Chapter 612: Counting Jiangdong to Catch Ducks on the Shelves
Chapter 612: Jiangdong is on the shelves
After Xia Houlan finished washing, Zhang Xiu also arrived... com《》%网 Although it was the first time they met, as brothers from the same discipline, there was a sense of intimacy as soon as they met. It's just that Xia Houlan refused to surrender, but
Zhang Xiu was very critical. However, Xia Houlan said that as long as he didn't deal with Cao Cao, he would be the one to deal with Jiangdong. This gave Zhang Xiu a balance!
The four brothers drank and chatted until dawn. From life to martial arts, Xia Houlan suddenly discovered that Liu Zhang's understanding of martial arts was really better than his, and he couldn't help but feel a little itchy. After spending several days together, and with
Liu Zhang sparred several times, and Xia Houlan suddenly felt reluctant to leave! He really missed the days when he was studying martial arts in the mountains!
Xia Houlan left anyway. For the sake of the family and the ideals in his heart, he could not stay. Liu Zhang did not force it. After all, with the power of the Qin army, one more person was not more than one more person, and one less person was not less than one person less! Xia Houlan and Liu Zhang were left behind
Just for the sake of brotherhood, he didn't want to become a loner when the world was unified! People should be more passionate and less cold and insensitive!
After a few days of rest, the Qin army recovered its fighting strength. Even the injured Dian Wei was able to fight on the ground. In these few days, Xu Shu was not idle either. He led Guan Yu to sweep Yanzhou, like Chen Liu and Puyang.
Waiting for several big cities, they were all easily captured. Cao Jun's prefects and city guards heard that the Qin army had arrived, and they ran faster than rabbits! Of course, they listened to Cao Cao's orders, otherwise they would not have the courage to do so.
Dare to escape in front of the battle! After sending Xiahou Lan away, Liu Zhang directly marched his army to Runan and confronted Cao Cao at the gate of the city!
In Runan City, Cao Cao was sitting in the meeting hall of the city guard, discussing the military situation with everyone, but all the counselors in Cao's army bowed their heads and remained silent, which made him very anxious. In order to break the silence in the hall, Cao Cao asked in a deep voice: "Masters,
, the Qin army is approaching the city, how should our army defend Runan City?"
"Your Majesty, why don't you bring Zhongda back!" Seeing that everyone was silent, old Cheng Yu stood up tremblingly. Several defeats made him exhausted physically and mentally. He was already quite old, but after running back and forth, he was sixty years old.
The old man looks almost eighty!
"Zhongde, sit down and talk!" Seeing Cheng Yu's appearance, Cao Cao couldn't bear it. For this counselor who had always supported him, Cao Cao really regarded him as his elder brother!
Cheng Yu really couldn't stand it anymore. He sat back and sighed slightly: "Your Majesty, there are no outsiders here, so I'll tell you the truth! You have always let Sima Yi lead troops outside, just because you are worried about the infiltration of the power of the family. Now, I
The army is about to be defeated at the hands of Liu Zhang, why not delegate power to the aristocratic family and fight Liu Zhang to the death? By then, if the king wins, the family's power will have been consumed a lot, and there will naturally be a chance to turn things around. If the king loses, nothing will be needed
No need to say more…”
"This..." Cao Cao hesitated and said, "Zhongde, what you said makes sense, but Jiangxia is where the three states of Jing, Yu and Yang meet. If Liu Zhang wins Jiangxia, he can gather his army in Runan. Wouldn't our army be more dangerous?"
"What the king said is wrong!" Xun You laughed and said: "If Liu Zhang wins Jiangxia, it will not only be the king who is in danger, but also Sun Quan! Crossing Jiangxia and attacking Xiakou, the Qin army can go straight to Yangzhou. Sun Quan will not sit idly by and ignore it.
!Jiang Dongjun has watched the excitement for so long, and it’s time to make a move! Otherwise, we will die together holding Jiang Dong!"
"Okay!" Cao Cao patted the handsome case and said, "Immediately order Sima Yi to withdraw to Runan, and notify Jiangdong to take over Xiakou Port. Otherwise, our army will not have the strength to stop the Qin army, and we will die together!"
"I understand!" Cheng Yu bowed his hand. Although it is a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution, it is better than nothing. It is better than doing nothing at all!
"Your Majesty, the Qin army's siege equipment is too powerful. What should our army do?" Some problems will not arise without talking about them. Xun You still said the most worrying problem in his heart, and the expressions of everyone in Cao's army all changed.
Changed. The Qin army’s siege equipment put too much pressure on them!
"This is not difficult to solve!" Cheng Yu said; "When I was in Xuchang, I once carefully observed that the equipment in Liu Zhang's army seemed to have a range of only four hundred steps! If our army sets up a catapult at the head of the city, it may be able to match it.
Confront one or two!”
"Erect a catapult at the top of the city? According to Zhongde's wishes, Cao Ren will be responsible!" Cao Cao thought for a while, and even though he thought it was a bit unreliable, he decided to give it a try. Now, he has been forced into a desperate situation, even if it is
Even though he knew it was useless, he still wanted to try it, treating a dead horse like a living horse!
Runan City began to carry out major operations. Huge catapults were erected on the top of the city. The longest distance of such crude machinery was only 250 steps. Even with the addition of tall city walls, at a distance of 400 steps,
Even if the stone bullets could be thrown, the power would be pitiful. However, when Cao Jun threw the stone bullets into the Qin army's siege equipment, Cao Jun still cheered.
