The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 382 Cao Cao Withdraws His Troops
Cao Cao is determined to capture Yizhou, and Zhang Wu will definitely resist desperately. If nothing else happens, the two sides will have a fierce battle in the Jiameng Pass area. Both sides will bet on the lives of their soldiers to see who can persist until the end .

Cao Cao didn't want to fight such a war of attrition, but this was the only battlefield where he had a chance to defeat Zhang Wu.In other places, whether it is fighting Xiangyang or Jianye, it is impossible to cross the river without a navy.

Zhang Wu also doesn't want to fight such a war of attrition, but he can't give up Yizhou he just got, right?However, the situation at this time is slightly more favorable to Zhang Wu, because his defender's battle damage is much smaller than that of his attacker.

In order to express his determination, in the winter of the 15th year of Jian'an, Zhang Wu handed over the affairs of Chengdu to Zhang Song, Fazheng and others, and personally led the Wuwei battalion to Jiameng Pass.

Hearing the thunderous cheers of Jiameng's closing of the defenders, and looking at the "Zhang" handsome flag that had just been erected, Cao Cao knew that Zhang Wu was coming.

Although Zhang Wu alone could not change the situation, although the Wuwei Battalion could fight, it could not be worth a hundred thousand troops, but when Zhang Wu stood on the wall, General Cao Jun did not dare to take the lead in charging upwards.

After Zhang Wu ordered Wei Yan to lead the Wuwei battalion out of the customs and counterattacked once, Cao Cao began to have a headache.Zhang Wu is also a big business now, and he usually doesn't play in person anymore. Now that he has so many strong generals under his command, if he still needs to go out in person, it will be a waste of time.

"Could this be Zhang Wu's military guard camp? Sure enough, they are extremely elite!" Cao Cao asked.

"Returning to the Prime Minister, according to inquiries, when Zhang Wu was in Jiangxia, he organized and trained a personal guard battalion, named Wuwei Camp. There are currently [-] soldiers, all of whom are elite soldiers in the army. Among them, [-] infantry were led by General Wei Yan. Two thousand cavalry were trained, led by general Zhao Yun." Cheng Yu explained.

Cao Cao asked, "Wei Yan is here, so where are Zhao Yun and the two thousand cavalry?"

"According to investigations, after Zhang Wu captured Jiangdong, he changed Moling into Jianye and expanded it along the river. Zhuge Liang led troops to garrison. Zhao Yun and two thousand cavalry were in Jianye."

"A navy is enough to defend the land east of the river. Why didn't Zhang Wu put the cavalry in Fancheng but in Jianye? Could it be..."

Before Cao Cao finished speaking, a soldier suddenly shouted: "Report~~! Report to the lord, Hefei urgently reports, Jingzhou general Gan Ning captured Wancheng in two days, prefect Zhu Guang died in battle, Lujiang fell, Zhuge Liang led an army of [-] to attack Hefei , My lord, please send reinforcements quickly!"

"Ah!" Cao Cao was shocked, he didn't expect Wancheng to be lost so quickly, Huainan was not much garrisoned, if Hefei fell, all Huainan would be lost.

When Cao Cao expeditioned to Hanzhong, he did not fail to consider the defense of Huainan. In his opinion, three generals Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin guarded Hefei, and [-] elite cavalry were enough to defend Lujiang and Jiujiang.

But Gan Ning did not expect to take down Wancheng within two days, and even Zhu Guang died, so he became a little passive.

"What can I do?" Cao Cao asked.

Xun You said: "Although the Lujiang River is lost, Hefei is still there. Wenyuan's ability and the defenders in the city, together with the reinforcements from Shouchun and Runan, are enough to hold Hefei. If Hefei is here, Zhuge Liang would not dare to divide his troops to fight for Shou In spring, Huainan is nothing to worry about."

But Cao Cao said: "Wen Yuan, Man Cheng, and Wen Qian are brave. I'm afraid they are not as resourceful as Zhuge Liang, and Gan Ning and Zhao Yun are all powerful generals in the world. The rest Wen Pin, Ding Feng, Lu Meng and others are not idle. If there is a loss, Huainan will be in danger. If Huainan is lost, Xuzhou and Yuzhou will be in danger! Order to withdraw troops and return to Hanzhong, and return to Xudu after temporary repairs."

