Cao Cao got the report of Zhang Yi's dispatch of troops, and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, do you say that Zhang Yi really has no troops to intervene in Runan?" ”

Guo Jia shook his feather fan, shook his head and said, "When did the lord become so naïve? Since Zhang Yi occupied Yangzhou, there were at least forty or fifty thousand soldiers, how could one Chen Deng stop him. The original design was just to consume Chen Deng's strength and let the Xuzhou family know that without relying on the imperial court, they would not be able to protect themselves at all! ”

Cao Cao nodded, "Yes!" Since Guangwu, the troubles of the family have always been the disasters of the imperial court, and the relatives, eunuchs, and even the Yellow Turban Rebellion were all caused by the family. Since Huan Ling, the family has become more and more rampant, look at the princes in this place, it is caused by the family. ”

Guo Jia said: "Everyone has selfish desires, and the family controls books, maintains a high position, and wants to pass it on for eternity. If this family is not removed, the country will have no peace, and if it is removed too quickly, the country will be shaken. ”

"Bong filial piety, so it's very much!" Cao Cao nodded, "There are many princes, and many people want to replace them." The princes of the world, there are only a few people who can enter my eyes, originally I thought that I could compete with me for the world, but Liu Bei. Later, the speed of Zhang Yi's rise made me unexpected! ”

"Zhang Yi was stupid at the beginning, and he had no courage, so I specially asked Zhang Xiu and others about it, and everyone said that Zhang Yi did not associate with people and was called a mediocre person. During the battle of Wancheng, it was prominently powerful, and when it came to Shouchun, it was heroic and victorious than Sun Ce. Jiangdong's talents are all owned by him, Lu Su, Li Zhang, Fan Wen, and even Hua Xin and Wang Lang are also its assistants, and his generals are brave, Di Qing, Shang Shifu, Wei Wentong, Fu Youde, and Li Jing are all good at fighting. If it weren't for Yuan Shao's undecidedness, I would definitely suggest that the lord kill Zhang Yi first! If you let it become bigger, it may not be easy to destroy it again. ”

"Is it easy to dominate the world? Gaozu worships the overlord of Chu, and the army of King Mang of Guangwu Ke is defeated by the weak! Cao ** Lang said with a smile: "I defeated Yuan Shao in Guandu, and they are all compatible." As the saying goes, the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. Together, why is the enemy invincible? ”

"The lord is arrogant, this is the foundation of defeating the enemy!" Guo Jia said with a smile.

"How's the preparation going there?" Cao Cao turned around and asked.

"General Shensu has arrived in Shen County, and he should have taken Shen County."

Shen County! Runan is a county close to Lujiang and Jiujiang, and it is the place where the two counties meet. A few days ago, Xiahou Yuan led an army of 5,000 to advance towards Shen County, stopping along the way, marching at least 100 miles a day, and directly seized Shen County.

Liu Bei's attack has been trying to attack Xuchang, but it was blocked by Li Tong and Xun Yu, so he drew most of his troops and put them on the front line. Counties close to Lujiang, Jiujiang and other places only released a small number of soldiers to show their goodwill to Zhang Yi. The two are considered allies, although there is no alliance, but Liu Bei believes that Zhang Yi will not attack him.

Liu Bei was to Zhang Yi what he was to Tao Qian. Tao Qian placed Liu Bei in Xiaopei just to let him defend against Cao Cao. And now Zhang Yi supports him, which is also what it means.

As a result, this point was taken advantage of by Cao Cao, who directly let Xiahou Yuan raid Shen County, blocked the way for Jiujiang County to rescue Liu Bei, and also threatened Lujiang's troops from the flank.

