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

Chapter 622

The next day, as the sky dawned.

After a hearty meal, the Han army soldiers were refreshed and began to set up camps in an orderly manner around Longle City, intending to form a comprehensive encirclement of the city.

Liu Bei rode his horse through the camps, comforting the soldiers who fought bloody yesterday and inspiring their morale.

When the sun rose, the golden sunlight filled the top of Longle City. Liu Bei glanced casually and found something strange on the top of the city.

The number of flags flying on the top of the city seemed to be twice that of yesterday.

"Logically speaking, Cao Cao's troops were so many, so the flags should have become fewer. Why are there more instead?"

"Could it be..."

Liu Bei's heart moved, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

He suddenly shouted: "Where is Wenyuan?"

"I'm here."

Zhang Liao responded.

Liu Bei pointed at Longle City and said in a deep voice:

"I guess Cao Cao may have escaped from the city at night."

"Wenyuan, you must lead the infantry to attack the city quickly, without any mistakes."

Zhang Liao was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion:

"How did your majesty judge that Cao Cao had escaped?"

Liu Bei waved his whip and pointed to the flags flying on the top of the city:

"Look at the flags in that city, are there many more than yesterday?"

Zhang Liao looked up, and a flash of realization flashed in his eyes.

Without saying a word, he turned around and ran away, quickly organizing nearly 10,000 infantry to attack Longle City.

Liu Bei ordered the rest of the troops to stop building camps and quickly assemble, and then personally led the army to the battlefield at the South Gate.

When the follow-up army arrived at the battlefront, they saw that the top of the city had been replaced with the Han flag, and Zhang Liao was leading the soldiers to cheer and celebrate.

Everyone was surprised that Zhang Liao easily captured Longle City, but Liu Bei was not surprised at all.

He led the remaining troops and entered Longle City in a mighty manner.

Climbing up the city tower and looking down at the entire city, they saw that the people had gone to the building and the remnants of the Wei army had fled.

The Wei army soldiers on duty were actually straw men.

"Your Majesty is as good as a god"

Huang Zhong praised sincerely.

And Zhang Liao cursed:

"Cao Cao, this traitor, escaped so quickly!"

Ma Xiu asked in confusion:

"But Longle City is the last city in Liangzhou. Cao Cao abandoned this city. Where else can he escape to?"

Liu Bei sneered: "Longle City is not the last one. To its west, there is a Yumeng Pass that has been abandoned for many years."

"Yumeng Pass?"

The generals were shocked when they heard this.

Zhuge Dan suddenly remembered and said:

"Your Majesty, are you worried that Cao Cao will escape from Yumeng Pass to Xizhou?"

As soon as this was said, all the generals were moved.

Zhang Liao said disdainfully:

"Although Xizhou is vast and sparsely populated, it is full of small countries and mobs."

"Where will Cao Cao escape to?"What can he accomplish?"

"Could it be that he wants to unify Xizhou and then counterattack us?"

Liu Bei nodded and said:

"That's right! We can never underestimate Cao Cao's ability to revive. ”

These words made the nerves of the generals tense again.

Liu Bei did not give much explanation. He immediately left 30,000 infantrymen to guard Longle City, and personally led all the cavalry to gallop away, intending to kill Cao Cao before he escaped from Yumeng Pass.

East of Yumeng Pass.

The afterglow of dusk fell on this desolate land.

A lonely team slowly appeared on the horizon.

The flags were tilted, the soldiers were exhausted, and their faces were full of anxiety and uneasiness.

Under the setting sun, their figures all looked particularly desolate.

Cao Cao marched silently in the team.

His face was gray and his solemn expression was always on his face.

Xiahou Lie's voice rang in Cao Cao's ears:

"Your Majesty, we have arrived at Yumeng Pass. ”

Cao Cao’s heart was shaken, and his thoughts returned to reality from the solemnity.

He looked up, and sure enough, at the end of the horizon, he could vaguely see the outline of a fortress.

Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

The thousands of Wei army remnants behind him also cheered up, and their faces were filled with relief for escaping.

They continued to move forward, and soon saw the true appearance of the fortress.

It was a dilapidated and old fortress, as if it had experienced a hundred years of vicissitudes. (To read the violent novel, go to Fei Lu Novel Network! )

Now, Cao Cao is about to pass through this pass, leave the Central Plains, and seek a chance to survive from the weak countries in the Western Regions.

At this moment, his heart was like a bottle of five flavors overturned, and it was not a good taste.

Cao Cao stopped his horse and looked at the dilapidated pass city, with a bitter heart.

He (Nono) was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about the future.

Jia Xu beside him whispered:

"Your Majesty's existence means that God has not forgotten our Great Wei, and hope is still there."

"I hope your majesty will never be discouraged."

Jia Xu's encouragement cheered up Cao Cao's spirit a little.

He sighed and said:

"Well, let's pass the Yumeng Pass first. "

However, before he finished speaking.

A solemn horn suddenly sounded from behind, piercing the sky.

Cao Cao's heart was startled and he looked back suddenly.