Hefei New City has been captured, Shouchun is trapped and in danger, and there will be no more south of the Huai River.
This military situation was no less than a bolt from the blue for the emperor Cao Rui and the Gonggun princes in Luoyang Temple.
Who would have expected that the thief Wu, who had lost countless soldiers in early and April of summer and returned in a disastrous defeat, would not think of appeasing the soldiers and common people, but would brazenly send out troops to fight again?
When Emperor Cao Rui heard about it, he felt endless regret in his heart.
As early as last year, Manchong had reminded him that he should beware of the traitors to Wu and not to let the defenses on the Huainan front be lax, and not to let Wei fall into the embarrassment of two fronts. However, due to the recognition that Jiangdong could not endure a long war in the past wars, he had Man Chong's advice was ignored.
Even if Sima Yi, who was planning the plot, claimed to postpone the attack on Shu after Fei Yao's defeat at Mangguan with numerous elite cavalry, it did not change his obsession with the loss of Longyou.
The most fatal thing was the mobilization of the Luoyang Central Army.
In order to advance the Yongliang War as scheduled, he did not hesitate to send most of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the newly formed Wuhuan Tuqi to Yongliang.
Regardless of whether the Jingxiang front is in danger or the Huainan battlefield is invaded, the only reinforcements are the Luoyang Chinese Army.
Among them, the cavalry who can rush to the battlefield quickly are indispensable combat power!
But now when the military report from Huainan came, Cao Rui was very sad to find that there were only 1,300 tiger and leopard cavalry on standby in Luoyang.
There are also three hundred cavalry, which are armored cavalry that cannot run thousands of miles.
Therefore, Cao Rui could only hope that Man Chong, who had been transferred to Ancheng in Runan to garrison troops, could restrain Wu's troops before he sent the other cavalry back, thus ensuring that Shouchun City would not be lost.
Yes, it's just a containment.
Instead of repelling the invaders of Wu.
Without thinking too much, we knew that the thief Wu could conquer Hefei in one fell swoop and divide his troops to besiege Shouchun. The soldiers and horses he used must be the most powerful elites among the various tribes in Jiangdong.
Most of the soldiers and horses led by Governor Manchong were county soldiers, and their combat power was really not strong.
Without a city to rely on, it is difficult to win a fierce battle in the wild.
Furthermore, since it was August and the previous summer war had ended, most of the troops in various counties and counties under Man Chong's supervision were taking turns to rest or return to their garrison for the autumn harvest.
There are few soldiers and the fighting strength is worrying. Even if Man Chong has defeated Jiangdong many times, Cao Rui will not have extravagant hopes.
Just like this, after the imperial edict was sent to Yongliang, Qinlang, Xiahou Xian and Qianhong immediately supervised the tiger and leopard cavalry. After the Wuhuan Tu cavalry arrived at the Huainan battlefield, Cao Rui came ahead with a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry.
Although, Qianqi cannot control the war.
However, he personally rushed to Shouchun, which was able to boost the morale of the soldiers in the two prefectures of Yanyu and inspire the soldiers in Shouchun City to defend to the end.
The rest of Luoyang's central army was led by the guard general Jiang Ji.
In other words, as the older generation of heroes and generals in the Wei Kingdom withered away one after another, the only person who was familiar with and able to make decisions on the Huainan front, besides Man Chong, was Jiang Ji.
As for why Cao Rui didn't mobilize troops from Qingxu Prefecture to come to the rescue?
It’s not an oversight, it’s really an incompetence!
There are not many soldiers and horses stationed in Qingxu Prefecture.
Moreover, Sun Shao, the guard general of Guangling in Xuzhou of Wu, has joined forces with Zhang Cheng and other troops to go up the Zhongdu River and enter Fanliang Lake! If Qing and Xu's troops once go south, they will definitely continue to go north and enter Huaiyin County in the heart of Xuzhou. .
At that time, Xuzhou is feared to be full of smoke, and the common people will be in panic.
If you care about this, you will lose the other, so why bother!
Coincidentally, Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, who had been staying in Jingzhou to attract the attention of Wei, was also on his way to Huainan.
Unlike Cao Rui, he is high-spirited as his ambitions are rewarded.
