At the end of the Han Dynasty, there were no Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty

Cao Cao laughed out loud when he heard the words, but he didn't say anything, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Zhou Yu's talent, Cao Cao still knows a thing or two, so he said that in this Southern Expedition, his biggest competitor to Cao Cao was Zhou Yu.

If Zhou Yu can defeat Dantu, or contain the main force of Yuan Shao's army, then the army will go all the way south to Kuaiji County along the coast.

After arriving in Kuaiji County, he, Zhou Yu, can go all the way north, approaching Jiujiang Shouchun!

"Humph!"

Cao Cao didn't speak, but Lu Bu couldn't help but snorted coldly, and then said coldly to Zhang Fei.

"You black fellow, you will follow me as soon as you come, but let's say first, I, Lu Bu, will take Yuan Shao's head! Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and I can share one with you!"

Hearing this, Zhang Fei immediately stared at him. Usually he is afraid of Lu Bu, but when it comes to military exploits, Zhang Fei is not afraid of anyone except Liu Yu.

"Joke! The lord has said it, each depends on his ability! What if Yuan Shaofei is going to die in the hands of my old Zhang? What will you do?!"

Hearing this, Lu Bu stood up abruptly, pushed Xiahou Dun away who stepped forward to persuade him to fight, and was about to beat Zhang Fei.

And Zhang Fei also pushed Xu Huang away, rolled his arms and sleeves, stared at the bull's eye, and prepared to fight Lu Bu.

"That's enough, that's enough! The horoscope has not yet been written, and it is still unknown whether you can defeat Yuan Shao. It is too early for the two of you to argue now?!"

Cao Cao also had to stand up at this time, and then he spoke to the two of them.

"Remember, I, Cao Cao, are the commander-in-chief. It's fine for the two of you to be in my mansion now. If this is still the case in the army, then I, Cao Cao, will drive you two back to Luoyang, and let the lord condemn you both!"

When Lu Bu and Zhang Fei heard this, they immediately turned off the fire. Afterwards, they looked at each other, snorted coldly, and then sat down resentfully.

Although Lu Bu was a general under Liu Yu's command, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous towards Cao Cao, Liu Yu's deputy commander who personally accepted his fate.

Seeing the two calm down, although Cao Cao looked calm, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. Just as he was about to sit down, he heard a loud shout from outside.

"Report..."

As soon as the loud shout sounded, Guo Jia and Chen Gong looked at each other and said in their hearts, "Here we come!"

After a while, I saw a messenger soldier rushing into the hall in a hurry, and said to Cao Cao who was sitting at the head.

"Report! The Yangquan spies sent an urgent report. Yangquan was breached by General Huang Zhong yesterday. Now General Huang Zhong has led his troops to the south and has not encountered much resistance!"

When Cao Cao heard the words, he glanced at Guo Jia with an inexplicable smile on his face, and then waved to the ordering soldiers.

"Feng Xiao really has a clever plan! There is really no army left behind in Yangquan! But how did Feng Xiao know?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly at Cao Cao when he heard this, and then explained.

"What's the problem? Soldiers! The west side of Yangzhou and the north are all enemies. How many defenses are there in Yangzhou? At least six! They are Xunyang, Shouchun, Yangquan, Hefei, Dantu, and Shanyin." ! But Yuan Shao's troops are limited, so he can only defend four places."

Hearing this, Cao Cao also had a sudden smile on his face, and then he took the conversation and said.

"These four places are Xunyang, Shouchun, Hefei, and Dantu! And Yangquan is the gate of Lujiang County, but there is more than one gate. Even if you send an army, you may not be able to defend it. It's better to give up!"

Guo Jia also smiled and nodded when he heard this, then leaned forward and said to Cao Cao with a smirk on his face.

"This is the loophole in Yangzhou's defense! With Lujiang County, the soldiers looking for Yang will be in danger! And our army will divide into two routes, go south to Lujiang, and attack Hefei from Lu'an. If Hefei falls, Shouchun will be in danger. !"

When Cao Cao heard this, he was overjoyed at first, but then he frowned and said to Guo Jia.

"Such a loophole, could it be that Yuan Shao didn't notice it? If you analyze it carefully, it's not difficult to find that it's weak, but why is it so defensive?"

Guo Jia smiled slightly when he heard this, and then said with some disdain on his face.

"The weakness here is a loophole, but it is not a loophole! Because if the strength of the two armies is equal, then the defense will be seamless! However, our army to suppress the north is ten times stronger than Yuan Shao's army, which is difficult Make up for the loophole!"

Speaking of this, Guo Jia's face was full of confidence, and he spoke again.

"The counties in Jiangbei cannot defend at all! 40 troops sounds like a lot, but it depends on who you are facing! Our army is so powerful, Yuan Shao should be a strong man!"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly laughed out loud, accepted Guo Jia's words, and spoke.

