Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2091 The Broken Crock Pot in Cao Mengde's Hand

  The sun rose slowly, and the golden brilliance shone on the flags of Cao Jun's large and small ships in the Han River.

  Although the Jingzhou navy has suffered heavy losses, it still has some foundations. Coupled with the remaining buildings of the Cai family, it is not too big of a problem to build a navy that still looks like it. Anyway, the hussars are now all land troops, plus some other factors, so Xiahou Dun and others dared to bring the water army close to the military base.

  Xiahou Dun was sitting in the boat, with a large map spread out on the table.

Cai Hao is on the lower side of his head, sliding his hand on the map, "Look, general..." Cai Hao pointed to the sign of Fancheng on the map and said, "This is Fancheng, if the cavalry comes at full speed, it will be half a day away... 』Cai Mao took a peek at Xiahou Dun, but Xiahou Dun didn't express anything, and didn't seem to notice what Cai Mao meant.

"When the hussars sent people to build this military fortress, they put a lot of thought into it..." Cai Mao could only continue, "It was built on the mountain, with two layers inside and outside, like Japanese characters, even if the outer layer is broken, There is still an inner layer to defend...but...to defend such a stronghold, naturally a lot of people are needed, and now there are only more than a thousand people here...』

"However, if you attack along the mountain road, it will inevitably be damaged..." Cai Mao said, "You might as well use the waterway to bully you, use the building boat to suppress the high place of the military fort, and then send people to attack its wing, first break a little bit, and disrupt its defense. When the soldiers are drawn, they will be injured by the arrows of the building boats. Naturally, they can kill a lot... If they can't take care of it, they can advance both land and water, and break it in one fell swoop! 』

   After Cai Hao finished speaking, he raised his eyes to look at Xiahou Dun again, then fell silent for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "The only thing to worry about..."

  Xiahou Dun said: "It's okay for De Gui to speak out. 』

  『It's the army of Fancheng, only half a day away, if...' Cai Mao took a sneaky look at Xiahou Dun again, but he didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.

  In fact, the problem of the military base is not that big, or as long as the troops are sufficient and well prepared, it is not very difficult to conquer the military base, but the focus is not on the military base, but on Fancheng.

The hussars in Fancheng can reach the army base within half a day. Of course, Xiahou Dun can have the advantage on the water, and he can fight as much as he wants. It can't be done, but on this land...

  Can the Cao army who went ashore defeat the hussars?

  Cai Hao doesn't have much confidence, but he can't say this in front of Xiahou Dun. Even if Xiahou Dun said he could "speak out", it doesn't mean that he can "speak out" about everything.

  Xiahou Dun looked at the map quietly, as if thinking about something.

  The sound of water is rippling, smooth and long.

  In the military base, Xu Yu and Liu Xiong were also standing on the wall of the military base, overlooking the Han River.

  Xu Yu is just not a brother of Xu Huang's clan, but a handsome man in Longyou, and he is from the same hometown as Yang Fu.

Although Xu Yu and Liu Xiong are both school lieutenants, strictly speaking, they command between 1,200 and 2,400 people, but firstly, there are not so many soldiers in the military base, and secondly, Xu Yu He and Liu Xiong are both lieutenants of miscellaneous ranks, and their subordinates are not satisfied with the ranks, so the combined number of soldiers of the two is less than 1,500.

   Both Xu Yu and Liu Xiong are veterans who have been on the battlefield, so Cao Jun's trips to and from Hanshui have become more frequent in the past two days, which naturally attracted the attention of the two.

Ever since receiving the news that Wancheng was attacked, under the unknown situation, Xu Huang retreated to Fancheng to be on the safe side. People and horses, if it is true that Cao's army is attacking in a big way, it is not a big problem to support it for a few days, but if there is no reinforcements, it will be difficult to say if it takes a long time.

  『Lieutenant Xu, this Cao Jun...」 Liu Xiong said worriedly, 『It looks like they are about to counterattack...』

   "Not only our place, but also Wancheng..." Xu Yu shook his head and said, "This Cao Jun is simply crazy!" Can Wancheng fight? If Wancheng is really captured, why not try to threaten General Hussars with the trick of the Overlord of Western Chu? 』

  『I heard that there are not many defenders in Wancheng! "Liu Xiong said with some concern, "It is said that Huang Xiaowei's two horses rushed to help Wancheng, so it should be too late..."

  『It must be in time! ”Xu Yu said, pointing, “But now, we should worry about ourselves...Look! Cao Jun ships! 』

  『Convex(艹盘艹)! Liu Xiong shouted, "Cao's army is attacking!" Trumpet! Warning! Go to Fancheng to send a letter, saying that Cao Jun attacked the army base! 』

  The low-pitched horn sounded from the height of the military base, and the long and low voice suddenly tore through the peaceful sky where the military base was located. Immediately, the warning gong sounded, and the soldiers emerged from the wooden tents one after another, and began to assemble nervously and orderly.

