Three Kingdoms: Cao Chong's will, in fact, my eldest brother is not dead!

Chapter 35 The Threat from the Rear

Although he had seen the battlefield ten years ago, this time was the first time he led an army after crossing.

Cao Cao probably felt that Cao Ang had led soldiers before, and this time it was fine, but he didn't know that the past was the past...

Jia Xu was much calmer: "My lord, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are not useless, if they can't do it, then Soochow would have swallowed Liu Biao's Jingzhou, so you don't think Sun Wu is a kind person?"

Of course not, this Soochow territory was snatched back by Sun Jian.

Sun Jian and Yuan Shu borrowed [-] soldiers and horses to clean up Jiangdong and occupy one side. If Jingzhou can really be captured, he will not be polite.

"That's fine, I wonder which general Zhou Yu will send to confront me?"

"There are quite a few famous Jiangdong generals, just wait and see."

Jia Xu didn't take it seriously, no matter who came, he would not dare to easily attack the 10 Jingzhou navy.

Now that the poisoners were sure they were safe, Cao Ang stopped talking nonsense and immediately went ashore to build a stronghold.

To build a camp is naturally not an easy matter.

The camp they built must be large enough to accommodate Cao Cao's main force in the future.

It has to be strong, and it has to be near the water, where warships and cargo ships can be docked.

Such a project, of course, is built by logging, which is basically the case in this era, so the camp is easy to be burned.

However, there was no other way but to use wood, and Cao Ang couldn't think of other materials.

After the civilian husbands landed, they first began to build simple camps for their vanguard troops to live in.

After all the manpower was arranged, Cao Ang set up his camp by the river first.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Ang hung up the map in a decent manner. The map is not accurate in this era, so we can only look at it roughly.

Cao Ang first studied the map with Jia Xu.

"Sir, what method do you think Zhou Yu will use?"

"If our army is monolithic, Zhou Yu doesn't have any good means. If we occupy this place, he won't fight, and he won't fight."

"Sir, are you saying that there will be problems in our army?"

"My lord, if the [-] troops are to stay here for a long time, there must be an uninterrupted supply of food and grass from the rear..."

Having said that, Jia Xu blinked, "And this time, the eldest son is still in a passive situation."

Passive means that Cao Ang cannot take the initiative to attack anyone.

He had to wait until those people made a move before he could deal with it. The soldiers came to cover up the water and soil, and he couldn't preemptively strike.

In other words, the main threat is not from Soochow, but from our own camp.

So who will Cao Pi and Cao Zhi make a move?
Based on Cao Ang's understanding of this period of history, the fight between the two itself was very serious, and it is not surprising whoever made the move.

The history books spoke highly of their talents, but this did not delay their fighting.

Cao Zhi enjoys a good reputation, but why did he fall into the situation of writing seven-step poems? Is Cao Pi too inhuman?

No, we cannot think about things from one side only.

Cao Pi will not be unreasonable and inhumane. He has read the books of sages and is a talented person. The most basic thing is that he is still a person.

"Then, sir, we shall have to wait?"

"It's true that we can only wait, because the eldest son's foundation is far inferior to them."

"That's right, I'm making a move now, no matter what I do to them, it's unreasonable for me."

"It's good that the eldest son knows it. It is the eldest son's disadvantage to start too late, so he should bear this calamity."

Of course Jia Xu knows where Cao Ang's weakness lies, that is, he has no foundation, so returning is equal to a newcomer.

A newcomer, who will trust you?
You can only wait for those who don't like you to make a move. It is impossible to deal with anyone first.

Cao Ang sighed and said, "I hope I can withstand it."

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It is said that Cao Ang had only been stationed in Wulin for two days, and there were troops from Soochow on the other side.

The two sides faced each other across the river, and the Soochow Army on the opposite side did not attack, so they watched Cao Ang's every move across the river.

Only one day later, the opponent had already sent the Clippers to investigate many times.

Then Cao Ang couldn't just sit back and watch, he also asked Cai Mao to send someone to find out the truth of the other party.

In the evening, Cai Hao came to report in person: "My lord, the Soochow army on the opposite side only has one or two thousand troops, so there is nothing to worry about!"

"Only one or two thousand?"

Cao Ang was stunned at the time, looking down on people so much.

The navy army he led was known as one hundred thousand. Although the actual combat personnel could not reach that many, the Soochow only had 2000 people and looked down on him too much.

He asked again, "Do you know who the general is?"

"Judging from the banner hanging, it should be Jiangdong Lu Meng."

"Lu Meng? You were close before, but do you know this person's nature?"

"This...he is not a high-ranking military officer. I only know that he is a captain and he is good at running the army."

"Is it just the captain?"

Cai Mao was like a fish in water with Liu Bei, so naturally he would not pay attention to such a small role, so it is difficult for him to say it now.

Judging from the past few days, Cai Mao's navy is very good, at least not weaker than the Soochow navy.

Looking at it this way, it was logical for Zhou Yu to get rid of him and Zhang Yun first, because they would put a lot of pressure on Soochow.

It seems that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are underestimated by history books.

However, this Lu Meng seems to have a lot of background, Cao Ang ordered: "In the next few days, you can check again and ask many people, and you must find out more detailed information about this person."

"Still inquiring?"

"Yes, no matter what method you use, the more careful the investigation, the better."

Cai Mao has been in the Yangtze River system for so many years, so he must have some means. He can't get some real-time information, but he should be able to find the background information of several generals.

He didn't know what Cao Ang meant, so he just agreed: "Okay, don't worry, Eldest Young Master, my subordinates will definitely handle it well!"

Now that Cai Mao has Cao Ang as his backer, he and Zhang Yun have changed their names for Cao Ang.

He is called the eldest son and claims to be a subordinate.

Anyway, in private, you can't make too much difference because of the title. If Cao Ang is destined to be a son in the future, he will also rise with the tide.

Just as Cai Mao was about to leave, Jia Xu suddenly called out, "Slow down!"

"Sir, do you have any orders?" Cai Mao immediately stopped and asked back.

He knew that this gentleman was respected by Cao Ang, and he wanted to come from Cao Cao's side.

Although Cao Cao didn't pay much attention to Jia Xu, Cao Ang did. Now if they recognize the lord, it can only be Cao Ang, not even Cao Cao. Of course, it is impossible to say...

It is unreliable to rely on Cao Cao, and the cold reception that Cai Mao and Zhang Yun have suffered these days is enough to chill.

Jia Xu said slowly: "General Cai, divide you into three groups, and harass the opposite side every day."

"Sir, are you saying that you want to take down the Soochow Army on the opposite side?"

Cai Mao thought about it carefully, "It's not impossible, but the damage will be a bit big. After all, they defend and we attack."

"No, you don't need to take it down, you just need to make a gesture, try to make them think that we are going to fight, and increase the strength a little each time, so that they think you are undecided, and then retreat."

Cao Ang was taken aback when he heard that, this was a feint attack, not a real fight, but only forcing Lu Meng on the opposite side, why is that?

It's really urgent, okay, will Soochow increase its troops?

(End of this chapter)