Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

In the third month of the third year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, in May.

The puppet general of the upper army of the Wei Dynasty, the governor of the Chinese and foreign military forces, Cao Zhen, the false axe, led 50,000 infantry and cavalry, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Ba, Xiahou Mao, Cao Shuang, Dianman, Xu Yi, Zhang Hu (Zhang Liaozi), Xu Gai (Xu Huangzi) , Wang Su (Wang Langzi), Chen Qian (Chen Jiaozi), Wang Ling (Wang Yun's nephew) and other civil and military officials accompanied him.

The army left Yique Pass, Taigu Pass, and Guangcheng Pass in a mighty manner, and arrived in Luyang in just one month.

On the march.

Although Cao Zhen was not as good as Xia Houyuan's three-day, five-hundred-mile and six-day march of thousands of miles, he could be proud of being able to reach Luyang with an army of 50,000 men within a month.

Liu Ye, who discovered the arrival of Cao Zhen's army, went to Luyang to meet Cao Zhen in person.

Cao Zhen is not as arrogant as Cao Ren and Cao Hong.

When treating Liu Ye, Cao Zhen had no contempt for him.

As a close minister of Cao Pi, Cao Zhen also had the style of a general, and he was also very humble to Liu Ye.

After reciting the ceremony, Cao Zhen asked bluntly: "Liu Shizhong, how has the war in Nanyang evolved?"

Liu Ye did not hide anything: "Since Zhuge Qiao captured the four cities of Anzhong, he has stopped attacking the city."

"They also did not divide their troops to capture the cities of Xi'e and Bowang. They only set up camp on the banks of the Meishui River south of Wancheng."

"It seems that he is specifically waiting for the arrival of the general of the upper army."

"Quite strange!"

Even though Liu Ye had extraordinary knowledge, he couldn't guess what Zhuge Qiao was thinking.

Cao Hong also blamed Liu Ye for being too cautious and hurried to Xi'e to set up defenses. As a result, not a single Han soldier could be seen.

Chen Qian, the son of Chen Jiao, was simple, steady and resourceful. Hearing this, he asked, "Is there any way to find out what Sun Quan in Jiangdong is doing?"

"Before the general of the Shang army sent out troops, His Majesty used Hua Situ's plan to send envoys to Jiangdong in order to persuade Sun Quan with interests."

"Is it related to this matter?"

Liu Ye shook his head: "Half a month ago, Shouchun's former general Man Boning sent people to Nanyang to inquire about the military situation; he also said that Sun Quan's son-in-law Zhuge Ke seemed to be showing signs of sending troops in Hefei."

Chen Qian frowned: "Zhuge Ke? Zhuge Qiao was Zhuge Ke's second brother before he was adopted by Zhuge Liang."

"If this son is in Hefei, the envoys sent by His Majesty may return without success."

"I think Sun Quan is a man who is generous on the outside and taboo on the inside. It is better to spread rumors that Zhuge Ke intends to defect to the Han."

Wang Langzi and Wang Suze said: "Zhuge Jin is a sincere gentleman, and Sun Quan thinks highly of him."

"If you just spread rumors that Zhuge Ke intends to defect to the Han, Sun Quan may not believe it."

"It is better to do the opposite and spread the story in Hefei that Zhuge Qiao intends to imitate the Tian family and replace Qi."

"If Sun Quan hears about this, even if he doesn't doubt Zhuge Ke, he will still be wary and have scruples about Zhuge Ke's request."

Wang Yun's nephew Wang Ling said: "Shouchun is too far away from Nanyang. Even if Zhuge Ke makes no move in Hefei, he will not be able to raise troops to respond."

"It's better to give Wenpin of Xinyang an order to go south to attack Jiangxia County."

"Guan Yu's army is all in Nanyang County, I expect Jiangxia County will be empty!"

"If we can capture Jiangxia County, we can use Jiangxia County to lure Sun Quan to attack Jingzhou."

Since these three people are all ministers of the noble clan, it may not be feasible to engage in military warfare. Playing politics is more dirty than the other.

Chen Qian wanted to slander Zhuge Ke to arouse Sun Quan's suspicion of Zhuge Ke, and made a desperate plan.

