The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 348

Wei Tao did not fight Lu Bu again, facing Lu Bu's provocation, he directly led the troops to kill.

In the face of many soldiers rushing to kill, even though Lu Bu was unparalleled in bravery, he did not dare to be a strong opponent, so he just led the troops and retreated.

Although Lv Bu reacted in time, Wei Tao's charge was even more fierce. During this charge, more than half of Lv Bu's subordinates were injured. This was because Wei Tao did not pursue immediately.

Because Wei Tao directly led people to rush into the camp.

Sure enough, there were no soldiers in the camp for protection.

In fact, even though Lu Bu didn't lead the whole army out, if the other party still said they didn't know about Wei Tao's sending troops, it would be too ignorant.

According to common sense, as long as the troops are sent immediately, then Lu Bu can be supported so that Lu Bu will not be defeated quickly. The reason for this is that the opponent is not actually in the camp.

Obviously, the other party had other plans long ago.

"It seems that this matter is true! Heh! Sima Zhongda's plan is to let Lu Bu attract our army's attention here."

Wei Tao chuckled, and walked back and forth in the camp for two steps, but there was no ambush. With some signs, Wei Tao could already understand that the people in this camp had moved quietly a few days ago. .

Wei Tao quickly gave the order.

"The whole army, follow me!"

Following Wei Tao's order, all the troops were divided into two parts, and they returned to Xiangyang City to take on the responsibility of defense, while Wei Tao led the cavalry straight to Jiangling.

Because along the way, Wei Tao also wanted to guard against an accident, and Sima Yi only wanted to ambush himself, which was not what Zhou Yu expected, so the march was slow.

But no matter how slow it was, Wei Tao was led by cavalry, and he still arrived in Jiangling very quickly.

But at this time Jiangling was already surrounded by many soldiers, the four gates were all wide open, but the soldiers inside and outside were stationed, making it impossible for people to go in and out, the situation was quite strange.

Jiangling was not surrounded by Cao Jun, but by Wei Tao's soldiers!

Seeing Wei Tao coming, Jia Xu immediately came to greet him.

"I have seen my lord, Cao Cao's men and horses are all trapped here, and the gate of Jiangling city has been destroyed by us. As long as my lord orders, Jiangling can be taken back at any time. In addition, I have already transferred the army and rations in the city. Cao Jun Now I'm just trapped in the cage, as long as the lord gives an order, I can regain Jiangling for the lord."

"How are the people in the city? But they have been resettled in advance?"

Wei Tao shook his head slightly, but he understood that since Jia Xu was known as a poisonous man, he naturally didn't have so many bodhisattva hearts, and he didn't talk about the people of Jiangling at all in his words.

"With my lord's earlier letter, I naturally asked the people of Jiangling to leave temporarily. Unfortunately, except for some big families who let some elite children of their own clan leave, other people are not moved at all, and the big families don't want to think about it." It is not so easy to let those ordinary people leave, and in the end only some people obeyed our army's arrangement, and most of the people in Jiangling are still in the city. Please forgive me for failing to entrust the Lord."

Jia Xu's words were always calm, as if it was really just to describe one thing.

Wei Tao could only smile wryly at this. Zhou Yu's suggestion to let Jia Xu come to command was indeed correct, but seeing the result like this also gave Wei Tao an indescribable feeling in his heart.

A feeling of not knowing whether you are right or wrong after making such a decision.

What happened was very simple, that is, Zhou Yu and others guessed Sima Yi's plan after they expected that Sima Yi would use Lu Bu as a check in Xiangyang.

Sima Yi wants to raid Jiangling. Once Jiangling is captured, Wei Tao can be cut off from Jingnan. At that time, Liu Bei will make some moves. As long as Cao Cao moves troops again, he can attack Xiangyang from both sides. .

It has to be said that the possibility of success in such a sudden change of target is indeed extremely high.

Of course, the premise is that the other party does not realize the mystery.

However, if that's all it is, then Sima Yi's plan will come back in vain, and at most it will only damage Lu Bu's generals, but the main force of Cao Jun's attack will not be damaged.

But after Zhou Yu and others conspired, this was not the case.

Jia Xu came to sit in Jiangling, but he used this method of inviting the king into the urn. First, he withdrew all the defensive equipment, food and grass in Jiangling, and then destroyed three of the gates. The fourth city gate that was destroyed even more, although the entire Jiangling was given over to Cao Jun, it was also without protection.

As soon as Cao Jun entered the city, Jia Xu immediately dispatched troops and generals to surround Jiangling City, forming a situation of a turtle in an urn.

In this way, Cao Jun was trapped in Jiangling instead.

