Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 225 Two Generals Surrender to the Enemy
In December, the northwest wind is strong.

Chrysostom, the stronghold of the coalition forces.

In the camp, a sand table of the terrain along the banks of the Yangtze River upstream and downstream of Jinkou was displayed, and Huo Jun and the generals were discussing the battle plan.

Zhang Fei pointed his thick finger at the sand table and said: "A certain man stationed his troops at the Niezhou Camp. Cao Cao sent troops to sneak across the sandbank several times, but they were all defeated by a certain man's infantry and cavalry, and then retreated to the north of the Yangtze River. He also received help from the navy, but Cao Cao could not Dare to invade."

Apparently Cao Cao also listened to Xu Huang's plan to steal the chicken.A small number of sergeants were sent to try to sneak across, but they were defeated by Zhang Fei and his cavalry.

"Is there any news coming from the direction of Changsha today?" Huo Jun asked.

"Informing the Commander-in-Chief, General Huang has joined General Wang Wei, marched into the rivers and lakes, led the navy to harass Cao Cao's grain routes, and captured many grain ships." Lu Su said, "Cao Cao has a lot of grain stationed in Wulin, can you? Let Huang Hansheng attack Wulin Liangzhai?"

Waving his hand, Huo Jun said: "Wulin Camp is built on the river bank. Cao Cao sent soldiers to guard it. It is heavily guarded. Don't rush."

Cao Cao set out from Jiangling and fought deep into Xiakou. During the journey of hundreds of miles, he had to set up forts containing food, grass and supplies.Nowadays, Cao Cao has set up his grain and grass camp in Wulin. Wulin is more than 200 miles away from Jinkou. It can be transported by water and sent down the river to Cao Cao's camp in just one day.

Wulin Liangzhai can be plotted, but not now.As secret soldiers, Huang Zhong and Wang Wei would not let Cao Cao know about it at this time. Wouldn't it be a pity?
During the discussion, the attendant came in and said: "To inform the governor, the infantry under Cao Cao's tent will move to Chuanqiu and set up camp on Dajun Mountain and Xiaojun Mountain, and the camps will be connected."

"it is good!"

Huo Jun put down the thin pole and said with a smile: "Zitong, Zijing, Xingba, and Boyan led several navy boats and followed Jun out of the camp to watch Cao Cao's two villages on land and water."

"promise!"

After a while, several large and small boats came out of the water village, floated up the river, and looked at Cao Jun's camp across the river.

On top of the boat, Huo Jun was wearing a large cloak to protect him from the cold winter wind.Four people stand behind them, four civil and military generals, each with his or her own style.

Huo Jun stood with his sword in hand, but he saw hundreds of Cao's soldiers from the north of the river, leaning against the mountains and lakes, building camps near the river bank, more than ten miles away from Mianyang, the darkness was very spectacular.Moreover, on the river beach, Cao Jun's soldiers were sparsely dispersed, and their defenses did not seem to be tight.

"Cao Cao left his boat to progress, and then built a stronghold on the mountain plains. This is the disadvantage of Cao Cao's military use!"

Gan Ning handed over his hand and asked for battle, saying: "We are camping in the north of the Yangtze River, and there are few soldiers to guard against it. Please ask Yu Ning, the commander-in-chief, to send 3000 troops to lead the army ashore to defeat the enemy."

"No~"

Lu Yi seemed to be about to speak, but was interrupted by Huo Jun raising his hand.

"Since Xing Ba dares to fight, how can I deny it?"

Huo Jun ordered: "General Gan can lead three thousand soldiers to fight and cross the river to defeat Cao's army."

"promise!"

Gan Ning threw off his cloak and looked for a boat to go ashore.

When Gan Ning disembarked and left in a small boat, Lu Yi frowned and said, "Commander, I'll check it out. This may be Cao Cao's plan to lure our troops ashore to attack him. General Gan is going to fight this time, and he may be defeated!"

"What do you think Bo Yan said?" Huo Jun asked.

Lu Yi pondered for a while and said, "I would like to report to the Commander-in-Chief that we may cancel the military order and order General Gan to return to the stronghold and not to send troops."

Huo Jun held the hilt of the sword in his hand and said after careful consideration: "General Gan is the general of our navy. He wants to go to war. If I stop him, I may make him dissatisfied. How about Boyan leading his own ships as the rear army and crossing the river to meet Gan?" General."

