Four-way attack

Author: Zhou Fu

Four-way attack

AD 243, the fourth year of Wei Zhengshi and the twenty-first year of Han Jianxing.

Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei, asked the late Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Chen Qun, Zhong Yao, Zhang He, Xu Huang, Li Dian... Pang De, Dian Wei and other 20 civil and military ministers to accompany him to worship Taizu in the temple.

Follow the spirit of the country and pursue the achievements of the past.

At the same time, Cao Shuang said that the Wei and the Han thieves were at odds with each other. After several years of recuperation, the Wei troops and horses were strong and the food and grass were sufficient. He asked to defeat the Shu thieves and restore the old land.

Wei Emperor Cao Fang agreed and ordered Cao Shuang to command Xia Houxuan, the general who conquered the west, Wang Ling, the general who conquered the east, Guo Huai, the governor of Sizhou, Tian Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, Linghuyu, the governor of Yanzhou, Sima Zhao, the general who conquered Shu, and dozens of other generals.

Gather 150,000 elite troops from the Chinese army and the four parties to conquer Jingzhou.

In order to have an unexpected effect, Cao Shuang accepted Xia Houxuan's strategy and pretended to attack Wu, so as to make the Han army's soldiers slack off and the soldiers gathered towards Shouchun.

Sun Quan, the king of Wu in the Han Dynasty, was horrified when he heard this. He built a dike in the east to flood the river and surrounded Chaohu Lake as a swamp. He also sent envoys to ask for help from the Han Dynasty and asked for the support of troops and horses.

Liu Chan agreed to order Deng Zhi, the governor of Nanjun, to lead an additional 10,000 troops to Jiangxia, and go with Chen to garrison Xiakou in order to visit the east.

After all that was done, Cao Shuang led tens of thousands of elite Chinese troops to board the ship from Yanjin, walk across the chasm, cross Guandu and go south, preparing troops to arrive at Xiang County, Chen County, where they joined Xia Houxuan, Linghu Yu and others who had already gathered here.

Cao Shuang's march direction was similar to when Yuan Shao went south from Jizhou to Yuzhou. Once he entered Guandu, he could go down the river to Honggou. Moreover, Honggou was close to the Jianshui, Rushui, Yingshui and other rivers, and connected Gong and Luo to the north.

, Nantong Huaisi, the transportation is extremely convenient.

Xia Houxuan's strategy of seizing the east and attacking the west was based on the water conservancy and transportation network built around the chasm. Through the waterway, soldiers from the Central Plains could go down by boat and directly reach the Jianghuai River. Conversely, soldiers from the Jianghuai River could go up to the Central Plains by boat.

.The troops were mobilized so quickly that it was difficult to guard against them.

Xiang County, the main tent of the Wei army.

Cao Shuang held his sword in hand and walked majestically into the camp, followed by Deng Yang. In the camp, Xiahou Xuanzheng and Li Sheng were facing the map and discussing the route of sending troops. When they saw Cao Shuang entering the camp, the two saluted Cao Shuang and said hello.

Cao Shuang did not put on airs and said gently: "The war is about to begin, and Lao Taichu is planning it."

"I don't dare, the general is running around and working hard." Xia Houxuan responded.

Cao Shuang walked up to the map and asked, "Shuang first came here and didn't know much about our enemy's military situation. How is the situation now?"

In order not to cause a big shock, Xiahou Xuan first arrived in Luoyang, and then mobilized troops and horses from Si and Yuzhou in the name of General Zhengxi, and then mobilized troops and horses from Yangzhou and Yanzhou in the name of General Cao Shuang.

Most of the arrangements for the month were planned by Xia Houxuan, Li Sheng, Guo Huai and others.

Xia Houxuan pointed to the location marked with a vermilion pen on the map and said: "Including the 40,000 troops commanded by the general, the 150,000 troops have all been deployed in Qisi County, Runan County, and Xiang County, Chen County, as planned in advance.

County and Yingchuan Xudu."

"Tian Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, led 40,000 soldiers and stationed troops in Si County. According to our arrangements, when the military order was issued, Tian Yu marched against Ru River to Ancheng and attacked Biyang in the west; while Guo Huai unified the soldiers of Sizhou and thought it was a feint.

, led 20,000 troops, marched south from Xuchang, and attacked Duyang in the south." Xia Houxuan introduced in depth.

Although there were many soldiers and horses in Sizhou, Guo Huai considered the enemies in the Shuhan pass and left most of them to defend Hongnong and prevent the Shuhan from taking the opportunity to attack.

"And our army set out from Xiang County, went up the Ying River to the Pingyu area, attacked Wuyin in the west, with 70,000 troops; Wang Ling, the general in charge of the east, marched from Shouchun, marched west against the Huai River, and passed Yiyang.

Attack the Ping clan in the west, commanding 20,000 troops. Now the total army is 150,000, divided into four groups."

Although Jingzhou is located in the middle of the Nanyang Basin, unlike Hanzhong and Guanzhong Basin, it is not blocked by large mountains. Instead, it is composed of intermittent hills, leaving large and small tunnels in the middle. Therefore, it must be defended more carefully than the Hanzhong Basin.

Difficulty. This is why the capital has rarely been set in Nanyang throughout the dynasties.

On the access road between Jingzhou and Cao Wei, from top to bottom are Duyang, Wuyin, Biyang, and Pingshi. Among them, Duyang guards Fangcheng Xia Road, which is the main road directly south of Luoyang; Wuyin (now Mi)

Yangyangce Town) guards the Zhongyin Mountain Road, which is the main road from Runan to the west; Biyang guards the Bishui Waterway, which can lead directly to Xinye; and the Ping family guards the Tongbai Mountain Road, which is the source of the Huai River waterway.

