Just three days after the Di Hu cavalry on Qishan Road was annihilated, Liu Jing finally got the news from the scout that 20,000 Di Hu cavalry, led by Di Wang Yang Qianwan, entered Tianshui County and stationed thirty to the west of Ji County.

Inside and outside, they support each other with the 50,000 Cao troops in Ji County, preparing to fight against the Han army heading north.

This news was beyond Liu Jing's expectations. Everything he prepared was to fight against the Cao army in Ji County, but Liu Jing also knew that the arrival of 20,000 Hu people disrupted his plan, and even made him even more capable than Cao's army heading south to Jingxiang.

Feeling stressed.

In the big tent, Liu Jing paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, thinking about countermeasures. At this time, Pang Tong next to him smiled at Liu Jing and said, "I think the arrival of the Dihu cavalry at this time is not a bad thing, at least we can advance.

I got a warning, otherwise, when we were fighting fiercely with the Cao army, the Dihu cavalry would be killed from the side, and the consequences would be unimaginable. In fact, I think this was a mistake by the Cao army. They could use tricks to lead us to Ji County and then send troops.

The flanking reinforcements were exposed too early.”

Liu Jing shook his head, "Cao army cannot be a mistake. I cannot make the mistake of last year again. I have rushed north. In fact, when the Di Hu cavalry appeared in Baishui, I knew that Di Hu was going to send troops, and I would not be even more so in this case.

Will take risks.”

Huang Zhong also smiled and said, "The enemy is now 70,000, and we only have 30,000. We are indeed at a disadvantage just from the perspective of military strength, but the enemy also has weaknesses, that is, they are two armies, and they will not cooperate tacitly, and even

Everyone has their own thoughts, so it is certain that they will not take the initiative to attack south, but will focus on defense."

Liu Jing nodded and asked Ma Chao who was silent on the side, saying, "Do you have any suggestions?"

Ma Chao had just arrived from Wudu County. He had been dealing with Dihu for many years and knew them very well. Liu Jing hoped to get some strategy to deal with Dihu from Ma Chao. Ma Chao pondered for a moment: "The Longyou area has always been in the north and the south of the Qiang.

Di's theory: The two major tribes of the Di and Song Jian of the Qinghan formed an alliance to jointly deal with the threat of the Qiang people. In fact, they had their own ideas. Although they would not take advantage of the situation to annex each other, they would also be desperate to save them if they wanted to let them go.

It is easy for the Di people to withdraw their troops. Just let the Qiang soldiers suppress Longxi. Didn’t the governor of the state know the Qiang King Nangong Suo? If he asked him to send troops to Longxi, Yang Qianwan would naturally withdraw his troops."

"Does Meng Qi think Nangong Suo agree to send troops without fear of Cao Cao?" Liu Jing asked again.

Ma Chao laughed, "Nangong Suo this person is profit-oriented. As long as he gives him enough benefits, he will definitely send troops."

"So what benefits will he want?"

Ma Chao thought for a while and said, "Like the Qiang people and Di people, what they need most is pig iron and food, and there is no need for the provincial governor to give him anything. As long as the pig iron and food trade is relaxed, I think he will definitely agree."

"no!"

Pang Tong flatly denied Ma Chao's suggestion, and he bowed deeply to Liu Jing and said: "The Qiang and Di aliens must not be allowed to become a big shot. Although the imperial court repeatedly sent envoys to appease the Qiang people for hundreds of years, it has never been willing to let go of the pig iron trade.

That is, he was worried that his strong enemy would attack the border. When Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, his Qiang soldiers were in trouble with the Central Plains. This shows that although the Western Qiang soldiers could help, it would not break the precedent of the pig iron embargo. Although it would take a momentary

The benefits are endless, but the harm is endless. Please think twice!”

Liu Jing pondered for a moment and smiled at Ma Chao and said, "What do Meng Qi think?"

