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

Lead him to attack Guanzhong?

Cao Cao's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new world.

"Just as Yuan Hao said, although the Yellow River is naturally dangerous, it can be crossed everywhere and it is impossible to guard against it."

"Guanzhong is different"

"If Liu Bei succeeds in conquering the key points, he can only attack from Tongguan and Wuguan."

"At that time, the king only had to defend these two gates with heavy troops. The Big-Ear Bandits and Horses were only twice as many as our army. Even if they were an army of millions, what should we fear?"

The more Sima Yi said, the more excited he became, and then he cupped his hands:

"Therefore, my plan is to ask the king to mobilize the troops in Guanzhong to take the initiative to attack the Yan army in Nanyang and Hongnong County."

"The Wuguan line can threaten Wancheng, and the Tongguan line can threaten Luoyang."

"In this way, we can make the big-eared thieves aware of the huge threat in Guanzhong, and then induce the big-eared thieves to use all their might to attack Guanzhong first."

"At this time, your Majesty can lead my main force to Guanzhong and take up the position. Relying on the dangers of Tongguan and Wuguan, we can pin the Big Ear Bandit's army of more than 200,000 people to Guancheng."

"When the big-eared thieves are exhausted and have to retreat under Shi Lao's city, the king will take advantage of the situation and send out 13 levels to pursue him, and he will definitely gain something."

Sima Yi's confident words made Cao Cao's blood boil suddenly.

He jumped up, took a few steps towards the map hanging on the wall, and glanced between Tongguan and Wuguan.

"Okay, okay, Zhongda’s plan is very clever!"

"Luring the big-eared thieves to attack Guanzhong is a strategy to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses."

"Zhongda, Zhongda, I really saw you right, you didn’t disappoint me!"

Cao Cao was overjoyed and praised Sima Yi profusely, placing high hopes again.

At this time, he seemed to have forgotten how disappointed he was with Sima Yi after Sima Yi repeatedly made miscalculations during the Battle of Henan. He once again received Cao Cao's approval and approval. , Sima Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

At that moment,

Cao Cao decided to adopt Ma Yi's plan.

So the edict was immediately sent to Guanzhong.

Xiahou Yuan, who was guarding Guanzhong, immediately sent troops out of Wuguan Tongguan to attack Luoyang Wan An attack was launched in the direction of the city.

Cao Cao secretly began to transport grain and grass to Guanzhong, preparing to lead his army to Guanzhong to take control.

…

Xuchang.

Liu Bei looked at the emergency report in his hand, his eyes full of confusion.

The urgent report was sent by Wei Yan who was guarding Luoyang and Huo Jun who was guarding Wancheng.

The two men claimed in the emergency report that Xia Houyuan had dispatched more than 10,000 troops from Wuguan Tongguan a few days ago to launch an attack on the front lines of Nanyang and Hongnong County.

In view of the suddenness of the Wei army's attack, several counties were captured one after another, and the Yan army lost thousands of troops.

At this time, the two Wei armies were at their peak, and they seemed to have great intentions of attacking Luoyang and Wancheng.

"My Yan is strong but Wei is weak"

"I have not yet attacked the Cao thieves, but the Cao thieves actually dare to attack and threaten me, Wancheng, Luoyang?"

"Ziyu, what does Cao Cao want to do?"

Liu Bei was puzzled and showed the emergency report in his hand to Deng Mu.

After Deng Mu looked at it for a few times, he raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth.

"It is precisely because Cao Cao is afraid of the king that he takes the initiative and provokes the king"

"Um? What does this mean?"

Liu Bei couldn't understand what Deng Mu meant.

"The Yellow River defense line is called a natural danger, but in fact it is a sieve with leaks. Naturally, Cao Cao knew it."

"I guess that he judged that the king was going to use troops against him, but was afraid that the king would attack Hebei, so he took advantage of it and threatened me, Wancheng, Luoyang, so that the king would think that Guanzhong was the greatest threat and give priority to sending troops to attack the west."

"In this way, he led our army's attack direction from Liyang to Tongguan."

"Cao Cao could take advantage of the dangerous location of Tongguan and use the geographical advantage to offset the disadvantage of insufficient troops."

