Chapter 907
"My lord, I would like to lead the army." Sima Yi stood up.

"If Zhong Da goes, he will surely win a complete victory. However, after you leave, there will be no one to dispatch the army in central Shu, and I will ask you for advice from time to time." Cao Cao has already fully understood Sima Yi's strategy, and only Sima Yi can help him defend Yizhou.

If Sima Yi went to the front line, he would ask Sima Yi sooner or later, what should he do?
Sima Yi said: "There are still two gentlemen, Xun Yu and Xun You, who can assist the master in dispatching. The master does not need to worry."

"They're not as good as you."

Cao Cao was outspoken.

Xun Yu and Xun You are indeed not as good as Sima Yi.

It's just that their family relationship is very strong and involves a lot, and it is equally important to Cao Cao.

But in military affairs, Sima Yi is more important.

"If you don't go, who will guard Fucheng?"

Sima Yi asked.

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "General Man Chong, you can take on this important task."

Full of pets?

Sima Yi knew this person.

According to him, Man Chong is mediocre in civil and martial arts, and has no strategy to defend against the enemy, so he might not be Gan Ning's opponent.

Furthermore, Xu Ding followed.

The elite new army of tens of thousands is not something that any team can resist.

Even if Sima Yi goes there in person, there is no certainty of victory.

"what do you think?"

"I still want to lead the army to meet the enemy." Sima Yi insisted.

"You don't need to say any more. Compared with Fucheng, Chengdu is of course more important. I can rest assured that you stay in Chengdu." Cao Cao said.

"Ok."

Sima Yi said: "Since the lord has made a decision, I will not object any more."

"Yes." Cao Cao invited Man Chong.

Before that, Man Chong had always been a civil servant under Cao Cao's command.After Xu Chu's death, he served as the commander of the Tiger Guards, responsible for protecting Cao Cao's safety.

He never dreamed that it would be his turn to lead the troops to the battlefield and take on such an important task.

"Bo Ning, you are going to Fucheng now. There are [-] elites. I don't need you to destroy the enemy army, nor do I need you to defend Fucheng permanently. Just holding off the enemy army for a month is considered a great achievement. You have confidence ?” Cao Cao asked.

Only stick to it for a month.

This requirement is not high.

There are more than 2 elite elites, so it is not difficult to defend a strong city.

Man Chong plucked up his courage, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, don't worry, the general will definitely defend Fucheng!"

"it is good!"

Cao Cao stood up and said, "I will be in Chengdu, waiting for the news of your victory."

Fucheng.

Gan Ning led a regiment of troops to the outside of the city.

There are [-] troops stationed in the city. Although they are not many, they are capable of defending the city.

Gan Ning's regiment had less than 1000 people.

Against [-] enemy troops, the difference was more than ten times.

But Gan Ning didn't have any fear. He led his army and set up camp not far from the city, close to Fucheng.In this way, the enemy troops in Fucheng could not escape.

Such a short distance is also a big threat to Gan Ning.

If the enemy's combat power is slightly stronger, or if there are bombs or something, Gan Ning will be defeated.Unfortunately, the defenders in Fucheng had no bombs.

Originally, Cao Ren had seized hundreds of guns from Jingzhou, and he was still in Fucheng a few days ago, but now he has been transferred to Chengdu.

"General, when will we attack the city?" Jiang Qin, the navy general who accompanied Gan Ning, asked.

Gan Ning glanced at the tower in front of him and said, "Don't worry, wait for our soldiers to rest overnight, and then attack Fucheng at noon tomorrow. Even Cao's army has no ability to resist. Our army will surely win."

"That's..." Jiang Qin said with a smile: "Cao Cao's generals, what's so powerful, how can they compare with us?"

The next day.

Sunrise time.

Xu Ding was lying on a couch in the Chuanxiashui military camp, using the satellite detection system to check the battle in Fucheng.

On the city tower of Fucheng, there were hundreds of cauldrons, each of which was filled with kerosene.Next to it stood a soldier, holding a torch in his hand.

On the city tower, timber and Duanmu are piled up everywhere.

These kindlings.

Once they are all put down and the fire oil is ignited again, the situation will be very critical.

Xu Ding was somewhat regretful, why did Gan Ning lead the army to go, if he went in person, casualties would definitely be avoided.

Jia Xu, who was at the side, saw that Xu Ding's face was a little strange, so he asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?"

"How far is it from here to Fucheng?"

Xu Ding opened his eyes and asked eagerly.

Jia Xu didn't know why, but she still replied, "It will take about three hours by water."

"In other words, it will take half a day?"

"Yes."

Xu Ding sighed: "In that case, it will be too late."

"What?" Jia Xu still didn't understand what Xu Ding was talking about.

