Liu Bei urgently reported to Xuchang and contacted Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, and at the same time led the army to the west and stationed in Boxian and Jishi. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Bo County was two hundred and fifty miles away from Chenliu, and if the Northern Xinjiang Army attacked too fiercely, he could quickly retreat west to Chenliu.

After Liu Bei arrived at the front line of Boxian and Jishi City, he immediately summoned the local government officials and ordered them to requisition the people, strengthen the city defense, and set up obstacles on the galloping road between Jishi, Boxian and Kaocheng, preparing to resist the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

At this time, Cao Cao's letter arrived again.

Cao Cao told Liu Bei that Cao Ren had a letter delivered, confirming that Changyi had indeed been lost, and it was unlikely that Dingtao would be held now, but the army in Dingtao City could not give up. He wanted to lead the army to attack and join forces with the defenders in the city, so as to break through the encirclement of the Northern Xinjiang Army and help Cao Ren lead the army to break through.

Cao Cao asked Liu Bei to attack at the same time to help him contain more northern Xinjiang troops in the south of the Jishui River, so as to form a flanking attack on Dingtao on the north and south banks of the Jishui River.

Liu Bei hesitated. Cao Cao's approach is undoubtedly a tiger's mouth, with the strength of the northern Xinjiang army and Li Yi's blood, how can he let the Cao army in Dingtao City break through smoothly? If this matter is not careful, Cao Cao may compensate himself.

It doesn't matter if Cao Cao loses it, but he can't draw it because of his loss of troops. Cao Cao's Yanzhou has been lost, and after this battle, no matter whether he wins or loses, Cao Cao's strength has plummeted, and it is impossible to dominate Yanzhou alone. He still has Xuzhou, even if this battle is defeated, it is impossible for the Northern Xinjiang Army to kill Xuzhou immediately. He needs troops to protect Xuzhou against the Northern Frontier Army. As long as there is still an army and Xuzhou, there is still a chance for him to make a comeback, a chance to unite with other states and counties to defeat Li Yi, and a chance to revive Sheji.

Almost at the same time, the holy decree sent from Xuchang also reached Liu Bei's hands. In Xuchang's strategy to meet the battle, it was clearly stated that Dingtao and Changyi would be abandoned, and Cao Cao and Liu Bei would concentrate their forces on the line of Yiju and Jiyang to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army.

Liu Bei took Xuchang's decree and Cao Cao's letter and thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to send troops to attack in response to Cao Cao's rescue of Dingtao.

In order to block the attack of the Northern Xinjiang Army, the strength of himself and Cao Cao was obviously insufficient, but the holy decree did not mention the matter of military assistance, which shows that Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and others did not care about the life or death of themselves and Cao Cao.

Since Xu Chang was indifferent to the life and death of himself and Cao Cao, he had only himself to save himself.

Liu Bei wrote a book.

The messenger, under the protection of a troop of iron horsemen, left the city and headed northwest, galloping two hundred miles to the injustice.

Eight hundred miles of fast riding all the way to Pengcheng, six hundred miles away.

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Jiyin County, Yanzhou, unjust sentence.

The sound of war drums shattered the silence of dawn, and groups of heavily armed Yanzhou soldiers left the city in a hurry, and nearly 80,000 Caozhou troops marched eastward along the avenue on the banks of the Jishui River.

On the Jishui River in the distance, more than 100 improvised boats of all sizes carrying food and some ordnance followed. On the way to 130 miles, the iron cavalry of northern Xinjiang will launch a frontal attack, and grain and grass will be the main target of attack by the iron cavalry, so that grain can be transported by water, which will greatly reduce the possibility of being attacked.

Cao Chun took three thousand tigers and leopards to ride the way first.

Cao Cao personally led Xu Chu's tiger camp at the forefront of the army.

Xi Zhicai and Ren Jun were stationed by the Ma River, their expressions were grim, and their faces were full of worry. The prime minister was furious and completely lost his mind. In this bloody battle, it is very likely that the whole army will be annihilated, but he seems to have been too deeply stimulated by excessive grief and despair, and he could not listen to any advice, and he simply looked like he was going to die together.

"Zhicai, except for the decisive battle with the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry on the bank of the Jishui River, there is no other way to rescue Dingtao?" Ren Jun sighed and asked softly.

Xi Zhicai closed his eyes, shook his head helplessly and sadly, and said, "There are so many of us." or give up and let the brothers in Dingtao City die on the battlefield; Either survive the death and take the brothers in Dingtao City to fight their way out. ”

A voice suddenly sounded: "Prime Minister ......"

Cao Cao looked back suddenly, and a team of iron horsemen rushed from behind, and a louder cry made Cao Cao tremble, and a strong feeling of suffocation rushed straight to his head. Cao Cao involuntarily opened his mouth wide and gasped for breath.

"Prime Minister, Liu Envoy Jun is in a hurry to ......"

"Something happened to Bo County?" Cao Cao took the letter and asked urgently, "The Northern Frontier Iron Cavalry took the initiative to attack?" ”

"I didn't ...... There is no ......" The sweaty messenger was so tired that he almost lay on the horse's back, and he gasped violently while saying intermittently, "Liu Zhijun said, 100,000 urgent, 100,000 urgent......"

Cao Cao's heart was relieved, his right hand shook vigorously, and he unfolded the bamboo slip.

