"Bang!" Cao Cao threw the bamboo slip to the ground: "Zhuge Villager, I swear to kill you!"

Cao Cao has always called himself "Gu", but at this time, he used the ordinary person's self-identification as "I".

Perhaps when he said this, he no longer regarded himself as the King of Wei who was above ten thousand people, but just an ordinary father.

Facing Cao Cao's wrath, no one in the ranks dared to persuade or comfort him. All they had to do was to rectify their troops, turn their guns, and head towards Tongguan.

At this time, Tongguan had already cleaned up the battlefield and was renovating the pass.

Ignoring Pang De's dissuasion, Wei Yan broke into Zhuge Liang's room and asked: "Since we have captured Tongguan, why not speed up our troops to seize Hongnong County? Why are we relaxing here?"

Zhuge Liang lowered his eyebrows, while staring at the map on the table, he patted the feather fan slowly towards his chest.

Xu Shu on the side explained: "If Cao Zhang is killed in battle, Cao Cao will personally bring a large army to fight. There is a dangerous strategic point at Tongguan, which is suitable for resisting the enemy. If we rush into Hongnong County rashly, we will lose the geographical advantage and will instead surround our army on three sides."

.Besides, the Lord is attacking Jiangdong, and the battle in Jiangdong has not yet subsided. Our strategic task is only to contain Cao's army, not to blindly extend the front line and make the logistics passive."

After all, this is not a game. Once you capture the city, you are done.

Generally speaking, after capturing a city, there are still many aftermath matters that need to be dealt with, especially the complicated family network in Jiangdong. Therefore, Zhuge Liang does not think that Li Qi has the ability to fight Cao and Sun on both fronts. Since Li Qi

That side is on the offensive, so it's best to defend your side according to the danger. While preserving your power, you can also contain Cao Wei's troops. This is the real reason why Zhuge Liang did not hesitate to spread rumors about Li Qi's defeat, trap Cao Zhang, and seduce Cao Cao.

At the same time, facing the sudden westward movement of Cao's army, Li Yan, who was stationed at Xinye City, persuaded Fa Zheng to take the opportunity to capture Wan and Luo, cutting off Cao Cao's retreat.

Fa Zhengdao said: "My lord built the Xinye Fortress back then because he hoped to build it as the gateway to the north of Jingzhou, to guard against the troops of Wan, Luo, and Jiangxia, and to guard the gates of Xiangyang and Jiangling. Do not tamper with them."

Li Yandao: "Kongming is guarding the pass, and it is difficult for Cao Cao to capture it in his eagerness. If we can cut off his retreat and make him vulnerable to enemies from both sides, Cao's thieves can be captured, and a great event can be won. This is a golden opportunity."

Fazheng smiled and said: "Do you know the reason why Kongming captured Tongguan but did not make progress in promoting agriculture?"

Li Yandao: "What do you think Xiaozhi?"

Fa Zhengdao: "My lord originally faced off with Cao Wei in Huayin, and then had to withdraw his troops. This was not simply because Sun Quan attacked Jingnan, but also because our army's reserves were insufficient. Now our lord is fighting in Jiangdong, and has conquered two counties. People in Jiangdong are panicking.

, it is a great opportunity to destroy Sun. We must not ignore the Jingxiang base camp for the sake of immediate interests. If Cao and Sun used Jiangxia troops to attack Xiangyang and Jiangling, wouldn't they force the lord to give up a great opportunity and withdraw his troops?

"

Now Fazheng's thinking is the same as Zhuge Liang's. He only saves the word "stability" so that Li Qi can successfully win Jiangdong.

If troops were sent out rashly, causing a gap in the Jingxiang base camp, and Cao and Sun took advantage of this gap, forcing Li Qi to return to the army for rescue, then it would be a serious sin.

Therefore, Fengzhi and Kongming are worthy of being beings who can communicate with each other through brain waves.

