Cao Thief

Chapter 790 Asymmetric Battle

"White Water Pass is lost?"

Inside the Jiamengguan camp, Zhuge Liang's hands trembled, and he almost dropped the feather fan in his hand.

"How is it possible? Baishuiguan has nearly ten thousand soldiers and three thousand rattan armored soldiers to assist. How could it be breached in one day?"

"Returning to the military division, not long after Deng Guanwei took control of Baishuiguan, Cao Jun sent troops to attack.

Deng Hu was beheaded by Huang Zhong, the general of Cao Jun, before the battle, and then King Zhi Wudai intended to sneak attack. He didn't want to be attacked by Cao Jun's fire after crossing the Bailong River, and the entire army of three thousand Tengjia was wiped out.Cao Jun threatened with arrows, Bai Huwen turned his back on the battle, beheaded Deng Guanwei, and surrendered.Now Cao Jun has occupied Baishui Pass. "

"oops!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help being furious.

Deng Tong was repeatedly reminded not to act rashly, let alone take the initiative to attack.

He needs time to set up a defensive line at Jiameng Pass.Unexpectedly, Deng Tong was so young and energetic that he wanted to sneak attack Cao Peng.

As everyone knows, Cao Peng is the best surprise attack!
How could someone like him be defenseless?
As a result, the defense line of Jiameng Pass has not yet been stabilized, and it is about to face Cao Jun's attack, Zhuge Liang is also quite worried.

"Explore again!"

For a long time, Zhuge Liang ordered in a deep voice.

No matter how nervous he was in his heart, he couldn't show any worry.

Otherwise, the 10,000 troops at Jiameng Pass will surely be shaken.Fortunately, the defense of Jiameng Pass has been properly arranged.As long as you stick to it, Cao Jun will not last long.After all, the [-]+ army consumes a lot of food and pay every day, and the road in Hanzhong is difficult. Once it invades Yizhou, the food road will definitely be in trouble.Now the most troublesome thing for Zhuge Liang is the warehouse in Micangshan.Cao Jun hoarded hundreds of thousands of Dendrobium grain and grass in Micang Mountain, so he must have taken precautions.

And this arrangement was precisely made by Cao Peng.

It seems that when Cao Peng withdrew from Guanzhong two years ago, he had already started to deal with Yizhou.

Zhuge Liang was not convinced, but he had to praise Cao Peng's prophet.

"Please Meng Huo come here!"

"Here!"

Zhuge Liang now has no choice but to stick to Jiameng Pass.

It will take time for Liu Bei to arrange in Chengdu.He can procrastinate as long as he can now, just take a step and see.

Meng Huo was from the Yi nationality.

The Meng family is in Jianning. It belongs to the common surname and is a local tycoon.

Meng Huo was generous and respected by the local Han and Yi.After Liu Bei entered Nanzhong, he heard Meng Huo's name mentioned.He first recruited Meng Huo, then divided Yong Kai, and collected them one by one.

This Meng Huo was over thirty years old, with high martial arts skills, known as the number one warrior in Nanzhong.

It was precisely because of winning Meng Huo that Liu Bei quickly gained a foothold in Nanzhong.This time Zhuge Liang came out of Zhenjiameng Pass, and Meng Huo came with him as his deputy.

Zhuge Liang sent Meng Huo to camp in the forest outside Jiameng Pass.

Most of Meng Huo's subordinates are barbarians from the South and Central China, who are good at mountain warfare.Outside the Jiameng Pass, the mountains stretch, and there is only one road to pass through.At that time, Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo can echo each other and cooperate with each other.

Even if Cao Peng is powerful, it will not be so easy to deal with Meng Huo in the mountains.

After planning, Zhuge Liang made up his mind.

After the [-] troops set up their formation, they waited for Cao Peng to attack.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for three days in a row, Cao Peng did not make any movement.

He rectified the soldiers and horses at Baishuiguan, and arranged for the local people to carry out spring plowing.At the same time, manpower was allocated to build roads, and a road was prepared to be opened between Mianyang and Baishuiguan, which seemed to be convenient for grain transportation in the future.

Cao Peng didn't move, Zhuge Liang was a little uncertain!

