Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

"I'm not worried."

Liu Bei smiled and explained:

"I'm just a little curious. I wonder if Meng De's headache has recurred."

Kong Ming smiled, closed the military report he had read on the table, put it neatly, and then stood up to clearly mark the battlefield changes mentioned in these battle reports on the map.

"Since Yi De has successively captured Jiaxian, Xiangcheng, and Fanchang, I think he has probably collided with Yu Jin's troops at this time."

"If Linying wants to continue to retreat north, it must cross the river. Now Shi Yuan has also led troops to support it. I think Yu Jin will only surrender in the next two days."

Nodding, Liu Bei suddenly looked forward to it:

"I just hope Meng De won't be scared in the next two days."

With Kong Ming here, all kinds of military equipment made now have been integrated into the army quite smoothly. Coupled with Kong Ming's arrangement of various departments, it is no wonder that later generations have a lot of disapproving attitudes when talking about the Hanzhong War, which was led by "Liu Bei" for half a year.

The natural barriers are not to be feared, the strong cities are not to be relied upon, and the entire rhythm of the war is completely different from the past.

The preparations before the war were well organized, but once the war started, the offensive was like thunder from all directions. Only twelve days had passed since the agreed time of the war, and Cao Cao was already doomed.

And just as the two were talking, a war report arrived.

After opening it and taking a look, Kong Ming smiled:

"Shi Yuan reported that Linying has been recovered and Yu Jin has surrendered."

Even two years ago, Liu Bei felt that he would be so excited that he could not sleep at night after hearing that the "Five Good Generals" were captured, but at this moment he just nodded and wrote it down, and then asked:

"Where is Cao Xiu?"

"Cao Xiu fought to the death and refused to surrender, and then Yide personally entered the battle and knocked him out alive."

Liu Bei nodded and breathed a sigh of relief:

"That's good."

Although Cao Cao was probably reluctant to admit it, after Kong Ming's explanation, it can be said that the general situation is now determined. In this situation, he really doesn't want to have twists and turns, including this kind of situation where two generals are defeated at the same time, one fights to the death and the other surrenders, which eventually makes the surrendered general feel resentful.

"In this case, tomorrow...?"

Liu Bei's face was asking for advice, and Kong Ming nodded:

"Then tomorrow."

In Cao's camp on the other side of the river, everyone knows that Prime Minister Cao's temper is getting worse.

Although they didn't know the battle situation in all directions, the soldiers had eyes and could see that the military advisors looked solemn, that the prime minister hadn't smiled since the emperor's uncle arrived on the other side of the river, and that the messengers who came from other places were all panicked.

And since the emperor's uncle was stationed on the other side of the river, the prime minister began to order the construction of fortifications and worked non-stop every day. In contrast, the emperor's uncle's military camp had no fortifications at all. It was the same as it was when he was stationed at the beginning. It was obvious who was afraid of whom.

Even two days ago, there were sporadic deserters who swam across the river or quietly fled to the north.

Until the army finally added the order of joint responsibility and mutual supervision, it temporarily stopped this trend.

But for ordinary soldiers, there is only one thing that is a pity now:

Couldn't the crossbow arrows be more accurate a few days ago?

After falling asleep with this regret, the first-line soldiers of Cao's army were awakened by the noise on the other side of the river early the next morning.

The river was not wide, and the noisy noise soon became uniform, so the content of the shouting was clearly conveyed:

"General Zuo has an order to bombard Cao's camp in two quarters of an hour!"

"Those who do not want to die in vain must retreat six hundred steps from the river!"

Cao Cao, who was also awakened by the noise, sneered:

"Attack from six hundred steps, does Liu Da'er really think that the Marquis of Huaiyin will come to the world to help him after ascending to heaven?"

"This must be a trick to confuse the crowd!"

"Pass the order, anyone who retreats will be killed!"

"I will go there in person and defend the formation with the warriors!"

Dong Zhao was shocked:

"My lord, you can't do that!"

The battle reports sent in the past few days clearly stated that the methods of the enemy army to break the strong city were similar:

Strong crossbows were used to suppress, and then strong soldiers would go to the city to work. Often, in just two quarters, the city gates would be blown away with explosions, and some walls that were not strong enough or thick enough would collapse on the spot.

