Three Kingdoms

The sun rose slowly, and its golden brilliance shone on the flags of Cao Jun's ships in the Han River.

Although the Jingzhou navy suffered heavy losses, it still had some foundation. With the remaining buildings and ships of the Cai family, it was possible to build a decent navy, so the problem was not too big. Anyway, all the Hussars are now land troops, and coupled with some other factors, Xiahou Dun and others dared to bring the navy troops close to the military base.

Xiahou Dun was sitting in the building boat with a large map spread out on the table.

Cai Hao was located on the lower side, sliding his hand on the map. "General, look..." Cai Hao pointed to the sign of Fancheng on the map and said, "This is Fancheng. If the cavalry comes at full speed, it can be reached in half a day." ..." Cai Mao glanced at Xiahoudun. Xiahoudun didn't show any expression, and he didn't seem to notice Cai Mao's intention.

"When the Hussars sent people to build this military fortress, they put a lot of thought into it..." Cai Mao had no choice but to continue, "It was built according to the mountain and divided into two layers, the inner and outer, like Japanese characters. Even if the outer layer was broken , there is still an inner layer to defend... It’s just that... to defend such a military fortress naturally requires a lot of manpower, and now there are only more than a thousand people here..."

"However, if we attack along the mountain road, we will inevitably suffer damage..." Cai Mao said, "We might as well use the waterway to bully the enemy, use buildings and ships to suppress the high points of the military base, and then send people to attack one wing, break it a little first, and disrupt its defense. If When he mobilizes soldiers, he will be injured by the arrows of the building and the ship. Naturally, he can kill many people... If he can't take care of both, he can advance by land and water and defeat them in one fell swoop! 』

After Cai Mao finished speaking, he looked up at Xiahou Dun again, then was silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "The only thing to worry about..."

Xiahou Dun said: "It's okay for De Gui to speak out." 』

"It's Fancheng's army, only half a day away. If..." Cai Hao glanced at Xiahou Dun secretly again and didn't finish his words, but his meaning was clear.

In fact, the military fortress is not a big problem. In other words, as long as there are sufficient troops and sufficient preparations, it is not very difficult to conquer the military fortress. However, the focus now is not on the military fortress, but on Fancheng.

Fancheng's hussars can reach the military fortress in half a day. Of course, Xiahou Dun can have the advantage on the water and can fight and leave whenever he wants. After all, the cavalrymen want to enter the water and have sex with ships, what kind of idiots are they? What can't be done is just on this land...

Can Cao's troops who came ashore defeat the hussars?

Cai Mao didn't have much confidence, but he couldn't say this in front of Xiahou Dun. Even if Xiahou Dun said that he could "speak frankly", it didn't mean that he could "speak frankly" about everything.

Xiahou Dun looked at the map quietly, seeming to be thinking about something.

The sound of water ripples, fine and long.

In the military fortress, Xu Yu and Liu Xiong were also standing on the wall of the military fortress, looking at the Han River.

Although Xu Yu and Liu Xiong are both school captains, strictly speaking, they command ranging from 1,200 to 2,400 people, but firstly, there are not so many soldiers and horses in the military fortress. Secondly, Xu Yu He and Liu Xiong were both miscellaneous captains, and their subordinates were not satisfied with the number, so the combined number of soldiers between the two of them was less than 1,500.

Xu Yu and Liu Xiong were both veterans who had been on the battlefield, so in the past two days, Cao's army had been traveling to and from Hanshui more frequently, which naturally attracted their attention.

Since receiving the news of the attack on Wancheng, Xu Huang retreated to Fancheng to be on the safe side due to the unknown situation. The military fortress has become the first line of resistance against Cao's army, and may be invaded by Cao's army at any time. With the current situation If Cao's army really attacks in large numbers, it would not be a big problem to support them for a few days, but if there are no reinforcements, it will be difficult to say if the time goes on.

"Captain Xu, this Cao Jun..." Liu Xiong said worriedly, "It looks like he is going to counterattack..."

"Not only here, but also in Wancheng..." Xu Yu shook his head and said, "This Cao Jun is simply crazy!" Can Wancheng be beaten? If Wancheng is really captured, might it be possible to imitate the tactics used by the Overlord of Western Chu to threaten the General Hussars? 』

"I heard that there don't seem to be many defenders in Wancheng!" "Liu Xiong said with some worry, "It is said that Huang Xiaowei and his two horses rushed to Wancheng to help. It should be too late..."

"It will definitely come in time!" ” Xu Yu said, reaching out and pointing, “But now, it’s time to worry about ourselves... Look! Cao Jun ships! 』

"Protruding (fuck panfuck)!" Liu Xiong shouted, "Cao Jun is attacking!" Blow the trumpet! Warning! Go to Fancheng to deliver a message, saying that Cao Jun is attacking the military base! 』

A low horn sounded from high above the military base, and the long, deep sound suddenly tore through the quiet sky above the military base. Immediately, the warning gong also sounded, and the soldiers emerged from the wooden sheds and tents one after another, and began to assemble nervously and orderly.

