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- In the afternoon of the next day, Yan Liangqin led an army of more than 100,000 people, marched out of Xiapi, and rushed towards Tancheng in the north of Xuzhou.
Yan Liang's troops to capture Xuzhou this time were only 90,000, of which 20,000 were transferred to reinforce the defense of Pengcheng. When he captured Xiapi, his troops actually only numbered 70,000.
However, now Lu Meng has brought 40,000 Huainan troops, which greatly increased his military strength and the number of soldiers and horses has reached 110,000.
In addition, in addition to Lu Meng, Pan Zhang, Jiang Qin, Huang Gai and other Huainan generals also accompanied the army, making Yan Liang's group of generals even more gorgeous.
Yan Liang led such a luxurious army, with momentum like a rainbow, and drove northward, heading straight for Tancheng.
Xuzhou has five counties under its jurisdiction. Among them, Guangling County, Xiapi County and Pengcheng Kingdom in the south have all been assigned to the Chu State. Only Langya Kingdom and Donghai Kingdom in the north are controlled by Liu Bei.
The purpose of Yan Liang's army going north was naturally to seize these last two counties and completely drive Liu Bei's forces out of Xuzhou.
When Yan Liang led the Chu army to attack Tancheng, the seat of the East China Sea Kingdom, Liu Bei's 100,000 Yan army crossed Mount Tai and entered the territory of the East China Sea Kingdom.
That evening, Liu Bei, who traveled under the starry night, finally arrived at Tancheng.
In the lobby of the county government, Liu Bei, wearing golden armor and holding a sword in hand, strode straight into the lobby, turned around with a flick of his sleeves, and sat at the top.
The civil and military officers who followed him in were busy bowing to pay their respects.
Liu Bei sat high on the throne, looking down at the ministers, looking very majestic.
"I have only a small number of generals, but I was unable to defeat the Yan thief in a bitter battle, which resulted in the fall of Xiapi. The country is in ruins. I ask your Majesty to punish you." Guan Yu said with a sullen face, cupped his hands and came forward to plead guilty.
He kept pleading guilty. However, he put aside the fact that Ziji repeatedly fell into Yan Liang's plan, and simply attributed the loss of troops and territory to the "few soldiers and few generals".
"Guan Yu's words are not so much an apology as an excuse.
Liu Bei frowned secretly, as if he was dissatisfied with Guan Yu's excuse, but Liu Bei didn't show it at all. He just raised his hand and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Yun Chang has already tried his best, so why should he blame himself. Get up."
Guan Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After standing up, he handed over his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Yan Thief is now in Xiapi. His foothold is not yet stable. Moreover, our army still has Zang Ba in Guangling, and we have no way to retreat. I thought that Your Majesty should raise his troops immediately. Go south and attack Zang Ba from the north and south, and you will be able to defeat the Yan bandits in one fell swoop and regain the lost territory."
Liu Bei nodded slightly, his expression seemed to be Guan Yu's advice, which spoke to his heart.
Just when Liu Bei was about to speak. The soldiers outside the hall hurriedly entered, fell to the ground and shouted: "Report to the king. Urgent report from the south, Zang Ba has surrendered to Yan Liang. The enemy general Lu Meng was able to lead the Huainan army north to join Yan Liang. Now Yan Liang is leading an army of 110,000 towards Tancheng The direction is coming."
The shocking bad news once again struck Liu Bei like a bolt from the blue.
Zang Ba has turned traitor!
Liu Bei's chest felt tight, his head felt dizzy, and he felt like vomiting blood on the spot.
Guan Yu, who had just proposed a plan to attack Zang Ba from the north and the south, was also full of shock and anger at this moment, and his wide-open eyes were almost about to explode.
"Zang Ba, this thief, did not appreciate the kindness of the king and betrayed the country. It is really hateful." Guan Yu cursed through gritted teeth.
