The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 322

Bowangpo was originally not far from Xinye. After the fire was all extinguished, Wei Tao immediately led the army down to the outside of Xinye City.

At this time, the whole of Xinye was already silent, and the wide-open city gate indicated that the people inside had already left for a long time.

Apart from serving as a resting place for Wei Tao, Xinye City couldn't do anything else.

"Wenhe, do you think that Zhuge Liang set up an ambush in this city?"

Wei Tao just thought about it for a moment and asked about it.

"It's hard to know! However, the evacuation of the people in Xinye is only within one or two days. If they retreat, they must retreat to Xiangyang. Why do you waste time here, my lord? Even if Zhuge Liang has any plans, as long as I If the army goes straight to Xiangyang, unless they want to serve our army, they can only leave on their own, or garrison Xiangyang."

Jia Xu just thought about it for a moment and said.

"My lord's opponent is not Zhuge Liang, but Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan. It was reported before that Sun Quan has already launched an army to attack Jiangxia, and at the same time Cao Cao is also leading the army. The target is Fancheng. Xiangfan is one, if the lord If you can’t go down to Xiangyang quickly, then it will be difficult to gain a foothold in Jingzhou.”

"That's true, and now that Liu Bei is sending more people to repair the road in the middle of Shu, I'm afraid we will go out of Sichuan in a few days, and the advantage of our army's first move will disappear."

Wei Tao nodded and understood what Jia Xu meant.

Seeing that Wei Tao understood, Jia Xu immediately smiled again.

"My lord doesn't need to be so worried. Now my lord still has the upper hand, and no matter Jiangxia or Fancheng, they are far from being able to compare with Xiangyang. If my lord wins Xiangyang, how can Jingzhou's people's hearts change?"

The current situation is indeed the case. It is not very beneficial for Wei Tao to continue to stand in this stalemate.

If there is no change at that time, I will directly take Xiangyang, and then I will slowly care about it.

After all, Xiangyang is the loyal Jingzhou, and many family members of counselors and generals are among them. Even if Wei Tao does not take it as a threat, those counselors and generals have to worry about it.

"What Wen He said is very true!"

With a certain thought in his mind, Wei Tao nodded slightly to Jia Xu and said.

"No matter how Kong Ming uses tactics, his purpose cannot be to resist our army. If we are in a stalemate with them, then we will lose everything."

Jia Xu deserves to be Jia Xu, just talking about this overall view, it can be seen that it is extraordinary.

However, although Wei Tao has come to his senses, it is not so easy to let go of this hurdle. He raised his head and glanced at the Xinye City in front of him, a slight smile appeared on Wei Tao's face.

"Where is Zhang Xiu?"

"The end is here!"

Hearing Wei Tao yelling loudly, Zhang Xiu immediately responded loudly. On the way south, there was no confrontation to show his skills.

"Give me an order, and you will lead me to burn this Xinye City!"

"Burned?"

Zhang Xiu was taken aback for a moment, never thought that Wei Tao would issue such an order. Although Xinye City is only a small town at this time, it can also be used as a place for people to rest. My lord actually ordered the city to be burned?
"It has been delayed for a few days before, and our army is going to Xiangyang. We don't have that much thought to pay attention to those ghosts and monsters, and they burned them all! At the same time, we can also warn everyone in Jingzhou, even if they escape early , Our army is not letting it be manipulated, if you dare not fight with our army, then surrender our army!"

Naturally, Wei Tao's order could not be a mistake. After Jia Xu said it, Wei Tao had to understand it.

Although this Xinye city is small, it is stuck on the road to the south. If someone uses tricks to occupy it here, it may threaten Wei Tao's grain road at all times.

Although he won Xinye now, Wei Tao didn't want to put all his thoughts on this Xinye.

Under such circumstances, it would be better to just burn the city here than to put it here.

"My lord, this method is really wonderful!"

That Zhang Xiu didn't understand it yet, but Jia Xu already figured it out, and immediately praised it.

"If you follow the master's method, you can eliminate hidden dangers."

Seeing Zhang Xiu and other generals were puzzled, Jia Xu smiled and explained to them one by one.

"My lord, don't worry, I will definitely obey what my lord says!"

This is what Zhang Xiu did happily, and the grievances accumulated in the past few days can be released.

Destruction is always faster than construction. In addition, the houses in the city are made of wood, and soon burned, and the entire Xinye City suddenly became a sea of ​​​​flames.

Seeing this, Wei Tao nodded slightly, even if he wanted to put out the fire and save the city at this time, it was almost impossible.

"The whole army goes straight to Xiangyang!"

Following Wei Tao's order, the entire army headed straight for Xiangyang.

If the army is moved, no one dares to come to hinder it.

But when the Xinye fire broke out, Zhuge Liang sighed slightly on a high slope in the distance.

