I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 250
This is indeed a supplementary method. After all, at this time, the princes and powerful people from all over the world have already seen the general trend of the world. Li Shimin's family is the only one. If he is allowed to continue to grow wildly, no one in the world will be able to control him in the future.

Cao Cao thought for a moment and said: "Wen Ruo's words are reasonable. At this time, our army needs time to deploy manpower, and secondly, we really need foreign aid. If Liu Biao in Jingzhou can restrain the enemy in Nanyang and prevent them from advancing eastward easily, Liu Bei will lead us Soldiers to support Qingzhou, Sun Jian will come with Cao Hong, the outcome is unknown, and Mr. Wen Ruo will be fully responsible for this matter."

"Promise! Dare you die." Xun Yu naturally accepted the job.

"I ordered Cao Zhen of Qingzhou and Cao Hong of Yanzhou to defend the city. If necessary, all forces can be mobilized to defend the city. Hold back the main force of Zhang He and Guan Yu to buy time for our army to gather forces." Cao Cao finally decided to take a gamble. Forget it, don't go to other methods other than that.

Besides, Guan Yu's army has already begun to storm Dingtao City in Jiyin County. Cao Hong is very good at defending it. He has nearly [-] soldiers in his hands and the surrounding people recruited. In addition, Dingtao City has a high wall and thick walls. It is really difficult to take it in a short time. Down.

After several days of continuous assault, Dingtao was not captured. Although all the sharp weapons such as catapults and crossbows were used, Cao Jun seemed to have a strong tenacity, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became.Of course, it did cause a lot of casualties to Cao Jun, but it seems difficult to take down Dingtao in a short time.

Cao Hong's [-] main forces were actually veterans who had participated in the crusade against Li Shimin. They had seen the power of the enemy's catapults, so they were not so afraid.

The Leopard Army led by Zhang Yun went all the way to Jinan Guoli City, which is now Jinan. Although Cao Zhen was young, he was decisive in killing, well-known for a long time, and had [-] elite soldiers in his hands. After the mobile battle, Cao Zhen still had [-] tiger and leopard riders under his command, who were powerful and entangled with Zhang Yun.It seems that it is difficult for Zhang He to destroy this enemy in a short time.

Of course, all of this was naturally within Li Shimin's expectations. He was able to win Chen Liu so quickly because of his absolute superiority in military strength, equipment, combat power, and momentum. It was also a little accidental, and it was difficult to replicate. other places.

"My lord, why don't you make a quick decision and quickly attack Xuchang, Yuzhou, and wipe out Cao's bandits in one fell swoop?" Zhao Yun asked suspiciously: "At this time, Cao's army can only mobilize less than 15 troops, and our army has [-] troops. It's huge."

"That's right, my lord, just kill him and kill Cao Cao." Everyone chattered.

This is indeed the place where the generals in the army are puzzled. It is said that it should be a quick decision, send troops quickly, and kill you while you are sick. Why so delay.

In order not to affect the morale of the army, Li Shimin explained: "Everyone, our army has an absolute advantage in this battle, and it is best to fight steadily. Although the enemies of Yanzhou and Qingzhou resist tenaciously, it is only a matter of time before they perish. By then, Yanzhou and Qingzhou will be taken by our army. Now, Cao Cao will only be left with Yuzhou, which is a tiny place, and it will be much easier to destroy. This battle is to wipe out all Cao's troops. Even if Cao Ren led his army back to help, our army may have already wiped out Yanzhou and Qingzhou In this land, hundreds of thousands of troops will join forces, and if they complete their meritorious service in one battle, Cao Cao will not be given a chance to make a comeback."

Everyone thought about it and felt that what Li Shimin said was very reasonable. Besides, there are 10,000+ troops of Lu Bu and Gao Shun, who are ready to copy Cao Cao's back at any time. With an army of 50, it is easy to destroy Cao Cao.

After the crowd dispersed, Xi Zhicai said worriedly: Lord, according to the information we received, Cao Cao has formed an offensive and defensive alliance with Liu Biao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei and others. If these princes get involved, it will not be good for our army. Eliminate Cao Cao.

"It doesn't matter, Liu Biao has no big ambitions. He only wants to defend Jingzhou. He never dares to send troops to Nanyang. Liu Bei has few major generals, and his abilities are extremely limited. Sun Jian is far away in the east of the river. He can't quench his thirst far away, so there is nothing to fear. " Li Shimin said indifferently.

"My lord is wise, my subordinates are not as good as me." Xi Zhicai stopped trying to persuade him.

"Pass down the order, the whole army must not relax its vigilance. In addition, urge the rear to continuously transport food, grass and military equipment to Chenliu, so as to prepare for a protracted war." Li Shimin ordered.

"No! This subordinate obeys." Xi Zhicai and the others also quietly withdrew.

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Indeed, as Li Shimin expected, these allies of Cao Cao are only allies in name, and they are still in the same bed with different dreams at root.

After Liu Biao in Jingzhou received the news of Cao Cao's request for help, he immediately summoned his confidantes to discuss countermeasures.

Under the discussion of everyone talking about it, Kuai Liang and other counselors decided to send troops to attack Nanyang, and they received strong support from Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and others. After all, everyone knew the truth.

It's just that Liu Biao still had a hard time making a decision and was very hesitant.To put it bluntly, I was still afraid of offending Li Shimin, wanted to protect myself, and was unwilling to get involved in the battle between Cao and Li, so as to provide an excuse for Li Shimin to attack him in the future.

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun also saw the thoughts of the master at home, and they had been at odds with the Kuai family of Jingzhou, so they stood up decisively and suggested sending troops to riot in Xinye, threatening some Nanyang, and there was no need to get involved in the war for Cao Cao middle.

This naturally came to Liu Biao's heart, he pretended to think about it, and immediately ordered: "For this battle, Cai Mao and Zhang Yun will lead [-] naval troops from Xiangyang along the Baihe River to threaten Xinye, but no troops are allowed, let alone Conflicts with the Bingzhou Army are allowed, and those who violate the order will be severely punished."

"Promise, the general will obey." Cai Mao and the two naturally accepted the order happily.

"My lord, think twice, my lord." Seeing this, Kuai Liang anxiously advised, "Once Cao Cao is defeated, our army will bear the brunt of it, my lord."

"No need to say much, let's all step back." Liu Biao was unmoved, but issued an order to evict the guests, and everyone in the hall left helplessly.

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Liu Bei naturally received Cao Cao's request for help. From the bottom of his heart, he really wanted to go to Cao Cao's aid, but the fact is that Liu Bei's strength is limited. He really has fewer than [-] soldiers and horses. Two sworn brothers Zhang Fei and Gongsun Ce.

In the end, after discussing with his subordinates, he still decided to let Gongsun Ce lead [-] elites to go north to Qingzhou to assist Cao Zhen in fighting against Zhang He's army. , to assist Cao Cao.

As for Sun Jian in Jiangdong, he was very active in thinking about going north to fight against Li. However, he was beyond his reach and it was difficult to make a difference in a short period of time. However, he still asked his general Han Dang to lead [-] elites to go north to Yuzhou to support Cao Cao. As for whether he could catch up, Then do your best to obey the destiny.

(End of this chapter)