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Coming to the fore Chapter 72: Advance and Retreat!

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    In 210 AD, officials under Cao Cao once again petitioned Liu Xie to abdicate the throne and support Cao Cao as emperor.  Taiwei Yang Biao suppressed his remarks on the grounds that King Wei had not returned from his expedition.  King Cao Cao of Wei sent Yang Xiu, a former soldier to join the army, back to Xudu to express his ambition and pressure the ministers to express their wishes. However, Cao Cao refused to abdicate.  In the same year, Hebei Yuan Xi sent troops to attack Cao Cao in the name of Cao Cao usurping the throne.  Yuan Xi led an army of 200,000 people from Yecheng south to attack Hanoi, trying to recapture all the counties north of the Yellow River from Cao Cao.  Cao Cao sent Cao Ren as general to lead an army of 100,000 people north to support Hanoi.  At the same time, Liu Bei led an army of 100,000 people from the plains south to attack Qingzhou. Cao Cao, with Cao Chong as commander, led an army of 150,000 people to attack Liu Bei.  Liu Bei's army was stationed at the junction of Fan County and Qingzhou, and did not move southward for a month.  Cao Chong also stationed himself thirty miles away from Liu Bei's army.  Lu Rui came to Cao Chong's military camp as a general of chariots and cavalry to supervise the army.  "See you, Mr. Supervisor!" "You don't need to be polite, we are all old acquaintances. This time, the general is here just to reward the three armies. General Cao will handle the rest of the military affairs." Lu Rui pressed his hand and signaled everyone to come.  No need to be formal.  "Thank you, General!" "Yes!" Lu Rui nodded. There are many talented generals under Cao Chong. In addition to the young talents of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, Zhu Ling, Li Dian, Le Jin and other old men who Cao Cao raised troops are all in Cao Chong.  Under his command.  "By order of the Emperor of Han" Lu Rui then read out the official instructions for rewarding the army as usual, and then asked Cao Chong to reward the three armies. After all, Cao Chong was the commander-in-chief of this army.  After rewarding the three armies, Lu Rui left Cao Chong behind to discuss Liu Bei's affairs.  "Brother Rui, I heard that my nephew is one year old?" Cao Chong took out a jade pendant from his arms.  "This is a gift from my uncle to my nephew." "It's rare. It's rare. Brother Chong always gets things from my general's mansion. Today I can finally get some things back." Lu Rui took the jade pendant, which was crystal clear.  , bright color.  It is a fine piece of jade pendant, worth a lot of money.  "Look at what Brother Rui said, my uncle will have to find a wife for my little nephew in the future!" "Well, my son's happiness will be entrusted to my little uncle. Brother Chong, we will discuss family matters later. What is Liu Bei doing now?  Lu Rui smiled, and Cao Chong went further and further.  Let¡¯s get back to business.  "Liu Bei? Brother Rui, this Liu Bei is really interesting. He said he was going to attack our army, but he stationed himself here and did not move for many days. He only blocked the rangers sent by our army." Cao Chong put down a battle report.  He glanced at Lu Rui.  "Brother Chong didn't find anything wrong? Or has he already taken action?" Lu Rui smiled slightly. As soon as he entered the barracks, Lu Rui discovered something was wrong. There were 150,000 troops, but there were only 50,000 troops at most in the barracks.  "Hahahaha, it seems that nothing can be hidden from Brother Rui. Liu Bei doesn't want to go south at all. I'm afraid Zhuge Liang has already made a plan to lure the enemy deeper. This 100,000-strong army is just a bait here. The purpose is to delay time. In Hebei  Build a defense line in the plain area. When Liu Bei retreats, he can use the defense line to stop our army from going north." Cao Chong took a sip of tea and took out a map of Pingyuan County.  The Hebei area is different from the Qingzhou area. There is basically no danger to defend in the Hebei Plain area.  According to Cao Chong's speculation, Zhuge Liang should have wanted to use the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country to deal with Cao's army, collecting all the grain from counties and counties into the city, and then relying on the tenacity of the city to resist Cao's army's attack.  It is early spring now, and the water in the Yellow River has begun to slowly melt. Summer is the flood season. Liu Bei should wait until the summer is over.  Return to Hebei before the autumn harvest. By then, all the wheat from the plains will be collected into the city. Liu Bei can rely on the city walls to resist Cao's army heading north, and at the same time seek opportunities for fighting.  Deal with Cao Jun.  "A defense method of connecting points? Brother Chong, it seems that you have already thought of a way to defeat Zhuge Liang's plan." Lu Rui smiled slightly. It seems that Zhuge Liang is very powerful, and Cao Chong is not bad either. He has already anticipated Zhuge Liang's plan. This is also Lu Rui's.  