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

Huang Quan saw Zhang Song interrupting him several times, his face suddenly changed and he wanted to persuade him again.

But Cao Cao had made up his mind. He slammed the battlements and said with a firm look in his eyes:

"Send a message to the entire army, unite as one, defend Jiange to the death, and repel Liu Bei!"

Seeing that the order had been given, Huang Quan knew that it was useless to persuade them further, so he could only swallow back the proposal to go south.

...

East of Jiangzhou City.

On the wilderness road, a cloud of dust was accelerating westward, and the Han army was approaching Jiangzhou like a tide.

After Xiao Fang captured Fuling, he did not even take a rest. Like lightning, he led his 30,000 vanguard troops to advance westwards at an accelerated pace.

The next day, Xiao Fang's army finally arrived ten miles away from Jiangzhou City.

Xiao Fang was riding his horse at full speed. He had not slept for many days and his eyes were bloodshot, but the murderous intent between his pupils was still there.

At this time.

A scout came galloping over with the latest intelligence about Jiangzhou, and Xiao Fang reined in his horse and stopped.

The scout dismounted, knelt in front of Xiao Fang, and reported:

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Yan Yan has retreated to Jiangzhou and joined up with Yan Pu's 7,000 reinforcements. Together, the two have a total of 15,000 men."

Just a few words brought about a change in the situation of the battle.

Fifteen thousand men, this amount of force is considered strong enough for the defending side.

As the attacker, Xiao Fang might not be able to win quickly with his 30,000-strong army.

Xiao Fang glanced at the exhausted soldiers and ordered the army to camp on the spot for the night.

All the generals gathered in the central military tent.

Xiao Fang sat in the upper seat, surrounded by the generals.

Soon, there were voices of discussion inside the tent.

The topic of discussion was naturally how to capture Jiangzhou.

After the discussion, Deng Ai was the first to speak:
"Prime Minister, the soldiers have not slept for several days and are exhausted. The reinforcements of that old villain Yan Yan have arrived. It may not be easy for me to quickly capture Jiangzhou."

Deng Ai's words touched everyone's heart.

The soldiers rubbed their bloodshot eyes with a little grievance, and all nodded in agreement.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Deng Ai continued:

"Prime Minister, I think it would be better for us to rest for a few days and wait for General Taishi's reinforcements to arrive. It won't be too late to conquer Jiangzhou together."

When the generals heard this, they all agreed.

Jiangzhou is strong, reinforcements have arrived, and the situation has changed.

Everyone knows that the capture of Fuling was entirely due to Xiao Fang's strategy.

Having suffered a loss once, Yan Yan would be extremely cautious, and his chances of success would be slim if he wanted to capture the city by strategy again.

If we attack head-on, using an army of 30,000 to capture a city guarded by 15,000 soldiers, our chances of success are slim.

Unless Taishi Ci's reinforcements arrive, with a total of 100,000 troops, we can win by forceful attack.

“Lu Xun, what do you think?”

Ever since Lu Xun came up with a surprising strategy to quickly capture Fuling last time, Xiao Fang had high hopes for Lu Xun, so he looked at Lu Xun and asked.

Lu Xun did not say anything, but lowered his head and pondered.

After a moment, his eyes sparkled and he raised his head and said:
"Xun thought that Cao Cao must have known that Fuling had fallen, but he did not personally return to help, but only sent 7,000 reinforcements."

"This means that Cao Cao is determined to defend Jiange."

Lu Xun was not in a hurry and continued:
"It would be best if we could seize this opportunity and quickly capture Jiangzhou."

"If we wait for General Taishi to arrive, not only will it be difficult to supply food and grass, but if Cao Cao leads his army to move south, it will be hard to predict the outcome."

"So, in my opinion, it is best to quickly conquer Jiangzhou."

After Lu Xun's analysis, he turned around and looked at Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang nodded with satisfaction.

He originally wanted to see how talented Lu Xun was.

After hearing what he said, I realized that it coincided with my own analysis. Naturally, I nodded with relief and approval.

Naturally, the best strategy is to quickly capture Jiangzhou.

But everyone knows that it is easy to come up with ideas, but how to implement them is the most difficult problem at hand.

