Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 36: On the eve of the decisive battle of Jiangbei War (12), Cao Shuang takes the bait, is Soochow sure of victory?
Chapter 36: On the eve of the decisive battle of Jiangbei War (12), Cao Shuang takes the bait, is Soochow sure of victory?
In the afternoon, everyone’s banquet ended at midnight, and the land of Jingzhou in early May was already a bit hot and humid.
Cao Shuang did not go back to his house to rest in the afternoon. Instead, he had a bed and mat brought out and had a rest under the ginkgo tree in the courtyard. He didn't wake up until You hour...
Thinking that the generals were almost sober from the wine, Cao Shuang waited for the arrival of the generals in the meeting hall of the governor's mansion.
Cao Shuang smiled and said: "My lords, tonight a hundred thousand troops will march to Nanjun Dangyang first. We will set off at midnight and march six hundred miles. We must arrive at Hai hour tomorrow. After that, two generals, Zhong Gong and Zhong Ruo, will each lead 5,000 troops.
Quickly capture Maicheng and Micheng in Dangyang! This will serve as a foothold for our Wei army in Nanjun."
Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin cupped their hands and said: "The last general will accept your order!"
Cao Shuang thought for a while and then said: "After capturing the two cities, a hundred thousand troops rushed south and waited in hiding in the mountains and fields thirty miles away from the rivers and lakes in Jingzhou to paralyze Sun Wu and make Biyaner think that we really believed in Zhuge Ke.
If you pretend to surrender, then all the ministers will have great achievements to make!"
When the generals heard that there was another great achievement to be made, they were very excited. They all cupped their hands and said: "The last general will take the order!"
Only Wang Sikong and Xiangyang Governor Hu Lie were helpless, thinking that Zhuge Ke was sincere in surrendering, but only General Cao Shuang did not want to accept it.
I still want to use force to solve the problem of Nanjun. I really want to teach me that the Wei Dynasty has broken its trust in the world and has lost the name of benevolence and righteousness. How can anyone dare to come to the Wei Dynasty in the future? Alas, it is a bad move!
Cao Shuang said with a smile: "In the past few days, I ordered the school affairs office to find out that there are about 200,000 Wu troops hidden in the reeds of Jingzhou's rivers and lakes. They are just waiting for us to jump in and accept the false surrender!"
When Wang Ling and Hu Lie heard that Sun Wu had deployed an army of 200,000 in Jingzhou, they thought to themselves that it was really dangerous. If they led their troops to rush forward so recklessly,
The whole army is really going to end up being annihilated. Even if you are lucky enough to escape in the end, you will definitely be held accountable by the court and you will not be able to lead the army again.
Wang Ling and Hu Lie blushed and looked at each other. Fortunately, the general saved them, otherwise they would really be the sinners of the Wei Dynasty.
All the generals clasped their hands and said: "The general is wise!" All the generals thought that it would be better to go out with the general to have meat to eat and win the battle.
If he follows Wang Ling this time, he will only suffer defeat. At this moment, Cao Shuang's prestige in the Wei army has been on the rise. Unlike when he faced the enemy Shu Han before, when he was a frequently defeated general, his prestige in the army was no longer as good as that of Sima Yi.<
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After this battle, if he wins, Cao Shuang's prestige in the Wei army will be unparalleled.
If defeated, it will be beyond redemption. Except for the already destroyed Sima Yi faction, other important officials in the court will show their fangs and tear Cao Shuang into pieces, and then compete for the power of the Wei Dynasty.
Cao Shuang thought for a while and then said: "Shizai, I will hand over to you more than forty sharp weapons to defeat Sun Wu. These ships have now been concealed as merchant ships.
It is already night on the Yangtze River parked outside Xiling City. Now go and lead these ships up the river, first to Huarong, and the waters around Yunmengze will be hidden.
On the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, when the Wu army was exhausted, more than 40 fire ships were sent to the rivers and lakes of Jingzhou, rushed to the warships of the Wu army transporting troops, and lit torches.
Let the Wu army be in chaos and flee to the shore. Then we will use the fire as a signal to kill Sun Wu's army. Then we will definitely avenge Emperor Wu Chibi!"
