Chapter 217: Duke Ming cannot go to Yecheng in person
Juancheng, Yanzhou.
Cao Cao received the letter from Sun Ce and gathered everyone to discuss the matter.
After reading the letter, Guo Jia said: "Liu Bei really knew the general trend and abandoned Yuan Shu and crossed the river to attack Sun Ce. Yuan Shu is now just like a fish on the board and can be killed at any time, but Sun Ce has the power of a tiger and a wolf. It is a pity that Spring Valley was captured.
Sun Ce was defeated and injured again, and Liu Bei's power can no longer be stopped. Ming Gong, you must not let Liu Bei seize Yangzhou!"
Although Cao Cao is no longer Sikong, Guo Jia and others still call him Ming Gong.
"Abandoning Yuan Shu and attacking Sun Ce must be Zhou Wen'an's plan. This person knows the general trend very well, so he is a big problem! Sun Ce asked me to attack Xuzhou. The last time I sent troops was already disadvantageous. Now I am not as strong as before. I'm afraid..." Cao Cao sighed
He groaned, "Alas, I attacked Xuzhou three times but failed. Is Xuzhou really beyond my reach?"
Cheng Yu gently stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Ming Gong's three attacks on Xuzhou show how important Xuzhou is. Ming Gong's first attack on Xuzhou was when Tao Qian's soldiers held on to the city without fighting. Ming Gong withdrew due to lack of food. Two
When he attacked Xuzhou, he was betrayed by Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou and had to retreat. After the third attack on Xuzhou, the leader of Xuzhou was already Liu Bei.
It is difficult to seize it. Now Liu Bei has sent troops to attack Yangzhou again, but Xuzhou has many soldiers and horses to guard it. If Ming Gong sends troops by himself, it may be equally difficult to capture Xuzhou. Only with the help of others can we seize it."
"That's right," Guo Jia said immediately, "Of all the forces in the world today, only General Yuan is the strongest, and the Emperor is in his hands. If Ming Gong can convince Yuan Benchu and let him send troops to join forces to attack Xuzhou, then Xuzhou will definitely be able to conquer Xuzhou."
have to."
Of course, Cao Cao had already thought of this, but he was still worried in his heart: "Youzhou Gongsun has not yet been destroyed. I'm afraid that at this time, he is unwilling to send troops to help me. Even if he is willing to send troops, the number of troops sent will definitely not be large."
"Ming Gong, Yanzhou now has 50,000 troops. As long as Yuan Benchu is willing to send 30,000 troops, a total of 80,000 troops will attack Xuzhou. At the same time, Yuan Tan can lead troops from Qingzhou to attack Langya in the south, and General Xiahou Miaocai can march from Yingchuan.
, capture Pei State and gather troops in Pengcheng. If Pengcheng is defeated, Xiapi can be easily attacked. Even if all Liu Bei's troops return to rescue Xuzhou, it will be difficult to defend it." Guo Jia said.
"What Fengxiao said is absolutely true. The previous attack on Xu by Ming Gong was in vain. He was mainly worried about the safety of Xu Du and divided his troops to stay behind. Now Xu County no longer needs to worry about it. Ming Gong can attack Xu with peace of mind. This matter cannot be delayed. If Liu Bei is allowed to
If Sun Ce is defeated and Yangzhou is captured, he will have a way to retreat. If we capture Xuzhou again, we will not be able to destroy Liu Bei. It will be a serious danger after all." Cheng Yu advised him.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "So, Gu Xu went to Yecheng in person and asked Ben Chu to send troops to help."
"No!" Guo Jia and Cheng Yu exclaimed in unison.
"Ming Gong must not go to Yecheng in person!" Cheng Yu continued.
"Why not?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with a smile.
Cheng Yu replied: "Yuan Benchu was jealous of talents. Ming Gong personally went to Yecheng. If he were to imprison him, nothing would be accomplished!"
"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed suddenly and said, "At first, it was true that talents were taboo, but if the emperor was in his hands, he would be imprisoned by him. Now that the emperor is in his hands, how could he imprison him? You guys
Don’t worry, Gu has known Benchu for decades and knows him very well. If you want to persuade him to send troops this time, I have to go to Gu.”
Cheng Yu and Guo Jia thought about it. Cao Cao is now just a state pastor, and he is a state pastor who listens to Yuan Shao's orders. They had a deep friendship in the past, and Yuan Shao would not imprison Cao Cao now.
