The book continued from the previous chapter and said that Xiahou Dun was seriously injured by Yang Lei. Although his life was not in danger, he was indeed a one-eyed general. Seeing this, Cao Cao was furious. He looked at his generals and saw that Xiahou Yuan had gone to Ling Bi and Ren Jun to supervise the transportation of rations. Li Dian and Le Jin were also injured and were recuperating. Xu Huang was no match for Guan Yu, Xu Chu and Dian Wei were no match for Lu Bu. Although Lu Qian's bow and arrow were good, the other side also had two archery experts, Lu Bu and Huang Zhong. Cao Hong was loyal, but his martial arts were much worse. Yu Jin had the talent to lead troops and was an expert in training, but his martial arts were also much worse. Could it be that they were really going to break the Sishui River to flood Xiapi? His massacre in Xu Prefecture last time was already not popular. If he dug up the river embankment this time, the people would not be willing to submit even if he took down Xu Prefecture. Moreover, could the dike be successfully broken? The battle against Liu Bei in Xuzhou was different from the battle against Lu Bu in Yanzhou. Yanzhou was a place that he had been managing for many years. The people's hearts and minds were on his side, while the people of Xuzhou hated him deeply. In addition, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, who had always shown benevolence and righteousness, the chances of taking down Xuzhou were getting smaller and smaller.
Cao Cao's heart was filled with worry, but his face was expressionless. Guo Jia frowned when he saw this. He immediately said,"My lord, General Cao Ren will arrive at Jiuli Mountain this afternoon. It is better for us to first capture the Great Stronghold of Jiuli Mountain, then attack Xiaopei, cut off the branches and leaves in the northwest of Tancheng, and then cut off the East China Sea of Xiapi Rencheng. In this way, Tancheng is just an isolated city. As for Tancheng, in order to prevent them from rescuing Jiuli Mountain and others, the lord can use false flags as a decoy and leave a general here to surround the city. In this way, if it succeeds, Xuzhou can be defeated.”Hearing this, Cao Cao hurriedly said," Fengxiao's plan is for me to first wipe out the prefectures of Xuzhou and make Tancheng an isolated city. Then, I will surround Tancheng with an army and attack it. Then, Xuzhou can be taken. Is that so?" "Exactly." Guo Jia nodded.”When the generals heard this, they whispered to each other. Cao Cao was silent for a long time before he slapped the table.""Just as Feng Xiao said. Yu Jin, Xu Huang, I order you to lead an army of 50,000 to stand here and guard the camp. The rest of you, follow me to attack Jiuli Mountain and wipe out Xiaopei.”The generals agreed.
Cao Cao's 150,000 strong army surrounded Tancheng. It was truly endless, and the camp spanned more than ten miles. To be honest, the strange movements of Cao Cao's army, especially the camp at the side, were naturally not noticed by Liu Bei and the others standing on the city tower. Even if he couldn't tell, Yang Lei was still a little strange. Yang Lei had severely injured Xiahou Dun in the morning. Although he did not kill Xiahou Dun (Cao Cao's camp did not hold a filial piety ceremony), Xiahou Dun was an important general of Cao Cao's camp and a general of Cao Cao's family. Now that Xiahou Dun was heavily injured, it was really unreasonable for Cao Cao not to attack the city or challenge him. Could it be that Cao Cao was afraid of being beaten and did not dare to attack the city? That was not right. Back then, when he fought against Lu Bu in Puyang, he did not see Cao Cao being afraid. If something goes wrong, it's a demon.
Yang Lei told Liu Bei about his concerns. Liu Bei frowned. Yes, according to Yang Lei, Cao Cao must have a trick up his sleeve. However, what was Cao Cao up to? Only now did he realize that although he had many generals by his side, he did not have many strategists. Chen Qun, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian, and Jian Yong were all talented in internal affairs. Chen Deng was talented, but he was the prefect of Guangling, guarding a region. As for Chen Gong, he had always been clinging to Lu Bu, not to mention that he was in Beihai. Among the generals, only Guan Yu and Yang Lei could discuss matters with him. However, these two were not strategists. It was time to find some good advisors for himself. Cao Cao was lucky to have Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, etc. to advise him. As for Yuan Shao from Hebei, there was no need to mention him. Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Shou, Tian Feng, Xu You, Chen Lin, etc. On his side, it was really…sigh. Liu Bei felt helpless. To achieve great things, we must have both civil and military achievements, and even if our military strategy is extraordinary, we must also have the help of civil and military affairs. Moreover, he had seen all the Great Generals around him. The only ones who could become a commander in the future were Guan and Yang. As for Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, who were still at Nine Mile Mountain, they were still slightly inferior to the two of them. The rest of them were all generals who charged into the battlefield and weren't talented in commanding.
