Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 109 Wang Ping returns, it’s time to deal with Lu Meng (Qiuzhu)
  "Cao Pi actually arrived in Wancheng?"

"At this point in time, Cao Pi should be in charge of Yecheng."

After receiving the information, Zhuge Qiao felt a little more solemn.

People who shouldn't have appeared appear, which means that the trajectory of history has deviated; Zhuge Qiao's advantage of foresight will gradually become smaller as events escalate.

Although he was surprised, Zhuge Qiao was not panicked.

Zhuge Qiao might still be worried if he had lost his advantage of foresight before coming to Jiangling for the first time; but after a few months of hard work in Jingzhou, Zhuge Qiao has grown significantly in both knowledge and mentality.

Just like an intern who has just joined a large company, after a few months of being guided by senior employees, he has shed his initial immaturity and become more stable.

"From now on, it's the real game." In just a moment, Zhuge Qiao had already adjusted his mentality.

Although Cao Pi's comprehensive ability is far less than that of Cao Cao, he is still a rare hero in the world: he has a big family and a big business, he is at the top at the beginning, he is better than his superiors, and he is better than his inferiors. Not everyone can underestimate him.

"Cao Pi is supervising the army in Wancheng, so part of the troops from Yecheng and Xudu will follow Xu Huang and join the Xiangfan battlefield."

"And as Cao Pi is the heir to the throne of Wei, in case of emergency, the troops stationed in Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Huainan only need to be notified to Cao Cao in Chang'an."

"This means that Cao Cao's reinforcements will arrive faster, earlier, and in greater quantities than originally planned."

"The prince only brought 3,000 soldiers to Yancheng, which may not be able to block Xu Huang's army."

The navy had a disadvantage when fighting northern infantry and cavalry on land; Cao Pi's addition solved Xu Huang's disadvantage of having all new soldiers in his hands.

In addition, Xu Huang is one of the few good generals in the world. Zhuge Qiao's plan against Xu Huang in Yancheng cannot gain much advantage.

Just when Zhuge Qiao was thinking deeply about the countermeasures, a soldier came inside and asked for instructions: "There is a general outside the stronghold who claims to be General Wang Ping of Yamen. He wants to see the chief registrar."

Zhuge Qiao was delighted when he heard this: "Zi Jun is back!"

It is already August, and more than a month has passed since Jiangling sent troops.

Wang Ping came back later than Zhuge Qiao expected.

Not long after.

Wang Pingjian stepped inside, cupped his fists and raised his hands, bowed to Zhuge Qiao and said, "The end will come later. Please forgive me, Mr. Qiao."

Zhuge Qiao stood up and helped Wang Ping up: "The road to Xichuan is long, Zijun has worked hard all the way, and I didn't ask for a time to return, so why should I be late!"

Wang Ping was moved, took out the letter from his pocket, and handed it to Zhuge Qiao respectfully: "This is a secret letter from the military advisor."

Zhuge Qiao calmed down slightly and quickly opened the secret letter.

Xichuan and Fancheng are more than two thousand miles apart. Any exchange of letters will affect the coordinated operations of both sides.

After glancing at the letter, Zhuge Qiao's brows were filled with joy: "Your Majesty has arrived in Yong'an? Not only the generals who protect the army are here, but also General Huwei is here!"

General Huwei is Zhao Yun. Huwei is not an official position, but a name.

At the Battle of the Han River at the beginning of the year, Huang Zhong failed to return after plundering grain. Zhao Yun led dozens of cavalry to look for Huang Zhong, and met Cao Cao's vanguard on the way.

General Cao, who thought he was lucky, wanted to take the opportunity to capture and kill Zhao Yun and his cavalry. However, Zhao Yun kicked him out of the encirclement and broke away.

General Zhang Zhu was surrounded, but Zhao Yun galloped back to rescue Zhang Zhu and returned to the camp together.

General Cao was in hot pursuit. Zhang Yi, the commander of Mianyang who was defending the camp, saw Cao's army coming and wanted to defend behind closed doors. However, Zhao Yun ordered the soldiers and horses in the camp to stop fighting and stood alone in front of the camp.

General Cao was afraid of an ambush and led his troops to retreat. However, what General Cao did not expect was.

