The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Hong finally calmed down, but he didn't dare to gamble. Losing Shouyang Mountain was already a serious crime. If Luoyang was captured by Chen Ziming again, then Cao Hong, the chief general, could hardly absolve himself of the blame, and it would be difficult for Cao Cao to keep it.

"Order Cao Yan to throw the army to stay at Shouyang Mountain to prevent Chen Ziming from turning around." Cao Hong will not give Chen Ziming another chance, so he must guard against Chen Ziming's move.

"Order Cao Yin to throw [-] soldiers and horses to Hangu Pass, don't let Chen Ziming escape." Chen Ziming's real target is probably Hangu Pass, so Cao Hong will never give Chen Ziming a chance, [-] soldiers and horses are enough to stop him Chen Ziming's group of disabled soldiers.

"The rest of the soldiers and horses go to Luoyang through all the main roads. If they meet the enemy, they will hold them back with death..." Cao Hong decided to seal off all the escape routes of Chen Ziming, and desperately wanted Chen Ziming to stay, otherwise he would It is difficult to explain to Cao Cao.

"Ziming, a hundred miles away is the border of Luoyang. Do we really want to attack Luoyang?" After charging all the way, the cavalry around Zhang Fei changed from three thousand to one thousand. Although he was not injured, he was also exhausted.

Now that Luoyang is in sight, Zhang Fei is not an idiot, and he also thought that Chen Ziming still made a false attack on Luoyang this time, with another purpose.

"Attack Luoyang?" Chen Ziming glanced at the tired Zhang Fei, and said helplessly, "I still want to live for a while, so just attack Luoyang."

"My goal is here." Chen Ziming went straight to a point on the map, making everyone stunned, and then secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Set off......"

The army turned around and left Luoyang's main road, which relieved the Luoyang defenders who were waiting in full battle. Chen Ziming's reputation can be imagined.

"This place is empty. General Cao Hong's soldiers and horses are all infantry, and they are exhausted from running around. The only plan now is to ask the prime minister to dispatch troops to surround and kill Chen Ziming." After learning of Chen Ziming's movements, Xun Yu, who was sitting in Luoyang, Shaking his head slightly, he sent someone to send a message to Cao Cao.

Chapter 449 Yizhou is in sight

"Zi Lian missed me!"

When Cao Cao learned that the Shouyang Mountain granary was destroyed, and that all the grain and grass in the Northern Expedition had been destroyed, he was furious. You must know that the Shouyang Mountain Granary had gathered Cao Cao's countless efforts. The main guarantee for Cao Cao's Northern Expedition was also Cao Cao's control of Qiu Liju's troops. s method.

Now that it was burned down by Chen Ziming, the Beizheng has no power to continue, and has lost the means to control Qiu Liju's troops. Without food and grass, how could Qiu Liju obey Cao Cao's orders.

"Prime Minister, don't be in a hurry." Cheng Yu said hastily: "Chen Ziming is full of tricks and schemes. It is human nature for General Zilian to make mistakes occasionally."

Cheng Yu knew that Cao Hong was Cao Cao's confidant, and it was impossible to kill Cao Hong no matter what, so he came forward to let everyone have a step down, and immediately said: "General Zilian is not responsible for this war crime. Luoyang is fine. General Lian should take the lead."

"As for the destruction of the Shouyang Mountain granary, the prime minister need not worry. In order to attack Hanzhong, the prime minister built the Nanyang granary, which stored a lot of grain, which was enough to support the prime minister's northern expedition..."

"Prime Minister, when entering Xiliang, the Xianbei soldiers and horses will definitely not obey the Prime Minister's order." At this time, Xi Zhicai said: "At that time, the prime minister can gather the soldiers and horses and put on a posture of withdrawing troops, so that Zhao Yun and Qiu Let's compete with each other, and secondly, we can wait for the grain and grass from Nanyang to arrive."

The food and grass were destroyed, so Cao Cao had to stop fighting to save consumption. The strategy of playing Zhicai was also in line with Cao Cao's current form. At the same time, it also gave Zhao Yun a chance to breathe. It is difficult for Zhao Yun to stop soldiers and horses, let alone a very destructive Xianbei soldiers and horses.

