The Invincible Summoning of the Three Kingdoms

666: The princes retreat

The fall of Xiangxiang City was quickly heard by the princes, and Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others also hurriedly gathered together again.

When the four princes discussed this matter last time, they decided to let Gao Shun's development go, and chose to fight Liu Rui's army decisively.

"Xuande, that Gao Shun has now conquered Xiangxiang City, and the gang of traitors in Tongling City have also offered the city to Gao Shun, and now we have lost several cities one after another. "Cao Cao said with a sad face.

When the feudal lords divided up the territory of Jingzhou before, they agreed that the territories they occupied would be owned by their own, and both Tongling City and Xiangxiang City were in the hands of Cao Cao.This time, Gao Shun's uprising army developed the fastest in the area controlled by Cao Cao. The reason for this was naturally caused by Cao Cao's actions in Nanyang.

"Brother Meng De, we have discussed not dividing our troops last time. If we change it temporarily, I am afraid it will be too late!" Liu Bei also sighed, paused, and said again: "Meng De don't have to worry, Gao Shun can't do it. He is a martial artist and doesn’t know how to govern, so we can send some scouts and secret agents to do some tricks in secret to divide the feelings between those ignorant people and the army of Gao Shun.”

Sun Ce nodded, and then smiled: "Meng De's plan is good, those people are just trash, as long as we secretly ruin Liu Rui Gao Shun's reputation, they will naturally leave in a hurry! At that time, Let's see what kind of uprising army he Gao Shun is up to!"

The three of them were discussing Liu Bei's solution, but Lu Bu on the other side said nothing. When Liu Bei and Cao Cao and Sun Ce noticed Lu Bu's situation, they couldn't help asking: "Feng Xian Why don't you speak? Could it be that you are preparing a plan?"

Lu Bu sneered, then said, "I wanted to lead troops to pacify that Gao Shun before, but you all disagree. Now that Gao Shun's momentum is getting bigger and bigger, I'm afraid it will be more difficult to eliminate him in the future!"

Liu Bei, Cao Cao and Sun Ce were stunned for a moment, but they all lowered their heads sadly.Among the four princes, Lu Bu had the least right to speak on weekdays. After all, no matter whether it was a man or a territory, Lu Bu couldn't compare with the other three, even if it was the advisors and generals under his command, he was not as good as the other three.

It is for this reason that Lu Bu's proposals are often rejected.Originally, this Lu Bu was just a reckless man, and his usual proposals were not well thought out. Even if he refused, it was the right thing to do.It's just that if according to what Lu Bu said last time, the scourge of Gao Shun would be eliminated as quickly as possible, then they wouldn't need to worry about Gao Shun today.

"Hey! I can only take one step at a time. Now that Gao Shun is attacking the city one after another, let's let him run wild for two days. When the fighter plane appears, we will destroy his rebel army in one fell swoop!" Liu Bei originally said I wanted to come up with an idea with Cao Cao and Sun Ce, but now that Lu Bu was so mixed up, the three of them lost interest, and then they all left.

And Lu Bu looked at all this coldly, but didn't say much.

These four princes were worried about Gao Shun's affairs, and Liu Rui on the other side was also watching the battle report sent by Gao Shun.

"Fengxiao, General Gao Shun has already captured Xiangxiang City and Tongling City, as well as several important towns, and now he has sent Cai Yang, ready to attack Cai Yang in one fell swoop!" Liu Rui looked at the battle report in his hand with joy. , and then he opened his mouth and said: "This Cao Mengde, stealing chickens will not lose a rice. If not for what he did in Nanyang, I am afraid that General Gao Shun would not have captured so many cities so smoothly." Listen to the book www.lanren9.com

Guo Jia also smiled slightly, and then said: "Cai Yang is adjacent to Xiangyang, and it is not far from Xinye and Chaoyang City. If General Gao Shun can capture Cai Yang, then he will be able to threaten the retreat of Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others. Yes! But Cai Yang's city walls are tall and thick, I'm afraid it won't be easy to knock down."

