The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 115 Proposal to take Nanyang
Afterwards, Zhang Wu ordered Cao Ren to be escorted over, and he wanted to interrogate himself.

Cao Ren was tied up and was escorted by several soldiers. The soldiers ordered Cao Ren to kneel down, and Cao Ren resisted vigorously, cursing.

Zhang Wu said: "Hey~~ Don't be rude to General Cao! Untie General Cao!"

Anyway, he couldn't run away. There were generals like Zhang Wu, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and Wen Pin here, so he wasn't afraid of what Cao Ren would do.

After the soldiers untied Cao Ren, Cao Ren stretched his wrist and stood there silently.He also knew that he couldn't run away, not to mention others, even the veteran Huang Zhong could clean him up obediently.

Cao Ren didn't swear anymore, because he knew that he would only humiliate himself. At this time, he only had deep regrets in his heart. He regretted not listening to Li Dian's advice many times, but also regretted that he had accidentally fallen into the other party's trap.Now that he has been captured alive, even the [-] soldiers he brought have been lost. Cao Ren, who has been fighting for many years, knows that this has brought great passiveness to Cao Jun.

Cao Ren was also afraid that Zhang Wu would use him to blackmail Cao Cao. After all, he was Cao Cao's younger brother, and Cao Cao would definitely have some scruples. Now he just hoped that Zhang Wu would kill him!
Zhang Wu said with a smile: "General Cao, now that you have been defeated and captured, are you willing to surrender?"

Cao Ren said angrily: "Hmph! I am a general of the imperial court, how can I surrender to the rebels! I advise you to surrender to the imperial court as soon as possible, otherwise your life may be in danger when the army arrives!"

"Hahahaha, General Cao is really good at joking. My Zhou Mu is a relative of the great Han clan. How could he be a traitor? General Cao doesn't have to worry about my life, but General Cao doesn't worry about losing his life anytime soon?"

"Liu Qi has not been appointed by the imperial court, but he is the shepherd of Jingzhou. He is a traitor! Zhang Wu, if you want to kill him or cut him up, you will do as you please. If you want Cao to surrender to you, it is wishful thinking!"

"How could I be willing to kill General Cao! General Cao is still of great use! If General Cao goes to Xiangyang to live for a while, I think the court will soon issue a decree to recognize my Master State Shepherd! Hahahaha..." Zhang Wu looked at Cao Ren as if he were looking at a rare treasure. Cao Cao would definitely be willing to redeem such an important general, so why should he blackmail Cao Cao?
When Cao Ren heard that Zhang Wu said that he was still useful and wanted to use him to threaten Cao Cao to recognize Liu Qi's Jingzhou Mu, he immediately said angrily: "Don't even think about it! If you have the ability, kill me. Don't even think about humiliating me!"

"Don't worry, General Cao, I won't kill you for the time being. I'm a soft-hearted person, and I don't like killing people at all. Well, let General Cao go to Xiangyang to live for a while, and there will be old friends with you over there. I still have something to do here, so I won't accompany General Cao!"

The old friend Zhang Wu mentioned was Liu Bei.Liu Bei is very familiar with Cao Cao's generals, I believe Uncle Liu Huang will be happy to play with Cao Ren!

Cao Ren was sent to Xiangyang for house arrest, and Zhang Wu sent someone to summon Pang Tong to Fancheng. After Xu Shu and Fu Xun arrived in Fancheng, a military meeting was held.

Zhang Wu asked people to hang up the map and said: "I want to take this opportunity to attack Wancheng. Yuanzhi and Shiyuan, what do you two think?" Wancheng in Nanyang is the gateway to Jingzhou.Moreover, from Wancheng to Xuchang, less than [-] miles in the middle and a flat river, it only takes two days for the cavalry to arrive.Zhang Wu's control of Wancheng was enough to make Cao Cao sleepless.

