Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 797
On the sixth day, Xia Houshang sent people across the river, saying that Meng Da had gone south, but there were many strange things in Jingnan, so he postponed his march and asked Cao Pi to step up his patrol and wait for the news of Meng Da's victory.

Cao Pi frowned, still waiting?Send an order to Xiahou Feng and Xiahouhe to strengthen inspections and keep in touch with the South Bank.

On the eighth day of the eighth day, Nanyang prefect Kuai Jun urgently asked to see Cao Pi.Kuai Jun was the successor of Kuai Liang, and Kuai Liang died of the plague. Cao Cao mourned and promoted Kuai Jun to be the prefect of Nanyang.Cao Pi admired Kuai Jun when he entered Jingzhou, and married the daughter of Wang Su, the leader of the army, to Kuai Jun.At this time, he was enjoying his marriage leave and playing by the river, and suddenly heard that the defense of the river was stepped up, so he hurried to see Cao Pi.

"Your Majesty, I think that not only Jiangling, but also Jiangxia needs to be careful. Meng Dayan, Xu Sheng went to Baqiu, I am only worried that he is actually Jiangxia! If Jiangxia is lost, Xiangyang will be in danger." The geography of Jingzhou is well known.

However, Cao Pi shook his head and said, "Zhongye is also a famous general. For a long time, Jiangxia deterred Sun Quan, so that he would not dare to invade for 20 years, which is enough to defend Jiangxia. However, your reminder is also reasonable..."

Before the words were finished, Huangmen came to report to Wenpin, the prefect of Jiangxia, to send his nephew Wenhou to see him.

Wen Hou traveled day and night, exhausted two war horses on the road, and saw Cao Pi kneeling on the ground: "Your Majesty, Jiangxia is in danger, please send rescue troops quickly." Then he told the story of Wen Dai's defeat when the Han army attacked Xiakou again.

Cao Pi turned pale with shock: "Gan Ning came to attack? Xiakou fell?" He looked at Kuai Jun, you really hit the spot.

"Your Majesty, I would like to lead an army to rescue Jiangxia." Kuai Jun asked for an order, "And ask Your Majesty to send another army back to assist Xiangyang."

I still have 7 people in Jiangbei, and there are [-] to [-] troops besieging Jiangxia. At least [-] will be distributed to Kuai Jun, at least [-] will be rescued in Xiangyang, and [-] will be needed to stabilize Jiangling.Transfer troops from Luoyang and Yuzhou?It's just too late.What about Mengda?Could it be another bull gold?
Cao Pi sighed: "It's all about the Southern Expedition." The Southern Expedition, which cost countless money and food and planned for a year, went wrong where he least expected it.

"Xiahouhe led 3 horses to rescue Jiangxia, and Kuai Jun brought 2 people back to Xiangyang." Cao Pi did not assign Kuai Jun to rescue Wenpin. "Xiahoufeng immediately sent people across the river to order Boren to return to the army. You should be ready to respond. Tell Boren to send a letter to Meng Da to retreat to Wuling and lie down in the mountains with the barbarian king Sha Mozan, waiting for the right time. Wang Su Get ready to pack, wait for Boren to retire from the army, and drive back to Xiangyang. Wen Hou will stay by my side..."

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, Feng Jian and Su Li rushed to the Wei army and found that the village was empty. Xia Houshang retreated to the north bank on the ninth night of the first day, and Xu Sheng was also in vain.

On eleventh, Zhou Xin and Duanmuling arrived.Qu Ping couldn't help regretting that he was only one step away. Even if he couldn't keep Xia Houshang on the south bank, at least half of them would be wiped out.

"It must be that Xingba succeeded in Jiangxia, so Cao Pi was eager to withdraw his troops." Zhou Xin was also regretful. "What do you think Zifan should do?" Clearing out only 2 men from Meng Da was obviously not enough to satisfy Zhou Xin's appetite.

"Does the appeasement envoy want to attack Jiangling? It's not right. Xia Houshang will retreat immediately, and Jiangling will attack from the south. I expect Cao Pi to send someone to rescue Jiangxia, but he can order Wen Xiang to intercept the river and block the waterway, and order a general to rush to Jiangxia for reinforcements." , I am worried that Xingba will go north, and Jiangxia will be empty."

