Chapter 917

Wang Xiang was so overjoyed that he carried the carp back and made fish soup for his mother.

Another is the famous "Mengzong crying bamboo", which is about Meng Zong, an official of the state of Wu. His mother was ill in bed and wanted to eat fresh bamboo shoots, but it was not the time for bamboo shoots.

In desperation, Mengzong cried with bamboo in his arms. As a result, heaven and earth were moved by his filial piety. The ground cracked and fresh bamboo shoots appeared. To his great joy, Mengzong carried bamboo shoots home.

In addition to the twenty-four filial piety, many civil and military generals during the Three Kingdoms period were very filial. For example, Tai Shici, a general of the eastern Wu Dynasty, was ordered to help Kong Rong because he had helped his mother. He was not afraid of tens of thousands of yellow turban soldiers.

Xu Shu was also a filial son. Originally, he worked for Liu Bei like a fish in water. As a result, because his mother was seized by Cao Cao, Xu Shu had to go to Cao Cao's command.

At the moment, hearing that Liu Ye's reward to his mother is so rich, Xu Shu is naturally greatly moved. He has a great feeling of dying for Liu Ye.

"Yuanzhi, don't delay, attack quickly!"

Yu Jin and Xu Shu were the leading generals, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. As the vanguard of tens of thousands of Xiliang army, they pursued after Cao Cao.

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"prime minister, why did our army go straight to Xuzhou?"

One side of Xia Houyuan did not understand: "Yuan rang was not trapped in Shouchun by Liu Xuande? Don't our army go south to rescue yuan rang? "

In addition to the failure of the plan to attack Hulao pass, another important reason for Cao Cao's withdrawal was that Xia Houdun was besieged in Shouchun by Liu Bei.

The relationship between XiahouDun and Cao Cao was quite strong, and Huainan was very important, which was the link between Jiangdong and Xuzhou. If Huainan is lost, Cao's territory will be divided into two parts, and the Xiliang army will be able to defeat each. Therefore, no matter from which aspect, Huainan can never be lost.

But Cao's army only retreated to Xuzhou. Why didn't he send more troops to Huainan? Xia Houyuan was puzzled.

"Miaocai can rest assured that the prime minister has sent Zidan to Huainan for 3000, which is enough to release the siege." Cao Cao explained.

"What? Three thousand? Prime minister, it is said that Liu Bei's Yuzhou army has 30000 soldiers Xia Houyuan was surprised: "besides, Zidan is so young. Liu Xuande, Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide are all veteran generals who have been fighting for a long time. It is not enough to give him 3000 people to be afraid of?"

Cao Cao shook his head slightly: "Miao Cai, do you really think yuan rang has no strength to fight back in Shouchun?"

"Our army has a heavy army in Huainan, that is, Yuan rang was defeated in huaishui, and the military strength under his command was still close to the total number of Liu Bei's troops. Therefore, the prime minister sent Zi Dan to play the banner of our Chinese army, so he set up a suspicious array. In Shouchun City, the garrison will be inspired by the fact that he has been on a blind date, and Liu Bei will certainly withdraw. "

"Although Zidan is young, but he is well versed in war. This time, he is not fighting Liu Bei head-on. He is just bluffing. I believe he is competent." Cao Cao said.

Xia Hou yuan suddenly realized: "so it is. The prime minister is really clever and clever. I can't do it."

Cao Cao nodded his head and said, "well, order the whole army to retreat to Xuzhou and prepare to snipe Xiliang army in Xue County!"

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Huainan, 20 Li to the north of Dangtu County.

Only three thousand steps of riding on the official road, the banner of "Cao" was played with great fanfare. Obviously, the flag battle was Cao Cao's own patrol, which was very powerful.

"Is Dangtu County ahead?" Cao Zhen said.

"Exactly, Duwei." One side of the army Ma respectfully said.

"You hold my general order to see the magistrate of Dangtu County!" Cao Zhen yelled: "order him to send 5000 strong people in the city, wear coat armour, quick!"

"Here it is The commander of the army took orders and rode away.

Cao Zhen is thinking of the way: when he arrives in Quyang County, he will send 5000 strong people again, so that there will be 13000 people. If he orders more people to make gold drum flags, it will not be difficult to show the momentum of a large army of 20000 people. Should Liu Bei retreat in the face of difficulties?

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"big brother, big brother!"

Zhang Fei burst into the camp shouting, Liu Bei could not help but frown and scolded: "third brother, don't be so angry. If you have anything to say, it's OK."

"Hey, hey." Zhang Fei scratched his hair and said, "elder brother, there is a troop of Cao troops coming from Quyang. The number is between 10000 and 20000, and it seems that Cao Cao himself is leading the army."

"What? Is the thief Cao leading the army in person

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the speech. He was not afraid of any of Cao's generals coming alone. However, if Cao Cao himself led the troops, he could not help but fear three points.

Guan Yu smoothed his long beard and frowned: "elder brother, if Cao Cao had led the army in person, it would be very difficult to win this battle. Cao Cao alone has nearly 20000 people, and there are more than 20000 people inside and outside Shouchun, which adds up to more than 40000 people. If we attack inside and outside, we fear that our army will lose all our previous achievements and the battle of huaishui will be in vain. "

Today, Xiahou Dun is besieged in Shouchun City, but there are still nearly 10000 people. Outside the city, there are more than 10000 soldiers stationed in the four routes, including Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao, Zao Di and Ren Jun. Originally, it was very difficult to deal with the situation that these two armies formed a corner with one inside and one outside. If they attacked Shouchun City, Zhu Ling, Lu Zhao and others would certainly not sit idly by; if they attacked the troops outside the city, Xia Houdun would certainly seize the opportunity and coordinate with them.Now, there is another Cao mengde and 20000 Cao troops. No matter in terms of strength or situation, the Yuzhou army has fallen into the downwind.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Bei sighed: "well, let's retreat for the time being. It is a rare victory to defeat XiahouDun and kill more than 10000 Cao soldiers. If we fight with Cao army again, if we fail, we will lose all our previous achievements."

Liu Bei lost a lot of battles in the first half of his life, so he was in a good mood and knew how to stop when he was good. These 30000 Yuzhou troops are the family property that the three brothers have been working hard for years in Yuzhou, and they have managed to save up. If they are really defeated, there is no need to say much about the consequences.

"I support the elder brother's decision. When the general launches an offensive in the future, our army will retain its strength, and in the future, we will be able to lead the army out and attack Huainan again." Guan Yuzan said: "XiahouDun's defeat in this battle by our army is like a startled bird. If there is another war in the future, the victory will belong to our army."

"Well, I don't care. Since the two brothers are going to withdraw, let's retreat."

Zhang Fei said: "the two brothers lead the army to go first. After I lead 5000 soldiers, I will let them taste the power in case Cao's army comes after him."

"Well, although our troops retreat, we can't get nothing." Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "our army can take advantage of the situation to move the people to the west of Shouchun to the territory of Runan County, thus wasting the strength of Cao's army."

Guan Yu nodded: "big brother said it's good."