Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 263: Cao Ren scolds Guan Yu, and Zhuge Qiaobu makes a series of plans (seeking pursuit)
Newfield.

Warships gathered.

Most of Guan Yu's warships in Jingzhou were anchored here.

Xinye Castle is dilapidated and difficult to hold on to.

Therefore, the camps of the Han soldiers were all built along the water, relying on warships, forming a geographical advantage of being dependent on land and water.

Seizing waterways and geographical advantages was Guan Yu's consistent method of using troops in Jingzhou.

"General, there is a puppet Wei army attacking from the direction of Anzhong."

When Cao Ren went south to Xinye, he marched along the rapid water.

The 20,000-strong army consumes a lot of money.

The advantage of marching along the rapid water is that it can effectively solve the problem of water acquisition; the disadvantage is that it is easy to detect the whereabouts.

Although it was a bit regretful, the four generals did not strive to defeat Cao Ren.

"The small county of Xinye has neither scholars nor strong cities. If Cao Ren wants it, just give it to him."

Instead of attacking Cao Ren, attack Juiyang City directly?
exchange?

The rhythm can only be controlled by one's own side.

Guan Xing, Fu Xu, Zong Yu and Fukuang came out at the same time and spoke in unison.

The rhythm of military warfare cannot be controlled by the enemy.

Cao Ren wanted to fight, but he refused to fight with Cao Ren; Cao Ren wanted new lands, so he went to attack Cao Ren's empty defense of Tuoyang.

Half an hour later.

All the Han soldiers in Xinye boarded the ship and headed straight to Juoyang along the back of the Feishui River.

Hearing that Cao Ren took the initiative to attack Xinye, Guan Xing, Fu Wei, Zong Yu, Fukuang, Mi Zhao, Zhuge Wang, as well as the generals Su Fei, Liao Hua, Wang Fu, Shamoke who arrived later, were all excited.

Wherever you fall, you have to stand up!

Cao Ren is so angry.

The tactics used by high-mobility troops are often similar but the core is: they come and go like the wind, and their whereabouts are unpredictable.

Xiahou Shang led his cavalry to arrive at Xinye first.

Guan Yu shook his head slightly and refused the four generals' request: "It is not the wise man to fight against a large number of people with a small number."

The shame of being defeated by Cao Ren must be washed away by defeating Cao Ren.

As long as Cao Ren walked along the water, Guan Yu's spies could spy on the whereabouts of Cao Ren's army.

Let's go to Huoyang. Guan Yu saw that the situation was not going well and ran away in a boat. Zhuge Qiao might also take advantage of the situation to pacify the people.

If Cao Ren adopts Liu Ye's good strategy, he will move the soldiers and people from Anzhong, Huoyang and other cities to the north of Wancheng, and then implement the tactic of strengthening the walls and clearing the country against the Han soldiers.

"Raise the camp and attack Juiyang City directly."

Now that they have discovered that Cao Ren has led his troops to attack, the four generals all want to fight Cao Ren again to verify what they have learned during this period.

After receiving the news, Cao Ren was stunned for a moment, and the anger in his heart rose again.

Having warships in Jingzhou is like having cavalry in the Central Plains.

No matter how Guan Yu made guerrilla attacks in the east and west, Cao Ren only had to play music and dance in Wancheng.

"Guan Yu, how dare you tease me!"

Wanting to steal Rang County, Zhuge Qiao in Rang County simply closed the four gates and refused to fight Cao Ren head-on.

The four generals looked at each other.

Cao Ren was immediately in trouble.

On the rivers near Xinye, Guan Yu's fast boats patrolled back and forth on the water.

The simple and direct notice shocked Xiahou Shanghun to the point of jumping out of his skin.

One wrong move, every step is wrong.

Guan Yu also thoughtfully set up a sign on the river bank to inform Cao Ren of his side's movements, for fear that Cao Ren would not know that Guan Yu had gone to attack Tuoyang.

Xiahou Shang did not dare to neglect, so he sent cavalry scouts back to inform Cao Ren, and at the same time went north along the Huishui River to inquire about the whereabouts of Guan Yu's warships.

