Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 457 He crossed the river, and I crossed the river too!

Sun Quan's head flew high, with a frozen smile on his face.

Everyone around was shocked.

Gu Li opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief: "Ding Feng, you!"

He never dreamed that the inner ghost turned out to be Ding Feng!

This time Sun Quan started an incident and contacted the major families in Jiangdong. He knew that there must be an inner ghost among them.

And there may be more than one.

The Sun family in Jiangdong can't be said to be full of people, it would also make countless enemies.

The early days of Sun Jian were okay, but in the era of Sun Ce, they were so murderous that countless families hated them to the bone.

Later, in the Sun Quan era, he chose to unite with the family, and the situation was a little better.

So even if Liu Bei didn't like the Jiangdong family very much, Sun Quan himself knew that someone would use him as a vote of honor to choose in exchange for fame and fortune.

It's just that he didn't know who the inner ghost was for a while, so he couldn't screen it out, he could only choose someone he trusted by his side.

Among them, Ding Feng is one of the young players who can be trusted in Sun Quan's eyes.

Because he is Ding Feng's younger brother.

After Ding Feng was captured, he would rather die than surrender, and even the Ding family was in distress and embarrassed.

This time Sun Quan's rebellion was to contact those who had no ambitions in Jiangdong and launch a rebellion together.

Ding Feng is quite brave and good at fighting, and he has the talents of his brother, so he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Sun Quan and chose to be a pioneer young general by his side.

Unexpectedly, he turned out to be the inner ghost!
Ding Feng cut off Sun Quan's head with a single knife, blood spattered all over his body, he looked at Gu Li with a ferocious face and scolded: "Jiangdong has been at peace for several years, how can there be another war?"

"kill him!"

Gu Lile raised his knife and shouted, and angrily drew his knife and slashed at Ding Feng.

As soon as he finished speaking, another young general Zhongli Mu stabbed towards him obliquely and stabbed Gu Li under the horse.

Ding Feng glanced at Zhong Limu in surprise, just now Sun Quan was in the middle, he was on Sun Quan's left side, and Gu Li was on Sun Quan's right side.

And Zhongli Mu is at the right rear of Gu Li.

Apparently Zhong Limu was also one of the imperial court's undercover agents, but he was far away from Sun Quan's position, and he didn't have a good chance to use his mobile phone, so he was preempted by himself.

Zhong Limu also glanced at Ding Feng, the situation on the field shocked all the families and soldiers who followed Sun Quan.

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Your Majesty has ordered that only the chief culprit be punished. If you lay down your weapons, you can surrender on the spot and avoid death. Don't blame the past. If you resist stubbornly, punish the whole clan!"

"Really? If you surrender, can you avoid death?"

"Sun Quan is dead, and Gu Li is also dead. If there is anything left to cause trouble, let's vote."

"I am willing to surrender."

"Don't kill me, I was coerced."

"Put it!"

Thousands of soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered.

The soldiers who were still crossing the river in the distance didn't know what happened. They saw the chaos outside Qiantang City from a distance. They had just landed when they were ordered to put down their weapons and surrender to avoid death.

Liu Shen accepted all the captives with a smile, and registered the major rebellious families, and arranged the credit books for the families who served as internal correspondents.

This credit is almost for nothing. Sun Quan thought he could take advantage of Cao Wei's attack and set off a rebellion when Jiangdong was empty, but he didn't know that not everyone was willing to gamble with him.

If Sun Quan had the personal prestige and force of his father and brother, it might be a different matter, but he is not strong enough, why should he make people work hard?
more importantly.

Compared with following Sun Quan and fighting Jiangdong again from scratch.

It's better to pick up ready-made ones and use Sun Quan as a vote, so that the imperial court will not only reward you, but you can also be recruited into office.

This is an opportunity for the Jiangdong family, so naturally they don't want to go all the way to the dark.

Therefore, it can be said that Sun Quan calculated everything, but he didn't count, just because he was a food, not as good at fighting as his father and brother, so he was betrayed.

