HLnovel Chapter 523 The Cao army, which lacks martial ethics, has a four-pronged strategy that is not so sim
Chapter 523 The Cao army, which lacks martial ethics, has a four-pronged strategy that is not so sim
"Report!"
"Cao Cao's army is launching a fierce attack on Yangping Pass!"
Yangping Pass, 100 li away
Liu Bei received a message from his scouts.
"Xiaozhi, what should our army do next...?"
Before Liu Bei could finish speaking, Fa Zheng waved his hand and said:
"Please, my lord, immediately order a halt to the advance!"
Liu Bei looked surprised:
"Why?"
"Yangping Pass is currently under attack by Cao Cao's army. Shouldn't our army quickly cooperate with the defenders of Yangping Pass to launch a pincer attack on Cao Cao's army?"
Fa Zheng shook his head:
"My lord, Cao Cao's army is adept at using false information to bewitch people."
"The scouts can only check the situation in the direction of Yangping Pass from a distance."
"If Cao Cao's army is only feigning an attack and not actually attacking, the scouts will not be able to tell the difference."
"What if Cao Cao's army, fully prepared and ready, suddenly turns around and attacks our army?"
Liu Bei fell silent.
As expected, it has to be Fazheng; he sees much further ahead than Fazheng.
Cao Cao's army currently holds the initiative in the war.
Once Cao Cao's army launches a counterattack, the miserable fate of Liu Bei's exhausted army is self-evident.
On Fa Zheng's advice, Liu Bei ordered the entire army to rest and reorganize on the spot.
but……
Fa Zheng underestimated the destructive power of Cao Cao's four scourges.
How could the four scourges of Cao Cao's camp devise such a simple plan?
They often employ multiple strategies and plans, which are then executed in a bundled manner.
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two hours later
As night falls
The provisions and supplies carried by Liu Bei's army suddenly caught fire!
The crimson flames of karma floated in mid-air, burning beautifully.
"What...?"
Liu Bei and Fa Zheng immediately ordered the fire to be extinguished.
Even so, much of the grain and supplies were burned.
After working through the night, the soldiers were exhausted and hadn't slept well.
In fact, while Liu Bei was busy heading towards Yangping Pass, some intelligence guards who had been lying in ambush disguised themselves as soldiers of Liu Bei's army and infiltrated the ranks.
An army of tens of thousands suddenly had dozens of extra soldiers, and they didn't gather together; they appeared from different directions, so no one would notice.
"filial piety..."
"My heart is pounding."
"Will we encounter a similar crisis again?"
Liu Bei grabbed Fa Zheng's arm and looked at him earnestly, asking for his advice.
But... this isn't a problem that can be solved simply by having sincere eyes.
Fa Zheng was also helpless.
The four pests of Cao Cao's camp are like four towering mountains blocking your way. You won't know how annoying these guys are until you experience them for yourself!
Since the supplies had just caught fire, the camp could no longer remain there.
Liu Bei had no choice but to order the army to continue marching and set up camp in a different location.
However, the garrison at Yangping Pass was unaware of the troubles that Liu Bei's army was encountering.
At this moment, under the leadership of their commander, they are bravely fighting against Cao Cao's army.
But Cao Cao's army was just putting on a show; they had no intention of taking Yangping Pass by force.
suddenly.
The sound of Cao Jun sounding the retreat rang out.
The garrison commander of Yangping Pass was extremely excited.
He saw his lord's banner appear in the distance!
Presumably, our lord's reinforcements have arrived!
All of a sudden.
Liu Bei's army and Cao Cao's army engaged in fierce fighting, resulting in a 50/50 situation.
Upon witnessing this scene, the garrison commander of Yangping Pass became extremely agitated.
He kept shouting in his heart:
"Go, my lord! Kill those damned Cao soldiers!"
However, Liu Bei's army at Yangping Pass did not gain the advantage as the defending general had predicted, and the situation remained evenly matched.
The defending general could no longer hold back and decided to break out of Yangping Pass to cooperate with Liu Bei's army in a pincer attack on Cao Cao's army and achieve final victory.
But just as the garrison commander opened the gates of Yangping Pass...
The "Liu Bei's army" and Cao Cao's army, who had just been fighting fiercely, suddenly changed direction and headed towards Yangping Pass!
The garrison commander of Yangping Pass was greatly alarmed.
Before he could even utter a sound of surprise, an old general rushed over from a distance, raised his knife and brought it down, blood gushing out as the setting sun shone through!
The lack of martial ethics had long been a hallmark of Cao Cao's camp.
Deception, a sneak attack, acting—it doesn't matter.
The greatest victory is to minimize losses and reduce the number of soldiers who die!
A little bit of infamy, let me, Lao Cao, and the four pests of Cao's camp bear it together!
On the contrary, they pretend to be rich when they are not.
Those who lack the strength but insist on choosing a fair and square duel, treating the lives of soldiers as a game, are truly foolish!
Right? Zhong Zhibing, Sun Zhibing.
Liu Bei and Fa Zheng never expected that the honest general guarding Yangping Pass would perish before the arrival of real reinforcements, due to Cao Cao's unethical and treacherous schemes.
After occupying Yangping Pass.
Cao Cao ordered all the soldiers' clothes to be collected, intending to deceive Liu Bei again!
The same flag still flies atop the Yangping Pass tower.
Outside the city, Cao Cao's army was in full swing, seemingly having been besieging Yangping Pass for a long time without success.
The next two or three days.
Despite getting closer and closer to Yangping Pass, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng dared not make any rash moves.
After sending out wave after wave of scouts, the news they brought back was that Yangping Pass had not yet fallen and the defending troops were fighting against Cao Cao's army!
In response, Liu Bei immediately ordered an emergency meeting.
Apart from Fazheng, Ma Chao, and Ma Dai.
Accompanying Liu Bei at this moment were generals from Dongzhou or Yizhou, including Lei Tong, Wu Lan, Zhuo Ying, Wu Ban, Meng Da, Yan Yan, and Pang Xi.
Upon learning of the "battle situation" at Yangping Pass, Lei Tong volunteered:
"My lord, please immediately order the rescue of Yangping Pass!"
"Although we don't know if Cao Cao has left an ambush in the shadows."
"But if we don't save Yangping Pass, the soldiers inside will inevitably become restless over time."
Lei Tong's words were widely agreed upon by the generals.
The human heart is the most difficult thing to fathom.
The garrison at Yangping Pass must have already learned that Liu Bei was about to arrive on the battlefield.
The resulting chain reaction is that their morale will increase to some extent.
However, this also brings drawbacks.
If Liu Bei delays in launching a rescue, the garrison at Yangping Pass will surely become listless and even doubt whether they have been abandoned.
Such examples abound in numerous wars.
Sending reinforcements to the rescue site, only to find they are unable to carry out the rescue, is even more distressing than not sending reinforcements at all.
Seeing that Liu Bei was still hesitating, generals such as Wu Lan and Zhuo Ying also stepped forward one after another.
Of course, their opinions were not decisive.
How to determine this depends on the perspective of the judge.
Liu Bei glanced at Fa Zheng, who was standing to the side.
Fa Zheng's hands trembled violently, and his chest heaved slightly, as if he had imagined some great terror!
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