Chapter 181 Move the capital to the north and make him king
Chapter 181 Move the capital north and make him king
On March 11, Cao Cao's main army moved south. Zhang Yun learned the news and quickly withdrew his troops.
However, the army was bloated, and when they reached Xiangcheng, they were still overtaken by Cao Cao.
Zhang Yun immediately sent people to contact Wenpin and Liu Bei to confront Cao Cao in the Xiangcheng area.
Because the city could not accommodate 80,000 people, except for the more than 20,000 people in the city, the rest were camped in the wild.
Cao Cao led his main infantry to defeat Zhang Yun's front soldiers outside the city, and ordered his left and right cavalry to outflank and attack them. He defeated Zhang Yun's 30,000-strong front army and killed countless Jingzhou troops.
But Wenpin and Liu Bei were not stationed in Xiangcheng together with Zhang Yun, but one was stationed in Sicheng behind Xiangcheng, and the other was stationed in Nanru Township to the north of Xiangcheng.
While Cao Cao's main force was attacking Zhang Yun fiercely, Wenpin and Liu Bei attacked decisively, taking advantage of the situation to cover up the attack, and defeated Cao Cao's left and right armies.
The battle situation was obviously stalemate, and the outcome could not be decided in a short period of time.
However, Zhang Yun's decline was fully evident.
The main reason is that Zhang Yun was very fierce in water fighting, which once made Zhou Yu afraid.
But land warfare and water warfare are two different concepts, and his opponent is Cao Cao, a military genius in land warfare.
If Cao Cao and Zhang Yun were to fight in the water, Zhang Yun would beat the shit out of Cao Cao.
However, the war in the south was very different from the war in the north. The generals of the Jingzhou Army were accustomed to wars dominated by ships, and it was difficult for them to adapt to this style of warfare dominated by bows, arrows, horses, and battle formations.
This resulted in Zhang Yun not being Cao Cao's opponent at all.
Fortunately, although he was not good enough, Liu Bei and Wenpin could barely support him. They did not join forces with him at all, but stationed troops more than ten miles to the left and right of Xiangcheng.
While Cao Cao's main force was attacking Zhang Yun, Wenpin and Liu Bei attacked Cao Cao's partial army, finally restoring some of the decline.
Later, Liu Bei used Xu Shu's plan and set up eight golden locks to defeat Cao Hong who came to rescue the partial army.
The war lasted for two or three days, and Cao Cao withdrew his troops and returned to Yingyang.
Zhang Yun immediately gathered the defeated Cao Jun troops outside the city and evacuated toward Kunyang.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao took retreat as an advance and fought his way out of the Ziyun Mountain area. If Wenpin and Liu Bei had not come to rescue him, the army would have been on the verge of collapse.
On March 15, under the cover of Wenpin and Liu Bei, Zhang Yun's remaining 60,000 to 70,000 troops withdrew to Kunyang County.
Cao Cao raised his troops to attack Wenpin, defeated Wenpin in Wating, and then went south to defeat Liu Bei in Jinche.
The three parties retreated to Kunyang Wuyang one after another. Liu Bei had the help of Xu Shu and he had been in the army for many years, so he retreated calmly and orderly.
Wenpin, on the other hand, was a little disorganized, but his command was still good. Only Zhang Yun was almost defeated. The entire wilderness was full of fleeing Jingzhou soldiers, and there was no order at all.
Cao Cao assessed the situation and believed that more of Liu Biao's main forces should be wiped out, so he personally led the army to pursue Zhang Yun in Kunyang.
He also sent Yu Jin to pursue Wenpin, and Xiahou Dun to pursue Liu Bei.
Zhang Yun returned with a great defeat, and his 70,000-strong army lost another 10,000 troops and horses. Wenpin managed to repulse Yu Jin and retreated to Nanyang.
Liu Bei set up an ambush at Lujian in the north of Ye County, defeated Xiahou Dun, and withdrew to Duyang City. Yu Duyang blocked Cao's army for half a month, covering the retreat of his teammates, and then retreated to Nanyang.
