MTL - Farmer of Shu Han-Chapter 1198 Great Wei Zhongchen

  Chapter 1198 Great Wei Loyal Minister

   "Huh!"

"boom!"

  A stone crossed the Danshui and landed on the wetland on the shore, making a dull sound.

   Except for throwing up some muddy water, not even a single shrimp was hit.

  Wai Jun on the pass city, someone stretched his neck out of the city to see where the stone fell, and then curled his lips disapprovingly.

   Judging from the reaction of the defenders, they should have gotten used to it long ago.

  In the past two days, the Han army began to throw stones here.

   At the beginning, it caused a commotion among the defenders.

   Later, it was discovered that these stones were basically scattered, and their accuracy was extremely poor.

   After two days, except for the occasional two or three pieces hitting the city wall.

  The rest, basically, fell to the bank of Danshui, without even hitting the wall.

   It seems that the thunderbolt chariot of the Han army is not only poor in accuracy, but also not as powerful as it is said in the legend.

…

   Now it seems that it may be more reliable than "Sound Shocking Heaven and Earth".

   There is a line of Danshui, even the roar of Danshui cannot cover its loud sound.

  If there is no preparation, it will naturally scare people.

  But now that Wei is prepared, he will naturally not be easily bluffed.

   "Guess how many stones the thief will throw today?"

   Someone looked at the other side and asked with a smile on his face.

   "I bet ten yuan, no more."

   Someone picked up the topic, and the tone was relaxed and freehand.

   At the beginning, many people in Guancheng were panic-stricken when they heard that Thief Feng had personally brought them here.

   It wasn't until Governor Guanqiu arrived with reinforcements that he barely settled down.

   It's just that people didn't expect that the thief on the other side had been here for almost a month, and they hadn't even made a symbolic crossing just because they were stationed on the other side.

  If it wasn't for Feng Zei's commander-in-chief who had been sticking to the opposite bank, there might be someone in the Wei army at Caoqiao Pass who wanted to counterattack and test it.

  Wei Bing at the top of the city, who was in charge of observing the situation on the other side, was joking and joking, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, someone noticed someone walking towards this side.

   Turning his head subconsciously, he saw that it was the governor of Guanqiu who was patrolling the city. He was so frightened that he quickly reminded the others to keep silent.

  Different from the relaxed Wei Bing below, Guanqiu Jian has a very serious face.

  If you look carefully, you will find a trace of anxiety and hidden worry in his eyes.

  He stood on the top of the city, looked at the opposite bank, and asked:

   "Is there any movement on the opposite side today?"

   "General, it's the same as yesterday, just throwing a few stones."

   While he was talking, he saw another stone flying in the air.

   "Boom"!

   Passed by the side wall of Guancheng.

   Guan Qiujian looked in the direction where the stone fell, and remained silent.

  Seeing the appearance of the general, the people below are very winking:

   "General, there is no need to worry. In the past two days, the bandit army just wanted to scare us."

   "Most of these stones fell on the shore. In the past two days, only three or four of them have been able to reach the city."

   "Like the one just now, it's already the farthest one. According to the future, if the Danshui hadn't receded a little, they might even throw it on the shore..."

  Before he finished speaking, another piece flew over.

"boom!"

   This time, it landed on the city wall.

  Even Guan Qiujian felt the slight vibration under his feet.

  The last general who was about to say "I'm afraid they won't even be able to throw it to the shore" seemed to be choked.

  Everyone was silent for a while, and the last general smiled and said:

   "The bandit army is lucky today, they can throw two yuan into the city..."

  Before he finished speaking, there was another "bang".

   Another piece hit the city wall.

   Guan Qiujian subconsciously looked at the last general, focusing on the mouth.

  Master had already shut up one step earlier, and it was tightly shut.

   Sure enough, after holding his breath for a while, the next stone hit the wetland on the shore after the water receded.

   Someone quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

   Wu Qiujian finally spoke again:

   "Don't despise the other side just because the thief army has no big movements. Since Feng thief came out of the mountain, anyone who underestimated him will not end well."

   Moreover, even those who didn't underestimate him still lost.

   This sentence is Guanqiu Jian's vigilance in his heart.

  The soldiers under him can be ignorant, not ignorant, or self-deceiving.

   But as the general, you must not relax in the slightest.

   On the contrary, the longer the Han army stayed quiet on the other side, the more worried he became.

   Legend has it that Feng Zei used his soldiers cunningly and impermanently. He either didn't move, or caught people off guard.

   Not to mention his own rear, there is also an equally prestigious Lu Xun who personally led the troops to float on the Han River, blocking the connection between Fancheng and Xiangyang.

  Don't look at Guanqiu Jian's superficial calmness now, that's because of the attitude he must have as a general.

  But a few days ago, after getting news about Lu Xun and Xiangyang.

  Wan Qiujian, who originally thought he had expected it, realized that his imagination of Feng Yong and Lu Xun was too simple.

