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Chapter 381 Cao Cao Determined to Attack Jiameng

On the battlefield of Jiameng Pass, Cao Jun is attacking the city bravely under the command of the general.The soldiers of Cao Jun carried ladders and rushed upwards without fear of death, while the defenders on the closed wall kept shooting arrows downwards, throwing down stones and logs, and the wall was full of dead bodies.

The Cao army who attacked Niutoushan suffered more casualties, because the terrain of Niutoushan was dangerous and the roads were narrow, Cao Jun could only send a few people to attack each time, and could not give full play to the advantage of troops, so he could only fight for fuel.

But the defenders are also very difficult. Although the defenders have fewer casualties, they will still die, especially such a fierce offensive and defensive battle puts a lot of psychological pressure on the defenders.

The offensive and defensive battle has been going on for more than a month. Cao's army died and injured no less than [-] people, while the defenders also died and injured nearly [-]. Generals on both sides were injured, and many middle and low-level officers died.

It has to be said that Cao Cao and his counselors and generals underestimated the difficulty of attacking the dangerous pass. If they attacked the city on the plain, 30 troops would besiege it on all sides, and they would almost win it with [-] casualties.However, places like Jiamengguan are surrounded by mountains and rivers, so there is no place for the army to gather, and no matter how many troops there are, they can only be dispatched little by little.

The closed defenders not only have sharp bows and crossbows, but also have no shortage of stones and wood for defending the city. There is also a very powerful kerosene, which burns at such a high temperature that it cannot be extinguished even by water, and emits dense poison cigarette.

Cao Cao once planned to retreat because he was really not sure that he would be able to capture Jiameng Pass. The opponent was Zhang Wu and a large number of top strategists and generals under his command. Cao Cao knew very well how difficult they were.

If Liu Zhang was still the one who occupied Yizhou, Jiameng Pass should have been captured by this time, and maybe Cao Cao would soon approach Chengdu.

But Xun You and others persuaded: "Prime Minister, this is the best time to capture Yizhou. It will be even more difficult if we wait for Zhang Wu to gain a firm foothold in Yizhou. Now as long as we can capture Jiameng Pass, Entering the hinterland of Yizhou, Yizhou is in our pocket."

Cao Cao said: "I am also very clear about what you said, but I did not expect this battle to be so difficult. Although our strength is superior, the army cannot be used. The loss of soldiers is too great, and the opponent continues to send reinforcements. Even if the Jiameng Pass can be conquered in the end, the 30 army will lose half of it!"

Zhang Wu was not afraid of Cao Cao's 30 troops, and his biggest reliance on resolutely defending Jiameng Pass was the [-] Yizhou soldiers who had surrendered.Although the combat effectiveness of Yizhou soldiers was not strong, it was because Liu Zhang, the former Yizhou herdsman, was too stupid, not that Sichuan soldiers could not fight.

In Chinese history, the Sichuan army has always been a strong army. The key is to see who will lead it. Zhuge Liang led the Sichuan army to beat Sima Yi so that he dared not fight.

Sima Yi said: "The casualties of our army are indeed heavy, but Yizhou controls the upper reaches of the river and forms a geographical suppression of Jingzhou. As long as we can regain Yizhou, we can send troops from Yizhou to attack Jingzhou in at least five years. But if we give up halfway this time, Let Zhang Wu completely connect Yizhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou into one, then there will be no way to deal with Zhang Wu within ten years, and he will have to wait for the opportunity after ten years."

Cao Cao has fought all his life in the north and south, and of course he knows the importance of Yizhou, but he was busy unifying the north before, and Yizhou was too remote, so he didn't have the opportunity and energy to fight Yizhou.After defeating Yuan Shao and unifying the north, Cao Cao wanted to take a shortcut, destroying Jingzhou and Jiangdong first, so as to lay the foundation for unifying the world.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao overturned his ship in Jingzhou again and again, suffered great defeats, and lost troops and generals.Realizing that Jingzhou and Jiangdong could not be wiped out without a navy, Cao Cao was ready to fight Hanzhong honestly, take Yizhou, build warships, train sailors, and go down the river to fight Jingzhou.

But Ma Chao took revenge and entrusted Cao Cao for a long time, finally defeated Ma Chao and pacified Liangzhou, but Zhang Wu also took the opportunity to destroy Sun Quan and occupy Jiangdong.

Zhang Wu, who occupied Jiangdong, became Cao Cao's confidant and absolute enemy, so Cao Cao sent a large army to attack Hanzhong, and then captured Yizhou in one fell swoop, taking the safest route.

But Cao Cao didn't expect that Zhang Wu had deployed Yizhou a long time ago, and while he was attacking Hanzhong, he captured Yizhou with lightning speed.Not only did Cao Cao fail to react, but even Liu Zhang was probably in a daze. Why did he lose his face yesterday and have no prisoners before he woke up this morning?
The current situation is not good for Cao Cao. Zhang Wu took the lead in occupying Yizhou, that is, he occupied the terrain. If Cao Cao wants to regain it, he will have to pay a heavy loss, and the result is not sure what will happen.

Counselors such as Xun You, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, and Sima Yi are also very aware of the importance of Yizhou. It can be said that whoever owns Yizhou now will temporarily take the initiative.If they can take Yizhou back, they don't have to worry about not being able to cross the Yangtze River. With the strength of the north, they are 20% sure to destroy Zhang Wu within [-] years.

But if Yizhou is firmly controlled by Zhang Wu, then as long as Zhang Wu guards the road to Shu, the whole of Jiangnan can rest easy. For at least ten years, Cao Cao will have nothing to do with Zhang Wu.

As for what will happen ten years later, Xun You and others are not very optimistic, because they found that Zhang Wu is indeed too powerful. Ten years ago, he was a deputy general of Jiangxia County with a job but no power. No. [-] in the world, admired by scholars all over the world, his advisers are like clouds, and generals are like rain.

If you give him another ten years, it's really hard to say how far he will develop. At least in terms of culture and thought, Zhang Wu will definitely be able to dominate.

The most important thing is that Zhang Wu is younger than Cao Cao!
Although the older Cao Cao will not necessarily die before the young Zhang Wu, if there are no accidents, Cao Cao is more likely to die than Zhang Wu. Even if Cao Cao can live for a long time, the old Cao Cao Are you going to be confused or something?

So they didn't want to compare the future with Zhang Wu. Xun You and Sima Yi, who were born in the world's top aristocratic families, knew very well what kind of impact Zhang Wu's measures would have on the current world and what changes they would bring to this era.As time goes by, Zhang Wu's series of measures such as printing books and selling books, developing commerce, promoting and reusing talented people from poor families will bring him more and more power, and will eventually form a torrent that will completely change this society and lead the era. develop.

Cao Cao is also a hero with great talent and strategy, so he decided to continue attacking Jiameng Pass. He really didn't want Zhang Wu to expand his power. Hundreds of thousands of great princes.Not only is his martial arts number one in the world, but his literary attainments are also unmatched. What a freak, where did all these abilities come from?
After Zhang Wu's rise, Cao Cao sent people to vigorously investigate Zhang Wu's past, and found that it was too common, and he had never worshiped a famous teacher, and even his background was not as good as that of a poor family.

This made Cao Cao and others very puzzled, as if a powerful figure suddenly fell from the sky, and there was no trace to be found.

(End of this chapter)