"promise!"

Lu Yi, who is young and very Confucian, accepted the offer.

"Captain?"

Lu Su hesitated a little and said: "Cao Cao has been using the army for many years and is well versed in the art of war. Now he is camping in the north of the Yangtze River without a large army to defend himself. Perhaps, as Bo Yan said, this may be Cao Cao's strategy to lure the enemy."

"What can Cao Cao do to lure the enemy?"

Huo Jun disagreed and said: "With General Gan's bravery, even if he cannot defeat the enemy, he can still protect himself. And with Lieutenant Lu as his backup, he can still escape intact."

As he spoke, Huo Jun pointed his finger upstream and said with a smile: "Let's sail the boat up to see the layout of Cao Cao's water and land camps. Now that Cao Cao's boat has advanced, it is probably difficult to stand on the muddy swamp. In addition to retreating to meet the troops, he can only go down to find ground to stand. After the navy suffered a setback, the infantry marched to Chaos Hill to camp in order to avoid the dark and damp place."

This is the reason why Huo Jun chose to fight in Jinkou. Hundreds of miles around Yunmengze, after thousands of years of evolution, lakes, wetlands, and rivers dotted north of the Yangtze River have long been formed. The terrain is extremely sparse.

At the location where Cao Cao's navy went to the stronghold, there was a large wetland at the back. Only in the narrow strip between the wetland and the Yangtze River was there dry land to go to the stronghold.Most of his army could not be gathered in one place, so they had to find dry land to build a stronghold on the bank.

After getting off the boat from Niezhou, Huo Jun stationed his horse at Niekou in the south of the Yangtze River, and looked at Cao's army camp in Zhouling, north of the Yangtze River.From Chaanqiu, Cao Jun's water camp, to Zhouling City, more than a hundred miles in between were filled with Cao Cao's camp.The water and land camps were arranged in a 'C' shape, well-proportioned, and the momentum was so great that even Huo Jun watched the camp several times and was frightened by Cao Cao's troops.

Lu Suyuan pointed to Zhouling City in the north of the Yangtze River and said: "Captain, the rear troops of Cao's army are stationed inside and outside Zhouling City. This army often tries to sneak across to the south bank, and is often defeated by our army."

Zhouling City is located in the upper reaches of Jinkou.In order to prevent Cao Cao from going south, Huo Jun built a wall and cleared the countryside, burned Zhouling City, and moved the people in the city away, leaving only the empty city and Cao Cao.Some of Cao Cao's infantry and cavalry were stationed here as rear troops.

After watching for a long time, Huo Jun had a good idea and said with a smile: "I have been out of the camp to observe the stronghold for a long time. I don't know if General Gan will win. Let's go back to the camp and have a look."

"promise!"

At this time, Gan Ning was leading his troops to flee in panic by the Chaanqiu River. As Lu Yi said, this was a trick set up by Cao Cao to lure the enemy.

When Gan Ning led his troops to land for the first time, while Jiangzuo's soldiers and horses were still in formation, Cao's army came out of an ambush in the hills and forests. They attacked halfway across the river. Jiangzuo's soldiers and horses were defeated in a confrontation. Although Gan Ning was brave, he could not stop him.Encountered an ambush and chased by an ambush, the soldiers of Jiangzuo panicked and scrambled to get on the boat to escape.Cao Cao's soldiers were chasing and killing them on the river beach, and everywhere there were fleeing and defeated Jiangzuo soldiers.

Fortunately, Lu Yi led his navy to arrive, and the boats lined up along the shore. Archers and crossbowmen fired volleys from the boats, causing many casualties among Cao Cao's soldiers. This stopped the pursuit of Cao Cao's soldiers and rescued those who were fighting ashore. Gan Ning's department.

Gan Ning's legs and trousers were soaked, and he lay on the deck panting. The sergeants on the left and right looked downcast, but some of them lamented that they had survived the catastrophe.

Nie Kou rode his horse back to the camp. When Huo Jun heard that Gan Ning was defeated, he sighed deeply and said, "Cao Cao has a certain limit in the land battle, so we must win in a hurry. Let's raise the tent to discuss the matter and reconsider the strategy to defend Cao Cao."

When all the civil and military officials gathered in the big tent, Huo Jun sat on the couch with a serious expression.The defeated Gan Ning was in a bad mood and looked ugly.

