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- . Chapter 215: Predicting the enemy¡¯s opportunity
If Cao Cao wants to rescue Hefei, he must take Yingshui south to the Huaihe River, then pass through the Huaihe River to Shaopei, and then transfer from Shaopei to Feishui before heading south to Hefei.
It is midsummer, and all the water systems in the north and south of the Yangtze River have surged. The water in Shaopi has also increased sharply in recent days. At this time, if the Shaodou embankment is breached, the Huainan Plain between Shouchun and Yingkou will be flooded into a swamp.
As a result, Cao Cao's southward route would be flooded, and he would be unable to march by land, so he would have to travel by water. This would play into Wu's army's ambitions.
During the months from summer to autumn, the rainfall was much higher than usual. In this case, Cao Cao could only repair the dams after the rainy season passed, and then drive his army south.
Zhou Yu¡¯s purpose was to use this strategy to drag Cao Cao¡¯s army on the Shouchun line for several months. In these few months, he would have enough time and confidence to attack the strong city of Hefei. As soon as Hefei City is defeated, even if Cao Cao's army arrives, it will be too late.
As Zhou Yu expected, after Ling Tong's fleet entered Shaopi, Shouchun responded quickly. The city gates were closed and the entire city was mobilized, preparing to defend to the death.
At the same time, other cities near Shaopi also drove all the people into the city, and the walls were fortified and the fields were cleared. According to the emergency plan in advance, the Wu people were not given the opportunity to get food on the spot.
The enemy's defensive posture gave Ling Tong an opportunity to take advantage of. So, following Zhou Yu's plan, he detached a thousand troops and pretended to attack Shouchun with great fanfare, while he himself led most of the troops to the embankment north of Shaipi overnight, and divided his troops on the embankment more than two hundred miles away. Dozens of holes were dug out.
God provided for the beauty. Shortly after the beginning of summer, a heavy rain came suddenly, and the Shaopi water became steep and several feet deep.
That evening, due to the surging water, dozens of gaps were dug at the same time. Each gap was tens of feet wide. The dams that stretched for more than 200 miles collapsed everywhere, and the raging water continued to flow along. The widening gap was like a wild beast emerging from its cage, rushing straight into the Huainan Plain.
Within a few days, the Huainan Plain with a radius of several hundred miles was transformed into a vast ocean.
Ruyin County is more than three hundred miles away from Yingkou.
It has been ten days since Xiangyang withdrew its troops. During these ten days, Cao Cao and his hundreds of thousands of troops have been on the road day and night.
First return to Xudu from Nanyang, then take a boat from Xudu and go south along the Yingshui River. This is the fastest and most convenient route for the army to rush to Huainan.
At this moment, Cao Cao's face in the cabin was heavy, and his face was as gloomy as the cold weather of winter, making people feel the bone-chilling chill just by taking a glance.
Just one day ago, he had just received the bad news that Hefei was defeated and Li Dian died in battle.
This news was like a thunder blow, which hit Cao Cao's aging heart hard.
Although Li Dian was not a general from the Yuan Dynasty, he only surrendered to him when Yanzhou was already established, Cao Cao has always felt a kind of gratitude that was different from others for this general who joined his army halfway.
At that time, Chen Gong and others welcomed Lu Bu and rebelled against him. Almost all the powerful scholar families in Yanzhou betrayed him overnight.
And in the most difficult situation, when they almost had to eat human flesh to satisfy their hunger, the Li family, as the local powerful, stood firmly on their side.
In order to force the Li family to submit, Lu Bu even killed Li Qian, the head of the Li family. However, the Li family did not yield to such a threat. After Li Dian succeeded the Li family, he led more than a thousand members of the family to defect to Cao Cao.
At that moment when everyone was rebelling and the storm was in turmoil, Li Dian's defection was tantamount to giving timely help to Cao Cao. Over the years, although Li Dian had not made any great achievements, Cao Cao's gratitude and trust in Li Dian never ceased. Nothing has changed.
But now, the man who helped him in times of need has died like this, in the hands of Wu people and in the hands of Zhou Yu.
The pain in Cao Cao's heart was no less heavy than when he heard the news that Cao Ren had been captured.
"Zhou Yu, Liu Feng, I will take off the heads of you two boys sooner or later."
Cao Cao's fist hit the table so hard that the ink in the inkstone splashed out.
As soon as he finished speaking, counselor Liu Ye entered. His expression suggested that he had something to say, but when he saw Cao Cao's angry look on his face, he didn't dare to speak out the words.
Cao Cao could see through Liu Ye's expression at a glance, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, expecting that there would be bad news again.
He took a deep breath, his expression suddenly returned to calm, he took a sip of the half-spilled cup of tea, and asked lightly: "What happened again?"
Liu Ye then dared to step forward, presented a volume of silk book with both hands, and carefully??: "Prime Minister, there is an urgent report from Huainan. The Wu people dug the embankment of Shaopi. Now the south of Shouchun is a vast ocean. I'm afraid our army will have to stop at Yingkou."
Although it was midsummer, Cao Cao felt an extremely cold wind penetrate into his bones for a moment, making him shiver.
