Cao Ying's trick is yin enough.

First, he claimed to attack Hanzhong with great fanfare, which made Liu Bei mistakenly believe that Cao Ying wanted to use this cover to order Liu Feng to transfer troops into Sichuan, and then raid Jingzhou.

In this way, when Cao Ying's army arrived at the front line of Wancheng in Nanyang, it would make Liu Bei's side think that it was expected and unguarded, but as a result, Cao Ying suddenly changed his tactics again, and the army rushed west to the three eastern counties and went straight to Hanzhong.

"No wonder the Cao thief is under the banner of attacking Jingzhou in the south, but here he ordered Xiahou Yuan to attack Yangping, it turned out that he had already calculated, just waiting for me to transfer the troops and horses to Yangping, and when the troops in the east were empty, take advantage of the situation to attack, this Cao thief is so insidious."

Liu Bei scolded angrily, and was very angry that he had fallen for Cao Ying's annihilation.

A place in Hanzhong, shaped like a peach pit, has only a long and narrow flat land, distributed along both sides of the Han River, sandwiched between the Qinling Mountains in the north and the Daba Mountain in the south.

To the south, there is Yonekura Road and Jinniu Road that connect with Nishikawa.

In the north, from west to east, there are the Slope Valley, the Luo Valley and the Meridian Valley, and the three valley roads cross the Qinling Mountains and communicate with Guanzhong.

Yangping Pass is located in the westernmost part of the Han Dynasty between the mountain passes, from this pass to the north, take the Chencang Road, you can reach the Chencang City. Take the avenue to the west, you can go out of Qishan and enter Longyou. If you go south, through Jiameng Pass and Jiange Pass, you can go straight to Chengdu.

Therefore, Yangping Pass is known as the throat of Yizhou.

The easternmost part of Hanzhong is the Golden Fortress, and after passing this pass, you can enter the three eastern counties along the Han River to the east.

Although the three eastern counties were nominally loyal to the imperial court, they were in fact controlled by Shenyi and other local tycoons, who were more than capable of preserving themselves but could not pose a threat to Hanzhong.

Therefore, Liu Bei did not deploy many soldiers and horses in the Golden Garrison, and when the war in Yangping Pass was tight, he transferred only part of the soldiers and horses in the pass to the west.

Now the troops stationed in Jinshu and the counties east of Hanzhong are less than 2,000 people, and in the face of Cao Ying's sudden arrival of tens of thousands of soldiers, the grim situation can be imagined.

"When Cao Yingbing entered Wancheng before, Liang felt that something was wrong, but he didn't expect Cao Thief to act so quickly, and this back-and-forth trick was really cleverly used."

Zhuge Liang is saying these words now, a bit of an afterthought.

Liu Bei's expression became heavier and heavier, and he said silently: "If Liu Feng's house knew Cao Ying's true purpose, he would probably take advantage of the fire to rob, if he launched an attack from Yizhou with a large army, wouldn't it be dangerous for me to be attacked on three sides in Hanzhong." ”

Now it seems that Liu Bei's situation is indeed extremely unfavorable.

When the Golden Garrison was attacked, it would not work without transferring troops and reinforcements, and the war at Yangpingguan was already tight, and the troops that could be transferred from there were limited. In addition, the only way to do this is to draw troops from Jia Menglang. But in this way, the southern defense is empty, and Liu Feng will take advantage of it.

Zhuge Liang, who was silent, and between his handsome faces, his cold color suddenly condensed.

He took a deep breath, looked at Liu Bei and said: "Lord, the golden army is in danger in the past, you must not transfer troops and reinforcements, according to Liang's plan, why not send 20,000 soldiers and horses to reinforcements." ”

"Exhausted Soldiers?"

Liu Bei was taken aback, and said hurriedly: "If all the troops and horses in the south are transferred eastward, if Liu Feng takes advantage of the situation to attack north, what will he use to resist?" ”

Between the corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth, an intriguing smirk appeared, he approached Liu Bei, lowered his voice, and almost whispered something.

Liu Bei's expression was surprised for a while, and hesitated for a while, as if Zhuge Liang's words made him fall into a difficult situation.

With thoughts rolling in his heart, he had to stand up and pace back and forth in this hall to relieve his inner hesitation.

"Strategist, your strategy is too risky, if the calculation is wrong, wouldn't it ......?"

Liu Bei didn't dare to say any more, and when he thought of such consequences, he was terrified.

It was easy to survive the catastrophe for the rest of his life, and he miraculously won this piece of Hanzhong to live in peace, he really couldn't imagine if this last base was lost, what would he Liu Bei do.

"Lord, now that we are being attacked on all sides, the situation is already in danger, and if we continue to consume like this, we will either die in the hands of Cao Ying or in the hands of Liu Feng. Instead of struggling to survive in the cracks, why not give it a go. ”

Zhuge Liang's tone was unprecedentedly resolute, and he actually shocked Liu Bei when he heard it.

After being stunned for a long time, Liu Bei's face squeezed out a wry smile: "Military advisor, you have used all your life plans to be foolproof, why did you decide to use such a risk this time?" ”

Liu Bei's question made Zhuge Liang stunned, and then, on his light face, he couldn't help but have a wry smile.

He shook his head and sighed, "In the past, Liang used to be foolproof, and that was because we were not cornered, and we didn't need to risk losing everything. But now, without this risk, the career that we and the lord have worked so hard to create will be ruined, so instead of sitting and waiting for death, why not gamble with your life. ”

It's a good gamble.

Isn't life a big gamble?

Since my debut, Liu Bei, which time has not been gambling.

Only this time, the bet will be all the money, and if you fail, there will be no chance of a turnaround.

