The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 296 War on both sides

Sometimes Zhang Wu's actions were very unexpected, and the terrain here was very narrow and dangerous, so Xun You suspected that Zhang Wu had attracted Cao Cao and wanted to surprise Cao Cao.

"Impossible, Zhang Wu's goal cannot be me!" Cao Cao said. Although the terrain here is very complicated, Cao Cao has tens of thousands of troops and many generals under his command at this time. Many troops came over by force.

Cao Cao went on to say: "Zhang Wu's purpose is neither me, but it is me! According to my intuition, Zhang Wu came here in person to restrain me and my army here. He must have other purposes!"

Sima Yi said: "Could it be a plan to attack the west?"

"Calling the east and the west?" Xun You suddenly thought of something, "Could it be that Zhang Wu wants to take action elsewhere, but he is afraid that our army will interfere, so he tried every means to attract us here. In this way, Zhang Wu's real purpose is the most likely It's Jiangdong!"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Cao and other counselors and generals all woke up. The last time Ma Chao rebelled, Zhang Wu and Jiang Dong fought a battle in Chibi and annihilated the main force of Jiangdong's navy.

This time Zhang Wu wanted to take advantage of Ma Chao's rebellion to attack Jiangdong in one fell swoop and completely eliminate the hidden dangers in the rear, but he was afraid that Cao Cao would send troops to support Jiangdong or attack Jingzhou to force him to retreat, so he personally led the army to attack Wuguan and created a combined situation. The illusion that Ma Chao attacked Chang'an.

If Zhang Wu is allowed to completely defeat and occupy Jiangdong, it will be even more difficult to deal with. This is a situation that everyone in the Cao Cao Group does not want to see, so Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, if Jingzhou wants to attack Jiangdong, it must first capture Lujiang. Therefore, General Cao Ren should be ordered to lead troops from Hefei to support the Jiangdong army in Lujiang, and at the same time, Xiahou Dun should send troops from Wancheng to attack Fancheng."

Now it is too late for Cao Cao and his 20 troops to rush back, but the Jingzhou Army must have sent its main force to Jiangdong. Now Jingzhou is empty. As long as they can approach Jingzhou with a large army, they can force the Jingzhou Army to withdraw part of its troops for defense.

"It's too late. Xiahou Dun doesn't have a navy in his hands. Even if he can take down Fancheng, he can't cross the river to attack Xiangyang. And Cao Ren in Hefei doesn't have many troops. I'm afraid he can't stop the Jingzhou army from capturing Lujiang." Cao Cao said, he knew Zhang Wu's men In addition to Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, there are also land warriors such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun. Cao Ren, Li Dian, and Le Jin are not necessarily their opponents.

"Since this is the case, we should take Wuguan back as soon as possible to ensure the safety of Chang'an, and then quickly return to attack Lujiang, so that Zhang Wu can't attack Jiangdong with all his strength. At the same time, we can also take this opportunity to capture Hanzhong and Yizhou. Wu has occupied Jiangdong, we can still suppress him geographically," Xun You said.

As for Ma Chao, they didn't pay attention to them at all, because he was no longer the Ma Chao when he joined forces with Han Sui and had 20 Xiliang cavalry.

As long as Wuguan is taken back, the guards are strengthened, and the safety of Chang'an is ensured, then Ma Chao is brave and foolhardy, and it is easy to clean up.If Zhang Wulai hadn't frightened Xia Houyuan so much that he dared not leave Guanzhong, Ma Chao would have died long ago.

Cao Cao also knew that the matter was urgent. If he could lead his troops back to Xudu as soon as possible, he might be able to give Jiangdong a hand. As long as Sun Quan can give a little bit of strength, he will not be wiped out so quickly.But as long as Zhang Wu is here, Cao Cao will not dare to go back, because Zhang Wu is the strongest enemy he has ever met in this life, and he is afraid that Zhang Wu will cause him big troubles after he leaves.

Even if it can destroy Zhang Wu's plan and prevent him from occupying Jiangdong, if Zhang Wu and Ma Chao occupy Guanzhong, it will pose a greater threat to Cao Cao.

