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

In the hall of the military mansion, the atmosphere was so solemn that it seemed as if even time had stopped.

Cao Cao sat in the first seat, his body stiff, fixed on the words "Jie Ting" on the map.

He clenched his fists quietly in his sleeves, revealing his inner unwillingness and determination.

Down the stairs.

Jia Xu, Wang Shuang and other important officials all looked at Cao Cao, waiting for the moment when he would give the order.

The shadow of Jie Ting's loss was like a dark cloud, and everyone advised Cao Cao to abandon Wolf City and retreat urgently to Longxi in order to plan for the future.

However.

Cao Cao was like a statue, and he did not say a word.

Everyone knew that their emperor still had a glimmer of hope in his heart at this time, praying for a miracle to come, so that Jie Ting could be saved.

Just at this moment.

A burst of hurried footsteps broke the silence.

Wu Shang rushed into the hall and reported loudly:

"Your Majesty, General Yang Fu has returned!"

Everyone was shocked when this was said, and the atmosphere was instantly tense.

Cao Cao's expression also changed drastically, as if his heart was hit by a heavy hammer.

But he quickly adjusted his breathing, forced himself to be calm, and said in a deep voice: "Send him to see you."

Not long after.

The heavy footsteps echoed in the empty hall, and Yang Fu walked in slowly with a sad face.

Amid the anxious gazes of the crowd, he came before Cao Cao and bowed:

"Your Majesty, I failed to defend Jieting. I feel guilty towards my country. Please forgive me."

Cao Cao looked directly at Yang Fu and said angrily:

"You said you had a way to resist the Han army, but why couldn't you defend the city?"

Yang Fu sighed and slowly told the truth:

"I do have the confidence to stop the Han army and defend Jieting."

"But Ma Chao actually betrayed his country and surrendered to the enemy. I was alone and the city was finally broken."

A bolt from the blue.

At that time, Cao Cao was shocked by the bolt from the blue.

He slammed his clenched fist against the table and roared angrily:

"Ma Chao! You treacherous thief, I swear to wipe out your entire family!"

The angry roar echoed in the hall.

The generals were either indignant, sighing, or terrified.

The fall of Jieting meant that the Han army would march straight into the west of Longshan, and their current military strength was simply unable to resist.

However.

After venting his anger, Cao Cao finally regained his composure.

He knew that the current situation was critical and that he had to make a decision quickly, otherwise there would be a danger of the whole army being annihilated.

"Retreat is imperative."

Jia Xu's voice sounded, breaking the silence.

"Your Majesty, we should set off immediately to Longxi County and try our best to win the support of the Qiang and Hu tribes. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope to turn defeat into victory and turn the tables."

The ministers echoed and agreed to the proposal of retreat.

Cao Cao hopedLooking into the distance, a look of determination flashed in his eyes:

"We must retreat, but we must have rules!"

"Yang Fu, go and arrange the retreat quickly, and never shake the morale of the army."

"Yuji, you need to do your best to recruit Qiang and Hu soldiers and horses to help me fight against the strong enemy."

"Longxi County will be our last line of defense!"

Cao Cao issued several orders in succession.

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Yueji shuddered involuntarily, and after struggling for a moment, he bowed respectfully and said:

"Your Majesty, I will do my best, but I estimate that I can recruit at most 4,000 soldiers and horses."

Yueji said with a bitter face.

"Four thousand is four thousand, it's better than nothing!"

"You set off immediately and go to Longxi County. Be sure to complete the conscription task as soon as possible."

Cao Cao had no time to care about the number of troops at this moment. He just wanted to have more soldiers.

Then.

Cao Cao ordered that Wolf City should not be left for long. Fearing that Liu Bei's army would arrive in a flash, he gathered the less than 30,000 remnants in the city and resolutely retreated to Longxi County.

As Cao Cao's main force withdrew, the Wei army in the surrounding counties also followed suit, abandoning the city and converging on Yucheng, the gateway to Longxi County.

After Jieting fell, the defense line east of the city was useless.

Faced with the powerful offensive of the Han army, the defenders in various places were unable to resist and could only choose to retreat.

The Han army took advantage of the victory to pursue, and hundreds of thousands of troops poured into the west of Longshan like a tide.

All the counties and cities surrendered.

In less than half a month, the Han army was unstoppable and headed straight for Longxi County.

Yucheng, a military stronghold on the north bank of the Huangshui River, became the life and death of the Wei army. []

The geographical location of this city is extremely dangerous. Once it is lost, Longxi County will be wide open and there will be no defense.

Liu Bei knew this well, so he camped on the south bank of the Huangshui River, facing Yucheng across the river.

At the suggestion of Deng Mu, he left 70,000 soldiers to contain the defenders on the other side, and led the army to cross the river downstream and approach Yucheng.

Although Cao Cao had the help of 4,000 old and weak soldiers from Qiang and Hu, and the total force barely reached 35,000, he still did not dare to divide his troops easily in the face of the absolute advantage of the Han army.

Therefore, he could only watch the main force of the Han army cross the river smoothly.

At the beginning of autumn.

Liu Bei personally led an army of 100,000 to besiege Yucheng. The Han army was in high spirits and had an overwhelming advantage in numbers.

Cao Cao had no choice but to take a defensive stance and watched the Han army camps rise up around the city, gradually surrounding Yucheng.

He had to bite the bullet and put on a posture of defending Yucheng to the death.

This city was his last city to defend.

Cao Cao knew very well that if he lost this city again, he would have no city to defend and his destruction would be inevitable.

Liu Bei was not in a hurry to attack the city. While consolidating the siege, he divided his troops to attack other cities in Longxi County, clear out the outer strongholds, and completely capture Yucheng.Bottom isolated. .