Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 676 Qualified to Laugh
Judging from the deployment and use of troops in the early stage, Xia Houyuan can be said to be remarkable. First he defeated Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, and then he defeated Chen Shi. Liu Bei was blocked at Yangping Pass and could not advance an inch.Zhuge Liang and Yang Hong were fighting in the rear. All men, women and children were organized to barely guarantee Liu Bei's long supply line. In another year, Yizhou would be dragged down. .Xia Houyuan was able to adopt Guo Huai's suggestion and encircle the Shu army. When Fazheng had no choice but to attack the East and South camps successively to seek opportunities for combat, it still failed.Just at this time, the commander-in-chief of the first army actually did what the lower-level generals did, so that Fazheng had the opportunity to launch the beheading operation.

Xia Houyuan followed Cao Cao and Chen Liu to join the army, made many military exploits, and became famous in the west. Because of a small mistake, Fazheng found a loophole and beheaded him with beheading tactics. Wei Yan became famous in the first battle.

The commander-in-chief of an army is not a general. Xia Houyuan's beheading immediately caused Cao's army to be completely defeated.Zhao Yong fought to the death with passion and never retreated. Zhao Yun rushed to shoot Zhao Yong to death, and Cao Jun Nanying fell.The defeated Cao army came to Dongying to join Xia Houshang. Xia Houshang was shocked when he heard that his uncle had died in battle.

Zhao Yun and Wei Yan did not dare to penetrate for a while, and led the army back to Dingjun Mountain.In the battle of Shangmagu, the Shu army won a complete victory, beheaded Xia Houyuan and Zhao Yong, and wiped out 5000 Cao troops. The Shu army suffered nearly 8000 casualties. Fazheng ordered a rest and waited for Liu Bei's reinforcements. The current Shu army only has [-] people , and most of them are exhausted, and it is difficult to start a big war.He also sent someone to report victory to Liu Bei with Xia Houyuan's head, and asked Liu Bei to send troops as soon as possible.

Guo Huai and Zhao Yan brought Xia Houshang back to him, and they sighed when they heard that Xia Houyuan died in battle. "There can be no master in the army. General Zilian is still in Tiandang Mountain. Please ask General Boren to take charge of the overall situation!"

"Oh, how can I..." Xia Houshang still declined.

Zhao Yan said: "Who else can take on this important task except the general, please don't refuse again! General Guo and I will help each other."

It stands to reason that Zhao Yan, who was born in the Central Guard Army, could take this position. Unfortunately, he is not from the Cao family. Even if he is capable and qualified, he would not dare to lead himself if given 1 guts.

Xia Houshang had no choice but to agree: "Okay, then I will take charge of Hanzhong military affairs temporarily. I don't know what happened to Liu Bei?"

Zhao Yan said with a smile: "Perhaps Liu Bei got some information a few days ago that he wanted to cross the Mian River in the north, and the generals wanted to use the water as a formation to resist the Shu army. Set up an array to lure them to come, and wait for them to cross the middle of the river before launching an attack. Liu Bei was full of suspicions, so he held a stalemate across the water and refused to cross."

Xia Houshang took a look at Guo Huai, he was talented and could be used to great advantage. "Our army is newly defeated. What is General Boji's strategy to defend against the enemy?"

Guo Huai cupped his hands and said: "Although our army lost, Yangping Pass and Tiandang Mountain are still there. We still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses at our disposal, and Hanzhong can still be defended. When General Miaocai set out for the expedition, his subordinates had already asked the King of Wei for help. Reinforcement will arrive in a month or two at the most. Now that Liu Bei is afraid to cross the river on the south bank of the Mianshui River, the general should patrol the battalions to reassure the army, and then station troops in Yangping Guandong to contain the enemy at Junshan. The Shu army has come from a long distance, and the supply of food and grass will inevitably be insufficient. , our army only needs to stand firm, and the Shu army will surely retreat if there is no gap to take advantage of."

Zhao Yan also said: "I have sent people to Chang'an, and General Xia Houmao will send more troops to me soon."

