Chapter 330

Luyang, Cao Cao's camp.

"Liu Cong'er, dare to bully me like this. The herald ordered the three armies to leave for Xinye immediately tomorrow. The old man can't swallow this breath! Cao Cao was blowing his beard and roaring at his soldiers.

This really can't be blamed on Cao Cao, his son Cao Pi, as a general with five senses, and the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, this battle wiped out 20,000 elites. Cao Cao's side just stopped a little and appeased his generals. Liu Cong immediately announced to the world that he welcomed the Son of Heaven in Xiangyang!

Coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes was Xun Yu's idea for him. Of course, Cao Cao is not the strongest one! But the vision is very unique.

And Yuan Shao missed the opportunity! Now it's good, Liu Cong is a relative of the Han family, he welcomes the Son of Heaven, and the people of the world really can't say anything about him. The most annoying thing for Cao Cao was that Xun Yu did not die, but followed the Son of Heaven. Or maybe he abducted the Son of Heaven, which was the most difficult for Cao Cao to accept.

Han Tianzi is at most a living signboard, and if he loses it, he will lose it, and if he wants to dominate the world in the future, he will have a lot less trouble.

But Xun Yu is different, including the deceased Guo Jia, most of the think tanks of Cao Cao's army were recommended or discovered by Xun Yu. Cao Cao originally wanted to get rid of this great hero who obstructed his usurpation everywhere without knowing it. But now, he is on Liu Cong's side, if he raises his arms and shouts in Xiangyang to reveal his past, Cao Cao will definitely fall into a very embarrassing situation.

And the most important thing is that the remaining thinkers in the legion are all related to Xun Yu, if they know the real reason for Xun Yu's departure...... Liu Cong's robbery of the Son of Heaven of Han has already disheartened Cao Cao's troops. If he loses the support of these thinkers, it will not be easy for Cao Cao to defeat Liu Cong. But at this time, Cao Cao really had no other way than to send troops to attack Xinye.

If Cao Cao* pressed too hard, maybe Xun Yu would follow Liu Cong to deal with him from now on. Just like when Xun Yu left Yuan Shao and followed him!

"Lord, don't be in a hurry!" Hearing that Cao Cao had decided to send troops to Xinye tomorrow, Liu Ye, the marching commander and leader of the army, was the first to stand up against it.

"Ziyang, why not?" Liu Ye is also a major contributor to Cao Cao's army, when the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao was almost defeated, and it was Liu Ye who built many catapults to block Yuan Shao's army. In Cao Cao's view, Liu Ye is not only courageous, but also knows things like a god. At this time, she objected, and Cao Cao had to listen to the patience.

Speaking of Liu Ye's materiality, there are several allusions. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Xun had a strong army between the Jianghuai and Huai River at that time, and was feared by Sun Ce, so Sun Ce sent envoys to ask Liu Xun to attack Shangyi City on his behalf with humble words and treasures. Liu Xun believed in Sun Ce, and was very happy because he received the treasure, and everyone congratulated him, but Liu Ye was not happy.

Liu Xun asked, and Liu Ye said: "Although the city is small, the city is strong and the pool is deep, and it is easy to attack and defend, so the soldiers are tired outside, and the country is empty." If you take advantage of the void and attack me, you can't defend it alone. It is to succumb to the enemy and retreat. If the army comes out today, disaster will come now. But Liu Xun didn't listen and insisted on sending troops. Sun Ceguo attacked Liu Xun from behind, and after Liu Xun failed, he defected to Cao Cao in 199 AD (the fourth year of Jian'an), and Liu Ye also followed.

Later, when Cao Cao arrived in Shouchun, the bandit Chen Ce gathered tens of thousands of people in Lujiang and defended the danger. Cao Cao had sent a partial general to try to eliminate him, but to no avail. Cao Cao then asked his subordinates if they could be conscripted. Many people think that the bandits are dangerous, difficult to conquer, and insignificant, and should not be conquered; But Liu Ye thinks that it is actually the lack of qualifications and the undecided world that makes the bandits still dare to fight.

At that time, the situation had been roughly stabilized, and a reward should be offered to persuade him to surrender first, and then he would use military strength to advance, and the bandits would be defeated by themselves. Cao Cao agreed, and sent a fierce general in front and a large army behind, and finally pacified Chen Ce as Liu Ye had predicted. After the war, Cao Cao dismissed Liu Ye as Cao Peng.

"My lord, although Liu Cong of Jingzhou owns Jing and Yizhou. But there are many pawns under his hands. Although Liu Cong is young, he is very cautious in combat. This time, he will definitely stick to Xinye as in the past, and fortify everywhere. Our troops have been mobilized from all sides, and some of them have been on the march for more than ten days and are exhausted. If you attack Liu Cong with a tired army. With Liu Cong's solid defense, he will definitely make our army lose more than he loses.

One blow doesn't work, and then it declines. It is better to let the vanguard troops enter Huyang first, and our army will march slowly. When the army is rested, it's not too late to fight Liu Cong! ”

Cao Cao listened thoughtfully. I have to say that Liu Ye's analysis of Liu Cong is quite thorough. It's no wonder that when Liu Cong started his business, he lacked soldiers and major generals, and he couldn't afford to lose or hurt. Therefore, every time you use your troops, you are very cautious to minimize your losses! According to Liu Cong's character, at this time, Liu Cong must entrench the army in Xinye and wait for work. If Liu Cong can't hold out, Cao Cao must be prepared for a long-term battle, since the tiger and leopard cavalry has failed and lost the opportunity to sneak attack, then Liu Ye suggested that it is also a good suggestion to wait for the troops mobilized in various places to do a full rest before a decisive battle.

"Ziyang is extremely worried, then send a vanguard to Huyang tomorrow, and be sure to occupy Huyang as soon as possible to provide food, lodging, food and grass for the march of the army."