Wang Su, on the other hand, slandered Zhuge Qiao to make Sun Quan wary of Zhuge Ke and try to slow him down.

Wang Ling directly used Jiangxia County, which Sun Quan was very concerned about, to lure Sun Quan.

Although the effects are different, no matter whose strategy succeeds, Wei Yifang will benefit.

Cao Zhen carefully considered the information he received from Liu Ye, and carefully considered everyone's strategies, and said: "All your plans can be carried out in parallel."

"Chen Qian and Wang Su, you two are responsible for arranging detailed work to go to Hefei to spread rumors; Wang Ling, you go to Xinyang to help Wenpin capture Jiangxia County."

Chen Qian, Wang Su, and Wang Ling took orders and left one after another.

Cao Zhen looked at Liu Ye again: "Liu Shizhong, the general is in Wancheng. How is the situation?"

Liu Ye glanced around.

Cao Zhen waved his hand and asked everyone on the left and right to retreat.

Liu Ye looked solemn: "The general's health has been declining since his defeat. Even if he defends Wancheng, he may not have much time left."

Cao Ren was impatient by nature.

In Nanyang, Nanxiang, they suffered another consecutive defeat. Of the 100,000 troops, less than 30,000 returned to Wancheng, and everything south of Wancheng was lost.

The most important thing is: it was not Guan Yu who defeated Cao Ren, but Zhuge Qiao!
If he was defeated by Guan Yu, the most Cao Ren could say was, "Victory or defeat is a matter of military strategists. Next time, I will definitely kill Guan Yu to avenge his humiliation."

But after being defeated at the hands of Zhuge Qiao, Cao Ren felt ashamed to see others, "How can an adult be avenged when he is beaten by a child?".

Cao Ren was depressed every day, which affected old wounds, and his health naturally became worse and worse.

Cao Zhen's eyes instantly became colder: "Your Majesty only gave me three months to defeat the enemy."

"I was delayed for a month from Luoyang to Luyang. If I can't defeat Zhuge Qiao in two months, Your Majesty will have no choice but to move the capital to Yecheng."

Liu Ye was surprised and guessed the reason: "Could it be that Liu Bei from Chang'an sent troops to Tongguan?"

Cao Zhen nodded: "Chen Qian, Wang Su and Wang Ling are not familiar with the art of using troops and do not realize the dangers involved."

"The purpose of Liu Bei's dispatch of troops to Tongguan was not to break through the military struggle, but to build momentum for Zhuge Qiao in Nanyang."

"Zhuge Qiao did not attack Wancheng and did not seize Xi'e and Bowang. He must have wanted to use a defensive position to make me run out of food and retreat."

Liu Ye was silent.

Although there was a lack of intelligence, Liu Ye did not expect Liu Bei to send troops to Tongguan to build momentum for Zhuge Qiao.

In terms of strategy, Liu Ye was inferior to Zhuge Qiao by three points.

"How are you going to respond, General of the Army?" Liu Ye suppressed his anxious mood and forced to keep a calm look on his face.

Cao Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "There is no other good strategy but a battle."

Just being able to analyze is not enough, you must also have a solution to the problem.

But now, Cao Zhen's solution is to fight!
Liu Ye was silent again.

Liu Ye couldn't think of a better solution to the current situation than Cao Zhen.

Cao Zhen stopped thinking about it and summoned Cao Xiu, Xia Houba, Xia Houmao, Cao Shuang, Dian Man, Xu Yi, Zhang Hu, Xu Gai and other generals inside.

"Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba obey the order."

"exist!"

"You two will each lead 5,000 cavalry as the vanguard and set up a stronghold south of Wancheng. If you cannot establish a stable camp, you two will kill yourself to apologize."

Cao Zhen's tone was very cold.

Setting up a stronghold is also the duty of the pioneer.

If the camp is not stable, even if Cao Zhen has 50,000 troops, he will not be able to confront Zhuge Qiao.

Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba were awe-inspiring and left after receiving the order.

"Zhang Hu and Xu Gai obey the order!"

"exist!"

Cao Zhen looked at the two young generals and said sternly: "Zhang Wenyuan and Xu Gongming are both tiger generals in the world. As tiger generals, how can we not be brave?"

