Chapter 132 The strategy of retreating from the enemy
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Guo Jia said: "Now Liu Bei and Sun Ce and Yuan Shu are in a confrontation, and it is difficult for each other to advance or retreat. Maybe they have the intention of retreating, and with Zhou Ping's wisdom, if the Duke gathers food and mobilizes troops, I am afraid he will know it in advance and be prepared
.Liu Bei has a strong army and brave generals. If he returns to Xuzhou, Xuzhou will be difficult to capture. Therefore, Gong Ke supposes that he wants to send troops to Nanyang to conquer Zhangxiu, but after the food, grass, troops and horses are all ready, he suddenly raises his troops to the east and attacks Xuzhou.
Got it in one blow."
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled: "Haha, Liu Xuande sent 3,000 soldiers from Xuyi to garrison Pengcheng, and left another 5,000 soldiers to guard Xiapi. It was obviously to prevent me. Fortunately, all the brave generals and wise men of Xuzhou were with Liu Xuande.
There is no need to worry about the people who are guarding the state, I can definitely get it with one blow."
Cao Cao was very satisfied with Guo Jia and asked him to be his military advisor, which was equivalent to a military advisor.
After Guo Jia left, Cao Cao sighed: "This is the person who will make Guo a great businessman!"
After Guo Jia left, he said with great joy: "Gong Cao is really my lord!"
One has to meet a good minister, and the other has to meet a wise master. It can be said that the two hit it off and regretted meeting each other so late.
To attack Xuzhou, more troops and horses would be needed. Cao Cao collected a large amount of grain and grass and mobilized 50,000 troops and horses to gather near Xudu.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cao Cao is about to send troops.
So in order to reassure Liu Bei, Cao Cao deliberately told the outside world that he was preparing to send troops to Nanyang to conquer Zhang Xiu.
When the food, grass, troops and horses were all ready, Cao Cao left Xiahou and Cao Hong to garrison Xudu with 10,000 soldiers, and he personally led the army to leave and go east.
It was already the end of November of the first year of Jian'an.
Zhou Ping had already sent detectives to guard Xudu. When the news came back that Cao Cao was gathering supplies and troops, Zhou Ping was a little worried. However, he later heard that Cao Cao was preparing to go to Nanyang to attack Zhang Xiu, so he thought everything was proceeding according to historical development.
As everyone knows, in history, when Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu, Lu Bu had already captured Xuzhou, and Lu Bu was guarding Xuzhou at the time. Cao Cao wanted to attack the weak first and then the strong, so he attacked Zhang Xiu first.
But it's different now. Cao Cao now wants to attack the weak first and then the strong.
Liu Bei and Sun Ce were at a stalemate in their nest, unable to advance and reluctant to retreat. They didn't know what to do.
"Sir, do we have to stay here forever?"
In the commander's tent, with all the generals present, Liu Bei couldn't help but ask Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping thought of many ways, but none of them worked. He asked Zhuge Liang, but even Zhi Kongming was at a loss.
"Sun Ce held the troops and defended. With Sun Ce as a barrier, Yuan Shu had no fear for a while and settled in Anhui City. We went to challenge Sun Ce, but he did not dare to fight, so he defended with a strong base. If he takes Lujiang, it is difficult at present.
It’s better to…”
"Not as good as what?"
After listening to Zhou Ping's advice, Liu Bei seemed to have a turn for the better and asked urgently.
Zhou Ping pondered for a moment and then replied: "It would be better to abandon Lujiang and attack Danyang instead."
"Abandon taking Lujiang? Sir, what you want is for us to retreat to Jiujiang, gather our troops to cross the river at Liyang and attack?"
"Yes, Niuzhu now only has 10,000 soldiers from Zhou Yu and Huang Gai stationed there. If we return to Liyang, join forces with Yun Changzi Yi and attack Niuzhu, if we can cross the river and capture Danyang, we can capture Guangling.
The three counties of Danyang and Jiujiang are connected into one."
Liu Bei lowered his head and thought for a while, then worriedly said: "If we retreat, Sun Ce will definitely raise his troops to chase us. Then we will have to fight on two sides, and Hefei will also have to divide its troops to garrison. It seems that the troops are not enough!"
Zhou Ping said: "We can leave 10,000 troops to retreat to Xiang'an to hold Sun Ce's troops. The remaining troops will go to Liyang and attack Niuzhu. As soon as Niuzhu is defeated, we can cross the river and Sun Ce will definitely cross.
Jiang retreated his troops to protect Wu Commandery."
