Chapter 186 Chapter 27 Wei Wu Ru Qiyong (10)

But he also knew at the same time, who would assist Cao Cao if he did not assist? The world is in such chaos and the country is broken, and in his opinion, only Cao Cao has the ability to unify and stabilize it. On this day, Xun You carefully analyzed the situation of the confrontation with Sun and Liu, and first proposed an offensive plan at the meeting. He said: "When our army came to the south, Liu Bei led the main force into Yizhou to capture Liu Zhang, while Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu led the Jingzhou side to stay behind, with weaker troops. This is exactly what we can use. "However, Sun Quan, Lu Su, Lu Meng, and Sun Yu are all very cunning people. They must gather heavy troops on the western front to make up for the emptiness. So far, they have used Lu Su, a think tank, on the western front. As the commander in chief, he led Pan Zhang, Zhu Ran, Lu Xun, Dong Xi, Gu Yong, Ding Feng, Zhou Tai, Huang Gai, Jiang Qin and other generals with tens of thousands of troops to join Kong Ming and Guan Yu here. This shows its strength On the eastern front, although Sun Quan was in command in person, and Lu Meng was his assistant, leading generals such as Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Han Dang, and Chen Wu to dominate the base camp, but Ling Tong and Gan Ning had a feud against their fathers, and the two generals continued to Refused to cooperate, although Sun Quan mediated many times, still brooding. This is another opportunity for our army. Therefore, I suggest that we first attack Lusu with great fanfare, and then resolutely attack Lusu after entering the theater. Not to fight, at least not to take the initiative to fight, so as to draw Sun Quan's attention to the western front. At the same time, our army's base camp is located far away from Sun Quan's base camp, creating the illusion that Sun Quan will confront him for a long time. Send out surprise troops to attack Liyang, where the east and west lines intersect, and complete the attack on Sun Quan's camp on the west bank of the Yangtze River with quick movements. Although Liyang is at the intersection of the two fronts, it seems to be both defensive Safety, in fact, is the most dangerous, especially the speed of the navy. When Sun Quan and Lu Su found out, the two sides rushed to help, but it was too late. They can retreat immediately, relying on the strength of the river to block them, and at the same time, the armies on both sides of the east and west can cross the river in a big way. When they return from Liyang to rescue the headquarters, the prime minister has firmly secured Sun Quan's position!"

Cao Cao had abandoned his military affairs because of Xun Yu's incident, but after he came to Ruxukou, he got the news that Liu Bei was going to attack Yizhou.The enemy's situation seems to be beneficial to him, but he hasn't had time to think about how to win by surprise.But now, Xun You's words were entering his heart, so he was overjoyed and said: "If the generals have nothing to do with Mr. Xun You's plan, then act immediately!" All the generals said that Xun You had a clever plan, and there was no objection.So Cao Cao immediately sent Cao Ren to lead his troops and horses and the troops of Cao Hong, Xu Huang, and Lu Rou to stay on the western front and deploy defenses in Xiangyang, Fancheng, Jiangling, and Yiling. Xukou, build the base camp.He also secretly ordered General Zhang Liao, who had been stationed in Hefei, Juchao, Ruxukou, Xunyang, and Liyang for a long time, and Yu Jin and Cheng Yu, who had been training the navy for more than a year, to step up preparations and look for opportunities to attack Liyang.

The governor of Liyang is General Gongsun Yang.After the great victory in Chibi a year ago, Chang Shi Zhang Zhao suggested that Sun Quan build a big camp here, second only to the base camp, in the center to echo the east and west lines.Sun Quan agreed, and sent Gongsun Yang, who was good at fighting, as the commander of the war. Gongsun Yang's troops were famous for their speed, so it was most appropriate for him to take on the important task of central support.But he didn't expect Cao Cao to give up the two sides and directly insert into the center.After hearing that Cao Cao's army was under pressure, Gongsun Yang received an order from Sun Quan, asking him to pay close attention to the situation and be ready to rescue at any time.Gongsun Yang accepted the order generously.

At the end of December, 1870, Sun Quan and others saw Cao Jun stationing troops on the western front with great fanfare, thinking that Cao Cao was going to launch an attack here first, and urgently ordered Lu Su to take strict precautions.However, Cao Cao ordered Zhang Liao, Cheng Yu, and Yu Jin to lead elite soldiers trained in water warfare to rush to Liyang at night. When Gongsun Yang woke up, he was shocked to find that Cao Cao's army had arrived.Immediately send people to ask for help from Lu Su and Sun Quan respectively.Because the troops led by Cheng Yu and Yu Jin were no longer the "Northern Horse" troops during the Battle of Chibi, but the "Beichuan" troops, and Zhang Liao was also brave enough to attack the river in one fell swoop.