"I will give you two men five thousand cavalry. With my general's orders, go and join Xu Shang from Li County and Wang Ji and Xu Zhi from the north of Nanxiang County to attack Nanxiang City."

Although Cao Ren had less than 30,000 men in Wancheng, there were still remnants of troops outside Wancheng.

For example, there were 2,000 Xu merchants in Li County, and more than 3,000 Wang Ji and Xu Zhi fled to the north of Nanxiang County. There were also some stragglers along the way.

Gathering these remaining soldiers could also pose a threat to Liu Feng in Nanxiang City.

A few simple military orders fully demonstrated Cao Zhen's general style.

Liu Ye was also frightened watching on the side.

Many people were dissatisfied with Cao Zhen's appointment as the general of the army, including Cao Ren of Wancheng and Cao Hong of Xi'e.

Why should a junior be in charge of all military affairs at home and abroad?

Liu Ye came to see Cao Zhen because he was afraid that Cao Zhen, like Cao Ren and Cao Hong, would be self-reliant on his merits and would not listen to others.

Now when he saw it, the falling stone hanging in Liu Ye's heart fell firmly to the ground.

For example, although Cao Zhen knew that Chen Qian, Wang Su and Wang Ling were not familiar with the art of war, he did not refute the three people's suggestions. Instead, after careful consideration, he let the three people make their own plans.

After the three people left, they asked about Cao Ren's situation and arranged specific military deployment.

Although Cao Zhen is not as good at fighting as Cao Ren and Cao Hong, he is better at being steady and thorough.

The Han soldiers carefully explored the movements of Cao Zhen's army and hurriedly returned to the Han soldiers' stronghold at Huishui.

"Report!"

"Cao Zhen, the general of the puppet Wei army, sent the vanguard Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba to set up a stronghold near the water five miles southwest of Wancheng, with about ten thousand people."

"There is another group of cavalry heading towards Li County. Their banners are Jinyang Hou Zhang Hu and Yang County Hou Xugai. There are about five thousand people."

In Dazhai, in the handsome tent.

Zhuge Qiao, who was dressed in light plain clothes, quietly listened to the detailed report and was not surprised but overjoyed: "It's actually here!"

"It seems that there is no one in Luoyang who can predict the weather. In other words, Cao Pi's 'Emperor Will Not Listen' attribute has been activated again."

Whenever a famous general uses regular troops, he must make use of the heaven and earth; those who cannot judge the heaven and earth will surely be controlled by the heaven and earth.

Zhuge Qiao was not in a hurry to attack Wancheng, not because he did not dare to attack the city, but because he was waiting for the weather to change.

As long as it rains heavily in Luoyang, Wancheng will truly fall into a desperate situation with no morale inside and no reinforcements outside!

"Beat the drum and gather the generals!"

With an order, the war drums sounded.

The generals under Guan Yu: Su Fei, Liao Hua, Wang Fu, Guan Xing, Fu Xu, Zong Yu, Fukuang, Shamoke, Xizhen, Deng Zhi, Deng Kai, Wenbu, Fan You, Wu Dang, Zeng Xia.

The generals under Zhuge Qiao are: Wang Ping, Ma Zhong, Gou Fu, Zhang Yi, Yao Min, Liu Shen, Liu Yin, and Du Zhen.

The generals under Liu Chan were: Zhang Bao, Wei Chang, Zhao Tong, Huo Yi, Laizhong, Fa Miao, Pang Hong, Dong Yun, and Fei Yi.

More than thirty people will come one after another.

Guan Yu also led Mi Zhao and Zhuge Wang into the commander's tent.

Mi Zhao and Zhuge Wang entered the queue, while Guan Yu took his seat on the left side of Zhuge Qiao and did not replace Zhuge Qiao's position as commander.

Even Liu Chan was among the generals as Fan Chengling.

Obviously.

Guan Yu was planning to let Zhuge Qiao continue to command the army.

Zhuge Qiao briefly and concisely explained Cao Zhen's arrival in Nanyang and related information to the generals.