Cao Jun's warship seemed to be swaying, but in fact it was not slow. It quickly arrived in front of the military base, and then set up a formation. As the war drums also sounded on Cao Jun's warship, Cao Jun also took action. stand up……

"So urgent?" This is to attack as soon as they come up..." Xu Yu opened his eyes wide, staring at the approaching Cao Jun ships, and suddenly shouted loudly, "Raise your shield! 』

A black cloud suddenly floated from above Cao Jun's ship, and it seemed that you could hear the scream as the black cloud tore through the air!

Xu Yu's loud roar woke up many people.

The shield hand raised the shield involuntarily, and then heard the sound of bows and arrows being fired.

The soldiers without shields rolled and crawled to the inside of the shelter, reducing their exposed area. For a moment, it seemed that the soldiers in the military fortress were quick and agile in following orders, but in fact it was not entirely because of how powerful Commander Xu Yu and Liu Xiong were, but in the army, they were slow to move and did not respond to orders. Soldiers who stand stupidly despite danger are often eliminated first. Those who can survive after several battles are not stupid.

A huge rain of black and gray arrows roared in, and the long arrows were nailed to the wall of the village with a harsh sound of wind and thunder, nailed to the wooden shed, and shot through the curtain of the tent, making all kinds of terrifying sounds. The soul-stirring sounds of "swishing", "dong-dong" and "crackling".

Some arrows collided with each other in the air, resulting in insufficient range and landed in front of the wall. Some arrows flew to the other side because the range was too far. However, the arrows that accurately landed on the wall had huge power, let alone those. The unlucky guy even caused some shield soldiers to be hit by long arrows continuously, and their shields were knocked crooked by the force...

The wooden roof and wooden pillars of the village wall were covered with long arrows stuck diagonally on them in the blink of an eye, just like the gray-black mold in spring, and a large area grew in the blink of an eye!

Cai Mao stood at the forefront of the warship and was very satisfied with the shooting skills displayed by the Jingzhou navy. He loudly ordered the orderer standing behind him: "Pass the order!" Keep shooting! After ten rounds, switch to rockets! Three more rounds! 』

Xiahou Dun, who was slightly behind the line, also ordered several stern ships to rush to the shore, preparing to land and cooperate in the battle. There are some strong soldiers of Cao's army among them, but they can't help but look a little pale...

Many Cao soldiers are landlubbers. Although they have practiced a lot in the past few days, they are still a little uncomfortable with such real swordsmanship on the bed, uh, going in and out of the boat and up and down. Until they stand on the shore, these Cao soldiers The soldiers couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief and began to howl with vigor again.

Liu Xiong took advantage of a break in the rain of arrows to stick out his head and prepare to look outside. However, when he showed his small head, he was hit by an arrow that hit him and flew past his scalp. Liu Xiong was so frightened that he shrank his neck and did not dare to move anymore. However, he heard the shouts, running sounds, and the sound of heavy objects being banged by Cao Jun soldiers from outside...

"Cao's soldiers are digging for antlers!" Liu Xiong shouted loudly, "There are also iron chains blocking the river!" Archer! Come forward! 』

Immediately, more arrows struck again, and this time it was a rocket, like a fire crow, carrying black smoke across the sky, landing on the wall of the military fortress, and also landing on the military fortress. Among!

"Extinguishing! Pay attention to putting out fires! ” Xu Yu shouted.

Although the wooden sheds in the military fortress are covered with a layer of mud, there is no way to say how fireproof the tents are, so if it is ignited, it is really a troublesome thing. Therefore, on the side of the tent in the camp, there are There are often water tanks. If you are hit by a rocket, you can just unplug the rocket as soon as possible and put out the sparks. However, even so, there is often negligence, and some tents will still be ignited. of……

The sound of the drums became louder and louder than the last.

Cao's army was still advancing. Under the cover of bows and arrows, they had successfully pried off the antlers of the deer, and even got close to the iron chain held up by the military base to block the river. Clang sounds could be heard from time to time.

"Shoot, shoot!" Liu Xiong shouted loudly, taking advantage of Cao Jun's archers to enter a rest period, and quickly counterattacked and suppressed them.

The archers in the military fortress quickly stood up from behind the wall and began shooting at Cao Jun.

The shield held high by Cao Jun resisted the arrows shot from the military base while he moved forward vigorously.

Although occasionally Cao Jun was shot and fell down screaming, the rest of Cao Jun's soldiers did not mess up at all and continued to move. Some soldiers even just leaned slightly closer to their own shield soldiers, not at all. Not much attention is paid to it...

