The news that Jingzhou Military Advisor General Pang Tong led his troops to the expedition was quickly sent to Cao Cao via an urgent letter.
Since Cao Cao was far away in Yecheng, several days had passed when he received the letter.
Jingzhou's army came out, and the first ones under Cao Cao's rule were Nanyang County and Runan County.
Nanyang County has more than 20,000 defenders. The prefect is Jia Xu, and the generals are Zhang He and Gao Lan; while Runan, which is deeper in position, has only 8,000 defenders. The prefect is Man Chong, and the general is only Li Tong.
There are not many defenders in these two places, but they have been prepared in advance to welcome the Jingzhou Army's attack.
However, to the surprise of Cao Cao and everyone, the two armies sent by Pang Tong to Wancheng and Runan were just a false shot.
The one led by Wenpin was just a partial division with no more than 5,000 soldiers, while the one led by Pang Tong was the real main force!
Under the cover of the navy, Pang Tong's main force sailed upstream from the Han River and quietly captured Shangyong City, which had almost no defense!
Although the fall of Shangyong surprised Cao Cao and others, Shangyong is not a critical place, and because it is located at the junction of Hanzhong, Jingzhou, and Nanyang, there is little effort to develop the economy and people's livelihood... So "it will be lost if it is lost"
Throw it away” has become the thought in most people’s minds.
After taking Shangyong, Pang Tong and Wenpin stationed their troops in Shangyong and Xinye respectively, forming a horned force, not only eyeing Wancheng in Nanyang, but also maintaining a deterrent against Runan.
However, there were only a few thousand Xinye defenders, so everyone in Cao's army did not pay much attention to them.
At the same time that the Jingzhou Army sent troops, there was finally movement on Sun Quan's side in Jiangdong.
The tiger has been dormant for several years, but once it emerges from the mountain, it becomes a thunderous force!
To the east of the Yangtze River, a total of 200,000 troops were sent out along the water route. The troops were divided into two groups and pointed their swords at the Lujiang River!
Liu Ye was very frightened.
Fortunately, he was always ready to run away, so although 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 marched by land and water to attack Lujiang from the west and south.
The other route, led by Sun Quan and Lu Su, sent troops from Moling (later Jianye, and later Nanjing) to take the water route and attack Lujiang County from east to west.
Two hundred thousand troops came out together, what a big move Jiangdong made this time!
And as soon as they were dispatched, they blocked all the ports in Lujiang County, leaving only the land routes that had not been closed in time.
Jiangdong chose to break through from Lujiang to Huainan, with the idea of capturing Huainan and Runan, and then joining the Jingzhou army to march north to capture Xuchang. So they first pulled out the nail in the Lujiang River, and then took Huainan, which was their first stage of small
Target.
Xuchang is the political center of Cao Cao, the current capital of the Han Dynasty, and the residence of Han Emperor Liu Xie.
Once the Jingzhou Jiangdong Allied Forces attack Xuchang and take away the Emperor, Cao Cao's reputation will be greatly reduced and people will turn away. There may even be various rebel armies appearing in places that have only been annexed for a short period of time.
Once it reaches this point, Cao Cao is likely to be attacked by a group of people, and the situation then may be really difficult.
Liu Ye, the prefect of Lujiang, had only 30,000 defenders under his command and no generals to guard him. After all, Lujiang, as a "nail county", was not suitable for large-scale construction and development. In fact, Liu Ye was always ready to pack up the people of Lujiang and take them away.
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When he learned that an army of 200,000 troops from the east of the Yangtze River was coming to attack, Liu Ye decisively led the city's defenders and people to withdraw from Lujiang overnight, and retreated to Hefei, the fortified city newly built by Xiahou Dun in Huainan, and led his troops to defend the city.
As for the people in Lujiang, they went all the way north and did not stop until they entered the Shouchun territory.
