Chapter 167 Who dares to ride alone to block the enemy
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Jingzhou, Xiangyang.
Liu Biao gathered everyone to discuss matters, and they all knew that Yuan Shao sent 30,000 troops to attack Xu.
"I never expected that Zhou Wen'an would be able to persuade Yuan Jizhou to send troops. This person's abilities were unexpected. General, since Yuan Jizhou has sent troops, I'm afraid Cao Cao will be destroyed. At this time, we should also send troops to help, so as not to offend Yuan Jizhou.
Together with Liu Xuande, they both have the reputation of saving the emperor."
Kuai Yue spoke first.
"Yes, Cao Cao held the emperor hostage, surrounded the palace with troops, and attacked Xu without authorization, killing the people indiscriminately. If this man is not destroyed, the world will be uneasy. Now that the two states of Hebei and Xu are attacking Cao Cao together, it can be seen that Cao Cao has lost the hearts of the world, and all the kings are Liu's family.
At this time, we should send troops to help and rescue the emperor. In addition, we can also ask Zhang Xiu of Nanyang to join the army to surround Xu and destroy Cao Cao."
Don't let Liu Xian speak generously.
"When the general sends out troops, Zhang Xiu from Nanyang will definitely go out with him. If the three states attack Cao Cao, how can he not be destroyed!" Cai Mao said immediately.
Even Han Song felt that he should send troops to destroy Cao at this time: "Cao Cao killed people indiscriminately and was good at killing courtiers. He deserves to die!"
Everyone below said so, and Liu Biao knew what he should do without even thinking about it.
He originally had an alliance with Yuan Shao, and he and Liu Bei were both members of the Liu family. Now that Yuan Shao and Liu Bei are sending troops together to attack Cao Cao, how can he be independent from the incident?
Liu Biao sent Liu Pan and Huang Zhong with 10,000 troops to leave Xiangyang and march towards Xudu.
In Wan County, Nanyang, Zhang Xiu heard that Yuan Shao was sending troops to attack Xu, and Liu Biao also sent troops to attack Xu Capital, so he quickly came to Jia Xu to ask for advice.
"The general is now weak with few troops. He must seek victory and avoid defeat before he can settle down. Since both Yuan Benchu and Liu Jingsheng have sent troops to attack Xu, the general must also send troops of course." Jia Xu advised.
"Can Cao Cao really be destroyed this time?" Zhang Xiu asked.
Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled: "Even if it is not destroyed, it will definitely decline. I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete in the world from now on. Liu Xuande, on the other hand, has turned disaster into good fortune many times and won successively, and the world may be in his hands."
Zhang Xiu asked: "Do you want me to surrender to Liu Xuande?"
Jia Xu shook his head: "No, let's see again. The Yuan family is still the stronger at this time. Let's see how Cao Cao resolves the crisis this time."
Zhang Xiu immediately led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses and marched to Xudu together with Jia Xu.
In Xudu, Cao Ren has not yet led his troops back, Xun and Xiahou are in charge of Xudu, and Cao Hong has been sent to Chenliu to command Chenliu's troops.
As news came from all sides, first Jizhou sent 30,000 soldiers and horses south, followed by Jingzhou sending 10,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhang Xiu of Nanyang personally led more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and they all came to Xudu.
Cao Cao suffered another unfavorable battle in Xuzhou. First Zhang Liao was shot to death, and then Le Jin was beheaded.
Although Cao Cao retreated in time, he was pursued by Liu Bei's troops. He set up an ambush and succeeded for a while, but was then pursued and defeated. Now he was closely pursued by Liu Bei's troops and harassed repeatedly, making it difficult to move quickly.
After Xun discussed with the Marquis of Xia, he was afraid that the soldiers and horses from Jingzhou would arrive at Xudu first and that the only 10,000 horses in Xudu would be difficult to defend, so he quickly asked Cao Hong to lead Chen Liu's 10,000 soldiers to retreat to Xudu.
The most important thing now is to defend Xudu first. As long as Cao Cao leads his troops to retreat, then there will be no fear of enemies from all sides.
Xun and Xiahou both had great confidence in Cao Cao. They believed that as long as Cao Cao led his troops back, the troops in Jizhou and Xuzhou and Jingzhou would be unable to do anything to Xudu.
However, what worries Xun and Xiahou most now is not foreign enemies, but those in Xudu who want to attract enemies.
For this reason, they ordered the entire city to be under martial law. No one was allowed to go out after dark, and extra troops were stationed at the gates on all sides.
According to the report of the scouting horse, Cao Ren's troops and horses could return to Xudu in two days. However, Cao Cao was chased by Liu Bei's troops and was still in Liang State, making his march difficult.
"Is something going to happen to Sikong?" Xiahou asked worriedly.
Xun shook his head: "No, the Duke has 30,000 soldiers, and Liu Xuande only has 20,000 soldiers and horses. Although they are in pursuit, they dare not fight. It's just that it will take more time for the Duke to return to Xudu."