Peace returned to the big tent.

All the generals lowered their heads, thinking about how to break the enemy quickly. Xiao Fang's thoughts raced, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

I already have an idea in mind.

Cao Cao originally ordered Yan Yan to defend Jiangzhou to the death, but Yan Yan went to Fuling instead, apparently wanting to repel the enemy in Fuling to demonstrate his ability.

From this we know that Yan Yan relied on his status as a veteran general of the Qin State, was arrogant and conceited, and was extremely concerned about his reputation.

Yan Yan must have felt ashamed after this defeat, and he must have been thinking that one day he would have the opportunity to display his talents again and avenge his previous humiliation.

Why not take advantage of this psychology and lure the snake out of its hole?
Thinking of this, Xiao Fang's eyes gradually became clear.

"Someone, bring Wu Yi here quickly!"

Everyone was surprised and looked at Xiao Fang with confusion.

Xiao Fang told his own strategy to all the generals.

...

A few days later, in the hall of Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Yan Yan was discussing matters with Yan Pu, and the two were arguing endlessly about how to defend the city.

At this time, a letter was handed up.

The visitor claimed that he was sent into the city by the Han army.

Yan Yan was puzzled and hesitated for a moment before opening the letter.

soon.

Yan Yan's face gradually became gloomy and he clenched his teeth.

What he was holding tightly in his hand was Wu Yi's handwritten letter.

In the letter, Wu Yi first scolded Yan Yan, saying that he had abandoned him and fled, and was not worthy of being a human being.

Later, Wu Yi claimed that he had already surrendered to the Han Kingdom and was highly valued by Xiao Fang.

He then slandered Cao Cao as a foolish, cruel and incompetent monarch who was stubborn and would lead the Qin State to destruction.

Finally, Wu Yi said that Yan Yan was just a dog of Cao Cao, and would be buried with the Cao family sooner or later!
At the end of the letter, Wu Yi also gave Yan Yan a way to survive, and advised him to surrender Jiangzhou to the Han Dynasty.

If he refuses, Wu Yi will follow Xiao Fang and take Yan Yan's head with his own hands.

The more Yan Yan read, the angrier he became. In a rage, he tore the letter to pieces.

"Wu Yi, you shameless traitor!"

"How dare you betray your majesty and betray the Qin Empire!"

Being scolded like this by his own men, Yan Yan not only felt humiliated, but also hated Wu Yi's betrayal.

"I, Yan Yan, will tear you into pieces to relieve the hatred in my heart!"

Yan Yan roared loudly.

When the generals heard that Wu Yi had rebelled, they all began to curse him, their words filled with contempt and anger.

"Alas, this Wu Yi, I didn't expect him to be such a disloyal and unrighteous person!"

Yan Pu shook his head and sighed, with both regret and contempt in his eyes.

The more Yan Yan thought about it, the angrier he became. He was so furious that he slammed the table and stood up, wishing he could catch Wu Yi and cut him into pieces right now.

He was just about to give the order to send the entire army into battle to fight to the death with Xiao Fang.

When Yan Pu saw that something was not right, he hurriedly advised:

"Old General, calm down. In my opinion, this letter may not be Wu Yi's original intention."

Yan Yan was still angry, but he said:
"This is clearly his handwriting. I can recognize it even if it turns to ashes."

Yan Pu frowned and analyzed:
"Perhaps Wu Yi was coerced by Xiao Fang to write this in order to anger the old general and induce him to go out of Jiangzhou to fight."

When Yan Yan heard this, he was shocked and felt that what Yan Pu said made a lot of sense.

Yan Pu continued:

“If the old general goes to battle in anger, he will surely fall into Xiao Fang’s trap!”

Everyone nodded, thinking that what Yan Pu said made sense, and shouted in unison:

"Please calm down, old general!"

Although his anger was still burning, Yan Yan knew that Yan Pu was right.

If he really left the city to fight the Han army at this time, and fell into Xiao Fang's trap, the consequences would be disastrous.

Yan Yan couldn't help but think of the lessons learned from the Battle of Fuling.

So he clenched his fists, his face turned pale, and he was in a dilemma. (End of this chapter)