Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 930

Guan Yu's confidence came from the Huainan battlefield.

During the truce in Jingzhou, the situation in Huainan became more and more tense. From spring to autumn, Lu Xun frequently feigned attacks on Hefei and helped Gan Ning successfully capture Lujiang.

Relying on the excellent intelligence capabilities of the reconnaissance battalion, Lanyuan has real-time control over the mobilization of Xia Houshang's troops and horses, and accurately and timely communicated to the frontline battlefield.

Xia Houshang had other concerns. He originally wanted to send heavy troops to rescue Lujiang, but he was also worried that Lu Xun's troops would be cut off. After a small number of ineffective rescues, the ending would be "cucurbit baby saves grandpa".

Gan Ning moved to various places for half a year, wiped out the Wei army in the entire county of Lujiang, and became a veritable prefect of Lujiang.

As a reserve force, the entrapment army had been carrying out daily combat training in Ruxuwu before Xiahou's main force came out. Apart from sending Chu Qing's reconnaissance battalion to scout for intelligence, Ding Feng and Luo Tong went out to perform tasks most of the time.

The trapped army led by Lan Yuan couldn't fight in water. Before the battle, he borrowed two generals, Ding Feng and Luo Tong, from Lu Xun. The two usually communicated docking information by water, and occasionally took a detour to land in a warship to surprise the rear of the Lujiang reinforcements. By harassing the Wei army's supply roads and other methods, it put substantial pressure on the Wei army who rescued Lujiang.

After Xia Houshang arrived in Huainan, he was repeatedly tortured by Gan Ning, Lu Xun, and Lan Yuan. He was in a state of high tension every day, and the huge pressure kept him awake all night.

In summer, the rivers flooded, and the low-lying areas around Chaohu Lake were submerged. Lu Xun's warships had a wider range of activities, and the situation of the Wei army in the south was even more difficult. During the passive rescue for half a year, the Wei army suffered a total of nearly 2 casualties.

Seeing that the situation in Lujiang was over, Jiang Ji put forward the suggestion of cutting off the tail to survive, completely abandoning Lujiang and sticking to Hefei.

After hearing this, Xia Houshang took it for granted, so he transferred Xia Houru to Hefei to defend against Lu Xun. He led the main force of Huainan to station in the new city west of Hefei, and wrote to Jia Kui, the governor of Yuzhou, asking him to lead the Yuzhou garrison south to Shouchun. The three troops of the Han army fought against the three troops of the Han army.

In addition, Xia Houshang sent Jiang Ji back to Luoyang to present the deteriorating situation in Huainan to Cao Pi, hoping that the imperial court would increase its support for Huainan.

When Jiang Ji returned to Luoyang, the news of Zhang Liao's death came back, and Cao Pi was in a state of grief. Comparing the situation in Nanyang and Huainan, it seemed that the situation in Nanyang was no different. Zhao persisted, asking Sima Yi what happened before his death, and the content of the inquiry was mainly before and after Cao Cao's death.

Jiang Ji and Sima Yi had a close personal relationship, seeing that the child was still investigating the cause of his father's death, he felt that the other party was an official and did not forget his family feud, so he told what he knew out of emotion.

Sima Zhao had no way of finding out, but he remembered Yu Xiu said a word, and then he had a firm direction.

People in the world can't afford it early, the black hand who destroyed the entire Sima family is definitely the ultimate beneficiary, and the Sima family collapsed suddenly, and the vacated rights and wealth were encroached on. These people are being liquidated by Sima Zhao secretly.

The Wei State suffered repeated military failures, the domestic interest groups were panicked, rumors and evidence of collaborating with the enemy and treason continued, and Cao Pi's authorization to Sima Zhao was also not withdrawn.

In addition to rights and wealth encroachers, Sima Zhao also listed the Cao family as suspects. Cao Cao once said that Sima Yi "the eagle watches the wolf".