It can be said that these four cities are the core cities for Jingzhou to resist Cao Wei's attack. If one of them is destroyed, the entire Jingzhou will be in danger, and the other three cities will basically be destroyed without attack. Cao Cao's expedition to Zhang Xiu failed several times.

However, he did not give up the two cities of Duyang and Wuyin. Among them, Li Tong stood firm in Wuyin City and responded to Cao Cao's defeat in Wancheng.

After saying that, Xiahou Xuan was full of energy and raised his hands towards Cao Shuang, saying: "General, the traitor general Wang Ping has only 30,000 soldiers. Our army has 150,000 soldiers, and the troops are divided into four groups. If they are to resist, they must be defended separately."

The cities are empty of troops. As we expected, Wang Ping may retreat to Wancheng to wait for reinforcements to arrive."

"Once Wang Ping retreated to Wancheng, Wang Ling and Tian Yu joined forces to resist the enemies of Xiangzhou, and then sent envoys to Soochow to lobby Sun Quan to induce him to send troops and restore the old land. But most of us drove straight into Jingzhou

, then the counties and counties of Jingzhou should be invincible and surrender as a city, so why worry about not being able to regain the land!"

When Cao Shuang listened to Xia Houxuan's story, he couldn't help but feel proud. In his understanding, 150,000 vs. 30,000, this kind of game is basically crushing the game. The current situation is comparable to the situation when Man Chong attacked Jingzhou

Differently, a hundred thousand troops entered from Xia Road in Fangcheng, but were delayed by the three lines of defense set up by the Han army.

Although Man Chong finally attacked near Wancheng, the Han army had already moved north from Xiangzhou to support it, so it was of no use. In the current situation, he had more troops than Man Chong, and they were divided into four groups, which dispersed the Han army.

The strength of the troops who defended the city reduced the difficulty of breaking the city. They also avoided Duyang City, which was guarded by Wei Hu, and implemented a strategy of attacking from the east and attacking from the west. Taking advantage of the Shu thieves' unpreparedness, they attacked with a large force.

Under this situation, if Wang Ping's brain circuit is normal, he will retreat and hold on to Wancheng, waiting for rescue. He can also take advantage of the situation to conquer many cities, conquer Xiangzhou in the south, capture Wuguan in the north, consolidate Nanxiang in the west, and swallow Jingzhou

The cities were built with unparalleled achievements.

If you do not retreat, this will also reduce the difficulty of conquering Jingzhou. If any of the four armies breaks the city, they can march straight in and capture the empty hinterland of Jingzhou. The remaining three cities will naturally lose their ability to hold on.

significance.

Therefore, Cao Shuang couldn't help but feel happy and said in a deep voice: "The troops are divided into four groups, and there are more than 100,000 people. The thieves do not number 30,000, and they are unprepared, so they will be discouraged. If this battle is won, the planning should be done at the beginning of the war."

On the body."

"The contribution is not due to Xuan alone, but also to the civil and military contributions of Li Changshi, Deng Shangshu, etc." Xia Houxuan said modestly.

"We are all close friends, so there is no need to be polite." Cao Shuang waved his hand, sat on the couch, and asked, "Taichu asked Sun Quan to send troops to attack the soldiers of Xiangzhou, but now that the Western thieves have surrendered, how dare they send troops?

The army also threatened to go south to attack it, so Sun Quan'an will agree?"

Xia Houxuan pondered for a while and replied: "Although Sun Quan surrendered to the Western bandits, it was only because he was defeated and was in danger of subjugating the country, so he had no choice but to surrender. If there is a good opportunity now, given Sun Quan's character, it is possible to raise an army to attack the bandits. But this time

If we want Sun Quan to raise an army, our army needs to gain military exploits in Jingzhou before the Wu people dare to invade Xiangzhou."

Xia Houxuan's judgment on Sun Quan was quite accurate. Although he surrendered to the Han, he was full of hatred for the Han. However, out of fear, Sun Quan did not dare to disobey. Now that Cao Wei wants to lure Sun Quan into the game, he still has to forge his own iron.

Hard work, victory on the battlefield in Jingzhou, and telling Wu that Shu Han will lose in this battle can make Sun Quan enter the game with confidence.

After all, the Wu State was really afraid of being beaten by the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty owned Xiakou, and could tighten the chain at any time, or even destroy the country in a battle. Under such circumstances, how could Sun Quan dare to easily enter the situation and seek death? Otherwise, after the Han Dynasty had finished cleaning up the Wei Dynasty,

He destroyed Soochow with a backhand.

"If we follow what Tai Chu said, would Sun Quan take the opportunity to go north and attack Yangzhou to relieve the Western bandits?" Cao Shuang asked doubtfully.

"Absolutely not!" Xia Houxuan denied decisively and said: "The fate of the Wu State is in the hands of the Western Thieves. If the Western Thieves are defeated, the Wu State will have the opportunity to recover and redefine the world's three-thirds. However, if our army is defeated,

What benefit does it have to the state of Wu? Moreover, the state of Wu is exhausted and has many disadvantages. How dare we invade Hefei from the north?"

"In that case, let's discuss Sun Quan's matter for now." Cao Shuang nodded thoughtfully and ordered: "Three days later, order all the armies to attack Shu and attack Jingzhou."

"promise!"
Chapter completed!