The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 488

Now Zhang Wu also has the same plan, but he has to take Wudu first, open the gates of Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and then copy the route and plan of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition in history.

So, in this world, after Cao Cao lost Hanzhong, why didn't he stick to Wu?In order to defend Wudu, Cao Cao spent a huge amount of money, and the food and grass in the entire Guanzhong were basically consumed here.

This is because Zhang Wu's strength is much stronger than Liu Bei's in history, and Cao Cao really dare not open the gate of Liangzhou.Zhang Wu's navy is invincible in the world, and Cao Cao has nothing to do with Zhang Wu in Jingzhou and Yangzhou. With Zhang Wu's hard work, the combat effectiveness of the Chu army's infantry is not weaker than Cao's, and Cao's only cavalry advantage remains.

If Zhang Wu takes Wudu, given the status of the Ma family in Liangzhou, it will be very simple for Zhang Wu to obtain war horses. Ma Chao, Pound, Zhao Yun and others are all very professional cavalry generals. Even Ma Chao was alone at the time. Just beat Cao Jun's hundreds of thousands of troops and fled. At that time, Cao Jun is really no match for Chu Jun.

Of course, Cao Cao spent a lot of money to defend Wudu, but Zhang Wu spent even more to capture Wudu. In order to fight Cao's cavalry on the battlefield of Wudu, Zhang Wu spent an unknown amount of money on horses and equipment.

Now the Chu army has only over 4000 cavalry troops, including [-] heavy cavalry and [-] light cavalry.The money Zhang Wu spent on these thousands of cavalry was enough to recruit another [-] infantry, and they could all be equipped with very complete equipment.

Zhang Wu is richer than Cao Cao, and Da Chu's economic foundation is very solid, and the people can also solve food and clothing. If it takes another two years, Cao Pi may not be able to hold on and give up Wudu voluntarily.But for various reasons, Zhang Wu didn't want to wait any longer.

Afterwards, Fazheng continued to explain the battle plan: "After the war, our main force will besiege Xiabian on foot and cavalry, and then we will divide a group of soldiers and horses to occupy Gushan in the northwest of Xiabian, block Liangzhou's reinforcements, and then divide a group of troops and horses to attack Hui County. , to block the reinforcements in Guanzhong. This battle is mainly about besieging the city, and secondly attacking the city. As long as the reinforcements are blocked, the Wudu will be in our pocket."

Wudu is geographically close to Hanzhong and far away from Guanzhong. The Di people in the county had already secretly joined the Great Chu, so the Chu army had the right time, place and people in this battle, but Zhang Wu did not dare to underestimate the enemy.

Yu Jin, Xu Huang, and Zhang He, Cao Jun's defenders in Xiabian City, are all long-established generals, and they are all among the "Five Great Generals". There is no doubt about their abilities.

Although Yu Jin was defeated by Guan Yu in history, he also chose to surrender at the end of the festival, but this does not mean that Yu Jin has no ability.As the number one general with a foreign surname under Cao Cao's command, Yu Jin was deeply trusted by Cao Cao's father and son, and his position has always been the highest among generals with a foreign surname.It's just that his life was not good. When he was facing Guan Yu, it happened that there was too much autumn rain and the Han River was soaring, and Cao Ren arranged for Yu Jin to be stationed in a relatively low-lying place in the north of Fancheng.

Although Yu Jin's surname was "Yu", he was a landlubber, and when Guan Yu washed him with water, he was over immediately.At that time, many people still didn't understand why Yu Jin was not as good as Pound after following Cao Cao for 30 years!But then again, who wants to die if they can live?At that time, Yu Jin was almost 60 years old, and some people may be more afraid of death as they get older.

And Xu Huang and Zhang Xi are also not simple. These two people are famous generals throughout the Three Kingdoms era.Xu Huang was praised by Cao Cao as "having the style of Zhou Yafu", and it was he who led the troops to rescue Cao Ren and finally defeated Guan Yu.Although Zhang Xi was not as famous as the other five good generals in the early stage, this guy had too strong survivability, and he ran away if he couldn't beat him, and finally became the number one general in Cao Wei's late stage.It can be said that Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition was defeated by Zhang Yun.

