Cao Cao banged the table and became furious.
As time passed, information from various places gradually gathered in Wancheng. Lantian's name kept appearing in Cao Cao's ears, especially the detailed information sent by Wen Hui from Huainan, which was provided by the "friendly army" Jiangdong Fang. .
Sun Quan had never hated being defeated by Zhang Liao in the Battle of Hefei, because judging from the loss of troops and generals alone, the losses Zhang Liao caused to Jiangdong were far less than the losses caused by the several battles with Lantian.
Sun Quan regarded Lan Tian as his bitter enemy. He wrote Lan Tian's message in his own hand. Finally, he wrote a few pages eloquently and instructed Zhou Tai, the governor of Ruxu, to pass it on to Wen Hui.
Cao Cao was shocked when he read Sun Quan's letter, because the writing style can tell the writer's mood. He knew that Sun Quan must have been in a bad mood at that time.
"King Wei, is it really that Lantian?" Yang Xiu asked tentatively.
Cao Cao snorted coldly: "What a loyal elder Liu Xuande, what a mysterious owl Lan Ziyu lurking in the dark. Who said Liu Bei only has four major masterminds? This person's status in Liu Bei's heart is still higher than that of Zhuge Liang, and his level of insidiousness is also Better than Zhuge Liang."
Sima Yi was very moved after hearing this. He asked in shock: "Information about Lantian has been circulated. It is rumored that he was a hermit from Xiaopei. He fled to Jingzhou due to the war in Xuzhou at that time. By chance, he became Liu Qi's disciple. After Liu Qi's death, He transferred the four counties of Jingnan to Liu Bei, so he was deeply trusted by Liu Bei. Now he is regarded by Liu Bei as the shepherd of Jiaozhou and the general of the rear. I have not heard that this person has any strategies."
"How can we trust all the rumors? Look at Sun Zhongmou's autograph letter. This person is far from as simple as you think." Cao Cao threw out the letter paper with his hand.
After Lan Tian was promoted to Jiaozhou Mu, he would make a formal presentation to the emperor, so his personal information was packaged by Song Chen and had been publicized on a small scale in the streets of Xudu. The packaged information was what Lan Tian wanted everyone to know.
Sima Yi stepped forward to take the letter. Except for the old minister Cheng Yu who seemed to be sleeping, Jiang Ji, Dong Zhao, Huan Jie, and Yang Xiu all surrounded him. Who could resist a secret being revealed?
"Lantian is actually Liu Bei's brother-in-law"
"He was also the one who attacked Jiangling after the Chibi War."
"Lu Lingqi, who disappeared from Xiapi, actually went to Jingzhou to marry Lantian and gave birth to two boys and a girl."
"Gao Shun is still alive and the trapped camp has expanded to ten thousand people" At this time Y AnMoxuAnxiAoSh Zhang Si
"Sun Quan made two sneak attacks on Jingzhou, but both of them were defeated at the hands of this man."
"Zhang Fei and Fazheng are also in Jingzhou"
"King" Sima Yi and everyone read it excitedly, then folded the letter and handed it back to Cao Cao with a heavy face.
Cao Cao looked at everyone with empty eyes: "Do you have any feelings after reading Bi Yan'er's letter?"
Sima Yi swallowed his saliva, "If everything stated in the letter is true, then Mr. Xuan Owl is indeed very powerful. At least Di Xiangyang has a direct relationship with him."
"Why do you see it?" Cao Cao asked with a frown.
"Because it is exactly the same as when he lost Jiangling. In addition, the letter mentioned that Gao Shun and ten thousand people were trapped in the army. This man is actually a powerful general under Lu Bu. Your Majesty, you must be on guard." Sima Yi reminded.
Cao Cao nodded lightly, "I thought it was Fazheng or Xu Shu's conspiracy. Zhongda's reminder made me suddenly realize, but being trapped in the camp is a thing of the past. Biyan'er can't defeat it because they are weak, and our soldiers are fighting in battle formations." He is rich in experience. As for Gao Shun, I have almost forgotten about him. Now there is also a general Zhang Wenyuan, who was also a powerful general of Lu Bu, so why should we be afraid of him being trapped in the camp?"