The only strange thing was that when Guangcheng Pass was broken, there were no strong crossbows or strong soldiers approaching the city. Dong Zhao, who was in charge of the craftsmen of the Shaofu, also knew a little about this, so he couldn't help but wonder if Liu Bei had a way to throw the thing that blasted the city gate hundreds of steps away.

If so, I'm afraid that what Liu Bei shouted at this time might not be a lie, so Dong Zhao tried his best to dissuade him at this moment.

"Gongren."

Cao Cao drew out his sword and wiped it gently, his face was very determined:

"Do I still have a way out now?"

"Liu Bei is not a coward like Sun Quan."

At this point, Cao Cao also confided his true feelings, but when he talked about Sun Quan, his breath was inevitably a little unstable.

For Cao Cao, he almost didn't want to think about the alliance between Cao and Sun.

He fought hard in Jingbei, but he still fulfilled his promise to mobilize elite cavalry to help.

What about Lu Meng? He directly took over Jiangling and Jiangxia to the south, and didn't allow Cao's army to get involved at all. As a result, he was buried under Jiangling City.

If the 100,000 troops in Jiangdong could have marched north to block Guan Yu's retreat... Forget it, it's not Cao Cao's style to calculate before the battle.

After calming down, Cao Cao finally said, holding his sword:

"There is no room for maneuver now. If we fight, we will live, and if we stay at ease, we will die. It's nothing more than this."

Cao Cao has always had the courage to fight to the death!

It was because of this courage that Zixiu was buried in Wancheng; Zihuan lost this courage in Wancheng, which led to such a bad situation!

In the current situation, if you move forward and defeat the enemy bravely, you can survive; if you retreat and wait for the enemy troops to encircle them, you will surely die.

I just hope... Liu Bei's current actions are really intimidation.

Following Cao Cao's order, the atmosphere in Cao Cao's front army became so solemn that it seemed as if there was a cloud of substance.

Looking ahead was the busy imperial uncle's army on the other side of the river. Iron barrels of unknown purpose were pushed forward.

Looking back at the warlords who had drawn their swords, everyone's expressions were cold, and they looked at the back of their necks with evil intentions.

There was no timekeeping method in the army, so this period of time seemed particularly difficult, but soon they knew that two quarters of an hour was up.

Because the roar, like the roar of the underworld ghost cao, sounded.

Cao Cao raised the sword in his hand blankly, but wherever he could see, the enemy army had not crossed the river. Instead, the fortifications that had been built with great effort these days were as if they had been slapped by an immortal. They were messy and skewed. Some of the soldiers were running around in a daze, not understanding what was happening.

Cao Cao was also at a loss. He wore armor, wiped his sword, and was ready to fight to the death and bleed.

But from beginning to end, there was no enemy within two hundred steps who could wield a sword.

The fortifications were destroyed, the soldiers he had ordered not to retreat were thrown away, and his own soldiers were also affected. There was a man whose entire lower body had disappeared, but he was still alive and was reaching out to him.

In a daze, Cao Cao subconsciously took hold of the veteran Chen Liu and put his ear to him.

"Prime Minister, go back to Chenliu and summon your brothers..."

Before he finished speaking, his hand fell.

The other side of the river was shouting in unison again. At this distance, the shouts became more uniform and he could hear clearly:

"After the next forty breaths of bombardment, if you don't want to die, retreat immediately!"

This time was not long enough for him to organize his own soldiers to forcefully cross the river.

But it was not short, and the dazed soldiers woke up and waved their sharp blades at the governor behind them.

In the noisy commotion, the soldiers began to force Cao Cao back. After all, everyone could see that there was no point in staying here.

Moreover, some of those desperate soldiers had already noticed this place, and began to swing their swords at the Prime Minister like moths to a flame.

The pace of retreat was delayed, so the forty breaths of time came in an instant, and with the roar, the sound of swordsmen clashing suddenly became clear.

A burst of powerful force came from not far behind him, and then Cao Cao felt himself flying up. He landed on the ground and rolled twice before fainting uncontrollably.

When he woke up again, the sunlight had become extremely dazzling, and a black face suddenly occupied his entire field of vision.

A thick finger stood up in front of him, and then shook it. Cao Cao's eyes subconsciously followed the movement of the finger, and he was instantly sprayed with spit:

"Brother, this dog is not dead, he is still alive!"