Oh right, what did he think of just now? Nine Mile Mountain, Xiao Pei. Liu Bei suddenly understood and hurriedly said to everyone,""Cao Cao's army has not moved. I think they must have some tricks up their sleeves. If they break through Xiaopei's Jiuli Mountain first and cut off Xuzhou's wings, Tancheng will be in danger.”When the generals heard this, they all frowned. When Zhang Fei saw this, he said,"Big brother, why don't we kill our way out of the city?" Break through Cao Cao's stronghold and kill you all. Wouldn't it be over once and for all? Why bother thinking so hard here?”"My lord, the words of the three generals are very reasonable. In the recent battles, the Cao army has suffered far more casualties than us. If they were to fight, they would definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao in one battle.”Everyone looked and saw that it was Sun Guan. When Huang Zhong heard this, he also said,"Lord, Zhongtai is right. I am willing to be the vanguard and defeat Cao Cao for you."”Lu Bu laughed and said,"Han Sheng, you are very old." With Bu as the vanguard, Ming Gong would definitely defeat Cao.”" How dare Wen Houan bully me?" Huang Zhong said angrily." Come, come, come. Let's fight a hundred rounds."”When Liu Bei saw this, he immediately felt a headache. He looked at Zhang Fei, who was about to speak again, and hurriedly stopped him."Han Sheng, please don't quarrel. You should know that if you kill 1,000 enemies, you will lose 800 of your own. Cao Cao's army is large and concentrated, while our army is small and divided into several counties. I'll think of a foolproof plan."
At this moment, a soldier reported that Sun Ce's army was retreating. When everyone heard this, they hurriedly rushed to the east gate tower to take a look. Sure enough, they saw Sun Ce's army retreating from camp. However, there was also a group of soldiers waiting for orders. They were probably afraid that the Xuzhou army would take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. Seeing this, Yang Lei couldn't help but ask curiously," Big Brother, Sun Ce is known as the Little Overlord of River East. He swept across River East. I've never heard of him retreating before conquering a city." Could there be another reason for retreating today?”Liu Bei heard this and said," Fifth Brother, you are right. There must be a reason for the retreat. Could it be that something has happened in Jiangdong?”"Big brother," Guan Yu said,"I don't think it's about Jiangdong.”"Oh, what do you think, second brother?" Liu Bei hurriedly asked. This was his most trusted brother and general.
"After fighting with the Jiangdong Army recently, doesn't Big Brother feel that Sun Ce is missing a general?”Guan Yu said. "Could it be that Second Brother is talking about Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin?" Yang Lei hurriedly interrupted when he heard that.”Guan Yu frowned and said proudly,""Who is Zhou Yu? I'm talking about Taishi Ziyi." Yang Lei was taken aback. Liu Bei said," You're right, Second Brother. Ziyi is not here. He should stay in Jiangdong." With Taishi Ci here, even if there is a major event in Jiangdong, it can be pacified. Since that was the case, why did Sun Ce retreat?”Only then did Yang Lei understand that it was Taishi Ci, the so-called number one general of the Eastern Wu. However, Zhou Yu's reputation was so small that Guan Yu did not even care about him.
