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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 773: Cao Ren is defeated and leaves Fancheng (Part 1)

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    Pan Feng went straight to the front of the stronghold. Jia Xu was about to ask the crossbowmen in the stronghold to fire arrows to stop the attack. At this time, Zhuge Liang's military order came, and Pan Feng and other generals retreated one after another.  Cao's soldiers suffered a lot of losses, more than 2,000 of them.  Cao Ren saw that although the enemy's army was small in strength, it was actually more powerful than his own army. He thought that the situation was not good, so he temporarily closed the army and stopped moving.

    Seeing that Cao Ren couldn't hold on, Xu Chu was filled with anger and came to see Cao Ren and asked.

    "Captain! That army only has 5,000 soldiers and horses, which is far less powerful than our army. As long as our troops attack together, they can be defeated in one fell swoop! Why did the commander close the gate of the village tightly!!!?"

    Xu Chu drank Cao Ren until he was speechless. All the generals in his tent were also wary and did not say anything back.  Jia Xu, who was originally frowning, became relieved because of Xu Chu's drink.

    "Hu Hou's words should be like a blow to the head! There is a huge disparity in the strength of the two armies, and even if Zhuge Liang has great abilities, it will be difficult to fill the gap. We really thought Zhuge Liang was too scary, so we were afraid and hesitated every step of the way. How could this be so?  There is a reason to be invincible! Commander, what Huhou said is true, we should take advantage of the situation and pursue it without any further delay!"

    As soon as Jia Xu said this, Cao Ren came to his senses. He immediately thanked Xu Chu and ordered all the soldiers to prepare their troops and horses tomorrow to attack the other camp together and defeat it in one fell swoop before giving up!  The generals were also inspired by Xu Chu and shouted loudly. They all took orders and rushed to convey orders for their respective deployments.

    The next day, 30,000 Cao troops rushed towards Liu Jun's camp like a huge wave. Unexpectedly, when Xu Chu rushed into the camp, he found that there was nothing in the camp. It turned out that Zhuge Liang had already ordered the troops to retreat to Xinye last night.  So Cao Jun occupied his stronghold. When Cao Ren learned about this, he regretted it.

    At night, Cao Ren frowned, with a look of confusion on his face. He had fought nearly a hundred battles, large and small, in his life, and had never experienced such a strange battle situation before him.  Every move, every strategy, and every decision made by our own army seemed to be expected by the other army.  It is said that if you know the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.  The other army seemed to know all the generals and counselors in the army, but Cao Ren knew very little about Zhuge Liang. The only thing he knew was that this man was smarter than demons and had extraordinary tactics.  Therefore, starting from Cao Ren, every general and counselor in the army was extremely cautious about the other army, for fear of falling into Zhuge Liang's plan.

    At this moment, Jia Xu stepped over, his eyes bright.  Seeing this, Cao Ren seemed to have guessed that Jia Xu had noticed Zhuge Liang's plan. He couldn't help but feel happy and quickly stood up and asked.

    "Has the military advisor noticed it!?"

    Jia Xu looked condensed, nodded heavily, bowed his hands and said.

    "Today, Xu inspected the stronghold and found no trace of a baggage convoy passing through the stronghold. From this point of view, Zhuge Liang had no intention of fighting our army here from the beginning, and had long been prepared to withdraw at any time."

    Cao Ren¡¯s face tightened slightly, as if he noticed something, and asked in a groan.

    "What did the military advisor mean?"

    "Zhuge Liang's intention to attack Fancheng is to hinder our army's progress and buy time for the soldiers and horses to attack Fancheng!?"

    "How is this possible! Even though Fancheng is empty of troops, there are still 3,000 soldiers guarding it. Even if it is attacked by ten thousand soldiers and horses, it will take at least half a month to conquer! Besides, Zhuge Liang is so talented, how could he not have expected that we will  Send troops and horses to Fancheng on the way, just in case! His move is really reckless!"

    When Cao Ren heard this, his expression changed drastically, but he quickly retorted.  Jia Xu narrowed his eyes, shook his head and shouted loudly.

    "No! Zhuge Liang is not reckless, but wins by surprise! He expected that we would be wary of him and would advance cautiously and slowly, so he handed over most of his troops to the command of a strong general and quickly marched to Fancheng for a sneak attack. At the same time, he sent the remaining troops  Horses, we have to resist for a while in the Xinye realm. According to previous detailed reports, Xinye City has about 20,000 troops. Last time we saw that the other army had 5,000 troops, which means that there were 15,000 troops in the surprise attack on Fancheng.  Count! By the time our army reaches Xinye City, Fancheng will have been lost!"

    Cao Ren couldn't help but became anxious when he heard this, and shouted out loud.

    "If Fancheng is lost, our army's retreat will be cut off, and the morale of the army will be in chaos. How can we be invincible! Fancheng must not be lost! Does the military strategist have a plan to turn the tide!?"

    In fact, Fancheng cannot be lost. For Cao Ren, there is another personal reason, that is, the safety of Cao Chun who is stationed in Fancheng.  Cao Chun is a clan brother, even a bloodline!

