Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 821 Central Plains War (2)

Because Lu Qian was deposed, Sima Zhao became more and more dissatisfied with the Cao family. It can be said that Sima was disloyal to the Cao family and tried his best. The Sima family was uprooted in Hanoi. Cao did not say anything, but just collected some money from the Cao family , To recruit some young and strong, one by one will cry like ghosts and wolves, like a mourning concubine.What's wrong with Lu Qian?Isn't it for the country of his Cao family?

For some unknown reason, Sima Yi took Lu Qian under his tent to serve as his staff, and Lu Fan, Lu Qian's son, was also entrusted as a general.Zhou Cang did not launch an attack, Guo Huai, Chen Tai, and Zhang Hu were diligent in training troops, and after half a year, they turned out to be in good shape, only missing blood.Zhong Yu and Guo Yi led the young and strong men to dig ditches and build walls desperately. Several walls were erected outside the small county town, and outside the walls were deep moats scattered all over the place. Let me see how you use your carts and ladders!
The Cao family has already begun to transfer their clansmen and property, and they will be noticed immediately when they move, so wealthy businessmen have moved their homes to Sizhou one after another, and some people simply go to Guanzhong to seek relatives and friends. Sima Yi turned a blind eye to this, except Training soldiers and inspecting the city defense is to study with the two sons how to defend the county.

Although the Han army was mighty, after comparing the strength of the two sides, the three agreed that Zhou Cang could only choose one of Yanzhou and Yuzhou, so Zhou Cang's main attack direction was Yanzhou or Yuzhou.It goes without saying that Cao Ren has many generals, so of course Zhou Cang would choose Yuzhou, which is relatively weak.Sima Zhao was indignant about this, not because he was angry at Zhou Cang for bullying the weak, but because he was angry at Cao's injustice.

In fact, there is no need to discuss the defense of Qixian County. The guards are so tight that even Zhou Cang's iron teeth and copper teeth will collapse. The three people are most worried about the two wings. The father of the city in the south, if Zhou Cang captures the two places from the north and the south, he can outflank to his own rear, that is, the weakly defended Kuxian County, then Qi County and Qiao County will be surrounded.It doesn't take a year or half a year, it only takes three or two months to run out of food and grass, and it will collapse without a fight!
From west to east, Kuxian, Qiaoxian, and Yuxian are in a line. Alas, Kuxian, why did it get such a name, Kuwa.

Of course, this is planning for the worst.If Zhou Cang used his troops in this way, 5 people would have to hold back the Wei army in Yu County, 5 people would have to go north to attack Dang County and defeat Xia Houru before they could enter Xiayi, and another 15 troops would be sent to outflank the army from the south.That is to say, at least [-] horses must be dispatched, otherwise it will not only be difficult to achieve outflanking, but will be encircled and suppressed by the Wei army because of the lone army, or be counterattacked by the Wei army.Xiangxian and Shouchun had a maximum of [-] Han troops, excluding about [-] who stayed behind and could fight. Sima Shi and Sima Zhao thought the situation was not that bad.

Sima Yi did not dare to take it lightly, he could not expect Cao Ren to attack and retreat with him, so he sent people to Chen Jun to ask the prefect He Kui to send troops to guard Kuxian, and asked Liang County prefect Lu Yu to help guard Xiayi.

The He family is a big family in Chenjun. He Kui and He Zeng father and son are all talented and are highly valued by Cao Pi; Lu Yu is the youngest son of Han Shangshu Lu Zhi.Of the several big families in Hebei, the Cui family in Qinghe was wiped out by Gan Ning, leaving only one Cui Lin in the dynasty; the Wang family in Taiyuan, Wang Ling, and Wang Zuo were killed, and Wang Chang served as the prefect of Chenliu. The Wang family still has a branch in Langya At that time, Wang Xiang and Wang Lan brothers were also in Chenliu; then there was the Lu family in Zhuojun County, and the remnants of several major families were all staunch followers of Cao Pi.