The farce was quickly put down.

But at this time in Huainan, after Guan Yu burned the city of Hefei, the fleet went down Chaohu Lake, looking like they were going to help Jianye.

Cao Xiu immediately launched a pursuit, using both water and land, and hurriedly followed behind.

Soon the scouts came to report that the main force of Guan Yu's army retreated to Ruxukou, and the rest of the scattered defenders crossed the Yangtze River one after another to put down the rear rebellion.

This means that there are only about [-] Guan Yu troops in Ruxukou.

At the beginning of November, there was another news from the south that Sun Quan had captured Qiantang, and tens of thousands of Han troops were gathering at Jianye. It seemed that they were going south to deal with Sun Quan.

Cao Xiu's main force entered Dongxingti. This is the place where Zhuge Ke defeated Sima Zhao in history, and it is also the place where Zhao Yun beheaded Cao Chun today.

After arriving in Dongxingti, Cao Xiu immediately set up a camp. More than [-] troops moved along the Ruxu River, and the fleet also blocked the river. The camps stretched for more than ten miles, and there were as many as ten camps for storing supplies.

In the camp of the chief general of the Cao army located in the middle camp, Cao Xiu sat on the main seat and discussed with several staff officers.

Although it was daytime, the tent was relatively dark and filled with candles, and the howling north wind outside blew the curtains. Cao Xiu looked around and said, "The scouts came to report that about 5 people from Guan Yu intercepted us at Ruxukou. They all went to Jianye."

"Guan Yu has about [-] troops in various counties in Huainan. These people quickly evacuated after we arrived. Judging from their appearance, they should go to Jianye to gather and then go south to fight Sun Quan."

Jiang Ji stroked his beard and said: "It's a pity that we were a step too late. If we can surround the whole of Hefei before Guan Yu burns Hefei and returns to Ruxukou by boat, and break through his pier on Shishui, then Guan Yu will die now." Undoubtedly."

"Assuming he runs fast."

Cao Xiu snorted coldly, and then said: "However, Ruxukou is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it will not be easy for us to break through immediately."

Liu Ye smiled and said, "His food and grass should be left for more than a month now, who will be in a hurry?"

"I'm afraid that Sun Quan won't be able to last for a month, not to mention that their navy has occupied Jiangkou. If they immediately mobilize some old grain from Jianye, maybe they can delay it for a while."

Jiang Ji was a little worried.

The current situation is that they were a step too late and did not surround Guan Yu to death in Hefei, causing him to board a boat and run back to Ruxukou.

Ruxukou is the estuary of the Yangtze River. As long as it is guarded here, Guan Yu can calmly mobilize food and grass from Jianye, and divide his troops to quell the future troubles of Jiangdong.

This kind of situation is actually something that Jiang Ji and Liu Ye can think of in the past few days. Unfortunately, when they surrounded Hefei, Cao Xiu still hesitated a little and did not act immediately, but was a day late.

This is the case with wars, the opportunity to fight is fleeting, and it is too late to regret it now, so I can only think of remedial measures.

Liu Ye thought about it and said: "General, although the river is vast, there are actually many Jiangxin Islands in the center of the river. There is a huge island across the Liyang River. If we divide our troops to temporarily build ships in Liyang, tens of thousands of troops will be stationed on the island. Go up and intercept their grain ship, then their grain will not be able to pass through."

"Oh?"

Cao Xiu was surprised: "How big is Jiangxinzhou? Can it accommodate tens of thousands of troops?"

Liu Ye smiled and said, "I've been to this island before, let alone tens of thousands of troops, even hundreds of thousands of troops can accommodate it."

Liu Ye is a native of Chengde in Huainan, not far from Liyang. He lived between the Jianghuai and Huaihe Rivers in his early years. He is a well-known celebrity in Huainan. He naturally knows the geographical environment here very well.

