Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 516
Cao Hong walked into the big tent under the eyes of everyone. Cao Cao, who had his hands behind his back, turned around. He frowned and looked at Cao Hong and asked, "Is the matter in the east settled? Isn't Zhang He too ugly to lose?"

"Reporting to the king of Wei, although General Zhang failed to kill the general, he defeated Huang Zhong's troops and beheaded more than two thousand ranks." Cao Hong first brought out the credit.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard that, and he danced and said, "That's just what I said. A general who is as famous as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, shouldn't be so mediocre."

"But." Cao Hong hesitated to speak.

Cao Cao felt his scalp tingle when he heard these two words. Putting the turning point after a good thing means bad news. He hurriedly asked, "But what?"

Cao Hong swallowed his saliva and the grain ship was attacked, and he and Zhao Yun fought fiercely on the south bank of Mianshui. He said that the battle was unbearable, so he understated it. He emphasized that most of the rice grain was still there, but it was temporarily transported to Nanzheng. dock.

After hearing this, Cao Cao frowned and beat the case. What do Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Chen Bing want to do in the east?Other than harassing the grain road, what other plans are there?He immediately called all the people outside the tent to come in.

"Liu Bei divided his troops into Beishan, what do you think of Ziyang?" Cao Cao ordered directly.

Liu Ye looked at the map and calculated the distance. The straight-line distance between Beishan and Dingjunshan was [-] miles. It was actually very easy to echo back and forth. Finally, he frowned and replied: "The Mian River flows through the Beishan area. It is a bend. In addition to the narrow river surface, the current is also fast. Our army's grain ships are going against the current Going west is easy to be harassed, if you want to ensure the smooth flow of grain roads, you must pull them out, the king of Wei should first send people to the north bank to protect the grain, and then send troops to Beishan to conquer Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong."

Cao Cao stroked his beard, frowned and said, "Zi Lian, immediately send someone to Yang Ping Guan to send an order to let Xu Huang return to Shi Nan Zheng Huliang. He should be able to handle it well."

"Wei." Cao Hong clasped his fists and went out of the tent to deliver the order.

"As for the division of troops in Beishan, I always feel that something is not right." Cao Cao shook his head, and then analyzed to himself: "These days of storming Dingjun Mountain have caused huge casualties to our army, but Liu Bei retreated on the mountain with little damage and divided his troops alone. If there are too few, it will be difficult to capture Beishan, but if there are too many troops, Liu Bei will go down the mountain to counterattack, which is really a dilemma."

Liu Ye nodded and responded, "King Wei's concerns are also reasonable, but if we don't send people to conquer Beishan, not only will our food roads be lost, but our army's flanks will also be threatened. That would be too passive."

Cao Cao and Liu Ye are acting as the current ingenuity. When these two feel embarrassed, the rest don't know what to say.

"The King of Wei just sent someone to invite Ziwen Gongzi (Cao Zhang), but it took too long for Hanzhong to go back and forth from Yecheng, and I don't know if the relocation of General Wen Lie (Cao Xiu) is over. In fact, he can be transferred to help in the battle." Guo Huai Speak your mind.

Cao Cao shook his head and sighed: "Wudu has immigrated hundreds of thousands of people. It is not easy for Wen Lie to do a good job. As for the current Hanzhong battlefield, it has little to do with the number of troops. Besides, Zhang Fei is still making trouble in Wudu."

Xu Huang and Cao Zhen's attack on Jinniu Road failed, and Cao Cao's chances of defeating Liu Bei became slim. Now Cao Jun's food road has problems again, and adding troops to Hanzhong will increase the logistical pressure.

No countermeasures were discussed, and everyone left the big tent angrily, and Cao Cao left Du Xi alone at the end.

"Wei Wang, do you have something to ask?" Du Xi asked in a low voice.

Cao Cao looked at the backs of those who left, and said with some sadness: "They are no longer as brave as they used to be, and they are old and lonely, but Liu Bei's minion Huang Zhong, who is over [-] years old, can still fight. This land of Hanchuan I'm afraid I can't keep it."

"Why should the King of Wei belittle himself? In fact, there are countless brave generals in the army, and Mr. Ziwen (Cao Zhang) is also a hero in the world. Just wait for the son to come here, and Liu Feng's heads are not enough." Du Xi comforted.

