The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

"Ziming, you really are..."

Liu Bei had never been so angry before, the first time he saw Chen Ziming, he cursed like a shrew, but no matter how Liu Bei scolded, Chen Ziming stood there like a good baby.

"Hey... just come back."

Tired of scolding, Liu Bei reluctantly took Chen Ziming's hand back, letting Chen Ziming take a good rest.After Chen Ziming fell asleep, Liu Bei left.

Liu Bei didn't ask why Chen Ziming appeared in Jiangdong, nor did he ask why Chen Ziming was there, he was only happy and palpitated, if something happened to Chen Ziming, what would Liu Bei do.

Liu Bei has been ambitious since he was a child, but he was born in the mountains after all. He has no clan support behind him, and he doesn't have much knowledge. The only thing he has is a sincere heart and lofty ambitions.

Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei has been under great pressure. He never thought that one day he would be able to ascend to the position of emperor. He wanted to be a loyal minister who helped the Han Dynasty, but now he has become the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Not only do he have to face powerful enemies enemies, but also to face the doubts of the people all over the world.

In the entire Liu Bei Group, the only person Liu Bei can fully trust and rely on is Chen Ziming. Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are absolutely loyal to him, their abilities are limited, and Liu Bei, the eldest brother, often needs to take care of them.

No one can replace Chen Ziming's position in Liu Bei's heart. Whether it is Guo Jia or Chen Gong, he and Liu Bei are ministers who trust each other. Liu Bei trusts them, but he will never hand over such great power to them.

Liu Bei thought a lot, and even heard a lot of whispers, but he didn't care. Only he knew that Chen Ziming's adventure to Jiangdong alone had absolutely no selfish motives, and it was all for his big man.

Chen Ziming slept soundly. In this era of war and chaos, it is not easy to sleep peacefully. Only by the side of someone you absolutely trust can you sleep peacefully.

Chen Ziming was very tired. He entered Jiangdong alone and almost failed to come back. That kind of suffering is definitely not something ordinary people can bear.

Chen Ziming was very afraid of death. He would never take risks without a super strong person by his side, and he never did those dangerous things. He led the army to go out and would never leave the army. He cherished his life very much.

But this time he had to do it. He really didn't want to see the land of Huaxia continue to fight like this. In order to make the world settle down as soon as possible, Chen Ziming had to take a risk.

After Chen Ziming woke up, he adjusted for a long time before suppressing the fear and excitement. Finally, everything was over and he returned to a safe place.

That night, Liu Bei, Chen Ziming, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei drank in the room. It had been a long time since the four of them sat drinking and chatting together, and only at this time was the happiest and most relaxing moment for them.

"Brother, this trip to Jiangdong..." Chen Ziming explained in detail how he deceived everyone, how he sneaked into Jiangdong, how he contacted Lu Su, how he met Sun Ce, and how he persuaded Sun Ce to go south. In the future, the three of Liu Bei sipped their wine and listened carefully.

"Brother, Sun Ce gave up on the north and went south with all his strength. We can concentrate our strength to deal with Cao Cao well, unify the land of the Central Plains as soon as possible, and bring peace to the people of the world." At the end of the speech, Chen Ziming's face was filled with indescribable excitement.

"Hey..." Liu Bei sighed, looked at Chen Ziming and said, "Brother is useless, even Ziming took such a big risk. Fortunately, he returned safely, otherwise..." Liu Bei said here, with murderous intent in his eyes. : "I just don't want the northern states, but I also want to lead a large army to the south and destroy the nine clans of the Sun family."

"Brother..." Chen Ziming was also very moved. Liu Bei definitely did it. He did this in history. In the end, he ruined the great strength of the Shu Han, but Liu Bei did not regret it, because he wanted to avenge his brother.

"That's right, if something happens to Ziming, my old Zhang will definitely let Jiangdong's blood flow like a river!" Zhang Fei also yelled loudly, making Chen Ziming's ears ringing.

Although Guan Yu didn't say anything big, the killing light in his eyes made people palpitate.