With these three people guarding Wudu, Zhang Wu did not dare to take it lightly. Although considering his current family background, even if he lost this battle, he would not be in danger of extinction, but at least it would delay his progress for five years.

Now time is also very important to Zhang Wu, because he is getting old too.

But now there is still a problem, how to contain the Cao Jun in Chang'an and Luoyang.

In Zhang Wu's view, Cao Jun in Chang'an is actually nothing to worry about, because it is Xiahou Dun's son Xiahoumao who is guarding Chang'an now.Xia Houmao's official position is not as good as that of Jingao, but he is a clan general, and his wife is Cao Pi's younger sister, so he is deeply trusted by Cao Pi and asked him to supervise Guanzhong and control the generals on the western front.

Although Xiahouzhu was born in a family of generals, and his father was also a famous general Xiahoudun, he himself is an idiot in the military, he has no military strategy, and only likes to run the family business, just like Cao Hong. maintain trade relations.

Therefore, Zhang Wu easily knew a lot of information about Xia Houmao. He knew that this guy had never cared about army building since he took office in Chang'an, and basically left all the work to Guo Huai. Concubine Ji, enjoy the good life all day long.

In the original work, an important reason why Wei Yan proposed the "Ziwu Valley Plan" was that he felt that Xiahou Mao was a descendant of Gaoliang and was cowardly and unintelligent. If a surprise attack on Chang'an was carried out, Xiahou Mao might be frightened and abandon the city.But now Zhang Wu knew that even if a surprise attack arrived in Chang'an, Xia Houmao would not run away because Guo Huai was still in the city, but Xia Houmao would definitely ensure the safety of Chang'an first, as all his belongings were in Chang'an.

In addition to the Cao army in Guanzhong, Luoyang, the capital of Cao Wei, still has an elite army of [-], and Sima Yi is a more difficult person to deal with. Moreover, Luoyang is not far from Chang'an, and it is impossible for the capital to be captured quickly. Once Sima Yi leads the reinforcements Hurry up, I'm afraid I will have to return without success this time.

Now Gan Ning and Ding Feng have launched an offensive on the eastern front, firmly pinning Cao Ren in Yuzhou to Xuzhou. After Yuzhou's troops are empty, Cao Hong in Wancheng does not dare to act rashly. He only needs to find a way to contain Sima Yi and Cao Jun in Luoyang , then the battle of Wudu is sure to win.

In history, Zhuge Liang also considered this before the Northern Expedition. He knew that Sima Yi was powerful, and with Sima Yi's governor Yongliang in the army, it would be very difficult for him to send troops in the future.So he first used countermeasures to get Cao Rui to dismiss Sima Yi and reassign Cao Xiu as governor of Yongliang Army.

Later, Cao Jun was defeated by Zhuge Liang. Xia Houmao, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and others were not Zhuge Liang's opponents at all. Seeing that Yongzhou was about to be taken by the Kingdom of Shu, Cao Rui finally regretted it, so he sent Sima Yi, who was idle in Wancheng, to be an official. He was restored to his post, and he was appointed the governor of Pingxi, and asked him to lead the Nanyang army to Chang'an to fight Zhuge Liang.

After Zhuge Liang learned about it, he instigated Meng Da who was stationed in Xincheng again, and asked him to contain Sima Yi.It's a pity that Meng Da underestimated Sima Yi a little. Unexpectedly, Sima Yi didn't ask Cao Rui for instructions, but directly led the troops to kill him.

Although Meng Da died, Zhuge Liang's goal was achieved. He restrained Sima Yi in Wancheng and Xincheng, buying time for him to seize Longyou.

As a result, Ma Di was defeated by Zhang Xi in Jieting, wasting a good situation in vain, and the first Northern Expedition fell short.

Now that Xincheng, Shangyong and other counties are all in Zhang Wu's hands, and Sima Yi is not in Wancheng, what strategy should be used to contain him and Luoyang's army?
(End of this chapter)