EBE Chapter 255 Building a City Near the River! Cai Mao Laughs at Su Yu's Lack of Strategy!
Chapter 255 Building a City Near the River! Cai Mao Laughs at Su Yu's Lack of Strategy!
On the city tower
With a dark expression, Liu Biao ordered the city gate captain to open the city gate and let Liu Bei into the city.
Without a word, Liu Bei, channeling his acting skills, instantly burst into tears, grabbed Liu Biao's arm, and said:
“Brother, Xuande is guilty. Xuande failed to defend Xinye.”
"Please, brother, drag Xuande away and execute him to restore morale!"
For a moment, the city gate tower was completely silent.
Even Cai Mao swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
That Liu Bei was ruthless!
What decent person would come up here begging to die?
The key point is that, among all the people in Jingzhou, Liu Bei was the one who understood Cao Cao's camp the best.
Without Liu Bei, who would provide the civil and military officials of Jingzhou with information about Cao Cao's camp?
This isn't the information age, where you can easily find a bunch of terms with a simple search.
Although Liu Biao, Cai Mao, and Kuai Yue were all old acquaintances of Cao Cao.
However, the only person they knew was Cao Cao from General He Jin's mansion.
I don't know Cao Cao, the warlord who dominated the Shu region!
"Enough, enough, Xuande, you only have five or six thousand soldiers under your command."
"It is understandable that they could not resist Cao Cao's army."
Liu Bei bowed to Liu Biao again and promised:
"Brother, rest assured, with Xuande here, we will surely protect Xiangyang from being captured by Cao Cao!"
Now, Cai Mao could no longer find an excuse to punish Liu Bei.
Liu Biao had already characterized Liu Bei's abandonment of the city and escape as "a last resort."
If Liu Bei were to achieve further merit, Liu Biao would even have to show some appreciation.
"Xuande, tell me, what exactly is the situation with Cao Cao's camp?"
"Just how many troops are marching towards Xiangyang?"
Liu Biao fiddled with his prayer beads, appearing calm and collected, but in reality, he was in a complete panic.
Liu Bei cupped his hands and said:
"The initial estimate is around 100,000!"
"And the vanguard is Zhang Xiu!"
"In other words, Zhang Xiu's 30,000 troops should have entered Cao Cao's camp directly without engaging in battle with Cao Cao."
After saying this, Liu Bei turned his gaze to Cai Mao and Kuai Yue.
The implication was as if they were asking, "Wasn't Zhang Xiu the door you were supporting so strongly? How come the door suddenly collapsed?"
If I, Liu Bei, cannot defend Xinye, it is not my fault, but rather the fault of the door panels you planted in Wancheng!
Kuai Yue's old face flushed red.
Liu Bei is still unaware that Xiangyang has been burned.
But right now, it seems impossible to keep this secret any longer.
Upon learning that Kuai Yue and his men had secretly captured Jia Xu, only to have Jia Xu escape, Liu Bei raised his hand in anger, then lowered it expressionlessly.
idiot!
They're all idiots!
You've captured such an important Jia Xu, yet you neither persuade him to surrender nor kill him, but simply keep him imprisoned. Isn't that utterly idiotic?
What? You find torturing people fun?
A violent thing!
If you can't handle a strategist of this caliber, step aside and let Liu Bei handle it!
I, Liu Bei, am most in need of strategists!
But Liu Bei had no way to blame Kuai Yue and Cai Mao.
The four men stared at each other, urgently discussing strategies to deal with Cao Cao's army.
Ultimately, Liu Biao decided to entrust the 60,000 garrison troops in the city to Cai Mao and Liu Bei respectively.
At the same time, he sent someone to Jiangxia to ask Huang Zu for naval support.
No matter what, Xiangyang cannot be lost; this is the bottom line for Liu Biao and the powerful families of Jingzhou!
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Shinno
Cao Cao, Su Yu, and Cao Cao's infantry troops have also arrived here.
Upon learning that Liu Bei had fled without a fight, Cao Cao did not laugh at Liu Bei, but instead praised him for his wisdom.
Conversely, if a garrison of five or six thousand men is unable to defeat the enemy and does not want to flee, then they are truly besieged on all sides.
