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

Weishui defense line lost?

The Han army crossed the river using a pontoon bridge?
Thirty thousand Han troops have set up camp on the south bank?

He and Pound suffered a crushing defeat?

This series of shocking and bad news was like thunder, mercilessly striking Cao Cao on the head.

Not only did his whip slip out of his hand, he was also dizzy from the shock and almost fell off his horse.

"His Majesty!"

Dian Wei, Guo Jia and others hurriedly rode forward to support Cao Cao and helped him off his horse.

Jia Xu, standing aside, sighed. His ominous premonition had finally come true.

"As expected, the idea of ​​building a floating bridge across the river is unprecedented. It must have come from Xiao Fang."

"I can never match this man's wisdom, I can never match him..."

Jia Xu had a bitter face, shook his head and sighed, with a look of helplessness between his brows.

Zhang Song froze in place, not even bothering to help Cao Cao. His face was ashen and stunned, and his whole body was shaking.

How could he not know what Cao Zhen's defeat meant?

This meant that the Wei River defense strategy he had built for Cao Cao had failed.

The Han army established a firm foothold on the south bank of the Wei River. Weikou and Tongguan could not be defended.

All Cao Cao could do now was to retreat westward immediately and return to Chang'an.

With the gates of Tongguan wide open, hundreds of thousands of Han troops could move unhindered along both sides of the Wei River toward Chang'an in a mighty force.

The road ahead is smooth and nothing can stop Liu Bei from reaching the city of Chang'an.

The Han army's food supply route will also be unobstructed, and Luoyang's food and grass can be transported smoothly to the Chang'an front along the highway via Tongguan.

How can Cao Cao defend Chang'an?
If Chang'an is lost, Guanzhong will be lost, and the most important core area of ​​Qin will fall into Liu Bei's hands.

The demise of the Qin army will also enter the countdown!
The main culprit of all this was his miscalculated plan.

The more Zhang Song thought about it, the more frightened he became, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead.

He was naturally aware that he was conceited, arrogant and unpopular among the Qin officials and had made many enemies.

Relying on Cao Cao's trust and favor, he could naturally ignore those who were dissatisfied with him.

But now his plan has failed, causing the Qin State to fall into such a huge crisis of national destruction, Cao Cao's wrath is about to come.

At that time, these ministers who are dissatisfied with him will take advantage of the situation and attack him together. Will he be able to escape from the consequences?

Zhang Song rolled his eyes and asked Cao Zhen and his two generals:
"You two have an army of 30,000 men, and 10,000 elite cavalry!"

"Even if the Han army crossed the river on a bridge, and even if they set up camp on the south bank, how could you have been defeated so miserably?"

He directed his attack at Cao and Pang.

Even if Cao Cao blames me, at least there is someone to help me share the guilt. I can't bear all the blame by myself.

Cao Zhen's heart was shocked, his eyes turned quickly, and he hurriedly bowed:
"Your Majesty, when I saw the Han army setting up camp, I immediately mobilized all my troops to attack fiercely, hoping to drive the Han army into the Wei River."

"I had fought to the death and was almost about to break through the enemy camp, but I didn't expect that Pang Lingming would be defeated by Ma Chao."

"It is because of this that my infantry was defeated and the entire army was defeated."

Of course, Cao Zhen didn't want to take the blame, so he followed Zhang Song's example and put the blame on Pang De.

When the blame was put on him, Zhang Song's eyes instantly lit up, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Your Majesty, I—"

"His Majesty!"

Zhang Song interrupted Pang De's defense and said sternly: "Pang De leads my most elite Xiliang cavalry, whose combat power is unrivaled in the world."

"If he is willing to fight hard, even if he cannot defeat the enemy cavalry, he will definitely not be defeated."

"I think he must have seen Ma Chao and was reluctant to fight to the death out of consideration for his former master, which is why he was defeated by Ma Chao!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.

Cao Cao, who was originally dizzy and dazed, suddenly seemed to be awakened by a splash of cold water. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Pang De with shock and anger.

He had always been suspicious, and Zhang Song's words obviously touched his sensitive nerves, and he became suspicious of Pang De.

Pang De was furious and pointed at Zhang Song and said:

"Zhang Yongnian, you are talking nonsense and slandering me!"

"Why didn't I fight to the death? It was because the Han army deployed crossbows and I was caught off guard by Ma Chao. I suffered such a great defeat. Why didn't I fight to the death?"

Zhang Song snorted coldly and continued to accuse:
"Before you left, His Majesty told you to be on guard against the Han army's Queyue formation and their crossbows."

"Your Majesty clearly warned you, why did you ignore it and charge forward blindly, causing heavy damage to the Han army's crossbows?"

"If not for this, how could my 10,000 cavalrymen have been defeated so badly?"

"Pang De, I am now even suspecting that you are intentionally causing heavy damage to our army. Could it be that you have secretly defected to Liu Bei?"

Zhang Song, spitting out saliva, pointed his finger at Pang De's nose and made more serious accusations!
Secretly surrender to Liu Bei!

Pang De's face turned pale, and he opened his mouth to refute, but he was speechless.

Because what Zhang Song said was not entirely unreasonable.

Cao Cao had indeed warned him to be on guard against the Han army's Queyue formation and crossbows.

But the situation was urgent at the time, and Cao Zhen forced him to launch an attack on the Han camp. He was eager to break through the enemy camp and drive the Han army into the Wei River.

When people are in a hurry, they are prone to make mistakes and forget Cao Cao's instructions.

It was precisely because of this anxiety that he launched a reckless attack on the Han camp and inflicted heavy damage on the Crossbow Camp set up by Ma Chao.

But even if he had his own reasons, the ironclad fact was that he did disobey Cao Cao's instructions, which led to his defeat.

"Your Majesty, minister, minister——"

Pang De's face turned red, and he was not good at speaking, so he mumbled and didn't know how to defend himself.

Cao Cao's expression became more and more ugly, the suspicion in his eyes became more intense, and his fists were clenched quietly.

Zhang Song secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As expected, Cao Cao's anger and suspicion were all stirred up by his attack and successfully transferred to Pang De.

This means that the tighter Pang De kept the hat of secretly connecting with Liu Bei on his head, the less responsibility he would bear.

Thinking of this, Zhang Song's eyes turned, and he pointed at Pang De and cursed:

"Pang De, although you are an old member of the Ma family, His Majesty treats you with great kindness and regards you as a pillar of the Qin Dynasty!"

"I never thought you would be so ungrateful. Not only did you secretly communicate with Liu Bei, but you also deliberately destroyed 10,000 elite cavalrymen of the Great Qin, and even allowed the Han army to cross the Wei River, causing the Great Qin to survive and die without caring!"

"Pound, where is your loyalty and your integrity?"

Zhang Song walked towards Pang De step by step, spitting from his mouth, and his hand was almost pointing at Pang De's nose.

Pound's eyes were spitting fire, he was breathing heavily, veins on his neck were bulging, and his fists were clenched until they made a crackling sound.

As a warrior from Xiliang, how could he compare to the eloquence of Zhang Song, a strategist? Moreover, he had never faced such an accusation before.

Under Zhang Song's aggressive questioning, Pang De could no longer bear it, drew his sword, and cursed:

"Zhang Song, you are such a slanderous villain, I will kill you~~" (End of this chapter)