Guan Yu then said," Sun Ce led his army from the south of the Huai River. Could it be that something happened in the south of the Huai River and Sun Ce was afraid that his path was cut off and had no choice but to retreat?"”Hearing this, Liu Bei thought for a moment and slapped the city wall.""That must be the case. Although Yuan Gong's army was defeated in the past, his army still existed, just to avoid disaster in Yuzhou. Now that Cao Cao has led his army to attack us, he sees that Huainan is rich in water and soil, and there is no army stationed there. He wants to seize Huainan again and become a false emperor again.”When everyone heard this, they all praised him. Seeing this, Yang Lei immediately said,"Big brother, Sun Ce has retreated and Cao Cao is fighting alone. There is nothing to fear." I think we should find out the whereabouts of Sun Ce's army and then fight Cao Cao to defeat Cao Cao and ensure the peace of Xuzhou.”
"Yuting is right, but I'm afraid Cao Cao will break through the Nine Mile Mountain and Xiao Pei first. If the Second Place was broken, then Cao Cao would not stop sending troops here.”Liu Bei first praised Yang Lei, then said worriedly. "Don't worry, my lord." Huang Zhong laughed heartily. The Jiuli Mountain stronghold has been operating for many years, and the troops stationed there are all elites. Let alone Cao Cao only dividing his forces to attack, even if the entire army enters, as long as Zhang Liao and Zang Ba hold on, I think they will be powerless.”Hearing this, Liu Bei felt that he was worrying too much. He couldn't help but laugh,""Hansheng is right."
Yang Lei looked at Liu Bei's expression and suddenly understood something. It turned out that Liu Bei still did not have the confidence in his heart. He had not cultivated the calm and domineering aura that a duke should have. However, it was understandable. After all, it had only been a short period of time since Liu Bei had gone from a small Prime Minister with a few thousand soldiers to a Prime Minister with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. He had also taken over the territory of another province. Liu Bei had yet to adapt to the change in role. Moreover, his opponent this time was the famous Cao Cao. Yang Lei thought about it and couldn't help but find it funny. If it wasn't for him, Liu Bei would probably be following Cao Cao for a living, and the one facing Cao Cao would probably be Lu Bu. By the way, I didn't go to the White Gate Tower when I passed by Xiapi last time. I must go there next time. At this moment, Liu Bei made up his mind and ordered his generals,""Second brother, send someone to find out if Sun Ce is really retreating to prevent him from luring the tiger away from the mountain. The rest of the generals gathered their troops and prepared to fight to the death with Cao Cao.”All the generals agreed and prepared not to mention it.
Ru Yin, Liu Pi, and Gong Du were drinking. The two of them were very happy. They had obtained another batch of rations. Everyone did not have to starve anymore, and their families could eat more. Cao Cao's army was truly wealthy. Carriages of grain and fodder continuously set off towards the fine sun spirit wall. They had only fished for a few times, but it was enough to feed them for a few months. Of course, this was also because there were only about ten thousand family members on their side, and only three to four thousand brothers who had actually gone into battle. At this moment, a soldier suddenly came to report,"Chief, another batch of grain has passed by. It seems to be transported to Xi Yang."”
When Gong Du heard this, he laughed and said,"Big Brother, we even have food for next spring." "After saying that, he got up and prepared to send troops to rob the food. "Brother, I don't think this is right." We just robbed the rations two days ago. The Cao army isn't that stupid to transport rations again. I'm afraid there's an ambush this time." Gong Du chuckled indifferently."Big brother, don't you think about it clearly? Cao Cao's 150,000 strong army is in Xu Prefecture. How much food does he have to eat every day? Besides, even if there were an ambush, I might not be afraid of him. I also fought my way here with knives and spears. Why would they be afraid of the Cao army who farmed while serving as soldiers?”As he spoke, he curled his lips and went to recruit soldiers.
Seeing this, Liu Pi knew that he couldn't persuade this brother, but he was afraid that he would really encounter an ambush and wouldn't be able to return. He hurriedly put on his clothes and chased after her. When Gong Du saw this, he grinned." That's more like it. That's my good big brother."”Liu Pi glared at him and ordered,""If anything goes wrong, just run away. This grain is enough for us to eat for a period of time. There's no need to joke around with our brothers 'lives.”Although Gong Du felt that Liu Pi was nagging, he was grateful for his kindness. He nodded and led a thousand soldiers. Liu Pi also led a thousand soldiers to follow closely, just in case. The other brothers stayed in Ru Yin to defend the city.
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