Just as Cao Peng said, Wenpin was ambushed by Huang Zhong on the way to rescue and fled to Zhangling.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he might have been taken back by Pang De, and even Zhang Ling was almost lost. But even so, Wenpin suffered heavy losses. He brought nearly 10,000 soldiers from Deng County, and Huang Zhong and Pang De joined forces.
Hundreds of people were beheaded, nearly 2,000 were captured, and countless people were missing. After this defeat, Wenpin was no longer able to rescue Liu Hu, and even sent people to Xiangyang to ask for help, begging for reinforcements...
Liu Hu saw that the reinforcements were not coming, and the soldiers and horses in Xiangxiang were in panic.
Knowing that Xiangxiang was difficult to defend, he led his troops to break through the encirclement two days later. He led hundreds of defeated soldiers to escape from Xiangxiang and went to Zhangling to join Wenpin.
Cao Peng captured Xiangxiang with almost no fighting skills, and even opened the door to Zhangling.
At the same time, Li Tong and Yu Jin joined forces and launched an attack on Xiyang. Liu Qi resisted with all his strength. Seeing that Xiyang was about to lose its support, a majestic heavy rain finally saved his predicament. Because Li Tong and Yu Jin were
During the cross-border expedition, the food and grass baggage carried by Cao Jun was not much. Now a heavy rain caused Cao Jun's food and grass to have trouble. Especially the food and grass escorted from Xingju had to pass through Green Forest Mountain before being sent to Pingchun. A heavy rain,
The mountain road was difficult to travel and the transportation of grain and grass was extremely difficult, forcing Li Tong to suspend the attack and retreat to Pingchun. The two of them guarded Pang County and Pingchun, always maintaining huge pressure on Liu Qi.
Originally, Li Tong Yujin planned to attack after the rain had passed, but unexpectedly, this heavy rain continued.
The war situation in Jiangxia has reached a stalemate.
As for Zhang Ling, due to the sudden heavy rain, Cao Peng had to suspend his attack on Zhang Ling and retreat to Xiangxiang.
The rain continued continuously for several days without stopping.
Cao Peng was worried, and frowned as he watched the water in Xixi surge.
"Afu, what are you worried about?"
Cao Zhen saw the worry on his face and couldn't help but ask.
"Such heavy rain occurs at this time, and I am very worried about Nanyang's harvest this year.
As far as I know, rivers in various places have not been repaired for a long time. If the embankments burst, it will inevitably cause large-scale floods. If such a situation does occur, I am afraid that there will be pressure on Jia Taizhong... How about this, I will return immediately
Wuyin, what do you think, brother?"
"That Zhang Ling..."
"I'll leave it to my brother to deal with Zhang Ling.
Wenpin's new defeat has made Liu Hu discouraged and unable to attack. I have ordered Ming to guard Tangzi Township, and my brother will leave Zhenxiang Township... Later, I will order Li Yan to come to assist. The purpose of this battle has been achieved, I guess Zhang
If Ling Wenpin does not have reinforcements, he will not raise an army with his brother."
Cao Zhen thought about it and nodded in agreement.
He came to Nanyang County in the hope of establishing a successful career.
Previously, in the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, although they were majestic, there were not many opportunities to make real achievements. Even if Cao Cao loved Cao Zhen very much, he had to have some concerns. At least, before Cao Zhen failed to show his true methods, Cao Cao also
It's impossible to let him be alone.
Now, this is indeed Cao Zhen's best opportunity...
At that moment, Cao Peng and Cao Zhen discussed it and quickly handed over.
He gave the Tiger Talisman to Cao Zhen and asked Cao Zhen to garrison Xiangxiang. He then asked Pang De to garrison Tangzi Township and monitor the Jingzhou soldiers and horses on Cai Yang's side. Li Yan was recommended by him to Cao Zhen's account and immediately got Cao Zhen's help.
Zhang Ling was given high priority and entrusted with the post of captain of the Xishui River. He led his troops to garrison the source of the Xishui River. He and Cao Zhen interacted with each other, which continued to put pressure on Zhang Ling. As for the reaction of the literary appointment? Cao Zhen was not worried. As the war continued
With the development, Runan County has intervened in the Nanyang war, which has supplemented the Huyang force.
