When everyone heard Liu Bei's words, their faces drooped.

Liu Bei said it nicely just now, the soldiers used their lives to repel the Cao army, but in fact, the Cao army did not attack the city at all!

In order to fill the moat outside Guangling City as soon as possible, today's battle, although many Cao soldiers were killed and wounded, but this is useless, Cao Cao brought 100,000 elite soldiers, that casualty can not shake the vitality and morale of Cao Jun at all, Cao Jun can withstand those casualties; On the contrary, today, the moat outside the city has been filled by Cao Jun by a small half, and if this continues, the moat outside the city will be filled by Cao Jun within three days, and this result is unbearable for Liu Bei!

After today's battle, the big guys are also clear, if it weren't for Liu Bei's promulgation of a generous reward at a critical time to barely maintain the morale of the army, I'm afraid that today's Xiapi City will be heavy!

But as the saying goes, whoever joins with profit will also leave with profit!

Today's battle only requires the defenders to shoot Cao Jun with bows and arrows and behead them, which is a great achievement for the defenders, so everyone obeys the military order; But if you wait until the Cao army fills in the moat, then you will have to start a white-knuckle battle with the Cao army, then you need real combat power and military morale, even if it is not cost-effective for the defenders to behead it, how should Liu Bei maintain the morale of the army at that time?

Even if Liu Bei can still issue a heavy reward, will that still have an effect?

If you have a life to earn money and food, you have to have a life to spend it, everyone still knows this truth.

Everyone can also see that if this continues, I am afraid that when Cao Jun fills the moat, it will be the moment when Xiapi City is broken!

The art of war has clouds, with the right fit, with the odd victory!

Cao Jun is oppressed by a dignified and upright division, then it must also be resisted by a dignified and upright division, only in this way can we win the opportunity to win, and now Cao Jun is overwhelming people with force, whether they are soldiers and horses, or military morale is not as good as Cao Jun, in this case, what can they do?

Everyone sighed, they couldn't think of a way to break the enemy, Cao's army was very difficult to beat, what could I do!!

Liu Bei saw that everyone bowed their heads and was silent, and he could only think about Lu Zhu and Lu Fang's brothers, Lu Zhu married his little sister to Liu Bei, and had already made a heavy bet, so he naturally hoped that Liu Bei could win and completely cut off Xuzhou, but he was just a scribe businessman, and he was not familiar with military strategy, and the only strategy he could think of now was to hold the city behind closed doors without a fight.

But Liu Bei has done this now, and it is still difficult to hold the city, so he has no other way.

Liu Bei saw Lu Zhu bow his head in shame, his heart was even more desolate, and he could only look at Lu Fang's body for the last time, and when Lu Fang saw Liu Bei looking over, he got up and bowed: "Return to the lord, there will be a plan to break the enemy in the end, and please make a decision!" ”

When Liu Bei heard Elfang's words, he seemed to have grasped the last straw, and asked urgently, "Oh? What is the clever plan of the sub-party, come quickly! ”

Elk Fang stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "Back to the lord, the last general's strategy to break the enemy is still the plan to rob the camp as mentioned earlier!" ”

"The Cao army came from afar, and today there was another day of fighting, and the soldiers of the Cao army must have been exhausted; In today's battle, Cao's army has the upper hand, and the generals of Cao Yingzhong must be extraordinary; Tonight, Cao's army urgently needs to rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle, and I expect that when they set up camp, they will be slack, if our army pours out of the city and attacks Cao's camp at night, we will definitely be able to defeat Cao's army with a complete victory! ”

When Lu Fang said this, he bowed down and said: "Lord, now there is only one way to die by defending the city without a fight, and only by attacking Cao Ying at night and defeating Cao's army can he keep his Pi safe, and please make a decision as soon as possible!! ”

Elk Fang had already mentioned the plan of attacking Cao's camp at night, but Liu Bei thought that he wanted to defend the city and close the door without a fight to delay time, and it was best to delay until Cao's army retreated or Yuan Shao led his troops south, so that he could win without a fight, so Liu Bei obviously did not adopt Elfang's strategy.