Therefore, Tanma kept going to Baishuiguan to investigate, and the news he got was either that Cao Peng was resting, or that Cao Peng was building roads.

After another five or six days, Zhuge Liang couldn't sit still!

So he sent people to Baishuiguan to write a letter, intending to invite Cao Peng to fight.

But Cao Peng ignored him.

In fact, Cao Peng was not particularly concerned about the battle in Yizhou, and was even somewhat dispirited.

After learning about Liu Bei's situation from Bai Huwen, Cao Peng discovered that this was an unequal war at all.

Whether it's military strength, equipment, or people's livelihood...

After Liu Bei took over the mess in Yizhou, he was also devastated.

People's hearts are unstable, and people's hearts are floating.

Prices are skyrocketing, and supplies are scarce... Li Ru spent nearly eight years making Xichuan so miserable that the people were on the verge of collapse.When Liu Zhang was alive, relying on Huang Quan, Liu Ba and others, he was able to stabilize the situation, but it was not easy to recover.In fact, since the beginning of last year, Liu Zhang has been in contact with Cao Cao, trying to introduce Jian'an Chongbao and abolish the five baht coin in order to calm the soaring prices in Xichuan.

There is a currency issue involved here.

Jian'an Chongbao, in this era, is no different from the US dollar and pound of later generations, and it is a hard currency.

As for the five baht coins, after being attacked by Li Ru's inferior coins, it is difficult to circulate in the market.

Liu Zhang once issued a hundred and five baht, but the effect was not obvious.

The collapse of Xichuan's credit, even the issuance of currency, cannot restore the situation.The best way is to introduce Jian'an Chongbao to stabilize the economic situation.But the problem is, once Jian'an Chongbao flows into Xichuan, Xichuan will inevitably be controlled by Cao Cao, and it will only be attached sooner or later.Liu Zhang himself was hesitant and unable to make up his mind.That is to say, under such circumstances, he sent someone to invite Liu Bei to discuss countermeasures, but he didn't want to...

After Liu Zhang died, Liu Bei entered Chengdu.

The situation in Yizhou was further turbulent, and the economy and people's livelihood that had just stabilized were completely chaotic.

Under such circumstances, there is no major obstacle for Cao Peng to attack Yizhou.

Even if Zhuge Liang has great abilities, it will be difficult to restore Yizhou's current crisis.

Breaking through Yizhou is only a matter of time.

After Cao Peng understood the situation, he lost interest in competing with Zhuge Liang.Everyone is not on the same level.Xichuan is now in chaos, and fighting against Cao Jun is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.If Liu Bei had no other choice, I am afraid he would not fight Cao Jun head-on.In other words, no matter how tough Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are, they are still struggling now.Destruction, only in the morning and evening, Cao Peng is not worried.

All he had to do was to drag Zhuge Liang to Jiameng Pass to ensure that Cao Zhang could make his first contribution.

"Father, why don't you go all out and win Yizhou?"

Sun Shao couldn't bear it and asked Cao Peng a question.

After the initial discomfort, Sun Shao got used to Cao Peng's new identity.In addition, he himself did not have any rejection of Cao Peng, so he became Cao Peng's son logically.

Cao Peng climbed to the top of Baishuiguan and smiled slightly.

"Now Baishui is locked in my hands, and the gate of Yizhou has been opened.

Although Jiameng Pass is strong, it can be broken sooner or later.Before I came to Xichuan, an elder said to me: When the water is full, it will overflow.

I think about it now, and I have roughly understood it.

This battle is not based on me, nor is the main purpose of attacking Xichuan.This battle is a battle to show off the prestige of the prince!I generally understand what the king is thinking, but now I am afraid that he is more interested in Prince Zhang.

But Zhang Shizi's military merits are not enough to deter the world, so the king asked me to cooperate.

As long as Prince Zhang is able to break into Chengdu one step ahead of me, it means that his ability is higher than mine.As far as he is concerned, it is logical to take over the throne in the future.What I did today was to help Ziwen Liwei. "

In other words, the real role of Cao Peng's battle is to serve as a reference.

Everyone in the world knows that Cao Peng is good at fighting, and he has been invincible since he was born.You see, Cao Zhang had a long way to go, but in the end he captured Chengdu before Cao Peng. Doesn't it mean that Cao Zhang is brave and not inferior to Cao Peng?

