Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 396 Chapter : The final battle where everyone has their own agenda

Baqiu, in the main tent of the coalition army, civil and military personnel gathered together.

Cao Cao sits high on the commander's chair in the middle, with Liu Bei sitting on the left and Sun Ce sitting on the right.

Starting from the three people, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Zhuge Liang, Kuai Yue and others; in the order of generals, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Xu Chu, Cai Mao, Xu Huang, Cheng Pu, Handang, Ding Feng, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others.

Cao Cao held up the silk cloth in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Wei Yan has replied to the letter. There are only seven days left before the agreed date. In seven days, it will be the day to defeat Lulin. Today we will mobilize our troops for a decisive battle at Xiakou!"

The content of Huang Zhongxin's article is very simple. He ate a military stick and was hated by Liu Bei. He was demoted to a centurion and was actually responsible for transporting grain.

If he is unkind, then he will be unjust. A batch of military rations and equipment will arrive in seven days. At that time, he will go directly to Lulin with a ship full of supplies.

Wei Yan said that Lu Bu and Lin Mo were overjoyed and had been waiting for Huang Zhong to come.

They didn't have any doubts at this point and had already put Huang She back. He would definitely tell Lu Lin everything that happened here. All of this was within the plan.

"We must win! We must win! We must win!" These are the words shouted by the little soldiers on weekdays. Here in the Central Army Tent, even if you have the courage to do so, you have to follow them.

This is not considered to be downgraded. Many people have gone through tribulations and ascended throughout their lives, but they have not become one of the one hundred thousand heavenly soldiers who surrounded and suppressed the Great Sage.

"Kong Ming, this battle concerns all the people in the world. In front of all the civil and military officials, I want to confirm with you again. Are you sure you can borrow the east wind in seven days?" Usually, combat orders are issued at this time, but this time the war The core element is this east wind, and Cao Cao had to confirm it again.

"Don't worry, General Cao."

Facing everyone's doubtful or determined gazes, Zhuge Liang said calmly: "The high altar has been built. When the time comes, I will go up to the altar to practice. The east wind will surely come as scheduled!"

"it is good!"

Cao Cao slapped the table and said loudly: "Soldiers, listen to the order!"

"The general is here!"

"Seven days later at midnight, Han Dang, Cheng Pu, and Ding Feng led fifty Red Horses, smeared the bows with live oil, deceived Lu Lin's navy to open the gate of the stronghold, rammed into Lu Lin's warship, and then attacked the stronghold, opened the Village gate!"

"General, I have your orders!" After Cao Cao finished issuing the military order, the three of them came out and bowed.

"With Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, we led 50,000 naval troops. When we saw the gate of the village was opened, we immediately led our troops to rush in and rush into Lu Lin's formation!"

"The last general is ordered!" Cai Hao and Zhang Yun came out to receive the order.

"Xia Houyuan and Xu Chu obey orders!"

"The general is here!"

"Lead five thousand elite soldiers and ambush at the entrance of Wulin Road. When Lu Lin's defeated army arrives, light the reeds and use the fire to fight out!"

"The general has my orders!"

After Xia Houyuan and Xu Chu accepted the order, Cao Cao looked at Cao Hong again, "Cao Hong, Xu Huang, listen to the order!"

"The general is here!"

"You and I will lead 5,000 elite troops and go to Huarong Road to ambush. This area is a terrain with sky and sky. You need to arrive at the rocks and trees to prepare for the ambush in advance. This can also cut off the retreat of Lu Lin's defeated army!"

"The general will obey your orders!"

After all this was done, Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and then towards Sun Ce.

In the previous deployment, except for Cheng Pu and Han Dang, who had been agreed from the beginning to serve as the vanguard of burning ships, the others were all their own generals.

Now it was their turn, and Cao Cao did not choose to overstep his bounds.

After all, they are princes. Even if they have ideas, it is better to let them express themselves.

Liu Bei did not make a statement immediately. He had ideas, but he wanted to wait for Sun Ce to make a decision first.

Sun Ce's idea was simple. He wanted to kill Lu Bu and Lin Mo who were at the end of their lives. Only in this way could they pay homage to the spirits of Jiangdong's children in heaven.

Of course, besides the two of them, there is another person who must die, Zhang Liao, Zhang Babai!

The problem is that they have also discussed in the past few days that there are two routes to escape after Lu Lin's defeat. One is to go straight north to Xiling City, and the other is to go west via Wulin Road Pass and then turn north via Huarong Road to go straight to Xuchang.

Judging from the distance and deployment of troops, Lu Lin's normal escape should be to go directly north to Xiling City, because there is only 200 miles from Xiakou to Xiling, and there are soldiers, horses, grain, grass and ordnance in Xiling City, which is the best A transfer station.

But Cao Cao also said that Lin Mo's mind is different from ordinary people, and he is likely to make unexpected choices when his life is in danger.

