Shu Chen

Chapter 417
Cao Rui never regarded himself as the king of success.

Although when he was young, Wei Wu Cao Cao was different, and asserted that "I am based on your three generations".

Not only is it a conclusion for the former "Wei Duoyi", but it also faintly reveals the expectation for Cao Rui to keep his foundation.

Because in Cao Cao's expectation, Cao Wei, who occupied the rich and prosperous land in the world, only needs to recuperate slowly, and the situation of the four seas will usher in a great unification. When the third generation of Cao Rui is bound to be preserved.

However, things are not as expected.

After Cao Rui succeeded to the throne, he determined to leave a pioneering and enterprising name for himself.

Without him, because Wei Wen and Cao Pi did not give him the capital to keep it.

Cao Pi's reign was only a few years, but regardless of the poor livelihood of the people in all states and counties, he launched three campaigns against Soochow, and all of them returned in vain!

When Wei Wu was alive, the military power accumulated over decades of conquests was wilting!
No longer be afraid of Jiangdong and Bashu!
The most deadly thing is that when Cao Pi was in power, he deployed heavy troops on the Jingxiang and Huainan fronts.

It also made it an extravagant hope for Wei Guo to even defend the territory of Wei Wu period.
So, Cao Rui still talks about He Shoucheng?

However, his pioneering ambition has not ushered in many achievements.

The Battle of Shiting, the attack on Shu in the Meridian Valley, and the just-concluded Yongliang Battle were all lackluster. Only the conquest of Gongsun in Liaodong and the destruction of Xianbei in northern Xinjiang deserve the praise of Qing History.

Now, Jiangdong is secretly attacking Huainan, breaking through the new city of Hefei in one fell swoop, and Shouchun, a soldier trapped in the new city. He is not wise.

But the picture is very big.

Because he took Wang Ji's words, but he covered up his own intentions.

As a monarch, he is well aware of the situation of Wei State's unresolved two-front warfare.

Therefore, he is looking forward to the completion of one battle, which will completely defeat Jiangdong's ambition to look north to the Central Plains, so that his peaceful Huajiang will be in a corner, so that Wei Guo can deal with it without distraction in the next ten years or so. Bashu attacked Guanzhong.

After all, for Wei, which was established on behalf of the Han Dynasty, Bashu is the enemy of life and death~~
Cao Pi doesn't know which is more important and which is less important, but Cao Rui knows it well.

Yes, Wei Jun's advance to Lujiang County is just a cover.

Cao Rui's real intention was to cheat the sky and cross the sea, so that the army of Wei State could come to Ruxukou.

Ruxukou refers to the estuary where Ruxushui (now Yuxi River) goes south into the Yangtze River, not another port connecting Chaohu Lake.

If it is said that Hefei City, which was built along the Nanfei River, is an important town for the Wei State to control the east of the Jiang; Wu's gate of life.

The strategic significance of the two is exactly the same.

Because the big rivers flowing in the plain area are easy to form sandbar islands in the middle of the river due to sediment accumulation or river diversion.

This is the case around Ruxukou, and there are many Jiangxin islands (sandbars).

When the water is shallow in winter, the distance between the two sides of the Yangtze River and Jiangxin Island has been reduced, which greatly facilitates the attacker to cross the river.

If the Wei army breaks through Ruxuwu, they can use small boats to occupy the island in the middle of the river with elite soldiers and horses, and then march forward in leapfrog style to build a bridgehead on the east bank of the river. This can replicate the tactic of crossing the Weishui River on a pontoon during the Battle of Tongguan. ——Form a pontoon bridge to connect Ruxukou, Jiangxin Island, and the bridgehead on the east bank into one, and build a passage into Jiangdong, so that the army can quickly cross the river and fight Soochow on the ground.

In this way, it is just around the corner for Wei Guo to drink horses in Jiangdong!
After all, in terms of the combat power of soldiers on the ground, how can Jiangdong defeat Wei?
Therefore, as long as the army of the Wei State approached Ruxuwu, no matter if it was Lu Xun who was trapped in Shouchun City, Quan Cong who was in Shaopi, or Zhu Huan's branch who was stationed in Hefei New City, they would rush back in a hurry.

There's no way, if they can't make it back, they won't be able to go back to Jiangdong.

With the current Jiangdong troops deployed in Jiangbei, and the elite navy entering Chaohu and Shaopi, there are only a few troops left in Ruxuwu, and they cannot resist the sudden attack of Wei's large army.

If they can't come back in time, they will be isolated on the north bank and become lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

In addition, Jiangdong's father and son inherited the private ownership of the soldiers. Once the generals of the various ministries see that they can't do anything and face poverty and will be destroyed, there will be many people who rebel against Wu and enter Wei!
Such a tactic was not planned by Cao Rui himself.

It followed the tactics used to attack Jiangdong when Wei Wu Cao Cao was alive.

At that time, Jiangdong's army did not go deep into the north of the river to the south of the Huai River, and all the elite naval forces gathered here to traverse the north and south of the river, so Wei Wu's plan could not be implemented and returned without success.

Now is the time!

This is the main reason why Cao Rui did not take Man Chong's plan: he wanted to complete Wei Wu's unfinished work!
Moreover, the road from Wuqiangkou in Shuxian County along the bank of Chaohu Lake to Ruxuwu is densely covered with swamps and hills. How to overcome these unfavorable marching factors and ensure the sudden arrival of the Wei army, Cao Rui had a countermeasure when deciding on a strategy.

In today's Wei army, there are elite soldiers and horses capable of taking on this important task!

It was Han Zong, who rebelled against Wu and entered Wei in the past, was added the title of general, and bestowed the title of Marquis of Guangyang.

Han Zong's generals are not bad, and the thousands of soldiers under his command are death-defying soldiers who followed his father Han Dang in the past. They are familiar with the geography of Jiangdong and have been fighting in the deep mountains all the year round.

Using that tribe as the vanguard to clear the way for the army to Ruxuwu is a matter of easy capture.

And Cao Rui doesn't need to worry about whether Han Zong is willing to work hard.

After Han Zong entered Wei, he stationed troops in Jiangbei.

I have heard from a distance that Sun Quan would always grit his teeth and grit his heart every time he said that.

If he doesn't go all out, as a pioneer, he will be captured by Wu Jun, and he will inevitably have his heart cut open; even if he escapes by chance and returns, Cao Rui will not spare him.

The lesser ones, for the crime of defeating and humiliating the teacher, seize the title and move thousands of miles.

If it is serious, cut it to clarify the military law!

For Wei Guo, Gein has lost the foundation of his entry into Wei~
Just ask, Han Zong, who has no loyalty and no virtue to speak of, if there is no prospect of attacking Wu, what is the use of Wei Guo to keep him?
Yes, in fact, Cao Rui also despised Han Zong's behavior.

He was treated favorably before, but he felt that he was a person who would benefit the situation of the war, and out of the heart of Qianjin City, he hoped that more Jiangdong generals would lead the rebellion from Wu to Wei.

When the world is falling apart, let's not stick to one pattern and send down talents.

Naturally, when necessary, it can also be discarded as rags.

What a violation!
Therefore, when others thought that the Wei army would not move forward after reaching Xiashikou, Cao Rui had already secretly sent Han Zong to march.

However, Lu Xun, Quan Cong and other ministries of the state of Wu, as well as Sun Quan, who came from Jiangling City in Jingzhou to Huainan to sit in Ruxuwu, did not know about this.

(End of this chapter)