Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2035 Cao Jun is in the north, Sun's family is in the south

Hundreds of war horses were kicking along the river.On the side of the war horse, there are infantry, marching in an orderly manner under the flag of the Cao family.

Although the racecourses of the big Han are almost all under the control of General Hussars, which has caused many Shandong gentry to resent and spurn Fei Qian for driving up the price, but the physiological needs still have to accept the increasing The price of war horses.

As a result, around Xu County, there are often comments like "What is the price of horses back then", "Where are the horses good and cheap", etc., and some people even sum up some theories about horses, which means that only the good ones are in the hands of the merchant. , when to go to have fresh head soup to drink and the like.

But just like any scarce resource, it will be satisfied with the superstructure first. As an important role in the Cao family, Cao Hong naturally doesn't need to think about the so-called war horse. He wants to ride, so naturally he can satisfy him.

The horses stepped on the ground, and the soldiers walked in unison, stirring up dust and smoke. Looking down from a height, the arrow of this dust and smoke was pointing straight to Xiangyang along Bishui.

In the distance, there were some Wubao of the Jingzhou gentry. Naturally, there were some small figures on the Wubao. Watching the group of people pointing at Jingzhou, they could not help but show some panic.

At the intersection, there are cattle and sheep, dried meat, fodder and some wine sent by these Wubao people.

Just like money, laborers also have rules.

One cow, two sheep, and three carts of grain and grass are standard configurations.Dried meat and wine are extras and affection.

Cao Hong waved his hand to let the pawns accept him, and naturally he didn't make a deliberate turn to go to Wubao, but went straight forward.

This is also a rule.After accepting Lao Jun's things, he wouldn't go out of his way to harass him.Moreover, those Zhuanghes near Wubao are also in their mature stage. If Jingzhou is controlled in the future, these Zhuanghes will inevitably be part of the Cao family.

Do people have to follow the rules...

The great men all say that no matter black or white, it is good if you can catch mice, and among them, catching mice is the rule.If you don't follow the rules, you won't be accepted by black and white, or even the object of being eliminated by black and white.

As for the Cai family, this time, she was a little unruly.

Although it is not a bad thing for the Cao family to say that the Cai family is willing to take refuge in Cao Cao, Cao Hong thinks that people like Cai Mao cannot be reused or even trusted.Since Cai Mao can sell Liu Biao, it is naturally possible that he will sell Cao Cao in the future.

Jingzhou, the gateway to the Central Plains, may be somewhat exaggerated to say that it is fertile land for thousands of miles, but there are still hundreds of miles, and it is rich in waterways, and the three rivers gather. Under such circumstances, taking Jingzhou before the autumn harvest is naturally a very important and pressing matter.

Suddenly a scout rushed up ahead, shouting: "General, General!Cai's people are here! 』

Cao Hong straightened up slightly, and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Xuan Qi to see you!" 』

Strictly speaking, Cai Mao is not yet a retainer of the Cao family, so naturally it cannot be said that his rank is much lower than that of Cao Hong, but the word "Xuan" also indicates that Cao Hong is going to give Cai Mao a blow, lest this local snake in Jingzhou does not know what is good or bad. , Of course, this is also a temptation.

But when Cao Hong actually met Cai Mao, the original plan was broken.

Cai Mao's body was full of smoky marks, and a large piece of hair seemed to be scorched. The guards around him were also in general distress. Such a miserable appearance made Cao Hong feel a little bit helpless, and he couldn't help but froze for a moment. .

I didn't see the rumored Cai's building boat, there were many traces of fire on the boat, and some arrows were stuck in the side of the boat and were not cleared. Obviously, it went through a fierce battle and suffered a lot.

In this way, you can’t use your majesty, it’s like saying don’t be proud to a shameless guy, there are many people who are better than you, but if you say to a beggar that you must guard against arrogance and impetuosity ...

Cao Hong got off his horse and changed the original expression on his face to one of concern, "Ah, why is Degui looking like this?" 』

Cai Mao bowed his head and saluted, "I have seen General Zilian... Hey, this is really hard to describe..."

Cao Hong took Cai Mao's arm, "Come here, bring some water over, if there is any food, give some to Cai's children too..."

