Chapter 597 Where is the Cao Family Thief Now? (2/3)
Chapter 597 Where is the little thief of the Cao family now? (2/3)
At dawn, the sheep book is calm and silent.
In such a big town, not even a single living thing could be seen, let alone any trace of Cao Jun.
Liu Bei stood at the entrance of Yangce Town, his eyes wide open, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost. His face was particularly ugly, with a touch of iron-green color in the morning light. Guan Yu, on the other hand, rode along the long street of Yangce Town.
On the way, I could only hear the sound of hoofbeats, which was endlessly dull and depressing.
"Damn, this is an empty camp."
Guan Yu jumped off his horse and walked quickly to Liu Bei, "Brother, we have been fooled... This is an empty camp, not even a single person is seen."
Liu Bei's cheek twitched, and he suddenly yelled: "Little thief, where have you been?"
Yes, where did Cao Peng go?
How could this huge Yangce Town turn into an empty city? Where are Cao Jun? Where are the people of Yangce Town? What is going on?
Liu Bei suddenly felt an ominous omen in his heart.
He felt that he might have fallen into Cao Peng's trick this time.
"Immediately send people to Nanjiuju and inform Tanzhi to be careful of Cao's army's sneak attack."
There is no trace of Cao Peng, so he must be taking action.
The first is to return to Wuyin County to aid, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu have not been waiting for a long time, which means that Cao Peng has not returned. If he does not return to Wuyin County to aid, he will rush to aid Jiyang. Liu Bei also knows something about Cao Peng. Especially
Cao Peng's series of battles in Liangzhou all showed that this man was good at using strange soldiers and was extremely resourceful. If he gave up Wu Yin and attacked Nan Ju, wouldn't he have cut off his own way out? Thinking of this
, Liu Bei suddenly shivered with excitement, and quickly shouted an order, ordering the soldiers to assemble and set off.
"Brother, Tanzhi will gather in the south and has already made preparations.
With the help of Zizhong and Xiaoqi, the little thief may not be able to succeed even if he makes a sneak attack. Why don't we return to Wuyin and join forces with the military advisor and the others. The little thief is obviously going to use the strategy of surrounding Wei and saving Zhao. We don't want to tunnel.
With his mind in mind, if he conquers Wuyin, he will succeed immediately."
When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly fell into deep thought.
Yes, attacking Wuyin is also an excellent choice.
The purpose of sending troops this time was to attack the city and seize territory to attack Cao Peng. But now that Cao Peng was not fooled, Wuyin's troops were empty. The military adviser and the others had been in Wuyin County for a whole day, and they must have made some gains. At this time, he went forward
Going to Wuyin is just the right time to concentrate your troops.
Even if Cao Peng returns to aid Wuyin, Liu Bei does not need to worry about his retreat...
Liu Bei's troops were quite flexible.
The most important thing is that he can adopt other people's suggestions.
Guan Yu's plan was just right for Liu Bei. After thinking about it, Liu Bei gritted his teeth, nodded and said: "As Chief Yiyun said, attack Wuyin immediately."
When the order came out, the soldiers immediately took action.
However, Guan Yu seemed unwilling to accept it. After hesitating for a moment, he suggested to Liu Bei: "Brother, why don't you and I divide our troops into two groups? I will continue to ambush at Bishui Beach, while you go to Wuyin and join forces with the military advisor.
Once the little thief gets the news, he will definitely give up his original plan and come back to Wuyin. I can continue to ambush the wolf at Bishui Beach. Even if I can't kill the little thief, I can still make him lose his troops... By then,
Brother, you can have no worries and attack Wuyin with all your strength, then Nanyang County will definitely surrender."
"Yun Chang's plan is very good, so just follow it."
At this moment, Liu Bei and Guan Yu divided their forces into two groups and prepared to evacuate Yangce Town.
But at this moment, he suddenly saw a horse galloping towards him.
