The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 545 Hanzhong Military Situation
"My lord, you can send Gan Ning there. Xiangyang is closer to Hanzhong, so it is most suitable for him to send more troops. Moreover, he is one of the five generals in our army. He has been battle-hardened and won the top three armies. He is more than enough to deal with Liu Bei." Zhicai recommended.

"That's right, it is most suitable for Jingzhou soldiers to attack Hanzhong, but I have another candidate to command the army." Li Yuan had a most suitable person in his heart.

"Who is it?" Everyone looked at Li Yuan curiously.

"Lu Xun." Li Yuan said Lu Xun's name. Everyone was a little surprised when they heard the name. Although many people knew that Lu Xun had good talents, Li Yuan also attached great importance to him, but now that the war is coming, let Lu Xun go Commanding Jingzhou soldiers and horses is a bit of a joke.

"Master, is this too much..." Xi Zhicai wanted to persuade Li Yuan.

"There is no need to say more about Zhicai, I have made up my mind." Li Yuan waved his hand, and immediately ordered Lu Xun to be dispatched to Xiangyang, where all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou were assembled to prepare for Hanzhong. He wanted Lu Xun to try his best to capture Hanzhong, and then help Ma Teng captured Chang'an, as long as his soldiers and horses can join Ma Teng, the difficulty of defeating Cao Cao will be much reduced.

Li Yuan was dispatching troops and generals. Because of the large number of troops and the innumerable food and grass needed, it took several months to prepare for the battle. Cao Cao's march in three months later gave Li Yuan enough time.

A month later, an urgent military situation came from Shangyong, and Xi Zhicai went to find Li Yuan immediately after receiving the information.Li Yuan opened the letter to read it. After a while, his face turned ashen, and even the hand holding the letter trembled a little.

"My lord, is it related to Hanzhong?" Xi Zhicai asked cautiously. He knew that Li Yuan sent Cheng Pu to Shangyong to help Zhang Lu defend Hanzhong two months ago, and it has been almost a month since Cheng Pu arrived in Hanzhong, so fast It must be a very urgent matter to send someone to deliver a letter back.

"Oh, I miscalculated, Zhicai, you can see for yourself." Li Yuan sighed, and handed the letter to Xi Zhicai.Xi Zhicai took the letter, and after reading it, he couldn't help saying: "I didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so powerful. He defeated Zhang Lu and Old General Cheng in a row in just one month. Hanzhong also fell into his hands, and even Cheng Pu was defeated." Capture alive."

"I shouldn't have sent Cheng Pu to Hanzhong in the first place. I was careless. Cheng Pu was not Zhuge Liang's opponent. After Zhuge Liang captured Hanzhong, he asked soldiers to pretend to be Zhang Lu's soldiers to lure Cheng Pu into the city. In the end, Zhuge Liang defeated Jiang Qin in one fell swoop. Only after breaking through the siege did they escape, but the soldiers suffered a lot of losses, and in the end only more than 4000 people escaped back to Shangyong, less than half." Li Yuan has now regretted that his first confrontation with Zhuge Liang ended in a complete defeat.

Xi Zhicai comforted, "It's not the lord's fault. No one thought that Zhuge Liang was scheming. Even Cheng Pu was deceived by him. Although Hanzhong was taken away by Zhuge Liang, we don't have to be discouraged. The lord has sent Lu Xun and General Gan Ning Let's go to Hanzhong together, Zhuge Liang is definitely no match with them."

"I hope so. I feel much more at ease with Bo Yan." Li Yuan could only pin his hopes on Lu Xun.

"My lord, there are still two months before we will have a showdown with Cao Cao. The Hanzhong side will be handed over to Lu Xun and General Gan Ning. We must concentrate on dealing with Cao Cao's army, so we must not be distracted by the affairs of Hanzhong. Cao Cao attacked here, even if Lu Xun won Hanzhong, it would be meaningless." Xi Zhicai was worried that Li Yuan would be distracted by the Hanzhong incident, so he reminded him that defending against Cao Cao's attack was the most important thing.

"Don't worry, Zhicai. I, Li Yuan, are not so stupid. Since I sent Lu Xun, I have absolute confidence in him. There are still two months to go to the big battle. You will also go to Qiao County with me tomorrow, and you will hand over to Xiaopi." Let Wenhe guard it." There is not much time left for Li Yuan, this battle will determine who can rule the world, if he loses, Cao Cao will win the world, and even his family will suffer, so this battle he can only Victory cannot be defeated.

In the evening, when Li Yuan returned home, Cai Yong went to look for him when he saw Li Yuan coming back.

"Wen Zhong, I won't interfere with military affairs, but recently I saw you mobilizing troops frequently, are you going to send troops to fight again?" Cai Yong is 73 years old this year, because he is old and in poor health, so He no longer goes to Lumen Academy to teach. He is happiest at home with a few children every day.

"Our army will have a showdown with Cao Cao. This battle is probably the most difficult in my life." Li Yuan didn't hide anything, and there was no need to hide it.

"You have been marching and fighting for many years, and you have never suffered a defeat. I, an old bone, have confidence in you, but you still need to be careful and don't underestimate the enemy. After all, Cao Cao is not an ordinary person." Although Cai Yong is often at home, he has also heard of recent Therefore, it is not that he is ignorant of the affairs of the world.

"I understand." Li Yuan nodded, chatted with Cai Yong for a while and then went to Cai Wenji and others.

"Husband, you are back." Seeing Li Yuan's return, Cai Wenji and the others couldn't wait to run over to hug him. Although they have been together for a long time, their relationship is getting better and better, and there will be no jealousy here.

"My husband has something to tell you today." Li Yuan sat down and said, his expression was a little serious.

"What's the matter, my husband?" Seeing Li Yuan's face, Cai Wenji knew that he had something important to say, so she immediately asked Xiao Qiao and others to calm down and stop playing.

"In two months, my husband will have a showdown with Cao Cao. Tomorrow we will go to Qiao. This battle is of great importance and may last for a long time, so I may not be able to return for a long time." Farewell, but this time he felt like he was going for a long time, that's why he spoke so earnestly.

"Don't worry, husband, we will wait for you at home. We will teach Chen'er, Fei'er, Qian'er and Wan'er carefully." Cai Wenji is virtuous and virtuous, knowing that Li Yuan is a person who does great things. And distracted.

"I'm relieved to have Wenji in charge at home." Li Yuan looked at Cai Wenji tenderly. Cai Wenji was more sensible than Xiaoqiao and Diao Xiuer, and she was the eldest lady at home.

"Husband, we will be obedient, don't worry." Xiao Qiao felt a little sad when she learned that Li Yuan was going to fight again, but she still held back her tears but her eyes had turned red.

"Little Qiao, don't worry, it's not that I won't come back for my husband. I will come back immediately after the war is over. If I can defeat Cao Cao, the whole world will be mine. Then I can accompany you all day long, drinking and having fun. Happy." Li Yuan hugged Xiao Qiao into his arms.

"My husband is bad, who wants to have fun with you." Xiao Qiao's face was blushing.

(End of this chapter)