The Jiangxinzhou he mentioned is Jiangxin Township, Dangtu County, Maanshan City, Anhui Province. It is a large continental island in the center of the Yangtze River in Dangtu County. It covers an area of ​​more than 50 square kilometers and is the second largest alluvial continent in the Yangtze River.

However, in the Han Dynasty, the area of ​​Jiangxinzhou was not as large as that of later generations. After all, it had been alluvial for 2000 years, so it must be much larger in later generations.

But even so, with an area of ​​10 to [-] square kilometers, let alone tens of thousands of people stationed, tens of [-] people are indeed more than enough.

Hearing Liu Ye's words, Cao Xiu murmured: "But such an important place, wouldn't Guan Yu garrison troops? Send scouts to investigate and find out what's going on there."

"There will definitely be troops stationed there, but Guan Yu probably doesn't have any other soldiers and horses. Even if there are troops on the island, can they still prevent our troops from crossing the river?"

Liu Ye said.

"Well, it makes sense."

Cao Xiu nodded: "But let's investigate first."

Immediately he sent people to investigate.

Soon on the second day, the scout came back and informed him of the situation.

There are indeed Han troops stationed on that Jiangxinzhou, but the number is not large, and the most important thing is that if they rely on this Jiangxinzhou, crossing the Yangtze River will be much smoother.

Because Jiangxinzhou is only two to three hundred meters away from the narrowest point on the left bank of the Yangtze River, this distance can be crossed by a temporary boat.

So when he learned this information, Cao Xiu was overjoyed, and immediately sent Lu Qianzangba to divide up 4 troops and start preparing to cross the river.

a few days later.

Lu Qianzang built hundreds of ships and transported soldiers across the river in batches.

Although the Han army resisted desperately, there were only more than 1000 Han troops on the island, and they couldn't defend themselves at all, so they finally evacuated the island.

But at this time in Ruxukou, among Guan Yu's camps, Wubao was built on the bank of the Yangtze River, and Guan Yu's old face in the camp building was condensed into a ball, looking very ugly.

Because Lu Xun told him just now that after the burning of Hefei City, it was time to burn Ruxukou.

"Your Majesty."

Lu Xun stepped forward with a smile and said: "This battle is supposed to extinguish Sun Quan's rebellion, just keep Hefei. But I insist on luring the enemy to go deep, because this battle can hurt Cao Wei and prepare for the prime minister's Northern Expedition next year." Foreshadowing. If it is only to destroy Sun Quan and defend Hefei, Cao Jun will retreat to Henan, and it will be very difficult for the princes to go north."

Guan Yu shook his head and said: "I have never been afraid of difficulties, but what you have to understand is that if we fail, Huainan, which I have worked so hard to conquer, will just be surrendered like this."

Lu Xun said: "So the worst outcome of this battle is that Huainan will be handed over. There will be no people in Huainan for thousands of miles. This will not shake the foundation of the country. It's just that in the future, the prime minister will go to the north and the princes will work harder. The big man in the south is still a big man, but if he wins If we do, we will gain too much, and we may even destroy Wei in one battle."

"Ah."

Guan Yu glanced at him, smiled lightly and said, "You are very courageous."

"Bei is also gambling with his own wealth and life."

Lu Xun lowered his head and said: "The situation of the Jiangdong gentry following Sun Quan is too bad. Even if they go to the late emperor, they will not be reused. If this battle is won, the humble will be able to gain a foothold in the court."

"very good."

Appreciating his frankness, Guan Yu nodded and said, "If it works, I will recommend you to be the deputy prime minister of the three provinces. If it doesn't work, your head will be lost."

"Yes."

Lu Xun looked at the river in the distance with deep eyes.

He is indeed betting on this battle.

Because if only Huainan is kept, the problem is still not big.

They have internal support from Sun Quan, and they probably guessed that Sun Quan might attack Taicang, so they just need to keep Taicang and transport the grain to Hefei.

There are 5 people in Hefei. If there is enough food, it should be more than enough to withstand Cao Jun's more than [-] troops, and the risk will not be too high.

