Chapter 30 The Battle of Jiangbei (6) Zhuge Ke 'surrendered Wei'?
Zhuge Ke and his cronies took a naval ship and rushed to Jingzhou, Nanjun. Zhuge Ke's buttocks were beaten to pieces on the ship, and it was difficult to find a seat to sit on. He had to pace on the deck and whistle.
Jiang Feng…
Holding his butt with one hand, he kept sucking in the cold air. He looked like he couldn't help laughing. Anyone who looked at him wanted to laugh. However, Zhuge Ke was strict in running the army. These Zhuge Ke's cronies wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. If they really wanted to, they would die.
Hold it in.
Zhuge Ke thought to himself that this cruel trick was too real?! He had no choice but to pace around in Class A and blow the river breeze...
At this time, Cai Lin, the trusted general, came to report: "Your Majesty, the ship has weighed anchor and is sailing up the Yangtze River. It will arrive in Jingzhou tomorrow afternoon."
The partial general Ding Feng accompanied him and planned to "surrender" the Wei army together with Zhuge Ke. Ding Feng cupped his hands and said: "General, should we prepare a few "sincere" "letters of surrender" now?
After arriving in Jingzhou, I personally quickly delivered it to Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei, and others, and agreed on a time to surrender, so that Cao's thieves could come to meet the general."
Zhuge Ke held his buttocks with one hand, took a breath of cool air, held the parapet with the other hand, looked at the slowly setting sun on the horizon, pondered for a moment and said: "Chengyuan, according to my opinion, the surrender of Cao Wei is settled.
It was on the fifth day of May, and now it is mid-April.
Although His Majesty has given a fatal order to raise an army of 200,000, it only takes five days to mobilize a large number of warships, and then transport the 200,000 soldiers to Jingzhou's rivers and lakes to hide among the reeds.
It will also take a lot of time. Choosing it on the fifth day of May will also give His Majesty enough time to prepare and ensure nothing goes wrong. Furthermore, the surrender of 30,000 troops to Cao Wei,
This is a serious matter, involving the lives of 30,000 people, so we have to be more cautious. After all, if the matter is revealed, it will lead to beheading and annihilation, and it will take some time to carefully plan the "surrender"."
Generals Ding Feng and Cai Lin said in unison: "The general is wise. If this happens, the Cao thieves will definitely believe it and repeat Shiting's defeat!"
Zhuge Ke said: "Cai Lin went to the cabin to bring me bamboo slips with pen and ink. I want to write a few personal letters and get them from Cao Cao, Chengyuan. You will bring me a softer cushion and a set of tables and chairs.
It’s time to work.”
The two of them took the bamboo slips with pen and ink as ordered, moved out the tables and chairs, spread out the cushions, and gently helped Zhuge Ke sit down. As soon as he sat down, he couldn't help but let out a hissing breath, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his buttocks hurt.
No.
Seeing this, Cai Lin couldn't bear to say: "Lord, why don't you go to the cabin and rest? It won't be too late to write tomorrow when your injury is better!"
Zhuge Ke endured the pain, waved his hands, and said: "It doesn't matter, for my great cause of Soochow, I can still bear this little hardship!"
The two of them said nothing more. At night, Ding Feng took a lantern and placed it next to the table so that Zhuge Ke could continue writing. Cai Lin brought a cloak for Zhuge Ke to put on.
At midnight, Zhuge Ke reluctantly finished writing several "sincere" letters of surrender. He did not go to rest after that, but just stood on the deck, letting the river breeze blow on his face in the spring night, making it difficult to fall asleep.
Zhuge Ke worriedly said to the two of them: "Well, after thinking about it for a while, I'm still worried about whether this trick of pretending to surrender can still work. After all, I, Soochow, have used this trick on Cao Wei several times.
It can be said that it has been tried and tested, and Cao Wei has fallen into the trap many times. I don’t know whether Cao Shuang can successfully take the bait this time. I am still doubtful. I have cast such a big bait like this. If I still don’t take the bait, then I, the twenty-year-old Soochow man, will take the bait.
Ten thousand elites are in danger!"
When the two of them heard that Zhuge Ke was so worried, they both tried to persuade him in unison: "General, please be at ease. As long as I don't make any mistakes and act realistically, I will be able to hide it from the thief Cao!"
Zhuge Ke sighed: "I hope so!"
