Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 403 Nightmare

Guan Yu has also reviewed and reflected on his previous combat strength many times.

It is true that the second master of the Mi family has become more and more unwilling to restrain himself from public and personal gain, which seriously hindered the frontline troops in the last Northern Expedition when Jingzhou was almost lost.

An army doesn't have enough food and supplies, it doesn't have enough equipment to attack the city, and it even runs out of arrows when it reaches the back... How to fight?

If the siege equipment is sufficient and the soldiers can all have enough food, then there are only a few thousand defenders in Fancheng at the beginning. In addition, the dilapidated city wall has been damaged by the flood. How can it be impossible to defeat it for a long time?

When the time comes, Manchong won't be able to sink Baima anymore. Even if Baima sinks him, there's no way he can defend himself.

However, the strategy is not without any problems, and for those problems and shortcomings, Guan Yu is fully prepared this time.

"Father, the inventory of supplies and equipment has been completed. They are all ready and are being loaded into ships in batches." Guan Ping clasped his fists and said, "It is estimated that in two days, our army will be able to cross the river and land on the north bank!"

"Yes." Guan Yu nodded, "These ordnance are very important, they must be placed properly and nothing is lost."

"Yes."

"Huh?" Guan Yu looked at Guan Ping, who was still standing aside, "What else can you do?"

Guan Ping hesitated for a moment and said: "My child has something unclear and I want to ask my father for advice..."

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Hahaha, I don't know something. This thing can be said to be the key to our army's victory."

"Haha, tell me, what's the matter?" Guan Yu, who was just waiting for the whole army to attack, and was happy to receive the battle report on the Western Front, asked with a smile.

"Is this... a formation diagram?" Guan Ping's eyes lit up and he exclaimed.

The whole thing is almost as big as a map. When it is spread out, the contents are very different from Guan Ping's imagination.

"This is..." Isn't this what my father often lights up and reads at night when everyone is quiet these days?

Is it possible to let soldiers hide in vans to fight? But although there are many cars, there is no way it can hold tens of thousands of troops.

The boxcar is heavy and difficult to move. Once other troops are divided and disintegrated by the enemy's cavalry using mobility, wouldn't this thing become a large coffin?

After Guan Ping experienced a great battle in Jingzhou, he became more mature and steady, but he also had the fortitude and determination to dare to fight and fight. He was considered a qualified general who could stand alone, and he was satisfied with his son's improvement.

In fact, this is Guan Yu's standard requirement. In the eyes of other generals, Guan Ping has long been a brave and strategic general.

"The Zhuge crossbows we rushed to make were naturally prepared to deal with Cao Ren's cavalry. But... why did we carry those many carriages onto the boat and carry them across the river?"

Guan Yu looked at him with a smile and did not answer. He knew that his son had been immersed in the formation and could no longer hear anything outside.

Guan Yu didn't show off anymore, he carefully took out a tips bag from his sleeve and handed it over with a smile.

Recently, I have been studying this thing, and even Chunqiu, who usually loves to read, has put it down... which shows that it is by no means an easy thing.

Guan Ping became even more confused after hearing this.

One of them is a carefully drawn picture, with the objects drawn on it labeled separately.

Thinking of those big and bulky things assembled, Guan Ping looked confused again.

Guan Yu nodded. Isn't this a natural thing? There is nothing unclear about it.

"Father, if Fan City is not strong, there will be thunder and thunder to break it open. Cao Ren has a large number of cavalry in his hands this time, and he will not be willing to use his entire army to trap the isolated city. We will inevitably fight with him head-on."

Curiously, he took the kit and pulled out two rolls of cloth, which were unexpectedly large.

After a long time, Guan Pingcai raised his head with unfinished thoughts and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the Prime Minister would realize such an exquisite formation. It is simply tailor-made for our army in this battle... The talent of the Prime Minister is beyond the imagination of a child. "

"Hahaha, you guessed wrong this time." Guan Yu stroked his long beard and smiled happily, "This formation was made by the prince. Please take a look at the other letter."

"Ah?" Guan Ping was obviously stunned. Such an exquisite formation was actually done by the prince?

How talented is the prince... In terms of martial arts, military training, equestrian skills, and archery skills, it is surprising enough that he was able to master the formations given by Prime Minister Zhuge when he was in Jingzhou. Can you actually come up with a new formation?

Although the applicable terrain of this formation is limited, it is just suitable for Jingzhou's Northern Expedition, which shows that the prince did it intentionally.

Normally, I would forget to eat and sleep, studying this formation for them Jingzhou soldiers...

Guan Ping's nose felt sour when he thought of this, and he felt moved.

The prince treats his ministers like this, and I should repay him with death!

Suppressing his excited emotions, Guan Ping looked at another roll of cloth. The first half of it contained the arrangement, practice, and transformation of the formation.

The handwriting of the second half of the letter is obviously different from the first. It is a letter written by Prime Minister Zhuge himself.

In addition to agreeing on the time for the Jingzhou Front Army to move north, the letter also repeatedly told his father to pay attention to this formation and practice diligently. After crossing the river, he would be able to defeat the enemy with this and avenge his previous humiliation.

"...I see." Guan Ping suddenly thought of the battle formation his father practiced.

Not to mention that the battle formation was full of loopholes, at least it was lackluster, but my father insisted on having his own way.

Guan Ping, who knew his temper well, could not persuade him, so he had to let it go. Moreover, he did not think that his father could not see the faults that he could see.

Now the truth is revealed.

It turns out that the formation was missing the most important thing - these seemingly bulky and useless vans!

"Wonderful! Wonderful!" Guan Ping couldn't help but praise, "Once this formation comes out, what can Cao Ren do to me even if he has tens of thousands of elite cavalry?"

"Well, whether it will work or not depends on the battle." Guan Yu Surong warned, "Don't be arrogant and underestimate the enemy. Cao Ren has been guarding this place for many years, so he may have countermeasures."

"Yes." Guan Ping bowed and clasped his fists, with a smile on his lips.

My father did change after the war in Jingzhou...

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Guan Yu received the battle report on the Western Front, and Cao Ren naturally got the news. He also got news from Luoyang at the same time.

The war on the Western Front was not going well, and the imperial court had already mobilized the remaining Central Army to support them.

It is said that the Duke of Qi personally led the rebel general Wenpin to Guanzhong to support him.

In this way, Cao Ren was not too worried about Guanzhong. After all, Zhang He was guarding it and the city was strong, so it would not be easy to capture it in a short time.

On the contrary, on his side, Guan Yu, who has been confronting him across the river since occupying Xiangyang, is very likely to take advantage of this opportunity to conduct a northern expedition to contain himself and his Majesty's eastern troops so that they cannot easily support the west.

He handed the written letter of troop dispatching to his soldiers together with his talisman: "Go quickly and bring this troop dispatching order to dispatch Wancheng's troops and horses. There will be no mistakes!"

"Yes!"

If he were defeated here, Liu Bei and Guan Yu would be able to completely open up the Mianshui River and completely connect Hanzhong, the three counties, and Jingzhou.

Even if there are still defenders in Wancheng by then, they won't be able to defend it for long, so it's better to fight here!

Cao Ren didn't realize that there was another layer of thought hidden in his decision at this time.

After Complacency's death, in the dead of night, he could never forget the conversation Man Chong had with him before leaving that day.

He needs a big victory. Only the disastrous defeat of the Jingzhou Army can dispel the nightmare of pointing his nose at himself and calling him a coward when he wakes up in the middle of the night...

(End of this chapter)