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- Chapter 299 Cao Cao, the strongest opponent
"Could it be that Cao Cao is trying to make a fool of himself in the east and attack the west?"
Suddenly thinking of this, Yan Liang frowned.
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed, including Xu Shu's.
An inexplicable chill quickly spread throughout the tent.
It is always difficult to tell the truth from the truth in Cao Cao's military deployment. If he really wanted to attack Luoyang, he could have attacked Pubanjin openly, but secretly left Tongguan east and attacked Luoyang suddenly.
Now, instead, he marched into Luoyang with great fanfare, but he was not afraid of disturbing the situation and letting Yan Liang take precautions. This was obviously against common sense.
It seems that Cao Cao has only one purpose for doing this.
"It turns out that our Prime Minister Cao has spent so much effort to build a plank road openly, cross Chencang secretly, and want to sneak attack on Nanyang."
Yan Liang sneered and revealed Cao Cao's true intention.
Although Xu Shu and others had already guessed, when Yan Liang said these words, there was still an uproar in the big tent.
Cao Cao's withdrawal from Pubanjin in the northern part of Guanzhong will inevitably attract Yan Liang's attention, so Cao Cao used the banner of attacking Luoyang to try to attract Yan Liang's attention to Luoyang.
At this time, Cao Cao could lead his army grandly southward, passing through Tongguan with lightning speed, and continued southward to Wuguan, which was not too far away from Tongguan. From there, the army attacked Nanyang.
Now that Yan Liang's army is all on the front line of Kunyang, Wancheng's general Wenpin only has more than 4,000 men. Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops suddenly arrive, and it is not impossible to defeat Wancheng in one fell swoop.
If Wancheng is lost, Yan Liang and his 40,000 main force will be cut off from their return. At that time, facing the encirclement of nearly 100,000 troops from Cao Cao and Yuan Tan, he will be threatened with annihilation.
"Cao Cao wants to complete his achievements in one battle. This plan is really a vicious one." Xu Shu exclaimed.
Everyone was speechless. Only Jia Xu, who reminded Yan Liang, stroked his beard slightly and fell silent to enjoy the pride after his amazing words.
After being amazed, Xu Shu hurriedly said: "My lord, since Cao Cao has the possibility of raiding Nanyang, we must take precautions. Please increase your troops to Wancheng as soon as possible."
Yan Liang nodded slightly, deeply convinced.
Although he was very confident in Wenpin's ability to defend the city, the enemy he faced this time was not Yuan Tan, but Cao Cao. For such a powerful enemy, even the slightest slight could be fatal.
Thinking of this, Yan Liang immediately ordered Zhang He to lead 5,000 elite troops and set off from Kunyang immediately, traveling at starry night to reinforce Wancheng.
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The cold wind blows and the dust covers the sky. The silent army is moving forward in a hurry.
Not far away from the left bank, the water of the Yellow River surges like thunder, and the spectacular sound changes the color of the world.
Passing through the slightly raised wilderness, in the southeast, a majestic and magnificent pass suddenly hit everyone's eyes.
This pass is called Tongguan.
Cao Cao reined in his horse and looked at the magnificent Guancheng in the distance, with a bit of pride flashing in his brows.
A horse galloped over, and the leader of the Tiger Guards, Xu Chu, slashed his broadsword, blocking the incoming man a few steps away.
Cao Cao glanced at him and nodded slightly to Xu Chu, then Xu Chu let the man come closer.
"Prime Minister, most of Hongnong's troops have been mobilized by Yuan Tan. If the Prime Minister marches eastward, he will be invincible and will surely capture Luoyang in one fell swoop. God has given the Prime Minister a good opportunity to recover the Central Plains. The Prime Minister must not hesitate any longer."
Hearing that generous words, Cao Cao smiled and said, "Xin Zuozhi, I have always been curious about why you abandoned Yuan Tan and surrendered to me."
The person who spoke generously was Xin Pi.
A few days ago, in the name of uniting with Cao Cao, he came to Guanzhong on Yuan Tan's order and met Cao Cao in Pubanjin.
After meeting Cao Cao, he decisively abandoned Yuan Tan. Instead, he persuaded Cao Cao to take advantage of Yuan Tan's enemies from both sides and send troops to attack Luoyang and regain the Central Plains.
