Chapter 286 Unwilling

Not only Liu Bei, but also Fa Zheng was shocked.

The loss of Yangping Pass and the fall of Hanzhong are imminent, which is something that Liu Bei would never have thought of.

In Liu Bei's view, although there are few soldiers in Hanzhong, there is a danger of Yangping Pass. Even if the enemy in Shu has 100,000 soldiers, he can't shake Yangping Pass at all.

Liu Bei was stunned and anxious to ask about the story of the battle of Yangping Pass.

When he listened to the whole battle, the whole person changed from stunned to silent.

"Your father-in-law, if the Hanzhong is lost, Guan Long will be in danger. It seems that this battle of Hanoi can't be fought any longer. We must withdraw as soon as possible." The law said uneasily.

"Victory is close in front of me. I'm unwilling, unwilling!" Under Liu Bei's resentment, he beat the case with his fists.

Of course, Liu Bei is unwilling. In his opinion, defeating Liu Feng is a matter in front of him. If this battle is won, even if it can't be successful or defeated in one battle, it will be enough to drive Liu Feng's soldiers and horses back to the south of the river.

In this way, he can not only seize the political banner of the Han Emperor, but also flatten the states of Hebei in one fell swoop.

But now, if he withdraws from the army, it is not only equivalent to giving up the Han Emperor to Liu Feng, but also equivalent to giving up Jiyou and other Hebei prefectures together.

If Liu Feng is allowed to seize Hebei again, the comparison of strength between the two sides will be sharply increased. How can he compete with Liu Feng, who has ten states?

However, if he does not return to the army and the Hanzhong loses, Guan Long's foundation will be shaken. If the foundation is lost, even if he defeats Liu Feng in Hanoi, even if he captures the Han Emperor, so what?

This information put Liu Bei in a dilemma in a blink of an eye.

Retiring, or not?

Liu Bei paced in the tent, and all kinds of complex emotions appeared on his old face.

"Your father-in-law, the situation is pressing and changing rapidly. We can't afford to delay." Fa Zheng urged anxiously, trying to make Liu Bei make a decision as soon as possible.

Suddenly, Liu Bei stopped, and his eyes flashed with a little excitement: "Filial piety, Hanzhong is unattainable, but the great opportunity in front of him is even more fleeting. How can he let go like this? In my opinion, why don't we let go?"

"The meaning of the lord..." Fa Zheng's heart was slightly shocked.

Liu Bei said coldly, "I'm thinking that we can create a posture of preparing to return to Guanzhong on the surface. If Liu Feng knows that our Hanzhong has lost, he will certainly not doubt it. Most of them will relax the police because of this. Then, when it was slack, the whole army attacked and launched a deadly night attack, which destroyed it in one fell swoop. At that time, we divided the army into two ways, returned to Hanzhong all the way, continued to capture the Han Emperor all the way, and marched into Hebei. Isn't it the best of both worlds?

Liu Bei decided to fight.

Although his plan seems beautiful, the risk is that if Liu Feng is not defeated in the first battle, it will not only delay the time to help Hanzhong, but also, when the other party realizes his intention, he will tightly restrain them and make them unable to withdraw to help Hanzhong.

Risk is often directly proportional to the return.

Since the attack on Hanzhong, Liu Bei has been gambling. It seems that he is now addicted to gambling, and this time he is gambling again.

If it were Zhuge Liang, he might persuade Liu Bei to act steadily at this time, but now he is right to stay with Liu Bei as the mastermind.

This person is also a gambler.

After meditating for a long time and weighing for a long time, Fa Zheng nodded slightly and said, "So far, there is only one try. Fortunately, the news of Hanzhong's defeat is not as good as the spread of the whole army, and the military heart of the soldiers has not been hit. At this time, I think the hope of winning is still great.

Fa Zheng's words agreed with Liu Bei's intention to let go.

The two gamblers snapped together, and on the same day, Liu Bei sent a secret order to the generals of the armies.

In the next three days, the attack of Liu Bei's army basically stopped, and all the battalions of the army began to pack their bags. Some of the camps to the west began to pull out one after another.

The changes of Liu Bei's camp naturally could not escape the reconnaissance horse of the southern army in front of him. The latest reconnaissance information was sent to the camp one by one. All signs showed that Liu Bei's army seemed to be planning to withdraw from the camp.

At this time, the news of the victory of Yangping Pass had spread all over the army. The high-level civil and military officers of the Southern Army were excited about the victory of Hanzhong and surprised at the same time.

It was not until this time that Lu Xun understood Liu Feng's real intention.

Previously, the general ignored his advice and attacked the enemy camp out of anger after damaging Samoco.

It turned out that what the general did was not just because of anger, but to use this to firmly absorb the attention and soldiers of Liu Bei's army on the front line of the wild king, so as to provide indirect help for Huang Zhongbing in Shu to enter the Han Dynasty.

It turns out that Liu Feng did it.

"It turns out that the lord has long placed high hopes on General Huang's partial army, but it is unclear. Yangpingguan is a dangerous place, and the guard Zhao Yun is a stable person. Why does the lord have such confidence in General Huang?"

This is indeed what Lu Xun said in his heart, and his question has been in his heart for a long time.

Liu Feng said with a faint smile, "Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou. In the early years, when I captured Yizhou, I planned to use troops on Hanzhong, so I sent many people to explore the terrain around Yangping Pass. At that time, I knew that Dingjun Mountain was a place to use troops, but later, for various reasons, I had to give up the plan to attack Hanzhong."

