Three Kingdoms: Starting from zero, a wealthy party

Chapter 232 Liu Bei's Worries

Chapter 232 Liu Bei's Worries

At the same time, on the border of Xuzhou, all the sentinels sent by Liu Bei returned to the army from Xuchang City. At this moment, they all gathered in Liu Bei's camp and reported the situation in the city to Liu Bei.

"My lord, I have found out that the guard in Xuchang City is Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, and his assistant is Xun Yu."

"There are only [-] soldiers in the city, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. The food and grass in the city are stored about a few hundred meters to the left of the palace in the city. months."

Hearing the sentry cavalry's inquiry, Liu Bei fell into deep thought. It was obvious that the siege of the city was completely feasible, and the [-] old soldiers in the city were definitely no match for the [-] elite cavalry under him.

But the problem of food and grass stumped him. After capturing Xuchang, they could only hold on for half a month. During this half month, they had to find sufficient food to hold Xuchang and find the next one. A land conquest.

"My lord, there is another piece of news. When I was inquiring in the city, I overheard the guards talking at the gate of the city."

Liu Bei became interested when he heard it, and ordered him to speak up immediately.

"My lord, Yuan Shao's army and Cao Cao's army fought in the Guandu area this afternoon. Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's 70 army with only [-] elite troops."

"Yuan Shao fled back to the camp in embarrassment with less than a few thousand remnants of the army. Cao Cao sent Xu Chu to lead [-] fine cavalry to chase after him. At the last moment, if Yan Liang, Wen Chou and the second general did not come from Hebei, Yuan Shao would have died. In Guandu!"

Liu Bei, who squinted his eyes to listen, suddenly opened his eyes. Obviously, this news is as precious as a timely gift to him at this moment.

Cao Cao's victory over Yuan Shao is self-evident for them who often fight. I believe that Cao Cao, who has been fighting for many years, will not give up such an important fighter. He will definitely choose to pursue the victory and annihilate Yuan Shao in one fell swoop.

Yuan Shao had an army of 70. Although he was killed by Cao Cao's [-] elite soldiers, Liu Bei believed that a lean camel was bigger than a horse, and Yuan Shao definitely had nearly half of his troops.

Then Cao Cao is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp. The 20 elite soldiers must be his cover, and there must be [-] or even [-] soldiers behind the scenes.

After this battle, the forces of the two armies are roughly evenly matched. When there is no absolute opportunity to fight, the two armies will start a protracted war. At that time, the fight will be for food and grass!

For this battle, Liu Bei didn't know how much food and grass Cao Cao had prepared, but he knew very well in his heart how much Yuan Shao had prepared, which was more than 200 million shi!

Yuan Shao had already thought up a strategy, and the battlefield would definitely shift to a protracted war, so he made preparations in advance.

There is only half a month of food and grass in Xuchang City. It seems that Cao Cao took away almost all the food and grass in Xuchang City. The guards in the city are all veterans, which means that Cao Cao took all the elite and decided to fight Yuan Shao!

The elite and food were all taken away. Liu Bei made a bold assumption. He believed that Cao Cao did not have so much food in this battle. Therefore, if he wanted to take the route of protracted war, Cao Jun would definitely be dragged down by the food and grass of the soldiers of the three armies. collapse.

At this time, he captured Xuchang City secretly, and secretly sent a letter to Yuan Shao to tell him about it. Yuan Shao was overjoyed and would definitely send an army to pounce on Cao Cao. No way, I can only wait to die slowly!

I have to say that Liu Bei's ideas are almost in line with the current situation. Heroes come out of troubled times, and how can they survive in this world without a few brushes!

In order to confirm the conjecture in his heart, he immediately gave orders to the soldiers in the tent, ordering them to take their team to rest in the camp for one night, and then go to Xuzhou in the early morning of tomorrow.

After arriving in Xuzhou, I changed into the clothes of the local people, and went around the city to find out about grain and grass to see if they were hoarding grain.

Everyone was about to leave after receiving the order, but Liu Bei stopped them on the spot, and continued, "There is one more thing. After the thing just finished, when you return, I want you to find a way to sneak into Xuchang City directly."

"At the latest in the night of three days later, I will lead all the soldiers to attack Xuchang City. What you have to do is to guard the gates of each city, cooperate with our army, open the gates, and welcome the army to enter the city."

"Remember, before the night after three days, be sure to convey to me the situation you have detected, remember!"

"Understood!" Everyone agreed in unison, and then walked out of the camp.

After they left, Liu Bei immediately got up and left his seat, went outside the tent, and looked up at the stars in the sky.

Guan Yu was drinking outside the camp at the moment, when he saw Liu Bei coming out of his tent, he stepped forward and asked, "Brother, it's so late, why are you still awake?"

"I can't sleep, the news sent by the sentinels is too shocking, it makes me very scared."

"What happened?"

Liu Bei sighed and said, "Second brother, if you have 70 cavalry, can you defeat an army of [-] soldiers?"

Guan Yu laughed: "Brother, could it be that I was joking? This is impossible. The difference in military strength is ten times. No matter how well-trained an army is, 70 is no match for [-]."

"But Cao Cao did it, Cao Cao did it."

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Guan Yu withdrew the ridiculous expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "Brother, what do you mean..."

"Yes, on the Guandu battlefield, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's 70 soldiers with only [-] elite soldiers, and Yuan Shao led thousands of remnants and fled in haste."

Liu Bei's words made Guan Yu fearful. There were many battles in history where one could win more with less, but it was not like today's battle. The difference in strength between the two sides was ten times, but Cao Cao won a complete victory!

"It's scary, it's scary! Cao Cao will definitely be our enemy in the future, Yun Chang, now you understand why I tied my hands and feet to cover myself when I was in Xuchang City!"

"Because of Cao Cao, because he is cunning, treacherous, and unpredictable. Sooner or later, he will have a place in this world, so we must destroy him now while he is still fledgling!"

Liu Bei's words shocked Guan Yu. Indeed, Cao Cao's current strength has told everyone in the world that he has the ambition and means to be king, and he is a hero in the world.

In the future, he will definitely become a stumbling block for the eldest brother to restore the Han Dynasty, so now, he must be defeated and die!

"Brother, give the order! As long as you give the order, I will immediately bring all the brothers into Xuchang City!"

"Second brother, don't worry, I have arranged everything in place, and we will see the outcome in three days."

(End of this chapter)