Three Kingdoms: The ghost plotter taught Liu Bei to seize Jingzhou first

"Military advisor means……"

There was a bit of excitement in Lao Liu's eyes.

Deng Mu called Zhou Cang, brought the map, and spread it in front of Old Liu.

"Our army's eastern front is almost reaching the Yellow River, but the middle line stops at Shouchun, and the western front stops at Nanyang."

"This caused a huge depression to be formed between our front lines, which could easily be used by Cao Cao to use troops from the center line to cut off our northern and southern states."

"And this depression is Yuzhou"

"Therefore, it is necessary for us to capture Yuzhou and fill up this depression to ensure that the connection between the northern and southern states will not be cut off."

"At the same time, by using troops in the south, we can also contain Cao Cao's attack on Jizhou and buy time for us to cross the Yellow River and get a share of the pie with Cao Cao."

Liu Bei stared at the map as if he had some understanding, and nodded repeatedly.

"Gu Mu proposed that General Yunchang should lead Xiangyang's troops to the north, with Lu Su as his counselor, and pretend to attack Xudu in order to attract Cao's army from the south to shrink towards Xudu."

"In fact, General Yunchang went eastward to conquer the counties and counties of Chen State in Runan."

"In terms of Shouchun,The Duke can order General Yide as the commander-in-chief, with Zhuge Liang as the accompanying army staff, to attack the counties of Pei State and Liang State."

"As for the Pengcheng front line, the lord can order Huang Zhong as the chief general and Pang Tong as the accompanying army staff officer, and lead the army to the north to attack Lu State, Taishan, and the counties and states of Rencheng."

"Our three armies attacked at the same time. Our primary goal was to regain Yuzhou and then seize part of Yanzhou County."

"In this way, we can not only fill our loopholes in the depression, but also restrain Cao Cao from attacking Jizhou and even Hebei, and at the same time expand our territory in the Central Plains."

"This is to kill three birds with one stone"

"In the end, even if Cao Cao managed to win Hebei, he would still lose half of the counties in the Central Plains."

"If we calculate both internally and externally, the lord's victory in this joint battle to destroy Yuan will still be greater than that of Cao Cao."

Deng Mu pointed at the map, stated the pros and cons in a leisurely manner, and presented a strategy.

Liu Bei stared at the map, chewing on Deng Mu's strategy, and joy and excitement gradually filled his face.

"What a plan that kills three birds with one stone!"

"This strategy of military advisor is in line with my wishes."

"I will immediately send an order to Yun Changyide and Han Sheng to use troops against Cao Cao immediately!"

Liu Bei readily adopted Deng Mu's suggestion.

Deng Mu smiled, turned his finger back to Qingzhou, and pointed at Linzi.

"Liyang fell, and Yuan Shao was too busy to take care of himself. It is estimated that he was unable to send reinforcements to Yuan Shang."

"At present, he has no more than 20,000 available troops."

"Lord, we will advance into Qingzhou immediately, conquer Linzi, destroy Yuan Shao's remaining forces in Qingzhou, and drink from the Yellow River!"

Liu Bei's fighting spirit was instantly ignited, and his body burst into flames.

"Pass on my general's orders!"

"The army immediately set off, marched into Qingzhou, and headed straight for Linzi!"

The blood of the generals was boiling, and their fighting spirit exploded.

So 90,000 soldiers of the Liu Army marched north from Ju County and marched into Qingzhou in a mighty manner.

At this time, all the counties in the eastern part of Qingzhou had no soldiers to guard them, and Yuan Shang took all the available troops to fight. All the soldiers of the army were reduced to the Linzi line.

Liu Jun entered Qingzhou and recovered all the eastern counties such as Beihai, Le'an, and Qi without a single blow.

In the early spring,

90,000 troops approached Zishui.

…

In Linzi City, people's hearts were floating and the army was panicked.

In the lobby of the county government office.

