Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 181 Move the capital to the north and make him king

On March [-]th, Cao Cao's main force went south. Zhang Yun heard the news and withdrew his troops quickly.

But the army was bloated, and Cao Cao overtook them when they reached Xiangcheng.

Zhang Yun immediately sent people to contact Wenpin and Liu Bei to fight Cao Cao in Xiangcheng.

Because the city cannot accommodate 8 people, except for the city with more than 2 people, the rest are camped in the wild.

Cao Cao led the main infantry to defeat Zhang Yun's front soldiers placed outside the city, and ordered the left and right cavalry to outflank and charge, smashing Zhang Yun's front army of [-] troops and beheading countless Jingzhou troops.

But Wenpin and Liu Bei were not stationed in Xiangcheng with Zhang Yun, but one was in Sicheng behind Xiangcheng, and the other was in Nanru Township to the north of Xiangcheng.

While Cao Cao's main force was attacking Zhang Yun, Wen Pin and Liu Bei attacked decisively, taking advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, and defeated Cao Cao's left and right divisions.

The battle situation is obviously stalemate, and it is impossible to tell the winner in a short time.

But Zhang Yun showed signs of decline.

The main reason is that Zhang Yun's fierce water fight once made Zhou Yu afraid.

But land warfare and water warfare are two concepts, and his opponent is Cao Cao, a military genius in land warfare.

If Cao Cao and Zhang Yun were to fight in the water, Zhang Yun would be able to beat Cao Cao to shit.

However, the southern war was very different from the northern war. The generals of the Jingzhou army were accustomed to wars dominated by ships, and it was difficult to adapt to this way of fighting dominated by bows and arrows, horses, and battle formations.

This made Zhang Yun not Cao Cao's opponent at all.

Fortunately, although he couldn't do it, Liu Bei and Wenpin could barely support him. They didn't join forces with him at all, but stationed troops more than ten miles away from Xiangcheng.

While Cao Cao's main force was attacking Zhang Yun, Wenpin and Liu Bei attacked Cao Cao's partial division, which finally restored some of the decline.

Later, Liu Bei used Xu Shu's plan to set up eight golden locks and defeated Cao Hong who came to rescue the partial teacher.

After two or three days of fighting, Cao Cao withdrew his troops and returned to Yingyang.

Zhang Yun immediately gathered the defeated Cao army soldiers and horses outside the city, and retreated towards Kunyang.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao retreated to advance, and fought halfway around Ziyun Mountain.If it weren't for Wenpin and Liu Bei to come to rescue, I'm afraid the army would be on the verge of collapse.

On March [-], under the cover of Wenpin and Liu Bei, Zhang Yun's remaining [-] to [-] troops withdrew to Kunyang County.

Cao Cao raised troops to attack Wenpin, defeated Wenpin at Wating, and went south to defeat Liu Bei at Jinche.

The three parties withdrew their troops to Wuyang, Kunyang one after another. Liu Bei had Xu Shu's help, and he had been in the army for many years, so he retreated calmly and orderly.

Wenpin, on the other hand, is a little scattered, but he is still well-directed.Only Zhang Yun was almost defeated. The entire wilderness was full of fleeing Jingzhou soldiers, and there was no order at all.

Cao Cao judged the situation and thought that Liu Biao's main force should be wiped out more, so he personally led the army to Kunyang to pursue Zhang Yun.

They also sent Yu Jin to pursue Wenpin and Xiahou Dun to pursue Liu Bei.

Zhang Yun was defeated and returned, and the [-] army lost more than [-] soldiers and horses.Wenpin barely repelled Yujin and withdrew to Nanyang.

Liu Bei set up an ambush at Lujian in the north of Ye County, defeated Xiahou Dun, and withdrew to Duyang City. Yu Duyang blocked Cao Jun for half a month to cover his teammates' retreat, and then retreated to Nanyang.

