I Am the Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao had already negotiated with his subordinates to attack Liu Bei, so he asked Cao Hong and Cheng Hao to lead a [-]-strong army to join forces with Liu Bei, while Cao Cao claimed to be sick at home. , and secretly led people to Wancheng to attack Yuan Shu. Everyone was natural allies, and Liu did not have much defense against it.Cao Hong came with the big, and Liu Bei couldn't have done this. If the [-] soldiers and Cao Cao were not here, it would be easier to snatch Shouchun in the future.

I have to say that Liu Bei's hard life has been too long. He was blinded by the immediate interests and could not see the danger in it.

In order to obtain the land of Shouchun in the future, Liu Bei sent messengers to contact Gongsun Zan secretly, and planned to join the king to deal with Cao Cao after the capture of Shouchun, and then divide Shouchun equally.

Liu Bei was going to plot against Cao Cao, but he didn't know that Cao Cao was plotting against him.

The [-]-strong army led by Cao Hong was just a pawn to reassure Liu Bei.After Cao Hong led the army to arrive, he didn't do his best to fight Yuan Shu, and he was perfunctory every time.

Doing so made Liu Bei furious, but he was helpless (getting Zhao's), and he was reluctant to do all the nines, so he could only hope that Gongsun would send troops to attack Yuan Shu together.

However, Gongsun also had his own difficulties. The local people did not accept it too much. It was a challenge for him to rule Xuzhou.This time, he didn't want to pay attention to the proclamation of the emperor. He wanted to concentrate on the matter of Xuzhou. However, Liu Bei sent a messenger to divide Shouchun equally. This proposal made his heart move.

Therefore, even if Xuzhou's current situation is not too stable, he also began to mobilize the team, ready to go on an expedition to crusade against Yuan Shu

After Liu Bei received the news that Gongsun had begun to mobilize the army, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was ready to wait for Gongsun Zan to arrive, and even he was not angry with Cao Hong's perfunctory.

675. Liu Bei's Weakness

Liu Bei wanted Cao Hong to be like this. After he wanted to raise Shouchun, he used an excuse to say that Cao Cao colluded with Yuan Shu, and then dealt with Cao Cao with his senior brother Gongsun.

Wouldn't it be a happy day to join forces with Cao Cao to take control of the imperial court after they had driven away Cao Cao and divided up the birthdays?Liu Bei was like this at the time

Liu Bei always thought that when Cao Cao would no longer attack Yuan Shu, he attacked him.Once you do it, you will be spurned by the world and your reputation will be greatly damaged.

It's just that Liu Bei still thinks Cao Cao too simply.He repeatedly joined Gongsun to deal with Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao extremely uncomfortable. Now he has the opportunity to attack him.If Cao Cao misses this opportunity, he will not be Cao Cao

Use Cao Hong to attract Liu Bei and let Liu Bei relax his vigilance. He secretly arrived at Wancheng, and personally led a [-]-strong army from here, and joined with the [-]-strong army from Xudu, a total of [-] troops, and attacked Runan.

Cao Cao's sneak attack greatly surprised Liu Bei. When Liu Bei received the news, he still couldn't believe it.

527 However, Cao Huan was about to reach Pingyu City. Liu Bei was furious. He did not immediately return to help. Instead, he wanted to use a move to surround Wei and save Zhao, but Cao Hong's army of [-] clenched tightly and became Liu Bei's nightmare. Not to mention that it is difficult to completely withdraw to rescue Zhao after besieging Wei and saving Zhao.

In the end, Liu Bei gave up the unrealistic idea of ​​encircling Wei and saving Zhao, and reluctantly left the [-]-strong army behind before he got rid of the mad dog-like Cao Hong. After getting rid of Cao Hong, Liu Bei bet on his [-] cavalry. The troops who worked hard, he hoped that he could save the game with them

Liu Bei asked Zhu and Ji Ling to come back with [-] cavalry to block Cao Cao. Unfortunately, Liu Bei's best conspiracy partner was left at home by him to look after the house.

Halfway through the ambush, Liu Bei did not guess

Cao Xiu's [-] tiger and leopard cavalry ambushed halfway and attacked the [-] cavalry who came back to help first.

Liu Bei was already struggling to afford [-] cavalry. He didn't have much money to equip his subordinates with helmets. His [-] cavalry were light cavalry.Cao Cao's tiger and leopard cavalry is not much, and the money spent is about the same as Liu Bei's [-] cavalry. Cao Cao can equip his subordinates with better equipment.

Such two teams are facing each other, plus Cao Xiu is a sneak attack, who wins and who loses, the result is already very clear

Zhu Huan and Ji Ling, relying on absolute force, took the remnants to fight a bloody road and escaped back to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei didn't have time to feel distressed about the loss, and even more bad news came that Pingyu City was broken.

