Cao Thief

Chapter 700 Changbanpo ([-])
Liu Bei divided his troops into two groups and withdrew from Fancheng overnight.

Nearly 10 people left in a hurry, all the way east and all the way south, leaving only an empty city.

If you go east, you will naturally go to Jiangxia; if you go south, you will go straight to Jiangling.Facing the upcoming 20 Cao army and the Jingxiang family who are getting closer to Cao Cao, Liu Bei is not a fool. He knows very well that with a small county town in Fancheng, he cannot resist at all.

The only option is to withdraw for the future.

Anyway, this is not the first time this kind of thing has been done, and Liu Bei is also familiar with it.

But his division of troops brought Cao Peng enormous troubles... Liu Bei, is he going to retreat to Jiangxia or flee to Jiangling?

"Liu Xuande coerced [-] people from Fancheng to evacuate, he deserves death."

Wenpin was furious and flew into a rage.

Liu Bei knows how many soldiers and horses he has in his hands.

The total is only 2 or [-] people. The so-called one hundred thousand must include the people of Fancheng.

Since ancient times, the Chinese have always attached great importance to the love of their homeland.No matter how high Liu Bei's reputation is, it is impossible for the people of the city to accompany him.Now that it has appeared, there is only one possibility, that is, Liu Bei coerced the people and left, and his heart can be punished.

"Liu Bei intends to use [-] people in Fancheng to delay our pursuit."

Wenpin looked at Cao Peng and said eagerly, "Youxue, let's pursue immediately, and we must not let this big-eared thief go."

Before that, Wenpin still had a good impression of Liu Bei.But as soon as the situation of coercing the people to evacuate appeared, he immediately felt angry.

Uncle Liu Huang is really unscrupulous.

At the same time, Cao Peng was also caught in a dilemma: Liu Bei's soldiers were divided into two groups, which one did he go for?
In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Liu Bei fled to Jiangxia.However, now the troops are retreating in two ways, making it difficult for Cao Peng to make a decision.He hesitated for a moment, and immediately brought Wenpin to the tiger and leopard riding camp.

"Ling Ming, immediately set up soldiers and horses, and prepare to attack."

"Here!"

Without saying a word, Pound took the order and left.

Cao Peng took Wenpin and went straight to the small tent in the back camp to meet Jia Xu.

"When will Mr. Jia come?"

Wenpin didn't know Jia Xu's name, but he was surprised when he saw Jia Xu was there.

Cao Peng explained: "The prime minister has orders not to let the big-eared thief go. He was also worried that I would not be the opponent of the big-eared thief, so he sent Du Tinghou to offer wine to the tiger and leopard cavalry commander. General Zhongye, let's go Talk about the situation with the military, and ask him to help us out..."

Wenpin stopped asking, and explained the situation with Cao Peng.

Jia Xu frowned, and immediately ordered someone to fetch a map and examine it carefully.

"Youxue, what do you think?"

Cao Peng didn't answer, but stared straight at the map.After a while, he sighed inwardly: Luo Guanzhong has misled me so much!
"Jiangling, Liu Bei must go to Jiangling."

“How come you see?”

"This one……"

Cao Peng didn't know how to explain it. The reason why he was so sure was because he saw a place name on the map: Dangyang County.

Zhang Yide drank the Dangyang bridge!

This allusion is well known in later generations.

Historically, after Liu Bei's defeat in Fancheng, he should have gone to Jiangling, not Jiangxia.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Changbanpo to enter seven times and exit seven times, and Zhang Yide drank the Dangyang Bridge... Cao Peng was thinking about how to explain it, but Wen Pin, who was on the side, showed a dignified look.He stared at the map in front of him, and suddenly said after a while, "Youxue, do you still remember that Liu Bei conspired in Xiangyang a few days ago, and Wuxi barbarians also participated in it? Liu Xuande's plan to go to Jiangling is really big. "

Cao Peng, some can't keep up with Wenpin's thinking.

On the contrary, it was Jia Xu, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.He stood in front of the map for a while, and said to Wen Pin, "Zhongye, are there troops stationed in Zhijiang County?"

"Zhijiang?"

