Invincible Three Kingdoms System

Chapter 304 The Emperor's Secret Edict
Ji Ling roared unwillingly, tightly grasping Dian Wei's iron halberd with his left hand, and then swung the three-pointed double-edged knife in his right hand, trying to pull Dian Wei back before dying.

However, Ji Ling was surprised to find that there was no panicked expression on Dian Wei's face, but a sneer.

At this moment, Ji Ling felt the wind in the back of his head, and knew that there must be a sneak attack behind him.

In normal times, Ji Ling has at least three methods to defuse this sneak attack from behind, but now, with a halberd in his heart, and his life is at stake, how can he avoid it!
Letting out an unwilling roar again, Cao Ren's sword had already struck Ji Ling's back. After the sound of flesh being cut, Ji Ling fell from his horse and died under Cao Ren's sword.

Seeing that Ji Ling was dead, the rest of the Huaiyang soldiers immediately gave up resistance and fled south in succession from the already chaotic army formation.

Dian Wei, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong naturally would not let go of this opportunity to beat the dog in the water. They chased and killed more than half of the Huaiyang soldiers.

After fighting for a while, Cao Bing began to clean up the battlefield, and got a lot of weapons and armor. Dian Wei found Ji Ling's body, cut off his head, and walked towards Pengcheng with him.

Entering Pengcheng, screams and shouts of killing still came from all the streets from time to time, and the city was in chaos.

The conquest of Xuzhou this time was Cao Cao's revenge battle, so he condoned his soldiers and ordered "but if there is resistance, shoot and kill."

Therefore, there were many acts of looting and insulting women among Cao's soldiers, and the people in Pengcheng died under the butcher's knife if they resisted a little.

Dian Wei and the others came directly to see Cao Cao, offered Ji Ling's head, and said, "My lord, Wei will act according to the plan and defeat Yuan Shu's reinforcements. With the help of the two generals Cao, kill Ji Ling!"

After Cao Cao saw Ji Ling's head, he couldn't help but said with great joy: "Haha, in the battle of Nanyang, this guy stopped my soldiers and horses. I hate him for letting him escape. Today, he was finally killed by General Dian. My heart is so happy!"

"My lord, why don't you take advantage of this victory to break through Xiapi City in one fell swoop, capture Tao Qian, and avenge Duke Cao!" Xiahou Dun said.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then said: "Xiapi City is not like Pengcheng, where the city is high and the food is sufficient. I'm afraid it won't be able to take it down in a short time."

"Then what to do next?" Xiahou Dun asked again.

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "We came from Yanzhou. Food and grass are always a problem. Why don't we rest in Pengcheng for a while and send troops to the surrounding counties to borrow some food and grass to relieve our troops."

After the generals got the order, they went to the city to summon their own soldiers. Some things should not be overdone. After all, they will be stationed in the city for a period of time. If it really becomes a dead city, it will not be of any benefit to them. .

Cao Cao was resting in Pengcheng. Some of Ji Ling's remnants fled back to Shouchun, met Yuan Shu, and told him all about Ji Ling's murder by Cao Cao.

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard this, and shouted: "Cao Aman, you have killed one of my generals again, and I will rise up Huaiyang soldiers to fight you to the death! Come!"

Just as Yuan Shu was about to give an order, Yan Xiang immediately stood up and stopped him, saying: "My lord, please calm down, my lord, please temporarily stop your thunderous anger!"

"Master Yan, what do you have to say?" Yuan Shu was furious.

Yan Xiang sighed softly, and said: "Now that Cao Cao has captured Pengcheng, Tao Qian has retreated to Xiapi, and Yuan Tan's reinforcements have also retreated to Qingzhou. If the lord raises troops to attack Cao, wouldn't he have to face Cao Cao's army alone?"

"Is this general afraid of Cao Cao?" Yuan Shu said nonchalantly.

Yan Xiang shook his head and said: "My lord is wise and powerful, so he is not afraid of Cao Cao, but Cao Cao is the victor now, and when the soldiers are at their peak, attacking now may only increase the damage in vain."

"I agree with Master Yan's statement." Yang Hong also remonstrated.

Seeing that both of them opposed him, Yuan Shu questioned, "Then what should the general do? Is he just swallowing his anger like this? If he doesn't avenge the generals who were killed by Cao Cao, wouldn't it be chilling for the soldiers of the three armies?"

Yan Xiang continued: "My lord's enmity with Cao Cao is not impossible to avenge, but not now."

"When will we wait?" Yuan Shu asked.

"Soldiers, it is important for the country not to be taken lightly." Yan Xiang said, "At least food, grass and military resources must be prepared before sending troops."

Yuan Shu laughed when he heard this, and said, "Huaiyang is rich, so there is no need to worry about food and grass, and we can raise everything in a short time."

"If so, it's time to wait." Yan Xiang said.

"What timing?" Yuan Shu asked.

Yan Xiang lightly stroked his beard, and said: "Cao Cao and Tao Qian are fighting now. Although Tao Qian lost for a while, Xuzhou has a lot of soldiers and food. Cao Cao may not be able to take Xuzhou in a short time."

"So what?" Yuan Shu asked.

Yan Xiang smiled slightly, and said, "My lord, you just need to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and wait until Cao Cao and Tao Qian finish the battle, then it won't be too late to act."

"Then what if Cao Cao wins?"

"Even if Cao Cao can win, at that time, he will be exhausted. That's when the lord sends his troops to the north. Isn't it better than the current situation?" Yan Xiang said, "At that time, the lord will drive Cao Cao out of Xuzhou, and then the lord's power will grow stronger. More than double!"

Yuan Shu was moved by Yan Xiang's words, and asked again: "What if Cao Cao loses?"

"If Cao Cao is defeated, then the lord will take advantage of the situation to attack directly. In this way, Yanzhou can be won, and Tao Qian's Xuzhou is bound to decline during this battle, and sooner or later the lord will also get it."

"Haha, if Lord Yan hadn't pointed it out, this general wouldn't be able to find out." Yuan Shu was overjoyed.

Therefore, Yuan Shu followed Yan Xiang's advice and began to hoard food and grass, reorganize the troops and horses, and sit and watch the battle in Xuzhou.

Lujiang County, Taishou Mansion.

Liu Bei followed Guan Yu, and in front of him was a travel-worn man.

After the man drank a few sips of water, he took out a roll handkerchief from his bosom, handed it to Liu Bei, and said, "Uncle Emperor, Your Majesty has said that I want to personally deliver it to you."

"Did Your Majesty say something?" Liu Bei asked, taking the handkerchief with one hand.

The man shook his head and said: "What Your Majesty should say is all on this handkerchief, and I don't know the rest."

Liu Bei nodded, and ordered the envoy to be taken down to rest, while he opened the handkerchief to look at it.

"Brother, what's written on it?" Guan Yu asked, seeing Liu Bei's face getting more and more serious.

After Liu Bei finished reading, he sighed and said: "A few days ago, Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian in Xuzhou. Yuan Shu responded to Tao Qian's request and ordered general Ji Ling to lead 2 people to rescue him."

Guan Yu nodded. He knew all of this, and it was not a secret at all.

"That Ji Ling fell into Cao Cao's tricks, and he is already dead. The [-] army came back alive, but only more than [-] people." Liu Bei continued.

Guan Yu frowned, and asked, "Does the Son of Heaven have any orders?"

(End of this chapter)