The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 161
Cao Cao used battles to train his troops in this way. Although he was suppressed by the Xiangyang navy and dared not go too far from the shore, and every time he relied on the archers on the shore to defeat the Xiangyang navy, the effect was still there, at least Accumulated some experience.So Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin and Mao Jie to take charge of the navy temporarily, learn while fighting, don't be afraid of death, as long as you can train the navy, even if there are only [-] left in the [-] navy!
Zhang Wu held on to Fancheng for nearly a month. During this period, 100 city guards recruited and trained by Zhang Wu took turns to defend the city wall. Huang Zhong also took [-] well-trained archers to join the battle.The city wall of Fancheng has been smashed and riddled with holes. In some places, even the top of the city has collapsed. The houses near the north gate in the city have basically been knocked down. There are only more than [-] catapults left in the city, and there is no time to build them. new.

More than 4 people were killed or injured in Cao's army, and many senior officers above the captaincy level also died, but there was no way, and there were no good strategies to use in the siege battle.In the past, Cao Cao attacked Lv Bu in Xiapi City, but he could not attack for a long time, so he followed the strategy of Guo Jia and Xun You, and flooded the city with water from the Yi River and Si River. Cao Cao and Lu Bu were captured.Later, when he attacked Yecheng, he was unable to attack for a long time. Later, Cao Cao adopted Xu You's strategy and decided to flood the city with water from the Zhang River. Shenpei's nephew secretly surrendered to Cao Cao and took Yecheng.

Cao Cao also thought about flooding Fancheng with water, but after discussing with Xun You and others, he found it was not easy.

First of all, where is the water used? Fancheng is close to the Han River. If you want to attack with water, you can only flood Fancheng with the Han River.But the Xiangyang navy has been cruising on the Han River, so if you dig the embankment with so many people, you will definitely be discovered, you will be attacked by the Xiangyang navy, and the other party will be prepared.

Then there is the terrain. To the north of Fancheng is a large flat land, and Cao Cao's army is stationed here. Once the flood comes, Fancheng is blocked by the city wall, and the water will definitely flood the place where Cao Cao is camping now.In case the naval army on the opposite side took the opportunity to attack by boat, he might steal chickens and lose money.

The last is the season. It is spring now, and the water volume of the Han River is not large.The Han River Basin belongs to the subtropical monsoon region, with a mild and humid climate. The annual precipitation is large and the water volume is relatively abundant. However, the distribution within the year is uneven. The flow from May to October accounts for about 75% of the whole year. Often more than double the usual size.In the original book, Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army. It was also in autumn and August. After heavy rain for more than ten days, the Han River surged and overflowed the bank.

It is impossible to attack the city with water, and other methods such as digging tunnels cannot be used, and Zhang Wu will definitely not surrender, so he can only use human lives to fill it.

Fortunately, after paying so many sacrifices, Fancheng also saw that the city was about to fall. The north city wall had been smashed down in several places, and the stones under the city wall were almost piled up on the city wall. Every time Zhang Wu or Huang Zhong led troops to kill and retreat, but there are so many Cao soldiers, and the defenders of Fancheng did not have such a big advantage at the beginning.

"Prime Minister, the time is almost here. It's time to take down Fancheng in one go." Xun You suggested to Cao Cao.

"Gongda's words are exactly what I want. Fancheng is the gateway to Xiangyang. If you take Fancheng, you can conquer Xiangyang, and Xiangyang is the gateway to Jingzhou. If you take Xiangyang, you will take half of Jingzhou. There will be no danger to defend. Given time, occupying the four counties of Nanjun and Jingnan can not only separate Jiangdong from Xichuan, but also recruit and train naval forces in Jingzhou. By then, the overall situation will be settled, and Sun Quan, Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang and others clean up one by one, and it is only a matter of time before the world is restored to unity!"

"The Prime Minister has a high opinion. Although Jingzhou is the place of the Four Wars, it is the key to the world. As the saying goes, whoever wins Jingzhou wins the world."

"Okay, pass on the order. The army will stop attacking the city tomorrow. The whole army will rest for a day and will attack the city with all its strength the next day. Everyone must move forward bravely. Those who retreat or shrink back will be killed! Those who take Zhang Wu's head will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins." , Those who don’t have a title will be granted ranks, and those who have a title will be promoted to two ranks!”

On the second day, Cao Jun did not attack the city again. Wen Pin, Huang Zhong and others agreed that Cao Jun would make a big move, and Zhang Wu also thought so.Now the north wall of Fancheng is dilapidated, and some places can even be climbed up without ladders, and the defenders are already very tired.Although more than 1 Cao troops were killed, more than [-] defenders of Fancheng also died in battle, and many were seriously injured. Even if they were cured, they would not be able to go to the battlefield again.

The strategic goal has been achieved, Zhang Wu felt that it was time to abandon Fancheng and return to Xiangyang to stand against Cao Jun across the river.

Zhang Wu ordered Huo Jun to lead a large army and retreat back to Xiangyang with the wounded soldiers. He, Huang Zhong and Wenpin led [-] soldiers and killed Cao Jun before boarding the ship and retreating.

After a day's rest, Cao's army lined up early in the morning and prepared to capture Fancheng in one fell swoop.Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other generals also stood in front of the formation in person, ready to charge with the soldiers.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Drums sounded in Cao Jun's formation, which was the signal to charge.

"Kill!" Zhang Liao yelled, taking the lead and rushing towards Fancheng with a big knife in his hand.

"Kill!" Countless soldiers of Cao Jun rushed towards Fancheng, like a wave of waves, whistling towards the standing rock, as if to smash the rock into pieces.

"Cao Cao really can't wait, since you want it so much, I'll give you this Fancheng!" Zhang Wu said to Huang Zhong with a smile.

"I'm afraid it's useless for Cao Cao to get Fancheng. It's nothing more than being able to see Xiangyang, but it's a pity that he can see it but can't touch it." Huang Zhong also rarely said a joke.

"Haha, Old General Han Sheng said it well. We just let him see it but not touch it. The more he can't touch it, the more anxious he is. If he is anxious, he may make a mistake. Zhongye, order the catapult to launch to the north , The first two rows have a range of [-] paces, the middle two rows have a range of [-] paces, and the last two rows have a range of [-] paces. After firing three rounds with full force, quickly retreat."

"Yes, the governor!" Wenpin took the order and left.

"Han Sheng, ordered the five hundred archers on the city wall to shoot three rounds, then quickly retreat, and the archers in the city also quickly retreated after three rounds."

"General, take the order!" Huang Zhong also took the order and left.

"Dao Rong, bring someone to prepare fire oil and dry firewood, and listen to my orders at any time!"

"Yes, my lord!" Xing Daorong was also ready to go.

Cao Jun first ushered in an overwhelming number of stone balls and stones. Since Cao Jun was relatively dense this time, if a big stone ball hit the crowd, it would kill more than a dozen people at once.But Cao Jun couldn't take care of it anymore. Anyway, it's just a few hundred steps away. Whoever hits it will be unlucky.

Then, there was another burst of arrow rain. Cao Jun held up his shields to meet each other, but many people were still shot. Even if they were not shot to death, as long as they fell down, they would not be able to stand up. died.

(End of this chapter)