It's not that Cao Jun underestimated the bows and arrows in the military fortress, but because the shooting angle of the military fortress on the mountain is not good down the mountain. The archers need to lean out a lot to shoot down the mountain. At the same time, they can stand on the wall of the military fortress. There are not many positions on the ground, and Cao's army's attacking positions are scattered, including in the water, on the shore, and at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, the density and lethality of bows and arrows at the military base have naturally dropped a lot.

The main defense of the military fortress is from enemies attacking on land. After all, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds, so the military fortress is not very powerful against the water surface.

Although the archers on the military base shot down some of Cao's troops with powerful long arrows, they still had insufficient suppression in the face of scattered and moving targets of Cao's troops. After a while, when Cao's troops on the water launched a second round During the shooting suppression, many archers on the military base were also shot, and they had to give up the continuous suppression immediately and could only wait for the next shooting gap of the opponent...

Arrows in the air intertwined with each other, and amid the sound of war drums, soldiers from both sides gradually approached, and a fierce battle finally started on this piece of land again...

……（‵□′）╯ヽ（` Dis’）……

The place of Wumingwu Fort.

Liao Hua looked at Zhuge Liang who seemed a little worried and asked, "What is Kong Ming worried about?" 』

Zhuge Liang turned around, smiled and said, "Nothing..." After a while, he felt that his denial was somewhat deceiving Liao Hua, so he added, "I'm just worried about the war..."

Liao Hua said: "Didn't Kong Ming pay homage to the general of the Zhenjun army to express his feelings?" The general of the town army will make proper arrangements! 』

Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "I hope so." 』

"Um? "Liao Hua frowned and asked, "Kong Ming means..."

Zhuge Liang looked east, as if he was looking in the direction of Cao Jun, and also seemed to be looking at his own hometown...

Zhuge Liang's hometown is Langya.

Langya's original name is Langya, Lang means jade, and Yamen means jade-like ivory. The place name constructed from two characters representing beauty is enough to prove the original extraordinaryness of Langya.

Langya was first said to have existed when Jiang Ziya was entrusted to Qi. Eight gods were worshiped in Qi, including Langya, the Four Seasons Lord. Later, through the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Western Han Dynasty, and the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu even sealed his son to Langya and became the King of Langya, but now...

Zhuge Liang was born into a family of officials, but he did not have a wonderful childhood.

He lost his mother at the age of three and his father at the age of eight, and has lived with his uncle ever since.

Zhuge Liang actually didn't remember much about what happened when he was three years old. He only knew when he grew up that which year was the Yellow Turban Rebellion...

Langya's former wealth became Langya's sin. As beautiful as Langya was before, it was so miserable during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Zhuge Liang never asked his father how his mother died, because every time it was the anniversary of his mother's death, the young Zhuge Liang would always see his father sad and miserable.

Later, Zhuge Liang's father also died, perhaps because he missed him too much, or perhaps because of other reasons...

That year, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing.

Then...

"Cao Mengde..." Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Does Yuan Jian know... Cao Mengde invaded Xuzhou many times?" 』

Liao Hua was stunned and nodded slightly, "I know a little bit... Kong Ming's intention is..."

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and seemed to see some scenes he didn't want to see.

If we follow some public statements from later generations, Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou, in the final analysis, it was for the benefit of the people of Xuzhou, just like the so-and-so academy. The starting point was good, to prevent the people of Xuzhou from being used by the hypocrite Tao Qian and Liu Bei, but loving the people Cao Cao, who was like a son, hurriedly rushed but was still a step too late. This only shows that the consciousness of the people of Jingzhou is not high enough and they are not able to understand the profound meaning of Cao Cao's move...

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if we kill them... then, what, can a slap make a loud sound? Shouldn't we first examine our own mistakes? Why run? Why run away? If I don’t run away, will Cao Cao be angry? Wearing scantily clad clothes and running around are not deliberately inviting people to commit crimes, aren't they?

But in fact, there was only one real reason why Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou...

At that time, Cao Cao initially occupied Yanzhou and became another powerful local faction after Liu Yan of Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Yuan Shu of Yuzhou, and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.

Feiqian? At that time, no one paid attention to Fei Qian, and not many people even paid attention to Chang'an. These powerful local factions in Shandong are like poisonous insects spawned by the local factions of the Shandong gentry, biting and killing each other.

At that time, Yuan Shu saw that it was difficult to win against Liu Biao, and his general Sun Jian died unexpectedly, so he had to turn his attention elsewhere. In addition, Yuan Shu's ally Gongsun Zan suffered a setback in power, and Yuan Shao's power suddenly expanded, making Yuan Shu more and more uneasy. Because Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou, was expelled by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu changed the direction of the attack, took Jin Shang in, marched to Fengqiu County in Yuzhou, and combined with the remaining Yellow Turban troops from all walks of life, turned the attack to Yanzhou, which had just begun to show some improvement and had not yet established a foothold. Stable Cao Cao.