"Now that Sun Ce is going south, there won't be too many soldiers left on the front line of the Yangtze River. There is no danger to us. We can concentrate our troops to compete with Cao Cao." As usual, after recounting the old days, Chen Ziming began his campaign. strategic deployment.

"First of all, there is no need for large troops to be stationed in the south of Xuzhou, so leave an army for immediate defense." Chen Ziming came to a huge map with a wine bottle in his hand, pointed at the map and said, "The west of Xuzhou is now occupied by Cao Cao's army, but Jiangdong As soon as the soldiers and horses retreat, Cao Cao will surely lead his army back, and the siege of Xuzhou will be lifted by then."

"After Cao Cao learned that Sun Ce had reneged on the covenant, he would definitely shrink his troops and focus on defense, and would not start a war lightly. Xuzhou also does not need a large number of troops to garrison."

"In this way, we can mobilize a large number of soldiers and horses, and start slowly devouring Cao Cao's territory. First of all, we should start from now on." Chen Ziming pointed to Cao Cao's strength range, Yanzhou.

From the map, Yanzhou is completely prominent and penetrates into Liu Bei's territory. The north of Yanzhou is Youzhou, the south is Xuzhou, and the east is Qingzhou. That is to say, Yanzhou is surrounded by Liu Bei's Youzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou on three sides. Only the west borders Yuzhou and Sili Prefecture.

"Yanzhou is the most prominent. If we win Yanzhou, it will make it easier for us to mobilize our army. The most important thing is that Yanzhou is the place where Cao Cao started his family, and Chenliu in Yanzhou is Cao Cao's old nest. Although Cao Cao has already made the political center Moved to Luoyang, but Chenliu is of great significance to Cao Cao, if you take this place, it will definitely hurt Cao Cao's morale."

After Chen Ziming finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Seeing Liu Bei and Guan Yu nodded slightly and agreed with Chen Ziming's opinion, Chen Ziming continued to arrange.

As for Zhang Fei, Chen Ziming knew with a confused look on his face that this guy could be completely ignored.

Chen Ziming said with a serious face: "To attack Yanzhou, you need to contain Cao Cao's army, otherwise let Cao Cao's army enter Yanzhou, and we will have to wait for a million soldiers."

Chapter 362 The Battle

Chapter 362 The Battle

Just as Chen Ziming was deploying an attack on Cao Cao, Cao Cao, hundreds of miles away from Xiapi, received news that Sun Ce's army had begun to retreat.

"Dang..." A wine bottle was slammed to the ground by Cao Cao, making an ear-piercing crashing sound. Cao Cao was panting heavily, with an angry expression on his face and his eyes bulging.

"Qiang..." Cao Cao suddenly pulled out the sword hanging from his waist, and looked at the wine couch in front of him with one sword, "Boom!..." The wine couch broke two sections of the city in response.

"My lord, calm down..."

Cheng Yu hurried forward to comfort him, but Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Dong Zhao, Hua Xin, Mao Jie and other advisers remained silent, while Cao Hong, Xiahoudun, Lu Bu, Le Jin, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other generals were full of faces. atmosphere of.

"Young Sun Ce, you really deserve to die..." Cao Cao still didn't calm down, and continued to yell at Sun Ce for treachery, ignorance and incompetence.

"My lord, the most urgent task is how to deal with Liu Bei's slowly approaching army." After Cao Cao stopped and stopped cursing, Xi Zhicai said softly.

"Humph!" Cao Cao snorted coldly, not to Xi Zhicai who spoke, but Sun Ce suddenly withdrew his troops, leaving Cao Cao alone to deal with Liu Bei's nearly one million soldiers.

"President, how about Liu Bei's military deployment?" After Cao Cao calmed down, although his face was not very good-looking, he was able to calmly think about the problem, and immediately began to ask about the enemy's deployment.

"Prime Minister." Dong Zhao hurriedly said: "According to the report from the spies, after Sun Ce led Jiangdong troops to retreat, Guan Yu led [-] troops to Xiapi, and then Liu Bei generals Zhao Yun, Zhang Jai, Tai Shici, Gao Lan, Zhang Ji Each led [-] soldiers and horses to approach our army in five ways, among them Zhang Jai soldiers and horses left Dingtao, only fifty miles away from here."