At the end of March, Cao Cao personally went to Duyang and pursued him to Bowangpo. Liu Bei withdrew to Bowang County and defended the city, facing Cao's army from a distance.
On Bowang Slope, Cao Cao rode his horse and looked at the southern city. The flags on the top of the city were fluttering. Liu Bei was stationed at Bowang and Wenpin was stationed at Wuyin. They blocked Cao Cao's attack on Nanyang and made it difficult for soldiers and horses to cross.
"Ming Gong."
Guo Jiaxun, Cheng Yu and others slowly urged their horses to come behind Cao Cao.
Next to Cao Cao is Cao Hong and Xia Houdun.
At this moment, Cao's army was all around at the foot of Bowang Slope, seemingly waiting for an order to crush the distant city into dust.
"What are the losses on the rear?"
Cao Cao asked.
Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Biao's army was undisciplined and trampled on the wheat fields wantonly, destroying more than 200,000 acres of my fields along the way."
"snort!"
Cao Cao said coldly: "In the fifth month, I will go south to conquer Nanyang and seize all Liu Biao's new wheat from Nanyang as compensation."
Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and Xun You looked at each other, and Guo Jia advised Cao Cao: "Ming Gong, we discussed it all night yesterday and came up with a plan for Ming Gong."
"What's the plan?"
Cao Cao asked.
Guo Jia then said: "First north and then south."
"First north then south?"
Cao Cao frowned.
Guo Jia nodded and said: "Yes, although Liu Biao is hateful, it is like a needle stabbing us in the back. It only hurts but will not hurt our lives. However, Yuan Shao is like a knife, already pointed at our backs."
Therefore, we must first defeat Yuan Shao and seize the entire north, and then move south to Jingzhou."
"But just like today, even if we choose to attack the north, Liu Biao will still attack us from the rear."
Cao Cao was troubled.
This was his biggest headache. Being flanked by both sides made it very uncomfortable.
Guo Jia said: "We can kill people with borrowed swords. Liu Biao sacrifices to heaven and earth in Jingzhou, travels with the emperor and rides on his carriage, and he often acts arrogantly. I guess he must have evil intentions, and his goal is to become emperor, so we will be satisfied with him."
"you mean?"
"Whatever he wants, we will give him."
"Can I still canonize him as emperor?"
Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh. Guo Jia's words made him laugh.
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Of course this won't work, but we can move the capital north and make him king. If he becomes king, he will definitely make Liu Zhang and Sun Quan dissatisfied. Then we can let the two of them quarrel with him. We can move the capital north, away from Nanyang
Stay a little further away, get out of its attack range, and focus on the north, so as to avoid today's crisis."
Some people think that Liu Biao's rash move north this time was a foolish move, but they failed to see Liu Biao's timing and strategy for sending troops.
Jia Xu once told him that becoming emperor should not be rushed but should be achieved step by step.
When Cao Cao sends troops, if there is no restriction from Yuan Shao, he cannot rush to a decisive battle with Cao Cao. Instead, he can occupy various cities near the entrance of Nanyang in Yingchuan, or form a camp to hold on and fight a protracted war with Cao Cao.
If the stalemate lasts for a long time, Cao Cao will expose his weakness of insufficient food and grass and will inevitably withdraw his troops. Or if Yuan Shao is invited to attack, Cao Cao will have no choice but to leave.
After they retreat, they can declare victory. Then they can use this victory as an excuse to take advantage of the situation and establish themselves as kings.
To put it simply, Liu Biao wanted to show his authority in this battle.
Just like Liu Bei, after winning the Battle of Hanzhong, he immediately proclaimed himself the King of Hanzhong.
But things did not go as Jia Xu expected.
Because Yuan Shao sent troops before Liu Biao, Cao Cao's main force moved northward.
However, although the situation is not as expected by Jia Xu, this is not a good thing.
At this time, Cao Cao's rear was empty, and Liu Biao could take advantage of it and threaten Xu Du. This would be much more influential than simply repelling Cao Cao.