    Jia Xu¡¯s eyes narrowed for a moment and he said coldly.

    "If we want to turn the tide, we have to do it. I have a plan that can make Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang die without a burial place!"

    "A plan to come out of An? The military advisor will come quickly."

    Cao Ren's eyes widened, his face filled with joy, and he asked again anxiously.  But Jia Xu next said something that made Cao Ren frightened.

    "Zhuge Liang took such a risk by taking a different approach. We might as well take advantage of his plan, abandon Fancheng, and attack Xinye! Xinye City only has 5,000 soldiers.Guard with all your strength, as long as the governor gives the order, let 30,000 Cao's troops fight to the bitter end. If they don't fight, they will be killed, and they will take Xinye by force and besiege it!  Xinye City will definitely be lost within half a month.  At that time, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others will all become prisoners of the governor rank!  "

    Jia Xu is indeed a "poisonous man", and this plan can be described as ruthless. He clearly knew that Cao Chun and Cheng Yu were in danger and were in danger.  But he still ignored it, and instead used this to achieve what he wanted!

    Cao Ren¡¯s face was filled with shock when he heard this. Looking at Jia Xu¡¯s sinister eyes, he felt shuddering!

    After a while, Cao Ren finally came to his senses, his anger suddenly surged, and he shouted sternly.

    "Jia Wenhe, did you know that there are brothers of my Cao Zixiao clan in Fancheng! Cao Chun and Cheng Yu are loyal men. They know that Fancheng is very important and cannot be lost. They will not abandon it and will fight to the death for our army until the city is broken.  If Fancheng is really lost, Cao Chun and Cheng Yu will definitely die! How can you bear to abandon each other!"

    Faced with Cao Ren¡¯s scolding, Jia Xu¡¯s expression did not change. He looked directly into Cao Ren¡¯s eyes and said coldly.

    "Liu Bei is a great hero in the world. He suffered many setbacks in the past because of the useless military planners under his command. Now that he has acquired a great sage like Zhuge Liang, his rise is unstoppable! If we don't eradicate him as soon as possible before he becomes powerful.  When he becomes strong, the great cause of the Prime Minister's unification of the world will be far away. What's more, you and I have already heard that Liu Jingsheng has been critically ill in recent years, and Liu Bei will definitely take the opportunity to make Jingzhou his home!  The foundation of Jingzhou will unite with the Sun family from Jiangdong to fight against the Prime Minister. Even if the Prime Minister conquers the northwest, it will be difficult to resist the Sun and Liu families joining forces!

    Governor, the Prime Minister, the Emperor, and his hegemony all depend on you. If you make a wrong decision this time, the implications will be huge and it will bring disaster to the world for decades!  "

    As soon as Jia Xu said this, Cao Ren suddenly lost consciousness as if he was struck by thunder.  Jia Xu slowly closed his eyes and sighed in his heart. Zhuge Liang was really too terrifying. If not, Jia Xu would not have made such a vicious plan.  Jia Xu knew that even if Cao Ren acted according to his plan, he would conquer Xinye and help Cao Cao eliminate Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, two of his most important enemies.  But Cao Cao would never be grateful to him at all. After all, Cao Chun was a member of the Cao family, and Cao Cao might even hate him.  At the same time, Cao Ren, Xiahou brothers and others will also feel resentment against him.  By then, Jia Xu's career would be completely ruined.

    Jia Xu came up with this strategy after careful consideration earlier, and he had already thought in his heart that if Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were eliminated, he would resign from Cao Cao, hide in the mountains, and never engage in world affairs again.

    Jia Xu has always been an extremely selfish person. In order not to arouse Cao Cao's fear, he deliberately concealed his talents and made Guo Jia the number one adviser under Cao Cao.  He is different from Guo Jia. Although Guo Jia is uninhibited, he is loyal and upright, and can even be said to be a foolish and loyal person.  Cao Cao would never be suspicious of Guo Jia.  Although he never had any objections, he was not as loyal and upright as Guo Jia by nature. Cao Cao also noticed this, so Jia Xu never dared to have close friendship with other important ministers under Cao Cao.

    But even such a Jia Xu still has a heart of loving the people.  Nowadays, the world has been ravaged by war for a long time. He really can't bear to prolong the period of chaos in the world because of Liu Bei's strength!

    Cao Ren seemed to be making an extremely difficult and painful decision, with bulging veins on his head and gritted teeth. Sometimes he would cast a hateful look at Jia Xu.  Jia Xu closed his eyes and rested his mind, standing quietly. After his words just now, he never opened his mouth to interrupt Cao Ren's thoughts.

    I don¡¯t know how long it took, but Cao Ren¡¯s eyes were red and he spoke loudly.

    "Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are no match for rats! The Prime Minister has millions of soldiers, so don't be afraid! The military advisers don't have to worry about it. After the Prime Minister conquers the northwest, he will gather the forces in the northwest and raise another million soldiers to march south to Jingzhou. If rats dare to stop them, they will also  It's like hitting a rock with an egg and blocking a cart with a mantis' arm!"

