Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 933 Mobile Turret Guan Yunchang

At the end of October, Guan Yu ordered Meng Da to lead the Nanxiang soldiers and horses, and took the lead in attacking and capturing Li County in the northwest of Nanyang.

Starting from the Chaoyang and Xinye landings, Guan Yu divided the Jingzhou soldiers into three groups: left, middle and right.

Guan Yu led the left army to go to the left side of the Fiaoshui River, attacking Rang County and Nieyang; the central route, Su Fei and Zhou Cang, drove the warships to open the way at the Fiaoshui River; ; Mengda's Nanxiang partial division captured Li County, then went south along the Turbulent River to attack Champion County, and finally joined Guan Yu to besiege Wancheng.

Guan Yu's soldiers and horses seem to be scattered, but they are actually a unified whole. Among them, the left and right soldiers and horses advance and retreat together with the water army in the middle. When encountering a large Wei army, they can rely on the warships in the river to fight.

After Su Fei reinforced the Jingbei battlefield, the naval army changed from being mainly transported to a state of war. Large warships are equipped with fixed well rails, which are equipped with crossbows and equipment for throwing fireballs. The range of the enemy tool is very long, and it will cause greater damage to the enemy troops in a certain range on the shore.

The use of warships and sharp weapons in land warfare is Guan Yu's first method of fighting. The main reason is the distribution of cities in Nanyang County. Nanyang has a flat terrain and many waterways, including the county where Wancheng City is located.

These cities are usually only a few miles away from the river. It is very convenient for Guan Yu to use warships as "mobile turrets" or as camping points at night.

Cao Xiu saw Guan Yu's "mobile warfare" last year, but this year he was directly stunned by Guan Yu's "mobile turret". After encountering several warship attacks on the river bank, Wei soldiers did not dare to approach the river.

If the Wei army sticks to a certain city, Guan Yu will board the ship decisively to attack another city, or directly cut off the food roads of the reinforcements, and will not fight tough battles with Cao Xiu's men at all. Movement and combat on the land of Nanyang.

The most important thing is that Guan Yu has confidence in this battle. He advances slowly to the north in a leisurely manner, without giving Cao Xiu a chance to find a weak point.

In the prefect's mansion in Wancheng, there are battle reports of a certain place being attacked every day. Cao Xiu, like Cao Zhen who traveled far away to Hexi, his hair and beard turned gray faster in two months.

By the end of December, all the counties in the south of Wancheng fell, and the Nanyang defenders lost nearly [-] people, while the Jingzhou soldiers only suffered more than [-] casualties. The gap in strength between the two armies gradually narrowed.

Cao Xiu was full of bitterness and helplessness in his heart. He deployed [-] soldiers and horses around Wancheng, planning to start a decisive battle with Guan Yu just outside Wancheng.

After Meng Da defeated Champion County, he joined forces with Guan Yu's left army. Several troops fought decisively. After occupying the city, he emptied the treasury and left. He would not leave troops to guard Xinzhancheng. Guan Yu had to concentrate Force continued the Northern Expedition.

After pulling out all the cities in the south of Wancheng, Jingzhou's left, middle and right troops marched together to Wancheng in the north. Cross the river to the other side of the river, and join forces with Guan Ping and Pang De's right soldiers.

Cao Xiu looked at the map on the case and fell into deep thought, while Cao Zhang on the side raised his eyebrows angrily, "Guan Yu is addicted to using warships. When he reaches the south of Wancheng in Feishui, he will divert to the east, and then go north after fifty miles. Do you want to fight us on the river?"

"I don't understand." Zhang He shook his head.

Zhang Yun originally thought that there were Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and others on the Yongliang battlefield. The time was even more painful. Every time Wei Jun attacked, it was like hitting the soft mud, and he couldn't hurt the opponent at all.

"Warship, King Ren Cheng is right. Guan Yu used the warship to play us around. He can come and go to hit us freely, but we can't fight back effectively. The disadvantage of Wei Guo's water warfare is too fatal." Cao Xiu shook his head straight. .

"Last year, Guan Yu was transporting troops by boat. Da Sima should make up for it. The dispatcher blocked the river in Nanyang, so he won't be so passive now." Cao Zhangxu raised his eyes, and there was a sense of reproach in his words.

Cao Xiu couldn't help laughing: "Back then, General Zi Xiao and Tu Wancheng were in front, and the late emperor moved the people to the north. You should know that the local people have a lot of grievances. If I block the rivers in the territory and flood the fields in summer, how can the people get anything? Even if the order is issued, no one will carry it out, and it may cause a civil uprising."

"But those lands are not occupied by Guan Yu in the end? It's because you didn't act resolutely, which caused the disaster of Wei State today." Cao Zhang's ridicule was not aimed at Cao Xiu, but mainly about Cao Pi.

Cao Xiu heard it very harshly. Although Cao Zhang is a king, he is the great Sima of Wei State and holds the military power of the whole country. Even Cao Zhang should be polite.

Cao Zhang's outrageous behavior was tantamount to slapping himself madly in front of Zhang He, but Cao Xiu endured it and said in a deep voice, "The king of Ren Cheng uses his soldiers like a god. In the future, we will have a decisive battle with Guan Yu, and we will use you as the vanguard general." .”

"Uh, that's not what I mean." Cao Zhang realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly lowered his tone to seek relief.

Cao Xiu replied calmly: "Your Majesty sent Ren Chengwang here because he was worried about Guan Yu's extraordinary courage. You are the only one who can check and balance the whole country, so you don't need to be humble anymore. I will naturally act according to the order."

"Uh, okay." Cao Zhangxin said that Guan Yu was old and might not dare to fight on the battlefield in person, and Lan Ji, who had fought Zhang Liao for [-] rounds, was just a young boy who bullied the veteran, and he believed that he would not lose in his prime.

"General Zhang, order the scouts to continue to investigate, closely monitor Guan Yu's movements, and report back immediately if there is any change." Cao Xiu ordered in a deep voice.

"only."

After saying that, Zhang Yun clasped his fists and left. He thought about your Cao family fighting each other, so don't get me, an outsider, involved.

After Guan Yu's left troops crossed the river and reached the east bank, the warships continued to advance at a constant speed. It was already dusk outside Wancheng, so they arranged for the troops to camp on the south bank of the Fei River.

Hundreds of warships crossed the river to form a city wall, which blocked the cold wind blowing from the north at night. Under the starry sky, the ground was sparkling with fire, and dozens of Li battalions illuminated the river beach.

Because of the clear water and Jingzhou warships around, Cao Xiu did not dare to send troops across the river to rob the camp. The scouts stayed in the north of the river all night, watching the enemy on the south bank while drinking the cold wind.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang He rushed into the government office in a panic.

"Big Sima, something is wrong." Dong was dressed thickly, and Zhang He was sweating from the heat, panting for white mist.

"Could it be that Guan Yu has already started crossing the river?" Cao Xiu asked with a frown.

Zhang He swallowed his saliva, waved his hands and replied, "Guan Yu didn't cross the river, but continued eastward along the Feishui. I don't know what Guan Yu is thinking at all."

"Let's explore again, maybe Guan Yu is unwilling to cross the river under our noses, and plans to change places to cross the river in a stable formation. In short, pay close attention to it and let the soldiers of the battalions prepare for battle."

"only."

(End of this chapter)