The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

As Zhuge Liang said, under Shi Huan's restraint, Xia Houyuan could only watch Tai Shici's army go away from a distance, powerless. Although the cavalry he led were all elite, Shi Huan's cavalry was not bad. After one or two, Xia Houyuan gave up his plan to attack by force, and could only send someone to report the situation here to Cao Cao while following Tai Shici's army closely.

"Hey, Liu Xuande has a lot of capable people around him." Cao Cao sighed after hearing this. Chen Ziming, Guo Jia and others are already troublesome enough. Liu Bei also has Xu Shu, Chen Gong, Liu Ye and other top counselors, and now there is another Zhuge Liang. Cao Hong kept asking Cao Cao for help, and destroyed nearly [-] soldiers of Cao Cao.It is understood that Pang Tong, who was fighting with Sun Ce, was also very powerful beside Xu Huang, who actually made Zhou Yu, who had been famous for a long time, suffer a lot.

Looking at Cao Cao himself, although there are many advisers, Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, Hua Yun, etc. are all different from ordinary people. , none of the counselors on his own side can keep up with Liu Bei's side.

Now Liu Bei doesn't need to go out in person, he and Sun Ce can cope with it by sending troops at will. If one day Liu Bei leads an army in person, how will Cao Cao resist it.

Cao Cao learned that Tai Shici's troops would leave Hanoi in a short time and enter Jizhou from the east, so he had to give up his plan to wipe out Tai Shici, leaving Xia Houyuan with [-] troops in Hanoi, and himself with [-] troops back to Luoyang.

After returning to Luoyang, Cao Cao suddenly felt that he was short of troops, and immediately sent an order to recruit another 20 soldiers and horses for emergency needs.

Now Cao Cao is sitting in the land of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Silizhou, all of which are wealthy and prosperous places in the Central Plains with a large population, especially the vast and fertile Jingzhou, which directly doubled Cao Cao's strength.

After several battles, Cao Cao’s soldiers and horses were reduced to more than 20. If another 80 soldiers and horses were recruited, the number would reach 1000. , is already the limit.

If Liu Bei hadn't put too much pressure on him, he would not have done such a radical thing. You must know that Liu Bei now has a population of more than 2000 million and only supports more than 100 million troops, a ratio of almost [-] to [-].

However, if Cao Cao's army reaches 80, the ratio of his army to the people will reach [-] to [-], and because a large number of young and strong people are recruited, local production will come to a standstill or even regress, which is very unfavorable to his long-term development.

"Prime Minister, don't continue to recruit soldiers and horses, otherwise it will be detrimental to farming everywhere." Xun Yu, who is in charge of internal affairs, persuaded Cao Cao earnestly, wanting Cao Cao to let go of this self-destructive behavior.

"Wen Ruo doesn't need to persuade, I will make a decision. Liu Bei has too many troops. If Jiangdong and Sun Ce did not send troops to contain them this time, our army would have been completely defeated." Cao Cao suffered enough from the lack of troops, and this time he was determined. To conscript.

"If the prime minister insists on conscripting troops, he should adopt the system of garrisoning fields and implementing military garrisoning so as not to affect the development of the people under his rule." Seeing that Cao Cao was unmoved, Xun Yu had no choice but to settle for the next best thing and propose a solution to the local labor shortage.

"In this way, it will not affect the training of soldiers, and the combat power will be insufficient?" Cao Cao knew that Liu Bei's soldiers had been trained strictly, and their combat power was very strong, and their weapons were much better than Cao Cao's. If the soldiers in hand go to farm, it will reduce a lot of training time, and will widen the gap in combat power between Liu Bei and Liu Bei's soldiers.

"But if the army is not stationed, the prime minister will fail due to insufficient food and grass in the event of a major war." Xun Yu continued to persuade helplessly.

In the end, Cao Cao compromised, but only allowed some soldiers to participate in the army, and the rest of the soldiers strengthened their training to increase their combat effectiveness.

When Cao Cao had an army of 80 in his hands, he made a comprehensive deployment of defense in various places.

Cao Ren commanded [-] troops in Yanzhou, Lejin commanded [-] troops in Yuzhou, Cao Hong commanded [-] troops in Jingzhou, Cao Chun commanded [-] troops in Tongguan, Xiahou Dun commanded [-] troops in Hongnong County, and Xiahouyuan commanded [-] troops in Hanoi County. .

The remaining soldiers and horses are all distributed in Luoyang and Nanyang, under the command of Cao Cao himself, and they will reinforce the Quartet at any time.

