Chapter 408: Good news on the eighth day, quick victory [Subscription required]

Cao Cao listened attentively, stepped back, and prepared to go out and deal with it:
"It's not a big deal, go to sleep first."

Yu Qing calmed down a bit, then kicked her legs and said dissatisfiedly: "It's always me, it was the same last time, and it's the same this time."

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing: "I'll be back soon, and I'll come to your place tomorrow night."

Yu Qing curled her lips: "Who cares. Hurry up, or I won't wait for you."

Cao Cao put on his outer robe and left the bedroom.

Yu Qing said she would not wait, but after Cao Cao left, she was afraid that she would fall asleep due to sleepiness, so she sat up and asked someone to come in and light the lamp. Then she felt hungry, so she took out a small pile of delicious food from under the low dressing mat and ate it leisurely.

Boom!Boom!
The loud noise came again.

Outside Yecheng.

Li Wufang and Ling Jin stared blankly at a huge drum that was being carried by more than a dozen people behind them.

As they approached Yecheng, the drum actually started playing by itself.

The drumhead was over ten feet in diameter and had a blue-gray cover.

The drum's walls are made of bronze and an unknown wood.

The bronze, wood, and drum skin are all densely covered with patterns and have a strange and ancient origin.

This drum is the war drum that Cao Cao asked them to take according to its direction.

The process of removing the drum went smoothly.

But on the way back, when it approached Yecheng, it suddenly made an earth-shaking noise.

Several soldiers carrying drums nearby were almost knocked to the ground, their faces grim.

There seemed to be a kind of beast roaring in the drum, wild, ancient and desolate.

"My God, how can this drum make such a loud noise? The heaven and earth are shaking along with it."

Li Wufang said: "At this time, the king must have been alarmed."

"The whole city will be awakened by the sound of the drum."

Ling Jin smiled bitterly and said, "There was nothing unusual about this thing along the way, why did it suddenly make a sound?"

After nightfall, the city gates were closed.

But Ling Jin had Cao Cao's handwritten order, and after showing it, he was able to enter the city through the corner gate.

When Cao Cao heard the noise, he sent people over.

Ling Jin and Li Wufang, along with a few followers, quickly came to Cao's residence.

study.

Ling Jin, Li Wufang came in carrying a huge drum and apologized:

"We followed the king's instructions and went to get this huge drum.

I hurried back overnight, intending to meet the king tomorrow. However, when we were approaching Yecheng, the drums suddenly sounded, startling the king. We, the ministers, are ready to die."

Cao Cao's eyes fell on the drum.

[The drum is called Kui Lei. During the tribal alliance period, the Yellow Emperor cast 81 war drums. When they were beaten during battles, heaven and earth were shocked, and he defeated Chi You and won.]

[This drum is the king of war drums, made from the hide of the ancient beast Kui Niu, and the drumstick is the bone of the beast 'Thunder']

[Kui Niu Thunder Drum is one of the ten great musical instruments in ancient and modern times. This drum is as famous as Fuxi Qin and Zhongni Qin. Unfortunately, it was damaged in ancient times. Later emperors gathered the spirit of the five metals and restored it with the national destiny. It was buried with the emperor for hundreds of years, but now it has been reborn.]

This drum has a great origin.

The drum is covered with Kui cow hide and the hammer is made with thunder beast bones. No wonder it makes such a loud noise.

Unfortunately, the entry indicates that there has been damage.

However, divine objects of this level that have been passed down for thousands of years often have good fortune, similar to the Scarlet Sky Sword, and have developed spirituality.

Just before entering the city, the sound of war drums was heard because Yecheng is the center of the Wei Kingdom's destiny.

This drum corresponds to the flow of qi, so it sounds by itself without being struck.

Cao Cao reached out and patted the drum.

There was such an earth-shaking noise just now, but now there was no movement at all.

The drum's wings are bronze and wooden.

The wood part is likely to be taken from some kind of sacred tree, which has not been damaged for thousands of years, is as smooth as jade, and has a hidden charm.

There are pictures and texts carved on the drum wall.

They are a thunder beast flashing in a thunderstorm, and a Kuiniu floating out of the water and standing in the strong wind and huge waves.

There are also two relief animal heads, which are lifelike.

Cao Cao drew out a ray of national destiny from the imperial seal beside him and merged it into the drum surface.