More importantly, if Cao Cao's rear was really empty, Liu Biao even thought with longing.
His army defeated Cao Cao's remaining army, entered Xudu City, plotted against the emperor, and occupied the entire Henan Province. Then he could step over and proclaim himself emperor directly.
Don't think Liu Biao would lose his mind to this extent.
A man who wants to be emperor is over sixty years old. Seeing that the opportunity is coming, it is like a life-saving straw for a drowning man. Everyone hopes to take a chance.
But unfortunately, things will never develop as smoothly as people imagine, but will have twists and turns.
Zhang Yun's ability to successfully fight near Xudu was not due to how powerful he was.
He is a naval general. Water battles can make Zhou Yu feel threatened, but land battles are not very good.
If there is a real fight, Zhang Yun will lead an army of 80,000 people to form a formation and fight with Cao Jun's 30,000 troops in the rear. It is not certain who will lose and who will win.
Therefore, Zhang Yun himself was not good at land warfare, and the only people in the Three Kingdoms who could command large-scale battles of more than 100,000 levels at the same time were Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu and Du Yu in the later period of Cao Wei.
Even Cao Cao couldn't do it, because the wars commanded by Cao Cao in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms were basically for less than 100,000 people. The only time he lost was for more than 100,000 people, let alone Zhang Yun.
Therefore, this shows that Zhang Yun is the kind of person who lacks the ability to fight on land.
As a result, Liu Biao learned that Cao's army was shrinking its troops and thought they were putting too much pressure on him, so he quickly urged Zhang Yun to surround Xudu as soon as possible.
Therefore, under the circumstances of his own lack of ability and Liu Biao's urging, Zhang Yun rushed into the army, the army was bloated, and his command and dispatch were unbalanced. As a result, when he arrived outside Yingyin City, he was almost attacked by Xiahou Dun and defeated.
Zhang Yun did not dare to tell Liu Biao about this, but told him that he had successfully arrived in Yingyin, which was less than seventy miles away from Xudu.
Then Liu Biao was happy.
But Yuan Shao was successfully deceived and fell into Cao Cao's trap. He was defeated and forced to retreat.
Therefore, rather than saying that Liu Biao lost his mind, it is better to say that Cao Cao was a talented man and had the courage to risk his life to win.
From a God's perspective, later generations thought Liu Biao had a problem, but they didn't know that apart from the choice of commander and the fact that Yuan Shao would be defeated so quickly, they may have achieved their strategic goals by now, threatening Xu Du, shocking the world, and becoming the king of Chu.
Already.
And even if it is the only problem, choosing Zhang Yun as the leader is the best choice.
There are only a handful of capable generals in Jingzhou, and only Huang Zu and Zhang Yun can look past them.
Zhang Yun was able to make Zhou Yu feel threatened, which shows that he has certain ability to unite the army.
It's a pity that he is good at water combat but not good at land combat, so he has no choice but to suffer this disadvantage.
Although Huang Zu Wenpin was capable, one of them guarding Jiangxia could not move lightly, and the other was not Liu Cousin's confidant.
Although Liu Pan was a nephew, first of all, he was young and could not convince the crowd. Secondly, he had a brave personality and was a commander of a general rather than a commander of an army.
The rest of Huang Zhong and Huo Du were only middle- and lower-level officers, and it was almost impossible for Liu Biao to quickly promote him to commander of an army of more than 100,000 men. Therefore, Zhang Yun was the most suitable choice for the commander-in-chief.
Under normal circumstances, if Cao Cao had not defeated Yuan Shao, with Zhang Yun as the commander-in-chief and Liu Bei as the supporter, they would definitely be able to defeat the rear defenders of Xudu.
It's just that Cao Cao came up with a strange move, so naturally there was nothing he could do.
Guo Jia has always been good at controlling people's hearts, and he knows exactly what Liu Biao wants.
Liu Biao seemed to have a crowd of nearly 200,000, blocking Liu Zhang in the west, Sun Quan in the east, and taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Cao Cao in the north.
However, the strength of the Southern Army in land warfare was far inferior to that of the Northern Army.