"That's true. General Gao Shun said that although Cai Yang has internal support, he also has Liu Bei's die-hard loyalists, so he has no confidence in this battle. Let him go. If he can capture it, then Naturally, it is the best, but if you can’t attack, there won’t be much loss.” Liu Rui said with a smile, and then he looked at the people present and said sternly: “Everyone, I asked everyone to come today, just to Discuss how to deal with Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Ce and Lu Bu."

Hearing Liu Rui's words, all the generals and advisors present raised their heads. A while ago, these generals were only concerned about cleaning up the mess in Nanyang, but they were all suffocated.

Under Liu Rui's rule, the army did not commit any crimes against the people, and what Cao Cao and Jia Xu did was undoubtedly forcing the people to their death, which also ignited the hearts of all the generals under Liu Rui's command. Bunch of anger.At this moment, hearing Liu Rui's words, the generals couldn't hold back.

"My lord, the last commander is invited to fight, the last commander is willing to be the vanguard and take the Xinye City for the lord!" Xiang Yu stood up and asked.

In addition to Xiang Yu, Zhao Yun, Li Cunxiao, Xue Rengui, Li Ruohai and many other generals also stood up in unison, all clasping their fists and begging for orders.

Seeing the generals like this, Liu Rui also rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, and then he looked at Guo Jia who was on the side.

Guo Jia had followed Liu Rui for so long, how could he not know what Liu Rui meant, and immediately Guo Jia stood up and said with a smile: "Generals, everyone, please be patient, now Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Ce and Lü Bu are together. In Xinye City, countless grains and grasses have been prepared in Xinye City, and the defense has been continuously strengthened. If we attack now, we will be inferior."

"Master, if we don't attack, will we just watch Cao Mengde and Jia Xu get away with it?" Zhao Yun asked.

Guo Jia shook his head helplessly, and was about to speak, but Zhuge Liang, who was beside him, said, "General Zilong don't have to be impatient, the lord called us here today, in order to discuss a feasible decision, when the time comes to put those four The princes of the road are all caught in one go!"

"My lord, although Xinye City has a solid defense, we can besiege it without attacking. When the time comes, our army will overwhelm the city and see how long Liu Bei and Cao Cao can hide!" Li Cunxiao suggested that this idea also made many generals It was nodding.

"General Cunxiao can't be like this, just now Fengxiao has said that Liu Bei has been preparing for so long in Xinye, and he has built countless fortifications in the city. Even if we break the gate of Xinye, we may not be able to defeat Xinye. Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and others!" Sun Wu stood on the side, looked at Li Cunxiao and the many generals, and then bowed to Liu Rui: "My lord, if you want to attack Xinye, you can only outsmart it, never force it!"

Sun Wu's words made the faces of everyone present solemn.In the recent period of time, Liu Rui has sent a lot of scouts to explore the horses to inquire about the intelligence of Liu Bei and others, but these feudal lords are huddled in Xinye City every day and refuse to leave the city. Naturally, they cannot find any opportunity. , , .

667: The bottom, the middle, the top

Although Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang and others had previously judged that Liu Bei would not divide his troops when facing Gao Shun's uprising army, the due intelligence work had to continue.

Besides, the feudal lords are not monolithic. For example, Lu Bu is very impulsive. If Lu Bu leaves Xinye City and turns to attack the rebel army of Gao Shun, Liu Rui needs to send troops to help at the right time.

However, Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others never sent troops to pacify Gao Shun, so Liu Rui naturally couldn't find an opportunity.

And what Sun Wu said at the moment is also the truth of the current Xinyecheng.Hearing what Sun Wu said, Liu Rui sighed: "So, can't we go to storm Xinye City?"

"My lord is wise, attacking Xinye City by force will inevitably cause huge losses to our army. In the previous battles with the princes, we were unable to attack the city and loot the land because of the lack of troops after the war. Suffering a great loss, I am afraid that I will not be able to occupy Jingzhou in the future." Sun Wu cupped his hands and said.

Liu Rui now has a vast territory, and the required garrison strength is also an astronomical figure. Now the soldiers and horses in Liu Rui's hands are the limit that can be mobilized.

"This is not an alarmist, but a real and important matter of fate. If the princes and the princes in this Xinye City fight for both losses, the princes will naturally be powerless to attack the lord, but the world is not only the princes. In the north All the alien races, although they dare not move at all under our strong pressure, but they have never surrendered to the lord sincerely." Sun Wu raised his head and looked at the people present, but what he said attracted Liu Rui again and again. nod.

