Zhuge Jin left the city and came to Jushou's camp.
In the big tent, besides Ju Shou and Yan Liang Wen Chou, there was also Zhang Xiu.
"Does General Liu believe this?"
Jushou asked Zhuge Jin the first thing he said when he saw him.
He could understand that it was normal for Liu Bei not to believe what he said. If he believed it easily, he would not be Liu Bei.
Zhuge Jin came out during the factional governance, and it can be seen that Liu Bei was actually in a state of doubt.
Zhuge Jin hesitated for a moment and replied: "To be honest, General Liu is waiting for Zhou Wen'an's letter. If there is no news from Wen'an, General Liu will not be able to believe it."
Jushu nodded. It was as expected, but Liu Bei was able to send Zhizhong out, which meant that he believed half of it.
"This is a military order given to us by the general. You can see if it is true or false."
As he spoke, Jushou took out the order that Yuan Shao gave them and gave it to Zhuge Jin for review.
After Zhuge Jin read it carefully, although he didn't completely believe it, he still believed it 70-80%.
"This matter must be done quickly. By the way, Zhuge Zhizhong, how many soldiers and horses are there in the city now?" Jushou said.
Zhuge Jin hesitated again and replied: "Fifty thousand."
Jushou looked very displeased: "Zhuge Zhizhong, I've shown you the military orders, but you still don't believe it? Only by knowing the number of soldiers in your city can we plan countermeasures!"
"Forty thousand." Zhuge Jin said again.
"There are really 40,000 soldiers and horses?" Jushou asked again.
Zhuge Jin hesitated again: "Thirty thousand, a real number."
In fact, there are less than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city, only more than 27,000 people, but it is not much different from 30,000, so it can be considered a real number.
Jushou believed it, and he expected that there were 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city.
"General Yan, you now have 25,000 troops to the east, who can attack the enemy in the north. In Zhuge Zhizhong, you can send 10,000 troops and horses in the city. Together with General Yan, how about attacking Cao Ren in the north?"
"Yes." Yan Liang and Zhuge Jin replied at the same time.
Cao Ren in the north had 20,000 soldiers and horses. Yan Liang believed that although his 25,000 soldiers could win, he would have won more completely if he had the help of 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city.
Zhuge Jin believed that if this was true, it would be a good thing. If it was a conspiracy, after he returned, whether he would send troops would depend on the follow-up situation. In short, he would agree first.
"General Zhang can join me in attacking Cao Cao to the west. Cao Cao has 30,000 troops in the west. We have more than 40,000 people in total. Zhuge Zhizhong, how about you send another 10,000 troops from the city to attack Cao Cao with us?"
"Yes." Zhuge Jin responded again.
Zhuge Jin answered so readily and without hesitation, which made Ju Shou doubtful.
However, there were 30,000 soldiers in the city. He only asked them to send 20,000 soldiers and left 10,000 soldiers to defend the city. How could they not agree?
Moreover, the person who would benefit most from annihilating Cao Cao would be Liu Bei.
"Without further delay, you all should go back and prepare quickly. We have agreed to march in at the same time tomorrow at nine o'clock."
Jushou was now afraid that Cao Cao would get the news and run away or take precautions. If he could make a sudden attack, he would be able to achieve great results.
Yan Liang and Zhang Xiu returned to their respective camps, and Zhuge Jin also returned to the city.
"Lord, I have read the general's military order, and this matter should be true." Zhuge Jin said.
"It would be great if this is true. If it is a conspiracy set up by Ju Shou and Cao Cao, then we are doomed." Liu Bei was still worried.
"Lord, this is easy."
Suddenly someone spoke up, and Liu Bei looked over, and it was Zhuge Liang. He continued: "Whether this is true or not, we will wait until they attack each other before sending troops. If they really attack each other, then it will be
If it is true, we can send troops. If they pretend to attack and it turns out to be false, we can wait and see in the city."