Today's Jingzhou is very important to Cao Cao. It not only provides Cao Cao with a large number of soldiers, but also provides Cao Cao with a large amount of money and food. One Jingzhou can completely withstand the effects of two Yanzhous.

That's why the number of soldiers in Jingzhou was increased to [-], and even Li Dian was transferred back, and Cao Hong, a more capable and prestigious general, was sent to sit in the town.One is to guard against Sun Ce in Jiangdong and Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and the other is that Jingzhou soldiers and horses can also reinforce Yuzhou and other places at any time.

Now Luoyang is definitely the political center of Cao Cao. No matter where there is a change, he can quickly lead an army to reinforce it. This is why Cao Cao would rather give up Liangzhou than keep Luoyang. important.

When Cao Cao returned to Luoyang, stepped up to strengthen his strength, and adjusted his deployment, Chen Ziming led a mighty army into Liangzhou.

Feng Ling County was voluntarily surrendered by Cao Cao, and Chen Ziming took over easily. At the same time, he ordered General Qu Yi to lead 15 troops to defend, while he himself led [-] troops to take Liangzhou.

Han Sui of Liangzhou received Cao Cao's order to gather the entire Liangzhou army and prepare to block Chen Ziming's army in Anding County. However, Han Sui still knew himself. Even the mighty Cao Cao was no match for Chen Ziming. Without the most powerful Ma Jiajun, how could they resist Chen Ziming's attack.

Han Sui sent someone to ask Cao Cao for help, and at the same time sent someone to contact Chen Ziming, trying to get Chen Ziming to withdraw his troops on the grounds that the entire Liangzhou had joined Liu Bei.

3 Forty Chapters Difficulty

3 Forty Chapters Difficulty

Han Sui's so-called surrender is just a nominal surrender. What he wants is to continue to be his local emperor. You Liu Bei and Cao Cao will continue to beat you and give me an official title. I, Han Sui, will take over, but you are not allowed to send People come to Liangzhou to point fingers.

After Chen Ziming listened to the conditions of Han Sui's envoy, he laughed and said nothing. He ordered Han Sui's envoy to be kicked out and refused to continue the negotiation with Han Sui.

What a joke, important places like Liangzhou can be controlled by villains like Han Sui. Besides, Liangzhou is controlled by Han Sui, and it will be in Cao Cao's pocket sooner or later, and Chen Ziming still needs Liangzhou Taking Yizhou as a springboard, how could it be possible not to completely control Liangzhou.

"A mere Han Sui is not qualified to make a condition with me." Chen Ziming said to everyone in the big tent: "The land of Liangzhou must be completely in our hands."

"Zhang Xiu!" Chen Ziming looked at the young general behind Zhao Yun.

"The end is here!" Zhang Xiu came out.

"Lead [-] soldiers and horses as the vanguard of the army, open roads and build bridges when encountering mountains, and the target is Pengyang City!"

"promise!"

Zhang Xiu once again became the vanguard of the army. Zhang Xiu's ability is obvious to all, and he has grown very fast. Since he made a big mistake with Qu Yi last time, he changed his ways and became mature and stable.

Chen Ziming also wants to train this promising young man well, and hopes that talented people like Zhang Xiu can take over as soon as possible. The territory of the big man is really too big, and it will be even bigger in the future, and the talents needed will be even greater. many.

"Prime Minister, just received the news from the hidden guards that Cao Cao ordered Tongguan guards to lead [-] troops out of Tongguan and enter Anding. He wants to resist our army's attack with Han Sui's troops." Chen Ziming reported the bad news.

"Yu Jin?" The message of Yu Jin appeared in Chen Ziming's head. Yu Jin was the first general to follow Cao Cao, step by step until today, he is definitely a rare handsome talent.

Cao Cao praised Yu Jin for being an ancient general, and it was not groundless. He led an army alone in battle many times, but he was a brave and resourceful general. It is even more difficult than dealing with Han Sui's [-] soldiers.

"Who is guarding Tongguan at this time?" Chen Ziming suddenly thought of Tongguan, and Yu Jin led the army to leave Tongguan, so Cao Cao must send another general to guard Tongguan, otherwise Chang'an may not be able to keep Tongguan.

"Cao Chun, Cao Cao's general, originally guarded Feng Ling, and later Cao Cao ordered him to lead an army into Tongguan to guard. Yu Jin was his deputy." The judge returned immediately.

