It was almost Xu, and the west wind was blowing on the water, which easily deflected the direction of the ship to the east.
After Cao's large ship crossed Jingyang, the impact of the heavy rain and flood five days ago began to appear. The water surface of Jingshui became wider and wider, and the river flooded the farms and fields on both sides, forming a lot of waist-deep water. Only rafts and boats could pass through the water. Once the big ship entered, it would be surrounded by mud and could no longer move.
In order to avoid deviating from the waterway, Cao's army summoned all the guides that could be summoned and verified again and again that the water surface was still exposed. Of course, more importantly, they mobilized more than 10,000 people to trek in the water west of the fleet, ready to pull the deviated ships back to the route at any time.
Cao Cao was on this big ship.
The ship is not only huge, but also has a magnificent decoration. There is a three-story tall war tower on the ship, and the two floors below are surrounded by hundreds of brightly-armored and well-weaponed generals. At the top, except Cao Cao and his personal guard Xu Chu, there is only the emperor who is leaning against a boat board to shelter the wind.
After the flood, Liu Ye and Pei Qian immediately rectified the ship and rafts. It took three days and cost hundreds of lives to force a large fleet of ships, equipped with sailors who were not trained enough but had enough numbers.
Such a fleet wanted to compete with the enemy in the river, which was naturally no different from stretching its neck to seek death. But it was more than enough to travel in the pure water. So Cao Cao immediately mobilized the elite Tiger Guards of Cao's army stationed in Nanyang, and took the emperor with him, set off south, claiming that he would destroy Jingzhou and the people of Jiaozhou in one fell swoop.
Cao Cao claimed that he had already arranged this decision in advance. But did the King of Wei claim that the previous heavy rains and floods had been decided long ago? At that time, the King of Wei was overjoyed and said that this strategy of using water instead of military forces would definitely eliminate all the enemies. What was the result?
Isn’t it caused by the current difficult situation in Xiangfan?
What's more, tens of thousands of people went from Wancheng to Xinye and then to Fancheng to fight, and they needed more than boats, boats, rafts. A large number of personnel mobilization and support from food and fodder, and the support they had in the shortest time almost drove all the ministers with their attendants crazy.
What is even more embarrassing is that the King of Wei has to take the emperor to fight in person! If so, who will take the responsibility?
More than one subordinate came forward to advise, but Cao Cao refused to obey. With his great prestige, he dispatched a large army in the shortest time and led them over the flood to face the enemy who was riding on the water.
At this time, a strong wind happened to blow, and the ship had to stop in the deep water area in the center of the Qingshui River. On the deck high on the large ship battle building, the wind was larger than the water surface. Cao Cao had to stretch out his hand and press his travel crown so that he would not be blown into the water by the wind.
At the same time, on both sides of the big ship, countless rafts sailing on the water were still moving forward. The rafts were sailless and leaning against the boatman to row and stand on the boatman. They were lined up in five or six columns, connected by long ropes, and walked one after another from Cao Cao's sight.
These rafts were shipped by the various Cao troops stationed around Xinye. Their mission was to rush to Lumen Mountain in one breath and meet with Cao Xiu.
Although I made a lot of preparations in advance, I found that when I was using it, I found that most of the rafts were very rough. When I was driving, either the ropes were not firm enough, the iron nails were loose, or the logs suddenly deformed and disintegrated, and various strange things happened from time to time. However, the main force of the Cao army was going south after all, and heavy rain and heavy water did not hinder them, but instead became the help of the Cao army.
This is a very new experience for the soldiers of the Yecheng army, which are generally from the north. Just within Cao Cao's sight, many soldiers sat on rafts, placed their weapons on their knees, then untied their shoes and socks, carefully soaked their feet in the water, and then showed a comfortable expression.
This action was immediately discovered by the officer, so the officer shouted through several rafts, ordered the soldiers to pay attention to their military appearance and be vigilant around them.
The officer was so nervous, naturally because he noticed the figure of the King of Wei on the ship. Cao Cao himself didn't mind.
The military laws he formulated had many requirements for the appearance of the marching during the march, but the requirements were dead and people were alive. After this flood, generals and schoolmen at all levels tried their best to boost the morale of the soldiers and make these tens of thousands of people willing to go south to win. At this time, if you demand small matters at this time, it will be useless to attack your fighting spirit in vain.
To encourage the morale of the generals and schools, they must do their best. Cao Cao himself did his best to encourage the morale of the generals.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao sighed: "I have worked hard. Since I welcomed Your Majesty to Xudu in the second year of Xingping, I have worked hard and never dared to relax for a moment. Until now, it has been twenty-five years!"
Liu Xie sat upright, without saying a word. After a while, he whispered: "Twenty-five years?"
Not long after he and Cao Cao joined hands, they fell into a fierce and obscure confrontation. The two were called kings and ministers, but in fact they were tense and incompatible. But no one expected that when Cao Cao decided to force the emperor to abdicate, the two seemed to have tear open a veil and be able to face each other calmly, and both of them were less concerned.
In the past few days, the two of them have said more than they have combined in the past twenty-five years.
Cao Cao didn't look at Liu Xie, slapped the railings on the edge of the war tower, and continued: "Two years ago, the troops around me were weak, but the civil and military officials were all confidants. Everyone worked together to calm down the troubled times, and only wanted to calm down the troubled times. Later, after welcoming Your Majesty, more and more people surrendered to me, more and more troops, and my territory became larger and larger. But..."
Cao Cao made a move and said angrily: "Oh, I looked around and saw that there were mixed connections everywhere, interrelated, and selfish thoughts and intrigues everywhere. Others thought that I was the general of the chariot and cavalry, the prime minister, the Duke and King of Wei, and I held the power with all my calls. No one dared to refuse to follow; in fact, I was like walking on the road, and I was busy with slits and pasting every day! Too many things were not as good as I expected, but I still had to try my best to make do with them and lead my subordinates forward!"
After hearing what he said, Liu Xie couldn't help but sneer a few times.
"I remember six days ago, the more complicated the plan was, the more problems arose when the two armies confronted each other. The real plan of the King of Wei was to wait for the enemy to come and flood it. Later, I heard that Liu Bei's army was prepared?"
Cao Cao's eyes froze: "Hmm?"
Liu Xie asked, "That's what the King of Wei said, isn't it better to expect?"
Cao Cao was stunned and then furious. When he got angry, his face turned red and his eyes were fierce.
Once a overlord like him is angry, how powerful is it? When Xu Chu presses the handle of the knife and takes two steps forward, Liu Xie is instantly frightened and trembled.
But after shaking a few times, he actually calmed down again and looked at Cao Cao calmly.
Chapter completed!