"Hahaha..." Liu Bei said with a delighted smile, "Sir, he once said that Kong Ming was very wise. Sure enough, what you hear is false and what you see is belief. If they really attack each other, it won't be too late for us to send troops again."
Liu Bei asked Guan Yu and Chen Dao to lead 10,000 troops to prepare in the North City, so that they could leave the city at any time to assist in the battle. He also asked Gan Ning and Gao Shun to lead 10,000 soldiers to prepare in the West City. Xu Sheng and Xu Ding led the remaining troops to defend the city.
At this time, in Cao Cao's camp, he saw the men sent by Cao Ang and knew that the assassination of Zhou Ping failed. After hearing that one of the people had been captured, Cao Ang was afraid and rushed out of the city with his dead soldiers. Now he is fleeing back to Yanzhou.
"You traitor! Yong'er! What's there to fear about assassinating Zhou Ping? Moreover, the assassination failed and Zhou Ping was not dead. Even if he really killed Zhou Ping, would Yuan Benchu kill him for it? What is he afraid of? If he escapes like this now, Benchu will How to think?"
Cao Cao was so angry that he cursed. He still didn't know about Zhou Ping's presentation of the imperial seal to Yuan Shao, and Cao Ang didn't know either.
"Ming Gong, please calm down," Guo Jia advised. "This matter is not irreversible. You can order Mr. Ang to return to Yecheng immediately. It's just that because of the death of General Xiahou Miaocai, General Xiahou's retainers wanted to kill Zhou Ping in revenge and followed him to Yecheng." , stayed temporarily at Mr. Ang's place. After the assassination failed, Mr. Ang followed them out of Yecheng and fled back to Yanzhou because he was afraid and persuaded by General Xiahou's retainers. As long as Mr. Ang returned to Yecheng, General Yuan would not investigate further. ."
Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia with relief. He was still thoughtful, and now this is the only way he might be able to save things.
However, Cao Cao was still worried: "What Gu is worried about is whether Benchu will be persuaded by Zhou Ping to recall his soldiers and horses. If Jizhou's soldiers and horses leave, it will be difficult for us to break the city again."
"The general is good at listening to suggestions but difficult to make decisions. If Zhou Ping wants to persuade the general to retreat, it will not be done in a day. He must first persuade Guo Gongze, Feng Yuantu and others, and then he can do it. Since Zhou Ping is in Yecheng, he and It is difficult to get the news from Xiapi, so we might as well assume that Zhou Ping has stayed in Yecheng and served as the ninth minister of the Shaofu. In this case, the people in the city will be in chaos. Let us further advise that those who surrender early will be given important posts. Perhaps, there will be a riot in the city. The city is begging for surrender!"
"This is the only solution now."
Cao Cao first sent people back to Yanzhou to persuade Cao Ang to return to Yecheng quickly and explain to Yuan Shao in the language taught by Guo Jia.
While waiting for tomorrow to send someone to the city to shout.
At night, Jushou was sitting in his tent, thinking about attacking Cao Cao tomorrow.
A military commander came into the tent and reported: "General, we have caught a spy."
"Who is the spy?"
Jushou's current enemy is Cao Cao, and Liu Bei has become an ally. I don't know who is considered a spy.
"He's from Xuzhou. He said he rushed back from Yecheng to report the news. He said the general would understand after seeing him."
"He came back from Yecheng? Bring him here."
"promise."
"Bring it in."
The military lord shouted outside, and two soldiers came in escorting a tightly bound man.
"You came back from Yecheng? But General Zhou Wen'an sent you back?" Jushou asked.
"Exactly, General Ju should already know what happened in Yecheng. Mr. Wen'an is afraid of my lord... He is afraid that General You will not believe General Ju's words, so he specially ordered me to return the message quickly and let General You and General Ju join forces to attack the thieves."
Ju Shou was overjoyed. He was worried that Liu Bei would not believe what he said, but now that Zhou Ping has sent someone back, he will definitely believe it.