At the end of March, Cao Cao personally went to Duyang and chased him to Bowangpo.But Liu Bei withdrew to Bowang County and defended the city, facing Cao Jun far away.

On Bowang Slope, Cao Cao rode a horse overlooking the southern city, with banners and flags flying on the top of the city. Liu Bei was stationed at Bowang, and Wenpin was stationed at Wuyin.

"Minggong."

Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and the others slowly urged their horses to come behind Cao Cao.

Next to Cao Cao is Cao Hong Xiahou Dun.

At this moment, all around Bowang Slope are Cao Jun, who seems to be waiting for an order to trample the distant city into powder.

"What about the losses in the rear?"

Cao Cao asked.

Cheng Yu smiled wryly and said: "Liu Biao's military discipline is unbearable, he trampled on the wheat fields recklessly, and destroyed more than [-] mu of my land along the way."

"Humph!"

Cao Cao said coldly: "In May, I will go south to Ping Nanyang and take all the new Nanyang wheat from Liu Biao as compensation."

Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, and Xun You looked at each other, and Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Ming Gong, we discussed all night yesterday, and we have a plan for Ming Gong."

"What plan?"

Cao Cao asked.

Guo Jia then said, "North first, then south."

"First north and then south?"

Cao Cao frowned.

Guo Jia nodded and said, "That's right. Although Liu Biao is hateful, it is like a needle piercing our backs. It only hurts, but it won't hurt our lives. However, Yuan Shao is like a knife. Therefore, we must break Yuan Shao first, seize the entire north, and then go south to Jingzhou."

"But like today, even if we choose to attack the north, Liu Biao will still attack us from the rear."

Cao Cao was very distressed.

This was his biggest headache, being pinched by both sides, it was very uncomfortable.

Guo Jia said: "We can kill people with a knife. Liu Biao sacrificed to heaven and earth in Jingzhou, and traveled around the emperor to ride on public affairs. There are a lot of usurpers. I guess he must have evil intentions. His plan is nothing more than proclaiming himself emperor. We will be satisfied with him."

"what do you mean?"

"Whatever he wants, we will give him."

"Can I still canonize him as emperor?"

Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, Guo Jia's words amused him.

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "Of course it won't work, but we can move our capital to the north and make him king. If he becomes king, Liu Zhang and Sun Quan will be dissatisfied. Then we can let the two entangle with him. We move our capital to the north, away from Nanyang." A little farther away, away from its offensive range, and concentrate on the north, so as to avoid today's crisis."

Some people think that Liu Biao's rash move to the north this time is an act of insanity, but they can't see Liu Biao's timing and strategy for sending troops.

Jia Xu once told him that proclaiming the emperor should not be rushed for a while, but should be climbed step by step.

If Cao Cao sent troops, without Yuan Shao's restraint, he could not rush to a decisive battle with Cao Cao. Instead, he would occupy various cities near the entrance of Nanyang in Yingchuan, or form a camp to fight a protracted war with Cao Cao.

If the stalemate lasts for a long time, Cao Cao will expose the weakness of insufficient food and grass, and he will inevitably withdraw his troops.Or Yuan Shao attacked at the invitation, and Cao Cao could only choose to leave.

After they retreat, they can declare victory.Therefore, using this great victory as an excuse, he took advantage of the situation to become king on his own.

To put it simply, Liu Biao's battle is to show his prestige.

Just like Liu Bei, after finishing the battle of Hanzhong, it is a reason to immediately establish himself as the king of Hanzhong.

But things did not go as Jia Xu expected.

Because Yuan Shao sent troops ahead of Liu Biao, Cao Cao's main force went northward.

However, although the situation is not as good as Jia Xu expected, it is not necessarily a good thing.

At this time, Cao Cao's rear was empty, and Liu Biao could take advantage of the void and threaten Xu Du, which was much more influential than simply repelling Cao Cao.

More importantly, in case Cao Cao's rear was too empty, Liu Biao even thought longingly.