Unless Jingzhou makes every effort, there is probably nothing they can do to defeat Cao Zhen.
Before leaving, Cao Peng recommended Lu Chang to Cao Zhen, saying that after returning to Wuyin, he would ask Lu Chang to come and help Cao Zhen deal with it.
Of course Cao Zhen would not refuse this.
He doesn't have many people at his disposal, so it wouldn't be bad if he could get a few capable assistants.
Cao Zhen had already met Li Yan and knew that Li Yan was a talented person. Presumably Lu Chang, whom Cao Peng recommended, was also a useful person. How could he refuse? In fact, Cao Zhen was already twenty-eight, and he was almost there.
Even if he had not come to Nanyang this time, he would have sent Cao Zhen out and entrusted him with important tasks after Cao Cao's training. However, Cao Zhen had a big problem, that is, he had no staff. He could not ask for manpower from Cao Cao.
Right! Doesn’t that show that Cao Zhen’s reputation is not enough?
Think of Cao Peng, when he was the captain of the northern part of Luoyang, he gathered a group of capable people under his command.
By the time he became the governor of Hexi, he already had a team and gathered many talents...
Cao Zhen decided to imitate Cao Peng and start to form his own team. Li Yan was very useful, but he didn't know about Lu Chang, so what?
Come to think of it, since Cao Peng recommended him, he was not an ordinary person.
Forming his own team earlier was also an extremely important thing for Cao Zhen.
In this way, Cao Zhen and Cao Peng finished their discussions, and Cao Peng led his troops back to Huyang. Huang Zhong and Huang Hansheng left with him.
Originally, Pang De wanted to go with him, but Cao Peng persuaded him to stop.
The reason is very simple. The battle of Zhangling is of great importance, and when Cao Zhen first arrived in Nanyang, he also needed help. He even wanted to keep Huang Zhong, but Huang Zhong refused. And what about Pang De? He followed Cao Peng for a long time.
, I also know Cao Zhen, so I can help him.
Even if Huang Zhong defeated Wenpin, Cao Zhen still couldn't believe it.
On the contrary, it was Pang De, whom Cao Zhen favored... It was precisely because he saw this situation that Huang Zhong did not want to stay in Xiangxiang. Instead of being a decoration here, it would be better to stay with Cao Peng. At least, Cao Peng would not
What concerns do you have about him due to his age?
Seeing that Huang Zhong was determined, Cao Peng had no choice but to agree.
In mid-July of the twelfth year of Jian'an, there were heavy rains in Nanyang County.
Many rivers in Nanyang County, such as Yushui, Danshui, Junshui, and Mianshui, have experienced various disasters due to excessive water potential...
The Danshui River burst its banks downstream, causing dozens of villages to be submerged and hundreds of people killed and injured.
In Mianshui, the river embankments were in disrepair and many people were cut off, causing nearly a thousand deaths. The most serious disaster was in Yushui!
Just as Cao Peng had worried before, Yushui was blocked by river siltation, causing Xiyangju to be flooded.
Fortunately, Cao Peng was prepared in advance and ordered Wei Yan to monitor closely. The rescue was timely and there were no major casualties. However, due to the flood, many people in the gathering of nearly two thousand households had to leave their homes and became homeless.
Fortunately, Cao Peng had sent people to make preparations in Xi'e County before and built a camp that could accommodate ten thousand people. He also borrowed a large amount of grain and grass from Yingchuan and stocked it in Luyang. In this way, there was no large-scale disaster.
The appearance of refugees stabilized the local situation. But for this reason, when Liu Bei evacuated Wancheng, although Wei Yan was aware of it, he was unable to pursue him and could only watch Liu Bei leave...
On July 18th, the twelfth year of Jian'an, the rain stopped.
Cao Peng led his troops to Wancheng, and after a year, he regained the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty!
At the same time, Liu Biao appointed Wang Wei as the prefect of Nanyang County, switched defenses with Liu Bei in Xinye, and formally declared war on Cao Peng... Although Liu Bei lost Xinye, he gained Fancheng. After he was ordered to garrison Fancheng, he strengthened his troops and horses,
Temporarily dormant, waiting for the opportunity to come...
On the same day, Cao Cao fought a decisive battle with Karasuma in Western Liaoning at Bailang Mountain!