Chapter 545: Running away
After walking for more than 20 days, Mi Fang finally returned to Xiangyang, and the travel expenses on his body were all gone, if it wasn't for Cao Jun's temporary rest, I am afraid he would be in danger of starvation. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Entering Xiangyang City, telling Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others the ins and outs of the matter, the angry Zhang Fei smashed the case with one palm, and scolded: "Hmph, mother, this kind of person is not as good as a mother-in-law, and you have to pee your pants on the battlefield, big brother, let's not ask him for help, tomorrow I will lead the army out of the city to fight with Cao Thief." ”
Liu Bei disagreed, shook his head and said: "At the moment of the great enemy, at the moment of life and death, how can he, Yuan Ben, be the commander of the army at the beginning, delay the opportunity for a son?" ”
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it, but he just did it, even Xu You and Guo Tu couldn't persuade him, Yuan Shao didn't listen at all."
Liu Bei turned to the military advisor Zhuge Liang again, Zhuge Liang also shook his head incessantly, he saw Yuan Shao wrong, there was no foreign aid, and he faced the elite of the Cao army alone, and the great god couldn't beat it.
After days of fighting, the soldiers were tired, and the siege materials were slightly insufficient, Xun Yu in the rear was preparing, and it would arrive soon, and during the rest of the army, Cao Cao just set up a banquet to welcome Cai Mao.
Wei Yan only has 20,000 or 30,000 people in his hands, and there is no danger to defend, and it is difficult for the daughter-in-law to cook without rice, Cai Mao and Liu Cong have gathered an army of 100,000 in just half a year by virtue of their prestige, the army is strong, the division is famous, and the rebellious Liu Qi and Liu Bei, who are disloyal and unfilial, occupy the righteousness, and other counties are also ready to move and are ready to march at any time.
Under such circumstances, it was not easy for Wei Yan to hold out in Jiangxia for two months, and only 10,000 soldiers and horses were left in his hands to rush back to Xiangyang, and Cai Mao also killed Xiangyang City with a great victory.
"De Jue, you are really a pillar of the Han Dynasty, loyal and commendable, after this thief, I will ask for credit for you, and I will be knighted and worship the prime minister in Japan, come, today's banquet is to celebrate General Cai, and drink a cup with Lone."
Cai Mao hurriedly got up and bowed to the ground, and said very doggedly: "Mao Bai General Xie, General Xie." ”
"De Jue, if there is chaos today, and the court is in ruins, it is precisely a talent like you that is needed, you should join the court to serve the country."
Cai Mao said excitedly: "This is the ambition of Mao's life, and General Mao Xie is the grace of promotion and cultivation." ”
"So very good, very good, I want to come to Jingzhou will be pacified in the near future, and it will be returned to the imperial court, I don't know what the king of Xiangyang Liu Cong plans to do, Lone here first said that as long as the King of Xiangyang returns to the court, Lone will ensure that he will enjoy his title forever, and he will be rich and prosperous for all generations."
Cai Mao sold Liu Cong without hesitation when he heard this, and said flatteringly: "The general's virtue is spread all over the world, and his favor extends to Kyushu, so why is the king of Xiangcheng not satisfied, and the humble general will try his best to persuade the king of Xiangyang to return to the imperial court." ”
"Hahaha... Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed: "De Jue is loyal, loyal!" "In this situation, whether Liu Cong returns to obedience or not is not a matter of his Cai Mao's words, it is difficult to pull Wen Ping and Kuai Yue together to persuade his sister Cai, what can Liu Cong do as a little child.
The banquet and drinking in the army are relatively vulgar, especially Cao Cao's military discipline is strict, rest is rest, you should eat, you should sleep, you are absolutely not allowed to drink too much, and he Cao Cao is the same, and he stops at a shallow taste.
That night, the gate of Xiangyang City was quietly opened, Liu Bei's army wrapped his horses and hooves, and quietly went out of the city, the target was Cao Cao's camp, on the contrary, he wanted to run away, Xiangyang City could not stay, there were no reinforcements outside, the supply of ordnance, money and food could not be supplied, and the city would be broken sooner or later.
The strategy comes from Zhuge Liang, it is obvious that there is a shortage of materials in the city, and the materials for defending the city are just that, it is a big deal to demolish the house and fill it with human lives, but the arrows and spears are about to run out, and there is not much to eat, the key is that the Cao army surrounded Xiangyang like an iron pass, and the grain and grass could not be transported in, and the 100,000 army ate horses and chewed every day is not a small number, and there are no reinforcements outside, and there may not even be a chance to escape if it drags on.
Guan Yu retorted, he has always had no respect for scholars, including Zhuge Liang, he is not very respectful, Zhuge Liang has defeated him, this kind of character has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, even if he is temporarily respected, it will not last long.
It is not good for Cao Cao to drag on the war, not to mention that Cao Cao has to transport grain from the rear, which costs more, and Cao Cao can't drag on the soldiers and horses with Cai Mao's total of more than 200,000, so as to delay the war, once Cao Cao's army food is not enough, he can still win.
The great god looks at the problem in the long run, far from being comparable to Guan Yu, Cao Cao may not be rich, but he is definitely richer than Liu Bei, and the road from Xuchang to transport grain is far, but don't forget that there is Jiangxia, Jingzhou's granary is in the hands of Cai Mao, and it is completely possible to mobilize grain and grass from Jiangxia.
Liu Bei thought about it for a whole day, he was naturally unwilling to give up this foundation, this was his first solid foundation that he had laid down, different from Xuzhou, if it wasn't for his own nonsense, now he must have sat firmly as the lord of Jingzhou, how could there be such an encounter.
But the facts are in front of him, he can't accept it, he hates Yuan Shao, why don't he send troops, he hates Lin Sen's small belly and chicken intestines, why is he obsessed with that little thing back then, why can't he deal with Cao Cao together, he also hates the evil god of Yangzhou, not only didn't help himself but also almost killed Jian Yong, the whole world didn't help himself, the whole world wanted him Liu Bei to die, naturally he couldn't let them get his wish, and when he came back to Dongshan, he killed them one by one, and killed them all, without mercy.
Run, where to run is a knowledge, Jiaozhou? It seems that there is no friendship, and there are festivals, there is only one place - Yizhou, how to say that Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang is also of the same clan as himself, it seems that Liu Zhang's current life is also very difficult, and he should accept himself if he goes.
Pack up your outfit well, mainly bring three things, the army, money and food, as for the ordnance that can be taken away, take it away, roll wood and stones and siege equipment and other bulky things will be pulled down, try to travel lightly, hurry up.
The road is not too far, over the Yiling Mountains, through Zigui to enter Yizhou, the difficulty is to escape from Xiangyang to Yiling, you must march quickly, slow once found by the Cao army to drag, this point of soldiers and horses can be taken away is estimated to be few.
There was no accident, Cao Jun still found out that Liu Bei had fled, but this was two days later, and in two days, Liu Bei's army marched day and night, running two hundred miles away, and Cao Cao learned that he immediately sent tigers and leopards to chase after him.
"The tiger and leopard rider supervised by the pure brother is the best in the world." The general Cao Chun commanded 10,000 tigers and leopards to ride for two days and one night, and forcibly marched to catch up with Liu Bei in Dangyang Changban Slope, and the speed was astonishing.
。。。。。。 (To be continued.) )