The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 109
"Come here, send an order to Xiapi Xiahou Yuan's troops to quickly retreat to Pengcheng, and I will lead the army to wait in Pengcheng."

"Send the order, Cao Xiu's troops will come to join me immediately, and the army will head to Pengcheng. After Jiao Zhen leads [-] soldiers and horses, he will send more scouts to closely monitor Liu Bei's soldiers and horses." Cao Cao did not delay, and the military orders were issued everywhere. He has decided to withdraw Xuzhou, give up the rich land of Xuzhou to Liu Bei.

"Report! Cao Cao's army has merged with Cao Xiu's [-] troops and is heading towards Pengcheng. Liushan has [-] Cao soldiers, led by Cao Jun's general Jiao Chu, who will be the queen of Cao Cao." In the meeting hall of Zhiqiu City, Liu Bei and others are waiting Discuss the matter, and the spies come to report Cao Cao's new trends.

"That, military advisor, this..." Zhang Fei below heard the report from the spies, and immediately his black face became even darker. When he came back, he was still very dissatisfied with Chen Ziming's order. If Liu Bei hadn't glared at him, He was about to make gestures with Chen Ziming.

Now it seems that Chen Ziming's order is correct. If he continues to catch up, he will definitely be ambushed, so Zhang Fei is very embarrassed at this time.

"Hehe, Cao Cao has people with great wisdom such as Xi Zhicai, so he must have a backup. Now that Cao Cao has been defeated, although he is not completely wiped out, his army has suffered heavy losses. Now that he is retreating to Pengcheng, he should wait for Xia Houyuan to go to Pixia later. Let's meet and leave Xuzhou." Chen Ziming nodded slightly to Zhang Fei, then ignored Zhang Fei, a fierce guy, and began to explain the current situation.

"Military division, should our army continue to approach Pengcheng and let Cao Mengde quickly withdraw from Xuzhou?" Liu Bei frowned and asked Chen Ziming.

"No need to be like this, Cao Cao's retreat is inevitable. In this battle, the Lord's army killed more than [-] soldiers and captured more than [-] soldiers. Cao Cao lost [-] soldiers, and the Lord's army lost [-]. Now, Cao Cao has lost his superiority in strength. , has no intention of fighting, and when Xiahou Yuan's troops arrive in Xiapi, he will definitely withdraw from Xuzhou and return to Yanzhou to guard against Yuan Shao in Youzhou."

"Now that Yuan Shao's general situation has been established, he has newly acquired Bingzhou, sits on the land of two states, and has 50 soldiers. Yanzhou is empty, and Cao Cao has to withdraw his troops back to Yanzhou."

"My lord, it's time to make arrangements for taking over Xuzhou!" As soon as Chen Ziming's voice fell, everyone in the hall became excited. Xuzhou is an absolutely fertile land with a large population, which is the source of soldiers.

"The order!"

"Guan Yu is the chief general, Xu Huang and Guan Hai are the deputy generals, and Xu Shu is the military advisor. They will lead an army of [-] troops to garrison Lu County to guard against Cao Cao's army."

"The order!"

"Zhang Jai is the vanguard, lead [-] troops to Xiapi, and the rest will follow me and the army to Xiapi." Liu Bei immediately divided his troops into two groups, and stationed in Lu County along the way, waiting for Cao Cao's army to withdraw from Xuzhou and take over the north of Xuzhou. territory.

The other way goes directly to Xiapi. Now it's time to reap the fruits of the battle. Xuzhou is already in Liu Bei's pocket. As for Tao Qian, Mi Zhu and Chen Deng will let him abdicate himself.

"Report!"

"My lord, Xiapi urgently reports that Cao Cao's general Xia Houyuan has broken through Xiapi city!"

On the way Liu Bei's army drove to Xiapi, it was only more than a day away from Xiapi, and the vanguard led by Zhang Jai might have already arrived at the city of Xiapi.

Liu Bei's army has already set up camp, and when it dawns tomorrow, the army will go directly to the city of Xiapi. Now when Liu Bei and many subordinates are discussing affairs in the big tent, they suddenly receive an urgent report from Xiapi.

