I learned from spies that Cao Cao raised an army of 100,000 and rushed towards Xuzhou.
In such a situation, this is too obvious.
Obviously Liu Bei was afraid that he would not be able to defeat him, so he asked Cao Cao for help early.
With Jia Xu, Zang Ba, Lu Su and others guarding the city, Xiang Ji didn't have to worry about Xuzhou losing anything.
But the problem is, without the reinforcements from Xuzhou, how can Liu Bei's turtle shell be broken?
Xiang Ji was very irritable.
Damn Liu Bei, is he a tortoise?
"Zilong, Ziyi, call the whole army, we retreat!"
After some consideration, Xiang Ji decided to withdraw his troops temporarily.
The original plan was to capture Liu Bei with force of wind and thunder, but now that the situation has entered a stalemate, it has exceeded Xiang Yu's expectations.
What's more, Cao Cao has already dug a way out for him. If he is restrained by Liu Bei and cannot leave, who knows what will happen in the end.
"Lord, the Chu army is about to retreat."
Liu Bei and others in Chengyang County discovered Xiang Ji's movements and became excited.
What does the retreat of the Chu army mean?
There is only one possibility: Cao Cao really sent troops.
Hum hum, little Xiang Ji, do you understand this time? Jiang is always spicier when he is older.
Fight with me? You are not qualified yet.
Liu Bei was very excited about being able to force Xiang to withdraw his status.
"Lord, don't let Xiang Yu retreat so easily.
Now Cao Cao of Yanzhou must have sent out troops, and I guess that Xiang Ji must be returning home as quickly as possible.
If our army pursues Xiang Ji's retreating troops at this time, we will definitely win a complete victory."
Suddenly a voice came from Liu Bei's ear.
When he turned around, he saw that it was his military advisor Chen Gong.
Liu Bei still trusted Chen Gong very much.
You know, this time the ambush against Xiang Ji and the guard battle in Chengyang were all done by Chen Gong.
Although the ambush failed, the fault was not due to Chen Gong's strategy.
Moved by what Chen Gong said, Liu Bei's mind came alive.
Yes, if our Qingzhou army suddenly attacks Xiang Ji when his Chu army is retreating, he will definitely be panicked.
If you can defeat it...
You know, now the Cao and Liu families are working together to fight against Xiang Ji.
After Xiang Ji is finally defeated, whoever occupies this territory belongs to whom?
Now that Cao Cao has sent troops to Xuzhou, if I, Liu Bei, are still watching from the sidelines, then I may not get much benefit from the final distribution of territory.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei strengthened his determination to attack.
"Call the whole army to pursue Xiang Ji's Chu army.
Gentlemen, our army will win this battle!"
Liu Bei boosted the morale of his generals and himself.
Qingzhou, Chu County.
After a day of rapid march, Xiang Ji's Chu army evacuated from Chengyang County.
"Send the order, our army will rest here tonight."
Seeing the sun gradually setting, Xiang Ji decided to rest the entire army here.
"Overlord, do you think our army will arrange personnel to keep vigil?"
You know, we are still in enemy territory now. Although Chu County has long been occupied by the Chu State, Zhao Yun, who is as careful as his hair, still cannot feel at ease.
When Zhao Yun said this, Xiang Ji also became vigilant.
Yes, my current opponents are Cao Cao and Liu Bei, not Yuan Shu, a brainless guy.
Just looking at the ambush Liu Bei made this time, we know that this guy still has a way of fighting.
Then, after this guy knows the news about Cao Cao's troops, he will definitely come after me.
Thinking of this, Xiang Ji's head suddenly became clear.
If it were me, a sneak attack in the middle of the night would probably be most effective.
"Zilong, go quickly and call Ziyi."
Xiang Ji has decided to take precautions against Liu Bei's night attack. At worst, it will be in vain if he doesn't come.
"Overlord."
Seeing Taishi Ci coming, Xiang Ji quickly gave him instructions.
As the sun went down, the noisy Chu County fell into silence.
"Brother, it seems that Xiang Ji is defenseless, let's attack!"
Looking at the silence in Chu County, Zhang Fei became excited.
My dear, Xiang Ji, things are changing. The last time I ambush you failed, I'm afraid you are doomed this time, right?
Zhang Fei was full of confidence in this night attack.
How could that arrogant guy think that the Qingzhou Army, which he had been suppressing and beating, would dare to leave the city?
"Don't be busy, just wait, wait until midnight, when all the Chu people are sleeping soundly, we will rush in."
For this ambush, Liu Bei also spent a lot of money.
The remaining 60,000 troops brought not only 50,000, but also many generals under their command.
Although Guan Yu's injuries have not yet recovered, a night attack should not be a big problem, right?
"General, do you think those weaklings from Qingzhou will come?"
Around Chu County, in a forest, the lieutenant beside Taishi Ci was full of complaints about setting up an ambush in the middle of the night.
Looking at the deputy general with the word "depression" written all over his face, Taishi Ci was helpless.
To put it bluntly, this kind of thing is just a matter of luck and a dubious psychology. Who knows whether Liu Bei will come or not?
However, the military orders are like mountains, and since Xiang Ji has given them, Taishi Ci, as his subordinate, naturally has nothing to say.
"Just wait with peace of mind. Didn't the Overlord also say that if nothing happens tonight, our 20,000 ambush brothers can rest for a day before we continue our journey."
After comforting the lieutenant, Taishi Ci looked to the north with expectant eyes.
Liu Bei, come quickly.
Taishi Ci had never realized that he would miss someone so much, and that person was still a man...
Finally, just as Taishi Ci was entering despair, a shining fire came from the distant north.
"Quick! Send someone immediately to inform the Overlord, and tell the brothers to be prepared. Liu Bei is indeed here."
Seeing the light of the fire, Taishi Ci knew that Liu Bei had indeed attacked at night as the overlord expected.
"Kill! My lord has a collar. Whoever captures and kills Xiang Ji's son will be promoted to the rank of ** and will receive a reward of one thousand taels!"
Chen Dao, who was leading the charge, shouted slogans.
What is the reason for soldiers to fight? The Qingzhou Army's morale was high because they were attacking at night. When they heard Chen Dao's shouting, the Qingzhou Army's morale skyrocketed.
"Kill!"
"Come on!"
"Hurry up ahead, don't block my way to make a fortune!"
The morale-filled Qingzhou Army shouted loudly and rushed into Chu County.
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Why? Why is there no one?
As a pioneer, Chen Dao entered Chu County first, but what surprised him was that there was no one in the Chu army camp where he thought everyone was sleeping soundly.
Damn it! Fell into a trap!
Chen Dao was worthy of being a general, and he immediately realized that he and his lord might have fallen into that trap.
This place is basically an ambush designed for myself and others!
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! We have been tricked!"
Chen Dao, who was riding on horseback, shouted loudly to the Qingzhou Army behind him.
However, this was the last cry in his young life.
A hidden arrow was nailed into the panicked Chen Che's neck.