His army defeated the army left behind by Cao Cao, entered the city of Xudu, assassinated the emperor, and occupied the whole of Henan.

Don't think that Liu Biao will lose his mind to this extent.

A person who wants to become an emperor, over sixty years old, seeing the opportunity is coming, is like a life-saving straw for a drowning person, and everyone hopes to give it a go.

But it's a pity that things will never develop as smoothly as people imagined, but will have twists and turns.

Zhang Yun was able to successfully fight near Xudu, not because he was so strong.

He is a general of the navy, and Zhou Yu can feel threatened in water battles, but he is not very good at land battles.

In a real fight, Zhang Yun led an army of [-] in formation to fight Cao Jun's [-] rear troops, and it was not certain who would win.

So Zhang Yun himself is not good at land warfare, and the only people in the entire Three Kingdoms who can command a large-scale army of more than [-] levels to fight at the same time are Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, and Du Yu in the late Cao Wei period.

Even Cao Cao can't do it, because the wars commanded by Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty were basically less than [-], and the only time they lost more than [-], let alone Zhang Yun.

Therefore, this shows that Zhang Yun belongs to the kind of person who lacks land combat capabilities.

As a result, Liu Biao learned that Cao's army was shrinking, thinking that they were putting too much pressure on them, so he hurriedly urged Zhang Yun to surround Xudu as soon as possible.

So under the circumstances of his own lack of ability and Liu Biao's urging, Zhang Yun hurriedly promoted his troops, the army was bloated, and his command and dispatch were out of balance. As a result, he was almost defeated by Xiahou Dun's surprise attack outside Yingyin City.

Zhang Yun didn't dare to tell Liu Biao about this, but only told him that he had successfully arrived in Yingyin, which was less than seventy miles away from Xu.

Then Liu Biao was happy.

However, Yuan Shao was successfully deceived and fell into the trap of Cao Cao. He was defeated and forced to retreat.

So rather than saying that Liu Biao lost his wits, it is better to say that Cao Cao is a bold man who dared to risk his life to win.

From the perspective of God, people in later generations think that there is something wrong with Liu Biao, but they don't know that apart from the choice of the main general and Yuan Shao's unexpected defeat, he may have achieved his strategic goal by threatening Xudu, shaking the world, and becoming the king of Chu. up.

And even if it was the only problem, choosing Zhang Yun as the lead general was the best choice.

There are only a handful of capable generals in Jingzhou, and only Huang Zu and Zhang Yun can see it.

Zhang Yun was able to make Zhou Yu feel threatened, which shows that he has a certain ability to command the army.

It's a pity that he is good at water battles but not land battles, so he has no choice but to suffer from this hard loss.

Although Huang Zuwenpin is capable, one of them is guarding Jiangxia and the other is not Liu Biao's cronies.

Although Liu Pan is a nephew, he was too young to convince the public.Second, he has a brave personality, and he is a general rather than a handsome man who commands an army.

The rest, Huang Zhong and Huo Du, were only middle-level and lower-level officers, and it was almost impossible for Liu Biao to be quickly promoted to the commander of an army of more than [-] troops. Therefore, Zhang Yun was the most suitable choice for the commander.

Under normal circumstances, if Cao Cao hadn't defeated Yuan Shao, with Zhang Yun as commander and Wen hired Liu Bei as support, they would surely be able to defeat Xu Du's rear defenders.

It's just that Cao Cao made a strange move, so naturally there is no way.

And Guo Jia has always been good at controlling people's hearts, he knows exactly what Liu Biao wants.

Liu Biao seemed to have a crowd of nearly 20. He blocked Liu Zhang from the west, Sun Quan from the east, and attacked Cao Cao while going north.

But the strength of the Southern Army's land warfare was far inferior to that of the Northern Army.

