Time flies, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
In half a month, Xiahou Shang and Cao Zhen led their troops to complete the task of building a pontoon bridge and began to arrange for the army to cross south quickly.
When they crossed the Zhang River and the Ju River, arrived at the north of Jiangling City and set up camp, it was several days earlier than expected.
At this time, Wu Jun, Zhuge Jin, Pan Zhang and other reinforcements had also arrived in Jiangling and met with Jiangling's general Zhu Ran.
Since both sides had traveled a long distance and needed repairs, and neither side had to worry about rear supplies for the time being, neither of the two armies dared to act rashly, and the stalemate began.
The Qingjiao of the Eastern Wu Dynasty and the Huanglong of the Wei Dynasty gradually began to increase their scales and sharpen their claws and claws, and planned to have a battle.
In order to keep an eye on the war situation and motivate the soldiers of the three armies, Emperor Cao Pi personally led the Chinese army to Wancheng this time.
In the camp in Wancheng, Wei Emperor Cao Pi was holding a long sword in his hand and wearing light armor with sleeves. He was sitting in front of the case, seeming to be thinking about something.
At this time, he was looking at the maps of Jing Xiang and Wu Yue on the desk with proud and excited eyes.
He had planned this three-pronged expedition against Wu in his dreams so many times, but now, this plan has begun to be implemented. If this southern expedition succeeds, his grand plan of unifying the world will almost be realized! When he thinks of this
, Cao Pi was so excited that he drew out his long sword with a sudden sound and nailed it to the south of the Yangtze River in the picture above.
He secretly swore in his heart: This time he will definitely conquer Wu!
I heard that Wen Lie's army was very sharp this time, and he had led his army to defeat the Wu army in Wuhu a year ago, and he had already established his power in the land of Wu and Yue. It seemed that he was determined to win this time, but I heard that Wen Lie's opponent was the famous Soochow general Lu
Fan Lu Ziheng did not dare to be too careless.
As for the middle route, the general Cao Ren has been fighting all over the world with the late king in his early years, and he is even known as the "Heavenly Man". In addition, Jiang Ji is a wise general who joined the army, so he should be fine. But Sun Quan only sent a little-known general.
Zhu Huan served as the governor of Ruxu and resisted his own general Sima. I really don't know what medicine he bought in the gourd.
On the west road, there is Boren who has been guarding Jingxiang for many years, and Zidan is helping him. Together with the help of a group of veteran generals, it should be enough to deal with a Zhu Ran.
At this time, the sergeant who sent the order walked into the military tent, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Xiu, the general who conquered the east, has a report."
Cao Pi came back to his senses, nodded, and Dong Zhao, who was standing by the side, understood and took the watch from the sergeant's hand. After the sergeant left, he read aloud: "I wish to march with sharp soldiers to the south of the Yangtze River to obtain funds from the enemy.
Everything must be done quickly; if there are no ministers, there is no need to worry about it.”
"If he has no ministers, don't worry about it..." Cao Pi frowned slightly: "Wen Lie's words make me uneasy. Dong Zhao, hurry up and send the order. Wen Lie must be careful and don't rush.
Cross the river!"
However, the servant Dong Zhao did not go out immediately to deliver the order. He spoke without thinking: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, you can rest assured that General Zhengdong will not cross the river so quickly."
"Oh?" Cao Pi had some doubts and asked, "Why?"
"Your Majesty, in this three-pronged attack on Wu, the eastern route and the first one are commanded by General Cao Xiu. Although General Cao Xiu is brave and courageous, this time his subordinates are all highly respected and accomplished veterans, such as General Zang Ba. Zang Ba and others are both
If you are rich and noble and have no hope of returning, you just want to keep your fortune for the rest of your life. Why would you take advantage of danger and throw yourself to death just for the sake of luck? Your Majesty, just imagine, if General Zang Ba and others are delayed, how can General Cao Xiu do it?
How about going deep in alone?" Dong Zhao talked eloquently, and in just a few words he had thoroughly analyzed the psychology of everyone.
[Note 1: "Three Kingdoms? Book of Wei 14? Biography of Dong Zhao": "In the third year, Cao Xiu, the general who conquered the east, came to the mouth of Dongpou and said: 'I am willing to march with sharp soldiers to the south of the Yangtze River. I will use the enemy's capital to win the victory.
"If he has no ministers, don't worry about it." The emperor was afraid that he would stop, so he crossed the river, and the post horse ordered him to stop. Shi Zhao was on the side, because he said: "I secretly saw that your majesty was worried, so he only stopped to help the river?"
Crossing the river is difficult due to human circumstances, so don’t have this ambition. You can’t go alone, and you need all the generals. Zang Ba and others are rich and noble, and have no hope of returning to other places. They just want to keep their fortune and Zuo for the rest of their lives, so why are they willing to take advantage of it?
Throwing yourself to death just for the sake of luck? If you can’t wait until Gou Ba can advance, you will be disappointed..."]
After listening to Dong Zhao's detailed analysis, Cao Pi's slightly frowned eyebrows slowly relaxed at this moment. He nodded with satisfaction, and then said with a smile: "Ai Qing's words are reasonable, and you are indeed my fair man, haha
Ha ha!"
"I wish your majesty immediate success, and the might of the Wei army will shock the world!" Dong Zhao bowed slightly, saluted the emperor and said with a smile.
Although Jingxiang is like spring all year round, the cool autumn wind has gradually become slightly colder. It is already the season of winter.
