Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 226: Defeating Jiangzuo
Cao Jun, Jiangyang Water Village.

In the big tent, Cao Cao was sitting on a couch, and the generals and officials were all sitting separately.Generals Gan Ning and Yu Shao stood in the tent with humble faces, holding bags in their hands, waiting for Cao Cao's questions.

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and looked at Generals Gan and Yu, and asked: "Since you two are Jiangzuo generals, how can you be chased by the Jiangdong navy, and how can you lead your army to surrender?"

Gan Ning knelt down on one knee and said: "Prime Minister, Ning Gai accepted Liu Bei's favor and sent him to fight for Jiangzuo. However, looking at the general trend of the world, he wanted to use the people from the six counties and mountains in the east of the Yangtze River to stop the millions of Chinese people. The vast disparity in numbers makes Jiangzuo unbeatable. Jiangzuo's generals have been bewitched by Liu Bei and Huo Jun, and it is difficult to see how deep they are."

"Today's return is due to the general trend. Huo Junsu controls the navy and relies on Ning to be brave and brave, and often uses Ning as the vanguard. On the day of the battle, he would rather be in front of the Prime Minister to break the Jiangzuo Navy, serve the Prime Minister, and level the Jiangzuo .”

Yu Shao glanced at Sun Quan, as if asking for help, and said: "Prime Minister, Shao is a member of the Sun clan. When the two Liu brothers entered Jiangzuo, Shao had no choice but to change his surname to Yu to avoid disaster. Before the war, Sun Quan~ General Sun wrote a letter, and Shao had the intention to surrender. However, there was nothing in his heart, so General Feng Gan wanted to return to the prime minister, so Shao joined him in surrendering."

"Snapped!"

Cao Cao showed a cold look on his face, took pictures of the case again, and said: "Come here, push this general who pretended to surrender and kill him!"

"promise!"

"Prime Minister~"

In the tent, not only the expressions of Gan and Yu changed drastically, but the expressions of the officials and generals on the left and right also changed suddenly. None of them understood why Cao Cao did this.

Gan Ning's arms were grabbed by two warriors, and he struggled to break free and said angrily: "Cao Cao, I, Gan Ning, sincerely surrender to you, why are you treating me like this now?"

As he spoke, Gan Ning looked up to the sky and sighed, saying: "I hate that I, Gan Ning, don't know who the master is. Now I have no eyes to abandon Liu Gong and run away. I mistakenly join someone else!"

Yu Shao was also struggling there, facing Sun Quan with his head raised, and said in a panic: "General Sun, I came here with your letter, how could something like this happen? Please save me quickly!"

Seeing Sun Shao being treated like this, Sun Quan hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, although Sun Shao's surname is Yu, he is the nephew of Sun He, the general of my Sun family. The Prime Minister may be trustworthy. Do not kill a righteous man by mistake."

At this time, Cao Cao raised his hand and motioned for everyone to stop. He glanced at Gan Ning and sneered: "Liu Xuande is kind to people's hearts and always treats people with kindness. If you are afraid of our army's strength, why don't you surrender early?" , but after your army and navy were victorious, you led your troops to surrender to our troops?"

As he spoke, Cao Cao pointed at the two of them with his finger and said, "So if you watch them alone, you and Yu Shao will definitely be the generals who pretend to surrender!"

Yu Shao struggled for a few times and said quickly: "Prime Minister, it's not that we don't want to, but there must be something hidden in it. General Gan surrendered now because the situation forced him to do so."

Cao Cao looked at the two of them carefully and said, "Let you two explain. If I misunderstood you two, I should apologize to the two generals."

Gan Ning freed his arms from the warrior's hands, stretched his arms, and said: "What the Prime Minister said is true. Mr. Liu is more kind than others. He is willing to work for him and fight in the rivers and lakes. Therefore, when the Prime Minister goes south, he is willing to fight bravely for the vanguard. enemy."

