The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 63

Liu Bei and Chen Ziming no longer thought about things in Pingyuan, they could only watch Xu Huang there. Just five days ago, Liu Bei received an urgent report from Zhang Liao in Xi'an City that Cao Cao's army had arrived.

An army of 15 marched from Mount Tai into Xi'an, and directly surrounded the city of Xi'an. If Zhang Liao's scouts hadn't discovered Cao Cao's army in advance, and sent someone to report to Liu Bei, otherwise, even a fly would not be able to fly now. Out of Xi'an city.It will take a lot of effort for Liu Bei to find out the situation in Xi'an.

Cao Cao is not comparable to Cao Bao's idiot, and he is superior to Xuzhou soldiers in terms of military strength and elite level, and Cao Cao has so many fierce generals and counselors that he can completely abuse Tao Qian in Xuzhou with one hand.

"Zhicai, how do you see this city?"

On a hilltop not far from Xi'an City, banners are flying, and soldiers and horses are densely covered. On the top of the mountain, Cao Cao points to Xi'an City and asks Xi Zhong and Xi Zhicai beside him.

"Eastern mountains, south rivers, north narrow, only west can be easily deployed by the army, the city wall is thick, three feet high, easy to defend and difficult to attack!"

Xi Zhicai frowned and looked at the city of Xi'an. This would be his first battle after joining Cao Cao, and also the first city he would capture.

"Can you break the call?"

Cao Cao also had a headache when he saw this city. He didn't expect that Liu Bei would transform such a county town into a fortress and attack such a strong city defended by a large army. He didn't know how many soldiers would die. This is really what he didn't want to see.

So Cao Cao had no choice but to pin his hopes on this great talent who was able to survive Xun Yu's strength, and he also found that this Xi Zhicai was indeed a great talent, who could see the general situation of the world so clearly today, and he also fully supported the attack on Liu Bei.

"It's difficult! Xi'an is currently defended by Liu Bei's general Zhang Liao with [-] troops. The walls are high, there are many soldiers, and there is enough food. The south is a wide area, which is difficult to attack with water. The east and north are narrow, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army. And the soil around Xi'an If it is loose, it is not suitable to dig a tunnel to enter, and it should be used to attack."

"However, the only one who can attack is Ximianer. If you want to attack it by force, you should cut off the south water, drain the moat, fill the ditch with earth and rocks, and then attack."

"My lord, I don't approve of a strong attack, but use tactics to break it!"

In a few words, he explained the situation in Xi'an clearly and put forward his own opinions. This is a top strategist. Xi Zhicai was one of the top strategists in history. Unfortunately, he died too early and did not witness the spectacular scene of the Three Kingdoms struggle for hegemony.

The last time Chen Ziming took Liu Bei to Xuzhou to search for a great talent, but he failed to find Xi Zhicai, and later sent secret guards to look for it, but there was still no news. Unexpectedly, he had already voted for Cao Cao.

"Oh, Zhicai, the plan will be released?"

Cao Cao immediately asked excitedly, and he could see that if he attacked Xi'an by force, the loss would definitely not be acceptable to him.Of course it would be the best if Xi'an can be easily won by tricks.

"According to the scout report, Liu Bei has personally led an army to Guang County, and Guang County is only two days away from here. My lord can attack Xi'an from three sides, and let him ask Liu Bei for help, and lead Liu Bei to lead the army to rescue."

"Then lay an ambush in a dangerous place and trap Liu Bei. Zhang Liao, the city guard, knows that Liu Bei is trapped, and he will send troops to rescue him. My lord can ambush and defeat him outside Xi'an City. In this way, Xi'an City can be broken. also!"

Xi Zhicai finished his clever plan confidently, but he didn't immediately get Cao Cao's approval. Cao Cao frowned and began to think. Cao Cao is not Liu Bei. Although he can't think of many clever plans, he can judge for himself whether the plan is good or bad. and choose to use or not.

"My lord, you think this plan is too simple to let Liu Bei and Zhang Liao fall for it?"

Xi Zhicai glanced at Cao Cao and knew what Cao Cao was thinking.

"Exactly. If Liu Bei and Guan Yu were the only ones in Liu Bei's army, I wouldn't doubt it. But Liu Bei has Chen Ziming beside him, whose intelligence is not inferior to his ambition. Such a simple plan may not escape his eyes!"

Cao Cao thought of the first time he saw Chen Ziming, at that time there were only a dozen or so white bodies around Liu Bei, but how long it had passed, Liu Bei was already the overlord of a party, whose power was not inferior to him and Yuan Shao, and the biggest hero was Chen Ziming.

He knows best why he and Yuan Shao are able to have the current strength, but the huge family forces behind them have fully supported their current development, but Liu Bei has the current strength only by relying on Chen Ziming's tricks.

"My lord looks at me highly. Zhicai thinks his talent is not bad, but compared to that Chen Ziming, I am far behind. The first plan is to win the land of Qingzhou for Liu Bei, and the second plan is to make Liu Bei's military, government, and money extremely powerful."

"However, my plan is a conspiracy. Even if Chen Ziming knows it, it doesn't matter, and Zhang Liao knows it."

"Unless Liu Bei abandons the [-] troops in Xi'an and retreats to Linzi, but in this case, his death is not far away."

Xi Zhicai solved Cao Cao's doubts with a smile, but it made Cao Cao even more confused.

"According to Zhicai's words, why did Liu Bei retreat to Linzi, and he must perish?"

Cao Cao really couldn't figure it out, if Liu Bei gave up Xi'an and retreated to Linzi, where the walls were high and the food was abundant, and it was his territory, how could he be doomed.

"Hehe, my lord led an army of 15 here to storm Xi'an City. Although the losses were heavy, Xi'an City is an isolated city with limited soldiers, horses, food and grass, and it will be broken sooner or later."

"If you want to protect the city of Xi'an, Liu Bei must lead an army to come. If you come, you will be surrounded by the army. Zhang Liao knows that Liu Bei is in danger, so he will definitely abandon Xi'an city and lead his army to rescue Liu Bei."

"At this time, the city of Xi'an should be the land of the lord, and Liu Bei, who is besieged by the army, and Zhang Liao, who is leaving the city, will undoubtedly be defeated."

"If Liu Bei doesn't come to rescue Zhang Liao, then my lord will lose some troops, take Xi'an, and then march into Linzi, Liu Bei will still perish."

"Although the city of Linzi is high and has a lot of food, Liu Bei has no way out, and no reinforcements. When hundreds of thousands of troops attack the city, Linzi will be in danger of a tiger prison? Is there a way out?"

"Furthermore, Liu Bei only knows that the lord has 15 soldiers and horses here. If he joins the Zhang Liao tribe in Xi'an, he will be able to fight the lord. Liu Bei will definitely lead the army."

"My plan is not for the strong, but for them."

After Xi Zhi finished speaking, he turned around and looked back. On the other side of the hill, there were densely packed military camps stretching for several miles, with banners unfurled, and soldiers and horses boundless.

That's right, in addition to Cao Cao's 15 soldiers and horses camped outside Xi'an City, there is another large army stationed on the other side of the mountain, where Xi'an City can't see it at all.Surrounded by Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, no one can find out what's going on here.

"Miao Ye, the 15 soldiers and horses in Xi'an City, plus Liu Bei's [-], should be able to fight against my [-] army, but he doesn't know that there is such an army behind me, and if he comes, he will definitely be defeated."

(End of this chapter)