Sima and his son felt that they were well prepared, so they went out to spy on the horses and carefully inquired about the movements of the Han army.On the third day of March, Liu Xie inspected the army and issued an edict to crusade against Cao Wei, which once again aroused their alarm. What is the purpose of Zhou Cang's grand ceremony?

Guo Huai believes that it is definitely not just for the sake of being the first to win people. The place for the military parade is chosen in Peijun instead of Jinan, which is enough to see that Zhou Cang is going to attack Yuzhou, and the weakest part of Yuzhou is the city father in the south, and the attacking city father is extremely weak. It may be Shouchun's Yu Jin, so Guo Huai strongly advocated setting up an ambush in Chengfu. As long as the southern criminals are repelled, the county will be as stable as gold.

This coincided with what Sima Yi thought, and several people discussed the countermeasures. Zhang Hu led 5000 people to garrison Chengfu. If the Han army came to attack, Zhang Hu would lead the Han army to Kuxian County, and Guo Huai led [-] people to cut off the Han army's grain road. At that time, He Kui, the prefect of Chen County, sent troops from Ku County, and Sima Fu, the prefect of Runan, responded on the side.

Well planned.On the seventh day of March, Deng Ai led an aggressive attack on Benju County. Facing the iron wall and the iron wall, he could not attack. He could only use catapults to destroy the Wei army's layers of encirclement from a distance, with little effect. According to this progress, the Han army did not have three or four months. It is impossible to attack under the county seat.Sima Yi firmly believed that the Han army wanted Chengfu as a breakthrough.

On the tenth day of March, Guo Huai reported that Yu Jin's seemingly ferocious attack stopped after Zhang Hu gave up Chengfu, but he found out that Pei Yuanshao led Jiangdong troops from Lujiang to the north, with about 3 people.It is suspected that Yu Jin is waiting for Pei Yuanshao, but since Yu Jin has 6 horses, the original plan may be difficult to realize.

Sima Shi believed that Yu Jin should have marched quickly to catch him by surprise, so he was probably planning something out of being so procrastinating.But Sima Zhao didn't think so: "Yu Jin is also a veteran, and has always been known for his prudence. Although the attack on Kuxian was wonderful, it was not surprising. I expected that I would be prepared. He thought I had few soldiers, so he waited for reinforcements to win with strength."

Sima Yi couldn't help sneering, Zhou Cang, Zhou Cang, you have dispatched all the Jiangdong troops, so there are no more troops, Pei Yuanshao?Ha ha, no one!You Zhou Cang is so generous, I will accept the [-] troops with a smile.

Wu County has no worries, the key to victory or defeat lies in the front line of Chengfu and Ku County.When Pei Yuanshao's troops arrive, Yujin will continue to send troops and Pei Yuanshao will respond later. Sima Yi decides to adjust the original ambush plan. Sima Fu attacked Pei Yuanshao, and sent Sima Shi and Zhong Yu to reinforce Sima Fu with 1 people each. First, he killed Pei Yuanshao, and then returned to Junku County to encircle the ban.

If the battle goes well and there is no worry in the south of Qixian County, then Guo Huai can attack Zhou Cang from Xiangxiang County from the south. In spring, Zhou Cang will be powerless, and Sima Yi seems to see victory beckoning to him.

On March [-]th, Sima Yi did not wait until Yujin to send troops, but got the news that in the north of him, Han generals Sha Zan and Chen Zhan still defeated Xia Houru in Dang County, and Xiahou Ru fled to Dangshan.

"Junlin is incompetent!" Sima Zhao yelled, he didn't like the Cao family and the Xiahou family in the first place.

Sima Yi's face was gloomy: "Don't blame Junlin, he only has more than [-] troops. The battle report says that the Han army has [-] troops. How can he fight?"

"Father, where did Zhou Cang get so many people? Could it be that they were transferred from Yanzhou?"

Sima Yi let out a long sigh: "There has been no movement in Zhoucang for the past six months. I'm afraid that soldiers and horses have been recruited from various places. The battle reports say that there are thousands of Han cavalry, and there are even Xuanjia cavalry. As I expected, this is the Liaodong army. "

(End of this chapter)