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

Two days later, at noon.

In the Han camp, a horn sounded and the camp gate burst open.

Nearly 70,000 Han troops rushed out and attacked the Qin army camp north of Chang'an.

The North Camp was garrisoned by Qin's great general Xiahou Dun, who led 30,000 elite troops. It was responsible for forming a pincer attack with Chang'an and had already controlled the Weishui ferry, ensuring the smooth flow of food to Chang'an.

Seeing the Han army attacking in large numbers, Xiahou Dun strictly guarded the camp and immediately sent scouts to Chang'an to report to Cao Cao.

Upon hearing the news, Cao Cao immediately rushed to the north gate.

Climbing up the city wall and looking around, Cao Cao couldn't help but frown.

The Qin ministers behind him all had slightly changed expressions and secretly sweated.

Looking down from a high place, one can clearly see that the Han army is overwhelming on the plain, with no end in sight, and is rushing towards the North Camp in wave after wave like a tide.

The sky above the camp was filled with arrows, interweaving into a web of light, which even threatened to block out the sun above.

The deafening shouts of killing and drums could be heard clearly even on the north gate of the city, and the city walls underfoot were shaking slightly.

"Your Majesty, the big-eared thief is clearly planning to attack the North Camp and seize our Weishui ferry in order to cut off our food supply!"

"The situation is critical. Your Majesty, please give orders immediately and send troops through the corridor to reinforce Brother Yuan Rang."

Cao Hong's face was full of anxiety, and he immediately asked Cao Cao for help.

All the generals also requested to fight.

Chang'an is not far from the Wei River, and Beiying is also very close to Chang'an. In order to ensure the connection between Beiying and Chang'an, Cao Cao built a corridor in advance to transport food and soldiers.

If he wanted to reinforce the North Camp, he could send troops through the corridor at any time and advance unimpeded without worrying about being blocked by the Han army.

"The North Camp is of great importance and must be rescued. Pass on my order..."

"Your Majesty, wait!"

Guo Jia suddenly spoke up, interrupting Cao Cao's order.

Cao Cao turned around and looked at Guo Jia with suspicion.

"Your Majesty, Liu Bei has always been cunning in his military tactics, and Xiao Fazheng and his men are all good at winning by surprise."

"I am afraid that Liu Bei's attack on the North Camp is not simply to cut off our army's food supply route to the Weishui Ferry. If it is a tactic to attack the west while making a feint to the east, wouldn't we fall into a trap if we hastily send troops to reinforce the North Camp?"

Cao Cao was startled and suddenly awakened by Guo Jia.

If Liu Bei's attack on the North Camp was a feint, it was only to lure him to send all his reinforcements to rescue the North Camp so that all the reserve troops in the city could be withdrawn.

The Qin army had limited manpower, with only 30,000 soldiers in the North Camp and only more than 60,000 soldiers left in Chang'an.

In addition to the more than 10,000 people in each gate, there are 20,000 people left as reserve troops.

Once these 20,000 troops are all transferred to the North Camp, Liu Bei will take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on Chang'an City, and he will have no extra troops to defend the four gates.

"Feng Xiao's words make sense. How cunning is Xiao Fang? It's not as simple as attacking the North Camp by force. It must be a tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west!"

Cao Cao came to his senses and immediately gave up the idea of ​​sending more troops to the North Camp.

Cao Hong looked worried and said:

"What Fengxiao said makes sense, but the Han army attacking the North Camp has at least 70,000 people, twice as many as ours."

"Even if the Han army is just feinting, the offensive is so fierce that I am afraid that Brother Yuan Rang may not be able to handle it."

Cao Cao frowned again and his gaze fell towards the North Camp again.

The sounds of killing became louder and louder, and the rain of arrows over the camp became more and more dense, all indicating that the Han army's offensive was becoming more fierce.

Cao Cao was very clear about Xiahou Dun's capabilities.

In terms of sitting in the rear, raising food and grass, and presiding over military affairs and farming, Xiahou Dun was a prime minister. But in terms of the ability to lead troops in battle, his brother lacked a lot, not to mention compared with the deceased Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan who guarded Yizhou, even Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, the younger generation, were far inferior.

