Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 562
In March, beside Shaopi Lake.

It was night, the Wei Army camp was brightly lit, and the Chinese Army camp was filled with people coming and going.If someone took a look, Cao Wei's high-ranking officials from Cao Rui down, the Chinese army and Huainan generals all gathered in the tent, and the Hefei-Shaopi terrain model made of piled up soil was displayed in the tent.

Cao Rui pressed his long sword, looked at the terrain model, and asked, "Where are the armies arriving now, does Linghuyu have any letters?"

So far, in order to ambush Sun Quan's army, Cao Rui went south to personally command the troops. Wang Ling, Cao Shuang, Tian Yu, Wen Qin, Man Chong and others thought they were generals, and divided their troops into three groups to surround Sun Quan's army.Sizhou responded to the lineup of the Shu army, with Xia Houba as the governor of Tongguan, Jiang Ji led the army into Hongnong as the rear army, and Luoyang was left behind by Chen Qun.

Man Chong, with silvery hair, pointed to the Lujiang and Bojiang areas, and said, "Your Majesty, Cao Shuang, governor of Yuzhou and the elite Chinese army, has arrived at Bojiang, crossed the Bishui, and then arrived at Lu'an, attacking Anfeng from west to east. As for Linghuyu secretly lurked in the Eastern Wu army in order to win Sun Quan's trust, and he took the position of the rear general. Sun Quan sent Tang Zi as the supervisor of the army under his command, and led the army to march westward."

That's right, the Wen Qin in the Soochow Army was not Wen Qin at all, but Linghuyu, the prefect of Lujiang. The real Wen Qin was in the tent at this time, waiting for military orders.

Linghuyu, courtesy name Gongzhi, was born in Taiyuan.He is the nephew of Wang Ling, General Zhengdong, and the son of Linghu Shao, the prefect of Hongnong.Linghuyu's real name is Linghu Jun. He has great ambitions since he was young, and he has successively served as various officials in northern Xinjiang.

During Cao Pi's time, Karasuma school lieutenant Tian Yu made great contributions to the crusade against the Hu people. Linghu Jun punished him by law for violating the rules.Cao Pi was furious, put Linghu Jun in shackles, imprisoned him, removed him from office and punished him, and changed him into a fool.Cao Rui was reactivated when he was in power. This time, he was recommended by his uncle Wang Ling. He pretended to be Wenqin and entered Wu to win Sun Quan's trust.

As for why he pretended to be Wenqin instead of letting Wenqin go there in person, the reason was simple.Although Wen Qin is brave, he lacks in intelligence. Facing old fritters such as Sun Quan and Zhu Huan, he may be exposed.Therefore, Linghuyu, who is both civil and military, and rarely shows up, was allowed to lurk in and pretend to be a civil servant to deal with Sun Quan.

Then, Man Chong pointed to the right and said: "When our army goes south to face Sun Quan and Zhu Huan, General Tian Yu on the left side of our army will lead Qingzhou soldiers from Luqiao to attack Quan Cong to the west."

Cao Wei planned to fight Sun Quan in Anfeng Township, south of Shaopi, east of Lu'an, and north of Hefei.

Anfeng is located in the middle of the Jianghuai River. It is an important hub for Hefei to communicate with Shouchun.There is Dongfeishui in the east, and the navy can go to Shouchun.

And Sun Quan is going to march into Anfeng. On the east side of Dongfeishui is Quan Cong, and on the west side of the plain is Linghu Yu's army.Once Linghu Yu left Sun Quan and marched northeast, Sun Quan's army would basically rely on Dongfeishui and be attacked on three sides.

Cao Rui supported the desk, pointed to Linghu Yu's headquarters on the map, and said: "Linghu Yu's headquarters are in the west, Quan Cong is in the east, Sun Quan is advancing on Anfeng along the road, and the three armies are separated by less than ten miles. Wait for the battle to begin." , let Linghuyu hold Tang Zi hostage, and ordered him to march to Anfeng County, revealing Sun Quan's left wing, and Cao Shuang led the army to join forces with General Zhengdong to attack Sun Quan."

After a pause, Cao Rui pointed his sword at Quan Cong on the east side of Dongfeishui, and said worriedly: "It's just that in the current situation, I worry that Quan Cong's troops on the east side will approach Sun Quan's army to the west. With the advantage of the navy, the Wu people can make Most of them escaped. If we only get a small profit and the Wu people are aware of it, our military plan will come to nothing.”

The Wu people's waterways were advancing side by side, which caused Cao Rui a headache. Once the Wu people sensed that something was wrong, they could easily escape.Once they escaped, the Wu people would not fall into the trap again, and the days of the joint attack between Wu and Han would be restored, and Cao Wei's army would be exhausted.

