The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 475 Zhang Wu's Congratulatory Gift to Cao Pi
On the happy day when Cao Pi inherited the throne of King Wei, Zhang Wu decided to send a big gift to Cao Pi.

The first army was Xu Shu's [-] troops from Hanzhong. With Ma Chao as the forward, he led Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, Pang De, Li Yan, Chen Dao and other generals to attack Wudu.

Zhang Wu personally led the second army out of Xiangfan, led Pang Tong, Lu Su, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Guan Ping and others, and [-] troops marched side by side by water and attacked Wancheng.

The third army was Gan Ning who led Jiang Qin, Zhu Huan, Ma Su, Zhuge Jin and others. The [-] army went up the Huai River and then attacked Runan along the Ru River.

The fourth army, Ding Feng, Lu Xun, Quan Cong and others, led [-] troops out of Jianye, and together with Feng Xi and Pan Zhang's [-] navy troops, they attacked Xuzhou.

Although it's shameless to hit someone else's father while someone else is dead, Zhang Wu knows that fighting in this era is no longer shameful, and anyone who wants face will die in an ugly way.

Even in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, many troops were sent to attack other countries when the old monarch had just died and the new monarch had just succeeded. There may be civil unrest.

Sure enough, when the news that the Chu army was divided into four groups with a total of 16 troops came to Luoyang, Cao Pi was a little panicked.
To make matters worse, Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye and other places in Liangzhou took advantage of Cao Cao's death and Zhang Wu's army invaded again, and rebelled.

First, Ju Yan from Xiping County colluded with thieves from several nearby counties to create turmoil and resist Zou Qi, governor of Liangzhou. Then Huang Hua from Jiuquan refused to accept the prefect Xin Ji, and Zhang Jin from Zhangye also arrested the prefect Du Tong. The three Hu tribes also rebelled again.

Guan Qiuxing, the prefect of Wuwei, asked Su Ze, the prefect of Jincheng and the captain of the Qiang guard, to send troops to suppress the rebellion, but the generals Hao Zhao and Wei Pingping, who were in charge of the army, did not dare to send troops without edicts.

Of course, behind the rebellion in Liangzhou must be Zhang Wu's hands and feet. He instructed Ma Chao to secretly contact the powerful people in various places in Liangzhou to start a rebellion.

Under such circumstances, Cao Pi, who originally planned to escort Cao Cao's coffin back to Ye County for burial, dare not leave Luoyang now.Cao Pi asked Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong to escort Cao Cao's coffin back to Ye County, and he quickly called the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures.

Although Cao Pi often went out with Cao Cao in the past, he is also quite proficient in military affairs, and he was also very decisive when dealing with Wei satire's rebellion case. It can be said that Cao Pi's response and handling of Wei satire's rebellion gave him a lot of points.

But after all, Cao Pi never made his own decisions to deal with this kind of military affairs. This was an attack by an army of 10,000+, and his opponent was the invincible Zhang Wu. Even his father Cao Cao was defeated by the opponent many times.

To be honest, Cao Pi was a little unconfident about himself, he knew that no matter what aspect he was in, he was not as good as Zhang Wu.

However, when Cao Pi saw the group of civil and military ministers below, he felt confident. These are the top talents left by his father.The old Cao family relied on these people to defeat the major princes one by one, unified the north, and ascended to the throne. Although there is still Zhang Wu, the most difficult to deal with, relying on these advisers and generals, they have not let them go in the past two years. Zhang Wu went one step further.

Cao Pi said: "Zhang Wu's soldiers attack from four directions, do you have any countermeasures?"

Taiwei Jia Xu said: "Don't worry, King Wei, I have a plan to retreat from the enemy."

Cao Pi was overjoyed, at the critical moment, the old Jia was still reliable, no wonder the former king valued Jia Xu so much.

"What clever plan does the Taiwei have, tell me quickly!"

"Since Zhang Wu took over Hanzhong, he has sent Xu Shu many times to capture Wudu, but Zhongda has guarded Wudu for many years, so Xu Shu could not succeed. As long as General Xiahou returns to Wudu, and dispatches Guanzhong grain and grass and other troops to support in time, Then the enemy army on the first line will return without success. Although Gan Ning is brave, the Chu army is invincible in water warfare, but its land battle is no match for our army. Most of them were looting. The former king had ordered the construction of beacon towers along the coast. If the Chu army came from the sea, they would raise fireworks as a warning. The king can send another cavalry to support Xuzhou, and there will be no danger. Wancheng has just experienced a rebellion. , the people's hearts were not stable, and Zhang Wu personally led the troops again. The king can personally lead the troops to Wancheng to meet the enemy to boost the army's morale. As for the chaos in Liangzhou, the king only needs to give Su Ze the right to deploy troops. With the power of Hao Zhao and others, they will be able to calm down soon."

In fact, Jia Xu also saw that Zhang Wu's big movement was actually fake, and he just wanted to test it out, to see if Cao Pi could control the situation, and if there would be any mistakes under his threat of force.

This is indeed what Zhang Wu planned, because it is not yet the final decisive battle. Although the combat effectiveness of the Chu army's infantry is no less than that of Cao's army, they still cannot confront Cao's army on the plain land without cavalry.

Jia Xu asked Cao Pi to lead troops to fight Zhang Wu himself because he knew that Zhang Wu would not be able to take down Wancheng. This trip was absolutely safe, and it would allow Cao Pi to establish some prestige in the army.

Cao Pi could also understand Jia Xu's meaning, so he ordered General Xia Houdun to immediately lead the 5 troops brought by Cao Zhang back to the western front to take command of the military in Yongzhou and Liangzhou; and Qingzhou military; Cao Pi personally led chariot general Cao Hong, Wei general Cao Xiu, Jia Xu, Xu Chu, Zhao Yan, Jiang Ji and others led [-] troops to Wancheng.

Let’s say that Xiahoudun’s illness has fallen since he was frightened. After he led his troops to Chang’an, his condition suddenly worsened and he was unable to move on, so he had to stay in Chang’an to recuperate.

After Cao Ren returned to Runan, he ordered Le Jin to lead [-] cavalry to assist Zang Ba in defending Xuzhou, while he and Zhang Liao, Li Dian, Man Chong and others defended Yuzhou.Although Rushui flows through Yuzhou, the river channel is too narrow and the water volume is not large, so it is not suitable for large warships to sail, and the small warships have insufficient protection and long-range attack capabilities, so Gan Ning did not dare to go deep.

The north is not completely without rivers. Yingshui, a tributary of the Huaihe River, and its tributaries can go directly to the vicinity of Xudu, but it is not suitable for naval warfare because the river is narrow and the water flow is small. If the river is cut off by the enemy behind, then Chu The army has become the turtle in the urn, and you are no match for Cao Jun when you go ashore.

Therefore, except for the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, the Chu army's navy is basically useless, so Zhang Wucai vigorously developed the navy.The navy can not only reach the northernmost Youzhou directly, but also start the process of external expansion after unifying China.

Zang Ba was guarding Guangling, Le Jin led the army to Pengcheng to ensure the safety of Zang Ba's rear, Ding Feng and Lu Xun had few troops, so they could only cruise in the waters of Hongze Lake, occasionally going ashore to harass them.The navy led by Feng Xi did not dare to go too far ashore, and the areas that are prone to harassment along the northern coast are basically devoid of civilians, so Feng Xi's main task this time is not actually to harass, but to detect the sea area and try to open up a channel. Route to Youzhou.

(End of this chapter)