Cao Ren did not dare to disobey Cao Cao's order to mobilize soldiers.
They can only forcefully shrink the defense line and continuously transport troops to Wulin.
How could Cao Cao, who was almost crazy, wait?
When it was small, only a few hundred people came every day, which was not as many as the corpses thrown into the Yangtze River in the camp!
In desperation, Cao Cao had to detain the civilian men who were carrying food and grass and asked them all to help build warships.
Finally, a month later, the fourth chain boat was successfully launched.
All the 30,000 troops sent by Cao Ren were in position and were arranged by Cao Cao as naval troops. They were all sent to the iron chain warships.
The effect is astonishing.
The soldiers of Cao's army who had never boarded a warship did not feel any discomfort at all!
Even on the Yangtze River, it can give full play to its combat effectiveness!
This time, Cao Cao became even more crazy and kept asking Cao Ren to mobilize civilians to help build the warship and prepare for the final sprint!
The time has finally arrived in September.
The weather is still hot and humid, but it has improved significantly compared to the unbearable weather before.
The fifth iron chain warship benefited from the more than 100,000 civilians mobilized by Cao Cao and is about to undergo finishing work.
I think in three to five days at most, there will be a scene of five chain-locked warships galloping on the Yangtze River!
The scene that has been dreamed of will finally become a reality.
But there was a clear sadness in Cao Cao's excited eyes.
Within two months, the entire Ulin became a plague-stricken area.
After the 30,000 troops previously aided by Cao Ren arrived, the entire Cao army's strength once again surged to 100,000.
After two months, Cao's army was tortured by the plague again, and there were extremely shocking casualties.
The total number of soldiers is only 50,000!
A total of nearly 200,000 civilians were drafted, and more than 60,000 people died!
Such heavy casualties have long made Cao Cao numb.
It was not until today when Xiahou Dun personally stood in front of him and reported that he only had 50,000 troops to fight that Cao Cao suddenly woke up from his madness.
fifty thousand?
Isn't this the minimum requirement for five chain warships to carry soldiers?
However, the bad news goes far beyond that!
"King Wei, there are 23 out of 10 sick people in the 50,000-strong army! If we continue like this, then..."
Xiahou Dun did not continue talking, he did not dare to mention it at all.
After risking his life to build the iron chain warship, will he have to face a situation without soldiers to control it?
Not to mention whether Cao Cao could accept it, Xiahou Dun couldn't accept it!
"How many days will it take to get the last warship?"
Cao Cao asked Xiahou Dun in a very low voice, but the latter made his hair stand on end.
His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was messy, and his face was trembling slightly.
Cao Cao's dignity makes people feel chilly.
No one would doubt that Cao Cao like this would have the urge to kill.
"King Wei, it only takes three days at most..."
In fact, the civilian husband told Xiahou Dun that it would take five days!
At this moment, Xiahou Dun did not dare to say these five words.
After going back, I can only put pressure on the civilian husband again.
"Three days..."
Cao Cao murmured softly and frowned gradually.
Based on the current situation, it will be enough to defeat the Chibi Jiangdong Water Village in three days, and even defeat the Jiangdong Army led by Lu Xun.
But it’s difficult to expand the results!
Even if they turn the spearhead and send their troops south to attack Liu Bei, it will be difficult to achieve big results.
After all, the conditions for attacking Jingnan are ten chain-locked warships and a hundred thousand troops!
An army of 270,000 went south, but now there are only 70,000 left in the entire Nan County!
Cao Cao was a little breathless when he thought of losing two hundred thousand.
Twenty years after the army was launched, even if all the dead and injured soldiers were added up, it would still be too much!
"Yu Jin, Mao Jie!"
Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he looked at the navy commander.
"The general is here!"
Yu Jin and Mao Jie did not dare to hesitate and quickly obeyed the order.
Now the entire Cao Cao camp is a huge powder keg, and any spark may detonate Cao Cao, who is filled with anger.
"The warship will be launched in three days and we will attack Chibi Water Village immediately!"
"In this battle, Jiangdong Army must be completely wiped out!"
Cao Cao's order almost roared out, and Yu Jin and Mao Jie quickly raised their voices.
"Don't worry, King Wei, the general will definitely live up to his command!"
At present, it seems that defeating the Jiangdong Army on the other side of Chibi is almost certain.
But Cao Cao couldn't get interested in this must-win war.
The price of 200,000 people was exchanged for the elimination of 50,000 Jiangdong Army.
Who else could be happy?
"King Wei."
At this moment, counselor Cheng Yu stood up.
"Zhongde, what's wrong?"
In Cao Cao's impression, Cheng Yu had not spoken for a long time.
Since Cao Cao reprimanded him last time for suggesting that he should not harm soldiers so unscrupulously, Cheng Yu has never taken the initiative to speak again.
Cheng Yu was old and quite scheming, and had made great contributions to Cao Cao several times.
Now facing difficulties, Cao Cao has more hopes for Cheng Yu.
"Informing the King of Wei, I think that after defeating the Jiangdong navy, we can go directly down the river and capture Jiangxia County in one fell swoop."
"Place the chain-locked warships at Xiakou Port so that the Jiangdong Army will no longer dare to face the northwest!"
Cao Cao did not express his opinion, but asked Cheng Yu instead.
"Zhongde, what happens next?"
Cheng Yu was silent for a long time, and then suddenly surrendered.
"King Wei, our army is at the end of its strength and cannot continue to expand the war!"
"The old minister suggested that after taking Jiangxia County, we should end this southern expedition!"
"Our army went south to the three counties of Jingzhou, Nanyang County, Nan County, and Jiangxia County, and defeated Liu Bei, drove him to Jingnan, defeated Lu Xun, and completely wiped out the Jiangdong navy. This is enough to praise the achievements of King Wei!"
After Cao Cao heard this, anger immediately emerged in his eyes.
"Zhongde, how can you not take advantage of the great victory and destroy Sun Quan's son and the big-eared thief Liu Bei in one fell swoop after so many soldiers were killed and injured?"
"Retreating is absolutely impossible!"
As he spoke, blood redness appeared in his eyes again.
Cao Cao knew very well that Cheng Yu's suggestion was the best choice for now.
But as soon as he heard the word "retreat", his anger surged out uncontrollably.
Even if Cheng Yu gave him a very stable step and reasonable reasons, Cao Cao still couldn't give up.
What's more, Cao Cao is at the end of his battle, will Sun Quan be better off?
If Cao Cao failed, he would just flee back to the north, but if Sun Quan failed, he would be dead!
"I led the king's army southward, carrying out the destiny of heaven and obeying the will of the people. How could I shrink back when encountering difficulties?"
"In this battle, I have made up my mind to fight to the last soldier!"
Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao drew out his Heavenly Sword, swung it out fiercely, and cut off a corner of the table.
"If there is another person who retreats lightly, it will be like this case!"
Cheng Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but tremble all over, and quickly bent down, not daring to make any more noise.
The sword is raised, who dares to disobey?
At this moment, three soldiers broke into the tent.
Without exception, they were all red-faced and short of breath, judging from their expressions.
You can feel the anxiety in the hearts of the three of them!
"Report to King Wei, urgent report from Jiujiang!"
"Report to the King of Wei, Moling urgently reports!"
"Report to King Wei, urgent report from Xuchang!"