At the same time, Yuan Shu also contacted Tao Qian and wanted to march together to destroy Cao Cao with great momentum...

However, Cao Cao was not intimidated and fought Yuan Shu in Kuangting. As a result, Yuan Shu's army marched a long distance. The army was tired and there were no brave generals to boost morale. General generals were no match for those generals under Cao Cao. Therefore, under the fierce Cao army's repeated attacks Under the impact, Yuan Shu's army was defeated and fled. Then the remaining Yellow Turban troops in Heishan, Runan and other places saw that the momentum was wrong and ran faster than Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated, but Cao Cao refused to give up. Taking advantage of the power of victory, he surrounded Fengqiu County. Yuan Shu was afraid of being surrounded and captured by Cao Cao, so he abandoned his baggage and led the remaining troops to flee south of the city in embarrassment.

Normally, if this is the case, you can withdraw your troops, but Cao Cao did not. After seeing Yuan Shu escape, Cao Cao sent his troops to continue to pursue Yuan Shu's army frantically. In this way, Yuan Shu fled to Xiangyi County and before setting up camp, Cao Cao's army followed him! Yuan Shu had not yet organized his army, but when he saw that Cao Cao was coming again, there was no hope of victory in counterattack, and there was a shameful risk of being surrounded and captured in Xiangyi, so he continued to lead a small number of troops to flee south again...

Yuan Shu fled all the way, and Cao Cao chased him all the way. It was not that the hatred between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu was that high, but because Cao Cao knew that if Yuan Shu was not beaten thoroughly, Cao Cao himself would continue to suffer from the pain. Yu Yuan Shu’s threats and intrusions!

Cao Cao finally beat Yuan Shu to the ground, but did it mean that Cao Cao didn't pay any price?

Cao Cao himself is willing to pursue Yuan Shu, and the generals around Cao Cao, including the Cao family and the Xiahou family, should have no problem communicating with each other, but what about the other ordinary soldiers? How could these soldiers understand Cao Cao's grand goals and strategic intentions?

Simple, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward!

If Cao Cao has already established a stable foothold in Yanzhou, and has a lot of financial and material resources, and rewards, etc., naturally there will not be a big problem, but the problem is that Cao Cao has no money... At least in the process of chasing Yuan Shu, Cao Cao has no cash, so it must be Time and time again, he promised his ordinary soldiers that after the war, he would definitely, definitely, definitely get more rewards, big rewards, huge rewards!

And then I won...

Even though he won the battle, Cao Cao still had no money.

Even if there were some spoils in the process of chasing Yuan Shu, they had either been given away or consumed by eating and drinking. After Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou, he had to face a large number of empty promises and a large number of white slips promised before. Huabei bill...

As a result, Yuan Shao, the man standing behind Cao Cao, thought about it and refused to give it, or only gave it a little. Yuan Shao thought bitterly, numbly, originally he thought he just wanted a bag, but now he wants a baby! How can this be given?

Ever since, Cao Cao became anxious.

Naturally, the Yanzhou nobles would not give it. After all, who could live with such a big hole? Go to whoever made the promise!

Cao Cao had to fulfill his promise, otherwise he might mutiny in an instant and the whole thing would collapse!

So while Cao Cao started looking for trouble within Yanzhou, he also began to look for a way to shift the blame to the outside world. The closest one was naturally Yuzhou, but Yuzhou, because of the relationship between Xun Yu and others, Cao Cao blinked and turned. He turned his head towards Xuzhou, which is still relatively wealthy...

Later, there was the "Jieqian"... Guobaqilu, Juling, and Xiaqiu were all slaughtered, killing hundreds of thousands of men and women. There are no chickens or dogs left, and the Surabaya River will not flow..."

Only by allowing his soldiers to slaughter and plunder can he fill the huge gap promised before. It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao, who regained the support of his soldiers, was able to fight back with his soldiers when Yanzhou rebelled, and Won again!

Now, Cao Cao is almost faced with a dilemma similar to that of the past. If he cannot obtain supplies from Jingzhou, he will be unable to maintain the current situation. In order for the entire political group to continue to survive, Cao Cao will sit back and watch Jingzhou continue to be defeated by the cavalry generals. Draw blood, and then accept the remaining shriveled empty shell with a smile?

After listening to Zhuge Liang's analysis, Liao Hua's eyes widened, "This...so it is like this...but..."

"Huh..." Zhuge Liang sighed, looked in the direction of Xu County and said, "If the earthen jar is in good condition, it is natural to handle it with care, lest it break... But now this earthen jar has cracks and cracks everywhere, we can still expect Cao Mengde to do it." Why don't you cherish this earthen jar? As Ruomou expected, Cao Jun is now on the side! 』