Therefore, Guo Jia believed that Yuan Shao's threat was far greater than Liu Biao's. In order to be able to free up his hands, he simply followed Liu Biao's wishes and let him become king in the south, and let Sun Quan and Liu Zhang fight him dog-to-dog.

When Cao Cao fought Yuan Shao in the north, it would not be too late to go south to destroy Jingzhou.

Hearing the strategy discussed by the three of Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu, Cao Cao looked long and nodded slightly: "Well, according to the meaning of Duke Xiao and Da Zhongde, I understand it. It is indeed reasonable. First go north and then go south. The right way. It's just last year After recuperating in the fields for a year, I barely have some surplus food, and if we move the capital this time, we may run out of money."

Guo Jia smiled wryly and said: "There is no other way. Yingchuan is too close to Nanyang, unless we occupy Nanyang. But if we go south, Yuan Shao will not let go of this opportunity. He occupies the north and has a solid family background. We can't afford to spend it with him."

"Ah."

Cao Cao also said bitterly: "Okay, after returning to Xudu, I will discuss with Wen Ruo about moving the capital."

Although Cao Cao won the battle of Guandu the year before last, he also lost a lot.Fortunately, Shen Chen didn't destroy his farmland frantically, so he didn't run out of ammunition and food.

For the whole year of last year, Cao Cao paid attention to farming and did not send troops to fight. Most of his soldiers and horses farmed on the spot, and a large number of people moved to the surrounding area of ​​Yingchuan to farm and accumulate food and grass, which made the current treasury slightly surplus.

However, after moving the capital, not only will it cost a lot of money to repair the city, but also relocate the people and reclaim the land, which may even delay farming, which makes him feel very troubled.

It's just that the strategy Guo Jia discussed was not unreasonable. He stayed in Xudu, Yingchuan was too close to Nanyang, he attacked Nanyang, and Yuan Shao attacked.He rejected Yuan Shao from the north, and feared that Liu Biao would harass the rear like this time.

This time, it was because of his hard work and good luck that he barely won.Yuan Shao may not be fooled next time, so moving the capital to the north is also a helpless move.

Cao Cao felt in a bad mood when he thought that he would be forced to move the capital by someone like Liu Biao.

But thinking that moving the capital is indeed beneficial, I feel a little better again.

He looked to the north calmly, and said leisurely: "After moving the capital, I'm afraid it will take another year or two to recuperate before we can fight again with Yuan Shao. However, Yuan Benchu's loss was greater than mine. Guandu lost 8 people, Cangting I lost another [-] yuan, and I think it will be impossible if I want to go south again. At that time, I will attack him and defend him, and he will surely perish!"

"Ming Gong is a martial artist!"

Guo Jia, Xun You, and Cheng Yu all bowed their hands, full of admiration for Cao Cao's strategy.

　Because I explained too much in the previous book, I try to write as few explanations as possible in this book.But I'm sorry that most of this chapter is explaining why Liu Biao dared to go north to attack. Recently, reading everyone's comments really made my brain bruise. Have you read the book seriously?The book says why Liu Biao dared to go north.It is recorded in history that Liu Biao wanted to proclaim himself emperor.He was not so strong in history and wanted to be called emperor. Now that he is so much stronger than in history, don't he still want to be called emperor?He also listened to Jia Xu's persuasion and planned to take it step by step, and Cao Cao's main force was fighting Yuan Shao Cangting, so why didn't he dare to go north to surround Xudu and shock the world, so as to achieve the strategic goal of becoming king?
　　From the perspective of God, everyone thinks that Liu Biao dares to go north is mentally handicapped, but if you think about it carefully, does the logic make any sense?Is there something wrong with Liu Biao's deployment?Isn't it because Cao Caoxiong's talent was roughly played well that Liu Biao didn't succeed?Everyone never considered whether Cao Cao was strong or not, but only considered whether Liu Biao was weak or mentally retarded. I was really speechless and didn't want to explain. I was really forced to explain by you, and I was confused in the morning.

　　
　
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