Xia Houshang's original intention was to attack Dingjun Mountain to avenge Xia Houyuan. Seeing that both of them insisted on sticking to it, he followed their opinions.So Xia Houshang inspected the battalions as the commander-in-chief, condolences to the wounded, and announced that Cao Cao's army was on the way, and Cao's army gradually calmed down.So Guo Huai and Zhao Yan led [-] people to continue to monitor Liu Bei on the north bank of Mianshui, and Xia Houshang led [-] people to station in the east of Yangping Pass, setting up antlers and barriers to defend the land of Yangping Pass in the east.

Chen Du, Cao Cao waited until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, when the envoy sent to the Huns did not return. Hearing that Liu Bao had gone north to Danhan Mountain, Cao Cao sighed, and Zhou Cang took the lead. The crusade against Bingzhou seemed impossible.The battle report in Hanzhong reassured Cao Cao that Liu Bei was being rude one after another. It seemed that there was nothing to worry about in Hanzhong, so Cao Cao decided to march eastward, eliminate Xu Huang of Shouchun, and then attack Xuzhou. This time, Cao Cao has long been familiar with the road.

Jia Xu was still hesitant about seeking Shouchun and conquering Xuzhou. He was most worried that this would lead to a big battle between Cao Cao and Zhou Cang, but Sima Yi believed that facing Zhou Cang's pressure, it was time to start a battle with Zhou Cang, Now Cao Jun is capable of launching this war. The key is that Xuzhou is the most populous and richest place in the world. Capturing Xuzhou will be of great benefit to Cao Cao. In addition, Sun Quan is worried that Liu Bei will send troops because of Jingzhou, so he can still Listening to Cao Cao's words, it can be used as a boost to attack Zhou Cang. Once Sun Quan gains a firm foothold, he will abandon Cao Cao and even fight back.

Cao Cao finally followed Sima Yi's suggestion.He ordered Du Ji and Yang Qiu who were stationed in Hedong to pretend to send troops to merge the state, and sent Jiang Ji to Jiangdong to ask Sun Quan to cut off the passage of Shouchun. Shouchun.

On the ninth day of February in the 22nd year of Jian'an, Cao Cao left Cao Pi to supervise the country, Cao Zhen monitored Jinan under Lixia, Xiahou Dun was in Yanzhou, with Liu Ye and Sima Yi as military advisers, Mao Jie as general, Zhong Yu as long history, Ruan Yu, Ying Yu, Liu Zhen was the secretary, Pang De was the vanguard, and Xu Yi, the son of Xu Chu, was the deputy vanguard. He and Han Hao, the leader of the Central Committee, led an army of [-]. Cao Zhi followed the army to Qiaojun.

When Jiang Ji saw Sun Quan tell Cao Cao's request, Sun Quan agreed without hesitation, and immediately sent the governor Lu Meng to Hefei.After sending Jiang Ji away, Sun Quan couldn't help sneering: "Does Cao Cao still want to command me? Tell Ziming, don't act rashly in Hefei, and we will decide after Zhou Cao's battle."

Lu Meng was transferred from Jingzhou, and Sun Quan sent Yu Fan as the governor of Jingzhou, Zhang Zhao's son Zhang Cheng as the other commander, Ling Tong as the commander of Jingzhou's military affairs, and Zhu Huan, Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong and others as deputy generals.

Zhang Zhao also laughed and said, "Cao Cao is going to fight Zhou Cang decisively. This is a good opportunity for me to go north to the north of the Yangtze River. Last time Zhou Cang sent Wang Can to persuade the Lord Jin Wu, but the Lord refused. Can you send someone to persuade Zhou Cang Jin Liao Wang?" Woolen cloth?"

"Zibu's words are exactly what I want, so let Zishan go for a while, and tell him about Cao Cao's plan to send troops to Shouchun. Hehehe~" Sun Quan couldn't help laughing.

At this time, Sun Quan was qualified to laugh. The Jiangdong foundation created by Sun Ce has been carried forward under his hands. If the Battle of Chibi is mainly due to Zhou Yu’s achievements, but the conquest of Jiaozhou, Jingzhou and Hefei are Sun Quan’s achievements. Disarmed, general Lu Dai entered Jiaozhou to realize the real occupation, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the south were all in his hands. How can we not laugh?

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