The Legend of Pei Yuanqing of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 401 Cao Zhi Plan
Chen Shi fled back to Jingzhou in a hurry all the way, and immediately met with military adviser Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang hurriedly asked Chen Shi the cause and effect, Chen Shi panted, and quickly reported the situation of the battle to Zhuge Liang in detail.

After Zhuge Liang listened to it, he felt a lot more decadent. To sacrifice so many generals all at once was really a huge loss to the protagonist Liu Bei, and it can be described as traumatic.

In particular, Liu Bei's brother-in-law, Mi Fang, was killed in battle. This is really,,, I don't know how to report it to the lord.

But Zhuge Liang knew that now was not the time to be pessimistic, and he needed to take effective measures immediately to prevent Jingzhou from falling into a dangerous situation of being out of control.

If Jingzhou falls, the lord's foundation will be reduced by at least half, and the impact will be even greater.

Zhuge Liang's mind turned quickly, and soon he made a decision, and said to Chen Shi, "The general will go down first to rest, Cao Zhi will attack me, and I have my own arrangements!"

Chen Shi clasped his hands and said, "Yes! The general will retire."

After Chen Shi went down, Zhuge Liang summoned two personal guards to come in, and said to them, "Go to the police and Huarong Road as soon as possible, and invite General Liao Hua and General Gao Xiang, and say that something important has happened in Jingzhou!"

The two personal guards didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly and cautiously left, "Don't worry, military advisor! I'll understand! We must invite the two generals!"

"Yeah!" Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.

Seeing the two guards leave, Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "My lord, my lord, it is said that the road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky. Your reinforcements have not arrived yet. Is it because the army is moving forward with difficulty?"

Yizhou is the land of Shu, and the geography of Shu is extremely harsh, making it even more difficult for an army to march, so there has always been a saying that the road to Shu is more difficult than going to the blue sky.

Then Zhuge Liang thought of Pei Feng, but according to the information he had, Pei Feng went to Jiangling privately to deal with Sun Quan.

That's right, with Pei Feng in Jiangling and Jiang Xia's Yide, the two of them are each other's wings, and there should be five or five of them resisting Sun Quan's army.

Then I just need to find a way to repel Cao Jun now.

Zhuge Liang thought in his heart.

But Cao Cao sent two children, Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang, to attack Jingzhou. What does this mean?How could Cao Cao be so trifling with such a major event?

This is not like Cao Cao's style, isn't it? . . . ?
Suddenly Zhuge Liang's heart moved, he thought of some possibility, but he was not sure yet.

In Shangyong City, Cao Zhi sat down and invited all the generals and counselors, and everyone sat down one by one according to their official positions.

The generals include Zang Batian Yu, and the advisers include Chen Deng and Chen Jiao.

In addition, there are two more generals with unfamiliar faces, they are Xu Xi and Mao Hui.

They are Zang Ba's lieutenants in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and they lost several generals this time, so they needed manpower to find them.

These two people were devoted to Zang Ba, and Zang Ba had saved their lives. These two men had been Cao Cao's generals for a long time, but when they rebelled in Yanzhou, Cao Cao naturally wanted to kill them, but they fled to Zang Ba's side to serve.

Zang Ba followed Lu Bu at that time, so Cao Cao naturally had no way to deal with them. Later, Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao, and Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao could naturally ask Zang Ba to hand over these two people, and then killed them.

But Zang Ba not only did not agree, but also used his own life as a guarantee. Zang Ba believed that since they trusted him to serve him, he was obliged to guarantee their safety.

Cao Cao was very moved by Zang Ba's behavior, and finally gave up killing the two men, and let them continue to follow Zang Ba.

Cao Zhi's face was full of red. He was just a scholar, and he was not proficient in warfare. He was apprehensive when he came to fight. He didn't expect that with the help of generals and advisers, he would win consecutive victories. How could this make him unhappy?

According to reliable news, his elder brother Cao Zhang was defeated in Fancheng.

This is really a surprise, the one who was good at fighting failed, and the one who was not good at fighting won instead. If this news reaches the father, the father will probably look at Cao Zhi with admiration!
With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Cao Zhi toasted everyone, drank the strong wine in one gulp, and then he smiled, "With your help, Cao Zhi has such a record, and Cao Zhi will remember it in his heart!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhi stood up sincerely and bowed to everyone. Chen Deng, Zang Ba and others immediately bowed and dared not accept it.

"Young master doesn't need to do this, it's our duty to assist you!" Chen Deng said.

Cao Zhi sat down again and said, "I am the person with the least backing, and also the person with the least hope of succession. You are willing to stand by my side. This is a great kindness. Cao Zhi dare not forget it!"

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now, what plans do you guys have next? Where do you plan to attack?" Cao Zhi said expectantly. This is an opportunity to flex his muscles. Of course, a few small towns in Shangyong can't satisfy him.

Don't look at him as a frail scholar, but in his heart he is eager to call the wind and rain on the battlefield.

Cao Zhi's eyes scanned the crowd, and finally stopped on Chen Deng and Chen Jiao.

Chen Deng intended for Chen Jiao to show off his talents, so he just smiled and said nothing, Chen Jiao naturally understood after seeing it.

Then he cupped his hands and said, "Fancheng should be attacked!"

"Fancheng? Although my elder brother Cao Zhang was defeated, according to his character of conceding defeat, he will definitely attack Fancheng again. With him holding back the enemy army in Fancheng, why don't our army go directly to Huanglong to attack Jingzhou? As long as Jingzhou is captured, we will be the biggest Your hero!" Cao Zhi asked in bewilderment.

Zang Ba and Tian Yu also felt the same way. As long as Jingzhou is captured, it will be a matter of time before other cities fall into their hands. On the contrary, if all the small cities on the edge are captured and Jingzhou is not captured, it will be of no use at all. As long as the enemy reinforcements Once they arrive, they can use Jingzhou and take back all the surrounding cities one by one. The final result is that those small cities will be beaten in vain.

You know, Jingzhou is the main city, not only high and strong, but also of great significance.

Only Chen Deng glanced at Chen Jiao, thoughtful.

Chen Jiao explained, "Jingzhou is guarded by Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang is Liu Bei's number one military adviser. His ability is not easy to deal with, and as the main city, the army stationed must be the best of the best. If you want to attack quickly, it will be very difficult. It's difficult, and I don't believe that Liu Bei will not send reinforcements for such a long time."

Cao Zhi was taken aback, "Zhuge Liang? I see, I forgot that this man is guarding Jingzhou! It's so dangerous!"

Cao Zhi had lingering fears. Although he was not familiar with Zhuge Liang, he was often by his father's side. Of course, he often heard his father scolding Zhuge Liang. Military division, the world has long been his.

Moreover, the father compared Zhuge Liang to Guo Jia, the former counselor. Guo Jia was originally the number one adviser that the father relied on most.

It's a pity that the military adviser Guo Jia died of illness when he followed his father to attack Yuan Shao in Jizhou. After that, his father never found a counselor comparable to Guo Jia.

Not even the scheming Jia Xu and Cheng Yu.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhi couldn't help sighing, the powerful counselors around his father always sacrificed accidentally, not only the ghost talent Guo Jia, but also a drama talent.

Xi Zhicai's strategy was second only to Guo Jia at the time, with Guo Jia as the master and him as the assistant, complementing each other and helping his father to make contributions.

It is a pity that both of them died young in the end.

(End of this chapter)