The Three Kingdoms started from fooling Jia Xu

Chapter 250 Lure the enemy deep, Liu Bei advances aggressively

"Well,"

"Order Cao Ren to command the three armies." Cao Cao was worried, so he ordered a sentence, and then he rode away with Xun You and a dozen or so riders.

After a while, Shuai Zhang.

Cao Cao rolled over and got off his horse, but before he could stand still, he felt a headache and fell straight. Before he fell, he yelled in pain, "Zhang Xiu, I, Cao Mengde, are at odds with you."

"My lord, my lord!" Xun You shouted hastily, and at the same time frowned, presumably Zhang Xiu committed evil again, could it be that he didn't truce after taking Yangzhou, but went north instead?

It's broken, it's really possible.

Xuchang's guards were empty, and Zhang Xiu never played cards according to common sense. If Xuchang was really attacked, then Xuchang would be in a hurry, so Xun Yu's letter made sense.

Dian Wei surrounded him and helped Cao Cao.

"My lord, what happened?" Xun You looked serious and nervous.

Cao Cao's face was pale, and he rolled his eyes for a long time, then he said weakly, "Zhang Xiu encouraged Dong Cheng to rebel, the emperor was robbed, and the pain hurt me."

"The Son of Heaven was robbed?" Xun You frowned, a little shocked in his heart, the layout of Zhang Xiu was so deep that even the General of the Guard Dong Cheng was persuaded.

Now that the emperor is robbed, Cao Cao is bound to suffer setbacks, not to mention losing the righteousness of coercing the emperor to make the princes, the key point is that he will ruin his reputation with such an edict to the emperor.

"There is no chance of victory in this battle, Gongda. Go and send an order to Cao Ren. After the three armies return to the camp, prepare to leave the camp and return to Xuchang." Cao Cao said in a weak voice.

"Teacher?" Xun You turned his eyes slightly, lost in thought. If he might have agreed with the teacher before, but now Cao Cao has no way out, and the teacher is useless.

After a long time, Xun You's eyes flashed brightly, and he said in a deep voice, "My lord, even if the emperor is robbed, even if we withdraw to Xuchang, our army will definitely be cast aside by the people of the world, so we might as well put all our eggs in one basket."

"Desperate? What do you mean?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes.

"The Son of Heaven is handed over to Yuan Shao, and the Son of Heaven is in the hands of Zhang Xiu. It is a world of difference to the lord. Yuan Shao and the lord are old friends. Firstly, he will not slander the lord, but secondly, he will be grateful to the lord."

"But Zhang Xiu is powerful in the world. He will definitely expose the evil deeds of the lord and make the lord lose his heart. Some civil servants and military generals who have taken refuge in the lord because the emperor is bound to abandon the lord."

Xun You roughly told the pros and cons.

"You thought it would be better to take this opportunity to lure Liu Bei out of Tongguan. You only need to order the three armies to retreat, and to retreat in a hurry, so that Liu Bei would mistakenly think that Xuchang was captured by Zhang Xiu's army."

"At the same time, my lord can send someone to spread the word, saying that Zhang Xiu is besieging Xuchang, and Xun Yu's repeated calls for emergency will make my lord feel dizzy and fall to the ground."

"In this way, our army has no leader, and Liu Bei is bound to be moved, not to mention that he has to leave the customs." After Xun You finished speaking, he looked at Cao Cao like a torch.

Cao Cao's head was relieved, he looked at Xun You suspiciously, and smiled at each other, maybe Liu Bei really had to go out, as to whether he could win Liu Bei is unknown.

"This plan works," Cao Cao said as he propped himself up. Right now, he had no choice but to put all his eggs in one basket. As long as he could win Guanzhong, he would still have a chance to come back, otherwise it would be very difficult for him.

He had even seen the group of dignified civil and military men turn their backs on him, because some people were dissatisfied with his defeat to Zhang Xiu several times before.

"Since that's the case, my lord can order General Cao Ren to lead the troops to retreat in half an hour, and tonight we will prepare meals at the third watch and retreat to Xuchang at the fourth watch."

"At that time, we will be able to carry food and grass, but we will not be able to transport much equipment and military equipment. We must pretend to be in a hurry to return to the army." Xun You said again.

Then, the two ministers agreed.

It is even more difficult to withdraw the troops directly. It is better to use this to lure the enemy to go deeper. After all, Cao Cao has mostly infantry, and the possibility of Liu Bei leaving the pass will be much greater.

In a short while, Tongguan is on.

Looking at Cao Jun retreating like a tide, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, but he was more suspicious, because it was only in the afternoon, so it stands to reason that Cao Jun should not retreat.

Could it be that he was scared by himself?

But it shouldn't be, my three armies have run out of food, and they have been slaughtering horses to eat each other these days, but horse slaughtering is limited after all, and eating war horses is a last resort, after all, it can't always be like this.

"Xuande, Cao Jun retreated in a hurry, and even left some siege equipment here." Ma Teng frowned, pointing to the leftover siege equipment not far away.

"Well, I also find it strange." Liu Bei raised his eyebrows, and was also a little puzzled.