Hefei was built as a fortress to resist Jiangdong's invasion. Not only was the city high and the city deep, besides artillery, it also had all kinds of defensive equipment and supplies.
The Jiangdong army came out in unison, but Lujiang County actually ran away, not daring to block its advance.
After taking Lujiang County without any blood, Sun Quan suddenly felt high-spirited and ambitious.
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After Jiangdong sent troops, the Jingzhou army also cooperated and launched another attack on Cao's army.
Pang Tong led 50,000 troops out of Shangyong and headed straight for Wancheng!
Jia Xu, the prefect of Wancheng, was a scheming person. He knew that the Jingzhou army wanted to win a quick victory, so he implemented the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country in advance, and moved the people around Wancheng and even most of Nanyang County to Yingchuan. He himself,
Then he led the defenders to confront Pang Tong in Wancheng.
Pang Tong seemed determined to fight with Jia Xu, so the two groups started fighting in Wancheng.
In fact, neither of them likes to be forced...
Between the Jingzhou Army and the Wancheng garrison, it was like two old men fighting in a duel: you use the double dragon move to grab the pearl, I use the monkey to steal the peach; you use the black tiger to steal the heart, and I use the double dragon move to hold the pillar.
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In short, although the fighting here is not intense on the surface, in fact the undercurrent is turbulent. If you don't pay attention, you may be killed or maimed...
At this time, more than half a month had passed since Jingzhou Jiangdong launched the Northern Expedition.
Within half a month, the 50,000 Northern Expeditionary Army led by Pang Tong was blocked by Jia Xu from the beginning to the end, unable to advance even an inch.
Although the Jingzhou Army still captured some county towns, because the people in these county towns had long been deserted, the Jingzhou Army could not gain any substantial benefits.
At this moment, Jiangdong's 200,000 troops also arrived outside Hefei City and surrounded Hefei City.
However, looking at the bluestone city wall that was more than five feet high and three feet wide, plus the trebuchets, ballistas, etc. all over the wall, Sun Quan and Zhou Yu felt numb for a while.
Just when the battlefield reached a stalemate, Cao Cao came to Xuchang, and reinforcements from all over the country finally gathered in Xuchang.
Wei Yan, Li Dian, Le Jin, Xu Huang and other more than ten generals, leading a total of 80,000 soldiers, were stationed around Xuchang with great vigor!
Eighty thousand troops came to the rescue, and the pressure suddenly fell on the Jingzhou Army on the opposite side!
But this time, Cao Cao did not 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 did not pay enough attention to Jingzhou Jiangdong's attack...
In the consciousness of Cao Cao, Lu Yan and everyone else, there is no need for their two bosses to take action against Jingzhou's army of sixty or seventy thousand soldiers. With a group of screaming generals, it should be enough to defeat the Jingzhou army.
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As long as the Jingzhou Army is defeated and controls the area north of the Han River, the Jiangdong Army that was dragged in Hefei will have no choice but to retreat without doing anything. Otherwise, Cao's army will go down the river to cut off the Jiangdong Army's retreat. The Jiangdong Army of 200,000
There's really no telling how many people can be escaped.
This time, even Lu Yan had the idea of underestimating the enemy.
However, facts have proven that no matter when and what kind of enemy you face, the idea of underestimating the enemy is absolutely unacceptable!
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The city of Hefei was rich in supplies, and there were 50,000 defenders inside, and an army of 20,000 led by Xiahou Dun outside. The Jiangdong Army's hasty attempt to capture Hefei was basically a wishful thinking.
But obviously, Zhou Yu would not be nailed to this tree; Pang Tong would not honestly fight Jia Xu with bayonets in Wancheng, and then be surrounded and rubbed to death by a group of strong men.
The reason why Pang Tong wanted to delay in Wancheng for half a month was to attract Cao Jun's attention to himself.
When Cao Jun slowly ignores a certain place, then Pang Tong's chess pieces ambushed in a certain place will have their real use.
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