The first thousand three hundred and sixty chapters are all traps
Chapter 1,360 It’s all a trap
For two days and two nights, Cao Ang led an army of 15,000 people, starting from Fancheng, bypassing the north side of Xiangyang, and attacking at full speed.
The rain soaked everyone's clothes and armor, and the cold weather showed no mercy to them.
But even so, Cao Ang still arrived.
In the distance was Queyue City, and the sight of the flood in front of him had made him numb since he entered Jiangxia.
Maybe it was embarrassing to say it, but Cao Ang admitted that... he was too naive before and thought of coming to rescue Cao Ren alone without any preparation.
I also understood why Cao Ren would repeatedly remind them that they must join forces with Jiang Ji before coming to the rescue.
Half a year ago, under Cao Ren's orders, the Xiangyang Navy went to the vicinity of Lujiang and Shouchun, in order to provide assistance as soon as possible when it was necessary to capture Jiangdong, and to avoid being restrained by Liu Bei's army.
Now that I think about it, this incident may have indirectly affected Cao Ren's dispatch of troops this time.
It's not that Cao Ren didn't bring his navy with him, but... because he didn't expect the sudden flood and heavy rain, after Guan Yu's first ambush, the remaining less than 3,000 navy and ships were all attacked by the opponent. Destruction, and finally ended up in such a dilemma.
But it's too late to say anything now.
Although Cao Ang was well prepared, in just two days, the water situation in Jiangxia changed again, and it was no longer able to be controlled by an ordinary small boat.
Looking at the monstrous flood in front of him, and then at the nearby Queyue City, Cao Ang just asked Chen Jiao behind him:
"Have Governor Jiang's troops arrived?"
"Yesterday we said we had arrived at the Jiangxia border, but..."
Chen Jiao's expression was quite tangled at the moment, because in just two days, the situation had changed too quickly - leaving aside the situation of Cao Ren and others in Queyue City, yesterday they received contact from Jiang Ji on the road.
It should be a blessing to be able to contact Jiang Ji, but the problem is...
"Prefect Jiang only has more than 3,000 men... With our reinforcements... can we really go head-to-head with Guan Yu?"
Chen Jiao said this too lightly.
When I first received the letter yesterday, Chen Jiao was dumbfounded because Jiang Ji said that because he was in a hurry, Cao Pi and Sima Yi who were waiting in the city did not find all their troops, so he could only temporarily bring 5,000 county soldiers with him. Came to the rescue - The truth contacted them early on the road. If it was not possible, Le Jin, who was in Yuzhou at the moment, was invited to come for reinforcements. However, there were flash floods and heavy rains on the way. Not only did the news fail to spread, but their soldiers and horses also suffered heavy casualties. .
This is also the reason why Jiang Ji, who was clearly supposed to be the main force of the support army, firstly failed to rescue him early, and secondly, he only brought a group of remnant soldiers.
A letter from Jiang Ji made their situation very embarrassing.
Chen Jiao is not a general, and Cao Ang is not a veteran... Their army, which was supposed to be just a support, was suddenly pushed to the main position, and had to face the surging floods and the mighty Guan Yu. Thinking about it, Chen Jiao felt scared.
So since yesterday, Chen Jiao has been persuading Cao Ang not to cross the Jiangxia border rashly. Once they step into the flood-stricken area, whether they can save Cao Ren or not is one thing. If they are also ambushed by the enemy, then it is all a joke. It's over.
Chen Jiao is difficult to do.
On one side is the general who has worked hard for the country for decades and fought countless battles on the battlefield, and on the other side is the future heir of the Wei Kingdom, and perhaps the heir that Cao Cao favors more...
All the contradictions are now placed in front of him, and he is just a long history of Xiangyang who has only been in office for three years...
But soon...Cao Ang helped Chen Jiao make a choice.
It should be said that Cao Ang actually did not hesitate at all.
"It doesn't matter, Mr. Chen, you can take a soldier and horse to guard the north bank of Queyue City until Governor Jiang arrives here, so that they can meet us together."
"We can't wait any longer... If the water flow continues, Queyue City will be submerged."
"Look, there are only a few large ships around the city. I'm afraid Guan Yu can't withstand the force of the water. I don't know where he has retreated. If we don't save him now, how long will it take? Look out for me, Mr. Chen!"
Cao Ang pointed to Queyue City, where half of the city gates were submerged in water, and scanned the Guan Yu army warships wandering around Queyue City. Without saying a word, he led his bodyguards and Xiangyang A team of defenders rushed towards the river bank.
"Young Master! No...I...oh, what should I do?"
Chen Jiao watched helplessly as Cao Ang left, but did nothing to stop him.
and…
The water is so powerful that it's scary. Looking at their side, what do they have?
"Master! How are you going to compete with that warship?"
Cao Ang could no longer hear Chen Jiao's shouts clearly. At this time, he had led his team to the shore. Nearly ten thousand people gathered around a few ships that were barely half the size of Guan Yu's warships. They immediately headed towards Queyue City. Go.
Yes, three medium-sized warships, these were the only ships that Cao Ang and others could gather in just a few days.
They had tested it not long ago and found that an ordinary small boat could no longer sail normally in this water——
But the problem is...thank God if a medium-sized battleship can carry 500 people at full capacity.
If it is overweight, it will easily sink in the turbulent river water.
Cao Ang's approach was very simple. He first led some of his elite troops to land on the banks of Queyue City, helped Cao Ren consolidate the city's defenses, and then ordered several warships to deal with Guan Yu's ships.
Wait until Jiang Ji arrives - yes, although Jiang Ji has no troops, he has the foresight to send people to sail the warships of the Xiangyang Navy all the way over. When Jiang Ji arrives, they can use the big ships to get out of trouble.
If you don't do one thing, you won't stop.
Three ships full of soldiers broke through the waves and sailed straight towards Queyue City.
And at the same time——
On the north wall of Queyue City, Cao Ren's soldiers discovered three warships flying towards them with flags bearing the word "Cao". In just a moment, they realized that reinforcements were arriving.
They immediately blew the horn, causing Cao Ren, who was on the beacon tower in the south of the city, to turn around in disbelief and look toward the water.
"Reinforcements are coming...yes...reinforcements are coming! General! General! We are saved! Reinforcements are here!!"
Cao Ren had not yet reacted, but the soldiers around him suddenly burst out into a burst of shouts that went straight to the sky.
Some people were crying, some were shouting, and some were hugging each other in celebration. The banner with the Chinese character Cao in the distance was so dazzling, even though the water on the river was hazy at the moment——
"who…"
Cao Ren was confused.
The banner with the word Cao, why is it the word Cao?
The vermilion background has a large black border, and the large Chinese character Cao flutters in the wind. Even heavy rain cannot destroy the momentum of the flag fluttering.
"Good nephew...no...that's not right..."
Wenpin on the side had just received the news that the reinforcements had arrived, and came excitedly to meet with Cao Ren.
But I heard Cao Ren uttering the word "nephew".
"Good nephew?
Could it be that the eldest son has come to support us?"
Wenpin was quite surprised. Besides being surprised, he was even more excited.
But at this moment, Cao Ren said with a look of fear:
"No... you can't come... I know! It's... it's Guan Yu who is plotting against us! We can't let Xian Nephew and the others enter the city! Hurry... hurry up and stop them!!"
"ah?
Zixiao, what are you talking about?
But reinforcements have arrived...shouldn't we be happy..."
"No! It's all a trap! What Guan Yu has been waiting for is our reinforcement!!"
Cao Ren's roar did not spread too far in the rain.
Don't even expect that Cao Ang, who is about to land at this moment, can hear his call.