Zhou Xin pondered for a while: "Based on this plan, Feng Jian and Su Li will bring 2 troops to reinforce Jiangxia. Wen Xiang will send them there and send ships to block the river."

After arranging the affairs, Zhou Xin asked Meng Da to be escorted up for questioning. Meng Da fully explained how he was played by Sha Mozan. The life and death of the Hu family and his son were unknown, and the whole army did not tell them at all.When Wang Chuan's messenger arrived, it was roughly the same as what Meng Da said, but Wang Chuan also gave a detailed report on how Sha Mozan dealt with the Shanyue Army.

Duanmuling sighed and said, "Sha Mozan's soldiers are so similar to the Duke's."

"What do you mean Zifan?"

"The soldiers of the state have always strived for the greatest gains with the least losses. In order to find fighters, they often send soldiers to travel long distances, disperse the enemy troops, or encircle points for reinforcements, or gather superior forces to divide and annihilate them. Although Shamozan's troops are small, they use Geography and barbarians are good at running mountains, scattered or gathered, flexible and changeable, making them unpredictable, and they can only be slaughtered. Mengda's defeat is not wronged."

"What does Zifan think he meant by handing over the Wuxi tribe to Wang Chuan?"

"If he keeps the Wuxi tribe, he can only do it for his strengths, but if he abandons the Wuxi tribe, the sea and the sky will be vast. How can the pacifier use him without deployment?" Duanmuling cupped his hands: "This person is superior to me, so I can't The barbarians took it lightly. As I expected, he will come to see the pacifier in a day or two."

Zhou Xin asked secretly, do you want your father to teach Samo-chan himself?No, I'll do it myself!

"There is nothing to worry about in Jingnan. Li Hao, you will announce to the counties and counties that our army has won a great victory and wiped out tens of thousands of enemies. Cao's army has retreated, so that the people can feel at ease. You can go for me to keep Mr. Zishan, and you can continue Stay in Jingnan as a subject of Nanyue." Zhou Xin still hoped to keep Buzhi, because he lacked politically capable people under him, so according to Buzhi's character, he would not even bother to do some small tricks.

On September [-]th, Samo-chan rushed to Zhou Xin's camp without any sign of taking credit for it. "Peace envoy, the matter of Wuling is over, Hu Zun, Hu Fen and his sons have given the leadership, and Meng Da has fled."

Qu Fengxian said with a smile: "He can't run away, he has already been captured!"

"Very good, very good!"

"In the battle of Wuling, the general took the lead. I have written it down and will reward him after the battle." Zhou Xin looked at Shamo-chan with a smile.

"Serving for the country is a matter of course."

"Xiahou Shang escaped, what opinion does the general have?"

"The siege of Jingnan has been resolved. Now that Cao Pi has retired, he will not come back. I wonder if the pacifier wants to stop the army here, or expand the victory?"

"How about a truce? How about expanding the victory?"

"Cut off the troops here, and the pacifier can stabilize the Jiang defense. To expand the victory, I have two strategies to defeat the Wei army. Cao Pi's army is all in Jiangling, and he must be worried that our army will cross the river and take strict precautions. Jiangxia is very close to me, and the pacifier can be dispatched. One general surprises Jiangxia, and Jiangxia can get it. First, the appeasement envoy can make people attack Xiangyang from Jiangxia along the Han River, cut off Cao Pi's return route, and trap him in Jiangling and Nanjun. Cao Pi must divide his troops to rescue Jiangxia and Xiangyang separately, and when Cao Pi sends troops, the pretend attackers immediately return to the army, encircle the Wei army who rescued Jiangxia, and eat some of them!"

Zhou Xin looked at Duanmuling. Shamozan's strategy was roughly the same as Duanmuling's. Shamozan had concerns about whether he could win Xiangyang and trap Cao Pi, so he added another variable, changing the dangerous move of attacking Xiangyang In order to annihilate Jiangxia's reinforcements, not only will Jiangxia be stable, but Cao Pi's troops will be consumed again, and the forces of both sides will reverse.With Jiang Xia, the military strength is superior, and Cao Pi will let himself decide.

(End of this chapter)