I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 780 Cross-ocean Pioneer

Because he was very wary of Liu Jian's preparations to invade the south, Cao Cao held an internal military meeting and asked everyone to prepare for the Northern Army's south invasion.

Soon after, news came that Guan Yu was practicing martial arts in Huainan, which made Cao Cao very vigilant.

At the internal military meeting, Yu Fan didn't understand this.

"Before Guan Yu performed martial arts, my lord said that the opponent was bluffing and there was no need to worry. But now that the opponent is performing martial arts again, why does my lord need to mobilize the entire army to prepare?"

Cao Cao shook his head and patiently explained to Yu Fan: "Before, Liu Jian was fighting with Yuan Yi in Yizhou. The southwest was unstable and could not make progress. So at that time, Guan Yu performed martial arts just to bluff. Even if he was aggressive, However, it is difficult to open up a large battlefield in Jiangnan. "

"And now, Liu Jian has successfully captured Yizhou, and the resistance forces in the southwest have been wiped out. He has stabilized the situation, and the war situation in the southwest has been stabilized. The next step is to expand to the south of the Yangtze River, so this time Guan Yu performed martial arts. It means that the imperial court is determined to take over Jiangnan."

After Cao Cao's words came out, the faces of the people participating in the discussion suddenly changed and they were very frightened.

It has to be said that the power of Liu Jian's regime suffocated them, and Yuan Yi's tragic defeat broke the backbone of the southern regime. They could no longer treat the power of the Northern Army normally.

At first, the Yuan family was so powerful that they could not defeat Liu Jian's army. Now that the southern power is weak, if the north attacks with all its strength, can it defend Jiangdong's foundation?

Xia Houyuan went to the front line of Jiangdong, organized troops at the front line, and assembled the army. He gathered more than 20,000 troops in Jiangdong and accumulated three months' supply of food and grass. Then Cao Cao, Zhou Yu and others set off in person to lead the main force southward. , put down the Shanyue rebellion and accumulated prestige for Cao Cao.

Therefore, when Cao Cao first found out about Guan Yu's martial arts performance, he sent someone to Jiangling to deliver a message to let Yuan Shao know about it, and replied to Yuan Shao that he was willing to work together to survive this wave of war and dampen Liu Jian's spirit.

Not to mention the civil servants, even the generals were uneasy and had worried looks on their faces.

Cao Cao is looking for an excuse for himself! It seems more reasonable to retreat to Jiangdong and give up Shouchun.

Therefore, Cao Cao felt that it was impossible to defeat the Northern Army in Huainan. He could only defend along the river and use his advantage in the navy to block the enemy's army on the water to resist the northern attack and try to consume his will and force him to He retreated.

Yuan Shao's previous counterinsurgency measures in Jingzhou were vigorous and resolute, giving Cao Cao some hope.

So at the military meeting, Cao Cao decided to transfer his troops to Jiangdong, put down the Shanyue rebellion in one fell swoop, restore stability in Jiangdong, and then use all his strength to fight against Liu Jian.

Yuan Yi has been defeated, and the Yuan family can only look to Yuan Shao to see if Yuan Shao can attack the hinterland of the Central Plains again to reduce the pressure on Cao Cao.

With strategic goals and strategic guidance, Cao Cao's Jiangdong regime gradually stabilized and began to prepare to retreat to Jiangdong to pacify Shanyue.

One of their families retreated to Jiangling and the other to Jiangdong.

This made Cao Cao very worried.

This playmate of his youth was still very leisurely.

But now, there is nothing that can be done. This matter is not based on the will of the Jiangnan people. If Liu Jian really wants to fight, he can only bite the bullet and fight.

In the fourth year of Jian'an (201 AD), in early March, Cao Cao led the main force to leave Shouchun, Danyang County in the south, and reorganized his army in Danyang. Then Zhou Yu issued many instructions and directed Cao's army to begin to encircle the main force of the Shanyue rebels.