Wanting to steal Xinye, Guan Yu of Xinye set up camp and ran directly to attack Chuoyang, without fighting Cao Ren head-on.

Without going to Duoyang, the defenders of Duoyang may not be able to block Guan Yu's advance.

When the fourth general was chased and intercepted by Cao Ren, he suffered a lot from being a coward. During this period of time, he reflected on Xinye and held back his anger.

Seeing that all the Han soldiers in Xinye were gone, they also saw a sign posted on the shore, writing: Cao Ren, I am going to fight against Tuoyang.

Cao Ren gritted his teeth and finally chose to lead his troops to Huoyang.

After waiting in Xinye for many days, Cao Ren finally lost his temper!
"General, the last general invites Cao Ren to fight!"

Before leaving.

Regarding the tactical thinking of fighting Cao Ren, Guan Yu and Zhuge Qiao had the same idea.

He also ordered Cao Kai to lead 5,000 troops back to Anzhong to set up defenses to prevent Zhuge Qiao from Rang County from taking advantage of the situation.

Cao Ren marched to the vicinity of Tuoyang.

Warships gathered on the water, and Xiahou Shang was confronting the Han soldiers on the shore.

Seeing the arrival of the army, Xiahou Shang rode his horse to see Cao Ren: "General, after Han Dog's warships arrived near Tuoyang, they did not land to attack the city; it seems that they are deliberately waiting for our arrival."

Cao Ren had a cold face.

Although he had expected this situation, when he saw that the Han soldiers' warships were only intimidating but not attacking the city nearby, Cao Ren's anger grew involuntarily.

at this time.

A large ship came to the shore.

On the warship, Guan Yu was wearing Zhongjia, and his green robe was fluttering in the river breeze.

"Cao Zixiao, Guan just came to Juoyang for fishing today and has no intention of attacking the city. Why do you need to mobilize troops like this?"

Guan Yu twirled his beard and shouted.

It's just that there's a bit of a smile that can't be hidden in this tone, and I don't know if it's intentional or not.

Cao Ren was so angry that his lungs almost exploded!
Although Cao Ren's bearing and self-cultivation have improved a lot over the years, after being ridiculed by Guan Yu, Cao Ren's bearing and self-cultivation were instantly broken.

"Guan Yu, a common man, if you have the guts, land to fight me. What's the point of hiding on the river?" Cao Ren shouted, urging Guan Yu to land and fight.

Guan Yu laughed: "The southern army took boats and the northern army rode horses. Each had the advantage of water and land."

"If you want Guan to land and fight, you have to dismount all your cavalry first."

"Don't you hear that if a hero doesn't fight on horseback, he won't show his true skills on horseback?"

"Could it be that Cao Zixiao can only use cavalry to show off his skills?"

Cao Ren was even more angry.

To ask the cavalry to dismount, am I stupid or are you stupid?
Why am I so crazy with you if there is no cavalry?

Most of Cao Ren's victories were related to cavalry. Without cavalry, Cao Ren's combat effectiveness would be reduced by two-thirds.

Guan Yu saw Cao Ren furious and waved, and Guan Xing handed him the fishing rod.

As soon as the fishhook was thrown, Guan Yu was fishing on the bow of the boat in front of Cao Ren.

While fishing, Guan Yu also talked to Cao Ren: "Cao Zixiao, although you and I are both generals, we are both old."

"In the past, Guan used to retrieve the head of a general among thousands of troops, just like searching a bag to retrieve an object. Now it is difficult for him to regain his former bravery."

"You, Cao Zixiao, used to be called a heavenly general, but now you are no longer as brave as a heavenly man."

"I heard that there is a man named Xiahou Shang in your army. He is the cousin of Xiahou Miaocai and Cao Pi's trusted casual knight."

"Why don't you let Xia Houshang lead the army and let him compete with Guan's son-in-law."

"Xiahou Shang won, and Guan will retreat back to Xiangyang from now on, and will never make an expedition to the north in this life. If Guan's son-in-law wins by luck, how about you, Cao Zixiao, return to your hometown in Peixian County?"

Cao Ren clenched the Changshan in his hand.