"Xuande, you said that Cao Cao withdrew so quickly, so there must be some problem in the rear?" Ma Teng said suspiciously, after all, this was too unreasonable.

"Something went wrong?" Liu Bei frowned, murmured slightly, and couldn't help saying, "Could it be that Zhang Xiu went north?"

Speaking of this, Liu Bei hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhang Fei and said: "Third brother, you send me a cavalry to keep an eye on Cao Ying. If Zhang Xiu really goes north, I am afraid Cao Cao will withdraw to Xuchang tonight."

"Hey, brother, don't worry, this old boy Cao Cao can't run away." Zhang Fei stared at him with eyes like bull eggs, and said in a big way.

Liu Bei nodded, and then he held his sword to appease the soldiers of the various ministries. Although Liu Bei's fighting strategy was not very strong, it was forced to the basics.

Whether it is governing the army or the people, it is respected.

At night, outside Cao Junzhai.

A group of people hid in the night, they were still not a short distance away from Cao Jun's camp, but they had been waiting for most of the night, so sleepy they could only doze off.

"Ah~heh~!" A pawn yawned, "Team leader, do you think Cao Jun will retreat or not? It's almost four o'clock."

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Dui led a rush.

"Quick, look, there's movement." A pawn beside him quickly lowered his voice and shouted.

Immediately, several people looked around.

I saw that under the moonlight, they could faintly see Cao Jun pulling out the camp, and there seemed to be a lot of them, and they could faintly hear the sound of grain transportation.

"It's really withdrawn," the team leader murmured.

"Quick, Li Gou, go and report to the lord that Cao's army has withdrawn."

"No!" Li Goumao rushed hundreds of meters away, and in a small forest, he pulled out his horse and headed straight for Tongguan.

After a while, Tongguan will be in the mansion.

After listening to the soldiers in the hall, Liu Bei frowned on the one hand, but secretly rejoiced in his heart. Cao Cao withdrew his troops late at night, and Zhang Xiu probably captured Xuchang.

Otherwise, he couldn't be in such a hurry.

"Cao Cao's withdrawal will inevitably lead to a loose formation. Do you think it is appropriate to pursue?" Liu Bei glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice.

"My lord, don't chase after the poor. Since Cao Cao has withdrawn, why not let him go? We only need to control Guanzhong, so why worry about the war in the Central Plains?"

Jian Yong spoke first.

"My lord, I think you should chase after him and defeat the enemy in one battle." Sun Qian strode out, stroked his beard and chuckled lightly, but his voice was loud and loud.

"Why?" Liu Bei frowned.

"My lord, Cao Cao's army was unstable when Xuchang was attacked, and his hasty retreat will inevitably lead to chaos. However, our army has iron cavalry from Xiliang, and we have the right time and place to go out. We will surely win the first battle."

"Firstly, it can increase the morale of our army and sweep away the slump during this period of time. Second, it can also prove to the world that our Guanzhong Army has the strength to fight."

"What's more, our army has no rations, and as far as I know, Cao Cao's rations have just arrived, and there are tens of thousands of dendrobium. As long as we can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, our army can harvest in peace, and there is no need to kill horses for food."

Sun Qian said with a solemn expression.

Although there are enough war horses in Xiliang, it is indeed too extravagant to kill a horse and eat it. After all, there is still a long time, and it is impossible to eat horse meat every day.

When the words came out, Liu Bei fell into hesitation.

In the hall, Han Suimateng and others have their own ghosts.

Seeing Liu Bei's hesitation, Sun Qian said again: "My lord, the autumn harvest is approaching now. If we can defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, we may go to his territory to harvest a batch of autumn grain, and even plunder some people."

"Okay, very good."

Liu Bei's eyes lit up when he heard about population and food, but he also noticed Sun Qian's expression. The two had been together for more than ten years, so it was clear that he had something to say.

"Wen Yue, Shou Cheng, Cao Cao's retreat this time, our army should take advantage of the victory to pursue, what do you think?" Liu Bei looked at the two and asked tentatively.

"As it should be, I am willing to listen to the order."

The two looked at each other, clasped their fists together and said.

"My lord, there is no rush to take advantage of the victory to pursue. Most of Cao Cao's army is infantry. Prepare in advance to prevent Cao Cao. After three days, we can confirm his withdrawal and then lead the cavalry to fight."

Sun Qian quickly added another sentence.

"Gongyou is right," Liu Bei nodded, "Third brother, you send me all the scouts immediately, and you must keep an eye on Cao Jun's situation."

"Brother, don't worry." Zhang Fei agreed.

"Brother Wen Yue, brother Shou Cheng, both of you are ready to summon cavalry at any time. Soon I will attack Cao Cao and take his head." Liu Bei was a little embarrassed.

After arranging these, everyone retreated.

However, Liu Bei kept Sun Qian behind, and said with burning eyes: "Gongyou, why do you insist on going out?"

"Kill the enemy and build your prestige." Sun Gan clasped his fists and lowered his head, and said firmly.

"The people of Xiliang respect the strong, but my lord has stuck with Tongguan for so long. These people are already restless. My lord can only convince these Xiliang soldiers by killing the enemy."

