Cao Cao was a tycoon for a lifetime, and Liu Bei occupied two counties in Dongjun. The reason why he did not come to attack was because he had newly conquered Dongjun and needed to appease and digest the place.
If it is known that Liu Bei followed Yuan Shu's order to march westward to Liyang, he will definitely send troops to Fan County and Dong'a to recover the lost territory.
Rather than taking advantage of Cao Cao, it would be better to directly take away the residents of the two counties and leave him two white areas.
Cheng Yu is a ruthless man with the title of human strategist. How could such a character leave anything for Cao Cao?
"Second brother, you understand what sir means."
Liu Bei glanced at Guan Yu.
"Guan Yu understands that everything depends solely on Sir's instructions."
Guan Yu knelt down on one knee and saluted Liu Bei.
"My lord, it is better to send troops sooner rather than later at this moment. Although Yuan Shu has ordered my lord to capture Liyang, Yuan Shu will definitely not put his hope on us. There will definitely be a soldier and horse going south with me.
And this soldier and horse is very likely to be Yuan Shu’s elite cavalry - Ying Yangjun. We must capture Liyang before them and gain this advantage."
Cheng Yu's care was so great that he directly guessed that Zhao Yun's Yingyang army would move south, so he asked Liu Bei to march at full speed and capture Liyang first.
"Yide, Yun Chang, you go to Guantao quickly, organize your troops and horses, and send troops to Liyang as soon as my husband and I arrive."
"promise."
"promise,"
When Guan Yu and Zhang Fei heard Yuan Shu's order, they clenched their fists and walked out the door without looking back.
"My lord, my house only consists of a wife, a son and two servants. You can go with me now."
Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei leaving, Cheng Yu also shook his fist at Liu Bei, indicating that he could leave at any time.
"Okay, sir, let me go to Guantao quickly."
"promise."
Cheng Yu had already prepared the carriage, and Liu Bei followed him directly to Guantao after giving the order.
Guantao was only about 200 miles away from Dong'a. At Cheng Yu's suggestion, Liu Bei traveled all day and night to get back to Guantao in a day and a half.
When they returned, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already prepared the troops and horses that needed to go out.
"Sir, do you want to take a rest?"
Liu Bei looked at Cheng Yu with distress in his eyes.
"My lord, you see, I, Cheng Yu, am eight feet tall and three inches tall. I am as strong as an ordinary general. I can withstand a journey of only two days. We should send out troops as soon as possible because our troops are so valuable."
Cheng Yu shook his head.
"That being the case, all armies obey orders, Guan Yu."
"exist."
"After I leave with my army, Yangping will be handed over to you. You must send troops to Wuyang in the east to guard against Cao Cao in the south."
"promise."
"Jian Yong."
"exist."
"After I leave, you will be in charge of Guantao. At the same time, the people of Fan County and Dong'a County must move to Yangping as soon as possible."
"promise."
"Zhang Fei obeys the order."
"exist."
"I order you to be the vanguard and lead a thousand elite soldiers, two thousand Yellow Turban surrender troops and two thousand militiamen to open the road in front. Build bridges when encountering rivers and open roads when encountering mountains. There will be no delay for even one minute."
"promise."
"Cheng Yu."
"exist."
"I order you to serve as the military advisor and follow me to command two thousand elite soldiers, three thousand yellow scarves, and three thousand militiamen to form the central army and send troops to Liyang."
"promise."
Yangping County is on the move, as are other counties. Ten thousand Jianzhong from Zhangzha have rushed to Feixiang. Wen Chou's troops are extremely fast.
The entire army has three to four thousand horse-drawn carriages, each with a crew of eight people. They have arrived at Guangping County with 20,000 powerful troops, and are heading towards Linshui along the official road. They are expected to arrive in another three to five days.
Jizhou's soldiers and horses were very fast, and with the support of internal forces, Yu Du also captured Yecheng, the county seat of Wei County. The prosperity of Yecheng made the Yellow Turbans who were accustomed to the desolation get lost in it. The entire Yecheng was under the madness of the Yellow Turbans.
