In the Battle of Chibi, Jiangdong's navy performed brilliantly, but Cao Cao responded hastily and was defeated due to plague and other reasons. Although Cao Cao was not convinced, after the war he built warships in Huaisi to train the navy, and planned to seek revenge from Jiangdong after he was fully prepared.
At this time, the pattern of three parts of the world was gradually taking shape. In the spare time when preparing to build warships and train naval forces, Cao Cao adopted Xun You's suggestion to do the easy things first, so he first targeted Yongliang. Ma Chao's Battle of Tongguan and Weinan.
Cao Cao occupies the Central Plains. Due to its advanced productivity and dense population, the north has a natural advantage over Liu Bei and Sun Quan in terms of military resources and food.
Even if Cao Cao had a huge advantage, he could not fight on multiple fronts in Yongliang, Jingzhou, and Huainan at the same time, because the war was ultimately about the economy, and logistics and supply transportation for multi-front operations would be difficult. If he did not send heavy troops to escort him, he would be easily robbed. Send heavy troops to escort him on the way. It faces huge consumption; secondly, although the north is pacified on the surface, unstable factors exist for a long time, and people often gather people to rebel in counties and counties with few garrison; finally, the Cao family's clan commander system can stand alone under Cao Cao's aura. There are too few generals.
Military genius requires the accumulation of experience. Cao Cao has commanded almost all external battles since Chen Liu raised his troops until now when he was called Wei Gong. Among the other four generals of the Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong clans, only one and a half can be called the general commander.
Cao Ren has been able to independently lead the army for a long time and is considered a competent commander. Xia Houyuan was specially trained by Cao Cao and is considered to be half a commander as his shadow.
The remaining Xiahou Dun guarded the rear to stabilize the clan for a long time, and Cao Hong followed Cao Cao for a long time. Neither of the latter two had the talent to lead.
Cao Ren knew that he was no match for Guan Yu, so he always adopted a defensive strategy. Whether in Xiangyang, Fancheng or Nanyang, the navy's warships had always been mainly small patrol boats.
Guan Yu's warships blocked the Han River and the Dan River, and Li Tong, as the vanguard, fell into the water and died. The news was passed to Xudu by Dongligun, the governor of Nanyang. Cao Cao ordered Man Chong to take over as the governor of Runan to go ahead, and asked Cao Hong to lead a main force of 30,000 men to carry trebuchets. Wait for equipment to rescue.
But when Man Chong rushed to the other side of Fancheng, there was no trace of Jingzhou warships at the junction of Dan River and Han River.
Guan Yu was originally just bluffing, but because he acted so realistically, Li Tong forcibly crossed the river regardless of the danger. Not long after Li Tong's defeated army retreated to Nanyang, Cao Ren's main force had rushed back from Dangyang. Seeing that the effect was achieved, Guan Yu led his troops back to Jiangling.
Although Jingzhou experienced a turmoil, it had little impact on other places except Changsha County. On the contrary, Jiangling seemed to be panicked because of Cao Ren's move south. This tension ended abruptly with the return of Xu Shu and Guan Yu. .
After the war, Guan Yu held a large banquet in Jiangling to celebrate and commend Zhao Yun, Liao Hua and other soldiers who participated in the war, and invited officials from the state capital,
Accompanied by nobles and celebrities, this way of expressing the safety of Jingzhou means that there is no problem in guarding it here.
The atmosphere at the banquet was quite magical. The invited officials and celebrities knew Guan Yu's temper, so they complimented and toasted frequently.
Zhao Yun and Xu Shu didn't have many opportunities to reminisce about the past.
After the banquet, Xu Shu brought Zhao Yun to see Guan Yu, but found him lying on the desk writing a letter to Liu Bei, reporting in detail the war in Jingnan and Jiangling, and asking for rewards for the meritorious soldiers.
"Yun Chang is really a good drinker. You drank a lot at the table just now. I thought you had gone back to your room to rest, but I didn't expect you to write fast here without changing your expression." Xu Shu stroked his beard and said with a smile. Guan Yu's face was as heavy as a jujube, and he drank I really can't tell if I'm not drunk.
Guan Yu put away his pen and smiled awkwardly: "It's Yuan Zhi and Zilong who are here. I'm writing a letter to my eldest brother. Why don't you go and rest?"