Moreover, when Cao Cao persuaded Yuan Shao to send troops this time, it seemed that he was thinking about Yuan Shao.
If Liu Bei were allowed to seize Yangzhou and hold the power of Xu and Yang, it would definitely threaten Yuan Shao's authority. Therefore, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu believed that Cao Cao would be able to persuade Yuan Shao to send troops.
Cao Cao sent people to ask Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan and others to gather troops and wait for military orders.
At the same time, he first sent people to Yecheng to report to Yuan Shao that he had something urgent and wanted to come to Yecheng in person to meet with the minister. After receiving Yuan Shao's permission, he left Juancheng with Guo Jiadianwei and 300 guards, and rushed to Yecheng.
Go to Yecheng.
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Liu Bei led his troops to Danyang City and learned that Sun Ce had left for Qu'a. Only Zhou Tai and one or two thousand soldiers were stationed in the city.
At the same time, news also came from Qu'a, saying that Lu Fan and Sun Fu led three thousand soldiers and horses from Qu'a to meet Sun Ce. They also heard that Sun Ce was unconscious due to injuries.
Now there are two roads before Liu Bei.
Zhou Tai's troops and horses in Danyang City are not of concern, and they can be dealt with by leaving only a few thousand men.
Therefore, first, we can divide our troops to pursue Sun Ce, and second, we can divide our troops to attack Niuzhu and Liyang, and completely capture Danyang and Jiujiang counties.
"My lord, Sun Ce was wounded and retreated to Qu'a. This is the opportunity for us to capture Niuzhu and Liyang. Ciyuan will lead the troops to attack Niuzhu, and then join forces to capture Liyang."
As Taishi Ci was the governor of Danyang, he naturally wanted to destroy all the enemies in Danyang.
"My lord, give me five thousand men and horses. I will chase Sun Ce and I will catch him and kill him."
Gan Ning wanted to pursue Sun Ce even more.
Liu Bei seemed a little embarrassed. He looked at Zhou Ping and asked, "Sir, what do you mean?"
Zhou Ping thought for a while and replied: "Sun Ce is the root, Song Qian, Huang Gai and others are just branches and leaves. From a flat perspective, we should first remove the root, and eradication will break the branches. Sun Ce is unconscious now, it is a good time for us to pursue
, we must not wait for him to recover from his injuries, as it will be even more difficult to destroy him at that time. Besides, Cao Cao is always a big hidden danger, so we must urgently take Jiangdongfang as the best strategy."
"My lord, there are only one or two thousand men and horses in Danyang city, and we have 24,000 men. It is better to leave 5,000 men to defend Danyang and give Ci 5,000 men and horses to capture Niuzhu. My lord leads the remaining troops to pursue Sun Ce. In this way, Sun Ce
Then the whole army will be destroyed." Tai Shi Ci offered another suggestion.
If you leave 5,000 men to guard Danyang City, give Taishi Ci 5,000 men to attack Niuzhu, and then join forces with Guan Yu to attack Liyang, the remaining 14,000 men will be led by Liu Bei personally to pursue Sun Ce.
Liu Bei felt that this method seemed feasible, and nodded slightly. Just as he was about to express his agreement, he heard Zhou Ping say: "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. It is reported that Qu'a has five thousand troops, and Dan Tu has three thousand troops led by Cheng Pu, and
If Sun Ce arrives at Qu'a and we lead our troops to attack, the troops from Wu Commandery will definitely come to help. By then there will be more than 10,000 soldiers in Qu'a. My lord will personally lead 14,000 troops to attack. I'm afraid the victory will not be easy."
"It is better to let Huang She lead the navy to attack Niuzhu. We will attack Danyang City first, and then attack Qu'a. If Sun Ce is destroyed, Liyang will not be defended, and Jiangdong and Jiujiang will be pacified." Zhou Ping continued.
Both Gan Ning and Zhang Fei and Gao Shun agreed to mobilize troops to attack Qu'a, but Taishi Ci could not persuade him.
Liu Bei thought for a while and believed that Niuzhu and Liyang no longer threatened him. The most important thing at the moment was to destroy Sun Ce first.
"Okay, then we will attack Danyang first, and then march towards Qu'a."
Liu Bei sent people to persuade Huang She and Chen Gong to attack Niuzhu.
Niuzhu only had 3,000 men garrisoned, Huang She had 10,000 sailors, and Sun Ce was defeated and wounded. This gave Huang She the confidence to attack Niuzhu.