Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 531

Two flowers bloomed, one for each branch. When Wang Hou was playing "full flavor" in Xiangping City in the far north, Cao Cao also entered the peak moment of his life on the banks of the Yangtze River.

It is not as exaggerated as the 80 Cao Jun in the Romance, but there are 20 troops in Qingzhou, more than [-] Yuans who surrendered in Jizhou, and [-] from Yanzhou's own old troops, plus Cai Mao and Zhang Yun who surrendered in Jingzhou. [-] troops.

Including the folks who transport the food and pay behind the scenes, there are indeed hundreds of thousands.

In fact, Wang Hou has always had a question. The Southern Song Dynasty was quickly destroyed after being defeated by Mongols in the Battle of Xiangyang. Before the Battle of Chibi, since President Cao had already captured Fancheng in Xiangyang, why didn’t he send troops to the south of the Yangtze River by land? In the decisive battle with Sun Liu, you have to confront Sun Liu in Wulin, north of the Yangtze River. With the navy against the navy, how short can you defeat the enemy's strength?
But if this time he continues to lead the logistics with the army, he can know the general idea!
The largest and most convenient mode of transportation in this era is still water transportation. When Cao Cao got Xiangyang, the main supplies came from Liu Biao’s savings for many years in Xiangyang. The northern army did cross the Yangtze River, but this Yangtze River is a tributary of the Yangtze River, the Hanshui River, and the main trunk of the Yangtze River. The road has to go south for another one or two hundred kilometers.

And at this time, Cao Jun's main target was still Liu Huangshu, so he divided his troops into two groups. He led the army to chase the south of the Han River, but he was still north of the Yangtze River. Cai Mao, Wen Pin and Yu Jin Cao Ren led the main force of the navy Marching eastward directly along the Han River, the two roads converged aggressively towards Liu Bei's last stronghold, which is also Jiangxia, where the Han River and the Yangtze River meet.

But at this time, an unexpected change happened. Brother Zhuge went east to Sun Wu and persuaded Sun Quan and Liu Bei to join forces. Zhou Yu sent troops from Chaisang to go upstream. The main force of Cao's army, facing the interception of Sun Wu's army, Cao Jun was stuck in Wulin.

And the second reason why Cao Cao failed in history was because the Battle of Jingzhou went so smoothly!Now he has an army of 10,000+ in his hands, and the Sun Liu coalition army on the opposite side is only [-], which gives Cao Cao the illusion that he can still win easily.

Moreover, if the Sun-Liu coalition forces were annihilated in Chibi, then the south would be captured in one go. He could go eastward along the Yangtze River and take Wujun, and he would no longer have to fight annoying guerrillas with Sun Quan in the densely populated river network and water fork in the south of the Yangtze River. For Cao Cao, who is already in his fifties and eager to unify the world, and change the dynasty with this glory, it is really a fatal temptation.

In the early morning, for a distance of three or four miles, a layer of river mist filled the spacious Yangtze River. Pieces of buildings and boats were locked together to form a water fortress, like a city on the river, darting southward. Here, Wang Hou should probably be proud, because even though he was fighting like this, Cao Cao still had a set of bone china tea set in his hand, holding a white blue and white teacup painted with plum blossoms in his hand, while sipping tea, he He also looked at the Yangtze River with a telescope.

"Prime Minister! General Cao Ren led the navy to Daze between Xiakou and Wulin, but was intercepted by the Wu navy, and they apologized to the prime minister for failing to meet as scheduled!"

"The truth is known! Go down!"

There is a turning point between Xiakou and Wulin. Cao Ren and the others are leading the main navy of the Cao army. Zhou Yu naturally does not want him to join him!Cao Jun would have to spend a lot of time trying to pass through this narrow shape.

However, Cao Cao is still not worried at all, because in Cao Ren's army, there are not only the Jingzhou Navy, which is comparable to the Jiangnan Navy, but also the Qingzhou Navy, which can be regarded as his main force. I don't believe that a little Zhou Yu can stop these two elites.

It was really a coincidence that the messengers had just been dispatched, and in the vast and foggy south of the Yangtze River, bursts of rapid battle drums suddenly sounded fiercely. Suddenly, the Soochow boats were full of sergeants. In the sound of rushing water, they approached Cao Jun's water village, less than a hundred meters outside the water village, and began to line up, attracting Cao Jun's soldiers to rush to the deck at the edge of the water village.

Sometimes the binoculars didn't work well. Wu was too dense, and thermal imaging was impossible these days. With squinted eyes, Mr. Cao could only see densely packed Wu Jun standing on the black-topped boat and clamoring provocatively.

"Prime Minister, the people of Wu are so arrogant, the last general is willing to lead the navy to fight, and teach these rude people a lesson for the Prime Minister!"

The Jingzhou navy had no shortage of men. Watching this scene, Liu Biao's captain of the Yangtze River navy, Feng Kai, jumped out angrily, and took the lead in clasping his fists to challenge.

But holding the binoculars, he couldn't see clearly and looked around, but Cao Cao shook his head solemnly.

"Wu people are proficient in water warfare, and now the Yangtze River is covered with fog. I don't know if there are ambushes behind the fog! Just repel them with random arrows, and there is no need to take risks!"

"The last will obey!"

As expected of a well-trained northern army, military boots stepped on the deck and made nice and orderly crackling footsteps. In a short time, the dense crowd of archers had already rushed to the edge of the deck. Wang Hou was proud again. Cao Jun at this time The archers were all equipped with Rizhao pulley bows. With the creaking of the pulleys, the heavy steel bows were pulled apart neatly, and then with the crackling sound, clusters of arrows rained down all over the sky.

But at this time, facing the overwhelming arrow rain, under the thick black canopy and under a single lamp, there were two people drinking Jiangnan sake elegantly.

Looking at the scarecrow at the bow of the boat was covered with a layer of thick arrows, and the weight of the heavy arrows made the boat tilt to one side, full of surprise, Lu Su couldn't help but wryly smiled and cupped his fists.

"Mr. has a clever plan, so easy to collect so many arrows from Cao Cheng, I admire it!"

"Use the prime minister's arrow to shoot back at these northern captives. If the prime minister finds out, what a wonderful expression it will be!"

But this time, Brother Zhuge is not as handsome and easygoing as in the TV series, on the contrary, he was a little restless. After taking a sip, he couldn't help but mention it again.

"Zijing! Now Marquis Wu and my lord are both hurt and prosperous! Three years ago, what happened in the battle of Wu County? Can't you talk to someone?"

"Mr. Kong Ming, it's not that I can't, but that Su really doesn't know! During that battle, Su served Wuhou in Jianye, and he saw captives riding freely outside the city. On the Yangtze River, those who challenged the northern captives were all the governors of Zhou Yu! The governor didn't say much when he returned to the court."

"But Mr. Kong Ming, don't worry, even Chen Yuanlong in Guangling is nothing more than that, he is still being supervised by the general..."

Boom!

"what sound!"

Lu Su hadn't finished his bragging when there was a thunderbolt from the fog, and then under his inconceivable gaze, the flat boat with one side full of arrows jumped out of the boat right in front of his awning. The center snapped off.

The splashed sawdust pierced Wu Jun's face and body while shaking the bow, and his flesh and blood fell into the water. Then, amidst the screams of the Wu people, the whole boat straightened up like the Titanic, and the gurgling sank into the water.

"What the hell is this? Sorcery?"

Brother Zhuge also stood up abruptly. In his ears, after the thunderbolt, there were waves of whistling and heavy sounds, which were completely different from the sound of arrows flying, and came again densely.

crackling~

(End of this chapter)