"General Zhou, do you have anything else to say?"
"Sir, I said, if I can see General Ju, let me tell you that after Cao Cao is destroyed, General Ju may be able to take up the post of Yanzhou Shepherd."
Jushuo was secretly happy. Relatively speaking, General Yuan valued the people of Yingchuan more. He should have been able to take up the post of Jiuqing, but now he was finally going to be appointed as the prefectural pastor.
Although the state pastor only has 2,000 dan, Jiuqing has the middle 2,000 dan, which is one level lower, but the state pastor's power is more important.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Jushou asked again.
"there is none left."
"Let him go and send him to the city."
Jushou ordered.
The military prince was a little surprised. He didn't know Yuan Shao's military order yet.
Jushou was afraid that the news would be exposed, so he had not conveyed it to the soldiers yet. He would wait until the troops were gathered tomorrow.
"Go quickly!"
Seeing the military prince standing still, Jushou urged.
"Oh, No."
The military lord quickly agreed, stepped forward to untie the prisoners, and sent the "spies" to the city walls.
"I am a person sent back from Yecheng by Mr. Zhou Wen'an. Let me enter the city quickly."
The guards sent back by Zhou Ping came to the city and shouted loudly to the city.
It was already dark at this time, and he could not see clearly from the top of the city to the bottom of the city. After asking a few questions carefully, he was determined to be someone sent back by Zhou Ping, so he lowered the rope and hoisted him up to the city.
At this time, Liu Bei and everyone were still gathered in the palace, discussing specific countermeasures for tomorrow, while waiting for news from Zhou Ping.
Based on his expectation, if Yuan Shao really asked Ju Shou to join forces with him to attack Cao Cao, he would definitely send someone back to report the news.
Sure enough, while Liu Bei was listening to Guan Yu talking about the deployment of troops, suddenly a government official came in hurriedly and reported: "My lord, Mr. Zhou Wen'an has sent someone back from Yecheng."
"Please."
Liu Bei was overjoyed, stood up in a hurry, and said "please".
Soon, the guards sent by Zhou Ping entered the hall, saluted Liu Bei, and then took out a personal letter written by Zhou Ping to Liu Bei.
"Hahaha...Cao Cao is dead! Your wisdom is unparalleled in the world!"
After reading the letter, Liu Bei had a general understanding of what happened in Yecheng, and also knew that Zhou Ping and others had been intercepted twice in Yanzhou.
Jushu didn't know much about what happened, and he told Liu Bei even less. Now Liu Bei finally understood all the cause and effect of the matter.
This national jade seal was not handed over in vain!
Zhuge Jin took the letter and read it for everyone in the hall to hear.
"Cao Cao sent someone to assassinate you, and Cao Ang escaped again. This is divine help! If it hadn't been for this, I'm afraid it would be difficult for you to convince General Yuan!" Zhuge Jin said happily.
"No, if this had not happened, Yuan Benchu would have withdrawn his troops." Liu Bei said, "Sir, he brought the imperial seal and said that Cao Cao could gather fifty or sixty thousand troops in just a moment. In this way, the general
The person to be feared is Cao Cao first, and then us. He will definitely not want to help Cao Cao destroy me. No wonder you have the confidence to persuade the general to retreat, it turns out that he has already had words of persuasion."
"Yes, we are far away in Xuzhou, while Cao Cao is close to Yanzhou. Just under the nose of Yecheng, there are fifty or sixty thousand capable soldiers gathered in the blink of an eye. It is strange that General Yuan does not guard him. In this way, we in Xuzhou can
Don’t worry, Mr. Wen An has done a great job!”
At this time, Mi Zhu, the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, had forgotten that he had advised Liu Bei to beware of Zhou Ping's incident, and followed up with the words of great joy.
"Brother, when will we send out troops tomorrow?" Guan Yu asked.
