The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 159 Cao Zhen's Plan ([-])
Cao Zhen's plan ([-])
As soon as Xu Huang's words fell to the ground, Zhang Jai stood up; frowning, "If so, wouldn't the land in Guanzhong be handed over to the Han army?"

"He can't swallow it; as long as our army breaks through Jietingzhai, Longyou will be like a thing in our palm. The Han army's forces are too scattered now, let alone a fighting force. They can only retreat to Tianshui and hold Qishan Road; otherwise, our army will rush to Qishan If you choose the Tao, you can enter Hanzhong directly, so the Han army will not be able to divide its forces to take Guanzhong, and keeping Hanzhong is the kingly way." Xu Huang continued.

Zhang Jai stomped his feet and walked a few steps, with thick eyebrows on his eyelids and deep eyes. "Chang'an City is handed over to the Han army like this, isn't it too cheap for them?" Zhang Jaw said

"The news of Chang'an's fall will surely reach His Majesty's ears soon, and His Majesty will send another large army to help. As for Chang'an, we will hand it over to them; we only need to force back the Han army in Longyou to avoid the guilt of losing Chang'an. " Xu Huang said slowly.

At this time, Cao Zhen had figured out Wei Jun's next marching strategy from the conversation between Xu Huang and Zhang Jaw just now. "General Xu's words are reasonable, but I also thought of a plan to make Liu Bei afraid to stay in Longyou."

"What's the plan?" Zhang Jaw asked curiously.

"This time the Shu Han can be said to be an all-powerful army. Since it is an all-powerful army, the remaining defenses in Yizhou must be weak; there is a barbarian tribe in the southwest of Yizhou, and they can be regarded as the overlord in the southwest. As far as I know, Liu Bei once paraded in Chengdu. At that time, he was summoned; and during the period, he coerced the barbarians to conscript [-] soldiers to serve as the Han army sergeants. At that time, the barbarians were forced to respond due to the situation. However, I also heard people say that Zhuge Liang coerced the barbarian king to get his wish; according to this The barbarian king has always held a grudge, but because he was no match for the Han army, he has been waiting for an opportunity." Cao Zhen said slowly.

"The general said, send an envoy to the barbarians to inform them of the situation in Yizhou, and then lure them with money." Zhang Jaw said.

"With this in mind, only the barbarians sent troops to Yizhou, how can the troops staying behind alone withstand the entire barbarians; as long as Yizhou sends out a letter of appeal for help, Liu Bei will definitely return to the army," Cao Zhen continued.

"Take a day off today, and capture Jietingzhai tomorrow." Before the generals could react, Cao Zhen issued a military order.

"No." The generals responded.

"General, there is one more thing you must not forget!" Just as everyone was about to leave the big tent, Xu Huang suddenly thought of something.

"What's the matter?" Cao Zhen asked

"General, don't forget that there are still [-] soldiers and horses in Meiguo City, and the commander Guo Huai will guard against Zhao Yun's surprise attack?" Unreal said.

"Prior to this, I have issued an order to Guo Huai; let him stand still, and he will not move even half a step unless ordered by our army." Cao Zhen said in a deep voice.

Xu Huang breathed a sigh of relief. "So good!"

Jietingzhai; the dilapidated village buildings are dotted with green snowflakes, and they slowly pass away under the sun that has just emerged.

In front of Dazhai Gate.A man with the appearance of a commoner, with ragged clothes, was striding forward towards the gate with difficulty.

"Who is it?" The sergeant guarding the gate asked, waving his spear.

"Chang'an City is broken!" He said five words slowly with all his strength, and fell to the ground as soon as he closed his eyes.

"The city of Chang'an is broken, what is it?" The sergeant swayed him a few times and shouted loudly.

But he didn't wake up, with chapped lips and pale face.

"It's probably fainted from hunger. It's too cold." Another sergeant next to him said with a curled lip.
"Hey, it's a blessing you cultivated in your previous life! If you meet him, I'll save your life!" The sergeant picked him up and walked into the camp.

"Wait; look at his palm,,,

"What, he is actually not a commoner, but a soldier. Looking at the calluses on his hands, it seems that he has been a soldier for longer than us...

"By the way, what he said just now is that Chang'an City is broken. Could it be that he wants to convey something to us...

"You think too much. Where is Chang'an City in Guanzhong? Our army is still early there. How could there be news about Chang'an? In my opinion, he must be a scout sent by our army. When he came back, he encountered trouble. Yes, that's how it will be,,,

"Let's report the situation to the general! After all, the destruction of Chang'an City is no small matter...

"Okay! You go tell it! Anyway, I dare not. Although our general is less than thirty years old, he is very strict in his actions. If you tell lies, he will definitely beat you., ,

"Hey! That's right! Let's talk about it when he wakes up!
The two soldiers guarding the gate in front of the gate murmured quietly, and the civilian who had just fainted was carried into the camp by them.

(End of this chapter)