I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 767 Need to evacuate to Jiangdong
Guan Yu commanded his soldiers and horses to launch a series of fierce attacks on Shouchun City. While attacking, he also took the time to briefly describe the battlefield to Guan Ping.

For the Han Dynasty, the next generation of talents was very important.

Liu Jian attaches extraordinary importance to the next generation of talents.

He often said to his brothers and cronies: If the Han Dynasty wants to become a truly top dynasty, if it wants to truly become the supreme being that dominates the world, then it must have talented people from generation to generation. It is impossible for their generation alone to complete all the undertakings. Only the next generation of elites, inheriting their ideals, inheriting their will and continuing to move forward, can make this dynasty develop for a long time.

As a father, Guan Yu naturally hopes that his son Guan Ping can join the great wave of the next era.

Today, the defense of Shouchun City is still very strong, especially with Cao Cao, Cao Ren, and Xia Houyuan who are good at commanding soldiers and generals. This is really a big test for Guan Yu's ability to command and dispatch on the battlefield.

Of course, Guan Yu now is much more capable of commanding troops and horses than Guan Yu at the same time in history.

This is mainly because he has been fighting in Youzhou and the grasslands all year round, and fighting has become an indispensable part of his life.

Today's battle really brought Guan Yu's ability in commanding the army to its fullest, and the talents he had trained for many years were finally put to use.

Guan Ping, who especially wanted to be trained by Guan Yu, also benefited a lot from this battle. He carefully observed Guan Yu's methods of commanding the army and his measures to mobilize troops and horses. Guan Ping continued to study seriously. With.

Among the generals of Cao's army, many were injured, and even Xia Houyuan was slightly injured.

After the war, Cao Cao led a group of his men to patrol the city.

In this battle, Guan Yu's offensive was very fierce. He not only used his own soldiers to attack the city head, but also a large number of siege equipment, such as trebuchets and waist-guided crossbows, had also been transferred from the Central Plains.

After the battle, Guan Yu's troops withdrew, and Cao Cao began to count the number of people and losses in the city.

Although Shouchun County has been built very tall and strong by Cao Cao over the years, it is still difficult to hold on in the face of powerful attacks. If it were not for Cao Cao, Cao Ren, Xia Houyuan and other figures who are proficient in military art and battle formations to continue to stick to the command this time, I am afraid Shouchun County would have been destroyed. Spring City has long been lost.

In this battle, although Guan Yu did not defeat Shouchun, he inflicted heavy losses on his opponent.

Guan Yu extended this attack for a long time and launched an attack on Shouchun for more than two hours.

Many soldiers knelt down and cried when they saw Cao Cao. They did not dare to say anything to Cao Cao, nor did they dare to make any demands to Cao Cao, but their expressions and states seemed to have explained everything.

The weapons Guan Yu mobilized almost destroyed half of Shouchun.

In the end, Guan Yu's army retreated, but only after inflicting a huge blow on Cao's army.

Military morale cannot be used, morale cannot be used!
This situation is probably a bit unsustainable.

There are so many of these devices!
It is no wonder that, with the current technical manpower and productivity of the North, the number of equipment it possesses is almost five or six times that of the South.

As far as the eye could see, the soldiers were injured and died in battle. There were sighs and cries everywhere in the city.

In addition, Xi Zhicai's death affected the morale of the army, making the morale of Cao's army extremely low.

Guan Yu used a devastating offensive, causing Cao's army to suffer heavy losses.

This attack was actually a major training exercise for the troops led by Guan Yu, and the losses were naturally considerable, but for Shouchun, the pressure was actually even greater.

This battle seemed to be just another confrontation between the two sides without a winner, but in fact the balance of the Huainan battle had begun to gradually tilt.

Now Cao Cao really wants to save the situation by killing people to boost morale, but I'm afraid it won't be of much use.

Learning these experiences before going into battle is more useful than reading a hundred military books in the rear.

Deserters have even begun to appear in the city.

What should we do from now on?
Cao Cao stood there, looking at the sluggish state of the soldiers above and below the city, and sighed softly.

If it were normal, Xi Zhicai would have started to express his opinions on Cao Cao at this moment.

But unfortunately, Xi Zhicai was already dead at this time, and Cao Cao's most trusted confidant passed away. Although there are many talented people in Jiangdong, there is no one who can replace Xi Zhicai in a short time. .

Even Zhou Yu cannot completely make up for Xi Zhicai's weight in Cao's army now.

At this time, Cao Cao was followed by Lu Fan, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong and others.

After hearing Cao Cao's sigh, although they were all anxious and helpless, and everyone was worried about Shouchun's future situation, they didn't know how to deal with the matter.

Seeing that no one could answer his question, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel even more depressed.

But he was a hero after all. Seeing no one answered, he couldn't help but laugh without feeling embarrassed at all.

He opened his mouth again to encourage himself.

"However, after all, luck is on this side. Although Guan Yu's soldiers and horses are strong, they still cannot defeat us. Our army has been stuck in Shouchun for such a long time. Although it has lost a lot of troops and morale, the opponent's Military strength and morale have both suffered losses. In this situation, it depends on who of the two of us can persevere better and whose morale can be maintained longer. This is a competition of endurance, and we must not lose. After all, the land of Jianghuai is still in our hands, and our chances of driving out the Northern Army are still very high! "

There was nothing wrong with what Cao Cao said. Then he saw Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren and others handing over to Cao Cao and saying, "It all depends on the arrangement of the lord! We will definitely fight to the death and repel Guan Yu!"

Only Lu Fan on the side had a sullen face and didn't say much.

It was obvious that he seemed to have something on his mind.