The situation reversed so quickly that it was difficult for him to accept it. He always felt that these things were too unreal.
But speaking of it, if Cao Cao knew these things, it would be even harder to accept it.
Originally, he was working with others to deal with Liu Bei, but now it's better that others are joining forces with Liu Bei to deal with him.
"Since the matter is trustworthy, then we must comply with the agreement."
"No." Everyone responded in unison.
At Mao Shi, there was still darkness between heaven and earth.
Liu Bei was already standing on the west gate tower, with Mi Zhu, Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang and others standing beside him.
Gan Ning and Gao Shunze were already at the base of the city, commanding 10,000 troops and horses, ready to leave the city at any time to kill the enemy.
In Beicheng, Guan Yu and Chen Dao also commanded 10,000 troops and made preparations.
The reason why Guan Yu is in the north city and Gan Ning is in the west city is because although Cao Cao is in the west, Ju Shou and Zhang Xiu together have more than 40,000 troops, so it is easier to defeat Cao Cao.
Yan Liang only had more than 20,000 troops, and Liu Bei had opinions about his command of the troops. He felt that it might be difficult for him to defeat Cao Ren and Xu Huang, so he asked Guan Yu and Chen to help him deal with Cao Ren.
It was still dark and silent outside the city, and there was no feeling of an impending storm.
At this moment, Cao Cao didn't know that Yuan Shao was going to destroy him, so he certainly didn't take precautions.
"Lord, the troops outside the city in the south have moved and are marching towards the west city."
"Lord, the troops outside the east city have moved and are marching towards the north city."
The scouts from the south and east came to report.
Liu Bei was overjoyed. He was finally relieved of his previous worries.
He really couldn't believe this was true.
He was originally besieged and attacked by 120,000 soldiers and horses, but overnight, he changed from the one being attacked to the one attacking the enemy.
And his mortal enemy Cao Cao has changed from the main attacker to the enemy of everyone.
This change is difficult for anyone to accept.
Even Zhuge Liang felt that everything was in a dream at this moment. He had no idea that the situation in the world would change like this after Zhou Ping went to Yecheng.
Deep in his heart, he admired and admired Zhou Ping even more!
Mi Zhu, who had always been quite jealous of Zhou Ping, now had to admire Zhou Ping so much that he even more believed that Zhou Ping was a sincere Sasuke to Liu Bei.
"My lord, Mr. Wen'an can defeat ten thousand soldiers by himself!" Mi Zhu said softly.
Zhuge Jin heard this and said with a smile: "Not only ten thousand soldiers, but seventy thousand soldiers!"
"Seventy thousand soldiers! Haha... not bad."
Liu Bei laughed, thinking that Jushou and Yan Liang had 50,000 troops, plus Zhang Xiu's 20,000 troops, making a total of 70,000 troops.
"Cao Cao probably never dreamed that when he woke up, he found that Jizhou soldiers and horses had already invaded the camp." Mi Zhu added.
"Not necessarily, Cao Cao always knows his troops, and he won't know until his troops attack the camp." Zhuge Liang said immediately.
Liu Bei glanced at Zhuge Liang admiringly: "Yes, Cao Cao is a man who is good at using soldiers. He will not be like Yan Liang, who was attacked into the camp and still didn't know it. The soldiers and horses are moving to the south and east. At this time, Cao Cao may have obtained
News, we are urgently thinking of countermeasures!"
In fact, Cao Cao was awakened from his sleep just as Liu Bei said.
"General, general, general..."
The soldiers shouted urgently outside the tent.
He did not dare to enter the account without permission, fearing that Cao Cao would kill him, because Cao Cao would kill people in his sleep.
Cao Cao suddenly woke up and asked urgently: "What's the matter?"
"The soldiers and horses of Jizhou and Nanyang in the south suddenly gathered and were heading towards our camp to the west. The soldiers and horses of Jizhou in the east also gathered and headed towards our camp in the north."