Down, frequently destroyed.
"Commander, it's better to have a city."
A young handsome boy in a yellow scarf drank the wine from the bowl in front of him in one gulp, and then kissed the beautiful girl next to him, smiling so happily.
"Haha, is that for sure? This is just Wei County. It is said that Changshan, Yuan Shu's hometown, is a hundred times more prosperous than Ye City, and Xindu is the prefecture of Jizhou and is also extremely prosperous.
I asked Zhang Yan to send troops to capture, but he refused me for fear of offending Yuan Shu, so I made an appointment with Bai Rao and others to send troops.
He takes over Dongjun, and I take over Weijun. After plundering the people of both places and turning them into Yellow Turbans, we can join forces and go north to attack Xindu and kill Yuan Shu. Then we can become the shepherds of Jizhou."
Yu Du is tall and ugly, but his words are full of heroism.
"Yes, when the time comes when the marshal becomes the Jizhou Mu, we young marshals can also be appointed as generals and lieutenants, and we can honor our ancestors."
"Haha, that's right, I will definitely lead the commander-in-chief to accomplish his great mission."
"That's right, I'll return home in fine clothes and pay my respects to the Prime Minister."
Yu Dudu's words made all these young handsome men look excited. After all, who doesn't want to honor their ancestors and who wants to be a Yellow Turban villain for the rest of his life is just forced by this society.
The Yellow Turban Army was reveling in Yecheng, Anyang, Dangyin, Liyang, and all the counties they occupied. However, Yuan Shu's troops were marching at high speed, and the encirclement network surrounding the entire Wei County gradually began to shrink.
For seven days and seven nights, Liu Bei traveled quickly, covering a distance of three to four hundred miles, and finally arrived at the predetermined place.
"Lord, Li Yang is ahead."
A scout came on horseback.
"Well, the army will take a short rest, and I will have a drink in Liyang in the evening."
Liu Bei's mission is to capture Liyang, so there is no need for him to wait for news about the army. The sooner he captures Liyang, the better.
"promise."
After a short rest for half a day, with Zhang Fei as the forward and Liu Bei as the middle army, 13,000 soldiers and horses were deployed outside Liyang County.
"Yide, call the Yellow Turbans in the city. I am Liu Bei of Yangping. I urge them to open the city and surrender. Otherwise, when the city is destroyed, none of the Yellow Turbans will be left behind."
"promise."
After receiving Liu Bei's military order, Zhang Fei rode out, opened his mouth and shouted loudly at the Yellow Turban Army on top of the city.
"Leader, what should I do?"
When Yu Du went north, he never thought that his retreat would be blocked, so he deployed only a thousand soldiers and horses in Liyang. Now these Yellow Turbans have to face a regular army that is ten times their size.
"What should we do? Of course we must defend the city and then send troops north to ask for help from the commander-in-chief."
This Yellow Turban leader is Yu Du's confidant, so naturally he will not be easily intimidated by Liu Bei.
"Okay, I'll go down and make arrangements right now."
When the man heard the leader's words, a trace of determination flashed in his eyes. Then when he bent down, he suddenly pulled out the scimitar from his waist and stabbed the leader into the chest.
"Xishun, why are you doing this?"
The leader is still confused until now. Looking at the boy who sneaked up on him, he really can't understand it.
"Leader, you treat your wishes well, but you can't let a thousand brothers follow you to die for your own loyalty. Li Yang can't defend it, so I can only kill you to pass."
Xishun looked at the leader, his eyes full of determination.
Ever since Xishun defected to the Yellow Turban, he had been under the care of this leader. It can be said that this leader was his benefactor, but now he wanted to kill his benefactor with his own hands, which shows the fragility of human nature in just a moment.
"Hahahaha, handsome, the little one is one step ahead of you."
After the leader tried his best to say this, he swallowed it in one breath and walked into hell one step ahead of the poison.
"The leader is dead. Those who want to live must put down their weapons."
