Follow General Cao to mix the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 545 The Era of Poisoners

The preparation lasted for a year, and the army of five states mobilized hundreds of thousands of civilians to dig ponds and build ships to train the water army. As a result, it was completely destroyed in just one night. There were sixty sea ships in Qingzhou, hundreds of ships of various colors, and ships of all sizes. Thousands of ships, including the Xiangyang Navy ships that Liu Biao had accumulated for many years, were also burned to ashes in a fire in Wulin.

In terms of the source of troops, even the plague died, burned to death, captured, and disappeared in the assault. Only the army, more than 20 of the [-] troops went. The loss, I am afraid, is also difficult to count.

Most importantly, Cao Cao's ambition to rule the world was also wiped out with this fire!
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Huarong County, Jingzhou, Taiping Bridge!
Historically, Guan Yu jumped out of here suddenly, which frightened Mr. Cao, but the real situation is that Zhuge Liang is not so godly at all, and there is only a big swamp that stops Cao Cao from withdrawing his army to the north!In the Han Dynasty, there were still large lakes near Jingzhou that did not dry up, and this place was a swamp wetland formed after the lake water receded after the flooding period.

When Cao Cao came in, he seemed to be fighting with his junior brother Marsh. In the battle of Liaodong, it was also this big swamp that hindered him.

In the muddy swamp, the horse's hooves were trampled and sunk, and the heavy infantry couldn't reach the calf with one foot. However, it was so muddy and difficult to walk, but tens of thousands of Cao soldiers flopped in the swamp, cutting with knives exhausted. Dried reeds and shrubs and weeds growing in the swamp paved the way for the army.

They were indeed exhausted. Those who were selected to work were all soldiers who were infected or injured in the army, or simply weak soldiers. In the devastating Chibi War, the survivors who barely escaped were physically weak. Working in the bitterly cold and muddy swamp was even worse for them. After working for more than half an hour, the army drawn in horizontal rows was able to lay a passage less than one meter wide.

But at this time, the sound of a horse honking suddenly sounded from behind, and a dozen or so Hongling galloped over panting from the cavalry, yelling at Cao Jun in horror all the way to warn him.

"The pursuers have arrived! The pursuers have arrived!"

In fact, in terms of military strength, Zhou Yu's Wu army is only 1, and Liu Bei has more than 3 remnants and defeated generals. The Cao army here has [-] to [-], and there are only [-] cavalry left. If you dare to catch up, come and eat him as much as you want!

However, just after a big defeat, the morale of the exhausted Cao army almost dropped to zero. Both cavalry and infantry became frightened birds. Hearing the warning from the rear army, the former general Zhang Yun straddled his horse and ran, leading the Hebei cavalry under his command. No matter what, he plunged into the muddy swamp that was only half paved.

What's more, instead of avoiding the weak soldiers of Cao Jun, his troops stepped on them directly. The weak soldiers who had already been exhausted from illness, escape and work could not even run away, just trampled on them in rows After entering the muddy swamp, after Zhang He's three thousand cavalrymen crossed the Huarong swamp, the tens of thousands of weak soldiers were trampled to death as many as six or seven thousand.

And what is left to those survivors is not the rest of their lives. With this leader, Cao Jun's various units, who were flying separately in the face of disaster, also hardened their hearts, and followed Zhang He's cavalry's rear team, trampling on these corpses of their own robes to the north They retreated, densely packed with one foot after another, and those who fell in the swamp and were not dead were stepped in and drowned.

"Prime Minister! Prime Minister! Little Xiahou Yu! Prime Minister, help! Help! When Cao Cao himself led his bodyguards to trample across the swamp, a shrill scream for help suddenly sounded beside him, and he was half buried in the swamp. The little principal wearing a helmet was full of panic and crying, reaching out to him for help.

The surname Xiahou, who also knew Cao Cao, was not a descendant of Xiahou's family in Qiao County, but he just gave him a cold look, and Cao Cao seemed not to have seen it, and continued to trot northward with the rein of his horse, and the poor little schoolboy Without calling a few times, a horse's hoof from behind, whether intentionally or unintentionally, slammed on his back, and his whole body was trampled into the swamp. After only a few bubbles appeared, the living person disappeared without a trace.

However, after the entire Cao army passed through the Huarong Swamp, the chasing troops from Sun Liu who were shouted and screamed never appeared.

After all, it was the southern army. Zhou Yu had 5 horses and less than [-] cavalry. Besides, the whole army attacked and fought hard all night.

However, during such a cruel march, Cao Jun was sick and weak and was almost eliminated by his own people!

Plague and typhoid were at least half of the reason for the failure of the entire war, if not all!I have been tortured by this tattoo for more than two months, and now I am still suffering a big defeat. If I bring the plague back to Jiangbei, Xiangyang, Nanjun, Xudu, and Yecheng!A typhus epidemic is caused, and the Cao regime, which was defeated, is in danger of collapsing. In the Central Plains, how many people will die of illness!

But to be able to be so decisive and harden his heart to deal such a cruel blow to his own people, only Cao Cao can do it!Even Jia Xu, a poisonous man, must be a little inferior!

In this cruel era, it is indeed the cruel people who can survive to the end!
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Beyond the Great Wall, Xiangping!
The siege of the city began in September, and the Battle of Xiangping, which was carried out almost simultaneously with the Battle of Chibi, also came to an end.

Although the wrong siege order was issued at the wrong time, the victory still belonged to the Liaodong Army. There is no way, Wang Houjun is too rich!

Take the injury as an example!Also received an arrow or a knife, the injury is not deep, this is the most common situation on the battlefield, the soldiers of the Liaodong Army were quickly dragged back to the field hospital in Ma'anshan, there is an eternal fire for some trauma medical treatment in the hospital The veteran went to take care of the treatment, and there was immediately high-grade alcohol distilled for disinfection, and then the wounded soldiers could lie on the warm kang wrapped in cotton gauze to recuperate well, and each meal was full of meat and eggs. God is another hero.

But Xiangping Army, then they will not be treated so well!If you get hit by an arrow or a knife, find a piece of rag to wrap up the wound. If you can move, you have to go to battle. If you can't move, find a corner alley and wait to die!In the cold Liaodong night, there can be hundreds or even thousands of wounded soldiers who freeze to death. Such a fierce battle reduces personnel, coupled with lack of supplies and exhaustion. His morale is still collapsing like an avalanche.

On the top of the wall, hundreds of soldiers from the Jinzhou Brigade had already killed them. They were sweating and fighting with the Xiangping defenders who were already thin from cold and starvation. The banner with the word Gongsun was cut down.

But Wang Hou, who was wearing a dog fur hat under the city, was not happy at all. Instead, he looked worriedly at the Jiangnan battle report sent back by Feige from the Military Statistics and Investigation Bureau.

History is repeating itself after all!

Although it was hard to accept, but he exhaled heavily, and Wang Hou's heart couldn't help but sink in the pain. After all, having a certain letter is more enjoyable than being unresolved!Holding the crumpled Brother Fei and passing the book for a few seconds, Wang Hou bared his teeth and started yelling again.

"Come on, bring that bastard Cao Zhang to me!"

(End of this chapter)