Lu Fan's expression still caught the eyes of the suspicious and sensitive Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was such a tyrannical man. He immediately noticed something was wrong, but he couldn't say it right away in front of so many people. Since it was difficult for Lu Fan to speak in front of so many people, Cao Cao naturally did not do much to force him.

We can only say these words later when there are fewer people. After all, the current military morale is low and it can no longer withstand greater hardships.

Cao Cao continued to patrol up and down the city. On the one hand, he ordered the soldiers to repair the damaged city wall, and on the other hand, he ordered his men to prepare to recruit common people from Shouchun County to assist in the defense...

In addition, there were preparations for food and fodder and replenishment of defensive equipment. Cao Cao arranged and arranged everything he could think of as properly as possible.

Finally, Cao Cao returned to his residence with his hands behind his back.

Afterwards, he ordered the generals to go about their own affairs, but only Lu Fan was left behind.

Because he knew that Lu Fan must have something to say to him.

"Zi Heng, when I was patrolling the city just now, I saw that you seemed to have something to say that you didn't have enough to say. I guess you have a lot of talk and it's not appropriate to spread the word. Now it's just you and me here, so just say whatever you have to say."

When Lu Fan saw that Cao Cao had noticed that he was worried, he no longer concealed it. He then raised his hands to Cao Cao and said:

"Lord, to be honest, this morning, the official has received a battle report about Yizhou. However, because the situation in Shouchun was critical during the day, the official ordered people to suppress the battle report in advance. It is a matter of great importance to prevent it from spreading in the army. I am afraid that sooner or later it will spread in Shouchun. By then, not only the soldiers of the three armies, but also the powerful people in the city will have dissatisfaction. "

After hearing Lu Fan's answer, Cao Cao felt slightly uneasy.

"Zi Heng, I understand the meaning of your words. In this case, you must have obtained some information about us outside of Shouchun, right? Can you tell Cao now?"

Lu Fan immediately took out a piece of information from his sleeve and presented it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took the battle report about Yizhou, and after taking a rough look at it, his expression suddenly changed!

Then he saw his hand loosen, and the battle report fell to the ground as his hand loosened.

Seeing this, Lu Fan hurriedly stepped forward and picked up the battle report from the ground.

No wonder Cao Cao looked nervous at this moment.

Hanzhong was lost, Sun Ce was defeated, many generals in Yizhou surrendered, Liu Jian conquered Jiameng Pass, and directed his troops towards the middle of Shu!
According to Cao Cao's understanding of Liu Jian, Yuan Yi is probably about to be defeated now!
Cao Cao hurriedly stood up from where he was and quickly came to the map hanging on the wall in his room.

His hands were trembling slightly as he stroked the map gently, observing the overall situation.

"This battle report was sent from Shuzhong, but from Shuzhong to here, the changes in Shuzhong have come and gone for a long time. The situation in Yizhou now is probably worse than we thought..."

"Now Liu Jian is afraid that he has conquered Fushui Pass..."

When he said this, he saw Cao Cao suddenly raising his hand and slamming the map on the wall hard.

"What is Yuan Benchu ​​doing now? If Shuzhong is lost, the three-way balance of power will be gone. Liu Jian can go down the Yangtze River and enter Jingzhou from the flank. Doesn't Yuan Shao know this?!"

Lu Fan sighed: "Yuan Shaofei doesn't know this. It's just that Zhao Yun's army is concentrated on the Southern Army. Xiangyang has been fiercely attacked by Zhao Yun. He heard that Fancheng and Xinye County have been lost and occupied by Zhao Yun... Xiangyang is in danger, how can Yuan Shao have any spare strength? To deal with Yizhou’s soldiers?”

"Yuan Benchu, Yuan Benchu!"

Cao Cao punched the map hard again.

Then, he looked at Lu Fan with a sad face and said, "Perhaps, we will give up Jianghuai soon, return to Jiangdong, and stick to the river."

After saying this, Lu Fan couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Lord, why do you say this?"

Cao Cao sighed: "Once Xiangyang is lost, Yuan Shao's main military forces will withdraw to the south of the Yangtze River and stick to Jiangling. In this way, the only army remaining on the north bank of the Yangtze River to fight with the other army will be our army!"

"At that time, Liu Jian only needs to send troops to guard Xiangyang and then put pressure to the east. Jiujiang will be faced with several enemies. Even if Yuan Shao wants to support him, there will be nothing he can do. When the time comes, we will have our best troops in Jiujiang. The outcome is to be annihilated by the powerful troops from the north!"

When Lu Fan heard this, his body began to tremble.

When it comes to strategic vision, Cao Cao can be said to be the leader in the entire Jiangdong. In the military field, few people can compare with him.

Since he has spoken such a pessimistic tone, it seems that for our own side, the Jianghuai land is indeed undefendable.

……

It has to be said that Cao Cao is still among the best in this era in terms of foresight in war.

Not to mention anything else, Cao Cao's calculations about Yizhou were more accurate than most people.

Liu Jian had indeed conquered Fushui Pass.

Sun Ce previously commanded Gao Pei's troops and arrived at Fushui Pass, but he failed to bring Fushui Pass under his control as he wished.

Sun Ce's killing of Gao Pei was, to a certain extent, a violation of public outrage.

All the powerful people in Yizhou opposed Sun Ce. After all, they jointly elected Gao Pei. Now that he was killed by Sun Ce for no reason, the local powerful people in Yizhou were very angry.

They put pressure on Yuan Yi one after another and asked Yuan Yi to punish Sun Ce immediately.

It was at this time that Liu Jian began to enter the army on a large scale!
(End of this chapter)