Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 934

Guan Yu boarded the warship and commanded it personally, Jingzhou land and water troops continued to go up the Shuo River, and the Nanyang rangers on the other side accompanied the fleet.

Jingzhou soldiers and horses marched to the point where the river turned north, and Guan Yu suddenly ordered the warship to approach the opposite bank. Nanyang Rangers mistakenly thought that the opponent was going to land here, and flew to report the situation in the direction of Wancheng.

Guan Yu did land at the turning point, but it was only Lan Ji's youth battalion. When Cao Xiu led tens of thousands of main forces to the landing point, there was no sign of Jingzhou soldiers on the riverside.

"Where are the people from Guan Yu?" Cao Xiu looked at the empty river beach and asked.

"Uh, the scouts did see Guan Yu approaching the shore." Zhang He replied awkwardly.

Cao Xiu was noncommittal, and rode his horse for half a mile along the river bank, then returned to the front of the army and said solemnly: "Jingzhou soldiers have indeed landed, and there are dense horseshoe marks on the river bank, and the hoof marks gradually faded away half a mile away. It is a small number of cavalry."

"Why did Guan Yu send a small number of cavalry?" Cao Zhang stroked his yellow beard and said to himself.

"Come on, Guan Yu's warship is so fast, it must be heading north to Xi'e. This cavalry is used to intercept and kill scouts." Cao Xiu suddenly realized.

Zhang Yun nodded in agreement: "No wonder the general hasn't received any more information during this half hour."

"Why didn't Guan Yu follow the law of war and detour to Wancheng? He is going to attack Xi'e in the rear now? Are you afraid that we will cut off his food supply?" Cao Zhang looked puzzled.

"Guan Yu relied on the Jingzhou navy to sail unimpeded in the clear water. Can we cut off the food supply?" Cao Xiu's face was full of bitterness.

Cao Zhang frowned and snorted coldly: "There are nearly [-] troops stationed in Wancheng. One person can throw a stone to stop the water flow. The source of the water is Funiu Mountain. So what if Jingzhou's warships are powerful? I don't believe Guan Yu can drive the boat up the mountain. Then go directly to attack Luoyang."

"Ren Chengwang's words are reasonable." Zhang Yun agreed with Cao Zhang's point of view. Guan Yu's free-flowing tactics made it impossible for the Wei army to crack them. Now they can only smash the pots and smash them, deliberately blocking the water to prevent the ships from sailing. As for the river, it flooded the farmland , villages, are no longer within his consideration.

"That's good." Cao Xiu nodded, "On the north side of the city facing Feishui, only Xi'e and Zhixian are left. We can cut off the flow in many places and reduce the driving range of Guan Yu's warship. It will be a surefire way to win.”

"I'm afraid Guan Yu is old and confused. He doesn't pay attention to the art of war when he marches and fights. He might starve to death with an army of tens of thousands. Now it's just a mere thought. If His Majesty sent this king to sit in the town earlier, he wouldn't be so passive." See Cao Zhang He had a very good plan, and he smiled complacently.

A trace of disgust flashed in Cao Xiu's eyes. Zhang Yun saw the water next to him and suddenly thought of a possibility, so he quickly said, "Dear Sima, do you think there is a possibility that Guan Yu didn't go to fight Xi'e at all, but to fight The boat lay in the clear water, and then went to fetch Bowang City in the northeast of Xi'e."

Bowang is the grain road of Wancheng. The logistics supplies from the Central Plains will pass through Kunyang, Yexian, Duyang, Bowang, Xi'e and Nanyang. Guan Yu's detour is obviously out of grain.

During Guan Yu's advance to the north in the past two months, he emptied the granaries in the county towns around Nanyang. Even if Cao Xiu went to reoccupy them, he would not be able to get a grain of grain in the official granaries. But that's just a drop in the bucket.

