Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 714
Some people may have such doubts: Why didn't Cao Cao attack Jiangdong by land from Changsha, instead of choosing to go from Jiangbei to Chibi, and then fight the Jiangdong army by water?

In fact, this problem still cannot be circumvented by the special terrain of Jingzhou, that is, the unique vertical and horizontal closed water network in the south of the Yangtze River.

If Cao Cao wanted to cross the river, he could actually cross the Yangtze River from Jiangling City to the south of the Yangtze River at any time.

And south of the Yangtze River are the four counties of Jingnan, which are now under the control of Cao Cao.

But the question is, what effect can just crossing the Yangtze River play?

Jingzhou's water network is densely covered. Even if they cross the Yangtze River and want to attack Jiangdong eastward, the army still needs to cross the Xiangshui River again.Therefore, it is inevitable that Cao Jun will have to fight Jiangdong Navy.

But the most important point is that even if Cao Cao's army can cross the Xiang River and the Yangtze River, what about their food supply?
When a large army fights, food, grass and supplies are the most important.

Once the Jiangdong navy cut off Cao Jun's food road from the waterway, even if Cao Cao really had a million troops, it would be nothing more than sending heads to Sun Quan and Zhou Yu for nothing.

Even Cao Cao now has Lu Yan and his Han navy.

But Lu Yan's navy is all large warships, and those small and dense water networks are not suitable for large ships to enter at all.If they send small boats to fight, they may not be the opponents of Jiangdong Navy at all.

If Cao Cao really attacked Jiangdong from Jingnan, once the Jiangdong navy intercepted him, his fate would not be much better than in history.
It is precisely because of these considerations that whether it is Cao Cao in history or Boss Cao at this time, they will choose to march from the long version on the north bank of the Yangtze River.Another point is that Cao Cao understands that Jiangdong's confidence and capital are these sailors.

If Cao Cao defeated or eliminated the Soochow navy in the Yangtze River water battle, then the Yangtze River would not be a natural danger, and Cao Cao would have the power to control the water.Once Cao Jun has the right to control the water, Jiangdong's demise is only a matter of time.

The army led by Cai Hao and Zhang Yun has set up a water village in Chibi, and this will be the best place for Cao Jun to cross the river.

At this moment, Cao Cao is leading an army of 20 land troops to advance towards Chibi and Xiakou; the [-] Jingzhou navy by water is commanded by Cai Mao, and the [-] Han navy is commanded by Lu Yan.

Water and land advance side by side, although Cao Jun's speed is not fast, but the momentum is very grand.

Cao Cao has made up his mind to completely wipe out Sun Quan and flatten Jiangdong, and he must complete all his achievements in one battle, so he is very cautious along the way.

However, although precautions have been taken in advance for various situations,

But when the army marched more than halfway, something unexpected happened to Cao Cao.

The day before yesterday, a general under his command came to report that one of his soldiers was suffering from the disease and was vomiting and diarrhea, looking very painful.

However, Cao Cao didn't take it seriously at that time. How could he have imagined that it was just over a day later that this kind of disease similar to plague and dysentery began to appear in all the battalions of the army.

There was a mass epidemic among the soldiers in the army. The first thing Cao Cao thought of was that the soldiers were not acclimatized and contracted the plague!
In this era when even a cold can easily kill a person, the plague is a terrifying existence that everyone turns pale upon hearing it.

Plague in the army is no small matter.
Once the soldiers started to have diarrhea, not to mention the delay in marching, if they really wanted to go to the battlefield and start fighting, they would already be paralyzed from diarrhea. How could they still have the strength to fight?

When Cao Cao saw this, he quickly ordered the military doctors to step up diagnosis and treatment. At the same time, he sent people to Xuchang to consult the genius doctor Hua Tuo to see if he had any way to alleviate the diseases of the soldiers.

At the same time, Cao Cao remembered Lu Yan's diary about his disastrous defeat at Chibi, and suddenly said in his heart: "I am afraid that the plague in the army will greatly reduce the combat power of the soldiers. Is that one of the important reasons why I was defeated at Chibi?"

Thinking of this, Cao Cao became a little anxious. In this urgency, the headache he hadn't had for a long time actually happened again.

Under the unbearable headache, Cao Cao could only lie down in the carriage. Fortunately, Cao Jun now has a doctor accompanying the army, and Cao Cao received treatment immediately.

Knowing that Cao Cao had a sudden headache, Xun You and Jia Xu rushed over on horseback.

Xun You asked with concern: "Prime Minister, how do you feel now?"

Cao Cao was resting with his eyes closed when he suddenly heard Xun You's concerned voice outside the carriage.

He slowly opened his eyes, opened the curtain, and replied with a forced smile, "I'm fine, but what happened to the soldiers who were infected with the disease?"

After hearing Cao Cao's question, Jia Xu said worriedly: "The number of people infected is still increasing."

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Didn't the military doctor distribute the decoction?"

"The soldiers drank it, but it didn't seem to work." Xun You arrived helplessly.

"Is the old genius doctor Hua here?"

"Not yet, I'm afraid it will take four or five days at the earliest."

Cao Cao sighed when he heard the words, "Pass it on, let the soldiers persevere, and when the old doctor Hua comes, the epidemic will definitely be brought under control."

"Here!" Xun You bowed his hands and accepted the order.

Then, Cao Cao said: "I think it's better to send some people to urge Hua Tuo."

"Here!" Jia Xu led the order, and then sent some cavalry to Xuchang to invite Hua Tuo.

On the other side, Lu Yan's navy finally came to Wulin.

But he was not in a hurry to go to Chibi to join Cai Mao, but instead ordered people to patrol this section to prevent the Jiangdong Navy from going around here and attacking Cao Cao's troops on land from the side and rear.

After the Jingzhou navy arrived at Chibi and set up camp, the [-] navy sent by Jiangdong, led by Lu Meng and Jiang Qin, finally arrived from Chaisang.

The weather was not very good that day, and there was a lot of fog on the river.

Although the navy led by Cai Mao has seven or eight hundred warships, they are basically small warships, and only a few large ships can barely support the scene.

Although Lu Meng and Jiang Qin's sailors were all small boats, they were very familiar with the waters here.

Hearing that a soldier came to report that there were Jiangdong warships on the river, and there was heavy fog on the river now, Cai Mao did not dare to send troops easily, so he ordered the soldiers to shoot arrows into the river.

The navy led by Lu Meng is quietly approaching the Jingzhou water village on the north bank of Chibi.
Unexpectedly, the whereabouts of himself and others were discovered by Cao Jun.

But the Jingzhou navy didn't go to battle, but made people shoot arrows at their fleet on the shore.
Arrows rained continuously on the hull of Lu Meng's fleet, and the hull tilted slightly due to the heavy weight on one side.

With an idea, Lu Meng ordered people to turn the boat around, and then ordered them to beat drums and shouted, which indeed attracted another rain of arrows.

After the other side of the ship was almost full of arrows, Lu Meng ordered the fleet to return.

After returning, Lu Meng laughed loudly and said:

"The Jingzhou navy is still the group of cowards. Not only did we find out their reality, but we also brought back nearly [-] arrows by the way. They are really god-like opponents!"

Jiang Qin also laughed and echoed: "General Lu responds to the situation, and the command is determined. He already has the demeanor of a great governor! Hahaha!"

"Where is!"

(End of this chapter)