Cao Xiu grabbed the reins left and right, held the sword in his right hand and stabbed the horse's buttocks. The war horse leaped into the river with pain. Cao Xiu and his men and horses were swallowed by the Han River.
"Cao Xiu is really strange. He would rather be buried in the fish's belly than leave a complete body." Lan Ji shook his head in confusion.
Guan Yu glanced at Lan Ji, stroked his beard and sighed: "Cao Cao has a good vision, Cao Xiu is indeed a thousand-mile horse, but he was born in the wrong place."
"General, the scout came to report more than ten days ago that Zhang He and Cao Xiu divided their troops across the river and went east. This person was the long-time general of the Wei State on the battlefield, and the major general..." Pang De reminded in a low voice.
"My eldest brother is not afraid of Zhang He." Guan Xing muttered and lowered his head.
Guan Yu did not blame Guan Xing for interrupting, but said with a clear and decisive look: "Zhang He is already a dog that is stray, and I have confidence in Tanzhi."
"Uncle, if we destroy Cao Xiu's army, should we enter the Central Plains?" Lan Ji asked excitedly.
Guan Yu nodded gently, "We will rush to Wancheng to station first, and wait until Yuanzhi clears the river, and then supply from the rear can be transported to the front line. In addition, there has been no news about your father for a long time, and I don't know how the Huainan battlefield is going. Then Hefei is a difficult point."
"Hehe, the Wei army in Runan did not support Cao Xiu, I am afraid that Xiahou Shang will have a hard time. When we first conquer the Central Plains, the Wei army in Huainan will be defeated without attacking." Lan Ji showed a row of teeth.
"There are Gan Ning, Lu Xun on the battlefield in Huainan, and your brother who has the style of being a father. Xiahou Shang probably is not better than Cao Xiu." Guan Yu nodded first and then ordered Guan Xing: "We will lead the team to go north first, and you will go to Xiangyang to invite Yuan to Wancheng. For his father, he will discuss the use of troops in the Central Plains with him."
"Vei." Guan Xing clasped his fists.
"Ling Ming, you lead the cavalry to Xinye. Zhang He has a large number of troops. You can help Tanzhi eliminate the remaining enemies." Guan Yu said again.
"The last general takes the order." Pang De responded firmly.
When Pang De arrived in Xinye, he learned that Guan Ping and Zhang He had won three battles, and the Wei army finally fled to Ping's family, Biyang and other places. Guan Ping was pursuing at this time.
Zhang He's generals were so hungry that they could not defeat Guan Ping's soldiers on the front, so Zhang He had a bad idea when he was defeated in the first battle. He took the initiative to invite Guan Ping to fight alone in front of the formation, hoping to kill the enemy generals through the formation, just like Lan Ji killed Cao Zhang, and restore the decline.
As a result, Guan Ping's strength was also amazing. He was able to fight Zhang He for fifty rounds. Zhang He saw that the situation was not good and finally fled to Runan with his excellent ability.
Zhang He originally wanted to go to Runan to hold Man Chong accountable, but because Cao Xiu and Guan Yu had been dealing with him for more than half a year, Runan did not send a single army and sent a grain of food. As a result, before the people arrived at Pingyu, they found that the people on the way closed their doors and seemed to have encountered some major events.
When asked, I learned that Huainan was completely lost, the people of Runan were forced to recruit by Man Chong to the lower reaches of the Huai River, and they also adopted the method of blocking the river channel themselves, intending to delay Yangzhou's naval warships entering the Central Plains through the Huai River.
After hearing this, Zhang He suddenly realized that no wonder the people from all over the world avoided themselves like this. It seemed that they regarded themselves as recruited officers, but he couldn't figure out how Xiahou Shang was defeated by the strong Hefei.
Xiahou Shang lost Huainan, and Runan would soon become a new battlefield.
Zhang He adhered to the principle of not standing under a dangerous wall, and decisively chose to leave Runan and escape from Yingchuan to the capital Luoyang.
I thought that Nanyang and Huainan were both lost and the atmosphere in Luoyang would be very tense, but Zhang He discovered a different scenery. He saw many large ships parked next to Luoshui, and the laughter of a woman could be heard faintly.