Man Chong pondered a little, and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have a plan to make it difficult for the Wu people to escape."

"Huh?" Cao Rui asked with a smile on his face, "The Taiwei is familiar with the terrain of Huainan, so I don't know what strategy to teach me."

Man Chong pulled out the yellow flag in front of him and stuck it at the confluence of Dongfei Water and Ruxu Water in the south of Anfeng, saying: "Your Majesty, please see that in ancient times, Dongfei Water and Ruxu Water were separated, and they could only be connected when there was a flood in summer. Later Someone manually excavated and dredged the East Feishui and Ruxushui to connect the Feishui, Chaohu Lake and Ruxushui before the boat can go."

"And the place where the two rivers connect is a narrow place called Jiangjunling. The river in Jiangjunling is gentle and the water is not deep. Our army can order Cao Shuang to lead his army south to hold the water as a camp and build wooden barriers and pontoon bridges. If the boats are impassable, Sun Quan and others have to abandon the big boat and go on the road, crossing the mountains."

While talking, Man Chong stroked his beard and said with a sneer: "At this time, Cao Shuang's troops only need to stick to the camp, and our ranks will pursue from behind, and the two armies will attack back and forth. Sun Quan and others will die here. Even if Sun Quan leads the elite to break through the encirclement, his subordinate The army must stay here."

Hearing this, the generals in the tent couldn't help but gasp. If it is true what Man Chong said, if Sun Quan's army can be stopped at Junjun Ridge, then the [-] troops of Eastern Wu will be left in Huainan in all likelihood, and they will not be able to escape at all. .So if it can be realized, Jiangdong is basically empty, maybe I and others can take the opportunity to cross the Yangtze River and destroy Soochow.

Cao Rui poked his head forward to look, he didn't expect that Man Chong really gave himself a surprise!

Cao Wei's 12 troops seem to be comparable to Sun Quan's troops, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they are not at the same level at all.Soochow is not only weak in infantry combat, but most of its soldiers are trilogy, which makes it difficult to exert strong combat effectiveness.

Moreover, Cao Wei had a large-scale cavalry that the Wu people did not have. Among these cavalry, there were Youbing cavalry transferred from the north by Cao Rui, which were very elite.Except for Ma Xianjun, most of the Eastern Wu cavalry were hard to resist.

After all, geography is also conducive to the performance of cavalry pawns. It is usually believed that cavalry pawns are difficult to deploy in the Jianghuai area, but it still needs to be discussed according to the location.The terrain in the west is different from the dense water network in the east of Shouchun. The water network in the west is rare and occasionally dry, which is convenient for cavalry.

We must know that in history, the Yuan Dynasty opened a horse farm here because of the unique climate and terrain. This is why Zhu Yuanzhang and other rebels did not lack horses.It can be said that in the southern part of China, except for the horses in Yunnan and Guizhou, the only area in the southeast is suitable for war horse breeding.

Cao Rui clenched his fists, hammered the table, and said excitedly: "In this case, follow what the Taiwei said. Let Cao Shuang and Guanqiu Jian go straight down to Jiangjunling, set up camp here, and stop Sun Quan. Tell Cao Shuang, I don't want casualties , as long as he blocks Sun Quan for me. As for Tian Yu’s troops, let him quickly approach the army to intimidate Sun Quan and Quan Cong.”

"promise!"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Rui looked at Wang Ling and said, "General Zhengdong leads the army to the south, and I lead the troops to arrive later. The forward Zhu Huan is the general of Wu Guoxiao, the general should be careful. But wait for Linghu Yu to make trouble, or let Sun Quan notice it. If there is fraud, the Wu army will naturally retreat."

"No!" Wang Ling replied.

"Does the Taiwei have anything to add?" Cao Rui asked.

"Your Majesty has made arrangements, and I have no objections."

"Okay!" Cao Rui straightened his back, glanced at the crowd, and said in a deep voice, "The people of Wu shed their boats to go ashore, Sun Quan is greedy for merit, and Linghu is secretly plotting, so our army will surely win this battle."

After a pause, Cao Rui changed his tone and said solemnly: "The Wu-Shu alliance, our army is exhausted, which has frustrated our country. But the current battle is a battle for the prosperity of the Great Wei, and it is also an opportunity for our country to annihilate the Wu people. The beginning of Wei's unification of the world. I hope that you will encourage me to rule the world together."

"No!" All the generals responded with high spirits.

(Recently, the neck is sore and it is difficult to sit for a long time. I will find an opportunity to add more in the second half of the year. The topographic map is in the easter egg)
(End of this chapter)