Rui thought that connecting dots was indeed a good way to defend plain areas. If he were Zhuge Liang, he would also use this defensive strategy.  "Brother Rui, the main force of our army has arrived in Xuzhou, including our most powerful 30,000 cavalry. When the time comes, our army will bypass the Yellow River by boat, penetrate directly into the hinterland of Hebei, and raid Pingyuan County!" Cao Chong said!  With a finger, he clicked on the place name Pingyuan.  The plank road was repaired openly and secretly to Chencang!  "Brother Chong, it seems that you not only want to destroy Zhuge Liang's plan, you also want to use cavalry to destroy the autumn harvest in the plains. By then, Liu Bei's army may not even have rations." Lu Rui smiled, and Cao Chong used ships to transport the army.  Arriving in Hebei was to give Liu Bei a fatal blow.  "Brother Rui is still smart. Hebei has a cold climate and can only rely on one season of wheat to obtain a year's worth of grain. As long as our army uses the wheat outside the cityIf all the crops are destroyed, how can Liu Bei's army deal with our army without any harvest?  The strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field will fail if it is not attacked.  " "As for Liu Beijun in the front, I will cut off Liu Beijun's retreat when the time comes, so that Liu Beijun cannot return to Hebei, and let Liu Bei know the military power of our army!  "Cao Chong confidently stated his plan. Not only did he want to mess up the rear of Hebei, he also wanted to trap Liu Bei's army here and let Liu Bei know how powerful Cao's army was. "Cang Shu can have such a plan, Rui  Brother Rui was relieved. Since Cang Shu led the main force to Hebei, this place would be left to Brother Rui.  As long as Canshu blocks Liu Beijun's retreat ahead, the rest will be left to Brother Rui.  "Cao Chong has already figured out a countermeasure. As a supervisor, Lu Rui will certainly contribute. "Well, thank you brother Rui!  " "So Cang Shu is still polite?  Lu Rui patted Cao Chong on the head and smiled at him. After Lu Rui and Cao Chong agreed on a strategy, Cao Chong left the military camp with his guards and generals and went to Xuzhou to join the main force who had gone ahead. Lu Rui stayed at Cao Chong's  The military camp continued to confront Liu Bei's army in front. Time passed quickly, and it was summer in the blink of an eye. At this time, Cao Chong's army had all landed near Jieshi, Hebei Province. Cao Chong set up a temporary military camp in Jieshi and started here.  "Cao Zhen obeys the order!"  " "Cao Zhen is here!  " "Order Cao Zhen to lead an army of 30,000 to blockade the Yellow River and build trenches. Liu Bei's army on the border of Qingzhou must not be allowed to return to Hebei!  " "The last general takes orders!  " "Cao Xiu obeys the order!  " "Cao Xiu is here!  " "Order Cao Xiu to lead an army of 20,000 men, capture the counties near Cao Zhen's defense line, and assist Cao Zhen in defending the Yellow River defense line!  " "The last general takes orders!  " "Cao Zhang obeys orders!  "Cao Zhang is here!"  "Cao Zhang followed my general and led 30,000 cavalry to destroy all the wheat fields near Pingyuan County. I will let Liu Bei's army near Pingyuan County have no food available this year!"  " "The last general takes orders!  " "Zhu Ling, Li Dian, and Le Jin led an army of 20,000 to guard the two wings!  "The general takes command!"  "After Cao Chong issued a military order near Jieshi, the 100,000-strong army divided into two groups. They marched towards the plain area at the same time. In a small county town near Jieshi, the soldiers in the city were farming outside the city. "Brother Wang, you said, we  Why get involved in farming?  What does it sound like to lay down your weapons and plow the fields?  "A young soldier dropped the hoe in his hand with a look of displeasure on his face. He originally came to join the army. Why did he start farming again? In order to ensure the autumn harvest, Zhuge Liang asked soldiers from nearby counties in Pingyuan County to participate in spring and summer farming.  After the autumn harvest, we will return to the city for defense. "Brother Zhao, don't complain, you and I are both soldiers.  Just do whatever the general tells you to do. After all, food is also a military item. Without food, neither you nor I can have enough to eat, so how can we fight a war?  "Brother Wang picked up the hoe and started working again. "Hahahaha, I didn't expect that the plains in Hebei are more spacious than those in Yanzhou.  There is no cover for more than ten miles, this is riding a horse!  "Cao Chong's cavalry is approaching the small county. According to the map, this small county near Jieshi is Cao Jun's first prey. Cao Zhang is riding freely on his horse. The plains of Hebei are more suitable for cavalry combat! "Third brother,  Reserve some strength to kill the enemy when you get to the county seat!  " "Don't worry, Brother Chong, we've arrived at the county seat.  