Choose Liu Bei at the start, I am the only one who knows the plot of the Three Kingdoms.

"What are you going to do?"

After hearing Cao Ren's words, Yu Jin looked at Zhong Hui standing beside him.

"Shi Ji, you mobilized troops without the order of the general. This is a serious crime. What are you going to do?"

Cao Ren knew Yu Jin and knew he was not the kind of person who would do something that violated military regulations. This must have been due to Zhong Hui's intention.

Through the Battle of Jianmen Pass, Cao Ren knew that Zhong Hui was a man of great talent, and immediately gave part of his power to Zhong Hui. This also gave Zhong Hui considerable prestige in the military camp, and even veteran generals like Yu Jin recognized him very much.

"General, Wudu is in danger. Please trust me this time. Wudu is related to the safety of Chengdu and King Wei. We must be cautious. Besides, Jianmen Pass doesn't need so many people now. Sending out 10,000 people won't cause any impact."

Cao Ren looked at Zhong Hui's pleading expression, and thought about the fact that they had indeed not suffered much loss after such a long time at Jianmen Pass. Instead, it was Gu Rubing who suffered repeated setbacks. Moreover, the importance of Wudu was indeed as Zhong Hui said, so he nodded.

Seeing that Cao Ren finally agreed, Zhong Hui gave some worried instructions.

"General Yu Jin, you must hurry up, travel day and night, and hurry as fast as you can."

"it is good!"

Looking at the backs of Yu Jin and others, Cao Ren had many questions in his mind. He didn't believe that Gu Rubing really had someone who could rush to Wudu from the small road.

Gu Rubing looked at the map, and when Deng Ai made the decision, he informed him of the news. However, Deng Ai's plan was very risky. Even with the lessons learned from the past, Gu Rubing was still very worried.

The road chosen by Deng Ai was completely a single-plank bridge. Once discovered, it would only take one or two thousand people to completely destroy his 20,000-strong army.

"My lord, don't worry. Since Shi Zai is confident, let him do it. I believe in him. However, the attraction of Jianmen Pass alone is not enough at the moment. We need to mobilize General Guan and his men to open up a second battlefield and keep Cao Cao and Sun Jian busy."

Gu Rubing also thought it made sense. Deng Ai's risky move required chaos on the front line before he would have a chance of success. What he needed to do was to muddy the waters and keep everyone busy.

Soon, Guan Yu received an order from Gu Rubing, and immediately ordered Zhang Liao, Zhang He and others to launch an all-out attack on Yulin County.

However, the offensive was fierce, but had little effect. Jiaozhi County was very close to Yulin County, so it was often ambushed by Jiaozhi County. But Jiaozhi County was completely a waste, tasteless to eat and a pity to abandon.

Although they failed to capture Yulin County, at least the goal was achieved. Liu Zhang and Cao Cao both set their sights on Yulin County. For this purpose, Cao Cao even mobilized the last 10,000 people defending the city from Chengdu. They all thought that Gu Rubing was going to launch a general attack, and Jianmen Pass was a deliberate design by Gu Rubing to divert their attention.

This also gave Deng Ai enough time to capture the two towns of Qingxi and Nanba. The first person to receive the news was Cao Cao.

Looking at the map in front of him, Cao Cao really didn't understand what Gu Rubing's intention was.

Xun Yu couldn't sleep all night because of this. After reading for a long time, a bold idea came into his mind.

Soon, Xun Yu found Cao Zhen who was guarding the city.

"General, how many people do we have left to defend Chengdu?"

"There should be 3,000 people in total. What happened to the military advisor?"

"It's okay, I'll go find the lord."

Xun Yu hurried to the Prince of Wei's palace.

When Cao Cao saw Xun Yu, he immediately looked at him in confusion.

It is already late at night. Xun Yu came here so late, there must be something wrong. However, judging from the sad look on Xun Yu's face, it must not be a good thing.

"Military advisor, why did you come here so late at night?"

"My lord, something terrible has happened. I already know Liu Bei's intentions."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Cao Cao still didn't figure out what Gu Rubing wanted to do.

"My lord, please take a look."

Xun Yu pointed to the map.

"After Liu Bei's army found that Jianmen Pass was impassable, they split up and took a small road. Our main direction is Yulin County and Jianmen Pass. There is almost no defense force behind Jianmen Pass. This army first passed Wen County and then Qingxi Nanba Town. If I'm not mistaken, they will go to Wudu next. Their target is us, Chengdu!"

