Liu Bian's impeccable truth defeated Huangfu Song without any suspense.

He then said in a deep voice: "Divide the imperial court, and even frame me, this matter can't be simply done by sending troops, the imperial court needs to be famous, and tell the world what Tao Qian has done, and the court prince is angry and begging for it!" ”

"Order Cao Chun and Zhang Xiu to lead their troops and horses to Licheng and gallop to Cao Cao."

"Order Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan to attack Pengcheng on light horses!"

Liu Wei, who was still ridiculing Huangfu Song just now, suddenly made three wills in one breath, and the ministers in the hall were all solemn in an instant.

Everyone was a little caught off guard.

However, there were no objections.

Tao Qian framed the guards and insulted the emperor to such an extent.

If they stand up to stop this battle, they don't deserve to sit in this place any longer.

Even in many things, Chen Ji and Wang Yun, who have always been in opposition, not only did not oppose after Liu Wei issued his will, but they were also a little eager to try.

This time, it was very rare for the accompanying officials to reach an agreement, which can be described as unanimous.

Jia Xu got up and said, "Your Majesty, although General Cao has not yet sent the next battle deployment. However, if there is no accident in Licheng, General Cao should also choose to take advantage of the victory to pursue, dealing with Yuan Shaojun on the one hand, and quickly attacking Pengcheng on the other. ”

"The court has sent out troops and horses from all directions this time, and the ministers think that they should adapt to the situation, so as not to take the wrong road, but delay the warplane."

The news of Licheng's victory came out early, and the scouts did not bring Cao Cao's recital about the deployment of the next army.

The emperor's line may have wanted to go with Cao Cao, but the probability of taking a detour is quite high.

The imperial court has already prepared many soldiers and horses, and it can send troops to Xuzhou at any time.

But the problem now is that the news from both sides is not timely.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Xun You said, "When the eight hundred miles are urgent, and Cao Cao is informed of the route of the mobilization of soldiers and horses, it will take at least three days to go back and forth." When the scout came back with the news, the soldiers and horses were almost out of Taishan County. ”

"If Cao Cao sends troops to take the Lanling and Yinping lines directly to Pengcheng, the soldiers and horses of the two roads will be combined, and they will all be controlled by General Zhang Ji."

"No!" Xun Yu shook his head and objected, "At this time, it is not appropriate to deliberately create unnecessary barriers, it is better to be flexible." If the leader of the army will be Cao Cao and Cao Ren, they can be ordered to control the soldiers and horses, and if they are Ma Chao, they can be controlled by Zhang Ji. ”

Previously, there were rumors about Cao Cao's rebellion in the DPRK and China, and at that time, it was necessary to suppress Cao's generals and be vigilant. But now, the clouds are clear, the water is gone, there is no need to do this anymore, it is better to take strength first.

Zhang Ji is undoubtedly a general who can fight well.

He's a one-man army, and he's absolutely tough.

But in terms of coordinating troops and horses, Cao Cao and Cao Ren are still superior.

Moreover, at this time, the line is reusing them, which can be regarded as a sweetness.

It can be regarded as an attitude of His Majesty and the imperial court towards their Cao generals.

"Yes, according to Wenruo's opinion." Liu Wei said.

After Cao Cao unified the north, Xun Yu sat in the rear and held the center for more than ten years, and there is indeed a reason.

His ideas are always more detailed than others.

……

When the edict arrived, the soldiers and horses from all walks of life, who had already been reorganized for war, quickly moved into Xuzhou.

Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan, who accompanied the west, arrived first and became the second echelon after Duan Xuan.

Zhang Xiu and Cao Chun followed.

Although the battle started a little abruptly, the forces used by the imperial court were far superior to those of Liangzhou.

Excluding the nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses that Cao Cao organized in Langya, just the four armies before and after the imperial court have used more than 50,000 troops, of which the number of veterans in Xiyuan alone is close to 30,000.

The remaining Western Army led by Ma Chao and the former Yanzhou soldiers led by Cao Chun were not weak in combat effectiveness.

At the same time as the army was marching, Liu Wei stayed in Taishan County, and also set off after him to tour Langya in the east.

……

Lanling.

It took Liu Bei two days to finally persuade the group of wealthy gentry and village party members in the city to provide them with some money and food, and help him raise another 2,000 soldiers in Lanling.

With 2,000 Danyang soldiers and 3,000 brave soldiers funded by Tao Qian, plus these 2,000 soldiers and horses, Liu Bei's heart was finally a little more steady.

Seven thousand soldiers and horses, this can be regarded as Liu Bei's most extravagant time.

is so rich that he, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei can each lead an army to fight.

"I don't know what happened to Sun Guan in Licheng!" Liu Bei sighed while watching Guan Yu and Zhang Fei practice.

