From the perspective of the country's people to the individual's future,
Sima, who was accompanying Zhang He, told Deng Zhi a series of great truths from a distance.
But no matter how much Sima talked and shouted, Deng Zhi remained unmoved.
"Ha...ha..." Sima said with a dry mouth and breathed for a long time before continuing to shout:
"The general must have heard about Jiangdong's retreat and Pang Tong's defeat!
Now that the main force in Jingzhou has been defeated, the army of our lord, Prime Minister Cao and Lu Huiqi, can go south to sweep Jingzhou and flatten Jiangdong at any time!
As the ancients said, good birds choose trees to roost in, good ministers choose their masters to serve, and generals are promising in their youth..."
Deng Zhi only listened to half of it and couldn't help but yawned loudly. He said to the defenders beside him: "Be on guard and beware of the Wei army attacking the city. As for the crow outside, let him just scream like this."
"Here..."
Deng Zhi actually ignored Zhang He's persuasion to surrender, and even let Zhang He's Sima talk dryly to the air outside the city for a long time.
After Sima returned to the military camp, he aggrievedly reported his experience to Zhang He, which made Zhang He and Gao Lan very angry.
Gao Lan, who was even more grumpy, even cursed fiercely on the spot: "Damn Deng Zhi, you are so ignorant! Send an order to step up the construction of siege equipment, and attack the city as soon as dawn tomorrow!"
"Here!"
...
A peaceful night.
At dawn the next day, Zhang He and Gao Lan ordered the soldiers to eat and rest.
After resting for half an hour, Cao Jun and others began to directly attack Fancheng.
In order to take Fancheng in one go, Zhang He and Gao Lan took the lead and led five thousand soldiers to attack from the north and south walls of Fancheng.
The soldiers carried all kinds of equipment and rushed to the bottom of the city under the cover of the archers against the rain of arrows. They built a wooden bridge over the moat. After crossing the river, they set up ladders and began to climb up the city wall.
Fancheng's defense was not perfect, and Deng Zhi had never had real battlefield experience. He was still far behind the Deng Zhi who held a high position and had outstanding achievements in the late Shu Han Dynasty in history.
Although the young Deng Zhi resisted desperately, there were too few soldiers and horses and he was divided and attacked. In addition, there were no brave generals in the city... In the end, Fancheng only held on for most of a day before Gao Lan took the lead in attacking the north gate.
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Cao's army entered the city. Although Deng Zhi knew he was outmatched, he still stood at the gate of the county government office with his sword in hand. He looked like he was ready to destroy the city and kill everyone.
No matter what,
Deng Zhi's martial arts skills were mediocre, and he couldn't survive even half a move in Zhang He's hands before he was caught.
But Deng Zhi was also tough. Even though his hands were tied behind his back and he received many punches, he still cursed Zhang He, Cao Cao and others all the way.
Deng Zhi's death-seeking spirit would not have been tolerated by another general, so he would have been executed on the spot.
But Zhang He and Gao Lan were demoted generals and had been idle in Wancheng for several years.
Now that they finally got the opportunity to perform meritorious service on the battlefield, they naturally cherished it very much and were unwilling to easily violate Cao's army's taboo of not killing prisoners.
While Zhang He and others were heading to Deng County, Cao Cao and Jia Xu also led an army of 30,000 people southward.
They will meet up with Wei Yan in Xinye and wait until Zhang He Gaolan captures Fancheng before continuing southward.
Fancheng has been captured, and Xiangyang City is next.
After several years of expansion and reinforcement by Liu Biao, Xiangyang City has become one of the few strong cities in the world.
Although Xiangyang is difficult to fight, now that Lu Yan's navy is assisting him, Cao Cao feels that with the 150,000 troops at his disposal, there is still some hope of taking Xiangyang City.
Today, the most powerful person to unify the world is Cao Cao. Only by defeating Liu Qi, Sun Quan and other feudal princes as soon as possible can the world usher in true peace.