When Guan Xing heard this, he rushed out and said: "Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba set up a stronghold on the upper reaches of the Tuo River, which is detrimental to our army. The last general asked for orders to lead troops to destroy their stronghold!"

The Wei soldiers were upstream and the Han soldiers were downstream, which directly put the Han soldiers' water collection at risk.

Military wars are fought at all costs.

Poisonous schemes to pollute river water are common.

Zhuge Qiao agreed to Guan Xing's request to fight and said: "Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba are both powerful generals in the pseudo-Wei Dynasty and should not be underestimated; you need good generals to help you."

Fu Xu, Zong Yu and Fu Kuang all came out: "We are willing to go!"

The three generals have cooperated a lot with Guan Xing, and there is a lot of tacit understanding between them.

Zhuge Qiao took the order and said: "Guan Xing, Fu Xu, Zong Yu, Fu Kuang, listen to the order."

"The four of you will each lead an army to the upper reaches of the Huishui River to destroy the puppet Wei camp."

"This battle does not involve destroying the stronghold as an attack. We only need to attack and harass them so that they cannot safely establish the stronghold."

"Be careful: Don't be greedy for merit and love war. If you disobey my general's orders, military law will show no mercy." The four generals of Guan Xing all shuddered, clasped their fists and left in response to the order.

Zhang Bao then came out and asked for battle: "I have heard for a long time that Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are both powerful generals in the world. I wonder how brave their sons are."

"General, please allow me to lead troops to intercept."

Zhuge Qiao pondered slightly.

After a while.

Zhuge Qiao shook his head slightly: "Cao Zhen asked Zhang Hu and Xu Gai to go to Nanxiang because he must want to divide my troops."

"Lingling King Liu Feng is here in Nanxiang City, which is enough to hold on; you still have a more difficult task."

There was a pause.

Zhuge Qiao looked at Liu Chan again: "Fan Cheng ordered me to obey."

Liu Chan's appearance also showed his youthful spirit, and he stepped out to answer the call.

Zhuge Qiao took out the military order: "Fan Cheng Order, you lead the new army officers and men to lead the water into the pond."

"But still remember the water filtering method I taught you?"

Liu Chan cupped his fists and responded: "Pull the silk cloth into two layers and hang it in the water diversion ditch to filter out insects and dirt in the water."

"The water is introduced into the first pool, and the pool is filled with sand, gravel, yellow mud, and sedimented debris."

"The water is then diverted into the second pool, and the water diversion trench is also filtered with silk cloth. Charcoal, alum and other materials need to be stored in the second pool."

"Then divert water into the third pool"

Purifying drinking water is not new to modern times. Alum is recorded in the "Thunder God Pao Zhi Lun" of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. There is also a Ming Dynasty water purification system in modern times.

Zhuge Qiao treats craftsmen well. He only needs to lay out the general core of water purification theory, and his own craftsmen will perfect the entire water purification process for Zhuge Qiao.

When the army is outside, they basically use river water, and few directly dig wells.

There is not enough water from the well to eat.

How to obtain clean drinking water in the most effortless way is a required course for the general.

Huo Qubing mistook the lesson about the plague in dirty water, and Zhuge Qiao was always vigilant.

When setting up camp in Feishui, Zhuge Qiao considered the possibility that the puppet Wei would destroy the water source.

Therefore, people were ordered to dig a deep trench behind the camp in advance. Water was introduced from the first pool in the north and discharged into the fifth pool in the south to maintain the activity of the water.

Due to technical limitations, Zhuge Qiao spent nearly a month on this project. Only recently did he dig the basic pool and trench, leaving only the final step of diverting water into the pool.

Zhuge Qiao was very satisfied with Liu Chan's answer.

Liu Chan's ability to explain the entire purification system clearly proves that he has carefully investigated it recently.

Zhuge Qiao asked Liu Chan to accompany the army, not so that Liu Chan could fight in the north and south like Liu Bei.

Simultaneously.

Zhuge Qiao would not let Liu Chan make a special trip to the army to plate gold.

Since he came to the army, what he saw and heard must be beneficial to Liu Chan's growth.

Although Zhang Bao was a little regretful, he also knew the importance of this purification pool to the army.

Cao Wei has always been cruel.

