I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 196 The Last Crazy

"What? Is this news true?" Cao Cao suddenly stood up and asked with cloudy eyes.

"My lord, it's absolutely true. We've been following the battle in Huai County from afar. At first, everything went smoothly. Huai County was also on the verge of collapse under Yuan Shao's strong attack. But for some reason, 3 people suddenly appeared from behind Yuan Shao's camp. More than ten thousand cavalrymen directly smashed Yuan Shao's camp, and then directly charged at Yuan Shao's back, Yuan Shao was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses." The scouts said in earnest.

Cao Cao was shocked. He didn't expect Yuan Shao to lose so quickly. Not only could Bingzhou not be threatened, but even Jizhou could not be protected. The [-] troops he sent out were also helpless and in danger.

"Everyone, what should we do in this situation?" The sudden news caught Cao Cao by surprise, but everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, thinking hard.

At this time, Huangfusong, who was silent at the side, stood up and said: "Meng De, Li Shimin is very empty in the Sili area at this time. Although our encirclement failed to break into Sili, it did greatly disperse Li Shimin's defenders." , the frontal enemies are already very limited, we must not give up halfway."

"Li Shimin wants to defend Dagu Pass and Yichuan in the south, and resist Cao Ren's army in the north. According to my information, there are less than [-] defenders in Luoyang City, and less than [-] defenders in Hulao Pass. The Sili area is very empty. You still need to work harder, don't retreat rashly."

Cao Cao scratched his head and asked with some doubts: "Then according to General Huangfu's opinion, we should seize this opportunity and give it a go?"

Huangfusong stroked his long beard, nodded firmly and said, "Meng De, if you don't seize this opportunity to let Li Shimin survive this siege and calm down, who will be his opponent in the future? I'm afraid in the future If he can no longer stop his attack, the big man really has no hope."

Cao Cao also understood Huangfusong's worries, and knew that what he said was true. Li Shimin had grown into a behemoth, occupying the land of the four states, and was likely to take Jizhou again.

Cao Cao cast a questioning look at Guo Jia. He still wanted to hear Guo Jia's opinion. After all, Huang Fusong also had his own selfish intentions, but Guo Jia was completely on his own side.

Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "Master, maybe it's time for us to give it a go, but this battle is very risky for our army. If we win, Li Shimin will retreat back to Guanzhong, and his power will be greatly reduced. In the future, we will help the Han Dynasty , the hope is great. If it fails, it is very likely that Cao Ren's lone army will be wiped out."

As he spoke, he gave a long salute and said, "My lord, please make a decision."

Guo Jia analyzed the pros and cons very clearly, and in the end it was up to Cao Cao's decision. There is no battle that is not risky, and this battle is not completely sure.It depends on whether Cao Cao has the courage to gamble, but Guo Jia knows that Cao Cao must have made the most correct decision.

At this time, Cao Cao knew very well in his heart that it was not just about the wars in Sili and other places. This time, the blockage would be the future luck, and even the future fate of people like himself.Winning is bright, and losing is difficult.

Looking at the expectant eyes of everyone, Cao Cao laughed loudly and said: "Haha, everyone followed me Cao Cao all the way to the north and south, and you all escaped from death. You are not betting on your life every time, but the final result is not up to us. I won the bet, I, Cao Cao, vowed to compete with Li Shimin, with all of you assisting me, there is no need to worry about the failure of the big event and the injustice of the traitor."

Seeing Cao Cao's pride, all the people under his command were gearing up and vowed to fight Li Shimin to the death.

Guo Jia had expected Cao Cao's choice a long time ago, and there is no doubt that Cao Cao chose to fight to the death.So he stood up and said: "My lord, since this is the case, there is a note from my subordinates, and it may turn the world around, I don't know."

"Oh, what's a good strategy for Feng Xiao, let's talk about it." Cao Cao asked happily.

"My lord, it's better for our army to come and build a plank road to cover Chencang secretly." Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao who looked puzzled, and quickly walked to the military map, pointing on the map with his hand.

"Wonderful, I think it's feasible, Feng Xiaozhen is my Zhang Liang, haha." Cao Cao said with a smile.

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In Hulao Pass, Li Shimin also placed his own account in the camp. Cao Cao continued his strong attack for nearly a month. Although he failed to take Hulao Pass, Hulao Pass was completely damaged by Cao Cao's thunderbolt chariot.

The casualties of the soldiers under his command were also not small, with more than 4 killed and more than [-] seriously injured.Restricted by the enemy's three-way attack, Li Shimin's real active troops were only more than [-].Moreover, they have to be stationed in Luoyang, Tongguan, Hulaoguan and other places, and their strength is stretched.

Cao Jun is very exhausted, and his army is also exhausted. Now the competition is endurance and perseverance.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun lived up to everyone's expectations and wiped out Yuan Shao's army in Hanoi. Although Yuan Shao was allowed to go back, Ye City had already been taken by him at this time. Going back would be a dead end, and Yuan Shao had nothing to fear.

At this time, without accident, Cao Ren's army had already reached Jili County, directly threatening the safety of Luoyang.Now Li Shimin has limited troops, and he doesn't have too many troops to dispatch, besides, it will be too late for Zhao Yun's main force to rush there.

If Cao Cao is determined to come from the north, it will be really troublesome.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun had confiscated the fishing boats around Hanoi in advance, and it was estimated that Cao Ren would not be able to find so many boats in a short time.

Li Shimin rubbed his dry eyes and asked, "Wenhe, do you think Cao Cao will fight to the death?"

"My lord, I think Cao Cao will definitely do it. This battle is related to the luck of the world. If Cao Cao loses his halberd this time, who is the opponent of the lord? He will definitely choose to give it a go. At most, he will lose Cao Ren." Just a large army." Jia Xu analyzed calmly.

"What Wen He said is very much to my liking, and I think so too. Although the overall situation is beneficial to our army, we still have to guard against Cao Cao jumping over the wall and putting all his eggs in one basket. I want to transfer Cheng Lian back to Luoyang, Daguguan, etc. and Yichuan and other places to stay. With [-] soldiers standing guard, Wei Xu is ordered to lead [-] elite soldiers to attack Jili, and together with Pei Yuanshao on the north bank to contain the enemy, I am worried that Cao Jun will soon find and collect ships and start to cross the Yellow River by force." Li Shimin expressed his worries and worries They all said it.

"My lord, I think Zhao Yun's army might as well be stationed in Wen County and be ready to support Hulao Pass at any time?" Jia Xu suggested.

"No, our army has suffered so much this time, and we must not let Cao Cao go. I will never let Cao Cao's main force go, except for Cao Ren's army. Let Zhao Yun station in Huai County and stand still, prepare the army for war, and do it at any time. Prepare to outflank Cao Cao's rear." Li Shimin said bitterly.

(End of this chapter)