Therefore, Cao Cao ordered the army to start attacking Wuguan immediately, and to take Wuguan back as soon as possible at any cost.

Zhang Wu also knew that after Cao Cao came, he would be eager to take back Wuguan, because after he attacked Wuguan, he didn't go forward, which would definitely arouse Cao Cao's suspicion.

Wuguan is too far away from Jingzhou, and the transportation of grain and grass is too troublesome, so it is impossible for Zhang Wu to bring many soldiers. Zhang Wu is not arrogant enough to attack the fortified city of Chang'an with 1 soldiers.In Zhang Wu's view, Xia Houyuan is not worth mentioning, but Zhang Ji in Chang'an City is not a simple character.

Anyway, as long as I'm here, Cao Cao won't dare to leave, he just uses himself to buy time for Gan Ning.

Zhang Wu had already made preparations for guarding the pass. Arrows and stones were piled up on the pass wall, and a row of heavy crossbows was erected.

Just when the Cao army began to attack the city, Gan Ning led the main force of the Jingzhou water army and the Jiangdong water army had already started fighting.

In this battle, the Jingzhou navy dispatched ten large iron chain ships, and there were countless other warships and fast boats.Since the Battle of Chibi, the Jiangdong navy has lost almost all its elite navy and warships. In the past two years, it has managed to build some more, but they are all small warships.

Large warships like Louchuan cannot be built in one or two years. The wood used to make large warships usually needs to be processed for several years in advance.

However, the combat characteristics of the Jiangdong navy have always been flexible and changeable, good at changing formations, constantly weaving and interspersing, and attacking the weakest places of the enemy.

Therefore, although there are no large warships, it does not affect the combat effectiveness of the Jiangdong navy, and there are many generals in the Jiangdong navy, which is suitable for the tactics of scattered attacks.

The Jingzhou navy has been equipped with iron chain ships for a long time, and already has its own combat system, which is to use the iron chain ships as a base, use them as a small fortress on the water, and then build a warship around the iron chain ships. Offensive and defensive system.There are not only trebuchets, heavy crossbowmen and crossbowmen for long-range attack on the iron chain ship, but also sword and shield handmen and pikemen to prevent the enemy from fighting in close quarters, and even some auxiliary arms, such as medical soldiers, signal soldiers and even combat soldiers. In the middle, the fire soldier who delivers food to the soldiers.

It can be said that an iron chain ship is like a small aircraft carrier, and it pays attention to the cooperation of various arms.

The Jingzhou Navy and the Jiangdong Navy represent two different schools of water warfare in this world.If the Jiangdong navy is a flexible assassin, then the Jingzhou navy is a tank with rough skin and thick flesh.

However, the Jingzhou navy tank not only has high defense and high blood volume, but also has good attack!

As soon as the two sides fought, Gan Ning sent Ding Feng with two iron chain boats to block Lv Meng and Xu Sheng in Hulin, so that they could not join Cheng Pu.With Gan Ning in the center, Wen Pin on the left, and Feng Xi on the right, the army pressed towards the Jiangdong navy.

Cheng Pu commanded the Jiangdong water army to fight, while Lu Su stood aside to observe the battle situation and think about countermeasures.

It can be said that Cheng Pu is also a veteran in war, and he is also proficient in land and water, but the main reason why he can succeed the governor of Jiangdong is that he is old, and other people will not object. If it is about commanding operations, Cheng Pu is better than Zhou Yu was several grades behind.

At this time in Jiangdong, Lu Xun is the number one in terms of talent, but at this time Lu Xun has not really grown up, he is young, has no qualifications, and has no outstanding achievements.If Lu Xun were to take over as the governor, not to mention old men like Cheng Pu, Lu Meng, and Zhou Tai, even young generals like Ling Tong would not be convinced.

Moreover, Lu Xun's family actually had a blood feud with Sun Quan's Sun family. Back then, Lu Xun's family resolutely resisted Sun Ce, and was almost exterminated by Sun Ce.Later, Sun Ce died unexpectedly. In order to consolidate his rule, Sun Quan won over the Lu family.

(End of this chapter)