Let Xia Houshang compete with Zhuge Qiao?
If Xiahou Shang had this ability, he would have defeated Shangyong long ago!

The atmosphere became eerie.

If Guan Yu did not go ashore, Cao Ren would not dare to leave.

The two sides were in a stalemate here.

only.

Guan Yu was fishing at the bow of the boat, but Cao Ren could only stare.

Waited for a while.

Cao Ren returned to camp angrily, and then asked the sergeant to move the drinks to the shore.

Several strong sergeants were wrestling and playing on the shore, while Cao Ren was sitting on the ground with a big horse and a golden sword, drinking and having fun.

Another group of sergeants yelled at Guan Yu from time to time to anger Guan Yu.

Although Guan Xing and other generals wanted to go ashore to fight with Cao Ren, Guan Yu was calm and composed, as if he had not heard the insults from Wei Bing.

Seeing this, Xia Houshang lowered his head and gave Cao Ren an idea.

Cao Ren was overjoyed and ordered Xia Houshang to come forward and scold the formation.

"Guan Yu, do you still remember Liu Bei running in a hurry on Changban slope?" Xia Houshang said Wang Zha as soon as he spoke.

It doesn't matter if you scold Guan Yu, but if you mention Liu Bei, you will offend Guan Yu.

Seeing that Guan Yu was finally no longer indifferent, Xiahou Shang laughed: "The world often says that Liu Bei is benevolent, but I say that Liu Bei is selfish."

"Not only did he abandon his wife and son and run away alone, but his two daughters also became the concubines of the general's dead brother."

"Guan Yu, you should really want to know where Liu Bei's two daughters are now, right?"

"Haha, they were all buried with the general's dead brother. They were martyred alive!"

"Liu Bei's daughter is only worthy of being buried with the general's deceased brother. How can you, Guan Yu, be compared with the general?"

Click.

The fishing rod in Guan Yu's hand broke at the sound.

Guan Xing was even more angry and asked for a fight: "General, I want to kill this thief Xiahou Shang, please allow me to fight!"

The generals behind Guan Xing also asked for battle one after another.

Xiahou Shang saw that all the generals on the bow were angry, and also saw that Guan Yu's fishing rod was broken, and he was secretly happy.

We are not afraid of Guan Yu being angry, but we are afraid that Guan Yu will not come ashore!

however.

The scene Xiahou Shang expected did not appear. Guan Yu just threw the broken fishing rod in his hand into the water.

"Change the fishing rod!"

Guan Yu shook his beard and laughed.

Guan Xing was angry and disobeyed: "General, Xiahou Shang's dog thief has humiliated Your Majesty, please allow the last general to land!"

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and shouted: "You can't bear to scold you a few times, how can you become a great person?"

"Change your fishing rod quickly. If you dare to talk about fighting again, you will be punished with eighty-year punishment!"

Guan Xing clenched his fists and angrily returned to the cabin to get Guan Yu a new fishing rod.

The bulging veins revealed Guan Xing's inner anger.

Seeing Guan Yu fishing again, Xiahou Shang couldn't help but be shocked: Can he bear this?

Even after he cursed the most vicious words, Guan Yu still refused to go ashore.

For a moment, Xia Houshang was also at a loss for words.

"Xiahou Shang, your scolding skills are not good enough." Seeing that Xiahou Shang stopped scolding, Guan Yu said calmly.

"No wonder Cao Ren refused to agree to Guan's competition. You are far inferior to Guan's son-in-law."

"You, Xiahou, are neither good at literature nor martial arts. You behave like a common man. You are a mediocre person, but you are barking in front of Guan."

"Guan has only seen such a shameless person in his life."

Guan Yu's words were neither fast nor slow, and there were no loud and wanton insults.

Coupled with Guan Yu's already arrogant eyes, it was as if a superior god and Buddha were preaching condescendingly to ants.

Such a tone and attitude made Xiahou Shang feel angry and aggrieved.

The angry person was scolded for a while, and the aggrieved person was that Xia Houshang was at a loss for words.

"Let Xia Houshang come back."

Cao Ren in the rear couldn't help it anymore.