"What? You said Liu Bei came for me? This is impossible. Absolutely impossible."

Cao Cao refused without even thinking about it.

If this group of people were really coming for him, then this would be a dead end. Yizhou is full of mountains and rivers, and Chengdu is a high city with sufficient food and grass. It is impossible to break through in a short time. If Liu Bei had not fought all the way here, the food and grass support would definitely not be able to arrive. Over time, this group of people would undoubtedly be defeated, and the surrounding areas were all his territories, so this group of people could not retreat even if they wanted to.

Seeing that Cao Cao didn't believe it, Xun Yu immediately tried to persuade him.

"My lord, you have sent all the soldiers in Yizhou to the battlefields of Jianmen Pass and Yulin County. I just asked General Cao Zhen. There are only 3,000 soldiers guarding Chengdu City now, and they are all old and weak. If the enemy sends elite troops, how can we hold on?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Cao was silent for a moment. Looking at the map in front of him, cold sweat could not stop flowing down his face.

If everything really went as Xun Yu said, then Liu Bei's risky move would have succeeded. Not only would he lose Chengdu, but even the battlefields of Jianmen Pass and Yulin County would be affected.

"Does the military advisor have any strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Cao Cao was a little panicked at this time and could not think of any good solution.

"My lord, don't worry. Now that we have seen their intentions, it will be easy to crack them. Yizhou has many mountains and rivers, and the food and grass supply to the rear of Liu Bei's surprise army will definitely be too late, so we only need to fight a defensive battle with the opponent. If we want to take Chengdu, we must break Wudu and mobilize 2,000 soldiers to reinforce Wudu."

"Since they are a surprise force, their strength must be small. This is our only advantage."

"Okay, just as you said, sir."

Deng Ai didn't know that his route had been cracked. He fought his way through all the obstacles and finally arrived at the city of Wudu. Only then did he see that the people in the city seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time.

As soon as they met, before they could even say a word, they were shot back by arrows from the other side.

"General, they seem to know we are coming."

A deputy general came to Deng Ai and spoke in a low voice.

Deng Ai couldn't understand why his plan was discovered when it was so good.
And even if they discovered it, the other side's reaction was too fast, wasn't it? I have only captured two towns for a few days. Even if Chengdu discovered it, it would not be so fast to send reinforcements. Could it be that the Wei army flew here?
Deng Ai guessed wrong this time. The one who came to reinforce Wudu was not Cao Zhen from Chengdu, but Yu Jin who dared to march all the way here.

With Zhong Hui's reminder, Yu Jin did not dare to delay along the way. He traveled for another seven hours a day and finally arrived in Wudu City the day before Zhong Hui arrived.

Before they had time to rest, they saw Deng Ai and his army arriving. "Shi Ji is amazing! Liu Bei's men are here! Everyone, prepare to fight."

Different from the defenders in Wudu City, those who came and went with Yu Jin were the elite among the ordinary soldiers who had experienced many large-scale battles.

When faced with this kind of siege, he did not panic at all and directly beat Deng Ai back.

Seeing that his plan had failed, Deng Ai had no choice but to retreat temporarily.

"General, should we retreat? If we don't, we may never be able to return."

Deng Ai did not speak. He was unwilling to accept the fact that he had gone through so much trouble along the way, and was just leaving like this? Wouldn't it be a waste of his trip?

Just as Deng Ai was thinking about what to do, a roving crossbow captain rushed over, handed a brocade bag to Deng Ai, and told him that this was a military order from the prime minister.

Deng Ai opened the brocade bag and saw that it was written on it: turn back and attack Jianmen Pass from both sides.

"How could the Prime Minister know that our army would be stopped here?"

Wudu is far away from Jianmen Pass, and it would take at least seven or eight days to deliver the message. However, Zhuge Liang's order came just one day after they arrived here, which meant that Zhuge Liang knew that he would be blocked before he even arrived in Wudu.

"The Prime Minister is truly a god! The entire army turns back and heads towards Jianmen Pass."

"Yes!"

When the deputy general heard that they were leaving, he immediately felt relieved. After all, everyone knew that if their troops were blocked, they would be doomed. Leaving now was the best thing for them.

There are many mountainous roads in Yizhou, which resulted in a very slow transmission of intelligence. Gu Rubing was very worried as there was no information about Deng Ai for a long time, so he could only find Zhuge Liang.

