Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

On the third day of March in the ninth year of Jian'an,

Pang Tong, who was worshiped as a military adviser general, hired Liu Pan as the vanguard, Wen Huojun and Fu Tong as deputy generals, and personally led an army of [-] to the Northern Expedition!

Liu Pan is the son of Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou. He is brave and good at fighting. Even Jiangdong Sun Ce is afraid of him.

Huo Jun, courtesy name Zhongmiao, was born in Nanjun.

His elder brother Huo Du gathered troops and went to Liu Biao. Huo Du died of illness, and Huo Jun took charge of the army in his brother's place.

In history, Huo Jun rejected Cao Cao's solicitation and defected to Liu Bei, and followed Liu Bei into Shu as a general of Zhonglang.

When Liu Bei attacked Liu Zhang from Jiameng Pass, Huo Jun was left alone to guard Jiameng Pass.

Jiamengguan is an important stronghold in Liu Bei's rear.

At that time, Huo Jun had only a few hundred soldiers and horses in total, but Liu Zhang sent tens of thousands of people to attack Huo Jun at Jiameng Pass.

But the result was that Huo Jun not only defended Jiameng Pass, but even defeated Liu Zhang's army in a counterattack.Later, Liu Bei also specially separated the Guanghan vassal state, and made Huo Jun the governor of Zitong County in recognition of Huo Jun's achievements.

Huo Jun also has a son named Huo Ge, who was also in the womb of Liu Chan in history.Before the fall of the Shu Han, Huo Ge was General Annan, who actually commanded the southern and central counties.

When I heard that Deng Ai was crusading against the Kingdom of Shu, I wanted to send troops to rescue Chengdu, but Liu Chan refused to allow it, so the Shu Han perished later.

Fu Tong, another lieutenant general in the Northern Expedition Army, was from Yiyang. When he was young, he gathered soldiers and horses to join Liu Biao. Later, he also joined Liu Bei and became one of Liu Bei's most loyal generals.

Historically, Lu Xun set fire to his company battalion, Liu Bei broke through to the west, Fu Tong and others led troops to respond, and the troops retreated to Ma'anshan.

Lu Xun's brigade besieged Ma'anshan, and the situation was critical. After Fu Tong made a brave decision, he protected Liu Bei and retreated to Baidi City.

Liu Bei was able to escape after having Fu Tong, but Wu Jun surrounded Fu Tong's army from all directions.

Wu Jiang Ding Feng saw Fu Tong Zhongyong, and persuaded Fu Tong to surrender out of sympathy.

But Fu Tong yelled: "I am a general of the Han Dynasty, and Anken surrendered to Wu Gou!"

So he vomited blood and died in the siege of Wu Jun.

Not only did Fu Tong die in battle for the Kingdom of Shu, but his son Fu Qian also died in battle when the Shu Han fell.It can be said that Fu Tong and his son have given everything for the Shu Han.

Although Huo Jun and Fu Tong are not up to the standard of famous generals, they are at least the blanks of generals and fierce generals.

After Pang Tong and Zhuge Jin took office, they began to promote a large number of capable civil and military officials. Huo Jun and Fu Tong, who had not been reused in the past, were able to jump from a no-name school lieutenant to a no-name general.

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Chapter 462 The long-dormant Jiangdong tiger!

The news that General Pang Tong of the Jingzhou Army Division led his troops to the expedition was quickly sent to Cao Cao through an urgent letter.

Since Cao Cao was far away in Yecheng, several days had passed by the time he received the letter.

The Jingzhou army came out together, and the first to bear the brunt under Cao Cao's rule were Nanyang County and Runan County.

There are more than [-] defenders in Nanyang County. The prefect is Jia Xu, and the generals include Zhang He and Gao Lan. In Runan, which is deeper, there are only [-] defenders. The prefect is full of favors, and the general has only one Li Tong.

There are not many defenders in these two places, but they have already made preparations in advance to meet the Jingzhou army's attack.

However, to the surprise of Cao Cao and everyone else, the two armies sent by Pang Tong to Wancheng and Runan were just a feint.

The one led by Wen Pin was just a partial division with no more than five thousand soldiers, while the one led by Pang Tong was the real main force!

Under the cover of the navy, Pang Tong's main force went upstream from the Han River, and quietly captured Shangyong City, which was almost defenseless!

Although the fall of Shangyong surprised Cao Cao and others, Shangyong was not an important place, and because it was located at the junction of Hanzhong, Jingzhou, and Nanyang, it did not do much to develop the economy and people's livelihood...so "lose it Lose it," became the thought in most people's minds.

After taking down Shangyong, Pang Tong and Wenpin stationed troops in Shangyong and Xinye respectively, forming horns. They not only looked at Wancheng in Nanyang, but also maintained a deterrent to Runan.

It's just that there are only a few thousand defenders in Xinye, so everyone in Cao Jun doesn't pay much attention to it.

At the same time as the Jingzhou Army dispatched troops, there was finally movement from Jiangdong Sun Quan's side.

The tiger has been dormant for several years, and when it comes out of the mountain, it will be thunderous!

