Chapter 90 Change from Passive to Active

Sun Quan looked at the war report in his hand and was surprised and happy: "Feng Xian took Xiangcheng?"

"Yes." Sun Shao nodded and looked at Sun Quan carefully: "Supreme, they look like broken bamboo, but now Xu Huang has recaptured Fancheng and cut off the connection between the north and the south. The general and Guan Yu are facing the encirclement of several armies. The situation is not good."

Sun Quan shook his head disapprovingly: "Xiahou Dun is just a defender, and he is not Guan Yu's opponent. Cao Wei wanted to withdraw from Hanzhong, and it was impossible to arrive in time. As for Yecheng, I guess Cao Pi did not dare to leave lightly. What Guan Yu has to deal with is only Xu Huang's journey. As long as Feng Xian rushes back to Xiangyang, he will be fine. It's just that they are pulling too much on the front now, and their troops are not enough.

Sun Shao didn't say anything. This is exactly what he was worried about. According to common sense, Jiang Dong should send troops to support at this moment, but Sun Quan himself made no progress on the east line. Sun Shao and Guan Yu's son-in-law won a row in a row. What would Sun Quan think at this time? He really couldn't figure it out, so he could only pretend to be confused. When Sun Quan I said it.

Sun Quan thought for a moment: "Immediately order Lu Su to reinforce Xiangyang, and at the same time, he rushed 600 miles, and ordered him to take Guiyang and enter Changsha."

Sun Shao understood and said loudly, "Supreme Sage."

Sun Quan walked to the map and gave a few orders in one breath: "Order Lv Meng and Jiang Qin to attack quickly, order Lv Fan to enter Jiangxia, order..." Sun Shao did not dare to neglect and wrote down one by one. Sun Quan finally said sincerely, "Changxu, if this battle is good, we can stand with the old thief."

Sun Shao nodded repeatedly and hurried out. Sun Quan straightened up and looked at the bright sunshine outside the house. He exhaled a long breath and felt extremely happy. No one expected that Sun Shao and Guan Yu were so smooth. In less than two months, they not only took Fancheng and Wancheng, but also took all Nanyang County, but also took the big granary of Xiangcheng. With this granary, Guan Yu and Sun Shao can completely disturb Cao Yan's life. More importantly, once they conquer Xu County and seize the emperor, Cao Yan's greatest reliance will become his nightmare.

Cao Yan, who is often called by the emperor, is going to become a real Han thief, right?

Sun Quan couldn't help laughing when he thought of this possible result. In any case, if the emperor is taken back from Cao Wei, the identities of him and Liu Bei can be whitewashed, and there is no need to get any name by flattering Cao Wei. He has long been dissatisfied with the riding general. If he can win the emperor this time, what can he do? At least it's more valuable than riding a general, right?

Should we take the emperor to Jiangdong? Sun Quan's idea moved, and then he gave up the idea. It's one thing to ask the emperor for an official title, and it's another thing to really respect the emperor. He doesn't want to be a real king of diligence. Why should he put a rope on his head? Let the real emperor Liu Bei do this kind of thing. This old slick has been thinking about being the king and the emperor. If the real emperor comes to his territory, let's see what he can do. He must have taken the emperor to order the princes like Cao Qian, right? Unfortunately, he doesn't have the strength of Cao Wei. Whether the edict issued from him can work depends on whether the edict is willing to be accepted by others.

Perhaps, this solves a difficult problem for Cao.

Sun Quan thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting he felt. He looked forward to the future and the idea of dividing the world with Cao Jian and Liu Bei after winning Jiang Huai. He saw the opportunity to sit on an equal footing with Cao Jian and Liu Bei. He is considering whether he should properly communicate with Cao Wei. After all, Liu Bei is treacherous. What if he takes the imperial edict of the emperor to make him a vassal? At this level of the war, it may be time to negotiate.

The general trend of the world is about to change.

"Zhongshan, clean up and get ready to go to Yecheng." Sun Quan turned around and said to Shen Hun, who was following him.

Shenheng bowed and was ordered.