Sima Zhao got useful information from Jiang Ji. Before Cao Cao's death, he summoned Jia Xu, Cao Hong, Xiahou Dun, Cao Xiu and others to ask for help. Check slowly by exclusion method.

Jiang Ji waited in Luoyang for a few days, Cao Pi promoted Cao Xiu to the rank of Grand Sima, and ordered him to rush to Wancheng to resist Guan Yu.

When Cao Xiu was leaving the city, Jiang Ji waited to stop him outside the Luoyang city gate, and told about Xia Houshang's difficulties, hoping that Cao Xiu could provide some help. After all, Lanyuan's fallen army did not show up, and he was worried about the battle situation in Huainan It's going to get worse.

Cao Xiu pondered for a moment, then called the young general Xiahouba and said: "Zhongquan, you quickly follow my general order and lead five thousand tigers and leopards to Hefei to assist Boren (Xiahoushang) in defeating the enemy."

"Wei." Xia Houba clasped his fists and beat the horse away.

"Thank you, Da Sima. With the help of the powerful tiger and leopard cavalry, General Boren's confidence is enough." Jiang Ji cupped his hands in thanks.

Cao Xiu stroked his beard and nodded, "Zi Tong also needs to return to Feifei earlier. Lu Xun, Gan Ning, and Lan Yuan used Guan Yu's tactics last year. They can cooperate so tacitly without Lan Tian in charge. It can be seen that these people are not For those who are idle, Bo Ren needs to be reminded by Mr.

"Your Majesty is about to go back to the palace, and I will go to Huainan after saying goodbye to Your Majesty. Guan Yunchang is so powerful in China, and your pressure is not light. Please take care of him, Chief Sima." Jiang Ji bowed to Cao Xiu.

"Zitong go with peace of mind. If I am in Nanyang, I will be there, and I will protect the great Wei country." Cao Xiu said fiercely.

Jiang Ji nodded and rode back to the city, while Cao Xiu continued forward with complicated emotions.

Zhang He glanced back at the gate of Luoyang, and asked in a low voice, "Da Sima, I heard that the tiger and leopard cavalry were seriously injured in the battle with Guan Yu last year. Now you have only ten thousand soldiers left under your command. Why do you need to allocate half of it to General Xiahou? The garrison in Huainan Not a lot."

Cao Xiu shook his head lightly: "Junyi has been in Yongliang all year round, so it's normal not to know how powerful the soldiers are. They are not much worse than Tiger and Leopard Cavalry."

"Really so strong?" Zhang He was full of doubts.

"A few years ago, I followed the late emperor to the south, and I encountered it in the battle in the north of Deng County. The strength was astonishing. Except for the slightly inferior maneuverability, the army formation was invincible. Only the tiger and leopard cavalry could fight against it. If Huainan really has What's wrong, the warships from the south will be able to sail into the hinterland of the Central Plains, and Luoyang will face the enemy in the southeast, and the consequences will be disastrous," Cao Xiu replied seriously.

"Da Sima's worries are very reasonable, but Nanyang's power has been weakened, and Guan Yu's deterrent power may be stronger."

Although Zhang He agrees with Cao Xiu's point of view, the state of Wei is threatened in many places now, and the snow in front of Nanyang Gate can't be swept away. How can we care about the frost on Xiahou Shangwa?

"Guan Yu was seriously injured last year, so he probably won't come back so soon. He only needs to keep a solid defense and not take the initiative to attack. With the superiority of Wei's troops, it will not be a problem to defend Nanyang." Cao Xiu's eyes were very firm. He knew that the general must maintain confidence, otherwise The soldiers under his command are more likely to be discouraged.

"The last general knows." Zhang Yun nodded in agreement on the surface, but he had his own thoughts in his heart.

Since Zhang He surrendered to Cao Cao in the Battle of Guandu, he has witnessed Wei from being weak to strong, and now being completely suppressed by the Han army. Verified multiple times.

If it doesn't change, Great Wei is in danger.

(End of this chapter)