"However, Huo Jun was cunning and tried to use the tactics of a tired army. He relied on the continuous spring rain and the danger of clouds to overwhelm the Prime Minister's army. What he didn't know was that the Prime Minister sent more troops to the Jianghuai River and stormed the Xiakou Jiancheng City. All of the above two If it fails, the strategy of weakening the army will be difficult to achieve."

"Ning thought that he should defeat the prime minister quickly and defeat his army, so that Jiangzuo could avoid disaster. Unexpectedly, Huo Jun had a high self-esteem and was unwilling to accept Ning's opinion... I thought before the battle between the two armies, Huo Jun was Liu Qi's general, and I was just the vanguard. A biased general. Even if Liu Gong protects me, he will still be punished by his military orders, so he can only be comforted by public courtesy and surrender to Cao Gong!"

Gan Ning's tone became excited and he said: "If you don't believe it, Prime Minister, look at the boat that Ning brought. There are big boats with poles, and there are also chariots and fast boats. These are the sharp weapons of the navy on the left side of the Yangtze River. If Cao Gong follows these two things, Similarly, Anchou can't defeat Huo Jun?"

After saying that, Gan Ning sneered a few times and said, "When did Duke Cao see someone pretending to surrender and bringing his family's belongings into the camp? Don't you think Duke Liu is stupid or Huo Jun is stupid?"

Yes!

How could a person who pretended to surrender give the other party something secret that was related to the life and death of the war? This can no longer be explained by pretending to surrender.

Unless Jiangzuo, Huo and Liu thought they could defeat Cao Cao's army without relying on the navy.

But is it possible?
At this time, Yang Xiu also happened to enter the tent, walked to Cao Cao's ear, and whispered: "Prime Minister, there are big boats, chariots and boats in the boats brought by Generals Gan and Yu, all of which our army thinks about day and night. "

Cao Cao immediately showed a smile, stood up and raised his hands and said: "Two generals, I don't know what's going on. I misunderstood the two generals and almost missed the important event. I hope the two generals will forgive me and I will hold a banquet to apologize for my sins!"

"Don't dare!"

Gan Ning looked disgusted and reluctantly saluted Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's face turned slightly serious, and he scolded the two generals: "The two generals have come from afar, and they haven't arranged a table to sit down."

Then, Cao Cao smiled and said: "I am not prepared for etiquette, I hope the two generals will not blame you!"

Gan Ning relaxed and went down the ladder, sighing and saying: "Prime Minister, Yu Gongli and I are devoted to each other, just like a baby looking to its parents, or looking forward to rain and dew during a drought. This feeling and meaning can be learned from the world. The Prime Minister misunderstood me and my husband. Gong Li, my heart is very uneasy." Cao Cao gave Gan Ning face again, asked him to take the seat, and said: "Thank you two generals for your trust, I will live up to you two, please take a seat and rest for now."

While talking, Cao Cao poured another bowl of wine for Gan Ning and Yu Shao, and said with a smile: "If you make great achievements in the future and pacify Jiangzuo, the two of you will be ranked higher than everyone else."

Seeing that Cao Cao treated him with courtesy, Gan Ning was very moved. He drank the wine and said, "I would rather thank the Prime Minister for his kindness. I will do the work of the Prime Minister as a dog and horse."

Cao Cao sat back on the couch again and asked: "Xingba, since Gongli came from the Jiangdong camp, and I see that you are restrained in your words, I wonder if you can teach me how to defeat the enemy!"

Gan Ning sat on the couch, cupped his hands and said, "I have two strategies for the Prime Minister to attack the left side of the Yangtze River. The first strategy is for the Prime Minister to reinforce the Jianghuai River, storm Ruxukou, capture Chao Lake, build a boat in the lake, and cross the river. When we reach Jiangnan, we can capture Jiangzuo."

"The second strategy is to bring rackets, chariots and boats among the ships. Ming Gong can build rackets, chariots and boats. Once the two items are completed, then the river will go straight down the river and defeat the Jiangdong navy. Jiangdong Once the navy is defeated, Jiangzuo will surrender without a fight!"

