The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

But looking at it now, these troops under Liu Zheng's command are not completely incapable of dealing with them.

At least for now, they only used some catapults to beat Liu Zheng's men so hard that they could only hide in the tower, not daring to fight easily.

Although Liu Zheng's men have not yet been defeated, this situation is becoming more and more friendly to Guan Yu.

After occupying Fancheng, it means that the entire north of Jingzhou fell into Guan Yu's hands. Relying on this plain, even if Guan Yu does not continue to attack now, if he is stationed here, he can slowly deal with Liu Zheng's troops.

Guan Yu was more and more happy when his son said this, although he still felt that something was wrong, logically speaking, the other party could not retreat so easily.

But it was a fact that the opponent retreated, so Guan Yu could only accept this result.

"Ping'er, don't be arrogant. Although we have captured Fancheng now, this battle is not over yet. Our goal is the entire Jingzhou to completely divide Liu Zheng's forces. Let's celebrate after we capture Jingzhou."

"Yes, father, what should we do next? Continue to attack Xiangyang?"

After hearing Guan Yu's words, Guan Ping quickly restrained his excitement, and began to ask Guan Yu about their next actions.

For the next battle, Guan Yu himself didn't have so many thoughts for a while. This is mainly because there is a Han River between Fancheng and Xiangyang, and Fancheng is still at the junction of the Han River and the Baihe River.

In this place, there are not enough bridges, and there is no way to directly cross the river with soldiers and horses, so the attack of soldiers and horses under Guan Yu's command must stop here abruptly.

If they want to enter the territory of Jingzhou again, they need to train some navy troops or build bridges.

Of course, there is another way, which is to give up attacking Xiangyang and attack Yuzhou instead.

But if this is the case, the Nanyang area they just conquered may be immediately taken back by Liu Zheng's men.

Such a result is not what Guan Yu wants to see, so even though there is no way to continue to attack Xiangyang for a while, Guan Yu will still garrison here.

"For the time being, enter the city first and take over the entire Fancheng. After that, I will wait for my father to ask my elder brother."

Guan Yu didn't make his own claims. After all, Guan Yu didn't have the final say on the battle here, and Liu Bei was there.

Although Liu Bei has never been on the battlefield in person, he has been supervising the battle behind the army.

With Liu Bei around, Guan Yu had many things, and he felt that it would be better to ask Liu Bei.

Just like now, when encountering this kind of problem, the first thing Guan Yu thought of was to ask Liu Bei.

Guan Ping didn't think so much, and immediately led his troops, followed by Zhang Xiu and Pang De, and first entered Fancheng to garrison.

After Guan Yu simply arranged the soldiers and horses, he withdrew to Xinye first.

Today's Liu Bei, also from Yingchuan County at the beginning, slowly moved his supervising camp to Xinye City.

It's only a day or two away from the main battlefield.

Xinye City.

Liu Bei brought his advisers, Jian Yong, Cheng Yu, Shi Tao, Jia Xu and others are all here.

Of course, there are also Cui Zhouping and Pang Tong who were invited by Liu Bei at Mr. Shui Jing's place.

Although Mr. Shui Jing did not directly respond to Liu Bei's invitation to go out, but there are Cui Zhouping and Pang Tong.

Liu Bei also felt that it was gratifying and congratulatory.

In the previous battles, Liu Bei did not involve these counselors of his own.

Now that he was recommended all the way to Xinye, Liu Bei began to ask the counselors around him how to proceed in the next battle.

"Gentlemen, now our army's momentum has been greatly improved, and we have recommended it all the way to Fancheng. Isn't that guy Liu Zheng so powerful? He didn't even dare to stop him, and he was focused on retreating."

After Liu Bei learned of this result, he was also quite happy.

Not for anything else, but because Liu Bei has rarely won such a victory against Liu Zheng these days.

This time, of course, Liu Bei was quite excited.

"Shi Tao first congratulates the lord, defeated Liu Zheng, and the flag is set to win!"

Shi Tao had no idea, but he was very calm, flattering first, it was always right.

"My lord, this time we have led so many soldiers and horses here, so Liu Zheng's people will naturally not be our opponents."

