Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 238 The Counterattack of History
"Brother, we are so suffocating to surround Cao Cao like this. Give me an army horse, and I promise to take Xuchang as soon as possible, and bring the head of old Cao Cao to see you!"

As soon as these words came out, not only Liu Bei, but even Guan Yu and others laughed.Since Cao Cao was besieged in Xuchang, every two or three days, Zhang Fei would not be able to hold back, and applied to Liu Bei to attack Xuchang.Of course, Liu Bei refused every time.

"The city wall of Xuchang is very dangerous, and Cao Cao still has at least 10 defenders under his command. If we attack by force, we will never take Xuchang without costing 10 lives!" Lu Su, who was still the most peaceful for a while, explained in detail.Zhang Fei said disapprovingly after hearing the words: "10 people should be [-] people. It is worthwhile to exchange [-] lives for Cao Cao's life!"

"This is just the case of attacking Xuchang. Once Cao Ren and Xu Huang from the east come to rescue us, we will definitely be attacked. Even if Cao Cao is killed, the Lord will lose at least 20 troops. And Cao Cao still has at least 40 in Hebei and Guanzhong Dajun. If so, I'm afraid we will be one-on-two in the future!" Lu Su continued to explain slowly.

"Forget it!" Zhang Fei shook his head after hearing this and stopped expressing any brilliant ideas.At this time, Pang Tong said: "According to the information obtained from careful investigation, Cao Jun's food and grass can last for more than two months. In my opinion, if we add the support of the major families in Xuchang City and save some money, Cao Cao may be afraid. I can support you for one more month. We only need to besiege Xuchang for three months, and we will be able to completely trap Cao Cao to death!"

"That's right!" Everyone nodded their heads when they heard the words.At this time, a small school sent the news of the navy, but Hebei sent people to cross the river at Baima, and Gan Ning led the army to destroy the boat.Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly sent someone to reward the navy for not mentioning it.

At this time, in the Prince Wei's Mansion in Yecheng, Cao Pi was alone in a daze in the courtyard.The modest smile of the past has disappeared, and at this moment, his silent face does not reveal his inner activities at this time.

"Master!" Hua Xin's voice came from behind, and Cao Pi woke up from his contemplation. He turned around and asked, "Ziyu, what's the matter?"

"Hehe, does Second Young Master know what Fourth Young Master is doing right now?" Hua Xin asked with a secretive smile on his face.In the past at this time, Cao Pi would discuss with him with great interest, but today Cao Pi is not interested.Sighing, Cao Pi said with a wry smile: "Mr. Ziyu, now that the father is trapped in Xuchang, even if the fourth younger brother burns Yecheng at this moment, so what?"

"Second son, don't be depressed. Just now, the third son and General Yuan Rang have defeated Yuan Tan. Now we have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Hebei, and we can go south to rescue King Wei at any time. You still need to do your best to rescue the lord! "Hua Xin said comfortingly.Cao Pi was slightly refreshed when he heard the words, and then sighed again: "But now that the Yellow River has been cut off by Liu Bei's navy, it is very difficult for us to cross the river. How can we send troops to Xuchang and rescue the father?"

"Xun Gongda is resourceful and resourceful, so he will definitely come up with a plan!" After holding back for a long time, Hua Xin finally choked out this sentence, or that sentence, plotting is okay, but as for military strategy, Hua Xin is really not very good at it.Cao Pi was sighing to himself, but he heard a report from his subordinates, saying that Xia Houdun, Cao Zhang and others had already returned to Jizhou, and they would arrive in Yecheng tomorrow.

"I hope Uncle Yuan Rang and the third brother can come up with some useful strategies to rescue the father!" Cao Pi said bitterly.Although he is very upset that his father has always favored the fourth child, but after all, father and son are connected, and now he is trapped in Henan, Cao Pi is naturally very worried about his safety.Taking a step back, Cao Cao has not yet designated an heir, and if he dies like this, he will not be able to obtain a legal heir.

The next day, Cao Pi personally went outside the city to meet Xiahou Dun, Cao Zhang and others.Although Xiahoudun also came back victorious from this expedition, everyone did not take this victory too seriously.Including Xiahou Dun himself, was also worried about Cao Cao who was trapped in Xuchang.

"Uncle Yuan Rang, so Mr. Feng Xiao has already gone?" Cao Pi's lips trembled, but he still said these words.At this time, in addition to him, there were Xun You, Cao Zhang, Xiahou Dun, Xiahouba and several other people. These people were also the main figures Cao Cao stayed in Hebei.

"That's right!" Xiahou Dun bowed his head.Although Guo Jia's death was a complete exhaustion, Xia Houdun still felt that he was to blame for his death in Liaodong.Cao Pi didn't say anything, just looked at Xun You's face, which turned pale.Cao Cao was trapped in Xuchang, and now his counselor Guo Jia died again. It really was a leak in the house and it rained all night.

"By the way, Mr. Gongda, this is Mr. Fengxiao's suicide note. He asked me to give it to you." At this time, Xiahou Dun took out Guo Jia's suicide note from his close-fitting armor and handed it to Xun You. .The latter took the letter tremblingly, and then slowly opened it.At that moment, the eyes of several people present were all fixed on this letter.Everyone knew in their hearts that whether Cao Cao still had a chance of life depended on this letter.

The letter wasn't long, and after reading it hastily, Xun You breathed a sigh of relief, and his complexion improved a lot.When everyone saw it, they all knew that half of Cao Cao's life had been recovered. "What did Mr. Feng Xiao say?" Cao Zhang, the most impatient, couldn't wait to ask.

"Feng Xiao said that if you want to cross the river to save the lord, the biggest obstacle is the Jingxiang Navy. As long as the Jingxiang Navy can't gain a foothold in the Yellow River, crossing the river is not difficult!" Xun You smiled, and then said Guo Jia's plan over again.When everyone heard this, they all felt that this strategy was too complicated.