Seeing that Cao Jun had also set up a catapult, Liu Zhang didn't want to continue the bombardment, so he immediately asked Meng Da to return to the camp with the equipment. Meng Da, who was enjoying the fight, asked with some confusion: "Your Majesty, why don't you continue the attack?
?”
"Why are you so anxious?" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "There is news from Jingzhou that Sima Yi has withdrawn his troops from Jiangxia. It seems that Cao Cao is preparing to fight us decisively in Runan! If I break through Runan before Sima Yi arrives, won't we still have to face each other?
For Sima Yi? Why not let Cao Cao and Sima Yi join forces and then teach them a lesson with weapons!"
"That's it!" Meng Da nodded. After listening to Li Liuzhang's explanation, he didn't want to waste his bullets anymore!
Seeing that the Qin army stopped attacking, Cao Jun in Runan City thought that the catapults were effective, so they were overjoyed and set up catapults on other walls. Looking at Cao Jun's arrangement, the Qin troops below the city were all laughing secretly.
They didn't think that the rough guys on the city walls could frighten the Qin army's siege equipment!
Under Liu Zhang's deliberate action, the Qin army and the Cao army reached a stalemate in Runan City. Sima Yi was also on his way to Runan, but Sun Quan was a little anxious. Xiakou can be said to be the gateway to Yangzhou. If this place is captured by the Qin army, Jiangdong
They will face an attack from the Qin army at any time, both infantry and cavalry! Poor Jiangdong, only the navy can take the lead. As for the infantry and cavalry, they are a bit fragile in front of Cao Jun, so how can they withstand the wolves and tigers?
Qin Army? For the safety of Jiangdong, Sun Quan ordered Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to guard Xiakou, and asked Lu Su to accompany the army as a military advisor!
"Bo Yan, our old enemy is here again!" Gan Ning stood next to Lu Xun with a smile on his face. When Xiakou Port was replaced, he wanted to take the opportunity to attack, but when he saw the enemy's flag, he couldn't help but
A little excited. It can be said that since he started crossing the Yangtze River, he has formed an indissoluble bond with Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai. Now, he, Jiang Qin, and Zhou Tai want each other's heads!
"Xingba, it seems we should take Xiakou Port!" Looking at the Jiangdong Army flag, a trace of resentment flashed in Lu Xun's eyes. Sun Ce was already living under Liu Zhang, he couldn't seek revenge from Sun Ce, Sun Quan became him
The goal! Seeing Jiang Dongjun, it can be regarded as a meeting of enemies, and he is extremely jealous!
"Okay!" Gan Ning said with a smile: "Let Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai try our army's new weapons! I can't believe that the Ministry of Industry is so powerful that they can even place catapults on warships. It's a pity that we can't bring too many
There are too many stone bombs, otherwise we must make Jiang Dongjun look good!"
"Isn't it easy to throw stone bombs?" Lu Xun said with a smile: "My lord said that as long as the weight is about the same, you can throw anything! I have prepared sacks. When the stone bombs are thrown, we will fill them with soil. Even if we can't kill Jiangdong's army,
, we will also bury them alive!”
"Bo Yan really has a good plan!" Gan Ning's eyes became sharp, like searchlights at night!
"Stop talking nonsense, send the order, let the soldiers set up the Thunderbolt Chariot, and let's dock at Xiakou Port!" Lu Xunzhi waved his hand proudly, feeling relieved that a great revenge had been avenged!
The rumbling war drums sounded on the river, and the Qin army's warships slowly approached Xiakou Port. Lu Su knew that Lu Xun would definitely take advantage of Jiangdong's unsteady footing and lead his troops to attack. He had already asked Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai to prepare for a counterattack.
The invading enemy. However, the Qin army's warship did not dock at the port, but stopped three or four hundred steps away, which surprised Lu Su!
"What is that?" Pointing to the tall wooden frame on the Qin army's stern, Zhou Tai's eyes flashed with panic. He could already see that it seemed to be a catapult, but he couldn't believe it. After all, in the Han Dynasty, there were no catapults.
A precedent for moving cars onto warships!
"It seems to be a catapult?" Lu Su was well-informed, and he confirmed Zhou Tai's guess, but Zhou Tai didn't want this guess to be true, otherwise the Jiangdong Army in Xiakou Port would be in trouble!
Jiang Qin was a little worried and asked: "Commander, the weapons of the Qin army have always been sharp. If it is really a catapult, what should we do?"
"Don't panic yet, it may not be a catapult!" Lu Su didn't want to cause chaos before the battle. He thought for a long time and said: "If it is really a catapult, our army will be in danger! Once the two generals confirm that the wood on the Qin army's warship is
It's a catapult, and you lead the army to attack, don't let those show their power!"
"This..." Jiang Qin said with some distress: "Military advisor, it's not that we are timid, but look at the opponent's flag! Jinfan and Ganning are facing each other. We really have no confidence that we can destroy the Qin army's catapult!"
"If you are not sure, you have to bite the bullet. If Xiakou is lost, Yangzhou will be in danger, and Jiangdong will be in danger! If Pang Tong's army cuts off the connection between our army and Cao's army from Xiakou, and Cao's army is destroyed, do you think our army can still be alone?
Will you save it?" Lu Su looked anxious, but Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai looked at each other!
"How good would it be if the eldest son were still here?" Facing danger, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai actually thought of Sun Ce. At the same time, they also thought of Sun Ce's fearlessness. Looking at each other, Jiang Qin punched his chest and said, "Commander, don't worry.
, if it is really a catapult, we will destroy it even if we risk our lives!"
"It all depends on the two generals..." Looking at the Qin army, Lu Su's eyes were full of worry...