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

"Zheng Xi, you are really competent as the governor of Weiyuan!"

"I didn't expect there are so many wine and meat in Weiyuan County."

After having enough wine and food, Cao Cao praised with satisfaction.

Zheng Xi responded modestly:

"Your Majesty, you are too kind. I am ashamed to accept it!"

"Since I learned that the big-eared thief had captured Fufeng, I have been actively collecting food and grass in preparation for emergencies."

"Now that your majesty has arrived, these preparations can finally come in handy."

Cao Cao frowned slightly, with a bit of unhappiness in his voice:

"Zheng Xi, did you expect that I would be defeated by the big-eared thief and escape to you?"

Zheng Xi was stunned, realized his slip of the tongue, and hurriedly explained:

"Your Majesty misunderstood, -I didn't mean that."

"I just..."

He was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to do, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Cao Cao waved his hand to interrupt him, and said self-deprecatingly:

"Forget it, no need to say more."

"I really couldn't beat that big-eared thief, and it is also a fact that I retreated to Weiyuan County. There is nothing I can't admit."

Zheng Xi breathed a sigh of relief and comforted him:

"Victory and defeat are common sense, Your Majesty, don't be discouraged."

"Your Majesty still has nearly 30,000 elite troops, plus the support of our northern counties, it may not be impossible to repel the pursuit of the big-eared thief."

"Pursuing troops?"

Cao Cao's mouth was bitter, "The big-eared thief has more than 100,000 soldiers chasing him!"

Zheng Xi smiled slightly:

"Your Majesty, don't worry. My Weiyuan is located in a remote area and cannot get food locally. We can only rely on long-distance transportation."

"With the national strength of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult to support the food supply of hundreds of thousands of troops."

"I estimate that the big-eared thief will either not come to chase us, or at most can only bring 80,000 soldiers and horses."

A gleam of light flashed in Cao Cao's eyes, and he looked at Jia Xu and Yang Fu.

Jia Xu nodded in agreement: "Zheng Taishou's analysis is reasonable. Liangzhou is hundreds of miles away from Guanzhong, and there is no waterway here to transport food. Although the big-eared thief is powerful, long-distance transportation of food is indeed a problem."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he seemed to see hope again.

However,

Xiahou Lie poured cold water on him:

"Even if Su the thief only brings 80,000 troops, it is several times ours."

"Our army's morale is low now, I'm afraid..."

He didn't say anything else, but his meaning was clear:

Even if Liu Bei only brings 80,000 troops, they will find it difficult to resist.

Cao Cao frowned and looked at the ministers:

"What strategies do you have to resist the enemy?"

The ministers were helpless.

Jia Xu rolled his eyes and suggested:

"Your Majesty, I have a plan, maybe we can catch the big-eared thief and his pursuers by surprise and annihilate them all in Guzang City."

Cao Cao was refreshed: "Tell me quickly."

Jia Xu slowly told his strategy.

Cao CaoHe became more and more excited, and his face gradually showed a ferocious murderous intent.

After listening to Jia Xu's plan, Cao Cao slapped the table:

"This plan is brilliant!"

"That Lei Er thief would never have thought that we could set such a wonderful trap for him during our retreat."

"Okay, let's use your plan!"

…

A few days later, in the south of Guzang City.

One hundred thousand Han infantry and cavalry soldiers marched north with high morale.

Despite the cold wind, the morale of the soldiers did not decrease.

They had only one fanatical idea in their hearts:

Even if we chase Cao Cao to the ends of the earth, we must chase him to death and destroy the Wei Kingdom!

Liu Bei ran in the army.

Under the setting sun at dusk, he vaguely saw the outline of a city at the end of the wind and sand in front of him.

"Where is ahead?"

Liu Bei pointed his whip forward and asked.

"That city should be Guzang City, the seat of Weiyuan County."

Zhang Liao replied.

Liu Bei nodded slightly and sighed:

"These northern counties are indeed far and remote. It seems that I was right to bring only 80,000 elite troops."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Zhang Liao echoed:

"Cao Cao has less than 30,000 soldiers and horses left. I think he should hold on to Guzang City."

"Our 80,000 soldiers and horses are enough to besiege and break it."