Zhang Fei shook his head and smiled at Guan Yu and said, "Brother, how many times has this been?" It had only been three days since they arrived in Leigh, so how could they fight so quickly? My brother is just too anxious. ”

"Brother should be a little worried, Cao Cao is not a good type!" Guan Yu stepped back and drew his knife, tore off the linen cloth on the treetops, wiped the sweat on his face, picked up a jar of wine and threw it to Zhang Fei, and said, "The art of war has clouds, if you don't think about winning, you will think about defeat first, and if you don't think about progressing, you will think about retreating first." ”

Zhang Fei probed his wrist, lightly caught the wine jar that flew over, raised his head and took a big sip, wiped his mouth and said to Guan Yu: "Brother wants to deceive me again, this is clearly what Mr. Guigu said, where did the art of war come from?" ”

Guan Yu shook his head and laughed, and teased: "Then do you know who Mr. Guigu is?" ”

"You really can't stop me!" Zhang Fei said proudly, "Mr. Guigu is an ancient god, with four fleshy moles on his forehead, becoming a ghost and living in seclusion in the ghost valley of Yunmeng Mountain, so he is called Mr. Guigu." He often meditates in the mountains, has the wisdom of the heavens and the earth, and is well versed in the laws of nature and the mysteries of heaven...... Also. ”

Looking at Zhang Fei's upturned orchid fingers, Guan Yu snorted and squirted out a mouthful of wine, and his face turned red with a smile.

Zhang Fei frowned, and said suspiciously: "What I said is not right?" ”

"You're right!" Liu Bei chuckled, "But ...... Not quite. Mr. Guigu is a sage of the ancients, also known as a sage, and is a master of the art of war. ”

Zhang Fei was stunned, patted his forehead with his hand, and muttered, "Is there such a thing?" How I haven't heard of it! ”

"Don't interrupt, I'll discuss some business with my brother." Guan Yu said.

Zhang Fei: ......

Guan Yu sat down beside Liu Bei and said solemnly: "Brother, have you ever thought of a way out?" ”

Before thinking about winning, thinking about defeat first, thinking about progress before thinking about retreating.

This was not read by Guan Yu himself from the book, but told by Liu Bei.

Since Liu Bei came back from Kaiyang, he has been thinking about a way out.

"I've thought about it thoroughly, what the battle of Keli City will be, we don't know yet, but we don't dare to do it easily." Liu Bei said with a headache.

"One person is short, three people are ...... No, two people count. Why don't you brother and listen to it, let's sum it up together? Guan Yu said.

Zhang Fei was innocently slandered again, and in a depressed state, he directly picked up the spear and fought martial arts again.

"If the battle of Licheng is lost, we will fight and retreat, and retreat to Pengcheng!" Liu Bei said, but there was still a gloom between his eyebrows.

Guan Yu bowed his head, "There is nothing wrong with my brother's consideration, attacking Pengcheng, seeking Xuzhou as a place to settle down, and then thinking about serving the imperial court." ”

Liu Bei shook his head, "Don't attack Pengcheng, just don't fight to the death here, go back." ”

This made Guan Yu a little confused.

Don't attack Pengcheng, just simply retreat, what is there to think about repeatedly?

It is very reasonable to retreat if they can't fight, and there is no need for their brothers to put their lives on the line in this place for Tao Qian.

"I have thought carefully for the past two days, if the battle of Licheng is lost, we will face either Cao Cao or Yuan Shao. But no matter which of these two people is, it will be difficult for Lanling to stop their soldiers, and even Pengcheng, who is now recruiting soldiers on a large scale, will be difficult to stop. Liu Bei said, "So fighting and retreating is our best choice." ”

"Why didn't my brother think about taking the opportunity to attack Pengcheng?" Guan Yu was a little worried about this matter in his heart.

Taking advantage of this opportunity to capture Xuzhou is definitely not a difficult thing.

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth flashed with bitterness, and he said: "Second brother's thinking is too simple, not to mention that Tao Qian has the grace of knowing me, I can't treat him like this easily." Even if we take the opportunity to attack Pengcheng, but Xuzhou has two hungry wolves, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and we have not a stable foothold, and it is difficult to be its opponent. ”

"I think about it, we can only keep Tao Qian now, and when we are absolutely sure, we can think about attacking Xuzhou again."

Guan Yu slowly brushed his beard, thought for a moment with a stiff face, and nodded, "It's still my brother who is thoughtful." ”

"Report!"

A scout scurried in.

"Qiqi Mansion Jun, Licheng is a great victory!"

Liu Bei stood up violently, "Can you see clearly?" ”

"Fu Jun, you can look carefully, our army successfully entered the city, and then burned Yuan Jun clean with a fire!" The scout excitedly said, "The fire was so spectacular, half of the sky was almost illuminated. ”

Liu Bei laughed and said to Guan Yu: "It's time to think about entering the army." Cao Cao is not Tao Qian, he can't stop at Licheng, he will inevitably take advantage of the situation to counterattack Qingzhou, this soup, we will score a bowl. ”

Guan Yu bowed slightly.

He followed Liu Bei's thoughts, only thinking about what to do after defeat, and really didn't think about the result after winning.

Hearing the news of Licheng's victory suddenly, he didn't know what to do next for a while.

Subsequently, Liu Bei sent people to Pengcheng to inform Tao Qian of the news of Licheng's victory.

On the one hand, he ordered the whole army to be reorganized and prepared to send troops.

But Liu Bei's excitement only lasted for two days, and was crushed by a large army that suddenly arrived.

It was the early morning of the third day after Liu Bei got the news of the victory in Licheng.

The weather was slightly cold, and there was a thin layer of frost on the ground.

Before dawn, Liu Bei got up early in the morning as usual to inspect the city wall.

On the city wall, the soldiers snuggled up to each other by the extinguished fire and slept soundly.

Liu Bei was just about to wake up the soldiers so as not to freeze his body, but suddenly he heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the city.

He looked out and was so frightened that he almost didn't stand still.

I saw a black torrent standing quietly on the ground shrouded in hoarfrost.

“…… Imperial Court West Garden Army! ”