Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 179 Liu Biao's Twelve Warrants
Cao Cao first sent suspicious soldiers out of the camp with torches in the middle of the night, and thousands of people held more than [-] torches, stretching for more than ten miles, creating the illusion that a large number of Cao troops went south overnight.

After the suspicious soldiers went out, the main force of Cao's army was armed with men and horses bound, and lay in ambush behind Cao's camp.

On the second day, Yujin, who was left behind by Cao Ying, lost to Yuan Jun's tens of thousands of troops to attack, and retreated in a panic, leading Yuan Jun to the ambush point.

Fortunately, after Yuan Shao's disastrous defeat at Guandu, he was extremely cautious. The [-] troops were all in the rear, and only lost more than [-] people in the front, saving the main force to retreat.

On the hill, Cao Cao was riding on horseback, with the red cloak fluttering behind him, squinting his eyes and jumping into the distance, watching Yuan Jun's middle army and rear army resolutely abandon the vanguard and front army, receding like a tide, he said with emotion: "Yuan Benchu Be more cautious."

Cheng Yu smiled and said: "With Jushou's plan and Tian Feng's wisdom, it would be very difficult for Yuan Shao to fall into the trap. However, this plan of repairing the plank road and secretly concealing Chen Cang can be regarded as a success. At least Yuan Jun will never dare to pursue it again. "

This strategy is the plan of Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu. Guo Jia is responsible for controlling Yuan Shao and Liu Biao's psychology, Cheng Yu is responsible for the implementation of the specific plan, and Xun You connects the two strategies together. They all used the bait to lure Yuan Shao into the bait, and then used Cheng Yu's plan to defeat the enemy.

2 Yuan Jun vs. [-] Cao Jun, Yuan Jun's soldiers are far less elite than Cao Jun.Now that more than [-] people have been lost, and only [-] soldiers and horses are left, it is obviously impossible to fight Cao Jun head-on, and Yuan Shao is also afraid that Cao Cao will set up an ambush again, so it is unlikely that he will chase.

But Guo Jia said: "If that's all it is, Yuan Shao may still come after him. At that time, he will definitely act cautiously and step by step. But in a few days, the news that General Xiahou's [-] almost broke [-] should have also spread. If this matter gets to Yuan Shao's ears, he probably won't chase after him anymore."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Yuan Rang is really my lucky general. If it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would still have a headache for Yuan Shao."

Guo Jia also laughed and said: "Yes, this battle made Yuan Shao see how miserable the southern army is. Even if it has more than [-] troops, they are just a mob. They know that Liu Biao will not be able to attack Xudu, and they are afraid that we will ambush them halfway. They will retreat to the north."

"Ah."

Cao Cao nodded, waved his big hand and said, "Retreat, go straight to the south!"

"woo woo woo woo!"

The sound of the long assembly horns continued. At this time, Yuan Jun's vanguard and the former army were ambushed from ten sides, and less than half of them were lost. The rest surrendered and were killed by Cao Cao on the spot afterwards.

On March [-], Cao Jun marched southward in mighty force, heading straight for Xudu.

And at this time, Yingchuan, Zhaoling.

After Liu Bei arrived in Runan, with his personal prestige, he recruited tens of thousands of Yuan's old troops, and with great momentum, he went north to attack Xudu.

At this moment, Li Dian of Liqiang County was stationed in the south of Xudu, but Liu Bei had the support of the local tycoons in Runan and had enough food and grass.

From the ocher hill in the northeast of Zhaoling, he went north to Xinji, and almost reached the city of Xudu.

When Li Dian learned of this, he quickly returned to defense and joined forces with Xia Houyuan to confront Liu Bei at Yanggao Pavilion in the southeast of Xudu.

At this time, Liu Bei's army was less than [-] kilometers away from Xudu.

Although Liu Bei has many soldiers and horses, there are many mobs, so he has not won after two days of continuous attack, so the two sides are still in a stalemate.

This made Liu Bei a little impatient.

But there is no way.

Except for Li Dian and Xia Houyuan's persistence without any accidents, the main reason is that the combat effectiveness of the troops is too weak.