Deng Ai cupped his hands and said: "When the last general accepts the order, he will definitely live up to the great general's high expectations!"
After saying that, Deng Ai resigned in advance and quickly went to Xiling Ferry, taking more than forty fireships, each with more than fifty good water warfare sergeants, and left overnight for Yunmengze and Huarong...
The generals waited in the governor's mansion until midnight. The army outside the city had been assembled, and a hundred thousand troops were sent out at dawn.
On the evening of the second day, a hundred thousand troops arrived in Dangyang. At nightfall, Cao Shuang ordered Zhuge Dan and Wen Qin to each lead five thousand troops to attack Maicheng and Micheng, and they would go down in half an hour.
After one hundred thousand soldiers and horses rested in Dangyang for an hour, Cao Shuang ordered Hu Lie to lead 5,000 soldiers to guard the second city of Dangyang. He and Wang Ling led 95,000 soldiers and horses to continue southward.
Take a rest in hiding and recharge your batteries.
At this time, there was still one day before the two sides agreed to surrender on the fifth day of May. Cao Shuang thought for a while that it would be more prudent, so he wrote a personal letter and asked the soldiers to send it to Jingzhou City.
He used a delaying strategy to stabilize Zhuge Ke, and wrote in the letter: "General Yuan Xun's talents are like your uncle Wo Long. Wang Ling and I have admired him for a long time. Fortunately, Yuan Xun returns to Wei. We, the great Wei Dynasty, can be said to be
Like a fish in water, domination of the world will surely come soon.
I have led the army to the outside of Jingzhou. Tomorrow we will enter Jingzhou to meet him. The general can surrender to Wei with peace of mind. In the future, the general will arrive with me and Wang Sikong to unify this troubled world. General, I will not let down Cao Shuang.
Defeat the general!"
Zhuge Ke received the reassurance from Cao Shuang in the evening and said with great joy: "My Majesty's great plan has come true. It is God who has helped us in the Kingdom of Wu. After this battle,
Our army will definitely be able to march to Shouchun, Luoyang, and there will be many opportunities for your ministers to make meritorious deeds. It will no longer be a problem for your ministers to be appointed marquises and generals!"
Cai Lin and Ding Feng cupped their hands and said: "The last general is willing to follow the lord!"
Zhuge Ke thought for a while and then said: "Chengyuan, I order you to go out of the city immediately and tell the two generals Sun and Quan that Cao Shuang will definitely come to meet our false surrender in the future.
The only thing that allows the two generals to prepare for the ambush with peace of mind is that on the fifth day of the fifth month, I will definitely attack Cao Shuang’s army with the two generals from front to back, so that Cao Shuang will never come back!”
After saying that, Ding Feng led a few horses out of the city and went to Sun Jun's army in Honghu and Quancong's vanguard in Changhu to report the good news, asking the two generals to wait for the arrival of Cao Shuang's army the next day.
When Sun Jun heard about this, he read the letter from Cao Shuang and said happily: "I will definitely win this battle in Jiangdong, and we will be famous in history!"
Quan Congchu was also overjoyed, thinking that he only had so little time left to make such a great contribution to the state of Wu. God, your Majesty really treats me well.
As a military general, how can I die on the bed of death? I should fight until death, which is the highest honor for our generals!
Zhuge Ke thought he was sure of victory, so he sent a message to Wuchang to share Cao Shuang's "reassurance" with Bi Yan'er. Bi Yan'er was also delighted and held a banquet for the ministers in the Taiji Hall of Wuchang Palace to celebrate the upcoming victory. p>
Biyan'er drank a glass of wine, looked at the singing and dancing in front of her, and said with a hint of desolation in her heroism: "After this victory, if you give me another ten or twenty years, I will be able to unify this troubled world, but it is a pity that God will not do it again."
Give me so much time!"
All the ministers said: "Your Majesty has a long life! You will surely lead us to unify the world!"
At the Nanjun Governor's Mansion, Zhuge Ke thought for a while and asked: "How are you preparing to surrender to Cao Wei?"
Cai Lin cupped his hands and said, "My lord, everything is going to be fine, it's just waiting for Cao Cao to take the bait!"