Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 185: Frustrated and defeated Wuhuan

Yecheng, Jizhou Mufu.

Cao Cao read the war reports from the Jianghuai area, frowned, and said: "Following the filial piety, Miaocai wrote a letter, Huo Jun led [-] troops, stationed troops at Ruxukou, and the navy controlled Chaohu Lake. Miaocai wanted to kill the Jianghuai boat. We went out to fight, but the boats were small and defeated. It has been raining heavily in the Jianghuai River in summer, the rivers have swelled, the roads are muddy, and the army has no fighting spirit."

When Xiahou Yuan's troops entered Hefei and attacked the Hudong camp, they stationed themselves at Gaoxiang in the east of Chao Lake and used boats to enter the river to protect the camp and repel Xiahou Yuan.

With the support from Danyang, Huo Jun had enough troops at hand and ordered Gao Xiang to resume the Queyue Formation in an attempt to defeat Xiahou Yuan again.Xia Houyuan, who had gained wisdom after encountering difficulties, did not give Gao Xiang a chance at all and sent cavalry to patrol the river bank. Whenever the sergeant got off the boat and landed, he immediately attacked him.Queyue Formation failed to return, so Huo Jun was not in a hurry. Taking into account the approaching summer in the Jianghuai area, he ordered the sergeant to stay at ease.

This summer in the Jianghuai River, there was abundant rain. It rained for ten consecutive days and the roads were muddy.Sergeant Huo Jun stationed at Ruxu Mountain and Qibao Mountain was not affected in any way. On the contrary, those Cao troops who had just arrived in Jianghuai were soaked by the rain.As a last resort, Xia Houyuan led his army to withdraw to the north of Hefei City, away from the low-lying Chaohu area.

Guo Jia browsed the map of Jiangbei sent by Jianghuai, carefully thought about Huo Jun's troop deployment, shook his head and said: "Huo Zhongmiao is familiar with the terrain and has been prepared for it. The Xiahou Governor's army may not gain anything in this battle."

"Why did Fengxiao say this?" Cao Cao asked in confusion.

Guo Jia pointed to Chaohu Lake on the map and said: "The most important thing in the north of the Yangtze River lies in Chaohu Lake. If our army can capture Chaohu Lake and control Ruxukou, we can build a dock in Huanhu Lake to threaten the left side of the river. Now Huo Jun is well prepared. Order the soldiers to garrison at Ruxukou and the navy to garrison at Chaohu Lake."

"Huo Jun has taken all the waters of Chaohu Lake. How can a small boat on the Yangtze River and Huaihe River resist it? Unless the Xiahou governor can cross the river, capture Ruxukou, and seal off Chaohu Lake. And Huo Jun sticks to Ruxukou, and the two mountains on the left and right are horns of each other, and the army is strong It’s hard to break…”

In history, the reason why Soochow Wu and Cao Wei broke out many wars in Ruxukou was mainly to compete for Chao Lake.

Why did Cao Wei insist on fighting for Chaohu Lake?That is, in order to capture Chaohu, we must take Lujiang to the west.Build warships in Chaohu Lake, then cross the Yangtze River and lead Jianghuai soldiers and horses to Jiangdong.

What would happen if warships were built in the Jianghuai region and entered the Yangtze River?That was Cao Pi's plan to attack Wu, and he built large ships to enter the Yangtze River through Hangou.

So why did Sun Quan's sentence "Spring brings prosperity" left behind by him force Cao Cao to retreat?
The core lies in Ruxu Water, which connects the Yangtze River and Chaohu Lake.In autumn and winter, the water level dropped, and large warships from Jiangdong were limited by the water level and found it difficult to sail into Chao Lake.Only small warships could be used, and Cao Cao could also use Jianghuai's small warships to compete with Sun Quan, so Cao Cao went south to fight in the winter.

In spring and summer, when the water level rises, large naval ships can enter Chaohu from Ruxu River, but small boats in the Jianghuai River cannot compete with the large ships in the east of the Yangtze River.

This is also the core reason why Huo Jun is full of confidence and can defend Ruxukou.In spring and summer, when the river water rose, he had warships that could sail into Chao Lake and obtain the water control rights of Chao Lake. It was almost difficult for Xia Houyuan to win.

When Guo Jia finished dismantling the terrain around Chao Lake for Cao Cao, Cao Cao said: "If we follow the words of filial piety, we need to raise a hundred thousand people to conquer Ruxukou and seal Chao Lake. Thirty thousand people with talents will be insufficient. ."