At that time, if Sun Quan is removed internally, Cao Jun will probably have to return without success at that time.

But in that case, the strength of Cao Jun still exists. If it goes well, Zhuge Liang will plan the Northern Expedition next year, and the worst will be the year after the next year. There are still so many elite Cao Wei soldiers and horses, and it is not easy to overthrow them in one fell swoop.

Therefore, if we can make good use of Sun Quan's rebellion, lure the enemy to go deep, lure Cao's army to attack and set up an ambush, and defeat Cao Wei's soldiers and horses in Henan at one time, then the Northern Expedition will go much smoother.

The key is whether Cao Jun will be fooled.

Lu Xun is also betting.

He bet that Cao Jun would not accept it so easily, and he would be satisfied with the burnt city of Hefei.

I will definitely continue to go south to pursue Guan Yu's army who are "eager" to help Jiangdong.

After all, Sun Quan in the south was progressing "smoothly". Not only did Taicang be burned down, causing Guan Yu's army to temporarily run out of food, but he also even defeated the second county and was attacking Qiantang.

If Cao Jun was more ambitious, he should take this opportunity to beat the dog in the water, continue to pursue Guan Yu, and cooperate with Sun Quan to block Guan Yu in the Yangtze River and Jianye area, attacking from both sides, and completely wiped him out.

And by that time.

Lu Xun will let Cao Jun see the natural danger of the Yangtze River, why is it a natural danger!
He looked at Dajiang, with a flash of determination in his eyes.

Soon following Guan Yu's order, countless soldiers began to board the boat and evacuate from Ruxukou, and the monstrous fire at Ruxukou also burned.

After more than an hour.

Cao Jun's scouts reported the news to Cao Xiu almost as fast as a dead horse.

Cao Xiu was so shocked that he quickly called for counselors to discuss.

Liu Ye exclaimed: "This Guan Yu is worthy of being a veteran general for many years. This move of a strong man breaking his wrist is admirable."

Jiang Ji nodded: "We have just occupied Jiangxinzhou, and Guan Yu knew that the food road in the rear was cut off. If his army goes directly up the river at this time and withdraws to Jingzhou, his strength will be preserved."

"Will he withdraw to Jingzhou? Yangzhou is gone?"

Cao Xiu was very surprised, and then asked the scouts, "Where did their fleet go?"

"My subordinates don't know, but as soon as the flames in Ruxukou started, my subordinates came back to report."

The scout replied.

"Explore again."

Cao Xiu just issued this order.

Suddenly there was a shout from outside: "Report!"

"What's the matter?"

"After the flames at Ruxukou ignited, we rushed over immediately and saw Guan Yu's fleet crossing the river from a distance."

Another scout rushed in to report the situation.

Liu Ye immediately said: "He definitely wants to cross the river and go back to Jianye by land. He has sent people to calm down the rear. Sun Quan can't make any troubles. Guan Yu probably wants to give up Huainan and rely on the Yangtze River to defend."

"Hahahahahaha."

Cao Xiu laughed and said, "Then I must not let him go. Sun Quan has helped us a lot. How can we just ignore him? If he crosses the river, I will cross the river too! We have a large number of troops, and we have won the entire Huainan north of the Yangtze River. Are you afraid that you can't go across the river and take their old lair in the east of the river? Send me an order!"

"General!"

The orderly came out to salute.

Cao Xiu said: "Order the three armies to board the ship and pursue immediately. Guan Yu must not escape!"

"only!"

The messenger immediately went out to convey the military order.

After the order was issued, Cao Xiu looked around and said: "It is said that Guan Yu is the enemy of ten thousand people. Back then, taking the head of a general among ten thousand troops was like picking something out of a bag. Today, I will take his head!"

"General wise!"

Liu Ye, Jiang Ji and other staff officers saluted one after another.

Now at least from their point of view, Guan Yu has few soldiers, the rear has rebelled, and the food has been cut off. It is the end of the road!

(End of this chapter)