Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 794: Battle in Pengcheng 2
"My lord, Cao Cao is going to attack the city again." Zhang Liao looked at the enemy ahead and said, "Liu Bei is also leading the army in the rear. It seems that they want to drive us all to death. This Cao Cao is really unwilling to give up. He has been fighting for so long If you want to fight us to the death, hehe, how can I be so easy to bully, Bingzhou man."

"Kill them all, hum, are they qualified?" Lu Bu snorted coldly, "There are still [-] to [-] elite troops in the city, and our army has enough food, grass, and military equipment. Cao Cao wants to break through Pengcheng. What does Yuan Shu say, that he still refuses to send troops?"

"Yuan Shu hasn't moved yet." Chen Gong nodded and said, "My lord, the overall situation is the most important thing. Why don't you send the young lady out? Yuan Shu has long proposed that he and the lord should be married, and now he also proposes that unless the young lady is sent there to get married." Otherwise, he will not send troops. In my opinion, Yuan Shu wants to take this opportunity to seize the master's handle, so that he can find an opportunity to take over the master's military power in the future."

"Take advantage of the fire, he Yuan Shu is not a good thing." Lv Bu snorted coldly: "I don't believe it anymore, without him Yuan Shu, I can't defeat Cao Cao? Besides, Yuan Shu is not a fool, he naturally understands the truth of his lips and teeth, he Isn't there a lot of trouble in the territory now, so many places are deserted, and there is not enough food and grass this year, how long can he last.

Unless he joins hands with me to defeat Cao Cao, his good days will soon come to an end.Yuan Shu, you have always been arrogant. Do you really think that you can dominate the world with an army of 50?Hmph, write to Yuan Shu again and tell him that as long as he is willing to send troops, I will form a life-and-death alliance with him in the future, and I will support him in proclaiming himself emperor.

If I am defeated, his good days will be over.Tell him that I have now restrained the main force of Cao Cao and Liu Bei. As long as he is willing to send troops, he will definitely be able to take advantage of Yanzhou. There are many soldiers and horses, and Yanzhou is empty. If he wants to attack Yanzhou, Yuan Shu has only one chance. "

"This, alas,,,,,," Chen Gong nodded and said: "I'll try again, but, my lord, we have to rely on ourselves in the end. Without enough benefits, Yuan Shu is definitely unwilling to send troops."

In the evening, outside the city, in the camp of Cao Cao's army, groups of soldiers patrolled the camp, and there were also cavalry guards outside the camp.Cao Cao has arranged everything very well, and Lu Bu has almost no chance of sneak attack now.

In Cao Cao's commander's tent, there are four people discussing the military situation at the moment.As the coach of the expedition, Cao Cao was naturally among them, and Sima Yi, his counselor, was also sitting beside Cao Cao.

"Xuande, what do you think we should do next?" Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and asked, "Pengcheng is difficult to conquer. If this continues, it will only be a waste of time and increase casualties. We have been dispatching troops for four months. After defeating Lu Bu, if we can't capture Pengcheng, our army may have to go back to rest."

Liu Bei quickly replied: "No, now that Lu Bu is poor, it is a good opportunity to take Xuzhou in one fell swoop. The general has worked so hard and lost so many soldiers, isn't it just to defeat Lu Bu and take Xuzhou? If we retreat now , within two months, Lu Bu will definitely regain his vitality. At that time, he only needs to attract [-] cavalry to recover Xuzhou. The general's previous efforts will be considered in vain.

Besides, I finally found this opportunity to attack Lu Bu. Yuan Shu has not sent troops yet, so the general was able to drive Lu Bu into Pengcheng. With Lu Bu's bravery and Chen Gong's talent, they will definitely find a way to solve the current difficulties and catch their breath. It is very likely that Lu Bu will join forces with Yuan Shu, even if it is nominal surrender, Lu Bu will accept it.

At that time, even if the general raised his army to attack again, it would not be so easy to take Xuzhou.Lu Bu is brave and hard to beat, and Yuan Shu has money and food in his hands. If these two join hands, I am afraid that the general will be hard to break with me. "

"Then, I don't know if Xuande has any good plans." Cao Cao questioned: "If I can defeat Lu Bu and win Xuzhou, I am willing to share Xuzhou with Xuande. In addition, I will also ask for credit for Xuande. Your Majesty will definitely want to see him." See you, Uncle Emperor. We can just go back and return to command after killing Lu Bu, but if we can't kill Lu Bu, then we won't be able to explain to His Majesty."

"this,,,,,,"

"General Cao already has a plan, so why make things difficult for my lord?" Zhuge Liang said with a smile on the sidelines, "Lv Bu, how can you resist our coalition forces? Although Lu Bu is currently defending the city, he has completely lost the initiative. There are tens of thousands of cavalry, but they dare not fight with us in the field, and even use cavalry to defend the city, isn't this a dead end?"

"Then Kong Ming must have some good plan." Sima Yi nodded and smiled: "Su Wen Kong Ming is a great talent, don't hide it today, why don't you say it, and solve Lu Bu as soon as possible. Since we are allies, then You should be honest with each other. Hesitating is not a good thing. Those who don’t know think Kong Ming has selfish intentions.”

"Hahahaha,,,,,," Zhuge Liang looked at Sima Yi, and then laughed loudly: "Aren't Zhongda making fun of me? Within a hundred miles, the only one who can really call the shots is Mr. Cao. If there is any plan, Then only Duke Cao can figure it out, presumably, Duke Cao already has some calculations in his mind."

"Hehe, I do have some ideas in my heart." Cao Cao looked at Zhuge Liang and said with a smile, "It's just that I'm not mature yet, why doesn't Kong Ming come and guess?"

"Well, do you still need to guess?" Zhuge Liang smiled confidently: "Cao Gong has already sent people to contact the big families in the city, so he should be sure that the internal and external cooperation is the best. Cao Gong must have been preparing for long enough, as long as the opportunity is right. , we can of course try."

"Hmph, not bad, not bad." Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi, then at Zhuge Liang and said, "Zhongda offered me an internal response plan, but he couldn't hide it from Kong Ming's eyes. He is really smart. I have indeed met the people in the city. Contacting the family, they are dissatisfied with Lu Bu's rule and are determined to take refuge in me, but they still lack a chance.

Lu Bu's army is in the city, and the gates of the four cities will not be taken over by others. Even if we want to cooperate with the outside world, we should find a way to let the aristocratic families in the city have a chance to open the gates for us. Now we lack such a method. "

"It's very simple." Zhuge Liang replied: "Pretend to be defeated and lure Lu Bu out of the city to pursue him. As long as I make preparations earlier and lay an ambush outside the city, I can take Pengcheng in one fell swoop."

"Oh? Then how should I pretend?" Cao Cao asked, "Lu Bu is not stupid, and Chen Gong is also very smart."

"Our army is in short supply of food and grass, and the battle will take a long time." Zhuge Liang looked at Sima Yi and said: "Siege the city and pull out the stronghold, and lose a lot of soldiers. It is normal to retreat at this time. If we continue to attack for a few days, the abnormal situation will definitely confuse Chen Gong. If we retreat suddenly at that time, Chen Gong will definitely not doubt that our army has exposed its shortcomings, how can Lu Bu let go of such a good opportunity? If he attacks, our army only needs to entangle him. "

(End of this chapter)