Xun You disagreed with Xun You's statement: "Otherwise, I heard that Guan Yu led troops from Hefei.
If he blocks the way in front of the Duke, and Liu Xuande leads his troops behind, attacking from both sides, the Duke will be in a worrying situation!"
Xun was silent for a moment. It's not that he didn't expect this, but he just wanted to comfort everyone in the city, so he didn't want to say it.
But now Xudu is still difficult to defend, and there are no troops to help at all, and it is not known whether Guan Yu can stop Cao Cao. Even if he can, it may not be possible. After all, according to Tan Ma's report, Guan Yu only leads troops and horses.
There are more than 10,000 people.
Cao Cao can only travel more than ten miles a day now. At this speed, he doesn't know how many days it will take before he can return to Xudu.
According to reports from the detectives, the troops from Jingzhou will be able to reach Xudu in five days, and the troops from Jizhou will be able to arrive in five or six days.
Fortunately, Cao Ren walked very fast and could rush back to Xudu in only two or three days. With Cao Ren's troops and horses guarding the area, and Xun, Xiahou and others being there, Xudu would be fine for the time being.
It's just that these harassing soldiers sent by Liu Bei are really annoying.
They did not dare to fight for a long time. They came in a hurry, yelled and fought for a while and then ran away. For this reason, he had to keep more troops at the rear for defense.
But if more troops are left behind, the soldiers and horses will move more slowly. It seems that another ambush must be set up to frighten them, so that they will not dare to do this again.
"Fengxiao, do you have any plan to stop the enemy from pursuing you?" Cao Cao asked Guo Jia.
Guo Jia has thought about this matter for a long time, but he has never thought of a good way.
Now Cao Cao saw the question and had no choice but to answer: "If we want to prevent the enemy from pursuing us, it will be difficult to advance if we use troops to resist each other. The only way to do this is to ambush."
"How to set up an ambush? I heard that Zhou Wen'an is already in Liu Bei's army. This man is very good at planning. He expected that my general would set up an ambush, so he ordered his troops to advance in succession and respond to each other. The ambush may be useless." Cao Cao sighed.
Guo Jia smiled and said: "What we want is to prevent the enemy from pursuing us, not to destroy them, so we can fake an ambush."
"Fake ambush?" Cao Cao suddenly became interested, "Feng Xiao, please tell me."
"Ming Gong defeated Zhang Fei in an ambush before, so Liu Bei ordered his troops to respond in advance, fearing that he would be ambushed again. Why don't we set up a flag a little further along the road to make it visible to the enemy, who will think there is an ambush.
We also used a general riding alone in the road to lure the enemy. The enemy soldiers would not dare to chase after them. By the time they discovered that the flag was false, we were already far away. If we did this two or three times, we would be far away from the enemy.
If we do, we will definitely be able to reach Xudu as quickly as possible."
In fact, Guo Jia is not sure about this strategy, but it is the best strategy he can think of at the moment.
Cao Cao thought about it carefully and felt that this plan was feasible. uukanshu.com www.uukanshu.com laughed and said: "Hahaha... Yes, Zhang Fei has been defeated once by an ambush. They must be afraid that I will set up an ambush again. If there is an ambush, they will
They will not dare to advance quickly, but we can leave quickly. When they find out that there is no real ambush several times, if they really leave an ambush behind, they will be defeated, hahaha..."
"Who dares to ride alone to fend off the enemy?"
Cao Cao told the generals his plan and asked them who dared to stay to fend off the enemy.
"Yu Jindare!"
"Xu Huangdare!"
"Dian Wei dares!"
"How dare Lu Qian!"
"Li Dian dares!"
These generals of Cao Cao are also brave men. Moreover, they are just staying to pretend to block the pursuing troops, and they are not really going to fight the enemy soldiers desperately.
"Hahaha... you are all tiger generals!"
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao felt happy and looked at everyone. He first glanced at Yu Jin's face and then passed over Xu Huang. Both of them were good at commanding troops and could not be left behind.
He looked at Dian Wei again, he wanted to protect himself, let alone stay.
Then there are Lu Qian and Li Dian, these two are quite capable.
Cao Cao finally set his sights on Li Dian.
"Mancheng, then it's up to you to block the pursuing enemy. Remember, if the enemy is advancing, you can retreat. If the enemy is not advancing, you can stay as long as possible to block the pursuing enemy as long as possible."
"Please don't worry, Sir, Dian will be able to stop the pursuing enemy." Li Dian said with cupped hands.
"Okay, although Mancheng is young, his fighting spirit is commendable! If he can stop the pursuing enemy, this will be a great achievement. When he returns to Xudu, he will be rewarded heavily." Cao Cao stepped forward and patted Li Dian on the shoulder and encouraged him.
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Cao Cao asked people to set up a flag a little further away from the road, deliberately making it visible from the road to serve as a suspect.
Then let Li Dian ride alone and hold a sword, and immediately ride in the middle of the road, waiting for the chasing enemy.