Now facing Cao Cao's question, Xin Pi said seriously: "In today's troubled times, it is not the Lord who chooses his ministers, but also the ministers who choose their Lord. Yuan Tan is narrow-minded and is not a wise Lord. He abandons the secret to the bright and submits to the prime minister, which is to comply with the will of God. "
"What a great person to obey God's will!" Cao Cao praised, "Since I have a talented person like Xin Zuozhi to submit to me, there is no need to worry about failing to accomplish my great cause."
Hearing Cao Cao's approval, Xin Pi's heart settled, and the corners of his mouth were filled with pride.
At that moment, he said: "Now Yuan Tan is only focused on dealing with Yan Liang and is completely unprepared for the Prime Minister. This is a great opportunity, please Prime Minister to advance the troops as soon as possible."
?"Of course we have to march into the army, but it's not Tongguan." A mysterious smile appeared at the corner of Cao Cao's mouth.
Xin Pi was stunned for a moment, with a confused expression on his face, not understanding the mystery behind Cao Cao's words.
Cao Cao reined in his horse and shouted: "Send the order, the whole army will speed up southward, and they must reach Wuguan within two days."
After saying this, Cao Cao waved his whip and rode towards the south.
Behind him, Xu Chu and other pro-army soldiers made a sudden movement, and a black mass of cavalry followed Cao Cao.
Xinpi, who was standing there, had a look of confusion and surprise on his face, and murmured: "Wuguan, why did Prime Minister Cao go to Wuguan? Could it be that"
Suddenly realizing it, Xin Pi's face instantly filled with infinite surprise.
The dust was flying like the wind, and the army of more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry gradually moved away from Tongguan and changed its route towards Wuguan in the south.
The army marched day and night. In only half a day, Cao Jun crossed the Guanzhong Plain and entered the mountains on the eastern edge of the Qinling Mountains.
Thirty thousand troops passed through Lantian, Shangluo, and Shang counties, and rushed south along Danshui.
Finally, at dawn the next day, Cao Cao led his army to Wuguan.
Climbing to the top of Wuguan City, Cao Cao raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The terrain on both wings was getting wider and wider, and further away was the Nanyang Basin.
Looking at this familiar land, all kinds of old memories flooded into my heart like a tide.
It was here that he lost his beloved eldest son Cao Ang, his beloved general Dian Wei, and he was repeatedly defeated by Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao.
Nanyang County is like Cao Cao's nemesis, he has been defeated here countless times.
Tonight, the flag of the Cao family once again flies over this magical land.
"Yan Liang, it's time for me to meet you in person. Let me see how capable you are, and how capable you are of turning Jingzhou upside down"
After repeatedly failing to capture Pubanjin, Cao Cao realized that his intention to attack Bingzhou was probably discovered by Yuan Shang. If he continued to attack like this blindly, he would only miss better opportunities.
Seeing that Yan Liang¡¯s army and Yuan Tan were at a stalemate in Xudu, Cao Cao keenly saw the opportunity, and at Guo Jia¡¯s suggestion, he immediately changed his strategy and refocused his march on the Central Plains.
If he wants to attack the Central Plains, a war with Yan Liang is inevitable.
And Cao Cao, who was far-sighted, decided to put aside the city attack and seize this excellent opportunity first. The only way to destroy Yan Liang was to kill him.
As long as Yan Liang can be conquered, the entire Jingzhou will fall apart. At that time, when he marches into the Central Plains, he only needs to send one army south to capture Jingzhou easily.
With the Central Plains, Guanzhong and Jingzhou all in hand, looking at the world, who will be Cao Cao¡¯s opponent?
The blueprint of Hong Chuan was surging in his chest, and confidence and murderous intent were quietly gathering on Cao Cao's scorched face.
Looking down at Guancheng, large numbers of Cao family troops are already leaving Guancheng and heading towards the Nanyang Basin under the hillside.
A few steps away, Xin Pi looked at the mighty Cao family's army and sighed: "It turns out that the Prime Minister had a clever plan. He actually wanted to attack Wancheng from the east to the west and cut off Yan Liang's retreat in one fell swoop. The Prime Minister's plan is really unfathomable. Test"
Although Xin Pi¡¯s words contained flattering elements, his emotion was 70% true.