Looking around at the crowd, Huo Jun said in a deep voice: "Although Cao Cao was defeated by the navy before, Cao Cao's army and horses are so powerful that we, Jiangzuo men, cannot fight on land. I have observed the layout of Cao Cao's army. There are many soldiers and horses, and the fortresses stretch for hundreds of years. In the remaining miles, there are many enemies and we are few, so defeating Cao Cao cannot be accomplished in one day."

"Therefore, I think we should use the danger of the Yangtze River and the difficulty of Yunmengze to prevent Cao Cao from here. Now all generals should lead the troops to defend and not to leave easily. When the spring rain comes, the mud will gradually become muddy, and Cao Cao is out of stock. You should lead your troops to retreat."

Lu Yi looked worried and said: "Captain, if Cao Cao strives to conquer Jingnan, what will our army do?"

"How dare Cao Cao go south?"

Huo Jun disapproved and said: "Cao Cao will raise his troops to cross the river to the south, and I will attack them with navy boats. How can they stop them?"

"Cao Cao is sending more troops to Hefei. How can we stop it despite the disparity in strength of our army?" Jiang Ji asked.

Huo Jun's face darkened and he said: "It is more than thousands of miles from Jianghan to Jianghuai. It is already the middle of winter in December. Even if we increase the troops in Hefei, it will take time. Moreover, when I visited the stronghold today, I saw that there were many white flags on the Cao army's camp. He also moved his troops to Chaos Hill, which is a sign that epidemics will occur more frequently."

"There are many diseases at this time, there are continuous spring rains, the rivers are rising, and the swamps are muddy. This will be Cao Cao's end!"

Gan Ning's face was not angry, and he said: "Isn't it a joke that the governor followed Daze and broke the stronghold in the spring rain? Cao Cao is forced to retreat now, and he will come again tomorrow. In Ning's view, since our army has the advantage of the navy, why not Take advantage of the situation to attack him, otherwise if we can retreat now, Cao Cao will come again tomorrow, and our army will be greatly disparity in strength, and we will not be able to defeat him!"

Huo Jun's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Cao Cao is not a man of strategy. In the past, Yuan Cao fought with tens of thousands of soldiers and defeated Yuan Shao's 20 troops. Now our army relies on the navy to defeat the enemy by boat and boat. How can we defeat it quickly?"

After saying that, Huo Jun sneered and said sarcastically: "If General Gan hadn't been eager to fight and defeated our army, how could I have done this?"

"If I don't punish you today for being arrogant and defeating the army, I will spare you. How dare you speak arrogant words here and disrupt the morale of our army."

"This is all caused by Ning Bingshao!"

Gan Ning suddenly felt his face burning. He raised his sword and responded angrily: "The county of Wuling has been owned by Cao Cao. When Cao Cao takes control of it, the navy from the north and south will advance. Our army can stop it. If we don't break it quickly. , our army can only be defeated by you!"

Gan Ning sneered and rolled up his sleeves, saying: "When the governor is defeated, it would be better to sacrifice his wife and concubines to Cao Cao and survive under the rule, and he can also enjoy wealth and honor."

"Damn!"

Huo Jun drew his sword angrily and said, "Gan Xing Ba'an dares to insult me?"

"Take my sword!" Gan Ning was shocked and hurriedly dodged the sword.

All the generals in the tent stood up to stop Huo Jun. Lu Su stopped Huo Jun's hand and said anxiously: "Captain, the enemy is at hand, and it is a big taboo for generals to disagree. If General Gan violates the taboo of words, it is better to deal with it according to military law. The governor cannot use his sword. To harm the wiseness of the governor."

"It is tolerable, which is unbearable?"

Huo Jun's face was already red, and under the interception of everyone, he was about to stab Gan Ning.

"Go and call Yuzhou!"

The generals in the tent were in chaos. Gan Ning looked panicked and took the opportunity to escape from the tent.

"General Gan offended the governor, where else can he go?"

The young general chased him out of the military tent, and Gan Ning heard that it was Yu Shao who was under Huo Jun's tent.

Gan Ning held his sword and said cautiously, "What does General Yu mean?"