Cao Cao asked Cao Peng to be Cao Zhang's stepping stone.

Cao Peng naturally did not refuse!

In his heart, he certainly hoped that Cao Zhang would succeed him... Besides, Cao Zhang's son was adopted from Cao Peng.Cao Peng will not mind whether it is public or private, and he will be a stepping stone for Cao Zhang.

"However, it's not good for Zhuge Liang to be too leisurely in Jiameng Pass."

Cao Peng pondered for a moment, then suddenly said to Sun Shao: "Bowen, are you interested in playing a few hands with this big bull?"

"what?"

Sun Shao was taken aback for a moment, but soon became excited.

The next day, Cao Peng ordered Guo Huai to be the main general, Deng Ai, Sun Shao, and Qin Lang to be the deputy generals, and Hao Zhao to be the rear army to attack Jiameng Pass.

Cao Peng wants to use Zhuge Liang's hand to hone a new generation.

Not only for Cao Zhang, but also for Cao Rui to polish these future famous players into talents.

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In March of the 16th year of Jian'an, the battle of Jiameng Pass started.

At the beginning, Zhuge Liang won several battles in a row, which also doubled his confidence.But as the war progressed, in May, Zhuge Liang found that his opponent was becoming more and more difficult to deal with.Meng Huo's attack could no longer have any effect, and he even made a few sneak attacks, causing heavy losses.However, Cao Jun fought more and more fiercely, which doubled Zhuge Liang's pressure.

The most frightening thing is that from the beginning to the end, Cao Peng never appeared.

Zhuge Liang didn't realize it at first, but gradually, he discovered Cao Peng's intention...

Cao Peng, this is treating him as a whetstone!
The little dolls on the opposite side went from being jerky at the beginning to gradually smooth and proficient.Guo Huai is calm, Deng Ai is strange, Sun Shao is fierce, and Qin Lang is changeable.Coupled with an iron wall general Hao Zhao supervising the battle, Zhuge Liang felt a little bit strenuous after entering May.The [-] barbarians under his command have gradually become unwilling to fight again.

With the development of the war, the morale of the army was shaken a little...

At the same time, Zhuge Liang became more aware of Cao Peng's true intentions.

He has a feeling that Cao Peng is not too eager to capture Chengdu.He led the army this time, probably as a cover for Cao Zhang.

He wanted to evacuate deliberately, but was held back by Cao Jun.

In mid-May, Meng Huo launched a sneak attack on Cao Jun, but Deng Ai planned a counter-attack. As a result, Meng Huo's [-] barbarians were wiped out.Meng Huo was among the rebellious army and was beheaded by Sun Shao.Without Meng Huo's cover, the pressure on Jiameng Pass increased sharply.

At this time, after two months of arduous negotiations.

Brazil Liu Qian officially announced that he belonged to Cao Cao.

Immediately, Yan Yan, the prefect of Berkshire, also announced his surrender, and Cao Zhang drove straight in and occupied Berkshire almost without a single soldier.

After Liu Bei got the news, he was also shocked.

He hurriedly ordered Zhang Fei to go to Langzhong, trying to use the West Han River as a barrier to prevent Cao Zhang from advancing.

But before Zhang Fei arrived in Langzhong, Zhang Ren and Lengbao took the lead to attack and occupied Langzhong...

Zhang Fei had no choice but to retreat and occupy Zitong for defense.

At the same time, Liu Bei urgently summoned Zhuge Liang to withdraw his troops, trying to join forces and stand firm at Zitong.

However, Zhuge Liang wanted to retreat several times, but was discovered by Cao Jun.Cao Zhang advanced smoothly, which also made Cao Peng relieved.After Cao Zhang's troops came to Langzhong, Cao Peng finally showed up, and the warlord attacked Jiameng Pass.

Five hundred Baoxu crossbows were urgently dispatched from Hanzhong to launch continuous attacks on Jiameng Pass.

After Zhuge Liang persisted for three days, he finally couldn't resist.They only brought less than ten thousand people with them, and they fled Jiameng Pass in embarrassment.After Cao Peng occupied Jiameng Pass, he didn't hesitate any more.Order the three armies to pursue, and never let Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei join.Zhuge Liang left in a hurry, and when he retreated to the old rule of Deyang, he was overtaken by Cao Peng and besieged the city.