"This is also a last resort. Now that the Lord is trapped in Henan, if it is delayed, I'm afraid it will be a disaster. Only in this way can the Lord be rescued as soon as possible!" Xun You sighed.

"Why not send troops from Sizhou to attack Jingxiang?" Cao Zhang said suddenly.

"If you go to Jingxiang, there will still be Wancheng Jiancheng guarding the key points, and it will be difficult to enter Xuchang in a hurry!" Xun You continued to explain.Cao Zhang was silent when he heard the words, and everyone immediately began to arrange manpower, ready to act according to plan.

A few days later, Xiahoudun, Xiahouba, and Cao Zhang each led a team to leave Yecheng, and headed for Baima, Yanjin, and Guandu respectively.The downstream is mainly these three ferries, which can have enough transportation to provide the army to cross the river.After Gan Ning got the news, he didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly led his navy to station in Guandu, ready to intercept.

"Everyone, it seems that Xun You is in a hurry this time, and wants to cross the river with more people!" In the naval camp at Guandu, Gan Ning summoned all the naval commanders to discuss matters.In addition to him, Pang Lin, the deputy commander of the navy, and other naval generals such as Cheng Zi were all present.

"Since that's the case, what is the intention of the unknown governor?" Pang Lin asked after looking at the map.Gan Ning grinned, but said indifferently: "Back then, General Zhao crossed the Yangtze River so skillfully that Zhou Gongjin couldn't guard against it. But now that we have enough troops, we can always send people to pay attention to these three places. No matter where he crosses the river, I will You can kill him as fast as you can, and he will be buried in the Yellow River in an instant!"

"That's it, that's it!" Everyone in the tent agreed.Water warfare is different from land warfare. No matter how many troops you have, if you don't know how to fight in water, you can only be hit and sunk by someone, and you will die in the Yellow River.Although Cao's army on the other side of the river was no less than [-], most of them were landlubbers. Gan Ning was confident that the [-] sailors alone would be enough to prevent them from flying over.

However, for half a month, Cao Jun on the opposite side showed no sign of crossing the river at all.Although Gan Ning was puzzled, he didn't dare to be negligent, he was afraid that the opponent was playing some kind of surprise attack, so he immediately dispatched agents to inquire carefully, while preparing to strengthen his guard.A few days later, Xi Zuo came back one after another, but brought him a piece of news that made Zhang Er King Kong puzzled.

"What, Cao Jun is rushing to make iron chains overnight?" Not only Gan Ning, but everyone was extremely surprised.Why did Xiahou Dun make iron chains all night?Gan Ning couldn't figure it out, so he had to send someone to notify Liu Bei first, while strengthening his guard.

"No, Cao Jun wants to cross the river!" After hearing the news from Gan Ning, Pang Tong just thought for a while, and then turned pale with shock.Liu Bei was stunned when he heard the words, but he still asked patiently: "Shi Yuan, what do you mean by that?"

"My lord, quickly send someone to inform General Gan that Cao's army is about to cross the river, and tell him not to fight, just stick to the water stronghold!"After a long time, Pang Tong, who had calmed down a little, let out a long sigh and said, "I didn't expect Cao Jun to come up with such a terrific plan. In this way, even though our Jingxiang Navy is sharp, we have more victories than defeats!"

"Shi Yuan, what's going on?" Liu Bei was completely confused when he saw Pang Tong's surprise.Pang Tong sighed, and then said to everyone: "My lord, everyone, the reason why we are trapped in Cao Cao's desperation is that the Jingxiang Navy blocked the waterway of the Yellow River. If it weren't for this, Cao Cao's reinforcements would have been coming in a steady stream."

"That's natural, but now that Cao Cao is building iron chains, is there something wrong with my navy?" Liu Bei continued to ask. At this time, Lu Su had also figured out the key to the problem, and his face suddenly changed.

"The reason why the Jingxiang navy is better than the Cao army is all because of its proficiency in water and boat handling. The wind and waves on the Yellow River are bumpy, and smaller ships will be unstable. The Cao army does not say that they are going to cross the river by force, but they want to move a boat from Hebei smoothly. It is not easy to cross the Yellow River. But now they have forged iron chains. If the ships are connected by iron chains, not only can the turbulence be reduced, but once a war starts, if the Jingxiang Navy uses warships to collide with each other, they will not be able to hit each other. Once Cao Jun succeeds in crossing the river with this chain of ships, I am afraid that the Lord will prepare for a showdown with Cao Jun!" Pang said in a unified tone.

As soon as Pang Tong said this, the entire big tent was terribly quiet. Everyone felt that although Pang Tong's words were a bit illusory, they would jump to conclusions based on a few iron chains, but once such a thing happened, they would be very passive. At the moment, their faces changed drastically.

Liu Bei's expression was also a little pale, but it returned to normal after a while. "What are you worried about? Even if the reinforcements from Hebei can cross the Yellow River, they will not be too many. Cao Cao has been besieged by me in Xuchang for more than two months, so there is nothing to worry about. Go back and prepare the army. If Cao Cao's reinforcements arrive Therefore, it is enough to defeat him in one fell swoop! Besides, Gan Xingba is proficient in water warfare, and he will be defeated by a few iron chains. Maybe Cao Jun has not crossed the Yellow River, so he is sent into the Yellow River!" Liu Bei looked. Calm and authentic.

Liu Bei's high-pitched voice also made everyone feel a lot more relaxed, and they didn't mention the preparations for the war.Liu Bei turned around and looked at Guandu in the north, but secretly prayed in his heart that nothing would happen to Gan Ning's navy.

(End of this chapter)