Soldiers come to the world

According to the normal plan, Cao Cao would return to Yedu directly from Yi County, but the failure of Cao Jun in Nanyang County disrupted his plan. Ten thousand elite troops went straight to Nanyang.

In Wancheng, although Cao Ren has been worried about the defeat of Xiangyang, he hopes that the time to face Cao Cao's anger can be delayed. He imagines that the winter in the Northeast is coming, and the war will be prolonged, at least until next spring.

At that time, the situation will change. For example, the three Jingzhou civil wars broke out, and he can take the opportunity to make some achievements to make up for his previous defeat.

It's a pity that the ideal is full, but the reality is very skinny. As soon as autumn came, Cao Jun ended the battle of Liucheng. Cao Cao personally led the army to go south to Wancheng. Cao Ren had to bite the bullet and face the storm. Pride.

In Wancheng, Cao Ren led dozens of generals and knelt down in front of Cao Cao's horse, tremblingly said: "The last general Cao Ren respectfully welcomes the prime minister into the city."

Cao Cao looked at the generals, and the four generals, Jia Xu, Le Jin, Cao Hong, and Li Dian, were all gone, which made him feel sad. He didn't lose his temper, but waved his hands, "Generals, please rise up!"

When everyone got up, Cao Ren felt that Cao Cao's tone was calm, and there was no storm that he was worried about coming. He felt at ease, and hurriedly said, "Prime Minister, please enter the city!"

Cao Cao rode his horse into Wancheng, and he went directly to the lobby of the army yamen and sat down, pushing everyone away, only Cheng Yu, Cao Ren, Yu Jin and Mao Jie were left in the lobby, Cao Cao asked Yu Jin, "Wen Ze, I heard that You were captured and then escaped?"

Cao Ren's heart skipped a beat. He didn't say anything about Yu Jin's arrest. How did the Prime Minister know about it? He became even more uneasy, thinking that the Prime Minister knew everything.

With shame on his face, Yu Jin stepped forward and said, "This subordinate is incompetent. He was no match for Liu Jing and was captured alive by him. But luckily, this subordinate was lucky enough to get help from a township party member and escape on the way."

Yu Jin recounted the process of his escape, but changed it a little. He changed the two escorts into a dozen escorts, and one of the soldiers became his fellow countryman, and it was this fellow countryman who cut the rope that bound him. , Only then did he grab the knife and kill several people in a row, and the rest jumped into the river to escape. He then forced the boatman to sail the boat back to the north bank.

This is what he discussed with Cao Ren, the key point is that there is no proof, as long as it is reasonable, it can be justified, so that Jia Xu's matter can be covered up.

Cao Cao didn't go into the details of being captured, but just smiled, "It seems that you are destined to be with Liu Jing, this is the third time you have been defeated by him, if he kills you, life will be boring .”

Yu Jin was so ashamed that he couldn't contain himself for a while, and he couldn't say a word for a while. Cao Cao's face darkened, and he stared at Cao Ren gloomyly and asked, "What's going on with Jia Wenhe? You tell me the truth. If you dare to hide anything, I'll strip you off." skin!"

Cao Ren felt his legs go weak. He wanted to stop, but finally knelt down. He had to explain the conflict between Cao Hong and Jia Xu. You mean it! '

On the way to Nanyang, Cheng Yu implicitly told Cao Cao that it would not be appropriate for Jia Xu to go to Nanyang to supervise the war. , Jia Xu's revenge.

This is actually Cao Cao's responsibility. He treats others as himself, and underestimated the hatred left by the death of Cao Ang and Cao Anmin in the family. : "Then what happened? Did Jia Wenhe surrender Jiang Xia?"

Cao Ren had sensed that Cao Cao's tone had softened, and quickly explained: "Because Liu Jing's ambush by the forbidden general was timed too precisely, we suspected that someone had leaked the plan. At this time, there were rumors in the camp that Jia Wen and secretly According to Liu Jing, after the confrontation between several parties, although Jia Wenhe was proved innocent, Cao Hong and him were already in the same situation.

At this time, Jia Wenhe also offered to return to Yedu, and I agreed, and sent someone to escort him back. Unexpectedly, he was robbed by Gan Ning halfway, and Jia Wenhe was arrested and taken to Jiangxia. As for why he surrendered to Liu Jing later, The subordinates really don't know. "

How old-fashioned Cao Cao was, he heard that Cao Ren still had something to say about Cao Hong, how Cao Hong persecuted Jia Xu, Cao Ren said very vaguely, but this was his family business, and Cao Hong was still in Jiangxia, so Cao Cao didn't ask any more questions .

He pondered for a moment, then asked Mao Jie: "In this battle of Xiangyang, what does Xiaoxian think is the biggest weakness of our army?"

Mao Jie was also a little worried that Cao Cao would hold him accountable for the failure of his strategy, and he was always uneasy. Unexpectedly, after Cao Cao asked about Jia Xu, he stopped asking about the reason for Xinye's defeat. I believe that the lack of warships is the biggest weakness of our army. The reason why we have been passive in this battle of Xiangyang and lost twice is because Jiangxia's navy is sharp and controlled the river. If we want to continue to attack Jiangxia and Jiangdong, then There must be thousands of warships."

Cao Cao nodded, "Warships are necessary to pacify the south, and they are the primary armament. How many warships do we have now?"