Cao Jun's warship seemed to be wobbly, but in fact it was not slow. It quickly arrived in front of the military base, and then formed a formation. With the sound of war drums also sounding on Cao Jun's warship, Cao Jun also took action one after another. stand up…

  『In such a hurry? This is to do it as soon as it comes up..." Xu Yu opened his eyes wide, staring at the approaching Cao Jun ships, and suddenly shouted, "Raise the shield! 』

  A black cloud suddenly floated above Cao Jun's ship, and it seemed that everyone could hear the screaming sound of this black cloud tearing the air!

  Xu Yu's loud roar woke up many people.

  The shield hand raised the shield involuntarily, and immediately heard the sound of the bow and arrow.

   Soldiers without shields rolled and crawled to hide inside the shelter, reducing their exposed area. For a while, it was obvious that the soldiers in the military fortress ordered orders to be prohibited, and their hands and feet were nimble, but in fact it was not entirely because of the strength of Commander Xu Yu and Liu Xiong, but that in the army, they moved slowly and did not respond to orders. The pawns who are dangerous and stupid are often the first to be eliminated, and none of them who can survive a few battles are stupid.

A huge rain of black-gray arrows whizzed over, and the long arrows were nailed to the wall of the village with the sound of wind and thunder, nailed to the wooden shed, and shot through the curtain of the tent, sending out all kinds of horror The sounds of "swish", "thump", and "crack" are breathtaking.

Some arrows collided with each other in the air, resulting in insufficient range and falling in front of the wall, and some flew to the other side because the range was too far, but the arrows that accurately landed on the wall had great power, not to mention those Unlucky guy, even some shield soldiers were hit by long arrows continuously, and their shields were knocked out of the way...

  The wooden roof and wooden pillars of the village wall are full of long arrows inserted obliquely everywhere in a blink of an eye, like gray-black mold in spring, a large piece of it has grown in a blink of an eye!

  Cai Mao stood at the front of the warship and was very satisfied with the shooting skills displayed by the Jingzhou navy. He loudly ordered the orderly standing behind him: "Send orders!" Keep shooting! After ten rounds, switch to Rockets! Three consecutive rounds! 』

  Xiahou Dun, who was slightly on the back line, also ordered several warships to start rushing to the shore, ready to land for cooperation. There are some strong soldiers of Cao Jun among the gangsters, but they can't help but look a little pale...

Many of Cao Jun are landlubbers. Although they have practiced a lot in the past few days, they are still a little uncomfortable on the bed, uh, going in and out of the boat, until they stand on the shore. The soldiers couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief one after another, and howled vigorously again.

  Liu Xiong took advantage of the break between the rain of arrows, and stretched out his head to look outside, but he only showed his head, and was swept away by the head-on arrow. Liu Xiong was so frightened that he shrank his neck and didn't dare to move anymore, but he heard the shouts of Cao Jun soldiers, the sound of running, and the sound of knocking heavy objects...

  『Cao Bing is digging antlers! ’Liu Xiong shouted loudly, ‘There are also iron chains blocking the river! Archer! come forward! 』

Immediately, more arrows struck again, and this time it was a rocket, like a fire crow, flying across the sky with black smoke, landing on the wall of the military base, and also falling on the military base among!

"Extinguishing! Pay attention to fire! ’ Xu Yu shouted.

Although there is a layer of mud on the wooden shed in the military fortress, there is no way to say how fireproof the tent is, so if it is ignited, it is really a troublesome thing, so on the side of the tent in the camp, it will be There is always a water tank. If you are hit by a rocket, you just need to unplug the rocket immediately and extinguish the sparks. However, even so, there are often negligence, and some tents will still be set on fire. of…

  The sound of the drums became louder and louder.

  Cao Jun is still advancing. Under the cover of bows and arrows, he has successfully pried up the antlers, and even approached the iron chains pulled up by the military base to block the river, and the sound of clanging came from time to time.

  『Shoot, shoot! Liu Xiong yelled loudly, taking advantage of Cao Jun's archers entering the rest period, he quickly counterattacked and suppressed.

  The archers in the barracks quickly stood up from behind the wall, and then began to shoot at Cao Jun.

  Cao Jun's shield held high, while resisting the arrows shot from the fortress, he struggled forward.

Although occasionally Cao Jun was shot and then fell down screaming, the rest of Cao Jun's soldiers were not at all chaotic and were still moving continuously. Some soldiers even leaned slightly under their own shield soldiers. Not much attention is paid to...