"So that's it." Lu Xun realized something.

Liu Feng then said, "Zhao Zilong is indeed a steady and good general. In fact, there are no loopholes in his coping methods in Dingjun Mountain. Unfortunately, Zilong is more than stable, but not enough to use strange things, so he was broken by Huang Hansheng with strange soldiers."

Lu Xun deeply admired Liu Feng's ability to know people, and couldn't help sighing: "Liu Bei was determined to seize Hebei, but he forgot to arrange a competent counselor for Zhao Yun. The defeat of Hanzhong was really his own fault."

Liu Feng sneered and waved his hand and said, "I won't mention it in advance. Let's talk about the current situation first."

Lu Xun's thoughts came back from his feelings and hurriedly said, "All kinds of reconnaissance show that Liu Bei's army seems to be preparing to withdraw troops in a large number of troops. I think it is mostly a crisis in Hanzhong, forcing him to retreat."

"Hmm." Liu Feng nodded and asked, "In my opinion, should our army take advantage of the situation to pursue? Even if we don't wipe out Liu Bei in one fell swoop, we will drag his army to Hebei?"

Lu Xun pondered for a long time and said, "Don't chase after him. If Liu Bei retreats, he will go to Jiguan and enter the east of the river. The mountain on the front line of Jiguan is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Even if our army pursues, it may not have any good results."

"The meaning of Bo Yan is..."

Lu Xun continued: "In my opinion, let Liu Bei go. Our army can take the Emperor of Han in the east, and then seize the two prefectures of Youji. In the future, it will be ten states against Liu Bei's three prefectures, steadily advancing westward, and it is not too late to sweep Liu Bei.

Lu Xun advocates stability, which is also in line with his military routine.

However, Liu Feng has different opinions.

Because he knows Liu Bei too well, it is because of this that he feels that Liu Bei will never withdraw so easily this time.

"Bou Yan, your strategy is completely based on the premise that Liu Bei intends to withdraw troops to the west, but have you ever thought about whether the current signs of Liu Bei's withdrawal are just a superficial illusion?" Liu Feng's words suddenly turned, as if he had a deep meaning.

Lu Xun looked shocked. After a slight meditation, he understood Liu Fengyan's meaning and hurriedly said, "Isn't the lord worried? Liu Bei pretended to pull out the camp on the surface, but in fact, he wanted to paralyze our army. When our army relaxed its vigilance, he suddenly caught us off guard?"

What Lu Xun said was exactly Liu Feng's worry.

Put yourself in the position and put yourself in other's shoes. If you are Liu Bei, in the face of such a situation, will you be willing to return empty-handed and give up the Han Emperor and a large area of land in Hebei to the "reverse son" of hatred?

No, never. If so, he won't call Liu Bei.

A kind of determination gradually emerged on Liu Feng's face.

He turned his eyes to the map and suddenly asked, "How's the literary director?"

Liu Feng refers to the war in Heyin.

Lu Xun said, "General Wei has been defeated by Ma Chao since the past. He has tried to cross the river many times, but because Ma Chao's precautions are very tight, it has not been effective."

"Where is the army of Shaanxi County?" Liu Feng asked again.

At the previous time, Liu Feng once ordered Zhang Yi to lead 5,000 troops to enter Shaanxi County on the south bank of the Huang River in Hongnong County. From the Shaanxi-Jin Ferry to the north, he threatened Dayang County controlled by Liu Bei on the north bank, and then threatened the east county connecting Bingzhou and Guanzhong.

The number of soldiers and horses on this road is limited, and there are nearly 7,000 defenders of Wu Yi's troops on the other side of the river, so it can't pose a real threat to the enemy.

Liu Feng suddenly mentioned it at this time, and Lu Xun vaguely felt that the general's heart was brewing a big plan.

"General Zhang was stationed in Shaanxi County. Although he built a large raft and threatened to cross the river, he did not take the initiative to attack." Lu Xun replied.

Liu Feng's eyes moved up the big map, and suddenly asked, "How many enemies of Shimen are there?"

Shimen is located behind the side of Liu Bei's army, north of Qinshui. According to intelligence, it is the place where Liu Bei collected grain and fodder. Most of the grain and fodder transported from Hedong arrived at the front-line battalions through Shimen.

Lu Xun thought for a moment and replied, "The defenders of the Shimen enemy camp are about 5,000, and the defenders are called Fei Guan."

"Five thousand, well, it's not too much."

Some kind of mystery appeared on Liu Feng's face. He brushed his chin and thought for a long time. Suddenly, he said, "A secret order was sent to Yu Wenchang. While pretending to prepare for the Yellow River on the north bank, he secretly moved his army to Shaanxi County to join Zhang Yi's army and launched an attack on the enemy of Dayang. After occupying Dayang, he immediately went north to attack Xieliang. "

Liu Feng's order seems to want to attack Hedong and cut off Liu Bei's way back to Guanzhong.

Lu Xun had doubts, but before he could speak, Liu Feng said again: "Order all battalions to be on guard. I expect that Liu Bei will launch a comprehensive night attack in the near days. In addition, four thousand elite horses were allocated to Gan Xingba, so that he could be on standby at any time. Once Liu Bei's army launched a raid, he was ordered to lead the cavalry around the enemy's soldiers, surprise me at the stone gate, and burn all Liu Bei's food.

(to be continued)