The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 156 Cao Cao Bing Arrives at Fancheng
Zhang Wu said: "Sun Tzu said: In the past, those who were good fighters were invincible first, and waited for the enemy to be victorious. The invincibility lies in oneself, and the victory lies in the enemy. Now that Cao Cao's army is overwhelming, we are already at a disadvantage, and Sun Quan is the enemy. They are friends, but it’s not yet determined. Even if Sun Quan will send troops to resist Cao Cao, he will definitely not send troops early. I predict that Sun Quan and Zhou Yu will definitely wait for Cao’s army to break through Xiangyang, and Jingzhou is in danger before sending troops to take advantage. At that time, they can be driven away Cao Cao, taking advantage of this opportunity to occupy Jingzhou, kills two birds with one stone! Shi Yuan, Yuan Zhi, what countermeasures do you have?"

Pang Tong said: "My lord, both Cao Cao and Sun Quan have the ambition to annex Jingzhou, and they are bound to be inconsistent. Moreover, Cao Cao is powerful. If Jiangdong wants to take advantage of the fire, he must consider his own strength. Even if Jiangdong can take the opportunity to carve up Jingzhou with Cao Cao, what will happen afterwards? Can Jiangdong resist Cao Cao on his own? The mistakes of the past and the lesson of the past, Jingzhou's today is Jiangdong's tomorrow, with Zhou Yu's wisdom, he will definitely not send troops to attack from behind when our army is at a stalemate with Cao's army."

Xu Shu also said: "Shi Yuan is right. As long as we can hold on to Cao's army and keep Xiangyang intact, Jiangdong's army will not dare to send troops to attack Jiangxia. But if Xiangyang falls and Jingzhou is in danger of being destroyed, Jiangdong will take care of his own safety. Thinking about it, we must send troops quickly to seize Jiangxia and Jiangling, so as to prevent the large tribes of Jingzhou from falling into Cao Cao's hands."

"You mean that as long as Xiangyang is defended, Jiangxia's troops can be deployed at critical moments? And even if Sun Quan wants to occupy Jingzhou, he dare not attack Jiangxia easily because of Cao's mighty army?" Zhang Wu asked.

"Yes, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu must be afraid that our army will block Jiangdong's army in Jiangxia, while Cao Cao will quickly occupy Xiangyang and Jiangling with a strong force. At that time, Jingzhou will inevitably perish, and Jiangdong will not get any benefits. .”

Pang Tong said again: "It seems that I have a plan, and I may easily eliminate tens of thousands of Cao's soldiers."

"Oh? I don't know what clever plan Shiyuan has?" Zhang Wu asked happily. As a top military strategist, the plan that Pang Tong came up with would definitely be very feasible.

Pang Tong told Zhang Wu and others about his strategy. Zhang Wu, Xu Shu, Ma Liang and others also felt that the strategy was feasible.

Zhang Wu added: "Although this is the case, we have to guard against the worst. If Sun Quan goes crazy and insists on attacking our army with Cao Cao, how will we deal with it?"

Pang Tong said with a smile: "As long as our strategy is successful, Cao Jun will have nothing to worry about. At that time, the navy will quickly return to Jiangxia. Even if the Jiangdong navy cannot defeat the Jiangdong navy, with General Gan's ability, there is no problem in defending it."

Zhang Wu arranged for the defense of the city. Wenpin and Huo Jun defended Fancheng. Fu Xun and Kou Feng temporarily entered the navy as Ding Feng's assistants. Zhang Wu, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others returned to Xiangyang.

Ten days later, Cao Cao's army gathered in Fancheng and set up a large camp that stretched for dozens of miles. At the same time, he ordered the whole army to cut down trees and build catapults to attack the city.

A pontoon bridge has been built between Xiangyang and Fancheng. The ordinary people in Fancheng have all been relocated to the south of the Han River and resettled in different lands. In addition to the [-] defenders in Fancheng, there are only a few civilian husbands who have been conscripted to be responsible. To carry equipment, treat the wounded and so on.

