The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 440 A word becomes a prophecy and soldiers approach the city
Even so, Cao Cao was still a little worried, and said: "Give the order to Li Dian to lead the main force to leave Guiyang and return to Changsha. You only need to leave [-] troops to maintain order. If Changsha can be defended, Guiyang will not have a single soldier." The pawns are not defensive; but once Changsha falls, Guiyang's troops will be vulnerable, and the only way to go is defeat."

Cao Cao continued to deploy, and the atmosphere in the entire Changsha City began to become dignified. It's not that Cao Jun really couldn't beat the [-] Jizhou Jingqi outside the city, but that the opportunity has been lost and the momentum has been taken away. To defeat Gao Chong and Zhao Yun would also cause huge casualties.

As Pang Tong said, abandoning Guiyang and Changsha and retreating to Xiangyang and Jiangxia, not to mention Cao Cao, even the generals under his command would never agree.

Fortunately, even though they lost for a while today, they did not hurt the root cause. Changsha City still has more than [-] troops, and its strength should not be underestimated. With the help of Changsha's tall city walls, Cao Cao is confident that even if Liu Xiao comes in person, he will never want to take Changsha easily. city.

However, when Liu Xiao's army approached the city, Cao Cao really realized how important Pang Tong's reminder was.

Only two days later, at noon on the third day, Liu Xiao's army arrived at the city of Changsha. Eighty thousand troops surrounded the city of Changsha. Fighting, just seeing this momentum has already made Cao Jun start to tremble with fear.

[-] cavalry, [-] infantry, and all of them are veteran soldiers. How can Liu Bei's army, which has been defeated repeatedly, and Cao's army, which has just formed an army, can be compared?

"My lord, Liu Xiao's army is too strong, this time Changsha City may be more or less ominous..."

Hua Xin who was at the side said in a low voice.

"Mr. Ziyu, don't build up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Isn't it just 4 paces? We are backed by Changsha City. In addition to more than [-] paces, there are thousands of sailors. As long as we control the Xiangjiang River We can take the army out of Changsha City at any time, all the way north, to Jiangxia, and even if we fight Liu Xiao, it is not without any chance of winning!"

Xiahou Dun snorted coldly.

Cao Cao's face was gloomy and he said nothing. At this moment, on the Xiang River, a small boat quickly approached the shore. A pawn jumped onto the river bank and rushed towards the city.

"Report!"

The pawn said anxiously: "My lord, Liu Xiao's army is besieging the city, and there is another army under the leadership of General Jiang Wei going north to Jiangxia. The front of the army is not far from Jiangxia!"

"what!"

Almost all the civil servants and military generals present turned pale with astonishment. Liu Xiao actually sent a force all the way northward. It was obvious that he wanted to capture Jiangxia and then block the prime minister's army in the Guiyang area of ​​Changsha.

You know, once Jiang Wei captures Jiangxia, Sima Yi's remnant army will be even less able to withstand Li Shimin's attack, and Xiangyang cannot guarantee safety!
At this time, Cao Cao was convinced of Pang Tong's judgment. Sure enough, as Pang Tong expected, Liu Xiao wanted to cut off his own retreat first!
"Shi Yuan, who is this Jiang Wei?"

Cao Cao asked.

Pang Tong's face turned slightly red and he sighed: "Prime Minister, I followed Liu Shijun to set up the Bagua array in the north of the Yangtze River, trapping Gao Chong and Dian Wei's elite cavalry. Just when Gao Chong and Dian Wei were about to be surrounded and annihilated, This Jiang Wei came out of nowhere and helped Liu Xiao break my Bagua array in one fell swoop. He is really a genius of the world..."

Bagua array map!

Of course Cao Cao knew that when Pang Tong set up the gossip formation diagram, Cao Cao pursued the matter in the most detailed way, which was difficult for Liu Xiao. , in that case, this is Sima Yi's formidable enemy!

Hua Xin said in a shy voice: "Prime Minister, Mr. Shi Yuan has a clear understanding of the situation. Once Jiangxia and Xiangyang are in danger, then we will really be alone abroad and become ghosts..."

Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay if tens of thousands of troops are besieged in Changsha. Liu Xiao won't be able to eat us in a short period of time. Yuzhou is the most feared place now. Zhuge Liang is a master of soldiers, and Zhou Yu is also a genius in the world. If the two of them take the opportunity to send troops and attack Xu Du, it’s not that tens of thousands of troops will be destroyed, but our entire foundation will be ruined..."

"Withdraw troops, withdraw troops!"

Hua Xin said anxiously: "Prime Minister, the top priority is to withdraw troops immediately!"

"withdraw troops?"

Cao Cao said helplessly: "Now Liu Xiao has surrounded our army, and the Yangtze River and Xiangshui are shared by the two families. Don't think that our waterways are safe. If my guess is right, Liu Xiao has already begun to be on the waterway. Zhou Yu himself is good at water warfare, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other generals have lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time and are familiar with water warfare. Once troops are dispatched from the Lujiang River in Huainan, it will easily cut off our retreat. We have now fallen into a huge crisis. In the snare of..."

Everyone was silent. No one thought that the situation would deteriorate so quickly. Thinking about it, Liu Xiao won the entire Jiangdong, which means he accepted most of Jiangdong's strength. Liu Bei's surrender alone surpassed that of Jiangdong. With 2 people, it is definitely a huge supplement to Liu Xiao's army. The elite forces will make up for the main force, and ordinary soldiers will guard the counties and counties. The strength was exhausted.

While they were talking, Liu Xiao's army outside the city moved to the left and right, and Liu Xiao finally appeared!

Liu Xiao holds a five-hook god flying bright silver gun, sits down on the white dragon horse, is wearing a golden willow leaf armor, and is full of spirits. On the left are Yue Fei and Zhao Yun, and on the right is Xue Rengui, who is a favorite, followed by ten thousand elite riders lined up in the city. .

Liu Xiao urged his mount and came to the city, and shouted too strongly: "Cao Jun, listen, Liu Xiao is here, let Cao Gong come out and talk to him!"

Cao Cao's heart was shaken, he took two steps forward, and shouted: "General Xuangan, Cao Cao is here! General Xuangan, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, disregarded the power of the imperial court, didn't want to defend the land, protect the country, and keep the country peaceful, but kept provoking wars. Are you not afraid that the world will make fun of you? This Prime Minister advises you to withdraw your troops as soon as possible and return to Qingzhou, otherwise you will regret it!"

Liu Xiao laughed and said, "Mr. Cao, you have made a good plan. You can withdraw your troops as soon as possible. You just need to give up Changsha and Guiyang. Of course, this is nothing more than your own selfishness. Withdraw your troops immediately and return to the north of the Yangtze River!"

Cao Cao pouted, what the hell, are you fooling a ghost?I give up Guiyang and Changsha, why don't you immediately move your army northward and fight all the way from Changsha to Nanyang?
"Since General Xuangan refuses to retreat, let's go ahead and attack the city. Let's see if your [-] army can do anything to my impregnable Changsha city!"

Cao Cao snorted coldly and retreated.

But Liu Xiao was not in a hurry, he had just led the army to Changsha, and the military deployment had not yet been in place, so he was not in a hurry to attack, he had to rest for a day and build a defense.

However, what Cao Cao and Liu Xiao didn't expect was that since the first day of battle hadn't started, there would be no chance to fight the next big battle...

(End of this chapter)