Farmers of Shu Han

Chapter 1197 The Great Wei Zhongchen
"call!"

"boom!"

A stone crossed the Danshui and fell onto the wetlands on the shore, making a dull sound.

In addition to smashing some muddy water, not even a shrimp was hit.

Wei Jun on the Guancheng, someone stretched their necks out of the city to see where the stone fell, and then pouted in disapproval.

Judging from the reaction of the defenders, they should have long been used to it.

In the past two days, the Han army began to throw stones here.

In the beginning, there was a commotion among the defenders.

Later, it was found that these stones were basically scattered, and the alignment was extremely poor.

After two days, except for the occasional two or three pieces that hit the city wall.

The rest, basically, fell to the shore of Danshui, without even touching the wall.

It seems that the Han army's thunderbolt car is not only poor in accuracy, but also not as powerful as the legend.

What is like thunder coming into the world, the sound of which shakes the heavens and the earth, and all hits are destroyed...

Now it seems that it may be more reliable for "sound shaking the world".

There was a stream of Dan Shui, and even the roar of Dan Shui couldn't hide its loud noise.

If there is no preparation, it will naturally scare people.

But now that Da Wei is ready, he will not be easily fooled.

"Guess how many stones the thief will throw today?"

Someone looked at the other side and asked with a smile.

"I bet ten yuan, no more."

Someone picked up the topic with a relaxed tone.

At first, when I heard that Feng Thief had brought it in person, many people in Guancheng were panic-stricken.

It was not until the Governor of Guanqiu came with reinforcements that he reluctantly settled down.

What people didn't expect was that the thieves on the other side had been here for almost a month, and they didn't even make a symbolic crossing of the water just by staying on the other side.

If it wasn't for Feng Thief's handsome flag that had been on the other side, there might be Wei Jun at Caoqiao Pass who would like to try a counterattack.

Wei Bing at the head of the city, who was in charge of observing the situation on the other side, was joking when suddenly someone noticed someone coming from the corner of his eye.

Turning his head subconsciously, he saw that it was Governor Wuqiu who was patrolling the city, so frightened that he quickly reminded the others to keep silent.

Unlike Wei Bing, who was in a relaxed mood, Guanqiu Jian's face was very serious.

If you look closely, you will find that there is a trace of anxiety and worry hidden in his eyes.

He stood on the top of the city, looked at the opposite bank, and asked:
"Is there any movement on the other side today?"

"General, it's the same as yesterday, just throwing a few stones."

While talking, I saw another stone flying in the air.

"boom"!
rubbing the side wall of the city.

Guanqiujian looked at the direction of the falling stone and remained silent.

Seeing the general's appearance, the people below winked:
"No need to worry, General. For the past two days, the bandit army just wanted to scare us."

"Most of these stones fell on the shore. There are only three or four stones that can reach the city in the past two days."

"Like the one just now, it's already the farthest one. I'll see at the end of the day, if it weren't for the Dan water receding a little, they might even throw it on the shore..."

Before the words were finished, another piece flew over.

"boom!"

This time, it fell on the city wall.

Even Guanqiu Jian felt a slight vibration under his feet.

The end general, who was about to say, "I'm afraid they can't even throw it to the shore", seemed to be strangled by the throat.

Everyone was silent for a while, and then the last general said with a smile:
"Today's thief army is lucky enough to be able to throw two pieces to the city..."

Before he finished speaking, there was another "bang".

Another piece hit the wall.

Guanqiujian looked at the end general subconsciously, focusing on the mouth.

The last commander closed his mouth one step ahead of time, and he closed it tightly.

Sure enough, after holding my breath for a while, the next stone hit the wetlands on the shore after the receding water.

Someone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Guanqiu Jian finally spoke again:

"Don't despise the other side because the bandit army has not made a big move. Since Feng bandit came out of the mountain, anyone who despised him will not end well."

Moreover, even if he did not despise him, he would still be defeated.

This sentence is for Guanqiu Jian to alert himself in his heart.

The soldiers below can be ignorant, not ignorant, or self-deceiving.

But as a general, there must be no relaxation in the slightest.

On the contrary, the longer the Han army was quiet on the other side, the more worried he became.

Legend has it that Feng thief used his troops cunningly and impermanently.

Not to mention his own rear, there is also a famous Lu Xun, who personally led the troops to float on the Han River, blocking the connection between Fancheng and Xiangyang.

Even though Guanqiujian seems extremely calm on the surface now, that is because as a general, he must have an attitude.

But a few days ago, after getting news from Lu Xun and Xiangyang.

Guanqiu Jian, who originally thought he had expected it, found out that he still imagined Feng Yong and Lu Xun too simply.

Feng Thief did not move, but Lu Xun surrounded Xiangyang with lightning speed.

