People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 358: Book in Hand
On the broad plain, Xuan Xia and the coalition forces faced each other from a distance, and neither side dared to act rashly. After all, Xuan Xia's Jizhou Army had been chasing them all the way and it was quite deadly. They originally wanted to take advantage of the last bit of energy to wipe out the equally exhausted Cao army.

But now that the reinforcements from Sun and Liu have arrived, it would be too risky to rush forward all at once in our current state.

Although Wang Dang felt very sorry, he could not blame anyone else. He could only blame the Yellow Turbans for not pursuing fast enough. Otherwise, even if the reinforcements from Sun and Liu arrived, they would only be able to collect Cao Cao's body.

The coalition forces were also afraid to act rashly. Although Liu Bei and Sun Quan had arrived, the Yellow Turbans were so powerful that they did not dare to start a war in a hurry.

Both warring parties tacitly stopped and set up camp on the spot to rest, waiting for the right opportunity to fight again.

When night fell, Cao Cao's loud laughter could be heard from the allied army's tent: "Hahahaha, God will not destroy me, Cao Cao. God will not destroy me, Cao Cao. This unexpected turn of events and my escape from a desperate situation is the result of my fate!"

This escape from death caused Cao Cao to experience great ups and downs, and he suddenly went from extreme pessimism to extreme joy. No wonder he became so unrestrained.

When he counted carefully, Cao Cao felt that he had escaped from desperate situations countless times in his life.

In a battle against Dong Zhuo, he was defeated by Xu Rong and was only able to escape thanks to Cao Hong's gift of a horse. In another battle of Wancheng caused by "sitting at the same table and sleeping on the same bed", he paid the price of his own son Cao Ang.

But no matter what, Cao Cao himself managed to escape disaster time and time again, and even this time, he waited for reinforcements at the most dangerous moment.

Now, even Cao Cao himself had to wonder whether he was really favored by heaven and had a noble fate that saved him from disasters, just as Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty had survived desperate situations time and time again and was born with a better fate than others.

However, Cao Cao quickly eliminated these messy things from his mind.

He has only escaped danger but has not gotten out of trouble. If he wants to compete with Wang Dang in the future, he will have to rely on reinforcements from Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao changed the subject and bowed to Liu Bei and Sun Quan with a smile: "Of course, I have to thank you two envoys for your help in escaping from death this time."

When Liu Bei heard this, he laughed and said he dared not.

Although Sun Quan on the side was young, he maintained the demeanor of a nobleman and did not lose out in the group.

After such a round of greetings, Liu Bei was still worried, so he first brought the topic to business: "Although we are now in a standoff with Xuan Xia, the current situation is not favorable. The outcome is still uncertain. We need to discuss how to fight in the future."

Sun Quan also echoed, after all, he was too young, and he came here just to represent the Sun family and show his support. He couldn't actually get a say in the important matters of the war, and could only echo a few words.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "With the assistance of the two envoys, it will not be so difficult to fight Xuan Xia again. There will be no need for any tricks in the future battles. As long as we rely on the strength of the city walls, we will be able to deal with the enemy."

Liu Bei sighed and could only nod.

Although his whole life dream was to defeat the Yellow Turbans to avenge his third brother and to clear out the enemies for the Han Dynasty, he still felt his scalp tingling when he really faced the Yellow Turbans.

A guy like Cao Cao was also beaten to a pulp by the Yellow Turbans, just like himself.

If we want to fight against Xuan Xia now, we have to put aside our selfishness and unite with him. Otherwise, it will be no different from waiting to die. When it comes to the actual battle, we must be extremely alert and use all possible advantages to fight the enemy.

Given the Yellow Turbans' combat effectiveness in the field, the coalition forces will never consider fighting the Yellow Turbans in the field. They will probably have to fight within the city walls forever.

In fact, this is very frustrating. If there is anything to be thankful for, it is that the Xuanxia Yellow Turbans will not sweep the countryside, which means that they will not have any psychological pressure when defending the city. In the tent, several people talked for a while and quickly established the future combat strategy.

The coalition forces fell from above, and everyone was awakened by the Yellow Turbans. They had no confidence in a head-on confrontation and could only choose to retreat to the city and fight in a frustrating way.

However, for Wang Dang, he certainly wouldn’t be stupid enough to just bite the turtle shell.

In the following days, Wang Dang discovered that Cao, Liu and Sun began to organize the army to retreat, and then successively stationed in several cities in the rear, as if they were ready to fight to the death with Xuan Xia in the city.

And now, it is time for the Jizhou army to make a decision.

In the Xuanxia camp, a group of generals surrounded the map, including not only the commander-in-chief Wang Dang, but also Guan Hai, Zhao Yun, Zhang Rao and other generals.

Wang Dang glanced at everyone and asked first: "Although our army can break through the city with a strong attack, we cannot keep fighting all the way. The enemy is now retreating in the city. How do you think we should deal with it?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Attacking a city was really a thankless task. It was fine to defeat just one enemy, but it would definitely not work to defeat all of them.

If the enemy army were faced with this situation, they would most likely sweep the countryside and destroy fields and houses. Even if they could not take the city, they would be able to destroy the enemy's foundation.

Usually, to avoid such dire consequences, one has to fight in the field to keep the enemy out, or station troops in important military towns to control key roads, sacrificing the stability of one place to ensure the stability of the rear.

However, Xuan Xia certainly could not do things like sweeping the countryside, and there was no point in helping the villagers fight the local tyrants at this time. The land could not be taken away, and as long as Xuan Xia did not actually capture the city to achieve rule, the local tyrants would still take back their wealth after he left.

Zhang Rao pondered for a moment and said, "But if we don't capture the city, the army won't be able to change its route and advance. Once the enemy seizes our logistics route, our army will be counterattacked."

Wang Dang smiled and said, "I do have an idea. I wonder if you guys agree with me."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in thought.

After a long time, Guan Hai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How can we guess what General Wang is thinking?"

Wang Dang laughed and was about to speak, but he saw Zhao Yun, who had been silent, curl his lips. This immediately aroused Wang Dang's interest, and he asked directly, "What do you have in mind, Zilong?"

Zhao Yun heard this and did not shy away. He bowed to Wang Dang and said, "I do have an idea, but I don't know if it agrees with General Wang."

Wang Dang smiled and said, "In that case, how about you and I each write down our plans in our palms and then present them together?"

Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Why not."

This happening before the battle did ease the tense atmosphere a little, and everyone became interested and waited for Zhao Yun and Wang Dang to finish writing their respective works, and Zhao Yun and Wang Dang soon finished writing their respective works.

The two men came in front of the crowd, then smiled at each other and opened their palms at the same time.

Everyone got closer and saw that Zhao Yun's hand had the words "Easily take Xu Du" written on it, while Wang Dang's hand had the words "Strike the vital point" written on it.
(End of this chapter)