Wenpin was taken aback for a moment, thought for a while and immediately replied: "The chief of Zhijiang's name is Cai Yang, he is a brother of his wife's family, and he is a well-behaved man... Thirty miles west of Zhijiang is Huya Mountain. There are almost 4000 people, and they are under the control of Cai Yang."

Jia Xu asked again: "How long will it take to reach Huya Mountain if we start from Xiangyang?"

"If you ride out lightly, you can arrive tomorrow afternoon."

"Zhongye, how many soldiers and horses do you have in your hands now?"

"Eight thousand infantry, three thousand cavalry."

Jia Xu took a deep breath, turned to Cao Peng and said, "Youxue, I remember you said that you have sent someone to Jiangling, is it reliable?"

"Naturally reliable."

"Alright then, lead the tiger and leopard cavalry in pursuit immediately, and catch up with Liu Bei before Jiangling falls.

I will send people to Baishui Township and order Junyi to send troops to help... Zhongye, you immediately gather all the Qingqi that can be recruited in Xiangyang, and set off overnight to Huya Mountain.I dare to conclude that the big-eared thief must be going to Jiangling.This fruit is not something to be taken lightly, the ones he planned were the four counties in Jingnan. "

Cao Peng was dumbfounded.

Does Liu Bei have such big ambitions?

He has the ability to seek the four counties in Jingnan?
In history, he was like a bereaved dog, just looking for a place to live.Could it be that after his rebirth, history has changed?

Seeing that Cao Peng and Wenpin were puzzled, Jia Xu explained clearly.

"I have been paying attention to the big-eared thief. After retreating to Fancheng, this beast seems to be honest and responsible, but the secret tricks are endless. In the past period of time, Jiang Xia and Changsha have exchanged letters frequently; and there are detailed reports. Jiangdong has a close relationship, especially since the beginning of the year, Liu Bei has secretly sent people to Jiangdong several times, and it seems that he intends to join hands with Jiangdong. Liu Pan and Liu Qi are brothers. Secretly, he often communicates with Liu Qi... This person was stationed in Jingzhou at the same time as Liu Qi, and his relationship is far deeper than that of Mr. Cong. Now, Liu Qi is close to Liu Bei. If Liu Bei captures Jiangling, Liu Pan will definitely turn against him.

This one also. "

Liu Pan was the prefect of Changsha County.

For Liu Biao's seventh funeral ceremony, it is reasonable to say that Liu Pan should have come to pay homage, but there was no sign of him.

Cao Peng couldn't help being shocked, "Is there another way, sir?"

Jia Xu nodded, "Exactly."

This time, even Wenpin was a little nervous.

Not to mention Liu Cong who came with him and wanted to increase his knowledge.

Wenpin hurriedly said: "Please also give advice, sir."

Jia Xu said: "Youxue and Zhongye, don't you think it's strange that Jiangdong captured Boluoyuan at this time?"

"how do I say this?"

Liu Cong asked in astonishment.

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "Sun Quan took Zhou Tai as the main general and Xu Sheng as the deputy general. He suddenly dispatched troops from Chaisang to attack Wuling and occupy Luoyuan. It's hard to do anything. There is only one high-ranking officer left, so it's nothing to worry about...

It is not without reason that the prime minister sent his uncle and grandson to take charge of Hedong.

Youxue, you have quite a business relationship with Zilian, and the Hedong Wei family has used your agreement in the past few years to open up the Hexi trade route and make a fortune. It can be called your Gyeonggi alliance.Although Zixiao didn't encounter any obstacles in Hedong, it didn't mean that he could command properly.Uncle and grandson are different, he has your support behind him, no matter Zi Lian or Wei Kai, neither will make things difficult for him, and will even try his best to help.And the land of Hexi was established by you alone, and Pang Tong, the prefect of Hexi, will also give the greatest help to his uncle and grandson.

Not to mention, your father is the governor of Liangzhou.

Therefore, having uncles and grandchildren in charge of Hedong is enough to make it difficult for high officials to do anything.

There is no longer any restraint in the northern border, how could Sun Quan fail to see the next goal of the prime minister?It's nothing more than Jingxiang and Jiangdong...

Sun Quan, there are only two choices.