"My lord." Xun You stood up and said worriedly, "Although it is the end of winter, the weather is still cold. Most of the soldiers in each battalion have frostbite, and their morale is low. They cannot fight a war."

"Alas..." Cao Cao sighed after hearing this, and said helplessly: "Liu Bei's soldiers and horses all have cotton-padded clothes and other warm things, and they can fight in the cold weather. What can we do..."

"My lord, you can order the soldiers and horses of each battalion to hold out. When the enemy comes, they will all retreat with bows and arrows. After a month or so, when the weather turns warmer, we will have more than [-] soldiers and horses, and we will not be afraid of Liu Bei." Hua Xin Speak out and offer strategies to defend against the enemy.

"My lord." At this time, Mao Jie, who had been silent for a long time, said, "I waited for hundreds of thousands of troops to stay here with Liu Bei for several months. We fought more than a hundred times, and the soldiers were exhausted in the severe winter. Moreover, the army's food and grass were consumed. It is very big, the weather is cold, and the transportation of food and grass is not easy. If we fight Liu Bei's soldiers and horses again at this time, I'm afraid..."

Mao Jie didn't continue talking, but the meaning was already very clear, that is, their army was at the end of their bow.

"Is there no other way..." Cao Cao frowned, he was really unwilling to give up like this, and finally found a chance to suppress Liu Bei, but because of Sun Ce's sudden withdrawal of troops, he made this attack on Liu Bei give up halfway.

No one stood up to speak out, because this is not a problem of planning, but a problem of one's own strength. One's own strength is insufficient, especially food and grass are not enough, and soldiers are exhausted.

"It is said that Xiahou Dun and Le Jin each led [-] soldiers and horses to cut off, and the rest of the soldiers..." In desperation, Cao Cao had to order the withdrawal of troops. Without the restraint of Jiangdong soldiers and horses, Cao Cao was powerless to fight against Liu Bei alone. .

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops..."

Liu Bei, who was in Xiapi, received the news of Cao Cao's withdrawal, smiled slightly, turned his head and said to Chen Ziming beside him: "Ziming, as you expected, Cao Cao dare not face our soldiers and horses alone. Putting on the appearance of an all-out attack for a while, Cao Cao withdrew his troops."

"Brother." Chen Ziming did not smile, but looked serious, and said to Liu Bei: "When Sun Ce withdrew, it was already doomed that Cao Cao would retreat, and he was definitely unwilling to face our army alone. This time The soldiers and horses from all walks of life pressed forward together, just to let Cao Cao withdraw his troops as soon as possible."

"Ziming, can you take back Peijun?" Liu Bei also nodded in agreement with Chen Ziming's point of view. Although Cao Cao is powerful, he is still a bit weaker than Liu Bei, and it is natural to retreat.Immediately, he stopped entangled in this matter, but set his sights on Pei County in Yuzhou.

Originally, General Zhang Jai was in charge of Pei County, but Cao Cao came here forcefully. In order to prevent Zhang Jai from sacrificing needlessly, Liu Bei ordered Zhang Jai to lead the army to retreat, and voluntarily gave up Pei County. Force against Cao Cao's attack.

Now that Cao Cao is in a weak position, Liu Bei still thinks about Pei County. After all, the people of Pei County have already belonged to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei has invested a lot of manpower and material resources in Pei County. He is really unwilling to be taken over by Cao Cao.

"Brother, you don't need to think about Peijun." Chen Ziming said with a wry smile: "Peijun is embedded in Yuzhou, and there is no danger to defend, and it is the gateway of Yuzhou. I will give up Peijun, which is already in my hands."

"That's all..." Liu Bei sighed in disappointment, and then ordered the soldiers and horses from all walks of life to retreat slowly, breaking away from the entanglement with Cao Cao's soldiers and horses.

Then Liu Bei ordered the two brothers Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to lead [-] troops to guard Linyin Mountain, and prepared to deploy [-] laborers to set up checkpoints in Linyin Mountain. Sun Ce needs a rear without danger.