In terms of ability to command troops, he is only slightly better than Cao Hong.

It’s a pity that Cao Xiu was guarding Wuguan, and Cao Zhen’s prestige was greatly damaged after the defeat in the Battle of Weishui. He was not able to command the support of the people and could not take on the important task of guarding Beiying and controlling the grain route of Weishui.

Xu Huang and other generals from other families were much more capable than Xiahou Dun, but at this critical moment of life and death, he did not dare to hand over 30,000 troops to generals from other families to command.

After much thought, it seems that only General Xiahou Dun is qualified to take on this important task.

Xiahou Dun's loyalty is naturally needless to say, but his military ability is much inferior. As Cao Hong reminded him, facing such a fierce offensive of the Han army, can he really withstand it?

Cao Cao hesitated.

"Ahem, our army has 20,000 reserve troops. In fact, we don't need to transfer all the troops to reinforce the North Camp."

Zhang Song on the side coughed a few times and reminded him.

Cao Cao suddenly realized and shouted:
"Zi Dan, listen to my orders!"

"I order you to lead 10,000 elite soldiers through the tunnel to the North Camp immediately to help your uncle Yuan Rang defend the North Camp!"

At Zhang Song's reminder, Cao Cao made the second best decision.

Not all of the 20,000 reserve troops were dispatched. Only half of them were mobilized, and 10,000 troops were still retained in Chang'an City to prevent Liu Bei from making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

Cao Zhen's military talent was superior to Xiahou Dun's. He brought 10,000 elite soldiers to help Xiahou Dun defend the North Camp, and provided assistance and reminders. It was no problem for him to defend the North Camp.

Guo Jia was shocked and wanted to speak out to stop him, but he swallowed the words back when they reached his lips.

Thinking of Xiahou Dun's ability, Guo Jia immediately understood Cao Cao's difficulties and had no choice but to do so.

Cao Zhen took the order and immediately led 10,000 elite soldiers out of the north gate and headed straight for the north camp through the corridor.

East of Chang'an City.

Inside the main camp of the Han army, Liu Bei, wearing armor and holding a sword, stood at the camp gate, looking at the situation in Chang'an from afar.

The sound of horse hooves rang out, and scouts came galloping over.

"Your Majesty, General Han Sheng has reported that more than 10,000 Qin troops have come through the tunnel to reinforce the North Camp, and our offensive has been blocked!"

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he looked at Xiao Fang with a smile:

"Prime Minister, as you expected, Cao Cao was on guard and did not transfer all the reserve troops to reinforce the North Camp. He only sent half of the troops."

Xiao Fang smiled coldly and pointed his feather fan at the East Gate of Chang'an:
"The battle of the North Camp is enough to draw out half of Cao Cao's troops. Your Majesty should personally lead the rest of his reserve troops away from the mountain."

Liu Bei's smile disappeared, and a burning desire for war rose on his face.

He drew his sword and pointed toward the east gate:
"Pass on my order, the camp gates are wide open, and the entire army will follow me to attack the east gate!"

The order was passed down and the war drums sounded.

The gate of the main camp was wide open, and nearly 80,000 Han troops poured out of the camp like a tide and rushed towards the east gate of Chang'an City.

Cao Cao, who was guarding the North Gate, heard the emergency call from the East Gate and immediately rode his horse along the city wall to the East Gate.

Looking up, I saw that the Han army outside the city had already formed up. There were more than a hundred military formations of varying sizes, so dense that there was no end in sight.

Nearly a hundred Hanwei cannons, like giant beasts, were dragged out of the camp and slowly deployed in front of the battle formation.

The imperial flag of the Han army, symbolizing Liu Bei, is clearly visible in the sunlight.

It was clear from the situation that Liu Bei was personally leading the main force to launch a general attack on the east gate.

Cao Cao smiled, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips:
"Big-eared thief, I knew you were going to play a diversionary trick again. Do you think I will be fooled again this time?"

"Go ahead and attack me. I will personally teach you a lesson about the feeling of being defeated at the gate and hitting a wall!" (End of this chapter)