The scout on horseback dismounted in front of Liu Bei, knelt on the ground, and said breathlessly: "My lord, something bad has happened... I just got the news that this morning Cao Peng and Jiyang, Dengzhi, and Du Ji attacked the south and gathered together. Major General
After fighting desperately, Cao's army was repulsed, but with heavy losses. The major general was seriously injured, and Mr. Xiaoqi's whereabouts are unknown...General Xingzi Zhong sent troops from Niyang to assist, and he was able to stabilize the position."
"What?"
Liu Bei was shocked.
Cao Peng, did he really attack Nanjiu Ju?
Guan Yu, on the other hand, looked even more nervous, "Is it dangerous to be frank?"
"The Major General has been sent to Niyang for treatment, but it's not clear yet.
General Zizhong sent people to ask for help. If there are no reinforcements, General Zizhong may not be able to hold the Nanjiu Ju camp. I also ask my lord to make a decision quickly."
Once the Nanjiu Ju camp is lost, Cao's army can cross the river and advance towards Niyang.
If Cao's army captures Niyang, it will be equivalent to cutting off the communication between Jingzhou and Wancheng. Needless to say, just this food and grass will face huge problems. Liu Bei captured Wancheng, captured Bowang, and the three places in western Hubei.
But the military rations were not too sufficient. Especially when Liu Bei recruited troops in Wancheng, the number of troops was close to 50,000. This also put the three places in Wancheng under tremendous pressure! In order to win over the people, Liu Bei did not collect taxes in the three counties. His
Military rations were almost entirely transported from Xinye and supplied from Jingzhou.
Once Niyang is lost...
Liu Bei shivered with excitement.
He originally planned to launch an attack on Cao Peng in the autumn, and the reason was because of the rations.
Now, the fact that he dared to use troops against Cao Peng largely depended on the safety of the food routes in Xinye.
"Cao Youxue, good method!"
Originally, Liu Bei wanted to fight for time with Cao Peng.
But now it seems that Cao Peng has a head start...
Even if he attacks Wu Yin at this time, if Nirvana is lost, the morale of the army will definitely be unstable.
The current plan is to first stabilize the south and then gather the camp, and never let Cao Peng cross the river to attack. As for Wuyin County, Xun Chen is there, and victory can only be won in the morning and evening.
Liu Bei made up his mind and immediately ordered Guan Yu to be the vanguard and rushed south to gather in the camp.
Zizhong is Mi Zhu.
Mi Zhu can be said to be a good hand in domestic affairs, but he is slightly lacking in military affairs.
There is no doubt about his loyalty. Mi Huan is Liu Bei's wife. With this relationship, Liu Bei doesn't need to worry too much.
But the question is, if Cao Peng really wants to attack Nanjiu Ju, can he withstand it?
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In a hurry, Liu Bei supervised the army and gathered in the south when they arrived at noon.
At this time, the camp was gathered in the south, filled with beacon smoke. There were still stains of blood on the ferry, and it could be seen that a tragic battle had taken place here.
The soldiers were cleaning the battlefield and placing the corpses properly.
It's midsummer and the weather is hot.
If those corpses are not disposed of in time, a large-scale plague will occur. Regarding this, both Liu Bei and Mi Zhu are very aware of the consequences. Therefore, after Liu Bei arrived at the Nanju camp, he first inspected
I walked around the battlefield and checked the situation.
Before dawn, Cao's army suddenly gathered south and launched a sneak attack.
Dianman and Xu Yi once invaded the Nanjiu Ju camp... Guan Ping hurriedly accepted the challenge, but were attacked by Dianman and Xu Yi together. These two men were both brave men. Compared with their father , maybe still a little inferior, but he has already reached the level of a quasi-superior general. Although Guan Ping is good at fighting, he failed to gain any benefits from the two men's attacks. In the chaos, Xu Yi used Iron Meteor to kill Guan Ping. He was wounded, and then was stabbed by Dianman, who fainted on the spot. If Guan Ping hadn't personally followed him and desperately snatched Guan Ping back, Guan Yu would have suffered the pain of losing his son for the second time... Subsequently, reinforcements from Mi Zhu arrived and drove Cao's army out of the Nanjiu camp.