"So, I think that this time we must fight, and we must win the battle. Only in this way can some people put away their uneasy hearts."

Sun Qian smiled lightly, pointing out something.

Hearing this, Liu Bei frowned. There was something in Sun Qian's words. He was obviously referring to Han Suimateng and others. Although these two belonged to him in name, they were outside the army after all.

"I already know, Gongyou can rest assured." Liu Bei said loudly.

In a blink of an eye, the next day is dawn.

As Liu Bei rushed to the empty camp of Cao Jun, and the various luggage discarded in the camp, he affirmed his thoughts even more.

To be able to discard the baggage, Xuchang must be in danger.

Moreover, according to the news scouts inquired, it was said that Zhang Xiu had captured Xuchang, Cao Cao had a headache and fainted after hearing the news, and his life and death are unknown.

However, Liu Bei was not in a hurry because of this, he was able to calm his temper, and still sent his horses to inquire about Cao Jun's movements.

The next day, Cao Jun.

Cao Cao lay sick in the chariot, surrounded by generals guarding the left and right, Cao Ren frowned and said, "Liu Bei is so cowardly, our army has left all the baggage behind, and he dare not pursue him?"

"If he doesn't come out, wouldn't it be a waste of our army's supplies?"

"Hehe, General Zixiao, there is no need to worry. Liu Bei will definitely send troops. Calculating the time, he will probably send troops tonight." Beside him, Xun You stroked his beard, quite confidently.

"Tonight?" Cao Ren frowned.

"It shouldn't be wrong. If Liu Bei doesn't attack tonight, our army will have already entered the territory of Yingchuan, and it will be too late for him to pursue."

Xun You asserted.

In fact, he was also a little worried. Although he concluded that Liu Bei would leave the city, if he really didn't come out, there was nothing he could do.

"Hmph, it's best to come here tonight. The brothers are suffocated for not being able to capture Tongguan, and they can finally release it." Cao Ren said viciously.

"That's right, that bastard Liu Bei has always been a coward, which is very annoying." Xiahou Dun also followed suit.

Xun You chuckled and didn't say much. He knew that as long as Liu Bei sent troops, he would definitely hunt them down late at night, because there were so many scouts of Cao's army during the day, he would only give Cao Cao time to line up.

Of course, the dark night is good for Liu Bei, and it is also good for him to arrange an ambush. To the east of Tongguan, there are many dangerous hills along the way. It is not impossible to retreat the enemy and attack Tongguan in one fell swoop.

For this reason, he has arranged for Xu Huang to lurk to Niuhu Mountain to set up an ambush after nightfall. At the same time, he has arranged for Xiahou Dun to lead the remaining cavalry and prepare to detour directly to Tongguan after nightfall.

I just hope Liu Bei doesn't let him down.

The night is shrouded, and the world is silent.

At this time at Tongguan, Liu Bei couldn't settle down in the end, and immediately led the army to chase and kill Cao Cao. He thought that with the speed of iron cavalry, it would not be a problem to reach Cao Cao before dawn.

But this time, he personally led the army, commanding Zhang Fei, Han Sui, Ma Teng and other tribes to go out together, commanding all the iron cavalry, with a total of [-] people, fighting towards the Kanto.

Before leaving, Liu Bei ordered Jian Yong to be the military governor and Guan Ping to guard Tongguan to prevent accidents.As for Sun Qian, who followed the army eastward and advised Liu Bei.

Immediately, eight thousand cavalry roared, showing overwhelming momentum along the way.

For a long time, at the hills on both sides.

"Woo~," Liu Bei reined in his horse, and glanced around with his eyes. Although the hills were not close, it was pitch black at this moment, and it looked somewhat bleak with the help of the moonlight.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Zhang Fei shouted with his broken gong-like voice holding the Zhangba Snake Spear.

"It's okay, I'm always a little restless." Liu Bei frowned, looked at the hills on both sides, and said in a deep voice.

The main reason is that the stretch of hills is a bit too long, although it is not dangerous, but it is also overlooking, which makes him inexplicably worried.

"Xuande, what are you doing in a daze, it will be dawn soon, so hurry up and catch up." Ma Teng stepped forward, glanced at Liu Bei, and said loudly.

"Third brother, you should send someone forward to investigate, I always feel that this place is gloomy and a little uneasy." Liu Bei ignored Ma Teng.

"Xuande, it's all here, you are not timid, are you? If you are timid, then wait here, and I, Han Sui, will go and take Cao Cao's head."

Han Sui said it not politely, and after finishing speaking, he raised his spear, shouted loudly, and led all the cavalry to rush out.

These days he looked down on Liu Bei, and now he treats him with cold eyes, but it is more because he wants to murder Liu Bei so that he can replace him.

This expedition is based on this idea.

As long as he can kill Cao Cao in one fell swoop, then Liu Bei's performance during this period will definitely dissatisfy the various ministries in Xiliang, and he can get out for any reason at that time.

"Brother Wen Yue misunderstood, and ordered the three armies to speed up through this valley." Liu Bei had no choice but to give up and shouted loudly.

(End of this chapter)