After being silent for a long time, those brown eyes suddenly burst out with a terrifying murderous aura.

………………………… Above the Han River, a bloody battle is continuing.

The fighting ship with the big banner of the word "Liu" flying high galloped up against the river, like the sharpest arrow, easily tearing Cao Jun's fleet apart.

Speaking of which, the so-called Cao army fleet is nothing more than a shabby smuggling fleet composed of hundreds of boats and temporarily tied bamboo rafts.

Earlier, Liu Feng received a reward from the scouts, saying that more than 3,000 Cao troops had quietly arrived at the white sand beach in the upper reaches of Fancheng, where the water was weak, and tried to sneak south from there to cross the Han River.

After learning the news, Liu Feng decisively led the Xiangyang Navy to attack and killed the enemy before he crossed the river.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou Navy is far inferior to that of the Eastern Wu Navy Army, it is already quite gorgeous compared to the Cao Army, which is so poor that it does not even have a decent fighting ship.

More than 50 large and small warships easily cut the enemy army in half, and then the Jingzhou navy could rely on the advantage of the big ships to condescendingly shoot the northern landlubbers crawling on the bamboo rafts.

It was a horrific massacre.

On the bow of the boat, Liu Feng bent his bow and opened an arrow, and as soon as his fingers were loosened, an arrow broke through the air.

The sharp arrow struck one of the enemy soldiers in the forehead, and the poor creature snorted, and the whole man was plunged into the water.

Within half an hour, the river was already stained with blood, and countless corpses floated on the water, like decorations on the red carpet.

"Kill~~"

"Kill~~"

With the roar of earth-shattering, the battleship forced towards the north bank, and the arrows shot like rain at Cao's army, which was easy to climb up the river beach and panicked like a chicken in soup.

In a moment, the river beach line is a bloody place, and the pebbles stained red by blood reflect the dazzling luster under the reflection of the slanting sun, as if the Han River is such a jade with a ruby inlaid with the edge.

When Liu Feng was about to give the order to land on the shore and kill again to frustrate the spirit of Cao's army, a leaf galloped from the direction of Xiangyang.

The soldier who boarded the flagship arched his hand and said: "Qi Lord, Pang Junshi has an urgent matter, please return to Xiangyang to discuss it quickly." ”

Hearing this, Liu Feng had no choice but to restrain his unfinished killing intent and order the fleet to turn back to Xiangyang.

Entering Xiangyang City, the news of the victory in the water battle encouraged the soldiers and civilians of the city.

Liu Feng strode into the meeting hall, and said excitedly before entering the door: "Military advisor, you are really like a god, Cao Thief really wants to smuggle in from the upstream, this time I will be killed, and my spirit will inevitably be greatly defeated." ”

"Lord, if you read this information, you will definitely be even more excited."

Pang Tong held his short beard in his hand and handed the silk book to Liu Feng.

When the exhibition general came to take a look, Liu Feng's expression changed immediately, and he paused for a moment, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Cao Thief, this guy, suddenly marched into the three eastern counties and attacked Hanzhong in the west."

This old thief, who went around in such a big circle, turned out to be paving the way for this move, enough yin, really enough yin......"

If it is not Liu Feng, even Pang Tong is quite embarrassed.

Thinking about Cao Ying, first made them think that they were going to attack Liu Bei, and then misled them into thinking that it was to attack Jingzhou, at this time, Fancheng was fighting hot, but there was a turn of peaks and turns, and Cao Ying suddenly went to fight Liu Bei again.

Coming and going, it's really confusing.

Liu Feng had to admit that Cao Ying was attacking the east and the west this time, and the technique of doubting soldiers was used to the extreme.

He seemed to see Cao Ying's scorched face, staring at him with a sarcastic gaze and sneering.

"With such a plan, I expected that Cao Ying would definitely not think that the person who came up with this plan for him was most likely the poisoner."

The "poisoner" mentioned by Pang Tong is Jia Xu.

Liu Feng nodded slightly: "Cao Ying's subordinates are as capable as clouds, and they should not be underestimated." But now that Cao Ying has revealed his true colors, Liu Bei is suffering from the enemy on his back, should we also take the opportunity to intervene, and we can't cheapen Hanzhong to Cao Thief in vain. ”

If Cao Ying captures Hanzhong, he will form a coercive trend on both fronts from Yizhou and Jingzhou at the same time, which is the result that Liu Feng does not want to see.

"Hanzhong is the barrier in Shuzhong, and the consequences of falling into the hands of Cao thieves are unimaginable. Either way, we have to be prepared now. My lord, I suggest that I give an order as soon as possible, order the Yizhou armies to assemble on the front line of the Sword Pavilion, and once Liu Bei's army shows signs of collapse, immediately send troops north to seize Hanzhong before Cao Thief. ”

Pang Tong's plan, Liu Feng thought so, he said: "Once Liu Bei's army is defeated, then there will be nearly 200,000 Cao troops pouring into Hanzhong, and with the army of Yizhou alone, I am afraid that it will not be able to compete with Cao Ying, in my opinion, it is necessary for us to transfer the Jingzhou army into Sichuan to support." ”

The key point in Hanzhong, even if Liu Feng fights hard, he will not sit idly by and watch it fall into the hands of Cao Ying.

The soldiers of Jingyi and the two states add up to 1340,000, and with the home advantage of Shuzhong, they may not be able to compete with Cao Ying's 200,000 army.

At this time, Pang Tong's expression calmed down, and there was a certain suspicion flashing in his eyes.

After pondering for a moment, Pang Tong said: "In the current situation, I always feel that something is a little weird, and where is the weirdness, but I can't figure it out for a while. It's safe, I thought it was better to stay tuned for the time being. ”

(To be continued)