"Exactly!"

Guo Jia nodded and said seriously: "I'm afraid I have to go out and conquer it myself."

Cao Cao tapped his mouth with his hand and said with emotion: "Huo Zhongmiao makes good use of the geographical advantages and is an extraordinary general. His troops stationed in the north of the Yangtze River are like the Great Wall of the frontier fortress, shielding the north of the Yangtze River. There is such a general in the wild land of Jingchu!"

As he spoke, Cao Cao changed his tone and asked, "How about leading the army south alone?"

After thinking about it for a while, Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Ming Gong marches to the Jianghuai River while it is winter. Today is summer, so it is not a good opportunity to use troops in the Jianghuai River."

"What does Gongda think?"

Xun You, who was studying the Jianghuai battle report, also shook his head and said: "I reported to Duke Ming that Wen Yuan came to report that Guan Yu led ten thousand troops to the three passes of Yiyang. The mountains of Dabie Mountain are broken and the roads are rugged. The three passes guard the dangerous points. It’s hard to conquer.”

"If they attack Wucheng Pass, Guan Yu will send out troops from Huangxiang Pass to harass them; if they attack Huangxiang Pass, Wujingguan will send out troops to attack them. If the troops are divided into two, it will be difficult to stop them. Now Wenyuan has withdrawn to Yiyang and wrote a letter stating the difficulty of the war. "

After Zhang Liao was deceived by Guan Yu and retreated, the tens of thousands of troops under Guan Yu's tent supported the three passes. Zhang Liao lost the opportunity to fight. Considering the terrain of the three passes connected end to end, Zhang Liao's troops and horses were not enough to take advantage of the force. He dared to fight Guan Yu, so he had to retreat to Yiyang, Xiyang and other counties to preserve his previous victory.

"Yun Chang also led his troops to support Jiangxia?"

Cao Cao looked at the three passes of Yiyang on the map and said: "This battle is not due to Wenyuan's fault. Liu Bei and Yunchang both went to the Dabie Mountains. Today's war can only be won unless Guqin leads the army southward."

After pondering for a while, Cao Cao asked: "What is Liu Biao doing over there in Xiangyang?"

"Have!"

Xun You handed Cai Mao's letter to Cao Cao and said: "Liu Biao has ordered the troops of Jingyang and Yangzhou to prepare for war. Liu Bei and Guan Yu are stationed in Jiangxia to resist Zhang Liao's troops; Liu Qi and Huo Jun are stationed in the north of the Yangtze River to guard the Jianghuai heavy troops; he has ordered the prefects of the four counties of Jingzhou to lead the troops. The soldiers and horses entered the Han River to gather in Xiangyang, and a total of [-] troops gathered."

As he spoke, Xun You drew on the map with his hands and said: "There are [-] soldiers and horses in Xiangyang, more than [-] soldiers in Xiakou, and more than [-] soldiers and horses in Jiangbei. Now Liu Biao has assembled a hundred thousand troops and marched to Jianghan, using boats and boats. , although it is thousands of miles away, it is convenient to rush to help.”

"Moreover, soldiers and horses in Jiangzuo are still gathering. According to Sun Bi and others, the number of people registered in Jiangdong is at least 15 in Jiangzuo. There are many people registered in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao may be able to recruit another [-] to [-] people. By then, Jingyang's troops will be able to arrive [-] people are not to be underestimated."

"15 capable soldiers?"

Even though Cao Cao, who could mobilize an army of 20, was frightened by the soldiers and horses Liu Biao could use, he took a breath.He mobilized an army of 30 and recruited at least [-] to [-] civilians.And this Liu Biao seems to be able to easily mobilize an army of [-].

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing and said: "I raised [-] soldiers alone, but Liu Biao directly mobilized a hundred thousand troops to prepare for war. It seems that Gu's reputation has spread to Wu and Chu!" Guo Jia commented: "Jingzhou seems to have many troops, but it lacks them. If we fight in the countryside, we will not be as good as our army, and our army has internal support in Xiangyang City. The only people Liu Biao can use are Liu Bei, Huo Jun, Guan Yu and other generals."

"Ming Gong, Donghai Changxi has rebelled again!" Xun You opened the battle report from Xuzhou and said.

"Chang Xi rebels again?"

Cao Cao looked at the letter, threw it away angrily, and cursed: "Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others all miss Gu's kindness. Only Chang Xi is capricious, rebelling and surrendering, surrendering and then returning." On the contrary, it is not the Son of Man!”