Therefore, Guo Jia believed that Yuan Shao's threat was far greater than that of Liu Biao. In order to free up his hands, he simply complied with Liu Biao's wishes and let him claim the throne in the south, leaving Sun Quan and Liu Zhang to fight with him.
After Cao Cao fights Yuan Shao in the north, it won't be too late to go south and destroy Jingzhou.
Hearing the strategy discussed by Guo Jiaxun and Cheng Yu, Cao Cao looked long-term, nodded slightly and said: "Well, I understand the idea of serving the filial piety to achieve Zhongde. It is indeed reasonable. Go north and then south, which is the right way. It's just last year.
After recuperating in the fields for a year, we barely had enough food left. If we move the capital again this time, we may run out of resources."
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "There is nothing we can do about this. Yingchuan is too close to Nanyang, unless we occupy Nanyang. But if we go south in a big way, Yuan Shao will not miss this opportunity. He is in the north and his family is rich.
We can't afford it with him."
"Um."
Cao Cao also said bitterly: "Okay, after returning to Xudu, I will discuss the matter of moving the capital with Wen Ruo."
Although Cao Cao won the battle of Guandu the year before last, he also suffered a lot of losses. Fortunately, Shen Chen did not frantically destroy his farmland, so he did not run out of ammunition and food.
Last year, Cao Cao focused on farming and did not send troops to fight. Most of his soldiers and horses were stationed in the fields. He also moved a large number of people to farm around Yingchuan and accumulate grain and grass, making the current treasury slightly rich.
But after moving the capital, not only would he have to spend a lot of money to repair the city, but he would also have to relocate the people and reclaim the land. Farming might even be delayed, which made him very troubled.
However, the strategy discussed by Guo Jia and others was not unreasonable. They continued to stay in Xudu. Yingchuan was too close to Nanyang. He attacked Nanyang and Yuan Shao attacked. He refused Yuan Shao from the north and was afraid that Liu Biao would harass the rear like this time.
This time, he barely won because of his heavy investment and good luck. Yuan Shao might not be fooled next time, so moving the capital to the north was a helpless move.
Cao Cao felt very bad when he thought that he was forced to move the capital by a person like Liu Biao who was in name only.
But then I thought about the benefits of moving the capital, and I felt a little better.
He looked solemnly to the north and said leisurely: "After moving the capital, I'm afraid I'll have to rest for another year or two before fighting Yuan Shao again. However, Yuan Benchu suffered greater losses than me. Guandu lost 70,000 to 80,000 people, and Cangting lost 70,000 people.
Another 20,000 yuan has been lost. I think it will be impossible to go south again. If I attack him and defend him, he will be destroyed!"
"Ming Gong Shenwu!"
Guo Jiaxun and Cheng Yu both handed over their hands, their hearts filled with admiration for Cao Cao's talented strategy.
Because I explained too much in the previous book, I try to write as little explanation as possible in this book. But I’m sorry that most of this chapter is explaining why Liu Biao dared to attack northward. Reading everyone’s comments recently really made my brain bleed. Everyone is
Have you read the book seriously? It says in the book why Liu Biao dared to go north. It is recorded in history that Liu Biao wanted to be emperor. He wanted to be emperor even though he was not so strong in history. But now he is so much stronger than in history. Why doesn’t he still want to be emperor?
Emperor? He also listened to Jia Xu's advice and planned to take it step by step, and Cao Cao's main force was fighting Yuan Shao Cangting. Why didn't he dare to go north to surround Xu Du and shock the world, so as to achieve the strategic goal of becoming king?
From God's perspective, everyone thinks Liu Biao is stupid for daring to go north, but if you think about it carefully, the logic here does not make sense? Is there something wrong with Liu Biao's deployment? Isn't it because Cao Cao's talent was so good that Liu Biao didn't succeed? Everyone never considered Cao Cao
Whether Liu Biao is strong or not depends only on whether Liu Biao is weak or mentally retarded. I am really speechless and don't want to explain. You really forced me to explain. I was so angry and confused this morning.