Either return to the prime minister, or unite with others to compete with the prime minister by virtue of the great river.

He attacked Wuling at this time, I'm afraid he has ulterior motives.Now in Jiangdong, it is still difficult to swallow Jingnan, and he will not be willing to sit back and watch the lord seek Jingzhou, so helping Liu Bei occupy Jingnan can also restrain the prime minister.If my guess is correct, within a few days, Liu Pan will send troops to rescue Wuling, and Liu Xian can't refuse, so he will definitely welcome it.At that time, Liu Pan will occupy Wuling and welcome Liu Bei to take over Jingnan.Relying on the land of Jiangling, it will connect Jiangxia in the east, Jingnan in the south, connect with Jiangdong, and then form an alliance with Bashu.

In this way, the great river and the natural moat lie ahead, and if the prime minister wants to conquer again, I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble.

As long as Liu Bei is firmly established in the four southern counties of Jingnan, he will definitely collude with Ma Chao, the capital of Wu.When Ma Chao's troops enter Guanzhong, the prime minister will inevitably withdraw his troops and return them.

If you want to come to Sun Quan's side, there are also capable people who can see the clues of this technique of combining verticality. "

Liu Cong was dumbfounded at what he said.

Cao Peng pondered for a moment, then understood the mystery.

Zhuge Liang's Sun-Liu alliance finally appeared... Sun Quan has Lu Su and Lu Zijing by his side, so he must be able to see the clues...

Chibi is inevitable after all.

Cao Peng swallowed his saliva, without saying a word, he folded his hands and left the small tent.

Wenpin took Liu Cong back to Xiangyang, while Cao Peng immediately ordered three thousand tiger and leopard riders to pursue Liu Bei.

It is certain that Liu Bei's goal is Jiangling, and there will be no falsehood.However, Cao Peng was still uneasy... He didn't need to worry about the soldiers and horses going to Jiangxia.Presumably, since Jia Xu showed up, he would definitely persuade Mrs. Cai and send troops to pursue her.With Wang Wei around, it's not a big problem.And Jia Xu sent Wenpin to Huya Mountain, which puzzled Cao Peng at first.Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better to let Wenpin and Cao Peng pursue together?However, after Cao Peng thought about it, he figured out the key point.Why did Jia Xu send Wenpin to Huya Mountain?Just because Wenpin said that on Liu Biao's first seven days, Wuxi Man assisted Liu Bei in his actions, and then Jia Xu made a decision.

Wuxi man!
This must be the reason...

Liu Bei united with the Wuxi barbarians, that's why Jia Xu asked Wenpin to garrison Huya Mountain.

Zhijiang is to the west of Jiangling, and Huya Mountain is to the west of Zhijiang.After passing Huya Mountain and going west, there is Jingmen Mountain, which belongs to the area of ​​Wuxi Man.If Liu Bei colluded with the Wuxi barbarians, then he would definitely make the Wuxi barbarians attack, seize Zhijiang, and assist him in occupying Jiangling.In this way, it is equivalent to putting a lock on the gates of the four counties in Jingnan.If you want to capture Jingnan again, the difficulty will increase.

No wonder Liu Bei was so quiet during this period of time.

Cao Peng was also wondering before, logically speaking, after Liu Bei failed to attack Xiangyang, he should have taken action.

At that time, Jing Xiang was in chaos, why did he stand still?Although it is still chaotic, after all, Jingzhou already has a master... For the people of Jingzhou, their future is already clear, and they will not be as confused and at a loss as they were at the beginning...

It turned out that it was to seek Jingnan!

Good means, good scheming!
Cao Peng put on his helmet and armor, and stepped on the liger.

"Give me the general order, the leopard rides first, and the tiger rides follow...

Ling Ming, you personally lead the leopard riders to pursue, and I lead the tiger riders to follow up.If you want to chase Liu Bei, you don't need to be polite, just kill me directly.

From it. "

"The end is here."

"You go to Jiangling immediately, tell General Han Sheng, ask him to take action, capture Jiangling County, and then send troops to reinforce, there must be no mistakes."

Cao Peng issued an order, and immediately took a deep breath.

"set off!"

(End of this chapter)