Yu Shao pressed his hands down, signaling Gan Ning to relax, and said with a smile: "The Commander-in-Chief has a good reputation. Now that General Gan was defeated, he angered the Commander-in-Chief with his words. From Shao's perspective, General Gan will be punished by military law in the near future. I'm afraid Lives are in danger.”

Gan Ning narrowed his eyes and asked, "Could it be that Mr. Yu is somewhere to be found?"

Yu Shao pointed to his chest and said with a smile: "Shao's surname is not Yu, but Sun."

As he spoke, Yu Shao pointed to the north of the Yangtze River and said in a low voice: "Now that Duke Cao has conquered most of the world, why don't you follow him, general? In the past, my lord was in Cao's camp, and I wanted to surrender to Duke Cao for a long time, but I didn't have anything to gain from it. If the general If you take a navy boat and cast it into a boat, you will definitely be put to good use."

Gan Ning looked hesitant and said, "Mr. Liu treats me well. If you surrender now..."

While he was talking, there was another sudden noise in the big tent, as if Gan Ning was being asked to do something.

Hearing this, Yu Shao dragged Gan Ning away and said, "How important is it for the general to care about Huo Jun? Liu Yuzhou will definitely treat Huo Jun and underestimate the general."

"Today I will guard the water stronghold. You and I can lead the navy to surrender to Duke Cao!"

Gan Ning gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! If we can't defeat Duke Cao quickly, Jiangzuo will be defeated. You and I will surrender to him."

……

Jiangbei, Cao Jun's camp.

The soldiers in the camp carried burning bundles of mugwort and paraded around the camp. Everywhere they went, there was smoke.Amid the smoke, more than a dozen mages held magic weapons and wore ferocious masks, chanting incomprehensible words as they walked through the camp.

The mage rang the copper bell and passed in front of the sergeant, muttering some unintelligible incantations.The mage sprinkled mugwort ashes with his hands and recited incantations there.The sick soldiers rushed to receive the wormwood ashes, holding the ashes in their hands, and then inhaled it through their mouths and noses, as if praying that the disease would recede from them.

The sick soldiers in the tent also struggled to get up, hoping to get blessings from the gods. However, due to lack of strength, they could not get up, so they had to collapse.

On the bed next to him, the soldier who had been ill for a long time had closed his eyes and had flies flying on his body. It seemed that he had been dead for a long time.

The soldier struggled for a long time, then when he heard the distant ringing of the bell, he gave up his struggle and lay down on the mat, waiting quietly for Commander's arrival.

Cao Cao stood outside the camp and watched everything happening from a distance across the camp.

"How could the epidemic be so serious?" Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Why don't we use herbs now and let wizards enter the camp?"

Xia Houyuan was very distressed and said: "I have informed you, Prime Minister, that the number of sick soldiers is increasing, and the herbal medicine is no longer enough. Yuan had no choice but to call the Chu Wu into the camp, just to appease people. And the doctor also said that to avoid the plague, incense Medicine can cure it."

It had been more than a month since entering Yunmengze. Many of Cao's soldiers were suffering from the plague, and it was gradually spreading among the army.At first there were a few people, then there were dozens, and then there were hundreds or even thousands.Cao Cao didn't care at first, but later he became more and more troubled.

Otherwise, Cao Cao would not have abandoned his boat and allowed tens of thousands of soldiers to camp at Chaanqiu, living among the hills and mountains.Although there are disadvantages to camping, considering that the place is dry and can avoid swamps and quagmire, we choose to camp in Chaanqiu.

Cao Cao put his hands behind his waist and said with a heavy heart: "The thieves in Dongting Lake are hateful and they attacked our army's food ship. Today some of the herbs on the ship were burned, causing the disease to harm people and there is little medical treatment. If it spreads everywhere, many soldiers may be injured. So that the thieves can benefit.”

Huang Zhong and Wang Wei disguised themselves as water thieves and hid in Dongting Lake, specifically attacking grain ships from Jiangling to the front line.Both grain, grass and herbs to treat the plague were looted, which made Cao Cao quite annoyed.

Historically, Cao Cao faced off at Wulin and Chibi. However, now that they are deep into Chrysostom, their supply lines are stretched, and their logistical supplies have been hit, Cao Cao's army is facing a more difficult time than in history.

Xun You pondered for a while and then said: "Prime Minister, it is better to divide the camps and treat them. Put the sick people in one camp, and let the non-sick people live in the same village, so as to avoid living together and the filth will hurt people. After treating the minor illnesses first, Later, when treating serious illness, save the herbs."

