Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

On the west bank of the Zhang River, Cao Jun's camp is located.

Cao Cao was stationed on the river bank, looking across the river from a distance.

On the east bank, Liu Jun's company camped for seven miles and set up a strong defense line on the east bank.

Thirty thousand Liu troops were stationed on the east bank, blocking his way across the river.

At this moment, 60,000 Liu troops have surrounded Nanpi City like an iron barrel.

"Liu Bei, it seems that you are determined to destroy Yuan Shao alone and snatch Jidong away from under my nose."

Cao Cao sighed, but a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"My lord, Feng thought that this might not be a bad thing for my lord."

Tian Feng behind him suddenly spoke.

Cao Cao was startled and looked back at Tian Feng:"Why did Yuan Hao say this? Tian

Feng raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Pi City, and said unhurriedly:

"Nanpi City has been built three times since Yuan Shao was appointed governor of Bohai. Its city is the strongest in Hebei and is even better than Ye City."

"Although Yuan Shao is in decline, he still has an army of 20,000 in his hands, and there are also great tiger generals like Wen Chou at his disposal."

"If Yuan Shao is determined to defend and Liu Bei wants to forcefully break through Nanpi with only 60,000 troops, how can it be so easy?"

"Feng thought that Yuan Shao could last at least three to four months!"

Tian Feng made a judgment with a firm tone, and then there was a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.

"Three months was enough to exhaust Liu Beijun's energy and frustrate his military morale."

"At that time, no matter how hard our army crosses the Zhang River, we will wait for work. Are we still afraid that we will not be able to defeat Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, and his frown relaxed slightly.

He understood what Tian Feng meant.

This was to let Nanpi City and Yuan Shao consume Liu Bei's strength.

When Liu Bei's troops were under the old city, the soldiers were tired. , he took advantage of the opportunity to cross the river and reap the benefits

"Well, what Yuan Hao said is true"

"At this time, not only Liu Bei's soldiers were exhausted, but Yuan's army in the city was also at the end of its strong crossbow."

"I will defeat Liu Bei first, then Nanpi, and completely capture all the counties in eastern Hebei."

Cao Cao stroked his short beard and sneered, confidence fluttering between his brows.

Tian Feng smiled but said nothing.

"Yuan Hao’s thoughts are understandable"

"But Sikong should not forget that although Liu Bei's siege troops were only 60,000, he had the magic weapon Deng Mu in his hands."

"The existence of this person is worth millions of soldiers!"

"I'm just afraid that Deng Mu has some ulterior motives that will cause Liu Bei to attack Nanpi City in advance."

"Sikong will not forget the lessons learned from Jianye, Shouchun and Xiapi, right?"

Guo Jia poured cold water on him.

Although Tian Feng was extremely resourceful, he had never fought against Deng Mu and had not personally experienced the horror of his resourcefulness.

Guo Jia suffered a lot of losses under Deng Mu.

He knew very well that one could never judge Deng Mu based on common sense.

The counselor from a poor family like him had always been a miraculous person who succeeded by surprise and turned the impossible into the possible.

Tian Feng was slightly shocked and seemed to be moved by Guo Jia's words. Reminder, the optimism on his face suddenly faded a lot

"Fengxiao's worry is not unreasonable. Deng Mu must be on guard against this.."

"From this point of view, we cannot place too much hope on Yuan Shao to hold Liu Bei back."

"Four months is indeed dangerous, but two months should be a no-brainer."

Tian Feng changed his judgment.

Cao Cao was convinced and nodded:

"Yes, that Deng Mu was very cunning, and many fortified cities in the world were destroyed by his tricks."

"It is indeed too optimistic to expect Yuan Shao to hold Nanpi for four months, and two months is still reasonable."

The conversation changed.

Cao Cao frowned again and asked:

"But even if Yuan Shao can hold off Liu Bei for two months, how can you guarantee that we will be able to cross the Zhang River in two months?"

This sentence stopped Tian Feng and Guo Jia.

The two looked at each other, their brows furrowed.

In order to stop Liu Bei's offensive on the southern front, Cao Cao had to transfer nearly 30% of his troops from the Hebei battlefield. Go south.

At the same time, in order to take over Northern Hebei and Youzhou, and merge the newly surrendered prefectures and counties, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses had to be mobilized.

As for Ma Teng's Xiliang Army, Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, and Xian Yufu's Youzhou Army Although the army was nominally surrendered, it could not be reorganized in a short period of time, and he dared to make bold calls.

This made his expedition to Nanpi eastward only 60,000 to 70,000 troops.

And Liu Beiguang was in On the east bank of the Zhang River, the Huang Zhong and Gan Ning regiments that blocked him from crossing the river numbered more than 30,000. With twice the force, if they wanted to forcefully cross the Zhang River and hit the other side, they would be underestimating Liu Jun's battle.

How to cross the Zhang River was obviously the most fundamental problem facing Cao Cao.

All the counselors on the left and right were silent.

"Sikong, why do we have to cross the river here and confront Liu Bei head-on?"

A voice broke the silence.

