Not only Liu Bei, but even Fa Zheng was shocked.

The loss of Yangping Pass and the imminent fall of Hanzhong were something that Liu Bei could never have imagined.

In Liu Bei's view, although there are few soldiers in Hanzhong, there is a danger in Yangping Pass, even if the enemy in Shuzhong has 100,000 soldiers, it will not shake Yangping Pass.

Liu Bei was stunned and anxiously asked about the battle of Yangping Pass.

When he listened to the whole battle, the whole person went from astonishment to silence.

"My lord, if Hanzhong is lost, Guanlong is in danger, it seems that the battle of Hanoi cannot be fought again, we must retreat as soon as possible." Fa Zheng said uneasily.

"Victory is just around the corner, I'm unwilling, unwilling!" Liu Bei was resentful, and his fist slammed into the case with hatred.

Of course, Liu Bei was not reconciled, in his opinion, defeating Liu Feng was a matter of imminence, if this battle was won, even if it could not be a decisive battle, it would be enough to drive Liu Feng's soldiers and horses back to the south of the river.

In this way, he will not only be able to seize the political banner of the Han Emperor, but also be able to level the Hebei states in one fell swoop.

But now, if he withdraws from the army, it will not only be equivalent to giving up the Han Emperor to Liu Feng, but also giving up Jiyou and other Hebei states.

If Liu Feng is allowed to seize Hebei again, then the balance of strength between the two sides will be sharply widened, and he who only has Liangyong and three states, how can he compete with Liu Feng, who has ten states?

However, if he did not return to the army, once Hanzhong was lost, then the foundation of Guan Long would be shaken, and if the foundation was lost, even if he defeated Liu Feng in Hanoi, even if he captured the Han Emperor, so what.

This piece of information put Liu Bei in a dilemma in the blink of an eye.

To retreat, or not to retreat?

Liu Bei paced in the tent, and all kinds of complicated emotions were displayed on his old face.

"My lord, the situation is pressing, changing rapidly, we can't afford to delay." Fa Zheng anxiously urged, trying to make Liu Bei make a decision as soon as possible.

Suddenly, Liu Bei stopped, and his eyes flashed with a little excitement: "Filial piety, Hanzhong must be saved, but the great opportunity in front of me is fleeting, how can we let it go like this, in my opinion, why don't we give it a go." ”

"What does the lord mean......" Fa Zheng's heart shook slightly.

Liu Bei said coldly: "I'm thinking, we can create a momentum of preparing to return to Guanzhong on the surface, then Liu Feng knows that our Hanzhong has lost, and he will definitely not doubt it, and most of them will relax their vigilance because of this." Then, while it was slackening, we attacked with all our troops and launched a deadly night attack to crush it in one fell swoop. At that time, we divided our troops into two routes, all the way back to Hanzhong, and all the way to continue to capture the Han Emperor and march into Hebei, so wouldn't it be the best of both worlds. ”

Liu Bei decided to fight.

Although his plan seems to be beautiful, the risk is that if Liu Feng is not defeated in the first battle, not only will the time to return to Hanzhong be delayed, but also after the other party realizes his intentions, he will tightly contain them, so that they will not be able to withdraw back to help Hanzhong.

Risk is often proportional to return.

Since the attack on Hanzhong, Liu Bei has been gambling heavily, and it seems that he is now addicted to gambling, and this time he is gambling again.

If it was Zhuge Liang, he might have advised Liu Bei to act steadily at this time, but now the person who stayed by Liu Bei's side as the mastermind was precisely Fa Zheng.

This person is also a gambler.

After pondering for a long time, after weighing for a long time, Fa Zheng nodded slightly and said, "So far, there is only one try." Fortunately, the news of the defeat in Hanzhong has not yet spread to the whole army, and the morale of the soldiers has not yet been hit. ”

Fa Zheng's words should have agreed with Liu Bei's intention to give it a go.

The two gamblers hit it off, and on the same day, Liu Bei passed down a secret order to the commanders of each army.

In the next three days, Liu Beijun's offensive basically stopped, and all armies and battalions began to pack their bags, some of the camps to the west, and some of them had begun to pull out the camps one after another.

The changes in Liu Bei's camp naturally could not escape the reconnaissance cavalry of the Southern Army in front of him, and the latest reconnaissance information was sent to the camp one after another, and all signs showed that Liu Beijun seemed to be planning to pull out the camp and withdraw his troops.

At this time, the news of the great victory at Yangping Pass had spread throughout the army, and the high-level civil and military personnel of the southern army were excited and surprised by the victory in Hanzhong.

It was only at this time that Lu Xun understood Liu Feng's true intentions.

Earlier, the great general, despite his own advice, had attacked the enemy camp in anger after losing Shamoko.

It turned out that what the general did was not just out of anger, but wanted to use this to firmly absorb Liu Beijun's attention and soldiers and horses on the front line of Yewang, so as to provide indirect help for Huang Zhong's soldiers in Shu to enter Hanzhong.

As it turned out, Liu Feng did it.

"It turns out that the lord has long had high hopes for General Huang's partial army, but there is something unclear about Xun, Yangping is a dangerous place, and the guard general Zhao Yun is a stable person, why does the lord have such confidence in General Huang?"

This is indeed Lu Xun's heart, and this question of his has been held in his heart for a long time.

Liu Feng smiled faintly and said: "Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, in the early years when I captured Yizhou, I planned to use troops in Hanzhong, so I sent people to explore the terrain around Yangping Pass many times, and at that time I knew that Dingjun Mountain was the place to use troops, but later for various reasons, I had to give up the plan to capture Hanzhong." ”

"I see." Lu Xun realized.