... Sun Shao successfully persuaded Cao Ren that the internal troubles were finally settled for the time being, but the external worries were still the same. There are only more than 5,000 people in Xiangyang City, and most of them are old and weak. Guan Yu and Sun Shao were negligent. They didn't expect that Cao Qian would send Xu Huang to send troops from Hanzhong to attack Xiangyang directly. In their opinion, Cao Jun did not have a sailor and should not make such a dangerous move. However, when something unexpected happened, Xu Huang used such a dangerous move and hit Guan Yu at once. The soft ribs cut off the grain channel. If Sun Shao hadn't taken Xiangcheng, Guan Yu would have collapsed now.

In addition to more than 5,000 old and weak, there is also the destroyer camp brought back by Sun Shaogang, but now the urge camp can't destroy the front, so we can only brag. Riding on a horse for two days in a row, 80% of people wore their thighs. Not to mention war, they walked in circles. When they passed through Xiangyang City with their legs one by one, they almost laughed at those who usually dared not look at them.

So Sun Gao and Mu Fang were still very nervous. They looked at Sun Shao and were silent. Sun Shao was calm and said to them carelessly, "You are also tired. Go to bed early. By the way, uncle, how's your injury?

Sun Yao shook his head with a wry smile. He stabbed Cao Ren. Cao Ren has not been able to walk yet, but Cao Ren did not take advantage of him. He cut a big cut in his chest and even broke two ribs. Originally, he had rested for more than a month, but the wound had closed. When Xu Huang came, he went on an expedition with illness, and the wound almost cracked again. The obvious feeling in the past two days is a little unbearable.

"Have a good rest." Sun Shao sighed: "If it weren't for Uncle this time, we would have capsized in the gutter."

Sun Zhuo had some comfort in his heart and smiled faintly: "A wise man has a thousand worries, and there must be a mistake. Xu Huangsu was famous for holding weight, but he didn't expect that he dared to use a civilian ship to go into Hanshui. It's also because we know it's too late. If we had met it earlier, it wouldn't have been another big victory.

Sun Shao smiled and said in his heart that although Xu Huang and Yu Jian were both listed among the five good generals, Yu Jian was good at strictness, while Xu Huang was cautious. The two styles looked very similar, but in fact, there was a big difference in them.

"Fengxian, how are you going to fight Fancheng?" Mo Fang, who had been sitting aside silently, asked.

"No fight." Sun Shao shook his head: "Don't fight for the time being."

"No fight?" Sun Gao and Mu Fang looked at each other and were a little puzzled: "If we don't fight, the contact between us and General Guan will be cut off. He will fight alone, will he..."

"No." Sun Shao shook his head confidently: "There are nearly 50,000 people under Guan's subordinates now, and he has enough food and fodder. He has no worries. Even if he is defeated by Xiahou Dun, he can return to Wancheng, and there will be no danger for the time being. Although Xu Huang occupied Fancheng, he did not have a sailor and would not attack Xiangyang easily. To be honest, his role in Fancheng was limited.

Mian Fang thought for a moment and felt that what Sun Shao said was reasonable. Since Guan Yu did not worry about food and fodder, Xu Huang's role was limited. He did not have a sailor. It was not so easy to cross the Han River to attack Xiangyang. Although Xiangyang has few soldiers, there is no great danger with Han water cover, not to mention that reinforcements will come soon, and it is not too late to fight with Xu Huang at that time.

They went to rest at ease, but Sun Shao was not idle. He wrote a letter to send it to Xu Huang.

At the south gate of Fancheng, Xu shook his hands behind his back and slowly paced the head of the city. The Prime Minister's book Sima Yi, Yilang Zhao Yan and General Yin Xu followed. After Guan Yu took Fancheng, Fancheng had lost his original important surname, so he did not ask people to rebuild the city. He simply cleaned it up and simply demolished the broken city tower. The wall, which was a little soft with water, could be seen everywhere. The circle of stone bullets and crossbows could be faintly seen on the top of the wall. In the deep hole of the pit, dark red blood can be seen everywhere, and flies are buzzing.