Chapter 1000 Two hundred and eighty-two Cheng Yu's plan

"Yes, this time we are the power of the whole country to attack Liu Zheng. If we still can't deal with Liu Zheng, then we really can't figure out what else to do."

"Don't say such depressing words, haven't we defeated Liu Zheng now?"

"It's just occupying Nanyang County, it's not considered to have defeated Liu Zheng."

"Occupying Nanyang, we will have the opportunity to attack Xiangyang, and we will have the strength to contend with Liu Zheng."

The counselors around Liu Bei began to chat in a hurry.

As soon as the topic of attacking Xiangyang was mentioned, Liu Bei became interested.

"Gentlemen, speaking of attacking Xiangyang, I would like to ask you, how do we attack Xiangyang now?"

Now Guan Yu has settled in Fancheng, so the news from the front line has been passed to Xinye. Liu Bei naturally knows that most of his troops are now near Fancheng.

There was no further attack on Liu Zheng's troops.

On the one hand, it is still raining recently, which makes it inconvenient for large-scale battles to occur. On the other hand, it is also because of the obstruction of Han River and Bai River.

It made it impossible for Guan Yu's troops to cross these two waters in a short time.

This point, Liu Bei is also clear, in a short time, if there is no other way, Xiangyang will not be able to win.

At this moment, Liu Bei took a look at the military advisers here.

Jian Yong was the first to speak. Although he was not the smartest among many counselors, he was the one who followed Liu Bei the longest, so his right to speak was still very high.

"My lord, Xiangyang is not easy to fight. I think we can only detour and go to other places to build bridges, and then let our cavalry attack Xiangyang from other places to buy time for our main force so that we can cross the river. Attack Xiangyang in the past."

For Jian Yong, what he wanted to do was still to attack Xiangyang.

Only in this way can their crusade against Liu Zheng with the power of the whole country this time be effective, and it can be reflected immediately.

However, after Jian Yong finished speaking, Cheng Yu was the first to stand up and object.

"No, attacking Xiangyang now is not the best strategy."

Cheng Yu's words attracted everyone present.

"Let's not talk about whether our soldiers and horses can cross the Han River. Even if we really cross the river, the soldiers and horses reserved by Liu Zheng in Xiangyang City are no less than ours. If our troops are really in Xiangyang was attacked by Liu Zheng's troops, but we may not be 100% sure that we can win."

"At that time, once there is a defeat, our people will have no way out. They are forced to jump into the Han River to escape. Without the support from the rear, I am afraid that we will be the first to be defeated."

"Besides, everyone is stumped and don't want to think about it, why did Liu Zheng's men start a large-scale retreat before they showed any signs of defeat?"

Cheng Yu immediately pointed out the strangest part of this battle.

Let everyone nod their heads immediately and realize suddenly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's no wonder Liu Zheng's people didn't even want Xinye and Fancheng, and retreated directly to Xiangyang. It turns out that this is Liu Zheng's plan to retreat."

"I'm afraid that Liu Zheng at this time is looking forward to our attack on Xiangyang. At that time, he will also wipe out all our soldiers and horses."

Cui Zhouping also said something at this time, and when he heard Cheng Yu's words, he immediately understood.

"I figured it out. Liu Zheng's subordinates are also capable people. Leaving two cities that are too useful can trick us into attacking Xiangyang. Fortunately, Mr. Cheng Yu reminded us that our Xiangyang is Can't we stop attacking for a while?"

"But if we don't attack Xiangyang, where should we go?"

Everyone glanced at Cheng Yu. At this moment, because of Cheng Yu's words just now, many people present all looked at Cheng Yu with admiration.

Cheng Yu thought for a while, and quickly gave an answer.

"It's very simple. Now that we occupy Xinye, Xiangyang doesn't need to fight, but we can lead our troops to attack east."

"Take Zaoyang first, and then divert to Runan County to attack. You can even attack Chen Guo directly."

"The advantage of doing this is also obvious, that is, we can directly eliminate Liu Chong, a traitor, and then join General Zhang Fei's troops to surprise Xuzhou."

