Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 329 Xia Houyuan Overjoyed

Chapter 330 Xia Houyuan Overjoyed

When Zhang Biao met Xia Houyuan, it was already the second day after Cao Chong and Ma played a big game.

"You said that the young master is less than fifty miles away from Tongguan, and he brought a boat?" Xia Houyuan heard that Cao Chong sent someone to look for him, and he looked puzzled. He didn't know that Wei Ji had invited Cao Chong to rescue Tongguan.

"Yes, General Lu Xun is heading up the river with 2000 troops, not far behind the young master." Zhang Biao answered with a bow.

"Great!" Xia Houyuan was overjoyed.

These days he was in a hurry on the east side of the river, collecting boats to rebuild the Pujin pontoon bridge, when the military officer came to report that Fenglingdu had been attacked.

Xia Houyuan is a veteran in the battlefield, of course he knew that the enemy was going to use the river to get behind Tongguan, so he immediately led his army down the Yellow River, trying to take back the ferry village.

As a result, Yang Qiu, the warlord of Guanzhong, led the navy from the entrance of the Weihe River to the north to stop Xia Houyuan, and lost a lot of the ships that had just been collected after the war.

Although Xia Houyuan was a famous general of his generation, he was really not good at water warfare. The water army of the Guanzhong warlord was no better than the southern water bandits. Then the two rookies pecked at each other near the big bend of the Yellow River, and no one could do anything to the other.

Yang Qiu can't beat Xia Houyuan, but Xia Houyuan can't even go down the river to rescue Tongguan.

Xia Houyuan could go to Fenglingdu along the north bank of the Yellow River, but he couldn't cross the river without a boat in his hand, and he didn't dare to cross the river until he dealt with the rebel navy.
Now it's all right, Cao Chong came from the east with a boat, and the matter was settled!
"I'll lead my troops to Fenglingdu from the north bank right away. You send a letter to the young master, asking him to lead the navy and my waterway to attack Fenglingdu Water Village. First control the river, and the rest will be easy."

Xia Houyuan asked his lieutenant to continue fighting with Yang Qiu in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and he rode along the river bank towards Fenglingdu.

After Cao Chong received Zhang Biao's letter from Feige, he had some headaches: he was still 5000 to [-] miles away from Fenglingdu, and [-] people in front of him blocked him, so he couldn't get through!And it is estimated that Xia Houyuan didn't know that there were also many rebel sailors gathered in Fenglingdu.

"Young master, the water warfare capabilities of the Guanlong rebels are not strong, shall I lead the fleet to join General Xiahouyuan?" Ling Tong had arrived at Cao Chong's camp last night, and Lu Xun was still on board.

"The Guanzhong navy is really not very good, but there are many people. Of the 2000 people you bring, only 1000 of them are real sailors. The other 1000 people are not much better than the Guanzhong navy, and they are more familiar with the Yellow River than you. Now, you are still going upstream, without the cooperation from the shore, you will suffer a lot." Cao Chong shook his head.

"During the dry season, the river is already narrow, how much space do you have to use under the harassment of the enemy troops on the bank?" Cao Tai added.

"More importantly, without our support on the south bank, it will be very difficult for you to take the ferry to the north and cross the river. How can the enemy army who have circled behind Tongguan see themselves in a desperate situation? They will definitely face you on the shore Crazy sniping." Cao Chong would not agree with Ling Tong doing this.

Zhao Yun frowned and said to Ling Tong: "Before you are sure of defeating the enemy with one blow, don't let the enemy know that you have brought a large fleet."

"Young master! We need to make a quick decision. Once the enemy knows that we have the ability to seize the river, they will launch a frenzied attack on us first, and even if we take the ferry, we will be in danger. If General Xiahouyuan's support is insufficient, we will still I can't resist the enemy's crazy counterattack." Zhao Yun said to Cao Chong again.

Yes, all the people who went around Tongguan can only return to Guanzhong by water. Once the river is controlled by Cao Chong, these people can either get down to Tongguan quickly, or be trapped to death behind Tongguan. At that time, Xia Houyuan on the other side will bring troops over up.

So once these people find out that Cao Chong has the ability to capture Fengling Ferry, or if the ferry is seized, for the sake of their own lives, they will definitely go crazy. They will definitely destroy Cao Chong on the shore first.

"Xia Houyuan should be able to capture the North Bank Ferry by land, right?" Cao Tai asked again.

"It should be ok. That would be of no benefit to us. Once the enemy discovers that the ferry on the north bank is lost, they will go crazy and attack us first. Xia Houyuan has no boats in his hands now, so he can't cross the river. The boats on both sides of the Yellow River have long been collected by the rebels. went!"

"It's okay if we run ahead of time. How far do they dare to chase? It's not like Xia Houyuan can't cross the river all the time. How dare they delay for a few days? They will definitely retreat to Guanzhong by boat immediately."

"I didn't intend to delay for a few days after going around Tongguan, okay? Idiots know that Xia Houyuan will recapture the ferry sooner or later. They just want to take Tongguan before Xia Houyuan arrives. That's why I rushed to march, but now I'm delayed. With 5000 people in front of him, the pressure on Tongguan has been reduced a little, who knows how long Wei Ke can resist?" Cao Chong glared at him.

The safety of Cao Chong and the Shence Army itself is not a problem. The terrain here is narrow and cannot be outflanked. When the enemy comes, they just run away, and Xia Houyuan can also cross the river. At worst, let him go a little further downstream and take advantage of Lu Xun's boat. The river is enough, but if the water army near Fenglingdu is not dealt with, the enemy can send more reinforcements at any time, or retreat directly by boat.

The most troublesome thing is that Tongguan is now being pinched from front to back and may fall at any time!
"We don't have enough troops to advance by land and water. We must first take down Fenglingdu to see if we can scare the enemy away, or we wait for reinforcements. Isn't there still 3000 people on the way?" Ling Tong said helplessly.

"The two methods of yours are betting that the guards can defend Tongguan. This risk is very high."

"Young master, Wei Ke still has more than 1 soldiers and horses there, and Tongguan is extremely dangerous. Besides, Wei Ke has served as the captain of Sili and knows the situation in Tongguan and Guanzhong very well. He won't be able to defend for a few days, right?" Xia Houba asked suspiciously.

The others also looked at Cao Chong, wondering why he had no confidence in Wei Ke.

"It's not that I can't trust Wei Ke, but the situation in Tongguan is a bit strange. A few days ago, I sent two school officials to follow Wei Guan back to Tongguan to find out the details of Tongguan. As a result, no news has come yet. It is estimated that something has happened, or the news was trapped in Tongguan, do you know what this means?" Cao Chong sighed.

"Although Tongguan was attacked from both sides, it is still possible for the school administration to pass on some information. Young master, don't you think that Wei Ji lost the small pass and forbidden ditch in the south? Tongguan has been completely besieged to death?" Cao Tai He frowned.

"It's very possible, otherwise the staff of the school affairs office would not have no news, and after Wei Guan went back, Wei Ke never contacted us again, which is unreasonable."

(End of this chapter)