Chapter 420 Cao Mengde's first attack on Chibi

On this afternoon, the soldiers and horses of the Jiangdong Army went to their respective defense areas: Tai Shici, the governor of the Luhu Army, led his subordinates to the secret camp between Chibi Ferry and Jiangxia County; Lu Xun and He Qi, two lieutenants, led their respective soldiers to the northern military town in Jiangdong. Their task was to rely on the city to stop them. Block Cao's army from attacking Jiangdong from the north; other Jiangdong generals such as Huang Gai, Pan Zhang, Lv Meng and others followed Zhou Yu, the governor of the Water Dragon Army, to enter the Chibi Ferry. Their military task was to join hands with Liu Bei to block the attack of the Cao army at the Chibi Ferry...

The troops of the Jiangdong Army have been pulled out one after another, and some civil servants who thought they were loyal and unswerving also advised Sun Quan: I advise Sun Quan not to join Liu Bei in an attempt to resist Cao Cao's army. In the face of the harassment of these people, Sun Quan immediately pulled out his sword and split the table, and at the same time said: In the future, if anyone dares to talk in front of himself, the end will be this table...

Sun Quan's decisiveness and courage suppressed these lobbyians. Make these pedantic officials keep their duty and be loyal to their duties. No one expected that Sun Quan, who had always been gentle, also had "barbaric" and "irritable" times...

After getting out of these officials, Jiangdong Group also has a stable rear. At this time, Sun Quan himself went to the Chibi Ferry under the protection of the bodyguard camp. At this time, the leader of the guard camp was the archer Ling Tong. Sun Quan was afraid that Ling Tong could not control himself and went to Gan Ning, the enemy who killed his father, to take revenge at will, so he transferred Ling Tong to his side.

With Sun Quan's pressure, Ling Tong really didn't have the heart to avenge Gan Ning. After Sun Quan arrived at the Chibi Ferry, the camp at the Chibi Ferry was raised with the two flags embroidered with the words "Sun" and "Liu".

In the early morning, Cao Junzhong's military camp. After Cao Cao finished grooming, he sat in the handsome seat to review the documents. The military division sacrificed wine Jia Xu and Changshi Xunyu entered the camp side by side. The two of them walked in a hurry and looked anxious. Cao Cao looked at the two of them puzzledly.

Changshi Xunyu recently rushed from the capital to the Chibi Ferry. After the two bowed to Cao Cao, Xun Yu said to Cao Cao, "To the king of Wei, the Jiangdong Sun Group finally formed an alliance with Liu Bei..."

When Cao Cao heard the words, his face suddenly changed. At this time, Jia Xu, the military division, tried his best to control his emotions and said slowly to Cao Cao, "To reply to the king of Wei, our former military spies have seen the two flags of 'Sun' and 'Liu' flying in the Jiangdong army camp at the Chibi Ferry..."

"Oh, this Sun Zhongmou is really ambitious and bold. How dare he fight against me?!" Cao Cao cursed angrily. In Cao Cao's understanding and prediction, the Jiangdong Sun Group will not form an alliance with Liu Bei, who is like a bereaved dog. Of course, the Sun Group will not cooperate with Cao Cao to encircle and suppress Liu Bei, who is hidden in the mountains and forests, but at least the Sun Group will let Cao's army cross the river smoothly.

However, the fact now is that the Jiangdong Sun Group actually formed an alliance with Liu Bei... As a result, Cao Cao, who was full of ambition, was a little unacceptable.

After Jia Xu and Xun Yu sat down, the angry Cao Cao did not discuss with them, so he shouted at the door of the tent in a low voice, "Sergeant!"

"To!" A general in the captain's armor quickly walked into the camp and met Cao Cao on one knee.

"Give the order to the forward army and prepare to attack the Jiangdong army camp opposite!" Cao Cao threw a golden dragon order arrow at the messenger and gritted his teeth and ordered.

"Ouch!" The messenger picked up the golden dragon arrow in front of him and took the order and left.

Jia Xu and Xun Yu didn't dare to talk more at this time. In the previous days, after Cao Cao sent a secret letter to Sun Quan, he was calmly waiting for Sun Quan's reply. At this time, Cao Cao and his confidants around him believed that there was no need for Sun Quan in Jiangdong to help Liu Bei regardless of his life. As long as Sun Quan agreed that Cao Jun crossed the river to encircle and suppress the remnants of Liu Bei's forces in the mountains and forests, Cao Cao Cao grabbed his eyebrows and beard, took it with Sun Quan, and then supported a place that was inclined to himself in Jiangdong. Overlord... From then on, Cao Cao had no worries and could devote all his energy to dealing with the local forces in Liangzhou, Yizhou and Youzhou. In this way, Cao Cao's wish to unify the world can be realized at least ten years in advance!

In the days of waiting for Sun Quan's reply, Cao Cao personally reviewed the generals of the water army, Zhang Mao and Cai E, and trained the soldiers of the water army every day. The soldiers who are good at fighting in the waters are new to Cao Cao. After strict selection and troop integration, Cao Cao also had 100,000 sailors under his command at this time: among them, the Jingzhou sailors were 30,000, and they were selected from Cao's army who were able to swim and did not get seasick, up to 70,000.

At this time, almost all the ships in Jingzhou are concentrated at the Chibi Ferry: Cao Jun has as many as ten building ships and more than 200 medium-sized warships; all kinds of small warships are not only everywhere on the river, but also hundreds of them waiting to be launched on the shore.