"go!"

Xu Ding didn't hesitate anymore, got out of bed and said: "Let's not wait for Gan Ning any longer, and order the three armies to march towards Fucheng immediately."

"Yes."

Jia Xu turned around to deliver the order.

Soon.
Thirty thousand troops, ready to go.

Xu Ding was so anxious that he rushed to Fucheng by boat first.

But
No matter how fast he was, he couldn't beat Gan Ning.

After Gan Ning had breakfast, he arrived at the base of the city, ready to attack the city.

He despised Cao Jun very much, especially after possessing artillery and firearms, he simply despised Cao Jun.He felt that no matter how many people came, he could block and eliminate them.

This kind of thinking directly caused him not to investigate the enemy's situation when he was facing the enemy.

They are about to attack the city, and they don't know that there is kerosene on the tower.

Xu Ding has been using the WeChat monitoring system to check, and seeing this situation, he became even more anxious.

"This Gan Ning..."

Xu Ding really regretted it, how could he send the navy to attack Fucheng? This decision was too thoughtless.

"Siege!"

Gan Ning prepared the ladder and ordered an attack across the board.

Immediately, there were two battalions of troops, carrying the ladder, and ran forward.

Behind them, there was an artillery platoon and a sharpshooter company, which provided cover for the troops ahead.

As long as the enemy rises from the tower, they will shoot, and the hit rate is extremely high.

Boom boom boom.
As soon as the siege battle started, the artillery fire flooded the tower.

At this time, an unexpected situation appeared.

Maybe Gan Ning was lucky.

Those shells hit the kerosene and ignited the kerosene.

There was an earth-shattering explosion on the tower.

All defenders suffered heavy losses at this moment.

Gan Ning was taken aback, as if he had just woken up, he hurriedly shouted: "Stop the siege!"

woo woo woo.
The horn of Mingjin spread throughout the battlefield.

All the soldiers who were about to attack the city stopped, as if hearing the sounds of nature.

"I see..." Gan Ning was startled by the fire and explosions on the tower, and then he came to his senses: "I was too careless to notice that the enemy army used fire oil to defend the city."

If it weren't for the first round of shells, which hit the kerosene, the brothers would all be burned to death by rushing over now.

Xu Ding breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene through the WeChat detection system.

"Fortunately, fortunately..." He had been worrying just now, whether Gan Ning's army would be burned to charcoal if they rushed over.Now that the enemy has exposed their strength, Gan Ning will definitely not attack the city again.

Sacrifice can also be avoided.

Huhu
Gan Ning was shocked into a cold sweat, and gradually calmed down, he said: "Send the order to withdraw the troops, and after the fire is extinguished, we will conquer Fucheng in one fell swoop."

"promise."

Under Gan Ning's command, all the troops retreated one mile.

A mile away is the Chinese army in Gan Ning's camp.

He waited in the camp for the fire to be extinguished.

After a few hours.

Xu Ding landed by boat and joined Gan Ning.

Gan Ning pleaded guilty and said: "The general was careless. I didn't expect the enemy to use kerosene to defend the city. It was really unexpected. If our artillery hadn't ignited the kerosene, our army would have suffered heavy casualties. The last general asked the lord to punish him. "

"You are indeed careless."

Xu Ding was very angry at first, but Gan Ning was arrogant and complacent, he was supercilious and almost fell into a desperate situation with the army.However, in the end, the army was not harmed, which is a blessing in misfortune.

"Seeing that the army has not been harmed, let's go around you once. In the future, you must keep in mind that no matter how strong or weak the enemy is, you must use [-]% of your strength. Don't you know that it takes all your strength for a lion to fight a rabbit?" Xu Dingdao.

"Remember, sir."

Gan Ning drooped his head and said.

The fire in Fucheng is burning bigger and bigger, and it cannot be controlled at all.

It was difficult for the soldiers and common people in the city to escape.

At the beginning, both Xu Ding and Gan Ning were very happy.Because the bigger the fire, the faster Cao's army will be defeated. After the fire is extinguished, they will be able to control Fucheng directly.

It's like picking up a city for nothing.

but
This fire has been burning for too long.

The number of soldiers and civilians who died less is countless.

You must know that these people may join the Chinese Empire in the future and become the main force of the third and fourth armies.Now being burned like this, most of them were killed or injured, which is also a loss for the Huaxia Empire.

a few hours later.

The follow-up [-] troops rushed to Fucheng.

Xu Ding ordered to surround Fucheng, and then sent several commandos to put out the fire and save people.

The more than 1 Cao troops in the city did not resist.

Seeing Xu Ding's army coming, they all abandoned their weapons and surrendered.

