Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 253 Cao Cao's Attitude
"At the Yangtze River Ferry, General Le Jin did indeed see ships from the Eastern Wu Dynasty crossing the river, and there was indeed a carriage parked at the mouth of the river, but it is absolutely impossible to draw conclusions based on these alone. It is said that the Jiangdong envoy went to look for Liu Bei."

"To be honest, I don't think Jiangdong's envoys can come and go freely in the prime minister's territory without any hindrance. From this, it can be seen that the carriage and the boat should be just merchants who want to smuggle. The people who really planned to attack Xuchang City It's Liu Bei!"

"Although these alone are not enough to prove that there is no one behind Liu Bei, but the night Liu Bei captured Xuchang, I was very surprised by his formation. It was not the Liu Bei I knew at all."

Cao Cao, who was squinting, opened his eyes suddenly, showed an interested smile, and said, "Tell me, how did he attack Xuchang?"

"At the north and south gates, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun led [-] soldiers to attack, and Zhang Fei led [-] soldiers to attack the east gate. Liu Bei had already secretly arranged internal responses at the four gates. When the hour came, they opened the gates and let them Liu Bei's army enters the city!"

Cao Cao bowed his head and fell into deep thought. He was very curious when Liu Bei had such a talent!

From Xun Yu's words just now, he can basically simulate what the battle situation was like that night, but he is not sure, this is Liu Bei's masterpiece, why?

In the first battle of Xuzhou, if he could arrange troops like this, he would definitely have a headache for a long time, but he didn't. He didn't know if Liu Bei deliberately hid his talent and stabbed him secretly at a very secret moment. Kill yourself.

But Xuzhou was lost, and all his soldiers and horses were killed. Even if he hid it, it would be a bit too forbearing.

On the other hand, if Cao Cao attacked Xuchang, what would he do?
Cao Cao was not wrong to think about this issue for a long time, because he already had several good plans in his mind, and these plans were far better than Liu Bei's sneak attack.

Although Liu Bei's plan analyzed the escape routes of Xun Yu and Cao Pi very thoroughly, and the consequences were all thought of, but Cao Cao and Liu Bei had some different opinions on the distribution of soldiers and horses, as well as the command of the generals. Compared with Liu Bei's plan, Cao Cao will feel that his plan has a higher feasibility and success rate, and will have less losses in terms of soldiers and horses.

Liu Bei's attack was not aimless, but intentional. Under the circumstances of survival, owning his own territory is even more imminent.

Cao Cao could even imagine where Liu Bei would attack if he hadn't defeated Yuan Shao at this moment!
But why Liu Bei didn't show such talent before, Cao Cao thought about all kinds of possibilities, either Liu Bei has a good advisor by his side, or...

Cao Cao's face gradually darkened. This was the result he didn't want to think of, that is, Liu Bei himself had the talent to lead soldiers to fight, but he kept hiding himself, just like when a wolf preys on the weakest prey. Time to give it a fatal blow!
If this is the result, then Liu Bei will be Cao Cao's real enemy!
Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, that Liu Bei who sells shoes has such a profound city and ambition. Now it seems that benevolence and righteousness are his packaging, and ambition is his long-term goal.

He raised his head, looked at Xun Yu and said, "It doesn't matter who Liu Bei forms an alliance with. Now I want to know what this villain will do next!"

Cao Cao was very angry. Liu Bei's display of strength made him feel a little worried. He never thought that this down-and-out son of the emperor could gain a firm foothold, and he did it with his own base camp.
An ant in his eyes suddenly grew into a powerful enemy that he had to pay attention to. Cao Cao hated himself a little, hated that he was not cold-blooded before, he should have killed him long ago, and there will be no such thing as today.
After thinking for a while, Xun Yu slowly replied: "This matter is very easy to analyze carefully. After Liu Bei occupies Xuchang City, he will definitely send out scouts to patrol day and night to guard against the prime minister's army. It must be what happened on the Guandu battlefield now." The matter has not been hidden from Liu Bei's ears."

"In this way, things will become easier. After Liu Bei knows this, it is very obvious where he will go. Going south is his only choice."

"When the Prime Minister fought Yuan Shao at Guandu, in order to prevent Sun Ce from attacking, he specially arranged for General Le Jin to be stationed in Yangzhou. Jingzhou also had soldiers and horses left by Cao Ren to guard against Sun Ce."

"After Liu Bei learned of the prime minister's victory, he would definitely choose to form an alliance with Jiangdong Sun Ce. After Sun Liu formed an alliance, these two soldiers and horses were their goals. It would be fine to lose one, but it would not be good for the prime minister if they lost two. It's a huge loss, but for Liu Bei, it's a way to bring him back to life."

"And I'm sure that Liu Bei's envoy has left Xuchang City, and maybe he is drinking tea and chatting at Sun Ce's residence now."

After hearing this, Cao Cao slammed the table and scolded loudly: "This big-eared bastard is bullying me too much! If it is not necessary to seize the opportunity now, I will lead the army back to Xuchang and destroy this big-eared thief! "

Xun Yu immediately persuaded: "Prime Minister, Liu Bei will never let us do this. The most urgent task now is to attack Jizhou and wipe out all the remnants of Yuan Shao's army."

"I understand what you said, but Liu Bei is like a thorn stuck in my throat. It makes me feel very uncomfortable. If I don't pull it out, I will feel uneasy."

"Prime Minister, it is easy for us to get Xuchang City back. Liu Bei is the one who should feel uneasy. It is because of his uneasiness that he has done so many things to deal with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister must not be let down by Liu Bei. Things that have disturbed my heart, everything must focus on the overall situation.”

"I don't know Liu Bei's next plan, but there must be a place in Jingzhou and Yangzhou that he will attack. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Our army is now deep in the hinterland of Jizhou, so I have no time to take care of it. I ask the prime minister to make a decision."

Cao Cao knew very well what Xun Yu meant, and he knew what he should do, but this made him even more angry. He was not angry that Xuchang City was lost, but he was angry that all of this was done by that villain Liu Bei , and now I have to make a choice under the pressure of this villain, how can I not make myself angry.
After a long time, Cao Cao took a long breath and said: "The soldiers in Yangzhou and Jingzhou are the best troops of my Cao Cao. I will tell the three armies about their deeds and make them all proud."

(End of this chapter)