Countless patterns flickered on the drum wall.

The most amazing thing is that the dark green skin of the drum surface seems to have turned into rippling sea water.

A low animal roar sounded beneath the water, as if a giant beast sealed in a drum was about to break out of the drum.

The animal heads on both sides of the drum wall slowly spit out two thick and horizontal drumsticks, three feet long, like red blood jade.

It is also covered with lightning patterns.

Cao Cao did not dare to use the drumstick to hit the drum, for fear that it would really collapse the couch in the inner house.

He liked the war drum very much. He reached out and stroked it gently, encouraging Li Wufang and asking Jin to say a few words.

At present, Ling Jin is the deputy general of the Central Army.

After Cao Cao was ready to establish his own country, he conferred titles on civil and military officials and promoted him to the rank of General of the Household at Faqiu.

The moon passes the zenith.

Boss Cao walked briskly back to the bedroom in the inner house and reconnected with Yu Qing.

In the study room after he left, the imperial seal was hung on the drum surface, and strands of the country's destiny flowed into the drum, completing the ritual of refining the war drum.

Cao Cao planned to try out the power of the drum himself next time he went to the battlefield.

The days flew by.

Night falls again.

Thousands of miles away from the East China Sea, northwest of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

Li Kun, a general under Gongsun Du, stood on a ship and advanced southward.

He was ordered by Gongsun Du to send troops from the north to assist in the attack on the Three Han Kingdoms.

Standing next to him was the Buyeo general Wumu.

Fuyu had to rely on the Wei Dynasty to help defend against the Eastern Xianbei. In addition, the Wei Dynasty's defeat of the Central Xianbei this year had an unprecedented deterrent effect on these surrounding tribes.

So when Gongsun Du sent a message, the King of Buyeo immediately sent Wumu, who was already in the south of the border, to come and assist.

"General Li, in your opinion, how will this attack on the Three Kingdoms of Korea pan out?"

Wu Mu had a beard, a dark face, and was wearing a leather robe. He stood beside Li Kun.

There is an area in Liaodong County that borders the ocean.

Gongsun Du already had a fleet under his command, with hundreds of ships, but there were no tower warships, mostly small and medium-sized ships.

At this time, the elite troops of Liaodong and Buyeo were on the boat, totaling 5,000 soldiers.

They were approaching the northern ports of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, preparing to land and declare war.

Li Kun said: "Our Great Wei has been undefeated for many years, so our army is strong.

But my governor and I both feel that this time, attacking the Three Kingdoms of Han will not be that simple."

"The Three Han have geographical advantages and their troops are not weak either. If they were so easy to conquer, how could my governor have planned for several years without success?" Wu Mu was surprised and asked, "So you and your governor don't think we can win this battle?"

Li Kun: "No, the Three Han are no match for the Great Wei.

However, the war may last for a long time, and there will probably be some losses and mutual consumption in the early stages. "

This was the judgment he and Gongsun Du made after summarizing their experience in dealing with the Three Han States for many years.

Gongsun Du had attacked the Three Han many times before but to no avail. When he knew that Cao Cao wanted to take the Three Han, he submitted a memorial to the emperor, saying that it would not be easy to take the Three Han and asked Cao Cao to be cautious.

However, Lu Su had already made arrangements.

The terrain of Korea is generally high in the east and low in the west, and the plains are all in the coastal area on the west side.

There are two best landing points within its territory. One is in the south, which is the Busan Port in later generations.

The other one is on the west side of its border, which is one of the two major plain grain-producing areas in Korea, which is Seoul in later generations, now in Mahan.

These two places are of vital importance in the Three Kingdoms.

The bright moon hangs high.

A huge ship as big as a castle appeared on the sea.

Click!
Amid the sound of shattering, the ships of the Three Han States docked at the port collapsed one after another and were smashed into pieces by the Great Wei.

Behind the Dawei, smaller ships quickly moved forward and entered the shallow waters along the coast.

Then the Wei army landed in Han territory.

The Three Han states set up sentries along the coast, but they were caught off guard. They only spread the news of war and the enemy's attack when they saw the Wei army landing.

The Wei army chose a plain as the landing site.

The troops that landed included infantry, navy, and cavalry.

As the saying goes, a tiger attacks a rabbit, even though the targets were the small three Koreas.

But it was a strong army that came.