"Sure enough, he is worthy of being a great general, but he has seen through my plan again. With the strength of our army, no matter how hard we try to stop him, it is impossible to stop the great general's footsteps.

"Damn! Is there no other way?"

Huo Jun on the side saw such eyes wanting to spew fire, which was completely different from the pride that set Bowangpo on fire two days ago and blocked Wei Tao in the front. His eyes were fixed on Zhuge Liang, and he yelled loudly.

"Aren't you able to attack with fire this time? What is this now? Then Wei Tao himself burned the entire city! How do you want me to explain it?"

"The general's army is only a few thousand, and the battle has been sparse for a long time. It is impossible to stop the general. He was able to keep this army, and it was delayed for two days. I think General Cai Mao will not be harsh. The general does not need to do this. Worrying. Now, that Wei Tao is going straight to Xiangyang, but he wants the general to make a decision."

Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang, although he was a bit young and vigorous at this time, he also managed to grasp his mentality very well, and only in an instant calmed down the restlessness in his heart, and in turn persuaded Huo Jun.

"General Mo Yan doesn't know the current situation in the world. The war in Jingzhou is imminent. Doesn't the general think about the future? Now the general has stopped the general for Jingzhou for several days, and he can be regarded as loyal. If the general wants to, Liang can do it." The general will give you one or two pointers."

Seeing the confident smile on Zhuge Liang's face, Huo Jun was silent for a while.

Because Wei Tao led the people on the main road, he didn't encounter any problems along the way.

But in the same way, Wei Tao's actions also exposed his daily march to the eyes of the people in Jingzhou, and all the news was quickly passed to Xiangyang.

Just as Wei Tao thought, the news that Wei Tao directly led the army has spread throughout Jingzhou at this time, and all the civil and military personnel in Xiangyang are under a lot of pressure at this time, and they don't know how to make a choice.

No one can guarantee how Wei Tao will treat them if Xiangyang is defended to the death.

But if they wanted to surrender Wei Tao like this, those aristocratic families would be unwilling to do so.

Indeed, if it is said that Xiangyang cannot be defended by its own strength, it is true, but if the other princes arrive, Wei Tao will not be able to take Xiangyang so easily.

After all, the city of Xiangyang is high and deep, and there are countless elite soldiers in the city, and the food and grass are enough to last for several years.

Of course, if Wei Tao had not personally led the army, Xiangyang would not have been so shaken.

"What should I do? What should I do now? Could it be that the Son of Heaven wants me to expose Jingzhou to those ambitious people?"

Within Jingzhou, these elites from Jingzhou's great clans had gathered together more than once, but the top position was still vacant, and only the crowd was arguing.

"enough!"

At this time, the person who spoke was none other than Cai Mao, who held the power in Jingzhou. Although Cai Mao seemed to be an incompetent person, he was not a simple person in helping Jingzhou for so many years.

When he spoke like this, everyone was still in a panic. After Cai Mao pondered for a while, he looked at the two scribes aside.

"Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, are you just talking about what we should do now? Needless to say, Jiangdong and Sun Quan have a feud between Jiangdong and me in Jingzhou, and it is impossible for us to take refuge in the past. As for Liu Bei, his foundation is too shallow , can’t compare with Cao Cao and Wei Tao. Now that Wei Tao is approaching, should we continue to choose Cao Cao or choose Wei Tao instead. The wisdom of the two of you can be regarded as the most conspiratorial in Jingxiang, so let’s say what you have to say.”

Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Kuai Liang thought that there were many disputes in Jingzhou, so they were not polite.

Anyway, Cai Mao also knew that no one would be obsessed with such a trivial matter at this time.

"Mr. Cao has his reasons for not coming, and with Mr. Cao's temperament, if he can listen to outsiders like us and change his plan, then he is not Mr. Cao, and he is not worthy of our going to join us."

Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang really didn't care, especially Kuai Yue said directly at the moment.

"Of course the general is also extraordinary, and compared to Cao Gong, the general has never been defeated, and he is the most likely person to rule the world. Even at this time, it is okay to rely on the general. After all, we only need to open the Xiangyang general. If it is sent from Xiangyang, then the general will most likely get Jingzhou, and the situation of the world will naturally become clear at that time."

"Everyone already knows these words. Don't talk about these things being useful or not. I know your brothers' abilities. For the sake of my big families in Jingzhou, do you still have to hide them?"

Cai Mao looked at the two of them angrily, which made them a little helpless.

"General Cai, Brother She means that I can't make up my mind even by myself."

But soon Kuai Liang replied, but seeing the uncertain faces of the people in the hall, he smiled again.

"What I mean by waiting is that you might as well give it a try!"

"Oh? How to try it?"

Hearing what Kuai Liang said, everyone was curious.

(End of this chapter)