    When Jia Xu heard this, his body trembled and he sighed in his heart.  Cao Ren had a cautious and attentive temperament, commanded his troops well, used his troops like a god, and managed his army strictly, but he was still a little short of a perfect commander.  That is ruthless!

    "Unexpectedly, the Governor has already paid attention, and Xu does not dare to interfere any more. I hope the Governor will order the army to start as soon as possible and rush back to Fancheng, just in case."

    Cao Ren had a cold look on his face and nodded slightly. Jia Xu then bowed and left.

    Cao Ren made a decision, rejecting Jia Xu's vicious plan to cut off the strong man's arm, giving up the great opportunity to annihilate Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, and sent troops to Fancheng to rescue him that day.

    At the same time, Liu Jun's scouts found out that 30,000 Cao troops had suddenly evacuated, and hurried to Xinye City to report it.  Let's say that after Liu Bei withdrew his troops and returned to Xinye City, he was filled with uneasiness.  Pan Feng, Hua Xiong and other generals were also restless.  There is no other reason. Currently, Xinye City is empty of troops, with only 5,000 troops guarding it. Most of the troops and horses have been transferred by Zhuge Liang to attack Fancheng.  And just ten miles away from Xinye City, there are 30,000 Cao Jun. If Cao Jun overturns and attacks, Xinye will be trampled to the ground within half a month!

    NoBut Zhuge Liang was completely different from everyone else. He had a calm smile on his face, and he gently flicked the goose feather fan in his hand. Suddenly, his smile slowly became brighter, and he said softly.

    "It's time to come back."

    As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, Liu Bei, Pan Feng and others changed their expressions one after another. Liu Bei just wanted to open his mouth to ask.  Suddenly a scout came quickly and knelt down to report.

    "Report! Thirty thousand Cao troops have evacuated the Xinye realm all night and are rushing back to Fancheng!"

    "Huh? Withdrew the troops! As Kong Ming expected, they really withdrew the troops!! Hahaha, Kong Ming, you are really a god!"

    Liu Bei was overjoyed and laughed awkwardly.  Pan Feng and Hua Xiong looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.  Zhuge Liang took his time and slowly stood up and bowed.

    "Cao Zixiao withdrew his troops and left. The danger in Xinye has been eliminated. If my lord does not send troops to pursue him now, then when will he wait?"

    "Hahahaha! What the military advisor said is true!

    Liu Bei nodded and responded, then issued a military order to Pan Feng and Hua Xiong. Pan Feng and Hua Xiong immediately took the order and left.

    But it was said that a few days ago, Gao Lan received Cao Ren's order and led five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry back to Fancheng quickly.  Gao Lan urged his troops to advance quickly. As soon as they arrived at the border of Fancheng, there was a sudden sound of cannons and the sound of countless bowstrings on the left and right sides of the road, like heavy rain falling to the ground.  Gao Lan was shocked. When he came to his senses, he found that there were waves of arrows on both sides.  Gao Lan quickly swung his gun to resist and shot down countless arrows, but even so, the wave of arrows was too dense and came suddenly. Gao Lan was hit by several arrows.  As for Gao Lan's troops, more than a thousand people were shot and wounded.

    ¡°Withdraw!! Withdraw quickly!!!¡±

    Gao Lan shouted loudly and immediately galloped forward, trying to escape from the shooting range. His deployment quickly followed.  The ambushing troops on the left and right fired several rounds of arrows, killing nearly two thousand Cao's troops.

    At this moment, a group of about 500 people suddenly rushed out from the front. The general at the head was Tai Shici, Liu Bei's general.  Taishi Ciyuan glared, galloped out on his horse, and went straight to Gao Lan to kill him.  Gao Lan was still in shock and saw Taishi Ci coming to kill him again, so he responded hastily.  I saw the thunder spear in Tai Shi Ci's hand, as fast as lightning, stabbing Gao Lan into the heart.  Gao Lan dodged quickly and saw the thunder gun rushing past Gao Lan's body.  Gao Lan was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and quickly raised his gun and stabbed Taishi Ci in the face.  Taishi Ci quickly withdrew his thunder spear and held it against him.  At this time, all the troops led by Tai Shici came to kill him. Gao Lan did not dare to fight, so he just backed away and fought his way out to escape.  Taishi Ci led his troops to fight with the remaining Cao army and wiped out nearly a thousand people.  The remaining tiger and leopard cavalry of Cao's army who escaped with Gao Lan were less than a thousand.

    Gao Lan was ambushed and fled to a secret forest entrance. Seeing that there were no pursuers behind him, he quickly reorganized his troops.  Gao Lan, who was gray-headed and disgraced, with uneven armor and armor, was in a very embarrassed state.  The surrounding tigers and leopards all had lingering fears on their faces.  Gao Lan looked calm, thinking that he was ambushed by Liu Jun as soon as he arrived at Fancheng.  As Jia Xu expected, Zhuge Liang sent troops to attack Fancheng.  At present, he has lost most of his troops and horses, and rushing to Fancheng is of no use.  After Gao Lan made up his mind, he ordered his troops to take a detour back to the Xinye realm and inform Cao Ren about Fancheng.
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