Lu Xun's move was ruthless and decisive, taking advantage of Wu Kou's naval forces to turn Xiangyang into an isolated city in the south of the Han River.

I don't know if Wu Zhong can stop Wu Kou's attack from the south.

If the defenders in the middle of the river were unable to hold the Barbarian water and were forced to retreat to Xiangyang, then Xiangyang would really have no room for manoeuvre.

Guanqiujian stood at the head of the city, looked at the other side, turned his back to the crowd, and finally could no longer hide the worry in his eyes.

Just at this moment, there were sudden footsteps behind him, and at the same time someone shouted:

"General!"

Guanqiu Jian turned around and looked at the person who came. When his eyes fell on the official document in the other's hand, his pupils shrank suddenly.

For some reason, his heart suddenly sank.

The visitor came to Wu Qiujian, handed over the official document, and deliberately lowered his voice:

"General, urgent letter from Wancheng!"

Guanqiujian took it, his eyes stopped for a few breaths on the official document, and he didn't open it on the spot, just nodded.

There was no change in the expression on his face, he was still calm, and he put away the official documents slowly.

Then he continued to patrol the city for a while before leaving.

After returning to the handsome mansion in the city, Guanqiu Jian took a few steps quickly, not even realizing that he kicked over the threshold.

As he walked, he took out the official document, hurriedly picked out the seal, and without waiting to sit down, unfolded it to read.

Before reading it, Guanqiu Jian's face changed suddenly, his body swayed, and he sat down with the desk.

Seeing it left and right, he quickly stepped forward and asked with concern:

"Emissary?"

Guanqiu Jian closed his eyes, handed the official document over, and spit out a sentence:

"The periphery of Xiangyang has been broken by Lu Xun."

Fancheng and Xiangyang are only separated by water. Even if Lu Xun surrounds Xiangyang, even if Fancheng can only watch, he can still watch.

At least you can know the general situation of Xiangyang at any time even by looking and guessing.

Xiangyang is based on the water village of the navy as the periphery, and the walls of Xiangyang are high and deep, which can be used as a support.

It stands to reason that it is not easy for Wu Jun to break through the water village, and at least he has to pay a certain price.

What Wei Jun didn't expect was that Wu Jun immediately selected elites at the beginning of the siege and suddenly attacked the water village at night.

Both inside and outside Xiangyang City were caught off guard.

The defenders in the city and Fancheng, which is separated by a water, can only watch the fire in the water village outside the city of Xiangyang, and the thunderous shouts of killing sounded all night.

Fancheng's defenders were unable to make it through, and the defenders in the city did not dare to open the city gates at night for support.

When dawn came, although not all the water villages had changed hands, but the situation had gone, even if the defenders in the city left the city, they would not be able to return to the sky.

Jianjiu Town of Guanqiu Town in Jingzhou, naturally, has a clear understanding of the topography of Xiangyang.

With a moat more than [-] feet wide, coupled with the fact that it was connected to the Han River, Wu Jun was naturally unable to fill it.

But after Xiangyang City lost the water village, the large moat of Xiangyang City became the world of Wu State's water army.

Perhaps the only thing that made Wu Kou's navy wary was that once it crossed the middle line of the moat and got close to the city, the defenders at the front of the city could directly suppress it with arrow feathers.

But this is at best just a chat of self-comfort.

Xiangyang City is surrounded by water on three sides and has a huge geographical advantage of being backed by mountains in the south. In fact, most of the time it is aimed at threats from the north.

In the face of Wu Kou's powerful navy from the south, surrounded by water on three sides became the enemy's help.

The only thing that can guard against the south of the city is the mountains. After the Han River was blocked by Wu Kou, it could no longer play its due role.

Guanqiujian can already imagine the predicament of Xiangyang City at this time, and his face is extremely ugly.

"Shijun, what should we do? Do you want to go back to the teacher to save Xiangyang?"

After reading the official document left and right, they were all shocked and asked quickly.

"No!" Hearing this, Guanqiu Jian shook his head flatly, "I can't tell Feng Yong on the other side, this is the moment I'm waiting for."

"Then what do we do?"

Guanqiu Jian let out a long sigh, with a bitter meaning on his face:

"The only solution now is to ask Xuchang for help..."

To be honest, since he became Cao Rui's literary director 20 years ago, it has been smooth sailing.

After all, young and successful, it is a bit arrogant.

Even if the power of the Great Wei has been shrinking in the south of Jingzhou in recent years, he also believes that this is forced by the general situation and not his own fault.

For Feng Yong, Guanqiu Jian thought that he had taken it very seriously. Not only did he lead the army over in person, but he also kept telling his subordinates not to take it lightly.

I never thought that at this time, it seemed that I was still too big and underestimated Feng Yong and Lu Xun.

