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

Chapter 262: Zhuge Qiao spreads rumors, Cao Ren is arrogant and refuses good advice (additional update for pursuit)
In April of the third year of Zhangwu.

Han auxiliary Han general Zhuge Qiao captured Nanxiang County and killed the puppet Wei right general Xu Huang; he also defeated Cao Ren in Xinye and killed Wei general Lu Jian in Rang County.

The news is out.

Nanyang was shaken.

I thought it was the Han general Guan Yu who killed Xu Huang and defeated Cao Ren, but I never thought it was just Guan Yu's son-in-law Zhuge Qiao!
Guan Yu's killing of Xu Huang and defeating Cao Ren and Zhuge Qiao's killing of Xu Huang and defeating Cao Ren were completely different in the ears of Nanyang people.

Guan Yu was a general of the Han Dynasty. He beheaded Xu Huang and defeated Cao Ren. It was said that "victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists".

Zhuge Qiao killed Xu Huang and defeated Cao Ren. It was called "The waves behind the Yangtze River pushed the waves in front, and the waves in front died on the beach."

Its influence is no less than that of Han Xin who defeated the three famous kings Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Sima Xin during the Three Qin Dynasty.

There are new people in the Han Dynasty, and there are old generals in the Wei Dynasty.

Does this mean that Han has defeated Wei in the transition between old and new?
Suddenly, the people of Nanyang were panicked.

Or rather.

"That was a strategic retreat, not a defeat!"

It is impossible for Cao Ren to explain clearly!
There are three elements of rumors, the first is diffusion.

The lack of mobile troops was also one of the reasons why Zhuge Qiao adopted the rumor tactic.

Outside the battlefield, there were still some dispersed soldiers gathering towards Anzhong. Although this group of troops was not large, they could number between three and five thousand people.

In anger.

"If you have the ability, come to Anzhong and fight with me!"

As a result, Rang County was lost, Lu Jian and thousands of soldiers and horses were defeated.

Field combat is much easier than siege warfare.

He ran to Xinye to besiege Guan Xing's partial army, but when he was most tired, he encountered Zhuge Qiao's reinforcements.

Cao Tai came closer and lowered his voice: "Servant Liu Ye and General Cao Hong have arrived in Luyang."

Cao Ren's core combat deployment was to secure the city and guard it tightly.

The matters on the front line have not yet been properly handled, and Jiang Ji has appointed Cao Tai to come from the rear. It will definitely not be a trivial matter.

"Zhuge Qiao, the thief, really puts money on his face!"

As long as my spreading speed is greater than your clarification speed, then my rumors are truth and your clarifications are sophistry.

With the favorable location of the city, Cao Ren can defend Nanyang County!
In Nanyang County today, there are more than 20,000 people from Jiang Ji's tribe in Wancheng, more than 20,000 people from Cao Ren's tribe in Anzhong, and three to four thousand people in other small towns. The total military strength is still more than 50,000.

Cao Tai stopped talking and glanced around.

It was impossible for Cao Ren to bring all his troops out of the city.

In field operations, Zhuge Qiao has more opportunities to form a local advantage when outnumbered.

"Force Zhuge Qiao to retreat with the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country."

The rumors were as fierce as a tiger, and Cao Ren was not given a chance to explain.

Although the Han soldiers won consecutive battles, they still had 5,000 infantry and cavalry left in Nanxiang County, and nearly 10,000 more soldiers were surrendered.

Anzhong City.

This time, the table was unlucky. Cao Ren kicked it directly onto the stone pillar and cracked.

"Transfer all the troops and horses back to Wancheng."

after all.

Cao Ren was so angry that he kicked over the table in front of him.

Cao Ren was furious.

People reported the arrival of a messenger sent by Jiang Ji.

There was nothing wrong with Liu Ye's proposal.

"Xinye, I retreated on my own initiative, do you deserve to be called upon to defeat me?"

It was Cao Ren's eldest son Cao Tai who came.

As long as you don't leave the city.

Now Cao Ren will not leave the city easily.