As soon as the front foot left, Zhao Yun attacked General Cao's rear army. The frightened Cao army trampled on each other, and many soldiers fell to their deaths in the Han River. Zhao Yun perfectly demonstrated to General Cao what it means to "tiger into a flock of sheep", what it means to "win more with less", and what "courage" means!
  The danger of this battle even frightened Liu Bei, and he hurriedly came to Zhao Yun's camp to understand the situation. After learning the specific details, Liu Bei immediately rewarded the three armies in the camp, praising "Zilong is full of courage."

Zhao Yun was also called "General Huwei" in the army.

Zhuge Qiao suppressed his excitement and quickly took out the map and compared it with the troop dispatches in Zhuge Liang's reply.

"The king is supervising Yong'an. He is accompanied by the guard general Fa Zheng and the tiger general Zhao Yun. There are five thousand elite soldiers."

"The right general Zhang Fei led five hundred troops to inspect Brazil County, but the destination was Xicheng County."

"Wei Yan, the prefect of Hanzhong, built a granary on the post road from Hanzhong to Chang'an in the name of superintendent and patrol."

"Ma Chao, the general of the left, went to Wudu County alone in the name of superintendent and patrol."

"Later General Huang Zhong is recuperating in Chengdu."

"Given Yizhou's current state of exhaustion, having three routes of suspected troops and one route of regular troops is already the limit."

"No, that's not right. These five thousand elite soldiers in Yong'an are very likely to be suspicious soldiers."

"Even if there are only 5,000 soldiers, the flag can be faked as 50,000 soldiers. It depends on whether Sun Quan dares to gamble!"

Zhuge Qiao closed his eyes and carefully thought about how to use these new suspicious soldiers to obtain the greatest benefit.

"Cao Pi supervised the army in Wancheng and failed to achieve the goal of destroying Xu Huang's lone army."

"It's time to deal with Lu Meng in Lukou first."

Zhuge Qiao suddenly opened his eyes, and his clear eyes became more profound, so he asked Guan Ping and Guan Xing to be invited.

"Brother Xing, you and Zijun go to Lincheng quickly and tell the prince. Give up Lincheng!" Zhuge Qiao said concisely and concisely.

Guan Xing was surprised: "Abandon Yancheng? Ah Qiao, if you don't make it clear, how will my father listen to me?"

Zhuge Qiao pointed at Wang Ping: "Don't worry! When the princes see Zijun, they will naturally withdraw their troops."

Although Guan Xing didn't understand, he didn't ask any more questions, so he led Wang Ping to Yancheng.

After Guan Xing left, Guan Ping slowly spoke: "Ah Qiao, why did you give up on Yancheng?"

Zhuge Qiao explained: "Cao Pi supervised the army in Wancheng, and Xu Huang was no longer a lone recruit. The prince only had 5,000 soldiers in Lincheng, so it was almost impossible to defeat Xu Huang quickly."

"There is a saying in the art of war: don't attack the army when it's there, don't attack the city when it's there, don't fight for the land when it's there, don't accept the emperor's order when it's there."

"As a general, you don't care about the gains and losses of a city or a pond."

"Abandoning Lincheng is not out of fear of Cao Pi, but a strategic retreat to concentrate our scattered forces; at the same time, we divide Cao Pi's forces and lure his troops to the Han River."

Zhuge Qiao did not mention the intelligence of Liu Bei's garrison in Yong'an to Guan Ping, but only gave Guan Ping a reason to withdraw his troops based on military tactics.

"Are the troops in Weitou and Sizhong going to withdraw?" Guan Ping asked again.

Zhuge Qiao shook his head and raised his lips slightly: "The soldiers in Weitou and Sizhong have all surrendered, and the morale of the army is difficult to stabilize. Dong Heng, Hu Xiu and Fu Fang only surrendered because they were out of strength. It would be a disaster to keep them."

"It's just right to use them as bait, so that Cao Pi in Wancheng can experience the joy of being 'a fledgling, invincible in the world'."

"Jealousy twists people's hearts. If Cao Pi's supporting troops cannot win, those snakes and rats in Jiangdong will not dare to come out of their holes."

(End of this chapter)