"As long as Xuzhou is defeated by us and the north and south are separated, Jizhou, Youzhou, Qingzhou and other places can become our second target."

"At that time, we will be able to take back the land of the three states in a short time, and the big thing will be settled!"

Cheng Yu spoke out his inner thoughts in one fell swoop.

Liu Bei became excited after talking about it. At this moment, Liu Bei was indeed infected by what Cheng Yu said.

That kind of heroism that makes Liu Bei almost think that he is the only hero in this world.

"Okay, I agree with what Mr. Cheng Yu said."

Liu Bei immediately praised Cheng Yu.

Even Shi Tao and Cui Zhouping at this time cast appreciative glances at Cheng Yu.

On the contrary, Pang Tong, who was only 16 years old, shook his head slightly after hearing Cheng Yu's words.

"What Mr. Zhongde (Cheng Yu's name) said is impossible to come true."

Pang Tong was so young, he directly refuted Cheng Yu's words as soon as he opened his mouth.

All the people present at the beginning agreed with Cheng Yu's words, but now they heard someone questioning him, and they became interested in this questioning person.

At first glance, it turned out to be just a kid, and he became even more anxious and curious for a while.

"Hahaha, little brother Pang Tong, tell me, what is wrong with what Mr. Cheng Yu just said?"

Among the people present, only Cui Zhouping was familiar with Pang Tong, and when he saw that everyone had some doubts about Pang Tong, only Cui Zhouping immediately opened his mouth to rescue Pang Tong.

I want Pang Tong not to refute Cheng Yu in front of so many people.

Even if what Cheng Yu said was wrong, he couldn't slap someone in the face in public.

After all, Pang Tong is young and doesn't understand the world.

Even if he wants to speak, he should express his opinion directly, not deny the opinions of others.

Liu Bei knew that Pang Tong had some skills, otherwise he would not have taken a fancy to a young man who was only 16 years old.

After Pang Tong spoke, Liu Bei also quickly answered Pang Tong.

"Brother Pang, it's okay if you say so."

Seeing that Liu Bei was willing to let himself speak, Pang Tong slowly expressed his opinion.

"Liu Chong in Yuzhou is not an idiot. His tens of thousands of troops have already been stationed near Runan County. Our soldiers and horses have passed by. If there are fewer troops, they will not be able to shake the defense of Yuzhou. There are not enough soldiers and horses to garrison."

Chapter 1000 Two hundred 83 Lobbying

Pang Tong spoke first, and immediately hit the nail on the head.

Made the point.

But Pang Tong didn't finish his words, he continued to speak to these people present.

"Taking a step back, our soldiers and horses were really able to repel Liu Chong and successfully captured Yuzhou, but Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses are now deployed in Xuzhou and Jizhou, and we still have a Yangtze River to cross. "

"The reason why Liu Zheng is passive now is because his defense line is too long and he needs to divide his troops to garrison. But once Liu Zheng recovers, he can gather troops and attack Luoyang directly from Xiangfan."

"At that time, our front will be delayed for too long, and we will be the ones who are passive."

"Now we can lead Liu Zheng by the nose, but at that time, we will be the ones led by the nose."

Pang Tong was not optimistic about Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, so he went to attack Yuzhou at this time.

What Pang Tong said was not unreasonable.

Shi Tao, Cui Zhouping and the others nodded after Pang Tong finished speaking, as if they also thought that what Pang Tong said was good.

However, Liu Bei and Cheng Yu laughed heartily and didn't care about it.

"Hahaha, little brother Pang Tong, although what you said is good, I'm afraid you don't know that Liu Zheng will be in a hurry soon. He has no time to take care of us."

After all, Pang Tong is still too young, and he doesn't know many things yet.

Just like the plan between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang.

The actions of the Xianbei people in the north.

Pang Tong still doesn't know these things, and with his status and ability, he can't find out such information.

So he didn't know how soon Liu Zheng's men would have to fight in several places at the same time.

At that time, I was afraid that Liu Zheng would be so busy that he would have no time to take care of the things on the battlefield in Jingzhou.

Because of this, Cheng Yu's decision is still promising.