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

Cao Xiu fell to the ground, blood spurting from his mouth.

But he was still unwilling to give in and struggled to get up.

Deng Aice immediately stepped forward, his majestic figure shrouding him in shadow.

"Cao Xiu, if you have any last words, please tell me."

Deng Ai's bloody spear hung in front of Cao Xiu's eyes.

He obviously didn't intend to give the Cao family general a chance to live. He wanted to cut off his head and ask for credit from Liu Bei.

Cao Xiu knew that he would be killed today. There is no way out.

As a descendant of the Cao family, it is impossible to surrender to Liu Bei, let alone be a prisoner and suffer the humiliation of a prisoner.

Today, I will die for you to show my loyalty to Cao Cao.

"Poor little thief!"

"Go tell Liu Bei, so what if he wins Yecheng!"

"Destiny cannot be in the body of a man who weaves mats and sells shoes."

"Destiny lies with Cao, and with my Cao family"

"My uncle will call back in the morning and evening.——"

At the last moment, Cao Xiu was still extremely arrogant and did not believe that Cao Wei would die at the hands of Liu Bei.

"You are very confident"

"Very good, then I will send you to hell and let you watch with your own eyes how my King Yan destroyed your Cao Wei!"

Deng Ai snorted coldly, and slashed down the silver spear in his hand.

"Click!"

Cao Xiu's head fell to the ground.

Another general of the Cao clan died.

Deng Ai hung up Cao Xiu's head, pointed his silver spear to the north, and shouted:

"The whole army listens to the order and follows me to block the north gate."

"Your Majesty has an order that not a single Wei soldier is allowed to leave today."

The cavalry rolled and rushed north.

In the blink of an eye, the flag with the word"Yan" was raised on the north gate tower.

Then, the west gate and the south gate also raised the battle flag with the word"Yan".

This flag The capital of Wei State, the heart of Hebei Province, announced that it had changed hands.

At night, the killing finally fell silent, and Yecheng returned to peace.

Surrounded by the ministers, Liu Bei entered the city proudly, stepped into the palace that originally belonged to Cao Cao, and sat down On top of Cao Cao's throne.

All the generals came forward one by one to report the results of the battle.

"Report to the king, I will kill the enemy general Cao Xiu!"

"Report to your Majesty, I have captured the west gate and surrendered a thousand enemy soldiers."

"The old minister broke through the south gate, killed three thousand enemies and captured two thousand!"

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After listening to the reports from the ministers, Liu Bei showed a satisfied smile on his face and nodded while stroking his beard.

According to the summary of military achievements, the 10,000 Wei troops who stayed in Yecheng in this battle were either killed or injured. In short, almost the entire army was wiped out.

Xun Yu and Sun Li returned to Dayan.

General Cao Xiu and more than a dozen Wei generals were all killed.

Cao Cao's troops who stayed behind to fight for him and gain time to withdraw to the west were declared completely destroyed.

"Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work in this battle."

"Send an order to take all the wine and meat from the treasury to reward the soldiers of the three armies."

"A celebration banquet will be held immediately, and I will drink thousands of cups with you until we get drunk!"

Liu Bei laughed and waved his order.

The ministers laughed loudly, and they were all heroic.

The Yan army officers and soldiers all over the city shouted for joy.

At nightfall, a grand celebration banquet was held in the palace.

"Everyone, now that Ye City has been destroyed, how will my king use his troops next?"

Liu Bei, who had been drinking for several rounds, was still not full of will after all, and he did not forget to ask his advisers about the next strategy.

Guo Jia was the first to go out.

"Your Majesty, I think your Majesty has three things to do now."

"First of all, it is of course to appease the people of Yecheng."

"Yecheng is the heart of Hebei and the capital of Cao Cao. Only by pacifying Yecheng can we ensure Hebei's surrender."

"The second thing is to divide the troops and go northward to capture Julu, Hejian, Zhongshan and other counties in northern Hebei, as well as the counties in Youzhou."

"The third thing is to recuperate the soldiers, reorganize and reduce the troops, and prepare for the future westward march to completely defeat Cao Wei."

Guo Jia eloquently presented his strategy.

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly, convinced.

Although Yecheng was recovered, the counties in northern Hebei and Youzhou were still nominally under Cao Wei's control.

The next battle , although there is no need to lead the main force northward, he still has to separate out elite troops and continue to go northward to recover these counties.

Since Cao Cao has retreated to Bingzhou, it will naturally be effortless to take over these counties by force.

But if you want to appease people's hearts, To achieve complete control, it will take at least half a year to digest and absorb.

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The army has been marching north for nearly half a year, and has fought more than ten battles. The physical strength and spirit of the soldiers have also reached the end of their strength.

In this case, It is indeed not suitable to fight again and needs a good rest.

What's more, nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses were used to attack Wei this time. 300,000 young men, the amount of food and grass required was huge.

Even with the current national strength of Yan State Although it is strong, it cannot withstand long-term consumption, and the grain depots in various places have basically bottomed out.

The consumption of national power does not support further fighting.

Moreover, Cao Cao has at least more than 60,000 troops, and the entire division has returned to Bingzhou.

In addition, he stayed in Guanzhong The more than 60,000 soldiers and horses in the battle were all unscathed.

If Cao Cao continues to attack Guanlong again, Cao Cao can at least collect 100,000 soldiers and horses to resist.

Although this time, Dayan can gather more soldiers and horses to march westward, but However, Cao Cao has far better geographical advantages than Hebei. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!) Jingxing

Pass, Tongguan, Wuguan... these passes that stand among the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains in the Taihang Mountains, just pull out any one, It is the existence of the heroic passes in the world.

These heroic passes and dangerous passes are enough for Cao Cao to offset the disadvantage of insufficient troops.

After comprehensive consideration, it is indeed time to stop his troops.

"Well, just follow the principle of filial piety"

"The main task now is to rest and reorganize the soldiers, recharge their batteries, and appease the counties in Youzhou."

"After Hebei has been secured and the soldiers have rested and recuperated, it will not be too late to advance westward and completely destroy Wei."

Liu Bei decided on the next strategy.

All ministers had no objections.

"Ziyu, what do you think?"

Old Liu naturally did not forget to ask Deng Mu what he wanted.

Deng Mu nodded slightly and said:

"The king's decision is very wise, and I naturally agree with it, but..."

The conversation changed, Deng Mu cupped his hands and said:

"I think that in addition to the few things Fengxiao said, the king also has the most important thing to do."[]

The most important thing?

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, his thoughts racing, wondering if he had missed something important.

Liu Bei also looked blank and asked what was going on.

Deng Mu took a deep breath and said seriously:

"I would like to invite you to ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and continue our Han Dynasty!".