Brother, I must be the first to break through the city gate!  "Brother Wang, listen, is there the sound of a large number of horses galloping?"  " "Brother Zhao, do you want to be lazy again?  Where can we find a large number of cavalry, infantry, and galloping horses in our city? You treat them like horses for free?  "Brother Lao Wang patted Xiao Zhao on the head. This kid wanted to be lazy again. "No, Brother Lao Wang, my ears are sharp!  " "Cao Jun Cao Jun, so many Cao Jun!  "Suddenly. Another soldier next to him pointed into the distance and saw a dark area, all cavalry. One of the big flags had the word Cao written on it! "Ah, run quickly, there are so many Cao troops!  "The soldiers farming outside the city reacted and fled in all directions. "Kill, leave no one behind, let Liu Beijun see how powerful we are!  "Cao Zhang took the lead and rushed over with the soldiers of tiger and leopard cavalry. Poor Liu Beijun only had a hoe in his hand and could not resist the attack of the heavy armored cavalry. Soon the small county town with only a thousand defenders was captured by Cao Chong. After breaking the county town  , Cao Chong immediately ordered all the cavalry to march into the wheat fields, trample the wheat fields with iron cavalry, and destroy all the wheat fields, and then began to rest in the county town. "Cang Shu, these people are no match for our army. They are a small army."  The county seat is really not satisfying!  "Cao Zhang ate barbecue and waved his fist, saying that he hadn't fought enough.  "Third brother, don't worry. This is just a small test of our army's skills. There will be more and bigger cities that need to be attacked by third brother in the future. As long as third brother is not tired, it will be fine." "Cang Shu, as long as there is a war to fight,  , Third brother will definitely not be tired! " "Okay, third brother, let's go after dinner. There is a small county nearby and we will capture it tonight!" Cao Chong took a bite of the barbecue, with a proud smile on his face.  .  "Night attack? This is interesting, okay! Cang Shu, let's set off after finishing the barbecue!" Hearing the word "night attack", Cao Zhang became energetic and ate the barbecue in large gulps, hoping to set off as soon as possible and capture another one.  county seat.  After finishing the barbecue, Cao Chong and Cao Zhang set off with their army, and the captured county town was handed over to the teams of Zhu Ling and Li Dianlejin to deal with the aftermath.  Cao Chong's cavalry descended the mountain like fierce tigers and soon captured another county town.  One month later, Cao Chong captured more than 20 small and large counties near the plains. Even Nanpi, an important town in Hebei, was captured by Cao Chong. It was midsummer. In order to escape the summer heat, Cao Chong allowed his army to temporarily rest in the captured cities.  several days.  In the Pingyuan Prefecture, there were more and more official documents on Zhuge Liang's desk. At this moment, Zhuge Liang realized that his plan had been seen through by Cao Chong, and Cao Chong also used a countermeasure to catch Zhuge Liang off guard.  "Military advisor, I am afraid that our plan of strengthening the walls and clearing the country will not be implemented now. Cao Jun destroyed our army's wheat fields, and now our army's cities can only survive by storing grain." A young general glanced at Zhuge Liang worriedly. This person was none other than Zhuge Liang.  Liu Bei's adopted son Liu Feng!  "Military advisor, according to the intelligence of the former army, the Yellow River defense line has also been blocked by Cao Jun, and my father's retreat has also been blocked. What should our army do now?" "Young Master Feng, don't worry, our army still has more than a dozen cities.  Now we only need to strictly order the defenders to close the city gates and hold on. They should be able to resist Cao's army for a few months." Zhuge Liang comforted Liu Feng.  As the commander of the army, if Liu Feng is afraid, it will affect the morale of the army.  "Close the city gate tightly? Military advisor, are we going to give up all this year's harvest?" Liu Feng was stunned for a moment. Closing the city gate tightly meant that the food outside the city would be destroyed by Cao's army.  "Master Feng, this is an expedient measure. If our army still worries about some wheat, it will only make it easier for Cao's army to defeat our army." "Mr. Feng, you immediately ask the soldiers in the city to build trenches, and at the same time, move the city under our army's control  All the iron tools were collected in Pingyuan. Liang sent a letter to Yecheng and asked Yecheng to build a batch of iron pillars. When the time comes, Mr. Feng will go to Yecheng to escort them to Pingyuan." Zhuge Liang ignored Liu Feng's doubts and just gave the order.  A series of military orders were executed by Liu Feng.  "This?" Liu Feng's face was full of doubts. What kind of gourd medicine was Zhuge Liang trying to sell?  Iron pillar, collect iron tools, what is this for?  "Master Feng, my lord gave me an arrow before leaving. Do you think Master Feng wants to disobey?" Seeing Liu Feng's hesitation, Zhuge Liang took out Liu Bei's military order.  "No!" Seeing Zhuge Liang like this, Liu Feng had no choice but to go down and carry out the military order.  Qingzhou.  In Lu Rui's military camp, the information that Cao Chong successfully raided Hebei has reached Lu Rui's hands.  "Uncle, it seems that Cangshu has lived up to his father's expectations. Now the Yellow River has been blocked by Cangshu, and Liu Bei's retreat has been blocked. As long as Liu Bei retreats, our army will march to oppress him!" Lu Rui handed the bamboo slips to Xiahou Dun.  "That's right. Cang Shu is really powerful. I have been fighting for many years, and I have to say a word of admiration to Cang Shu!" Xiahou Dun received the battle report and also praised Cao Chong.  "Bufan. Liu Bei is trapped. Should we mobilize troops from Beihai and Fan County and set up a circle on the outside first to prevent Liu Bei from jumping over the wall and going south to attack?" "Uncle, don't worry, since Liu Bei just wants to lead our army to the Northern Expedition, it will be inevitable  There are no siege equipment, and Liu Bei doesn't have many cavalry. Even if Liu Bei wants to penetrate deep into our army, it will be in vain. Now Liu Bei probably doesn't know that his retreat is blocked. Rui reminds Liu Bei!" Lu Rui smiled slightly and suddenly thought of it!  A fun ploy.  Three days later, Lu Rui¡¯s envoy was welcomed into Liu Bei¡¯s military camp. After the envoy handed the letter to Liu Bei, he left the military camp.  "Shi Yuan, what should we do?" After Liu Bei received Lu Rui's letter, he immediately sent spies to find out the news. Sure enough, the defense line on the north bank of the Yellow River was blocked by Cao Jun, and Cao Jun used ships to bypass the Yellow River defense line.  This is not what worries Liu Bei the most. What worries Liu Bei is that he has not received any news for several months. This means that Zhuge Liang in Pingyuan has also encountered a major crisis, otherwise he would not have sent spies to inform Liu Bei.  "My lord, judging from the current situation, Kong Ming is not feeling well in the plains. Cao Chong's surprise attack has completely shattered our army's plan. We all believe that our army is going to change its plan." Pang Tong quickly made a judgment.??Zhuge Liang can no longer rely on him. This time he has to rely on himself.  "Military advisor, what should our army do now?" Liu Bei was stunned. Hearing Pang Tong's analysis, his base camp was in danger. What should he do with his lone army of 100,000?  "Lord, according to Tong's estimation, the strength of Cao's army is not enough to completely block the Yellow River defense line. If our army marches westward to Fan County, there may be a glimmer of hope." "Fan County? Shi Yuan, that is Lu Rui's home base. Since the Zhongping Period,  , Lu Rui began to run Fan County. It has been more than 20 years now. I heard that there are tens of thousands of elites in the city. Can our army capture Fan County?" Liu Bei was stunned. If he goes to Fan County, Lu Rui will lead him.  The army then flanked him, but he still faced death.  "My lord has misunderstood. Of course the commander-in-chief knows that Fan County is Lu Rui's home base. It has been Cao's army's former military position against the Yuan family for many years. It is well-defended. However, Fan County has a vast territory. To the north is the Baima Yanjin line. Cao Chong's army can  Block the river banks in the plain area, but Tong speculates that Cao Chong's army cannot reach the Baima Yanjin line, and we still have a chance." Pang Tong handed over his hand and reported back to Liu Bei.  "Shi Yuan means to look for opportunities and withdraw to Hebei?" "No, my lord, you are refusing to defend one place and waiting for the opportunity. If our army withdraws to Hebei now, it will definitely encounter difficulties from Yuan Xi. Our army is stationed in Fan County.  , advance to attack, retreat to defend, look for opportunities, wait for the opportunity, maybe you can turn defeat into victory! " "Okay! Just follow Shi Yuan's plan!" Liu Bei couldn't think of any way, so he had to listen to Pang Tong's plan.  On the other hand, Zhuge Liang began to shrink his troops in the plains and withdrew his main forces to the county town centered on the plains. Zhuge Liang sent people to step up the construction of cities to resist Cao Chong's army.  Cao Chong divided his troops to raid Pingyuan County in Hebei Province. Zhuge Liang retreated to defend the enemy, while Pang Tong advanced to gain opportunities.  Cao Jun and Liu Bei Jun formed a stalemate in northern Qingzhou and eastern Hebei.  At the same time, in Xiliang, Cao Cao led an army to put down the rebellion in Tianshui.  Xia Houyuan led an army of 50,000 people deep inside the Qiang people, preparing for a new battle!  PS: Thank you for your great support!  !  !  !
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