Chapter 700: Prologue to the Battle

There are obviously a lot of people who don't know what Cao Jun plans to do, just like Liu Bei in Xinye, who is obviously worried about Cao Jun's actions. Obviously, Liu Bei didn't know what Cao Jun's move was for. However, although he didn't know what the reason for Cao Jun's actions, Liu Bei obviously knew that if Cao Jun wanted to attack, Xinye, where he was stationed, would definitely be the primary target of Cao Jun's attack.

He had known this result for a long time, and Liu Bei had been working hard to accumulate strength, but when Liu Bei knew that Cao Jun's hundreds of thousands of troops were assembled on standby, Liu Bei's heart couldn't help but tremble. Cao Jun's combat effectiveness is really very strong, and it is not comparable to his nearly 10,000 people.

There are only nearly 10,000 people under his command, and compared with the strength of Cao's army, he is as weak as an ant. In the eyes of others, Cao Jun is a giant, while Liu Beijun is an insect that can be killed at any time. In the eyes of everyone, Liu Beijun's actions were to use his mantis arm as a car.

In fact, if there was a choice, Liu Bei really didn't want to fight with Cao Jun. It's not that he hasn't fought with Cao Jun, the strength of himself and Cao Jun was almost the same, but in the end he was defeated by Cao Jun, and if he broke through to death, he would become a prisoner of Cao Jun.

Therefore, Liu Bei had to know more about Cao's fighting ability than the other princes. Not to mention fighting against the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Cao army, even against the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Cao army, Liu Bei did not have the confidence to win. After all, Cao Jun is not only strong in combat, but also has many resourceful strategists.

With these god-like strategists, it is obviously very difficult to defeat Cao's army. Therefore, Liu Bei is very sad now, he doesn't know how he should relieve the pressure brought by Cao Jun to the soldiers.

Cao Jun's hundreds of thousands of troops were like boulders, pressing Liu Bei's chest, and on the chests of the soldiers and people of Xinye City. This boulder overwhelmed everyone, and they couldn't breathe.

At this moment, the city fell into a cold silence. No one knows when Cao Jun will attack, and no one knows how sharp Cao Jun's attack will be. There was a depression in Shinno Castle, and there was considerable silence in the Taishou Mansion Chamber. A solemn aura swept through the entire Shinno, making all activities quiet. For this phenomenon in front of him, Liu Bei obviously has no way.

Looking at the silent conference hall, Liu Bei's expression was somewhat gloomy. He didn't speak with a gloomy face, which made the already very suppressed anger even more dignified. For a moment, there was an oppressive aura in the entire council hall.

Cao Jun has brought such huge pressure to himself before he comes, not only himself, but even his meticulous second brother Guan Yu is also full of dignifiedness. Guan Yu used to be full of arrogance, but now, Guan Yu seems to have put away his arrogance.

There is no way, Guan Yu's arrogance has been defeated by Cao Jun. Cao Jun not only defeated all the soldiers under Guan Yu's command, but also captured himself and allowed himself to serve under Cao Jun for a long time. This is an indelible shame in his life, in the face of such a shame, how can Guan Yu still be arrogant.

"Lord, the more this time, the more our army can't be chaotic, the offensive of the Cao army is not suitable to come, so now our army must be more vigilant!" Xu Shu said in a deep voice. Now the atmosphere among Liu Jun is obviously a little sluggish, so at this time, he can only speak as a military advisor.

Hearing Xu Shu speak, the depressed atmosphere in the conference hall obviously changed slightly. It's not as dull as it was just now, but it's obviously not much better. After all, everyone can say good things, but how to solve the problem, Cao Jun is still like a boulder pressing on everyone's chest.

"The military advisor is right, although the Cao army is menacing, our army does not need to be afraid of the Cao army. I think I, Liu Bei, am also a person who has experienced a hundred battles, and the size of the battle has also been experienced more than a dozen times. If it is cruel, I Liu Bei has never seen any kind of cruel battle, is it because the Cao army is overwhelmed by our army, is it timid! Liu Bei stared at the people in the hall and said in a deep voice. Although Liu Bei himself was also a little timid in his heart, he obviously couldn't show it at this moment.

Hearing Liu Biao say this, the atmosphere in the hall obviously changed again. As the lord, Liu Bei's words are obviously better than Xu Shu's words, and after his words, the generals under Liu Bei's command have more or less morale. The lord is right, he has experienced so many battles, big and small, but he has not been robbed until now. The lord is not afraid, and he has nothing to fear. Therefore, the lord is worth believing.

"The lord can rest assured, as long as I am here, I will try my best to protect the city. The city is in the people, the city is ruined! Chen Zhi stood up when he heard this, his tone was calm, and his words were full of trust in himself and his lord.

Chen Zhi is worthy of being his most trustworthy general, looking at Chen Zhi in front of him, Liu Bei feels that there is nothing he can't do. These days, they all have to rely on Chen to train soldiers. It is worth saying that Chen Zhi did not disappoint himself in the slightest these days.

