After agreeing with Wei Yan's idea, Gan Ning continued explaining his grand plan. In the end, he, Wei Yan, and Guan Yu were all birds of a feather, kindred spirits who enjoyed taking risks. It would have been strange if they opposed such an adventurous plan.
The two of them joining forces could only be considered Cao Cao's bad luck.
"You take Xiapi, while I continue sending troops westward along the river from Huaiyin. Once Hailing, Zhongli, Shouchun, Dangtu, Xiacai, Yangquan, and the Huai River's banks are officially depleted of troops and left without any great generals guarding them, Huang Xu, Zhou Tai, and I can easily seize the entire Huai River line by working together."
"With a navy defending along the Huai River, even if they had three times our forces, the Cao Army would never break through the defensive line. When that time comes, I really want to see what the Cao Army can do to me!"
"It's not that I look down on the Cao Army's naval strength. It's just..." Gan Ning pursed his lips and spread his hands helplessly, giving Wei Yan a "bitter" smile. "Does the Cao Army even have a navy?!"
"Hahahaha." Wei Yan burst into laughter at that. Indeed, the Cao Army's tiny navy had been inherited from the Jingzhou Army. Now trapped in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, sending reinforcements to the Huai River basin was simply a fool's dream.
Wei Yan traced a line through the Huai River basin with his finger on the map, then looked up at Gan Ning with a grin. "This strike will hurt Cao Cao to the bone!"
The two exchanged a glance and burst out laughing.
Cao Cao had established his capital at Suiyang, which lay in northern Yuzhou, not far from the