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Text Chapter 464: Only one step away from Xiangyang

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    Fancheng.  In the lobby of the military mansion, Cao Cao frowned and discussed with the civil and military officials how to deal with Yuan Fang.  At this moment, Cao Pi hurried in and said, "Father, good news came from Xinye. Uncle Xiao used a plan to ambush Yuan Fang's troops and defeated Yuan Fang's Xiang soldiers with fire, which greatly reduced the morale of the enemy army." Hearing this news.  , Cao Cao was immediately overjoyed, and his frown relaxed into a smile.  The civil and military personnel in the hall were also in high spirits, and the heavy atmosphere in the hall became a lot lighter because of this good news.  "This elephant soldier is indeed afraid of fire. Yuan Fang has won every battle. This time, he finally suffered a loss." Pang Tong also nodded slightly, with a bit of relief on his face.  Cao Cao laughed, and finally a smile appeared on his scorched face, and his confidence reappeared.  "It seems that the myth of the Yuan thief being undefeated has finally been broken. Zi Xiao is indeed the number one general of our Cao family. I really didn't expect that Fu Wan, who came to seek refuge, could actually come in handy." This  A long-lost victory boosted Cao Cao's confidence and made him somewhat high-spirited.  Just when Cao Cao, his father, son, monarch, and ministers were feeling proud and pleased, another soldier hurriedly entered again, cupping his hands and saying: "Your Majesty, the urgent report just came back from Xinye, Xinye City has been lost." "What!" Cao Cao exclaimed,  The proud look on his face instantly melted away.  In the hall, everyone from Pang Tong on down also mutinied.  Cao Cao was shocked, extremely shocked, and even incredible.  Just a moment ago, he had just received the good news from Cao Ren and enjoyed the joy of defeating Yuan Fang.  The next second, Xinye was gone, and all his pride was ruthlessly shattered by Yuan Fang.  The astonished Cao Cao couldn't believe that Cao Ren had clearly defeated Yuan Fang's elephant soldiers, but how could he defeat Yuan Fang's new enemy in the blink of an eye.  "How did Yuan thief break Xinye? Where is Zixiao? Where is Fuwanren?" Cao Cao was shocked.  Yelled loudly.  The soldiers then reported the bad news, how Yuan Fang killed Cao Ren with one arrow in the smoke and fog, and then took advantage of the collapse of the Xinye defenders to break the city, and the cruel fact that after being captured alive and ambushed, they beheaded on the spot, they trembled.  In the lobby.  Another endless horror.  "Zi Xiao He was shot by Yuan Fang?" Cao Cao was petrified on the spot, his face as pale as paper, and endless fear and resentment gushed out from his eyes.  After Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, and Cao Zhang, even Cao Ren, the number one general of the Cao family.  He was also killed by Yuan Fang!  ?  Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren are different from other generals of their clan. These two are Cao Cao's right-hand men.  Now, one of his arms was cut off by Yuan Fang.  ¡°Moreover, it was cut off inexplicably.  Cao Cao could not even dream of it.  Yuan Fang was able to kill his first general through the smoke and fog with an arrow that was unpredictable even to gods and ghosts.  "Yuan Fang, ah¡ª¡ª" Cao Cao was extremely shocked and angry, his blood was boiling and furious. In anger, he shouted to the sky and spat out a mouthful of blood.  Then he fainted.  ¡°Father~~¡± ¡°Lord~~¡± The lobby was filled with unprecedented panic.  I don¡¯t know how long it took, everyone was pouring water and pinching people. After a while, Cao Cao faintly woke up.  "Tie Yuan, I want revenge. I want to avenge Zixiao~~" After waking up, Cao Cao gritted his teeth. His face was as pale as paper, and gloomy as iron, with endless hatred.  "Commander Shiyuan. Xinye has been lost, what should we do now?" After a while, Cao Cao finally woke up from his anger and remembered how to face this cruel fact.  Pang Tong pondered for a long time and sighed helplessly: "Now that Xinye has been lost, Yuan Fang is most likely already on the way to Fancheng. With the current strength of our army, Fancheng cannot be defended. If we stay here any longer, we will definitely be attacked by Yuan Fang."  Siege. In view of Tong, the lord immediately abandoned Fancheng and retreated to the south bank. Relying on the danger of the Han River and relying on our superior navy, we were able to stop Yuan Fang's advance. " After a long silence, Cao Cao had no choice but to order Cai Mao on the south bank.  , ordered him to lead the navy and warships to come quickly to meet his army's southern crossing.  ¡­ The next day, at sunset, tens of thousands of Cao¡¯s troops had crossed the river and boarded the water camp on the south bank.  Cao Cao was the last one to step onto the trestle, looking at Fancheng surrendering on the north bank, with unwillingness flashing on his face.  "Don't worry, my lord, as long as I, Cai Mao, are here, the Yuan thieves will never be able to cross the Han River even if they have a million troops." Cai Mao, the navy commander who came up, made bold words and looked proud.  Cao Cao¡¯s Jingzhou navy,There are two groups, one is the Xiangyang Navy and the other is the Jiangling Navy.  Cai Mao was well versed in the navy and was an old friend of Cao Cao. He came from the wealthy Cai family in Jingxiang and now became his brother-in-law. Cao Cao naturally placed Xiangyang's 10,000 navy under the command of Cai Hao.  "Degui, the survival of Xiangyang, and the safety of your sister and I, all depend on you." Cao Cao said with sincerity.  Cai Mao raised his head, patted his chest, and said proudly: "Don't worry, my lord, Yuan Fang's minions are just helping landlubbers, just showing off on land. If he dares to go into the water, Cai will capture him alive."  It is a well-known fact that Yuan Fang has no water army.  Looking at the warships of his own army in the Han River, and listening to Cai Mao's heroic words, Cao Cao relaxed, and a trace of relief finally showed on his gloomy face.  After sending Cai Mao away, Cao Cao mounted his horse and headed straight to the dry camp. Halfway there, he suddenly remembered something he was worried about.  So, Cao Cao called his second son Cao Pi to the front and said: "Although our army has the advantage of the navy, Xiangyang has been threatened after all. Pi'er, go quickly and move all the famous families near Xiangyang to Jiangling temporarily."  Avoid, just in case." The support of Jingxiang's wealthy families is the basis for Cao Cao's foothold in Jingzhou, and Xiangyang is where the largest number of wealthy families live.  In order to prevent these aristocratic families from falling into the hands of Yuan Fang, Cao Cao had to make preparations in advance and move them all to Jiangling further south.  "I understand, I'll do it right away." Cao Pi rolled his eyes and understood Cao Cao's intention, and left immediately.  Cao Cao then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, climbed to the heights of the dry land, and looked at the north bank in the distance. In his eyes, the cold hatred rekindled like a fire.  "Yuan Thief, the battle of Xinye will be your last show of madness. This is the Han River. I will make it difficult for you to cross with wings." ¡­ Two days later, Yuan Fang led the victorious army and marched from Xinye in a mighty way.  , arrived at the front line of Fancheng.  Once Xinye was defeated, Yuan Fang expected that Cao Cao would abandon Fancheng, so he was not in a hurry to send troops, but waited for the follow-up of more than 100,000 troops.  After everyone arrived in Xinye, they sent their troops southward.  250,000 cavalry marched together and easily captured the empty city of Fancheng. Their iron hooves reached the north bank of the Han River, and they had the potential to cut off the river with a whip.  "As long as we cross the Han River, we will be the core of Jingzhou. Where Xiangyang is, we are finally one step closer to my great cause of unifying the world." Looking at the rolling Han River, Yuan Fang was full of high spirits and filled with emotion.  However, it is not that easy to cross the Han River.  Seven days later.  Fancheng Water Village.  In the Chinese military tent, Yuan Fang stared at the pieces of information on the case, his eyebrows furrowed.  It has been seven days since he captured Fancheng and reached the Han River.  During these seven days, Cai Mao's navy on the other side remained motionless and showed no intention of taking the initiative to avenge Cao Ren.  This surprised Yuan Fang.  Yuan Fang¡¯s original plan.  Cai Mao would take the initiative to attack his water stronghold with the help of his elite navy, and Yuan Fang would take advantage of the situation to lure Cai Mao ashore and kill him.  As long as Cai Mao and the Xiangyang navy are destroyed, Cao Cao will be unable to stop him from crossing the Han River.  But the fact is that Cai Mao stood still and had more than 300 warships.  