In the evening of the next day, Zhuge Ke and his party had just arrived in Jingzhou. Before they had time to take a breath, Zhuge Ke ordered Ding Feng and Cai Lin to lead a hundred horses each to Xiangyang. The two sides of Jiangxia galloped away, and Ding Feng went to Xiangyang Prefecture.
Hu Lie delivered the letter, Cai Lin went to Wang Ling, and Cao Shuang delivered the letter.
Sun Wu likes a tactic of false surrender very much. For example, someone on his side surrenders to the Cao Wei regime in the north and asks for reinforcements. This allows Sun Wu to choose the battlefield by himself and choose the time to make full preparations.
"Therefore, those who are good at fighting can cause harm but not harm others." Biyan'er can be said to have learned the essence of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, and he is worthy of being named Sun.
The first is the terrain. Jingzhou’s terrain is flat, with plains as the main body. The terrain is slightly higher in the west and lower in the east. It gradually transitions from low hills and hills to highlands and plains. Although the terrain is conducive to the deployment of the army, it is full of interlaced rivers, dense lakes and numerous reed swamps.
, which is conducive to the concealment and fighting of the Wu army.
The second is the weather. This time is in the spring and summer, when the Yang Qi is strong, the bow tendons and bow angles are weak, and they cannot use their strength. It is not a good time to attack.
Moreover, there was rain, and the water level of nearby rivers rose. Soochow has always been good at water battles, and the victory in some defensive battles was also due to the favorable weather of "spring water brings prosperity" to a certain extent.
At this time, we are taking great risks to go deep into Jingzhou. If there is a conflict with Soochow, it will be beneficial to Soochow and not good to Cao Wei.
Bi Yaner had predicted that Cao Shuang would be eager to make great achievements after receiving the "surrender" letter. Cao Wei had just experienced the Gaoping Ling Incident, and Sima Yi failed in his conspiracy and defected to Shu Han. People's hearts were unstable. Cao Shuang, as the general of Cao Wei, must have been eager to make great achievements.
Use a big victory to stabilize people's hearts.
Cao Wei took advantage of Cao Wei's eagerness for a big victory and a quick victory to arrange this false surrender, hoping to annihilate Cao Shuang's 100,000-strong army in one fell swoop.
Cao Shuang led 15,000 men and horses to Xunyang City at midnight, and used a trick to open the city gate. At this point, all Lujiang County was reduced to Wei territory. He rested for two hours before continuing to march westward to Jingzhou and Wang Sikong.
A group of people and horses gathered together.
Wang Ling's Zhuge Dan has also captured Qichun City, and Wang Ling has also led his headquarters Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin to capture Zhu County.
Wang Ling's two armies joined together to capture Jiangxia County and govern Xiling. The governor of Jiangxia County, Huan Yu, only had 10,000 troops. Facing the 50,000 troops led by Wang Ling, he was not afraid at all. He still wanted to hold on and wait for reinforcements, but Bi Yaner had already captured the people on the north bank of Jiangxia.
The land was temporarily given up to Cao Wei.
The next decisive battle was placed in Nanjun. The Cao Wei, Sun and Wu armies fought fiercely for two days in Xiling, Jiangxia. At nightfall the next day, they finally captured the city.
At this time, Cao Shuang's tribe also caught up and met with Wang Ling's tribe in Xiling. The two tribes combined totaled 65,000 people.
Cao Shuang ordered the Wei army to rest for a while in Xiling. Early the next morning, he ordered three generals, Wen Qin, Zhuge Dan and Guanqiu Jian, each with 10,000 troops, to march northwest of Xiling to capture Xiyang, Biguo, Zhengxian and Pingchun.
City.
At noon, just as Cao Shuang and Wang Linggang were preparing to go west to fetch Anlu, a "distinguished guest" suddenly arrived in Xiling City, Zhuge Ke's trusted general Cai Lin.
Although Cao Shuang was confused, he still ordered the army to postpone the march and listen to what conspiracy Zhuge Ke wanted Cai Lin to play.
After hearing what Cai Lin said, Cao Shuang wanted to open the bamboo slips and read it. Then he said with a smile: "Zhuge Ke wants to lead 30,000 Nanjun to surrender to the Wei Dynasty. I heard it right. Yuan Xun, a "great loyal minister" of Wu State, actually wants to surrender.