The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 155 each with their own minds

The worries about the future have been relieved, and the next step is to overwhelm the border with an army, approaching Xiangfan. Cao Cao summoned his advisers and generals to discuss military affairs.

"That Zhang Wu abandoned Rangcheng and fled must be planning to stick to Fancheng. What strategy do you have for taking Fancheng?" Cao Cao asked.

Xun You said: "Prime Minister, Fancheng is the mouthpiece of Xiangyang. Since ancient times, if you want to take Xiangyang, you must take Fan, and if you keep Xiang, you must defend Fan. Zhang Wu will definitely resist in Fancheng. Fancheng is a small city, and it is backed by the Han River. It can be defended, and our army can't deploy a large army to attack the city. From the siege battles in the past few days, it can be seen that the opponent must have a general who is good at defending the city.

Cheng Yu said: "According to investigations, Zhang Wu appointed a young general named Huo Jun to defend the city in the two battles of defending the city. The rest of the generals must be assigned by him. He was enlisted by Zhang Wu as the governor's mansion to join the army, and later guarded the city full-time. Facts have also proved that this person is well dispatched when defending the city, able to adapt to changes, and has a strong ability to defend the city."

"Zhang Wu has such an ability to know people. It seems that this person's rise is not accidental!" Cao Cao said with emotion. One of the important reasons for his current achievements is that he is good at using talents. importance.

Xun You said again: "Although Fancheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a small city after all. Although Zhang Wu is brave and Huo Jun is good at defending, they have a fatal shortcoming, that is, insufficient troops. Jingzhou currently has more than 30 soldiers, but Most of them are sailors, and the infantry is at most [-] to [-]. It is absolutely impossible to defend the attack of our army of nearly [-]. Besides, Fancheng is on the north bank of the Han River. We can build more catapults and launch them day and night until Fancheng is captured Fill it up!"

"Gongda's plan is very good. It can reduce the casualties of our army. Let's measure how Fancheng can stop our army from attacking. However, what I worry about is that Fancheng is easy to take, but Xiangyang is difficult to get down."

"The Prime Minister is very worried. Since Xiangyang is a big city and separated by the Han River, I fear that our navy will not be able to fight against the Jingzhou navy, and our army will not be able to cross the river." Xun You said.

As an outstanding military strategist, Cao Cao knew that the tens of thousands of sailors he had trained in the big pond were just appearances, and they hadn't gone through actual combat, so they couldn't be called sailors.Just like some infantrymen can also ride horses, but he is not a qualified cavalryman, he can only be called an infantryman on horseback.

If the opponent's water army cannot be dealt with, the army will not dare to cross the river. Even if they sneak across the river by detour, they will not be able to siege the city for a long time if the food and grass cannot keep up, and there may even be the danger of the entire army being wiped out.

This problem is not easy to solve, just like Zhang Wu did not dare to fight Cao Jun in the open field without cavalry.

Cao Cao suddenly asked Sima Yi, "What is Zhongda's plan?"

Sima Yi was smarter since he was a child, and was deeply influenced by Confucian education when he was young. Some looked down on Cao Cao as the grandson of an eunuch, and also disliked Cao Cao's control of the court, so he was unwilling to work for Cao Cao.When Cao Cao recruited Sima Yi, his own strength was still relatively weak. At that time, Yuan Shao was the strongest, so Sima Yi also had a wait-and-see attitude.

Sima Yi's excuse for refusing Cao Cao was to pretend to be sick, saying that he had rheumatism, which is a fickle disease, and it may be cured in a few days, or it may be so serious that he cannot walk. This pretending lasted for seven years.

Until Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, unified the north, and became the prime minister, Sima Yi was forcibly recruited again to serve as a literary chief.This time Sima Yi didn't dare to refuse, and he didn't dare to pretend to be sick anymore, because Cao Cao said that if Sima Yi fell ill again this time, even if he was delayed, he would have to be dragged to the court.

But at this time, Cao Cao had a lot of talents. Although Guo Jia died early, none of Xun Yu, Xun You, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and others could crush Sima Yi to death. Even Sima Yi's elder brother Sima Lang was very popular with Cao Cao, so Sima Yi Still can't count.Sima Yi also has a lot of experience, he has honest qualifications, and has a very good relationship with Cao Pi.

Sima Yi said: "Prime Minister, Jingzhou is not the only one that has a navy in this world. Although the Jingzhou navy is stronger than ours, it is not the opponent of the Jiangdong navy. Jingzhou has fought Jiangdong for many years, and Zhang Wu and Sun Quan also fought in Jiangxia. Therefore, the main force of the Jingzhou navy and Gan Ning, Zhang Wu's top general, have been stationed in Jiangxia to guard against Jiangdong. Now that the prime minister's army is conquering Jingzhou, it is hard to guarantee that Sun Quan will not have any ideas. If Jiangdong and Jingzhou collude together, it will be difficult for us to defeat them, but If Sun Quan raises an army to attack Jingzhou and drags the main force of the Jingzhou navy to Jiangxia, Xiangyang will not be difficult to pacify, and Zhang Wu's death will not be far away!"

Cheng Yu said: "Zhongda's plan is very good, but Jiangdong also has a heart of disobedience. Zhou Yu is also a man of wisdom. How can he not know that Jingzhou and Jiangdong are closely related. They will fight against our army alone. Although Jiangdong has been at war with Jingzhou for more than ten years, I am afraid that Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will be wary of our army and will not let us occupy Jingzhou."

Sima Yi said: "Sun Quan is young, maybe he can be lured."

Cao Cao then said: "Okay, the army will rest for two days, and then the troops will come to Fancheng. At that time, I will send people to Jiangdong to test it out."

Two days later, Cao Cao left Cao Hong and [-] soldiers to guard Rangcheng to ensure the safety of grain transportation, and led the rest of the generals and soldiers to march towards Fancheng.

Zhang Wu met the envoy returning from Jiangdong in Fancheng, and after listening to the envoy's report of Sun Quan's request, Zhang Wu laughed and said: "Sun Quan's son has a good idea, and he still wants my Luma. You can tell Sun Quan again, and you will be able to come back." Said that I will consider it, as long as he is willing to fight Cao Cao, I will try my best to drag the main force of Cao's army in Xiangyang and create conditions for him to take Hefei."

Xu Shu also laughed and said, "Master, are you trying to 'fool' Sun Quan? I'm afraid Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will have other ideas!"

Pang Tong also said: "That's right, if Sun Quan chooses to join forces with us to resist Cao Cao, then the Jiangxia Navy can send some of them to assist Xiangyang in defending the city. Even if Sun Quan remains neutral, we are afraid that Sun Quan will take advantage of the fire and rob us.

It would have been difficult for Jingzhou to resist Cao Cao on its own, but relying on Cao Cao's lack of naval forces, he could still hold on to Xiangyang and force Cao Cao back.But if Sun Quan takes the opportunity to attack Jiangxia, the Jiangxia navy will not only be unable to support Xiangyang, but may also be unable to stop the Jiangdong navy. At that time, it will be dangerous.

But Zhang Wu knows how shameless this guy Sun Quan is. In the original book, he really did anything to win Jingzhou. He even cheated his young and beautiful sister. It's hard to say how he will choose this time.

It is best to prepare for the worst in everything, otherwise you will not be able to cope with it when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)