Now facing Qiu Liju's Xianbei army alone, Zhao Yun is still sure to defend Xiliang. As long as Cao Cao doesn't make trouble, Xiliang will be safe for a period of time.

The land of Shenzhou is raging with wars and wars, and the armies of various princes are fighting everywhere. Hanzhong, guarded by Huang Zhong, is now besieged on all sides, losing the city and losing ground.

However, the [-] Cao army led by General Cao Cao Wenpin moved slowly, as if the follow-up was weak, and the intention could not be more obvious.It stands to reason that Wenpin is the main force to attack Hanzhong, but now it seems that Wenpin is here to travel, and he is not in a hurry to attack.

"Hmph!" Yan Yan was not an idiot, and quickly saw Wenpin's intentions, and said without hesitation, "When our army breaks through Nanzheng, Cao Cao's troops will not even think about stepping into Hanzhong."

"Old general, we will fight with Huang Zhong. We must guard against Wenpin's soldiers and horses." Zhang Ren hastily reminded Yan Yan that Wenpin is Cao Cao's confidant general.

"Yeah." Yan Yan nodded slightly and said, "I'm going to play the Son of Heaven, asking for reinforcements, just in case something happens."

The Battle of Hanzhong was in full swing, and all the soldiers and horses were plotting against each other, and each suffered damage.

As for the Cao troops in Yuzhou and Yanzhou, they did not perform well. Although they are the active offensive side, they seldom take the initiative to attack. The main reason is that the enemies they face are too strong. results.

After all, Cao Cao's strategic goals are Liangzhou and Hanzhong, and the other soldiers and horses are just for diversion, and undefeated is a great achievement.

On the contrary, the soldiers and horses of Soochow carried out several impressive attacks. Zhou Yu, the governor of Jiangdong, made many attempts to lure the enemy, but unfortunately they were all seen through by the scheming Jia Xu, and his own combat effectiveness was poor. After several times, he lost a lot With fewer soldiers and horses, Jiangdong's soldiers and horses were war-weary, and Zhou Yu had to slow down the pace of attack.

"Zijing, is there any news from my lord?"

Zhou Yu stood on the high platform, looked at the lifeless camp, and asked the scribe Lu Su who was standing beside him again.

"Why does the governor need to ask questions knowingly?" Lu Su shook his head helplessly. Everyone is a smart person. Sun Quan obviously didn't want Zhou Yu to win again, so how could he agree to send the Yangtze River Navy to Zhou Yu.

"Hey." Of course Zhou Yu knew what Sun Quan meant, but he felt a little regretful and said, "If you have the elite of the Yangtze River in your hands, it will be easy to win Xuzhou."

"..." Lu Su was speechless, and repeatedly advised Zhou Yu to give up his plan to ask for help, but Zhou Yu still sent letters asking for help to Sun Quan, hoping to get Sun Quan's consent to lead the Yangtze River Navy and break through Xuzhou .

Zhou Yu sometimes thought that if Sun Ce was still there, his cooperation with Sun Ce would definitely be as good as Chen Ziming and Liu Bei's cooperation. Jiangdong is definitely not the current situation, but Sun Ce died young.

Just when Zhou Yu was sighing, a huge fleet headed straight in one direction on the boundless sea. The Jiangdong flag fluttered with the sea breeze on each ship, and the handsome Lu flag hung high on the flagship was even more impressive. is compelling.

This is the Jiangdong Navy led by Jiangdong Admiral Lu Ji. The three hundred large and small sea-going ships can be said to be all Jiangdong's family assets. In order to capture Yizhou, Sun Quan can be said to have spent a lot of money.

"General, we can reach Yizhou in another half day. Now that we haven't seen Liu Bei's navy, we can conclude that Liu Bei's navy is defenseless." Deputy General Lu Ji looked into the distance and said excitedly to Lu Ji.

"A secret agent came to report that Liu Bei's money was tight and he was unable to support the huge expenses of the navy. His officials asked to cut down the navy. Now it's normal not to meet Liu Bei's navy." Lu Ji smiled slightly. When he heard the news, he knew the opportunity of the war. Here comes, without a huge navy, how will Liu Bei defend Yizhou, which is far away from the mainland.

However, Lu Ji was still very careful. In order not to expose the huge fleet, he led the fleet to head south first, and after a long circle, they went straight to Yizhou.

