Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 141 Di Hanchen sent troops to the two kingdoms

When Liu Bei retreated, he sent Sun Qian to ask Zhang Yi for reinforcements again. Even though Xia Houyuan occupied Shen County, Zhang Yi was still able to send reinforcements from Lujiang.But when Sun Qian arrived in the territory of Lujiang, he found that Di Qing, the prefect of Lujiang, had already led the army to Yangquan and Anfeng.

These two countries are right next to Runan, and they only need to advance a few dozen miles to enter Runan.It's easy to support Liu Bei!

Sun Qian hurriedly met Di Qing first, and said to him: "Emissary Di, Cao Cao's army has reached Runan. My lord has already retreated, and the distance from the envoy is only a hundred miles away. Please send troops to help my lord repel Cao Cao."

Di Qing comforted Sun Qian and said, "Sir, please be patient. My lord expected that Cao Cao was going to attack Runan, so he ordered me to garrison troops here. However, this is not the time to send troops. Although our troops have arrived, the food and grass have not been transported yet." Although Cao Cao arrives, he will definitely not launch an attack immediately. Xuande Gong still has thousands of soldiers, and there should be no danger in March and May under the defense of the city! Moreover, Cao Cao's food and grass are scarce, so he must first cut the food in Runan for military needs. This is the opportunity to defeat Duke Xuande. It will only take a month or two for the autumn grain harvest to be completed, and the grain from the Lujiang River can be used by me and Duke Xuande for one year."

"Cao Cao can't attack for a long time, and Yuan Shao in the north will definitely notice it and send troops to attack Cao Cao. Cao Cao has been away from Cangting for a long time, and once Yuan Shao makes moves in the north, Cao Cao will definitely retreat! Sir, you should go back and warn Duke Xuande to calm down. Beware of Cao Cao's surprise attack , as long as you stick to it for a few months, Cao Cao can retreat without a fight!"

Sun Qian was in doubt, but Di Qing took out another letter written by Zhang Yi and handed it to Sun Qian.Sun Qian then returned to Runan and handed the letter to Liu Bei.

Of course, what Di Qing said was not what he said himself, but a lot of what Zhang Yi said,
It is now August, and Cao Cao chose this time to quickly eliminate Liu Bei.Even if Liu Bei cannot be eliminated, he can still rob Runan of food, weaken Liu Bei, and increase his own strength.Without Zhang Yi's help, even if Cao Cao could not eliminate Liu Bei, he could guarantee that Liu Bei would not pose a threat to him within a year or two.In this way, he would have time to defeat Yuan Shao first, and then deal with Liu Bei.

Of course, Cao Cao also took precautions against Zhang Yi. First, Chen Deng went to Wu County to make trouble, and then Xia Houyuan guarded Shen County.However, there are not many methods he can use against Zhang Yi. He can only defend in this way, and then beat the time lag, and defeat Liu Bei before Zhang Yi can react.

You must know that it will take at least more than a month from ordering to gathering soldiers and transporting food and grass to Runan, which gave Cao Cao time.

But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that Zhang Yi already knew his plan in advance, so he asked Di Qing to lead troops to Yangquan and Anfeng to support Liu Bei.However, instead of sending troops directly to fight, two plans were prepared.

One solution is to prepare for a long-term garrison and let Cao Cao retreat automatically.This is better, because Zhang Yi may not need to lose a single soldier to keep Liu Bei.Losing too many soldiers for Liu Bei made Zhang Yi feel that it was not worth it. This is also his future opponent.

Another plan is that if Liu Bei really can't hold on anymore, then he will ask Di Qing to rescue Liu Bei.If Liu Bei can still gain a foothold in Runan, continue to support him. If not, it is best to bring Liu Bei to Shouchun, put him under house arrest, and keep him company with Sun Quan!In this way, when he captures Jingzhou, there will be many fewer obstacles.

Zhang Yi himself was not idle, and personally led troops to Huaishui and entered Xiacai County.

Wang Jian led his men to welcome Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi met Zhu Wu, Xu Sheng, and even Xue Rengui!Zhang Yi then hosted a banquet in Wang Jian's government office and entertained his subordinates. He also brought Liu Ye, Wei Wentong, Zhu Zhi, and Lu Meng this time.

During the banquet, Wang Jian said: "From now on, my lord will go to Shen County, and I can bring a thousand soldiers from Cai, the captain Xue Li, who are extremely brave, and can help my lord defeat Xiahouyuan!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yi looked at Xue Rengui and pretended to ask, "Do Captain Xue have the same skills?"

Xue Li knew that his opportunity to show off had come, and immediately handed over his hand and said: "Li Lue knows the battle strategy, he is a little good at bow and arrow, but he has little courage."

Xue Rengui spoke very modestly, but Zhang Yi knew his ability, so he got up and said: "I am also a little good at bow and arrow, why don't Captain Xue compete with me."

Xue Li looked troubled, Zhang Yi said: "Don't be embarrassed, if you lose, I don't blame you, if you win, I will give you a glass of wine!"

Seeing Zhang Yi's eloquence, Xue Li stopped attacking, and the victory was nothing more than a glass of wine.This is no reward, it's just a joke.This is a good time to get closer to the lord, and of course Xue Li will not miss it.

Zhang Yi had someone set up a few targets, and he competed with Xue Rengui in front of the hall.Zhang Yi asked Xue Rengui to shoot first, Xue Rengui hit the bull's-eye with one arrow, and Zhang Yi also shot an arrow, which also hit the bull's-eye.After shooting a few arrows in turn, the two were evenly matched.

Zhang Yi handed the bow to the waiter, laughed and said: "This time it is a tie, Captain Xue will go to Shen County with me, and make more contributions. With your ability, the position of Captain Xue is too small!"

Xue Rengui immediately cupped his hands, "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!"

"Drink this cup, everyone!"

The next day, Zhang Yi sent 5000 troops to Shen County, and set up camp on the Huai River fifty miles away from Shen County. Wu led the Huai Shui army into the water village, echoing himself from afar.

After Cao Cao was trapped by Liu Bei, he also sent people to investigate the movement in the direction of Lujiang, and soon discovered that Di Qing was gathering soldiers in the two countries, hoarding food and grass, and immediately asked Cao Ren to station at the border of Runan to prevent Di Qing from rescuing Liu Bei.

Seeing Cao Cao's actions, Di Qing couldn't help laughing. Cao Cao divided his troops again, so the number of troops attacking Liu Bei was much smaller.

Cao Cao also felt a sense of crisis. He carefully divided the troops in the county and divided the troops between the two countries. There were about 1 people.There are only more than 2 people besieging Liu Bei, only about three times that of Liu Bei. It has become impossible to quickly eliminate Liu Bei.

So Cao Cao asked Guo Jia and Xun You, the counselors he brought with him, "With the current situation, what is the best way to defeat Liu Bei quickly?"

Guo Jia said: "It can be used as a way of alienation. Liu Bei has raised troops in Runan year after year, and the people will definitely not be able to bear the disturbance."

Cao Cao thought for a while, "I'm afraid Liu Beiyuan will be well-known, and the people will deceive him for it!"

Guo Jia said: "It's just for a test. If it succeeds, it will be granted by heaven. If it fails, there will be no harm."

Xun You said: "You can contact the rich and powerful families in the city, and promise a big profit, or you can succeed!"

Cao Cao nodded and began to prepare.

(End of this chapter)