"Thank you, my lord!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, Cao Cao is now fleeing to Keigu, although he is defeated, I am afraid that he will not withdraw his troops easily, and there is still a vicious battle to be fought." ”

"Hmm!" Liu Bei nodded and said: "The army will rest for a day, and tomorrow I will lead my troops north to meet Cao Cao, Gao Xiang, you will lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard here, repair Baozhong, and be responsible for transporting grain and grass for our army." ”

"No!" Gao Xiang gave up his hand.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Wei and said, "General Zhang Wei, please lead your troops to go with me." ”

"It should, it should!" Zhang Wei nodded repeatedly.

Liu Bei arrived in Baozhong this time, and Nanzheng's side was already pacified.

Yan Pu led his troops to surrender.

Liu Bei collected the soldiers and horses in Nanzheng City for his own use, and left the general Cheng Ji to lead 10,000 troops to guard Nanzheng.

replaced Nan Zheng's soldiers and horses with his own soldiers and horses.

At the same time, Zhang Lu and Yan Pu also followed Liu Bei to the north.

After all, when Hanzhong was first obtained, Liu Bei couldn't let Zhang Lu continue to stay in Nanzheng, Zhang Lu and the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong had to be taken with him.

Zhang Lu surrendered because he was forced to do so, otherwise as soon as he went north, Zhang Lu rebelled, and the situation would change again.

This Cheng Ji is also a good talent who can write and martial arts, although his reputation is not big, the battle of Yiling, but he died in the battle to protect Liu Bei with his weak body, and he was loyal to Liu Bei.

Capable and loyal, it is more than enough to guard Nanzheng.

When the fire was burning, Zhang Wei led his troops to hide in the tunnels dug in advance, and the soldiers and horses were saved.

Liu Bei also took Zhang Wei's soldiers and horses with him, and left the general Gao Xiang to lead 5,000 troops to repair Baozhong, and guarded here, responsible for escorting grain and grass.

In this way, Liu Bei's 100,000 troops were divided into 15,000 towns to guard Nanzheng and Baozhong, and 30,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong were obtained, minus the 6,000 people lost in the first battle of Baozhong, and the soldiers and horses who went north to attack Cao Cao in Keigu reached nearly 110,000.

After the army rested for a day, Liu Bei personally led the army north to attack Cao Cao in the Kei Valley.

At this moment, Cao Cao had already led his troops to flee back to Keigu.

Counting the casualties, it was found that there were only more than 70,000 soldiers and horses left.

When he was in praise, Cao Cao pretended to be a foul and gave himself a step.

Now that I'm back in Minoya, I'm really having a head wind.

These days, Cao Cao also learned from the scouts about the reason why Zhang Lu surrendered to Liu Bei.

The key to the matter lies with Yang Song.

"Yang Song, An dares to bully me, didn't he surrender to me, why didn't Jiang Gan write a letter?"

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the books are scattered all over the place, and it is the middle of April at this moment, Cao Cao is wearing a big jacket, and his gray hair is slightly messy.

At this moment, Cao Cao stroked his forehead with his hand, constantly inhaling cold air in his mouth, and shivering with pain.

"Duke Wei is angry!" Cheng Yu arched his hand and said: "Duke Wei, now that Liu Bei has obtained Hanzhong, the grain and grass of his two armies can be replenished by Hanzhong on the spot, which is enough to supply for more than a year." Our army was defeated, and the grain and grass needed to be transported from Guanzhong, and it was necessary to pass through Qinchuan for 800 miles, and the situation was quite unfavorable to our army. ”

"Retired ......" Listening to Cheng Yu's words, Cao Cao's heart sank completely.

Cao Cao still remembered Yuan Shao at the beginning, who was strong at the beginning, and it was easy to deal with him.

But Yuan Shao was indecisive and hesitant, which caused him to become stronger little by little, and finally he defeated Yuan Shao with a weak victory.

Now he and Liu Bei are so similar.

Just like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao at the beginning.

