Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 192 Fame in Xiliang
Luoyang.

As soon as Cao Cao's army arrived at the place, they saw Hao Zhao leading the remaining troops back.

When he heard that Xiahou Yuan was beheaded, his eyes suddenly went dark and he almost fainted from anger.

This frightened the generals around him. They finally woke Cao Cao up, only to find that he looked several years older.

When I woke up slowly, I saw that a group of people had gathered in the big tent.

He sighed deeply and said, "Where is Hao Zhao? What's the situation? Ask him to explain it clearly."

In the crowd, Hao Zhao had actually been waiting.

Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "King of Wei... General Xiahou thought that Xing Daorong was short of food, so he used a trick to lure the enemy to death."

"I didn't expect that Xing Daorong had already seen through it, and used the same trick, personally leading the troops as bait, and lured General Xiahou into the valley."

"Ma Chao and the Xiliang cavalry had already ambushed in the valley, and together with Xing Daorong, they attacked our main force from the front and back, leading to our defeat."

"General Xiahou was killed by Xing Daorong on the battlefield. I led my troops to defend Qishan Town, but unexpectedly, Xing Daorong used a small force to capture the city."

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this and said, "Xiahou Yuan is not a good commander. He is called 'the general in white land' in the army. He is a commander-in-chief and cannot fight in person, let alone he just used a trick to ambush the enemy!"

"But he only wanted to defend Qishan, but he just lost it for nothing!"

After all, Xiahou Yuan died in battle, so the title of "General in vain" is a bit too much.

A more popular term for General Baidi is "mountain artillery general" or "bandit general".

However, Cao Cao's words also show how angry he was.

In fact, Xiahou Yuan’s rash death in battle was disastrous for Cao’s army, and even Cao Cao’s personal support could not reverse the situation.

Xiahou Yuan’s death may very likely lead to the loss of the entire Liang Province.

Originally, Cao Cao's position as King of Wei was somewhat turbulent after Xun Yu's death and Cui Yan's escape.

If Liangzhou was lost soon after it was taken...

Cao Cao felt that he no longer needed to be the King of Wei.

At such a moment, Cao Cao would naturally be unable to help but curse.

Seeing Cao Cao so angry, Sima Yi, who was accompanying him, had a hint of gloom in his eyes, but he stepped forward and said, "King of Wei, the best plan now is to quickly divide the troops and head to Jieting."

"If Jieting can be captured, Liu Bei will be at a loss as to where to go and will withdraw his troops."

"In this way... the siege of Xiliang can be lifted."

Cao Cao looked at Cheng Yu again, and saw that he nodded slightly. He also said: "Now we have received reports from the counties of Xiliang that after Liu Bei's vanguard broke through Qishan, it was divided into two groups."

"One part was led by Ma Chao and Pang De, responsible for clearing Shanggui, Jicheng and other cities, and persuading the counties to surrender along the way. Countless people surrendered upon hearing the news. Another part was led by the vanguard commander Xing Daorong himself, stationed in Xi County in Tianshui County, waiting for Liu Bei's army."

When Cao Cao heard this, he felt a buzzing pain in his head, as if someone was hitting him on the head with a hammer.

It took a lot of effort to suppress the pain, and calmed down and asked, "What about the army led by Liu Bei? Where is it now?"

Cheng Yu said: "One part is led by Zhang Fei and will march out of Xiegu with the intention of launching a surprise attack on Chang'an."

"The rest of the troops are advancing towards Longshan at a very fast speed, hoping to join their vanguard."

Cao Cao stood up upon hearing this and said with a gloomy face, "Liu Bei led a large army out of Qishan and attacked the weakly guarded Longyou area of ​​mine, in order to achieve the goal of catching them by surprise and quickly decisive battle."

"Based on the current deployment, the main force of the Shu army is only in Nangan and Tianshui counties. The two counties are adjacent to each other. Liu Bei is personally guarding Xi County. To the east is the important road Jieting, and to the west are Nangan and Tianshui counties that Wei Yan is currently attacking."

"They are not far from each other, which makes it convenient for us to communicate intelligence. As for Longxi County, it is relatively remote, and I am weak there. As long as I completely take over Tianshui and Nan'an, the connection between Longyou and Chang'an will be cut off, and sooner or later it will be in Liu Bei's pocket..."

"So Zhang Fei's troops are just decoys. Tell Zhong Yao to be careful." The generals listened to Cao Cao's clear analysis and seemed to have gotten rid of the influence of Xiahou Yuan's defeat. They finally breathed a sigh of relief.

but…

From this perspective, the situation is indeed precarious.

Xiahou Yuan's defeat at Qishan led to extremely serious consequences.

"What about Jieting... Who did Liu Bei ask to go to Jieting?"

Just when the atmosphere was getting bad, Cao Cao's question broke the silence again.

Liu Ye stepped forward and said, "We don't know who is going to Jieting yet."

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "Xiahou Dun, I order you to lead 20,000 troops to Jieting and defeat the enemy!"

The one-eyed general under the tent stood up immediately after hearing this, shouted "I obey your command," and was about to lead his troops away immediately.

However, Cao Cao was still a little worried, so he asked Sima Yi to go with him.

Sima Yi did not dare to disobey the order.

After Xiahou Yuan was defeated, the combination of Xiahou Dun and Sima Yi headed towards Jieting.

...

Cao Cao was in a heavy mood, but Liu Bei was naturally overjoyed when he received Xing Daorong's victory report!

At this moment, walking on the road, he said to Fa Zheng with a cheerful face: "Xiaozhi! Ziyu killed Xiahou Yuan in battle and has now entered Tianshui County. We must go there quickly, lest Cao Cao's army arrives first and Ziyu cannot resist, and all our previous efforts will be wasted."

Fa Zheng was even happier than Liu Bei.

How can I not be happy?
At the moment, Sun Quan is not a concern, and Liu Bei’s only opponent is Cao Cao.

This great victory is not only a victory on the battlefield, but also has great benefits psychologically.

Listening to Liu Bei's words, he also laughed and said, "That's right. Zi Yu is really powerful. I thought he would have a hard battle with Xiahou Yuan, but he defeated Cao Cao's vanguard army with just a few calculations."

"But don't get carried away. Be careful about what Ziyu said in the letter about Jieting."

Now that Xing Daorong is so capable, if Liu Bei continues to ignore him, he would be misjudging people.

In fact, the Liu family is very good at judging people. The ancestor was powerful, and Liu Bei was also powerful.

If he did not have this ability to judge people, Liu Bei would probably have been like most of the Han royal family members, unknown and died at the hands of some warlord.

He then mentioned Xing Daorong's reminder: "Zi Yu said that Jieting must be guarded by a great general."

Fa Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Jieting is located on the river valley. The river valley runs east-west and is about a hundred feet wide at its narrowest point."

"You can ask the general to set up camp in the mountains, and then they will be able to defeat the large army."

After saying this, Liu Bei shook his head.

But he heard him say: "Zi Yu said that you must not go up the mountain. There is no water source on the mountain. If you are surrounded, you will be trapped and will surely die!"

When these words came out, Fa Zheng was also stunned.

But he said, "How can there be no water source in the valley?"

"Zi Yu asked the local people and only then found out." Xing Daorong naturally explained this in the letter, and Liu Bei responded quickly.

In fact, Liu Bei didn't know the situation of Jieting. He thought that there was a water source in the valley, and he never thought that he couldn't go up the mountain.
(End of this chapter)