Ma Chao knew that the Qiang people needed the most was good pig iron, but if Liu Jing really didn't want to give it to him, he had no choice. Ma Chao had to smile bitterly and said, "In fact, Qiang people can also smelm, but the iron they refined is of low quality.

, they cannot create good weapons, they have always wanted the fine steel from the Central Plains. If the Zhou Mu thinks that the fine steel is not good, then they should let go of the grain trade! Maybe they can also be told."

"Then give it a try!" Liu Jing decided resolutely.

At this time, Ma Chao suggested: "If the provincial governor does not have a suitable candidate, Weichen recommends my brother Ma Dai to serve as an envoy. He has a good relationship with the Qiang people and should not let down the provincial governor's entrustment."

Liu Jing nodded and ordered: "Come General Ma Dai to come and see me!"

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Cao Cao's 100,000 troops have arrived in Fancheng for nearly 20 days and are stationed on the north bank of the Han River. At this time, Fancheng, Deng County, Xinye and other Jiangbei counties were razed to the ground by Cao's army. Cao's army has a huge momentum and completely suppressed Xiangyang on the south bank of the Han River.

city.

The Han army reinforcements also arrived in Xiangyang City one after another. The five thousand navy troops in Ganning and the fifteen thousand army in Jiangling all arrived in Xiangyang one after another, bringing the 30,000 Han army in Xiangyang. Wen Pin ordered Cai Jin to lead three

Thousands of troops rushed to Fangling County and joined Pang De's army to prevent Cao's army from crossing the river from Fangling County.

Although the Cao army overwhelmed the Han army in terms of momentum, the Han navy always controlled the Han River, making it impossible for the Cao army to cross the river. However, after a long confrontation, loopholes in the Han army's defense would naturally appear.

That night, a baggage team composed of thousands of ox carts marched southeast along the north shore of the Han River. There were thousands of Cao soldiers guarding each side of the ox cart, and 20,000 Cao troops were followed by miles behind. This was a special force.

The baggage team, each ox cart was covered with oil cloth, which seemed very mysterious. The ox cart was not carrying food or weapons, but a total of six hundred small boats.

The boat was secretly made in Nanyang County. It took a year. When Cao Cao went south, he did not rush to take out this secret weapon. Instead, he stayed in the army for 20 days. After the defense of the Han army in Xiangyang was a little relaxed, he took it.

This secret weapon was released.

Because Cao's army controlled Bishui, the fleet went south along Bishui and was dragged ashore when it was still twenty miles away from the Han River. It was used to carry it on a ox cart. Cao Cao did not intend to cross the river in Xiangyang. He knew that Han

The military warship would not give him a chance, but the Han army did not have a navy in Yicheng County, so he could use these 600 small boats to build a floating bridge in Yicheng County so that the army could cross the river.

This is a loophole in the defense of the Han army. Although the Han army warships blocked the Bishui River estuary, the Han army never dreamed that Cao's army would transport ships by land. Although the Han army warships were patrolling the Han waters, they were not allowed to do so.

Cao's army suppressed Fancheng, and most of the Han River patrol warships were transferred to Fancheng, which weakened the patrol strength of the Han River.

Originally, a patrol fleet was responsible for the 100-mile river surface, but now the patrol ship was insufficient, so it was changed to a fleet responsible for the 300-mile river surface. The river surface of the sentry ship patrolled was too long, and about three would appear on the river surface outside Yicheng County.

The patrol time of the hour.

In this way, Cao's army seized the loophole and used these three hours to avoid the Han army's patrols on the water and crossed the river from the middle section of the Han River.

More importantly, Cao's warships had to enter the Han River through Bishui, and Gan Ning also knew that the patrol was insufficient, so he sent heavy troops to block the estuary of Bishui River to ensure that Cao Cao's ships could not enter the Han River.

But the Han army never expected that Cao Cao would transport ships into the Han River from land. In fact, in the Battle of Chibi that year, Cao's army did the same thing, transporting ships from Yunmengze to the Yangtze River by land, and

Once Cao Cao did it more concealed.