Liu Bei slapped the case fiercely and shouted: "Quickly pass on this king's order to go to Yecheng and kill all Zang Ba's nephews without leaving any one behind."
Zang Ba, as a military general in the outer town, and Guan Yu would always send his nephew to Yecheng as a hostage. Liu Bei hated Zang Ba's betrayal, so he killed him.
At this time, Zhuge Liang said calmly: "Zang Ba followed Tao Qian in his early years, then surrendered to Lu Bu, and later served Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. This thief was originally a desperado and had a repetitive nature. Now he sees the situation." Something is wrong, so it is reasonable to surrender to Yan Liang. Please calm down, Your Majesty, and don¡¯t hurt the Holy Body with your anger.¡±
Zhuge Liang's words were of course intended to comfort Liu Bei, but these words were extremely harsh to the ears of the furious Liu Bei.
"Commander Kong Ming, what you mean by this is that you are satirizing my improper employment of people?" Liu Bei asked displeasedly.
Zhuge Liang was startled. He didn't expect that Liu Bei would misunderstand. He hurriedly said: "How dare you, a humble minister? Liang never meant this."
Liu Bei swallowed, his expression softened slightly, and he glanced at the ministers and said, "Now that Zang Ba has committed treason, and the traitor Yan has come with an army of more than 100,000 people, do you have any strategies to defeat the enemy?"
The ministers all lowered their heads and remained silent.
Zhuge Liang originally wanted to speak up, but thinking about Liu Bei's misunderstanding just now, he felt unhappy, so he kept silent.
Looking at the silent ministers, Liu Bei's brows became darker and darker, and his expression of disappointment and coldness became heavier.
In the silence, Sima Yi stood up, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Yan Liang is coming with more than 100,000 troops with the remaining power of a great victory. I'll forgive you for saying it bluntly. With the current morale of our army, what we have to consider is not recovering. Losing territory is about how to force Yan Liang back and protect the two counties of Xu Bei."
At the critical moment, Sima Yi's words gave Liu Bei a glimmer of hope, even though Sima Yi's words were not pleasant to listen to.
"Then according to Zhongda's opinion, how should I drive away the Yan thief?" Liu Bei said while holding back his displeasure.
Sima Yi cupped his hands and said: "I think that the reason why Yan thief dared to attack Xuzhou unscrupulously was because we were at odds with Cao Cao, so that he would have no worries in the west. I feel that ruguo can allow Cao Cao to send troops again, and we can win over Xuzhou." , then Yan Liang is attacked on both sides and must withdraw his troops.
Zhuge Liang was slightly shocked, because what Sima Yi said was exactly the plan he had in mind, but he didn't want to but Sima Yi beat him to it.
Liu Bei was silent over there, as if he had been persuaded by Sima Yi.
Zhuge Liang didn't wait for Sima Yi to say anything else, and hurriedly said: "What Zhongda said is actually what Liang has been planning. As far as Cao Cao is concerned, the Yan thief is his biggest enemy, and Cao Cao must not want to see the Yan thief. After conquering the city and gaining territory, Liang believed that the king only needed to send an eloquent person to Luoyang to discuss the interests with Cao Cao, and he would be able to persuade Cao Cao to send troops to Xudu to contain Yan Liang. "
Zhuge Liang's words make it seem as if he was the first to think of this plan with Cao Cao, and Sima Yi just plagiarized his plan.
Sima Yi frowned slightly, his brows showing displeasure.
At this time, Liu Bei's thoughts were clear, and he pondered again and again, and then said: "The military advisor's words are reasonable. How can I let Cao Cao take care of himself? It's time for Cao Cao to make some efforts."
The plan was decided, and Liu Bei wrote a letter and sent Sun Qian Pegasus to Luoyang to state his interests to Cao Cao.
At the same time, Liu Bei also seized the opportunity to build deep ditches and high fortresses on the front line of Tancheng to resist the fierce killing of Yan Liang's 110,000 victorious army.
