The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 243 War is about to break out
Cao Jun's large-scale military exercise on the Han River was discovered by the Jingzhou Army long ago, and many small boats were sent to inquire about the news. In particular, Zhang Wu personally boarded the boat and came to the center of the Han River, where he could see clearly with a telescope.

Although he already had countermeasures, Zhang Wu still felt some pressure when he saw the warships that could cover the river and the flags that covered the sky and the sun.

This is an army of more than 40. According to scouts, only half of Cao Jun boarded the ship, but this 20 army is also a force that sweeps the world.If the more than 30 iron chain ships are connected horizontally, they can be connected from the north bank of the Han River to the south bank, just like building a bridge directly on the Han River.

But Cao Cao definitely didn't dare to do that, because he was afraid that the Jingzhou navy would set fire to the boat from the upper reaches, so the Cao army would definitely control the upper reaches first, and then the army would come directly from the north of the river, forcing the Jingzhou army to fight it on the water.

If the Jingzhou army dare not fight the Cao army on the water, they can only give up the water control right of Hanshui and defend Xiangyang to the death.However, Cao has a large number of soldiers, and he can continuously bring in reinforcements and food, so Xiangyang may not be able to hold it by then.

In the winter of the tenth year of Jian'an, on November 20th, the northwest wind blew up, and Cao Cao ordered the army to gather. [-] sailors boarded the warship one after another, and Cao Cao also boarded the command ship with the banner of "handsome" in person, and he wanted to lead the navy to go out in person.

Cao Cao left 20 troops waiting on the north bank of the river, with Xiahou Dun as the general in charge. After the navy defeated the Jingzhou army, he was going to transport grain, grass and equipment to the opposite bank to carry out the siege of Xiangyang.

Xiahoudun persuaded: "The prime minister's body of ten thousand gold, how can he take risks, it is better for the last general to lead the navy to fight first, and after defeating the Jingzhou army and gaining a foothold on the south bank, the prime minister will lead the army to come to support."

Cao Cao said with a smile: "It's okay, our army has the right time and place in this battle. With an army of 20 against [-], and with such a weapon as an iron chain boat, how can we be invincible? Yuan Rang, wait a moment, and wait for our troops to arrive at the city of Xiangyang." , and then send a boat back to pick you up!"

Xiahou Dun said: "Then I wish the prime minister a victory and conquer Jingzhou!"

"Hahahaha, okay, just wait!"

At that time, Cao Cao ordered the army to set off.

The drums thumped, the horns sounded, General Yu Jin on the podium waved the yellow command flag in his hand, and all the warships sailed out of the water village and headed for the center of the Han River.

I saw huge iron-chained boats cutting through the waves like giant beasts on the water, covering the river.The soldiers on the ship stood on the deck of the iron chain ship, unaffected by the waves, just like on flat ground.

Standing on the high platform, Yu Jin looked at the south bank of the Han River, and the city wall of Xiangyang City could be seen faintly. Maybe that nasty Zhang Wu had already got the news and was rushing over by boat.

bring it on!Zhang Wu, this time I want to defeat you and wash away my shame!
After Yu Jin was defeated and captured last time, although he was redeemed, he still couldn't get rid of this knot in his heart.As the first general to follow Cao Cao, Yu Jin has always been trusted and reused by Cao Cao, and he has the name of the first military general with a foreign surname.But the last time the water battle was defeated, not only the water army under his command was completely lost, but even he himself was captured alive by Zhang Wu, which became a stain in his life.

Since being redeemed, Yu Jin has kept a low profile and become more sensitive, being careful in everything he says and does.Although Cao Ren was also captured together, but he is Cao Cao's cousin, and he is incomparable to him!
This time, Yu Jin looked at the chained boats like a small castle, and saw the hope of defeating the Jingzhou navy.With so many ships and soldiers, even fighting with the Jingzhou army would be enough to wipe them all out. He really couldn't think of any other way for Zhang Wu to win.

Isn't your Jingzhou navy able to get used to the bumps of the wind and waves?Now that we have also overcome this shortcoming, what else can you do better than us?Do you have more people than us in archery?Do you dare to jump on our big ship and fight hand-to-hand again?

Zhang Wu, the dog thief, I will capture you alive this time to satisfy the hatred in my heart!
Prime Minister Cao was also in agitated mood. These more than 30 iron-chained boats seemed to cut off the Han River, and they ran across the Han River one by one, as if they were like giant beasts playing in the water.I used to think that the Han River is a big river, but now, I just think that the Han River is like a ditch!
On the warship, banners are flying, arrows are like rain, and guns are like forest.Cao Cao is full of pride. Seeing the beautiful mountains and rivers in this world, this time he wiped out Jingzhou, and tomorrow he will flatten Jiangdong. How dare the rest of Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang, and Ma Teng be against me again?In this way, the world will be unified, and my great achievements will be left in the history books!
Cao Cao still admired Zhang Wu very much in his heart, and at this moment he was also thinking about defeating the Jingzhou army. After capturing Zhang Wu alive, if he was willing to surrender, he would still be a high-ranking official and rich salary, but that Liu Bei could no longer stay.Now Cao Cao no longer needs to pay attention to maintaining his reputation at all times. After all, the world speaks by strength. Without strength, what good is your reputation, no matter how great it is?

After this battle, there will be no one in the world who can stop him, so should I go further?

Just as Cao Cao was looking forward to the bright future after the great victory over Zhang Wu, the Jingzhou army also boarded a boat and left the water village to meet Cao Jun.

Although the Han River is a big river, it is wide in some places, narrow in some places, and shallow in some places.Some river sections in the upper reaches of the birthplace are less than ten meters wide, but the river valleys are as wide as 3000 to 50 meters.After passing through the Hanzhong Basin, there is a section of the river that is very narrow, the narrowest point on both sides is only [-] meters, but the current is fast and the valleys on both sides are steep, which is not suitable for large troops to cross the river.

The width of the river between Xiangyang and Fancheng also varies, but Cao's 20-strong army came in so many warships, so they must choose a place where the river is wide and deep.Otherwise, so many ships of our own would not be able to set up their positions, and they would easily collide with each other. Moreover, once the big ships ran aground, they would become immovable targets.

The Jingzhou army met the enemy with 7000 sailors from Xiangyang and [-] infantry from Wuwei Battalion, [-] infantry from Huang Zhong's department, [-] infantry from Guan Yu's department, and [-] infantry from Liu Pan's department, a total of [-] people. Countless Mengchong battleships.

Anyway, the Jingzhou army, no matter the navy or the infantry, basically grew up by the river. Taking a boat is like walking on land.Zhang Wu went out in person, accompanied by counselors Pang Tong, Xu Shu, and Zhuge Liang, generals Ding Feng, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, and Liu Pan, and other generals such as Fu Qu, Huo Jun, Xing Daorong, Kou Feng, and Guan Ping. , Zhou Cang, Liao Hua and others all went out with the army.

Chen Sun led 1 people to stay in Xiangyang, with the help of Kuai Yue, Ma Liang, Xiang Lang and others.Zhang Wu named Li Gui, former Liu Biao's staff member, General of Zhonglang, leading a thousand soldiers to defend the State Shepherd's Mansion.

Although Zhao Yun did not follow Zhang Wu, he was not idle either.Because he commanded only [-] cavalry in Jingzhou, the cavalry could not play a role in water battles, so Zhang Wu arranged him on another large chain ship.Zhao Yun led [-] cavalry men and horses to board the ship and wait for orders. Once Zhang Wu led his army to break Cao Jun's water army, Cao Jun would flee in panic.

(End of this chapter)