In Jiangdong, 20 troops were dispatched by waterway, and the soldiers were divided into two groups, pointing their swords at Lujiang!

Liu Ye was quite frightened.

Fortunately, he was always ready to run away, so although the people in Lujiang County were panicked, order was still maintained.

The Jiangdong army sent troops all the way from Chaisang, led by Zhou Yu, and attacked Lujiang from the west and south by water and land.

The other route, led by Sun Quan and Lu Su, sent troops from Moling (later Jianye, and later Nanjing) to attack Lujiang County from east to west.

20 troops marched out together, what a great effort by Jiangdong this time!

And as soon as they were dispatched, all the ports in Lujiang County were blocked, leaving only the land route that was too late to close.

Jiangdong chose to break through from Lujiang to Huainan, with the idea of ​​capturing Huainan and Runan, and after joining the Jingzhou army, they went north to capture Xuchang.So first pull out the nail of Lujiang, and then take Huainan, which is their small goal in the first stage.

Xuchang is the political center of Cao Cao, and it is also the capital of the Han Dynasty and the shelter of Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty.

Once Xuchang is captured by the Jiangdong coalition forces in Jingzhou and the emperor is taken away, Cao Cao's reputation will be greatly reduced and people's hearts will be betrayed.It is even possible that various rebels will appear in places where the time of attachment is still short.

Once this point is reached, Cao Cao is likely to be attacked by groups, and the situation may be really difficult at that time.

Liu Ye, the prefect of Lujiang, has only [-] defenders under his command, and there are no generals guarding it. After all, Lujiang, as a "nail county", is not suitable for large-scale construction and development. Even Liu Ye is always ready to pack and take away the people of Lujiang. ..

When he learned that an army of 20 was coming from Jiangdong, Liu Ye resolutely withdrew from Lujiang overnight with the defenders and people in the city, and retreated to Hefei, the newly built strong city in Huainan by Xiahou Dun, and led his army into the city to defend.

As for the people in Lujiang, they went all the way north, and they would not stop until they entered the boundary of Shouchun.

Hefei was built as a fortress against Jiangdong's invasion. Not to mention the height of the city and the depth of the pond, in addition to artillery, all kinds of defensive equipment and materials are available.

Jiangdong's army came out together, but Lujiang County fled in anticipation of the wind, not daring to block its edge.

After taking Lujiang County without bloodshed, Sun Quan suddenly became full of vigor and ambition.

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After Jiangdong dispatched troops, the Jingzhou Army also cooperated to launch an attack on Cao Army again.

Pang Tong led [-] troops out of Shangyong and went straight to Wancheng!

Jia Xu, the prefect of Wancheng, was a scheming man. He knew that the Jingzhou army wanted a quick victory, so he implemented the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness in advance, and moved the people around Wancheng and even most of Nanyang County to Yingchuan.He himself led the defenders to confront Pang Tong in Wancheng.

Pang Tong seemed determined to fight Jia Xu to the death, so the two groups fought against each other in Wancheng.

The two of them are actually not the masters who like to force things...

Between the Jingzhou Army and the Wancheng Defenders, it was as if two old men were fighting each other: You play the trick of double dragons to grab the pearl, and I will use a trick of two monkeys to steal peaches; ..

In short, although the fight here is not intense on the surface, in fact, the undercurrent is raging, and if you don't pay attention, you may be crippled by the yin...

At this time, more than half a month had passed since Jingzhou Jiangdong launched the Northern Expedition.

Within half a month, the [-] Northern Expeditionary Army led by Pang Tong was blocked by Jia Xu from beginning to end outside Wancheng, unable to advance an inch.

Although the Jingzhou army still captured some county towns, the Jingzhou army did not get any substantial benefits because the people in these county towns had already been emptied.

At this moment, Jiangdong's 20 troops also came outside Hefei City and surrounded Hefei City.

However, looking at the bluestone city wall over five feet high and three feet wide, plus the catapults and crossbow carts all over the city wall, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's scalp felt a little numb for a while.

Just when the battlefield was at a stalemate, Cao Cao came to Xuchang, and the reinforcements from all over the country finally gathered in Xuchang.

More than a dozen generals including Wei Yan, Li Dian, Le Jin, Xu Huang, etc., led a total of [-] soldiers, and stationed around Xuchang arrogantly!

The [-] troops came to help, and the pressure was immediately put on the Jingzhou army on the opposite side!

But this time, Cao Cao didn't go on the expedition himself, and Lu Yan was still busy dealing with lime cement in Chenliu. It seemed that the two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't pay enough attention to Jingzhou Jiangdong's attack...

In the minds of Cao Cao, Lu Yan, and everyone else, there was no need for their two big brothers to deal with Jingzhou's [-] to [-] dead troops.With a group of screaming generals, no matter what, it should be enough to defeat the Jingzhou army.

As long as the Jingzhou Army is defeated and the area north of the Han River is controlled, the Jiangdong Army that was dragged in Hefei will have no choice but to retreat. Otherwise, the Cao Army will go down the river and cut off the Jiangdong Army's retreat. It is really uncertain how many people escaped.

