The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 410 Sending Troops Three Ways
Cao Xiu has been fighting for many years, and he is also the leader of the tiger and leopard cavalry. Therefore, the 1000 men under his command are not comparable to Geng Ji's 1000 men. Moreover, Cao Hong, who was stationed outside the city, saw the fire in the city and led his army to surround Xu. In the capital, another army was sent into the city to meet Cao Xiu.

By the dawn of the melee, the rebellion was basically put down. Jin Yi, Ji Miao and Jimu had been killed by the rebel army. When Geng Ji and Wei Huang tried to escape from the city gate, they were surrounded by Cao Hong's army. Captured alive.

Cao Hong killed all five members of the old and small clans, and escorted all the officials to Ye County, where they were handed over to Cao Cao.

Wang Bihou's injury recurred and he died of a serious illness. Cao Cao was very angry and ordered people to bury Wang Bihou.

Then Cao Cao ordered Cao Xiu to be the Governor of the Imperial Army, Zhong Yao as the Prime Minister, and Hua Xin as the Royal Doctor.The sixteenth rank of marquis and the seventeenth rank of Marquis of Guanzhong are all given gold seals and purple ribbons; the sixteenth ranks of marquises inside and outside the pass are set up with silver seals, tortoise buttons and ink ribbons;

After re-establishing the title levels, Cao Cao re-ennobled officials, and a large number of people were replaced in the Han court. This time, they were basically Cao Cao's trusted confidants.

From the beginning of Cao Cao's siege by Xu Tian, ​​to Cao Cao's appointment as prime minister, to Cao Cao's title of Duke of Wei, and then to Cao Cao's title of king, it can be said that there were always people who opposed and even resisted Cao Cao, but because Cao Cao had military power, they failed.

And Cao Cao also purged a large number of people who were still loyal to the Han Dynasty after each rebellion, which can be said to have eliminated a lot of resistance and hidden dangers for Cao Pi to usurp the Han in the future.

Although the Xudu Rebellion brought Cao Cao a lot of losses this time, it can be regarded as an early outbreak of hidden dangers. If Cao Cao is confronted with Zhang Wu on the front line and then comes out like this, the result will be difficult to predict. .

In the spring of the 17th year of Jian'an, the Marquis of Chu and Zhang Wu, the chariot general, passed on to the world. Cao Cao violated the "White Horse Alliance" and forced the emperor to make him king.

Later, Zhang Wu ordered Pang Tong and Guan Yu to send troops from Fancheng and march towards Wancheng; he ordered Xu Shu and Li Yan to leave Jiameng Pass and march towards Hanzhong.

Zhang Wu personally led Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Liu Pan and other generals from Xiangyang to Jianye, gathered [-] sailors and [-] infantry, and planned to attack Hefei.

When the news of the Northern Expedition of the Chu army divided into three groups spread to the north, Cao Cao and the ministers of civil and military affairs were shocked. Cao Cao hurriedly gathered his advisers and generals to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, three of Cao Cao's top five advisers died and one was deposed. Only Jia Xu is still with Cao Cao, but this old fox is now more cunning and cunning. He usually does not express opinions and minimizes his own presence.

Then Sima Yi said: "King Wei, although Zhang Wu's troops are divided into three groups, I expect that two of them will be weak and only one will be strong."

The chief secretary Jiang Ji said: "Jianye City has gathered more than [-] enemy troops, and Zhang Wu is also in Jianye. Could it be that this road is true?"

"The law of war says: what is true is false, and false is true. Zhang Wu is a man who is used to using troops and has Zhuge's plan. Now it is hard to say whether the east is the truth or the west is the truth. However, there are eight out of ten soldiers on the road in Fancheng. Nine is empty." Sima Yi said again.

Cao Cao also believed this. He knew Sima Yi's talents relatively well, otherwise he would not force Sima Yi to come out to serve him.

Although Zhang Wu went to Jianye City in person, more than [-] Chu troops gathered on the eastern front, but there were also nearly [-] original Yizhou soldiers on the Hanzhong battlefield on the western front.

If Zhang Wu wants to make a northern expedition, he can only launch an offensive from the east and west.Although the terrain of the Huainan battlefield on the eastern front is relatively flat, it can give full play to the Chu army's naval advantages; while the Hanzhong battlefield on the western front has rolling mountains, which can limit the use of the Wei army's cavalry.Only the Nanyang Basin between Fancheng and Wancheng on the middle road is not suitable for the Chu army to fight.