The reason why Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu twice and three times at the beginning was to control Nanyang in his hands and ensure the safety of Xudu, so as to prevent his old nest from being attacked when he led the army.Zhang Xiu's subordinates were all Xiliang soldiers, and the Xiliang iron cavalry was the most powerful cavalry in the world. Even if they couldn't attack Xudu, it was enough to prevent Cao Cao from concentrating on fighting Yuan Shao.

Of course, Zhang Wu didn't have cavalry in his hands, so he couldn't sneak attack Xudu so quickly, but if the elite infantry marched quickly, they could arrive in five days.

Pang Tong said: "I'm afraid Li Dian has sent someone to notify the Wancheng defenders after he escaped. If the enemy is prepared, I'm afraid Wancheng will not be easy to take!"

Xu Shu also said: "Shi Yuan is right. The defender of Wancheng is full of favors. He has strict laws and is quite resourceful. And even if we take Wancheng, we are currently powerless to defend it."

Wancheng is too close to Xudu, Cao Cao will definitely not let Zhang Wu occupy Wancheng, and will definitely send a large army to attack continuously. Even if the Jingzhou army has the advantage in defending the city, it will not be able to resist Cao Cao's large number of people.Compared with Cao Jun, the biggest disadvantage of Jingzhou Army is that there is no cavalry, and the infantry is not as elite as Cao Jun, but the Jingzhou Army has the biggest advantage, that is, Jingzhou has water troops, and Cao Jun does not.

There is no river near Nawan City, and the Jingzhou navy can't play a role. Jingzhou now has less than [-] infantry, and it has to defend various places, so it will definitely not be able to defend against Cao Cao.

Fancheng is right on the edge of the Han River, across the river from Xiangyang. The Jingzhou navy can not only help defend the city on the Han River, but also quickly transport reinforcements to Fancheng, so there is no problem in defending it.

Zhang Wu also knew that Man Chong was a celebrity in the Three Kingdoms. He was able to govern the people as a civil servant and command troops in battle.After Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army, soldiers besieged Fancheng. Cao Ren was so frightened that he wanted to abandon the city and flee. Man Chong dissuaded Cao Ren and assisted Cao Ren to defend Fancheng.To show his determination, Man Chong drowned his white horse and fought with the determination to die. He stabilized the army's morale, and finally waited for Xu Huang's reinforcements to defeat Guan Yu.

It can be said that if there is no Man Chong, Cao Ren really may abandon the city and escape, then Guan Yu can defend the city after Xu Huang arrives. Even if Jingzhou is attacked by Soochow in the rear, if he makes a prompt decision to retreat to Xichuan, he still has a great chance of escaping. .

Zhang Wu thought for a while, and felt that what Pang Tong and Xu Shu said made sense. Wancheng was not easy to attack. I feel a little pity again.

At this time, Pang Tong said: "My lord, Tong has a plan. Although it can't take Wancheng, it has the same effect!"

"Oh? What's the plan?"

Pang Tong came to the map, pointed to a place and said, "Your Majesty, you can pretend to attack Wancheng and take Rangcheng. Rangcheng is located in the southwest of Wancheng, and it is also the necessary place for the north to go south to Jingzhou. If you take Rangcheng, you will let it go I, Jingzhou, have a barrier in the north. And Rangcheng is surrounded by mountains, backed by the Danjiang River in the west, and not far from the Han River in the south. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east. When you are staying, you can also use the Han River to quickly withdraw your troops back to Xiangyang."

Zhang Wu also came to the map and took a closer look. He felt that Pang Tong's proposal was very good. The geographical location of Rangcheng and Wancheng is similar, but in fact the strategic position is higher than that of Wancheng. Cao Cao didn't have many defenders there. , should be able to win quickly.And only take Rangcheng and not Wancheng, and it will not over-irritate Cao Cao. Both sides are guarding a gate. I can't sneak attack you, and you can't sneak attack me. A balance can be reached in a short time.

(End of this chapter)