The army he now forms has two parts.

Some of them are new troops recruited in Nanyang. This part actually has some combat effectiveness, but they are all new troops with insufficient actual combat experience, so it is inevitable that they are not capable enough.

The other large part is the army that Runan Xin came to defect to.

Liu Bei originally attacked from the south when he came to Runan, but as a former Yuzhou shepherd, his prestige in Runan was actually only inferior to that of Yuan Shao. I heard that he came back, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses gathered at once.

Although it looked huge, Liu Bei also knew that these people had little fighting power.

Abandoning it is easy to offend people, but not giving up it will lower the strength of the army, which makes Liu Bei a little bit in a dilemma.

Fortunately, Xu Shu was smart and separated these people from Liu Bei's army, and ordered the general Guan Yu to lead them. In this way, they were divided into two groups for a short time. People act as bait and cannon fodder, killing two birds with one stone.

So under such circumstances, Liu Bei's army went straight to Xudu, and almost on the day Cao Cao repelled Yuan Shao, he killed Xudu outside the city.It was only because of his combat effectiveness and Li Dianxia Houyuan's persistence that he was unable to conquer it for a short time.

But even so, the impact was very great, comparable to Shen Chen's three visits to Xudu, Li Dian and Xia Houyuan were just sticking to it. Give him a little more time, and it will be sooner or later.

This caused countless officials and dignitaries in Xudu to write letters to Liu Bei, hoping to maintain a friendly relationship with him.

Although Liu Bei left Xudu, after all, he had stayed in Xudu in the early years and was Liu Xie's confidant, which made him acquainted in Xudu's public circle.

Hearing that he was coming again, many people secretly made friends with him, hoping that once Liu Bei invaded Xu Capital City and the king's banner at the top of the city changed, they would still be able to occupy a high position and would not be replaced by new forces.

It's just unexpected that the political struggle is not only in Xudu, but also in Xiangyang.

At the moment, Liu Biao is happy at the mansion of Duke Chu in Jingzhou.

Zhang Yun reported good news but not bad news, and concealed the news that he was almost defeated. He just told Liu Biao that he had surrounded Xudu and his troops were approaching the city of Xudu.

So Liu Biao was very excited when he heard about this, and immediately summoned his cronies to discuss the matter of becoming king.

Inside the mansion, Liu Biao sat side by side with Jia Xu, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao.

In history, Kuaiyue Cai Mao was a staunch supporter of the Cao faction. For this reason, after the Battle of Guandu in the fifth year of Jian'an, he urged Liu Biao to join Cao Cao, but Liu Biao left him in the cold and cut off his official position. He did not appear in any historical records for seven or eight years. .

For example, Cai Mao's Nanjun prefect was removed and replaced by Cao Pi's father-in-law Guo Yong.The prefect of Zhangling in Kuaiyue was also dismissed and was succeeded by Huang She, Huang Zu's son.

Although the two were left out in the cold, Liu Biao still loved Mrs. Cai, causing Liu Cong to become Liu Cong's confidant again after he succeeded to the throne, and then persuaded Liu Cong to sacrifice Jingzhou, ruining Liu Biao's foundation.

But now Cao Cao's power is quite declining, and Liu Biao is becoming stronger and stronger, which also makes the two change their mentality and start to support Liu Biao.

The characteristics of the aristocratic wall grass have changed incisively and vividly.

Now that the news came, Liu Biao Fuxu laughed triumphantly and said, "Cao Cao is really vulnerable. Now that Xu Du is besieged by a lone army, the destruction of Cao Cao is just around the corner."

Kuai Yue and Cai Mao glanced at each other, and hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations to Duke Ming, congratulations to Duke Ming. After this battle, Duke Ming will be the most powerful man in the world!"

"Hahahahahaha."

Liu Biao was very happy.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "I have the ambition to plot the world, but at this time Jingzhou is full of soldiers and horses, I must also be careful of Liu Zhang and Sun Quan, they may not miss this opportunity."

"It's okay."

