Chapter 707 Cao Jun Attacks
Squeaking, in the dark night, the thousand-jin gate was gradually pulled up, and the north gate of Shuxian City suddenly opened. Four horsemen galloped away from the city gate. Two of the horsemen's armor were fiery red. They were Jiangdong soldiers, and the man in the middle was wearing a robe. , with a wretched appearance, is none other than Mao Jie.
Two Jiangdong Army soldiers held Mao Jie between their arms and ran until they were three hundred steps away from Cao Jun's camp, then they stopped.
"Let's go! The Governor will show mercy and let you go. Don't come back to persuade us to surrender in the future." Taishi Ci shouted coldly.
Mao Jie said nothing, but bowed slightly to Taishi Ci, and then rode his horse into Cao Jun's camp.
"Cao Mengde"
Taishi Ci stared at Cao Jun's large camp from a distance, muttered to himself, and then turned his horse's head.
Said to the two soldiers: "Go back!"
Taishi Ci drove his horse away, while Mao Jie returned to the camp in embarrassment. Cao's soldiers hurriedly welcomed Mao Jie to the central military tent.
At this time, except for some lights that stayed on throughout the night, most of Cao's troops were exhausted from the long journey and fell asleep. However, the central tent where Cao Cao was located was still brightly lit.
Cao Cao was sitting on his knees behind the desk, holding a copy of "Sima Law" and reading it with gusto. "Sima Fa" is an ancient military book. According to the famous Tang Dynasty general Li Jing, "Sima Fa" was written by Jiang Taigong, the first hero of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. It was written earlier than the classic "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but it is a pity that There are only five surviving articles so far.
Because it is the art of war in the early Zhou Dynasty, it preserves some very ancient combat principles from the early Spring and Autumn Period, and has a strong color of aristocratic combat. Military etiquette is even more important than the art of war.
In the Han Dynasty, the "Sima Fa" was highly valued. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty specially selected officials who were good at martial arts and read "Sima Fa" intensively. Their status was similar to that of doctors of the Five Classics.
"Prime Minister." Mao Jie entered and bowed slightly.
Hearing Mao Jie speak, Cao Cao reluctantly put down the military book in his hand: "Xiao Xian is back, how is it? Did the implementation go smoothly?"
Mao Jie shook his head and said discouraged: "The Prime Minister is indeed very good at predicting things. After Zhou Yu received the letter from a certain person, he did not immediately open it and read it. Instead, he ordered to summon the Jiangdong Army generals, and then opened the letter in front of the generals on the left and right. , and therefore failed.”
"Well, Zhou Yu is indeed no small matter, even more powerful than Le Yi and Lian Po." Cao Cao pondered.
Le Yi, Lian Po and others were all generals during the Warring States Period, but they were all used by the enemy to counterattack successfully, resulting in the replacement of generals on the spot. Their military ability is undeniable, but their political ability is slightly lacking.
I dare not say that Zhou Yu's military talents are not comparable to those of Le Yi and Lian Po, but his sensitivity alone cannot be underestimated.
"The friendship between Zhou Yu and Sun Ce is very important. Now that there is no way to separate Zhou Yu and the Jiangdong Army, and Zhou Yu vows to defend Lujiang to the death, I am afraid that our army will face a tough battle."
Mao Jie thought for a while and tentatively said: "Prime Minister, although our army has many troops, it is attacking the city. Although Jiangdong's army has few troops, it is defending the city. Otherwise, our army should withdraw its troops, right?"
Cao Cao frowned: "No, Sun Ce is dead, Li Shu, Gui Lan, Shan Yue, etc. have rebelled one after another. Sun Quan is a young boy, but he is no more than a prince. No one is convinced by the people of Jiangdong. Now that Jiangdong is in chaos inside and outside, it is the best time for our army to invade Jiangdong." , we must never retreat.”
"Otherwise, if Liu Ye frees up his hands in the future and launches the Eastern Expedition, how will our army be able to fight back?"
Mao Jie frowned and said, "But is it possible for our army to attack the city like this? I'm afraid there will be many casualties among the soldiers. Even if we capture Jiangdong, how can we compete with Liu Ye's Liangzhou army?"
Cao Cao smiled slightly: "Okay, the truth has its own conclusion. Don't worry about Xiaoxian. You have worked hard. Go down and have a good rest."
Mao Jie sighed: "In that case, I will resign."
After Mao Jie walked out, Cao Cao picked up "Sima Law" and continued to watch it. It seemed that he had long expected that Zhou Yu would discover his alienation plan, so even if it failed, he did not take it seriously and kept everything as usual.
One night passed like this, the moon set and the sun rose, the warm sunshine shone on the earth, and it was another sunny day.
The camp was opened, and tens of thousands of Cao's soldiers filed out from all sides of the camp, marching out row by row with firm and orderly steps, with great momentum.
In the Jiangdong Army camp one mile east of Shu County, several observation towers with a height of several feet had been set up. Xu Sheng had already arranged for the soldiers to look around on the observation towers. Therefore, Cao Jun had just come out of the camp and immediately Come into view.
"Captain Xu, General Huang. Cao's army has left the stronghold. The number is at least ten or twenty thousand." Jiangdong soldiers on the observation platform shouted to Xu Sheng and Huang Gai on the ground.
"Wen Xiang, without further ado, hurry up and take a look at the wall. Maybe Cao Jun is going to attack the city." Although Huang Gai was getting older, his temper was getting worse day by day. He ordered Xu Sheng and then strode towards the wall. .
Xu Sheng nodded and told the ordering soldiers beside him: "Close the gate of the village tightly, guard it tightly, and beware of Cao Jun's attack!"
"promise!"
After saying that, Xu Sheng took three steps and two steps at a time, ran a few steps quickly and rushed to Huang Gai's side. He and Huang Gai climbed up step by step, climbed to the top of the village wall, and looked into the distance.
As the saying goes, stand high and see far. Xu Sheng and Huang Gai stood on the two-foot-high village wall and looked far away. Tens of thousands of Cao's troops were seen pouring out of the camp like blue waves, spreading on the ground, and galloping towards Shu County.
"Hurry up and fire the arrows to notify Governor Zhou in the city!"
Huang Gai gave an order, and a Jiangdong Army archer beside him pulled out a red arrow from the quiver behind his back, placed it on the bowstring, and shot upward with force.
Whoosh—pop!
As soon as the sounding arrow was released, a sharp sound suddenly exploded. The sound swept for several miles around, and Shuxian City was only within one mile of the Jiangdong Army Stronghold. Naturally, the defenders in the city heard it clearly. Soldiers kept kicking and stomping to the top of the city, preparing to deploy defenses.
Xu Sheng and Huang Gai continued to squat on the wall of the village, watching Cao Jun from a distance.
After tens of thousands of Cao's troops poured out of the camp, they suddenly divided into two parts on the way. About five thousand of them moved towards Jiangdong Junzhai and stopped about one mile away from Jiangdong Junzhai. They dug trenches on the spot and set up a line of defense. The purpose was naturally to restrict the Jiangdong soldiers in the military camp from going out and coordinate the Shu County defenders.
The remaining more than 20,000 Cao Cao troops came towards Shu County in a mighty manner. The Chinese army was surrounded by a large banner with the word "Cao" in black characters on a blue background. It was obviously no one else but the Prime Minister Cao Cao who led the army in person. The momentum of the 20,000 troops Extraordinary.