ebookslot Chapter 148 Liu Wuyuan Was In Xudu, But He Was Able To See Through The Military Master's Trick?
Chapter 148 Liu Wuyuan Was In Xudu, But He Was Able To See Through The Military Master's Trick?
Cao Cao's eyes gathered together, his thoughts raced, and he suddenly came to a realization.
"No wonder, after chasing all this way, our soldiers have defeated Zhucheng without bloodshed, and even the big-eared bandits in Jingzhou's gate like Xinye can give up without a fight."
"It turns out that he actually ambushed such a poisonous scheme!"
Cao Cao broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't help but gasp.
Zhang Liao also came to his senses and exclaimed, "His Royal Highness King Qi is far away in Xudu, and he actually understood Zhuge Liang's tricks. It really is a plan!"
"Well, Zhuge Liang's plan is really deceitful, and only the wise son-in-law can see through it!"
Cao Cao sighed sincerely.
Cao Zhang cupped his hands and said, "Father, it's night now, and Liu Bei will attack at some point, please give an order quickly, and the whole army abandons the city and retreats north immediately!
Cao Cao was stunned, suddenly realized, and shouted anxiously: "Order all the troops to abandon the city immediately and withdraw from the north gate, immediately!"
Cao Cao also didn't care about having dinner with Zhang Liao, so he got on his horse and headed for the north gate.
The soldiers of the four gates and the soldiers of each battalion got the order, although they were suspicious in their hearts, they did not dare to disobey the order and withdrew to the north gate one after another.
South of Xinye City.
The 7,000 Jingzhou infantry and the 3,000 crossbowmen have already sneaked fifty steps outside Xinye City in the dark.
The lights on the top of the city just couldn't reach them.
"Military commander, Cao Cao seems to have never expected that we will turn around and fight back.
"He would never have guessed that you, the military commander, have set up a clever plan to burn Xinye!"
"Wolong, you are worthy of being a Wolong!"
Liu Bei looked back at Zhuge Liang and did not hesitate to praise him.
Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, and the feather fan pointed at Xinye: "It's almost time, the Qi army should have fallen asleep, my lord, let's launch a fire attack!"
"Just listen to the military division!"
Liu Bei's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he shouted: "Bowmen, fire rockets at Xinye and burn them to me!"
A rocket ignited in a blink of an eye.
In the next moment, thousands of rockets soared into the sky, like falling meteors, whizzing towards Xinye City.
In a blink of an eye, all the rockets fell into the city.
On the roofs of the houses in the city, firewood, kerosene and other flammable materials were scattered everywhere, and they were immediately ignited by rockets. Countless private houses were turned into a sea of flames in an instant.
The fire spread rapidly, and the rockets continued to fall.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the entire Xinye had been burned into a city of fire, like hell.
The howls and screams, one after another, resounded in the city, like howling of a wronged ghost, and the scalps of those who listened were numb.
That was the mournful cry of the people in Xinye City who were too late to evacuate when they were burned to death by the fire.
The Jingzhou soldiers on the left and right were all moved by the miserable howling, and they frowned for a while, and everyone's faces were full of unbearable.
After all, Xinye belongs to Jingzhou, and the people who were burned to death in Xinye City can be regarded as their fellow villagers.
Now that they are forced to burn their fellow countrymen to death with their own hands, how can these Jingzhou soldiers feel a little bit of guilt in their hearts.
Originally, Liu Bei's eyes sparkled and he was very excited, but when he heard sighs from all around him, he realized that his current attitude was not right.
"Military commander, even though this plan of attacking with fire can defeat the Qi army and kill Cao Cao, it will harm the people in the city. How can I feel at ease~~"
The excitement on Liu Bei's face disappeared in an instant, and turned into sadness and guilt, and tears welled up in his eyes in a blink of an eye.
"Knowing the Lord's benevolence and righteousness, he will never bear the harm of the people."
"But we made such a bad plan because Liu Wu forced us to make some sacrifices."
"My lord's move is to help the country, to save the people of the world, and prevent them from being ruled by Liu Wu's brutality!"
