I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 197 Let It Go

Cao Ren's army, far away in the Geely area of ​​Hanoi, was collecting ships while waiting for orders, and was ready to forcibly cross the Yellow River at any time.

The [-] warrior cavalry led by Pei Yuanshao stared at Cao Ren's army from a distance. If you still attacked, I would retreat, like a spring, and always kept a certain distance from the enemy. Luckily, Cao Ren gave up and eliminated them. the enemy's plan.

But in order to avoid being attacked by the enemy, Cao Ren dispatched [-] cavalry to closely monitor this group of enemies and block them, so that it was indeed much quieter.

However, Cao Ren's work of collecting ships was not smooth. As early as when Cao Jun arrived in Hanoi, Zhao Yun ordered all the ships along the Yellow River to be confiscated, and no ships were allowed to be hidden without permission, and most of the ships were diverted to Mengjin on the other side Hiding around is to avoid the situation like today.

It should be said that Zhao Yun had the foresight.

Therefore, Cao Ren failed to collect a few decent boats for a few days, which made him very anxious. If he couldn't even find a boat, how would he get to the other side, let alone surprise Luoyang? , but in the end because of a chess mistake, he made a big oolong, wouldn't he be reduced to a laughing stock.

Anxious Cao Ren paced back and forth in the big tent, fidgeting, frowning and thinking hard about countermeasures. For Cao Ren's army, time is life, and there will be unpredictable dangers at a later date.

In stark contrast to Cao Ren was Sima Yi with a calm face. Not only was he not in a hurry, but he looked at Cao Ren with a smile on his face.

Cao Ren asked with some displeasure: "Why is Zhongda laughing? Right now, our army has tens of thousands of soldiers. We have gone deep alone and raided Luoyang. We haven't found a few ships yet. Are you not in a hurry? You still have the mood to laugh, hum !"

Sima Yi still said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, general, I guarantee that within three days, there will be a hundred large ships appearing in front of the general, and the general's important affairs will definitely not be delayed."

Cao Ren was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said excitedly: "Oh, why did I forget Zhongda? The Sima family is deeply rooted in Hanoi. It is not easy to recruit a hundred or ten boats. It seems that this time, the lord let you go with me. It is really foresight. ,Ha ha."

Cao Ren is more and more appreciative of this young man, he is calm and experienced, he is a talent worthy of training.

Without this worry, the big stone that was weighing on Cao Ren's heart finally fell to the ground, and it is naturally very relaxed now.

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The next day, Cao Ren received Cao Cao's order.

"Zhongda, my lord has sent an order for our army to cross the Yellow River as soon as possible and go straight to Luoyang. After arriving, we will immediately attack the city and storm Luoyang." Cao Ren said excitedly.

"Well..., since that's the case, it's not too late for me to do the military, and I will forcefully cross the Yellow River when the boats arrive." Sima Yi still said calmly.

However, Sima Yi was not as optimistic and excited as Cao Ren. He already understood Cao Cao's intentions. Cao Cao wanted to give it a go and fight Li Shimin to the death.

And myself and this army are now like pawns crossing a river, they can only advance but not retreat, the road ahead is rough, even in danger.

Although it is a pawn, it is almost the same as a dead man. Once he crosses the Yellow River, he really has no way out. If he can't kill a bloody way, then there is only one way to die.

Now it seems that the outcome is unpredictable.

Sima Yi was hesitating whether to go all the way with Cao Cao. He is not a person who likes to gamble.

"It's better to arrange a retreat in advance. If things fail, I'd better take Cao Ren and run away together." Sima Yi thought secretly.

Otherwise, Sima Yi was old and cunning, he was thoughtful when he was young, and he was stable in the old city.

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Three days later, a huge fleet suddenly appeared on the Yellow River. Naturally, it was secretly collected by the Sima family. The old master of Sima was willing to use it all to support Cao Ren. It seems that he is determined to participate in the struggle between Cao and Li. up.

Originally, Sima's family was running the shipping business from Hanoi to Sili. They sold some rare items in Luoyang on weekdays, and resold some grain, salt and iron. They also made a lot of money, so they held a huge fleet.

At that time, the county magistrate of Wen County was a follower of the Sima family, so instead of confiscating their fleet, they helped hide it from Zhao Yun's search.

Looking at the sudden fleet from a distance, Pei Yuanshao secretly yelled that it was not good. Originally, under Zhao Yun's strong order, almost all the ships in Hanoi were confiscated, just to prevent Cao Jun from snatching them.

It was precisely because Zhao Yundi proposed the arrangement that Pei Yuanshao dared to lead an army of [-] to follow. Zhao Yun imagined that it would be difficult for Cao Ren to recruit ships in a short period of time, and crossing the river would not be so easy.After destroying Yuan Shao by himself, he can lead his army to dare to come over and wipe out this group of enemies.

Knowing the importance of the matter, Pei Yuanshao immediately ordered: "Immediately report this situation to General Zhao Yun and my lord. With so many ships, the enemy may soon cross the river." Pei Yuanshao immediately ordered.

"By the way, let's have someone investigate right away. Who sent so many ships to Cao's army? If we find out, I will never let him go, hum!" Pei Yuanshao said angrily.

Now he also wants to understand, I am afraid that only someone secretly concealed the ship and sent it to Cao Jun.

"Soldiers, the time has come to serve our lord. This time Cao Jun will never be allowed to cross the Yellow River so easily, unless he steps on me, Pei Yuanshao." Pei Yuanshao said decisively.

"No! Swear to serve the Lord to the death." Everyone shouted.

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After the Sima family sent the ship, Cao Ren decided to act immediately, worried that there would be more accidents in the long night and dreams, so he simply made preparations the next day and rushed to Mengjin.

In fact, not all places above the Yellow River can be used as suitable ferry crossings. Many places have steep terrain and cannot cross the river at all. For example, in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the flow is fast and the Yellow River is very winding.

The Yellow River is surging, and Jili County is located at the confluence of the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River. The Yellow River rushes out of the Taihang Mountain Canyon at once, and the flow speed is extremely fast. However, when it reaches Jili County, the terrain is flat, and the Yellow River suddenly widens. Naturally it slowed down.

That's why Cao Ren must go to Jili. This is a natural ferry, and it's just north of Luoyang, and it's very close to Luoyang.

What's even better is that south of the ferry in the Jili area, that is, on the south bank of the Yellow River, there is another ferry, Mengjin, which is also a good ferry.

Cao Ren's army could just embark on a boat from the upper reaches of Mengjin, the Geely area, and then go down the river, drifting to Mengjin without any effort, so that the risk of crossing the river was minimized.

(End of this chapter)