"Father, Master, should we immediately send troops to attack Xiangyang?"
Cao Ang, his face beaming with excitement, asked Cao Cao and Su Yu for instructions.
The two of them laughed in unison:
"There is no need to send troops for the time being."
Then, Su Yu took out a map of Xiangyang, pointed to the opposite side of Xiangyang, and said to Cao Ang:
"Liu Biao must be terrified right now, fearing that our army is about to reach the gates of Xiangyang."
"In that case, our army might as well do the opposite and build a city near a tributary of the Han River opposite Xiangyang!"
"Build...build a city?"
Cao Ang was stunned.
He carefully examined the topographical map near Xiangyang and found that the terrain was not suitable for building a city at all.
Once the navy attacks, the unfinished city will be completely destroyed!
wrong!
Cao Ang turned his head to look back and saw the smiles on Cao Cao and Su Yu's lips.
Ok!
It wasn't a real city after all!
Cao Ang, recalling the Jiangxia navy under Huang Zu, roughly understood the thoughts of his father Cao Cao and his master Su Yu.
Cao Jun's goal was never to capture Xiangyang.
Since that's the case, then we must make Liu Biao and his men in Xiangyang feel pain and fear!
Furthermore, Huang Zu was known for his stubbornness.
If his Jiangxia navy is not eliminated, it will become the biggest obstacle to conquering Jingzhou!
As a time traveler, Su Yu knew about the historical fact that Huang Zu refused to surrender to Jiangdong even after his death in battle.
Compared to Cai Mao, that good-for-nothing who only knew how to brag.
Huang Zu was truly the number one general of Jingzhou!
After Huang Zu's death, his Jiangxia navy transformed into the core force under Liu Qi and Liu Bei, known for its stubbornness.
Later, this naval force came into Guan Yu's hands, and a series of events, including the flooding of the seven armies, occurred.
If we can severely damage the Jiangxia navy, when we launch our southern expedition against Jingzhou, there will be no force left to resist in Jingzhou!
If it's a straight push, then it really is a straight push!
After agreeing on their battle strategy, Cao Cao and Su Yu did not rush to advance, but instead stayed in Xinye to rest for three days, letting the bullets continue to fly for a while.
There was Yuan Shao, a formidable enemy, at our side.
Cao Cao's army couldn't stay in Jingzhou for several months, but staying for ten days or half a month was no problem.
Three days later, intelligence scouts reported that Liu Biao had indeed sent someone to Jiangxia to request Huang Zu to send troops to provide support.
Huang Zu, as the local tyrant of central Jingzhou, didn't really want to get involved in the affairs of northern Jingzhou and Xiangyang.
But he was, after all, nominally Liu Biao's subordinate.
After a moment's consideration, he didn't hesitate and sent his navy to support Xiangyang by waterway.
at the same time
Cao's army officially began its advance from Xinye towards Xiangyang.
With the enemy army at the gates, Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, Cai Mao, and others felt extremely nervous.
But something unexpected happened!
Cao Cao's army simply besieged the city without attacking, and sent a large number of soldiers to build a city near a tributary of the Han River opposite Xiangyang.
"What is Cao Jun trying to do?"
"Could it be that they really intend to conquer Jingzhou in one battle?"
Cai Mao burst into laughter.
Cai Mao was somewhat worried if Cao Cao's army chose to launch a full-scale attack on Xiangyang.
But who came up with the foolish idea of building a city near a tributary of the Han River?
The Jiangxia navy was brave and skilled in battle; even Sun Jian died at the hands of Huang Zu back then!
Could it be that Cao Cao wanted to use the army to defeat the navy?
Suddenly, Cai Mao felt that Cao Cao's army wasn't so terrifying after all.
They even felt that Liu Bei's retreat without a fight was utterly shameful!
With Cao Cao's army having such low intelligence, even Liu Bei couldn't defeat them. What use are you to him?
Liu Biao also wrote an urgent letter and sent it to Huang Zu, instructing Huang Zu to lead his troops directly to attack the newly built city of Cao Cao!
We've destroyed Cao Cao's city; let's see if Cao Cao's army dares to continue attacking Xiangyang!
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