If it was in the past, Lu Ji would have been cautious if he hadn't encountered a patrol ship of Liu Bei's navy all the way, because in the past Liu Bei's navy swam unscrupulously in the Jiangdong waters, which made Lu Ji very angry.

Now that Liu Bei cut down the navy and cut down the navy's expenditure, it is normal that Liu Bei's navy is not able to come here to swim quickly. After commanding the navy, Lu Ji realized that sea navigation is not easy, and he also knows how terrible the navy's expenses are.

"General, Yizhou is an important place on the sea for Liu Bei, and there is a fear that there will be a fast sailing by the navy..." The lieutenant had to remind Lu Ji that it would be abnormal if he did not meet Liu Bei's fast sailing navy.

"Send fast ships, find enemy ships, and destroy them immediately. If you find the enemy's main fleet, report it immediately." Lu Ji led the navy all the year round, and still came up with a set of decent naval warfare methods. A lot of stealing.

It's a pity that what he learned is only superficial, and he can't compare with Liu Bei's navy at all. Whether it is naval warfare skills, or the quality and quantity of warships, it cannot be compared. In this era, how can naval battles be used for reference.

4 Chapter Fifty

When Lu Ji led the Jiangdong Fleet to approach Yizhou rapidly, in the bay of an isolated island in the south of Yizhou, there was a huge dense battleship lined up with countless soldiers on board, but there was no sound.

Liu Bei's admiral Gan Ning stood on the central battleship with his eyes closed, as if feeling the breath of the sea.

"General, according to our calculations, the Jiangdong Fleet will reach this sea area within today." Admiral Zheng Wen is also the guarding general of the Yizhou Navy, a naval commander brought out by Gan Ning.

Hearing Zheng Wen's words, Gan Ning's eyes opened suddenly, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he said, "Send a fast cruiser to find the Jiangdong Fleet, report it quickly."

After Zheng Wen went to give the order, Gan Ning took a deep breath and whispered to himself, "The Han navy will definitely live up to your majesty and the prime minister. After this battle, there will be no navy in Jiangdong."

When the war starts, even if Chen Ziming sees Sun Quan, he is likely to sneak attack on Yizhou. After all, the Jiangdong Navy has already grown in size, and Yizhou is too close to Jiangdong, and completely blocks Jiangdong from the inner sea. Yizhou is in the hands of Liu Bei, and the Jiangdong Navy cannot threaten it. Liu Bei's territory.

Liu Bei stationed the navy in Yizhou, staring at Jiangdong. Jiangdong's naval activities are under the surveillance of Liu Bei's navy. How could Sun Quan tolerate this situation, especially after Jiangdong captured a large territory in the south, his ambitions swelled, Of course, I don't want to be restricted by Liu Bei's navy above the sea.

And Yizhou is the center of gravity. To win Yizhou, Jiangdong is invincible in the southern sea, and the vast sea area belongs to Jiangdong. When Lu Ji proposed to attack Yizhou, Sun Quan immediately agreed, and he did not hesitate to use Zhou Yu as a cover.

Unfortunately, Liu Bei's navy has not fought for a long time, and the huge expenditure has caused many people to complain. At this time, the navy needs a major battle to highlight their role.

And the Jiangdong Navy has become large enough to even threaten Liu Bei's maritime supremacy, that is to say, the Jiangdong Navy has been fattened up and can be pulled out to kill.

When Gan Ning proposed the grain output of Yizhou, Chen Ziming moved in his heart and asked Gan Ning to start planning to kill the Jiangdong Navy. In other words, even if the Jiangdong Navy did not take the initiative to attack Yizhou, Gan Ning would follow Chen Ziming's orders Take the initiative to attack and completely solve the threat of Jiangdong Navy.

When Lu Ji led the Jiangdong Navy out of the port, they were detected by the hidden guards. Although Lu Ji led the Jiangdong Navy to the south, Gan Ning, as the admiral of the navy, could not see such a trick.

Immediately, he quietly mobilized his fleet to Yizhou to wait for the Jiangdong navy to take the bait. In order to destroy the Jiangdong navy in a single battle, Gan Ning mobilized three fleets, a total of [-] state-of-the-art warships.