The army moved forward and finally entered Deng County two days later.
One day later, Lu Yan's navy, which had been swimming in the Han River for a long time, also arrived at Deng County.
After learning that Deng County had been captured by Cao's army, they docked at the port outside Deng County.
Fancheng is ten miles away.
The four of them, Lu Yan, Sima Yi, Gan Ning, and Su Fei, strode towards Fancheng's Anxin.
Cao Cao, who received the news of Lu Yan's arrival, had already led the civil and military ministers and had been waiting in the river wind for a long time.
From a long distance away, Cao Cao saw Lu Yan.
"Mr. Lu! Hahaha!"
Cao Cao burst out laughing and rushed towards Lu Yan impatiently!
Lu Yan used his anger to gently push away the overly enthusiastic Lao Cao, "Mr. Cao, we have only been separated for two or three months, so there is no need to be so affectionate."
Cao Cao didn't care about this, he still grinned widely and said repeatedly: "You have solved our predicament, so naturally we have to be more affectionate!"
Before Lu Yan could speak again, Cao Cao took Lu Yan's hand and walked towards the city. As he walked, he said: "Come on, come on! I have prepared a welcoming banquet for you and the navy brothers. It will be held today.
You won’t come back until you’re drunk!”
"Husband!" Lu Lingqi and Zhao Xue stood in front of the crowd, looking at Lu Yan and Gan Ning who were surrounded by everyone and enjoying the scenery, they couldn't help but reveal an intoxicating smile.
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In the ninth year of Jian'an, early September.
After the Jiangdong Army retreated from Huainan, the Jingzhou Army also withdrew from Jingbei!
At this point, the Sun-Liu coalition offensive, which once posed a huge threat to Cao Cao, completely collapsed!
Originally, Cao Cao was ready to pursue the victory, but was persuaded by Jia Xu and Lu Yan.
You must know that after the Cao Group's continuous wars on both sides of the north and south, they actually have very little internal military rations left; and more importantly, in order to support this year's war, the people and soldiers are really a little uncomfortable this year.
Fortunately, some war-weary emotions have already arisen in their hearts.
Therefore, even if Cao Cao wanted to launch a conquest of Jingzhou, he had to give the people and soldiers a period of rest first.
After understanding the internal situation, Cao Cao decided to follow Lu Yan and Jia Xu's ideas.
In fact, the one who should not be anxious is Cao Cao.
With the speed of economic and agricultural development under Cao Cao's rule, in just three to five years, he will definitely be able to save enough money, food, and wealth to overwhelm all the princes.
Now, Lu Yan's navy has also controlled the Han River and only needs to build enough transport ships. Cao Jun can cross the river whenever he wants.
With Cao's army well-organized and sufficient food and fodder, as long as the commander makes no mistakes, he can push Jingchu and Jiangdong sideways with his hard power.
Therefore, there is no need for Cao Cao to be anxious at all. If it is more urgent, it should be Pang Tong and Sun Quan who are anxious.
In the middle of September, the ninth year of Jian'an.
Under Cao Cao's rule, large-scale mobilization began.
After the alien troubles in the north are calmed down, their strategic focus will greatly shift to the south!
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Cao Ren, the governor of Hanoi County, was dispatched to Fancheng by Cao Cao and led 30,000 troops to garrison Fancheng.
For this reason, Cao Cao also allocated a special amount of funds to Cao Ren to build fortifications and build warships. However, Cao Cao lived up to his reputation as a prefect who wanted money...
At the same time, a large number of soldiers were stationed in Xuchang, Wancheng, and Runan. As long as Cao Cao gave the order, hundreds of thousands of Cao's soldiers could cross the Han River and conquer Jingzhou!
But when all these transfers were completed, it was already the end of the ninth year of Jian'an...
It’s the end of another year.
This year's wars have been somewhat frequent, with lows and highs.
Although he lost Lujiang County, Cao Cao also controlled the land north of Jing.