A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 429: The spirit of the heart is gone, and the hozen is scattered. Each one relies on his ability to understand the situation.
After Liu Cong, Cai Mao and others exchanged the interests of all parties, successfully replaced the four Jingnan counties with their own people, eliminated the disloyal generals in the army, and fully took control of the 40,000 troops and the four Jingnan counties, they immediately His eyes turned to his close friends Gan Ning and Liu Qi.

Completely ignoring Cao Cao's army that was attacking Jiangling, and Sun Quan who was eyeing Jingzhou.

Previously, they had sent military governors to Gan Ning's army to stabilize Gan Ning. They also sent a new Jiangxia governor to order Liu Qi to return to Xiaoling to shake Jiangxia's military morale.

Just as they were preparing for the next step, they discovered that Liu Qi, Gan Ning and others suddenly disappeared, along with ten to twenty thousand infantry and navy troops.

Liu Qi took his confidants and five thousand land and water troops, and under the cover of Gan Ning and others, while Liu Cong and others focused their attention on Jingnan, they successfully evaded their surveillance, passed Jiangling, and followed the The Yangtze River reaches Wu County, the junction of Jingzhou and Yizhou.

As Zhuge Liang expected, Liu Zhang and others in Chengdu welcomed Liu Qi's surrender and appointed Liu Qi as the governor of Bajun, stationed in Wu County and Yufu.

Like Zhang Lu, the governor of Hanzhong, it serves as the gateway to Yizhou.

On the other side, at Pang Tong's suggestion, Gan Ning submitted a letter asking for surrender to Sun Quan. In the letter, he told all the reasons why he surrendered, and then explained how many people he would bring to surrender.

Sun Quan, who received Gan Ning's letter, did not believe it immediately, but summoned Zhou Yu, the governor of Wu who was familiar with Jingzhou affairs, to discuss it. After learning that Gan Ning was indeed very likely to surrender, Sun Quan was very happy.

He personally led an army of 50,000 people and came with Zhou Yu and others to the river between Shaxian and Zhu County.

And on the deck of the largest building ship in Soochow, he personally helped Gan Ning to the ground and accepted his surrender.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and directly ordered Gan Ning to be appointed as General of the Western Conquest and Governor of Jingzhou. His power was only inferior to that of Zhou Yu. The more than 10,000 naval and land forces that would descend in the future would be led by Gan Ning as usual, but many people such as Ling Cao, Chen Wu, etc. were placed among them. The trusted generals increased Gan Ning's controllable troops to 20,000.

The two generals guarding the gate, Gan Ning and Liu Qi, either left or surrendered, leaving Jingzhou with its gate wide open.

March

Jiangling was captured by Cao Ren, the general of Cao's army who conquered the south. Jingzhou lost all its important towns north of the Yangtze River and could only defend it based on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River.

But under the current situation, it seems like a joke to defend Jiangzhou, because Sun Quan has captured the entire Jiangxia, and his troops have reached Jingnan.

If Cao's army is not good at water affairs, it can be resisted by elite naval forces. However, Sun Quan and Jingzhou are both good at navy. The Yangtze River is a sharp weapon for everyone in Jingzhou, and it is also a sharp weapon in Sun Quan's hands.

Not to mention, there are almost no generals in Jingzhou who can fight now.

March

Sun Quan led Zhou Yu, Gan Ning and other civil and military forces, as well as 70,000 navy and army troops, to attack Changsha County.

Faced with the emergency situation of being attacked from two sides, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others began to discuss for the first time how to deal with Cao Cao and Sun Quan.

As for Liu Cong, all the power in Jingzhou is now in the hands of the Cai family. In their eyes, Liu Cong is similar to Liu Xie of Xu Du, they are just a banner that can be used.

"Now that Jiangling has been lost, Cao Cao's 100,000-strong army is about to reach the other side. To the east, Sun Quan is supervising the attack on Changsha. His generals Zhou Yu, Gan Ning and others have gathered together, and they also have the advantage of the navy.

In the past, it was not much different from our army, but since receiving the navy under Gan Ning and the navy that Jiang Xia took refuge in, Soochow's navy has exceeded 20,000, and the ships are more than twice as many as ours. Our army has now No match for them.