In the past, when the Surabaya River did not flow, a large number of people were killed and their bodies were thrown into the river. This was a complete destruction of the ecology of the entire Surabaya River.

Plagues occurred frequently in the late Han Dynasty, largely because the ecology was destroyed and water sources were polluted.

Military orders are issued one by one, and each general order must be given separately.

When the military orders were issued, all the generals took their orders and left.

Guan Yu stayed in the tent, with a bit more concern in his eyes: "Bosong, although it is right to be cautious in using troops, being too meticulous can easily lead to illness from overwork."

"You've been forgetting to eat and sleep this month. If you work so hard, it's easy to leave hidden diseases in your body."

Zhuge Qiao heard Guan Yu's words of concern and felt comforted in his heart.

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said, "I will remember my father-in-law's good advice. After I capture Wancheng, I will return home to rest for a few months."

Guan Yu sighed softly, stood up and left.

Looking at Guan Yu's leaving figure, the smile on Zhuge Qiao's face disappeared again.

Before he unified the army, Zhuge Qiao couldn't understand why Zhuge Liang wanted to "solve all matters in Xiandu, no matter how big or small."

After taking command of the army, Zhuge Qiao had the idea of ​​​​identification.

It won’t work if it’s not detailed!
Wang Ping, Ma Zhong, Jufu and others who had followed Zhuge Qiao for a long time were able to accept Zhuge Qiao's ideas ideologically.

The rest of the soldiers have long-term fixed thinking and it is difficult to accept new ideas.

For example, Zhuge Qiao asked the military officers to boil water before using it. Not only did most of the officers and soldiers not understand this military order, but even Guan Yu could not understand it.

Guan Yu believed that Zhuge Qiao was infecting the officers with "nobility", which would weaken their combat effectiveness.

Later generations also had people say, "My grandfather lived for ninety-six years just drinking raw water."

However, how many people have bad stomachs due to unclean drinking water? How many people have ascariasis?

More seriously, there is also a plague!
As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Zhuge Qiao would not joke with the lives of sergeants.

In the past, Cao Cao was defeated at Chibi. Unconvinced, he wrote to Sun Quan, "During the Battle of Chibi, I was sick and burned my ship to retreat. This made Zhou Yu gain this name in vain."

Although the truth of this matter needs to be verified, it is true that Cao Jun was infected.

Nowadays, the Han army's offensive is in full swing. If the soldiers retreat due to illness, they will not only lose their trust in the soldiers, but also make Cao Zhen famous because he stepped on Zhuge Qiao.

"The Zhuge family comes from the same line, and they are all destined to work hard." Zhuge Qiao shook his head and sighed.

When he first admonished Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Qiao was very precise in his words; but Zhuge Qiao himself also contracted Zhuge Liang's "bad habits".

Thinking of Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Qiao also thought of Guan Feng and Zhuge Pan.

At heart, Zhuge Qiao is a relatively traditional person.

As long as your wife and children at home are concerned about you, it doesn't matter if you are miserable or tired outside.

"Agou will be two years old in a few months."

"Time flies so fast!"

Thinking of the eldest son who called "Father" to everything he saw, Zhuge Qiao smiled.

Thinking of Guan Feng who was willing to be a good wife and mother at home, Zhuge Qiao felt a little bit more guilty in his eyes.

"Cao Zhen, just trade your failure for a few years of stability for the big man!" Zhuge Qiao stood up and walked towards the map hanging in the commander's tent.

There are markers on the map that are so densely packed that ordinary people can be dazzled.

However, in Zhuge Qiao's eyes, the data was extremely clear.

Three days later.

Guan Xingsi will return.

Cao Xiu and Xia Houba were harassed for three days. They were so angry that they stopped setting up a stronghold. With ten thousand soldiers, they pursued and beat the four generals Guan Xing.

The four generals of Guanxing were also unwilling to fight.

The purpose of the harassment was achieved, so there was no need to fight with the angry Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba.

During this period, Liu Chan led the new army to also complete the work of diverting water into the pond.

Zhuge Qiao ordered his sergeant to go to the river to get water every day, but the water he got from the river was only used to wash away the filth in the body and the camp.

The weather is hot, and if you don't wash it off, the entire camp will stink.

