Three Kingdoms: Wolong's brother-in-law, tricking Liu Bei into seizing Jingzhou

Cao Cao was confused.

Zhang Song opened his mouth and eyes bulged, as if he had seen a ghost.

Be it Guo Jia or Jia Xu, both had looks of astonishment on their faces.

What Guo Jia said came true. The Han army in Hedong really walked across the river on ice and took advantage of the frozen Yellow River to launch an attack on Puban Pass.

But is this too fast?
Just as Zhang Song said, Liu Bei's edict was sent to Hedong, the Han army in Hedong gathered at Pubanjin, and then walked on the ice to cross the river to launch the attack. This period of time took at least ten days.

By that time, the cold wave will have passed and the frozen Yellow River will probably have melted long ago.

But the cold wave has just hit, and the Yellow River has been frozen for less than three days!

Even if it was a carrier pigeon, it wouldn't be able to spread so quickly, right?

How did Liu Bei do it?
Could Liu Bei use his mind to send messages and issue orders to generals such as Ling Tong and Huo Jun in Hedong?

Cao Cao and his ministers' heads were buzzing, and countless unbelievable doubts flashed before their eyes.

"impossible!"

Zhang Song was the first to jump up and shouted excitedly:

"Even if Liu Bei wanted to take advantage of the situation to attack Puban Pass, the Han army in Hedong couldn't move so quickly. It's absolutely impossible!"

Zhang Song didn't believe it.

Guo Jia was also in disbelief and snatched the report from the Imperial Guard's hand.

It was clearly written in black and white, and it was indeed Li Dian's handwritten emergency letter.

"It's strange, it's really strange, it really doesn't make sense."

"How could the Han army react so quickly?"

Guo Jia muttered to himself, his brows full of disbelief.

Cao Cao stumbled down the stairs, snatched the report from Guo Jia's hand, and couldn't wait to take a closer look.

The handwriting inside was indeed Li Dian's, and it was exactly the same as the report from the Imperial Guards.

"How did the big-eared thief do this? This is unreasonable. It's really unreasonable..."

Cao Cao's hands were shaking as he held the report, and his face was filled with deep confusion and suspicion.

Zhang Song rolled his eyes several times and shouted anxiously and confidently:
"There must be something wrong here. The Han army at Pubanjin must have crossed the river on their own initiative to launch a surprise attack. They are probably a small group of people."

"Li Dian must have been frightened by Liu Bei in the Bingzhou battle, and now he is like a frightened bird, so he is exaggerating!"

The doubt on Cao Cao's face faded a little. He stroked his thin beard and looked at the report in his hand again. From the sloppy handwriting, he could see how panicked Li Dian was at the time.

"What Zhang Yongnian said makes sense. Could it be that Li Dian is really exaggerating?"

"According to common sense, the Han army in Hedong could not have assembled so quickly. Ling Tong's troops in Pubanjin only had more than 10,000 people. How could 40,000 heavy troops cross the river so quickly..."

Cao Cao's thoughts raced, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

"Unless Liu Bei had already planned to cross the river on ice and attack our Puban Pass, and had already given instructions to the Han army in Hedong beforehand."

"That's why the 40,000 Han troops in Hedong were able to assemble so quickly and launch an attack on our Puban Pass!"

After thinking for a long time, Jia Xu suddenly came up with this guess.

Cao Cao's heart was shocked. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Jia Xu in surprise.

Guo Jia took a breath of cold air and said with a trembling voice:
"Yes, Wenhe's guess is correct. This is the only explanation."

"I finally understand Liu Bei's true intention. His four armies are just feints to tie down our forces."

"His real plan is to wait for the Yellow River to freeze over so that his 40,000 troops from Hedong can take advantage of the situation to cross the river on ice and attack our Puban Pass!"

"Your Majesty, we have fallen into Liu Bei's trap!"

Cao Cao felt as if his heart was hit by a heavy hammer, and he staggered back half a step.

The truth came out and he suddenly realized his mistake.

It was not until this moment that he suddenly realized that Liu Bei had mobilized an army of 400,000 and waged a war on a thousand-mile front from north to south, actually setting up such a big scheme.

"Zhang Yongnian——"

Cao Cao, in shock and anger, suddenly looked at Zhang Song.

The Qin State's defense strategy was entirely implemented according to your idea, Zhang Song. But now the Han army has easily opened up a breakthrough. You have to give me an explanation.

Sweat rolled down Zhang Song's forehead, and there was no trace of self-satisfaction on his face anymore, replaced by panic and shame.

However, facing Cao Cao's questioning, he was so self-important that he naturally could not admit it easily.

After rolling his eyes a few times, Zhang Song said anxiously:

"Your Majesty, I think there must be something fishy going on here."

"If, as Guo Fengxiao said, Liu Bei had already planned to cross the river on ice, then he must have calculated that a cold wave would suddenly arrive this winter and freeze the Yellow River."

"But the weather is unpredictable, how can mortals predict it?"

"If there is anyone under Liu Bei who has this ability, then he must be a god in the world, right?"

Cao Cao's body was shocked, and the anger in his eyes immediately turned into suspicion.

Xiao Fang.

The name immediately popped up in his mind.

Among all the Han army counselors under Liu Bei, the only one who had this ability was Xiao Fang.

But no matter how smart and wise Xiao Fang was, he was still a human being. How could a mere mortal have the ability to predict the weather like an immortal?

"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, it doesn't matter whether Liu Bei predicted the coming of winter or he encountered it by accident."