There was a moment of deathly silence in the cabin, and all that could be heard was the sound of rolling water outside the cabin, and Cao Cao's increasingly heavy and angry breathing.
After a moment of silence, a sneer broke the almost suffocating silence.
Cao Cao stood up, looked at the location of Shaopei on the map, and traced the distance between the locations with his fingers.
"Zhou Yu, a young boy, this move is really cruel." There was a hint of approval in his annoyed tone.
"Prime Minister, Zhou Yu dug the embankment of Shaopi, obviously to prevent our army from aiding Hefei southward. Now that General Li has died in battle, Hefei's army has been shaken, and has been cut off from the rear. The situation is extremely dangerous and should not be underestimated. "
Liu Ye¡¯s tone was unusually solemn.
Cao Cao's expression became more relaxed at this time, stroking his beard and smiling: "Hefei has enough grain for several years, and the city is strong. Although Mancheng died in the battle, there are still two Wenyuan people, so the Wu people can still play water battles." , if we talk about the art of siege, hum."
Cao Cao's tone was very contemptuous. Liu Ye immediately realized what Cao Cao meant and hurriedly said: "Could it be that the Prime Minister wants to use Hefei to hold the Wu people back? When they don't attack for a long time and their morale is exhausted, our army can repair it again." Dam, send the army south, wait for work at leisure, annihilate the main force of the Wu army in one fell swoop, and take advantage of the situation to advance to the south of the Yangtze River."
Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed. Although he didn't say it clearly, his expression acquiesced to Liu Ye's speculation.
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At dawn, the lush mountain forest canopy blocks out the morning light, giving people a sense of eternity and darkness in the mountain forest.
The jackdaw on the treetop was awakened by the sound of footsteps. It flapped its wings and opened its mouth to call, but an arrow pierced its throat silently.
"There is some broth to drink tonight." A soldier ran into the forest and picked up the bird that had fallen from the branches. There was a hint of joy on his tired face.
Huang Zhong glanced at the young subordinate, then turned back and continued climbing hard on the mountain road.
Nearly seven days have passed since setting off from Yidaocheng.
At first, it was possible to take a boat along the Yishui River, but after passing through Shaqu County, the Yishui River gradually split into several narrow streams and could no longer carry ships. From that time on, Huang Zhong and his three thousand soldiers could only rely on their two fleshy legs to march hard on the rugged mountain roads among the steep ridges of the Chongshan Mountain.
Three thousand soldiers marched silently on the gravel-covered mountain road. This thin mountain road is rarely walked by people. Only the villagers in the mountains and occasionally going to Badong County to sell some oil and salt will pass by. If not, With careful identification, it is almost difficult to spot.
Under the guidance of a native of Shaqu County, they climbed over countless dangerous peaks. At dusk, they finally saw the rolling Yangtze River, winding between the mountains on both sides like a jade belt. Looking far into the distance, Yangqu City looked like a A gray agate stone is set between the jade belts.
finally reached.
The panting Huang Zhong stepped on a big stone, wiping the raindrops of sweat, looking at Yangqu County in the distance, his old face that was almost distorted by exhaustion, finally showed a bit of relief at this moment.
The three thousand exhausted and ragged athletes under his command seemed to have seen the dawn leading to heaven from hell in an instant. Their originally sluggish and tired expressions were now bursting with excitement, like wolves that had been hungry for a long time. The long-sought flock was found.
Huang Zhong immediately ordered that the entire army eat a full meal and hide in the forest to rest until evening, and then quietly walked down the mountain with the help of the afterglow.
When night falls, three thousand soldiers and horses sneak to the foot of the mountain and ambush in the jungle. Yangqu City is like a sleeping lamb, sleeping there unconsciously.
On the top of the city, torches flickered, and the few soldiers patrolling the city could be vaguely seen walking back and forth. Huang Zhong judged based on experience that Yangqu City was completely unaware of the approach of their surprise attack force.
Everything was as General Zhennan expected.
The blood in his chest is surging, and his murderous intention has been ignited.
Huang Zhong squinted his eyes and looked at the city head again, moved the knife in his hand hard, and shouted: "Kill~~"
The three thousand warriors shouted in unison and followed Huang Zhong, who was like a tiger, rushing out of the jungle and rushing towards the defenseless Yangqu City.
The sergeants on duty at the top of the city immediately fell into panic and sounded the gong to warn them.
The distance of hundreds of steps is approaching in an instant. Huang Zhong believes that the city willUnder this sudden attack, the defenders had no time to go to the city to defend themselves. His three thousand soldiers and horses would climb to the top of the city first, and with the advantage of their numbers, they would seize the city gate in one fell swoop.
As long as you successfully enter the city, the entire Yangqu City will be at your fingertips.
The moat is right in front of you, and the soldiers at the front have already raised the dry firewood in their hands, preparing to throw it into the moat channel, which is not too deep, to pave the way for the subsequent siege team.
One hundred steps, fifty steps, thirty steps.
It seems like we are only one step away from victory.
At this moment, a sudden sound of cannon was heard, and countless soldiers suddenly appeared in the originally chaotic city. Rows of sharp arrows, like the ferocious teeth of the god of death, were all aimed at them and running towards them. of enemy troops. . - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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