Soldiers come to the world

Puqi is the northernmost county in Changsha County. It is close to the Yangtze River and comes from the west along the south bank of the Yangtze River.

But after passing Puqi, the terrain became flat. Although there were low and gentle hills, it did not affect the march very much. There was already an official road from Puqi to the east, which could go directly to Chaisang.

It is also for this reason that Cao Cao's main force may go to Puqi Wulin, cross the river from Puqi to the south bank, and Jiang Xia's army will also strictly guard Puqi County.

At present, the Jiang Xia army has deployed [-] troops in Puqi, which was originally the Changsha garrison led by Huang Zhong. Because of the importance of Puqi, they were transferred from Changsha County to Puqi, led by General Huo Jun.

Most of the people in Puqi County were evacuated to Xiajun County, a hundred miles to the south, and [-] troops were stationed in the county seat.

This army has always been led by Huang Zhong, and was built by Huang Zhong to be very elite and powerful. It is one of the four powerful troops of the Jiangxia Army. military orders.

In the afternoon, Huo Jun was patrolling the city as usual. He had sent more than a dozen scouts into Yunmengze on the other side of the Yangtze River to investigate the military situation. Don't dare to take it lightly.

At this time, there was a small boat on the Yangtze River coming, and a scout he had sent came back. Huo Jun immediately cheered up, and ordered to the left and right: "Bring the scout to see me!"

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After a while, the chief scout was brought in front of Huo Jun. He knelt down on one knee and saluted, "See you, general!"

"What's the gain?"

"Beizhi found more than 350 cargo ships full of grain heading for Wulin. When he came back, he found Cao Jun's brigade, about 2 people, stationed on the opposite bank."

This news surprised Huo Jun secretly. Cao Jun really wanted to cross the river from Puqi. He had only [-] troops and no warships. How could he intercept Cao Jun?While thinking about it, a soldier rushed to report, "General Huang and his troops have arrived!"

Huo Jun was immediately overjoyed. He received an emergency warrant from Liu Jing at the latest. Huang Zhong will be the main general and he will be the deputy general in Puqi. With Huang Zhong's lofty status in the Jingzhou military, Huo Jun will certainly not be jealous of Huang Zhong as his own. Boss, and Huang Zhong will definitely lead troops here, which will greatly reduce his pressure.

He quickly ordered the chief scout, "I'll ask you about the details later!"

Huo Jun hurried out of the city to meet Huang Zhong.

In the urgent discussion a few days ago, both Jia Xu and Xu Shu agreed that Cao Jun would most likely advance by land and water, and that the main force would be in Chibi, but the land route would probably be in Puqi, attacking Chaisang with light equipment, making Jiangxia's troops head to tail. Difficult.

Liu Jing immediately ordered Huang Zhong to lead 1 troops to Puqi, together with the [-] troops stationed in Puqi, a total of [-] people, responsible for the security of Puqi.

Not long after, [-] troops led by Huang Zhong appeared on the official road not far from the south of the city. The flags were unfurled, and the armor of the troops was bright. Huo Jun, who came, waved his hand, and the team stopped moving forward.

Huo Jun urged his horse forward, bowed his hands and saluted with a smile: "The arrival of the old general is really timely!"

Huang Zhong was startled, and immediately asked in surprise: "Could it be that there is an enemy?"

Huo Jun nodded, "I just got the information, please come to the city to talk about it in detail."

"General Huo please!"

Huang Zhong led the army into Puqi City. He ordered the generals to camp, and he followed Huo Jun to the military office. The two briefly handled the transfer of military power, and then began to discuss how to deal with the enemy. The discovery of Yunmengze found Cao Jun's grain transport fleet and nearly [-] soldiers.

Sure enough, as Jia Xu expected, Cao Jun’s actions in Puqi were not the main force, but to raid Chaisang. Huang Zhong had already understood Liu Jing’s combat intentions before setting off. Cao Cao's army was wiped out in Jiangxia.

Huang Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "General Huo, how do you think Cao Jun will cross the river?"