"The minister guessed that this was either Guo Jia's or Sima Yi's plan."

Liu Bei suddenly realized it.

All the ministers present also realized it.

Pang Tong said with a sarcastic look on his face:

"It's ridiculous that Cao Cao is so smart that he wants to lure us to attack the key points. Unexpectedly, he plays into the hands of the king and the prime minister."

"Then we can just use the trick to make it look real! Liu

Bei laughed and said happily:

"Okay, let's fake it and put on a good show for Cao Cao in the Western Conquest!"

The military meeting finalized the plan for the Western Expedition.

Liu Bei then issued an edict and ordered the soldiers and horses gathered on the front line of Xuchang to start marching towards the Nanyang and Luoyang lines. The

250,000 Yan army marched westward in separate routes.

Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou Grain and grass from Xuzhou and other places were also continuously transferred to Luoyang and Nanyang along various water systems.

At the same time, the navy commanded by Taishi Cigan, Ning Lingtong and other generals also entered the Yellow River from the sea, and headed westward towards Guanzhong.

It was summer.

A"Letter to the Officers and People of Guanzhong" was sent to all counties in Guanzhong and posted everywhere.

This proclamation, written by Zhuge Liang, enumerated Cao Cao's various crimes, clearly stated that Liu Bei was ordered to attack Wei, and warned the soldiers and civilians of Guanzhong not to help Zhou to commit evil. He gave up resistance and surrendered to Kaicheng.

On the day the appeal was published. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Liu Bei built an altar to worship heaven in the west of Xuchang City, vowed to march westward, and went to Luoyang to command the army directly to capture Tongguan.

At the same time, Zhang Fei had already He was transferred to Nanyang and commanded 40,000 elite troops to march into Wuguan.

Two groups of Yan troops, nearly 300,000 troops and horses, were divided into two groups and rushed towards Guanzhong in a mighty manner.

…

Yecheng, royal palace.

A family dinner is going on.

Cao Cao sat high on the throne.

The eldest son, Cao Ang, and the three sons Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi were all present.

"You must also know the news about Liu Beibing's invasion of Guanzhong."

"Sima Zhongda's plan has been completed, Liu Bei's main force has been lured to attack the pass, and there is no threat to Hebei and Yecheng for the time being."

"After today’s family dinner, my father will personally lead the army to Guanzhong"

"Ang'er, you stay in Yecheng to supervise the country and keep an eye on our Cao family's base camp for your father."

"Zhang'er, please follow your son Xiaoshu to guard Liyang. This will not only provide you with training, but also serve as an inspiration to the soldiers."

"As for you, Pi'er, just go to Guanzhong with your father."

"When your father leads the army to Tongguan, you will sit in Chang'an and provide good food and military supplies to the front line."[]

Cao Cao made a series of arrangements for his sons.

The disciples stood up in a hurry and accepted the order with great enthusiasm.

"Father, where are your ministers?"

Cao Zhi, who was not assigned a task, asked slightly embarrassed

"You..."

Cao Cao hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand perfunctorily:

"Just stay in Yecheng and assist your elder brother."

Cao Zhi's face showed a bit of disappointment.

All the brothers were responsible for heavy responsibilities, but his own task was to stay in Yecheng to assist Cao Ang.

Isn't this tantamount to being idle?

Cao Zhi understood that that day, the Ningling Grain Camp was full of people. During the war, Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with his performance.

When he learned that he was drinking and having fun when he was in charge of the grain camp, he was extremely disappointed. Now, in Cao Cao's eyes, he is just a dandy son who cannot hold a big position. With this battle imminent, Cao Cao naturally did not dare to entrust him with important tasks.

"Son... son takes orders~~"

Although Cao Zhi was unhappy, he could only accept the order gloomily.

Cao Cao raised his wine glass and faced the disciples with a solemn expression.

"This battle is related to the life and death of our Wei Dynasty, and the life and death of our father and son!"

"The so-called father and son go into battle, brothers fight the tiger!"

"We, father and son, will work together to kill that big-eared thief without leaving a single piece of armor behind!"

"You can have confidence!".