In this battle, Liu Bei's army suffered heavy losses.
The number of casualties should be over a thousand, and there are countless missing soldiers.
The Luzhai Juma in front of the Nanjuju Camp was almost completely destroyed, leaving only a pile of burned mess...
The most regrettable thing is Chen Zhen's disappearance.
Chen Zhen, whose courtesy name is Xiaoqi, is known to Wancheng.
The Chen family of Nanyang is also a powerful party in itself. Its origin is a branch of the Chen family of Yingchuan, and it has an extraordinary reputation in the local area.
Chen Zhenke is old and loyal.
In his early years, this man had been a counselor under Yuan Shao's tent. After the battle of Cangting, Chen Zhen returned to his hometown.
He and Liu Bei had known each other for a long time. So when Liu Bei took control of Xinye, Chen Zhen immediately defected to Liu Bei.
At that time, Zhuge Liang had not yet come out. Chen Zhen and Xun Chen, one in charge of internal affairs and the other in charge of external affairs, complemented each other and were Liu Bei's right-hand men... However, with the arrival of Zhuge Liang, Chen Zhen's status declined slightly. After all, in terms of the overall situation, , Chen Zhen is not as good as Zhuge Liang. But in some details, Liu Bei still needs Chen Zhen's help. Unexpectedly, this Nandu battle will lead to the disappearance of Chen Zhen...
In the original history, Chen Zhen was the hero who followed Liu Bei to Sichuan.
When Liu Chan became emperor, Chen Zhen was promoted to Taiwei.
Now, his whereabouts are unknown, and his life and death are unknown... According to the soldiers, when the Nanjiu Judu camp was in the most chaos, Chen Zhen led his troops to support him in order to ensure that the ferry was not lost. At that time, it was the man who attacked Nanjiu Judu. Nanyang County soldier Cao Shi Du Ji...According to this statement, Chen Zhen is definitely in trouble. Even if he is not killed, he must be captured by Cao's army, otherwise he will not be alive without seeing his body, and he will not be seen after death.
Liu Bei felt extremely sad in his heart.
"Cao Peng, have you ever wanted to fight?"
"Cao's army has withdrawn since dawn and will not attack again.
Now, Du Xi, with his back to the peach blossom forest, set up camp on the east bank of Jishui River, at arm's length with Ji Yang... The two generals had gone to challenge Cao Jun, but Cao Jun could not hold on. As for the little thief Cao Peng, he did not appear. .Maybe he is stationed in Jiyang County at this time..."
"Cao Youxue, never showed up?"
After Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but be startled.
He turned to Guan Yu and asked: "Yun Chang, did you see Cao Youxue when you went to fight?"
"Never."
Guan Yu was in a very bad mood. His second son was killed and his eldest son was seriously injured, which made him uneasy.
If he had to wait for Liu Bei, he would have rushed to Niyang by now. Hearing Liu Bei's question, he replied absently and said nothing again.
Liu Bei took a breath of cold air.
Something seems not quite right!
According to Liu Bei's understanding of Cao Peng, he is a leader who likes to lead the charge.
Cao Jun sneaked into Nanjiu's camp, but there was no sign of Cao Peng. So, where was Cao Peng at this time?
"Have you ever sent someone to inquire about Jiyang?"
"People have been sent there!" Mi Zhu said with a bitter smile: "It's just that Jiyang is heavily guarded. Even if you sneak in and want to send a message out, it's not an easy task.
However, I heard from the captured soldiers of Cao Cao that a troop arrived in Jiyang last night.
According to his description, it seems to be Cao Peng's flying camel soldiers... Since the flying camel soldiers have arrived, I think Cao Peng should be in the county town at the moment."
In theory, it makes sense.
But for some reason, Liu Bei felt restless and a little restless...