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Three days later, the army led by Yan Liang arrived south of Tancheng.
According to Yan Liang¡¯s original prediction, Liu Bei was annoyed by the loss of Xiapi, and in a rage, he would take the initiative to fight Yan Liang.
There is a lot of water in the Tancheng area, and the terrain is far less flat than the Central Plains, which is not conducive to cavalry galloping. Liu Bei's cavalry cannot give full play to its advantages here.
In addition, Yan Liang has more soldiers and horses than Liu Bei, and his morale is far better than that of the Yan army. If Liu Bei wants a decisive battle, Yan Liang will play into his heart.
But now, Liu Bei's deep ditch and high fortress made it impossible to avoid the battle, but it was somewhat beyond Yan Liang's expectation.
For several days in a row, Wu Lianliang sent people to yell and scold him, and still used the old and the weak to lure him. Liu Bei remained unmoved and did not dare to send a single soldier to attack.
In the tent, all the officials gathered.
"Liu Bei dug deep into the base and started playing defense. Military advisor, do you think he is brewing a conspiracy?" Yan Liang glanced at Pang Tong.
Pang Tong stepped forward, stroked his beard and said: "Liu Bei has indeed become a little arrogant since he captured Youzhou, but he is not so arrogant that he has lost his mind. He should be very passionate. Based on his current strength , It is extremely difficult to fight with us, so I am thinking that he is probably playing tricks on Cao Cao."
As soon as he finished speaking, the troops outside the tent rushed in and handed over an urgent report from Wenpin.
Yan Liang waved his hand and ordered his soldiers to read it in public.
"General Wen has urgently reported that Cao Cao in Luoyang has gathered 70,000 troops and horses. He has already entered Taigu Pass. There seems to be signs of attacking Luyang south and w¨¥ixi¨¦ Xudu."
As soon as the information came out, there was a lot of discussion in the tent.
Yan Liang sneered and said: "It seems that you really got what you said, Shi Yuan. The enemies Liu Bei and Cao Cao are now reunited and plan to deal with us together."
"Cao Cao has 10,000 cavalry. Once he goes south, it will be a huge threat to Xudu. No matter whether Cao Cao goes south or not, we must be on guard." Pang Tong's tone was a little solemn.
"How does the military advisor think this king should respond?" Yan Liang asked.
Pang Tong pondered for a while and then said: "It has been several months since the spring war, and autumn is about to begin. If hundreds of thousands of peasants cannot return to their hometowns in time to collect grain, the next year's grain harvest will be affected. I think, Now we have captured more than half of Xuzhou and have defeated Cao Liu's joint attack on Xudu. If we don't accept it, we will withdraw our troops."
Yan Liang nodded slightly, Pang Tong's words were in line with his thoughts.
The war with Cao Liu will be long-term. Yan Liang must have a long-term vision instead of just focusing onBefore
For the current plan, the best choice is to quickly end this war to avoid affecting the autumn harvest and to accumulate strength for another fight.
"That said, I want to withdraw my troops, but Cao and Liu may not be willing. I can't withdraw my troops alone." Yan Liang said worriedly.
Pang Tong said: "Although Cao Cao's troops are weak, as long as Liu Bei retreats, he will not dare to fight alone. What we have to do now is how to force Liu Bei to withdraw his troops and return north."
As he spoke, Pang Tong frowned, obviously he had no good plan at the moment.
Just at this time, pro-army troops outside the tent came to report again, saying that the mission fleet sent to Liaodong this spring had docked in Haixi a few days ago. The envoy Yi Ji had already rushed to the front line on horseback and was now outside the tent. See you soon.
Yi Jiao is back!
Yan Liang's spirit was immediately shocked. He put aside the problems at hand for a moment and immediately issued an imperial edict to Yi Jie to come and meet him.
At this time, Yan Liang couldn't wait to find out whether Yi, through this trip, could successfully unite with Gongsun Kang as he wished. (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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