Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Zhang Fei screamed like thunder, and Wang Lang subconsciously closed his mouth in shock. While the heroic voice was still echoing, Zhu Ling suddenly exclaimed: "Be careful, Situ."

Feathered arrows shot through the air all the time from the bottom of the city, and hit the pillar next to Wang Lang. Although Zhang Fei rarely used bows and arrows, his arrow skills were never weak.

Wang Situ was so frightened that he was still in shock and his face was pale. Seeing this, Zhu Ling hurriedly helped him to walk back. At this time, he heard Zhang Fei's scolding from the city.

"Have all the men in the Wei Kingdom died? They didn't dare to come out to fight with me with real knives and guns, and even sent an old dog with a broken spine to chatter before the battle. I remembered that the ancestor of the Cao thief was an eunuch. His Wei Kingdom The courtiers are all eunuchs, hahaha..."

Zhu Ling had been numb by the scolding these days, but Wang Lang rarely dealt with Wu Fu, and it was the first time he saw Zhang Fei being so rude and vulgar.

"Wang Situ, Wang Situ, how are you doing?" Zhu Ling noticed that Wang Lang's body was twitching, and hurriedly stopped.

Wang Lang lay in Zhu Ling's arms, pointed in the direction of Guanxia, ​​and said with difficulty: "This black guy... is so rude... I'm really angry..."

Wang Lang has been out of battle for a long time, and has lived comfortably in Wei State these years. He never expected to be scolded by a soldier in his later years. Had to spit blood to death.

"Wang Situ, Wang Situ..."

Zhang Fei in the city was still going on, he didn't know that he accidentally scolded Wang Lang to death, Zhu Ling was so shocked that his back was sweating, and secretly scolded Zhang Fei as a shameless reckless man.

Wang Lang was scolded to death when he failed to leave the army. Helplessly, Zhu Ling sent someone to send the body to Luoyang. Although he never asked Cao Pi for help, the memorial reported the cause of Wang Lang's death truthfully.

It means you stop playing, Tongguan needs practical help.

At this time, Cao Pi had no time to pay attention to Tongguan, because Guan Yu had already dispatched troops to Nanyang at the end of October.

9 Chapter Thirty: Mobile Turret Guan Yunchang

At the end of October, Guan Yu ordered Meng Da to lead the Nanxiang soldiers and horses, and took the lead in attacking and capturing Li County in the northwest of Nanyang.

Starting from the Chaoyang and Xinye landings, Guan Yu divided the Jingzhou soldiers into three groups: left, middle and right.

Guan Yu led the left army to go to the left side of the Fiaoshui River, attacking Rang County and Nieyang; the central route, Su Fei and Zhou Cang, drove the warships to open the way at the Fiaoshui River; ; Mengda's Nanxiang partial division captured Li County, then went south along the Turbulent River to attack Champion County, and finally joined Guan Yu to besiege Wancheng.

Guan Yu's soldiers and horses seem to be scattered, but they are actually a unified whole. Among them, the left and right soldiers and horses advance and retreat together with the water army in the middle. When encountering a large Wei army, they can rely on the warships in the river to fight.

After Su Fei reinforced the Jingbei battlefield, the naval army changed from being mainly transported to a state of war. Large warships are equipped with fixed well rails, which are equipped with crossbows and equipment for throwing fireballs. The range of the enemy tool is very long, and it will cause greater damage to the enemy troops in a certain range on the shore.

The use of warships and sharp weapons in land warfare is Guan Yu's first method of fighting. The main reason is the distribution of cities in Nanyang County. Nanyang has a flat terrain and many waterways, including the county where Wancheng City is located.

These cities are usually only a few miles away from the river. It is very convenient for Guan Yu to use warships as "mobile turrets" or as camping points at night.

Cao Xiu saw Guan Yu's "mobile warfare" last year, but this year he was directly stunned by Guan Yu's "mobile turret". After encountering several warship attacks on the river bank, Wei soldiers did not dare to approach the river.

If the Wei army sticks to a certain city, Guan Yu will board the ship decisively to attack another city, or directly cut off the food roads of the reinforcements, and will not fight tough battles with Cao Xiu's men at all. Movement and combat on the land of Nanyang.

The most important thing is that Guan Yu has confidence in this battle. He advances slowly to the north in a leisurely manner, without giving Cao Xiu a chance to find a weak point.

In the prefect's mansion in Wancheng, there are battle reports of a certain place being attacked every day. Cao Xiu, like Cao Zhen who traveled far away to Hexi, his hair and beard turned gray faster in two months.