The isolation of infectious diseases has been around since the Han Dynasty.After all, although Chinese medicine doctors don’t know what viruses are, they often refer to them as foul gas.Therefore, in their understanding, they cannot live together with filthy people, otherwise they will also suffer from the plague.

"This is what the military advisor said." Cao Cao said.

After seeing the sick soldiers, Cao Cao thought about the Chaos Camp and asked, "Have the Jiangzuo troops fallen into a trap and crossed the river to attack the Chaos Camp?"

"Have!"

Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, the fierce general Gan Ning from Jiangzuo came to attack and was defeated by the general Zhu Gai. If the bandits hadn't saved him by shooting arrows on the boat, the enemy bandits would have been defeated, and even Gan Ning would have been captured by our army. This battle Our army killed more than [-] people and captured more than [-] people, which is a small victory!"

"Ha ha!"

Cao Cao's mood improved and he said with a smile: "Huo Jun is a little boy who is arrogant when he first wins. He tries his best to lure him into the trap. He is a scheming man. If he had fought on land, Cao Cao would have defeated him long ago and captured him. Under my command, how can you show off your power and show off your violence now?"

Cao Cao was already furious at Huo Jun's two letters of insult.Just because of face, he didn't get angry.

Now, while he was moving his troops to establish a stronghold, he deliberately showed weakness to lure the enemy, and Huo Junzhen was deceived.This made him feel bad and feel a little relieved.

"Come here, please send the battle report to all camps now, so that the generals will know about this battle achievement, so as to boost the morale of our army." Cao Cao ordered.

The navy was blocked and defeated, the army was mired in mud, and was tortured by the plague. The morale of the sergeants was already low.Today, the generals and soldiers were moved to a hilly place to avoid the harm of mud and swamps, and a small victory was achieved, which was enough to revive the generals' morale.

"promise!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and asked, "Zhongmou, I heard there seems to be some movement in the direction of the navy?"

"Exactly!"

Sun Quan took the opportunity to speak and said with a smile: "General Cheng and General Cai thought deeply and thought that it might be possible to connect the boats with iron ropes. The river is turbulent and the boats are bumpy. If the boats can be lined up side by side, connected end to end with iron ropes and hemp ropes, and they can move forward together, The boats are sailing down the river, and the troops are so fierce that they may be able to compete with the enemy ships."

In terms of the novel, Pang Tong presented the iron rope as a serial plot, and the performance was quite interesting.However, in history, it was not presented by Pang Tong, but by Cao Cao himself.

"What should we do if the enemy ship hits the ship with huge rocks?" Cao Cao asked thoughtfully: "If the ship hits the ship at that time, wouldn't the left and right boats be restricted?"

Sun Quan gestured with his hands and said: "Just remove the rope, and use the hook to resist the hook of the ship. At this time, the ships on the left and right can board the ship to help each other, and the ship can be defeated. Although this method cannot break the enemy's huge rocks and smash the ship, it can also Let our navy show its power."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and asked: "But if the enemy ship also attacks me with its own ship, how can our army defend it?"

"Then we can burn them with fire. Our army is above the river, and with the help of the northwest wind, we can destroy the enemy's ships!" Sun Quan explained.

As soon as he finished speaking, the scout reported urgently: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, Jiangdong generals Gan Ning and Yu Shao were chased by the Jiangzuo Navy. Now the boat has arrived at the stronghold and asked to surrender to the Prime Minister."

"Gan Ning and Yu Shao led their ships to surrender?"

Sun Quan was overjoyed and said: "Yu Shao is actually my own Sun Shao. He is Sun He's nephew and an expert in military strategy. I have been in contact with him for a long time, and he may be of use to our army."

Double happiness came to his door. Cao Cao was stunned at first, then ecstatically said: "Send the navy quickly to greet us, and go with me to the water stronghold to have a look."

"promise!"

While walking, Cao Cao looked happy and thought about it: "If the method of connecting boats can be used, the entire navy can use it to defeat Huo Jun's navy. However, if Gan Ning and Yu Shao can use it, they can also use it. With the help of carriages, boats and stone poles, the left side of the river can be leveled!"

　ps: Today's condition is not good, two updates will be made first, and three updates tomorrow.

　　
　
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