Chapter 376: The Northern and Southern Soldiers Arrive
The first war in Huainan ended with Cao Zhang's defeat and withdrawal.
The Chu army also had a hard time. After the first battle, the Chu army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, most of which were killed by Cao Zhang himself.
"Water battle, or double the enemy's force, there will be 10,000 casualties?"
In June of the 19th year of Jian'an, Liu Cong arrived in Shouchun. When he saw Zhou Yu reporting in the hall, Liu Cong was a little surprised.
Zhou Yu came out of the queue and handed over to Liu Cong, with a somewhat guilty expression on his face, "Your Majesty, Cao Cao's third son Cao Zhang is too brave, so the last general sent out five generals: Ling Tong, Ding Feng, Jiang Qin, Xu Sheng, and Chen Wu.
We were defeated by Cao Zhang, and most of our army's casualties were caused by Cao Zhang's personal leadership in killing, wounding or killing. This is all the fault of the general, please punish me, Your Majesty."
Behind Zhou Yu, Ling Tong was still wrapped in gauze, while Ding Feng and others looked ugly and did not even dare to raise their heads.
Liu Cong waved his hand and said, "I don't mean to offend you, I'm just surprised by the bravery of Cao Cao's son."
"I am incompetent!"
Several generals knelt down to Liu Cong one after another. Liu Cong said seriously, "Cao Zhang's bravery, the ingenuity of battle formations, and the way of using troops are not based on personal bravery. How can you achieve great things if you become discouraged and slack off when encountering small setbacks?"
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"If you are a man, just stand up and make up your mind to defeat Cao Zhang and Cao Jun!"
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"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
Liu Cong nodded with satisfaction, "Killing 20,000 enemies and damaging 10,000 ourselves, our army can't be considered defeated, right? Where is Cao's army now?"
Zhou Yu opened his mouth and replied, "Your Majesty, although Cao Cao's army has many horses and horses, its marching speed is not slow. According to reports, Cao Cao's main army is now approaching Pengcheng!"
"Your Majesty! The last general invites you to fight! I will kill the yellow-bearded Cao Zhang!" The one who spoke was Huang Zhong, whose beard and hair were all white.
Wei Yan followed closely and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go with the old general!"
"The general is also willing to go!"
Liu Cong smiled and said, "I am very relieved that the generals dared to ask for a battle, but at this time, it is not the time to start a war. Cao's army has not even crossed the Huaihe River. It is impossible for our army to cross the river to fight with Cao's army in the north."
Qingxu, the land of Huainan, has a flat terrain that is favorable to Cao Jun. This will be during the rainy season, which can slightly restrict Cao Jun's cavalry, but it will not have much effect. Liu Jun lacks cavalry, so it is impossible for Liu Jun to cross the Huaihe River to actively attack Cao Jun.
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After that, Liu Cong looked at Zhou Yu and Lu Su and said, "What do Gong Jin and Zijing think of Cao's army going south this time? How do you think our army should respond?"
Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, and Lu Su took a step forward and said with his hands in his hands, "Your Majesty, Cao Cao's thieves have raised an army of 300,000, and together with the enemy troops in Wancheng, the enemy's army is no less than 400,000. According to my opinion, Cao Cao is the enemy this time.
Cao Cao is determined to capture Huainan. If he doesn't capture Huainan, Cao Cao will probably not give up. And the water of the Huaihe River is not as wide as the Yangtze River, so it cannot stop hundreds of thousands of troops."
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Zhou Yu responded to Lu Su's words and said, "Your Majesty, I and Zijing have discussed it. We believe that there will definitely be a decisive battle between Cao Cao's army and our army. The victory or defeat of this battle will determine the true ownership of Huainan.
It will even determine the general trend of the entire world!"
Liu Cong rested his elbows on the desk, put his chin on the palm of his hand, and squinted his eyes in thought. Huainan's strategic position was too important. Zhou Yu and Lu Su were right. Cao Cao might not be able to eat well if he didn't take back Huainan.
I will never let the meat out of my mouth again.
Hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides will hunt here, and they are not here to play house in Huainan. If the Chu army is victorious, it will be more likely to march into the Central Plains. If the Cao army is victorious, Wei will retake the Huainan defense line, and the security of the Qingxu area will be guaranteed. Wei
The overall strategic depth of the country has been enhanced.
"Then get ready to fight. You can retreat first. I need to rest for a while."
"promise."
"Cao Zhang" Liu Cong murmured in his mouth after everyone left.
Historically, Cao Zhang was indeed known for his bravery. If he had not died too early, his record would never have been simpler than that of other Wei generals. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, Cao Zhang was killed by Cao Pi. If true,
In this way, the best outcome for Cao Zhang is to be imprisoned. It is impossible for him to participate in the military affairs of Wei State again.
Liu Cong really didn't expect that Huang Xu'er was so fierce. Among the current Chu army, the only ones who can defeat him are probably Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun.
In Pengcheng City, Dong Zhao and Chen Jiao looked happy, Wei Gong Cao Cao had arrived!
"Your Majesty!" "Father!"
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Surrounded by everyone, Cao Cao walked to the main seat and sat down, "Ziwen, I heard that you ignored the advice of Dong Zhao and Chen Jiao and sent troops without authorization?"
Cao Zhang glanced at the two of them, then raised his hands to Cao Cao and said, "Father, I did send troops without permission, but I was not defeated by the Chu army. With 50,000 men, I fought against nearly 100,000 enemies, and killed nearly 10,000 of them.
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"Nearly ten thousand enemies were killed?" Cao Cao sneered and said, "Then why don't you tell me how many soldiers in the field died? More than 20,000! Why did you insist on marching in when you knew that the soldiers in the field had no fighting capacity?"
"Twenty thousand people are exchanged for ten thousand Chu troops. How can you still boast that you haven't been defeated?"
In fact, Cao Cao himself felt that it was worth it to exchange 20,000 field troops for 10,000 Chu troops. He knew the Chu army and trained it almost every day, regardless of other matters. Such an army was indeed powerful.
Cao Zhang still faced twice as many enemy troops, and it was also a water battle, so in Cao Cao's view, this was very worthwhile.
However, he could only think about this in his heart and never say it out loud.
"Ziwen, you sent out troops without permission, causing our army to lose 20,000 people, and you were disrespectful to the two gentlemen. I punished you with forty military sticks. Are you convinced?"
Cao Zhang's thick eyebrows and big eyes suddenly came together, "Dad, I..."
"Um?"
"My son is convinced!"
Cao Pi immediately stepped out of the queue and cupped his hands and said, "Father, the war is about to begin. It is the time to employ people. Third brother is brave. Can you forgive him first?"
"If you dare to say more, I will beat you together!"
Dong Zhao and Chen Jiao couldn't sit down anymore. They looked at each other. Dong Zhao was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, what the Second Young Master said makes sense. The war is about to begin. The Third Young Master is still of great use. Please read this."
In view of his repeated military exploits, please forgive him this time."
Chen Jiao continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, if you injure the Second Duke at this time, wouldn't it be a loss of our army's combat power? I hope Your Majesty will think twice."
Cao Cao breathed a long sigh of relief, glared at Cao Zhang and said, "Since everyone begged for mercy, I will spare you this time. Write it down first. If you make another mistake, you will be punished for both crimes!"
Cao Zhang breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, father!"
Cao Cao nodded and continued to ask, "What are the movements of the Chu army?"
Dong Zhao cupped his hands and replied, "Your Majesty, the Chu army had arrived in Shouchun a month ago. Liu Cong did not order to cross the river, but strengthened the Huaihe defense line."
"Hahaha, Liu Cong, the little boy is afraid of being alone."
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Jia Xu said with sleepy eyes, "Your Majesty, Chu State can take advantage of water conservancy to transport grain much more easily than us. I think we should hurry up and cross the river."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "The Huaihe River cannot stop Gu's army. Send an order to the entire army to rest for three days and cross the river in three days!"
"promise!"
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