Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 173

Xia Houyuan coveted the water stronghold, nothing more than wanting to get a boat to cross the river before the Huai River freezes.Compared with attacking Xia Cai, Xia Houyuan cared more about Shouchun.As long as Shouchun can be attacked, Zhang Yi can basically be forced to retreat.

Shouchun and Xiacai faced each other across the Huai River, so Shouchun knew about Xiahouyuan's attack on Xiacai.Facing Cao Jun thirty or forty miles away, the people in Shouchun seemed a little flustered.They have only lived a good life for a few years, are they going to disappear?
But the officials in the city didn't panic at all. They didn't look down on Xia Houyuan's 5000 people at all.It's not that they are arrogant and arrogant, but that there are tens of thousands of troops stationed around Shouchun, and nearly 5000 new recruits are being trained.Not to mention 5 people, even if [-] people come, they will not be able to break through Shouchun.

These are not secrets, but to the people of Shouchun, they are not public news.Zhang Yi, who governs the army, attaches great importance to military information. If he leaks military information, he will be revoked from the military and will be forced to do hard labor for at least three years.

After Zhang Yi went out, Shouchun's defense was handed over to Fan Lihua. When Fan Lihua heard that Xia Cai was attacked, she immediately mobilized 3000 people to support the water village.

When Xu Sheng dispatched the water army before, there were less than a thousand people left in the water village. When Zhu Wu first arrived at the water village, he also felt that his strength was slightly insufficient.The water fortress has a strong defense ability on the water surface, but its defense on land is much worse.However, Zhu Wu still worked hard to build a defense, trying to make it as tight as possible, and fooled Xia Houyuan's previous detection horse.However, he could be deceived for a while, but not for a lifetime, and Xia Houyuan still saw some flaws in the end.

Fortunately, before Cao Xiu arrived at the water village, the three thousand soldiers supported by Shouchun arrived at the south bank of the Huai River first.There is a dock on the south bank of the Huai River, which is used to build ships for the Huai River navy.Because the Huai River is narrower than the Yangtze River, it is enough for this ship to be a fighting ship, and Meng Kang is not required to preside over it.

Three thousand soldiers and horses crossed the Huai River by boat, and after arriving at the water village, Cao Xiu's soldiers and horses managed to reach the outside of the water village.

With these three thousand soldiers and horses, Zhu Wu's courage also came up.Looking at the soldiers and horses brought by Cao Xiu, there were only 1000 people, and they were even more courageous.

Cao Xiu also noticed something was wrong. He had received information before, didn't it mean that there were less than a thousand people in the water village?How can there be so many?After asking Tanma, I found out that Shouchun actually reinforced the Shuizhai before he arrived, with almost 3000 people.

Cao Xiu is known as the thousand-mile horse of the Cao family, and he is not without merit.He immediately reported to Xia Houyuan and asked whether this step of strategy should continue.At the same time, exclude the detection horse and check whether the ice surface is frozen.As long as the ice is frozen, it doesn't matter whether he builds a water village or not, he can cross the Huai River to harass him.

Xia Houyuan was also a little depressed when he received Cao Xiu's military report.Calculate that Zhang Yi's army in Xiacai is more than his own, how can he attack.Just when he was about to suspend the attack, Cao Cao sent him another five thousand soldiers.

Xia Houyuan asked Cao Zhen who had sent the troops over, "Zidan, where is my lord now?"

Cao Zhenyan said: "My lord is in Xiapi."

Cao Zhen can be regarded as Cao Cao's appearance. His father was killed when he was working for Cao Cao, so he was adopted by Cao Cao, and now he is the crowned person.Cao Zhen was very brave and very brave, so he was very fond of Cao Cao, and he often took him with him to teach him.This time was Cao Zhen's first entry into the army, so Cao Cao let him familiarize himself with the army.The first task also gave him an experiential task, which was to send troops to Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan and Cao Zhen are not very familiar with each other, but they are both a family and know each other.That's why Xia Houyuan asked him where Cao Cao was, if ordinary people really couldn't understand Cao Cao's itinerary well.

After Cao Zhen sent off the soldiers and horses, he turned back immediately, and he had to go back to Cao Cao for a report.

This is not to say, after Xia Houyuan got [-] soldiers and horses, he immediately asked Liu Fu to send the [-] soldiers and horses to Cao Xiu, and let him attack the water village with all his strength.

Cao Xiu received a report from the scouting horse that there were signs of freezing on the Huai River, but from time to time, Zhang Yi's navy cruised in the Huai River, breaking away all the thick ice.

Cao Xiu had no choice but to wait for Xia Houyuan's next order.However, he was not idle, and built siege equipment outside the water village.

Seeing Cao Xiu standing still, Zhu Wu secretly summoned the soldiers.He now has nearly 4000 people in the water village, four times the number of Cao Xiu, why is he still defending?So they assembled two thousand soldiers and horses, opened the water village, and attacked Cao Xiu's camp.

Zhu Wu had something to do here, of course Cao Xiu also knew about it.The distance between the two sides is only two miles, and if there is any trouble, it will definitely be found.However, Cao Xiu had no choice. His soldiers killed and fought against the enemy in the field, so Cao Xiu chose to stay in the camp.

In this way, the situation was reversed, and the offensive and defensive sides came to an exchange.

Zhu Wu commanded his soldiers to attack Cao Xiu's camp. Because Cao Xiu's camp was newly built, there were not many defensive measures.It's just surrounded by cars, not very tight.There are also some antlers, but they only block the big gap, and there are still small gaps.

Cao Xiu asked the archer to stand on the cart and shoot arrows, condescending and taking advantage.But Zhu Wu was not an idiot either, he didn't let the soldiers charge into the chariot formation, but let the shieldmen cover the archers, and shot at Cao Xiu while moving.Alternately covering and advancing, they gradually approached Cao Xiu's camp.

After reaching the front of the chariot formation, many soldiers rushed into the camp through the gaps in the chariot formation.Cao Xiu's soldiers kept killing or pushing these soldiers out, but their number was too small, and many of them rushed into the camp.

The camp was breached, and Cao Xiu was in a hurry.He personally led people to stop the incoming enemy troops, but there were more and more loopholes, and Cao Xiu gradually couldn't stop them.

In desperation, Cao Xiu had no choice but to abandon the camp, "Retreat!"

Zhu Wu drove Cao Xiu out of the camp, chased him for five miles, and then withdrew his troops and returned to the water village.The big camp abandoned by Cao Xiu was moved into the water village, and the ones that could not be moved were burned.

Cao Xiu watched his camp being burned from afar, and couldn't help but feel dejected.Just when he was about to go back to Xia Houyuan to plead guilty, Liu Fu came with 5000 people.

When Liu Fu saw Cao Xiu's appearance, he knew that he had lost the battle.As far as he knew, although Cao Xiu was young, he was also a good general. How could he be defeated so miserably?So he asked: "Who is the general in this water village?"

Cao Xiu said: "I have never heard of it, but I only know that the surname is Zhu."

When Liu Fu heard it, "Cai Cheng and Zhu Wu are scheduled to be appointed, but this person is Yunwen Yunwu, and he is very famous in Xiacai."

(End of this chapter)