  Feng Bandit stood still, but Lu Xun surrounded Xiangyang with lightning speed.

  Lu Xun's move was ruthless and decisive. Taking advantage of the Wu Kou navy's advantage, he turned Xiangyang into an isolated city south of the Han River.

   I don't know if the center can block Wu Kou's attack from the south.

  If the defenders in Suizhong were unable to defend the wild water and were forced to retreat to Xiangyang in the end, then Xiangyang would really have no room for maneuver.

   Guan Qiujian stood at the head of the city, looking at the opposite bank, with his back to the crowd, the worry in his eyes finally couldn't be hidden anymore.

   Just at this time, hurried footsteps suddenly came from behind, and at the same time someone shouted urgently:

   "General!"

   Guan Qiujian turned around and looked at the person who came. When his gaze fell on the official document in the other party's hand, his pupils shrank suddenly.

  For some reason, his heart sank suddenly.

  The visitor came in front of Wu Qiujian, handed over the official document, and deliberately lowered his voice:

   "General, urgent message from Wancheng!"

   Guan Qiujian took it, his eyes paused for a while on the official document, he didn't open it on the spot, but just nodded.

  The expression on his face remained unchanged, he was still calm, and he put away the official documents slowly.

  Then continued to patrol the city for a while before leaving.

  Back to the commander's mansion in the city, Guan Qiujian walked a few steps quickly, without even realizing that he kicked over the threshold.

  While walking, he took out the official document, hurriedly opened the seal, and opened it to read before sitting down.

   Before finishing, Guanqiu Jian's expression changed suddenly, he swayed, and sat down with his arms on the table.

  Seeing it left and right, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked with concern:

   "Emissary?"

   Guan Qiujian closed his eyes, handed over the official document, and uttered a sentence awkwardly:

   "The periphery of Xiangyang has been broken by Lu Xun."

  Fancheng and Xiangyang are only separated by water. Even if Lu Xun surrounded Xiangyang, even if Fancheng could only watch, at least he could watch.

   At least even watching and guessing, you can know the general situation of Xiangyang at any time.

  Xiangyang is surrounded by the water village of the navy, and Xiangyang has high walls and deep pools, which can be relied on.

   It stands to reason that it would not be easy for Wu Jun to break through the water village, at least he would have to pay a certain price.

   What Wei Jun didn't expect was that Wu Jun immediately picked out the elite at the beginning of the siege, and suddenly attacked the water village at night.

   Caught Xiangyang inside and outside the city by surprise.

  The defenders inside the city and Fancheng, which was separated by a river, could only watch helplessly as the water fortress outside Xiangyang City was ablaze, and the loud shouts of killing rang out all night.

  The defenders of Fancheng couldn't get through, and the defenders inside the city dared not open the city gates for support at night.

  By dawn, although not all of the water fortresses had changed hands, the general situation was over, and even if the defenders in the city left the city, they would be powerless to recover.

   Guanqiu Jian has lived in Jingzhou for a long time, so he is naturally familiar with the terrain of Xiangyang.

  The moat is more than a hundred feet wide, and it is connected to the Han River, so Wu Jun naturally has no ability to fill it.

  But after Xiangyang City lost the water stronghold, the wide moat of Xiangyang City became the world of Wu Guo's water army.

   Perhaps the only thing that makes Wu Kou's navy fearful is that once they cross the center line of the moat and approach the city, the defenders at the top of the city can directly suppress it with arrow feathers.

   But this is nothing more than self-comfort at best.

  The city of Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides and has a huge geographical advantage of being surrounded by mountains in the south. In fact, most of the time it is aimed at threats from the north.

   When facing Wu Kou's powerful navy from the south, being surrounded by water on three sides became the enemy's help.

  The only mountain in the south of the city that can guard against the south, after the Han River was blocked by Wu Kou, it can no longer play its due role.

   Guan Qiujian could already imagine the plight of Xiangyang City at this time, and his face was extremely ugly.

   "My lord, what should we do? Should we return to the teacher to save Xiangyang?"

   After reading the official documents, they were all shocked and asked hurriedly.

   "No!" Hearing this, Guan Qiujian shook his head decisively, "Feng Yong, who can't tell the other side, is waiting for this moment."

   "Then what shall we do?"

   Guan Qiujian let out a long sigh, with a bitter expression on his face:

   "The only solution now is to ask Xuchang for help..."

  To be honest, since he became Cao Rui's literary director twenty years ago, it has been smooth sailing.

   After all, being young and successful, it is a bit of arrogance.

  Even if the power of the Great Wei has been shrinking in the south of Jingzhou in the past few years, he also believes that this is due to the general trend and not his fault.

  Facing Feng Yong, Guan Qiujian thought that he had taken it very seriously. Not only did he personally lead the army over, but he also kept warning his subordinates not to take it lightly.

   I never thought that at this moment, I was still too arrogant and underestimated Feng Yong and Lu Xun.