Speaking of warships, Cao Ren couldn't help feeling extremely ashamed. He was the chief general, and he didn't want to shirk this responsibility, so he said, "Reporting to the Prime Minister, we have suffered a complete defeat in the water battle. We don't have a single warship in our hands, only a dozen or so small fishing boats. It's really shameless to see the prime minister."

Cao Cao couldn't help frowning, there were only a dozen small boats, how could he go south next year?

"How many ships are there in Xiangyang?" Cao Cao asked again.

"The Xiangyang navy was also wiped out by Jiang Xia. As far as I know, there are no more than a dozen ferries at most."

Cao Cao was silent, and he realized the seriousness of the warship problem. If this problem is not solved, his plan for the Southern Expedition will be a flower in the mirror.

At this time, Cheng Yu said with a smile: "I heard that there are 10,000+ giant logs in the Xiangyang government warehouse, which are excellent materials for shipbuilding. If we get them, we can build a thousand warships within a year. "

Cao Ren shook his head and said, "It's too late. There's news from Xiangyang that Cai Mao and Liu Jing have reached an agreement. Xiangyang will exchange the wood for Fancheng, Xinye and other Jiangbei places."

"Then why don't you stop it!"

Cao Cao finally became furious, and slapped the table to scold Cao Ren, "Since you know about this, why don't you stop Cai Hao and let him go, don't you know the importance of warships to us?"

Cao Ren was so frightened that he lowered his head and dared not say anything. Cao Cao walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, holding back his anger and asking, "When did this happen?"

"Not so long ago, less than a month."

Cheng Yu interjected: "If this is the case, there should still be some giant trees in the warehouse, and it is impossible to transport them all within a month. The Prime Minister must immediately make a decision."

Cao Cao nodded. In fact, he had already considered it clearly on the way, and now he just wanted to implement it immediately. Cao Cao immediately wrote a letter in his own hand and handed it to Cao Ren, "Send it to Cai Mao quickly."

Cao Ren immediately ran out of the hall, handed the letter to the soldiers, gave some instructions, and then returned to the hall. Then Cao Cao ordered: "The army will go south immediately, conquer Xinye Fancheng, and drink the horse water!"

. . . . . . . . .

Although Cao Cao was far from ready to attack Jingzhou and Jiangdong on a large scale, this did not prevent him from attacking Xiangyang. Cai Hao and Zhang Yun had already surrendered to him secretly. Officially went south to lay the foundation.

Cao Cao's [-] troops marched southward under the leadership of Cao Cao himself, and arrived in Fancheng three days later. Zhang Yunxian, the governor of Jiangbei, surrendered Cao Cao in Fancheng and Xinye.

On the bank of the surging Han River, Cao Cao stared at Xiangyang City on the other side from his horse. He turned his head and smiled at the generals: "When I was young, I went to Xiangyang City to visit Cai Xi, in order to be appreciated by this great scholar. It has been 30 years since then. In the past, when I think about my youth today, I still remember it vividly, as if it happened last night, do you have this feeling?"

Behind Zhang Liao said with a smile: "What the prime minister said is human nature, and his subordinates often have this feeling. When something touches their hearts, they will think of the past many years ago."

Cao Cao nodded, pointed at Xiangyang with his horsewhip, and asked Zhang Yun with a smile, "General Zhang, is there a place for shipbuilding in Xiangyang?"

Zhang Yun bowed and said with a flattering smile: "Reporting to the Prime Minister, twenty miles to the east is the camp of the Xiangyang Navy, and next to the camp is the shipyard, which occupies a large area and has more than a thousand officials and craftsmen. It is not only officials who build ferry boats, in fact, there are private shipbuilders all over Jingzhou, and the scale of recruiting them is not small."

"Will these officials and craftsmen take advantage of the chaos and escape?"

"Please rest assured, Prime Minister Cai Junshi has considered this point, so he sent two thousand troops to guard the shipyard. They cannot escape."

Cao Cao thought of another incident, and asked, "How much shipbuilding materials are there in the warehouse in Xiangyang?"

"This... I'm not very clear about the humble position, but some time ago, a large number of Jiangxia ships came to carry it, and a lot of it was transported away, and it is estimated that only [-]% of it is left."

"Only [-]% left!"

Cao Cao's face suddenly darkened, his eyes were filled with anger, only [-]% left, what's the point?

At this time, Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Actually, the prime minister doesn't have to worry about this matter. Jingzhou is the only shipbuilder in the world. There are many on both sides of the Yellow River. The prime minister has recruited more than [-] people, and there are more than one shipbuilder. There are in Jingzhou, and my subordinates later remembered that there are many in the warehouses of Nanpi and Liyang, and the collection of materials from all over the world should fully meet the needs of shipbuilding."

"How can it be transported?"

Mao Jie also explained beside him: "My grandfather is also good at building boats. I have seen them transport wood. They brush the wood with tung oil a few times. After drying in the shade, they are not afraid of water seepage. They are directly tied into wooden rafts and floated on the water. Save time!"

"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded happily, and said to Mao Jie: "I will leave this matter to you to coordinate. You can order the counties and counties in the world to transport the shipbuilding wood to Nanyang. Order is to ask."

"Subordinates obey orders!"

Cao Cao said to Cheng Yu again: "I want Zhongde to be fully responsible for the shipbuilding. This matter is of great importance. I don't feel relieved to hand it over to others. Only Zhongde can let me sleep on the mat."

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, "Since the prime minister trusts me so much, naturally I will not disappoint the prime minister."

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