Chapter 344 Zhao Yun wants to learn from Zhang Wenyuan
Chapter 344 Zhao Yun wants to learn from Zhang Wenyuan
In June of the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao received the news and immediately withdrew his troops.
At the same time, in early June, Zhao Yan's large-scale childbirth in Runan was exposed, and numerous family letters were sent to Cao Jun's camp.
The whole camp was in an uproar for a while.
In addition, Shen Chen had a reputation for being benevolent in the north. He once sent people to Henan and other places to treat plagues.
Under various factors, the morale of Cao's army was extremely unstable, and many people chose to escape.
Shen Chen took the opportunity to storm Cao's camp, and Cao's army was in danger.
Three months have passed since the beginning of March to the present battle. Cao Hong's 100,000-strong army, plus the more than 10,000 reinforcements sent by Cao Pi and Yan Kuang's Diannong army, are only 40-50% left.
Even Cao Hong himself was beheaded, and Zhao Yan was almost killed in the flood.
Under this situation, the overall morale of Cao's army almost fell to the bottom, with countless deserters every day, soldiers wailing all over the field, and the camp was lifeless.
Sun Quan also acted simultaneously. Sun Jiao sent out troops on June 5th and captured Jingnan before June 12th. On the same day, he went straight to Jiangling and captured the city.
Therefore, under such confidentiality conditions, Huang She naturally didn't know. He thought Liu Bei and Sun Quan were good allies. After learning that Liu Bei asked Sun Quan to send troops to help attack Hefei, he readily sent troops.
But the good news is that Xunyang County has been repaired by Zhao Yun for many years and has long been as strong as a fortress. The city alone is three feet and seven feet high, about eight meters high, and the food and grass piled in the city are enough for the soldiers for most of half a year, so it is still safe for the time being. .
Jia Xin nodded slowly, and then sighed: "The price of holding him back is too high."
Zhao Yan nodded: "Only the general and I know about this matter. Our mission here is to delay Shen Chen and create a suitable opportunity for Sun Quan to send troops."
Deng Zhan, Jia Xin and other generals are also smiling. These days, each of their faces is full of sadness and worry.
At that time, the east camp and the middle camp of Cao's army were flooded. The west camp was higher and the water rose to a height of three or four feet. Ships would definitely not be able to pass, and people would naturally not be able to pass, so they could only temporarily deal with the remaining soldiers of the east and middle camps.
"good."
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Therefore, he had to ensure that Sun Quan's backstabbing in the timeline was as if he had never thought of it before, and he left in a hurry.
In addition to Sun Jiao's 30,000 troops in Guiyang, the more than 10,000 troops brought by Lu Meng, and the 10,000 troops led by He Qi who are currently cooperating with Zhang Liao in attacking Su Fei at Wankou, the total force dispatched by Sun Quan this time has reached As many as 140,000.
Zhao Yan looked towards the west with deep eyes and said coldly: "King Wei, you will be back!"
On June 15th, the continuous rain at the end of May had long since stopped. The sun was high in the sky and the temperature had risen sharply. In the hot summer, the Jiangnan area was filled with the discomfort of being hot and humid.
Even this may not be the result of Shen Chen's instructions, and the report is just a routine matter.
But he pretended not to know and continued to storm Cao Ying.
However, with the news of Sun Quan's sneak attack on Jingzhou, they swept away the previous gloom.
But Sun Quan didn't want to waste too much time in Xiling, so he started preparations for the siege the day after arriving in Xunyang.
"I see."
If the flood had not passed and the land had not turned into a swamp, which was not conducive to Shen Chen's attack, and Cao Jun stayed behind and Yan Kuang provided timely support, Zhao Yan might have been captured alive by this time.
"Chase!"
"Don't mention this anymore."
In mid-June, Cao Cao also received news that Shen Chen had killed Cao Hong with his sword and that Cao's army in Henan was in danger, so he hurriedly evacuated, returned to Chang'an in July, and began to move south from Wuguan.
But it doesn't matter, 70% of the matter has been done, now it depends on whether Sun Quan will take the bait.
Because getting the news too early will make people hesitate. Sun Quan can discuss it with Zhang Liao and Xue Ti in advance, and Zhao Yan can know the news earlier, but he definitely can't.
"King Wei's great cause has finally been accomplished."
"Because this matter was planned by Lingjun!"
Huang She actually had more people than Lü Meng's army, but Lü Meng destroyed the ship, which resulted in their smaller number of ships and they could not fight Lü Meng on the Yangtze River. They could only defend the Xiakou city to prevent the city from being destroyed.
After learning that Sun Quan had taken the bait, Shen Chen began to plan his retreat. Therefore, when he retreated on June 15, his arrangements were very orderly. He designed several ambushes in succession and headed straight for Zhangling.
The only good news is that because Lu Meng's first target was the dock and dock, the warehouse east of Xiakou was not damaged. When the news reached the city, Huang She immediately sent troops to protect him and stocked up a large amount of supplies, which could supply 30,000 people in the city. The army held out for a year.
It is said that after a major disaster there will be a major epidemic.
