One hundred and ninetieth chapters, although the plan is a villain, I am not a fool
"Gu has decided, Yunchang, Gongliang will lead 20,000 people to stay in Hefei, Xu Bojian will also stay, and the rest of the generals will follow Gu to attack Shu City. If Sun Ce comes to rescue, Yunchang, you can lead 10,000 people to go south, and wait for us and
When he fights, he attacks from the rear and attacks from the front and the rear. I don’t believe that Sun Ce can’t be destroyed!”
Now that Zhou Ping also agreed to attack Shucheng, there was actually nothing to discuss, so Liu Bei gave the order directly.
However, it was Zhou Ping's intention to let Xu Ding stay, and Liu Bei had appointed him as Sima of the other departments.
"promise."
All the generals responded in unison.
This time, Taishi Ci and Lu Su also followed the army south to attack Shucheng.
Liu Bei took Gan Ning as the vanguard, leading 5,000 men, and he led 25,000 men behind.
On the road, Liu Bei and Zhou Ping rode together, with Xu Chu and Zhang Wu following closely behind.
Whether Liu Bei was leading troops on an expedition or traveling on a daily basis, he never rode in a carriage, but always on horseback.
"Sir, do you think Sun Ce will come to rescue Shucheng? How many troops will he bring?" Liu Bei asked.
Zhou Ping thought for a moment and replied: "If Sun Ce wants Shu City to be attacked, he will definitely come to rescue him. But Sun Jing, who is stationed in Shu City, is quite wise. If he had expected our strategy of siege and reinforcements, he might have given up on his own initiative.
Shoucheng retreated and stayed in the nest with Zhang Xun. And as far as I know, Sun Ce has a close friend named Zhou Yu. This person is the same year as Sun Ce and the same year as Ping. This person is also quite resourceful. If he had expected
We may try to persuade him in our plan, and I am afraid Sun Ce will also listen to his wishes."
Liu Bei was slightly worried after hearing this: "If this is true, how should we respond?"
"My lord, this is just Ping's guess. We still don't know what the result will be. If this is the case, let's think about a better strategy. In short, in our expedition this time, we must destroy Sun Ce before we can retreat."
"Mr. Gu is worried that Cao Cao will attack Xuzhou again. We must attack urgently to win this time, so that we can have no worries!"
"Cao Cao still has few troops and will not attack Xuzhou in the short term. Moreover, he has been defeated once before. If he attacks Xuzhou, he will definitely bring Yuan Benchu with him. Now that Gongsun Bogui is still in the north, Yuan Benchu may not join him.
Send troops, and Xuzhou will have no worries for the time being."
Liu Bei nodded and agreed with Zhou Ping's words.
When the army left Hefei, the news had already reached Sun Jing in Shucheng and Sun Ce in Liyang.
Sun Jing paced back and forth, thinking about Liu Bei's intentions, and then said after a while: "Liu Bei abandoned Li Yang and went south to attack Shu City. His intention was not with me, but with Bo Fu! This must be Zhou Wen'an's plan to surround me.
Invite Bo Fu to rescue him, and then ambush his troops to attack. Hmm, although the plan is treacherous, but I am not mediocre, I will not let his treacherous plan succeed."
"How does the general want to respond?" asked the military prince who was waiting for orders.
Although Sun Jing did not have the title of general, all the soldiers and horses in Shucheng were under his command, so the officers and soldiers in the army called him general.
Sun Jing began to pace again and remained silent for a long time.
"General, do we need to ask General Sun Bofu for help? Will General Yuan Gongli come to rescue us?" the military leader asked again.
Sun Jing stopped and shook her head: "No, if you ask for help from Bo Fu, you will fall into Liu Bei's trick. General Yuan... He thinks he has few troops on his own, so how can he send troops to help?"
"Then how should we respond? Liu Bei personally led 30,000 troops to attack. Without reinforcements, we only have 5,000 men and we cannot defend it!"
Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan in Chen State, and forced Cao Cao to move the emperor to Yecheng. His reputation had already spread far and wide, and the soldiers stationed in Shucheng were naturally frightened.