Huo Jun thought for a while and said, "The scouts on the other side of the river were investigated in advance. Although Yunmeng Shuize is still ten miles away from the Yangtze River, there is a long and narrow pond between the Yangtze River and Yunmengze. The nearest point of the pond is far from the Yangtze River. There are only a few hundred steps. If Cao Jun digs through the pond and Yunmeng Lake, then their ships can reach the Yangtze River a few hundred steps away. I believe that the distance of a few hundred steps is easy for an army of [-]. Therefore, I believe that they will not wait for the Jiangling navy to come to cross the river, and it is very likely that they will cross the river tonight."

"So, I came at the right time?" Huang Zhong laughed.

"That's why I said that the old general is timely. Now we can deploy [-] troops on the riverside and wipe out Cao's army when they cross the river."

Huang Zhong shook his head, "Deploying on the riverside can only wipe out thousands of soldiers at most, and my goal is to wipe out Cao's army, so I am going to withdraw."

Huo Jun was stunned, "What does the old general mean that he won't be fighting in Puqi?"

Huang Zhong walked up to the map and tapped the large open space between Puqi County and Yangxin County with his fist, "Although there are official roads passing through this area, the terrain is complex and the forest is dense. Take the advantage to ambush Cao Jun."

Huang Zhong saw that Huo Jun was still a little hesitant, so he smiled and said: "The master of the terrain is the help of soldiers; predicting the enemy's victory, planning danger, distance, and near is the way of a general. I know every grass and stone west of Yangxin County very well. How can we be invincible if we know but the enemy does not know?"

Huo Jun finally nodded, stood up and clasped his fists and said: "I understand, I am willing to obey the dispatch of the old general!"

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At night, thousands of Cao troops finally dug a channel between Yunmengze and a pond, so that the boats could reach the Yangtze River directly, only more than three hundred steps away from the Yangtze River. , heading towards the Yangtze River, he turned around and asked, "Is the wooden track ready?"

"Report to General, preparations are complete!"

Zhu Ling nodded, "The ship can be transported!"

A slope has been dug on the shore of the pond. Thousands of Cao soldiers struggled to pull it, shouting slogans, and slowly pulled a five-hundred-stone cargo ship ashore. On the shore, every few steps there was a two-foot-long Pulled by the crowd, the big ship slowly moved forward with the rolling of the log, and the Yangtze River was [-] steps away.

At this time, a big boat had arrived at the riverside. Amidst the shouts of the crowd, the big boat gradually slid into the river from the slope, splashing a splash of water, which immediately caused cheers, and the first big boat was put into the Yangtze River.

At this time, a small boat came from the opposite bank, and Zhu Ling went up to meet him and asked, "How is the Jiang Xia Army on the other bank?"

"Reporting to General, Puqi City on the opposite bank is an empty city with only a hundred old and weak people. I heard from them that the enemy's main general, Huo Jun, had evacuated in the afternoon."

At this time, Ma Yan, the deputy general next to him, said in a low voice: "Perhaps this is Jiang Xia's army's trick to lure troops!"

Zhu Ling glanced at him, and said coldly: "Even if it is a trick to lure soldiers, it can't change the prime minister's plan."

He asked the spies again, "Is there Jiang Xia's army on the shore?"

"There are no enemy troops within a few miles of the shore."

Zhu Ling immediately ordered: "Pass my order, prepare to cross the river!"

At one o'clock, [-] Cao troops, led by general Zhu Ling, began to cross the Yangtze River under the cover of night. Dozens of cargo ships full of Cao soldiers cut through the waves and sailed to the opposite bank. Looking at the dark opposite bank, they don't know how God will arrange their own destiny.

However, Cao Jun's soldiers were relieved that they were not blocked by the enemy on the south bank, and they successfully boarded the wharf in Puqi County. Cao Jun occupied Puqi County at the forefront of [-] troops and began to build fortifications to cover the rear. The army crossed the river.

It wasn't until noon of the next day that the [-] Cao troops finally crossed the river and began to gather on the south bank. The mission of this Cao army was to enter the hinterland of Jiangxia and attack the rear of Jiangxia's army.

