Tai Shi Ci was defeated, and only more than 100 people were brought back by 5,000 people. Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the news, he didn't expect Tai Shici to lose so badly. Sun Ce has withdrawn, and who else can stop his army?

Above the lobby, Tai Shici knelt in front of Liu Bei to plead guilty. Liu Bei said: "Ziyi, what's going on? Tai Shi Ci sighed and told the story. After he finished speaking, Jia Xu on the side spoke: "Lord, General Tai Shici can't be blamed for this matter, presumably this is Zhou Yu's plan!" ”

Yes, this is Zhou Yu's plan, since this fight, Zhou Yu has been leading the water army. People ignore that he is Sun Ce's military division, and at the time of this retreat, Zhou Yu finally made a move! A simple fraudulent surrender caused Liu Beijun to suffer heavy losses. It is worthy of being specially instructed by Han Fei, the little military master, an extremely difficult opponent!

Liu Bei nodded at this time, letting Tai Shi Ci get up and stand aside first, and then he spoke: "Wen He, in your opinion, what should we do now?" Jia Xu pondered for a moment and said, "You can order General Tai Shici to lead the Yizhi people to capture the county seat of Nadantu!" ”

"Still let Ziyi go?" Liu Bei wondered.

"Yes, this time, Chen Wu knows that he deceived General Tai Shi Ci, and if he meets Tai Shi Ci again, he will definitely not spare him. Therefore, this person must be in a state of panic at this time, and I dare to predict that if General Tai Shici leads the army again, this person will definitely abandon the city and flee. Jia Xu said with a smile.

"Hmmm! Ziyi, you also heard what Wen He said, would you like to go again? Liu Bei asked.

"Lord, the last general is willing!" Tai Shi Ci replied dryly. Liu Bei saw that he promised and didn't talk nonsense, and gave Tai Shici 5,000 soldiers and ordered him to go and capture Dantu County.

Tai Shi Ci took the order and left. The two counties were very close to each other, and the army set out at noon and approached the county seat of Dantu in the evening. Tai Shi Ci stopped marching and ordered the army to camp on the spot. This time, Tai Shici, who came to attack Dantu County again, decided to fight steadily, and he would definitely not rush it! It turns out that Tai Shi Ci was too careful, Jia Xu's words were right, Chen Wu was scared after hearing that Tai Shi Ci was leading the army to come!

So Chen Wu withdrew with the three thousand men and horses in the city that night! The next day, Taishi Ci's soldiers took the Dantu county seat bloodlessly. Liu Bei was not only impressed by Jia Xu when he heard the news, although Jia Xu didn't talk much since the dispatch of the army, he always had amazing performances, which Liu Bei couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't expect that besides Han Fei, there could be someone so powerful!

However, Jia Xu was very calm, and in the face of Liu Bei's praise, he simply nodded yes. At this time, Jia Xu's mind kept thinking about what else Zhou Yu had planned, waiting for us in front?

It is true that although Sun Ce retreated to Moling City, he followed Zhou Yu's advice along the way and set up an ambush on the road. Just waiting for Liu Beijun to come, he will give them a head-on blow.

Because of the incident in Dantu City, Jia Xu suddenly woke up and guessed that Zhou Yu must have a backhand, and as a result, he saw through Zhou Yu's plan. The ambush was defeated by Zhang Fei and Tai Shici, and Xu Sheng and Dong Xi, who led the troops, led the remnants of the army and retreated to Moling City. However, they were delayed, and they bought three more days for Moling City. By the time Liu Bei's army came to the city, Moling City had already been repaired.

Liu Bei immediately ordered the army to set up camp, and he personally brought Jia Xu, Dian Wei, Zhang Fei and others to the city to watch. Sure enough, most of the walls of this Moling City have fallen into disrepair, and most of the traces on the walls have been repaired in recent days.

Liu Bei said to Jia Xu, who was following behind him: "How about Wenhe Guan, this city? Do you have a way to break the city? Jia Xu smiled and said, "If I expect it to be true, this city is just a bait, in order to lure the lord here!" Then Sun Ce will raise a large army to surround and annihilate the lord. ”

After Jia Xu finished speaking, Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Wen He is saying that Sun Ce wants to put me to death?" Jia Xu nodded and said, "This is not the place to speak, the lord and I will wait and go back to the camp to talk." ”

Liu Bei nodded, and everyone returned to the camp together. Liu Bei couldn't wait to ask: "Since Wen He already knows Sun Ce's plan, I don't know if you have a way to deal with it?" ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "I have two strategies for the lord. Liu Bei said happily: "Come quickly!" ”

Jia Xu nodded and said: "The first strategy is to retreat to Dantu County, and then establish a water village here to defend it, as long as there is the advantage of the water army, it can be attacked and defended." After a long time, Sun Ce will retreat without a fight. ”

Liu Bei frowned after hearing this: "This time, Zicong told me to occupy Qu'a and Dantu counties first, and I insisted on attacking another place, so I chose Moling." It's just that I didn't expect Sun Ce to choose this place as well......"

Although Liu Bei didn't finish speaking, Jia Xu knew that he was not satisfied with the first strategy. So he smiled and said, "Lord, I have a second strategy for you to choose." The second strategy is to surround but not fight. In a hurry, there was not much food in the city, and if it was an open battle, there would inevitably be casualties, which would reduce the consumption of food in the city. If the lord does not attack, the people in the city will definitely not go out of the city in order to attract the lord, so the grain and grass in the city will inevitably consume a huge amount, and it will not last for a long time. Then the city is at your fingertips. As for Sun Ce summoning people to kill the lord, if the lord is not in the city, he can't surround it even if he wants to, and there are three generals and Taishi generals in the field who can definitely protect you to break through, then Zhou Yu's calculation will be in vain. ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "This second strategy is feasible, but the number of men and horses I bring is limited, if the siege is too small!" ”

Jia Xu thought for a while and said: "Chen Yuanlong of Xuzhou can be adjusted to come to this Dantu and Qu Ah to be responsible for the affairs of Jiangnan!" Mobilize 30,000 more people from Xuzhou, and the army here will be enough! ”

Liu Bei was very satisfied with this plan, and the decision was made immediately. Then you can write back to Xuzhou to transfer Chen Deng and 30,000 horses to join the war. After the letter was sent away, Liu Bei was not in a hurry, so he ordered someone to explore the surroundings of this Moling City.

At this moment, it was not Sun Ce who was sticking to the city, but Zhang Zhao with Ling Cao and his son, Chen Wu, Xu Sheng, Dong Xi and others. Seeing the arrival of Liu Bei's army, he did not rush to attack the city, but camped on all sides of the city. Above the city, Chen Wu said: "Is this Liu Bei crazy?" Is he going to siege the city on all sides? ”

Zhang Zhao's face was solemn, although he didn't understand Liu Bei's intentions, but Liu Bei must have sensed Zhou Yu's plan, so this arrangement must not be as simple as wanting to attack the city. Thinking of this, Zhang Zhao immediately ordered someone to send a letter to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu. He believed that with Zhou Yu's intelligence, he would be able to figure out Liu Bei's arrangement.

The two sides did not mention their respective arrangements in Moling City for the time being, and at this time, Han Fei, who was far away in Qingzhou, finally ushered in the birth of his first child.

One more. Happy New Year to all

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