This warrior is so fierce

Chapter 237 Cangjiang
Lushan is majestic. Every August, everything is verdant and the mountain is full of green.

Since the main force of the Wanping army arrived at the border of Lushan years ago, it has been fighting against the imperial army in Lushan.

It has been fighting for more than half a year now.

The entire Lushan, with a radius of hundreds of miles, is full of battlefields where the two armies are fighting.

From 30 million people at the beginning, to now nearly 60 million troops are fighting here.

The Wanping army and the imperial court respectively invested a large number of troops here.

The entire Lushan territory has become a battlefield meat grinder.

A large number of lives collapsed and died here.
Now the imperial court is in charge of the Lushan army, and it is Beizhong Lang general Yuanzong who is known as "the most famous Confucianist in the world".

Yuan Zong was a man of resolute character and noble moral character. When he was young, the high-ranking officials of the prefecture city repeatedly conscripted him, but he did not agree.

When he was in his thirties, under the persuasion of his master Ma Rong, he became an official and became a doctor of Guozijian.

Many years ago, there were bandits in the south of the Yangtze River, and there was a barbarian rebellion. The imperial court believed that Yuanzong was capable of both civil and military affairs, so he worshiped Yuanzong as a patrolman of Jiangnan Road, in charge of suppressing bandits in the south of the Yangtze River. The banditry was pacified, and he was appreciated by the court and the emperor.

Later, Yuanzong resigned due to illness and returned to his hometown in Lingzhou.

But only one year later, Yuanzong was recalled by the imperial court again, and became Yilang, participated in the collation and continuation of Confucian classics, and won a lot of prestige in the reading circle.

After Lin Xiao's defeat this time, considering Lushan's status in the hearts of scholars all over the world, the imperial court specially dispatched this Confucian general.

Yuanzong was over [-] years old and went into battle. After arriving at Lushan, he took advantage of Lushan's terrain and soon won a few small victories over General Jingu, which reversed the morale of the two armies.

Since then, armies have continuously entered the Lushan battlefield, and the imperial court has gradually grasped the initiative.

But Yuan Zong still couldn't complete the battle with General Jingong, and the battle situation was not much different from Lin Xiao's.

The difference is that this time the emperor gritted his teeth and insisted, allowing Yuanzong to procrastinate here, firmly believing that this veteran who is both civil and military like his teacher can defeat Wanping Army.

Because of Yuanzong's insistence, Wanping's army was impetuous.

The Wanping army, which had reached Yuzhou in the flames of war, always fought on its own and failed to gather a larger torrent, which also laid the foundation for Qin Hu to lead his army to pacify Yuzhou.

At the beginning of August, Qin Hu personally led the army and went straight to Lushan.

As the number one guard in Lushan, Yuanzong, he was naturally very welcome.

Lushan Mountain ranges north, and the Cangjiang River, one of the branches of the Qingluo River, flows from the side of the Range Range.

Cross the river here and go north, that is the boundary of the Xunshan Mountain Range.

And to the south, it is the boundary of Lushan Mountain.

Cangjiang Ferry is an ancient city.

This city is called Cangjiang City, and all the ships coming and going at the ferry will stop here.

After the flames of war reached Lushan, the water transportation in Cangjiang City basically stopped. There were still some imperial grain ships arriving here from the upstream, but basically no ships came from the downstream.

Since Cangjiang water transportation is not well developed, the status of Cangjiang City is not important.

In the multi-day battle of Lushan, only two partial divisions of the two armies fought each other here.

As a result, Cangjiang has changed hands many times.

Three or five days belong to the imperial court, and in a few days, the banner may be changed and become the Wanping Army.

The people in the city are used to it, and there are very few residents left, and those who can leave, basically leave.

Today's Cangjiang City is in the hands of the Wanping Army.

More than ten days ago, Liu Chuangxin, a general of the Wanping Army, captured the city.

On this day, several huge ships floated up the Cangjiang River.

The horn sounded on the ship, and the Wanping Army at the head of Cangjiang City immediately beat drums to show the enemy.

The sound of the horn was heard on the high mountains on both sides of the river, startling countless birds.

Liu Chuang, who heard the news, rushed out of the general's mansion and walked to the top of the city.

After Liu Chuang led his army to defect to General Jingong, he was named General of Wanping Army and enjoyed the same status and treatment as Commander Daqu.

But Liu Chuang did not achieve very good military exploits in the subsequent Lushan Battle.

The capture of Cangjiang City this time was considered a voluntary move by Liu Chuang, hoping that by capturing Cangjiang City, the imperial court's east-west water transportation could be completely cut off.

Therefore, General Jingong also felt that Qin Hu was about to launch a fierce attack on Lushan's Wanping Army, and planned ahead of time.

Liu Chuang's occupation of this city by more than ten thousand elite soldiers is tantamount to driving a nail into the northernmost part of Lushan.

According to General Jingu's estimation, Qin Hu's army is unlikely to travel by water, and Liu Chuang should not encounter any major attacks here.

"General Jingu will also miscalculate one day."

With his face sinking like water, Liu Chuang looked at the big boat floating on the big river to the west, and immediately ordered the whole army to martial law.

Always be ready for battle.

On the Cangjiang River.

Cao Su and Fan Long were not on the same big ship.

Fanlong's attack on Cangjiang City by more than ten thousand elite soldiers was the first step for Qin Hu to lead his army to narrow the scope of Wanping's army's activities.