More than 10,000 sailors were firmly entrenched in the water village on the south bank. Apart from occasionally sending out a dozen fast ships for small-scale harassment, there was no sign of an active attack.  Yuan Fang realized this.  Cai Mao, this good-for-nothing, is indeed a bit overweight.  No wonder that in the novel, during the Battle of Chibi, when Zhou Yu heard that Cao Cao was leading the navy with Cai Mao, he was so afraid that he had to use a divorce plan to get rid of Cai Mao.  "But if Cai Mao doesn't take the bait, Yuan Fang won't be able to take the initiative to launch an attack.  The reason is simple. He has neither naval warships nor naval soldiers.  After capturing Fancheng, Yuan Fang requisitioned all available ships along the Han River and sent soldiers to build bamboo rafts. In seven days, nearly a thousand ships and rafts had been gathered.  But the largest of his rafts was not as good as the smallest stern rush ship of Cai Mao's naval force. If they were to sail to the Han River, they would be broken up by a slight collision with the enemy's large ship, and they would be completely useless.  Furthermore, Yuan Fang's 250,000-strong army, although large in number, is mostly landlubbers. They can't even stand on boats and rafts, so how can they fight on the water?  Under all the unfavorable circumstances, Yuan Fang can only look at the water and sigh.  "Your Majesty, our army has neither warships nor sailors. The Han River cannot be crossed no matter what. If we don't cross the Han River, we can't talk about pacifying Jingzhou. I think this southern expedition should be fought well."  It¡¯s time to close it.¡± In front of the account, Fa Zheng analyzed the pros and cons.Yuan Fang had to be persuaded to retreat.  "Ahem." Guo Jia simply said a few times and sighed: "What Xiaozhi said is not unreasonable. The Han River cannot be crossed anyway. It is better to withdraw the troops and let the soldiers rest until winter comes and the water level of the Han River drops.  After that, we might be able to make a comeback." Guo Jia also agreed to retreat, and all the counselors on the left and right nodded in agreement.  As the saying goes, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice. Even the best counselors cannot help Yuan Fang come up with a plan to forcefully cross the Han River without a navy.  Yuan Fang hesitated. He had a vague feeling. He felt that there seemed to be a pair of eyes on the other side of the Han River, looking at him with a sneer.  That was Cao Cao¡¯s sarcastic look, laughing at him for being able to dominate the world, but he could do nothing with a piece of Han River.  At this moment, Yi from outside the tent rushed in from the soldiers, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, General Taishi and General Lu have led 30,000 naval troops and rushed outside the camp. Several generals are outside the tent asking for an audience."  Taishi Ci, Lu Meng, and the navy have arrived!  Guo Jia and Fazheng looked at each other, and unexpected surprises burst into the eyes of all the counselors.  "It turns out that His Majesty has actually mobilized Lu Meng and the others to lead the naval force trained by Qingxu Haihai to join them?" Guo Jia, who suddenly realized, said in surprise.  "Who said I don't have a navy? Don't I have one?" Yuan Fang was very happy and waved his hands and said: "Quickly tell Ziyi and Ziming to meet in the tent." After a while, Taishi Ci, Lu Meng, Xu Sheng,  Jiang Qin, four generals who were proficient in water warfare, came in one after another and paid homage to him.  Yuan Fang comforted him, but he said with an excited smile: "You guys have come just in time. I am worried about the Han River blocking the way. You guys can just open the way for me to lead the navy to cross to the south bank."  "I've been training the navy for many years, and it's time to show off my skills to your Majesty." Lu Meng realized with excitement, but then asked: "But I don't know how many warships your Majesty has prepared for my navy."  Surprised, Guo Jia suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly: "Yes, Your Majesty, although we have 30,000 sailors like Ziming, we don't have warships, so we still can't seize the water control." Lu Meng and other generals, one  Hearing that there were no battleships, the originally high fighting spirit immediately disappeared by half.  A sly smile appeared on Yuan Fang's lips: "Although I don't have a battleship for you, I have prepared another special river-crossing weapon for you, which is enough for you to cross the Han River and capture the enemy camp on the south bank for me."
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