Yuan Shang sat stiffly on his seat, holding his forehead with one hand and holding Yuan Shao's reply letter with the other.

Liyang fell, Cao's army crossed the river, Bingzhou was in danger, Youzhou rebelled...

The situation in Hebei was already in chaos, and Yuan Shao was too busy to take care of himself that he couldn't send out a single soldier to save him.

In his letter, Yuan Shao severely expressed his disappointment with him and asked him to find a way to defend Linzi no matter what, and never give up Qingzhou.

Otherwise, he would not have to meet Yuan Shao as his father again.

"Unexpectedly, the situation in Hebei has deteriorated to such an extent!"

"The big-eared thief and Cao Aman are joining forces to force my Yuan family to death.~~"

Yuan Shang clutched the letter tightly and cursed through gritted teeth.

After Yuan Xi hesitated again and again, he said cautiously:

"Third brother, we only have 20,000 soldiers and horses left in our hands. How can we stop the 90,000 big-eared bandit army?"

"Father told us to defend Qingzhou. Isn’t this forcing us to do something difficult?"

"In my opinion, we should quickly abandon Qingzhou and retreat to the north bank of the Yellow River before Liu Bei's army arrives."

"Only by relying on the natural dangers of the Yellow River can we resist Liu Bei."

Yuan Shang was silent for a moment, obviously shaken. But

Shen Pei's face darkened and he said anxiously:

"Second Young Master is confused, Third Young Master, we must not abandon Qingzhou!"

"Once Qingzhou falls, how can the Yellow River resist Liu Bei's 90,000-strong army? They will surely invade Hebei for him."

"When the Cao and Liu armies invaded Hebei, the Yuan family's foundation would be over!"

The judge persuaded each other hard, analyzing the pros and cons.

Yuan Shang was stunned, and his eyes became hesitant.

"Chief Judge Shi, you are the one who is confused."

"You also said that a mere Yellow River cannot stop Liu Bei's 90,000-strong army."

"But think about it, even the Yellow River can't stop Liu Bei, can the Zishui river in front of him stop him?"

"Once Liu Bei crosses the river, his 90,000-strong army can easily surround our city of Linzi into a dead city."

"By then, all of us will probably die here!"

Yuan Xi looked sad, and poured a big ladle of cold water on Yuan Shang's head.

Yuan Shang's heart was shocked, and the hesitation in his eyes turned into fear.

"Zhengnan, my second brother is right."

"How can this mere Zi River stop Liu Bei's army?"

"Since we can't stop it, it's inevitable that Qingzhou will fall on the defensive. Why don't we save 20,000 fresh troops for our father?"

The meaning of Yuan Shang's words was clearly that he had abandoned the city and fled, and wanted to give up Linzi and Qingzhou to each other.

The judge was silent and his eyes fell on the map.

Seeing that he did not speak, Yuan Shang thought he had acquiesced. With the intention of abandoning the city, he was about to give the order.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed in Shen Pei's eyes.

"The Third Young Master has come up with a plan that may severely damage Liu Bei's army in one battle and force him to retreat." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"It depends on whether you, Third Young Master, dare to go all out and go out of the city to fight!"

Yuan Shang's spirit was greatly boosted, and surprise suddenly welled up in his gray eyes.

Yuan Xi, however, looked doubtful, thinking that in such a situation, what so-called clever plan could they use to defeat Liu Bei's 90,000 army with only 20,000?

"If you have any good ideas in the south, please come quickly."

Yuan Shang asked impatiently.

Shen Pei lowered his voice and explained the clever plan he had thought up hard.

The clouds of hesitation on Yuan Shang's face disappeared in the blink of an eye, and he was filled with endless surprises. replace

"Wonderful!"

"Zhengnan's plan is really a miraculous work. Even if Zhang Liang is reincarnated, Han Xin's resurrection is nothing more than that!"

"This plan is really a magical plan to turn things around and accomplish all the results in one battle!"

Yuan Shang was ecstatic, so excited that he praised Shen Pei.