Li Qi now leaves Guan Yu to garrison Yuzhang County. He is thinking about how to defeat Lu Xun's effective force. As long as Lu Xun's army is defeated, the Jiangdong counties will be unstoppable. The only thing left is to deal with the relationship between the Jiangdong family.

It is nothing more than pulling a wave, fighting a wave, and distributing the benefits to the hands of aristocratic families that can accept their rule.

The key question is how to defeat Lu Xun.

In terms of military affairs, Lu Xun was not easy to fool. He basically adhered to the principles that were beneficial to himself and would not be easily disturbed by external information or illusions.

He even allowed generals Jin Qi and Mao Gan to sneak out of the city to rescue He Qi. After the two were killed by Hao Zhao, he used this to prove the correctness of his strategy and made the remaining generals dare not disobey orders.

At this time, Lu Xun was ordered to confront Hao Zhao in Jieyang. He also heard that Li Qi had captured Linchuan County and pointed his sword directly at Kuaiji.

This gave Lu Xun a headache.

Before the split, Kuaiji County was one of the largest counties in Yangzhou, and it was a long strip on the map, bordering Luling, Linchuan, Poyang, Xindu, Wu County and other places. Now Li Qi will

They attacked Kuaiji from two directions: Luling and Linchuan. Even though Lu Xun had three heads and six arms, it was difficult to defend him.

Lu Xun had no choice but to ask Sun Quan to promote Quan Cong to the position of deputy governor, so that Quan Cong could confront Hao Zhao in Jieyang and lead his army to Yongcheng to intercept Li Qi.

When Li Qi first captured Linchuan County, he suddenly received two pieces of news:

First, Lu Xun went north, and was expected to go to Yongcheng to confront Li Qi;

Second, there were rumors in the Jingbei and Sili areas that Li Qi was defeated by Lu Xun.

Li Qi was stunned: "What? I was defeated by Lu Xun? Why didn't I know?"

Pang Tong said: "The rumors started from the north of Jing, and they must have been spread by Cao Wei to mobilize the morale of our army. Commander Kong Ming and Xiao Zhi are enough to deal with it, so my lord does not need to worry."

During the discussion, another spy came to report: "Zhuge Liang, the captain of Sili School, captured Tongguan and killed Cao Zhang. Cao's army is heading to Tongguan to avenge Cao Zhang."

Li Qi was overjoyed. Pang Tong said "uh" and said, "My lord, can I correct my judgment just now?"

Li Qidao: "Of course."

Pang Tong said: "The person who spread the rumors is not others but Zhuge Kongming."

Li Qi: "..."

This guy is a bit unscrupulous.

Pang Tong said: "The commander Kong Ming used such a strategy just to trap Cao Zhang and make Cao Cao move his troops westward in anger. In this way, Xinye and Jingzhou would have no worries, and Kong Ming could also use the natural danger of Tongguan to resist the enemy.

.My lord can now conquer Wu with peace of mind."

Li Qi asked: "In view of Shi Yuan, do you forgive him?"

Pang Tong said: "Of course I forgive him."

Li Qi asked again: "Okay, let's bring the topic back to the current issue. Lu Xun led his troops to Yongcheng to confront our army. How to defeat it?"

Pang Tong said: "We don't need to defeat Lu Xun's troops for the time being. We can leave a partial general to garrison Linchuan while our army continues to attack Poyang County."

As he spoke, Pang Tong pointed his finger at the location of Linchuan County on the map.

If Poyang County can be captured, then Linchuan County on the map will be like a nest sunk in Li Qi's encirclement.

Not to mention leaving a branch to garrison Linchuan, even if Linchuan was set up as an empty city, Lu Xun would not dare to enter easily, otherwise he would be surrounded by the three counties of Yuzhang, Luling and Poyang.

Pang Tong continued: "In order to seek a decisive battle, Lu Xun must be led by our noses. If we reach Poyang County, the battle line in Kuaiji will be stretched, and Lu Xun will not be able to care about each other."
Chapter completed!