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

The famous Liangzhou general, Pan De, finally put aside his stubbornness and pride and decided to surrender to Liu Bei.

At this moment, Liu Bei felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment.

He knew that this was not only the surrender of a great general, but also a powerful counterattack against Cao Cao's prestige.

You know, Pan De is known for his indomitable spirit.

Even as a captive, he swore to be loyal to Cao Cao until death, and his loyalty was known to everyone in the world.

Even Liu Bei respected his loyalty and was about to let him go.

But unexpectedly, he was able to give up Cao Cao, his old master, and chose to surrender to himself!

This undoubtedly proved that his mind and bearing far surpassed Cao Cao, enough to shake a loyal man like Pan De and make him willing to surrender.

"Good!"

"Excellent!"

Liu Bei's hearty laughter echoed in the tent.

So he personally stepped forward, helped Pan De up, and ordered loudly:

"Bring the wine, I want to drink a thousand cups to celebrate this happy event!"

Xu Chu acted upon hearing the order and quickly brought two cups of fine wine.

Liu Bei held one cup and handed the other to Pan De, smiling:

"Pan Qing, your surrender is really my great fortune.'"

"I don't want to say more about empty formalities and clichés. All the past has been transformed into this wine."

"Drink this cup, you and I will be as one, and rebuild the Han Dynasty!"

After saying this, Liu Bei drank it all in one gulp, showing his heroic nature.

Pan De had never expected that Liu Bei not only had the bearing of an emperor of all ages, but also had such a free and unrestrained attitude, and he could not help but feel infinite respect in his heart.

He then imitated Liu Bei, raised his head and drank, and drank it all in one gulp.

The two of them looked at each other with empty cups and laughed.

Zhang Liao and Ma Xiu stood aside, and saw this scene and laughed.

Inside the imperial tent, there was a jubilation.

That day.

Liu Bei set up a banquet in the tent and celebrated Pan De's surrender with all his ministers.

At the same time, Liu Bei was in a good mood because of Pan De's brave general. He rewarded the soldiers of the three armies for several consecutive days and temporarily stopped the advance.

Until the food and grass supplies were in place, he led 100,000 troops and marched towards the northern border of Liangzhou.

On the other hand, Cao Cao was defeated all the way, with more than half of his elite troops lost, and less than 30,000 soldiers and horses left.

The morale of the Wei army was low and the people were in panic.

Faced with the Han army that was several times larger than his own, Cao Cao had to choose to avoid the sharp edge, abandoning cities along the way, and many important towns were abandoned. (To read the violent novel, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

In the end, Cao Cao and his remaining troops retreated to Wuzhao City, the northernmost end of Yebei County.

During the retreat, Cao Cao naturally would not leave all those cities and supplies to Liu Bei.

Instead, he adopted the strategy of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields, and looted all the cities he passed.

He burned the cities with the intention of weakening Liu Bei's supply capacity and lengthening his supply lines, thereby curbing the pursuit of the Han army through logistical pressure.

However, Cao Cao's brutal actions were irrelevant to the overall situation.

Liu Bei was determined and vowed to wipe out Cao Cao. How could he give up easily?

So he ordered the rear to step up the collection of food and grass while continuing to advance northward and pursue relentlessly.

Although the terrain in the north was rugged and supply was difficult, Liu Bei did not retreat at all and showed the world his determination to destroy Cao Cao.

After several days of arduous journey, the Han army finally passed through the ruins and arrived at Wuzhao City.

At this time, the Wei army in the city had rested for five days and their morale was slightly restored.

But they did not expect that the Han army would pursue so persistently.

When the familiar Han army battle flag rose from the end of the southern horizon, the luck in the hearts of the Wei army was instantly shattered.

Fear once again enveloped the entire army. .