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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 409: Flooding?

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    Chapter 409 Flooding?

    As soon as those high-spirited words fell, a group of Bingzhou wolf riders rushed in at the east gate of Sishui Pass. The leader was none other than Cao Xing, the heroic general under Lu Bu's tent.  Cao Xing's arrival was beyond everyone's expectations, so much so that Cao Chun's attack on Gao Lan was slowed down by three points. The latter narrowly escaped and saved his life.

    Thousands of wolf cavalry roared past, giving no time for the Cao family's soldiers to react. Even the tiger and leopard cavalry needed to retreat when faced with these soldiers and horses as fierce as jackals.  The defenders, whose morale had been extremely low, seemed to see hope of survival at this moment. Gao Lan did the same, holding his sword high and shouting repeatedly: "Reinforcements are here, reinforcements are here!"

    The reason why they are sure to be reinforcements is because everyone in the Han Dynasty now knows the relationship between his lord and the leader of Bingzhou. Everyone is guessing that Lu Bu will hand over Bingzhou to his lord in a few years.  And the generals under his command will belong to their lord like Zhang Liao.  Now that Cao Xing has arrived, Gao Lan is the most surprised.

    The battle was already a sure thing, but due to a sudden change, it ended up in a passive situation. However, Cao Chun did not panic. While commanding some troops to block Cao Xing, he stormed Gao Lan, trying to open the pass before full contact with Cao Xing.  .  When the troops and horses outside the pass meet together, Sishui Pass will still belong to his Cao family.

    However, it is not easy to defeat Gao Lan easily now. Gao Lan wanted to die because he saw no hope of survival. Now that Cao Xing has unexpectedly appeared, how can he easily lose his life?  Holding the knife in one hand, he steadily blocked Cao Chun, not rushing to attack, just trying to hold on to the last bit of territory, waiting for Cao Xing to come in.

    Cao Xing did not disappoint Gao Lan. Even if more than a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry turned around to block him, they could not stop him.  Two teams were divided into thousands of cavalry to stop the tiger and leopard cavalry, and the rest of the soldiers and horses stepped on the bodies of the Cao family's infantry and rushed forward in a crushing style.

    When Cao Xing and Gao Lan met and the two of them worked together to knock Cao Chun several feet away, there was no suspense in the battle.  Sishui Pass was finally saved, and although Cao Chun was unwilling to do so, he could only withdraw from the pass under the protection of the tiger and leopard cavalry.

    After Cao Chun retreated, Gao Lan ordered the city gates to be opened and attacked Liu Ye.  When Liu Ye saw the city gate open, he was overjoyed and thought that his troops had captured Sishui.  Unexpectedly, the soldiers and horses rushing out from inside were Sishui guards and Bingzhou wolf cavalry.

    The situation of the war took a turn for the worse. It was impossible for Liu Ye to defeat Sishui where reinforcements were arriving with only two to three thousand infantry left.  Since it was impossible to win, Liu Ye stopped staying and signaled his troops to retreat with a wave of his hand, leaving only a lot of sharp siege equipment behind.

    The two Cao soldiers at the front and back withdrew. The exhausted Gao Lan dragged his sword and turned to look at Cao Xing: "Thanks to the general for this battle, otherwise Gao Lan's death would be a minor matter. It would be really bad if Sishui was taken away from the Lord."  .¡±

    "General Gao is so polite." The battle went smoothly, and Cao Xing was in a good mood. He immediately clasped his fists and retorted: "Xing is almost late. I hope you won't blame me, General." After being so polite, the two generals laughed one after another.

    Because his body was still injured, Gao Lan couldn't talk to Cao Xing anymore. He apologized and called for the military doctor who was still in the pass to check his injuries and carefully treat all the wounds.

    Cao Xing, on the other hand, was commanding the soldiers and horses to clean up the battlefield. This battle in Sishui Pass was a big change. It was dilapidated and bloody. It reminded people of the Sishui battle ten years ago. The current level of damage to Sishui was incredible.  Better than before.

    By the time Gao Lan reappeared with his whole body bandaged, it was already the evening of that day. After the battle, it was natural to have a good time eating and drinking.  Not only did Gao Lan need wine and meat to vent his anger, but his soldiers also needed it. For a time, the entire pass was a scene of celebration.

    While dining and drinking with Cao Xing, Gao Lan also knew why the other party appeared here. It turned out that when Tian Feng wrote to ask for help, he wrote two letters, one to Zhang Liao and one to Bingzhou.  After Lu Bu read the letter asking for help, he sent Cao Xing south.  The reason why he came to Sishui first was what Tian Feng requested in his letter.