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said: "There are no boats in the Jianghuai River, so construction is cumbersome. Nowadays, racket poles can be built on the spot and installed on the big ships. As for the cars and boats, although they are fast, they are useless when the boats are fighting in front of them."

Cao Cao did not send many troops to the Jianghuai River. The core problem was that crossing the river to the south of the Yangtze River required naval transport. Cao Cao, who lacked naval forces, sent more troops to the Jianghuai River and it was useless.Moreover, building ships requires time and energy. Cao Cao, who just finished the Battle of Bailang Mountain last year, had no time to build them.

Now Cao Cao's request is to defeat the Jiangdong navy, then transport troops across the river and defeat Liu Liu with land battles.

After a pause, Cao Cao looked at Cai Mao, who had just entered the camp, and asked: "The boats are connected end to end, can I use a shooting pole?"

Cai Mao said: "I'd like to inform the Prime Minister that the racket pole in Jiangzuo is connected to the cabin. If it is to be copied from Jiangzuo, the boat needs to be rebuilt." Mao and the shipbuilder looked at it and thought that they could make a slight change and use the racket pole to connect it. On the ship.”

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "I wonder how effective the iron rope, the boat and the racket pole are?"

"With huge rocks in front of us and big ships on land, the Jiangzuo navy will be defeated!" Cai Mao said with a smile: "Congratulations, Prime Minister, we will go down to Jiangzuo'er soon!"

"Ha ha!"

Cao Cao was in a good mood. He turned to look at Generals Gan Ning and Yu Shao and said with a smile, "When the navy battle begins, I wonder if the two generals are willing to lead their troops to fight?"

"How can you not dare? The two of us are willing to be the pioneers."

"it is good!"

Cao Cao smiled broadly and said, "In future battles, it will depend on these two generals. Miaocai will lead the two generals to retreat and arrange a rest in the camp."

"promise!"

Xia Houyuan led Gan and Yu back.After the three people left the tent, Cao Cao asked those who were not close friends to retreat.

There were only trusted confidants left in the tent, and Xun You spoke up and said: "Prime Minister, Gan Ning Duo was first under Liu Zhang, then under Liu Biao, then under Huang Zu, and later under Liu Bei. Such a person, although You can bring a racket, a car or a boat with you, but don’t believe it!”

Xun You found out Gan Ning's details in a short period of time and reported it to his superiors.

Cao Cao stroked his beard, smiled a few times, and said: "How can I not know that Gan Ning is a man, just because he lacks generals for water warfare. Huo Jun fought with the navy, and mostly used Gan Ning as the vanguard. It was nothing more than using his military force. Today The same is true for being alone.”

"When the Jiangzuo Navy is defeated, just find an idle official position to wait for Gan Ning. I previously suspected that he was a person who pretended to surrender, but he just wanted to intimidate his heart, and he used courtesy to control his heart, thinking it was only for temporary use."

After saying that, Cao Cao thought about it and said, "I wonder what Yu Shao is like? Can I use him?"

"Yu Shao is a member of Sun Quan's clan, so he may be able to use it. After all, the racket pole and the chariot and boat are genuine."

Cheng Yu pondered and said: "If the Prime Minister feels that he cannot be convinced, it is better to put the two of them in the military camp behind the state mausoleum."

Cao Cao's camp was more than a hundred miles long. The front army reached Bairen Mountain, the Chinese navy was at Yanggang Water Village, and the rear army was around Zhouling City.

If the second general is placed in Zhoulingcheng, across the Yangtze River, he will not be facing the Jiangzuo Navy due to the terrain, and he will basically be cut off from the Jiangzuo Navy.At the same time, it was far away from the water stronghold and could not pose any danger to Cao Cao's navy.

"From Zhongde's prudent words!"

Cao Cao laughed a few times and said: "No matter what happens now, with that racket and the boat, I can defeat those two Liu'er!"

(End of this chapter)