Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

At the end of August, Xiangyang City.

It was dusk, the sky was getting dark, the setting sun shone on the river surface of Xiangyang City, reflecting the river surface red, and hundreds of small warships withdrew from Xiangyang City to the opposite bank.

Dozens of Wu Jun trebuchets passed over the heads of the crowd, and only a loud "boom" was heard. More than a dozen stones smashed heavily on the city wall of Xiangyang, but they failed to shake the solid city head at all; On the surface of the river, water splashed several meters high, or hit the ground, setting off a burst of smoke and dust.

Sun Quan, who was standing on the high platform of the camp, looked at this scene, sighed, and murmured: "Ah...this fortified city cannot be overcome by manpower. Although Hefei is fortified, how can it compare to Xiangyang."

Zhu Ran showed frustration, and said: "Xiangyang City is strong. If we want to break Xiangyang, Soochow needs to follow Guan Yu's example and take Fancheng first, and isolate Xiangyang from inside and outside, making it difficult to communicate with the outside world. Only then can we hope to take the city."

Guan Yu's Battle of Xiangfan was like this. He skipped Xiangyang, where Lu Chang was stationed, and directly surrounded Cao Ren's Fancheng.

But cavalry is far inferior to Cao Wei's Soochow, so how dare they encircle and fight for aid like Guan Yu.At the beginning, Sun Quan attacked Hefei several times, but all of them had reinforcements from outside, so they did not dare to fight in the field and withdrew their troops.The capture of such a fortified city as Xiangyang today is exactly the same as the capture of Hefei before.

When Sun Quan heard the word Guan Yu, his expression was slightly displeased, but it was not easy to get angry, after all, what Zhu Ran said was also true.

"Order the catapult to suspend the firing of stone bombs, and summon the generals to discuss matters in the tent." Sun Quan waved his sleeves and turned his back, stepped down from the high platform and ordered everyone.

"promise!"

……

Soochow camp, the large tent of the Chinese army.

Sun Quan knelt down on the couch, accompanied by soldiers and soldiers standing on both sides of the tent, the tent was silent, waiting for Sun Quan to speak.

Seeing that the crowd had arrived, Sun Quan said, "It's hard to make progress in the battle now, and the city of Xiangyang is hard to conquer. The rebel army is pressing every step of the way. When the water level of the Han River drops, Wang Ling took a boat and led ten thousand people to settle in Peizhu. Defeat Zhou Jun's troops. I don't know what the generals think our army should do?"

Between Xiangyang and Fancheng, there are several islands in the river standing on the water surface. When the water level drops, the river beaches on the islands are exposed in large areas, forming isolated islands, which can be used to garrison troops.Xie Peizhu is the largest of several river islands.

Sun Quan's withdrawal from Fancheng and back to the south bank of Xiangyang does not mean giving up there.Instead, they sent soldiers to be stationed on Hezhong Island to ensure control of the Han River.When the water level dropped, in order to gain control of the Han River, the Wei army needed to wade across the Han River in a small boat, seize the island in the river, and gradually disintegrate the Wu army's defense system.

Once the defense system of Hezhong Island is disintegrated, Sun Quan's army will face Cao Rui's rescue army directly, and as the weather gets colder and the water level of the Han River drops, it will be difficult for Soochow's aniseed ships to cruise in the river, and small and medium ships will be replaced. Navy, Sun Wu's control over Hanshui will be gradually lost.

Bu Zhi took a step out, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, Xiangyang is a famous city in the world. The Han River is used as a moat. The river is more than a hundred steps wide. Our army has to attack the city by boat for many times. The siege equipment is difficult to carry. The army often harassed with cavalry. Now that there is foreign aid, morale is getting higher and higher, and it is difficult to break through the city. I think that with the current situation, the army can be withdrawn from Jiangxia to strengthen the defense of Jiangxia city."

