Summoning the best emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 135 Lure the enemy out of the city
"The war opportunity is fleeting, and we cannot sit still." Liu Xie affirmed.

Yanzhou administered eight counties, plus Changyi, for a total of nine places.

Among them, Chen Liu has been controlled by Liu Xie, and Taishan County is like picking something out of a pocket. Even so, there are still seven places that Liu Xie needs to attack.

Liu Xie and Yu Yunwen sat together to study the map, deliberated and discussed, and finally decided to use all the troops, whether it was the army and cavalry under Su Dingfang's command, or the Tiger Guards under Li Cunxiao's command.

This attack was different from the past. Liu Xie has basically won more with less since the battle, but most of the strength gaps are not too great, and he has always been superior in terms of counselors and generals.

But this time, he had to use the material resources of a county to fight the power of a state. The difference was too big, and he was fighting on two fronts. Whether it was food and grass supplies or troop supplies, it was very urgent.

Liu Xie's only hope of victory is that he has many counselors and generals under his command, and he can only use their strategies and force to help him complete this military operation of defeating the strong with the weak.

Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, was fatuous, and he didn't have resourceful and prepared men under his command, nor did he have a brave general who could be a thousand men, and Liu Xie didn't lack these.

Liu Xie immediately convened civil and military discussions, and finally decided to leave Song Lian and Cai Yong to guard Chenliu and be responsible for allocating food and grass for the army.

Liu Xie personally led the Tiger Guards and Su Lie had 1 horses and [-] cavalry under his command. With Yu Yunwen, Su Lie, Li Cunxiao, and Dianwei Xu Chu, the whole army attacked without any reservations.

That night, Liu Xie asked Su Dingfang to take the cavalry to attack first to see if there was a chance to sneak attack Rencheng, which borders Chenliu.

He himself led the Chinese army to follow and take care of each other.

On the other side, Li Dian and Zhou Cang had already received a letter from Fei Ge from Xuan Jing Division, and learned of Liu Xie's plan to make them retreat and lure the enemy out of the city.

This made them breathe a sigh of relief. After so many days of stalemate, they were aggrieved, and now they could see the dawn of victory, which made them all excited again.

Li Dian immediately suggested: "Yuan Fu, you and my army might as well tie white cloths on our heads and black scarves on our arms, so that Zang Ba will be more convinced that we were forced to retreat because of the death of the young emperor. They will definitely think there is an opportunity to abandon the city wall." Li, lead the army out of the city to pursue, and when the time comes, you and I will set up an ambush, pretend to be invincible, and lure the enemy into deep, and we will definitely be able to avenge their shame, and teach them that they will never come back."

Zhou Cang nodded in agreement and said: "This matter is the key to the secret of victory. If it is to be faked, I am afraid that even Lao Pei will have to hide it."

The two looked at each other with a tacit understanding and smiled, everything was in silence.

"Report, report to General Zang, the enemy camp is empty, and finally gave up the siege and retreated."

The next day, Zang Bacai boarded the tower with blood on his face, and immediately a general with a happy face reported the military situation to him.

Zang Ba had a scar on his face, from his eyebrows down to across the bridge of his nose, which was left when he rescued his father from prison.

This made him look ferocious, with a hint of ferocity, and ordinary soldiers dare not look directly at him.

"What, Li Dian and the others retreated on their own initiative?" Zang Ba walked quickly to the city wall and looked into the distance.

Sure enough, Li Dian's camp was sparsely populated with tents, banners and banners, and it was a mess and desolation. It looked like he left in a hurry, and he didn't even have time to bring many usable strategic materials.

Zang Ba instinctively felt that something was abnormal. Although he withstood Li Dian Zhoucang's many attacks on the city, but now the materials for defending the city had been exhausted, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties, so he couldn't last long.

He had fought against Li Dian before, and he knew that the opponent was not inferior to him in terms of bravery or ability to use troops. It was absolutely impossible for him not to know the current situation in Taishan County.

As long as the siege lasts for a few more days, without reinforcements, Taishan County will be destroyed.

It was this that made him more vigilant about Li Dian's sudden withdrawal.

"General Zang, the last general heard from a businessman yesterday that Dong Zhuo had killed the emperor. The young emperor, the queen mother, and even Sikong Yuanfeng and others were all killed by him. Could it be that after receiving the news, King Chenliu was anxious to save the young emperor? Revenge, so I called back the soldiers and horses to fight Dong Zhuo."

Said the deputy general, that is, the former chief general who was defeated by Li Dian's tricks before Zang Ba.

Zang Ba couldn't help but sneered and said: "Liu Xie has so many troops, how dare he fight Dong Zhuo? In my opinion, this must be Li Dian's plan. He just wants us to think like this. If we lead our troops to pursue now, we will definitely be ambushed and defeated. And return."

"The general's words are wrong. If Li Dian really intends to be in Taishan County, he only needs to besieged by a large army. Within three days, the city will run out of water and food, and the army's morale will be broken. Naturally, we can win without fighting. Why bother so much trouble? Designing to lure us out of the city? General, don’t forget, the young emperor is Liu Xie’s elder brother, and they are the last orthodox bloodlines of the great man. Liu Xie is furious, and it may not be impossible to summon troops to attack Luoyang.”

"They retreated with all their heart, and even gave up a lot of light and heavy materials. They have no fighting spirit at all. As long as we quietly pursue them, we will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory and gain something!"

"This..." Zang Ba was a little shaken by what he said. Li Dian and the others clearly only needed a siege to win, so they shouldn't be so anxious to take this risky approach.

Could it be that Li Dian really withdrew his troops in a hurry because of Liu Xie's urgent call?

"General, don't miss this opportunity!" The lieutenant general still remembered the humiliation of Li Dian defeating his [-] army by [-] in one battle, forcing him to flee all the way.

Now that he has the opportunity to avenge his shame, he naturally does not want to miss it, and strongly urges Zang Ba to send troops to pursue him.

"Forget it, if it's true or not, you'll know when you check it out!"

"Assemble the soldiers and horses, obey my orders, and don't act without authorization!" Zang Ba ordered loudly.

"Here!" The lieutenant general looked happy, as if he had seen Li Dian's embarrassment in being chased all the way back to Chenliu.

"Yuanfu, it's been so long. Zang Ba and the others should have led their troops to catch up." Li Dian led the army to hide in the dangerous ground on both sides of the valley, and Zhou Cang was also crawling beside him.

"Hey, it depends on Lao Pei's ability. Your Highness once said that Lao Pei doesn't know the art of war, and his short temper can cause trouble, but if we use it well, it can be regarded as miraculous." Zhou Cang looked at Far away, said meaningfully.

When it was still dark today, the two of them sent orders to the army to tell everyone the news that the young emperor had died and Liu Xie called them back to the army, and asked Pei Yuanshao to lead the army in the rear to prevent Zang Ba from chasing him.

Of course, this was just a tactic to show the enemy's weakness, and only the two of them knew the inside story in the entire army, and Pei Yuanshao was also kept in the dark, believing it to be true.

Pei Yuanshao led an army of one thousand to the back of the palace, and the two of them led the army to set up an ambush here. When Pei Yuanshao was defeated by Zang Ba and fled here, they led the ambush and killed Zang Ba. They would surely defeat Zang Ba.

(End of this chapter)