But now it is different from the past, now that Elfang once again mentioned the plan of attacking Cao Ying at night, Liu Bei suddenly became a little tempted, after all, the trick of defending behind closed doors has been used, Cao Jun is well-trained and not afraid of death, if he continues to defend the city, he is likely to be defeated without a fight, this trick has been proven to be useless, and now the only way to break the enemy seems to be the only way to attack Cao Ying at night!

Liu Bei kept calculating the gains and losses of this plan in his heart, if this plan can be successful, it would be great, so that he could be insured, Xuzhou could be insured, and his Xuzhou pastor would be considered to be sitting firmly; If this plan fails, the worst result will be the loss of Xuzhou, which is the same as the result of defending the city, and there is no difference between himself.

In addition, there is the most important point, if he is defending the city and is broken by Cao's army, without the protection of the second and third brothers, it is difficult for him to break out of Xiapi City, with Cao Cao's resentment towards himself, if he is trapped in Xiapi City, he will die! And if he leads the army to rob the camp and loses it, it will be difficult for Cao's army to find his position in the chaos of the army, and he may still have the possibility of fighting horses and fleeing for his life!

If you don't use this plan, you will definitely be defeated and die; And with this strategy, I may still have the opportunity to fight hard and the possibility of survival, and it seems that I have no other choice!

Only by staying in the green mountains can we not be afraid of no firewood, thousands of things, only life is a big deal!!

Thinking of this, Liu Bei opened his eyes and said loudly: "Zi Fang is right, now that the city is closed and defended, it will only be defeated, and only by going out of the city and robbing the camp can we have a chance to defeat Cao's army!" I have made up my mind, I want to personally lead the army out of the city to attack Cao's camp at night, and Cao Cao has a destiny! This victory or defeat depends on whether God helps Liu or Cao! ”

When Lu Fang heard that Liu had adopted his own strategy, he excitedly bowed: "The lord is wise, please be the pioneer at the end, and set the lord to break through the Cao camp!" ”

When everyone in Xuzhou saw this, they all bowed down and said: "The lord is wise, we will receive the order!" ”

Liu Bei waved his hand to let everyone get up, looked at Elfang and said: "Zifang is brave and loyal, when you send troops to rob the camp, I will make you the vanguard of the army!" ”

Elfang was overjoyed, and then asked, "Then I don't know when the lord plans to send troops?" Time is running out! ”

Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said: "Don't worry, now is not the time to send troops to rob the camp, Cao Cao is treacherous and insidious and knows military strategy, Cao Cao has just arrived, Cao Cao will definitely step up his precautions, and send troops to rob the camp tonight, maybe he will be ambushed by Cao Jun!" Moreover, if there are soldiers and horses outside the city to meet the camp, the chances of success will be greatly increased, and I have already informed the second brother that after he returns, he will lead the army to ambush outside the city of Xiapi; According to the time calculation, Yun Chang will definitely be able to reach Xiapi within these two days, and at that time, our army will go out of the city to rob the camp again, and with Yun Chang leading the troops to respond, our army will definitely be able to break through Cao's camp! ”

When Lu Fang heard Liu Bei's words, he was also happy in his heart, Guan Yu was brave and invincible, if he helped, the robbery of the camp would be successful, although after defeating Cao Jun, Guan Yu would be given some credit, but after all, this plan was his first initiative, as long as this battle was won, then he would be the biggest hero, even if he shared some credit, it didn't matter!

Elfang bowed his hand and said: "The lord is wise, but the last general thinks a little simple!" ”

Liu Bei chuckled twice and said: "Zifang doesn't need to be modest, it is a great achievement that you can come up with a strategy to break the enemy for me, if our army wins this battle, you should be the first to act!" ”

Elfang bowed down and said, "The last general has thanked the lord!! ”

……

Just when Liu Bei and others were discussing the results of this battle, Cao Cao had just held a military discussion in his tent, and compared with Liu Bei's solemn and gloomy situation, the situation on Cao Cao's side was much easier.

