Chapter 197 The person who laughs and doesn't speak

Yangzhou, Ruxukou.

As early spring is approaching, the battle of the southeast has lasted for about half a year.

Last year, Cao Qin led 400,000 steps to the south from Hefei and drank the Yangtze River. The army was only separated from the Yangling River. Cao's army even stole the Yangtze River and occupied Jiangxinzhou.

However, the Wu army under the command of Sun Quan fought back desperately. Taking advantage of the advantage of the navy and several fierce attacks, they finally recaptured Jiang Xinzhou and besieged three thousand Cao's troops.

In the current situation, Cao's army has no water army, which makes the Yangtze River sad. The Eastern Wu water army was strong, but they did not dare to compete with the Cao army on land. They could only rely on the water army to show off their power on the Yangtze River. Neither side could help each other and could only confront each other across the Yangtze River.

This morning, under the protection of the guard camp, Cao Cao personally arrived on the shore and watched Sun Quan's sailors show off their power again.

Looking at the huge warships with flags flying freely under his own eyes, Cao Qian could only look at Jiang Xing and sigh. The horse whip pointed to the direction of the Wu ship and sighed, "A son should be like Sun Zhongmou, like Liu Jingsheng's sons, they are all dogs and dolphins."

Cao Yan obviously sighed so much because he couldn't help Sun Quan. Both Wen and Wu felt that he had no face, but only one person smiled slightly. It was Jia Xu.

Cao Qian's eyes were sharp and asked, "Why did Wen He laugh? Am I wrong?"

Jia Xu gently brushed his white beard, and Bai Yu's face with a faint smile. He was not in a hurry and said, "No matter how strong Sun Zhongmou is, he is only worthy of being the son of the prime minister at best."

Cao Qian was stunned at first, and then laughed.

In the laughter, a horse rushed to the ground and said, "To the Prime Minister, General Zhengnan has an urgent report."

Cao Yanyu immediately untied the urgent report sent by Cao Ren. Zhan was about to take a look, and a smile on his face suddenly dissipated, and a touch of coldness surged between his eyebrows.

Both left and right know that something must have happened in Jingzhou.

"I'm tired. Let's go back to the camp first."

Cao Qian's expression immediately returned as usual. It seemed that nothing had happened, and he slowly left for the camp.

All the civil and military knew that Cao Yan would have confidential matters to discuss after returning to the camp, so they followed him into the big account of the Chinese army.

As a result, as soon as Cao Yan sat down, he reported Cao Ren's express to everyone.

That's a piece of news that shocked everyone.

When Liu Feng in Changsha took advantage of Liu Bei's entry into Shu and Guan Yu went south to determine Wuxi Man, he raided Jiangling with strange soldiers. Cao Ren, the general of Zhengnan, took advantage of the opportunity of Liu Feng and Guan Yu fighting in the south of the Yangtze River to act cheaply and led Xiangyang's army to quickly attack Jiangling in the south.

Because the Jingzhou incident was too sudden, when the report was issued, Cao Ren's army had already set out from Xiangyang and was on the way to Jiangling.

"Liu Feng is really an uneasy person. He gave us another big surprise."

In Cao's tone, he seemed to be very happy about the sudden change in Jingzhou.

Most of the civil and military officials also think that the change in Jingzhou is a great joy for their own side.

At this time, Liu Bei was attacking Yizhou. Naturally, Cao Qian did not want to see Liu Bei sit down, but because he was restrained by Sun Quan in Huainan, he could not spare his energy to prevent Liu Bei from seizing Yizhou.

But at this juncture, Liu Feng suddenly copied Liu Bei's old nest. First of all, whether Liu Feng could defeat Guan Yu and finally seize Jingzhou, this matter alone was enough to have a huge impact on Liu Bei's military spirit, who was attacking Liu Zhang with all his strength.

In addition, what Cao Yan is most afraid of is the alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Now Liu Feng's strange army has suddenly emerged, cutting off the alliance between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and Liu Sun's alliance has collapsed.

At the same time, Liu Feng is all in Jingzhou, forming an upstream trend against Eastern Wu, and Sun Quan will naturally not be happy to see it. Liu Bei, who is more upstream, will not sit back and watch the fall of Jingzhou.

In a word, it seems that the biggest beneficiary of this Jingzhou change is Cao.

"The Prime Minister, if General Zixiao can take the opportunity to recapture Jiangling, then we can avenge the Red Cliff in those years!"

General Zuo Yu Qin seemed extremely excited. Although he did not personally participate in the battle of Chibi, as the first confidant general to follow Cao Jian's army, Yu Jian has always regarded the defeat of Chibi as his own shame and determined to have this hatred.

Yu Ban has a lot of prestige in the army. With such a generous statement, the generals are excited. Even most of the counselors think that this is a godsend to break the confrontation between the north and the south.

Cao Xun brushed his short beard under his jaw, and gradually showed a little pride in his eyes.

How many quiet nights, when reflecting on self-reflection, Cao Qian deeply regretted the battle of the Red Cliff.

Cao Wei regretted that he should not think that he was invincible in the world at that time. He regretted that he should not have led the army to the east by Jiangling under the condition that Jingzhou was not determined.

Cao Qian had imagined more than once that if he had taken Jingzhou without bloodshed in those years, it would be like patiently spending a year or two to collect the hearts of the people after capturing Hebei, and train the only water army left by Liu Biao to compete with Eastern Wu into an elite division, and then send troops to destroy Wu. What will happen?