Then the counselors and generals present discussed for a long time, and most of them felt that Zhang Wu planned to march on the eastern front, because the water system in Huainan area is relatively developed, which is conducive to the mutual cooperation of the Chu army on land and water.If Zhang Wu really planned to attack Hanzhong, in terms of the terrain there, it would eventually become a war of attrition, for fear that Zhang Wu would not be able to afford it.

If Zhang Wu were allowed to occupy Huainan, he would be able to control the water control rights of the Huaihe River, then Xuzhou and Yuzhou would not be safe, and Xudu would not be far from Shouchun.

Moreover, in terms of the deployment of troops and the location of the enemy generals, the pressure on the Eastern Front is also greater.

According to the scouts, the commander of the Chu army on the western front was General Xu Shu of the Right Army Division, and the temperate generals included Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Pang De and the former Yizhou generals.

Cao Cao's civil servants and military generals are relatively familiar with Xu Shu, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and Pang De, and they are not easy to deal with.Xu Shu himself is both civil and military, and he is also the best in the world in terms of resourcefulness. Cao Cao's army suffered enough in the defense of Jiameng Pass.But Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Pang De are all enemies, and their strength is not comparable to Xu Chu's. Even Zhang Ying, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and others are not their opponents.

The generals in Yizhou were not familiar with Cao Cao's group, because the two sides had never dealt with each other.From the bottom of my heart, no matter whether it is Cao Cao or the other generals, they all look down on the people in Yizhou, thinking that what kind of talents can be produced in the backcountry?
On the Eastern Front Jianye side, not only Zhang Wu personally led the army, but also Zhuge Liang, Lu Su, Lu Xun, Ma Liang, Huang Quan, and a group of charioteering generals who joined the army. The generals included Gan Ning, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun. , Ding Feng, Wei Yan, Wenpin, Liu Pan, Jiang Qin, Zhu Huan and others, this is definitely the main lineup.

Regardless of whether the eastern front is real or not, based on the strength of the opponent, Hefei will definitely not be able to defend if it is not rescued in time, and the cavalry is not invincible. The Chu army's crossbows are very sharp, and combined with the infantry phalanx, they can compete with the Wei army's cavalry. Compete with each other.On the other hand, Hanzhong has dangers to defend. In case of a large-scale attack by the opponent, it can stick to it until reinforcements arrive.

Therefore, Cao Cao ordered Cao Hong and Cao Xiu who were stationed in Xudu to lead 20 troops to help Xiahouyuan and Zhang Yun, ordered Xiahoudun, Man Chong, and Cao Chun to guard Wancheng tightly, and personally led an army of [-] to rescue Hefei from Ye County.

Cao Cao ordered Xu Huang to lead [-] troops as the vanguard to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, and he was in the middle army. Liu Ye, Sima Yi, Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji, Yang Xiu and others accompanied him on the expedition.

After Zhang Wu assembled a large army in Jianye, he ordered Zhao Yun to be the vanguard and led two thousand cavalry to investigate the enemy's situation; with Gan Ning as the commander of the partial division, he led Jiang Qin, Zhu Huan and [-] sailors down the Yangtze River to Qu'a Nearby, it went up to Hongze Lake along the Hebei River, and harassed Shouchun, the governor of Jiujiang County.

Then Zhang Wu personally led the army up the river by boat, and went north near Wuhu into Chaohu Lake. The army was stationed at Ruxuwu, and troops were sent ashore one after another.

Pang Tong left Huo Jun to guard Fancheng, and Guan Yu led Guan Ping, Zhou Cang and other generals and [-] infantry to march to Wancheng by land. .

According to the plan, the western front led by Xu Shu was actually the real goal of the Chu army. In order to further confuse and paralyze Cao Cao, Xu Shu sent General Huang Zhong to guard Bazhong, Ma Chao to pretend to attack Yangping Pass, and Zhang Ren to temporarily guard Jiameng Pass. He led Li Yan, Lei Tong, Wu Lan, Zhuo Ying and others to send [-] troops to Dingjun Mountain.

(End of this chapter)