Cao Cao led 60,000 cavalry to go south quickly, and soon passed the county of Bi and entered the boundary of Yicheng. There were more and more people fleeing on the way here.

Thanks to the vigorous propaganda of the pseudo-Han court, the Wei army was full of green-faced and fangs, fierce and cruel and bloodthirsty images in the hearts of the people of Jiangnan. The people of Jiangnan hated and feared the Wei army. When they heard that the Wei army had fought against Xiangyang, they immediately dragged their families and moved their families south under the leadership of local governments and clan elders.

In order to speed up and not be caught up by the Wei army, the migrant people almost gave up all the burdens that affected speed and ran all the way with light and simple clothes. A few years ago, the chaos and chaos during the migration of Nanyang will never be seen again.

The reason why they are so generous is very simple. First, the people have become rich in recent years and are not looking down on some small things. Second, the court promised to distribute land and houses after passing the Yangtze River, distribute grain to arrange work, and ensure their normal life. Since they will not starve to death after passing the south, their lives are naturally important, and the Wei army is so cruel.

This time, the people migrated spontaneously, and there were no military escorts on the road, only the police maintained order. As for where the Han army was going, they were still under investigation.

When Cao Cao received the news, he immediately ordered an interception. When what is the most important thing today is not land, minerals, or food, but population, and talent is the primary productive force. No one will occupy Caozhou, who will develop Liaodong, and who will build New South Wales, let alone the fertile land of Rest in Rome to the west of New South Wales.

Cao Cao had long regarded Nanjun as his belongings. Everything in the territory was his, even if a weed on the roadside was his, let alone the people. How could the people of the Great Wei allow the great thief to take it away if they say it?

He had almost no hesitation and ordered an interception on the spot, intercepted the people and sent them back to Xiangyang, and asked Sima Yi to move to Jiangbei. The escort process was simple and crude, and through practical actions, he confirmed the image of the Wei army's evil spirit to the people of Jiangnan.

Human concepts are not formed instantly, nor can they be changed instantly. The impression of the people of Jiangnan about the Wei army has been determined. It is impossible to obey the orders just because Cao Cao said a few good words. Not to mention him, even Cao Ang’s big fool came. Time is urgent and he cannot tolerate him teaching slowly. He can only take away the people simply and roughly. After crossing the Han River and living in the Great Wei for a long time, they will naturally change their impression of the Great Wei.

In troubled times, Cao Cao knew better than anyone else when he was using violence. Although benevolence and righteousness are good things, they were not suitable for any occasion. When should violence be used and when to display benevolence and righteousness, Cao Cao knew better than anyone else.

He successfully intercepted a team of migrant people. Cao Cao sat on the horse and looked at the people of Jiangnan with hatred and fear in his eyes, and said with a dark face: "The big-eared thief has a trick to confuse people. I am not as good as him in this regard. Fortunately, I have a son who is more shameless than him, which is considered to be favored by God."

Guo Jia trembled violently and joked: "This is not what he said to be praising His Royal Highness."

"Uh...haha..." Cao Cao laughed and said, "It's just that whether to praise or not. That brat has to deal with it every now and then, otherwise it will be easy for him to go to heaven. Li Dian leads 10,000 people to escort the people of the people, and the others will continue to chase after me. The people of Nanjun are sent to Caozhou to build another feudal state. We must never let the big-eared thieves suffer disaster."

There were only seven counties in Jingzhou. After Liu Biao came to power, he divided Zhangling County into eight counties. The so-called "Nine Counties in Jingxiang" were fabricated in later generations, and they were not found in official history.

The eight counties of Jingxiang and Xiang are the richest in Nanyang, followed by Jiangling. Taking Jiangling is equivalent to taking Jingzhou and cutting off the connection between Jingzhou and Bashu by the way. How could Cao Cao give up?

"Report..." After arranging the specific matters, the horse was about to leave. A loud roar came into his ears. When he looked up, he saw a messenger running towards him quickly. Cao Cao stopped and waited patiently.

The messenger quickly arrived near, clasped his fists and said, "Report to your Majesty, my subordinates have found out that the big-eared thieves have built many ships in the Mianshui River and flowed down the Mianshui River. Now they have passed Ruo County and are almost gathering at Lankou."

Lankouju is a ferry in Mianshui, nearly 300 miles away. It cannot be called along the way. There are many rivers that are too lazy to mark even the map. It will take at least two days for the cavalry to arrive.

Cao Cao frowned and cursed: "What a joke? The big-eared thief has a total of 100,000 soldiers and a large number of supplies. How many ships can I get by the water?"

Although the Han army was defeated in the battle of Xiangyang, the losses were not large. In addition, Zhang He's defenders in the city were only 50,000 or 60,000. Now, even if the big-eared thief does not have 100,000, there are 80,000. Mianshui is not the ocean. The river is limited and the river is limited, so how many boats can they run? How many boats do 80,000 or 90,000 people have to build?

Just kidding, isn't this?

The messenger said: "If you don't have to go all the way, you can get on the boat, and the army will walk along the river bank, and the Han army is familiar with the terrain..." Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "That's how it's clear. The way to go on the water is indeed convenient and faster than that of land."

Cao Cao shouted: "Get the map."

The map was quickly delivered to the front, and Cao Cao and the generals gathered together to check. Guo Jia pointed to the horizontal line representing the Mian River on the map and said: "The Han River is the first tributary of the Yangtze River. The closer it is to the Yangtze River, the wider it is. In addition, the northwest wind blows recently, the Han army goes down the river very quickly, but the big-eared thief cannot always float on the river, unless he wants to completely give up Nanjun. If he expected it, he will definitely turn around at the Hanjin Ferry and go straight to Jiangling. Since that's the case, he will just go his own, and I'll go mine. Let's go straight to Jiangling. As long as it is faster than the big-eared thief, he can intercept him outside Jiangling City. Jiangling is the big city second only to Xiangyang in Nanjun. The city is high and thick, surrounded by water, and it is difficult to attack. The best way is to fight the Han army outside the city."

Mianshui is the Han River, which just flows through Nanjun and changes its name. Guo Jia is from the north and is used to using the old name.

Cao Cao looked at the map and said, "What I am worried about is not the big-eared thief, but Zhuge Liang. He is about to come. We will lead the cavalry to go south first. Although the speed is fast, we have abandoned many things and have no heavy firepower to face it."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Can you still run away if you can't beat it? When you arrive at Jiangling City, if the big-eared thief meets with the Zhuge Villageman, we will waste time with him first, wait for the subsequent army to arrive. If you can't waste time, run away, retreat and join the main army and then make a long-term plan."

"Haha, it makes sense."

Cao Cao rolled up the map and smiled: "I ordered Li Dian to continue to intercept the people, and the others followed me to go straight to Jiangling. We must not let the big-eared thieves rush on their way with peace of mind."

The 50,000 army set out again, and opened the road across mountains and met the water to build bridges. It was only in the morning of the third day that it arrived in Dangyang. As soon as it stepped into Dangyang, a probe came to report that the main force of the Han army also turned around and rushed to Dangyang, and did not bring heavy weapons. Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this and accelerated to prepare for a decisive battle with the Han army.

The purpose of the Big Er thief was very obvious, which was to rebuild the defense in Dangyang, prevent the Wei army from advancing, and protect Jiangling to buy time for subsequent reinforcements. However, he did not expect Cao Cao to come so quickly.

Cao Cao naturally would not miss this opportunity and led his army to move forward all the way. Finally, he met the main force of the Han army who had just arrived and had not yet reached the formation in Changbanpo.

There is nothing to say about meeting on a narrow road, just kill it.
Chapter completed!