"Zhong Da, can you believe that Sun Shao captured Fancheng in only half an hour?" Xu Huang raised his head, looked at Xiangyang City opposite Hanshui, and said calmly. Sima Yi, who stood behind him, squeezed his mouth and smiled, "I think it's a little exaggerated. If it is a raid and there is no defense, it is still possible, but Cao Zhengnan has been killing Guan Yu for so long. How can he be careless? Besides, Guan Yu couldn't take Fan Cheng after fighting for so long. Can Sun Shao break the city in half an hour? They are not only allies, but also son-in-law.

"You mean, this is just a rumor?" Xu shook the corners of his mouth, and a smile flashed. He turned around and looked at Sima Yi. Cao Jian sent him out of Hanzhong. He originally planned to take the mountain road. It was Sima Yi who suggested to transport troops by civilian ships, which was fast and labor-saving. This method is very good. In just seven or eight days, Xu Huang suddenly appeared in the west of Fancheng and caught Sun Yao off guard. It should be said that this effect is very ideal. Therefore, Xu Huang has a very good impression of Sima Yi and feels that this scholar has the talent of soldiers.

Of course, he also knew that Sima Yi, as the master of the prime minister's mansion, came to war with him, which was definitely not as simple as the military staff.

"There are too many such things." Sima Yi smiled, gentle but not flattering, steady and unrestrained, and appropriately expressed his respect for such a general as Xu Huang. He didn't say the following words. Because he felt that this matter was no different from the praise among the scholars. In order to make Sun Shao famous, it was completely possible for Guan Yu to do so, but he felt that Guan Yu was too stupid. It seemed to be effective, but in fact it was counterproductive - Sun Shao was Sun Quan's thorn in the flesh. The greater his reputation, the easier it was to cause Sun Quan. The suspicion. Sun Shao and Guan Yu did this, which in his opinion, is a standard martial arts fool.

Although his expression was well concealed, the disdain at the corners of his eyes could not escape Xu Huang's attention. Xu Huang turned around quietly and thought silently. Yesterday, the scouts came to report that Sun Shao rushed back to Xiangyang with more than 1,000 cavalry. It seemed that Guan Yu had known about the loss of Fan Cheng, but he did not come back. He just sent Sun Shao back to Xiangyang to preside over the war. Xu Huang and Guan Yu have a good friendship. He knows that Guan Yu is arrogant, but he is not a person of no importance. Since he sent Sun Shao back, it shows that he believes in Sun Shao's ability. So the battle of Fancheng may also be true - although it sounds ridiculous.

"Zhong Da, do you think Sun Shao will take the initiative to attack Fancheng?" Xu Huang asked again casually.

Sima Yi shook his head: "I don't think so."

"Why?"

"There are not many horses in Xiangyang. All they can have the advantage of is the sailors. Now that the water has receded, it is impossible for the warship to reach the city as it was two months ago. If they get off the ship and attack the city, hum, won't they seek their own death? Sima Yi walked to the edge of the city and pointed to Han Shui, who was as quiet as a virgin not far away, and said, "I guess they will use the sailors to escort food and grass from the water to the north. In addition..." Sima Yi shook his head and denied his opinion: "I don't think so. Xiangcheng is nearly a thousand miles away from Wancheng, and there are nearly 10,000 soldiers. If they want to succeed in the sneak attack, the opportunity is too small."

Xu Huang nodded. He was also a little worried that Guan Yu would attack Xiangcheng after the food shortage. Later, he thought that Wancheng and Xiangcheng were more than a thousand miles apart. It was only possible to be full of cavalry. Guan Yu and Sun Shao did not have so many cavalry. If they carried out a long-distance emergency march with pedoons, there would probably only be Xia in the world. Hou Yuan will do this.

In this way, Sun Shao should soon attack Fancheng and strive to reopen the grain road in the shortest time to ensure the food supply of Guan Yu's army. He looked back at Sima Yi and said, "Insid up the repair of the city defense and don't give them any chance."

Sima Yi bowed and saluted. His idea is similar to Xu Huang's. Since there are not enough sailors to attack Xiangyang, let's wait for Sun Shao to attack. Anyway, Sun Shao is not them. The two walked east along the wall one after the other, just not far away. A guard walked over quickly with a knife and bowed: "General, Sun Shao has a messenger."