The north bank of the Han River is a rolling hilly area with sparsely populated areas and endless forests. The Cao army's convoy could only walk through the narrow zone along the river, build bridges and roads all the way, and advance towards the Yicheng County Ferry hundreds of miles away.

At the fourth update, the team finally arrived at the ferry on the other side of Yicheng County. I saw a dark shore. There was no one on the pier. The river surface was empty. There was no ship. Under the dark moonlight, it was vaguely possible.

See the outline of the county town on the other side.

At this time, a soldier rushed to the main general Zhang Liao behind him to report that Zhang Liao and hundreds of personal guards rushed to the dock. He carefully observed the situation on the other side. Everything was as expected by the Prime Minister. The Han army's patrol ship was still

Fifty miles south, I will not come back after at least three hours. This is indeed a defensive loophole for the Han army.

Zhang Liao waved his hand and said, "Build a floating bridge immediately!"

Teams of fortification soldiers quickly untied the boat from the ox cart. The boat was specially built to build a pontoon bridge. There were iron chains on the left and right sides and on the bow and sterns. As long as the iron chains were locked tightly, the boats could be quickly arranged in the water.

Six hundred warships quickly arranged in the river, and special wooden boards were built on the boat. Two straight and wide floating bridges gradually formed on the river surface and reached the opposite bank.

Three thousand fortification soldiers were busy in an orderly manner. They had trained many times in Nanyang. It usually took two hours to build a floating bridge at the fastest, but they could complete the construction in just one hour.

Zhang Liao watched with complex eyes as the floating bridge gradually formed. In order to prepare these two floating bridges, he spent a full year and poured all his efforts. Today, when the two floating bridges finally played a role, Zhang Liao had a kind of heart.

Unspeakable excitement.

He sighed softly, hoping that this Nanzheng will succeed...

An hour later, the fortification lieutenant rushed to Zhang Liao and reported: "Report to General, the floating bridge has been built!"

Zhang Liao was overjoyed and walked quickly to the pier. He saw two long floating bridges lying across the river. The Han River, which Jingzhou had always regarded as a natural barrier, was finally conquered by them.

Zhang Liao turned around and shouted loudly: "Transfer my order, and the whole army began to line up to cross the river!"

The 30,000 Cao troops had already been lined up and began to cross the Han River and head towards the south bank of the Han River.

At this moment, the beacon suddenly lit at the head of Yicheng County, and the defenders of Yicheng County finally discovered that Cao's army was crossing the river in a large scale.

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At the city of Xiangyang, Jia Xu was a little uneasy tonight. He came to the city alone and stared at Cao's camp on the other side of the Han River with his hands behind his back. Twenty days have passed, but Cao Cao has remained silent, which makes Jia Xu confused.

He has been with Cao Cao for many years, and he knows Cao Cao's character and will never do meaningless things.

What's the point of being like Cao's army now camped in the north of the city, destroying Fancheng and Dengxian, but unable to cross the river? Could it be that Liu Jing would give up on the northern expedition? Cao Cao was too naive.

However, with Cao Cao's strategy and style of doing things, he could not do such bluffing things. Jia Xu secretly thought about it. Could it be that Cao Cao had other arrangements this time?

"What are the military advisors thinking?" At some point, Wen Pin appeared beside Jia Xu.

Jia Xu sighed and said, "I feel uneasy. Maybe we underestimate Cao Cao."

"Why does the military advisor feel this way?"

"I can't explain it clearly, but it's been twenty days since Cao Cao's movement, but he has no movement. If he tore up the armistice agreement just to scare us on the other side of the shore, Cao Cao's decision would be too hasty, and it would be far from worth the loss.

, This is by no means his style, he is very aware of the serious consequences of tearing down the agreement."

Wen Pin pondered for a while and asked, "What the military advisor said is he having other intentions?"

Jia Xu nodded, "It must be so, otherwise he would not be Cao Cao."

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier pointed to the east and shouted: "Beijinghuo! General Wen, a beijinghuo appeared in the east."
Chapter completed!