    Smiling at himself, it seems that Old Man Tian doesn¡¯t think he can hold the pass alone. Fortunately, thanks to Cao Xing¡¯s arrival, otherwise he would really become a sinner under the lord¡¯s account.  For this reason, Gao Lan raised his glass to toast Cao Xing again. Cao Xing, who was also good at wine, naturally refused to accept anyone who came. After half an hour of eating and drinking, he had gone to five or six jars of fine wine.

    On the second day, Gao Lan continued to lead his troops to repair Sishui Pass, while Cao Xing, after leaving a thousand wolf cavalry to help, rushed to Luoyang with the remaining troops.  Compared with Sishui, Luoyang is not in a better situation. If the Cao family's troops attack the city with all their strength, it is unknown how many days Luoyang City can be defended.

    Because of the arrival of Cao Xing, it was impossible for Cao Chun and Xiahou to capture Si River. All their troops and horses were lost, leaving only a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry and hundreds of infantry. After thinking about it, Cao Chun reluctantly chose to withdraw his troops.  While Cao Xing rushed to assist Luoyang, he led his troops to retreat in the direction of Chenliu, leaving only?An empty camp.

    At the same time, Cao Cao's headquarters troops had just left Shanyang County and arrived at Dongjun.  Cao Cao had no intention of staying in Dongjun. He was on the road day and night, completely determined not to stop his troops until Weijun.

    In Luoyang, Cao Ren and Liu Ye returned to Cao's camp outside the city one after another. The news they brought was not good. Cao Ren survived the snake attack, and Liu Ye's surprise attack failed. The three of them felt somewhat depressed.

    The arrival of Cao Xing changed the situation of the entire Sili war. When they heard that the scouts came to report that Cao Xing had set up a camp between Luoyang and Sishui, the three generals and generals of Cao couldn't help but frown secretly. Even if they wanted to take Luoyang by force, they would have a lot of trouble.  of difficulty.

    The war in Sili was tense, but things were going well in Shu, because they had the support of Zhang Song, Wu Yi and other big families in Shu, and the most intelligent general in Shu, Zhang Ren, also led his troops to surrender. This made Yizhou, which had just changed its owner,  It eliminates a lot of fluctuations.

    Wang Lei's death by hanging himself certainly made many people angry, but under the persuasion of Fazheng and Zhao Yun, Huang Quan finally stood up and spoke for the Wuji generals. First, he buried Wang Lei in Longzhong and gave him a posthumous title.  After death, the shadow is always worthy of this stubborn old man.

    The situation in Yizhou gradually stabilized with the cooperation of Huang Quan, Wu Yi and others, and at this moment Zhang Fei and others also began to plan to withdraw their troops.  We have received news that Sili is in the middle of a war. As a general under the lord's command, how can he just sit back and watch.

    Although Shuzhong was defeated, there were not many changes in personnel. Huang Quan and others still shouldered heavy responsibilities, but their allegiances were changed.  Leaving behind Zhang Jia and some of his troops, Xu Huang, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu and others, along with Liu Zhang's family, and their officers and men, slowly drove out of Chengdu.

    After leaving Chengdu, because he was worried that something might happen in the Sili war, Zhao Yun led 8,000 infantry soldiers ahead. The soldiers were fast on their feet, and within ten months, they had already walked out of Ziwu Valley and arrived at the boundary of Sanfu.

    However, no matter how fast Zhao Yun moved, he could not keep up with the chaotic battle situation in Luoyang.  Because of the help of wolf cavalry, Gao Lan defended Sishui.  The Tongguan soldiers who had replenished their supplies a few days later also arrived at the west side of Luoyang under the leadership of Zhang Liao.

    Zhang Liao, Tian Feng, and Cao Xing were at odds with each other. Cao Ren had 40,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, but he had no choice but to defeat Luoyang. The battle situation stabilized like this. In fact, for the Cao family's soldiers and horses, there was no chance of victory.

    The Sili war was still like this, but in Xuzhou, Zhou Yu's arrangements were finally not in vain.  The surprise attack on Xiapi really caught Taishi Ci and Zang Ba by surprise.  However, when Zang Ba sent troops to Xiapi without knowing the enemy's situation, he added another defeat to his record.  Not to mention nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were sent to Xiapi, and they almost lost their fourth brother.

    The war failed, and Zang Ba had to garrison troops in Quyang. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu made a false move again and sent his army lieutenants to sneak attack Guangling.  When Zang Ba left the city, he brought out 90% of his troops. Guangling County was captured in just two days with only a few thousand soldiers left and a lack of preparedness.  In just over a month, two counties in Xuzhou fell into Jiangdong's hands.

    Zhou Yu's unceremonious move completely angered Taishi Ci, and he temporarily handed over Pengcheng affairs to his deputy. He took the trimmed 40,000 Taishan troops and horses and went straight to Xiapi City.  However, Zhou Yu's instructions to Ding Feng were to just defend the city after capturing Xiapi.  Therefore, no matter how angry and abusive Taishi Ci was, Ding Feng completely ignored him.