Cai Mao quickly thanked him, but the burnt area on his body and head still made him grin his teeth.Of course, Cai Hao would not say that he was plotted against by Liu Pan in the river, but that Liu Biao sent Gan Ning to attack Cai Zhou, and then lamented repeatedly...

Cao Hongba blinked a few times, and basically imagined that in order to rescue the Cai family in Caizhou, Cai Mao went in and out of the sea of ​​fire three times and fought hard, and then the crew of the ship was severely damaged. The perception improved slightly inadvertently, and he patted Cai Mao on the shoulder, "Degui... the dead are gone..."

Cai Hao hastily wiped away the tears that did not exist in the corner of his eyes, "What the general said is really..."

"Hmm..." Cao Hong rolled his eyes twice, and asked the question he was most concerned about, "What's going on in Jingzhou and Xiangyang City now?" 』

Cai Hao still looked sad, raised his eyes slightly to look at Cao Hong, and said, "In Fancheng, Xiangyang, there is Gan Xingba, and Wen Zhongye and Wen Zhongye are two generals, stationed in the north and south...Jiangling has been conquered, and the remnants of the Liu family retreated to Mai. City...' Cai Mao didn't know that Gan Ning and Wenpin were actually in Xiangyang at the moment, and Fancheng was just a military marquis Sima, and there were no generals stationed there.Because Liu Biao felt that it was inappropriate to let that one go to Fancheng.

"Liu Jingsheng is now..." Cao Hong asked, pinching his beard.

Cai Mao lowered his head, "I'm afraid...the time is running out..."

After another pause, Cai Mao added: "I heard that Liu Jingsheng needs to drink medicine every day, and put thick powder on every time he goes in and out... The servant said in private, his breath is like a scorpion..." Ancient Chinese people believed that when a person is about to die, the body will experience It emits a stench, so that in later generations, the five declines of heaven and man are mostly due to this kind of imagination.

Of course, in most cases in ancient China, there is nothing wrong with this point of view, and festering wounds are naturally stinky.Liu Biao used to have a back carbuncle, if Zhang Zhongjing was there, he could still use the golden saber method to drive away evil, but now that Zhang Zhongjing is gone, there is only one decoction prescription left, how can he persist for long?

Cao Hong nodded.

The Cai family is deeply rooted in Jingxiang, so buying a few of Liu Biao's servants and servants to deliver news is not particularly difficult, so what Cai Mao said should be true. As for the possibility of Cai Mao deliberately deceiving the Cao family, Cao Hong believes that Cai Mao is not As for being so stupid, taking your own life as a joke.

Cao Hong was concerned on the surface, but in fact he was obviously more concerned about Jingzhou, which made Cai Hao somewhat resentful and depressed, and he had nowhere to vent.Because the person Cai Mao is most angry with is actually himself.Along the way, Cai Mao found that he was actually not as powerful as he imagined, and even suffered a disadvantage in front of Liu Pan...

Once upon a time, when Cai Mao heard about Hussar General Fei Qian's deeds, he always felt that it was nothing more than that. He just didn't do it. If he really did it himself, he might have done better.Anyway, pointing the country, who wouldn't?
However, a fire on the river burned Cai Mao's building boat and also burned Cai Mao's pride.All kinds of emotions are mixed, at this moment, Cai Mao's heart is so complicated that he doesn't know what it feels like...

Cao Hong ignored so much, since Liu Biao was indeed ill and was dying soon, so if he didn't take this opportunity to win Jingzhou, could it be that he waited for Liu Biao to arrange everything before doing it?Nesting in the ravine, isn't he just waiting for this opportunity to catch him by surprise and bypass Xinye and go straight to Xiangyang?
"The ship..." Cao Hong asked, "How is the arrangement?" 』

Cai Mao replied, "Although there are no big boats, small boats are enough. They are all ready, just waiting for the general's order..."

Cao Hong laughed, "That's it... come here, pass the order!"cross the river!Enter Xiangyang! 』

Cai Mao's original plan was to bring the building boats here. On the one hand, it was because the building boats carried a lot of weight and it was easier to transfer and cross the river. On the other hand, he wanted to use the building boats to show Cai's strength, but now, Lou The boat was burned to pieces, and even after it was repaired, it would take a year or two, so Cai Mao simply brought a team of small boats here...

Anyway, it's just crossing the river, but a boat is also fine.