Sun Quan's army was outflanked from Chaisang on the other side of the Yangtze River in the south and Wancheng in the northeast. If Xunyang guard Zhao Yun had chosen to withdraw his troops immediately and fled from Qichun back to Xiling County, Xiling County, it might not have been too dangerous.
Zhao Yan nodded: "That's why I ordered you to come to Nanyang."
As a result, several days passed.
He fought with Cao's army on the front line to the death, but Sun Quan deceived Huang She from Jiangxia into sending troops and led Su Fei and Chen Sheng to Wankou.
Deng Zhan said in surprise: "It is said that Shangshu Ling has not been in good health in the past two years. This time King Wei went west to Liangzhou. He planned to take Lingjun with him, but gave up because Lingjun could not do it. Why did he come to Nanyang again?"
Cao Pi of Yecheng was so frightened that he quickly transferred Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Qian Zhao and others from Youzhou in the north to Hebei. At the same time, he was rushing to find Cao Cao for advice. He was afraid that Shen Chen would annex the entire Henan Province in a battle. Go north and take Yecheng directly.
But at this time, Zhao Yan had barely stabilized the morale of the army, and the ground was slippery and full of yellow mud and swamps, so Shen Chen's offensive never broke through the camp.
"Yes."
At this moment, Sun Quan's main force arrived. His generals, including Cheng Pu, Jiang Qin, Lu Fan, Zhou Tai, Song Qian, Zhu Ran, Zhu Huan and others, gathered together with Quan Cong and others, with an army of 80,000.
Jia Xin said: "Since it was King Wei who planned it, he should have anticipated what would happen next."
Even most of Cao's soldiers in the middle camp successfully withdrew to the west camp. After all, it was getting very late after capturing the east camp, and there was no way to sail and fight in the night. They could only retreat to the camp and wait for the water to recede.
In the camp of Cao's army, the generals gathered together. Now Cao Hong died in battle, Wang Lang died suddenly, and Zhao Yan became the commander-in-chief of the army. When he learned about this, he rarely smiled and felt relieved.
"Your Majesty? Could it be Shangshu Ling?"
It was not until early June, around the fifth or sixth day, that we officially attacked the camp.
"No need to worry."
In contrast, Shen Chen's battle shocked China and spread his name far and wide. Not only did it stop the children from Jiangdong crying at night, but it also frightened the northern court.
Similarly, it was also a national policy for Liu Bei's group to hide troops in Bodao. This was not only concealed from Sun Shangxiang, but also from everyone below Zhuge Liang, Shen Chen, Fazheng, Jia Xu, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu.
This time, Sun Quan did not make the same mistake as before at Hefei City, but he just did not make the mistake of bringing fewer people with him. The old problem of going to the front line was still there.
Therefore, Shen Chen's army strictly abides by epidemic prevention measures, must collect the corpses, and clean up the battlefield.
On June 14, after several days of long journey, Sun Quan's main army arrived outside Xiling City.
A few days later, in early June, the floods gradually receded. Later, due to the overflowing water, the area was in a mess, forming an isolation zone composed of corpses, debris, and broken walls. These things had to be cleaned up again.
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Since the front army did not carry siege equipment, it marched at a faster speed. The middle army and the rear army brought a large number of siege equipment and marched at a slower speed. There is still a problem of disconnection between the front, middle and rear armies.
In other words, if these people are included, Sun Quan dispatched about 200,000 people for this war.
However, he insisted on the principle of not giving up an inch of ground and continued to stay in the city with about 8,000 troops. Until Sun Quan's encirclement was completely closed, he did not choose to abandon the city and escape.
By June 7th, Shen Chen saw that Sun Quan had taken the bait.
At that time, Lu Meng stationed more than 40,000 troops in Chaisang. He led more than 10,000 troops to attack Xiakou. There were still 30,000 troops left, led by Quan Cong, Pan Zhang, Ding Feng and others. On June 8, , they attacked Xunyang, but were blocked by Zhao Yun.
"Um."
It was not until June 15th that he pretended to have just received the news, packed up the camp in a panic, withdrew his troops and headed for Nanyang.
"Is this your plan?"
People who were drowned in floods would become rotten and swollen after being soaked in water, especially in the summer, forming giants, which led to the spread of bacteria, and this is how the plague spread.
"Hold him hard?"
"But now, if Shen Chen sets up an ambush in the middle of the road with this military spirit, and the slightest contact, the whole army will probably collapse and leave."
Zhao Yan sighed and said: "When King Wei gets the news, he will definitely return to Chang'an and march directly from Wuguan to Nanyang. Shen Chen will probably withdraw his troops immediately. Let's think about what happens next."
Although the mission can be considered completed now, Cao Hong died and nearly half of the soldiers were lost.
Judging from the timeline, Shen Chen launched an attack on May 26th to kill Cao Hong. After a few days, he waited for the water to recede so that he could attack from land.
But it was at this time that the news about Sun Quan's back-stabbing in Jingzhou came over. Not only Shen Chen learned the news, but even Zhao Yan in Henan also got this information from Zhang Liao on the eastern front.