Hefei, this fortified city that repeatedly caused the east of the Yangtze River to collapse and blocked the competition in the east and west of the Yangtze River, was finally conquered!
As long as Shouchun City can be captured again and Cao Wei's counterattack can be withstood, the Wu State, which is fully occupied in Yangzhou, will no longer only focus on fighting for power and gain, but will live in peace in a corner of the country.
Instead, he has the spirit to forge ahead in the Central Plains and determine the hegemony of the Ding Emperor!
Ever since he betrayed the alliance and captured Jingnan and occupied the Yangtze River, he had been waiting for this moment all the time!
Now that the dawn is approaching, how can we not be high-spirited?
Therefore, at this moment, he was extremely glad that he had listened to the plan of his ally Zheng Pu, and he felt that his decision to grant all the land north of the Yangtze River to the Wudi nobles was a wise one.
Yes, since the plan to attack Huainan, he has had many secret talks with the wealthy people in Wu.
First, Lu Xun's son Lu Hong was appointed as the prefect of Lujiang, and then the division of Yangzhou in the north of the Yangtze River was decided: all the land was owned by the powerful families of Wu, and they were divided according to the merits of the war! The other Sun Wu clans who participated in the war, Huaisi Scholars, etc., after recording their merits and receiving rewards, they also awarded them at the Jingnan Painting Site.
Such an incentive policy with tangible benefits has great results.
The wealthy families and generals of Wu, who had previously been worried that too many casualties among private soldiers would lead to the loss of power, finally fought with all their strength!
In the plan to attack Huainan, the Zhu Huan tribe who stayed in Zhongzhou was used as the main force to attack Hefei City.
Zhuge Ke, who had more than 10,000 Danyang soldiers as his headquarters, and Chen Biao, who was supervising the troops to relieve Fan, provided support. They entered Lu'an County from Chaohu via Shukou and made a surprise attack on Shaopei, where the Wei navy camp was located.
Even if we cannot capture Shaopi, we must set up a camp to guard Dongfeishui Pass!
This was because the two of them not only prevented Manchong, who was stationed in Yuzhou, from driving to Hefei, but also intended to destroy all the ships of the Wei State, so that the Jiangdong army that came later could smoothly use the water route to the battlefield.
The follow-up army was naturally Lu Xun, Quan Cong and others who came down the river from Wuchang in Jingnan.
The new city of Hefei is small but strong, and the troops commanded by Zhu Huan can already trap it to death and attack it day and night.
Therefore, after Lu Xun, Quan Cong and other troops arrived at Chaohu, they did not need to attack Hefei together with Zhu Huan's troops. Instead, they passed through Hefei City and went north along the Dongfeishui River, passing through Chengde County and reaching Shouchun City, trapping and attacking it.
As for the Wei army stationed in Chengde County, Jiangdong has also made arrangements on how to remove it.
It is a cavalry that has been established for nearly two years!
Riders can be established in one year, ready for battle in two or three years, and can be called elite after four or five years and many bloody battles.
It seems a little inappropriate to send cavalrymen who are no more than a year old into battle and take on heavy responsibilities.
There is no need to worry about this.
Sun Quan sent more than 600 of his own bodyguard cavalry into this cavalry to serve as the backbone.
Moreover, the commander's general strategy and bravery are worthy of trust.
It was Ding Feng, the partial general.
Ding Feng, courtesy name Chengyuan, was born in Anfeng, Lujiang.
Born into a poor family, he became famous for his bravery at a young age.
He served under Gan Ning, Lu Xun, Pan Zhang and others, and participated in many battles in Jiangdong. He always took the lead in battle, did not avoid the arrows, and was often able to kill generals and capture the flag before returning.
With him in charge of three thousand cavalry, he rushed to the outskirts of Chengde County to set up an ambush. When Zhu Huan surrounded Hefei City and attacked, the Wei garrison garrisoned in Chengde would definitely send troops out of the camp to explore after learning about it. Ding Feng got the opportunity to make a surprise attack, and was able to drive the troops into the county and pull out all the garrison troops.
With such a plan, almost all battlefield changes were deduced, and it is not surprising that the Wei army in Huainan was caught off guard.
However, it was not Zhu Huan's fault that the city of Hefei fell in one battle.