Cao Cao's side also began to act, and he transferred Cao Ren, Xiahoudun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Xu Huang and others to personally launch a counterattack against Runan, trying to eliminate Liu Bei in one fell swoop. As for Cangting, Yu Ban, Xiahoudun, Le Jin, Zhang Xiu, Gao Lan and others were left behind, and more banners and patrols were deployed to confuse Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao is a person who just doesn't have a long memory. More than a year ago, Cao Cao used this strategy to defeat Liu Bei in Xuzhou and relieve the trouble. Now Cao Cao is still using this strategy to attack Runan, and he still wants to take out Liu Bei's trouble. In the previous plan, this time it is still in the plan, if Yuan Shao is not dead, heaven will not tolerate it!

Liu Bei also received the news of the loss of Shen County, and he immediately gathered his subordinates to discuss the matter.

"Cao Cao occupies Shen County because he is afraid of Huainan rescue!" Jian Yong said first: "After that, Cao Cao will definitely attack in a big way, and the lord should make plans as soon as possible!" ”

Jian Yong's words, how could Liu Bei not know? It's just that he doesn't know what to do yet!

Sun Qian said at this time: "Cao Cao is good at using strangeness, he confronted Yuan Shao before, and still raised troops to attack Xuzhou, and the lord should defend rigorously, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past!" ”

Liu Bei nodded, and immediately ordered, "Retreat from all departments!" The wall is clear, waiting for Cao Jun! ”

Liu Bei took a defensive position, and after Guan Yu and Zhang Fei received the order, they immediately got rid of the battle with Li Tong and retreated south.

Cao Cao personally led his troops, and after arriving in Runan, he joined Li Tong. Li Tong reported to Cao Cao, "Liu Bei retreated south, probably because he heard that General Xiahou had captured Shen County!" ”

After Cao Cao heard this, he laughed, "Liu Xuande has a long memory!" ”

Everyone also knew what was going on, because Cao Cao had played such a hand in Xuzhou before, and they also laughed.

Cao Cao didn't care about this, but ordered Zhang Liao to march to Shen County to support Xiahou Yuan. Ordered Cao Ren to lead another army, take the western road, and attack Liu Bei, and he himself directly led the troops to attack Liu Bei.

Cao Cao took the tiger and leopard cavalry as the pioneer, directly dispersed Liu Bei Qingye's army, and then drove and killed.

Guan Yu saw that Cao Jun was coming quickly, so he immediately ordered a retreat, and asked the deputy general Zhao Yun to lead the troops to break off. Zhao Yun was cautious, brave and good at fighting, with more than a dozen cavalry, constantly attacking the tiger and leopard cavalry. Facing the attack, Zhao Yun is not the opponent of the tiger and leopard ride. But these people under him all came out of Gongsun Zhan Bai Ma Yi, not only did they have amazing archery skills, but they were also very proficient in the art of assassination!

At this time, there is no stirrup, and the immediate assassination requires very high riding skills! With his superb riding skills, Zhao Yun took his cavalry and defeated the tiger and leopard cavalry one after another, saving many comrades!

Cao Chun received the report of the tiger and leopard rider, and immediately brought someone over to check. I saw a general, who was covering the retreat of Liu Bei's army, and his height and majesty made Cao Chun's heart shocked, and he didn't even order an attack.

During the Three Kingdoms period, fierce generals were like clouds, and there were very few losses in the retreat, but there were very few, and Zhao Yun was one of them.

Guan Yu retreated, but Zhang Fei almost didn't retreat, he was caught up by Cao Ren and Xu Huang, and was directly surrounded by nearly 10,000 troops, so he could only defend by the mountain! However, Zhang Feirong has been a horse all his life, so he naturally knows that he can't keep it for a long time at this time! So it was decided to break out in the middle of the night.

Cao Ren and Xu Huang naturally have precautions, both of them are cautious. When Zhang Fei broke through, he launched a defense and repelled Liu Beijun's attacks many times. In the end, Zhang Fei couldn't stand it anymore, so he led the team to charge, and with his own bravery, he forcibly opened a passage from Cao Ying's camp and escaped.

Liu Bei gathered his soldiers, and finally gathered about 8,000 people, and then defended the city!

Cao Cao's soldiers are approaching the city, and the decisive battle is about to break out!