"Puban Pass is currently under attack by 40,000 Han troops. Your Majesty must lead the army to reinforce the defense of Puban Pass!"

Jia Xu reminded again.

Cao Cao suddenly woke up and realized that the first thing he had to do now was to rescue Puban Pass!
You are here tracing whose miscalculation it was, and wondering how Liu Bei predicted that a sudden cold wave would come. By the time you had probably already captured Puyang Pass and planted the Han flag on your land in Guanzhong.

"Send an order, quickly order Xiahou Yuanrang to command the troops at Tongguan. I will personally lead the army north to rescue Pubanguan!"

The day.

Cao Cao personally led more than 40,000 troops and left Tongguan at night, heading north overnight and heading straight for Pubanguan.

The army stopped riding and marched day and night, and arrived at Ruixiang City the next day.

Just when Cao Cao wanted to take a breath, thousands of defeated soldiers fled from the north.

These defeated soldiers all came from Puban Pass, and brought Cao Cao a bad news that was like a wake-up call:
The Han army has broken through Puban Pass, and the main general Li Dian and the deputy general Liang Xing were both killed by the Han general Zhao Yun!

On the war horse.

When Cao Cao heard the bad news, his body staggered and the whip in his hand fell to the ground.

The remaining glimmer of hope on his face was shattered, and his body solidified into an ice sculpture!
"Puban Pass has actually...been lost?"

Cao Cao looked stunned and his voice was trembling, as if he couldn't believe this cruel fact.

All the counselors and generals were shocked and stunned.

"impossible!"

A hysterical shout was heard.

Zhang Song seemed to be stimulated by something. He jumped off his horse and excitedly rushed towards the defeated soldiers, grabbing two of them.

"Even if the Han army has more than 40,000 people, we still have 15,000 troops inside Puban Pass. How could we not be able to hold out for even a few days?"

"This is impossible. You must be reporting military intelligence in a panic. This is impossible—"

Zhang Songru was like a madman, shouting and asking at the soldiers with a ferocious face.

Cao Cao was reminded by his rude shout, and his shocked look immediately turned into suspicion.

Yes, there are still 15,000 elite soldiers at Puban Pass!

Even though the city wall is not as strong as Tongguan, it is not made of paper and will collapse with a single kick.

Moreover, although Li Dian was not a famous general, he was also a veteran who had been on the battlefield for a long time and was calm and experienced.

With such a configuration, not to mention that there were only 40,000 Han troops who walked on the ice and crossed the river to attack Puyang, even if Liu Bei led the main force of the Han army in person, Puyang Pass would not be breached so quickly!
"It's the Han...Hanwei Cannon!"

"The Han army built a hundred Hanwei cannons on the other side of the river in advance. They took advantage of the ice on the Yellow River and dragged the cannons across the ice, which allowed them to blast through our city walls!"

A defeated soldier told the truth in a sobbing voice with lingering fear.

Zhang Song's body swayed, and the ferocity and doubt on his face collapsed in an instant. He loosened his hands and took a half step back.

The stunned look of sudden realization was as if he had just woken up from a dream.

The glow of luck that had just appeared on Cao Cao's face was ruthlessly shattered by the defeated soldier's explanation.

"There is no forest within a radius of more than ten miles from Puban Pass for the Han army to build the Hanwei Cannon. If we build it after crossing the river, it will take a long time and will delay until Your Majesty leads the army to rescue us."

"And it's impossible to transport a giant siege weapon like the Hanwei Cannon across the river by warship."

"The Han army knew there were such restrictions, but they still built the Hanwei Cannon in advance. It was clear that they were sure of victory, and they calculated that a cold wave would come suddenly and the Yellow River would freeze over."

"Your Majesty, this further proves that there are indeed extraordinary people in the Han army who can predict and deduce the changes in the weather!"

Guo Jia excitedly deduced the truth, his tone trembling slightly with a hint of fear.

A mortal body can actually deduce the changes in the weather, a skill that only gods have.

How can such a person be called a strategist? He is clearly an immortal who has descended to the earth!

In addition to Xiao Fang, a wise strategist, Liu Bei had such a terrifying existence. Even Guo Jia, who was always calm in the face of danger, how could he not be panicked and terrified at this moment?
"The big-eared thief already has Xiao Fang, and now he has such a great man?"

"Who is this person? Who is he?"

"This this……"

Cao Cao was so shocked by Guo Jia's speculation that he took a breath and muttered in shock, his mind completely confused.

As for Zhang Song, his last bit of luck was shattered to pieces. He was sweating coldly on his back, and the arrogance on his face was gone. There was only endless horror and confusion in his eyes.

"Liu Bei, you are really blessed..."

Jia Xu sighed deeply, and finally regained some composure. He bowed to Cao Cao helplessly:

"Your Majesty, things have come to this point. The fall of Puban Pass is a foregone conclusion. Even if we rush there now, it will be impossible to recapture it."

"The gate to Guanzhong has been opened. Liu Bei's army of hundreds of thousands will soon cross the river from Hedong and enter our Guanzhong Plain."

"Our Guanzhong is flat and has no strategic locations to defend. How can we resist Liu Bei's army?"

"I think that Guanzhong is no longer safe. It is better to retreat to the west of Longshan Mountain and preserve our strength."

Give up Guanzhong!

Jia Xu was actually persuading Cao Cao to give up Guanzhong!

Cao Cao, who was originally in a trance, suddenly changed his expression and shot a look of shock and anger at Jia Xu. (End of this chapter)