Before he finished speaking, a gust of wind whistled in front of them, and Chen Dao's figure stopped in front of them.

"Your Majesty, I have already scouted, and Cao Cao has abandoned Guzang City and seems to be planning to flee to Zhang further north."

Chen Dao reported breathlessly.

Cao Cao actually gave up Gu Zang?

When Liu Bei heard the news, he was shocked and a little surprised.

He fell into deep thought, with deep suspicion in his eyes.

Weiyuan County is the most densely populated county among the northern counties.

And Gu Zang City is the seat of Weiyuan, the absolute essence of this county.

The loss of Gu Zang means the fall of Weiyuan.

Is Cao Cao really willing to give him the strongest county among the northern counties?

This move of Cao Cao could not help but arouse Liu Bei's suspicion.

He had a hunch that this might be another conspiracy of Cao Cao. (To read the exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

"Your Majesty, it seems that Cao Cao was frightened by your majesty's reputation and even abandoned Guzang City."

"This is really a godsend opportunity. We can easily take this city."

Zhang Liao said excitedly, obviously without any doubt.

A sly flash of Liu Bei's eyes flashed, and he smiled:

"Wenyuan, you quickly lead 20,000 elite soldiers, hold high my flag, and go to Guzang City to take over."

"I will lead the army to meet you later."

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao responded and immediately led 20,000 elite soldiers to Guzang City with high morale.

ButHowever.

Liu Bei did not immediately order the army to follow up, but chose to set up camp on the spot.

He had to wait for the follow-up troops to gather before making plans. 4

…

The night gradually enveloped the ancient Zang City.

Above the west gate, the guards of the Han army patrolled back and forth on the top of the city. Although they did not doze off, everyone remained highly alert and looked out of the city from time to time.

The night was deep.

More than twenty steps outside the city, it was pitch black.

Of course, they could not notice that in the dense forest not far away, pairs of eyes full of revenge and anger were staring at them.

In the depths of the woods, Wang Shuang tightly grasped the spear in his hand, his eyes were like torches, and he kept staring at the top of the city.

The five thousand Wei soldiers behind him were hidden in the darkness.

Their faces were full of desire for battle.

"General Wang, the time has come, can we act now?"

Zheng Xi behind him suddenly asked in a low voice.

Wang Shuang looked up at the night sky, his face full of murderous intent, and suddenly shouted:

"The time has come, follow my plan!"

And at this moment.

In the warehouse of Guzang City, Zhang Liao was leisurely patrolling, looking at the full warehouse of supplies, his eyes revealed an excitement that could not be concealed.

"I really didn't expect that Zheng Xi was so capable, and he could hoard so much food and property in this remote Weiyuan County."

Zhang Liao said to himself, with a sarcastic smile on his lips. []

He knew that the northern counties were remote and it was difficult to transport food.

Therefore, Liu Bei could only lead 80,000 troops to pursue Cao Cao.

Now the supplies in this warehouse are enough to cover the expenses of 80,000 troops for several months!

This unexpected plunder undoubtedly made Zhang Liao ecstatic.

However, just as he finished counting the treasury and was about to leave.

Suddenly, flames shot up to the sky from the east of the city.

Then fires broke out in various places in the city.

In the blink of an eye, it seemed as if the entire ancient Zang City was surrounded by a sea of ​​fire.

Zhang Liao was shocked and hurriedly called on the soldiers to put out the fire and find the cause.

But at this time, the city was in chaos, and the shouts of killing were deafening.

The shouts of "Kill Deng Mu!"

"Capture Liu Bei alive!" were deafening.

The sudden fire and the shouts of killing made the Han soldiers panic.

They ran around in the city like headless flies, and the originally solid city defense collapsed at this moment.

Zhang Liao stood in the chaos, his eyes full of disbelief.

After he captured Guzang City, he had carefully checked and confirmed that the city was empty.

However, at this moment, it seemed as if tens of thousands of Wei troops were ambushed and attacked at the same time.

He couldn't figure out how all this happened.

He didn't have time to think about it, because the fire had spread.

Many soldiers were swallowed by the sea of ​​fire before they could escape, and the surviving Han soldiers were all scared out of their wits and had no fighting spirit.Three. .