"He, Yuan Shao, not only wants to give up Jingzhou, but also the counties in the north of the Yangtze River, and concentrate his forces on the east and south of the Yangtze River, so that he can live on and wait for the opportunity! Fengxiao, is it right?"

Guo Jia nodded with a smile when he heard this. This is the most perfect defensive plan, and Yuan Shao's counselors probably wouldn't open their mouths even if they thought of this.

Because Yuan Shao was not so determined, if he told Yuan Shao, he might get angry.

But now Yuan Shao's situation has become very dangerous. If the strength of the two armies is equal, then the [-] troops guarding Hefei will be the same.

Adding in the [-] soldiers and horses in Xunyang, it is enough to drive out the enemies in the future, and even if it is the worst, it can keep the Lujiang River!

Even Shouchun can become impenetrable through the [-] soldiers guarding Hefei!

For example, the Zhenbei Army, if the Zhenbei Army guards Hefei, they will be able to eat Huang Zhong's soldiers and horses all the way before Cao Cao enters the Lujiang River!

In this way, Cao Cao dared to enter Lujiang County?Immediate ashore?It's a gift for Zhenbei Army!

But now Yuan Shaojun can only hide in the city, not daring to fight.

"call……"

Cao Cao suddenly took a deep breath, then slowly stood up and said to the crowd.

"Since that's the case, then we will divide our troops into two groups. Chen Gong, Le Jin and Cao Ren will lead [-] troops. We will send troops to Cai, and confront Yuan Shao's army across the river. My commander will join Lu Bu, Zhang Fei, Xiahou Dun, and Xu Huang. , leading an army of [-], entered Yangquan by boat, and Guo Jia was the military adviser of the army!"

After Cao Cao's words fell, Lu Bu Cao Ren and others all stood up and promised Cao Cao loudly.

Looking at Wen Wu who left, Cao Cao couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

Since he, Yuan Shao, is reluctant to part with the counties in Jiangbei, then he, Cao Cao, will take it himself!

……

Chapter 494 Jian Yong's Death

Yangzhou has a vast territory. Although rivers intersect, not all areas are covered by rivers.

For example, Lujiang County is the source of many tributaries of the Huaihe River. The closer you are to the source, the shallower the river is, and you can even bypass the river.

Even if they go around for a certain distance, they are much faster than infantry.

However, it is not an easy task to transport the war horses to the other side of the river.

The Huai River is no different than the northern rivers. Except for a few large rivers that are difficult to cross, there are more small rivers, and most of them can be crossed directly on horseback.

No matter how bad it is, there are some suspension bridges that can be passed slowly, but the Huai River is several miles wide.

Although the river flows through Ruyin, the river is not rushing, but the cavalry want to cross the river, so they can only be transported slowly to the opposite side by boat.

However, ordinary boats can only hold one horse at a time, and the horses are unstable and easily frightened.

However, this problem has already been solved by the research and development department. They have developed and produced a flat-bottomed boat specially for transporting war horses and supplies.

This kind of flat-bottomed boat uses three layers of giant wooden bedding for the bottom layer, which is used as the bottom deck.

And on the deck, there are also many erected wooden stakes, which are used to tie the horses to prevent the horses from being frightened.

The two sides of the hull are not high, and can be lowered freely so that the war horse can board the ship smoothly.

Cover the horse's eyes with a black cloth, and then take off the black cloth after reaching the opposite bank.

This kind of flat-bottomed boat is not suitable for all rivers. The water flow must be gentle, the terrain on both sides of the river should be relatively flat, and the transportation distance should not be far.

A flat-bottomed boat can transport dozens of war horses, and there are five such flat-bottomed boats in Yingshui beside Ruyin.

Slowly sail the flat-bottomed boat along Yingshui to the main river of Huaishui, and then transport the horses to the opposite bank.

It took three days to transport some siege equipment to the other side.

However, it was definitely worth the three days for the cavalry to ride on their horses.

After successfully reaching the opposite bank, he took a short rest, and then Cao Cao led the army all the way south.

Running between breaking the water and releasing the water, bypassing the places where they couldn't run, after two days, the group arrived in Wan County smoothly.

Although Wan County is not the seat of Lujiang County, it is also a strong city, and it is close to the Yangtze River, with a small ferry.

When he arrived in Wan County, Cao Cao divided his [-] troops into generals, surrounded Wan County, and blocked the north and south gates.

However, since the main force of Lujiang County had already been dispatched, and Yuan Shao's defensive focus was not here, the defenders of Wan County at this time only had [-] troops.

How can five thousand defenders resist the siege of a hundred thousand troops?The siege ladder was erected, and the crossbow was fired. With only one wave of attacks, Wan County was destroyed.

After defeating Wan County, Cao Cao's army did not stay, nor did they go to Xunyang.

