Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 607
Wei Jun Dazhai, Zhongjun.

Tian Yu knelt on the mat, a bottle of tea was steaming in front of him, but he was meditating with his eyes closed, waiting for Cao Rui to come.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent.

Tian Yu's heart moved, he came out of his meditation, saw Cao Rui entered the account, got up and saluted, and said: "The minister of Yuzhou Governor Tian Yu pays homage to His Majesty."

Cao Rui waved his hand, motioned Tian Yu to sit back, and said, "Tian Qing doesn't need to be polite."

"Tian Qing led the Yuzhou soldiers in the south, why are you here now. Could it be that there is an important military situation that needs to be reported in person?"

Seeing that Cao Rui was full of letters for the Shu Han, Tian Yu knew what he was thinking, so he took out the letter written by Liu Chan from his bosom and presented it to him, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the thief emperor Liu Chan wrote a letter a few days ago to persuade him to surrender. Your Majesty, I am afraid that this letter will disturb the hearts of the officers and men of the Southern Expedition, so I come here to report to Your Majesty."

Cao Rui took the letter from Tian Yu, sighed, and said, "This is the strategy of the thief emperor Liu Chan to separate people. Why do you do this? Could it be that I am a suspicious person?"

After finishing speaking, Cao Rui didn't even look at it, he threw the letter into the brazier and said, "You will not fail me, and I, Great Wei, will not fail you."

When Cao Rui received the letter, he had deep doubts about Tian Yu's loyalty. Under Sun Zi's persuasion, his doubts about Tian Yu disappeared a little, but he still had lingering fears in his heart, so he temporarily let Tian Yu's army stay still until the military order was issued. March.

And Tian Yu immediately withdrew from the army alone and asked to see Cao Rui.Cao Rui's last worry about Tian Yu dissipated, and instead he trusted Tian Yu even more.After all, any subject who tried to rebel would not have the courage to ask to see the emperor alone.

Tian Yu then knelt down and kowtowed, gratefully said: "I will do my best to repay Your Majesty, even though I died nine times, I still have no regrets."

Cao Rui stepped forward to support Tian Yu, and said with a smile, "If the ruler and ministers work together, we will be able to defeat Shu and regain Nanyang."

"promise!"

Cao Rui sat back on the couch and asked: "Since Qing is commanding the army in Biyang, I don't know how you want to march to help the army defeat the enemy?"

Tian Yu murmured for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Bishui (now the Tang River) is connected to Xiangfan in the south. I want to lead the army south along the water to contact the Xiangfan sergeants. They should join forces with Xinye Huzhi's defenders to attack Shu general Wei Yan in the south to retreat from Shu. people."

There are quite a lot of water systems in the area of ​​Nanyang, and the rivers with the largest flows are Bishui, Yushui, and Xishui. The two rivers, Bishui and Feishui, join together in the north of Xiangfan, flow into the Han River, and flow through Xiangyang City.

And as far as the bleeding is concerned, its flow is not small, its tributaries are numerous, and the river is deep, which is extremely suitable for sailing.

Therefore, although the big Han occupied most of Nanyang, because Zhou Tai, Hu Zhi and others did not return, they had to send a large army to besiege them.In the face of Cao Rui's army going south to rescue, the big Han had no time to cut off the connection between Xiangyang County and Yuzhou, so he could only let Wei Yan guard against the reinforcements from Xiangfan in the south and go north, that is, block the rescue troops from Yuzhou in the east.

"Bring me the map." Cao Rui shouted.

"promise!"

Not long after, an attendant came with a map and spread it out in front of Cao Rui.

According to the map, Cao Rui followed Tian Yu's train of thought, analyzed it, and soon realized that something was wrong, and said, "Didn't Wei Yan send a large army to deploy defenses in the Dongxiang area?"

Tian Yu hesitated for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty is wise, because the ministers paid homage to His Majesty, the soldiers in Yuzhou had no owner, so they had to stay in Biyang. According to Kuai Ma's report, Wei Yan has already stepped forward with his ministers, and personally led the army to station in Dongxiang for defense."

Dongxiang is to the east of Xinye, beside the Bishui River.This place can be connected to Xinye, and it can also go south to Xiangfan. It is not surprising in normal times.It's just that in today's situation, Dongxiang's traffic location is more important.

Although Liu Chan's divorce plan was unsuccessful, it also achieved its goal. It delayed Tian Yu's troops who first entered Nanyang, so that Wei Yan could more calmly arrange the defense line and seize the dangerous place.

