strokinit Chapter [300] The Cowardly Cao Liusun
Chapter [300] The Cowardly Cao Liusun
"Bastard!"
Looking at the messenger in front of him, Liu Bei couldn't help being so angry that he cursed and ran away.
Zhuge Liang on the side also looked heavy, and stopped shaking the feather fan in his hand.
Without him, Liu Bei led his troops to rescue Jiangdong. He had just arrived in Huainan and had not yet crossed the Yangtze River. News came from behind that 40,000 Qin troops invaded Xuzhou, and the garrison troops left by Liu Bei could not hold at all.
Moreover, after the Qin army invaded Xuzhou, they were not in a hurry to attack the core of Xuzhou's government. Instead, they began to move the population nearby, and forcibly moved all the people of Langya County to Qingzhou.
Due to being fished by Yuan Shao, Qingzhou's people's livelihood is very poor, and a large number of young and strong people have been lost, resulting in a large area of land being left uncultivated.
Lu Bu's counselors are all ruthless and poisonous warriors who are full of vicious tricks, and they can use all kinds of indiscriminate moves.
Fazheng forcibly moved Xuzhou's population, which is undoubtedly digging Liu Bei's foundation.
A regime with empty land but not enough population will be very uncomfortable, neither farming nor conscription can do it.
A regime without a population is like a tree without roots or water without a source, which cannot last long.
The troops left behind in Xuzhou can't even defend the city, let alone prevent the forced relocation of the population in advance. They can only watch the Qin army take away a large number of Xuzhou's population, and then quickly inform Liu Bei of the information.
"Kong Ming, what should we do now?" Liu Bei's mind was also in a mess, so he could only ask Zhuge Liang for help.
Zhuge Liang was silent for a while, facing Fazheng's desperate plan, if he ignored it, Xuzhou would definitely have big problems.
"Return to Xuzhou." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "Now that things have happened, we can only return to the army and drive Qin Jun away."
At this time, the clever plan is useless, because no matter what the clever plan is, it can't stop the Qin army from relocating the people by force, so they can only go back and stop it in person.
"Then what about Jiangdong?" Liu Bei was a little anxious.
It's not that he was worried because of the marriage with Jiangdong, but Liu Bei knew that once Jiangdong was finished, then Lu Bu would really be unstoppable.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei are crowded in the Central Plains, so there is no room for development.
There is the Yellow River in the north, the Yangtze River in the south, the sea in the east, and the various passes of the Great Qin Dynasty in the west.
The living space is so large, even if the Cao and Liu families merged into one family, even if Cao Cao and Liu Bei could be close, in such a limited space, it would be difficult to seize more resources for development.
If there is no way to develop, naturally there is no chance to compete with Lu Bu.
Only Sun Ce of Jiangdong, whose land stretches from the Yangtze River in the north to the South China Sea in the south, has vast land and unlimited possibilities.
It can be said that Cao Liu can see the upper limit at a glance now, while Sun Ce is a potential stock.
"Since Bo Fu and Gong Jin escaped from Moling, their lives will not be in danger in a short time." Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice: "You can send someone to explain the situation first, so that Bo Fu and Gong Jin can bear it for a while."
"Although Lu Bu occupies Moling, Jiangdong is Bofu's home field. As long as Bofu is alive, Lu Bu has no ability to quickly occupy the entire territory of Jiangdong."
"That's the only way to go, return to the army!" Liu Bei said unwillingly, but returned to Xuzhou.
Xuzhou is Liu Bei's foundation, Huainan land is too small, after getting Xuzhou, Liu Bei shifted his focus to Xuzhou in the north.
If there is a mistake in Xuzhou, then Liu Bei will once again be reduced to a small scum with only two counties, and I am afraid that he will not have the confidence to sit on an equal footing with the Cao and Sun families.
For Liu Bei, Xuzhou can not afford to lose.
Jingbei.
Cao Cao rubbed his swollen temples vigorously, only to feel his head spinning.
Just received the news that Hulaoguan sent 50,000 troops and rushed towards Xu County.
Cao Cao was different from Liu Bei. Because many places bordered Daqin, Cao Cao asked Xiahou Dun to stay in Xu County and hold 10,000 troops.
According to Cao Cao's estimation, Lu Bu has dispatched 100,000 troops to attack Jiangdong, so the western front will not be able to produce too many troops.
After all, after the end of the last Great War in the Central Plains, the princes of the world knew how many troops each had, and they all knew each other well.
