Chapter 454: Shocked Cao Cao

In the battle of Muye, Chen Tian and Zhao Kuangyin killed Li Shimin's 120,000 army, and Muye City was also taken.

Li Shimin fought and retreated all the way, and when he fled to Hangu Pass, only 30,000 of the 120,000 troops remained, and most of them were disabled.

The battle situation can be described as miserable.

The Chen army was a big victory, capturing nearly 20,000 people of the Tang army, and now the Chen army plus the number of casualties, the strength has reached 100,000 troops, and the morale is like a long rainbow, no one can beat it.

Chen Tian left Guan Sheng and Lu Zhishen to be stationed in Xuchang and Muye respectively, and at this time, the army marched towards Hangu Pass and Tongguan in a mighty manner.

This is Li Tang Chang'an's last barrier, Chen Tian is bound to win!

On the day of the decisive battle of Makino, all walks of life in the world were carefully crafted, and the flying horse was whipped and the information on the results of the decisive battle was sent to all parts of the world.

Xuzhou, Jinan, Wei Wangfu.

At this time, Cao Cao has spent half a year gathering soldiers and horses from all over the country to solicit talents, and now he has slowly recovered his strength, with a strength of 100,000 troops, and there are many famous generals under him.

At present, he has led his army to the north, trying to take advantage of the time when Yan Agu is lax, to occupy the place south of Yandi, and bring these people's and financial resources into his actual control.

Cao Jun was originally a succession of battles, but a piece of intelligence from the Central Plains gave them a heavy blow to their spirits.

At this time, the hall of the Wei Wangfu was already full of amazement, uproar, and all kinds of incredible.

The Wei army, the strategists and generals, were all shocked by the results of the Battle of Makino.

At the top of the place, Cao Cao held the information in his hand, his brows were dark, and his scorched face could not restrain his surprise.

Not to mention Cheng Yu, a top talent like Wu Qi, and even Cao Cao himself was completely surprised by the outcome of this war.

Cao Cao really couldn't believe that Li Shimin's entire army of 120,000 people, and he also had an impregnable Muye, was killed by Chen Tian to a crushing defeat, and fled back to Chang'an in embarrassment.

Incredible!

It's completely incredible.

If Li Yuanji was defeated by Chen Tian, Cao Cao could understand it, Li Yuanji's ability was mediocre, and his troops were only 50,000, so it was expected that he would be defeated by Chen Tian.

But Li Shimin commanded an army of 120,000 troops, and there was also Wolong Kong Ming to help, but he was beaten like this by Chen Tian, Cao Cao couldn't believe it.

"This Chen Tian ...... How many strange people do he still have......" Cao Cao threw the information on the case, his sunken eyes burning with a little disgust, but it was more of horror than disgust.

Li Shimin's defeat certainly disappointed Cao Cao, but what really upset him was that his strategy of moving to the south came to naught.

He originally wanted to wait for Li Shimin to defeat Chen Tian, or when both sides were defeated, he took advantage of the fire to rob and kill Yangzhou, and killed Chen Jun by surprise.

Let Nan Chen's army fall like a mountain in an instant, and he can sit on the rich land of Jiangdong.

But all of this is now shattered.

"Although Li Shimin was defeated, Li Tang still has more than 100,000 troops, and there are two checkpoints in Hangu Pass and Tongguan, and the strength still exists, if Chen Tian advances because of the winning streak, he will inevitably collapse the city, so it seems that if Chen Tian wants to destroy Li Tang, it will take at least a year, so our army still has enough time to plan south." Wu Qi's eyes wandered on the map, and he was indifferently relieved.

"Wu Qi has a point." Cao Cao nodded slightly, and said: "In this way, the Chen army and the Tang army are deadlocked, and our advantages will gradually become prominent." ”

Cao Cao's brows soothed slightly, but his gaze to the west was still a little stunned.

......

Let's look at Chang'an's side.

Inside the palace of the Tang king.

Li Shimin returned from defeat, and there was a dead air, and no one spoke.

Li Yuan's face was gloomy, and his hideous face was constantly twitching and trembling, like a volcano that had been accumulated for a long time, about to erupt.

120,000 troops, a full 120,000 troops, less than half a month.

Ninety thousand were wiped out in an instant! And I lost Makino!

Moreover, the failure of this strategy is no longer as simple as Li Yuanji's loss of Xuchang, this failure left Li Tang with only the last 120,000 troops, and Li Tang completely fell into a situation of being passively beaten.

Recalling Li Shimin's heroic words before the expedition, it seems particularly ironic at this time.

"What's the matter, they all have a dead face, Chen Tian has hit the door!" Li Yuan slapped the desk and roared.

Li Shimin had already hid in the crowd. The atmosphere did not dare to take a breath. Bow your head. Don't dare to glance at Li Yuan. I was afraid that I would be scolded by Li Yuan.

Li Yuan is a belly of fire. There was a moment. really wants to scold Li Shimin for being bloody.

Several times. Li Yuan's scolding was about to be exported. Ultimately. But he held back.

The repeated defeats made Li Yuan realize Chen Tian's true strength like a pinprick. It also recognizes that when the morale of this army is frustrated. This is not the time to punish Li Shimin. That would only hurt the morale of the army.

"Fang is the king of this hurry, now that Chen Jun has been killed outside Chang'an, what is your coping strategy, don't talk about it quickly." Li Yuan took a deep breath, calmed his anger, and asked in a deep voice.

The crowd was silent.

In silence, Liu Wenjing sighed: "Chen Tian's resourcefulness is indeed very accessible, I am afraid that any conspiracy and trickery will be useless to him, maybe we should not deal with them head-on, but we should divide the troops into two ways, send the eldest son and the second son, each of them into two roads, one way to guard Hangu Pass, all the way to Tongguan, the two roads into a corner, so that we can ensure that Chang'an is worry-free." ”

is as wise as Liu Wenjing, facing the defeat in this scene, and at this moment, I have to admit that whether it is Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, the wisdom is not comparable to Chen Tian's think tank.

Listening to Liu Wenjing's words, Li Shimin's eyes moved.

A trace of disgust flashed in those deep eyes, as if he was unwilling to admit that in terms of wisdom and tactics, he was no longer Chen Tian's opponent.

After a moment's silence, he sighed secretly.

That sigh means that he doesn't want to admit it, but he has to admit it.

He thought that it would be foolproof to join forces with Zhao Kuangyin, but he never imagined that Chen Tian would give himself such a plan halfway through, and give himself a plan.

However, listening to Liu Wenjing's suggestion, Li Yuan's eyebrows were full of embarrassment, and he couldn't trust these two sons at all now.

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin both lost to Chen Tian with absolute superiority, which made him feel at ease how Li Yuan would hand over his troops to these two sons.

"Your Highness, I think what Lord Liu said is very true!"

At this moment, a loud voice came from the crowd, and everyone's eyes were thrown away, only the person who spoke.

It's Liu Bei!

(To be continued...... )u