In fact, Zhou Ping's idea was immature, so he never raised it.
Because it is not easy to cross the river and attack Niuzhu. When Liu Yao sent troops to garrison Niuzhu before, Wu Jing, Sun Ben and others attacked for a year without crossing the river.
After Sun Ce arrived, he used his courage to attack with all his might.
But now the people guarding Niuzhu are Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, not Fan Neng and Zhang Ying. How difficult it would be to cross the river.
If he could not defeat Niuzhu in a short period of time and let Sun Ce lead his troops to pursue him, forming a two-sided attack with Zhou Yu, Liu Bei might even lose Jiujiang.
Liu Bei thought for a long time and felt that this was the only way to break the deadlock. He nodded and said, "That's the only way!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly entered the tent in a hurry, raised his hands and reported: "General, there is an urgent report from Xu County."
"Let him in quickly."
Zhou Ping said anxiously before Liu Bei could say anything.
What is irritating Zhou Ping's nerves the most now is the news about Cao Cao.
Because currently the only force that can threaten Xuzhou is Cao Cao.
The soldiers agreed and went out of the tent. Soon a travel-worn detective entered the tent and saluted Liu Bei.
Zhou Ping asked: "Cao Cao sent troops?"
The detective nodded and replied: "That's right, Cao Cao has led 50,000 troops and horses to leave Xudu."
"Fifty thousand? Do you need so many soldiers to conquer Zhang Xiu?" Zhou Ping asked again.
"Cao Cao is not going to conquer Zhang Xiu. He is leading his troops to the east, seemingly to attack Xuzhou," the detective replied.
"You...what did you say? Xiangdong?"
Zhou Ping couldn't believe that what he heard was true, thinking that he had heard it wrong or that the detective had said it wrong.
Liu Bei also tensed up at this time. He couldn't believe what he heard. He sat up straight and wanted to hear Tansu say it again.
"It is heading east. With Cao Ren leading 5,000 men as the vanguard, they are heading east quickly."
"Didn't he say he was going to send troops to Nanyang? How could he lead his troops eastward?" Zhou Ping asked again.
But he knew that this must be true. He had used this trick to attack the East and the West, and of course Cao Cao would also use it.
If he were Cao Cao, he would also send troops to attack Xuzhou at this time.
Mainly because I had a fixed opinion on the development of history, I thought Cao Cao would attack Zhang Xiu first and then attack Xuzhou.
Unexpectedly, things changed, and Cao Cao took advantage of the emptiness in Xuzhou to send troops in advance.uu看书www.uukanshu.com
"Not only did we not expect this, but also many ministers in the court and Cao Cao's army generals did not expect this. Everyone thought that he was going to send troops to conquer Nanyang, but they did not expect that on the day he sent his troops, he would go eastward.
"The detective replied.
Liu Bei heard clearly now, with a solemn expression on his face, and remained silent for a long time. He just looked at Zhou Ping, wanting to hear his opinion.
"Brother, let's retreat back to Xuzhou quickly. Cao Cao has 50,000 troops, but Pengcheng and Xiapi only have 10,000 troops. I'm afraid we won't be able to defend it!"
Everyone's faces looked solemn at this moment. After the soldiers went down, Zhang Fei was the first to shout.
"Lord, you don't need Lujiang, you don't need Jiujiang, but Xuzhou must not be lost! Let's withdraw our troops quickly!"
"There are only five thousand soldiers stationed in Pengcheng, and Cao Cao is so good at fighting, it will be difficult to defend it for a long time. Once Pengcheng is defeated, Xiapi will be in danger. Lord, let's retreat quickly!"
"..."
Neither Liu Bei nor Zhou Ping spoke yet, but many generals spoke up after seeing Zhang Fei's speech.
"Quiet, don't panic!"
Zhou Ping suddenly roared angrily.
This was the first time Liu Bei heard him speak so loudly.
Liu Bei stood up and comforted everyone: "Don't panic, everyone. We must retreat. But if we retreat in a hurry, Sun Ce will definitely lead his troops to pursue us, so we must have a safe way."
"That's right, why are you all panicking? Haven't you seen that my eldest brother and my husband are not panicking at all?" Zhang Fei yelled.
Everyone looked at Zhou Ping and saw him slowly untying the wine gourd hanging from his waist, pulling out the stopper of the gourd, and taking several sips of wine.
"Sir, sir..."
Liu Bei shouted twice, and Zhou Ping responded slowly: "Don't worry, my lord, Ping has a strategy to retreat from the enemy."