The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 491

If Guangling is lost, not only will Cao Wei no longer have the possibility of forming a navy, but even Xuchang will face threats from two sides.

Although Xuchang is no longer the capital of the Wei state, it is the birthplace of Cao Wei after all. Many high-ranking officials and nobles in the court were born in Xuchang. It was also the last capital of the Han Dynasty, and its strategic location is very important.

After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he also thought about making Yecheng his capital, but he was dissuaded by Jia Xu, Sima Yi and others because although Yecheng was located in the rear and was relatively safe, it was too far away from the two main battlefields.Once a war breaks out, the court may not be able to respond in time.And Luoyang is between the two battlefields, and it was once the old capital of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao also built large-scale construction projects in Luoyang two years before his death, and all the facilities are complete.

Although Luoyang is surrounded by mountains, with the Yellow River in the north and Hulao Pass in the east, there is basically a flat plain between Luoyang and Xuzhou, and there is no danger to defend.At that time, Cao Cao summoned the eighteen princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo, sent troops from Chenliu, and soon reached Hulao Pass. Although the coalition forces did not break through Hulao Pass, Dong Zhuo finally gave up Luoyang and threatened the emperor and the people to move the capital. Chang'an.

If Xuzhou is taken by the Chu army, not only will the Central Plains be greatly shaken, but even Cao Pi will have to be on guard in Luoyang at all times.If a country is always ready to defend the capital, the situation is very critical.

Therefore, when Sima Yi took half of Luoyang's troops to pacify Liaodong, even though the Chu army had already sent troops to attack Wudu on the western front, facing the severe situation in Guangling County on the eastern front, Cao Pi and the ministers could not spare any troops to go. To support the western front, instead, focus on Xuzhou.

This guy Zhang Wu is really too treacherous. In addition to passive defense, every time he uses troops, he attacks from multiple sides.And every time he fights, he prepares well, keeps his back, never fights an uncertain battle, and never uses his own shortcomings to match the enemy's strengths.

Looking at Zhang Wu's various battles since his rise, you will find that this guy has neither superb command skills nor unpredictable schemes. What he likes to do most on the battlefield is "shame".

Look at the weapons he used on the battlefield, poisonous smoke bombs, kerosene bombs, gunpowder packs, all of them are extremely sinister. How many Cao Jun died on the Han River!

Now Zhang Wu is launching wars from the east, west, and north respectively. Failure in any one of them will deal a serious blow to Cao Wei, but neither side is easy to deal with.

Judging from the current situation, Cao Wei's military strength is actually no worse than that of the Chu army, and even stronger overall, because Cao Wei not only mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops to confront Zhang Wu, but also guarded against the nomads in the north going south.

At the beginning, Cao Cao's northern expedition to Wuheng dealt a heavy blow to the northern nomads, but later nomads such as Wuheng people and Xianbei people were still dishonest. Whenever they had the opportunity, they would threaten Cao Wei's northern border. Therefore, Cao Wei deployed 10,000 soldiers on the northern border all year round. + Dajun, Tian Yu, Qianzhao, Yan Rou and other famous generals have been guarding the northern border and did not participate in the great battle in the Central Plains.

When Cao Cao was alive, he also placed his most capable son, Cao Zhang, in northern Xinjiang. It was not until Cao Pi succeeded to the throne that he was afraid that if Cao Zhang continued to hold military power, he would pose a threat to himself, so he let Cao Zhang return to the fief for leisure.

And Zhang Wu basically has nothing to worry about except facing Cao Wei, the great enemy.The Shanyue tribe in Jiangdong has been basically pacified. Most of the Shanyue people have accepted the farming culture of the Han nationality and began to live together, accept the rule of Han officials, and learn the culture and customs of the Han nationality.

Some barbarian tribes in Yizhou don't dare to make trouble now, because Zhang Wu is not so patient to catch them seven times, as long as they dare to make trouble, they will be killed.There are a large number of military doctors in the Chu army, as well as various antidote drugs developed by Hua Tuo and others, as well as local aristocratic families as guides. The army went back and forth several times, and the barbarians were all afraid of being killed, so they accepted it honestly. The rule of Dachu officials.

Da Chu's navy has completely ruled the South China Sea, and now Vietnam has been completely occupied by Da Chu, and has begun to contact Malaysia, the Philippines and other places, secretly sending people to inquire about information and draw maps.

Since Zhang Wu captured Hanzhong and Huainan, Cao Wei has been in a relatively passive situation, and has never taken the initiative to launch an offensive to the south. Instead, Zhang Wu has repeatedly launched the Northern Expedition.Although Zhang Wu was mostly bluffing, Cao Wei could only defend passively.

There are many reasons for this. One is that the Chu army has a geographical advantage on the western front. Hanzhong is the most critical area on the western front. Whoever gets Hanzhong can take the initiative on the western front.The second is that the Chu army has an invincible navy, and now it has the most powerful navy in the world, and the Cao army is relatively passive on the eastern front.

The main reason is that the economic strength of Dachu has far surpassed that of Wei, and wars are all about money. This is the truth no matter in which era.Zhang Wu accumulated a lot of wealth by printing and selling books and vigorously developing commerce. He also used his "movement" skills to increase grain production, so he could afford it.

The skill of calling the wind and calling the rain is simply the strongest auxiliary skill, which can be used not only on the battlefield, but also in the development of internal affairs.Zhang Wu felt that even if he couldn't win on the battlefield, he could bring Wei down economically.

The Chu army aggressively attacked Wudu, and Yu Jin quickly sent someone to ask for help from Chang'an, and then firmly defended Xiabian City.

The Chu army began to build a camp not far from Xiabian City, which surprised Yu Jin. Is this planning to attack the city?In the past, the Chu army mainly focused on raids, because they were afraid that the cavalry of the Cao army would never dare to attack the city directly. This time they actually started to build a camp so close to the city. Is it going to be serious this time?
When Yu Jin saw that the Chu army dispatched so many cavalry, he suddenly realized.

After Yu Jin came to Wudu, he also heard from Zhang Yun and Xu Huang that the Chu army used various means to obtain war horses and form cavalry, but they did not expect that there were so many cavalry. Wudu is already quite powerful on the battlefield.

It’s not that Cao Pi and Yu Jin don’t want to deploy more cavalry in Wudu. The key is that they can’t afford it. Wudu is surrounded by mountains. There are not many troops to feed, and food and grass need to be transported from Guanzhong.

But the consumption along the way is also very high. At the beginning, Cao Cao stationed [-] infantry and [-] cavalry in Wudu. The ten thousand army was consumed.So in history, when Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, Cao Cao directly gave up Wudu, and it would be better to guard Guanzhong and Liangzhou than to waste the money and food.

(End of this chapter)