Cao Ren frowned and asked the left and right civil and military officials to step back: "What is it that requires such caution?"

And the most decisive point: Since it is not a rumor, Cao Ren, you go out of the city to fight Zhuge Qiao.

"Liu Shizhong wrote a letter asking the general to abandon Anzhong and Juiyang and move the people from Anzhong, Juiyang, Niyang and Jingyang counties to Xi'e, Bowang and other cities north of Wancheng."

It is difficult for the remaining troops to be deployed on the battlefield as mobile troops.

Cao Ren's expression changed: "Liu Ye is teaching me how to use soldiers?"

"Cao Tai, what's the big deal with Chang Shi Jiang?" Cao Ren sat in the commanding position with a golden sword, his tone was a little impatient.

Zhuge Qiao's tribe in Rang County only had 10,000 men available for battle; Guan Yu's tribe in Xinye also had only 10,000 men available for battle.

Cao Ren's troops were too scattered, making it easy for the Han soldiers to divide and annihilate them.

If the people are relocated, the walls will be fortified and the wilderness will be cleared, which will lengthen the strategic buffer zone between the two sides.

By artificially creating hundreds of miles of uninhabited land, the whereabouts of Han soldiers could easily be spied on.

Wancheng gathered a large number of troops, and the Han soldiers could not pose any threat to Wancheng.

The problem is.

Liu Ye overstepped his authority!
Cao Tai advised in a low voice: "General, the rumors these days are very detrimental to you."

"On the way here, I heard many people accusing the general of using his troops improperly, so that Xu Huang and Lu Jian were beheaded one after another."

"If I offend Liu Ye at this time, I'm afraid it will arouse His Majesty's suspicion."

Cao Ren was furious: "Liu Ye is just a flattering villain, he deserves to be offended by me?"

"I have been fighting with the late emperor for half my life, and I have never seen any scenes. How can a few rumors scare me?"

"Go back and tell Liu Ye that since you are a servant, you should do your job well and don't interfere in military affairs."

"He, a queen surnamed Liu, is not worthy of getting involved in the military and political affairs of the Wei Dynasty!"

Seeing that Cao Tai could not persuade Cao Ren, he could only return to Wancheng to discuss with Jiang Ji.

Jiang Ji sighed: "Although Liu Ziyang is talented, he is born after Han Guangwu, so he is destined not to be selected as a ninth-grade Zhongzheng."

"But you have to follow the path of a favored minister and perform extraordinary feats before you can be promoted and reused."

"Liu Ziyang wants to come to Nanyang to share his military exploits."

"With the general's temperament, how can he let a favored minister teach him how to use troops?"

"You personally send a letter from me to Luyang. You should communicate with Liu Ziyang more and don't offend him."

"It's easy to get along with a gentleman, but it's hard to keep a favored minister."

"Don't ruin national affairs because of some personal grudges."

Cao Tai nodded: "Don't worry, Changshi Jiang, I know the appropriateness and will explain it properly to Liu Shizhong."

After arriving in Luyang, Cao Tai presented Jiang Ji's letter and expressed Cao Ren's attitude to Liu Ye tactfully.

Seeing that Cao Ren was putting aside his good plan, Liu Ye actually declined.

Considering Cao Tai's expression when he spoke, Liu Ye guessed that Cao Ren's attitude must be even worse.

Thinking of this, Liu Ye also became unhappy: "With the wisdom of the general, it is impossible not to understand the strategy I proposed."

"Does the general want to abolish national affairs with personal grudges?"

"Xu Huang defeated the 100,000-strong army, and now he still insists on dividing his troops."

"How can the general regard military warfare as child's play!"

Cao Tai was originally quite polite to Liu Ye.

At this moment, Liu Ye was sarcastic towards Cao Ren, and his tone became more unpleasant: "Liu Shizhong, you are in Luyang and don't know the military situation on the front line."

"Although the Han soldiers were lucky enough to win a few battles, they didn't have many troops left to fight."

