After Cao Ren returned to Yuyang, Cao Mengde and Sima Yi had been waiting for a long time.
Cao Ren panted and said: "Prime Minister, military advisor... you, why are you here?"
Cao Mengde glanced at Cao Ren and said expressionlessly: "Defeated?"
"Well... But I caught the culprit Zhou Yu. It was this kid who caused us to be surrounded." Cao Ren quickly pulled Zhou Yu off his horse. Zhou Yu knelt on the ground, very embarrassed. He timidly looked up at Cao Mengde and Sima Yi: "Prime Minister, Military Advisor, I am innocent..."
"I believe you are innocent, because you have also been plotted. They have actually known what you did for a long time, but they just used our hands to get rid of you." Sima Yi said.
As soon as these words came out, Cao Ren looked at Sima Yi in shock: "Military advisor, is this really true?"
"Of course it is. Think about it, Zhou Yu is so greedy for life and afraid of death, how could he use himself as bait? He was sold by someone, he was too young and..." Sima Yi said.
Cao Ren was puzzled and said: "The military advisor is planning to..."
"Now that the enemy has obtained your 100,000 troops, they must have thought that we would temporarily return to defend Beihai to deal with Lu Bu, but we decided to do the opposite. As far as I know, this Li Bolong is very good at using troops. After the battle, He asked Han Shizhong to continue attacking Zhang Lu, and then distributed Jiangdong to the Sun family. Did he think that this would be able to appease the people and seek development? Humph, he may not underestimate me too much. Now if we mobilize an army of 500,000 If we attack Jingzhou, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!" Sima Yi said.
Zhou Yu said quickly: "You are indeed a military advisor. Such a surprising strategy is simply amazing!"
"Stop flattering, now that you have been abandoned by Jingzhou, they don't want you, I want you." Sima Yi said.
When Zhou Yu heard this, his face turned red: "This is not good."
"What are you thinking about? I mean, I need your help. You are very familiar with Jingzhou and will definitely come in handy. Are you willing to take revenge?" Sima Yi said.
Zhou Yu clenched his fists: "Of course I do, I have never dreamed of it. Military advisor, please tell me, I am willing to go through fire and water, no matter what!"
"Okay!" Sima Yi laughed loudly, turned to Cao Mengde and said, "Master, we can start..."
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Li Huguo was having a celebration banquet because he had received 100,000 troops, but Pang Tong was frowning. Li Huguo said, "I don't know why the military advisor is so upset?"
"After much thought, something is wrong. My lord, those 100,000 soldiers and horses are all old and weak soldiers. Why did Cao Mengde send 100,000 old and weak soldiers to attack Jingzhou?" Pang Tong said, "Actually, these 100,000 soldiers and horses are still nothing to us. Burden, think about it, how much food a hundred thousand soldiers and horses consume in a day, and they are not strong enough to fight on the battlefield. They are all one hundred thousand infantry, and all of them are old, how can they still fight?" Pang Tong said.
When Pang Tong said this, Li Yuguo also became confused. He thought that the battle was won so smoothly this time. In addition, Cao Mengde had so many soldiers and generals, why did he send Cao Ren here
Just imagine that after Cao Mengde conquered the north, the north was a land of outstanding people and there were quite a lot of talents of all kinds. But now in such a big place like Jingzhou, why did he only send one Cao Ren
Thinking of this, Li Yuguo stopped using his chopsticks. At this time, Sun Ce said: "Brother, what's wrong with you? Is there something on your mind?"
"I don't know either. I have a bad feeling in my heart. After today's dinner, you will quickly go to Jiangdong with your troops and make Jianye your capital. You will only seek development and don't care about anything else." Li Huguo said.
Originally, Sun Ce wanted to ask back, but seeing Li Yuguo's serious face, he stopped asking.
Diao Chan who was next to Li Yuguo said: "Have you not had a good rest recently? I see that you have been busy with the military and have never had a good night's sleep. Otherwise, if you had rested earlier today, I would have someone prepare herbal soup for you. Take a bath to relieve fatigue?"
"No." Li Yuguo looked into the distance, "Immediately sent out three lines of scouts to inspect the major checkpoints in Jingzhou to see if there is anything suspicious."
"That's fine, after all, these are troubled times now." Lu Qiling said, "I am worried about my father's safety now. Although my father occupies Beihai, Beihai is also 600 miles away from us. If any of us is in danger, Although we are allies now, rescue may not be possible in time.”
Li Yuguo started thinking. He looked at Xu Shu and said, "Xu Shu, if you were Cao Mengde and you knew that Lu Bu had captured Beihai, what would your first thing be? Attack Lu Bu?"
"No, I will take advantage of the distance between Lu Bu and your lord to widen, and then attack the choke point in one fell swoop, taking Xuzhou or Jingzhou. In this way, although they are allies, they are on opposite sides and cannot join forces to support them." Xu Shu said.
When Li Yuguo heard this, he stood up in surprise: "No, here comes someone! Quickly order the three armies to prepare for battle!"
Li Yuguo exclaimed, surprising everyone around him, but no one could care about the celebration party at the moment. They all performed their duties and returned to their posts. In the originally bustling yard, only a few servants were left. And Li Huguo’s family.
"Ms. sir, I'll go with you." Lu Qiling also came over and said.
Li Yuguo thought that Lu Qiling was very skilled in martial arts and could definitely help, so he agreed, and Diao Chan asked people to clean up the yard quickly, so that Li Yuguo wouldn't have to worry about anything. It was a pity that this table of delicious dishes had just started, and the big dish was They are all still simmering and have not been served.
As expected, Cao Mengde manipulated Cao Ren's army and used it as cannon fodder, which lowered Li Hugo's vigilance. However, the real army was divided into seven groups. The seven generals of the Yang family each led an army, and the troops were divided into seven groups to attack Jingzhou. Except for the side surrounding the water, which is not surrounded, the exits of other roads are actually blocked.
At this time, seven groups of soldiers and horses attacked the city at the same time. The sudden ambush frightened the defenders of Jingzhou. In addition, Li Hugo's soldiers and horses were hoarded in Jiangxia, and only the 100,000 old and weak soldiers were left in Jingzhou.
"What a foresight, treacherous and despicable thing!" Pang Tong said, "The strategy of dividing the troops and the conspiracy of synergy. This Sima Yi actually got along with each other in such a strange way. My lord... I'm afraid we have to make a choice."
Li Yuguo looked at the soldiers approaching the city, his face turned livid: "What choice?"
"Defend or abandon the city." Pang Tong said word by word.
Hearing this, Li Yuguo clenched his fists: "Are there any other options?"
"No more. The enemy troops are divided into seven groups, each with 100,000 people. This time Cao Mengde's 700,000-strong army is heading straight for Jingzhou. Our large army is in Jiangxia. General Han Shizhong and Han went to Hanzhong, and the allies Lu Bu is in Beihai and won't be able to come back for a while. We only have 100,000 old and weak soldiers, and I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for three days!" Pang Tong analyzed.