Killing system of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 140 Cao Cao Designs to Attack Runan

Cao Cao received Zhang Yi's report and said to Guo Jia, "Feng Xiao, do you think Zhang Yi really has no troops to intervene in Runan?"

Guo Jia shook his feather fan, shook his head and said, "When did my lord become so naive? Since Zhang Yi occupies Yangzhou and has at least [-] to [-] soldiers, how could a single Chen Deng stop him. The original design was just to consume Chen Deng's strength Let the Xuzhou family know that they cannot protect themselves without relying on the imperial court!"

Cao Cao nodded, "Yes! Since Guangwu, the troubles of the family have always been the scourge of the court. The relatives, eunuchs, and even the Yellow Turban rebellion were all caused by the family. Since Huanling, the family has become more and more rampant. Look around here Princes are created by aristocratic families."

Guo Jia said: "Everyone has selfish desires. The aristocratic family controls the books, maintains a high position, and wants to pass it on to the world. If the aristocratic family is not eliminated, the country will have no peace. If it is eliminated too quickly, the foundation of the country will be shaken."

"The reason for filial piety is so great!" Cao Cao nodded, "There are many princes, and many people want to replace them. There are only a few princes in the world who can catch my eyes. At first, I thought that Liu Bei was the only one who could compete with me in the world. Later The speed of Zhang Yi's rise is beyond my expectation!"

"Zhang Yi was stupid at the beginning and had no courage. I asked Zhang Xiu and others about this. Everyone said that Zhang Yi didn't socialize with others and was called a mediocre person. During the battle of Wancheng, he showed his might. When it came to Shouchun, he was heroic and mighty, better than Sun Ce. Jiangdong's talents were all owned by him, Lu Su, Li Zhang, Fan Wen, and even Hua Xin, Wang Lang were also his assistants. His generals were brave, Di Qing, Shang Shitu, Wei Wei Wen Tong, Fu Youde, and Li Jing are all good at fighting. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's undecided, I would definitely suggest that the lord first destroy Zhang Yi! If he is allowed to become bigger, it may not be easy to destroy."

"How can it be easy to dominate the world? Gaozu worshiped the overlord of Chu, and Guangwu defeated the king's mang army. They all defeated the strong with the weak!" Cao Cao said with a hearty smile: "I defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, all because of the coincidence of the generals. As the saying goes, the right time is not as good as the right place , The geographical advantage is not as good as the people. If we work together, how can we be invincible?"

"My lord's arrogance cannot be eliminated, this is the foundation of defeating the enemy!" Guo Jia said with a smile.

"How is Miaocai's preparations going?" Cao Cao turned around and asked.

"General Shensu has arrived in Shen County, and should have taken Shen County."

Shen County!Runan is a county close to Lujiang and Jiujiang, and it is the place where the two counties meet.A few days ago, Xia Houyuan led an army of [-] troops to advance towards Shen County, stopping all the way, marching at least a hundred miles a day, and directly seized Shen County.

Liu Bei has been trying to attack Xuchang, but was blocked by Li Tong and Xun Yu, so he mobilized most of his troops and put them on the front line.Counties near Lujiang, Jiujiang and other places released only a few soldiers to show their goodwill towards Zhang Yi.Both of them are considered alliances. Although there is no alliance, Liu Bei believes that Zhang Yi will not attack him.

Liu Bei treats Zhang Yi just like he treated Tao Qian back then.Tao Qian placed Liu Bei in Xiaopei, just to let him resist Cao Cao.And now Zhang Yi supports him, which is also the meaning.

As a result, this was taken advantage of by Cao Cao, who directly asked Xia Houyuan to raid Shen County, blocking the way for Jiujiang County to rescue Liu Bei, and also threatened Lujiang's troops from the flank.