"The spread of rumors also proves Zhuge Qiao's guilty conscience."

"You are not the only one who knows how to use soldiers!"

Liu Ye frowned: "You must have known that my strategy is the most effective at the moment because you were willing to talk to me calmly."

"As a human minister, if you don't advise the general, you are disloyal to His Majesty; as a son of a man, if you don't advise your father, you are unfilial to your father."

"If my care for national affairs is in vain because of my harsh words, how can your Majesty feel at ease in Luoyang?"

"If you refuse to persuade me, I will truthfully report the Nanyang battle report to Your Majesty."

Cao Tai also lost his temper at this moment: "Liu Ziyang, why are you so aggressive?"

"Do you think I want to talk to you peacefully? If it weren't for Chang Shi Jiang's instructions, I wouldn't bother talking to you."

"Since you are a servant, you should do your job well and don't interfere in the military affairs." "You, a queen surnamed Liu, are not worthy of getting involved in the military affairs of the Wei Dynasty!"

Liu Ye's eyes instantly turned cold.

Origin is what Liu Ye hates the most.

If it weren't for the background of Queen Liu, how could Liu Ye, with his intelligence, be just a small servant now?

"This is what the general said, or you." Liu Ye stared at Cao Tai coldly.

Cao Tai was furious, and his tone was cold: "The general said it, so what can I do?"

"The general has been with the late emperor for half his life. What scene has he never seen? I need you to teach the general how to use troops?"

"who do you think You Are?"

"You are just a minor servant beside His Majesty. You just need to accompany His Majesty to relieve his boredom. Do you really think that you have no plans?"

"Liu Jia, Sima Fujun and Chen Shangshu don't dare to talk to the general like this. How can you, a talker, be worthy of it?"

Liu Ye was so angry that his sleeves were shaking.

"it is good!"

"The general's son is indeed a character!"

"Luyang is small, please help yourself!"

Liu Ye directly issued an order to expel the guests.

Cao Tai didn't stay in Luyang for long, he snorted coldly and turned around to leave.

a long time.

Liu Ye took a long breath and forced himself to calm down.

"Cao Ren is arrogant and stubborn. Nanyang will suffer a great disaster. We must send the battle report to Luoyang as soon as possible. Please make your decision!"

"Out of a hundred thousand people, there are now only more than 50,000 left, and they still refuse to listen to advice."

"Humph!"

Liu Ye immediately wrote quickly and compiled the battle reports from Nanyang and sent them to Luoyang.

The content in the battle report was generally true, and Liu Ye was not stupid enough to maliciously slander Cao Ren because of a personal grudge.

Rang County.

The generals asked for battle for many days, but Zhuge Qiao still did not move.

"General, when can I go to fight Anzhong?"

"Although Cao Ren has 20,000 soldiers in Anzhong, their morale is low. By gathering the troops from Rangcheng and Xinye, we still have a chance to capture Rangcheng."

Wenbu asked confused.

Before taking Rangxian County, the Han soldiers had always maintained the most ferocious offensive.

However, after taking Rang County, Zhuge Qiao gave up attacking Anzhong when his morale was at its highest, and instead kept spreading rumors.

Wenbu didn't understand that the sergeant's morale had collapsed after staying in Rangxian and Xinye for a long time.

Seeing that all the generals were confused, Zhuge Qiao took out his feather fan and flapped it gently: "Confucius said: If you want haste, you will not achieve anything; if you see small gains, you will not achieve great things."

"Although Nanxiang County was defeated, the soldiers and people of Nanxiang County were not completely convinced."

"Although Cao Ren lost a lot of troops, the main force of his cavalry is still there."

"If our army advances too fast and Cao Ren takes the opportunity to use his cavalry to harass our rear, our army will fall into a dangerous place where it cannot advance or retreat."

"Once something changes in the rear, this Northern Expedition will be a failure."

"I stationed my troops and horses in Rang County. If we advance, we can attack the people, and if we retreat, we can protect the food road. The general's troops are in Xinye. If we advance, we can attack the people. If we retreat, we can go south by water to rescue Xiangfan."