  Feng Yong and Lu Xun's cooperation has just shown its power, and it has already made Guan Qiujian feel deeply frustrated.

  Recalling what Wu Cishi had said before leading the troops here, he couldn't help reminding:

   "But the envoy said that Xuchang..."

  Wan Qiujian shook his head and interrupted the words left and right:

   "At this time and at that time, since I can't get away here, at least the general should send someone else to Fancheng to take charge of the southern affairs."

   "Okay, don't say any more, bring pen and ink."

   Just when Guanqiujian's appeal letter had just been sent out, the news of Xiangyang's siege had already set off a turbulent wave in Xuchang's court.

  General Cao Shuang, holding the urgent report from Wancheng, his obese body trembled slightly, his face turned blue, and he didn't know whether he was angry or frightened:

   "Didn't Wu Zhonggong send the battle report a few days ago, saying that Jingzhou is worry-free?! Why is Xiangyang surrounded by Wu Kou now?"

   "Who is lying about the military situation, who is it!"

  The general's roar echoed in the hall.

  Sitting on the dragon chair, Cao Fang, the Emperor of Wei, watched the general's nervous call, with a frightened look on his immature face.

  It’s just that Cao Shuang has monopolized power in the past few years, acted arrogantly and extravagantly, changed court codes, and changed government orders several times.

   He also raped the talents left by the late emperor, and sent the queen mother to live separately.

  The prestige has not been established, but the hearts of the people have gradually lost.

  Except that the young emperor was ignorant and fearful when he saw the general angry.

  The rest of the officials sitting below, most of them hung their heads in silence and turned a deaf ear.

  The majestic Great General Wei seemed a bit furious and incompetent.

  Even Taichung Sangou, who danced the most on weekdays, couldn't think of a countermeasure for a while.

  No way, when it comes to fighting for power and profit, they are good hands.

   But if we really want to talk about the military formation, whether it is Cao Shuang or Sangou, which one has really led the army?

  In the end, Taiwei Manchong, who is in charge of the country's soldiers and horses in name, stepped forward:

   "General, the battle on the front line is changing rapidly. If there is no worry today, it may not be all right tomorrow."

   "Not to mention according to the Jingzhou battle report, this time it was Feng Yong and Lu Xun who joined forces to attack, and the north and the south attacked. Both of them are the best use of soldiers in the bandit army."

   "Although Wu Zhonggong is well-known, he hopes to fight and lacks experience. How can he block the attack of these two thieves at the same time?"

   "The situation in Jingzhou is urgent now, the court should try to save it immediately, instead of investigating the crimes of the soldiers in front at this time."

   Man Chong is over eighty years old, and since Cao Shuang was transferred back from Huainan to make way for Wang Ling, he has gradually become old.

  At such a high age and ranking among the three princes, even Cao Shuang has to show respect on the surface.

  When Cao Shuang heard Man Chong's words, he probably felt that he had lost his composure just now, so he calmed down:

   "The Taiwei's words are very reasonable, but now, where should the reinforcements be transferred?"

  The war in Huainan has come to an end, so it's not impossible to mobilize, but not too many.

   After all, based on Wu Kou's actions in Jingzhou, no one knows whether Sun Quan will suddenly attack Huainan again.

   Moreover, the transfer of troops from Huainan is a long way away, and the time is too long. No one can guarantee whether it will be in time.

  Feng Yong and Lu Xun's collaboration, who dares to underestimate it?

   "I think the Xuchang Chinese Army can go there."

  When Cao Shuang heard this, his expression became ugly.

  The Forbidden Army is indeed the most suitable. At the same time, as a strategic maneuver, the Forbidden Army is indeed responsible for supporting the border troops.

  But Cao Shuang dare not transfer the imperial army in his hands away from Xuchang at all.

  In fact, if the war hadn’t resumed this year, he had already planned to suggest that the emperor make an east tour and go to Qiao County, one of the five capitals of the Great Wei Dynasty, to “stay temporarily” in the imperial hometown.

   It is as far as it can be from Luoyang.

   This is also the reason why Cao Shuang was so distraught when something happened in Jingzhou.

  Because of the defeat in the Jingzhou War, his plan was completely disrupted.

  Nanyang is the barrier to the southeast of Xuchang!

  If there is no Nanyang, plus Luoyang in the northwest, then Xuchang will face the worst situation.

   At that time, we will go to the east again. How is this different from when the first emperor left Luoyang?

   "General, this time the Western Thieves and Wu Kou joined forces to attack our Great Wei. Wu Kou invaded Jingzhou in Huainan, and the Western Thieves invaded Wuguan in Hanoi."

   "At the time when the Great Wei was in critical condition, the Taifu had already sent people from Luoyang to discuss with the Great General the plan to destroy the bandits."

  As soon as these words came out, the whole court immediately became commotion.

  Cao Shuang is also somewhat unbelievable:

   "Sima... the Taifu sent someone over?"

   "Exactly."

"who?"

  (end of this chapter)