By the end of December, all the counties in the south of Wancheng fell, and the Nanyang defenders lost nearly [-] people, while the Jingzhou soldiers only suffered more than [-] casualties. The gap in strength between the two armies gradually narrowed.

Cao Xiu was full of bitterness and helplessness in his heart. He deployed [-] soldiers and horses around Wancheng, planning to start a decisive battle with Guan Yu just outside Wancheng.

After Meng Da defeated Champion County, he joined forces with Guan Yu's left army. Several troops fought decisively. After occupying the city, he emptied the treasury and left. He would not leave troops to guard Xinzhancheng. Guan Yu had to concentrate Force continued the Northern Expedition.

After pulling out all the cities in the south of Wancheng, Jingzhou's left, middle and right troops marched together to Wancheng in the north. Cross the river to the other side of the river, and join forces with Guan Ping and Pang De's right soldiers.

Cao Xiu looked at the map on the case and fell into deep thought, while Cao Zhang on the side raised his eyebrows angrily, "Guan Yu is addicted to using warships. When he reaches the south of Wancheng in Feishui, he will divert to the east, and then go north after fifty miles. Do you want to fight us on the river?"

"I don't understand..." Zhang Yun shook his head.

Zhang Yun originally thought that there were Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun and others on the Yongliang battlefield. The time was even more painful. Every time Wei Jun attacked, it was like hitting the soft mud, and he couldn't hurt the opponent at all.

"Warship, King Ren Cheng is right. Guan Yu used the warship to play us around. He can come and go to hit us freely, but we can't fight back effectively. The disadvantage of Wei Guo's water warfare is too fatal." Cao Xiu shook his head straight. .

"Last year, Guan Yu was transporting troops by boat. Da Sima should make up for it. The dispatcher blocked the river in Nanyang, so he won't be so passive now." Cao Zhangxu raised his eyes, and there was a sense of reproach in his words.

Cao Xiu couldn't help laughing: "Back then, General Zi Xiao and Tu Wancheng were in front, and the late emperor moved the people to the north. You should know that the local people have great grievances. If I block the rivers in the territory and flood the fields in summer, how can the people get anything? Even if the order is issued, no one will carry it out, maybe it will stir up a civil uprising..."

"But those lands are not occupied by Guan Yu in the end? It's because you didn't act resolutely, which caused the disaster of Wei State today." Cao Zhang's ridicule was not aimed at Cao Xiu, but mainly about Cao Pi.

Cao Xiu heard it very harshly. Although Cao Zhang is a king, he is the great Sima of Wei State and holds the military power of the whole country. Even Cao Zhang should be polite.

Cao Zhang's outrageous behavior was tantamount to slapping himself madly in front of Zhang He, but Cao Xiu endured it and said in a deep voice, "The king of Ren Cheng uses his soldiers like a god. In the future, we will have a decisive battle with Guan Yu, and we will use you as the vanguard general." .”

"Uh... This king didn't mean that..." Cao Zhang realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, and quickly lowered his tone to seek relief.

Cao Xiu replied calmly: "Your Majesty sent Ren Chengwang here because he was worried about Guan Yu's extraordinary courage. You are the only one who can check and balance the whole country, so you don't need to be humble anymore. I will naturally act according to the order."

"Uh... okay." Cao Zhangxin said that Guan Yu was old and might not dare to come to the battlefield to fight in person, and that Lan Ji, who had fought Zhang Liao for [-] rounds, was just a young boy who bullied the veteran. He believed that he would not lose.

"General Zhang, order the scouts to continue to investigate, closely monitor Guan Yu's movements, and report back immediately if there is any change." Cao Xiu ordered in a deep voice.

"only."

After saying that, Zhang Yun clasped his fists and left. He thought about your Cao family fighting each other, so don't get me, an outsider, involved.

After Guan Yu's left troops crossed the river and reached the east bank, the warships continued to advance at a constant speed. It was already dusk outside Wancheng, so they arranged for the troops to camp on the south bank of the Fei River.

Hundreds of warships crossed the river to form a city wall, which blocked the cold wind blowing from the north at night. Under the starry sky, the ground was sparkling with fire, and dozens of Li battalions illuminated the river beach.

Because of the clear water and Jingzhou warships around, Cao Xiu did not dare to send troops across the river to rob the camp. The scouts stayed in the north of the river all night, watching the enemy on the south bank while drinking the cold wind.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang He rushed into the government office in a panic.

"Big Sima, something is wrong." Dong was dressed thickly, and Zhang He was sweating from the heat, panting for white mist.

"Could it be that Guan Yu has already started crossing the river?" Cao Xiu asked with a frown.