Cao Rui sighed. He thought he had noticed the weakness of the Shu army's defenses, but he didn't expect to be happy in vain.The old thief Zhuge was too cautious, why did he think so carefully and not show any flaws.

"Does Qing have any other plans?" Cao Rui asked.

Tian Yu stroked his beard and said: "I think that the Shu army is well-armed now, and our army needs to confront it in order to know where its weaknesses are. Now our army is close to the Central Plains, and the supply of food and grass is convenient. It is better to confront the Shu people and watch it, or You can wait for the time to change, or you can feel its flaws, and then you can take the opportunity to defeat the enemy."

Cao Rui ordered people to put away the map, and said: "Tian Qing's words are reasonable, let's set up a camp for the time being, and confront Shu to see if we can find out its weaknesses!"

Cao Rui dared not even think about attacking the Han army.Counting on tens of thousands of people crossing the wide river to defeat the Shu army, don't look at the joke.This way of fighting is to fill it with human life, and the soldiers of the Shu army have fought for more than ten years, and they can be regarded as the best soldiers in the world no matter in terms of equipment and bravery.

On my own side, after more than ten years of fighting with the Shu Han, more than 11 soldiers were killed, injured and captured. If it weren't for the separation of Xianbei and the retreat of Sun Quan, how could it be possible to raise [-] troops this time.

Especially in the Battle of Guanzhong a few years ago, Cao Wei's backbone was broken. Xia Houru sent 11 troops, but he was defeated by Xinling.Although I have [-] people today, the level of elite and bravery is not comparable to that of my early days when I ascended the throne.

From the beginning of the Battle of Hedong, the Shu people fought against themselves. If they dared to attack easily in the Battle of Nanyang this time, they would definitely be defeated again.Once he is defeated, Cao Wei may perish.

Shu Han can still lose, what can I lose?

In fact, regarding the battle in Nanyang, Cao Rui did not have reckless thoughts, but acted cautiously.Now he even hopes that Sun Quan will join the battlefield and completely change the situation in the world.If you wait until Sima Yi pacifies Liaodong and returns to his division, then he will take advantage of the trend to recover Nanyang.

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Liaodong, Xiangping.

There was heavy rain in summer, and there was a lot of water in the Wei army camp.Sima Yi stepped on the muddy water indifferently, discussing the strategy of besieging Xiangping with the generals beside him.

After Sima Yi followed the strategy of attacking the west from the east, he bypassed the Liao River from above and went straight to Xiangping.Sure enough, Xiangping was empty, and Gongsun Yuan was terrified, so Bei Yan and Yang Zuo returned to aid Xiangping.But Guan Qiujian took the opportunity to cross the lower reaches of the Liao River and pursue the Liaodong army.

Sima Yi led the army to stand in formation, echoed with Guan Qiujian, and fought three times with Bei Yan and Yang Zuo, both of whom were defeated.The two generals Bei Yan and Yang Zuo had to lead their troops back to Xiangping and stick to the city.

And Sima Yi took the opportunity to surround Xiangping City on three sides and build equipment for attacking the city.Unfortunately, it rained heavily for more than ten days in a row, causing severe water accumulation in the camp.

Commander Shi Zhangjing looked distressed and said, "General, it's raining heavily, and the depth of the water is several feet high. The soldiers of the three armies are very frightened. It's better for our army to move the village and attack the city after the weather clears."

When Sima Yi heard the words, he was furious, and scolded, "Your Majesty is fighting against the Shu rebels in Nanyang, and urgently needs reinforcements. How can you avoid the rain without breaking down the city?"

"Come here, drag Zhang Jing down and behead him. Order the whole army to prepare for battle and break through the city quickly. After breaking the city, all the troops can slaughter him."

Massacres of cities were not uncommon among Cao Wei.Sima Yi's massacre of the city today is to encourage the soldiers who set off to attack Xiangping City quickly, and the soldiers may gain a lot of wealth after massacring the city and vent their dissatisfaction with the expedition.

As far as Sima Yi is concerned, it is to stabilize the morale of the army that has been weakened by the heavy rain.At the same time, if the city is massacred, it will help the Great Wei to reduce risks and facilitate the control of Liaodong.After all, Liaodong is too far away from the Central Plains, and after breaking the city, he must immediately return to the Central Plains.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)