After some ideological struggle, he still chose to believe Cao Cao and stood up and said: "I am willing to lead my troops to Hulukou to ambush. As Cao Gong said, after Lu Lin's defeat, he was killed for a while by General Xiahou and General Xu at the Wulin Pass. It is inevitable that If you dare not take the main road, I swear to kill Lu Bu and Lin Mo at the mouth of the gourd!"

"Okay! Bo Fu is as brave as his father back then!" Cao Cao immediately made a flattering move.

In fact, Liu Bei doesn't care where Sun Ce goes, and neither does Cao Cao. After all, he is the weakest in the tripartite alliance. Thank God that he can take back the six counties of Jiangdong. He doesn't dare to think too much about anything else.

Finally it’s Liu Bei.

He stood up slowly and said in a deep voice: "General Cao is well versed in the art of using troops. I expected that after Lu Lin's defeat, he also escaped from the Wulin Trail. I originally wanted to take my second and third brothers there. Since General Cao and Bo Fu are guarding this place, we can't do anything about it." You can rest assured if there is a clear path.

After all, this battle is related to the survival of the Han Dynasty and the people of the world. There is no room for failure. I will lead people to ambush at Jieshou. If they split into two groups and escape, nothing will slip through the net. "

Sun Ce's choice was really made on the spur of the moment, because he didn't care about other things, he only cared about where Lu Lin would appear.

But Liu Bei's choice was actually agreed upon with Zhuge Liang early in the morning. He took people to Jieshou. In addition to ambushing Lu Lin's defeated troops, he also had other more important tasks, tasks that would determine whether he could further strengthen himself in the future.

"Okay, now that the various ministries have agreed on the troop deployment plan, let's go back to the camp to prepare!"

After Cao Cao waved his hand, everyone turned around and left.

After everyone had retreated and only Cao Cao, Xun You, and Cheng Yu were left in the tent, Cao Cao waved, and the two took two steps forward knowingly.

"Do you think Liu Bei chose the leader because he was worried about fighting with Lu Lin and wanted to reap the benefits, or was he really worried about something slipping through the net?"

Xun You smiled calmly and said: "My lord's heart is like a clear mirror, why bother to torture me." Seeing that Cao Cao also showed a knowing smile but did not respond, Cheng Yu took the initiative and said: "If I am not wrong, how difficult is the journey to Jieshou?" He is the youngest, Liu Bei is just here to capture Lu Lin’s defeated soldiers, collect weapons and war horses, this is much less stressful than the Western Front.”

Xun You nodded slightly and then saw that Cheng Yu had nothing to say and then added: "Not only that, they should also put on Lu Lin's military uniforms and pretend to be defeated and flee to Xiling City. Don't forget, Lu Lin's weapons, food and grass are all If we are stationed in Xiling City, if we capture this city, we can defeat a hundred thousand soldiers."

After listening to what the two said, Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, "Liu Bei, a treacherous villain, talks about helping the Han Dynasty all day long, but when he is really asked to contribute, he is still busy with his own affairs. "

This was within Cao Cao's expectation. He just recalled that when the eighteen princes came to attack Dong, Liu Bei scolded the princes in his military tent for using the name of Qin Wang, but in fact they were expanding his own strength.

When it comes to oneself, what's the difference? They're all the same.

"Lord, this means that Xiling City cannot be handed over to Liu Bei!" Cheng Yu frowned after reacting.

"Of course I won't give it to him in vain."

Cao Cao smiled, put his hands on his belt, and said calmly: "The mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind, I want Xiling City, and I want Liu Bei's life."

Hearing this, the two of them were startled at first, but the meaning was clear. They probably wanted Liu Bei to fight with Hao Zhao and Guo Huai in the city first. After they were exhausted from fighting, they would suddenly burst out with a force. It must be possible to engulf Xiling City together with the two gangs.

The problem is that judging from the deployment just now, all the elite troops and horses have been sent out to attack Xiakou Village. Of course, a lot of supplies can be seized here, but they will definitely not rush to Xiling City after the first battle. Help, they don't even have war horses, how can they run more than 200 miles?

And the other roads are all concentrated on the Wulin Road and Huarong Road on the western front. Where is there still the strength to counterattack Xiling City?

"My lord, do you want General Cao Ren and the eldest son's troops to rush for reinforcements?" Xun You blurted out.

Now, Cao Ren is guarding the rear in Jiangling. On the one hand, it is to embolden the civil and military forces of Yizhou. On the other hand, if the army is really defeated, this is the waterway to escape to Yizhou. Only by guarding Jiangling City can this way of survival be maintained.

And Cao Ang naturally guards Xiangyang, the political center of Jingzhou.

It is not impossible to ask Cao Ren to lead troops to Xiling City, but it seems unrealistic to ask Cao Ang to bring out the soldiers and horses in Xiangyang City to serve as the oriole. After all, there are 30,000 Lu Lin's infantry and cavalry guarding outside Xiangyang City. Just to prevent them from attacking from behind, the generals who commanded the troops were Ma Teng and other old generals from the Ten Divisions in Guanzhong.