Zhang He swallowed his saliva, waved his hands and replied, "Guan Yu didn't cross the river, but continued eastward along the Feishui. I don't know what Guan Yu is thinking at all."

"Let's explore again, maybe Guan Yu is unwilling to cross the river under our noses, and plans to change places to cross the river in a stable formation. In short, pay close attention to it and let the soldiers of the battalions prepare for battle."

"only."

Chapter 931 Nanyang has its own offensive and defensive strategies

Guan Yu boarded the warship and commanded it personally, Jingzhou land and water troops continued to go up the Shuo River, and the Nanyang rangers on the other side accompanied the fleet.

Jingzhou soldiers and horses marched to the point where the river turned north, and Guan Yu suddenly ordered the warship to approach the opposite bank. Nanyang Rangers mistakenly thought that the opponent was going to land here, and flew to report the situation in the direction of Wancheng.

Guan Yu did land at the turning point, but it was only Lan Ji's youth battalion. When Cao Xiu led tens of thousands of main forces to the landing point, there was no sign of Jingzhou soldiers on the riverside.

"Where are the people from Guan Yu?" Cao Xiu looked at the empty river beach and asked.

"Uh...the scouts did see Guan Yu approaching the shore..." Zhang Yun replied awkwardly.

Cao Xiu was noncommittal, and rode his horse for half a mile along the river bank, then returned to the front of the army and said solemnly: "Jingzhou soldiers have indeed landed, and there are dense horseshoe marks on the river bank, and the hoof marks gradually faded away half a mile away. It is a small number of cavalry."

"Why did Guan Yu send a small number of cavalry?" Cao Zhang stroked his yellow beard and said to himself.

"Come on, Guan Yu's warship is so fast, it must be heading north to Xi'e. This cavalry is used to intercept and kill scouts." Cao Xiu suddenly realized.

Zhang Yun nodded in agreement: "No wonder the general hasn't received any more information during this half hour."

"Why didn't Guan Yu follow the law of war and detour to Wancheng? He is going to attack Xi'e in the rear now? Are you afraid that we will cut off his food supply?" Cao Zhang looked puzzled.

"Guan Yu relied on the Jingzhou navy to sail unimpeded in the clear water. Can we cut off the food supply?" Cao Xiu's face was full of bitterness.

Cao Zhang frowned and snorted coldly: "There are nearly [-] troops stationed in Wancheng. One person can throw a stone to stop the water flow. The source of the water is Funiu Mountain. So what if Jingzhou's warships are powerful? I don't believe Guan Yu can drive the boat up the mountain. Then go directly to attack Luoyang."

"Ren Chengwang's words are reasonable." Zhang Yun agreed with Cao Zhang's point of view. Guan Yu's free-flowing tactics made it impossible for the Wei army to crack them. Now they can only smash the pots and smash them, deliberately blocking the water to prevent the ships from sailing. As for the river, it flooded the farmland , villages, are no longer within his consideration.

"That's good." Cao Xiu nodded, "On the north side of the city facing Feishui, only Xi'e and Zhixian are left. We can cut off the flow in many places and reduce the driving range of Guan Yu's warship. It will be a surefire way to win.”

"I'm afraid Guan Yu is old and confused. He doesn't pay attention to the art of war when he marches and fights. He might starve to death with an army of tens of thousands. Now it's just a mere thought. If His Majesty sent this king to sit in the town earlier, he wouldn't be so passive." See Cao Zhang He had a very good plan, and he smiled complacently.

A trace of disgust flashed in Cao Xiu's eyes. Zhang Yun saw the water next to him and suddenly thought of a possibility, so he quickly said, "Dear Sima, do you think there is a possibility that Guan Yu didn't go to fight Xi'e at all, but to fight The boat lay in the clear water, and then went to fetch Bowang City in the northeast of Xi'e..."

Bowang is the grain road of Wancheng. The logistics supplies from the Central Plains will pass through Kunyang, Yexian, Duyang, Bowang, Xi'e and Nanyang. Guan Yu's detour is obviously out of grain.

During Guan Yu's advance to the north in the past two months, he emptied the granaries in the county towns around Nanyang. Even if Cao Xiu went to reoccupy them, he would not be able to get a grain of grain in the official granaries. But that's just a drop in the bucket.

The logistics of Nanyang mainly come from the Central Plains, and the other supply line is Runan in the southeast. However, there is a terrain restriction of Tongbai Mountain between the two places, which makes the distance of the entire grain road twice as far as that of the Central Plains. To be indirectly responsible for the supply of Xia Houshang's army.

Cao Xiu's scalp was numb from thinking, he looked at Zhang Yun and said, "General Zhang's inference is very likely. You take [-] soldiers to stop the flow of Feishui, and I will take the main force to the north immediately. I cannot let Guan Yu's treachery succeed."

