Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 231 The Last Straw

"Three strategies of top, middle and bottom?" Liu Bei was a little taken aback when he heard Lu Su's words. Although he is good at employing people, these military strategies are not what he is good at, so he immediately motioned to Lu Su to clarify.

"It would be the best policy for Cao Cao to attack Jingxiang directly with his army. With the bravery of tigers and leopards, if we fight against him in Nanyang, we will suffer heavy casualties. Moreover, Cao Jun can continuously mobilize troops from Guanzhong and Sizhou So far. If we fight, we will suffer heavy casualties; if we don’t fight, we will surrender Nanyang, which is really a dilemma; Strategy, after all, Cao Cao has a deep foundation and countless civil and military ministers. If we attack hard, we may not be able to win; The land where Cao Cao made his fortune has a deep foundation and the hearts of the people are loyal to him. If the lord attacks every city, even if he takes Yanzhou, he will suffer heavy losses. Now it is unwise for Cao Cao to take the initiative to fight with us in the wilderness. Although tigers and leopards are They are the best in the world, but fighting against them is better than attacking Xuchang." Lu Su said slowly.

"That's true!" Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, and then wondered: "Cao Cao knows the art of war well, why did he use such an unwise strategy?"

"There are two reasons!" Pang Tong said on the side: "First, if this plan is successful, it will be enough to seriously hurt the Lord. Cao Cao took advantage of the situation to go to Jingxiang, and even take Yuzhou and Xuzhou. The temptation is really too great; secondly, Cao Cao doesn't know the strength of the Jingxiang Navy, if he knew that General Gan could block the Yellow River, he would not dare to lead his army south so recklessly."

"It turned out to be like this!" Liu Bei finally understood a little bit at this time, his feelings Cao Cao wanted to swallow him in one bite, but unexpectedly he was supported.However, Pang Tong and Lu Su still missed one point, that is, Cao Cao urgently needed a victory to consolidate his rule after losing in Longxi.After all, the hearts of the people in Hebei are not completely attached to them now!
"My lord, General Gao is here!" Kou Feng, the captain of Liu Bei's guard, rushed over and said, Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard this, and immediately ordered Gao Shun to come over.

"My lord, the last general led three thousand soldiers from the trapped camp to fight to the death with that tiger and leopard cavalry!" Gao Shun also took the initiative to explain his purpose after seeing the ceremony.Liu Bei was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "There is already Yunchang and Wenyuan here, so there is no need to fall into the camp. Moreover, although being trapped in the camp is brave, but above the wildness, it is very disadvantageous to fight infantry against cavalry." what!"

"My lord!" Gao Shun said anxiously: "Now we are waiting for a decisive battle with Cao Cao. If we can't annihilate him and the land of Henan, it will be too difficult to have such an opportunity in the future. Finally, the three thousand will be trapped." The camp is all elite soldiers who have been trained in Qingzhou for many years. They are good at dealing with cavalry. If they don’t participate in the war now, when will they wait! The last general has not made any contribution for ten years since he defected to the lord, but he has been loved by the lord. Don't worry! Besides, the last general had a decisive battle with Cao Cao in Yanzhou more than ten years ago, and he is very familiar with this place. Now that Wen Yuan and Xuan Gao have joined the battle, how can the last general stand by and watch? It is difficult for the second general to fight Cao Jun now. At the end of the day, if these five thousand soldiers are trapped in the camp and wait for work to kill them, they will surely defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop!"

Looking at the resolute Gao Shun in front of him, scenes of the past flashed through Liu Bei's mind. He took over Xuzhou 12 years ago, killed Lu Bu, pacified Yuzhou, settled in Jiangdong, and recovered Jingxiang, until now he is sitting in the land of six states.Thinking of this, Liu Bei also closed his eyes and said, "Since that's the case, Uncle Zhi, you lead Bai Er's elite soldiers and go with General Gao. You must defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop today!"

"My lord, Bai Er's elite soldiers are responsible for protecting the lord, how can they leave lightly?" Sun Qian who was at the side was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly remonstrated.Liu Bei waved his hand and said with a calm smile, "This is Runan. I can go into the city to escape even if I'm at a loss. Now that the battle is critical, if Cao Cao can't be defeated in one fell swoop, in case Cao Ren from Liang County joins him , but it will be much more difficult!"

"No!" After hearing this, Chen Dao and Gao Shun knew Liu Bei's determination to win this battle.At that moment, Chen Dao mobilized 6000 elite soldiers from Beer, merged with Gao Shun's 30 soldiers, and hurried to the battlefield more than ten miles away.These 3 men can be said to be the most elite army horses under Liu Bei's command. If this army is brought out, if it can't win again, Liu Bei will stop messing around.In this battle, Liu Bei dispatched nearly [-] troops from Jingyang, Xuyu, and Qingzhou states. Only Jiaozhou was not mobilized in a hurry because it was too far apart.Except for the Xuzhou army of [-] to [-] Wei Yan's troops who were used as a counterfeit attack, the rest were basically limited to fighting in Yuzhou and blocking the Yellow River's reinforcements and grain roads in Hebei.Now Guan Yu and Zhang Liao are fighting Cao Cao on the outskirts of Xuchang. Cao Ren and Zhang Jai of Liang County, with nearly [-] troops, are preparing to come to support them.In order to be safe, Liu Bei also asked Ji Ling and Wenpin to lead [-] troops each, ready to support everywhere at any time.