This time, even Lu Yan had the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy.

However, the facts have proved that no matter when and what kind of enemy you face, the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy is absolutely unacceptable!

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Hefei City is abundant in supplies, and there are [-] defenders inside and [-] troops led by Xiahou Dun outside.The Jiangdong Army's hasty attempt to capture Hefei was basically wishful thinking.

But it is clear that Zhou Yu will not be nailed to this tree; Pang Tong will not really honestly fight Jia Xu with a bayonet in Wancheng, and then be surrounded and rubbed to death by a group of strong men.

The reason why Pang Tong had to delay in Wancheng for half a month was to attract Cao Jun's attention to himself.

After Cao Jun gradually ignored a certain place, then Pang Tong's chess pieces ambush in a certain place would have their real use.

Chapter 463 Fire Burns Bowang, Joyful Advancement and Defeat Retreat

In the ninth year of Jian'an, at the end of April.

The [-] troops stationed outside Xuchang City came out in full force!

Among them, [-] troops went to Wancheng to support Jia Xu, and counterattack Pang Tong at the same time; while the other [-] troops were directed at Xinye and even Fancheng!

An army of [-], led by Wei Yan and Xu Huang, went to support the defenders of Wancheng.

Le Jin and Li Dian, on the other hand, led an army of [-] troops from Zuolu City all the way to the south, preparing to seize Xinye County first.

The 1-horse army led by Le Jin was in the front, and Li Dian led another 1-horse army in the rear, approaching towards Xinye.

On this day, when it was just dawn, Le Jin came to a hilly area with dense forests.

Reining in his horse, Le Jin looked at the mountains and terrain in the distance, and then said to the guard next to him; "Where is this?"

A personal guard who knew this place immediately replied: "General Hui, this place is called Bowangpo, and there is a county nearby called Bowang City. After passing Bowangpo, you can go south to Xinye."

Bowangpo faces Funiu Mountain to the north, Yinshan Mountain to the south, and Baihe River to the west.

Le Jin is also a battle-tested veteran. He saw that the terrain ahead was extremely dangerous, so he ordered: "Send the order, all the troops speed up, and must pass Bowang Slope as quickly as possible!"

There was only a partial division of thousands of people stationed in Xinye, obviously Le Jin never thought that there would be an ambush from the Jingzhou Army at all.

After the order was conveyed, Le Jin's 1 horses began to advance at full speed.

Looking down from a high altitude, the team stretched like a giant snake crawling, and was quickly passing through the dense forest of Bowangpo.

However, just when the team was halfway through, the rugged road was in all directions, and suddenly the sound of war drums shook the sky!

Le Jin was taken aback suddenly, and immediately reined in his horse, raised his sword and shouted loudly: "The whole army stops advancing! Shrink the formation on the spot and wait for reinforcements!"

This is the advantage of marching separately from Li Dian.

Le Jin was brave but not reckless. He and Li Dian marched separately. Even if his 1 people were caught in an ambush first, Li Dian who came behind would be able to rescue him as a support, or even counter-ambush.

Cao Jun has practiced the situation when he is ambushed countless times on weekdays.

At this moment, even though there were shouts of enemies from all directions, Le Jin's ten thousand elite still stood still, quickly contracted and formed dozens of small circular formations.

The circular formation is protected by shields holding shields, while spearmen and crossbowmen are protected in the circle, ready to attack distant and approaching enemies at any time.

Zhuge Jin, who was standing on a high mountain in the distance, looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but nodded slightly in admiration, "Cao Jun was able to change from a marching state to a combat state in such a short period of time. I have to say that Cao Jun's Elites are really rare in the world!"

After hearing Zhuge Jin's emotion and praise, Wenpin who was standing beside him replied with a smile: "So what if they are elite? They were ambushed by Army Division Pang, and they will only end up with their entire army annihilated today no matter what!"

Zhuge Jin nodded, and then ordered: "Let's attack!"

After Wenpin received the order, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly shouted: "Light it up!!"

"ignition!"

"attack!!!"

As the order was issued, countless flames suddenly lit up in the mountains and forests on the high side!

Immediately afterwards, these flames began to rush straight down from the high side of the hillside!

When the fire approached, Le Jin saw clearly that it was a fireball bundled with firewood and soaked in kerosene!

The fireball crashed all the way down, igniting the vegetation along the way, the scene is very frightening!

Although the soldiers under Le Jin's command were veterans who had experienced many battles, they couldn't help showing panic when they saw the scene in front of them suddenly!

hide or not?

If you don't hide, you will be hit by the fireball, and then you will be swallowed by the fire; if you hide, the formation will be scattered, and the enemy's crossbowmen and ambushes are not vegetarians!

The moment Le Jin hesitated, countless fireballs slammed into Cao Jun's formation!

The fireball carried a powerful impact and knocked Cao Jun's soldiers into the air. At the same time, after the fireball exploded, it ignited everything around it!

As more fireballs fell and exploded, the fire spread rapidly, turning the only road Cao Jun was on into a sea of ​​flames!