In the end, Liu Ge cried all the way to the west and fled to the west. Behind him, Xiahou Dun led a large army to chase and kill them all the way to the border of Jingzhou before stopping.

After Liu Zhe read the information, Liu Zhe exclaimed that it was interesting that Cao Cao and Liu Bei both had ghosts and plots against each other, and neither of them were good men and women.

It is a pity that Liu Ge is still a little worse than Cao Cao.Liu Bei valued reputation too much and underestimated Cao Cao by misjudging that Cao Cao would pay attention to fame

Cao Cao does pay attention to reputation, but his reputation is not the only thing he values. What he values ​​more (cej) is the strength in his own hands. Imagine being able to say, "Bao Ke, I will lose the world, don't teach the world, everyone will lose me". How can a person who speaks be bound by fame?From the massacre of Xuzhou and the retreat to Liu Zhe during the post-ceremony of Xu Dushu, Liu Zhe knew that Cao Cao would not be bound by fame. He was the same type of person as Liu Zhe himself. give up something

Liu Bei is too straight. "After reading the information, Liu Zhe said something like this

Guo Jia understood what Liu Zhe meant, he nodded in agreement, and said: "But this is no wonder Liu Bei, who made him not like Cao Cao, surrounded by strong men, and the pressure is huge?

Cao Caotang held the imperial court, and to a certain extent, he became the target of public criticism. Zhang Xiu, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, and Yuan Shu all stared at the imperial court, and even Liu Zhe sometimes gave him a little pressure.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao's ability to persevere is already remarkable.

Guo Jia strategized and said: "Liu Bei was used to being a good person in Runan, relying on his good reputation among the common people to give him such strength. So what he values ​​most is reputation, but this also controls him, for the sake of reputation. , so he can't do it casually

Liu Zhe nodded. In history, Liu Bei also relied on benevolence and righteousness and a good reputation among the people to rise.He is no exception in this day and age

However, because he was too active in his reputation, his reputation limited him, and he had to be constrained in everything he did. It was just like the few feudal kingdoms under his rule. For the sake of reputation, Liu Bei couldn't do anything to them, he could only let them be.

Liu Zhe believed that if he had let himself or Cao Cao, it is estimated that these four feudal kingdoms would have been grandchildren long ago. How could he dare to be so godly? Guo Jia continued: "Runan has already been held by Cao Cao and Liu Bei has fled. Jingzhou took refuge in Liu Biao and was ordered by Liu Biaoqian to be the chief guard of Xinye. Now Cao Cao has Gongsun, Yuan Shu and us by his side."

"It seems that Cao Cao should be about to unify the Central Plains." Liu Zhe said while rubbing his chin.

676. Seeing through Cao Cao's conspiracy at a glance

Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shu are unlikely to be Cao Cao's opponents. Now it's up to Cao Cao to attack them.

Not necessarily. "

However, Guo Jia shook his head and said, "I still have a piece of information here. The spies lying in ambush near General Zhengnan reported that Cao Cao visited General Zhengnan.

Ever since they guessed that Cao Cao might make a fuss about Ma Teng, Liu Zhe's spies have been ambushed near Ma Teng's mansion, paying close attention to Ma Teng's visit to Ma Teng? "Liu Zhe was surprised at first, and then his expression became serious: "It seems that Cao Cao wants to attack Liangzhou?

Liu Zhe had already analyzed with his subordinates before. Ma Teng's existence meant that Cao Cao could attack Liangzhou, sow discord or attack directly.

Guo Jia also nodded and said, "It seems very likely."

Liu Zhe thought for a while and said a little surprised: "But it seems a little strange, Xuzhou and Shouchun have not been pacified yet, so he dares to send Wang to Liangzhou?

Liu Zhe couldn't understand what Cao Cao was thinking about. Yuan Shu, a waste, can be put aside and let him play with himself first, but Gongsun Lu's words, although not very powerful, should not be ignored by Cao Cao. Gongsun and Yi Shu is not a first-level person, at least a little bit more powerful than Shu

If Cao Cao's side has not been calmed down, he wants to infect Liangzhou Gongsun Zanji until Sushu will not hesitate to stab him in the back. Even if Liu Zhe himself is like this, he will not stretch his hand too far. , so as not to lead to the emptiness of the home and to be attacked by others, so Liu Zhe is very strange. Logically speaking, Cao Cao should not be such a person.

Guo Jia guessed: "Could it be that because Gongsun Zan assembled a heavy army in Xiaopei and Pengcheng, Cao Cao felt that if he started a war, he would suffer a lot of losses, so he simply took Liangzhou first?

Won't. Liu Zhe shook his head, Cao Cao would not reveal such a big flaw, but Guo Jia's words made Liu Zhe's head flash, and asked: "Do you think Cao Cao is acting?"