"Another difficult character." Chen Ziming said helplessly: "Cao Chunzhi's ability is not because he is under the rule of Jin, and his prestige and martial arts are all higher than Jin. With him sitting in Tongguan, we have no hope of attacking Tongguan."

"Cao Cao is also careful." Tian Feng on the side also thinks that there is no hope for attacking Tongguan. After all, Tongguan is a strange pass in the world. Elite, unless Chen Ziming wants to fill it with human life, there is no chance at all.

Even if it is filled with human lives, this number of troops is not enough. Of course, unless Chen Ziming is out of his mind, he will never let the army forcefully attack Tongguan, that is courting death.

"Pay close attention to the movement of Yu Jin's soldiers and horses, and report any changes at any time." Chen Ziming immediately ordered spies to monitor Yu Jin's soldiers and horses. Don't think that Yu Jin only has [-] soldiers and horses in his hands. Yes, Chen Ziming was the one to suffer.

One day later, Chen Ziming led an army to set up camp 15 li outside Pengyang City, where [-] troops deployed, with barracks all over the place, countless rangers, and great momentum.

"Report to the prime minister, Han Sui led [-] soldiers and horses in Pengyang City, generals Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, and Li Kan led [-] soldiers and horses to set up camp at Yufeng Mountain, ten miles north of Pengyang City, and General Cao Cao led [-] soldiers and horses in the city. Ten miles southwest of Pengyang City, camped on the banks of the Linhe River, and the three armies formed a corner." After the army settled down, Chen Ziming raised his account to discuss matters, and Zhang Xiu, the vanguard general, told all about the situation here.

"Han Sui and others have high prestige in Xiliang. Cheng Yin, Liang Xing, Li Kan, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, Zhang Heng, Candidate, Cheng Yi, etc. are all the leaders of the ministries. If we want to enter Liangzhou, we need Get rid of these people." Chen Ziming looked at the crowd below and said: "And Han Sui and others gathered a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to stop us in Pengyang City, just to destroy them at once here, and then divide the troops to various places, with the fastest speed. Ryo is in your hands."

"Prime Minister, Xiliang's soldiers are good at fighting, and General Cao Cao is on the sidelines to help. I am afraid that it will be difficult to break through the defense of Han Sui and others in a short period of time." Tian Feng immediately talked about the difficulties they faced: "Our army is on an expedition, and the supply of food and grass is difficult. The weather is getting colder, the climate in the north is cold, within one month, this place will be a world of ice and snow, which is very unfavorable to us."

It's the end of the year now, and it's already winter. The climate in the north is really cold. Even if Chen Ziming wears a lot of clothes, he can still feel the coolness. Fighting in winter is a taboo for military strategists.

"Prime Minister, we can build a strong camp here, and the army will be stationed here. It will not be too late to attack when the weather gets warmer in the spring of the next year." The judge immediately suggested.

"Otherwise, if this is the case, we will need a large army of 15 troops to survive the winter. The transportation of supplies here will take a long distance, and as time goes by, there may be more troubles." Tian Feng objected to stationing here.

"Then there's nothing else to say. We'll attack the city tomorrow, and we'll just take Liangzhou before winter comes." Zhang Fei seldom heard them discussing this, and immediately clamored to attack the city.

"In this case, the third brother will personally lead [-] troops to attack Pengyang City tomorrow, and I will lead an army to fight for the third brother." Chen Zi's eyes lit up when he heard what Zhang Fei said, and he immediately had a plan, and immediately agreed with Zhang Fei to attack the city. .

"Okay, watch me break through the Pengyang City tomorrow, and look at Han Sui's dog's head." Zhang Fei immediately yelled.

"Prime Minister, this..." Tian Feng wanted to say something, but Chen Ziming raised his hand to stop him.

After the crowd dispersed, Tian Feng found Chen Ziming again, wanting to understand why Chen Ziming made such an arrangement, and knowing how the army could rush to attack the city so quickly if they were not on a firm footing.

"Mr. Yuanhao, I don't have much time to wait. Before winter comes, we must destroy Han Sui and take Liangzhou. Otherwise, in the spring of the coming year, Cao Cao will surely lead an army to stop him when he recovers. Then he will try to take it again." Liangzhou will be a hundred times more difficult." Chen Ziming is now going deep alone. Although Feng Ling is in Chen Ziming's hands, there are only [-] soldiers of Qu Yi there. If Cao Cao leads an army to attack, Qu Yi will not be able to defend at all. Chen Ziming had no choice but to abandon Liangzhou and return to the army to reinforce Quyi.