Emperor Road of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 352
In Gebei, Liu Yu didn't stop much.

He let Chen Dao continue to guard Gebei, and sent two letters, one to Shouchun and one to Lujiang, and then discussed with Lu Su about sending troops.

It was night, Liu Yu and Lu Su sat opposite each other in the main tent, talking until late at night, and then they each rested.

The next day, Liu Yu gathered all the generals, and according to what was discussed last night, he immediately ordered: "Xia Houlan and Wei Yan listen to the order. I order you two to lead [-] soldiers and horses. You don't want to break through Shangcai, but you must not let go." A soldier from Shangcai leaves the city, can you two dare to accept orders?"

"Why don't you dare, the last general will take orders." Wei Yan and Xia Houlan stood up with a bang, looked at each other, and said to Liu Yu.

Liu Yu's expression remained unchanged, still so serious and solemn, but the smile flashed in his eyes, obviously satisfied with the two's answers.In fact, he also guessed in his heart that they would say that, after all, how could he not understand the generals under his account?

"Lu Su is the military adviser, Xu Chu and Zhou Cang are the generals, and I went to Nanyang to help Zhang Xiu. Haha, this time I can finally fight Cao Cao." Speaking of this, Liu Yu couldn't help but his eyes lit up, excited, and everyone Laughed twice.

After laughing, Liu Yu said again: "Uncle Zhi, you still guard Gebei. This is the rear area, so don't cause me any problems."

Chen Dao had a calm temper, and immediately replied solemnly, but in fact he was still a little disappointed.After all, he is also a general, how could he not want to go to the battlefield?

After arranging everyone, Liu Yu asked Lu Su to check the logistics, and then sent someone to notify Zhang Xiu, and marched towards Nanyang.When Liu Yu led the army to set off, Wei Yan and Xia Houlan had already led the army to kill Shangcai in advance.

Liu Yu said that he didn't want to break Shangcai, but Xia Houlan and Wei Yan both held their breath and wanted to take Shangcai down.Wei Yan is arrogant, but Xia Houlan wants to get it back because she lost Shang Cai.

From Gebei to Nanyang, the journey is not very far, and it is from the junction of Jingyu, so there is no accident.If there is any accident, it is probably Cao Cao's fault.But it is very strange that Cao Cao, who is used to sneak attacks, actually let Liu Yu enter the Nanyang area this time.

Not only that, after Liu Yu entered Nanyang, he went all the way unimpeded and came to the vicinity of Wancheng safely.

The Wancheng who came here actually had not entered Nanyang, Liu Yu sent a large number of scouts to investigate the situation in Nanyang.Then he discovered that Cao Cao seemed to be for real this time.

In the past, Cao Cao and Zhang Xiu fought against each other at the border of Nanyang, but this time, Cao Cao actually fought all the way outside Wancheng.

The two sides fought, and the first day was calm.

The next day was calm.

From the third day until the seventh day, everything was calm.

But on the night of the seventh day, Cao Cao suddenly mobilized his entire army and captured Zhang Xiu's camp in one fell swoop.In this battle, Zhang Xiu was defeated and had to retreat without helm or armor.

Let's retreat, but it's not directly retreating to Wancheng.However, Cao Cao insisted on holding on, and did not give Zhang Xiu time to prepare for the battle. He defeated Zhang Xiu repeatedly. It was not until Zhang Xiu withdrew to Wancheng that Cao Cao's offensive slowed down.But even so, Cao Cao still came to a night attack and almost broke Wancheng from the southeast corner of Wancheng.

Fortunately, after arriving in Wancheng, Jia Xu planned for Zhang Xiu, otherwise Zhang Xiu might have been defeated.After all, Jia Xu is Jia Xu, after planning for Zhang Xiu, he finally stabilized the situation.But it’s not enough to be steady, if you don’t retreat Cao Cao quickly, he will lose even if he is undefeated.

Ever since, there were several times to ask Liu Yu for help.

These things were all that Liu Yu knew after he came near Wancheng.In fact, Liu Yu didn't know, Zhang Xiu didn't know, and even Jia Xu didn't know. When Cao Cao fought all the way to Wancheng, he was really tempted.At that moment, he strongly wanted to attack the city with his entire army and take down Zhang Xiu in one fell swoop.

But in the end, Cao Cao held back.

He knew that there was Jia Xu in Wancheng, and it was impossible to break through it in one fell swoop.In addition, he had planned it long ago, but he didn't want to mess up his plan.The strategy he discussed with several advisers, if successful, would be more cost-effective than breaking through a mere Nanyang.

"Zijing, it seems that the battle situation in Nanyang is not that urgent. That's right, with that poisonous man around, Nanyang can't be broken so easily."

Near Nanyang, Liu Yuan set up camp, and immediately discussed with Lu Su about the war in Nanyang.

Lu Su had been thinking about Cao Cao's actions, but now he was awakened by Liu Yu's question, and said, "The battle in Nanyang is indeed not very urgent, but that Cao Cao... Su can't figure out why he would act like this."

"This is also where I am confused!" Lu Su said about Cao Cao, and Liu Yu couldn't help frowning.Really, Cao Cao was too abnormal this time, Liu Yu guessed that there must be a conspiracy, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why.

Liu Yu couldn't bear to think too much, because Zhang Xiu's envoy had already arrived.This time he set up camp, Liu Yu did not hide anything, and he could not hide his whereabouts.Therefore, both Zhang Xiu and Cao Cao got the news.

Zhang Xiu's reaction was as expected, it was overjoyed.No, Liu Yu just set up camp, and he has already sent people over.

But Cao Cao's reaction, no one can understand.He didn't frown in distress. It stands to reason that he should be distressed. After all, with more Liu Yu, he would not be able to break through Wancheng.But when he received the news, he showed a strange smile and said in a low voice: "The fish are starting to take the bait."

Let’s say that Liu Yu received Zhang Xiu’s envoy, exchanged pleasantries with him, asked about the situation in Wancheng, and then cut to the point: “I don’t know what plan General Zhang has, so I can cooperate with him.”

After all, Nanyang belongs to Zhang Xiu, of course Liu Yu must listen to Zhang Xiu's plan, otherwise he will go too far, and Zhang Xiu won't become suspicious.Just like when Yuan Shao took in Lu Bu, Lu Bu acted too selfishly, didn't know how to restrain himself, and was eventually driven away by Yuan Shao.Liu Yu was not afraid that Zhang Xiu would drive him away, but that Zhang Xiu would be unfavorable to him.

In that case, he would be in danger.

"My lord hopes that the general can go into the city to explain that the **** can go out of the city to meet the general." The envoy did not hide anything, and immediately revealed Zhang Xiu's plan.

After hearing this, Liu Yu didn't agree immediately, but frowned.According to his own thinking, he was unwilling to enter the city, because it was too restrictive after all.It's different outside the city, advancing can help Zhang Xiu, while retreating can protect himself.However, he still wanted to listen to Zhang Xiu's suggestion after all.

"Well, it's getting late, go down and rest first, and I'll give you an answer tomorrow." The tone was flat, but he didn't send any rebuttals. The envoy had no choice but to obey orders.

And Liu Yu sent Zhang Xiu's envoy, and immediately discussed with Lu Su who was present.In Nanyang, he couldn't help but be careless, otherwise there might be no bones left. After all, this battle involves ruthless people like Cao Cao and Jia Xu.

(End of this chapter)