It's not that Cao Jun underestimated the bows and arrows in the military base, but because the shooting angle of the military base on the mountain is not good. There are not many positions on the ground, and Cao Jun's attacking positions are very scattered, such as in the water, on the shore, and at the foot of the mountain, so the density and lethality of bows and arrows at the military fortress are naturally reduced a lot.

  The main defense of the military base is the enemy attacking from the land. After all, it is difficult to have the best of both worlds, so the military base is not enough to suppress the water surface.

Although the archers on the barracks shot down some of Cao's troops with powerful long arrows, they still had insufficient suppressive power against scattered and moving Cao's targets. After a while, when Cao's troops on the water launched their second round When the shooting was suppressed, many archers above the military base were also shot, and they had to give up the continuous suppression immediately, and could only wait for the next time when the opponent's shooting gap came...

  Arrows crossed each other in the air, amidst the sound of war drums, the soldiers of both sides gradually approached, and the fierce battle finally unfolded on this piece of land again...

  …（‵ ′）╯ヽ(`dish)…

  The nameless Wubao place.

  Liao Hua looked at Zhuge Liang who seemed worried, and asked, "What is Kong Ming thinking about?" 』

  Zhuge Liang turned his head, smiled, and said: "Nothing..." After a while, he felt that his denial was a little foolish, so he added, "It's just worrying about the war..."

  Liao Hua said: "Didn't Kong Ming pay a visit to the general of the Zhenjun to express his feelings?" The general of the town army will make proper arrangements! 』

   Zhuge Liang nodded and said, "I hope so. 』

"Ok? Liao Hua frowned and asked, "Kong Ming means..."

  Zhuge Liang looked to the east, as if he was looking in the direction of Cao Jun, and he seemed to be looking at his own hometown...

   Zhuge Liang's hometown is Langya.

  Langya, formerly known as Langya, Lang is beautiful jade, and Yan is ivory like jade. The place name constructed from two characters representing beauty is also enough to prove the extraordinaryness of Langya.

  Langya was first said to have existed when Jiang Ziya was entrusted to Qi. Eight gods were enshrined in Qi, and among them was the fourth master of Langya. Later, after the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, before the Qin Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu even granted his son to Langya and became the king of Langya, but now...

   Zhuge Liang was born in a family of officials and officials, but he did not have a good childhood.

  He lost his mother at the age of three and his father at the age of eight, and has lived with his uncle ever since.

   Zhuge Liang doesn’t remember much about what happened when he was three years old. He only knew when he grew up that it was the Yellow Turban Rebellion…

  Langya's richness before became Langya's crime. How beautiful Langya was before, how miserable it was during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Zhuge Liang never asked his father how his mother died, because every time it was the anniversary of his mother's death, the young Zhuge Liang could always see his father sad and in great pain.

  Later, Zhuge Liang’s father also passed away, perhaps because he missed him too much, or maybe because of other reasons...

   That year, Dong Zhuo entered Beijing.

   Then…

  "Cao Mengde..." Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Yuan Jian knows... Cao Mengde invaded Xuzhou many times? 』

  Liao Hua was taken aback for a moment, then nodded slightly, "I know a little bit... What Kong Ming meant..."

  Zhuge Liang closed his eyes, as if seeing some scenes he didn't want to see.

According to some well-known sayings in later generations, Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou was ultimately for the benefit of the people of Xuzhou, just like a certain academy. Cao Cao, who is like a child, is still a step too late. This only shows that the people in Jingzhou are not sufficiently enlightened, and they have not been able to understand the deep meaning of Cao Cao's move...

   Take ten thousand steps back, even if you kill them... Then, what, can a slap be loud enough? Shouldn't you first review your own mistakes? Why run? Why run away? If you don't run or escape, will Cao Cao be angry? Isn't wearing revealing clothes and running around intentionally leading people to commit crimes?

  But in fact, there was only one real reason why Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou back then...

  At that time, Cao Cao preliminarily occupied Yanzhou and became another powerful local faction after Liu Yan in Yizhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Yuan Shu in Yuzhou, and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou.

  Fei Qian? At that time, no one paid attention to Fei Qian, and not many people even paid attention to Chang'an. These local powerful factions in Shandong are like Gu worms spawned by the local factions of the Shandong gentry, biting and killing each other.

At that time, Yuan Shu saw that it was difficult to win the attack on Liu Biao, and his general Sun Jian had died, so he had to turn his attention to other places. In addition, Yuan Shu's ally Gongsun Zan's power was frustrated, and Yuan Shao's power suddenly expanded, which made Yuan Shu even more uneasy. Because Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou, was expelled by Cao Cao, Yuan Shu changed the direction of attack, took Jin Shang in, and marched to Fengqiu County in Yuzhou. Steady Cao Cao.