"Sun Shao's messenger?" Xu Huang was a little surprised. He exchanged eyes with Sima Yi and raised his hand to let people call the messenger over.

Shi Fu stood in front of Xu Huang and presented Sun Shao's handwritten book with both hands. Xu Huang looked at him and took the note but did not open it: "Who are you? Listening to your accent, why do you seem to be a northerner?

Shi Fu smiled and said, "General, Mingcha, Fu was originally from Bohai, and now he is a personal guard beside General Sun."

"Bohai people?" Xu Huang opened the book and asked, "When did you go to Jiangdong?"

"Three days ago." Shi Fu smiled faintly, and his handsome face showed a bit of pride and sarcasm: "Fu was originally a subordinate of Diannong Zhonglang. Three days ago, General Sun broke through Xiangcheng. He didn't think it was humble and let me be a personal guard."

"What?" Sima Yi was shocked. He rushed up with an arrow and grabbed Shi Fu's collar: "Sun Shao broke through Xiangcheng?"

Shi Fu looked at Sima Yi's hand without saying a word. Sima Yi was stunned for a moment before he found his gaffe. He twitched the corners of his eyes and let go of Shi bud. Generally, his surname is deep, and he is not too impulsive when he encounters anything, but Sun Shao actually took Xiangcheng, which was not only too unexpected, but also made all their plans fail, and he couldn't help but get angry.

Xu Huang quickly glanced at the book, couldn't help twitching twice at the corners of his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and handed the book to Sima Yi. Sima Yi didn't have time to think too much. He took over and browsed it, and couldn't help holding his breath.

Sun Shao said that he had taken Xiangcheng. Guan Yu now has a lot of food available, so there is no need to worry about the back road. He is leading 40,000 troops to attack Xu County. If nothing unexpected happens, he should have arrived outside Xu County now. He also said that there were only four or five thousand people in Xiangyang City, most of whom were old and weak, and could not be Xu Huang's opponent. He had sent messengers to Sun Quan and Liu Bei for help. In about half a month, the reinforcements would arrive. If Xu Huang wanted to fight, he had to hurry up. However, he reminded Xu Huang that in addition to nearly 10,000 soldiers, there were many senior generals in Xiangyang City, including Cao Ren, Man Chong, Pang De and others. If Xu Huang wanted to attack Xiangyang, he could only kill Cao Ren and others for the sake of safety, and then fight to the death with Xu Huang.

After reading the book, Sima Yi's mood was as complicated as Xu Huang's. Sun Shao did this very realisticly and was a little shameless. He told Xu Huang honestly that I have so many people. If you want to come, you can come, but at that time, Cao Ren and others will die because of you. Cao Yan will settle accounts with you. Don't blame me. If you don't fight, my reinforcements will arrive in half a month.

A fierce punch was hit in the void, and then he was disgusted again. This is what Xu Huang and Sima Yi have in common now.

Hit? Not to mention whether you can beat Xiangyang, you can't afford to pay Cao Ren's life. Don't fight? Why don't you beat them here? Just look at Sun Shao across the water? More importantly, the food and fodder they brought are limited. Sun Shao has a sailor. He will definitely block Hanshui and want to transport food from Hanzhong, which is very difficult. Xu Huang only brought two months of food, and now he has only one and a half months left. Originally, he expected to transport grain from Xiangcheng, but now Xiangcheng has changed hands. Guan Yu's crisis has been resolved, but Xu Huang is facing the danger of food shortage.

The unexpected loss of Xiangcheng made all Xu Huang's efforts in vain.

"General, we have become alone, and we should not stay here again." General Ping Nan said carefully.

Xu Huang glanced at him and said nothing. Originally, he had only more than 2,000 people under his command. This time, Cao Qian asked him to attack Xiangfan. He specially transferred another five or six generals and nearly ten thousand horses temporarily under his command. In a sense, Yin Shu was one of them. In a sense, Yin Shu and others were equal to him. They were not his subordinates. They just listened to his orders at present. After that, their relationship between superiors and subordinates will be dissolved. Now that the situation has reversed, Yin She and others have timidity, and it is also expected to ask to leave Fancheng.