I'm afraid that Liu Bei and Sun Quan have long been given the leadership, and the north and south of the Yangtze River have been unified. Zhang Zhang, Zhang Lu, Ma Han and other remote princes have long surrendered under the divine power.

And he himself can drink and write poems on the copper finch stage at this moment, have fun with the concubines, and enjoy his old age. Why do he need to be driven by old age? He is still experiencing such hardships.

At this moment, Cao Ren's urgent report suddenly gave Cao Yan an illusion, as if God had given him another opportunity to make up for his mistakes and rewrite history.

In the big account, there is a lot of joy.

It's just that Cao Wei, who was complacent, smelled a different smell among the ministers.

The eagle's eyes swept away, and Cao Jian saw the Jia Xu who was hiding in the crowd again, still smiling and not saying anything.

Cao Qian knows the surname of this "poisonous man" too well. Since this person was under his command, he has never taken the initiative to offer a strategy. Every time he encounters a different opinion, he always smiles and says nothing, so he is mysterious.

This person has a heavy heart for self-protection.

Cao Qian doesn't like Jia Xu's surname in his heart, but the problem is that this old fox, who is nearly 70 years old, can always count as a complete plan. Last time he didn't listen to his advice and insisted on sending troops eastward, he was defeated by Chibi.

Now, Cao Jian saw his expression again, and the original excitement in his heart suddenly seemed to have been splashed with cold water.

"Wen He, everyone said that I should move to Jingzhou and take advantage of the chaos to seize Jingzhou. What's your opinion?" I can't help it. Cao has to ask.

Jia Xu touched his beard and said slowly, "If the Prime Minister wants to recapture Jiangling, it is indeed the best time now. If Guan Yu drags Liu Feng in the south of the Yangtze River long enough, it may not be possible to break through Jiangling with the ability of General Zixiao."

In the middle of Jia Xu's words, he deliberately put off his tidings.

His words seemed to affirm Cao Ren's strategy, but Cao Yan could hear it, and it was sure that it would be negative later.

Sure enough, after swallowing his saliva, Jia Xu said slowly, "It's just that I remember that when Prime Minister was in the Red Cliff, Liu Zhang bowed his head and became a minister. The four counties in the south of the Yangtze River were passed down. The only thing the prime minister had to face was Sun Liu's allied army in the east. Now if the Prime Minister seizes Jiangling again, what kind of situation should he face at this time?

A piece of words, like a blow to the head, did not knock Cao Hen out, but woke him up. A trace of coolness surged up on Cao Li's back.

If he regains Jiangling, then the situation he faces in Jingzhou will be: Liu Feng in the south of the Yangtze River in the south, Liu Bei in the west who is eager to return Jingzhou, and Sun Quan, the first enemy in the east.

These three people are all their enemies, and they all have a large-scale water army. Although they have an important town in Jiangling, they are deeply surrounded by three enemies. In the south is the Yangtze River, there is no water army available.

Such a situation of being attacked by the enemy, not to mention using Jiangling as the base to sweep the south of the Yangtze River, I'm afraid it will be a repeat of the tragedy of the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Jiangling.

A word woke up the person in the dream. Cao Yan, who was extremely smart, immediately woke up from his dream of making up for the dead sheep. He wiped a trace of solemnity and asked in a low voice, "What Wen He said is very true. Zixiao's move is indeed thoughtless. How do Wen He think he should respond?"

Jia Xu coughed gently and said with a smile, "In the land of the four battles in Jingzhou, Er Liu and his first grandson want to monopolize, and no one wants others to monopolize. If the prime minister's army suppresses the border, the more urgent the attack will be, it will prompt the three heroes to unite again. If the Prime Minister slows down and ignores them, these three heroes will kill each other, and the Prime Minister can enjoy the benefits of the fishermen. Isn't it wonderful?

"It's a good way to enjoy the benefits of fishermen. It's wonderful."

Cao Jianmao suddenly opened up, and immediately used Jia Xu's plan. On the one hand, he sent someone to Xiangyang to send the order to quickly withdraw from the siege of Jiangling and return to Xiangyang to watch the change.

At the same time, Cao Wei ordered the class to return to the north. The purpose was very simple. He wanted to free up Sun Quan to intervene in the change of Jingzhou to create opportunities.

.................. Dangyang, Changbanpo.

Dust and smoke are rolling, covering the sky.

Liu Feng was stationed on the Dangyang Bridge and looked up at the familiar field. Suddenly, thousands of emotions surged in his heart.

It was here that he experienced the cruelty of the battlefield for the first time.

It's also here. He fought with the world's top master Xu Chu for the first time, and almost died under his knife.

At the same time, he was here. He tried his best to protect A Dou and fought side by side with Zhao Yun, killing a heavy siege.

Here, he buried the self-defeated Mi with his own hands. It is precisely because of this that he buried all kinds of suspicions for himself later.

Changbanpo, Liu Feng will never forget here. This is the starting point to change the trajectory of his life.

Beside me, the long cavalry is constantly running. From last night to now, it has traveled 300 miles, which is already the limit speed of the cavalry's rapid march.

Liu Feng withdrew his mind, patted Cao Ren, who was panting beside him, and sneered, "Thank you for your hard work, General Cao. You can have a good rest in a day's journey. Just bear with it for a while."

(to be continued)