Chapter 241 Desperate Liu Bei
Cao's move is gloomy enough.
First, he claimed with great fanfare that he wanted to attack Hanzhong, which made Liu Bei mistakenly think that Cao Shen wanted to use this to cover up, so that Liu Feng would transfer troops to Sichuan, and then raid Jingzhou.
In this way, when Cao Jian's army reached the front line of Wancheng, Nanyang, it would make Liu Bei think that he was expected and unprepared. As a result, Cao Jian suddenly changed his move. The army rushed west to the three eastern counties and went straight to Hanzhong.
"No wonder Cao Thief attacked Jingzhou in the south, but this side made Xiahou Yuan attack Yangping. It turned out that he had already had a plan and waited for me to transfer my troops to Yangping. When the troops in the east were empty, he took advantage of the situation to attack. This Cao thief was so insidious."
Liu Bei scolded angrily and was very angry that he had been hit by Cao's anniper.
A place in Hanzhong is shaped like a peach core. Its only narrow and long flat land is distributed along both sides of the Han River, sandwiched between the Qinling Mountains in the north and the Daba Mountain in the south.
To the south, there are Yonekura Road and Jinniu Road connecting with Xichuan.
To the north, there are Xiegu, Luogu and Ziwu Valley from west to east. Three valleys cross the Qinling Mountains and connect with Guanzhong.
Yangping Pass is located in the westernmost mountain pass of the Han Dynasty. From this, you can go north and take Chencang Road to Chencang City. If you go west, you can go out of Qishan and reach Longyou. If you go south, you can go straight to Chengdu through the Jianmeng Pass and the Jiange Pass.
Therefore, Yangping Pass is called Yizhou Throat.
The easternmost point of the Han Dynasty is the Golden Pao. After passing through the Han River to the east, you can enter the three eastern counties.
Although the three eastern counties are nominally loyal to the imperial court, they are actually controlled by Shen Yi and other local tyrants. These tyrants have their own surplus, but they cannot pose a threat to Hanzhong.
Therefore, Liu Bei did not deploy many troops in the golden garrison. When the war in the Yangping Pass was tight, he transferred the only part of the troops in the pass to the west.
At present, there are less than 2,000 troops stationed in the Golden Garrison and the counties east of Hanzhong. In the face of Cao Qian's sudden arrival of tens of thousands of soldiers, the situation can be imagined.
"When Cao's soldiers entered Wancheng before, Liang felt something was wrong. He didn't expect Cao's thief to act so quickly. The blindfolding method was really cleverly used."
Zhuge Liang is a little suspicious of saying these words now.
Liu Bei's expression became heavier and heavier, and he said silently, "If Liu Feng knew Cao's real purpose, he would probably take advantage of the fire. If the army launched an attack from Yizhou, would it be dangerous for us to be attacked on three sides in Hanzhong?"
Now it seems that Liu Bei's situation is indeed extremely unfavorable.
The golden gircon was attacked, and it was impossible not to transfer troops to reinforce it. The war in Yangping Pass was tight, and the troops that could be transferred from there were limited. In addition, there is only the transfer of troops from Bao Meng Lang. But in this way, the defense of the south is empty, and Liu Feng will take advantage of it.
Zhuge Liang, who was meditating, and his handsome face, the cold color suddenly condensed.
He took a deep breath and looked directly at Liu Bei and said, "Your lord, the golden garrison is in danger in the past. You have to transfer troops to reinforce troops. According to Liang's plan, don't send 20,000 soldiers and horses to reinforce."
"Do you want to adjust the cute soldiers?"
Liu Bei was shocked and said urgently, "If all the soldiers and horses in the south are transferred to the east, if Liu Feng takes advantage of the situation to attack the north, what will he do to defend?"
A thought-provoking smile appeared between the corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth. He approached Liu Bei, lowered his voice, and almost whispered.
Liu Bei's expression was surprised and hesitated for a while. It seemed that Zhuge Liang's words made him in a difficult situation to choose.
The thoughts rolled in his heart, and he had to stand up and pace back and forth in the hall to relieve the hesitation in his heart.
"Military, your strategy is too dangerous. In case of a mistake in the calculation, won't you..."
Liu Bei didn't dare to go on. He was scared when he thought of the consequences.
After the rest of his life, he miraculously seized the rest of Hanzhong. He really couldn't imagine where Liu Bei would go if this final base was lost.
"Your lord, now we are under the enemy on all sides, and the situation is already in danger. If we continue like this, we will either die in the hands of Cao Jian or in the hands of Liu Feng. Instead of struggling to survive in the cracks, it's better to let it go.
Zhuge Liang's tone was unprecedentedly determined, which shocked Liu Bei.
After being stunned for a long time, Liu Bei squeezed out a wry smile on his face: "Military, you have used your life to be foolproof. How can you decide to use such a risk this time?"
Liu Bei's question stunned Zhuge Liang, and then his light face couldn't help smiling bitterly.
He shook his head and sighed, "In the past, Liang used tricks to be foolproof. That's because we are not desperate and don't need to risk the possibility of losing everything. But now, without this risk, the career we have worked hard to create with the Lord will be destroyed. Why don't we risk our lives instead of sitting and waiting to die?
It's a good gamble.
Isn't life a big gamble?
I, Liu Bei, have not been gambling since my debut.
Just this time, the bet will be all the money. If you fail, there will be no chance to turn the tables.
After a long silence, the brown eyes suddenly burst out a creepy murderous atmosphere.