"Pfft!" Chen Ziming, who was drinking water, spewed out a mouthful of water after hearing the urgent report. This was really unbelievable. Xiapi was captured by Xia Houyuan.

"How could this be so? Xiapi City has a high wall and is defended by [-] Xuzhou soldiers and horses. Xiahouyuan has only [-] soldiers and horses. If Xiapi City can be captured!" Liu Bei's first reaction was that he didn't believe it. The [-] soldiers and horses Attacking a fortified city defended by [-] soldiers and horses, both sides are elites, how to attack it is really very promising military common sense.

"What's going on, report it in detail!" Liu Bei immediately asked for details.

"Xiahouyuan's army drank and slept in the camp, and the defense was quite lax. Xiapi guard Cao Bao led [-] soldiers out of the city to attack the camp. When Cao Bao's army rushed into Xiahouyuan's camp, a fire suddenly broke out in Xiahouyuan's camp. The soldiers and horses rushed out in all directions, and Cao Bao's army was defeated and fled. Xia Houyuan followed closely, and Cao Bao's army had not yet entered Xiapi City before being overtaken by Xia Houyuan's soldiers and horses, and took advantage of the situation to attack Xiapi City."

"The guard Cao Bao was killed by Xia Houyuan, and Xuzhou's soldiers and horses in Xiapi City were either killed or surrendered. Now Xiapi City is defended by Xiahouyuan's army, and the four gates of Xiapi are closed. I don't know the situation in the city." The scout general Xiapi City Battle said quickly. Finished, retreated.

"Send the order, the army will move out immediately, and the soldiers will surround Xiapi City!" Liu Bei's face paled, and he wanted to let the army besiege Xiapi.

"Slow down!" Chen Ziming immediately prevented Liu Bei from dispatching troops to the Pi.

"My lord, don't encircle Xiapi with soldiers at this time." Chen Ziming stood up immediately, and Liu Bei really couldn't attack Xiapi now.

"Ziming, what's the meaning of this?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Ziming puzzled. In his opinion, Xiapi should be surrounded now, attack Xiapi by force, and eliminate Cao Cao's soldiers and horses in Xiapi city.

"My lord, if we attack Xiapi now, Cao Cao's army from Pengcheng will surely go south to reinforce. In this way, my lord and Cao Cao will fight again, and the outcome is uncertain. Moreover, my lord's soldiers and horses have been fighting for more than two months, and they are exhausted. war."

"Now that Yuan Shao has two prefectures, his army is strong and horses are strong. Once the lord and Cao Cao consume each other in Xuzhou, both Yanzhou and Qingzhou can be taken by Yuan Shao."

"The current strategy is to stop the troops and let Xiapi Cao's troops leave. My lord can then take control of Xuzhou, and quickly withdraw troops back to Qingzhou to garrison in case Yuan Shao comes to attack."

From Chen Ziming's point of view, it is absolutely impossible to fight to the death with Cao Cao now. Liu Bei has only so many soldiers and horses in his hands.

Chen Ziming didn't think that the few troops left in Qingzhou could stop Yuan Shao, the current Yuan Shao was not the same Yuan Shao as before, and now he had very good Bingzhou soldiers in his hands.

"But how could Cao Mengde give up the big city of Xiapi? He will lead his army to the south to restart the war with me and compete for the rich land of Xuzhou." Xuzhou, you must know that Xiapi is not only a fortified city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, but also has countless food and grass in the city, which can fully support a large-scale war.

"Your Majesty, you can order General Guan's army to press Cao Cao's army, put on a stance of a desperate battle, and then order General Zhang Jaw to withdraw his troops and let Xia Houyuan's army go north. In this way, Cao Cao will know what your lord wants. "

"Yanzhou is empty now, and there is a threat from Youzhou Yuan Shao in the north. He definitely doesn't want to lose Yanzhou. If he doesn't fight the lord decisively, he will definitely order Xia Houyuan to lead his army to the north and then withdraw from Xuzhou." Chen Ziming knew that Liu Bei couldn't afford it now, and he, Cao Cao, was even more exhausted. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)