Cao Cao sat on the throne and said, "What do you think about this battle?" How many days will our army be able to break through Xiapi and capture Liu Bei? ”

Guo Jia laughed and said, "Hahahaha, isn't the lord testing me or not?" Do we need to say more about today's battle? At this rate, our army will definitely be able to fill in the moat outside Xiapi City within three days! Liu Bei's army is unstable, most of his soldiers are unwilling to be enemies with the lord, as long as our army fills the moat and can directly attack the city wall, most of the Pi defenders will definitely defect to the lord at that time, and Liu Bei's army will definitely collapse without a fight! If it is not as expected, it will be as short as three days or as long as four or five days, and our army will definitely be able to break through Xiapi and capture Liu Bei! ”

Cao Cao smiled slightly, and said: "As long as anyone who is proficient in military strategy can see such a result, I don't know what Feng Xiao thinks of Liu Bei?" ”

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said: "Liu Bei seems to be benevolent and righteous, but in fact he is extremely hypocritical, his heart is ambitious and indomitable, but he can be regarded as a hero!" He has a lot of courage under him, and he himself is a veteran after a long battle, if he can get the help of another wise man and a place of foundation, he will definitely become the enemy! ”

Cao Cao nodded, and then said: "Feng Xiao also said that Liu Bei has been in battle for a long time, indomitable, and can be regarded as a general, so do you think Liu Bei may see the key to this battle?" If he saw the key to this, would he let this battle continue like this? ”

When Guo Jia heard Cao Cao's words, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and said: "Liu Bei has been fighting for a long time, although he has many defeats and few victories, but he has enough experience and must have extraordinary eyesight, and he should be able to see the key to this battle!" His heart is ambitious and indomitable, and now that he finally has a foothold, he will not give up easily, so he will not sit idly by and watch his army lose his city and lose his land! ”

When Guo Jia said this, his eyes flashed, and he said urgently: "Is the lord saying that Liu Bei is going to sneak attack our army camp at night?" ”

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Hahahaha, those who know me, Feng Xiaoye!" Now in addition to this strategy of robbing the camp, does Liu Bei have any other winning strategy? ”

Guo Jia lowered his head and thought for a while, compared the combat strength and situation of the two armies, and finally shook his head slightly, and said: "No, except for robbing the camp at night, Liu Bei must have no other strategy to win!" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Since Liu Bei only has this one way to go, no matter whether he can think of this strategy or not, my army must be prepared!" After the order was given, the officers and men of the whole army slept at night without removing their armor and pillows, and they must be ready to meet the battle at any time; The people in the tent will take turns to replace them in pairs, and there will be 20,000 elite soldiers ambushed outside the camp every night!! ”

Everyone hurriedly responded to the promise and said: "The lord is wise, we will receive the order!" ”

Cao Cao saw that everyone was alert, and said: "Take turns to lead the army to ambush, and you will discuss it later, and then report the list to me after the discussion, Fengxiao, and this matter will be handed over to you to preside!" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly responded: "No, the minister will receive the order, and the list will be reported later, and the lord's major affairs will not be missed." ”

"Well, that's all for this matter, Gongming and Wenyuan, do they have a military report?"

Cheng Yu stayed in the camp today, he naturally knew these things, and hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Back to the lord, General Gongming sent a letter back, he and General Yu Ban have led the army to Xiaopei, Zhang Fei closed the door and held out, and the two generals set up a camp at the fourth gate of Xiaopei and have completely trapped Xiaopei to death; ”

"General Wenyuan also sent back a letter, he and General Lejin have arrived at the lower prime minister, Guan Yu has not yet turned the lower prime minister at this time, the defenders in the city saw that our army arrived and went out of the city to surrender, at present the two generals have entered the lower prime minister's garrison, General Wenyuan also sent a sentry to explore the area thirty miles south of the lower prime minister, did not find Guan Yu's soldiers and horses, his army may still be in Huaishui and Yuan Yao's troops and horses confrontation."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Liu Bei is cautious and has already explained to Zhang Fei, and it is normal for Zhang Fei to close the door, but Guan Yu is a little abnormal here. ”

Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Our army is suddenly extremely fast, and it is normal for Guan Yu not to know that our army has arrived in Xiapi, right?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I originally thought so, but after hearing Liu Bei's words today, I felt that something was wrong!" Liu Bei once said that he had sent a messenger to Hebei, and Yuan Shao would definitely lead his army south to attack Xuchang within half a month, and his tone was extremely certain, as if he had expected that his messenger would definitely be able to arrive in Hebei to meet Yuan Shao! ”