The cooperation between Feng Yong and Lu Xun has just shown its power, but it has already made Guanqiujian feel a deep setback.

Recalling the words that Governor Wu had said before leading the troops over, he couldn't help but remind:

"But the envoy said that Xuchang was there..."

Guanqiu Jian shook his head and interrupted the words left and right:
"At this moment, since I can't get away from here, at least the general should send another person to Fancheng to preside over the affairs of the south."

"Okay, don't say any more, get your pen and ink."

Just when Guanqiujian's letter for help was just sent out, the news that Xiangyang was besieged had already set off a storm in Xuchang's courthouse.

General Cao Shuang, holding the urgent report sent by Wancheng, his fat body trembled slightly, his face turned blue, and he didn't know whether he was angry or frightened:

"Wu Zhonggong, didn't he just send the battle report a few days ago, saying that Jingzhou is worry-free?! Why is Xiangyang surrounded by Wu Kou now?"

"Who is lying about the military situation, who is it!"

The general's roar echoed in the courtroom.

Cao Fang, Emperor Wei, who was sitting on the dragon chair, looked at the general's nervous call, and his immature face showed some fear.

It's just that in the past few years, Cao Shuang has monopolized the power, practiced arrogance, changed the imperial code, and changed several decrees.

He also prostituted the talented people left by the late emperor and sent the queen mother to live elsewhere.

Prestige has not yet been established, but people's hearts have gradually lost.

Except that the young emperor didn't know anything, and saw the general's anger and fear in his heart.

Most of the rest of the ministers sitting below were silent and deaf.

The dignified general of Wei is quite angry and incompetent.

Even the Taichung Three Dogs, who dance the most on weekdays, couldn't think of a solution for a while.

There is no way, they are a good hand when it comes to fighting for power and profit, selling officials and rank.

But if we really want to talk about the military formation, whether Cao Shuang or three dogs, which one has really led the army?

In the end, it was Taiwei Man Chong, who was nominally in charge of the country's military and horses, and stood up:

"General, front-line battles are ever-changing. You have nothing to worry about today, but you may not have nothing to do tomorrow."

"Not to mention that according to the Jingzhou battle report, this time it was Feng Yong and Lu Xun who joined forces to attack, attacking from the north and the south. Both of them are the best soldiers of the bandit army."

"Although Wu Zhonggong has a great reputation, he wants to fight in battles and is inexperienced. How can he stop the attack of these two thieves at the same time?"

"Jingzhou is in a hurry now, and the court should try to save it immediately, instead of investigating the crimes of the soldiers ahead."

Man Chong is more than [-] years old, and since Cao Shuang was transferred back from Huainan to make way for Wang Ling, he has gradually become old-fashioned.

At such a young age and in the position of the third prince, even Cao Shuang must show respect on the surface.

When Cao Shuang heard Man Chong's words, he probably felt that he had just lost his temper, so he eased his emotions:

"What the captain said is very reasonable, but now, where should the reinforcements come from?"

The Huainan war is over, it's not that it can't be mobilized, but it can't be too much.

After all, with Wu Kou's actions in Jingzhou, no one knew whether Sun Quan would suddenly attack Huainan again.

And from Huainan to dispatch troops, the journey is long and the time is too long, and no one can guarantee that it will be in time.

Who would dare to underestimate the collaboration between Feng Yong and Lu Xun?

"I think I can let Xuchang Zhongjun go there."

When Cao Shuang heard this, his face became ugly.

The forbidden army is indeed the most suitable, and at the same time, as a strategic maneuver, the forbidden army is indeed responsible for the task of supporting the frontier army.

But Cao Shuang didn't dare to transfer the forbidden army in his hands from Xuchang now.

In fact, if the war had not resumed this year, he had already planned to suggest that the Emperor go on a tour of the east and go to Qiao County, one of the five capitals of the Great Wei Dynasty, for a "temporary stay".

It can be as far as it can be from Luoyang.

This is also the reason why Cao Shuang was so furious when an accident happened in Jingzhou.

Because of the defeat in the Jingzhou war, his plans were completely disrupted.

Nanyang is the barrier to the southeast of Xuchang!
Without Nanyang and Luoyang in the northwest, Xuchang would face the worst situation.

At that time, he will tour the east again. How is this different from when the late emperor left Luoyang?
"General, this time, the Western thieves and Wu Kou joined forces to attack our Great Wei, Wu Kou invaded Jingzhou in Huainan, and Western thieves invaded Henei Wuguan."

"This is at a time when the Great Wei is in danger of death, and the Taifu has already sent someone from Luoyang to discuss with the generals a plan to break the thief."

As soon as these words came out, the entire courtroom immediately became agitated.

Cao Shuang is also a little unbelievable:
"Sima... Taifu sent someone here?"

"Exactly."

"Who?"

(End of this chapter)