"The military advisor and I didn't drink much. In addition to asking Yun to return the warships and naval forces, my lord also asked Yun to pick up the families of the generals in Shu, including the two wives and the prince," Zhao Yun said, clasping his fists.
Guan Yu stroked his beautiful beard and nodded, "I will immediately arrange for Ping'er to notify everyone and let them pack their bags and set off as soon as possible."
"The military advisor said it is not appropriate to leave now..." Zhao Yun looked at Xu Shu and shook his head.
"Why?" Guan Yu asked curiously.
Xu Shu stroked his beard and replied: "Jingzhou has just experienced a military disaster. At this time, a large number of families are moving to Shu. I am afraid that the gentry in the city will misinterpret the panic. Why not wait for news about Ziyu? It is very useful to use the Yangtze River to stabilize the people of Jingzhou, but this year the Yangtze River The third and fourth issues of the newspaper have not been published for a long time. I guess I am worried about how to report on Jiangdong."
"Isn't it important for the Yangtze River News to be pragmatic? Let the world see Sun Quan's face." Guan Yu frowned.
Xu Shu quickly shook his head: "Although using evil to control evil can vent anger, it will not be beneficial to the current Jingzhou. The influence of the Yangtze River News has been great, and the trade routes between the Central Plains and Jiangdong are also flowing. It is inappropriate to anger the Jiangdong soldiers too much. General Guan diverted the Han River to When Cao Hong comes, if Sun Quan is forced to push Cao Cao, Jingzhou will be in danger."
"Is it possible to lie?" Zhao Yun also expressed confusion.
Xu Shu waved his hand gently: "It depends on how Jiang Gongyan handles it. Ziyu will definitely pay attention to these two issues of the newspaper. Besides, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Sun have always been at odds. Should we send someone to Quanling first to ask if we can agree with him?" Are you traveling with Zilong?"
Guan Yu was silent for a moment and said: "Mrs. Sun has changed a lot in the past two years. She has been raising her daughter in a separate courtyard all day long. Whether it is better to send her to Chengdu to cut off Sun Quan's thoughts, it seems that we have to send someone to Quanling to see Ziyu. , by the way, urge the Yangtze River News."
"Don't Zilong want to meet Ziyu?" Xu Shu asked meaningfully.
"Whether Zilong goes to Quanling, Ziyu's methods are no less good than Yuan Zhi's." Guan Yu had already learned about Zhao Yun's predicament from Yi Ji,
Unknowingly, there are many ways to think of Lantian.
"Uh... it's better to be respectful than to obey." Zhao Yun nodded and clasped his fists.
The next day, Zhao Yun took a boat south to Quanling. After passing the Yangtze River, he discovered that a beacon tower was being built on the bank. Su Fei and Gan Ning were very attentive to Guan Yu's instructions and did not give the Jiangdong Navy a chance to make a sneak attack.
Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei to Shu. In the past two years, Jingzhou has become better and better. Both sides of the Xiangshui River have not been ruined by the war. Although spring farming has been affected to some extent, under the guidance of agricultural researchers from various places, production has still been restored quickly.
Lan Tian was not at home when he arrived at the Prefecture of Quanling. Gao Shun greeted Zhao Yun and explained: "General Zilong can wait in the mansion. Sir, he went to the Press Office at noon. I will send someone to ask him to come back."
Zhao Yun waved his hand quickly: "I know that the Press and Press Office has been busy recently. There is no need for General Gao to disturb Mr. Gao. He will come back later of course. I happen to be free now. Can Yun go to see Mrs. Gan and the Crown Prince?"
Gao Shun nodded, "Of course it's convenient, please come with me."
Zhao Yun followed Gao Shun to the back house. As soon as he walked through the middle garden and came to the porch, a strong wind suddenly hit him.
Gao Shun instinctively dodged to the side, and the ball flew directly towards Zhao Yun's face.
With a bang, Zhao Yun grabbed the ball with one hand.
"It's amazing." Lan Ji's face was full of disbelief. He had become very skilled in this close-range shot. Even Gao Shun could only dodge, but he didn't expect that the opponent could catch it steadily.
"It's General Zilong." Adou pointed at Zhao Yun and cheered.