"There is something wrong with this, since Zixiao and the two led the army to Xiapi, our light cavalry has been all over the four directions to cut off the communication between Xiapi and the surrounding cities. Let's not talk about why Liu Bei is so sure that his envoy can escape the interception of our light cavalry, and our light cavalry has not found out that Liu Bei has sent an envoy out of the city, this matter is extremely wrong, when did Liu Bei's envoy leave the city? ”

When Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan heard this, they hurriedly got up and replied: "Lord, since the two of us led the army to Xiapi, we have sent more than 1,000 elite cavalry to distribute around Xiapi, and we are always monitoring the situation around the Xiapi city gate and the city wall of Xiapi. ”

Cao Cao saw that Cao Ren's expressions were stable and not as if he was lying, so he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you two get up, I'm not saying that the two of you are derelict in your duties!" I suspect that Liu Bei had already sent an envoy before our army arrived! Only in this way can Liu Bei not have to worry about the interception and killing of our army's elite cavalry, and his envoy will definitely be able to arrive in Yecheng! ”

Cheng Yu paused for a moment and said: "But few people know the news that our army is going to attack Xiapi, and these people will definitely not leak the military information and betray the lord, and the time when our army will send troops is a temporary decision of the lord, how does Liu Bei know the specific time when our army will send troops?" ”

Cao Cao chuckled twice, looked at Guo Jia, and said, "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and replied: "The minister thinks that this should have been leaked by Yuan Yao to Liu Bei, and Yuan Yao and Liu Bei must have already reached an agreement in secret!" Yuan Yao is superior in resourcefulness and is quite knowledgeable, and the wise and resourceful people under his command, Pang Tong, Liu Ye and others are all outstanding sages. The lord urgently ordered Yuan Yao to send troops to attack Liu Bei, and even canonized him as Yangzhou Mu for this purpose, Yuan Yao was treacherous, he must have guessed through the lord's mind, the lord wanted to take advantage of his attack on Xuzhou to contain Liu Bei's army, and directly attack Xiapi to remove the threat of the flank. ”

"Yuan Yao's Jianghuai land is between Jiangdong Sun Ce and Jingzhou Liu Biao, and he is definitely unwilling to start a big war with Liu Bei again, so as not to let Sun Ce and Liu Biao take advantage of them, and even threaten his foundation. Yuan Yaoding secretly reached an agreement with Liu Bei with the news that the lord was going to send troops to Xiapi, if this was the case, it would not be surprising that Liu Bei could know when the lord sent troops to attack. ”

"Feng Xiao's mind is quick, and he really has no last resort, and in such a short period of time, he guessed what I have been thinking about for a long time!"

Cao Cao praised Guo Jia, and then said: "Feng Xiao's words are very much in line with my wishes, Liu Bei must have reached an agreement with Yuan Yao a long time ago, and he got the news from Yuan Yao that our army was going to attack Xiapi, so he hurriedly sent an envoy to Hebei!" In this way, this matter is a little strange, since Liu Bei knows the news of the attack of my army, then Guan Yu, who is close to Huaishui, will not know this news, so where will he be if he is not in the lower minister's garrison? ”

When Guo Jia heard Cao Cao's words, his face immediately changed, and he said: "Guan Yu didn't return to the lower prime minister, and he didn't even take the 10,000 soldiers and horses in the lower prime minister's city, since he paid such a big price to hide his traces, then his plan must be very huge!" The only one who can make Guan Yu pay such a price is the lord himself! Could it be that Guan Yu has already led the army to lurk near our army? ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said: "This matter is not impossible, there are many mountains and rivers near Xiapi, and there are places where you can hide the army!" If our army and Liu Bei were in a stalemate, he suddenly led the army to kill, and our army would definitely be defeated! Guan Yunchang is really kind and not in charge, so ruthless!! ”。

"But since we have already guessed that he may be ambushed near Xiapi, as long as our army is prepared, then his killing move will not be as effective as imagined!"

"Fengxiao, what is your good plan?"