Guo Jia pointed to the map and said: "Ming Gong, the Xiahou governor cannot defeat Huo Jun, so it is better to let him lead his troops back to quell the rebellion. There are also rebel bandits in Taishan, Xuzhou, so Lu Taishan must also return troops to quell the rebellion."

"Return to the teacher?"

"Report! Military situation in Guangyang County, Youzhou."

Just when Cao Cao was hesitating, the scouts broke into the meeting hall carrying flags, and even Xu Chu did not stop him.

"Reporting to Sikong, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang joined forces with Tadun and led tens of thousands of Wuhuan horsemen to invade Guangyang. Many people were robbed."

After a while, another scout came in and shouted: "Report to Sikong about Zhuojun's military situation. Wuhuan has entered the fortress and robbed the people."

"Report! Wuhuan broke through Juyong Pass and entered the fortress to plunder Shanggu."

"Report! The military information of Zhongshan State in Jizhou is that Wuhuan Shanyulou's squad in western Liaoning has invaded and looted Beiping, Puyin, Yangcheng and other counties."

"Report! Hejian Kingdom's military situation, Yixian, Wen'an, Gaoyang and other counties were plundered by Wuhuan Shanyu from Youbeiping."

In just half a quarter of an hour, news of the Wuhuan cavalry's invasion came one after another from the five counties of Youji.

Cao Cao's face had turned cold and he also hung a map of Youzhou's border on the wall.

"Ming Gong, Wuhuan's three tribes and two Yuan's troops have about [-] troops, all of which are cavalry. There are many people in Youzhou under the two Yuan's tents, and they are familiar with the location of the frontier. They bypass the border passes and plunder the Youzhou frontier counties. ."

Qianzhao, who was called by Cao Cao, reported the military situation to Cao Cao based on the information he knew and obtained information from the scouts.

"Forty thousand cavalrymen plundered Youji?"

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly felt heartache. Although he was not the kind of person who loved the people, he also knew the importance of population.When Yuan and Yuan came out of the fortress, they had already taken away many people. Now that they have entered Hebei, they don't know how many more people they will take away.At this time, he was very glad that he had not gone south. If the army had gone south, I don't know how the situation in Hebei would have deteriorated.

Qianzhao lowered his eyes, cupped his hands and said: "Wuhuan is located in the west of Liaoning, adjacent to Youji. Since the troubled times, it has often caused chaos and injustice. Yuan Shao surrendered to Hebei, and gave him the title of Chanyu, marrying his clan daughter as his wife, and Wuhuan just submitted. Today. If Wuhuan is not pacified, Hebei will be in trouble."

"It's just as the Book of Confucius said!"

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao took the blame for his own misjudgment.

Cao Cao held his belt with both hands and said in a deep voice: "Order Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xu Huang, Li Dian and other troops to march north to drive out the Wuhuan invaders and quell the Youyan war as soon as possible."

"promise!"

Then, Cao Cao gave another order: "Zhang Liao has made great achievements in conquering the counties in Jiangxia. He was granted the title of Marquis of Duting and was immediately transferred to the north. He ordered Xia Houyuan and Yu Jin to return to the army to conquer Changxi. Sun Guan, Zang Ba, Yin Li and other generals were ordered to return to the counties. Zhang He led his army northward."

"Ming Gong, the two generals Zhang He and Zhang Liao are far away in Jianghuai. When they reach Jizhou, the Wuhuan troops have retreated!" Xun You reminded.

Cao Cao stared intently at Liaoxi and said coldly: "The two Yuans will not be alone until they die. Now we will attack Liaoxi first, and then destroy Wu and Chu. Wen Yuan and Jun Yi are generals who are good at cavalry and want to attack the powerful enemy outside the wall. Fei Wen Far from it.”

Guo Jia nodded slightly and said: "Liu Biao is seriously ill and will die soon. The two sons Liu Cong and Liu Qi are fighting. Ming Gong can wait until then to go south."

After a pause, Guo Jia reminded again: "Chang Xisu is close to Liu Bei. Now he is rebelling. Our army is heading north for fear that Liu Bei will rescue Chang Xi. Ming Gong can let Sun Guan, Zang Ba and other generals guard the fortress, and the enemy will rescue them." Hit it.”

"Can!"

Cao Cao looked at the Jianghuai map and said with emotion: "Although Liu Biao is late, his minions are still there. We will take over Wu Chu after his death."

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