The logistics of Nanyang mainly come from the Central Plains, and the other supply line is Runan in the southeast. However, there is a terrain restriction of Tongbai Mountain between the two places, which makes the distance of the entire grain road twice as far as that of the Central Plains. To be indirectly responsible for the supply of Xia Houshang's army.

Cao Xiu's scalp was numb from thinking, he looked at Zhang Yun and said, "General Zhang's inference is very likely. You take [-] soldiers to stop the flow of Feishui, and I will take the main force to the north immediately. I cannot let Guan Yu's treachery succeed."

"The final general guarantees to complete the task." Zhang He lowered his head and clasped his fists. He didn't have to face Guan Yu directly, so he would reduce Zhang Liao's risk. Cao Xiu's arrangement was exactly what he wanted.

Cao Xiu took out the battle map, pointed to a few points in the water and continued to explain: "The bends of the river are relatively narrow, and Junyi can stop the flow in these places. You don't have to completely block the river, as long as you can run aground the big ships. Just do it."

"Wei." Zhang He nodded.

"The scouts on the outskirts have been intercepted by Guan Yu. Da Sima has to pick some elites to investigate. We can't grasp the movements of Jingzhou soldiers and horses. We are very passive in combat." Cao Zhang reminded.

Cao Xiu replied flatly: "I will send tiger and leopard cavalry."

Guan Yu advanced quickly to the north, conquered Xi'e before Cao Xiu arrived, also emptied the grain in the official warehouse, and abandoned the city to fight elsewhere.

Cao Xiu guessed rightly. Guan Yu's real purpose was to win Bowang. He took Nanyang as a whole and arranged a larger strategic plan to attack reinforcements. In addition, he also allocated [-] troops to Meng Da to let the navy cooperate with him. Continue to take Zhixian County to the north, and plunder the food of Wei Bing as much as possible.

The main force of the Wei army arrived in Xi'e, and the city was desolate inside and outside. If Cao Xiu wanted to station here, he had to transport food from Wancheng in the opposite direction. He was so angry that he drew his sword and slashed at the city wall.

Cao Zhang didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. He looked at Xi'e City and sighed: "If I were Guan Yu, I should occupy the city and wait for work. It's really not worthwhile for him to mobilize so many troops just for a few warehouses of grain."

"Once Bowang loses, the entire Nanyang army will run out of food. We must arrange the army to cross the river as soon as possible, and we must quickly find Guan Yu for a decisive battle." Cao Xiu's face was serious.

"Great Sima is worrying too much. Guan Yu is not as good as us. His warship has to lead troops and food. How long can he last? I remember that Zhang Liao stored food in Wancheng for several months, and even if it wasted, Guan Yu died." This is a lone army." Cao Zhang didn't care.

"Guan Yu must have deep meaning in doing this." Cao Xiu shook his head lightly.

Just when Cao Xiu was thinking, his bodyguard rode his horse back and whispered something in his ear. Cao Xiu's face changed after hearing this, and he smiled bitterly: "It's not easy to cross the river now, the Jingzhou navy has already Patrol on the Fei River, once our army chooses a place to cross the river, these warships will definitely come to stop them, and the loss of the forced crossing is immeasurable."

"Then just wait slowly. Isn't Zhang Yun blocking from behind? Just wait until he gradually advances northward. When Guan Yu's soldiers start to starve, I want to see how hard they have to row the oars." The corner of Cao Zhang's mouth rose.

"The matter has come to this, I can only think this way." Cao Xiu nodded slightly, he always felt that Guan Yu was not so simple.

Bowang City was soon destroyed, and Jingzhou soldiers and horses were stationed in the city to resist the cold wind.

Drinking with the generals at night, Guan Yu stroked his beard and sighed: "20 years ago, at Bowangpo, 20 miles northeast of the city, Yuan Zhi led us to defeat Xiahou Dun, and almost captured the one-eyed man alive. It was a really proud battle. , was almost able to advance to Xudu, but unfortunately Liu Biao held back, who would have expected Guan to come back here after [-] years.”

(End of this chapter)