"Lord Shengming!"

"Zixiao, tomorrow you will lead 10,000 elite soldiers to Huyang, and after you arrive, you will recruit people to prepare for the army to attack Xinye!"

"The last will be ordered!" Cao Ren was also a general under Cao Cao, who accompanied Cao Cao in the southern and northern wars for many years, and made great contributions to the Wei Dynasty. Breaking Yuan's technique, Cao Ren won a lot, broke Tao Qian's army and Tao Qian's general Lu You, conquered Juyang, captured Lu Bu's general Liu He, and defeated Yuan Shaojun in the battle of Guandu.

Although during the southern expedition to Liu Cong, Cao Ren was once attacked by Liu Cong near Xinye with a plan of fire and flooded the 30,000 vanguard army. But this did not affect Cao Ren's status in Cao Cao's mind. Besides, Cao Ren is also good at fighting, and he is a bit strategic, but the vanguard of the Wei army has nothing. After Cao Ren received the order, he immediately went down to select soldiers and prepared to set off the next day.

Two days later, Cao Cao, who was about to leave for Huyang, received a letter from Cao Ren that Liu Cong had sent troops to occupy Huyang. And 30,000 soldiers! This is something Cao Cao didn't expect. In other words, Liu Ye, who is like a god, miscalculated this time. Liu Ye concluded that Liu Cong would not come out of Xinye to attack! But now Liu Cong not only attacked, but also seized Huyang. With Huyang's geographical advantages, it was impossible for Cao Ren to capture Huyang with 10,000 infantry.

So the straw man could only report to Cao Cao truthfully. When Cao Cao heard this, he knew that he had lost the opportunity. Now the army of more than 100,000 can only rely on Wancheng as the base camp to launch an attack on Xinye. Therefore, he immediately ordered the army to march towards Wancheng.

On the way, the news came again, Gan Ning led 20,000 troops to attack Wancheng!

"Order the front, quickly reinforce Wancheng!" Cao Cao couldn't sit still. If Wancheng is lost again, he will have to retreat to Huyang, which is far away from Xinyeke, and there is Huyang in between. Even if there is another 100,000 troops, Cao Cao will not be able to hit Xinye for a while!

What's more important is that Cao Cao's supply line will be under the threat of Liu Cong!

Although Cao Cao is a veteran of the battlefield, he will not be able to sit still. I really underestimated Liu Cong before. This guy doesn't play by the routine. is obviously inferior to his own strength, but he dared to sneak attack Xuchang when he was conquering Sun Quan in the south! But after calming down, Cao Cao also understood Liu Cong's strategy. This young opponent is definitely not untargeted. And the ambition is definitely not lost to yourself!

What's even more terrifying is that Liu Cong has a royal status, and he is more than 20 years younger than himself!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao was restless. If he can't defeat Liu Cong again this time, it will probably be impossible to dominate Huaxia in his lifetime! So he hurriedly ordered the whole army to turn to Wancheng!

Together with Cao Ren, who had already arrived in Huyang, they all stopped the pace of the attack and waited for the next order!

And Cao Cao's change also made Cao Jun's people panic. Originally, Liu Cong's weakness was at this moment, and many people thought of Yuan Shao, who was strong back then. Only Yuan Shao could make Cao Cao so nervous.

And then there was something that made Cao Cao even more depressed, Liu Pan actually attacked Runan again.

This Liu Cong actually wants to attack in an all-out way? Why is he? Cao Cao was a little puzzled. Whether it is population resources, or generals and soldiers, Cao Cao thinks that he is stronger than Liu Cong! Is it just because he has established the Son of Heaven that Liu Cong's confidence is bursting?

Cao Cao's understanding of Liu Cong is obviously limited to a simple request for a newspaper. He didn't know that he was facing a grassroots officer from a harmonious society a thousand years later. In terms of military affairs, although the actual combat experience is not as good as that of Cao Cao, it is theoretically necessary to throw him out of dozens of streets! And now with the assistance of the ghost talent and Fazheng, the soldiers will naturally not be recruited by Liu Ye to guess!

Now Cao Cao has to reevaluate his opponent.

Judging from the information obtained so far, Huyang has 30,000, Wancheng has 20,000, and Runan has nearly 20,000. This Liu Congguang sent 70,000 troops in these three directions. According to prior information, there were no more than 30,000 or 40,000 people left in Xinye.

Now Cao Cao believes that his information is wrong. Although Liu Ye was blind this time and expected wrongly, Liu Ye's analysis of Liu Cong was still in place. He was a cautious man, and it was impossible for Shinno to leave only 30,000 men to defend. Unless...... Thinking of Liu Cong's recent defeat in Yizhou. Cao Cao couldn't help but get nervous, could it be that Liu Cong did not lose money in Yizhou, but increased his strength?

Cao Cao didn't guess wrong! Liu Cong fought Yizhou, but Huang Quan, who was stubborn and stubborn, lost a lot. But Yizhou has not had a major war for many years. Therefore, the population is prosperous, and there are many more young and middle-aged people than in other places. And the treasure that Wu Lan knew from Huang Quan's mouth provided Liu Cong with funds to recruit troops. And Zhuge Liang was ordered to stay in Chengdu. In addition to sorting out government affairs, it is necessary to build a strong army as soon as possible.

The Yizhou soldiers who had previously returned to Shun were successively transferred to Jingzhou, and the counties and counties of Yizhou were gradually garrisoned by new soldiers. On the one hand, this ensures the loyalty of the recruits to Liu Cong. On the other hand, the Yizhou soldiers who were transferred to Jingzhou could quickly form combat effectiveness, so as not to cause the southern counties of Jingzhou to be empty! This is another hole card for Liu Cong.