The walls of Fancheng have been reinforced and heightened, and thousands of catapults are displayed in the city, most of which are facing north.Because Fancheng is just at the bend of the Han River, if Cao Jun attacked the city from the east or west, he would be harassed or attacked by the Jingzhou navy, so Cao Jun concentrated his forces in the north of the city.

The previous battles, including the Battle of Xinye and the two defenses of Rangcheng, made Zhang Wu and Huang Zhong famous all over the world, but Wenpin has always been guarding Fancheng and did not participate, so Zhang Wu also gave Wenpin this time. Hire a meritorious opportunity.Anyway, to defend the city, it is useless to release so many generals, and they dare not go out of the city to fight back. Wenpin and Huo Jun are enough.

Wenpin also cherishes this opportunity very much. Since Zhang Wu came to power, he has trusted and reused him very much. Not only has he been promoted to an official, let him take charge of an army, stationed in Fancheng, a strategically important place, and has never restricted him from meeting Liu Qi. This is already very trustworthy for generals who are not from Zhang Wu's cronies.Moreover, from Zhang Wu's promotion and reuse of Huang Zhong, Wenpin also saw that Zhang Wu didn't value his background, but only his true talents and learning.

Although Cao Cao's troops are pressing down on the situation, many people worry that Zhang Wu will not be able to resist Cao Cao, and some people with ulterior motives even approach Wenpin privately and ask him to leave him a way out, but Wenpin has great confidence in Zhang Wu.Although Cao Cao has an army of 30 and Jiang Dong has no good intentions, Wenpin firmly believes that Zhang Wu can lead the soldiers and people of Jingzhou to block Cao Cao's invasion.

Although Wenpin is the general of Fancheng in name, he knows that Huo Jun is an expert at defending the city, and he has also been proven in actual combat, so he can safely hand over the command and dispatch of the city to Huo Jun.

After Huo Jun defended the city twice, he became more familiar with defending the city, and he became famous. Even Cao Cao knew that he was good at defending the city.At the beginning, he was just a small leader of hundreds of people who came from a commoner background. It was the governor who promoted him and gave him a chance to become famous in the world. It is even more arrogant. So what about the 30 army, if you want to capture Fancheng, which I defended, you will be bloodied and suffer heavy losses.

Zhang Wu was drinking with Liu Qi in the prefectural pastoral mansion. Zhang Wu had persuaded Liu Qi to pay attention to temperance many times. Liu Qi promised to be good every time, but after two days he was addicted to wine and sex again. Zhang Wu was not good every day look at him.Although it is said that if Liu Qi dies, Zhang Wu can take the opportunity to use his power to become the top leader of Jingzhou, but at this time his reputation is still somewhat insufficient, and the people of Jingzhou are still grateful to Liu Biao, and there are still many Liu Biao promoted in Jingzhou official circles appointed officials.

There is another reason, if Liu Qi dies now, it will be difficult for Zhang Wu to deal with the relationship with Liu Bei. At that time, there will only be two choices, either make Liu Bei completely rely on himself, or he can only fight for the sake of eliminating future troubles. Get rid of Liu Bei's gang.But now the time is not yet ripe, and he is not sure about recruiting Liu Bei. It is not easy to get rid of Liu Bei and others.

With Liu Qi around, Zhang Wu and Liu Bei can maintain the status quo on the grounds of assisting Liu Qi on the surface. In addition, Liu Bei's son is still young, and Liu Bei doesn't want to take the risk of wandering around with Adou, so Liu Bei stays in Jingzhou for the time being.After Zhang Wu beats Cao Cao this time, he will have a firm foothold in Jingzhou, and then he will plan to take Xichuan, and then he will completely resolve the matter with Liu Bei.

Now Zhang Wu not only has been adhering to Liu Qi's etiquette as a subordinate on the surface, but also never interferes with Liu Qi's freedom.In order to ensure Liu Qi's safety, Zhang Wu also ordered Wang Wei, Liu Biao's old general, to lead the army to protect Liu Qi. In addition, Liu Biao's confidant, Wen Pin, was in charge of the army outside. All the gentry people in Jingzhou would not think that Zhang Wu was harmful to Liu Qi's heart.

(End of this chapter)