Of course Sun Jing saw this, and he also knew in his heart that without reinforcements, it would be impossible to defend Shu City with only 5,000 men. He was afraid that as soon as Liu Bei's army approached the city, someone would open the door and ask for surrender.
He also thought of Wu Jing and Sun Bi who once guarded Shu City, and he did not want to follow in their footsteps.
After pacing for a few more steps, Sun Jing stopped again and said: "Retreat, since Shucheng cannot be defended, we will take the initiative to retreat and return to Juchao to defend with General Zhang Xun. If Liu Bei attacks Juchao again, we can still do it."
He returned to Wancheng and defended it with General Yuan. As a result, Wancheng had 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, and they refused to go out to fight. They held the city and defended it, and Liu Bei could do nothing. Wancheng had a lot of grain, and Liu Bei could not attack it for a long time, and he was worried.
If Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou again, he will definitely retreat."
Sun Jing thought for a long time and finally decided that it was not easy to give up a city and it required a lot of determination.
He also saw that although Cao Cao temporarily compromised and moved the emperor to Yecheng and agreed to reduce his troops, Cao Cao would never give in to this.
Now I heard that Cao Cao was building military camps on a large scale and was secretly training his soldiers. When he gathered more troops and became stronger, he would take advantage of Xuzhou's weakness and attack again.
Therefore, Liu Bei couldn't afford to waste time in Yangzhou. Instead of defending separate cities and fighting, he might as well retreat to one city, gather his troops and resist.
After Sun Jing made up his mind, he immediately wrote a letter with his own hand and sent someone to Liyang to deliver it to Sun Ce. He also ordered soldiers to load and transport all the grain and grass in the city, and also took away more than 10,000 young men and women in the city, and even
He also burned some houses, hoping to leave Liu Bei with an abandoned city.
At this time, only four days after Liu Bei left Hefei, he heard a report from the scouts, saying that Sun Jing, who was stationed in Shucheng, had led his troops to leave and abandoned Shucheng.
Sun Jing also transported all the grain and grass in the city, and the people in the city were also forced to take away many of them, and some houses were burned down.
In addition, some people in the city fled on their own initiative. Now there are few people and food in Shu City, and it is almost an abandoned city.
"Why is this so?" Liu Bei exclaimed.
"My lord, Sun Jing will not be able to move very fast with the people. It is better to let the forward Gan Xingba lead the troops to pursue and steal the food and grass." Lu Su suggested.
Zhou Ping said hurriedly: "No, Sun Jing is fleeing with the people. If Gan Xingba is allowed to lead the troops to pursue him, he will definitely leave the people behind to stop him. Since Xingba is fond of killing, he may hurt the people and damage the lord's reputation."
Liu Bei was helpless. It would be okay if someone else was the vanguard. Gan Ning would indeed kill the enemy soldiers or civilians indiscriminately as Zhou Ping said. Then what would be the difference between himself and Cao Cao?
"Brother, since the enemies in Shucheng have fled, we might as well attack Liyang instead."
Zhang Fei only wanted to kill the enemy and attack wherever there were enemies.
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and turned to Zhou Ping: "Sir, what do you think?"
Zhou Ping thought for a while and replied: "I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to attack Liyang again at this time. It is better to continue to attack Shucheng and see how Sun Ce reacts. Perhaps Yuan Shu is afraid that we will attack Wancheng, so he asked Sun Ce to lead troops to rescue him.
Also a possibility."
The most important thing now is whether Sun Ce will lead his troops to rescue. If he comes to rescue, everything will be easy. If, as Zhou Ping expected, Sun Ce will not come to rescue, then we can only act according to the situation.
At this time, Liu Bei regretted Zhou Ping's strategy of concentrating his troops to attack Liyang, but regret was useless. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses could travel with dozens or hundreds of people, and they did not just go wherever they wanted.
If the march is unplanned, it will seriously affect the morale and morale of the army, so now we can only follow Zhou Ping's words and continue marching to Shucheng.
Liu Bei sent people to strictly order Gan Ning, asking him not to kill indiscriminately after leading his troops into the city, but to treat the people who stayed in the city well.
