Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 509 A Prophecy About Heroes

Seeing that Guo Huai's expression was different, Cao Cao ordered proudly: "Zi Dan (Cao Zhen), after Gu leads the army to cross the river, you lead the soldiers of your headquarters out of Yangping Pass and attack Liu Bei's Mianbei camp with all your strength."

"Wei." Cao Zhen clasped his fists out of class.

"Gong Ming."

"The end is here."

Cao Cao looked at Xu Huang and said solemnly: "You led an army out of Ma Ming Pavilion, secretly crossed Zou Ma Ridge to attack behind, and flanked Zidan back and forth to pull out Liu Bei's stronghold. Do you have the confidence to fight me?"

"The last general takes orders." Xu Huang responded sonorously.

Just a few days after Cao Cao came to Yangping Pass, he found a way to defeat Liu Bei. Several rounds of deployment had a high level of tactics, and all the generals in the tent felt that victory was in sight.

"Let's go get ready soon." Cao Cao announced the disbandment with a big wave of his hand.

Cao Jun at Yangping Pass moved quickly, and the warships lined up on the north bank of Mianshui.

The battle was imminent, and Xu Huang's peasants recruited from Nanzheng, under the watchful eyes of Cao Bing, patted a long line of supplies such as rice, arrows, etc. on the ship.

After Liu Bei found out the situation on the south bank of Mianshui, he immediately set up his camp and returned to Dingjun Mountain. He gave Cao Cao the Zouma Valley where Xiahouyuan once set up his camp, and planned to continue to defeat Cao Cao at Dingjun Mountain condescendingly.

The change on the south bank attracted the attention of the patrol boats in the river, and Cao Jun's scouts quickly sent the military information to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao heard the news, he came out of Yangping and came to Mianshui, and he could vaguely see busy people on the other side.

Liu Bei withdrew before fighting, and his strange behavior aroused Liu Ye's suspicion.

"King Wei, what is Liu Bei doing? He first put on airs on the south bank, and the purpose seems to be to lure you to reinforce Yangping Pass, but now he has chosen to withdraw his troops before a battle. These behaviors are really unbelievable."

Cao Cao looked at the opposite bank and sneered: "Liu Xuande started as a weaver of mats and shoes, and it's not easy to get to where he is now. Unfortunately, he's not strong enough to fight Gu. Does Zi Yang think he doesn't want to fight halfway?"

"Then why?"

"Logging and shipbuilding consume a lot of money, and Liu Bei's weak foundation can't afford it. That's why he put on airs on the other side. It's just that Zhang Junyi and Guo Boji couldn't understand it. But the reason is that Miaocai died in battle and the three armies were shaken." Cao Cao lamented He took a deep breath and continued to explain: "The boats and rafts built by Liu Bei in the past two months are so crude. If you really dare to follow the example of military tactics and 'strike at half-crossing', you will seek your own death in front of our warships."

Liu Ye looked at the big boat in front of him and thought about the truth, so he bowed his hands and praised: "The king of Wei has done his best, and it seems that he has a plan for capturing Liu Bei."

"On that day when Gu and Liu Bei were cooking wine, the hero's words were still in my ears. I didn't want Gu Zhen's words to become a prophecy. Now that the heroes are withered and withered, only he and Cao are left in the end. Liu Bei, who has become a climate, cannot be underestimated." Cao Cao said with a look on his face. Dignified, he knew that Liu Bei's wings were full, and he could no longer handle it as he used to.

"Although Liu Bei has great ambitions, the time is not right for him. The king of Wei already has two-thirds of the world. No matter in terms of population, military strength, or output, those border areas are far from the Central Plains. How can Liu Xuande compete with you? "Liu Ye said comfortingly.

Cao Cao nodded slightly, pointed to the opposite bank and explained: "It is because Liu Bei has a weak foundation that he acts so cautiously. His move must be retreating to Dingjun Mountain, intending to take advantage of the terrain to fight against me."