"By guarding these two places, our army will be in an invincible position."

"Being able to capture the city is not a skill; being able to defend the city after capturing the city is a skill."

"The one who is eager to fight now: it's not me, but Cao Ren."

Military warfare is no child's play.

Although Zhuge Qiao could also play Huo Qubing's forward-moving style, it would cause irreversible damage to Liu Bei's reputation.

Externally, you can treat others in their own way, but you cannot use such cruel tactics internally.

If we really fight like this, there won't be many Han people left after reunification.

There was a pause.

Zhuge Qiao ordered: "Continue to spread rumors in Nanyang County; add one more thing, Pingyuan King Cao Rui and General Cao Ren have a secret conspiracy and intend to avenge Queen Zhen."

"Therefore, Cao Rencai stood still in Nanyang County, causing the right general Xu Huang to die fighting alone."

"Cao Rui even promised that Cao Tai would succeed him as general in the future."

"Now Cao Ren is standing still in Anzhong. It's not because he can't defeat the Han soldiers. He just wants to take the opportunity to put pressure on Cao Pi and make Cao Rui the crown prince!"

Rumors are like unofficial history.

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as it's wild enough.

New rumors quickly spread in Nanyang County.

this time.

Cao Ren could no longer sit still.

"Am I secretly communicating with Cao Rui?"

"Zhuge Qiao is such a bastard, he doesn't dare to come to peace with the people, but he uses this trick to try to alienate the king and ministers of the Wei Dynasty."

"It's tolerable, but it's unbearable!"

"Beat the drum and gather the generals!"

With the enemy outnumbered and unable to defend the city, it was criticized by others.

Cao Ren advised Cao Pi last time not to cause Cao Pi's dissatisfaction by deposing the queen.

Zhuge Qiao spreads such heart-wrenching rumors again, which will plunge Cao Ren into a deeper political whirlpool.

Cao Pi was lenient on the outside and taboo on the inside. The most taboo was for someone to interfere in the affairs of his direct descendants.

after all.

Cao Pi also experienced a battle to seize the throne before he secured his current position.

As soon as Cao Reng led his troops out of the city, spies passed the information to Rangcheng.

"Report!"

"General, Cao Ren has left the city to fight in new fields!"

Newfield?

Zhuge Qiao sneered.

I believe you, this bad old man Cao Ren is very bad.

During this period, Zhuge Qiao had been drawing hatred from Cao Ren. Cao Ren was forced to leave the city due to rumors. The first person to be dealt with must be Zhuge Qiao in Rang County!
"Here's an order: From today on, the four gates of Rang County City will be closed tightly. No one can leave the city without an order!"

"Anyone running around at the city gate will be regarded as a fake Wei traitor!"

Zhuge Qiao understood Cao Ren's thoughts and adopted an even more disgusting response.

Although the generals were puzzled, no one dared to disobey Zhuge Qiao's military orders.

Not every military order had to be explained by Zhuge Qiao to the generals.

Military orders are military orders, and soldiers should obey orders as their first criterion.

Outside Anzhong City.

Cao Ren's army stopped twenty miles away from Xinye and waited for the information from Rang County to be sent back.

Zhuge Qiao was right. Cao Ren's goal was not in Xinye but in Rangxian.

Beating Guan Yu will not relieve his anger, but beating Zhuge Qiao can relieve the depression of being slandered by rumors for days.

"General, the four gates of Rangcheng are tightly closed. No Han soldiers have left the city. There is no news about the detailed operations in the city."

Upon hearing the scout's report, Cao Ren's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Zhuge Qiao actually found out!"

"But what will happen if you find out?"

"If I can't steal your city, I will go directly to the new field!"

"Let's see how long you can hide in Rangcheng!"

　It feels like a mistake has been made. If the enemy general's IQ is raised, the game will become less smooth and exciting. This chapter only has 4,000 words, so I won’t be able to finish it. Collect enough 10,000 words to update.

　
(End of this chapter)