Liu Bei said in his letter: "Brother Meng De's move is undoubtedly self-defeating. When Changyi has been occupied, and our troops are stationed in the area of Boxian and Jishi two hundred miles away, how many iron cavalry will the Northern Xinjiang Army leave to block the attack of our army? If the Northern Xinjiang Army deploys 20,000 iron cavalry in the southern plain of the Jishui River, then there are nearly 80,000 Northern Xinjiang Army Chen soldiers on the north bank of the Jishui River and within 100 miles of Dingtao City. Brother Meng De killed Dingtao with an army of 80,000, can he save the army in Dingtao City? ”

"If you and I join forces and have 120,000 troops, at this time, the Northern Xinjiang Army will divide troops to garrison Changyi, and divide troops to besiege Dingtao, and it will be insufficient to block our army head-on, so that we will have a chance. We continued to advance towards Dingtao, and the Northern Frontier Army, whether it was besieging the city for reinforcements or blocking reinforcements, would suffer heavy losses, and in the end they could only retreat. ”

"In this case, if the Northern Frontier Army wants to defeat us, there is only one choice, and that is to transfer all the iron cavalry on the southern plains of the Jishui River to the Dingtao battlefield. At this time, my army is no longer in the area of Boxian and Jishi, and the Northern Xinjiang Army does not need so many troops to protect Changyi. ”

"When the armies of both sides have gathered on the battlefield of Dingtao, please ask Brother Meng De to set your eyes on Changyi, Brother Meng De will definitely find an opportunity to defeat the Northern Xinjiang Army. Changyi is empty, and we only need to use an army of 10,000 people to retake Changyi. ”

"The loss of Changyi means that the Great War in the Central Plains has ended ahead of schedule for the Northern Xinjiang Army. If we take Changyi, we can not only attack the Northern Xinjiang Army from the flank of Dingtao and threaten the grain route of the Northern Xinjiang Army, but more importantly, we can join forces with the Xuzhou Army to recapture Dongping, Rencheng and other counties, so that the Northern Xinjiang Army's strategy of stabilizing Yanzhou counties and counties to replenish grain and grass on the spot will completely fail, and the Northern Xinjiang Army's dream of seizing the Central Plains on the basis of standing firmly in Yanzhou will be completely shattered. ”

"When the Northern Xinjiang Army suddenly heard that Changyi was lost, it was bound to divide troops to rescue, and defeat was inevitable under the care of one or the other. In this way, we not only rescued the army in Dingtao City, held Dingtao, but also recaptured Changyi. After a long period of futility, the Northern Xinjiang Army had to withdraw its troops from Hebei and return with hatred. ”

"In order to ensure that Changyi can be captured, I have urgently ordered Jian Yong of Pengcheng and Zhou Cang, who has returned to help, to lead his troops north."

"In the letter to us, Yuan Shao has an incisive analysis and inference about the purpose of the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Xuzhou, and I think he is very reasonable. The purpose of the Northern Xinjiang Army's attack on Xuzhou was not to occupy some counties and counties in Xuzhou, but to promote the development of the Central Plains war situation, so no matter whether Zhu Ling was defeated and retreated to the East China Sea, or even to Pengcheng, the Northern Xinjiang Army would eventually quickly enter Yanzhou from Xuzhou and fly to the Central Plains battlefield. ”

"If the armies of Gao Shun, Zang Ba, Yin Li, and Wu Ba come from the direction of Rencheng, it will not only ensure the stability of Yanzhou County, but also ensure the advance of the main force of the Northern Xinjiang Army. In order to stop the attack of this Northern Xinjiang Army, I complied with the will of the imperial court and transferred the rest of the troops in Xuzhou to the Central Plains Battlefield as quickly as possible to ensure that we had enough troops to block the Northern Xinjiang Army. Their arrival happened to give us the strength to capture Changyi. ”

"Jian Yong has 5,000 soldiers, Zhang Fei has 10,000 troops, when they arrive in Fangdong and Shan Father within ten days, Brother Meng De can take 5,000 men and horses to quietly go south to meet them. With a force of 20,000 troops attacking Changyi, can it be captured? ”

Cao Cao read Liu Bei's letter several times, and the expression on his face became more and more cold.

"Lord, what is Liu Xuande's urgent matter?" Xi Zhicai asked in a low voice.

Cao Cao handed the letter to Xi Zhicai, then turned over and dismounted, took the horsewhip, and walked slowly on the grass near the avenue alone, bowing his head and pondering.

Cao Hong, Ren Jun and others hurriedly gathered around Xi Zhicai and took a closer look together.

After a long time, Cao Hong finally shouted: "Good plan......"

Several people walked up to Cao Cao, their expressions were joyful, and they swept away the melancholy and depression just now, and their voices were louder.

"If Liu Xuande's plan can succeed, the lord can not only recapture Yanzhou, but also make outstanding contributions to the eradication of rebellion and the revitalization of the community." Ren Jun said excitedly, "Lord, this plan is feasible." ”

Cao Cao stopped, looked up at the clear blue sky, and was silent for a long time.

"Zhicai, what is the certainty of the success of this plan?" Cao Cao asked suddenly.

Xi Zhi thought for a moment, and then said: "If this plan is implemented, we will never have a day to turn over." ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly and asked again, "How sure are you?" ”

"Liu Xuande intends to kill two birds with one stone. After all, he is a minister of the clan, and we can't afford to guard against it. Xi Zhicai still didn't answer the question.

When Cao Hong, Ren Jun and others suddenly heard this, the smile on their faces suddenly disappeared.

"You mean you're not sure?" Cao ** asked.

"For Liu Biao and Liu Bei, except for themselves, others are rebellious in their hearts." Xi Zhicai shook his head and sighed, "The key to the success of this plan is not us, nor the Northern Frontier Army, but Liu Bei." ”

Cao Cao raised his head and sighed, and said with a painful expression: "How can I escape this catastrophe? ”

"Zhicai, what do you mean by this, why can't I understand?" Cao Hong pulled off the helmet on his head, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and asked very puzzled, "Could it be that Liu Bei is still going to self-destruct at this time?" (To be continued.) )