Xun You wanted to persuade him again, but Cheng Yu hurriedly said: "Central Shu is a bit settled, Zhang Wu occupies a favorable location, and the army will go on a long-term expedition and suffer heavy losses. It is better to withdraw the troops for now, and attack Xichuan later when the time is right!"

Xun You and the others stopped talking, because they also wanted to understand that what Cao Cao was really worried about was not Hefei, but Xudu.Cao Cao personally led the main army on an expedition for nearly half a year, and stayed away from the central court, fearing that something might happen to the emperor in Xu.

Originally, Cao Cao had arrangements in Xudu, and he was not worried that someone would take the opportunity to cause chaos, but now he was afraid that some people would see that Cao Cao and the main army were not in the court, and Zhuge Liang invaded Hefei again, so they had the idea of ​​taking risks.

Shouchun is not far from Xuchang, and Xun Yu, the leader of the royalists, just died, which will inevitably cause some turmoil.Although the Son of Heaven does not have much effect on Cao Cao, it would be fatal if lost.

There is no hope of defeating this Jiameng pass in a short time. Instead of wasting time here and wasting soldiers, it is better to go back and stabilize the old nest. late.

Generally speaking, for some fortified cities or dangerous passes, the most fearful thing is to be trapped in an isolated city, surrounded by enemy troops on all sides, so that people inside cannot get out, and people outside cannot enter.That would put tremendous pressure on the defenders, because when there is no hope and no hope, people will feel desperate.

Even if the casualties of the defenders were less than those of the attackers, but the siege took a long time, and when the defenders ran out of food, there was no need to fight.

Now Jiamengguan is neither short of food nor reinforcements, and its morale is also high. It is really difficult to fight with strong generals like Zhang Wu, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong, and top military advisers like Xu Shu.

Therefore, Cao Cao led the army back to Nanzheng. After a few days of repairs, Liuxia Houyuan led his troops to guard the pass of Dingjun Mountain, Zhang He led his army to guard Mengtouyan and other passes, and the rest of the troops took the Bao ramp to Hanzhong, and then returned to Xudu.

Seeing Cao's army retreating, Zhang Wu laughed and said, "It must be that Kong Ming won a big victory in Huainan, so Cao Cao had to return to rescue."

Xu Shu also laughed and said, "Now that Cao Cao is gone, there will be no chance to snatch Yizhou again!"

Li Yan said: "Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou and the main road connecting Yongliang and Liangzhou. My lord, why don't you take the opportunity to attack Hanzhong, which can not only ensure the stability of Yizhou, but also threaten Cao Cao's Guanzhong and Liangzhou."

Zhang Wu said: "The words of Zhengfang are exactly what I want, but the soldiers have been fighting for a long time, they are homesick, and the end of the year is approaching, and they are retreating to recuperate, and they will make plans next year. Since Zhengfang has said this, it is better to stay at Jiameng Guan, send more spies to investigate the situation in Hanzhong, and when the troops are dispatched, use the square as the vanguard."

Li Yan is overjoyed, this is a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds, a capable and ambitious person like him is not afraid of suffering, tiredness, or taking risks, but he is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to display his abilities.

Now Zhang Wu's territory is bigger, but there are more talents under his command. Many senior ministers occupy high positions. As a new recruit, Li Yan must be incomparable to those senior officials. credit.

With Li Yan's military talent, of course we can see the importance of Hanzhong to Yizhou.Without Yizhou in Hanzhong, you can only defend passively. With Yizhou in Hanzhong, you can attack everywhere.

Although Zhang Wu and Cao Cao are currently confronting each other temporarily, only one side can exist in the end. Of course, the civil and military officials under Zhang Wu's command are looking forward to the final victory on their side.

But Li Yan is very clear that if the Zhangwu Group wants to finally defeat the Cao Cao Group, it is impossible to succeed in the Northern Expedition from Jianye, and it is impossible to succeed in the Northern Expedition from Fancheng. The only way to succeed is to send troops from Hanzhong to take Liangzhou, and then establish The cavalry unit can then confront Cao Jun on the northern plain.

(End of this chapter)