Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Chapter 711

Squeaky, in the dark night, the Qianjin gate was gradually pulled up, and the north gate of Shuxian city suddenly opened. Four horses galloped away from the gate. Two of them were red-colored armors. They were soldiers of Jiangdong Sergeant, and the man in the middle was wearing a robe. , Looks embarrassed, it is Mao Jie.

The two Jiangdong soldiers caught Mao Jie and ran to a distance of three hundred steps from Cao Junying Village before stopping.

"Let's go! Most of the governor's subordinates are merciful and let you go, and I will come back to persuade you to surrender in the future." Tai Shici shouted coldly.

Mao Jie didn't say a word, but bowed slightly to Tai Shi Ci, and then rode into the Cao Jun camp.

"Cao Mengde..."

Tai Shici stared at Cao Jun's large-scale camp from a distance, muttered to himself, and then turned his horse's head.

Said to the two soldiers, "Go back!"

Tai Shi Ci pulled the horse and left, while Mao Jie returned to the camp in embarrassment. Sergeant Cao hurriedly greeted Mao Jie and headed to the army camp.

At this time, with the exception of some lights that stayed out all night in Cao Junying Village, most of Cao Jun's long journeys were exhausted and fell asleep. However, the Central Army Tent where Cao Cao was located was still brightly lit.

After Cao Cao knelt and sat at the table, he held a copy of "The Law of Sima" and read it with relish. "The Law of Sima" is an ancient book on war. According to Li Jing, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty, "The Law of Sima" was written by Jiang Taigong, the first hero of the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. It was written earlier than the classic "The Art of War by Sun Tzu", but unfortunately There are only five remaining articles so far.

Because it was the art of war in the early Zhou dynasty, it preserves some very old principles of warfare in the early Spring and Autumn Period, and has a strong aristocratic warfare color. Military salute is even more important than the art of war.

In the Han Dynasty, the evaluation of "Sima Law" was very high, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a special official who selected martial arts. After intensive reading of "Sima Law," his status was similar to that of a doctor of the Five Classics.

"The prime minister." Mao Jie entered and bowed slightly.

Hearing Mao Jie's opening, Cao Cao reluctantly put down his military script: "How about filial piety coming back first? Is the implementation going well?"

Mao Jie shook his head, and said with discouragement: "The prime minister really expected things like a god. After receiving the letter sent by a certain person, Zhou Yu did not open it immediately. Instead, he ordered the Jiangdong army generals to be summoned, and then opened the letter in front of the left and right generals. , So it was unsuccessful."

"Well, Zhou Yu is really no small thing, even more powerful than Le Yi and Lian Po." Cao Cao said in a deep thought.

Le Yi, Lian Po and others were all generals during the Warring States Period, but they were all used by the enemy to make a successful counter-attack, leading to a change of generals. Their military abilities are undeniable, but their political abilities are slightly inadequate.

Zhou Yu's military abilities can't be said to be compared with Le Yi and Lian Po, but his sensitivity alone cannot be underestimated.

"Then Zhou Yu and Sun Ceyi formed Jinlan, the friendship between the two was very important. Now that Zhou Yu and Jiangdong army cannot be separated, Zhou Yu has vowed to guard Lujiang to the death, fearing that our army will face a bitter battle."

Mao Jie thought for a while, and tentatively said: "Prime Minister, although our army has many troops, it is attacking the city. Although the Jiangdong army has few troops, it is defending the city. If not, our army should withdraw its troops?"

Cao Cao frowned: "No, Sun Ce died, Li Shu, Guilan, Shanyue and others rebelled one after another. Sun Quan boy, but Zhuzi, Jiangdong scholars were unconvinced. Now Jiangdong is in chaos inside and outside. It is the best time for our army to enter Jiangdong. , Can never retreat."

"Otherwise, in the future, if Liu Ye vacates his hand and launches the Eastern Expedition, how can our army fight back?"

Mao Jie frowned and said: "But is it possible for our army to achieve such a siege? In this way, I am afraid that there are many deaths and injuries among the soldiers. Even if they get Jiangdong, how can they compete with Liu Ye's Liangzhou army?"

Cao Cao smiled slightly: "Okay, the truth is on your own, don't worry about filial piety, you have worked hard, go down and take a good rest."

Mao Jie sighed, "In that case, his subordinates retired."

After Mao Jie went out, Cao Cao picked up "The Law of Sima" and continued watching it. It seemed that he had expected Zhou Yu to discover his divorce, so even if it failed, he didn't care about it, but everything went as usual.

One night passed, the moon was sinking and the sun was rising, and the warm sun shone on the earth, and it was another sunny day.

The camp opened, and tens of thousands of Sergeant Cao filed out from all directions in the camp, marching out in rows and columns with firm and tidy steps.

In the Jiangdong military camp one mile away from the east of the city of Shu County, several observation decks as high as several meters have long been set up. Xu Sheng had arranged for soldiers to look around on the observation deck. Therefore, Cao Jun just came out of the camp and immediately Came into view.

"Xu Xiaowei, General Huang. Cao Jun is out of the village, and the number is ten to twenty thousand." Jiang Dongbing on the observation platform shouted to Xu Sheng and Huang Gai on the ground.

"Wen Xiang, it should not be too late, so I hurried to board the wall to have a look, maybe Cao Jun is about to attack the city." Although Huang Gai is getting older, his temper is increasing day by day. He gave an order to Xu Sheng, and then strode towards the wall. .

Xu Sheng nodded, and instructed the soldiers beside him: "Close the door to guard, guard against Cao Jun's attack!"

"promise!"

After all, Xu Sheng made three steps and two steps, ran a few steps quickly to Huang Gai, and Huang Gai climbed step by step, climbed to the wall, looking far away.

As the saying goes, standing high and looking far away, Xu Sheng and Huang Gai stood on the wall of the two-foot-high wall, looking far away. I saw tens of thousands of Cao Jun in the camp surging out like blue waves, spreading on the ground, and galloping towards Shu County.

"Hurry up and let the arrow ring out and notify the Governor Zhou in the city!"

Huang Gai gave an order. A Jiangdong Army archer next to him pulled out a red arrow from his quiver, placed it on the bowstring, and shot it upward.

Whoosh-pop!

As soon as the arrow was released, a sharp sound suddenly exploded. The sound swept the surrounding area for several miles, and the city of Shu County was only within one mile of Jiangdong Junzhai. The defenders in the city naturally heard clearly, and there were soldiers kicking and stomping, running to the top of the city and preparing to deploy defense.

Xu Sheng and Huang Gai continued to squat on the wall, watching Cao Jun from a distance.

After tens of thousands of Cao Jun came out of the camp, it was suddenly divided into two parts midway. About 5,000 of them moved towards the Jiangdong Junzhai and stopped about a mile away from the Jiangdong Junzhai. The trench was dug in situ and a line of defense was set up. Naturally, the purpose was to restrict the Jiangdong soldiers in the military village from going out and support the defenders of Shu County.

The remaining 20,000 Cao Jun came toward Shuxian horribly. The Chinese army was surrounded by the "Cao" in black on a blue background. Obviously it was not someone else, but the prime minister Cao Cao personally led the army. Extraordinary.