The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 486 The Battle of Wudu is About to Begin

When Cao Cao was alive, Sima Yi had been assisting Xiahou Dun in Wudu to resist the Chu army's Hanzhong Army, so he naturally knew the situation there very well.Sima Yi knew the Chu army's desire for war horses. Although he tried every means to stop it, there is no absolute thing in this world. In recent years, the Chu army has obtained some war horses from various channels and formed a cavalry unit.

Although the number of cavalry in the Chu army is relatively small, it cannot stand up to the fact that there are many strong generals. Although the Cao army also has generals such as Yu Jin, Xu Huang, and Zhang He in Wudu, they are not the opponents of Ma Chao, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Huang Zhong, Zhang Ren, etc. , now can only be passive defense.

The terrain of Wudu is actually very unfavorable to Cao Jun, and it is far less easy to defend than Hanzhong.Wudu has many mountains and little food production, and there are few ethnic minority residents. Most of Cao Jun's food and grass needs to be supported by Guanzhong.

But Sima Yi knew that although it was easier for the Chu army to capture Xuzhou than Liangzhou, Zhang Wu would definitely take Wudu first, because this was the most stable and fastest way.That's why Sima Yi was sure that no matter how many troops Zhang Wu dispatched on the Eastern Front, his ultimate goal must still be Wudu.

But Xuzhou is also very important to Cao Wei, because there is almost no danger to defend from Xuzhou to Luoyang. Although Zhang Wu is unlikely to attack Luoyang alone on the Great Plains, he is threatened after all. Zhang Wu can lead his army to Xuchang or Luoyang.

As a young emperor who had just ascended the throne, Cao Pi's ambitions were actually greater than Cao Cao's. He was not reconciled to just rowing the river with Zhang Wu to rule. He also wanted to cross the Yangtze River, defeat Zhang Wu, and let him rule the world.

If the south wants to defeat the north, it must build cavalry; if the north wants to defeat the south, it must have a navy.

Cao Jun used to have a navy, but it was a pity that Zhang Wu got rid of it.It is not that Cao Cao did not think about building another navy back then, and fought the Yangtze River to avenge. He also trained the navy in Huainan and Xuzhou near the Yangtze River, but under the attack of the Chu army's navy, it could not develop at all.

Just like the Red Alert, a strategy game a long time ago, the enemy built the dock earlier than you, and built warships to control your waters. The dock was destroyed as soon as you built it.

Over time, Cao Cao gave up this idea, because it was too difficult to build a naval army from scratch that could compete with the Chu army. It required not only a lot of money, but also many qualified soldiers and generals.

Although Cao Cao is not as rich as Zhang Wu, he can still be squeezed out, but soldiers and generals are hard to find. Cao Cao doesn't even have a professional navy general under his command.

After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he picked up this plan again, because Cao Pi was relatively young and usurped the throne again, and he really wanted to establish a career to prove himself, at least better than his father.

Guangling County is now the only place close to the Yangtze River in Cao Pi's hands. If Cao Pi wants to build a navy again, he is reluctant to give up Guangling.

But Wudu is also very important, it is the gate of Liangzhou.Since Zhang Wu captured Hanzhong and Huainan, he has been unable to expand northward in the past few years. It is because he lacks horses that he dare not confront Cao Jun head-on on the northern plains, nor dare to attack the city.

Sima Yi, Cheng Yu, Jiang Ji and others all believed that it would be no problem to defend Xuzhou with the soldiers and horses in the hands of Cao Ren and Zang Ba.As long as Huai'an is kept, the reinforcements can enter Guangling. Under the threat of cavalry from the Cao army, the Chu army did not dare to attack the city on a large scale.Even if the Chu army captured Guangling County during the rainy season, their warships would not dare to enter the small river after the rainy season, so they just had to take it back.