At this time, Cao Zhang took Wei Yan, the prefect of Lingling, as the forward, and Zhang Ren Lengbao as the deputy general, and stormed Zitong.

After Zhang Fei held on for two days, Zitong City was broken.

If Chen Dao of Fuling Pass hadn't rescued him in time, Zhang Fei might have killed Zitong in battle.After the remnants of the defeated general joined Chen Dao, Zhang Fei was just about to rest when Cao Zhang was already approaching the city.

In June, Fazheng ordered Shamoke, Wang Ping, and Zhang Yi to walk through the Yinping trail, conquer Jiangyou, and approach Mianzhu.

This is a surprise soldier of Cao Peng.

Fazheng offered advice on Yinping trails, and Cao Peng handed over all Wudang flying troops to Fazheng.

The Mianzhu defenders lasted only two days before surrendering the city.

After Mianzhu was broken, Zhuge Liang, who ruled in Deyang, became a lone army.Liu Bei was shocked, and hurriedly ordered Zhang Fei to lead his troops to recapture Mianzhu.But as soon as Zhang Fei set off, news came that Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun, had conquered Qianwei County.In the four counties of Nanzhong, the whole city surrendered, and most of Yizhou has been lost.

Liu Bei, this is really urgent!

Chengdu has become a mess, and the powerful and powerful families who expressed their allegiance to each other are starting to fight at both ends again, their attitudes are difficult to figure out.

At the end of June, after holding on to Fuling Pass for 20 days, Marquis Chen Dao Ku did not arrive with reinforcements, so he had to sacrifice the pass and surrender.

Cao Zhang treated Chen Dao generously and gave him the rank of General Guanghan, treating him as a confidant.

Fuling Pass was lost, and Chengdu was no longer in danger.

Zhang Fei's fierce attack on Mianzhu failed for more than ten days. Facing Yan Yan's army stationed in Wuyang, the front of the troops was directed at Guangdu, so he had to return to Chengdu.

In July of the 16th year of Jian'an, Cao Peng assembled [-] soldiers and horses to storm the old rule of Deyang, and the city of Deyang was broken.

Zhuge Liang wanted to commit suicide, but he didn't want to be stopped by his own soldiers and become a prisoner of Cao Peng.At the same time, Zhang Yun's left army had approached the city of Mianzhu, joined forces with Fazheng, and approached Chengdu.

Liu Qian sent Zheng Du to send the letter to Guangdu.

That General of Guangdu, originally the nephew of Zheng Du's clan, knew that the situation was over after receiving Liu Xie's letter.Therefore, he immediately expressed his willingness to donate Guangdu.Yan Yan immediately raised his troops and occupied Guangdu.

At the same time, Cao Zhang conquered Pi County, the new capital, in one fell swoop after preparing troops at Fuling Pass.

Cao Jun was encircled on three sides, and the encirclement of Chengdu was impenetrable.

At this time, Liu Bei has become a bird in a cage.There are Cao Jun soldiers approaching the city outside, and people in Chengdu are panicking inside.

After Chen Dao and Zhuge Liang were defeated, surrendered surrendered, captured captives, it was difficult to give Liu Bei any help.

What's even more frightening is that the local tyrants in Chengdu have already shown strong hostility.

If it weren't for Liu Bei's [-] soldiers and horses, and the assistance of Zhang Fei, Wu Yi, Fei Guan and others under his command, I'm afraid that these Chengdu tycoons would have already raised their troops and caused chaos.But this is so, it also makes Liu Bei uneasy...

After two days without sleep, Liu Bei described himself as haggard.

On this day, he managed to take a short nap when he suddenly heard a report from someone outside the house: "Report to Your Majesty, something is wrong... The Zuo family in the city united with several powerful families, assembled 3000 people, forcibly captured the North Gate, opened the city and surrendered. "

Liu Bei suddenly woke up.

He stood up from the bed with a scream, and reached for a pair of male and female swords hanging on the bed rail.

"Speedy Yide, regain the North Gate!"

(End of this chapter)