Gongsun Yang led his troops to fight and was defeated, so he had to retreat to the camp a few miles away from the shore, and strictly guarded it, waiting for the reinforcements to arrive. How could Zhang Liao wait for him to catch his breath, surrounded the camp with Yu Jin and Cheng Yu, broke through from three directions, deliberately leaving a gap for Gongsun Yang to escape. Gongsun Yang really panicked and rushed out of the gap.Zhang Liao had been waiting in front of him for a long time, and within a few rounds, Gongsun Yang was captured alive.Then, as quickly as possible, they took the food and supplies that could be carried by ships from Sun Quan's Jiangxi Daying Camp, and those that could not be transported were immediately set on fire.In this battle, more than 5,000 elite and fast troops of the Wu army were killed and wounded, countless military supplies were captured, a camp was burned down, and a general was captured.

Then, immediately cross the river and return. Sun Quan and Lu Su were shocked when they heard that Liyang was in emergency, and they had to admire Cao Cao's wisdom.Lu Su feared that Cao Cao would have a series of tricks to take advantage of the emptiness of the western front to attack, and did not dare to help Liyang. Sun Quan was furious, and personally sent troops, leading Gan Ning, Han Dang, and Chen Wu, and rushed to Liyang. , Liu Meng sticks to Ruxukou, and wants to relieve Gongsunyang's danger.Walking halfway, seeing Gongsun Yang's remnant army fleeing directly, he knew it was too late.After asking the details, I couldn't help but yelled "Bitter".

Cao Cao won the first battle, and the morale of the three armies was boosted.Cao Cao intended to order Cao Ren and others to contain Lu Su on the western front, while he himself took advantage of the victory to fight to the death with Sun Quan.When Sun Quan led Gan Ning and others to rescue Liyang, he urgently ordered Li Dian, Le Jin, and Xu Chu to aggressively attack the suddenly weak Ruxukou defender Lu Meng.However, Lv Meng resisted with all his strength by relying on the strong wharf and city wall he built at Ruxushuikou, so that the powerful Cao army could not take advantage of it.He had no choice but to call for money to withdraw troops, and then to plan a good plan.

Sun Quan was furious when he stopped his horse halfway, and then ordered Gan Ning to lead Han Dang and Chen Wu straight to Liyang to fill in the gap and prevent Cao Jun from attacking again, while he led a few soldiers back to Ruxukou immediately. Sure enough, Lu Meng was leading the crowd to resist Cao Jun tenaciously.Ling Tong, Xu Sheng and Zhou Tai all took the lead.Cao Jun had no choice but to withdraw his troops at the opportunity. That night, Sun Quan, Lu Meng, Ling Tong, Xu Sheng, Zhou Tai and Zhang Zhao worked together to study countermeasures. Zhang Zhao said: "In the past, the old ministers mistakenly persuaded the Duke of Ming to surrender to Cao Cao because of Cao Cao's power, and strongly advocated against the war. Now Cao Cao has come back after being defeated. Compared with last time, the situation is not as good. Why do we just Can you defend but not attack? For example, if you send Lu Su northward to cross the river on the western front, you may not be able to defeat Cao Ren."

"However," Sun Quan objected, "even if we attack across the river and break through Cao Ren's line of defense, so what? In the end we have to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River. Now that Cao Cao is dominating above the north of the river, it is impossible for our army to reach the Yangtze River with our backs. Confrontation. If this is insisted on, then every battle with Cao Cao is a last stand, and the soldiers' endurance is obviously not enough. At the same time, Liu Bei is attacking Yizhou. Once he succeeds, he will definitely be my enemy. But with Cao Cao in trouble, it is impossible to turn against him at present. Therefore, the current situation should be that our army remains undefeated, but for the time being, we should not lose our military strength in a hurry to defeat Cao Cao."

Lu Meng said: "Ming Gong's words are exactly what I want. Cao Cao's attack this time has the intention of revenge, but he is eager to take revenge, so it is inevitable that he will not think carefully. Even if there is a temporary victory, he will not be able to achieve a comprehensive victory. Today, the next third of the trend is already in sight. Our army only needs to occupy Soochow now so that it can not be lost, so that we can seek hegemony in the future when the time is right. The reason why I want to set up a wharf and a city at Ruxukou , It is mainly for defense. However, even so, you can’t show your forgetfulness in front of Cao Cao. At most, this kind of confrontation shows that our soldiers and people in Soochow love peace and hate war. "

Zhang Zhao wanted to say more, but was stopped by Sun Quan and said: "Tomorrow I will lead the army to fight Cao Cao to the death. If he retreats without knowing the difficulty, will our Jiangdong army be easy to provoke again?" Zhang Zhao could only fall into silence.He thought to himself: Could it be that I was wrong about the situation last time, and I am wrong again this time? In short, maybe I am prematurely aging, right?