Zhu Ran gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, although the city of Xiangyang is formidable, due to our army's massive attack on Xiangyang this time, there is not enough food and grass in the city. If we withdraw our troops today and come back next year, then Xiangyang city must be prepared. It is even more difficult for our army to conquer. Moreover, Prime Minister Zhuge of the Shu Han is raising troops to attack Guanzhong, restraining Sima Yi and more than [-] troops."

"Although our army is shorter than cavalry, water warfare is still our advantage. Cao Rui gathered [-] people to rescue Xiangyang, but our army is hindered by the Han River, and it is difficult for his troops to cross the river to fight. Even Crossing the river, with the famous Shu Han general Wang Ping protecting the left wing of our army, and the top general (Lu Xun) protecting the right wing of our army, it may not be impossible for us to fight, this is a good opportunity, please think twice." Zhu Ran persuaded earnestly.

Although Sun Quan wanted to return to his teacher, but after hearing what Zhu Ran said, he was a little hesitant, and said: "If you have any ideas, you can also put them forward for my decision."

"General Cheqi's words are wrong. When I return to the division, I am not afraid of the sharpness of the bandit army, but because I have no good opportunity to fight. According to the military report, although the defenders in Xiangyang are short of food and grass, they should be able to support them for two or three months. But after two or three months, when the weather is cold and freezing, the rebel army will easily cross the Han River, surrounded by horses and horses, the waterways will be difficult, and our army's food and grass will be in danger."

The Han River flowed southward and flowed into the Yangtze River, while the army of Soochow was attacking Xiangfan upstream.In normal times, boats and ships can transport supplies upstream.But in winter, the Han River originating in the north will freeze, or the water level will drop. At that time, it will be difficult for boats to move upstream, especially if they need to transport about 100,000 people’s grain and grass materials, it will be an astronomical figure. .

Sun Quan stroked his beard, nodded his head slightly, and praised Tong Zhi's words, saying: "Zi Shan's words are reasonable. It's not that our army doesn't want to fight for a long time, but that the waterway will be blocked in the future. Besides, the whole army was defeated in Hefei, and it's full of favors." Take advantage of the momentum and go south, don't be unprepared!"

While speaking, Gu Li went inside and reported: "My lord, General Wenqin of Wei led 5000 cavalry pawns to cross the river from Zhuyang (now Gu County) in the upper reaches of Xiangyang, and Zhang Liang's troops of our army have been repelled by him."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone whispered and discussed.

Sun Quan's heart tightened, and he said: "Wen Qin, the thief general, may be the vanguard of the Wei army, and the army will be behind. Now we must retreat quickly, and we can't hold it for long."

Hu Zong, the servant, came out and asked, "My lord, it's not winter yet. How can our army withdraw after the war in Shu Han? After all, our great Wu and Shu Han have an alliance of Xinling. Our army captured Jingbei, and Shu Han captured Guanzhong. An easy evacuation today may go against what we said in the past.”

Sun Quan stood up, shook his head, and said, "The Xinling Alliance is not a single Northern Expedition. This time the Shu Han attacked Shangyong and Fangling counties, and our army captured Jiangxia County, which is enough to complete the Northern Expedition. Jingbei , Guanzhong still needs to make progress slowly, how can we be in a hurry."

After a pause, Sun Quan boasted: "If it were not for our army to restrain Cao Rui's 120,000 troops and leave Donger County empty, how could Wang Ping take Donger County so easily. From this point of view, my great Wu is kind to Shu Han, and Shu Han Do you have any complaints? Don’t you see that Zhuge Liang’s [-] army was also blocked by Sima Yi’s army in the Guanzhong, and it is difficult to move forward. Today, the two counties of Shangyong and Fangling are all due to the strength of our army!"

After finishing speaking, Sun Quan was very proud. In his opinion, if he hadn't captured Jiangxia County by himself and coerced Xiangfan, Wang Ping would have no chance to capture Donger County.I even felt a little regretful in my heart, why did Dong Erjun be assigned to Shu Han so readily at the beginning.

"Order the whole army to return to the division."

"promise!"