But never expected that Lu Bu sent 100,000 troops to Jiangdong, 40,000 in Qingzhou, and tens of thousands of troops in Hebei. After setting aside these troops, Hulaoguan could still pull out 50,000 troops, which made Cao Cao very helpless.
Ten will encircle it, and five will attack it.
The force dispatched from Hulao Pass was exactly five times that of Xu County's defenders, so it was stuck at this point.
It's not that 50,000 Qin troops will definitely be able to break through Xu County, but Xu County has the possibility of being broken through.
Xiahou Dun may be able to defend, or he may not be able to defend, the outcome is in between.
But Lu can't afford to lose, but Cao Cao can't afford to lose!
If Xu County is gone, the Qin army will take the opportunity to invade Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and the Central Plains, which has no danger to defend, will be in great danger.
Now Cao (aead) Cao's power is unstable, and he has begun to rely on looting people and stealing graves to barely maintain military expenditures. Today's Cao Cao has no confidence and cannot withstand the slightest storm.
It was under the influence of this mentality that when Cao Cao heard that Hulaoguan sent troops, his brain hurt.
First, Cao Cao, like Liu Bei, was planning to go south to rescue Sun Ce, but now he can only give up halfway.
Secondly, I was also angry that it was too convenient for the Qin army to attack him. There was no danger to defend the Central Plains. When a group of Qin troops ran out of Hulaoguan, Cao Cao had to go back obediently.
"Too passive...woxiang!" Cao Cao sighed.
The loss of Hulao Pass made Cao Cao fall into complete strategic passiveness.
When Qin Jun entered Cao Cao's territory, it was as simple as going to his own backyard, and there was no defense at all.
"My lord, we can't control Jiangdong for the time being. We'd better go back to Xu County." Even Guo Jia, who has always been adventurous, has become cautious now.
It is really that Cao Cao has no capital to take risks and take risks, so Guo Jia has to become cautious.
"Let's send an order, return to Xu County..."
Jingnan, Changsha.
"I don't know how many troops the Cao and Liu families can support." Sun Ce looked expectant.
"I don't dare to say too much. It should be no problem for the two families to work together to bring out 50,000 troops." Zhou Yu said, "Cooperate with the 50,000 we have, and we will have 100,000 troops." "
"One hundred thousand against one hundred thousand, it's not safe." Sun Ce felt a little regretful.
"It's almost the same. On land, one hundred thousand is against one hundred thousand. Fighting Lu Bu is looking for death, but if it is on water, then Lu Bu is looking for death." Zhou Yu exudes strong confidence
No way, when it comes to water warfare, he is the most professional in the world, and no one can match him.
"That's right! Lu Bu must be buried in the Yangtze River!" Sun Ce gritted his teeth and cursed.
The old hatred has not been avenged, and a new hatred has been added. Now at night, Sun Ce dreams of getting rid of Lu and then quickly.
"Soon, soon." Zhou Yu comforted: "When the reinforcements arrive, Bo Fu will be able to avenge my father."
As soon as the voice fell, a messenger hurried in.
"Report! Xuande Tolerance sent news that Xuzhou was attacked by the Qin army and could not come to rescue for the time being.
Zhou Yu and Sun Ce's expressions changed when they heard the words, they didn't expect this to happen.
But before they could say anything, another messenger ran in.
"Report! Cao Gong sent news that the Qin army sent 50,000 troops out of Hulao Pass and invaded the Central Plains on a large scale, and they are temporarily unable to come to help."
Two bad news came one after another, which made Sun Ce, who couldn't wait for revenge, explode in his mentality.
"Bastard! Damn it! Despicable thief Lu!!!" Sun Ce was furious.
The whole family is now in the hands of Lu Bu, and life or death is unknown. For Sun Ce, it is natural that the sooner he can fight back to Moling, the better.
But at this juncture, bad news came one after another, and it was all caused by Lu Bu. How could Sun Ce not hate it?
Zhou Yu's heart was even heavier, thinking that Lu Bu definitely came prepared this time, considering the issue of dividing the three families.
Don't you know that Lu Bu didn't know about this, and it wasn't planned by Lu Bu. It can only be said that Zheng and Yang Xiu are very spiritual, and they know how to actively respond to Lu Bu in the south, and take the initiative to involve Cao Liu's troops for Lu Bu.
Sun Ce and Zhou Yu originally planned to take the Dongting Lake Navy to Lu Bu to take the initiative to fight as soon as the reinforcements arrived, but in this situation, the start of the war can only be postponed infinitely. .