Just listening to his emotion, Cao Cao and Guo Jia next to him looked at each other and smiled.
Guo Jia then said: "Xin Zuozhi, you guessed wrong. The Prime Minister is not going to attack Wancheng this time."
Xinpi was stunned again and fell into confusion again.
Wancheng is the seat of Nanyang County, and its location is at the northern end of Nanyang Basin. Only by capturing this place can we cut off Yan Liang's return route. If we don't capture Wancheng, where else can we capture.
"Yan Liang is a very treacherous person, and there are many wise men under his command. The prime minister's plan to attack the east and attack the west cannot be hidden from Yan Liang. Presumably Yan Liang has already sent more soldiers to Wancheng by this time. Even if our army attacks How can it be defeated in one fell swoop?¡±
Guo Jia's words made Xin Pi suddenly realize it, but he also doubted: "Even so, if we don't attack Wancheng by surprise, wouldn't all the Prime Minister's previous tactics of doubting soldiers be in vain?"
Guo Jia smiled slightly and stopped explaining.
The gap between the best counselors and ordinary counselors made Guo Jia feel that any further explanation would only be an underestimation of his intelligence.
Cao Cao sneered, no longer paying attention to Xin Pi's confusion, and waved his hand and loudly passed the order.
When Xin Pi heard Cao Cao's order, his blank face suddenly turned pale with shock.
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?When Cao Cao's army poured into Nanyang from Wuguan, north of Wancheng, Yan Liang had led 30,000 infantry and cavalry and was marching back to the division.
Because it was previously speculated that Cao Cao might raid Nanyang, Yan Liang increased his troops to Wancheng and also ordered Wenpin to strengthen reconnaissance on the front line of Wuguan.
As soon as Cao Jun came out of the border, Wenpin rushed eight hundred miles to report. Xingye sent an envoy to report to Yan Liang on the Kunyang front line.
The speculation turned into reality. When Yan Liang heard that Cao Cao was personally leading the army, he immediately realized that Yuan Tan was no longer his strongest enemy. At this time, he must concentrate his main force to deal with Cao Cao, a truly powerful enemy.
So Yan Liang left Xu Shu to lead 10,000 troops and horses to defend Kunyang City, while he himself sent 30,000 infantry and cavalry, as well as Wen Chou, Huang Zhong, Jia Xu and other important civil and military officials to rush to Wancheng day and night.
Although Cao Cao's attack was fierce, Yan Liang believed that, fighting at home, with Wancheng's backing, it would not be difficult to repel Cao Cao with equal strength.
That day at dusk, Yan Liang led six thousand cavalry and arrived at Bowang first.
This city is only a few dozen miles away from Wancheng. At this time, Cao Cao's army has not yet attacked Wancheng. Yan Liang still had plenty of time, so he asked his troops to rest in this city until they can return tomorrow.
It was already night, and in the county government hall, Yan Liang was discussing with the generals and counselors the next strategy to retreat from the enemy.
At this moment, a pro-soldier came straight to the hall and handed over an urgent letter of recruitment.
"Read it." Yan Liang, keeping his eyes on the map, waved his hand and shouted.
The pro-army then read in public: "General Wen is reporting urgently that Cao Cao's army has not marched towards Wancheng, but has captured Nanxiang City and is marching southward in a hurry."
This news couldn¡¯t help but make everyone¡¯s expressions change slightly. Even Yan Liang had a trace of surprise in his eyes.
??Cao Cao did not advance eastward with his troops, but first captured Xi and Li counties and killed Benwan City along the way, but what did he do to attack Nanxiang County south of Wuguan?
Yan Liang's razor-sharp gaze quickly scanned the map and quickly found Nanxiang City.
Suspicion flowed in his eyes, and his thoughts were rolling like a tide. He used all his energy to try to decipher Cao Cao's intentions.
Amid the discussion, Jia Xu, who had always been calm, suddenly changed his expression and blurted out: "Cao Cao doesn't want to attack Wancheng, he wants to attack Xiangyang!" (To be continued. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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