Although the terrain of Xunyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but with Jia Xu and Huang Zhong present, the two armies have [-] soldiers, and it will not take long to break through Xunyang City.

And Cao Cao's next target is also Shu County, the seat of Lujiang County.

As long as Shu County is breached, and the nearby Xiang'an and Linhu City are breached, then they can make a surprise attack northward and approach Hefei!

……

Just as Cao Cao was leading the army towards Hefei non-stop, the news that Cao Cao broke through Wan County and forced Hefei was also sent to Yuan Shao.

At this time, Yuan Shao was leading an army to guard Shouchun, and Wen Chou was sent by Yuan Shao to Zhuge Liang.

But he kept Ju Yi and Yan Liang by his side, and another general, Gao Lan, was leading the troops to guard Hefei.

After receiving this news, Yuan Shao was shocked. He knew that Lujiang County could not be kept, but he did not expect that Liu Yu's army would move so fast.

Even the war horses were transported across the river, God knows how they transported the war horses here.

"Hey! If I hadn't waited to send troops to Luoyang four years ago, then I, Yuan Shao, would have an army of 60 at this time! Why is this so?!"

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao looked at Jian Yong, who was sitting in the row of civil servants under his tent, with a dangerous gleam in his eyes.

Back then, if he, Jian Yong, had resisted Cao Cao's offensive, then his army of nearly [-] would have been retained.

Yuan Shu will not lose Yuzhou, not only will he lose General Ji Ling, but he will also lose [-] soldiers!

All of this was due to Jian Yong's fault alone. Sure enough, Liu Bei's subordinates were all useless!Otherwise, how could Liu Bei die so miserably?

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the angrier he became, his eyes began to bloodshot slowly, and his face became more ferocious.

"Come on! Take Jian Yong down for me! Pull him out and chop them up!! And the remnants of Liu Bei's party back then, grab them and chop them up!"

Suddenly, Yuan Shao stood up abruptly, pointed at Jian Yong who was astonished, and shouted angrily at the guards outside the door.

Seeing several guards walking into the hall, the target was him, Jian Yong also came to his senses, immediately got up and knelt down on the ground, and asked Yuan Shao with a look of surprise.

"My lord! What mistake did this subordinate make? Why is it so? Even if it is death, you must let your subordinate understand clearly?"

Yuan Shao became even more angry when he heard this, pointed at Jian Yong with trembling hands, and cursed.

"What mistake did you make?! Do you still have the face to ask?! If it wasn't for you, how could my army of [-] people and the army on the highway be completely wiped out?! Do you still have the face to escape?!"

Jian Yong opened his mouth wide when he heard the words, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

At that time, if Yuan Shao hadn't insisted on attacking Luoyang, this would have given Cao Cao an opportunity.

While holding back Yuan Shao's main force, he joined forces with the naval forces to attack Guangling back and forth. Can he lose Guangling? !

How come this matter has been pinned on his head, Jian Yong? !

Moreover, at that time, Yuan Shao knew that his decision was wrong, so he didn't blame Jian Yong.

It has been several years now, and he has not been able to develop in Jingyang and Yangzhou, and he has not been able to recruit soldiers.

This also led to insufficient guards in Lujiang County. What does this have to do with Jian Yong?Want to take it out on him? !

"Hmph! I told you back then that Jian Yong should have been executed a long time ago. He went to Yuzhou to bring Zhou Yu and the others into Yuzhou! I, Yuan Shu, lost Yuzhou and lost a general!"

Yuan Shu at the side cast a glance at the shocked Jian Yong, and then said in a strange manner again.

"Maybe this Jian Yong is the undercover agent sent by Liu Yu to his brother! Liu Yu likes to play this kind of tricks the most!"

Yuan Shao couldn't help but pause for a moment when he heard that outrageous anger, the undercover agent sent by Liu Yu? !If you think about it carefully, it's really possible!

He Jian Yong followed Liu Bei, but Liu Bei died tragically and fled to Yuzhou, causing Yuan Shu to lose Yuzhou and lose his army.

Now, when Liu Yu's army entered Lujiang County, it was as if they had entered the plains. They even knew exactly where there were defenders and where there were no defenders.

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more likely it was, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, so he yelled at the guards who were still standing there stupidly.

"What are you doing standing there stupidly?! Are you waiting to be deaf?! Pull him out and chop him up, and throw his whole family into the river to feed the fish!!"

Those few guards, seeing that their lord looks crazy, how dare they hesitate in the slightest?He dragged Jian Yong, who had a miserable smile on his face, out of the hall.

Seeing this, Xun Chen and Shen Pei both opened their mouths, but did not say a word, and finally sighed helplessly.

At this time, Jian Yong had lost all thoughts, and felt sad for himself in his heart.

Unexpectedly, he defected to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was indeed a wise master, but he died before leaving the teacher.