When Zhang He stood there wondered, a team of soldiers in imperial guards quickly surrounded him. He immediately revealed his identity and attracted the general Zhu Shuo, the leader.
"General Zhang, is the war in Nanyang over? Grand Sima sent you back?" Zhu Shuo looked puzzled.
Zhang He asked in surprise: "Don't General Zhu know yet?"
"I don't know what?" Zhu Shuo frowned.
Zhang He swallowed his saliva and replied with difficulty: "Guan Yu used tricks to cut off the food route of the Central Plains. The Wancheng garrison was defeated by the dead cook, and Nanyang may have fallen into the enemy..."
"What did you say? Where is the Grand Sima?" Zhu Shuo almost fell off in shock.
"Guan Yu blocked the road to return to the Central Plains, and the Grand Sima could only choose to divide his troops to break out in the opposite direction. He hoped that by attacking Fancheng and Xiangyang, Guan Yu's Jingzhou troops would be forced to return to the rescue. At that time, the Central Plains garrison could open up the food channels and finally fight with the Grand Sima internally and externally. My mission was to go to Runan to seek reinforcements. I was not sure whether he succeeded or not..." Although Zhang He said this, he thought it was a little bit of danger. After all, soldiers who were hungry and weak all over, what should they use to capture Fancheng and Xiangyang?
Zhu Shuo frowned, "The counties sent a lot of troops out of Ye County to inquire, but they were blocked by enemy general Meng Da outside Duyang City. Recently, there was no new move in the direction of Duyang. Perhaps the Grand Sima's plan was accomplished?"
"Uh...it's not known yet..." Zhang He thought to himself that if Cao Xiu's plan could be accomplished, he didn't know how lucky it would take. He changed the topic and pointed at the ship in Luoshui and asked curiously: "Yancai, you guys..."
"Last year, Guan Yu took the name of Grand Sima and sought a large amount of supplies from various counties in the Central Plains. Riots occurred in many places in winter. In addition, Huainan was defeated so thoroughly. Your Majesty has decided to move the capital back to Yecheng. The group of women who were transported away were the palace women..." Zhu Shuo shook his head helplessly.
"Guan Yu can also have such conspiracies? No wonder he is like a stone in Bowang City..." Zhang He was just sighing halfway through, and suddenly recalled the word "moving the capital", and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty really want to decide to move the capital?"
"Since the Battle of the late emperor Hanzhong, the Wei State has almost never stopped the war in the past six years. Even the wealthy Central Plains cannot resist such trouble. The civilians levyed in wars are hundreds of thousands of times, and the people who cannot pay rents and taxes are constantly rioting. The south bank of the Yellow River has been hollowed out. On the contrary, Jizhou has been recuperating over the years and is the richest place in the country..." Zhu Shuo nodded and replied.
"Uh... Although the troops that General Xiahou can mobilize are not as powerful as the elite troops of Nanyang garrison, the number is far more than 100,000. How could it be defeated by Lu Xun and Gan Ning? I heard that they fight on their own and do not have the unified dispatch like Guan Yu, so they cannot defeat them one by one?" Zhang He was puzzled.
"Hey, this matter is a long story. According to the battle report written by General Xiahou to His Majesty, the main reason is Man Chong..." Zhu Shuo shook his head.
"Man Boning? How could it be him?" Zhang He looked shocked.
Zhu Shu spread his hands and briefly told Zhang He about the situation.
It turned out that Cao Pi made peace with Sun Quan the year before yesterday, and Huainan ushered in a brief peace, and the current defeat was buried at that time.
The Jiangdong soldiers had a strong battle on the waters and had low combat effectiveness on the shore. This situation was seen by the Wei generals. Man Chong suggested building a new city in the original Hefei City, and wanted to force the Eastern Wu troops to the shore. Jiang Ji took advantage of the opportunity of the two countries' truce and sent people to implement Man Chong's suggestion.
Jiang Ji originally wanted to use Hefei Shuangcheng to defend Dongwu, but his opponent was replaced by Wu's army to destroy Wu's army.
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