Due to the inability to carry food and supplies, every soldier of the Cao army had to carry food. They were fully armed, and each soldier carried three buckets of rice, plus armor, weapons, kettles and blankets, and each carried more than [-] catties. People dare to complain, half an hour later, [-] Cao troops lined up and set off to the southeast

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The reason why Cao Cao was stationed in Jiangling for two months was that apart from the need to train the navy, another very important reason was to avoid the midsummer season. Although summer in the north is equally hot, the climate is dry and exposed to the sun, so it is not easy to get sick .

But the summer in the south is sultry and humid, and there are mosquitoes, which is very different from the north. Especially for hundreds of thousands of troops, it is very easy to infect one person, so Cao Cao waited for two months in Jiangling until autumn , the army began to set off.

At this time, the heat of midsummer is no longer there, but the temperature difference between morning and evening is huge, especially in Yunmeng Lake, it is still sweltering at noon, but at night, it becomes very cold. If the body is weak, it is difficult to resist this temperature difference double torment.

Entering Yunmengze from Huarong County, it takes six days to march to reach Chibi Wulin. There was no problem in the first four days. Although the soldiers were tired from the march, the journey went smoothly. worry.

At night, Cao Cao was studying the map alone in the big tent of the Chinese army. Skilled craftsmen in his army used a piece of wood to carve a lifelike Jiangxia map for him, and then marked lakes, Yangtze River, cities, forests, fields, mountains, etc. in different colors. Wait, it seems clear at a glance, although not so precise, but generally not bad.

His eyes fell on Chibi Town, his spies sent information, and a large army camp began to appear in Chibi Town, which meant that Jiang Xia's army had realized that he would cross the river in Chibi.

This did not surprise Cao Cao. After all, with hundreds of thousands of troops marching, if Liu Jing still can't guess his combat intention, then he is really not worthy of being his opponent, not to mention that there is Jia Xu beside Liu Jing. .

Cao Cao has experienced hundreds of battles and encountered countless disadvantages. Although Jiangxia and Jiangdong navy are far stronger than him, it does not mean that he has no chance.

He knew that as long as [-] more days passed, after the white dew, the wind direction would turn to the northwest wind, which would be very beneficial for him to cross the river. As long as his army could set foot on Jiangxia's land, he would have a good chance in this battle. [-]% sure of winning.

Maybe he will pay a heavy price, but only the Jiang Xia army who can wipe out Liu Jing, no matter how high the price is, he thinks it is worth it. Cao Cao has regarded Liu Jing as his greatest enemy and replaced Liu Bei.

While Cao Cao was deep in thought, a guard rushed to the big tent and reported in a low voice: "Prime Minister, General Zhang Liao has something urgent to report!"

Zhang Liao is the chief patrol officer on duty tonight, what is he going to do urgently, has he discovered the enemy situation?Cao Cao immediately ordered: "Let him in!"

After a while, Zhang Liao hurried into the big tent, knelt down on one knee and reported, "I want to inform the Prime Minister that a dozen soldiers from the West Camp have fallen ill. They are soldiers from the same camp."

It is normal for soldiers to get sick, but Zhang Liao's last words surprised Cao Cao. The soldiers in the same camp fell ill, and the problem became serious. Cao Cao said anxiously, "Where is it, take me there!"

Zhang Liao led Cao Cao to the west camp very quickly. Hundreds of soldiers were already under martial law near a nearby camp, and the soldiers in more than a dozen camps around them were all concentrated and isolated.

When Cao Cao approached a soldier's tent, he smelled a pungent smell of lime. Several military doctors in the tent were busy disinfecting with lime water.

"What's going on?" Cao Cao asked while covering his nose.

A military doctor stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Prime Minister, the disease may have been caused by drinking the unclean water in the water, and the disease spread to each other. All fifteen soldiers in one camp fell ill, and three of them died. The others probably lived too." Not long."

What Cao Cao worried about most finally happened. Once an epidemic broke out, he had a similar experience. Six to seven out of ten soldiers in a military camp would die. There is no cure for this epidemic. The only way is to isolate and burn.

He immediately made a decision: "Don't treat it anymore, burn it all, and kill and burn the survivors, nothing can be left behind!"