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

This urgent news was like a bolt of lightning striking everyone's head, and the atmosphere in the lobby immediately dropped to freezing point.

Everyone seemed to be frozen in place, with their wine glasses suspended in mid-air, even Cao Cao was no exception.

Has Xiao Fang already captured Yufu City?
Xiao Fang led an army of 70,000 and marched straight to Jiangzhou?
Everyone couldn't believe their ears. They knew that although Yufu City was not heavily guarded, it was still a strong city.

In addition, its location is dangerous due to the Three Gorges, so it is not easy to capture it.

But in just a few short days, Xiao Fang not only captured Yufu City, but also approached Jiangzhou?
How could this not shock everyone!

After being shocked, everyone's eyes turned to Mao Jie.

"Say it to me again!"

Cao Cao stood up suddenly and threw the wine glass in his hand hard in front of Mao Jie.

Cao Cao knew how serious the situation would be if this urgent report came true, so he even began to imagine that Mao Jie was lying.

Seeing Cao Cao's angry look, Mao Jie was frightened and started to tremble.

But no matter how scared he was, he had to tell the whole story of the fall of Yufu and the Han army's approach to Jiangzhou.

After hearing this, Cao Cao finally gave up his illusions and staggered to his seat.

The anger on his face had disappeared at some point, replaced by a look of horror.

The whole hall was in an uproar.

The generals began to whisper, and the hall was filled with shock and fear.

"The big-eared thief was clearly in Jiange, so why did Xiao Fang go to Jingzhou?"

Cao Cao was shocked and began to feel suspicious. He asked everyone questions in disbelief.

When everyone heard this, their thoughts began to race.

Logically speaking, Xiao Fang was always by Liu Bei's side, so for such an important matter as attacking Jiange, Xiao Fang should have been by Liu Bei's side offering advice and strategies.

unless……

Unless Xiao Fang’s strategic intention was not in Jiange from the very beginning!

Yan Pu was the first to figure it out, jumped up, and exclaimed:

"Your Majesty, the original intention of the big-eared thief was not Jiange, but my Yufu City!"

Everyone was shocked and confused, and they couldn't understand why Yan Pu said that.

Cao Cao seemed to have some idea, so he motioned Yan Pu to continue.

Yan Pu's voice was hoarse as he continued:
"Liu Bei led 300,000 troops to attack our Jiange, but in fact he only wanted to divert your majesty and the main army away."

"When my army is concentrated in Jiange, the southern line of Yufu and Jiangzhou's military strength will naturally be empty."

Yan Pu swallowed his saliva and continued:

"My southern front is empty. Xiao Fang, who has already secretly moved south, can easily lead the troops from Jingyang to cross the Three Gorges and attack Yufu City by surprise."

"Then Liu Bei's original plan to attack Yizhou was to attack Qin from the east!"

Yan Pu's face turned pale and he told the truth.

Finished.

Everyone finally woke up.

Zhang Song's face suddenly changed.

A moment ago, he was still full of confidence and asserted that Liu Bei's army would be blocked at Jiange.

Then he also mocked Yan Pu harshly, saying that he was discouraging himself.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Fang's strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain slapped him in the face.

"Your Majesty, we have all fallen into Liu Bei's evil scheme!"

Yan Pu sighed and looked at Cao Cao helplessly.

When Cao Cao was halfway through Yan Pu's speech, he actually knew that he had fallen into Xiao Fang's trap.

At this moment, he couldn't help but marvel at Xiao Fang's far-reaching strategy again, and he was even more envious of Liu Bei for having such a wise man by his side.

He could only remain silent and let Yan Pu finish his words.

The ministers who had come to their senses were all angry, frightened, and terrified. Cao Cao glanced at the ministers and said with gritted teeth:
"I have so many counselors under my command, why can't any of you see through Xiao Fang's tricks?"

"Are you all a bunch of good-for-nothings?"

Cao Cao glared with anger and started cursing at his ministers.

His voice was filled not only with anger, but also with deep disappointment.

Once these words were spoken, it was equivalent to scolding all the counselors present.

They received salaries from Cao Cao, but none of them could be a match for Xiao Fang, and no one could see through his schemes.

Although Yan Pu had some talent, he was like a child in front of Xiao Fang and could not be compared at all.

The counselors could only lower their heads in shame.

After a while.

Yan Pu sighed and said helplessly:
"Your Majesty, Xiao Fang is indeed cunning, but since ancient times, he has always entered Shu from Hanzhong. This invasion of Yizhou from the east is indeed unprecedented."

"This Xiao Fang is really imaginative and unrestrained. It's hard to guard against him!"

All the generals nodded in agreement, cursing Qie Fang for being insidious.

Cao Cao was even more angry after hearing this, and he slammed the table and scolded his advisers:
"Xiao Fang's deceit is not something that has happened in just one or two days. Haven't you suffered enough from him over the years?"

"Did I raise you just to let you blame others?"

When everyone was criticized, they all lowered their heads and kept silent, starting to reflect on themselves.

Yan Pu sighed again and said ashamedly:
"Xiao Fang's strategies are ever-changing and unpredictable. They are indeed beyond the reach of our ministers."

Hearing this.

Cao Cao's anger was finally slightly relieved.

He glared at these incompetent ministers and said:

"Well, now that things have come to this, scolding you is useless. You should think about how to deal with it next."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Huang Quan took a step forward and proposed:
"I believe that Jiangzhou is undermanned. If we do not send reinforcements, Xiao Fang will surely capture Jiangzhou, and Chengdu will be lost."

"Your Majesty, please return to the south immediately and lead the main force to Jiangzhou to save our Great Qin from danger."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.

Now, Xiao Fang led an army of 70,000 to Jiangzhou, while Cao Pi had only 7,000 soldiers under his command.

Even if the garrison troops of Jiangzhou are included, there are only more than 10,000 people.

In terms of military strength, they were clearly at a disadvantage. Coupled with Cao Pi's mediocre ability, the outcome was clear without fighting.

"You are right. I must lead the main force to support Jiangzhou."

After Cao Cao pondered for a moment, he nodded in agreement and murmured.

Zhang Song disagreed in his heart.

He is the number one strategist of the Qin Dynasty, but now Cao Cao trusts Huang Quan so much. If this continues, won't his position be in jeopardy?

Then Zhang Song also took a step forward, clasped his hands and said sternly:

"Your Majesty, you must not return to the south!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

Even Cao Cao was very surprised.

Now Xiao Fang's conspiracy has been foiled, Jiangzhou is in danger, and Chengdu is in trouble. If we don't return to rescue, are we going to watch Xiao Fang invade our Great Qin?

Although he was puzzled, Cao Cao still let Zhang Song continue.

"Your Majesty, although we fell into Xiao Fang's trap, Your Majesty must not forget that there are 300,000 Han troops to the north of Jiange."

Zhang Song pointed to the north and asked:
“If Your Majesty leads the army south, what will we use to defend against Liu Bei’s sudden attack on Jiange?
This question made Cao Cao startled and he didn't know how to answer.

"If Jiange is lost, Liu Bei will lead hundreds of thousands of troops into the Chengdu Plain. Wouldn't Chengdu still be in danger?"

“How will we respond then?”

Zhang Song asked again in a stern voice. (End of this chapter)