Gu Rubing was not worried about the 20,000 people, but was mainly worried about Deng Ai, who was one of the most important generals in the later period. His potential could be said to be unlimited, and he might even be a legendary general in the future. If he was killed at this time, his loss would be great.

Zhuge Liang read all the recent military reports, then closed his eyes, and suddenly opened them after a long time.

"My lord, don't panic. Shi Zai's plan will definitely fail. I have a magic bag. Just give it to him."

"it is good!"

Since Zhuge Liang said the plan would fail, it would definitely fail.

But Gu Rubing was a little curious. Deng Ai was obviously fighting very smoothly, so how come he failed?
Soon, Zhuge Liang gave him a perfect explanation.

Deng Ai's plan would definitely succeed if it was aimed at a force without any top-level advisers. After all, no one would have thought that Deng Ai would be so bold as to abandon the outer defense and go straight for Chengdu.

But Cao Cao had Xun Yu by his side, and Deng Ai took the small road three times in total. Any top strategist could easily guess Deng Ai's purpose from these three routes. Once guessed, Deng Ai would surely fail.

Gu Rubing immediately responded to Zhuge Liang's explanation.

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the top counselors of the Shu Han in the later period had long been lost, and the remaining people, even if they had some abilities, were far from the level of Zhuge Liang, Xun Yu or Sima Yi. There was barely only one Jiang Wei, but Jiang Wei was on the front line and had no way to take care of Deng Ai's affairs. This gave Deng Ai an opportunity.

Another crucial point is that even if Deng Ai successfully reached Chengdu this time, it would not lead to the complete destruction of Shu Kingdom as described in the performance.

Because Cao Cao was not Liu Chan, Cao Cao would never surrender. Deng Ai attacked Cao Cao by surprise. If Cao Cao did not surrender and began to defend the city, Chengdu’s walls were high and there was sufficient food and grass, so he could wait for reinforcements to arrive.

After figuring this out, Gu Rubing sighed. He only thought of letting Deng Ai demonstrate the abilities he should have in the novel, but he forgot that the one occupying Bashu now was not Liu Bei, but Cao Cao, and Deng Ai was not the strongest Deng Ai, but just a quasi-famous general.

When Zhuge Liang guessed Deng Ai's purpose, he knew that Deng Ai would definitely lose, but he didn't say it because he needed Deng Ai to act in this way.

At present, everyone thought that everything they did was to divert attention and let Deng Ai launch a surprise attack on Chengdu.

But they were all wrong. Zhuge Liang's goal had never changed, which was to take over the entire Guanghan County and the Jianmen Pass in front of him.

Deng Ai's evacuation was discovered by Yu Jin's spies, who immediately led people to chase him out.

However, when they followed Deng Ai's evacuation route, they found that Deng Ai's men were gone.

Looking at the canyon ahead, Yu Jin was a little hesitant.

According to the traces on the ground, Deng Ai and others had passed through the canyon ahead, but this canyon was known as a narrow canyon with many mountain walls on both sides and only one passable path in the middle, which could accommodate up to four people side by side, making it an ideal place for an ambush.

No one knows whether Deng Ai has set an ambush here.

But as long as they cross here, the rest of the road will be narrow paths, and Deng Ai's army will march very slowly. He will definitely be able to catch up with Deng Ai and force him into a dead end. This will be an opportunity for him to make a great contribution.

Not only Yu Jin knew this, but even the deputy generals around him were very clear about it.

"General, let's give chase."

"Yes General, we caught up with them and killed them, which is a great achievement."

Listening to the words around him, the slight hesitation in Yu Jin's heart was completely dispelled.

"Quickly pass through the canyon, catch up with Deng Ai's army and destroy them."

"Yes!"

After hearing this, all the deputy generals became excited and quickly rushed into the canyon.

However, just when the ten thousand people were halfway through the canyon, a voice suddenly appeared.

"put."

Countless boulders rolled down from the stone wall, followed by bursts of arrows raining down.

The army of 10,000 people suffered countless casualties in an instant, and some were even trampled to death by their own people.

"Everyone, don't panic, leave and evacuate the canyon."

However, Yu Jin's voice had no effect for a moment, as it was drowned out by the screams around him.

"kill!"

Deng Ai's voice rang out, and 20,000 people directly blocked the front and rear exits of the canyon. Some people slid down the stone wall and rushed into the battlefield. (End of this chapter)