"The final general guarantees to complete the task." Zhang He lowered his head and clasped his fists. He didn't have to face Guan Yu directly, so he would reduce Zhang Liao's risk. Cao Xiu's arrangement was exactly what he wanted.

Cao Xiu took out the battle map, pointed to a few points in the water and continued to explain: "The bends of the river are relatively narrow, and Junyi can stop the flow in these places. You don't have to completely block the river, as long as you can run aground the big ships. Just do it."

"Wei." Zhang He nodded.

"The scouts on the outskirts have been intercepted by Guan Yu. Da Sima has to pick some elites to investigate. We can't grasp the movements of Jingzhou soldiers and horses. We are very passive in combat." Cao Zhang reminded.

Cao Xiu replied flatly: "I will send tiger and leopard cavalry."

Guan Yu advanced quickly to the north, conquered Xi'e before Cao Xiu arrived, also emptied the grain in the official warehouse, and abandoned the city to fight elsewhere.

Cao Xiu guessed rightly. Guan Yu's real purpose was to win Bowang. He took Nanyang as a whole and arranged a larger strategic plan to attack reinforcements. In addition, he also allocated [-] troops to Meng Da to let the navy cooperate with him. Continue to take Zhixian County to the north, and plunder the food of Wei Bing as much as possible.

The main force of the Wei army arrived in Xi'e, and the city was desolate inside and outside. If Cao Xiu wanted to station here, he had to transport food from Wancheng in the opposite direction. He was so angry that he drew his sword and slashed at the city wall.

Cao Zhang didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. He looked at Xi'e City and sighed: "If I were Guan Yu, I should occupy the city and wait for work. It's really not worthwhile for him to mobilize so many troops just for a few warehouses of grain."

"Once Bowang loses, the entire Nanyang army will run out of food. We must arrange the army to cross the river as soon as possible, and we must quickly find Guan Yu for a decisive battle." Cao Xiu's face was serious.

"Great Sima is worrying too much. Guan Yu is not as good as us. His warship has to lead troops and food. How long can he last? I remember that Zhang Liao stored food in Wancheng for several months, and even if it wasted, Guan Yu died." This is a lone army." Cao Zhang didn't care.

"Guan Yu must have deep meaning in doing this." Cao Xiu shook his head lightly.

Just when Cao Xiu was thinking, his bodyguard rode his horse back and whispered something in his ear. Cao Xiu's face changed after hearing this, and he smiled bitterly: "It's not easy to cross the river now, the Jingzhou navy has already Patrol on the Feishui River, once our army chooses a place to cross the river, these warships will definitely come to stop it, and the loss of the forced crossing is immeasurable..."

"Then just wait slowly. Isn't Zhang Yun blocking from behind? Just wait until he gradually advances northward. When Guan Yu's soldiers start to starve, I want to see how hard they have to row the oars." The corner of Cao Zhang's mouth rose.

"The matter has come to this, I can only think this way..." Cao Xiu nodded slightly, he always felt that Guan Yu was not so simple.

Bowang City was soon destroyed, and Jingzhou soldiers and horses were stationed in the city to resist the cold wind.

Drinking with the generals at night, Guan Yu stroked his beard and sighed with emotion: "20 years ago, at Bowangpo, 20 miles northeast of the city, Yuan Zhi led us to defeat Xiahou Dun, and almost captured the one-eyed man alive. It was a really proud battle. , was almost able to advance to Xudu, but unfortunately Liu Biao was holding back... Who would have thought that Guan would come back here [-] years later."

Chapter 932 Sit and wait for food and drink

In the Battle of Bowangpo 20 years ago, Liu Bei only had a small town in Xinye, and the generals who accompanied Guan Yu in the Northern Expedition were either latecomers or unborn like Lan Ji.

Because he didn't experience the hardships in the early stage, he couldn't empathize with Guan Yu. Only Zhou Cang, who was carrying the knife, felt the same way. He walked over to pour wine for Guan Yu silently, and his master-servant relationship with Guan Yu is also more than 20 years.

Guan Ping saw that Zhou Cang 'robbed' his job, so he smiled awkwardly, and then asked Guan Yu suspiciously: "Father, we are now alone behind Cao Xiu, and the warships of Jingzhou can now sail freely in the Fei River. If Cao Xiu sends someone What should we do if we go downstream to intercept them? If the tens of thousands of troops lose supplies, the direction of the war will change, and I heard that Wancheng has sufficient food and grass..."

