Three Kingdoms: The rebellious son of the Cao family married the queen at the beginning

"Report, General Long Kang Li Tong has an urgent message!"

In Chen County, Chen State, Liu Bei was discussing matters with his subordinates in the mansion when he suddenly received an urgent military message from Long Kang.

"Cao Cao's generals Cao Ren and Li Dian commanded [-] troops to attack Long Kang. General Li asked for reinforcements!"

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Liu Bei looked horrified, and Cao Cao finally attacked him.

Liu Bei's counselor, Du Xi, analyzed: "My lord, Cao Cao's attack on Longkang should not be limited to this route. We should guard against other places."

"Why did the military commander say that?" Liu Bei asked puzzled.

Du Xi explained: "Cao Cao definitely wanted to attack Chen Guo, so he sent troops to attack Long Kang first, so that we can send troops to support, and then take the opportunity to seize Chen Guo."

Liu Bei was puzzled and said, "Then according to the advice of the military advisor, we won't support Li Tong?"

Du Xi thought for a while and said: "Our army has suffered heavy losses in successive battles and has not yet recovered. If Cao Cao attacks many places at the same time, we will not be able to save everything."

"My subordinates suggest that the lord should abandon Long Kang and let General Li Tong retreat to Ruyin, and use the natural danger of Yinghe River as a barrier to defend against Cao Cao's army."

Liu Bei said angrily: "Yuzhou is the land under my rule, how can I retreat without fighting?"

Du Xi persuaded: "Master, the enemy is strong and we are weak, we must avoid their edge!"

Liu Bei clenched his fists and glared at the map in front of him. He was a little undecided now, and finally became the state shepherd. He was determined to regain the entire territory of Yuzhou.

But in just three months, I lost most of Yingchuan, and only two counties remained in my hands.

Now that Cao Cao has raised troops to attack him again, it seems that he can't keep the land of these two counties.

Liu Bei asked in a deep voice, "How long can our army hold off Cao Cao if we retreat to the west of the Ying River?"

He was worried that if he retreated, Cao Cao would not give up and took the opportunity to snatch the entire Yuzhou.

Du Xi was not sure how long he could resist, so he said cautiously: "As long as we can resist, we must act as a retreat as soon as possible!"

When Zhang Fei heard this, he immediately became angry, "Hmph, I would never dare to make me a coward, brother, let me lead the troops to kill Cao Ren and Li Dian, and let them know that we are not so easy to bully. "

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei with a sad face, and Du Xi's heart skipped a beat. Liu Bei didn't stop him. Does it mean that Liu Bei wants to send Zhang Fei?
Du Xi hurriedly persuaded: "After General Yide leaves, who will protect the safety of the lord?"

Zhang Fei said solemnly: "It won't take a while, I promise, Cao Ren will be defeated within three days!"

"Third Brother, don't be careless!"

Liu Bei hurriedly dissuaded Zhang Fei from leading his troops to resist Cao Ren. He did not object, but Zhang Fei said that it would be difficult to defeat Cao Ren within three days.
"Report!"

A guard ran in in a panic.

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"General Cao Cao Xia Houdun, Xia Houjie led an army of [-] to attack Runan City Father!"

"what!"

Liu Bei broke out in a cold sweat, Du Xi guessed right, Cao Cao really wanted to attack from multiple directions, so that he could not look at each other from head to tail.

Liu Bei looked at Du Xi for help, hoping that he could think of a good strategy for him to defeat the enemy.

Du Xi looked worried. He, Cao Cao, would lead an army to attack Chen Guo. He didn't expect the second army to be in the city father. If the city father was lost, there would be no barriers in the east of Yinghe River that could stop Cao Cao's army. up.

"My lord, we have to get General Li Tong to withdraw, otherwise, facing the front and rear attacks of the [-] army, Li Tong might be defeated by Long Kang."

"Send someone quickly and let Li Tong retreat to Ruyin!"

A thousand troops are easy to get but a general is hard to find. Li Tong is his most reliable general besides Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He absolutely cannot let Li Tong fall in Long Kang.

Du Xi said: "My lord, General Chen Dao also wants to retreat, and Song Guo is the best defensive position!"

"Chen Dao is going to retreat too?" Liu Bei was terrified.

Doesn't he have the power to fight Cao Cao?

Zhang Fei was dissatisfied and said, "Retreat this time, retreat that time, why don't we just stop fighting and just rely on Cao Cao!"

Liu Bei looked at Du Xi and asked him for an answer, hoping that he could give him a suitable reason.

Du Xi explained: "My lord, Cao Cao has hoarded [-] troops in Qiao County. Since Cao Cao chose to attack Chengfu, there is no reason to attack Ku County, which is closer to Qiao County."

"Bitter County?"

Ku County is located in the east of Chen State, and Wuping is located on the east and west banks of the Ji River respectively. It is a barrier to enter Chen State, and Ku County must not be lost.

"My lord, we need to send elite troops to garrison Kuxian and Wuping, otherwise the country of Chen will be in danger!"

Liu Bei looked at his generals, and Zhang Fei was the only one who could entrust him with important tasks.

"Third brother, you and Jian Yong will lead [-] elite troops to garrison Ku County and Wuping respectively!"

"promise!"

Not long after Zhang Fei left, Liu Bei received news that Cao Cao's generals Le Jin and Xia Houjie had led [-] troops to attack Chen Guozhe County.

Fortunately, he ordered the young general to lead [-] soldiers to defend Zhe County in case of emergency, and bought a lot of time for Zhang Fei and Jian Yong to support Ku County and Wuping.

Du Xi kept staring at the map, and Liu Bei asked in surprise, "Military Master, what's wrong?"

Du Xi said worriedly: "The subordinates feel that Cao Cao's strategy is far more than that. Since Cao Cao won Guo Jia, his strength has greatly increased. Guo Jia is a man who has exhaustive strategies and has insight into people's hearts. He should not only attack the Eastern Front and not Assault on the Western Front."

"Western Front?" Liu Bei looked at the map, and then realized that the current three-way army is concentrated on the Eastern Front, so why is the Western Front so peaceful?

Cao Cao seems to be stationed in Yingchuan, why is there no movement from him?

Liu Bei wiped off a cold sweat at the thought of this. It turned out that Cao Cao had hidden his strength.

The army led by himself has not yet been dispatched!
"My lord, we have to think of a way out!"

"What do you mean?" Liu Bei looked at Du Xi puzzled.

Du Xi wiped the sweat off his brow and said, "If Cao Cao leads an army to attack Dingtao, our army will be in danger!"

"Dingtao is just an insignificant county in Yingchuan. Why does the military division attach so much importance to it?"

"My lord, if we were defeated, where would we go?"

"Defeat across the board?" Liu Bei's face was instantly gloomy.

Du Xi realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, please forgive me!"

Liu Bei took a few deep breaths, collected himself, and said, "The military division has something to say!"

Du Xi said cautiously: "My lord, there may be some people who are defeated. We must take precautions!"

"Ok?"

Liu Bei frowned, looked at the map, and thought carefully about Du Xi's words. If they retreated, where would he go?
Take refuge in Cao Cao?Absolutely not!
Take refuge in Dong thief?It's ridiculous!
Yuan Shu is not within his consideration.

Only Liu Biao of Jingzhou, who is also a member of the Han family with him, may be able to accept him.

"Jingzhou may be the only retreat for our army!"