Liu Bei was originally weak like an ant, let him crush him, was chased by him everywhere, abandoned his wife and children, but now, Liu Bei actually has the strength to confront him head-on, and even defeated him. Let him lose a lot.

Will he be the next Yuan Shao?

"What do you recommend?" Cao Cao set his sights on the remaining advisers, Sima Yi and Jia Xu.

Jia Xu lowered his head and was silent.

This old fox has always been well versed in the way of self-preservation, whether he suggested that Cao Cao withdraw or not, he would not be pleased, how could he speak?

Sima Yi gritted his teeth, arched his hand and said, "Duke Wei, the minister thinks that Duke Wei must not retreat. ”

"Why can't you quit?" Cao Cao suddenly came to his senses, and looked at Sima Yi with burning eyes.

Cao Cao also didn't want to withdraw his troops, but he needed a reason not to withdraw his troops, and a reason to be able to win.

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Duke Wei, now that Liu Bei has obtained Hanzhong, if you withdraw your troops, Liu Bei will send a force of soldiers and horses to guard here, and then the army will go out of Yangping Pass to deal with General Xiahou and attack Wudu and the land of Longxi.

At present, Liu Bei is just a small victory, once Liu Bei gets the land of Xiliang, with the prestige of Ma Chao, he can pull up tens of thousands of iron horses among the Qiang in Xiliang in an instant, and when the time comes, the situation is really out of control. ”

"Hmm!" Cao Cao nodded and said: "Yes, I really can't withdraw the army now, but now that Liu Bei has obtained Hanzhong, the army is monstrous, I don't retreat, how can I defeat him?" ”

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Yi has four strategies, but Liu Bei can be defeated!" ”

"Zhongda speak quickly!" Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked Sima Yi to offer a strategy.

Sima Yi said eloquently: "First, to Shu Sun Quan, let him sneak attack Jingzhou!" ”

Cheng Yu shook his head when he heard this: "Zhongda, you think too much, Sun Quan sent Zhou Yu to attack Jingzhou the year before last, the generals Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were killed, and Zhou Yu was even demoted. Now that Jingzhou has Pang Tong Guan Yu leading 50,000 troops to defend it, how dare Sun Quan sneak attack Jingzhou.

Even if Sun Quan dares, he will not easily use Zhou Yu, and other generals, who would dare to do this. ”

Sima Yi smiled: "What if Guan Yu leaves Jingzhou? ”

Cheng Yu was puzzled: "How could Guan Yu leave Jingzhou?" ”

Sima Yi looked at Cao Cao, saw that Cao Cao also had doubts in his eyes, arched his hand, and continued: "Duke Wei, this is related to Yi's second strategy, Duke Wei can order General Cao Ren of Fancheng to send troops to attack Liu Bei to the west!" With such an empty Nanyang, Guan Yu will lead Jingzhou's troops to attack Nanyang, first, to capture Nanyang, and second, to respond to Liu Bei and relieve his pressure.

And when Sun Quan saw that Jingzhou was empty, he would send troops to attack Jingzhou! ”

Cheng Yu listened to Sima Yi's strategy, and said in shock: "Your plan is too risky, Wei Gong is not usable, Nanyang is so important, how can it be easily abandoned, once it is lost, Wancheng, Xudu, Luoyang, are all unsafe!" If you don't get Hanzhong, it won't hurt, if you lose Nanyang, so that Sun Liu threatens Wanluo, then the situation will be out of control. ”

Sima Yi explained: "General Cao Ren can be ordered to feign Shangyong, pay close attention to the situation in Nanyang, and then order General Xiahoudun to lead the Xuchang Central Army to secretly enter Wancheng.

In this way, Guan Yu and Sun Quan can fight each other, Cao Ren and General Xiahou will wait for changes, just wait for Sun Quan, Guan Yu will lose both, and then wave his army south to expel Guan Yu, so that he can not only keep Nanyang, but even take the opportunity to get the land of Jingzhou. ”