The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 10 Mr. Li brought us a long-awaited victory (Please read on!)
In Li Yi's opinion, he should try his best to win over Cao Bao.

But before winning him over, you have to weaken his strength first. After all, people only know how to cherish things when they are in trouble.

An official as high as the Xiang of Xia Pi doesn't know how to cherish his position. Isn't it because he has a strong foundation and the capital to be arrogant?
Now that Cao Bao has been severely damaged by Cao Cao and his self-confidence has been crushed, if Liu Bei were to extend an olive branch at this time, it would surely have a miraculous effect.

"Your Excellency, please be prepared. General Zhang's troops will be arriving soon."

Li Yi took off the telescope and reminded Liu Bei who was standing beside him.

Liu Bei was startled and said with some doubt:
"The scouts I sent out have not returned yet. How did you know Yi De was coming?"

"Scout? Oh... I saw him on the road just now. He should be here soon."

As they were talking, a scout came on horseback with a report.

"My lord, General Zhang's troops have arrived and are waiting for your order to attack Cao's army."

Well……

Liu Bei and Sun Qian were both shocked. Could it be that Li Yi really had the ability to predict the future?
Seeing that Liu Bei, who usually kept his emotions to himself, was so shocked, Li Yi immediately explained:

"Don't doubt me, my lord. This is not my ability, but the work of this thing."

As he said this, he handed the telescope in his hand to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took it doubtfully, and held it in front of his eyes, imitating Li Yi's previous behavior.

Suddenly, flags blocked out the sun and dust covered the sky.

Even the general's flag with "Zhang" written on it could be seen clearly.

Although Liu Bei was usually calm in the face of major events, the sight before him still made him open his mouth wide.

"This thing can actually see a thousand miles away. It is truly a fairy thing."

"Sir, you are truly a god."

Li Yi explained:
"This is something that my master left behind. It's not my fault."

Are you kidding? This is the telescope that Li Yi spent more than 2 yuan to buy. It’s an Orpha.

The reason for spending so much money is to climb the mountain to see the beautiful scenery, not to peek at the pretty widow next door.

"Since General Zhang has led his army here, please give the order to attack and join forces with General Zhao and General Guan to attack Cao's army!"

Li Yi reminded.

Liu Bei quickly calmed down, his expression became serious, and he drew his sword.

He turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him:

"All officers and men, listen to my orders. Cao's army is rebellious and cruel, slaughtering the people of Xuzhou."

"Today is a good day to enforce justice. Follow me!"

Liu Bei immediately led his troops to charge towards the rear wing of Cao's army.

At this time, Cao Cao was leading his troops back quickly. He was fully focused on the situation in Yanzhou and was not prepared for Xuzhou.

They traveled for several miles until they heard loud drumbeats and shouts behind them, which alerted them.

"What's the fuss about?"

Cao Cao asked in a deep voice.

"Mr. Cao! Mr. Cao!"

Cao Ren stumbled over, looking extremely panicked.

"Something bad is happening! The Xuzhou army is coming back!"

what! ?

Upon hearing the news, Cao Cao was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse.

"The people of Xuzhou were just defeated by me, how dare they come back?"

Cao Cao was shocked, but he calmed down and asked calmly:

"Did you see who they were?"

Cao Ren thought carefully and then said:

"It seems to be Liu Bei's troops."

"Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao was immediately furious. "How dare Liu Bei, a defeated general, attack our rear!"

He was really furious.

Originally, he attacked Xuzhou, but Tao Qian could no longer hold out.

As a result, Liu Bei, who was living well in Qingzhou, actually came to help Tao Qian fight him.

Now that he had let Tao Qian go, Liu Bei was so shameless that he dared to chase him.

"Quick! Quickly organize the army to meet the enemy!"

Cao Cao immediately gave orders, commanding his soldiers to turn around and fight to the death. A major battle was about to break out.

When the battle was in full swing, a group of soldiers suddenly arrived.