"The general has a lot of schemers! Such a clever plan, even if Tong is relocated, I am afraid that he may not be spared, and Tong should be convinced!"

Pang Tong, who came with Wei Tao, couldn't help but talk about it.

It's not that Pang Tong is unaware of this strategy, but since the opponent can come up with such a strategy to lure the enemy into attacking, then he should not be a person who is so easy to fall into the trap, so for Jia Xu who can let the opponent fall so easily, Pang Tong It's a bit of admiration.

"It's just a matter of intention and innocence, it's nothing."

Jia Xu is old and cunning, she has passed the time of being complacent, but now she just shook her head slightly, and then reminded her.

"My lord, although the strategy is successful, Cao's army did not suffer much loss. Although in the current situation, oppressing the people is self-defeating, but our army is also expending a lot, not to mention the siege of the city, our army's strength is also going to be exhausted Here, nothing can be done, the lord should make a quick decision."

Wei Tao nodded slightly, that's exactly what he personally led the army to do.

Just as Wei Tao arrived, Sima Yi also appeared on the city wall. Looking at Wei Tao's army outside, Sima Yi's face was still very calm, and after looking around again, he finally nodded.

"As expected of Jia Wenhe, Jia Wenhe did not leave too many flaws. It is impossible for the four city gates to be repaired in a short period of time. In addition, they are always on guard against this, even if they want to block the gap with stones. Under such circumstances, although the advantage of defending the city is still there, it is already not great. If it is an ordinary time, the best way at this time is to encircle the point and send reinforcements. Our army is trapped here. It is impossible for the lord not to come to the rescue, and we will become the burden of the lord."

Sima Yi spoke very calmly, but the faces of the people next to him were rather ugly. Whether it is for a counselor or a general, if you really want to let your lord come to the rescue, then it shows that this is already the worst thing. They But don't want to.

Especially the generals of the Cao clan had more complex expressions, they knew Cao Cao's evaluation of Sima Yi.

The eagle looks at the wolf and looks at the wolf, he is not a person who is willing to be inferior to others!
However, regarding Sima Yi's conclusion, the generals still couldn't say anything. After all, they were indeed trapped here, but the same thing is that Jiangling was also occupied by them.

The loss of Jiangling is also a big trouble for Wei Tao, as long as they can turn a bad thing into a good thing, then this is also a great achievement.

"Zhong Da, what should we do now?"

At this time, it was difficult for others to speak. Although Sima Yi was young, he was very capable. Others didn't want to provoke Sima Yi because of a momentary questioning, but Cao Ren had a different status after all.

"Although our army also carried grain and grass for ten days, and if it was forcibly collected, we should be able to collect some food. It would not be a problem to support half a month and one month, but it would be impossible if the time was longer. Now the prime minister is in the court It’s also a little troublesome, if you’re distracted by mobilizing troops, I’m afraid it will take a long time to get there. It’s better to rush out with the whole army than to wait for death, even though the city is besieged on all sides, it still won’t trap us to death.”

Cao Ren was able to say this because of his self-confidence. Although the loss was quite large, it was indeed not a problem.

But Sima Yi shook his head slightly, and then said.

"I believe in General Zixiao's ability, but General Zixiao also knows that the purpose of the prime minister's sending our army is to disturb Wei Tao and prevent him from recuperating. Although our army is trapped now, it can be regarded as obeying. Under the prime minister's order, let Wei Tao's army move. And if our army breaks through, although we can keep our army, but also lose the foundation that can restrain Wei Tao's power, will it be a waste of effort then?"

What he said left Cao Ren with nothing to say, but at this time Sima Yi shook his head slightly and said directly.

"Don't worry, although it is said that I am trapped here, I am not doing nothing. If Wei Tao is really like the rumors, then I can naturally make him suffer. Even if it is as good as the prime minister , then you can also compete with each other to see who has the highest talent."

Hearing that Sima Yi was so self-confident, Cao Ren and the other generals naturally had no choice but to nod silently. Dead end.

And soon, a letter was delivered outside the city, and it clearly stated on the letter that it was to be submitted to Wei Tao for reading.

Regarding this letter, even the leading generals cannot read it without permission. Such a thing involves the majesty and status of the lord Wei Tao.

So the letter was delivered to Wei Tao's hand very quickly. When he opened the letter, Wei Tao couldn't help being slightly taken aback, then shook his head, and said with a wry smile after a while.

"It turned out to be the case, but it's true. That Sima Zhongda has the image of an eagle watching a wolf, and this kind of demeanor is really nothing."

Wei Tao's words caught everyone's attention.

(End of this chapter)