After the situation in Jiangdong stabilized, Gan Ning led the Jinfan Army and was transferred here by Lu Su.

The cavalry that landed in the northern part were veteran soldiers led by Zhang Xiu who came down by boat from Liaoxi.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry landed at the southern port.

Cooperate with infantry to advance.

This lineup cannot be considered as Cao Wei's first-line strong army.

But after defeating the Three Kingdoms of Han, he became quite wealthy.

The total number of troops from all directions was 6,000, much less than the garrisons of the Three Kingdoms of Han.

However, in the landing operation, Cao's army used powerful crossbows to launch a surprise attack after landing, and captured two coastal plain ports that night.

"The king said that we should first take Mahan among the Three Kingdoms of Han. It is the main grain producing area of ​​the Three Kingdoms of Han and is close to the coast."

Lu Su: "Whether this battle can be won quickly depends on the first battle, which is to use surprise attacks to defeat the enemy."

Gan Ning and other generals received the order in unison.

Early next day.

The rulers of the Three Han states all received the report and were shocked to learn that Cao's army was approaching.

From the time Lu Su sent the message for surrender to the current attack, it was only a few days in total.

The Wei army has reached their homeland.

After the Three Han states rejected Cao Wei's call for surrender, they were not completely unprepared.

But their main target of defense was Liaodong in the north.

During this period, they sent reinforcements to the north twice.

Cao Wei sent troops to Liaodong as a diversion.

The real main attack route was to attack from the south while making a pretext to attack from the north.

The Wei army first occupied two plain grain-producing areas and controlled their key points.

Most of the important cities of Mahan and Byeonhan were built on the rich southwestern plains.

After Cao's army landed, they were less than a few hundred miles away from their respective capitals.

Han then quickly gathered troops to fight against the Wei army.

The grain-producing areas have been occupied, and if they are not taken back, the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse.

Lu Su first seized the key points of Pingyuan in order to force the enemy to engage in a head-on battle.

Noon, the southern plains of the Three Kingdoms.

"You call it a country, it's so damn small. The battle between the two armies is about the same scale as the fight between the two counties in Wei."

Zhang Xiu looked at the Han army that rushed out to stop them, with a look of contempt on his face:
“Their numbers are about the same as ours, but they don’t have complete armor or horses.

Pass the order, all troops charge, let's see how many rounds they can hold out against us, the army's morale will not disperse!"

The three thousand veteran soldiers from Liangzhou behind him responded loudly.

The entire army neatly held their spears under their armpits to create a more stable impact force.

Another way.

Also on the southern plains, Cao Chun led two thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and was also engaged in a sprint confrontation.

The Korean army on the opposite side, nearly 7,000 in number, is their main force.

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After three rounds of volleys, the entire Wei army rushed forward, horses' hooves flying and swords flashing like snow.

Two hours later, the sun set.

The battlefield was covered with blood and corpses.

On the third day after the landing, Zhang Xiu's troops and Cao Chun's troops advanced to the outskirts of the capitals of Mahan and Byeonhan respectively and laid siege to the city.

Zhang Xiu had some earthwork soldiers accompanying him, who were trained by Ling Jin to do digging work.

They used the siege as a cover for the civil engineering troops. By the next morning, they had dug several tunnels, infiltrated into the city, and seized the city gate first.

Along the way, Lu Su defeated the Han army, put on their clothes, and invaded the city overnight.

You should know that in the previous battle, the Korean army was defeated, and waves of Korean troops retreated back and entered the city to defend.

Lu Su seized the opportunity and ordered people to call for the city.

Among them, some prisoners surrendered and were controlled under coercion, shouting commands from the Korean army.

As soon as the city gate opened, the Wei army rushed in, also first seizing the city gate, and the rear army followed immediately.

After only two days of stalemate, the city defenses were torn apart and lost.

The eighth day.

The rulers of Mahan and Byeonhan in the inner city successively came out of the city and surrendered.

The good news was quickly spread back to Yecheng, Liaodong and Buyeo.

Cao Cao thought it was normal. It would be strange if they failed to defeat the two tiny countries if Cao Wei had its elite troops and launched a surprise attack when the enemy was least prepared.

In Liaodong, Buyeo was shocked upon hearing the news.

It took only eight days to defeat the two Koreas. What kind of combat power is this?

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