In order to train sailors and accommodate warships, in just a few days, Cao's engineers built a wharf on the north bank of Chibi according to the drawings provided by the navy general Zhang Wei, and at the same time built a large pond that can accommodate four ships to practice tactics...

In these days, Cao's army, from Cao Cao himself to every soldier, has not slackened. 100,000 sailors were maneuvering in the front-line positions, and the remaining 400,000 troops were maneuvering on land. Frontier position: Jingzhou's native sailors are all practicing on the river, while the new sailors are familiar with water in artificial ponds and fighting on ships.

Zhang Mao, a general of the Water Army, said: As long as the Jiangdong army dares to fight against us, we can capture the camp of the Jiangdong army in half a day. In Zhang Mo's expectation: as long as the head and tail of the 200-meter-long building ship are arranged on the river, it can be regarded as a movable bridge across the north and south banks of the Red Cliff; Cao's troops can quickly cross the river through this special bridge...

Zhang Wei's good wishes made Cao Cao feel very beautiful. The cautious Jia Xu didn't think so, but at the critical juncture, he would not say his concerns to Cao Cao. Cao Cao is also a person in the wise and martial arts. Does that person want to hear unlucky remarks? Being convicted because of his remarks made Cao Cao feel grudged. Jia Xu would not do this kind of loss-making business.

And Chang Shi Xun Yu doesn't understand water war, and he, who has always been thoughtful, also believes in Zhang Mao's remarks. In Xun Yu's view: even if there is a natural danger, hundreds of thousands of Cao troops have taken a small Jiangdong military camp, which is not a child's touch - it's easy to get it.

So when Cao Cao ordered Cao's army to cross the river to attack the camp of the Jiangdong Army, Jia Xu and Xun Yu did not make a sound. Cao Cao estimated that the soldiers in front of him were almost ready, so he led Jia Xu and Xun Yu to the riverside position under the protection of the Huwei Camp.

At this time, the season has entered the cold winter. The abering northwest wind blew on my face, like a knife. At this time, the wind direction is extremely beneficial to Cao Jun. Their warships can cross the river faster than the other three seasons with the help of the northwest wind. And the Jiangdong Army on the south bank of the Yangtze River has no advantage of "day time".

Based on all the information, Cao Cao had to be angry and wonder: Can't Jiangdong Sun Group recognize these unfavorable factors? Why do they fight against themselves? With courage alone? Isn't that too ignorant and too stupid?! ; Only rely on the advantage of playing at home? That's too much fun, isn't it? ......

Cao Cao stood on a high platform of more than ten meters high and watched 100,000 soldiers enter the battle sequence in an orderly manner. He was still still angry.

When Cao Jun's camp remembered the shocking sound of drums, the four building boats slowly left the shore and sailed to the other side with the wind. If it weren't for the narrow waters of Chibi, Cao's army could have sent ten ships to go side by side. Nevertheless, the four boats are like moving castles in the waves - powerful and domineering and unstoppable!

The offensive weapon configuration of Cao Jun's ship has been carefully improved: several continuous stone throwers are placed in the front and rear of the ship, and a powerful crossbow is arranged every three meters on the side of the ship around the ship. In this way, the long-range attack power of the building ship can be guaranteed, forming a three-dimensional attack surface with great coverage.

At the same time, each building ship can carry 4,000 soldiers. The five-meter-high hull also has orderly shooting holes, which can ensure that archers can shoot the enemy without distracting.

In the Jiangdong Army camp opposite, the only four building boats are also anchoring and slowly leaving the shore. Due to the wind direction, the buildings of the Jiangdong Army need manpower to paddle to move. Hundreds of oars are on the two sides of the ship, with the same frequency and neat movements, stirring a row of waves on the surface of the water.

The overall configuration of Jiangdong Army's building boat and Cao Jun's building boat is almost the same. What is slightly different is that the stone throwing machine and bed crossbow on the ship of Jiangdong Military Building can be moved anytime and anywhere. The stone throwing machine and bed crossbow on Cao Junlou's ship are fixed.

Judging from the state of the second army against the base: Cao's army is ready to go and has been planned for a long time, while the Jiangdong army seems to be in a hurry to fight. No wonder the Jiangdong army was not well prepared, because Sun Quan, the head of Jiangdong, only arrived at the Chibi camp last night.

At this time, Liu Bei also led 30,000 soldiers into the Chibi camp of the Jiangdong Army. When the two leaders met for the first time, they were naturally very enthusiastic. Liu Bei and Sun Quan had another careful discussion. Finally, they decided to hang the two flags of "Sun" and "Liu" in the camp tomorrow. In this way, he showed to Cao Cao on the other side that the Jiangdong Army had formed an alliance with Liu Bei. If Cao Cao wants to destroy Liu Bei, he must first pass the test of Sun Quan!

Of course, it was not expected by Sun Quan and Liu Bei: Cao Cao, who was enraged, launched an attack. Cao Cao did this. On the surface, Sun Liu's allied forces are not prepared. In fact, they have long been ready to meet the enemy at any time.

The second army is against each other. From the surface, the Cao army occupies the "time" and "local advantage", and the "people" at this time - the morale of the Cao army is also quite high. However, due to the actual situation - the waters of Chibi are really limited, it is impossible for the Cao army to pour out and participate in the battle.

In this way, the Jiangdong Army is actually under little pressure. It depends on whether the Jiangdong Army can resist the repeated attacks of Cao Jun. Who doesn't feel suspense when 30,000 sailors in the east of the Yangtze River fight against 100,000 sailors?