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

"Ziyu, I don’t understand what you are saying."

Liu Bei's eyes were a little dazed.

If you want to attack Hebei, you must gather the army on the Baima line.

Once the army is assembled, Cao Cao, as long as he is not blind, must mobilize on the Liyang line.

"What I mean is that we can pretend to attack key points in the open, but secretly we are actually attacking Hebei!"

Deng Mu didn't mince words, he raised his hand and pointed to the west of the map:

"Your Majesty, you can assemble troops and horses and food at Luoyang and Nanyang, and pretend to attack Guanzhong from Tongguan and Wuguan."

"In order to ensure that Guanzhong is not lost, Cao Cao must mobilize heavy troops to strengthen the defense of Tongguan and Wuguan."

"If the main force of the Wei army is transferred to the west, there will naturally not be many troops left in the Liyang front line."

"As soon as the layout is completed, the king can board the ship along the coast of Hongnong, go eastward along the Yellow River, return to the White Horse line with lightning speed, and cross the Yellow River by surprise!"

"At that time, the main force of Cao's thieves was in Guanzhong, and they had no time to return to Hebei. How could they have enough troops to stop our army from crossing the river?"

Deng Mu pointed out to Jiang, and revealed his overall layout.

There was excitement in the palace.

Liu Bei's eyes brightened and he praised:

"Ziyu, this is your plan to attack the east and the west, and then make the tiger leave the mountain!"

Zhuge Liang also looked surprised and nodded hurriedly:

"Our army has a navy that can transport troops and horses, and we have the convenience of the Yellow River flowing downstream. If we board the ship from Hongnong, we can return to Baima in less than two days."

"And if the Cao thieves hear the news, it will take at least ten days to rush back to Liyang for reinforcements."

"In this way, we will have enough time to cross the river and capture Liyang!"

"Master, this plan is very clever!"

The ministers started talking, and they all praised Deng Mu's plan.

Liu Bei no longer hesitated and said happily:

"In this case, what else do I have to worry about?"

"According to the plan of the Prime Minister, we will attack the puppet Wei in a short time and regain Hebei!"

The plan to attack Wei was decided.

So Liu Bei issued an edict.

Guan Yu was ordered to replace Tai Shici, go to the plains to guard, and also led the governor of Jizhou.

In order to confuse Cao Cao, Liu Bei deliberately reduced the troops and horses on the east line of Jizhou.

Nearly twenty Fifty thousand soldiers and horses will be gradually transferred to the Nanyang and Luoyang front lines.

Tens of thousands and hundreds of dendrobiums of grain and grass will also be continuously transferred from all directions to the two places.

The mobilization of soldiers, horses, grain and grass is only to create a picture of the Yan army. Pretend to launch an attack on Wuguan and Tongguan

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Yecheng, royal palace.

Cao Cao, who was sitting in a high position, looked much better. He seemed to have recovered from the pain of the fall of Henan and the death of Xiahou Dun.

"Our army returned a total of less than 100,000 soldiers and horses from Yanzhou and Sizhou."

"In addition, we still have 50,000 troops and horses in Guanzhong, plus the 50,000 troops and horses left behind in Jizhou, the total available is no more than 200,000."

"According to estimates by officials, Liu Bei's available troops after capturing Yanzhou Sizhou should be between 350,000 and 400,000."

"This means that Liu Bei's total military strength is about twice that of our army!"

"If Liu Bei uses troops against our great Wei Dynasty, Liu Bei can at least personally control the main force of 250,000 people."

"The main force that the king can assemble is at most more than 100,000 people."

Tian Feng read out the data on the strength of the two armies.

The situation of strength and weakness is obviously not optimistic for Wei.

Cao Cao frowned, and all the ministers in the palace had dark clouds on their faces.

"According to detailed reports, Liu Bei has begun mobilizing in various states, and his troops are gathering on the front line in Xuchang."

"I estimate that within one month at the latest, Liu Bei will use a large number of troops against the Wei Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, we need to be prepared to deal with it as early as possible."(To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Guo Jia came out of the queue, raised his hands and reminded loudly.

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said disdainfully:

"If the big-eared thief dares to attack, I will make sure that he never comes back and let him pay for the loss of his troops and generals!"

Cao Cao still spoke harshly, but the ministers could hear that Cao Cao was guilty beyond his harsh words.

The ministers looked at each other with clouded eyes.

"Ahem. Tian

Feng coughed a few times and said:

"If Liu Bei's army comes to attack, I will fight to the death to repay the king."

"But the current strength of the Yan army is far superior to that of our great Wei army, and its military strength is twice that of our army."

"As for the Yellow River defense line, although it is said to be naturally dangerous, it can be crossed everywhere."

"What's more, Liu Bei still controls the two counties of Jidong and can attack our army from the east with his partial troops."

"I believe that the situation is quite unfavorable for our country, the Wei Dynasty. Your Majesty, please do not be too optimistic...."

Tian Feng was still upright, and poured a few ladles of cold water on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao curled his lips, and the self-confidence on his face was immediately shattered.

"Then tell me, if the big-eared bandits attack with an overwhelming army, how can we hold the Yellow River defense line with our existing forces?"[]

Cao Cao had to face reality and ask everyone for advice.

All the counselors started talking about it.

The mainstream opinion is to use Li Yang as the core to prevent the Yan army from crossing the river.

Once the intelligence showed that Liu Bei was going north to send troops, Cao Cao would lead his 100,000 main force into Tun Liyang to prevent the Yan army from crossing the river.

At the same time, the cavalry was used as a mobile force to monitor the Yan army at all times and prevent the Yan army from sneaking across from other crossings.

Whether Tian Feng or Guo Jia, their fighting spirit is roughly the same.

"At that time, Yuan Shao also stationed troops in Liyang, hoping to prevent the king from crossing the river."

"But what in the end?"

"Did the Liyang defense line he worked so hard to prevent the king from crossing the river?"

A sarcastic voice broke everyone's discussion.

Everyone's eyes turned and fell on the counselor in the corner.

Sima Yi.

Since the fall of Xuchang and Cao Cao's retreat to Hebei, this rising star of the Wei Kingdom has There was silence.

Cao Cao was quite cold towards Sima Yi, and Sima Yi deliberately kept a low profile in order to avoid Cao Cao's anger.

Finally, at the court meeting that decided the fate of Wei State, Sima Yi couldn't bear it anymore and spoke out again..

As soon as he opened his mouth, Cao Cao was shocked and felt a chill in his back.

"What Zhongda said makes sense"

"Yuan Shao stationed his troops in Liyang, but failed to stop me from crossing the river."

"If this king imitates Yuan Shao and stationed troops in Liyang to defend the Yellow River, wouldn't he also follow in Yuan Shao's footsteps?"

Cao Cao seemed to be awakened, nodded heavily, and then asked:

"Then according to Zhongda's plan, if I don't station a heavy army in Liyang, how can I stop the big-eared bandits?"

Sima Yi slowly stepped out of the queue, with a sly smile on his face, and raised his hand to point to the west:

"The Yellow River is not a natural danger, and holding on to Liyang is not the best strategy."

"In this case, why doesn't the king lead the army of big-eared thieves to attack Guanzhong?".