Cao Cao looked for the sound and saw that the person who came out was Sima Yi.

"If we don't cross the river here, how can we solve the crisis in Nanpi and defeat Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao asked with doubt in his eyes.

Sima Yi stepped forward and pointed towards the east with his hand.

"The reason why the Lord wants to fight Liu Bei is not to break the siege of Nanpi, let alone to save Yuan Shao, but to seize the counties in eastern Hebei, completely occupy Jizhou, and drive Liu Bei back to the south of the Yellow River."

"Then Yi thought, why didn't Sikong bluff here and pretend to cross the river to relieve the siege of Nanpi, but secretly led his army to march southward for a long distance, crossed the river in Yu County, and made a surprise attack on the plains?"

Raid on the plains?

As soon as he said this, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had been opened to a new world.

"Get the map!"

Dian Wei hurriedly ordered his guards to spread out the map.

A hundred miles to the south along the Zhang River is Yu County. From Yu County across the Zhang River, more than 40 miles to the east is Pingyuan City.

How important is Pingyuan City? , is naturally self-evident.

Once this city is captured, Liu Bei's forward base in Hebei will be captured, and the most convenient food route will be cut off.

Liu Bei's 90,000-strong army will be defeated without a fight!

"Sikong, Zhongda’s plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao is really a brilliant plan."

"If we are lucky enough to capture the plain, Liu Bei's 90,000-strong army will be defeated without a fight." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Even if Liu Bei has elite defenses in Pingyuan Village and we fail to break through quickly, we can still force Liu Bei to lead the main force back to rescue him. In this way, the siege of Nanpi will be solved."

"This plan is indeed a foolproof strategy!"

Guo Jia happily praised.

Cao Cao stared at the map and swept it around, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"Okay, okay, great plan to siege Wei and rescue Zhao!"

"Zhongda, your skill in using troops is quite similar to that of Deng Mu."

"It seems that that country man has really met his nemesis!"

Sima Yi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but his face showed humility.

Cao Cao was in a happy mood, so he waved his hand and said:

"After passing the order, we will follow Zhongda's plan and prepare to make a surprise attack on the plain to kill the big-eared thief.——"

The words are not finished yet.

A horse galloped over, rolled his saddle and dismounted

"~ Report to Sikong that Yuan General Wen Chou sneaked across the Zhang River to surrender."

"Wen Chou claimed that Liu Bei had captured Nanpi and wiped out 20,000 Yuan troops."

"Yuan Shao, Yuan Xi and his son have all been killed by Liu Bei!"[] a bolt from the blue.

The chief minister of Cao Camp suddenly changed his face and was shocked.

Be it Cao Cao, Tian Feng, or Guo Jia.

Even Sima Yi's expression changed drastically.

Just now, they conservatively judged that Yuan Shao could last at least two months.

In the blink of an eye, Nanpi fell?

Yuan Shao and his son were killed by Liu Bei!

The Yuan family, the number one surname in the world, just disappeared into ashes?

Cao Cao and everyone looked at each other with bewilderment in their eyes.

"Quickly send Wen Chou to come!"

Cao Cao shouted anxiously.

After a moment, the disgraced Wen Chou came to the river beach and knelt on one knee in front of Cao Cao.

"General Wen Chou pays homage to Sikong!"

"The Yuan family has been destroyed, and there will be no way out. I sincerely ask Sikong to take care of him."

"I, Wen Chou, am willing to go through fire and water for Sikong to repay Sikong's kindness."

Wen Chou was filled with desolation, and he immediately expressed his intention to surrender.

Wen Chou was extremely skilled in martial arts and was a tiger general in the world.

If such a fierce general came to surrender, any lord would naturally be overjoyed.

But Cao Cao was not happy. What he is most concerned about now is the truth about how Nanpi was breached.

"Wen Chou, tell me, how did Liu Bei conquer Nanpi?"

Cao Cao couldn't wait to ask.

Wen Chou sighed helplessly.

Then he told how Liu Bei confused the hearts of the people in the city with his propaganda, how Zhang Nan rebelled, let Liu Bei's army enter the city, and captured Nanpi.

And how Yuan Shao and his son were killed by Liu Bei. The head was hung on the Nanpi Tower... everyone spoke out in detail as they passed by.

On the river beach, there was a dead silence.

Everyone's face was frozen in an extremely complicated moment.

It was a person who did not want to believe it, but had to believe it and was shocked.

"A mere statement made Nanpi self-defeating. Needless to say, this must be Deng Mu’s handiwork."

"Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao could not survive even half a month in the hands of Deng Mu, let alone two months."

"This man's wisdom is really astonishing, and no one in the world can match him..."

Guo Jia, who came back to his senses, couldn't help but let out an impressed but helpless sigh.

Cao Cao's heart suddenly shook, and he finally recovered from the shock. Relaxed

"The Four Generations and Three Dukes, the most powerful and arrogant Yuan Benchuling in the world"

"He actually died in the hands of a mat weaver and shoe seller."

"Sad, ridiculous, deplorable…"