Shen Pei stroked his slender beard, and the corners of his mouth curled up with a somewhat complacent look.

"Third brother, Judge Shi’s plan is indeed a wonderful one."

"But this plan requires a team of people to cross the river and form a formation with their backs to lure Liu Bei to the bait. Isn't this too risky?"[]

Yuan Xi continued to pour cold water on him.

Yuan Shang was slightly shocked, with some concern flashing between his brows.

When the judge saw this, he rolled his eyes and cupped his hands and said:

"If you don't send troops across the river, you won't be able to attract Liu Bei's entire army to pursue him, and you won't be able to achieve your intention of severely injuring Liu Bei."

"As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs. This is exactly the truth."

"I asked the Third Young Master to order the Second Young Master to lead an army across the river to lure Liu Bei, while the Third Young Master sat down on the west bank."

As soon as these words came out,

Yuan Xi took a breath, his face immediately changed, and he secretly cursed Shen Pei for being insidious.

He knew that crossing the river in formation was risky, so he didn't dare to let Yuan Shang take the risk, so he let himself be used as bait. ah

"Xianfu, this, I really..."

Yuan Xi groaned and wanted to refuse.

Yuan Shang rolled his eyes, but waved his hand and said:

"The key to the success of this plan lies in whether it can lure the whole army of big-eared thieves to cross the river to pursue them."

"Such an important task must be carried out by me personally!"

The judge was shocked and asked Yuan Shang for advice, but Yuan Shang shook his head slightly, winked secretly, and glanced at Yuan Xi. The judge was shocked and understood immediately.

If you want to be a bait, you have to command an army of 20,000 people. Crossing the river.

Letting Yuan Xi take on this important task is tantamount to handing over the military power of the 20,000-strong army to Yuan Xi.

If Yuan Xi has the ambition to fight for the throne, he can use the 20,000 soldiers and horses to turn against him and defeat him. What should I do if I kill him in one fell swoop?

Yuan Shang had no choice but to take the risk himself as a bait to take precautions.

Yuan Xi breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly complimented:

"The third brother is the heir apparent of my Yuan family. If the third brother takes action, the big-eared thief will definitely fall into his trap."

"Chief Judge Shi, this plan will definitely succeed."

Yuan Shang's lips turned a little proud, and he said proudly:

"That's it, I'll lead the main force across the river and lure the big-eared thieves to use all their troops to pursue them across the river."

"Jiang Qi led three thousand soldiers and horses to the upper reaches of Zi River at night.…"

…

Three days later.

East of Zi River.

Ninety thousand Liu troops marched westward, approaching Yuan Jun's last line of defense in Qingzhou.

"Yuan Shang only has 20,000 troops left. The only thing he can do is to defend the west bank of the Zi River and rely on the Zi River to stop our army."

"However, the Zi River is not a large river system. Many sections of the river are only waist deep, and there are countless places to cross the river."

"Yuan Shang only relies on 20,000 troops to set up defenses everywhere to stop our army, which is tantamount to wishful thinking."

"As long as we successfully cross the river, capture Linzi, and completely annihilate Yuan's army, it's no problem."

Chen Deng pointed to the river in front of him, with an optimistic smile on his face.

Liu Bei thought deeply, so he smiled boldly, raised his whip and ordered his troops to be divided into three groups to cross the river, telling Yuan Shang to be defenseless.

The order had just been passed down.

A scout on horseback galloped over

"Report to the lord"

"Yuan Shang led 20,000 Yuan troops out of Linzi City to cross the river and lined up on the east bank with their backs to the water, hoping to fight our army!"

As soon as these words came out,

Liu Bei and Chen Deng both had strange expressions on their faces.

"Yuan Shang only had 20,000 soldiers and horses, but instead of refusing to defend the west bank, he crossed the river and formed an array?"

"Where did he get the courage? Is he crazy?"

A deep surprise flashed across Liu Bei's face.