Also look at Yuan Shao's.

Cao Cao knew that the gap in the situation could not be reversed so easily.

But at this time, in Jiangdong, Shanyue in Danyang County and other places also began to prepare for action after learning that the northern court would take action against the south.

But looking at the overall situation, even if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are willing to join forces, they are actually still at a disadvantage.

People in the south of the Yangtze River changed their expressions when talking about Liu Jian. They did not dare to face Liu Jian's existence and the strength of the Northern Army. They were frightened and uneasy about it, causing internal turmoil.

They are all developing in a shrinking way.

Cao Cao needs to establish his prestige so that he can lead Jiangdong well. This move is more or less imitating Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao and Zhou Yu came with great force, vowing to encircle the main force of the rebels and annihilate them all before Liu Jian was ready for war.

Cao Cao and Zhou Yu already had confidence in their hearts.

While Cao Jun was well prepared, the Shanyue rebels were completely unsure.

The Shanyue rebels in Kuaiji County and Danyang County were defeated steadily by Cao Jun's attacks. At the same time, Cao Cao plundered a large number of people and sent them to his army.

The remaining Sangoe rebels are not strong enough.

There was no way to resist Cao Jun. This rebellion was just in response to Liu Jian's response to the situation. He never thought that Cao Cao was worried and had no reason to return to Jiangdong.

For the Shanyue rebels, Cao Cao's march south brought them despair.

The anti-rebellion war in Jiangdong broke out as Cao Cao went south. At this moment, Guan Yu successfully settled in Shouchun after Cao Cao went south.

After taking Shouchun and Yinling, he immediately sent people to fly westward to report the matter to Liu Jian.

But in fact, before Guan Yu reported the situation to Liu Jian, Liu Jian had already made military arrangements for Liu Bei against Jiangdong.

Liu Bei was in Xuzhou and had an established navy under his command. The person commanding this navy was General Tai Shici.

The initial preparations for the establishment of the navy were still when Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou, and the navy was generally formed three years ago. Three years ago, Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao negotiated mutual trade and the construction of coastal ports. Since then, Liu Bei has built a fleet of about 5,000 men and more than 200 warships along the coast of Xuzhou. Navy.

This navy not only has light ships suitable for inland warfare, but also large sea-going ships suitable for outer sea operations.

The commander of this navy was Taishi Ci, who was selected by Liu Jian and Liu Bei after discussing letters. In order to establish a navy to train sailors and become familiar with water warfare, Taishi Ci has not participated in the battles with Jiangnan.

Until Liu Jian conquered Yizhou, Taishi Ci had few achievements.

When many generals who joined Liu Jian at the same time as him were promoted to generals, only Taishi Ci was lagging behind.

Liu Jian felt that Taishi Ci might be anxious and complained, but Liu Bei said that Taishi Ci had no complaints at all. He worked diligently to build the navy and had no complaints about his lack of promotion in his position.

Liu Jian was very satisfied with this. Taishi Ci's character was of great use.

Therefore, starting from two years ago, Liu Jian asked Liu Bei to continuously instruct Taishi Ci to start training at sea and travel long distances along the already explored sea routes to improve the soldiers' experience on the water. At the same time, they continued to increase the number of warships and increase the number of sailors. quantity.

Three years after Jian'an, Xuzhou's navy already had more than 500 warships of various types and more than 10,000 naval troops, led by Taishi Ci.

At this time, Liu Bei began to instruct Taishi Ci to carry out some military operations. Establishment and training alone were not enough. They also needed experience in battle formations, especially cross-sea landing operations.

Liu Bei's target for Taishi Ci's cross-sea landing operation was the local rebels in Hanzhou.

Although Hanzhou has been pacified by Guan Yu for many years and has been brainwashed by the Han Dynasty for many years, the local nobles secretly have a desire to rebel, which is inevitable, although these rebellions do not pose a threat.