If Liu Rui is weak, those seemingly docile aliens will turn into wolves and attack the south.It is precisely because of this that every time the princes join forces, Liu Rui sometimes seems to have the advantage, but he is unable to attack with all his strength.

Furthermore, the world is in chaos now. Although Liu Rui's subordinates are peaceful, there is no guarantee that someone will rebel when Liu Rui is powerless to take care of them. Things that shake the foundation are extremely deadly.

"General Sun Wu said that a strong attack is the last resort. If it is not a last resort, we absolutely cannot do this!" Guo Jia on the side said, but what he said made Liu Rui's eyes shine.

Guo Jia has followed Liu Rui for many years, and Liu Rui can clearly distinguish the meaning of these words. Even if he smiled, he said, "Since Fengxiao said that it was a bad policy, then naturally there is a good policy?"

"Master is wise!" Guo Jia nodded, and then said: "To attack Xinye is something that can only be done when there is no other way. If the master wants a middle strategy, he only needs to maintain the status quo, and then he can wait for the feud between the princes. ."

Liu Rui said curiously, "Let's not mention Lu Bu, you are a fool. Sun Ce's military power is not bad, but his strategy is slightly inferior, but neither Liu Bei nor Cao Cao are stupid, and both of them have quite good skills. Gao Ming, with these two people here, how could the alliance of the princes break down so easily?"

"Hasn't your lord noticed the recent changes between the princes?" Guo Jia said with a smile, then pointed to the east, and said with a smile, "Although Cao Cao occupied a lot of the city before, this time Cao Cao drove away the people in Nanyang. After that, it has a bad reputation everywhere, and now the territory under Cao Cao’s command, even if there is no General Gao, is full of fire everywhere, not to mention the levy of grain and army, whether it can leave a name is unknown.” Qiankun Listen to the book www.qktsw.com

Liu Rui nodded, and Guo Jia said again: "The lords' food, grass and soldiers were originally solved separately, and finally they were gathered together and shared. If it is normal, there will be more of this family and less of the other, naturally There is no problem. But now Cao Cao's conscription and rations have been problematic, and Lü Bu has received special care from General Gao Shun many times before, so these two will definitely be short of rations in the future."

Guo Jia's words immediately aroused the contemplation of everyone present, and Zhuge Liang, who was on the side, also smiled and said: "What Feng Xiao said is straight to the point. The princes originally had animosity between each other. If Cao Cao and Lu Bu could not provide food, grass and soldiers, In the future, he will definitely be constrained by Liu Bei and Sun Ce. Cao Mengde is a cunning and cunning man, so he won't have too many problems, but Lu Bu will definitely be crowded out by others."

"This Lu Fengxian is also unlucky enough. Every time he fights with us, he Lu Fengxian comes to join in the fun, but every time, it is him Lu Fengxian who has taken countless blame!" When Liu Rui heard Zhuge Liang's words, he couldn't help it. Haha laughed.

"So, we only need to maintain the status quo, and we can wait for the alliance of the princes to collapse. Besides, the princes are not fighting on the mainland like we are. Cao Cao's Qingzhou Gunzhou and Liu Bei's Xuzhou are thousands of miles away, and it is impossible to leave for a long time. My own territory, so my subordinates concluded that if the status quo is maintained, it will be as short as a few months, or as long as a year, and the princes will inevitably be in chaos!" Guo Jia smiled and then kept silent.

"Fengxiao, this strategy is good, but it takes too long!" Liu Rui said suspiciously. According to Guo Jia's past habits, if the best strategy is not feasible, then the best strategy must be a little bit. Risky, but rewarding kind.

"My lord, this strategy can only be regarded as a middle strategy. The disadvantage is that it takes a long time, and the advantage is that we can easily take Jingzhou into our hands without any effort!" Guo Jia smiled slightly and turned towards Liu again. Rui bowed his hands.

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Liu Rui shook his head with a wry smile, and said helplessly, "What is Feng Xiao's best policy, take it out quickly!"