Five days later.

Cao Zhen's army arrived.

Seeing the chaos in the camp, Cao Zhen scolded Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba on the spot.

Cao Xiu and Xiahou Ba knew they were wrong and did not dare to refute.

Although the camp was firmly established, the layout was in a mess, and they could only barely allow Cao Xiu and Xia Houba to "do not have to kill themselves."

It took Cao Zhen another two days to clean up the camp.

During this period, Zhuge Qiao did not send out any troops.

"Zhuge Qiao is well versed in the art of war. He can send troops to destroy my stronghold, but he does not take advantage of me to come all the way to attack the stronghold."

"As I guessed, Zhuge Qiao is preparing to switch from offense to defense and wants to use up my supplies."

Based on Zhuge Qiao's reaction, Cao Zhen reconfirmed Zhuge Qiao's intention.

Cao Xiu asked for a fight: "How about I lead the troops to fight and lure Zhuge Qiao to send troops."

Cao Zhen also had this intention: "Don't let our army lose its spirit!"

After Cao Xiu led his troops to fight, Cao Zhen ordered Xu Yi to go to Wancheng and asked Cao Ren to send troops out of the city to help in the battle.

Cao Zhen was not arrogant enough to fight Zhuge Qiao with these more than 40,000 people.

Liu Ye is going to Xi'e to mobilize troops on the way, and will arrive at most this evening; if Cao Ren is allowed to send troops out of the city, Cao Zhen will be able to form a strength advantage.

When you can use more to defeat less, you can't waste it.

This is Cao Zhen's experience in studying the battles at Xiangfan, Longyou, Guanzhong, and Nanyang.

"Zhuge Qiao, some people in Luoyang say that you are a rising star of the hypocrisy, the successor of Guan Yu, and Liu Bei's Han Xin."

"But four hundred years after Han Xin, there were many great talents who could compare with Le Yi, but those who could compare with Han Xin were all braggarts."

"General, I am sorry to lose to you, just because you are in the dark, General is in the light; now you and I are both in the light, let's see how you can defeat me!"

Cao Zhen murmured in a low voice, with determination and dissatisfaction in his eyes.

the other side.

Cao Xiu led his troops to fight and showed off his power: "Zhuge villagers, how dare you go out to fight!"

The sergeant and general had already reported his feelings to Zhuge Qiao.

Hearing that Cao Xiu was provoking the battle, Zhuge Qiao chuckled and said, "Send the order to hang the flags of the four generals Xu Huang, Xia Houshang, Cao Yan, and Li Zhen at the gate of the village."

"I want to use the five-element flag to summon the souls and pay homage to the fallen Han soldiers. Now that I have gold, wood, water and fire, I just need the earth flag."

"Ask Cao Xiu if he can lend me his general's flag temporarily."

The sergeant got the order.

He returned to the village gate, hung up the flags of the four generals, and recounted Zhuge Qiao's words.

Zhuge Qiao spoke very calmly, but the sergeant became much more arrogant when he relayed it. Coupled with the laughter of the sergeants around him, Cao Xiu's face almost twisted with anger.

"Zhuge Villager, you are such a cowardless person, how dare you just hide in the camp and be a coward?"

"Come out and fight your ancestor!"

Seeing Cao Xiu scolding him harshly, the sergeants at the entrance of the camp were not happy and started scolding Cao Xiu one after another.

Cao Xiu was scolded for eighteen generations.

Cao Xiu couldn't scold him alone, so he asked his bodyguard to scold him too.

The soldiers on both sides were just across the village gate, coming and going as if they were scolding each other.

soon.

Wei soldiers couldn't curse anymore, because meat and wine appeared at the entrance of the Han army camp!

This wine and meat was prepared by Zhuge Qiao for the Han soldiers at the entrance of the camp!
As soon as the meat and wine came out, the Han soldiers scolded Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen, Cao Zhen and Cao Ren, Cao Ren and Cao Cao.

As long as he scolds people, he will get wine and meat. This is the first time that Cao Xiu has seen this in many years of fighting.

Looking at the swallowing sergeant beside him, Cao Xiu became angry, turned around and left: "Withdraw!" (End of Chapter)