Let Xia Houshang scold the formation, but Xia Houshang was at a loss for words. This was simply humiliating himself!

Xiahou Shang had no choice but to retreat.

"General, that Guan Yu is too tolerant, I suspect there must be a treacherous plot in this!" Xiahou Shang was still angry with himself. Cao Ren frowned: "Guan Yu is confident, but we can't fully guess his intentions, so it's hard to win."

"Xiahou Shang, you lead the cavalry to inspect Anzhong and Juiyang."

"If Zhuge Qiao sends troops to pacify the people, he can report it quickly."

Seeing that Cao Ren no longer came to scold the formation, Guan Yu also put away his fishing rod and returned to the cabin.

Guan Xing, still angry, followed Guan Yu silently.

See this.

Guan Yu shook his head gently: "Anguo, you are now the governor of a county, why are you still so restless?"

Guan Xing was furious: "But Xiahou is still humiliating His Majesty! He is also talking about His Majesty's daughter. I wish I could cut her into pieces with a thousand knives!"

Guan Yu's eyes were stern: "Anger will only make you lose your mind; if you want to kill Xiahou Shang, there is no rush now."

"You have to remember: the purpose of this Northern Expedition is to advance into Wanluo, not for a mere Xiahou Shang."

"Come on Wan Luo, even if Xiahou Shang escapes to Liaodong, Gongsun Yuan of Liaodong will still have to give Xiahou Shang's head to His Majesty to plead guilty."

Guan Xing twisted his neck: "I remember the purpose, but I just can't understand the anger in my heart."

Liu Bei's daughter was also Guan Xing's childhood playmate.

Not only Liu was humiliated, Guan Xing was also humiliated.

Guan Yu looked in the direction of Wancheng: "Cao Ren is out of the city, and Bo Song's plan is about to begin. If you want to kill Xiahou Shang, you will have a chance."

Guan Xing was slightly surprised: "Bosong's plan? What plan? General, you never said it."

A smile appeared on Guan Yu's lips: "An Guo, this is where you are not as good as Bo Song."

"You tend to only pay attention to the pros and cons, honor and disgrace in front of you; but Bosong's attention is always on Wancheng!"

"It won't be long before Cao Ren regrets confronting me here."

An Zhongxi.

On a secret and rugged trail.

There is no way a flying army can fly over mountains and ridges, walking like flying.

On the flat road, there was another group of Han soldiers escorting a heavy grain truck moving slowly.

Upon seeing this, Cao Kai, who was left behind to guard Anzhong, quickly closed the four gates and deployed a defensive formation at the head of the city to wait.

"The general has a clever plan. Zhuge Qiao really wants to take advantage of the situation!"

Looking at the banner of "Han Fu Han General Zhuge Qiao" held high in the city, Cao Kai secretly admired Cao Ren's wisdom.

however.

What the Han soldiers did next made Cao Kai shocked and confused.

I saw Han soldiers digging a hole under the city and erecting a large flag with the words "Han soldiers crossing the border, good dogs do not block the way!"

After setting up the banner, the Han soldiers directly bypassed Anzhong City and marched towards Wancheng.

"Zhuge Villager!"

Cao Kai punched the city wall.

Go out of the city, because you're worried about an ambush outside the city; don't go out of the city, because the big flag outside the city is glaring and dazzling.

finally.

Cao Kai still resisted the urge to leave the city.

Cao Ren's army is outside.

If Anzhong City was lost due to impulse to leave the city, even if Cao Kai was Cao Ren's biological son, he would not be able to escape military law.

I thought about it.

Cao Kai put down a few sergeants in a hanging basket, chopped down the big flag outside the city, and asked these sergeants to look for the scouts outside the city.

"The guards in Anzhong City are quite cautious."

"Follow the general's plan."

Deng Kai, Wen Bu, Fan You, Wu Dang and Zeng Xia, who were escorting the heavy grain trucks, gathered to discuss and withdrew the ambush outside the city.

Then he joined forces with the baggage and grain carts and headed towards Wancheng.

Seeing the ambush outside the city, Cao Kai cursed in a low voice again: "Cunning Han dog!"

The two armies maintained a delicate peace.

