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

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is."

"Cao would never have thought that we would attack Hedong from Jiguan."

"Good, good, Prime Minister's plan is indeed a brilliant plan that takes the enemy by surprise!".

Liu Bei clapped his hands and cheered.

Deng Mu smiled but said nothing.

All the generals were greatly encouraged and excited again.

"Who is the current commander of Jiguan and how many soldiers and horses does he have?"

Liu Bei asked immediately.

Guo Jia hurriedly said:

"According to the latest intelligence, Jiguan belongs to Bingzhou, so its commander is Xiahou Wei, who is the son of Xiahou Yuan!"

"As for soldiers and horses, there are less than 2,000 people."

Xiahou Wei.

Not a famous general of Cao Wei.

There are only 2,000 soldiers and horses.

With such a general and 12 troops, it should be no problem to break through with a surprise attack.

Confidence ignited on Liu Bei's face, so he asked Deng Mu:

"Prime Minister, who do you think should be sent to attack Jiguan?"

All the generals were eager to try.

Deng Mu did not hesitate and pointed at Deng Ai:

"All the generals present should lead their troops and horses, and do not move lightly."

"Your Majesty, you can let Deng Ai, in the name of escorting grain and grass to the north to Yide, pretend to cross the river on a white horse, but march quickly into Henei, and then attack Jiguan unexpectedly!"

This time, Deng Mu did not choose to promote the wise regardless of relatives.

In the previous attack on Hanzhong in Yizhou, in order to convince the people, he chose other generals to take on several great achievements and gave up Deng Ai.

Now this great achievement, no matter what, he can't treat his brother badly.

Deng Ai was overjoyed and hurried forward and said:

"Your Majesty, I will definitely attack Jiguan and open up the road to Hedong!"

How could Liu Bei not trust the person recommended by Deng Mu?

Besides, Deng Ai's ability is obvious to all, and Lao Liu has no doubt about it.

"Okay, okay!"

"Deng Shizai, I will order you to lead the army north, follow Zi Yu's plan, and attack Jiguan for me!"

Liu Bei made a decision without thinking.

Deng Ai accepted the order generously.

At that moment.

Deng Ai led a team of elite soldiers to Luoyang first, and crossed the Yellow River to the north in the name of protecting food.

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Tongguan.

Inside the government hall.

A military meeting on defending against the Han army was also going on.

On the Guanzhong front, Cao Zhen, who retreated to Guanzhong, had distributed his troops in Chencang, Xiegukou and other places in the Qinling valleys, set up camps and built barriers.

Guan Yu, who captured Hanzhong, did not take advantage of the victory to go north to Qinling and launch an attack on Guanzhong.

The threat from the south has been temporarily relieved.

But the latest intelligence from the Han camp made Cao Cao and his ministers unable to relax their vigilance, and even became alert again.

Deng Mu is back!

The spy reported that Deng Mu had gone north from Nanyang and arrived at the Han camp in Tongguan the day before.

Liu Bei even went out in person to lead the civil and military officials to welcome him.Deng Mu's return.

This news really made Cao Cao and the ministers of Wei State feel numb and nervous.

That's Deng Mu.

He is a man of great wisdom and strategy, unparalleled.

Cao Cao suffered a lot under Deng Mu's hands. 790

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the rope for ten years. How could he not be afraid when he heard that Deng Mu was coming back?

"When that country bumpkin comes back, he will definitely give advice to the big-eared thief and try every means to break through Tongguan."

"Think about it quickly, how will Deng Mu cheat for the big-eared thief?"

"This thief must not be underestimated."

Cao Cao asked the ministers with a serious look.

The ministers talked about it for a while.

"Your Majesty, I think Tongguan is impregnable. As long as our army does not fight, Deng Mu should be helpless."

"I am afraid that he will offer advice to Liu Bei, sneak across the Yellow River to attack our Hedong, and then attack our Guanzhong from Puguan!"

"We must be on guard!"

Jia Xu took the initiative to remind him.