"Zhang Wenyuan's troops are stable. I estimate that Wancheng has at least three months of food reserves, but if Cao Xiu turns around and comes back to win Bowang, the food and grass consumption will be much faster." Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard without panic.

"Ah? Our food can only last for more than a month. If Cao Xiu intends to spend it with us, why don't you abandon the warship and return by land?" Guan Ping frowned.

Guan Yu used the warships to cooperate and played a wonderful mobile battle in Nanyang, especially the "mobile turret" tactic this time, which opened the eyes of the generals in Jingzhou. Although Guan Ping felt it was a pity, he did not feel flustered. The ship can be rebuilt if it is gone. The terrain of Nanyang is mainly plains. It is impossible for Cao Xiu to completely block their retreat.

Cao Zhang felt that Cao Xiu’s statement was also correct. The upper reaches of the Feishui River was Funiu Mountain. All the Jingxiang waterways ended in Nanyang. There was no river boat for six hundred miles from Bowang to Luoyang. Warships entered the Central Plains by water and had to detour to the Huaihe River. The Surabaya Network must also take the capture of Huainan as a prerequisite, so the role of the Jingzhou Navy will be greatly reduced after completing the Nanyang strategy.

Guan Yu smiled slightly, "How can a father not know about Tan Zhi's worries? Yuan Zhi gave a solution before we set off."

"Xu Sikong is transporting grain by land from Xinye? Then divide the troops to guard the grain road. Otherwise, Cao Xiu will cut off the flow to block the warships, and then cross the river to intercept my grain road. Then our army will be in danger." Guan Ping quickly reminded.

"Naturally, the division of troops is necessary, but it is not to guard the grain road, but to cut off the grain road in the direction of Caoxiu Runan, and also to prevent Wei soldiers from crossing the Fei River and fleeing to Runan. The place will give it to us." Guan Yu, who was serious and unsmiling, also raised the corners of his mouth, he thought of the plan Xu Shu had made with himself, and said in his heart that Lantian's tactics harmed others and benefited himself, and it was really fun to use.

"General, what is this..." Pound looked puzzled.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and explained to everyone: "Nanyang's supplies all come from the Central Plains. Xu Sikong sent dozens of "Yangtze River News" to report to the army. The county asks for food, we just sit and watch Bowang and wait for food and drink."

"It turns out that it's like this. It's really a fantastic idea of ​​Xu Sikong to use Wei's grain to supply our army." Pang De complimented.

"Xu Sikong bluntly said that this plan was inspired by Ziyu, so it is enough to defeat the enemy." Guan Yu nodded, and then told Pang De: "Lingming, you will lead an army of [-] tomorrow, and use Bowang's troops as a bait to take it down." Du Yang, let's maintain a strategic buffer so as not to make Cao Wei's food team suspicious."

"Wei." Pound stood up and clasped his fists.

"Frankly, you lead [-] troops on the east bank of the Feishui River, patrolling back and forth between Bowang and Wancheng, to prevent the Wei army from crossing the river in this area. Even if Cao Xiu really reacts, you have to let him go south a few dozen more times. Here." Guan Yu continued to order.

"Wei." Guan Ping followed suit.

After Guan Yu ordered the two groups of soldiers and horses, he continued to drink with the generals. Seeing this, Lan Ji asked in surprise, "Uncle, what about me?"

"Zhongling will guard Bowang City with me, and Cao Xiu will definitely not be willing to guard Wancheng. There will be a battle between us sooner or later, and your battle will be indispensable." Guan Yu understood Lan Ji's personality, which was when he was young and aggressive.

"Hey, that's good." Lan Ji scratched his head and smirked.

Tongguan, Nanyang, and Huainan have two real places and one false one. The king and ministers of the Wei State have little peace this winter. Hanoi and other counties asked for military supplies.

As the great Sima, Cao Xiu was in charge of the entire southern battlefield. He had the right to mobilize the strategic resources of the surrounding counties, and he did not need to report to Cao Pi for approval at all, so the counties had to follow orders.

However, although the Central Plains is extremely rich, it cannot withstand the constant consumption of wars, especially the need to recruit civilians to transport food. Even the gentry in Henan are miserable, but they all know that Nanyang is the gateway to the Central Plains, and Guan Yu's Jingzhou soldiers and horses If the generals go in, the ultimate threat is their own interests.

In order to protect the family's fields and houses, and to protect the rights of the family, the Henan gentry, as the first "shareholders" of the Wei State, were surprisingly "selfless" in difficult times, and took out their private possessions to fill military supplies.

However, Cao Xiu's "greed" made the Henan gentry unable to resist. After several "severe" urgings by the frontline scouts, the voice from below gradually spread to the top.