Now that Chen Dao and Gao Shun are leading the army to Xuchang to help in the battle, it depends on whether they can swallow the 10,000+ Cao Cao in Xuchang in one go.Liu Bei was very disturbed, but his face remained calm.At this moment, Zhang Fei from the south sent someone to report that Cao Ren's army had arrived at the Yingshui River and was about to cross the river. Cao Ren is gone.Now the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou, Xuzhou and Yuzhou have been almost completely withdrawn, leaving only the soldiers and horses of Yangjiao and other two states that can be mobilized.But the Jiaozhou army is too far apart. Although the Yangzhou army still has [-] to [-] people, it still needs to keep some people to maintain local stability, and it is difficult to mobilize more troops.Before Liu Bei solved Cao Cao, it was really difficult to deal with Cao Ren for a while.

"My lord, you can order General Wenpin and General Ji Ling to lead troops from Jiangxia and Lujiang respectively to cut off Cao Ren's way back!" Pang Tong suddenly remonstrated.The 6 people led by these two are Liu Bei's last reserve team. Liu Bei still hesitates whether to mobilize them.

"My lord, General Huo Jun led [-] Jiaozhou troops to help the battle, and the fleet has arrived in Baqiu!" At this moment, Fu Tong came to report in a hurry, followed by a small school.Liu Bei's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and asked quickly, "How did Huo Zhongmiao come so fast?"

"Shi Cishi has already prepared his boats. General Huo did not go by land, but led his army to the north by water, so he came here quickly! In addition, there are new crops harvested this year, which can be transported to Jingzhou soon!" the junior officer replied. .Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately ordered Huo Jun to take over the defense of Ji Ling and Wenpin, so that they could free up their hands so that they could cooperate with Zhang Fei to deal with Cao Ren first. "Cao Mengde, you must be unable to hold on this time!" Liu Bei murmured, looking in the direction of Xu Chang.More than ten miles away, the shouts of killing could still be heard.

"King Wei, it's the camp and Baier's elite soldiers!" Jia Xu's usually calm expression was also a little moved when he saw the elite soldiers killed in the distance.As a former strategist of the Xiliang Army, even though he and Gao Shun hadn't seen each other for more than ten years, Jia Xu's terrifying fighting power against the trapped camp was still fresh in his memory.But as soon as Gao Shun's [-] trapped camp rushed to the battlefield, he immediately helped Zhang Liao deal with Cao Hong's tiger and leopard cavalry.Cao Hong, who was originally equal to Zhang Liao, was obviously at a disadvantage after Gao Shun joined.This camp is the most elite soldiers in the world. Although they are infantry, they are agile and agile, like elves on the battlefield.While avoiding the enemy, the weapon in his hand can always take away the opponent's life.Every elite soldier who fell into the camp would be buried with at least two enemy soldiers who were riding tigers and leopards.

"Zhongkang, hurry up and lead the Tiger Guards!" Cao Cao knew that if he couldn't hold on now, he would lose everything, so he quickly ordered Xu Chu to lead his last trump card, the Tiger Guards, to fight Gao Shun.Only hundreds of people were left to protect Cao Cao and Jia Xu, while Xu Chu himself led [-] tiger guards to support Cao Hong.

"Where is Xu Chu going!" A group of people came to block him, and the leader was Chen Dao. "Bai'er elite soldiers?" Although the battle in Peiguo was eight years ago, the unique appearance of Baier's elite soldiers reminded Xu Chu of the day when Zhang Fei led the army and almost captured Cao Cao. Killed Bear elite soldiers.

"Although Bai Er's elite soldiers are here, but without Zhang Fei, what can you do to me!" Xu Chu smiled wildly, and led his army to stop Chen Dao to fight, and the Tiger Guards behind him followed.At the same time, after receiving Gao Shun's help, Zhang Liao planned to use all his strength to wipe out Cao Hong's five thousand tiger and leopard riders.But after checking the surrounding situation for a while, Zhang Liao had a new idea.

Swinging a knife to kill another opponent, Zhang Liao took the time to say to Gao Shun who came to support him: "Old Gao, I can handle it here, you go and help Xuan Gao kill Yu Jin's infantry!"

"What?" Gao Shun was also a little puzzled by Zhang Liao's suggestion. "Xuan Gao can handle it by himself!" Gao Shun said inexplicably, after all, from the scene, Zang Ba was not a problem, on the contrary, he still had a clear advantage.It is estimated that as long as the one-on-one fight continues, Zang Ba will definitely win.

"It's because he can deal with it. If you go again, you will be able to solve Yu Jin immediately, and then free up your hands to help me advance. In this way, we will win today!" Zhang Liao said excitedly.That is Zhang Liao, who can still keep a clear mind after fighting for so long, and knows how to squeeze the persimmon first.Of course, Gao Shun is not a brainless person, but he wanted to compete with the tiger and leopard too much at first, so he came to help Zhang Liao.Now that there is a strategy that is more beneficial to the overall situation, it is natural to follow the good advice.

"Be careful yourself!" Gao Shun only had time to say hello to Zhang Liao, and then ordered the trapped camp to gather again, leading them to kill Zang Ba and Yu Jin's infantry.This elite army also became the last straw that broke Yu Jin's camel.With the joining of elite soldiers trapped in the camp, Yu Jin finally couldn't hold on anymore, and the formation began to show signs of collapse.Yu Jin himself was besieged by Gao Shun and Zang Ba, but he was gradually overwhelmed and began to retreat one after another.

"It's over!" Looking at Yu Jin's infantry formation that had gradually begun to disperse, Jia Xu spit out these two words softly.Cao Cao beside him didn't know if he heard it, but his face was so gloomy that it was almost suffocating.But his eyes were still staring at Guan Yu who was fighting in the Jingzhou army's position.

(End of this chapter)