So Cao Pi followed Sima Yi's suggestion that Luoyang's [-] troops should not go to rescue Xuzhou, but should be prepared for Zhang Wu's attack on Wudu or surprise attack on Guanzhong. Even Sima Yi was ready to go to Chang'an.

Zhang Wu wanted to fight Wudu, but the war in Xuzhou was no joke.As the saying goes, "before the army moves, food and grass go first", "when the cannon fires, ten thousand taels of gold", wars cost money, and as long as the army starts to mobilize, it will cost a lot more money than usual.

A hundred thousand troops gathered in Xuzhou for a feint attack, but it cost a lot of money and food. If given the opportunity, Zhang Wu would decisively take Guangling into his pocket, because Guangling County has a long coastline and controls the estuary of the Yangtze River. Location is also very important.

The affairs of Xuzhou were handed over to Gan Ning. Under him were Jiang Qin and Zhu Huan, two naval generals, Fu Xun, an amphibious general, and Ma Di, a well-versed military adviser who was no less than a first-class adviser.Jianye has Ding Feng, Lu Xun, and Wenpin on Jianye's side, plus Zhang Fei, Wei Yan, Liu Pan and other generals who are about to join Gan Ning, as well as some soldiers, their strength is firmly over Cao Ren.

Zhang Wu is now the king and the lord of a country. It is said that he does not need to fight in person in general wars, but the capture of Wu is the opening battle of the capture of Liangzhou, and it is the most critical battle for the general offensive against Cao Wei. Whether to rule the world as planned.So after Zhang Wu arranged the affairs in Xiangyang, he set off and rushed to Hanzhong quietly.

Zhang Wu took the Hanshui Road this time, and there were not many people with him. Only Xing Daorong led two thousand soldiers to guard him all the way, accompanied by Xiang Lang's nephew Xiang Chong, and several other young generals. This is to cultivate new forces. After all, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and others are not young.

Taking these generals under Zhang Wu's command, it is enough to defeat Cao Pi to rule the world. Now, except for the five good generals under Cao Pi's command, there are few generals who can face Zhang Wu. The clan generals are Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Cao Xiu. improvise.

Cao Zhang is good at martial arts and can lead soldiers, but Cao Pi is worried about handing over the military power to him, and he is still entrusted with land and unemployment.

But Zhang Wu considered the long-term. After he unified the world, he would start the process of China's outward expansion.Go east to conquer Dongying and Goguryeo; go north to conquer the Huns, Xianbei, Wuhuan, Qiang and other Hu tribes; go west to reopen the Western Regions, and bring Wusun, Dawan, Qiuci, Cheshi and other countries into the Chinese territory , and even go to Central Asia; not only want to occupy the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and other small countries in the south, but also go to Australia and India to see, it is best to occupy all these places!
At that time, a large number of generals will be needed, so Zhang Wucai began to train these second and third generations early on.

There are enough generals and counselors in Hanzhong, and Zhang Wu has to guard against Cao Jun's surprise attack on Fancheng, so Guan Yu, Pang Tong, Guan Ping, Huo Jun and others stayed in Xiangyang and Fancheng.

In order to train Xiang Chong, Zhang Wu sent him to lead [-] soldiers to investigate the situation of Wuguan on the way, to see whether Cao Jun's defense was tight, and whether there was any chance to threaten Chang'an by sneak attacking Wuguan.

Zhang Wu's last sneak attack on Wuguan attracted Cao Cao and the main force of Cao's army to Guanzhong, creating an opportunity for the Chu army to attack Jiangdong.If the same trick can be repeated this time, it may be possible to contain Cao's army in Chang'an and prevent them from rescuing Wudu.

Xiang Chong is 22 years old this year. Although he is young, he is very stable and has the talent of a general.When Liu Bei defeated Yiling, all battalions suffered heavy losses, but the army led by Xiang Chong remained intact.Zhuge Liang also praised Xiang Chong in "The List of Teachers" for his "sex and behavior, good military skills".

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