It is easy for Tai Shi Ci's army to deal with them, but landing across the sea from Xuzhou to Hanzhou is what really needs training.

Not only sea navigation, but also food storage and time control are key points.

So Liu Jian ordered Tai Shici to lead a large ship across the sea, land at Hanzhou, and train with the local rebels to lay the foundation for the subsequent landing south.

After walking along the coastline from south to north, Taishi Ci encountered some rebels.

With the idea of ​​​​training, Taishi Ci decided to do it directly.

Taishi Ci led 3,000 naval troops across the sea, and brought a thousand people ashore at the beginning. He killed this patrol group of about 200 to 300 people and other Hanzhou rebels, and then continued to penetrate deeper.

In the process of deepening, the people who escaped from the other party went to report the news, and then the leader of the other party probably called more than 3,000 people, and they started to prepare for a decisive battle with Taishi Ci.

Seeing this group of people holding weapons of different lengths, including iron, wood, and bronze, as well as sparse queues and tattered clothes, it looked like they were fighting in a group. Taishi Ci shook his head repeatedly. .

Then Taishi Ci led his army to set up a real military formation, letting these people see what an army is and what war is.

As soon as the two armies came into contact, the Xuzhou Army's solid military formation overturned the Hanzhou rebels. The rebel army collapsed quickly, discarding their weapons and running away as fast as they could.

Soon, Taishi Ci killed all the more than 3,000 people, beheaded more than 500 people, and captured the remaining 2,000 people and sent them back to the ship as trophies.

Not only that, Taishi Ci felt that this group of people was too weak, and he had the idea of ​​​​going further, so he added a thousand soldiers and horses, led 2,000 people, and continued to lead the people deep. Under the guidance of Hanzhou General Zhao Jun, he found A rebel settlement.

Taishi Ci was overjoyed when he discovered that there were about 2,000 households in the settlement. He immediately swarmed up and destroyed them all in one battle. He rounded up all the 2,000 households and packed them away.

Liu Jian told him that the second priority was to eliminate the rebels, and the first priority was to preserve the population. People were needed to build Hanzhou.

Taishi Ci was very obedient.

More than 6,000 people were brought back in one go, and all were handed over to the governor of Hanzhou and Zhao Jun. Taishi Ci immediately reported to Liu Jian and told what happened.

Liu Jian was very happy. Taishi Ci was not only good at learning, but also courageous.

So Liu Jian ordered Tai Shici to continue sailing so that he could land farther north.

So in the past few years, Taishi Ci made seven expeditions north to cross the sea, assisted Zhao Jun who guarded Hanzhou, landed on the beach several times, and captured more than 30,000 people for Hanzhou.

Not only that, but they also explored the terrain of the southern coastal areas of the Korean Peninsula.

After Liu Jian defeated Yizhou, he directly appointed Taishi Ci as the commander-in-chief of the Xuzhou Navy.

At this time, the Xuzhou Navy gradually formed its combat effectiveness. The time was almost here, and Liu Jian began to arrange the Xuzhou Navy's combat missions.

Liu Jian asked Tai Shici to lead the Xuzhou Navy across the sea, bypass the Yangtze River defense line of Cao Cao's regime, land directly from their flank and rear, and attack the heart of the Jiangnan regime.

Do you think I want to fight you?
No, no, no, I'm going to stab you right in the back.

To clean up Jiangdong and fight a water war in the Yangtze River would be detrimental to the Northern Army. It would consume too much power and too much time.

On the surface, Liu Jian called for a national war, but in fact he had no intention of fighting a national war with Jiangdong because it was unnecessary.

The life of a man's son is precious.

When the time comes, pack up Yuan Shao and hand it over to Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang Liao, pack up Cao Cao and hand it over to Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Tai Shi Ci arrives at the Jiangnan port from the rear and strikes across the sea, and the big thing is done.

(End of this chapter)