Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 627 Who is willing to go to Shouchun
Because of the distance, Li Xu sent the letter to Chen Du a few days later than Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao was impatient and dispatched troops the next day after receiving the letter for help. Cao Cao received the letter three days later than Zhang Liao.

Cao Cao's mood has just improved in the past two days.The day before yesterday, news came back from Hanzhong that Cao Hong defeated the Shu army, beheaded General Wu Lan, and forced the vanguard Zhang Fei to retreat to Yizhou.

In March of the 21st year of Jian'an, Liu Bei of Yizhou followed the advice of General Wei Yan's counselor, Fazheng, and sent Zhang Fei as the vanguard and Wu Lan as the deputy general to march [-] troops into Wudu County to capture Hanzhong.In March, Cao Hong led the army to Xiabian County, and Zhang Fei stationed in the Gushan area, claiming to cut off the retreat of Cao's army.Cao Hong discussed with the generals, and all the generals were hesitant about whether to continue marching. Cao Hong laughed and said, "Zhang Fei is just a man with courage but no plan. If he really wants to cut off my retreat, he should act in secret and set up an ambush in secret. Such a big fanfare can only be said to be a bluff and suspicious strategy."

The tooth general Zhang Hu said: "I heard from my father that the way of using soldiers is false but real, and real is false..."

Le Chen laughed and said, "It doesn't matter what is false or what is true, if the enemy army has not assembled yet, he can defeat Wu Lan in one fell swoop. As long as he defeats Wu Lan, what is the use of Zhang Fei's tactics of suspicious soldiers? He can only retreat by himself."

Cao Hong was overjoyed, he followed Le Wei's advice, and led a fierce attack on Wu Lan's army. Wu Lan did not expect Cao Hong's offensive to be so fierce, especially the young generals Zhang Hu and Le Wei who fought bravely to take the lead, and the Shu army was defeated.After Wu Lan broke it himself, he was killed by Cao Hong.

Zhang Fei saw that his strategy had failed and Wu Lan was killed in battle. The lone army did not dare to stay for long and led the troops back.Cao Hong did not pursue, but continued to defend according to the danger, and sent someone to report victory to Xia Houyuan and Cao Cao.

The defeat in the first battle, Liu Bei thought it was due to lack of preparation, he did not blame Zhang Fei, and sent Lei Tong as his deputy to defend Cao Hong; at the same time, Liu Bei slowed down the pace of attack, dispatched troops and generals, looking for opportunities.In Hanzhong, it formed a confrontation with Xichuan Cao and Liu.

Cao Hong won the victory, and Cao Cao's face was honored, adding [-] households to Cao Hong. Cao Pi was displeased in his heart but dared not show it, and wanted to congratulate Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was worried. He was still worried that Liu Bei would send all his troops to seize Hanzhong.

"Zhongda's worries were right. The big-eared thief dared to plot against me in Hanzhong. It's really abominable. It's a pity that I can't move lightly here, otherwise I will lead the army to attack myself!" The more he said, the more angry Cao Cao became. "Zhongda, what's your plan?"

Since Xun You died of illness and Jia Xu lived in seclusion at home, Sima Yi has become the leader of counselors, but he often gives the opportunity to Hua Xin and Liu Ye in a very low-key way. He really can't figure out whether Cao Cao's importance to him is true or just a temptation , only with [-] points of caution, neither exaggerating nor hiding clumsiness.

"I thought Liu Bei was hindered and lost his position. The next step is to regain his strength and personally lead the troops to capture Yangping Pass and Dingjun Mountain. Therefore, it is necessary to remind General Miaocai to be careful; in addition, Liu Bei's temperament will definitely not agree. If he sends troops alone, he will definitely bribe the Qiang people with a lot of money to cause rebellion. Your Majesty should be the first to connect with the Qiang people so that they can be used by me to intimidate Sichuan. Liu Bei has no chance, so he will naturally retreat."

Liu Bei fought in person, Xia Houyuan may not be Liu Bei's opponent, not to mention Liu Bei's traitor and cunning. If you have concerns and can't let go, the lord can act arbitrarily; thirdly, the lord can allocate all resources and mobilize manpower as the leader of the army, but the general does not have such great authority.