Cao's army is fierce and Sun's army is sharp. Neither of our armies can beat them. Although we hold 50,000 people in our hands, they are like a handful of grass and have no power. What should we do? "

Cai Hao kept complaining to Zhang Yun with long sighs and short sighs, as if he and others would perish tomorrow.

Zhang Yun also had a sad face. He originally thought that after taking care of Gan Ning and Liu Qi, he and others would be able to sit back and relax, but he did not want to miss out on the two tigers, Cao Cao and Sun Quan.

"Since we can't defeat him, let's just surrender. Anyway, this is Liu Biao's family business. As long as the Cai family and Zhang family are not damaged, the rest is just minutiae. What's the difference between serving Liu Biao and serving Cao Sun? But both He is just a servant."

"Then who should we ask for surrender?"

Zhang Yun looked at Cai Hao as if he were a fool: "Of course it's Cao Cao. The most valuable thing in our hands now is the 20,000 navy troops in our hands and the four counties in Jingnan.

Without our help, Cao's army has been living in the north for a long time and is not good at water warfare. He will not be able to cross the river. The four counties in Jingnan are destined to be captured by Sun Quan.

Therefore, for Cao Cao and Sun Quan, we are guests to Cao Cao, but we are dispensable ministers to Sun Quan. "

March 23
Liu Cong accepted Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's suggestions and asked Cao Cao to surrender.

Cao Cao was very happy to learn that, in order to avoid long nights and nightmares, he left the army still in Xinye and brought only thousands of cavalry to Cao Ren's army to prepare for surrender.

March 25
Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others led Liu Cong, Jingzhou's civil and military ministers, 20,000 naval troops, thousands of large and small ships, and 10,000 infantry to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and presented Cao Cao face to face in the south of Jiangling City. Lower the table.

Cao Cao immediately ordered the appointment of Liu Cong as the governor of Yuzhou; appointed Cai Mao as the commander of the navy, still leading the Jingzhou navy; Zhang Yun as a doctor; and the other Jingzhou scholars who surrendered were all granted the title. The scene was very cheerful for a while. Cao Cao called Liu Cong his nephew, showing his affection. He also called the heroes Cai Mao and Zhang Yun by their first names to show his kindness.

April
After accepting the surrender of Jingzhou, Cao Cao obtained Wuling County and a stronghold south of the Yangtze River. With Jingzhou's navy, Cao Cao's army was not afraid of Sun Quan's naval power.

Secondly, Changsha County was occupied by Sun Quan. Lingling County and Guiyang County did not agree to surrender to Cao Cao and rebelled on their own.

Knowing that Sun Quan was his biggest opponent in Jingzhou, Cao Cao directly stationed 100,000 troops in Jiangling and made a move to attack Jiangxia. He also ordered Cao Ren to lead 40,000 troops and continue to attack Lingling and Guiyang in the south.

Sun Quan was helpless, fearing that Cao Cao would cut off his retreat and prevent his tens of thousands of people in Changsha from retreating, so he had to let Gan Ning lead 30,000 troops to seize the two counties of Guiyang and Lingling. He and Zhou Yu led 70,000 troops and all the naval forces. Set up a stronghold at Dongting Lake to confront Cao's army.

May
Cao Ren defeated the Lingling defenders, captured Zhaoling in Changsha County, and opened the road to Lingling.

Since Wu's army was closer to Lingling County than Cao's army, when Cao Ren captured Zhaoling, Gan Ning had already defeated the rebellious Guiyang prefect and occupied the entire Guiyang County.

May 25
Cao Ren's 40,000 troops fought against Gan Ning's 30,000 troops in Chong'an.

Although Cao's army was elite, they were mostly from the north and were not adapted to the miasma and humidity in the south. Their strength could only be used to three or four points, and they were defeated by Gan Ning.

In the end, of the 40,000 people, only more than 10,000 fled back to Wuling. The rest either died on the road or were killed by diseases.

Lingling was successfully occupied by Gan Ning.