"If the war is prolonged, we must be careful of the hard labor of the people, which may cause national turmoil," Liu Ye reminded worriedly.

"Hmph, Liu Bei wants to use the method of robbing food, and it is unwise to spend it with Gu. I think that I, Cao Cao, have conquered the north and the south all my life, and many times I have won by cutting off people's food. How can it be so easy to imitate me? But Whether the battle of Hanzhong can be won quickly depends on whether Zidan and Gongming can defeat the enemy." Cao Cao analyzed the battle situation with a serious face.

"The frontal battlefield on our side is..."

Liu Ye didn't finish speaking, Cao Cao took the words, "It's best to defeat Liu Bei head-on, if not, you can also contain it very well. Unless someone sees through my scheme, otherwise Liu Bei will surely die as a hero."

"Anyway, I can't figure it out. Dingjun Mountain and Jinniu Road are separated by Micang Mountain. Pang Tong and Fazheng shouldn't be able to guess. Liu Bei thinks that Huo Jun is good at defense, so he must take it lightly, unless..."

Liu Ye stopped abruptly in the middle of his speech, because he suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Unless what? Why does Zi Yang not raise his eyebrows?"

"King Wei, do you think there is a possibility that Liu Bei went to Yangping Pass to install a secret operation? If Xu Gongming's surprise attack on Zoumaling was exposed, wouldn't it be a failure?"

After Cao Cao heard this, he looked up and laughed, "Zi Yang is too worried. All the generals in the tent are trustworthy with me. Xu Gongming went to Ma Ming Pavilion to deploy defenses in name. Even if there is really Liu Bei's secret work in Yangping Pass, they have no chance to pass on the news. , just look at these peasants.”

Yangping Pass is tightly guarded inside and outside, even the laborers are under the supervision of Cao Bing.

Liu Ye nodded in agreement with Cao Cao. Although there are often secret operations spreading rumors in various places, there are countless pairs of eyes on the battlefield, and confidential information will not be lost so easily.

At dusk, Cao Hong came to the north bank of Mianshui to inspect.

He saw the peasants going back and forth between the land and the warship like livestock. At this time, the material handling was coming to an end, and everyone was exhausted.

Cao Cao was going to march tomorrow morning, and they had to prepare all the supplies before dark, so Cao Jun didn't treat these people as human beings at all, but if they walked a little slower, they would be whipped on them.

A few years ago, a large number of Hanzhong people fled to Yizhou, so Xu Huang only recruited 5000 people in Nanzheng, most of whom were older.

Five thousand civilian husbands did logistics for nearly one hundred thousand Cao soldiers. It is conceivable that their work intensity was so great that many of them died of exhaustion before the end of the war.

Suddenly, there was a loud splash beside a boat, which seemed to be the sound of falling into the water.

Cao Hong rushed over in search of sound, and several civilian men carrying rice bags were trembling by the deck, and Cao Bing, who was in charge of overseeing the work, was already raising his whip.

"What's the matter?" Cao Hong asked sharply.

The overseer of Huotou replied: "General, it's because these people can't walk well, they pushed that fellow to the side of the boat and fell into the river. It's a pity that those dozens of catties of good rice were lost."

"General, spare your life, we are too tired, we really didn't pay attention"

The civilian husband who stood at the front bowed and kowtowed after speaking, and the rest of the people followed and banged the deck.

"Haven't you sent someone to fish it?" Cao Hong gestured to the fire head.

Huotou replied embarrassingly: "We don't know how to water."

Cao Hong frowned, "Forget it, I'll ask someone to salvage it, hurry up and move the rest, I'll write down the whip for now."

"only."

"Thank you General."

Cao Hong asked the guards to choose two people to go down to the river to look for them, but the river was still icy cold at this time. The Cao soldiers who went into the water worked up and down several times, and finally only salvaged the sack of rice, and the civilian husband who fell into the river was nowhere to be seen.

At this time, the twilight was gradually falling, and the river water could not be seen clearly, so Cao Hong immediately gave up searching, after all, he was not considered a man in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)