"Liang believes that these sacrificed Xinye people will be able to understand the difficulties of the Lord and will never complain!"
Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, was awe-inspiring and earnestly enlightened Liu Bei, because he built a ladder.
The tears in Liu Bei's eyes just faded away a little.
He bowed his hands towards Xinye City, and said solemnly: "People of Xinye City, you will never sacrifice in vain. I, Liu Bei, swear here that I will kill Liu Wu with my own hands, help the great man and the country, and return the world to a peaceful and prosperous world! "
Seeing Liu Bei's sincerity, the Jingzhou soldiers were all moved and moved by him.
Zhuge Liang clasped his hands and praised: "My lord has benevolence and righteousness in my heart, and I care about the common people. I believe that God has eyes, and I will help my lord to eradicate Liu Wu and rejuvenate the great man!"
Liu Bei heaved a sigh of relief, and a smile flashed across his eyes.
At this moment, the south gate of Xinye opened, and thousands of surviving civilians, pushing and shoving each other, began to flee in panic from the south gate.
Liu Bei's spirit lifted, and murderous intent appeared in his eyes again.
Zhuge Liang pointed with a feather fan: "My lord, Cao Cao's remnant soldiers are about to flee, prepare to besiege and kill them!"
Liu Bei drew his sword in his hand, and shouted: "Send the order, all the troops go to the four gates, and intercept the surviving Qi troops who fled, and leave no one behind!"
When the order is passed, the generals will divide their troops and leave.
But Zhang Xiu's eyes narrowed, and the point of his spear pointed: "My lord, these fleeing people seem to be ordinary people, and they didn't see the Qi army, something is wrong!"
Liu Bei became alert and took a closer look, and he saw something unusual.
According to theory, the Qi army and the people were frightened, and they should be in chaos, mixing together and scrambling to escape.
But among these fleeing people, they were all dressed up as ordinary people, and not half of the Qi army was seen.
Liu Bei wondered, "Could it be possible that Cao Cao led his troops to flee through other gates, and didn't decide on the south gate?"
Hey. "
But Zhang Xiu said: "We launch a fire attack, the Qi army is unprepared, there must be a large army, scrambling to escape from the nearest city gate, how could no one escape from the south gate?"
Suspicion grew in Liu Bei's eyes, and he couldn't help looking at Zhuge Liang: "Military Master, what do you think is going on here?"
Zhuge Liang frowned, staring at the fleeing people at the south gate, his thoughts turned.
Suddenly.
Zhuge Liang shivered, and a thought popped into his mind:
Could it be that Cao Cao saw through my strategy and knew that I was going to burn Xinye, so he took precautions in advance?
The thought flashed by, but Zhuge Liang shook his head violently: "Impossible, Cao Cao has no counselors around him, and it is impossible for him to see through my strategy with his wisdom alone!"
Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang muttering to himself, his expression fluctuating, and his heart was even more at a loss, waiting to ask again.
Sudden.
Hu Che'er rushed over and shouted: "My lord, the scout sent back a message that Cao Cao led his army to escape from the north gate a moment before our fire attack. We burned nothing!"
A thunderbolt fell.
Everyone, including Liu Bei, looked horrified.
Zhuge Liang also shook his hand, almost failing to grasp the feather fan firmly.
Liu Bei exclaimed, "Cao Cao's entire army has entered Xinye, and they have clearly fallen into our plan. They were completely defenseless. How could they have withdrawn a moment earlier?"
Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes and said anxiously: "My lord, could it be that Cao Cao saw through the strategist's strategy at the last moment, so he withdrew early?"
Liu Bei was full of confusion, so he had to look at Zhuge Liang: "Master, Cao Cao's behavior is so abnormal, what do you think is going on?"
Zhuge Liang frowned deeply, and the feather fan froze for a moment, silent.
After a long time.
Zhuge Liang's eyes moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Cao Cao has no advisors to follow him, so he has no way of seeing through Liang's schemes by himself. The only explanation is that Liu Wu, who was in Xudu, knew Liang's schemes and sent someone to report to Cao Cao. Warning, he will be the first to withdraw from Xinye!"
Liu Bei gasped, and was instantly stunned. .