Although he didn't know where the Han soldiers were going, Cao Kai didn't want to cause more trouble.

Don’t ask for nothing, but ask for no mistakes.

Keeping everyone safe is Cao Kai's only mission.

the other side.

After receiving the information, Xiahou Shang was also surprised and suspicious of the actions of the Han soldiers.

"Bypassing Anzhong, could it be that we are going to attack Wancheng?"

"But Anzhong is more than a hundred miles away from Wancheng, and light troops can make surprise attacks when they go there. The escort truck transporting grain cannot reach Wancheng in less than five days!"

"What trick is Zhuge Qiao playing again?"

Xiahou Shang did not dare to be careless, so he sent more than a hundred cavalry to track the whereabouts of the Han soldiers, and another fifty cavalry to go to Rang County to collect information, and then returned to join Cao Ren.

Cao Ren frowned when he heard that a Han army of about 5,000 men was heading towards Wancheng.

Even if Han soldiers went to attack Anzhong, Cao Ren would not be surprised.

Attack Wancheng?
Just these five thousand people?
Xia Houshang guessed: "General, Guan Yu's navy can go directly to Wancheng via Juishui River; could the Han soldiers be a partial army to lure Wancheng soldiers and horses out of the city?"

Cao Ren paced and thought carefully: "It is possible. Zhuge Qiao's ability to command troops is no longer weaker than Guan Yu."

"It is possible to advance in two directions, lure the enemy one way, take advantage of the weakness and join forces at Wancheng."

"Immediately send an envoy to Wancheng to inform Jiang Changshi of the marching speed and location of the partial army."

"I will continue to help Guan Yu here and give Jiang Changshi enough time to respond."

Cao Ren carefully deployed the response plan and no longer led troops to encircle and suppress Guanxing like he did last time.

Both the enemy and ourselves had fewer and fewer troops at their disposal, and Cao Ren could not make any more mistakes.

The smaller the number of troops, the stronger Cao Ren's control over Nanyang County's troops and horses, and his more skillful dispatching.

Cao Ren looked at the Han warships still moored on the river, and secretly said: "A hundred thousand people are not easy to use, but I can command fifty thousand people like an arm."

The distance is short, the troops are not as scattered as before, and the execution of Wei soldiers has become much more efficient.

After receiving the news, Jiang Ji sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the whereabouts of Deng Kai and Wen Bu's troops.

He also sent sergeants to guard the bridge crossing outside Wancheng and strengthen the city defense, waiting for the arrival of Han soldiers.

Just when Wancheng was actively deploying defenses, in the forest outside the west gate, the Wudang flying army, which had been marching for a day and a half and then resting for a half day, appeared one after another.

Ju Fu's face was filled with joy: "Wancheng's defense deployment is all in the south, and there is almost no preparation for the west. Deng Kai, Wen Bu and others succeeded in luring the enemy."

Ma Zhong looked directly at Wang Ping: "Zijun, give the order."

Wang Ping looked at Wancheng and said calmly: "Don't be obsessed with fighting."

Military orders were issued.

Five thousand Wudang flying troops appeared like ghosts in the west of Wancheng.

"Yes, yes, it's the Han dogs who are here to kill us!"

"Quick, close the city gate!"

"Hurry and invite Changshi Jiang!"

The Wei soldiers at Ximen were panicked. They did not expect that the Han soldiers would appear in the forest to the west.

Although there are roads in the forest, most of them are rugged mountain roads!

Jiang Ji, who was handling official business in the mansion, was also shocked.

According to the information sent by Cao Ren, the Han soldiers would not arrive at Wancheng for at least three days. The scouts sent by Jiang Ji also confirmed the whereabouts of the Han soldiers.

result.

Did the Han soldiers arrive in Wancheng today?

Although Jiang Ji was surprised, he did not panic. He quickly figured out the reason: "This is Zhuge Qiao's plan."

"Use regular soldiers to attract our attention on the road, and secretly send surprise soldiers to make surprise attacks along the forest trails."

"This is treating me as Xia Houmao, and I have been underestimated."

The war in Guanzhong was also known to Jiang Ji as a person.