Although this place is not an important place, after the capture, the Wanping Army in the south can only rely on land to go north.

The two armies have the same thoughts.

The big ship where Cao Su is located is the imperial navy ship.

It was the first time for him to ride such a huge ship.

This ship is more than ten feet high and more than 40 feet long. The hull is divided into three to five floors, and buildings are built on the ship, so it is called a building boat.

The hull is huge, and it can easily break through a thousand people when fully loaded.

The sergeants under Cao Su's command are not serious naval officers, but there are many people from the south of the army, so it's not a big problem to come here by boat.

In Fan Long's army, some frontier soldiers who had not broken through to the realm of qi and blood heard that there were signs of seasickness.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Cao Su had an excellent view, and he could see Cangjiang City in the distance at a glance.

Cangjiang City is simple and heavy, standing on the bank of the river, and there are many boats at the ferry.

"Cangjiang City is a bit short, no wonder it was so easily captured."

Cao Su reckoned that the city walls of this water city were at most only ten feet high, not to mention compared with the big cities like Guyue, Xunshan, and Yincheng, even the small cities like Heping City, Yuncheng and even Dengcheng were slightly inferior.

"This is the result of many repairs. I heard that this place was not considered a city at first, but a small town at a ferry."

"There are no supplies, so it will not attract the attention of adults."

Beside Cao Su, Zhang Ke, Li Li and other school captains are all there.

Zhang Ke's skills are profound, and he can also see the height of the city wall. Luo Yi and Li Li are not as good as they can see the blurred outline. The other centurions can't do it, their eyesight is too poor.

Water birds passed by on the river, and the big ship cut through the high waves and moved forward.

Zhang Ke said with a smile: "My lord, our army is already short of troops, but we still have to divide our troops to capture Cangjiang City. What kind of medicine are we selling in the army division's gourd?"

"I heard that the number of Wanping thieves in Lushan has reached more than [-], and a large part of them are elites who have swept across several states."

It was rare for Li Li and Zhang Ke to maintain a unified argument, but when he heard Zhang Ke's doubts, he still couldn't help boasting: "Although there are many bandits, they are all the ones who put up their bids and sell their heads."

"Our army is brave, 40 can fight [-], a mere [-], only [-] can be wiped out."

40 out of [-]?

Even the God of War dared not say this.

Everyone just ignored Li Li's habitual deafness.

Cao Su said in a deep voice: "The military division has its own clever plan, so you don't have to worry about it."

Luo Yi suddenly said: "My lord, is the intruder also in the Wanping army here?"

As soon as Luo Yi spoke, everyone fell silent.

Liu Chuang
After the chaotic battle in Pingcheng that day, Liu Chuang ran away after pulling a lot of people.

Later, he really joined the Wanping Army, and the news spread to the ears of many soldiers under Cao Su's command. Naturally, they regarded Liu Chuang as an enemy, and even many honest people hated him to the bone, thinking that Liu Chuang was the one who caused the last tragic event in Pingcheng. destiny.

Collaborating with the enemy and treason is a national traitor.

Therefore, the soldiers under his command called Liu Chuang a "rogue", even Luo Yi was no exception.

"People, they must be here, but I don't know if they will be in Cangjiang City."

"Lushan has a radius of a hundred miles, and there are more than a dozen large and small battlefields. The probability of encountering Liu Chuang directly is not high. Don't worry too much."

"As long as we wipe out these Wanping armies in front of us one by one, these Wanping armies will definitely gather together in the future."

"At that time, this Liu Chuang will not be able to escape even if he wants to."

What Cao Su implied was Qin Hu's general strategy.

Since breaking the enemy from all sides, and finally driving him into a desperate situation, he did not adopt the thunderous momentum like in Yuzhou.

Steady and steady, breaking the game one by one, is also the art of war.

Although everyone has never read military books, they have led soldiers for many days and understand some military methods.

Hearing Cao Su's analysis, they all showed thoughtful expressions.

Zhang Ke asked: "My lord, after taking Cangjiang City, should the next step be to lead the army directly south? It is not an easy way to go south here."

What Zhang Ke meant was that further south from here is the Lushan Mountains.

In addition to the rugged mountain roads, more than 40 Wanping troops blocked the advance, and the lone army moved forward, making it extremely easy to encounter ambushes.

Cao Su shook his head and said, "Look at the boat we're on."

"Why did the imperial court mobilize these large ships for our use?"

"Isn't it just for us to attack a wave of surprise?"

"Cangjiang City can definitely be won, but after that, it shouldn't be a conventional style of play."

"If I were Lord Fan, I might as well lead the army to detour through the Qingluo River and directly capture the hinterland of the Wanping Army, and even deter the Jiangning Mansion."

"The enemy navy is too weak. If I resist, I can retreat back to Cangjiang City, coming and going like the wind, disturbing the enemy's will."

"Cut off its source, cut off its food, and the thief can be caught."

In war, logistics is what is fought. When the strengths of both sides are similar, whichever logistics has problems will completely collapse.

Cao Su is a harassing style of play that uses resources rationally when there is a shortage of troops.

Although it is simple, when everyone hears it, they feel that Mr. Cao is skilled in warfare and unpredictable.

In just a few sentences, there is a very profound art of war, which is worth learning and comprehending.

(End of this chapter)