The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 466: Cao Cao attacked Jiangling County at night, millions of people were like a vast ocean

Yu Jin, Li Dian, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang and others each led their troops at night. As soon as it got dark, they led their troops to Jiangling in all directions.

Cao Cao, along with Cao Hong, Cao Ren and countless other generals, waited patiently and chose a hillside to watch the battle.

Jiangling City was like a big fire pit, shining brightly in the dark night. The brighter it was in the middle, the brighter it was. Just wait a moment and you will hear the sound of drums from the north. There were suddenly countless lights in the north. The shouts of killing were like the tide.

After a while, a patch of lights lit up in the south. The lights were like a long dragon, as if it had come alive. This long dragon started from Jiangling, then surrounded it from left to right, and finally turned into a circle.

The same is true in the west.

Cao Cao was dumbfounded. There were several circles outside Jiangling City, as if gods had drawn several circles on the ground. The lights were long and motionless.

The shouts and cries of killing all around drowned out the sound of the waves of the Yangtze River, and the place was filled with noise and bustle.

Cao Cao's face changed drastically. After looking at the torches at the foot of the mountain for a while, his heart sank. His troops were surrounded by the Jiangling army. The fact that the lights at the foot of the mountain were silent was simply because Luo Yuan had not given the order to annihilate them.

But his troops were actually besieged by the Jiangling army.

Cao Cao turned around and looked at Cao Ren, "Go and meet them and see what's going on."

Cao Ren immediately led his troops down the mountain to meet them. When they passed a small river, they saw people burning fires to keep warm by the river. The smell of barbecue filled the air.

As soon as Cao's troops arrived, the people stood up, and then bonfires were lit along the river, and the riverside was filled with people.

There were torches like the sea, heads of people like the tide, and even many women among the people.

Luo Yuan walked out from the crowd onto the bridge, and when he saw Cao Ren's banner, he laughed, "Would you like to come over and have some barbecue?"

Cao Ren was speechless for a moment, thinking that he had no choice but to come over. Now that he was here, what could he do if he didn't go?
"Gongqi, I am only following orders." Cao Ren was a little embarrassed.

"I understand. Meng De is narrow-minded. He must want to steal the chicken when he gets angry with me. What a pity." Luo Yuan handed Cao Ren a roasted chicken, which was already cooked. "I have been waiting for Meng De here for a long time. I didn't expect him to ask you to come. Xiahou Dun, Yu Jin and his men have been besieged by the people. Don't worry about it. They are fine."

Cao Ren felt so blessed when he looked at the people around him. They were all common people, and there were not many soldiers. How could they play when the people of Jiangling were so loyal?

"Gongqi, the King of Wei is very angry with you. We still need to find a way to appease him. After all, we are all family."

"He is narrow-minded and has many thoughts. He robbed my people one moment and tried to steal my chicken the next. What can I do?" Luo Yuan said, "He was the first to do it. Can you blame me? I tell you, my people were very excited when they heard that you were going to attack Jiangling. After this, if I don't recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers, these people will be dissatisfied with me."

The people of Jiangling were very resentful about Luo Yuan's conscription. Jiangling was a populous place, and other lords were conscripting soldiers to death.

Luo Yuan was stingy and didn't allow them to join the army and make a name for themselves.

Tens of thousands of soldiers were recruited at a time.

The children have no way out, and their father is very worried.

Ordinary people had some copper coins at home, and they all thought long-term. In a family with multiple children, the eldest son would stay at home to look after the family business and be filial to his parents, while the younger son would join the army to win military merit.

How can that be possible if the Military Command does not recruit soldiers?

Luo Yuan explained: "The more your King Wei forces me, the stronger my army will become. I can no longer control the people. Do you understand? Don't give the people excuses."

Cao Ren was dumbfounded when he heard this. Jiang Ling was truly poisonous.

"The King of Wei has already lost tonight. Can you release the other troops?" "Wait a few days. Your King of Wei certainly doesn't know how I will treat those people. Let him see my methods so that he won't think too much. I am doing this for his own good."

"It won't hurt anyone."

Not so much.

Luo Yuan had no intention of killing Xiahou Dun and his men. He ate a chicken with Cao Ren, drank some wine, and then let Cao Ren go back.

"King Wei, I am blocking the way for Gong Qi at the upper and lower wooden bridges. Jiangling has been prepared. Yu Jin, Zhang Liao and others are trapped by the Jiangling army. I am afraid they will not be able to return."

Cao Cao remained silent. Was his plan seen through by Luo Yuan again?
He couldn't believe it, but looking at the lights below the mountain he had no choice but to believe it. The army was trapped.

"How many troops does Luo Yuan have?"

Cao Ren really didn't know. What he saw was an endless sea of ​​fire. Countless people were gathered along the river, with countless bonfires, including those of both men and women.

Who has ever seen this situation?

Cao Ren said: "I don't know, but it's very large, at least hundreds of thousands of civilians are under the rule, with only a small number of troops to maintain order."

Luo Yuan didn't come out to fight, it seemed more like he came out to have a party.

At this time, Cao Cao sent a spy to Jiangling and came back to report: "King of Wei, Jiangling City is in order, there is no riot, all the major families are preparing weapons and sending them to their servants to support the General Military Office, and the shops and inns in the city are preparing food to supply the needs of the people outside the city. The people are flocking to the outside of the city, everyone is carrying weapons and war horses, it's terrifying..."

Cao Cao gasped when he heard this.

Is this Jiang Ling’s confidence?

The spy further said: "The emperor also issued a notice to let the people defend Jiangling, and he even voluntarily donated 3,000 taels of gold for military use."

Jiangling is in chaos now, but also in order. All major institutions under the Military Command are running busily, and everyone is preparing for war.

The gentry and the common people were all crying out. The common people were crying out for military merit and to defend their homes, so the gentry were more angry than the common people.

They have a lot of investments in Jiangling!

I heard that Cao Cao was going to launch a surprise attack on Jiangling, and the nobles in Jiangling were not happy about it. I have only been living peacefully for a few days, and you are coming to attack Jiangling.

Helping the Military Command is helping yourself, which means protecting your own industries and investments.

Cao Cao inhaled and asked, "Could this be Jiangling's war mobilization?"

The spy said quickly, "King Wei, the Military Command has not issued a war mobilization. If the war mobilization was issued, the people in the city would go to the battlefield together, and the army would also be dispatched. But now there is no unusual movement in the Yangtze River Camp in Jiangling, and the 50,000 troops in the camp have not left the camp."}
Cao Cao understood what Luo Yuan meant. You see, I don’t even need my regular army, I can use the common people to keep you out of Jiangling.

So be honest.

"War is not just about having more people!" Luo Yuan clinked glasses with Xu Shu by the river. "Cao Cao was a very powerful man, but he was still limited by the history of his time. Does war depend on having more people? I don't have more people than he does."

Xu Shu laughed and said, "My lord, you let the people besiege Cao's army. This move is likely to scare him to death. The people of Jiangling are like this, which shows the confidence of Jiangling."

"This is just the beginning!" Luo Yuan smiled slightly.

(End of this chapter)