However, there is nothing we can do if we can't break it for the time being.
At the end of the morning meal, the army officially set off.
On June 7, Shen Chen learned about Sun Quan's backstabbing through a carrier pigeon.
"Hahahahahaha."
Even Huo Jun, Taishi Ci, and Huang Zhong who were transferred to Bodao didn't know what happened. If Huo Jun and Taishi Ci hadn't died of the plague the year before last, they might have dealt a fatal blow to Sun Quan at the critical moment, not just now. Huang Han, the commander of the three armies of Bodao, was promoted.
There are approximately 14,000 to 5,000 Xiling defenders, half of whom are in Xunyang, and the other half are scattered in various counties in Xiling, especially the Diannong Army who are currently working in the Anlu area. They need to transport the food and grass on the front line, so There are obviously not many guards in the city.
For Sun Quan, this battle was a battle that determined life and death in Jiangdong. In addition to the tens of thousands of troops left behind, almost all troops came out. Even Ruxukou only had 30,000 troops to guard against Cao Cao's possible sneak attack.
In fact, it's not that Shen Chen gave up, he wanted to break through. If he could annihilate all Cao Jun in Henan, both the morale of Cao Jun and the threat he would face when wiping out the Soochow forces in the future would be much stronger than now.
Lu Meng crossed the river in white clothes on June 8, destroyed a large number of ships of Jiangxia Navy, then surrounded Xiakou and marched across the river.
Once Sun Quan immediately withdraws his troops when he takes action, it will easily arouse suspicion.
Xunyang County is roughly located in the area from Huaqiao Town, Wuxue City to Wuxue North Station. To the north is the hilly and mountainous area of Dabie Mountain, to the south is the Yangtze River, and to the east is the vast and turbulent Pengli Ze. You can still see the current Pengli Ze in the distance. , the wavy waters of Taibai Lake in later generations.
"You are worthy of being your Lord, it is really admirable."
This time, in addition to the "Lujiang Shangjia", he also had several troops, led by Cheng Pu, Pan Zhang, Zhou Tai and others. About 20,000 front troops arrived outside Xunyang City, and the 60,000 troops behind him remained Moving forward.
Zhao Yan's haggard face finally regained some vitality. He looked around and said with a smile: "Sun Quan has sent out troops."
Therefore, no matter from which perspective, they did not win. Even if they did win, it would be a miserable victory.
"Now every step is going according to your plan."
Deng Zhan was surprised and said: "Could this be King Wei's plan?"
Zhao Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty said that once Sun Quan takes action, Shen Chen will return to Nanjun at all costs. Our mission is to continue to pursue and hold him back!"
But, this is no longer important.
Therefore, this battle can be said to be a battle where the fate of Jiangdong is at stake.
On June 7, Sun Quan lured Chen Sheng and Su Fei to Wankou, led Zhang Liao to attack the city together, and besieged the city for two days. On June 9, he left south for Xunyang County, Xiling County.
When I mentioned this, everyone looked unhappy.
However, when he sent troops, he also sent someone to report the matter to Shen Chen. After all, Shen Chen was the top military commander in Jingzhou, and he must have full authority to know the situation.
The collusion between Cao Cao and Sun Quan was a national policy for both parties, and only their two leaders, senior staff and senior generals knew the inside story. Before Sun Quan sent troops, there were no more than twenty insiders on both sides.
"oh?"
Jia Xin was shocked and said: "Guard Army. It is already difficult for us to hold on. Are we still pursuing them?"
This does not include the 30,000 reserve troops at Ruxukou and the more than 10,000 troops from Jingnan's large families who were dissatisfied with Liu Bei after Sun Jiao attacked Jingnan.
Although he has weakened a lot at the same time in history, after continuously plundering the population of Shanyue and Jiaozhou, and using Liu Bei's policy of weakening the nobles to tie the Jiangdong nobles onto warships, his total force has reached twenty More than 10,000 are enough to launch a large-scale war.
"Gu led 20,000 people to the outside of Xunyang City and ordered the army to set up their positions. Gu wanted to go to the front line in person to investigate the enemy's situation."
Sun Quanzhi rode proudly on his horse and said to his attendants: "This time, even if Zhao Yun wants to imitate Zhang Liao, let's not talk about whether he has Zhang Liao's strength. Even if he does, he will mobilize all the soldiers and horses in the city, so what? Can you defeat my 20,000-strong army?"
However, what Sun Quan didn't know at this time was that at the top of Xunyang City, the fifty-year-old Zhao Yunwei'an's body was standing on the tower, overlooking the densely packed 20,000 Jiangdong Army below, which was surrounding Xunyang City.
He turned around and said to the lieutenants Lei Xu, Wen Bu, Deng Kai and others beside him: "Sun Quan betrayed his alliance and attacked Jingzhou in a sneak attack. This attack is fierce. If he cannot hold out, the morale of the soldiers will decline and they will not be able to fight for a long time. I want to imitate Zhang Wenyuan. , taking advantage of his army to form a surprise attack on his center, what do you think?"