"Unexpectedly, more than a dozen pots of kerosene almost flooded the whole city, isn't that incredible?" Gan Ning said with a wry smile.

"Maybe Cao Jun is unlucky, but we are also unlucky," Xu Ding said.

"My lord..." Jiang Qin was completely dark and ran from a distance.

Gan Ning asked, "How's the situation inside?"

"The situation is very bad. The people and soldiers are all trapped in the school yard inside." Jiang Qin said.

"fine.."

Xu Ding said: "The school grounds are very empty and there are no flammable objects. They can hide there for a while. Let's hurry up and get water from the moat to put out the fire and rescue them."

"The last general is organizing troops, please wait a moment, Your Majesty."

"Well, let's go."

Jiang Qin returned again.

After half a day of hard work, the fire was finally extinguished.

The civilians and soldiers hiding in the school grounds were saved.

Xu Ding's words made them choose to surrender without hesitation.

After counting, there were more than 9000 Cao Jun soldiers, and more than 4 civilians were rescued, accounting for almost 40.00% of whom were young and strong.

This made Xu Ding very happy and surprised. There are so many young and strong people in such a small city. How many other places in Yizhou are there?

The soldiers of Cao Jun were surrendered, and Fucheng was successfully captured.

The promised [-] troops camped outside the city.

Only Gan Ning's troops entered Fucheng and took defensive measures.

Inside the city guard mansion.

The generals stand in two rows.

Xu Ding sat down and said: "The Battle of Fucheng reminded me. First, our weapons and equipment are more advanced than Cao Cao, and our military strength is stronger than him. However, this does not mean that we will definitely be able to To win. Therefore, when we fight Cao Jun, we must be careful and careful. We must not act rashly. Second, our ultimate goal of destroying Cao Cao is not to wipe out many troops, but to win people's hearts and use them for our own use. It is best to incorporate all of Cao Cao's troops and form our third and fourth armies. To achieve this goal, I hope everyone will remember that when fighting against the enemy, don't be greedy for capture, and try to focus on captives. Generals , do you understand?"

"understood."

The generals replied.

"Wenhe, do you have a strategy for capturing Yizhou? I'm talking about an overall strategy." Xu Ding asked.

Jia Xu came out and said: "I think that the three-way army should be promoted. It will make Cao's army difficult to care about."

"Which three ways?"

Jia Xu walked up to the map, pointed to the map and said: "The first route, mobilize a brigade of troops, follow the Neijiang River, go straight up, land in Tibet, and capture the four counties of Nanzhong. The second route, mobilize an elite brigade , advance from Jiangzhou to the northwest, and take Jiange Pass directly. And occupy the main road of Qishan, completely cut off the connection between Yizhou and Xiliang. The third route, concentrate the remaining troops, enter from Qianwei County, attack Hanjia and Mianzhu , and then surrounded Chengdu."

"In this three-way army, the first two lines are surprise soldiers, and the last line is the main force. I think that no matter which line Cao Cao resists, it will be very difficult? But for us, as long as we succeed in one line, we will be invincible. Tu Chuan Shu, you can protect yourself by retreating."

Such a good strategy, how could Xu Ding refuse to follow?
in fact
Xu Ding also formulated a strategy to divide the troops into two parts.One part pretended to attack the capital, and the other part went to take the Jiange.Surround Chuanshu and eat it slowly.

Compared with Jia Xu's strategy, Xu Ding's strategy is obviously not perfect.

Immediately, Xu Ding replied: "Okay, I will do as you said."

"Which general is willing to lead the army to Nanzhong?"

"The final general is willing to go." Tai Shici stood up.

Tai Shici is the commander of the column of the Second Army, with a high position and authority.The status in China is very lofty.The qualifications are also very old.

If he leads troops to Nanzhong, it will be foolproof.

"General Tai Shici, are you really willing to go?" Xu Ding asked with a smile.The Nanzhong area has always been occupied by barbarians. The barbarian king Meng Huo has become life and death brothers with Cao Cao. At this time, the Nanzhong army will definitely resist desperately.Furthermore, there are many mountains and forests in Nanzhong, and most of them are miasma. If outsiders break in, they are close to death.

Tai Shici was willing to go. Although Xu Ding was happy, he was also worried about him.

"Of course the general is willing!" Tai Shici said, "Your Majesty, please order that the general lead the army to Nanzhong!"

"Well, I will let you lead the 25th Brigade of the Ninth Division under the headquarters, go up the river and capture Nanzhong. Then go to Chengdu and join our army."

"The last will obey."

Tai Shici was very excited to receive such an important task.

If he can capture Nanzhong, send his troops to Chongdu, and even go to Chengdu before the other two armies, he will be the first to destroy Shu.

(End of this chapter)

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