    At this time, Dong Zhao, as the state pastor, received the news that the two counties had been captured, and immediately wrote two letters and asked his soldiers to bring them to Taishi Ci and Zang Ba.  The content of the letter is very simple. It is to ask the two not to worry about the current defeat, but to withdraw their troops back to the East China Sea and prepare for the arrival of Jiangdong's troops. As long as the East China Sea is not lost, Jiangdong will not be able to take over Xuzhou in one day.

    The Second General Taishi was still nominally the defender of Xuzhou, so he naturally had to obey Zhou Mu's dispatch and led his troops back one after another. This made Zhou Yu, who was still making arrangements, burst into laughter. He knew that the success of the battle might end here, and he had to  Fight hard.

    "Sister Lingqi, you must take good care of your husband when your troops are out on an expedition." In Wuji City, Zhang Ying and his daughters repeatedly warned Lu Lingqi.  Without him, the soldiers and horses in Wuji City are already ready to go, and the day will come when Zhen Yao personally marches out of the city.

    "Don't worry, sister. Lingqi won't have to worry about it." Ever since she gave birth to a child, the little girl from the Lu family has not been as carefree as before, but her bellicosity in her heart has not changed. Although Zhen Yao doesn't want her to go on an expedition, he can't bear it.  The persistence of the beloved wife in the crowd.

    Seeing the frowns of Zhang Ying and the girls, Zhen Yao couldn't help but shake his head: "You guys, Yao didn't go to war once or twice, and he never lost in battles with Cao Mengde. This time he wants to fight, and a certain family will go there personally."  It¡¯s not so easy to catch!¡±

    Zhen Yao never reveals his true thoughts at home. He looks like he is sure of victory, which really makes Zhang Ying and the girls feel relieved.  Besides, when their husbands go to war, they won¡¯t say anything unlucky, and they will naturally say it with a smile.?.

    At Yin o'clock on the second day, Zhen Yao and Lu Lingqi came to the military camp. Yan Rou had already ordered all the troops and horses, and Guo Jia also rarely appeared in the queue of troops.  Because of the campaign against Shu, Wuji mobilized many soldiers.  But fortunately there are not too many, and the real elites are all in the city. Therefore, after this personal expedition, the momentum of the troops is still strong.

    Ten thousand lances and cavalry, ten thousand light cavalry, eight thousand elite guards, five thousand sword and shield soldiers, five thousand soldiers and crossbowmen, five thousand euphorbia soldiers, and five thousand hook and sickle soldiers. This is the army that went south this time.  .  The soldiers are not bad, but the generals are a little short. There are only brothers Yan Rou and Yan Zhi, and Zhou Cang and Guan Hai who were transferred back to Wuji.  Of course, there is also a female general, Lu Lingqi.

    The marching strategist is naturally Guo Jia. Guo Fengxiao has not traveled with the army for a long time, but this does not mean that his monster-like decision-making ability in battle has weakened. On the contrary, because he has been in Wuji for many years, his horizons have become broader.

    It was inevitable to take an oath in the military camp. After the impassioned speech, Zhen Yao shouted and ordered: "All troops, set off!"

    "Sister, when will Brother Zhen come back from this personal expedition?" Zhen Yao led his troops and left Wuji, but the talk in the city still couldn't do without him. In a small courtyard, a pair of sisters were whispering.

    "I know this. If my sister is thinking about it, she might as well go with him." As an elder, Da Qiao tapped his little sister's forehead angrily.  Ever since Zhen Yao went to war, her sister Qiao Wan seemed to have lost her soul.

    "Humph." Xiao Qiao pouted indifferently, looking at Da Qiao's dissatisfaction and said: "Sister, don't think about it anymore? Why did I hear someone talking in sleep at night, what did they say? Let me think about it~~"

    "You, you girl!" Da Qiao looked embarrassed and wanted to tell the little girl to shut up, but Xiao Qiao wouldn't listen to her. He got up and ran away, muttering to himself.

    The two girls, one big and one small, were still playing around, but they didn¡¯t know that Old Man Qiao had been standing nearby for a while.  How could he not know what his two daughters were thinking, and Zhen Yao was indeed one of the rare heroes in the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.

    He is not very opposed to marrying his daughter into the Zhen Mansion, but the problem now is that the two daughters care about the same person, and there are already many wives in Zhen Yao's family. These problems make Old Man Qiao frown.

    ??????????????????????????? But it¡¯s not possible to drag it on like this. Now the two daughters of the family are quite old, and the eldest daughter is almost in her teens. If she doesn¡¯t get married, she will be alone.  There are many talents in Wuji, and there are a few that Mr. Qiao likes, but so far, no one has dared to come to propose marriage.  The reason is that the two daughters of the family are too close to the Zhen family.