"Your Majesty, I wonder if Lantian is in Xiangyang. Guan Yu has this person to help him. I'm afraid General Zixiao is in danger." Jiang Ji hesitated.
"It's said that soldiers are valuable and quick. If I were Lan Tian, should I stick to Xiangyang or take the initiative to attack?" Cao Cao frowned and knocked on the table and muttered to himself, and then suddenly told Sima Yi: "Zhongda, hurry up and hurry up the rear to seize the uniforms. Although It is unlikely that Guan Yu will attack in winter, but it is hard to say if there is an extra Lantian."
"Wei." Sima Yi cupped his hands and stepped aside.
Cao Cao then read the letter in detail word for word, and everyone in the palace discussed it in pairs in low voices. Lan Tian planted a dark cloud in their hearts that could not dissipate for a long time.
At almost noon, Cao Zhang hurriedly led his armor into the palace and reported with clasped fists: "Father, Guan Yu sent troops yesterday to surround Deng County. Unfortunately, Xu Shang was killed by Guan Ping's formation. General Lu Jian is still holding on to the city, but he probably won't be able to hold on. how long."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Cao Cao even jumped up and pointed at Cao Zhang and shouted: "What did you say? Guan Yu is surrounding Deng County? What is Zixiao doing? Why don't you report to me?"
Cao Zhang explained: "Guan Yu has warships to transport troops. They sail around Danshui at night, so they can appear in Deng County without anyone noticing."
"Dezu, cache the map." Cao Cao urged.
"Wei." Yang Xiu trotted out.
After a while, Cao Cao called everyone to analyze the battle situation in front of the case. No one knew Guan Yu's true intention, because Deng County was only dozens of miles away from Fancheng, so why did he go around Cao Ren's defense area? Aren't you afraid of being attacked from both front and back?
"Your Majesty, do you think there is a possibility that Guan Yu deliberately attacked Deng County from behind in order to lure General Zixiao to rescue him? Because Fancheng is blocked by water and land, the current Fancheng has become the previous Xiangyang." Sima Yi proposed An assumption.
Cao Cao opened his eyes wide and kept tapping the map. After a long time, he said: "Zhongda's words are reasonable. Guan Yu relied on Jingzhou's naval superiority. Even if he went around, he would not worry about having no way out. He ordered the three armies to immediately send troops to rescue Deng County."
"Your Majesty, we haven't prepared all the winter clothes yet, so sending troops hastily will be disadvantageous," Sima Yi advised.
Cao Cao snorted coldly: "I don't want to send troops in a hurry, but Guan Yunchang didn't wait for you. Ziwen (Cao Zhang) didn't go to deliver the order?"
"Wei." Cao Zhang clasped his fists.
During this period, 20,000 winter coats were transported from the rear, but for the 100,000 Cao troops, there was still a large gap. Only officers and soldiers who were close to the general had the opportunity to receive them. The rest of the soldiers could only rely on single clothes to keep out the cold.
There were walls in the city to protect them from the wind, and they could light fires in the camps to keep warm. However, the cold wind in the wild was like a knife cutting flesh, and many of Cao's soldiers suffered from frostbite during the march.
Because the navy in Jingzhou was a problem, Cao Cao did not dare to supply grain and grass by water. He asked Cao Zhang to supervise the transportation of grain and grass by land. He also ordered Zhang Liao to lead his army to cross the river from Xinye to the west to find a way to relieve Deng County from being trapped.
In late December of the 24th year of Jian'an, Li Yi's fleet transported winter clothes from Guangzhou to Xiangyang. Tens of thousands of troops took the boat overnight to bypass Danshui and advance northward. On the way to surround Deng County, Guanping's troops encountered Xu merchants and fought. It only took one strike to kill him off his horse.
The next morning, dozens of cavalrymen of unknown origin arrived at the north gate of Fancheng. They threatened at the gate that they were giving gifts to Cao Ren, then threw down three wooden boxes and walked away.
After the cavalry had gone away, the city defenders brought the wooden box into the city.
Cao Ren felt something bad when he saw the wooden box. When he opened it, he found three bloody heads.
In addition to the Wei general Xu Shang who was beheaded by the Guan Ping formation, these three wrongdoers also included Lu Meng and Lu Chang who were used to sacrifice the flag. Control the big one, control the owl
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