The Cao army looked and saw that it was Guan Yu.

Cao Cao immediately ordered Cao Ren to lead troops to stop them.

After a while, another group of soldiers arrived.

It was a team of fierce cavalry, led by Zhao Yun and Tian Yu.

Cao Cao ordered Li Dian and Le Jin to lead troops to stop them.

Not long after, another army arrived from the south, consisting of Zhang Fei and Cao Bao.

This army included many elite soldiers from Danyang, and had Zhang Fei, who could defeat ten thousand enemies, as the vanguard.

Cao Cao was extremely anxious and ordered the vanguard commander Yu Jin to lead troops to fight against them.

Yu Jin went out to fight, but could not win.

During the fight, there was a loud shout outside the formation, and it was seen that Zhao Yun, Tian Yu's troops, and Guan Yu's troops had all broken through Cao's defense line.

Leading a large army, he charged forward.

The three armies arrived at the same time, and Cao's army was caught off guard and was defeated repeatedly.

Don't underestimate the disparity in manpower between Cao's army and Liu's army.

However, Liu's army attacked Cao's army from behind, and it was difficult for Cao's army to mobilize troops to resist without any preparation.

No matter how many troops you have, or whether they are elite or not, the most important thing is to be prepared.

When Cao Cao was pursuing Dong Zhuo, he met Xu Rong on the way.

Xu Rong's military strength was similar to that of Cao Cao at the time. Although he was the one being pursued, he had made preparations in advance.

They took the initiative to launch an attack, and when the army had already reached Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao was unprepared and had not even set up his battle formation.

In the end, almost all of their troops were wiped out by Xu Rong.

Cao Cao's defeat to Xu Rong was not only due to the large number of new recruits in his army, but more importantly, he was not well prepared.

The same is true for today's battle.

Cao Cao mistakenly thought that he had repelled the pursuing army from Xuzhou, so the people of Xuzhou dared not pursue him anymore, so they abandoned their baggage and returned quickly with light vehicles without making any more preparations.

On the other hand, Liu Bei had eaten and drunk enough, and was well rested and ready to go with his army.

The army included skilled fighters such as the Danyang soldiers, as well as elite cavalry such as the Zaohu cavalry.

He led Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, who were capable of defeating tens of thousands of enemies, as well as Zhao Yun and Tian Yu, two excellent cavalry generals.

As expected, Cao's army was no longer prepared and was immediately defeated.

"Lord Cao's enemy is fierce, let's retreat for now and make plans later!"

In the chaos of the battle, Xi Zhicai found Cao Cao and suggested that he withdraw his troops as soon as possible.

This is how war is, the soldiers have ever-changing positions, just as water has ever-changing shapes.

Once the enemy gains the upper hand, it will be difficult for you to win the battle, even if you are the advantaged party.

Cao Cao knew very well that their troops were exhausted after traveling all the way and were caught off guard, so how could they have the energy to fight?
He turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him:

"All soldiers, evacuate immediately!"

He then instructed Cao Hong:
"Zi Lian, you can turn around and fight to the death in the rear to take away my life!"

Cao Hong took the order and led his troops to fight desperately against Liu Jun's attack.

Cao Cao led a large group of troops and retreated westward at the speed of light.

Flags covered the sky and drums and horns sounded.

The iron hooves rise up, and the spears and halberds compete for glory.

Elite soldiers and brave generals, fighting with blood...

The soldiers on both sides fought from noon until dusk.

There is a vast sunset in front of me and a lingering breeze in my ears.

The billowing smoke penetrates the vast sunset glow.

A gentle breeze blew towards me, but it couldn't blow away the sweet smell of blood.

Liu's soldiers won a great victory. This was the first time that Xuzhou soldiers had won a major victory over Cao's army since the disastrous defeat in Tan County.

"Ah ah ah ah ah……!"

Every soldier could not hide the joy on his face and let out waves of excited howls.

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