Liu Pan's slap on Cai Mao's face really caused Cai Mao some unspeakable pain.

Who is Liu Pan?It's just Liu Biao's dog!If they meet each other on weekdays, Liu Pan will obediently bow to Cai Mao.Cai Mao nodded when he was happy, and he didn't care if he didn't mind, but now, it was such an unremarkable thing before that turned Cai Mao's boat in the gutter.

Cai Mao is also a human being, and as a human being, he will have seven emotions and six desires. Cai Mao set up a bureau and put Liu Biao and so on in it. When he sees the so-called envoys, the court Sikong and so on, he will act as he imagined step by step after his own planning. It was more or less inflated, so naturally I wanted to use the building boat to prop up my own facade, so as not to lose face in front of Cao Hong...

The boat capsized, and so did my heart.

The boat is gone, and the arrogance is gone.

Now, Cai Mao's miserable appearance made Cao Hong lose his temper at all, and he wanted to comfort Cai Mao along the way, saying that if Cao Cao really took over Jingzhou, he would definitely use Cai Mao again.As for whether it can be realized in the future, it is not Cao Hong's business. Cao Hong only needs to take Xiangyang down!
"How to arrange in the city? ’ Cao Hong asked.

Cai Hao said: "A certain family has 300 people who are hiding in Hutou Mountain... If the general breaks through the Xiangyang North Camp, he can take advantage of the opportunity..."

Xiangyang City originally had the West Camp, but the West Camp was relatively small. Later, a large camp was re-established in the north of Xiangyang, called the Beida Camp, forming a corner with Xiangyang City in the south.

Moreover, Xiangyang City is surrounded by three rivers and separated by two mountains, which has also become the capital of Xiangyang City. Liu Biao believes that Xiangyang City will not fall, and Jingzhou will not change hands. This is also the confidence.

Hutou Mountain is the mountain in the east of Xiangyang City. It bends slightly to the east and then extends south. The Han River bypasses Hutou Mountain and descends.

"There are also some people in the city..." Cai Mao continued, "But not many, and..."

Cai Mao glanced at Cao Hong, Cao Hong nodded, expressing that he understood what Cai Mao meant.

There must be people in Xiangyang City who were arranged by Cai Mao earlier, but under the wartime, martial law must have been imposed in Xiangyang City, and interrogation may have already begun.Even if there is no problem found in the investigation, these hands can only be used once, which can be regarded as a trump card. Disposable items should naturally be used at the most critical moment.

Cao Hong laughed, "That's it, it depends on a certain method!"Break through the North Camp of Xiangyang City first! 』

Cai Mao glanced at Cao Hong, as if seeing his previous self, and lowered his head slightly.

Han water is surging.

On the head of Xiangyang city in the distance, small figures run back and forth like ants on a hot pot. Some people leaned out of the concave and convex towers of the city wall, as if they were counting the number of soldiers here, warning The sound of the golden gongs resounding chaotically can be heard even here.

The farmers in the fields in Fukuo, Xiangyang had long since left behind their farm tools and ran away without a trace. The suspension bridge over the moat of the city gate was raised high, and the gate of the city was closed tightly.

The one who caused such a big commotion in Xiangyang was naturally Cao Hong, a team that appeared suddenly.The main reason is that there was no warning at Xinye, and Cao Jun appeared directly in Xiangyang.

Liu Biao's deployment of men and horses in Xinye was originally intended to provide early warning when Cao Jun came, and perhaps also to delay some time, but he did not expect Cao Hong to circle the mountain with the cooperation of Cai's ships. After coming out, he rushed directly to the city of Xiangyang along Bishui.The original defense line of Xinye Fancheng, like that line of defense, looks very beautiful, and when it is bypassed, it will be Shabi.

Of course, Cao Hong was able to do this because of the cooperation of Cai Mao's navy.

Although it is impossible for the Cao Jun cavalry at the front to attack the city directly, their banners are clear, their helmets are bright, their blades are like forests, and their aggressive appearance is indeed impressive.

The cavalry of Cao Jun are basically based on the hussars. Although they are not armed to the teeth like the serious hussars, they are full of armor, long spears, horizontal knives, long bows and arrows. The raised flag was also fluttering in the wind, and the visual impact it brought to the people of Jingxiang was naturally far more than those usually seen in Wubao armed forces, as well as those so-called sectarian troops.