.............................. Above Hanshui, a bloody battle is continuing.
The battleship with the "Liu" flag hanging high galloped up against the river, like the sharpest arrow, easily tearing up Cao's fleet.
Speaking of which, the so-called Cao army fleet is just a shabby smuggling fleet composed of hundreds of walking and temporarily ricked bamboo rafts.
Earlier, Liu Feng was rewarded by the reprimand. He said that more than 3,000 Cao troops quietly arrived at the upper reaches of Fancheng, the weak white sand beach, and tried to secretly cross the Han River from there.
After learning the news, Liu Feng decisively led the Xiangyang navy to attack and killed before the enemy halfway.
Although the combat effectiveness of the Jingzhou navy is far inferior to that of the Eastern Wu navy, it is quite gorgeous compared with Cao Jun, who is so poor that it doesn't even have a decent battleship.
More than 50 large and small warships easily cut the half-way enemy into two pieces. Then, the Jingzhou navy can rely on the advantage of the big ship and arbitrarily shoot the northern dry ducks crawling on the bamboo raft.
This is a terrible massacre.
Above the bow of the boat, Liu Feng bent his bow and opened the arrow. His fingers loosened, and an arrow broke through the air.
The sharp arrow hit an enemy's forehead. The poor guy snorted and fell into the water.
In less than half an hour, the river was already stained with blood, and countless corpses floated on the water, like decorations on the big red carpet.
"Kill ~ ~"
"Kill ~ ~"
In the shocking roar, the warship forced to the north bank, and the arrows of the rain shot at Cao's army, which was so easy to climb up the river, and was as frightened as a drowned chicken.
In a moment, the first line of the river beach is bloody again. The pebbles dyed red by blood reflect the dazzling luster under the setting sun, like a ruby inlaid with jade edges like Hanshui.
When Liu Feng was about to order the landing and kill again to defeat Cao's army, a leaf galloped from the direction of Xiangyang.
The soldier who boarded the flagship arched his hand and said, "I would like to you that Pang Junshi has something urgent to discuss with you. Please return to Xiangyang as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Liu Feng had to restrain his murderous intention and ordered the fleet to return to Xiangyang.
Entering Xiangyang City, the news of the victory of the water battle encouraged the soldiers and civilians of a city.
Liu Feng strode into the council hall and said excitedly before entering the door, "Military master, you are really expected. Cao thief really wants to smuggle from the upstream. This time, he will kill me, and his spirit will be a big setback."
"Lord, if you read this information, you will definitely be more excited."
Pang Tong brushed his short beard and handed the silk book to Liu Feng.
When the exhibition opened, Liu Feng's expression changed immediately. After a moment, he couldn't help but be surprised and said, "The thief of Cao suddenly marched into the three eastern counties and the west to attack Hanzhong.
This old thief, who walked around such a big circle, turned out to pave the way for this move. It's cloudy enough, it's really cloudy..."
It's not Liu Feng, and even Pang Tong is quite sad.
Thinking of Cao Wei, first let them think that they wanted to attack Liu Bei, and then misled them to think that they were attacking Jingzhou. At this time, Fan Cheng was in a hot day, but the peak turned around over there. Cao Wei suddenly went to attack Liu Bei again.
It really makes people dizzy when they come and go.
Liu Feng had to admit that Cao Jian attacked the east and the west this time, and the skill of suspicion was used to the extreme.
He seemed to see Cao's dark face, staring at him with a sarcastic look and sneered.
"I didn't expect that Cao Shen would not expect such a strategy. Most of the people who made this plan for him were the poisoners."
The "poisonous man" mentioned by Pang Tong is Jia Xu.
Liu Feng nodded slightly: "Cao Jian's men are as capable as clouds, and they can't be underestimated. However, at present, Cao Shen has shown his true face. Liu Bei's abdomen and back are attacked by the enemy. Should we also take the opportunity to step in? We can't take advantage of Cao's thief in Hanzhong for nothing.
If Cao Jian captured Hanzhong, he would form a pressure on himself from Yizhou and Jingzhou at the same time, which was the result that Liu Feng did not want to see.
"Hanzhong is a barrier in Shuzhong, and the consequences of falling into the hands of Cao's thieves are unimaginable. Anyway, we must be prepared now. Lord, I suggest that as soon as possible, order the troops of Yizhou to gather on the front line of the Sword Pavilion. Once Liu Bei's army shows signs of disintegration, they will immediately send troops to the north to seize Hanzhong before Cao's thief.
Liu Fengshen thought of Pang Tong's plan, and he said, "Once Liu Bei is defeated, there will be nearly 200,000 Cao troops pouring into Hanzhong. With the Yizhou army alone, I'm afraid it can't compete with Cao Jian. In my opinion, it is necessary for us to transfer the Jingzhou army to Sichuan to support."
The key point of Hanzhong is that even if Liu Feng fights hard, he will not sit back and watch him fall into Cao's hands.
The soldiers of Jingyi's two states add up to 13 or 400,000. With the advantage of Shuzhong's home court, they may not be able to compete with Cao's 200,000 troops.
At this time, Pang Tong's expression calmed down, and there was some kind of suspicion flashing in his eyes.
After a moment of meditation, Pang Tong said, "In the current situation, I always feel that something is a little strange. Where is the strange, but I can't figure it out for a moment. It's important to be safe. I think it's better not to move Jingzhou soldiers and horses for the time being.
(to be continued)