Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 248

After Cao Cao cried bitterly, he called Xiahoudun's personal guards and asked about the situation in detail.Although he is sad, he will not delay the business. This is the talent of a person who achieves great things, and it can also be said to be ruthless.

Xiahou Dun's personal guards narrated what had happened, and compared what Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu's personal guards said, there were basically not too many errors.Only then did Cao Cao know that Zhang Xiu could be trusted.

Cao Cao called Zhang Xiu to encourage him, and Zhang Xiu also thanked Cao Cao for his trust.

Xiahou Dun's death still made Cao Cao furious, and he did not return to Xinye, and directly ordered the army to march to Hanshui, across the river from Xiangyang.

Xiahou Dun was a general who was loved by his soldiers, and all the rewards he received were distributed to his soldiers.Many people were grateful to Xiahou Dun and vowed to avenge Xiahou Dun.Many people spontaneously brought filial piety for Xiahou Dun, which made the atmosphere in Cao Ying sad.

The so-called mourning soldiers must win, Cao Cao is also using this to improve morale.Xiahou Dun's death will inevitably affect the morale of the entire army. What he can do is to turn things that affect morale into improving morale.Otherwise, he can basically retreat directly.

Originally, the soldiers were not as elite as Zhang Yi, and the navy was still at a big disadvantage. If the morale was not as good as Zhang Yi, there was no way to fight this battle.The right time, the right place, and the right people, he always wants to take the same position, why would he fight in a losing situation!Now use Xiahou Dun's death to boost morale, so that he can occupy the peace and have the strength to fight.

In fact, he regretted it a long time ago, he didn't expect the situation in Jingzhou to be so rotten.It's just that he has already retreated from Jizhou, and it is impossible to send troops again.So no matter what, we should get some benefits in Jingzhou.Xiangyang can be rescued if it can be saved, and the southern part of Nanyang County can be taken if it cannot be saved. It is also good to add some strategic buffers to Xuchang.

Cao Cao's army went south, and the water in Feishui could no longer be cut off, so let go of the heavy cut, anyway, Zhang Yi's navy can't be allowed to enter Feishui and harass him from the side.

When Cao Cao was marching, he was also looking for craftsmen to study the parts of the crossbow that Zhang Xiu got, but too many parts were damaged, and it was impossible to get them together.The craftsman roughly restored the crossbow, and saw that the bow arm of this crossbow was nine feet long, obviously it was not used by a single soldier.According to the craftsman's speculation, these crossbows may require four or five people to use, and three or four people are needed just to wind the string, and one person must squat in front as a support point.

But this information is obviously wrong. The strong soldiers that Cao Cao got, these strong crossbows were clearly used by one person, so so many people are needed?
Although this strong crossbow is a good thing, it is too difficult to obtain.Cao Cao didn't have much choice, he could only promise generous rewards, as long as he could develop a powerful crossbow, he would be rewarded heavily.

When Cao Cao reached the north of the Han River, he began gathering boats to cross the river to rescue Xiangyang on the south bank.Although the possibility is unlikely, Cao Cao still wants to give it a try!After all, Xiangyang is too important, not to mention that this is Liu Biao's government, the dozens of hundreds of talents alone make Cao Cao coveted.These talents came to Jingzhou to escape the war in the north, and many of them are the best among them. If they get these people, Cao Cao's rule will be much more stable.

But when Cao Cao was collecting ships, he was attacked by Zhang Yi's army.This is the cavalry sent by Li Jing from Cai Yang's side. The cavalry led by Qin Qiong caused heavy losses to the Cao soldiers who collected the ships.

Cao Cao also knew Qin Qiong, a strong general who could injure Xiahou Dun, how could Cao Cao not pay attention.

"Feng Xiao, can you capture the enemy general?" Cao Cao couldn't help but love talent and wanted to capture Qin Qiong.Although Qin Qiong killed Xiahou Dun, he still couldn't help but want to recruit Qin Qiong.He has a lot of strong generals under his command, but there are still too few strong generals like Qin Qiong.And Cao Cao saw an acquaintance from Qin Qiong, that is Guan Yu.

The temperament of Qin Qiong reminded Cao Cao of Guan Yu.Cao Cao loves Guan Yu very much. Although he is not like the one in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", where he is a red rabbit horse and a beautiful woman with gold and silver, Cao Cao really appreciates Guan Yu.The title of Guan Yu's "beautiful beard" was given by Cao Cao. This is the best of the few nicknames in the Three Kingdoms period.

Qin Qiong's heroic posture on the battlefield is too similar to Guan Yu's, as brave as he is.

Unfortunately, Guo Jia shook his head and said: "My lord, the enemy is cunning and always finds our weak points. It seems that the enemy also has a person who is good at surprise attacks, and he is very good at the situation on the battlefield. This person is the lord's strong enemy. As for that The fierce general is secondary."

Cao Cao was also scratching his head. During the past two days, he also found that the enemy had problems. The enemy army was too fierce, and he could always find his own loopholes.Cao Cao thinks that he has experienced battles for a long time, and he is familiar with military books, and his ability to adapt to changes at will is outstanding.One's ability is not bad, but the enemy always takes advantage of the loopholes, which is extraordinary.

"The enemy is in Caiyang. If our army surrounds Caiyang, we will fall into the enemy's plan!" Cao Cao also had some worries: "If we don't surround Caiyang, it is impossible for our army to cross the Han River."

Guo Jia said: "Not only that, but if the Lord forcibly crosses the river, there must be many casualties."

Cao Cao made a choice in his heart, "Then attack Cai Yang!"

Cao Cao decided to attack Cai Yang, and Li Jing of Cai Yang was also drawing Cao Cao's attention.During this period of time, he made Qin Qiong dispatch frequently, just to attract Cao Cao's attention and help Zhang Yi delay time.

"My lord, Cao Cao should come to Caiyang this time, right?" Qin Qiong has been dispatched frequently these days, and feels that Cao Cao can't stand it anymore.

"It's almost there!" Li Jing held the map, "I have already collected all the boats around the Han River. Cao Cao can't cross the Han River without boats. All he can do is take down Nanyang County, as long as he takes down Caiyang, Nanyang County There is no one to resist him. So no matter what, he will definitely come to attack Cai Yang!"

The two are talking!Some soldiers came to report: "Report to the general, Cao Cao is marching towards Caiyang."

Qin Qiong laughed: "Everything has been calculated by the envoy, and it will be up to General Shang next."

Li Jing also nodded, "Nanyang County is actually secondary. The main thing is that the lord can take Xiangyang. As long as we take Xiangyang, our strategy of attacking Jingzhou is more than half completed. The rest depends on Jingnan and Jiaozhou." .”

After hearing this, Qin Qiong couldn't help asking: "I don't know what's going on in Jingnan. The army sent from Jiangdong should have arrived in Changsha, right?"

"Should have arrived long ago!" Li Jing said, "It's just that there is Huang Zhong in Changsha, so it's still a bit difficult to win Changsha."

　Thank you for the starry sky

　　
　
(End of this chapter)