Liu Biao waved his hand: "Liu Zhang and Sun Quan are nothing but defeated generals. How about when Sun Quan's father and brother attacked me in Jingzhou? Isn't it a dead end? Yuanyang guards Jiangxia alone, so there is nothing to fear."

Both Sun Quan, Liu Zhang and Liu Biao had feuds.

The first is Sun Quan. His father, Sun Jian, was killed by Liu Biao. Sun Ce attacked Jingzhou several times, but he lost his troops and returned without success.

Next is Liu Zhang. His father, Liu Yan, had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor in his early years, and was reported by Liu Biao.

Later, after Liu Zhang succeeded his father, Shen Mi, Lou Fa, Gan Ning and others gathered together to rebel. Liu Zhang sent troops to defeat them, and the three led the army to join Liu Biao.Liu Zhang was furious, and planned to settle the old and new grudges together. He took Zhao Wei as the general of Zhengdong Zhonglang, and led his army to attack Liu Biao.

The two sides confronted Wushan for a period of time. Although the war did not start, the two sides had obviously torn their faces. At this time, seeing Liu Biao's northern attack on Cao Cao and the lack of troops in Jingzhou, it might be impossible to choose to attack Jingzhou.

It's just that Liu Chao is now inflated. His army of more than [-] went north to besiege Cao Cao, one of the two overlords in the Central Plains, and even planned to become king. Therefore, it is normal that Liu Zhang and Sun Quan are not taken seriously.

Jia Xu also said: "This time, the Duke's Northern Expedition to Cao Cao has shocked the world and increased his prestige. It is a good time to become king. When he sweeps Henan, he can also sit and watch the world."

"Ah."

Liu Biao nodded and said, "Wen He's words are very suitable for Gu's heart. Gu also has this intention. He has ordered the princes to make royal clothes. When good news comes from the front, he can officially become king."

Kuai Yue and Cai Mao bowed their hands again and said, "Meet Your Majesty!"

"Hahahahaha."

Seeing that the two of them did not persuade him to surrender as before, Liu Biao showed a happy expression again.

No one in this world can be king.

Only the clan surnamed Liu can.

Sweeping Henan at this time is a good time to become king.

"Report!"

At this moment, the messenger rushed in the door and knelt down on one knee in the hall and said, "Duke Ming, Liu Bei's army went north and surrounded Xudu, and Xudu is in danger!"

"what?"

Liu Biao's face froze instantly.

Kuai Yue and Cai Mao looked at each other again and remained silent.

Liu Biao quickly asked, "Where is Zhang Yun now?"

"Still in Yingyin."

"What about Wenpin?"

"In Linying."

Snapped!
Liu Biao angrily clapped the case and said, "What is Zhang Yun doing? At the beginning, I told him to keep an eye on Liu Bei and not let him rush into Xudu, but now he is sent outside Xudu!"

"You go down first."

Jia Xu waved his hand, motioning for the messenger to leave first.

After the messenger left, Jia Xu bowed his hands to Liu Biao again and said, "If Liu Bei invades Xudu, it will be bad for you."

"Why don't you know?"

Liu Biao's expression changed.

He didn't recruit Shen Chen because he was afraid of this.

Once Liu Xie is rescued by someone like Liu Bei and Shen Chen and sent to Jingzhou, then Liu Biao will still play with a hammer?

Not to mention the extra ancestors on his head, it is estimated that more than [-]% of the aristocratic families in Jingzhou will seek refuge with Liu Xie. At that time, let alone claiming to be king and emperor, he may have to make wedding dresses for others.

it's good now.

Didn't recruit Shen Chen to join the battle, and Liu Bei, who was considered a scumbag, accomplished this feat. Is this still worth it?

"We must call Liu Bei back as soon as possible!"

Kuai Yue hurriedly said: "I also ask you to issue a warrant immediately to let Liu Bei retreat to Xiangcheng."

"exactly."

Liu Biao came to his senses and immediately said, "Give me an order to make Liu Bei retreat!"

At present, on the same day of March [-], Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao at Cangting, and Liu Bei arrived at Xudu at Yanggao Pavilion. Liu Biao issued twelve warrants a day to let Liu Bei withdraw his troops and return.

(End of this chapter)