  At the same time, Yuan Shu also contacted Tao Qian, wanting to march together to wipe out Cao Cao.

But Cao Cao was not intimidated, and fought with Yuan Shu at Kuangting. As a result, Yuan Shu's army marched a long distance, the army was exhausted, and there were no brave generals to boost morale. Under the impact, Yuan Shu's army was defeated and fled, and then the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Heishan, Runan and other places, seeing that the momentum was wrong, ran faster than Yuan Shu.

  Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated, but Cao Cao refused to give up. Taking advantage of the power of victory, he surrounded Fengqiu County. Yuan Shu was afraid of being surrounded and captured alive by Cao Cao, so he abandoned his luggage and led the remnants of the army to flee south of the city in embarrassment.

  Normally speaking, if you hit this point, you can withdraw your troops, but Cao Cao didn't. After Cao Cao saw Yuan Shu escaped, he waved his army and continued to pursue Yuan Shu's army frantically. In this way, before Yuan Shu fled to Xiangyi County and set up camp, Cao Cao's army followed closely! Yuan Shu hadn't organized his army well yet, seeing that Cao Cao was coming again, it was hopeless to fight back, and there was still a shameful risk of being besieged in Xiangyi, so he continued to lead a small number of troops and fled south again...

Yuan Shu escaped all the way, Cao Cao chased him all the way, not because the hatred between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu was so high, but because Cao Cao knew that if Yuan Shu was not beaten thoroughly, Cao Cao himself would continue to be hurt by others. Yu Yuan Shu's threats and harassment!

  Cao Cao finally beat Yuan Shu to the ground, but did Cao Cao not pay any price?

  Cao Cao himself has the will to pursue Yuan Shu. The generals around Cao Cao, the Xiahou family of Cao family, should have no problem communicating, but what about other ordinary soldiers? How can these soldiers understand Cao Cao's grand goals and strategic intentions?

   Simple, there must be a brave man under the reward!

If Cao Cao has established a stable foothold in Yanzhou, and has a lot of financial and material resources, it is not a big problem, but the problem is that Cao Cao has no money... At least in the process of chasing and killing Yuan Shu, Cao Cao has no cash, so it must only be one time Once again, he promised these ordinary soldiers under his command that after the war, there will definitely, definitely, definitely be more rewards, big rewards, big rewards!

   And won...

   After winning the battle, Cao Cao still has no money.

Even in the process of chasing and killing Yuan Shu, some spoils have already been distributed, or have been consumed by eating and drinking. After Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou, he had to face a large number of empty checks and a large number of IOUs promised before. The Huabei bill...

   As a result, Yuan Shao thought about the man standing behind Cao Cao and refused to give, or only gave a little. Yuan Shao thought bitterly, he was paralyzed, he thought he just wanted a bag, but now he wants a baby! How can this be given?

   Ever since, Cao Cao became impatient.

  Yanzhou gentry naturally refused to give it. After all, this Nima has such a big hole, who can live in it? Whoever promised to find whom!

  Cao Cao had to honor it, otherwise he might mutiny in an instant and the whole system would collapse!

So Cao Cao opened up everyone to find fault with Yanzhou, and at the same time began to look for the direction to transfer to the outside world. Naturally, Yuzhou is the closest, but Yuzhou, because of the relationship between Xun Yu and others, Cao Cao blinked and turned. He turned his head to Xuzhou, which is still considered wealthy...

   Later, there was "Zhiqian... Guobaqulu, Juling, Xiaqiu, all slaughtered, and hundreds of thousands of men and women were killed. There are no chickens and dogs left, and Surabaya does not flow...』

Only by allowing his soldiers to slaughter and plunder can the huge gap in the previous promise be filled. It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao, who regained the support of his soldiers, was able to fight back with his soldiers once again when Yanzhou rebelled, and Another win!

Now, Cao Cao is almost once again facing a predicament similar to that of the past. If he cannot obtain supplies from Jingzhou, it means that he cannot maintain the current situation. In order for the entire political group to continue to survive, Cao Cao will sit back and watch Jingzhou continue to be defeated by Hussar Generals. Draw blood, and then grinningly accept the remaining shriveled shell?

  After listening to Zhuge Liang's analysis, Liao Hua's eyes widened, "This...so that's the case...but..."

"Huh..." Zhuge Liang sighed, looking in the direction of Xu County and said, "If the earthen jar is intact, it is natural to handle it with care, lest it break... But now this earthen jar is full of cracks and gaps, and I can still count on Cao Mengde to cherish it Can't make it? If someone expected it to be right, now Cao Jun is by his side! 』

  (end of this chapter)