"Order Yang Xiu to go to Dingjun Mountain as a military adviser, and Guo Huai will lead [-] troops to assist Miaocai." Cao Cao gave the order and breathed a sigh of relief.With the assistance of Wen and Wu, Xia Houyuan should be able to resist Liu Bei.Sima Yi transferred Yang Xiu out of Chang'an without showing any trace.With Xia Houyuan, Xia Houshang, Cao Hong and others present, no matter how great the achievements are, it will only fall to the Cao clan. Sima Yi is not worried at all about what Yang Xiu will do.

"Come on, send letters to Xiahoudun and Cao Zhen immediately, and keep an eye on Zhou Cang's every move." Cao Cao suddenly wondered whether Zhou Cang would take advantage of Liu Bei to send troops again, and if he made any moves, the first time was accidental, and the second time was coincidence. Cao Cao now doubted this. First, is there Zhou Cang's black hand?

The most worrying thing still happened, and it happened in the least expected place. Two days after the deployment of Hanzhong's defense, Li Xu's distress letter arrived.Cao Cao slapped the table: "Well, Zhou Weiguo, you must have colluded with Liu Bei! Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen? It's a pity, a pity, Li Tong died of illness at this time."

"I've always been on guard against Zhou Cang sending troops to Qingzhou or Hebei, but I didn't expect him to have Huainan's idea." Hua Xin frowned.

It's no wonder that no one under Cao Cao could have imagined that Zhou Cang would send troops to Huainan, which is really unimaginable.First, Zhou Cang occupies Huainan, separating Cao Cao from Sun Quan. The two families do not have a border with each other. As the so-called distant friendship and close attack, there will be no more conflicts between Sun and Cao in a short time, but it will cause conflicts between himself and Sun Quan. .Second, Sun Quan has always coveted Hefei, and he did not hesitate to set off twice. If Hefei was taken away by Zhou Cang, one can imagine Sun Quan's mood.Third, Zhou Cang's sending troops is extremely risky. Once Cao Cao sends reinforcements in time, the entire army will be wiped out if the rear is cut off. Li Tong, Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Le Jin are all famous generals under Cao Cao. How can it be so easy to win.

The first problem now is that Li Tong died of illness, and Shouchun has no owner.Cao Cao ordered: "Li Dian is the prefect of Shouchun, go to Shouchun."

The second question is whether to send troops to rescue Shouchun, and who should be sent.Although Li Xu reported that Zhang Liao had been asked to rescue Xu Huang, Cao Cao was still worried about Shouchun, but at this time he could not personally recruit.If Zhou Cang doesn't move, Cao Cao can't move, and if Cao Cao moves, Zhou Cang will follow. Cao Cao already has a deep feeling for this.

"Who would like to go to Shouchun?"

"The last general is willing to go!" Liyi General Pang De came out, "The last general followed the lord and has not accomplished an inch, and is willing to lead the rebel army to a decisive battle with Xu Huang."

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little sad. When did his generals wither like this, and he was preempted by a surrendered general who had just surrendered.Zhang Jai ran away, Li Tong died of illness, Yu Jin and Chang Lin's whereabouts are unknown, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun, Wang Ling, Gao Lan, Qianzhao, Xian Yufu, Wang Zhong, Yan Rou, Yan Zhi and others died in battle. Admiral close to 20 people.

Zhou Cang was nibbling at him bit by bit, leading people from the outside to the inside, and now he has stretched his claws to his belly. Cao Cao rubbed his head, feeling a little headache.

"King Wei, Pang De is newly attached, his heart is unpredictable, so we need to be cautious." Liu Ye said in a low voice.

Hua Xin whispered, "Although Pang De is brave, he lacks strategy. I'm afraid it will be embarrassing. Please think twice, King Wei."

"My son is willing to lead the army." Cao Zhi suddenly came out, "My son has gained a lot with his father, and he is willing to fight for his father!"

(End of this chapter)