The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 376
Therefore, Cao Cao personally led Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and other generals to attack Jiameng Pass, and ordered Xia Houyuan and Zhang He to lead troops to attack Niutoushan, so that they could not respond to each other.

Xu Shu commanded the generals to respond calmly, taking advantage of the tall walls and the dangerous terrain of Niutoushan to harvest the lives of Cao's soldiers.

When Cao Cao attacked Yangping Pass guarded by Zhang Wei, he suffered heavy losses and failed to take it for more than 50 days. Now it is more difficult to attack Jiameng Pass guarded by Xu Shu, Ma Chao, Wei Yan and others.

The two sides are so desperately consuming, it seems that the ordinary soldiers are like weeds, and no one cares about their lives at all.

War is so cruel, either you die or I die, or both die.

After Zhang Wu in Chengdu received the battle report ahead, he was also amazed at Cao Cao's determination. With so many casualties, he still attacked so crazily. This is his determination to take Yizhou from him!

Zhang Wu suddenly laughed. It seemed that Prime Minister Cao was annoyed by how quickly he took Yizhou.Originally, in Cao Cao's plan, after taking Hanzhong, he would take advantage of the situation to attack Yizhou. With Liu Zhang's ability, he was definitely not Cao Cao's opponent, but he was the one who took the lead.

This time, Cao Cao's plan is not perfect. It would be a bit dissatisfying to dispatch 30 troops only to win Hanzhong, and the geographical location of Yizhou is very important to both sides, so Cao Cao wants to try hard to see if he can take advantage of Zhang Wu When the foothold is unstable, take Yizhou back.

In fact, Hanzhong does not mean much to Cao Cao. If you use one word to describe it, it would be "chicken ribs".The greatest significance of Hanzhong to Cao Cao is that it has obtained the gateway to Shu, which can be used as a forward position to attack Yizhou. In other words, if you want to attack Shu, you must first attack Hanzhong.

Secondly, after taking Hanzhong, Guanzhong and Longyou will be safe, and the center of gravity of defense can be moved forward, and there is no need to garrison troops in Chang'an.

If Cao Cao had no intention of capturing Yizhou, then Hanzhong would lose its most important meaning to Cao Cao.And now Yizhou is in the hands of Zhang Wu. In order to maintain Hanzhong, Cao Cao has to station a large number of troops here, which is a big burden.

That's why Cao Cao decided to attack Yizhou. As long as Yizhou can be won, the whole game of chess will be alive and Zhang Wu can be suppressed.

It can only be said that the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Cao Cao and his soldiers, who are accustomed to fighting in the northern plains, will soon understand that some battles cannot be won without fear of death or injury.Just like Zhang Wu, although he had occupied half of the country and had more than 20 troops, he never dared to fight with Cao's army in the plains. The plains were dominated by cavalry.

Although Xu Shu's side occupies a favorable location, Cao Cao's infantry are indeed the most elite in the world. Many of them are elite veterans who have fought with Cao Cao for many years. They are brave in combat and have high tactical literacy.Of the [-] soldiers under Xu Shu, [-] were Yizhou soldiers who surrendered. Many of them were on the battlefield for the first time. If it weren’t for Xu Shu, a top commander, plus a group of fierce generals such as Ma Chao, Wei Yan, Pang De, Zhang Ren, and Li Yan, Now, it's really hard to say that they can stop Cao Jun's attack.

Therefore, the damage to the defenders was not small. Fortunately, they were fully prepared in advance. Whether it was in Jiameng Pass or on Niutou Mountain, there were sufficient defensive materials such as arrows, stones, and rolling logs. Under the command of the general, these Yizhou soldiers Don't panic, it's okay to defend.

Such a fierce battle is just right for training soldiers. As long as the past few days have passed, most of those who went to the battlefield for the first time will get used to it, except for a few people who are not used to it.

Ten days later, Xu Shu ordered Zhang Fei of Jiange to send five thousand soldiers to support Niutoushan, and at the same time send people to report the battle situation to Zhang Wu every three days.

Zhang Wu knew that he had no chance to completely defeat Cao Cao now, so now he wanted Cao Cao to retreat as soon as possible, and then return to Xiangyang after he could deal with the affairs in Yizhou.

It has been more than three months since he dispatched troops to Yizhou. Zhang Wu also misses his wife and children very much. Although he does not lack beautiful women in Chengdu, he still misses his wives and the petite and lovely Xiao Qiao. A big Joe that has not been eaten in his mouth so far.

Zhang Wu made up his mind to take Da Qiao down when he went back!
In order to make Cao Cao have to retreat, Zhang Wu decided to strengthen the defense of Jiamengguan on the one hand, so that Cao Cao's head would be broken; Lujiang caused some trouble for Cao Cao.

Therefore, Zhang Wu ordered Huang Quan, Zhang Yi and Zhuo Ying to lead [-] troops to guard the sword pavilion for Zhang Fei. At the same time, he accepted Xu Shu's dispatch and asked Zhang Fei to return to Jingzhou first, join Guan Yu and then do something in Nanyang.

He ordered Huang Zhong to lead [-] troops to reinforce Jiameng Pass, Yan Yan led [-] troops to stay in Brazil, and Lu Xun was his adviser.Cao Cao's main army chose Jinniu Road to attack, and Yan Yan's [-] soldiers were enough to guard Mi Cang Road in Bazhong.

They also ordered Gan Ning to lead his troops to join Zhuge Liang in Jianye to see if there was a chance to capture Lujiang County.

This is the advantage of occupying Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou at the same time. When Prime Minister Cao comes to attack me in Yizhou, I will cause trouble for you from the other two places, so that you can't take care of both ends.

In the original book, every time Xishu, which only occupies Yizhou, takes major military actions, it often has to take joint measures with its ally Sun Quan, or when Cao Cao attacks Sun Quan, Sun Quan will send someone to ask Zhuge Liang to send troops to contain Cao Jun.

Facts have proved that the combination of the two weak against the strong can still maintain a balance. If a weak side loses his mind and joins the strong to destroy the other weak first, then he is not far from death.

Zhang Wu decided that after a while, after the Yizhou affairs were thoroughly sorted out, if Cao Cao had not retreated by then, he would personally take Wuweiying to Jiameng Pass to meet old friends.

In order to strengthen the defense of Jiameng Pass, Zhang Wu also ordered to mobilize a large amount of fire oil from Jingzhou to Jiameng Pass. This thing is not only a siege weapon, but also a defensive weapon, especially in the narrow terrain of Jiameng Pass. Cao Jun dared to gather a large number of them, so he roasted them all.

I just see how many soldiers you, Boss Cao, are willing to die. I dare to exchange 30 soldiers for your [-] troops. I wonder if you dare?

Of course Cao Cao did not dare. These 30 troops were his most elite main force. If all of them died, it would not be a question of how many years it would take to recover, but there might be turmoil in the territory he ruled.

Cao Cao's psychological bottom line is [-] yuan. If the loss exceeds [-] yuan and he cannot enter Shuzhong, then it is time to stop the loss.Cao Cao, who grew up step by step from a small vassal to the largest vassal in the world, knew very well that he had to eat every bite and walk step by step.

If you eat too much in one bite, you will choke, and if you take too much a step, you will tear your eggs.Zhang Wu has grown enough to have the strength to fight against him, so he can't think about killing him all at once, or he will suffer a lot.

(End of this chapter)