Chapter 1512： : 1 big fire

The heavy cavalry bloomed with dazzling light on the battlefield in Jingzhou. Whether it was Zhuge Liang or Sun Ce, after learning about the power of the heavy cavalry, they were very excited. If you have such a cavalry, you want to win on the battlefield. Very simple thing.

Under the heavy cavalry charge, it can be said that they are invincible. Of course, if they can have bed crossbows and thunderbolt carts, they will definitely cause huge damage to these cavalry. However, they are cavalry after all. When facing bed crossbows and thunderbolt carts, they The dodge is faster than ordinary infantry, and when the heavy cavalry approaches, their nightmare begins.

The cost of forming a heavy cavalry is undoubtedly huge. The horse must be excellent, otherwise it is difficult to have a faster speed after being equipped with armor. Just the load of the cavalry makes many horses unbearable. The price remained high, and the sophisticated war horse was in the hands of Lu Bu.

Although the princes encouraged the raising of horses, these horses could only be used to pull food and grass, and they were not enough to become cavalry horses.

Cao Cao was in the tent discussing the attack on Jiangling, but he saw a raging flame in the city of Jiangling. Many generals of Jingzhou who surrendered saw this scene and looked very ugly. There is no doubt that Jiangling is important to Jingzhou. , The city was even hoarding a large amount of rice grains in Jingzhou, but Zhuge Liang burned everything in a fire when he was retreating. Even though they were now hostile, these grains belonged to Jingzhou.

"Lord, there is a big fire in the city." A general panted into the camp.

Cao Cao didn't care to scold the general, and hurriedly walked out of the big tent. After seeing the fire in the city, his face suddenly became low, and he said coldly: "I don't want the villager of Zhuge to dare to do such a conscience. If you encounter it on the battlefield, you will never forgive you."

After seeing this scene, the accompanying counselor felt a little heavy. Jiangling has sufficient grain and grass. If it is available, it can greatly relieve the pressure on the grain and grass. After the grain and grass have been burned by Zhuge Liang, Cao Jun wants to take care of it from Sun Ce's hands. If the four counties of Jingnan are captured, they will face even greater problems. The first thing to bear is the grain and grass in the army. The 100,000 army consumes countless grain and grass every day. Although the grain and grass in Xiangyang City are sufficient, they still have differences compared with Jiangling. The small gap.

The fire of the Jingzhou Army burned not only rice, but also the heritage of Jingzhou and Liu Bei's reputation.

After Liu Bei entered Jingzhou, in the eyes of the people, he was lenient and treated the people kindly. However, this kind of behavior is not worthy of the name of lenient.

"Lord, Zhuge Liang burned grain and grass, he definitely wanted to withdraw his troops from the city." Xun You said.

"It was passed that Cao Chun led the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to chase the enemy, and Cao Ren led the heavy cavalry with him." Cao Cao ordered.

The burning of rice grains was not an order of Zhuge Liang. Under such circumstances, the negative effects of burning rice grains are very great. Although burning grains and grasses can weaken Cao Jun’s strength, after all, Liu Bei was the master of Jingzhou power before. Burning rice grains meant that to a certain extent, Liu Bei might seize Jingzhou roads again in the future.

Although these rice grains are important to Jingzhou, they have not reached a particularly important point. With Jingzhou's heritage, it only takes a short time to regain strength. Of course, the premise of all this is that Jingzhou can be stabilized.

However, this choice is also reasonable. After all, the two sides are in a hostile camp. Since I can't get things, I won't easily make the enemy cheap.

The order issued by Guan Yu caused Zhuge Liang to bear the infamy. Zhuge Liang did not give too much explanation on this point. What he thought was how to make the army retreat from Nanjun. As for Cao Cao's support for Liu Cong to become He had also heard about the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He could predict what impact it would have on Yizhou once this matter became a reality. Heaven does not rule the people and the people do not exist. If the Han family is already weak, When two emperors appeared, what would the princes think and the people would think.

However, Liu Cong was in the hands of Cao Cao. Zhuge Liang was not able to control this matter. Having the emperor in his hands had a great influence on the governance. With the support of the emperor, it meant occupying righteousness. Among the officials in Jingzhou, there are more supporters of Liu Cong than Liu Qi.

The reason why Liu Bei supported Liu Qi at the beginning was that one was Liu Qi’s eldest son, and the other was that the power behind Liu Cong was too strong. If Liu Cong became the emperor, it would pose a lot of threats to Liu Bei. Liu Bei, who was initially in charge of Jingzhou Naturally, he does not want to threaten his rule of Jingzhou.

Zhuge Liang withdrew his troops from the southern county, and Cao Jun occupied the southern county at a very fast speed.

After the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry caught up with the Jingzhou Army, the Jingzhou soldiers and horses had already boarded the warship. If you take the warship from Jiangling to Yizhou, the speed will be faster and safer.

Even though Cao Jun's cavalry is extremely elite, in the face of such a situation, he can only lead his troops back.

Cao Cao captured Nanyang County and Nan County, and the one occupying the most area became the Jiangdong Army. At this time, Sun Ce had Jiangxia County, Changsha County, Guiyang County, and Lingling County in his hands. If Wuling County was captured, it would be this battle. Among them, the most profitable.

The Jingnan four counties are much weaker than Nanjun and Nanyang counties in terms of background, but they still cannot be underestimated. Sun Ce may threaten the safety of Nanjun after they occupy them.

"The lord, Deng Xi, the prefect of Wuling County, is willing to take refuge. If the lord leads the troops, he will definitely be able to seize Wuling County." Xun You said.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Sun Ce kid, when our army was fighting with Jingzhou army, we sent troops to seize Jingnan County. If these villains don't drive them away from Jingzhou, how can they alleviate their hatred."

"Lord, our army has been fighting for a long time, and the Jiangdong army is extremely elite. It is not an easy task to capture Jingnan County." Xun You said.

How could Cao Cao not understand the meaning of Xun You’s words? Cao’s army sent out a hundred thousand troops to fight, and it was difficult to sustain the consumption of food and grass for too long. After taking Wuling County, I’m afraid he could only choose to retreat. The longer it lasts, the more disadvantages it is.

"We should seize Wuling County as soon as possible." Cao Cao said.

Cao Cao knew that after this order was given, the Cao army and Jiangdong army would begin to fight, and it was a protracted war. However, Cao Cao's plan was to stop the war temporarily after defeating the Jiangdong army and seizing Wuling County, conquering Jingzhou, and letting Cao Cao rule. It's also a bit too much to go down. The army's conquest will consume a lot of food and grass. The online service of real lady sister, help you find books and chat with you, please wechat/search/search/search hot web articles or rdww444 waiting for you~