It can be said that in the entire Xinye, the only one who is most worthy of his trust is Chen in front of him. Chen Zhi not only controls the most elite big-eared elite soldiers under his command, but he also has considerable prestige over the other soldiers under his command, so it can be said that Chen Zhi's influence on his soldiers is no less than his own. Even the second brother Guan Yu is obviously not as influential as Chen Zhi.

It can be said that Chen Zhi has a position above 10,000 people under Liu Bei. However, what makes Liu Bei feel relieved is that Chen Zhi's loyalty can be trusted. But then again, if Chen Zhi was not worthy of Liu Bei's trust, how could he possibly do this.

Chen Dao's words made Liu Bei's generals get a little comfort, and even Guan Yu turned his head to look at Chen Dao, and then nodded slightly. For Chen Dao, although Guan Yu is arrogant, he also has to admit that Chen Dao's training methods are indeed worthy of admiration, and he sighs to himself.

"It's not as serious as General Chen Zhi said, Cao Jun has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, but it is absolutely impossible to attack all of our army. The reason why Cao Jun Chen had more than 100,000 soldiers was Jingzhou. Compared with Jingzhou, this point of our army is not worthy of Cao Junxing's division! ”

"The Cao army has an enmity with our army, and it is obviously a well-known thing to be the first to attack. What our army can do is to concentrate and always pay attention to when Cao's army is coming. Xu Shu said in a deep voice. Although Cao Jun puts a lot of pressure on people, if you think about it, you don't need to worry too much.

It is true that the Cao army has more than 100,000 or even more soldiers, but it is absolutely impossible for the army of more than 100,000 to spread out to deal with the small Xinye of the lord. From the layout of Cao Jun, it can be seen that Cao Jun intends to divide his troops into three routes.

Cao's army of more than 100,000 troops was divided into about three parts, each with tens of thousands of troops stationed. The closest to Xinye should be the tens of thousands of troops of the Xiahoudun group, and if the Cao army really attacked, it must be the Xiahoudun army that sent a large army to attack.

Xu Shu is not too worried about Xiahoudun, although Xiahoudun is brave in battle and has been in battle for a long time, but he obviously lacks a trace of wisdom. To put it bluntly, Xiahoudun is a reckless man, and Xu Shu is confident that he still has a way to deal with such a person.

The question that worries Xu Shu the most is whether Zhao Fei will go on the expedition in person. If Zhao Fei really led the army in person, would he have the ability to resist Zhao Fei's plan. The defeat in the first battle was a big blow to Xu Shu, during this time, although Xu Shu kept learning, Xu Shu still did not have the certainty of defeating Zhao Fei. Moreover, for Zhao Fei, Xu Shu always had a strange feeling in his heart.

But it is useless to do these now, and the most important thing for Xu Shu is how to defend against the attack of Cao's army. If Cao's army comes to attack, it will inevitably be menacing. With Xinye Yidi, it is obviously very unrealistic to hold the offensive of Cao's army, and the only feasible way now is to withdraw the army.

But it was obviously not possible to withdraw the army like this, and before the Cao army came, Liu Bei withdrew his troops from Xinye in a gloomy manner. This not only greatly affected Liu Jun's momentum, but Liu Jun didn't know where to retreat. The world is so big, where can Liu Jun flee to. In such a big world, is there still a place for yourself?

However, for Liu Jun, although the battle of Jingzhou was very dangerous, Xu Shu knew that the more dangerous the thing, the greater the benefits. Cao Jun and the Jingzhou Army must be two tigers fighting, and when the two tigers are fighting, presumably Cao Jun will not have the experience to continue to pay attention to himself.

When the Cao army attacked, what Xu Shu needed to do was to do his best to protect the soldiers of the Liu army, and he couldn't fight hard with the Cao army. Only by preserving his strength can Liu Jun be able to win his own victory in the future battle between Cao Jun and Liu Biao.

Jingzhou is a quite delicious fat meat, as long as there is an idea, who does not want to take a hard bite on this fat meat. It is undeniable that Liu Bei does have this idea. There was no way before, mainly because Liu Beijun did not have such strength.

Moreover, Liu Biao's Jingzhou is very strong, with Liu Bei's little person, let alone taking a bite on the fat of Jingzhou, Liu Bei's arrival alone has attracted the suspicion of Jingzhou Group. Not to mention others, Cai Mao, the governor alone, wanted to get rid of Liu Bei more than once.

Faced with this situation, Liu Bei could only choose to forbear. But now that the opportunity has come, if you don't take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the chaos, then I'm really sorry for myself.

This is Xu Shu's initial plan, but if this plan can be successful, the most important point is that Cao's army cannot occupy the entire territory of Jingzhou. Only in this way can Liu Beijun occupy a place in Jingzhou.

If the Jingzhou group wants to hold its position, then Liu Beijun, the vanguard army, must want the Jingzhou army to prove that Cao's army is not invincible. As long as Liu Beijun won two beautiful victories in the confrontation with Cao Jun, the morale of the Jingzhou army would definitely be greatly boosted in a short period of time.