After learning that Cao Ren was defeated, although Cao Cao was a little angry, he knew that Cao Ren could not be blamed. It was because he had not considered it and ignored the geography and climate of the south.

So after exchanging envoys with Sun Quan, both sides concluded that Liu Bei was their respective enemy, and the previous misunderstandings were all misunderstandings, so they both withdrew their troops.

In this battle, Cao Cao got Wuling County, and Sun Quan got the remaining Jiangxia County, as well as Changsha, Lingling, and Guiyang. It can be said that he was the biggest profiteer.

But Cao Cao also got the naval army that he had always dreamed of and had always regarded as his shortcomings.

In order to consolidate Wuling County, Cao Cao left Cao Ren to garrison in Jiangling. Together with the 20,000 surrendered Jingzhou soldiers, Cao Cao trained 50,000 troops as the main force for future wars.

Cao Ren was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou, and the commander oversaw all the military in Jingzhou, including Cai Mao, the navy commander.

Sun Quan left the Commander-in-Chief, Zhou Yu, stationed in Changsha. At the same time, he continued to place orders for shipyards, and expanded his navy. He relied on Dongting Lake to increase the training of his navy, striving to train it to 30,000 people. Create an elite naval force that is invincible in the world.

After Jingzhou was destroyed by the Cao and Sun families, only Zhao Gong Liu Bei, Han Gong Cao Cao, Wu Gong Sun Quan and Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang remained in seclusion.

Among them, Liu Bei and Cao Cao were the largest princes in the world, and Sun Quan could only play both sides. However, relying on the unparalleled naval force in the world and the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, he was insufficient in offense and more than sufficient in defense.

Both the Cao and Liu families were trying their best to win over Sun Quan and prevent him from turning to the other side.

Although Cao and Liu have always regarded each other as their biggest confidant and mortal enemy, what is surprising is that there has never been a major war between them, only minor frictions on the border.

They are all working together in a tacit understanding to destroy other princes.

Liu Bei dominates the east and north with the advantage of occupying Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou. His subordinates are involved in infantry, cavalry, and water. Among them, the infantry is the strongest, the cavalry is the second, and the navy is the weakest.

Cao Cao occupied Sizhou, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, half of Jingzhou, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou, among which Yongzhou and Sizhou were the original three auxiliary areas.

If Cao Cao had no navy at all before, but now he has captured half of Jingzhou, Cao Cao, like Liu Bei, has infantry, cavalry, and water. Among them, the cavalry is the strongest, followed by the infantry. Today's navy is stronger than Liu Bei.

Sun Quan occupied Yangzhou, half of Jingzhou, and Jiaozhou, but Jiaozhou was too remote, and Jiaozhou Mu Shixie only surrendered to Sun Quan in name.

However, Sun Quan only wanted Shi Xie not to cause trouble behind him, so he did not insist on controlling Jiaozhou.

Sun Quan's naval force was the strongest, unparalleled in the world, but the infantry was much weaker than Cao Liu, and the cavalry was even weaker, like nothing.

The sources of soldiers under Cao Cao and Liu Bei's command are different. They are mainly conscripted soldiers. The general's personal corps is very small, only a few hundred people. They are mainly surrendered soldiers. The surrendered soldiers who have been surrendered in previous battles account for 60% of the source of soldiers. .

If Liu Bei mainly focused on counties and counties, with farming as a auxiliary, then Cao Cao took farming to the extreme. He had farming camps in various places under his command. The inland was mainly civilian villages, and the border areas were mainly military camps. For example, in Jingzhou today The soldiers under Cao Ren's command were stationed in Jingzhou extensively while they were stationed.

The Sun Quan and Cao Liu families are different. They are a bit like the Jiangdong Alliance. The soldiers under their command are mainly the personal tribes of each general. Most of them are hereditary, ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands, such as Gan Ning. Accounted for 60% of Sun Quan's army.

However, there are also some recruitments, mainly from the Yue people who have wiped out the rebellion before. The old, young, women and children set up farming camps to work in the fields. The young and strong are recruited into the army. As rewards, they are given to various generals as their personal tribes. Let them digest and train.

(End of this chapter)