"Hanchuan was originally a fertile land, but it is a pity that Yang Song took away the people with rumors, leaving this piece of fertile land alone is embarrassing. The garrison here cannot be self-sufficient. If this continues, the Central Plains will be dragged down, Lord Wancheng Although the Yin rebellion was put down by Zixiao (Cao Ren), Hou Yin will not be alone." Cao Cao's expression was serious.

"What do you mean?" Du Xi saw that Cao Cao seemed to be withdrawing, but he didn't dare to bring it up.

Cao Cao's eyes gradually became firmer, "Zixu, hurry to Nanzheng to prepare as soon as possible. Since Wudu has already moved the people, the people in Hanzhong can't be given over to Liu Bei. At that time, they will be driven to Guanzhong via Baoxie Road."

"The people in Hanzhong are old and weak, and they may not be able to walk to Guanzhong alive." Du Xi was a little embarrassed.

"Even if the common people die halfway, they can't take advantage of Liu Bei. This man's wings are already full, and if he doesn't need some thunderous means, the future will be unimaginable." Cao Cao's eyes flashed a stern look.

"only."

Du Xi nodded and left with fists in his hands. Although Cao Cao is really old, he still has a fierce personality.

Cao Cao had the intention to retreat, so he did not divide his troops to conquer Beishan, but strengthened the defense around the camp. The warships that had been docked in Mianshui for a long time were the return route that Cao Jun had reserved in advance.

After Cao Hong was defeated from the Beishan camp, Zhao Yun gathered his men and horses to continue looking for Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong returned from the path behind the mountain during the preparation period.

Because he was defeated by Zhang Xi, Huang Zhong was a little embarrassed to face Zhao Yun, especially knowing that Zhao Yun only led dozens of cavalry and rescued his general Zhang Zhu.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun comforted: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Besides, Zhang Yun has more than twice as many troops as you. Why should the old general care so much? If you hadn't lured away Zhang Yun's main force, how could we have successfully seized the ship and burned food?"

"I heard that only fifty grain ships were sunk, and most of them fled back to Nanzheng. It's a pity that they couldn't be wiped out." Huang Zhong's expression was still serious.

Zhao Yun continued: "The old general doesn't care how many grain ships are sunk, as long as the grain is not transported to Cao Ying, it's fine, no matter what, it's a meritorious service."

Huang Zhong nodded and stroked his white beard, his face looked very kind and kind, he sighed and said: "Zilong said so, the old man feels better at last, I am seventy-one now, I don't know how long I can go to the battlefield Once, I’m already so old, I just want to go wild a few times, don’t blame the old man for competing with you for the general.”

"The general is serious. Lian Po is eighty and still able to fight, so why underestimate yourself." Zhao Yun said with a smile.

After hearing this, Huang Zhong shook his head with a wry smile, "You, Zilong, are just too upright, but I like it."

"Let's not flatter each other. Cao Cao's grain ship was destroyed, and Cao Hong was defeated by me later. We must report to the lord and the military adviser as soon as possible." Zhao Yun reminded.

"Yes, yes, yes, the master and the military adviser control the overall situation." Huang Zhong echoed.

After Liu Bei received Zhao Yun's battle report, he and Fazheng personally went to the Beishan camp to reward them. In the end, they not only sent more troops to Beishan, but also sent Liu Feng down the mountain to fight.

In April of the 24th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao left many empty camps in Zouma Valley, and the army secretly withdrew to the north of Mianshui, intending to return to Chang'an through Baoxie Road.

In order to prevent Liu Bei from pursuing from behind, Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhen to continue to hold Yangping Pass until Liu Bei's army could not defend it, and then returned to Guanzhong via Chencang Road.

As soon as the tens of thousands of troops entered Xiegu, news came from behind that Cao Zhen also retreated to Xiegu.

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard the news, and lamented that Liu Bei's marching speed was too exaggerated. He ordered Zhang Yun to guard the entrance of Xiegu, and fled forward in panic.

When Cao Zhen entered Xiegu, the truth surfaced: Yangping Pass was opened by Nei Ying, and Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, who were entrenched in Wudu, took the opportunity to occupy the city, and Yizhou's logistics supplies could directly enter Hanzhong from Yangping.

(End of this chapter)