Sima Yi shook his head. He also understood the thoughts of Yin Shu and others. This was the time when he, the prime minister, worked. He waved his hand and let the stone bud leave. Shi Fu didn't say much. He gave a salute and stood aside to wait for a reply.

"No." Sima Yi waved his hand, interrupted Yin Shu, who wanted to persuade him, and said with a gloomy face, "With us in Fancheng, Sun Shao did not dare to leave Xiangyang. Although Guan Yu had food, his back road was cut off, and it was impossible to have no scruples at all. As for the reinforcements from Jiangdong and Yizhou, not to mention whether they will come, even if they come, it will take at least ten days and a half months. During this period, we have enough advantages and no danger.

Yin Xu and others looked at each other and nodded. They could not pay attention to Xu Huang, but they could not help but listen to Sima Yi. He represented the Prime Minister's Mansion and Cao Qian here.

"Before departure, the Prime Minister has ordered General Fubo to move westward, and the Vice Prime Minister will also lead a large army from Ye City. Although Guan Yu is known as 40,000 to 50,000 people, most of his people are insurrected people and a mob. Once he is be besieged, he will collapse without a fight. It is inevitable that Guan Yu will retreat. We can stop his retreat here and cooperate with General Fubo and the Deputy Prime Minister to annihilate him in Nanyang.

Xu Huang looked at Sima Yi, who was talking, and secretly admired him. This young man was eloquent. He trapped all these infirm generals with the credit of annihilaring Guan Yu. Few people could see his selfishness. Yes, although Guan Yu is not in danger now, he will soon face the attack of Cao Pi, who came from Ye City, and Xiahou Dun, who came from Hefei. Maybe there are Cao's army in other directions. His defeat is inevitable. Even if he takes Xu County, he can't keep it. If they guard in Fancheng, then Guan Yu can't safely return to the south of the Han River. Xiahou Dun is Cao Pi's man. The biggest hero in this battle is Cao Pi. As for how many of them can survive under the attack of Guan Yu and Sun Shao, it is not a problem for Sima Yi to consider.

Although Xu Huang understands this, he does not object. Although his starting point is different from that of Sima Yi, his desire to make contributions is no different. Five good generals, Le Jin was a right general before he died, and a left general before the ban on surrender. The remaining three were all surrendered generals. Zhang Liao is now a general in the east, which was exchanged for the 20-year battle of Jian'an. Zhang He and he are just a miscellaneous general. He is already 60 years old this year, and there are not many opportunities to fight. If you don't seize the opportunity again. As a meritorious service, he can only be a miscellaneous general for the rest of his life.

"So... what should we do? Guarding the city? General Xu Shang asked unconfidently.

"You can't guard the city." Sima Yi slowed down and turned to salute Xu Huang: "General, Yi thought that Fan Cheng was dilapidated and could not be repaired in a short time, and it was too close to Hanshui. It was better to retreat to the north. If Sun Shao did not chase, we would threaten Guan Yu's back road and surround Guan Yu with General Fubo and Vice Prime Minister. If Sun Shao came to chase, we were Well, you can eat him in turn. He smiled confidently: "In terms of walking and riding in the field, how can the Jiangdong people be the opponents of the generals?"

Xu Shang and others laughed very proudly. Sima Yi's words can be said to be in their hearts. When it comes to water warfare, they are definitely not the opponents of the Jiangdong people. Fancheng is too close to Hanshui. Jiangdong people come and leave as soon as they say. They are very passive, but it is different to the north. If Sun Shao chases, he will fight with them in Hirano. If he doesn't chases, he They can swagger straight to Wancheng and get closer to Xiahou Dun and Cao Pi.

As soon as you advance and retreat, the passive becomes active.

Xu Huang saw the generals' expressions and knew that they had no objections, so he nodded and said, "This strategy is very good. What do you think?"

Zhao Yan, who has never said anything, was the first to agree: "It should be like this."

Sima Yi glanced at Zhao Yan and nodded gratefully. Zhao Yan is Cao Yan's contiary. Although he is just a councilor, he has repeatedly supervised the war as a supervisor or similar identity. In the minds of the generals, Zhao Yan has more weight than him.

(to be continued)