Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Chapter 1008

Chaisangcheng.

"Wen Lie, thank you so much for this time, otherwise my uncle will be buried in Jiangxia City." Cao Ren smiled bitterly.

"It's all a family, why should my uncle be polite?" Cao Xiu said solemnly: "The most important thing now is how to deal with the enemy."

As soon as this statement came out, the generals of the Cao Army both inside and outside the hall were silent, not knowing what to say, because the Xiliang Army was so powerful that they felt a sense of powerlessness.

"If you stick to Chaisang, our army will definitely engage in water warfare with him, and most of our navy officers are new drillers. Although most of them are southerners and are accustomed to water warfare, after all, they are inexperienced in combat. A head-on confrontation might be disadvantageous." Cao Xiu sighed.

The location of Chaisang City is very unique. It is located at a fork in the waters of the Yangtze River. The city is surrounded by wide waters extending in all directions, which is convenient for training naval forces. Therefore, during Sun Quan's reign, Zhou Yu stayed in Chaisang to practice naval forces for a long time. If Cao Jun chooses to stay in Chaisang, then he must inevitably command the newly-edited navy division and go head-to-head with Gao Chong's long-standing navy division in Xiliang. The consequences are naturally imaginable.

Cao Ren nodded: "Wen Lie is right. In this Jiangnan land, the navy is indeed the most important thing. As the saying goes, it’s true that it’s true that the navy is sailing to the north."

"If we don't stick to Chaisang, do we have to retreat to the six counties of Jiangdong? I'm afraid the nobles won't support us then." Cao Tai worried.

After Liu Biao's death, his son Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao obtain Jingzhou and more than 100,000 water infantry for no reason, and he was naturally eyeing Jiangdong. Naturally, Sun Quan was worried and called his officials to discuss how to deal with the matter. As a result, with the exception of Lu Su and Zhou Yu, most of the officials, including the important minister Zhang Zhao, persuaded Sun Quan to be his ministers.

These gentry have always been like this. They regard their own interests most importantly, so they don't want Sun Quan and Cao Cao to fight decisively to harm their own interests. We must know that since Sun Ce swept Jiangdong, the Sun clan ruled Jiangdong for nearly ten years. These noble clans still sold Sun Quan without hesitation. Now that Cao Cao occupied Jiangdong for less than two years, these noble clans could not support Cao Jun with all their hearts.

Thinking of this, everyone was even more silent, not knowing how to respond.

At this moment, a soldier Cao suddenly broke into the hall and shouted: "Generals, Huainan is in emergency!"

"Bring it."

Cao Ren beckoned, and Cao Tai stepped forward and handed the intelligence results to Cao Ren.

Cao Ren opened his eyes and frowned.

"Uncle, what's the matter?" Cao Xiu realized that something was wrong.

"It's over... it's over."

Cao Ren's expression was almost desperate, and he said to Cao Xiu: "Wen Lie, Yuan Rang has been defeated again... Now the entire Huainan area has almost all fallen into Liu Bei's hands, and our army and the prime minister... are disconnected."

As soon as this statement came out, the expression of Cao Jun in the hall changed drastically. You must know that the land of Huainan is the connection between the six counties of Jiangdong and Xuzhou. Once the land of Huainan falls into the enemy's hands, the bond between Jiangdong Cao Jun and Xuzhou Cao Jun will be completely disconnected. ...

"What to do, what should our army do?"

"Fighting separately? It's over, there is no hope at all if we continue to fight like this."

"We have to find a way to get in touch with the prime minister."

Whether it is a young and inexperienced player, or a veteran who has experienced many battles, all are panicked, because the situation is too unfavorable for them.

Suddenly, Cao Xiu's eyes lit up.

"Yes! Our army can go north!"

"Go north?" Cao Ren frowned.

"Yes, it's going north!" Cao Xiu said confidently, "Since the six counties of Jiangdong are no longer defended, why should our army stay here?"

"Now Huainan County is almost occupied by Liu Bei, but Liu Bei's military strength does not exceed 30,000. After our army and Yuan Rangshu join forces, the military strength will exceed Liu Bei!"

"Moreover, our navy can come and go freely in the Chaohu Lake in Huainan. With the cooperation, Liu Bei is definitely not an opponent of our army!"

After listening to Cao Xiu's description, Cao Ren could not help but nodded, admitting that he made sense.

"Wen Lie, you are right." Cao Ren said solemnly: "Zhangjai and Gao Chong are strong. If our army engages in a decisive battle with the enemy in Jiangdong, it is difficult to be the enemy's opponent."

"The occupation of Huainan caused the connection between our army and the prime minister to be disconnected. In this case, our army might as well break the arm of the strong man, completely abandon the land of Jiangdong, and go north to join Yuanrang, taking advantage of Liu Bei's expectation to attack it and not only seize the opportunity. Eliminating Liu Bei's main force can also open up Huainan."

This is also the best way at the moment. Instead of fighting separately and losing successively, it would be better to abandon the Jiangdong area and concentrate your forces to fight Liu Beijun. If you can win, you will stick to Huainan and interact with Xuzhou, at least for a while. .

The generals of Cao Jun agreed: "That's the only thing right now."

"Wen Lie, immediately make arrangements. Our army must retreat quickly before the front of the Xiliang army arrives. Otherwise, once it is intercepted by the enemy navy, we will not be able to go even if we want to go."

...

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

"Hey... I didn't expect Yuan Rang to be defeated again, and now the land of Huainan has also fallen into Liu Bei's hands. It is really... alas!" Cao Cao sighed.

The loss of Huainan was an unexpected disaster for Cao Jun, which put Cao Jun at a strategic disadvantage.

Tatota, the sound of footsteps sounded, Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang rushed in and gasped for Cao Cao: "Father, after hearing the news from Huainan, Mr. Xi insisted on coming to see you and couldn't stop him."

Cao Cao frowned. Just as he was about to reprimand Cao Ang, Xi Zhi had already walked in.

"Cough... Qi Gong, I have to come here, please don't blame my son." Xi Zhi coughed. His complexion was brown, but now his face is gray. Even though he put a layer of powder on his face before Xizhi came, it is still hard to hide it.

"Zhicai, what are you doing here? You are recovering from the illness. The situation has not deteriorated to the point of being uncontrollable, so naturally there is a way to deal with it." Cao Cao personally supported Xi Zhicai and rebuked.

"Hehe, I naturally believe in Qi Gong underneath, but it's really boring to stay in the mansion recently, and sometimes I want to get some breath."

Xi Zhi just smiled, and then immediately said, "Although Qi Gong, Liu Bei and Liu Ye are both Han clan relatives, they are different from each other after all. It is inevitable that there will be disparity, and I think Liu Bei has great ambitions, so I must not be reconciled. After living under Liu Ye for a long time, our army can implement divorce."

"Divorce?" Cao Cao's eyes lit up. He was originally a master of divorce and trespassing, Han Sui, who was a master of scheming.