Cao Cao also began to take action. He mobilized Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Huang and others to personally launch a counterattack against Runan in an attempt to eliminate Liu Bei in one fell swoop.As for Cangting, Yu Jin, Xiahou Dun, Yue Jin, Zhang Xiu, Gao Lan and others were left behind, setting up many banners and patrols to confuse Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao just doesn't have a long memory.More than a year ago, Cao Cao used this strategy to defeat Liu Bei in Xuzhou and relieve the future troubles.Now Cao Cao still uses this strategy to attack Runan, and still wants to get rid of Liu Bei's future troubles.It was a trick in the past, and it is still a trick in this round. If Yuan Shao does not die, it will be too much for heaven!

Liu Bei also received the news that Shen County had fallen, and he immediately summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter.

"Cao Cao occupies Shen County because he is afraid of Huainan's rescue!" Jian Yong said first: "Cao Cao will definitely attack on a large scale later, my lord should make plans early!"

How could Liu Bei not know Jian Yong's words?It's just that he still doesn't know how to plan!
Sun Qian said at this time: "Cao Cao is good at using strange things. He confronted Yuan Shao before and still raised troops to attack Xuzhou. My lord should be strict in defense, so as not to repeat the same mistakes!"

Liu Bei nodded and immediately ordered, "Retreat with all your troops! Secure the walls and clear the country to wait for Cao's army!"

Liu Bei took the defensive position. After receiving the order, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately got rid of the battle with Li Tong and retreated south.

Cao Cao personally led his troops and joined Li Tong after arriving in Runan.Li Tong reported to Cao Cao, "Liu Bei retreated south, probably because he heard that General Xiahou had captured Shen County!"

After Cao Cao heard this, he burst out laughing, "Liu Xuande has a long memory!"

Everyone also knew what was going on, because Cao Cao had played such a trick before in Xuzhou, and they also laughed.

Cao Cao didn't care about this, but ordered Zhang Liao to march to Shen County to support Xia Houyuan.He ordered Cao Ren to lead another army to go west and attack Liu Bei, and he himself led the troops directly to attack Liu Bei.

Cao Cao used the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry as the vanguard, directly broke up Liu Bei's clearing army, and then carried out a killing spree.

Guan Yu saw that Cao's army was coming relatively quickly, so he immediately ordered a retreat and asked his deputy Zhao Yun to lead the troops to break up the rear.Zhao Yun was cautious, brave and good at fighting. He led more than ten cavalrymen and constantly attacked the tiger and leopard cavalry.In a face-to-face attack, Zhao Yun was no match for the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.But these people under him all came from Gongsun Zan and Baima Yi. Not only are they amazing in shooting skills, they are also very proficient in assassination techniques!

At this time, without stirrups, immediate assassination requires very high riding skills!Relying on his superb riding skills, Zhao Yun took his little cavalry and defeated tiger and leopard cavalry time after time, saving many comrades!
Cao Chun received the report from the tiger and leopard rider, and immediately brought someone over to check.I saw a general who was covering the retreat of Liu Bei's army. Cao Chun was so tall and mighty that he was so frightened that he didn't even order an attack.

During the Three Kingdoms period, there were fierce generals like clouds, who were able to retreat with little loss, but only slightly, and Zhao Yun was one of them.

Guan Yu withdrew back, but Zhang Fei almost didn't. He was overtaken by Cao Ren and Xu Huang, and he was directly surrounded by nearly ten thousand troops, so he could only defend against the mountain!But Zhang Fei has been a soldier all his life, so he naturally knows that he can't stay here for a long time!So I decided to break out in the middle of the night.

Naturally, Cao Ren and Xu Huang also took precautions. They are both cautious people.When Zhang Fei broke through, he launched a defense and repelled Liu Bei's attack many times.In the end Zhang Fei couldn't stand it any longer, and led the charge himself. Relying on his own bravery, he forcibly opened a passage from Cao Ying and escaped.

Liu Bei gathered his soldiers, and finally gathered about 8000 people, and then defended the city!

Cao Cao's troops are approaching the city, and the decisive battle is imminent!
(End of this chapter)