Flying snow also fell in the Jingzhou area, and accompanied by the cold wind, it drifted into the mountains and rivers of Jianghan and into the military camps.
Xiahou Shang, Cao Zhen's army, and Zhu Ran's defenders have been locked in a stalemate on the Jiangling line for several months.
To the southwest of Jiangling City, on the shallow bank of the Yangtze River, there is a river island with a radius of a hundred miles, and its name is "Bailizhou". The island can be cultivated, and its geographical location is in a corner with Jiangling City.
In other words, whoever takes the first step to occupy this place can pose a greater threat to the other party.
Just a few days ago, Wu army coach Zhu Ran had sent Wu general Sun Sheng to lead tens of thousands of people to occupy this good place first. This was certainly not good news for Xia Houshang and Cao Zhen.
Xia Houshang and Cao Zhen couldn't help but think to themselves that Zhu Ran and Zhu Yifeng were indeed worthy of being the famous general of Soochow that Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, valued, and he was indeed not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Less than three miles north of Bailizhou, two Wei army light-armored young cavalry scouts were hiding in the darkness, observing the nearby terrain and discussing something in a low voice.
"Axuan, the Wu army's camp looks very stable. We can't go any further." The young cavalryman with soft eyebrows who spoke was Cao Xi. And beside him was the handsome young man with a name similar to Chang Geng.
, it is Xia Houxuan.
In the past few months, the two of them took the initiative to volunteer and followed the sentries on many spying operations. Now they have the ability to act independently.
"Sun Sheng is a famous general in Jiangdong, so he is certainly not an ordinary person." Xia Houxuan was drawing something on his horse while holding a pen and paper, and said: "This is enough for us to see clearly."
Scout Xia Houxuan watched vigilantly for any dust rising in the distance, while he leaned on his horse and drew a map of the enemy's defense at Bailizhou in the middle of the river on silk paper.
The two of them had been waiting around Bailizhou for more than two hours, and finally drew these scrawled but realistic marching defense plans. Xia Houxuan breathed a sigh of relief, blew on the ink marks on the silk paper, and carefully
He rolled the drawing pen into his armor and then said to Cao Xi: "Okay, the mission is completed. Let's go back quickly. Be careful that the enemy discovers us."
"drive!"
Xia Houxuan gently shook the reins of the "White Que" horse, then turned the horse's head and returned to the camp to resume his duties. He thought, fortunately General Lu Yi did not come to the battlefield in person this time, otherwise he would not have been with the army this time.
An act of gratitude.
"drive!"
When Cao Xi saw Xiahou Xuan going north, he did not dare to delay. He immediately followed his cousin and galloped northward.
In the north of Jiangling City, the Wei army is in the middle of the tent.
The commander-in-chief, General Zhengnan Xia Houshang, was sitting alone in front of the case, staring at the long scroll map of Jingxiang, Wuyue.
Military reports came not long ago that the eastern front army led by Wen Lie, with good timing, took advantage of a storm in the river to defeat Wu General Jiang Qin's navy; and the middle army led by General Sima Cao Ren also
Having arrived at Ruxukou, Jiang Ji, who joined the army, led an army to attack Xianxi, successfully attracting the Wu general Ruxuguo Zhu Huan to divide his troops to reinforce Xianxi, completing the first step of the strategy. On the Western Front, Zidan and himself
Along the way, because we did not occupy Bailizhou in the middle of the river first, we were already at a disadvantage. I was trusted by His Majesty to supervise and lead the armies, but now I have no great achievements. How can I repay His Majesty's kindness? It seems that I must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible.
yes.
"Bo Ren!" Before the people outside the tent arrived, the loud and loud voice reached the tent first. Xia Houshang looked up and saw that the person coming was Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen strode over and squatted down to Xia Houshang.
Looking at the case, he took out several scrawled marching defense plans, which were exactly the defense plans of Baili River Zhongzhou drawn by Xiahou Xuan and Cao Xi. He smiled and said to Xiahou Shang: "Xuan'er and Xi'er, these two boys, this time
You did a really good job, look at it."
Xia Houshang looked at the scrawled illustrations on the silk, and gradually his frown relaxed, and his eyes were full of excitement.
"Okay! That's great!" Xia Houshang couldn't help laughing: "Sun Sheng's troops stationed in Jiangzhongzhou are all infantry. God helps me!"
"Not only that." A confident and domineering smile appeared at the corner of Cao Zhen's mouth, so that his mustache was slightly raised. He continued: "The Wu army and navy have all been led by Wu General Zhuge Jin to defend the public security. In addition,
Our army's General Wenpin has led his troops to blockade the enemy's land and water routes from the southeast, so we can safely deal with Zhu Ran and the others."
"Okay!" Xia Houshang stood up and said with excitement: "Originally, what we were most afraid of was the Soochow navy, but now the Jiangzhongzhou is full of Soochow infantry, and it will be much easier to capture it. And Zhuge Liang
Although Jin is known as the "Tiger Talent" of Zhuge family, in fact he only knows how to guard the pass. He only has plans and no courage. He is not afraid at all! This is really God helping me. Zidan, pass on the order and tell the soldiers not to do it.
If you slack off and work hard, we will take over Jiangzhongzhou within a month!"
"No!" Cao Zhen accepted the order and immediately said with a smile: "By the way, Boren, Xuan'er, Xi'er and the others have made some small contributions this time. Do you think they should be rewarded?"
Xiahou Shang smiled, and then said: "That's natural. However, Xuan'er's handwriting is really sloppy this time. Look, I won't deal with him when I turn around."