    "That's all, if Zhen Yao can really get through the current difficulties, I will do whatever they want!" Although Old Man Qiao has not served as an official, he has heard about the battle between Sili and Zhen some days ago, and he also knows that this crisis should be caused by Zhen Yao.  If Yao could survive his last predicament, no one would be able to stop him in the future.

    Zhen Yao still went south unhurriedly, but in Yecheng, the war had already started for two days.  When Cao Cao led his troops through Dongjun, he received news that Cao Chun and Xia Houyuan had led their troops to retreat.  After arriving in Wei County, I also learned that Cao Ren had not made much achievements either.

    Since the two pioneer soldiers and horses failed to achieve the purpose of the expedition, Cao Cao was naturally impatient.  His only chance now is to capture Wei County by himself, then rely on the city to block Zhen Yao's troops, send reinforcements, and let Sili fight again.

    With no way to retreat, Cao Cao ordered a strong attack as soon as he arrived at Yecheng. Fortunately, the troops under his command were not farmers recruited temporarily, but well-trained soldiers. Although he was still feeling uncomfortable, he still attacked the city in a precise manner.

    But Cao Cao met Li Li. As the first person to prepare for the Central Plains war, how could Li Li be frightened by Cao Cao's momentum that was bound to destroy the city.  He arranged the deployment of defense with a sneer, and his soldiers accepted the orders in an orderly manner.

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    "My lord, if you want to capture Ye City in a short time, it is useless to attack by force." Cao Cao frowned, and Cheng Yu was equally worried, but the war cannot be postponed at the moment.  Coming to his lord's side, Cheng Yu whispered: "Ye City is built on the water, and my lord can flood it. To the north of Ye City, there is the Zhang River dug by Ximen Bao of Wei State. It is the rainy season now, so we only need to flood the Zhang River  Once the rivers and canals are opened, it will be useless no matter how defensive Yecheng is."

    Old man Cheng Yu still offered Cao Cao a plan to flood Yecheng, just as he did in history.  It is better to say it is a strategy than a strategic plan.  After hearing this, Cao Cao was silent for a long time.

    It is not difficult to open the gate to release water, but where the flood passes, there will inevitably be countless deaths and injuries.  Maybe it is possible that Yecheng will perish as a result.  This kind of strategy that goes against the laws of nature is not something you can use just when you want. Even Cao Cao needs to think twice before making any move.

    Cheng Yu just told the strategy, as for whether to use it or not, that¡¯s not the case.?It can be managed.  With Cao Cao's personality, his decisions would never be influenced by his subordinates, and it would be in vain to say more.

    Cao Cao did not want to lose to Zhen Yao. He had his own ambitions and ambitions. Under such ambitions, the survival of Yecheng would not prevail.  Half an hour later, Cao Cao found Xia Houchun and asked him to first take control of Zhangshui and be ready to obey orders at any time. As long as he gave the order to flood, he would take action immediately.

    Xia Houchun is a simple general. He will not consider the consequences of flooding. He clasped his fists and accepted the order without any delay.  After Xiahou Dun left, Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh: "Zhongde, if the water floods Yecheng, what are the chances of Cao winning?"

    Cao Cao's question is difficult to answer. Because of the defeat in the Sili War, the Cao family's troops have lost all their advantages. Once Zhen Yao's army arrives, even if they capture the intact Ye City, they may not be able to say whether they will win or lose, let alone a partially disabled one.  city.

    Cheng Yu was silent, and Cao Cao could guess what he was thinking in his heart, but Cao Cao shook his head and smiled. He has been in trouble, who can think highly of him?  Ever since he first conquered the Yellow Turbans, every battle he fought had been extremely hard, and he had long been accustomed to this.

    Xiahou Dun led his troops to leave. Li Li in the city also kept gesturing at the map of Wei County. He looked at the word "Zhangshui" drawn with bright red chalk and began to think about it.  If he were Cao Cao, this was the only way he could go. But would Cao Cao do this?  If Cao Cao doesn't put his thoughts on Zhangshui, then his arrangement may be in vain.

    "Impossible, how could Cao Mengde not be tempted? He has already sent troops to Zhangshui." Li Li sneered from the bottom of his heart. With his understanding of Cao Cao, he would definitely not fail to see this strategy and know it and not adopt it.  The probability is even lower.

    On this night, Xiahou Dun led his five thousand soldiers northward along the canal leading to the moat, and reached the main channel of Zhangshui in only half a day.  When they arrived at the end of the field, Xiahou Dun chose to set up camp on the spot and sent out sentries to inspect the possible footprints of soldiers and horses around.

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