Liu Feng then said: "Zhao Zilong is indeed a steady and good general, and his various countermeasures in Dingjun Mountain actually do not have any loopholes, but it is a pity that Zilong is more than steady, but he is not enough to use strange, so he will be broken by Huang Hansheng with strange soldiers." ”

Lu Xun deeply admired Liu Feng's ability to recognize people, and couldn't help but sigh: "Liu Bei wanted to seize Hebei, but he forgot to arrange a capable strategist for Zhao Yun's side, and the defeat of Hanzhong was really his own fault." ”

Liu Feng sneered, waved his hand and said, "Hanzhongzhi didn't mention it in advance, let's talk about the current situation first." ”

Lu Xun's thoughts came back from his emotion, and he hurriedly said: "All kinds of reconnaissance show that Liu Beijun seems to be preparing to withdraw his troops on a large scale, I think it is mostly the crisis in Hanzhong, which forced him to withdraw his troops." ”

"Hmm." Liu Feng nodded and asked, "Then according to Bo's words, should our army take advantage of the situation to pursue, even if it does not sweep Liu Bei away in one fell swoop, it will drag his army in Hebei?" ”

Lu Xun pondered for a long time and said: "The art of war is not to be pursued, and if Liu Bei retreats, he will go to Jiguan into Hedong, the mountains on the first line of Jiguan are steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if our army pursues, it may not have any good results." ”

"Bo Yan means ......"

Lu Xun continued: "In my opinion, let Liu Bei go." Our army can take the Han Emperor in the east, and then seize the two states of Youji, and in the future, ten states against Liu Bei's three states, steadily advance westward, and then sweep Liu Bei is not too late. ”

Lu Xun advocated seeking stability, which was also in line with his troop routine.

It's just that Liu Feng has a different opinion.

Because he knew Liu Bei too well, it was precisely because of this that he felt that Liu Bei would never be so simple and return with a disgraced withdrawal this time.

"Bo Yan, your strategy is completely based on the premise that Liu Bei intends to withdraw his troops and return to the west, but have you ever thought about whether Liu Bei's current signs of withdrawal will be just a superficial illusion?" Liu Feng's words suddenly changed, and he seemed to have a deep meaning.

Lu Xun's expression was shocked, and he understood the meaning of Liu Feng's words with a slight groan, and hurriedly said: "Is the lord worried, Liu Bei is pretending to pull out the camp on the surface, but in fact, he wants to paralyze our army, and when our army relaxes its vigilance, he suddenly catches us off guard?" ”

What Lu Xun said was exactly what Liu Feng was worried about.

Put yourself in your shoes and empathize, if you are Liu Bei, in the face of such an advantageous situation, will you willingly return empty-handed, and give up the Han Emperor and a large area of land in Hebei to the "rebel" who hates his teeth?

No, never, if so, he won't be called Liu Bei.

Liu Feng's face gradually emerged with a sense of determination.

His gaze turned to the map, and he suddenly asked, "How is the chief of the bungalow?" ”

Liu Feng was referring to the war on the Heyin side.

Lu Xun said: "General Wei has been defeated by Ma Chao since the previous time, and has tried to cross the river many times, but because Ma Chao's precautions are very tight, it has not been effective. ”

"What about the army of Shaanxi County?" Liu Feng asked again.

Previously, Liu Feng had ordered Zhang Wei to lead an army of 5,000 troops into Shaanxi County on the south bank of the Yellow River in Hongnong County, and threaten Dayang County controlled by Liu Bei on the north bank from the Shaanxi-Tianjin Ferry to the north, and then threaten Hedong County, the transportation hub connecting Bingzhou and Guanzhong.

The number of soldiers and horses on this road was limited, and there were nearly 7,000 defenders under Wu Yi's command on the other side of the river, so it was only used as a feint to attack the road, and it could not pose a real threat to the enemy.

Liu Feng suddenly mentioned it at this time, and Lu Xun vaguely felt that a big plan was brewing in the general's heart.

"General Zhang garrisoned in Shaanxi County, although he built a raft and threatened to cross the river, he never took the initiative to attack." Lu Xun replied.

Liu Feng's gaze wandered over the map of Nuoda, and suddenly asked, "How many enemies are there in Shimen?" ”

Shimen is located in the rear of Liu Beijun's side, north of Qinshui, according to intelligence, it is where Liu Beitun collects grain and grass, and most of the grain and grass transported from the east of the river are transported to the front line battalions through Shimen.

Lu Xun thought for a while and replied: "The defenders of the enemy camp in Shimen are about 5,000, and the guards are called Fei Guan. ”

"Five thousand, well, not too much."

Liu Feng's face showed some kind of mystery, he rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "Pass a secret order to Wenchang, let him pretend to prepare the Yellow River on the north bank while secretly moving troops to Shaanxi County to join Zhang Wei's army, launch an attack on the enemy of Dayang, and after capturing Dayang, immediately light the army will go north and attack Xie Liang." ”

Liu Feng's order seemed to be to attack Hedong and cut off Liu Bei's way back to Guanzhong.

Lu Xun had doubts, and before he could speak, Liu Feng said: "Order all battalions to be strictly guarded, I expect that Liu Bei will launch a full-scale night attack in the near future." Also, allocate 4,000 elite cavalry to Gan Xingba, so that he can be on standby at any time, once Liu Beijun launches a surprise attack, he will lead the cavalry around the enemy's soldiers, give me a surprise attack on Shimen, and burn Liu Bei's grain. ”

(To be continued)