Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"Hahahaha, good, good, the Qin army will send 100,000 troops to attack Maple Leaf City!"

A few days later, in Maplewood City, inside the palace.

Cao De received the news with a look of ecstasy on his face: "Although these 100,000 Qin troops may not be able to capture Maple Leaf City, at least they can allow our army to rest assured and not have to worry about being attacked from both sides."

But the chief general Zhang Liao in the palace frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this matter may be a little strange."

"Weird?"

Cao De narrowed his eyes, a hint of surprise flashed across his face, he looked up at Zhang Liao and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Liao said sternly: "The main force of the Qin army is not here, how could they mobilize 100,000 troops in such a short time?"

"I suspect there is a trick here. I'd better send spies to find out the truth."

As soon as these words were spoken, Cao De and the generals in the hall fell silent.

They knew that what Zhang Liao said made sense.

One hundred thousand soldiers is no small number. Even if Qin is the most powerful country in the world, it is impossible to mobilize so many soldiers quickly.

The Qin State had a vast territory. Although it had a large number of soldiers and horses, its forces were greatly dispersed because it had to guard against the Chu Army, the Jin State, the Tang Dynasty, and the barbarians.

Mobilizing an army of 100,000 in Qin in a short period of time would naturally be no problem if it had happened before.

However, after being defeated three times in a row by Chu Ning and having 20,000 troops destroyed in Maple Leaf City, the Qin State was already stretched to the limit in terms of military strength.

It is hard to believe that they have gathered another 100,000 troops at this moment.

Cao De was not a foolish ruler, and he immediately understood the meaning of Zhang Liao's words.

"It seems that this matter still needs long-term consideration!" The smile on Cao De's face has disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.

But at this time, Sima Yi, who always liked to hide himself, took the initiative to stand up and said loudly:

"Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not!"

"Oh?"

Cao De raised his eyebrows, a look of surprise flashed across his face: "What do you think, Lord Sima?"

"Gao Jian dare not."

Sima Yi bowed his body, looked respectful, and said carefully: "Ying Zheng released the news just to make our dynasty fight a decisive battle with the Han army.

Even if he really doesn't have an army of 100,000, he will definitely find a way to delay the Chu army in Maple Leaf City so that our army will have no worries.

Of course, if he wanted to create momentum, he would definitely mobilize soldiers and able-bodied men from surrounding counties to fill in the numbers.

With such a huge momentum, the Chu army could not tell the real from the fake, so they naturally did not dare to attack rashly. With the two sides in a stalemate, how could the Chu army of Maple Leaf City dare to attack the hinterland of Chao?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the generals present were amazed.

"Sima Yi's words make sense!"

"Although the Qin army cannot gather a full 100,000 troops, if we add the county soldiers and local able-bodied men, we can indeed scare the Chu army with our numbers!"

"No matter what, as long as the Chu army in Maple Leaf City cannot go to battle, our army can focus on the decisive battle with the Han army."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please give the order immediately. Our army will strike first!"

All the generals reacted and requested to have a decisive battle with the Han army from now on.

Seeing everyone so impatient, Cao De immediately felt heroic and shouted loudly: "Generals!"

Everyone was silent, and Cao De continued, "This battle is of great importance. If our army takes the initiative, we will definitely gain the upper hand."

"Zhang Liao, listen to my orders. I order you to lead 50,000 troops to fight in the center and attract the main force of the enemy."

"Xu Chu, listen to my orders. I order you to lead 50,000 troops and attack from the right wing!"

"Cao Bao, listen to my orders. I order you to lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to attack from the left wing!"

"Xiahou Dun, listen to my orders. I order you to lead the remaining troops to defend the city. Be ready to be deployed at any time to support the troops on the front line!"

"I obey your orders!" The four generals stepped out of the line, bowed and received the orders.

But none of them noticed that Sima Yi, who was hunched over, showed an unnoticed smile.

However, at this moment, all the generals were busy preparing, and Cao De turned and left, and no one noticed the expression of the person who came up with the idea.

Next, the Wei army in Maple City began to take action.

At the same time, the Han army also received news that the Qin army had sent out 100,000 troops.

Knowing that the Chu army in Maple Leaf City was about to be held up by the Qin army, the Han army naturally had no worries. Under the arrangement of Champion Marquis Huo Quji, the Han army prepared for battle with all their strength.

The Chu army in Maple Leaf City is a threat to the Wei State, but isn’t it also a threat to the Han army?

Now that this threat has completely disappeared, the Han army naturally has no more fear.

The fact that Emperor Cao De of Wei was personally leading the army made Huo Quji very excited. He wanted to defeat the Wei army and capture Cao De alive!

If successful, the Champion Marquis will become the King!

Of course, Chu Kuang did not dare to neglect the fact that the Qin army had sent out 100,000 troops, and immediately ordered someone to pass the news to Chu Ning.

At this moment, on a small path, Chu Ning was traveling with a thousand white horse cavalrymen.

Suddenly, Zhao Yu rode up behind him and shouted, "Your Highness, there is urgent news from His Highness Thirteenth Prince!"

Chu Ning pulled the reins and the horse stopped. Zhao Yu respectfully handed over the letter with both hands.

Chu Ning took the letter and took a look at it, with a hint of amusement on his face: "Haha, 100,000 Qin troops gathered in Maple Leaf City, what a big deal!"

Zhao Yu's face changed slightly when he heard this: "Your Highness, the Qin army has mobilized so many troops, could it be that they want to take over Maple Leaf City?"

"Take down Maple Leaf City?"

Chu Ning sneered: "Our army has 70,000 troops in Maple Leaf City. Let alone 100,000 Qin troops, even 200,000 Qin troops may not be able to take it down!"

"Ying Zheng is doing this just to let Cao De concentrate on the decisive battle with the Han army. Humph, how can the Qin State mobilize 100,000 troops in such a short time at this moment?"

If Ying Zheng is given time, Qin will definitely be able to mobilize an army of 100,000.

But it is simply impossible to mobilize an army of 100,000 in such a short time!

Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, a look of relief on his face: "It seems that Qin also wants Wei and Han to fight a decisive battle as soon as possible. They want to take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits!"

"However, with His Majesty the Thirteenth Prince's 70,000 troops guarding Maple Leaf City, it is impossible for the Qin army to go to Wei unless they take a detour."

After a pause, Zhao Yu said with some concern: "But we can't just ignore so many Qin troops, otherwise His Highness the Thirteenth Prince would not dare to lead his men to occupy the Wei city."

Although the Qin army could not break through Maple Leaf City, if the Chu army in the city occupied the Wei city, the number of soldiers and horses in the city would be reduced, and the Qin army would definitely take the opportunity to attack the city.

By then, the Chu army in the city might not be able to hold on.

The Qin army was said to have 100,000 soldiers. Even if they were just making up the numbers, the actual number of soldiers should be around 50,000 or 60,000.

If Maple Leaf City does not leave some soldiers behind, it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Qin army.

But if more soldiers were left behind, it would be difficult for the Chu army to occupy many cities of Wei.

Now there are only two options before the Chu army.

Either they defend Maple Leaf City with all their might and prevent the Qin army from passing through, or the Chu army will not be able to occupy the Wei city.

Either they abandon Maple Leaf City and march the entire army into the heartland of Wei State, and take over a large number of Wei State cities while the Wei and Han armies are in a decisive battle!

What choice to make depends on Chu Ning’s next decision!