To put it simply, it was a breath of krypton gold rushing towards him, making the African Chief feel suffocated.

Gan Ning on the city wall snorted, his expression didn't change much, and he was able to brush off the dust on his clothes leisurely, muttering: "Finally here..."

After muttering, Gan Ning turned to look at Wen Pin, "General Wen, how are you?"It's finally here, what's the next step? 』

What does it mean to be counted?Wenpin's chest heaved and he couldn't speak for a while.After a while, Wen Pin said: "But listen to the envoy's order!" 』

Smoke and dust floating in the distance, it is obvious that the brigade followed up.

"Cao Jun is here!Cao Jun is here! 』

In May of the fourth year of Taixing.

Cao Hong, Cao Cao's vanguard general, came to Xiangyang.

...^(OO)^...

The inside and outside of Chaisang, which is close to Jiangxia, is heavily guarded. Inside and outside the city gate, all the traffic is urgent delivery, passing on the news ahead continuously, and then passing on the latest instructions.

The officials in charge of transshipment in Jiangdong gathered here at this time to register and distribute the materials gathered from various places, and then supported the various consumptions of Jiangdong soldiers going north to Jingzhou.Unlike Cao Cao's soldiers and horses who had Cai's cooperation, Sun Quan's Jiangdong soldiers all ate their own food, and Jingzhou people did not welcome Jiangdong people.

In other words, apart from Jiangdong people, there are not many places that welcome Jiangdong people.

Jiangdong's status is actually similar to Xiliang's.

Some aborigines in the later generations of the Demon City discriminated against outsiders, opened their mouths to country people, and shut up to country bumpkins. In fact, during the Han Dynasty, Jiangdong was full of country bumpkins.Nanyang is the hometown of emperors, and Jizhou is the place of the heyday of culture. In the eyes of these people, Jiangdong is a hammer. Uh, I have to apologize to the hammer, saying that Jiangdong is not as good as a hammer.

So now in Jiangdong, many people are paying attention to this battle with their own eyes and different purposes.

There have been rumors that the Sun family's idiot, no matter whether he is eating or sleeping, as soon as the latest military situation in Jingzhou arrives, he will check it immediately. He is more diligent than Duke Zhou, and it is said that he has secretly prepared He bought a ceremonial utensil or something, saying that after Liu Biao's head was taken away, he would immediately pay homage to Sun Jian and Sun Ce...

Of course there are things that go wrong, but under the fall of Jiangling, the forces that were originally involved in hindering Sun Quan naturally relaxed a little bit. All kinds of forces that are fighting openly and secretly are actually concerned about where this war will go.If Sun Quan can seize the entire Jingzhou in one fell swoop, and then have the possibility of aspiring to the world, it is impossible to say that even the party who hated Sun Quan will swallow those vicious words that have been hovering in his throat for a long time, put on a smiling face like a chrysanthemum, and act to cater to Sun Quan The beating with sticks also came willingly.

Of course, if it's the other way around...

All kinds of factors are mixed together, making the whole Jiangdong into a rare tranquility, and in Chaisang City, the Jiangdong soldiers headed by Zhou Yu are also conscientious and working at high speed, striving to expand and stabilize Jingzhou's victory.

Zhou Yu's move forward also represented Jiang Dong's seriousness.

The death of Sun Jian and Sun Ce was directly or indirectly related to Jingzhou, so as Zhou Yu, he also hoped to avenge Sun Jian, especially Sun Ce.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horseshoes, and another military relay from the ship galloped in. The passers-by hurriedly dodged and got out of the way in the middle.The cavalryman didn't stop at all, whizzing past like the wind, rolling up dust all over the sky, making passers-by on the street cough uncontrollably, and then spat.

Originally, the central streets of Chaisang were paved with stone slabs, but the problem is that the stone slabs are easy to damage the hooves of galloping horses. Yes, the craftsmanship of horseshoes has not been passed on to Jiangdong at this time. It has become a daily behavior to reduce all damage to the horse as much as possible.

Although it is said that the information is transmitted by water, it still has to go by land after landing. The cavalry who reported the letter rushed straight to Zhou Yu's temporary government office and got off their horses. Under the leadership of the guards, they arrived at the festival hall.
"Captain, Commander!Military emergency! 』

(End of this chapter)