Jiang Ji also repeatedly deduced Zhuge Qiao's tactics for surprise attacks on Chang'an.

"Send the order for the cavalry to leave the city and take a detour around its back."

"Let Cao Tai go out of the city to meet the enemy again and make a show of force!"

Jiang Ji did not choose to defend the city, but chose to send troops directly out of the city.

There are 20,000 people in Wancheng, and only 5,000 people came.

What surprise soldiers fear most is prepared soldiers.

Jiang Ji was warning the Han soldiers who made a surprise attack: Wancheng has many soldiers and many generals, and the general is wise and not afraid of battle. Not everyone can attack by surprise!

Seeing Wancheng's soldiers and horses coming out of the city to meet the enemy, a smile appeared on Wang Ping's cold face: "The general expected that the enemy would be unparalleled, and the Wancheng garrison sent troops as expected."

"Send the order, crossbow array to meet the enemy!"

Let the flag wave.

Five thousand flying troops quickly formed their formation.

Wudang Feijun's continuous crossbow formation also adopted a mid- to long-range three-stage attack tactic.

Use dense crossbow arrows to create a killing zone.

As brave as Lu Bu, he will die if he comes!
Cao Tai saw that Wudang Feijun's crossbows were powerful and did not dare to lead his troops closer. He just formed a formation to resist and waited for the cavalry to get around to the rear of Wudang Feijun.

however.

Wang Ping is not a fool either.

After estimating the speed of the opponent's cavalry, he quickly led his troops to retreat in the direction of Feishui.

When Cao Tai saw Wang Ping retreating, he did not dare to pursue him, but sent his cavalry to hang at a distance.

Seeing Wang Ping setting up a stronghold in Huishui, the cavalry returned to the city to report.

Cao Tai was overjoyed: "The Han soldiers who set up a stronghold on the water must want to join forces with Guan Yu."

"It's a pity that Guan Yu is now being dragged by the general, and this Han army is exhausted."

"In three days at most, this Han army will be short of food."

"While its food is exhausted, we can defeat it in one battle!"

Jiang Ji said cautiously: "Don't be careless! Pay close attention to the movements of this Han soldier."

Although he blocked the Han soldiers from seizing the city, Jiang Ji did not relax his vigilance because of this.

As long as the Han soldiers are still outside Wancheng, they cannot be taken lightly.

Night falls.

Wudang Feijun sank all his baggage into the river.

The crossbow boxes that had used up their arrows, broken repeating crossbows, broken armor, and all other items that would affect their marching and killing enemies on the battlefield were all thrown into the Meishui River.

"Execute the plan."

"Target, Juoyang!"

After the low-pitched military orders, Wudang Feijun took advantage of the darkness and flew down the river.

And on the other side.

Deng Kai, Wen Bu and others who were halfway through the march, after resting for half a day, formed a large circle with the grain carts and baggage, and set up all the flags in the circle.

Like the Wudang Feijun, these Han soldiers all removed objects that would affect marching and killing enemies on the battlefield. Even the cart pushers took out the ring-headed knives and wooden shields hidden in the baggage of the grain carts.

People have titles and horses have hoofs wrapped around them.

He was actually heading in the direction of Cuoyang!
If you look down on the map.

Deng Kai's army is fifty miles away from Cao Ren, and Wudang Fei's army is eighty miles away from Cao Ren.

With the marching speed of the two troops, they will arrive at Cao Ren's garrison before dawn.

Zhuge Qiao's plan also surfaced: surprise attack on Wancheng and surround Cao Ren!
They used rumors to get Cao Ren out of the city, used guerrilla tactics to make Cao Ren and Guan Yu confront each other in Suiyang, and used the secret plan of building plank roads to make Cao Ren and Jiang Ji focus on Deng Kai's tribe, and cooperated with Wang Ping to surprise Wancheng.

If the surprise attack on Wancheng failed, Cao Ren was immediately surrounded.

The key to this plan lies in Wang Ping's Wudang Feijun!
Among the elite troops currently available to Zhuge Qiao, only Wudang Feijun can do so without losing ground and marching continuously for hundreds of miles!
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