"Zixiu only brought the city's cavalry into the merchant ships. The number does not need to be large, three thousand is enough. Once they enter Fancheng's boundaries via the Han River, they can rush to help Xiling City."

Cao Cao stretched out and continued: "As long as we arrive at Fancheng, even if Ma Teng's informant reports the news, as a surrendered general, Ma Teng will not dare to lead his troops to leave Xiangyang City rashly without Lu Bu and Lin Mo's military orders. After all, He also couldn’t confirm whether Zixiu would be a ploy to lure the enemy.”

Hearing this, Xun You nodded knowingly. This level of calculation was accurate enough, and he had a good grasp of Ma Teng's situation and thoughts.

"However, the battle is less than seven days away. It will take a day and a half to rush to deliver the order even if it is a rush march. And whether it is Xiangyang or Jiangling, it is seven or eight hundred miles away from Xiling City. This may not be in time, Lord." Cheng Yu. A sincere sigh.

The calculation is a good one, but time doesn't seem to allow it.

Having said this, Cao Cao fiddled with his mustache quite proudly, "When Kong Ming said he could borrow the east wind three days ago, I knew it would happen, so..."

Cao Cao paused intentionally and said in a lazy tone: "At that time, I had already sent a fast horse to inform them two."

Wonderful!

It turns out that we are plotting against our enemies, and the lord is plotting against one of his own. It's very powerful.

Apart from other things, from this point of view, the two of them were ashamed of themselves. Lu Lin had not yet been defeated, but he had already begun to plan how to deceive his own people.

However, Cao Cao was quite accurate, and Liu Bei's calculations were probably going to hit him in the stomach.

In the military camp, because Sun Ce and his group needed to cross the river to ambush, they must set out earlier than the navy.

Thinking that this time he could avenge his brother Pao Ze who died in the past battle, Sun Ce was still very excited and ordered all his troops early.

There were not many people, only three thousand, but these three thousand people were all veteran generals who had followed Sun Ce in his expeditions in the early years. During the Huainan War, this group of people was arranged to stay in the rear, and they became Sun Ce's final confidence lies.

"My lord, in fact, Jingxiang's navy is sufficient, and we may not be required to attack Xiakou by fire. I still hope to follow my lord to Hulukou."

"Yes, my lord, no matter what my lord's military orders have been over the years, the generals and others have all acted under orders. This time, can you listen to us once and talk to Cao Cao again?"

Cheng Pu and Han Dang said earnestly, of course it was not because they were too fickle, but because they had always thought that Sun Ce would go to Jieshou, so after they completed the task of attacking the stronghold, they would rush to Jieshou to meet up as soon as possible. of.

But now, Sun Ce suddenly decided to go to Hulukou, which caught them off guard.

There are not many Jiangdong heroes who survived in the past. Those who survived not only themselves, but also the expectations of Taishi Ci, Zhou Tai, and Sun Quan. They did not want to be too far apart from Sun Ce in such a war. .

"What, are you worried that I can't defeat them?"

Sun Ce promised with a relaxed smile: "Don't worry, this time is different from before. They were defeated and fled, but I was prepared to fight. Moreover, by the time I saw them, they had already lost two games in a row." If I still can't defeat Lu Bu, then I'm not worthy to be a descendant of the Sun family."

That being said, after all, the configuration of the Lu Lin Group is too outrageous. In addition to the monster-level Lu Bu, there are also Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Zhang Liao. Which of these is not an enemy of ten thousand people? Let your lord lead the troops alone. Set up an ambush.

They were really afraid that if something happened, they would not be able to face Sun Jian under Jiuquan.

"My lord is invincible on the battlefield!"

Cheng Pu hurriedly explained, "It's just that we are old and prefer to stay with the lord. Originally, we were not required to attack the stronghold. I sincerely ask for your permission."

"Bo Fu, Demou is asking you as a general of the family. I'm going to sell myself out. As an uncle, I'm asking you to agree and let us go together." Han Dang choked up a little.

They were all strong men who narrowly escaped death on the battlefield, and Jiangdong's children never believed in tears. Sun Ce didn't understand why they had to go together this time.

But Han Dang said it all. After Sun Ce pondered for a moment, he looked at Ding Feng and said, "Chengyuan, how about you accompany Huang Zhong into the water stronghold?"

"Follow your lord's orders!" Ding Feng accepted the order honestly.

Sun Ce patted him on the shoulder, then looked at Cheng Pu and Han Dang, "I'll go find Cao Cao. I think he will agree."

"Thank you, Lord." The two of them smiled relaxedly as their wish came true.

I don't know since when, these two veterans felt that life was no longer as simple as charging into battle. The burden on their shoulders was too heavy and they had to bear the expectations of so many people. They must protect Sun Ce.

(End of this chapter)