After returning to the military camp, Zhuge Liang said to Liu Jue,""Young General, I can see that Liu Xuande is quite ambitious. We must be on guard against him as soon as possible and not let his strength grow.”
Hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Jue felt a sense of absurdity in his heart. If Zhuge Liang knew that in history, he had done his best for Liu Bei, he wondered what he would think.
However, Zhuge Liang was now Liu Jue's subordinate, so he naturally had to consider Liu Jue's interests.
"Don't worry, I've long since known what Liu Bei is thinking. If he dares to be disobedient, I won't be polite.”Liu Jue sneered.
The Jing State was definitely his and only his. No matter who the other party was, as long as they dared to attack the Jing State, he would not show mercy.
"That Xu Yuanzhi is quite capable. If I were to stay by Liu Bei's side and give him advice, it would be troublesome for me."”
"Xu Shu?" Liu Jue recalled Xu Shu's appearance. He really wanted to recruit Xu Shu as his subordinate, but the possibility of this was very small.
Soon, Liu Jue thought of Cao Cao's plan, which was to capture Xu Shu's mother and force Xu Shu to leave Liu Bei's side.
Of course, this matter could not be done by Liu Jue. Most likely, Cao Cao would be the villain.
"We can talk about Xu Shu later. Right now, we need to deal with Cao Ren.”Liu Jue shook his head. The most important thing now was to deal with Cao Ren.
"You guys should have a plan already, right?”Liu Jue smiled at the two of them.
Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at each other and smiled."Of course, Cao Ren will never return!”
The next morning, after Liu Jue had breakfast, he immediately said to Zhang Sheng,"Go and invite Liu Xuande over to discuss military matters!”
"Here!" Zhang Sheng responded and quickly left.
Half an hour later, Liu Bei brought Zhao Yun and Xu Shu over.
"Imperial Uncle Liu, please sit!" Liu Jue invited Liu Bei and the others to sit down while he sat at the seat of honor.
After Liu Bei sat down, he immediately said to Liu Jue,""Third Young Master invited me here. Could it be that he has already thought of a way to deal with Cao Ren?”
Liu Jue smiled." Last night, I discussed it with my strategists. We all feel that it's not wise to defend Xinye City. We might as well use Xinye City as a trap to lure Cao Ren's army.”
"I wonder if Third Young Master has any good ideas?" Liu Bei asked.”
"Uncle Liu, please lead your troops and the people of Xinye across the river and hide in Chaoyang City in the south. I will set a trap in Xinye City to lure Cao Ren into Xinye and catch him in the end.”Liu Jue briefly explained the plan to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei muttered to himself and looked at Xu Shu. Seeing Xu Shu nod, he said,"Then I'll leave it to you, Third Young Master. I'll immediately persuade the people to leave.”
"Then I'll have to trouble Imperial Uncle Liu." Liu Jue cupped his hands and said.
"I wouldn't dare, but Third Young Master must be careful.”Liu Bei let out a sigh of relief. Actually, he was eager to leave Xinye so that he could preserve his strength. Liu Jue's actions were just what he wanted.
Liu Bei returned very quickly. According to Liu Jue, he led the citizens out of Xinye and headed south towards Chaoyang City.
It had to be said that Liu Bei's prestige in Xinye was very high. In less than five days, the people of Xinye had all been evacuated.
At this moment, a scout came to report that Cao Ren's army had passed Yuyang and was not far from Xinye City.
Liu Jue called Wen Pin over and said," You will lead 25,000 troops across the White River. You must hide your tracks. When I defeat Cao Ren, you will lead the army north to Wan City."”
"Here! Young General, you must be careful!" After Wenpin finished speaking, he turned around and left.
After Wen Pin left, Liu Jue left 5,000 soldiers to Zhuge Liang while he, Pang Tong, Gan Ning, and Wei Yan led 10,000 soldiers north to stop Cao Ren.
Of course, this was just for show. Liu Jue pretended to be defeated as soon as they fought so that Cao Ren would lower his guard.
……
In the Cao army's camp, Cao Ren was wearing armor and kneeling on the main seat. He was not even forty years old yet, and his body was tall and sturdy. His eyes were sharp and filled with confidence.
On Cao Ren's left was a middle-aged scholar in his thirties. He was the military advisor, Jiang Ji.
Cao Hong sat on the right. He was slightly younger than Cao Ren, but he was also very burly and had a strong aura.
"Not far ahead is the Magpie Tail Slope. After this, the new wilderness is within reach.”Cao Ren said to the two of them with a smile.
"I don't know how Xinye is doing. Liu Bei only has 10,000 soldiers. It's impossible for him to defend Xinye." Jiang Ji said.”
Cao Hong sneered," If Liu Bei knew what was good for him, he would have abandoned the city and fled. Otherwise, I would have captured him alive and brought him to Si Kong!"”
Jiang Ji shook his head and said," When we were in Xuzhou, Cao Gong should not have tolerated Liu Bei. This person has great ambitions. If he were to become his wing, I'm afraid he would become a threat!"”
Cao Ren smiled and said," Let's not talk about Liu Bei for now. I'm only concerned about Liu Biao. How many troops will he send to fight us?"”
Jiang Ji pondered for a moment and said," Liu Biao will definitely mobilize the troops from Xiangyang and Fancheng this time. I estimate that there will be about 30,000 troops. If there are more troops from Fancheng, it will be dangerous."”
" We have 30,000 soldiers," Cao Hong said disdainfully." They are all elite soldiers who have been through hundreds of battles. How can the Jiangnan soldiers be our match?" This time, it's not just Liu Bei. I want to capture that Liu Jue kid as well.”
"That's right, but we can't underestimate the enemy. Send scouts to inquire about the situation first.”Although Cao Ren said that, the smile on his face showed that he did not take Liu Jue and Liu Bei seriously.
It was noon. Cao Ren's army continued to advance after lunch. After about 20 miles, a scout came to report.
"Reporting to the general, an unknown army has been discovered on the hillside ahead. We suspect that it is an ambush set up by the enemy.”the scout said.
"Ambush?"
Cao Ren narrowed his eyes and immediately ordered the army to stop. He then called Cao Hong and said,""Zilian, the scouts said that there are ambushes ahead. Send someone to take a look.”
"Yes, sir!" Cao Hong replied loudly. He immediately gathered five thousand elites and charged towards the hill ahead.
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