
Chen Wu Zhang Xiling had already turned his horse to retreat when he killed him. He was not worried that the attack would be out of order. He was secretly wondering whether Xu Gan could lead troops to ambush the enemy’s rear and whether there were any reinforcements from Jun after Zhang Xi.
In the rain war, the most test for the generals of both sides is to control the department. Because of its high terrain, Chen Wu can see clearly the attack direction and the number and intensity of Cao Jun’s attack, so he can mobilize his troops. However, Zhang Xi and Wang Mo were not as intuitive as Chen Wu, and Mao and Wang Mo took care of themselves to kill each other and cooperated with each other, which gave Chen Wu a chance to divide and conquer.
Mao came directly to the middle of the road, while Wang Mo attacked Chen Wu’s right wing. Because both sides did not move their crossbows, they directly fought in one place.
Although Chen Wu and his men have been on their way since early morning, except for eating a meal early and not getting into the grain of rice now, it is not a problem to benefit from good physical training at ordinary times. At this time, Cao Jun is fighting head-on and not falling into the wind. Because of the tacit cooperation between the spearmen and the sword shield, Mao and his men have been killed, and they have been stuck in the middle for a while
Suddenly, a gust of wind hit Mao, and the flag-bearer couldn’t hold the flag and flew away. After that, the soldiers of the team suddenly panicked. So Mao turned around and greeted the horse’s head and stormed forward, which made the skeptical department summon up courage to continue to attack Jingzhou Army face to face.
Right-wing attack Wang Mo also had bad luck. His horse was stabbed to the ground by Jingzhou spearmen. If his guards were desperate to rescue him, he would be captured alive by Jingzhou soldiers. When Wang Mo saw the right-wing Jingzhou cavalry trying to camp out, he quickly changed his horse and moved closer to Mao and his men.
The two sides fought in the rain, and the situation was fierce. The blood on the muddy ground soon turned red. The pike stabbed the ring knife and chopped the joint of the two armies. However, Cao Jun attacked Chen Wu and his men so fiercely that they stood still as if they were an insurmountable mountain.
Zhang Xi can’t help but make the army assault when he sees it, otherwise it will be even more difficult to have a chance of winning when most Jingzhou troops come to their own side.
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