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

Cao Zhen did not dare to delay, and that night he led 15,000 soldiers and horses, abandoned the natural barrier of Yangping Pass, and retreated towards Nanzheng.

At the same time, a general was sent out, and the garrisons of various counties in Hanzhong immediately moved closer to Nanzheng.

A rider went north from Xiegu and headed straight for Tongguan to ask Cao Cao for permission.

At the foot of Dingjun Mountain.

Seven thousand Han troops had already gone down the mountain, set up camp, and were taking a short rest.

Zhang Ren died, and most of the soldiers were lost. Guan Ping was sure that Cao Zhen would not dare to lead the army to fight again.

So, he was relieved and bold, and led the army down the mountain to set up camp.

Outside the big tent.

The Han army soldiers ate and drank to their heart's content, celebrating this great victory.

Inside the big tent, Guan Ping was also drinking with Ma Su.

"The people who report the victory to my father and the prime minister have been sent out. Youchang, what do you think we should do next?"

Guan Ping poured a glass of wine for Ma Su.

After this battle, the two of them had become close friends.

Guan Ping also treated Ma Su, who was a few years younger than himself, as a brother and friend.

"What we do depends on what Cao Zhen does."

"What do you mean?"

Ma Su picked up the wine glass and took a sip slowly.

"I think Cao Zhen has few options now, and there are three options."

"The best option is to abandon Yangping Pass and even Hanzhong and retreat to Guanzhong."

"In this way, although Hanzhong is lost, Cao Cao can save more than 20,000 fresh troops."

"The so-called losing land but saving people is the truth."

After a pause, he said:

"The middle option is to continue to defend Yangping Pass and send people to Tongguan at the same time. , ask Cao Cao for help. ”

“However, given the distance between Yangping Pass and Tong Pass, by the time Cao Cao receives the news and wants to send reinforcements to Hanzhong, I am afraid we have already attacked from both sides and captured Yangping Pass.”

“Cao Zhen cannot defend Yangping Pass and will still lead the remaining troops to flee north.”

“In this way, Hanzhong will still fall, but there will be heavy casualties.”

“This is a moderate strategy.”

Guan Ping nodded repeatedly, filled Ma Su’s glass with wine, and motioned him to continue.

Ma Su took a few sips and continued slowly:

"The next strategy is to continue to divide the troops to recapture Dingjun Mountain."

"But Cao Zhen currently has 15,000 troops, and at most he can only allocate 7,000 to 8,000 troops to fight our army." (To read the novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"By then, the troops left behind at Yangping Pass will be only 6,000 to 7,000."

"Such a distribution of troops will naturally lose both ends and gain nothing."

"As for Dingjun Mountain, with the same number of troops and high morale, we have a chance to defeat Cao Zhen head-on."

"And the main force of our army outside the pass can also take advantage of the extreme emptiness of Yangping Pass and break through the pass in one go."

"In this way, Cao Zhen will not only fail to defend Yangping Pass, but also face the annihilation of his entire army.There is no ending."

"This is the worst strategy when both people and land are lost."

Ma Su was very proud and presented three strategies for Cao Zhen.

Guan Ping nodded repeatedly and could not help but look at Ma Su with more respect. He thought that Deng Mu sent Ma Su to assist him, which was really a party.

"Youchang is amazing. You can see Cao Zhen's predicament clearly."

Guan Ping praised him fiercely and then asked:

"Then according to your opinion, which strategy will Cao Zhen choose?"

As soon as the voice fell.

Before Ma Su could answer, a scout came running excitedly and fell to the ground.[]

"Report to the two generals. ”

“We learned last night that more than 10,000 Wei troops left Yangping Pass at night and headed towards Nanzheng!” .