Chapter 586 : Chapter 282 Cai Mao is doomed to be sad (1)
Chapter 282 Cai Hao is destined to be sad
The initiator of this war was Liu Biao. The winner was Liu Feng. But the second person to receive the news was not Liu Biao, because all seven of Liu Biao's armies were destroyed, and not a single general escaped.
This result made Liu Biao's sources of information relatively closed.
The first person to receive the news was Cao Ren from Wancheng.[
"What? Liu Biao's Seven Route Army was defeated? How is this possible?" In the prefect's mansion, Cao Ren couldn't believe it after receiving the news from the spies.
There are seven armies, numbering 42,000. Against Lu Su, we may not be able to win 100%, but we should fight for a while.
It actually failed within three or four days.
What kind of incompetent generals are needed? I heard that among the seven armies, there are also famous Jingchu generals like Wen Pin and Wang Wei, and they are not all incompetent. How could they be defeated so quickly?
"This news is absolutely reliable. In the battle that night, an elite army of three to four thousand men was killed in Fancheng. Zhang Yun was caught off guard before being killed." The spy reported back in more detail.
"How is it possible? Lu Su doesn't have that many soldiers and horses." Cao Ren has always paid close attention to the Battle of Fancheng and has a very good understanding of the troop configuration of both sides.
Lu Su had eight thousand elite troops in Fancheng and four thousand in Xinye.
After the fierce attack of 42,000 troops, they should be on the verge of collapse. How could there be any remaining strength to carry out a night attack? Because he knew the strength of both sides, Cao Ren's first reaction was unbelievable.
But then, Cao Ren smelled a conspiracy.
"This force cannot be hidden, but Lu Zijing did some tricks in the deployment of the force. Xinye is actually an empty city."
There was a hint of regret on Cao Ren's face.
If he had known this, he would sneak attack on Xinye. I really didn't expect that Lu Su would be so courageous, leaving Xinye open and not guarding against him.
However, the opportunity must not be missed and will never come again.
Now Lu Su has won a great victory and is very victorious. In addition, he has captured a large number of soldiers, and his power has doubled. It has become a big force that Cao Cao can no longer ignore.
Although Cao Ren originally wanted to use Lu Su's power to consume Liu Biao's power, now, Lu Su's situation is very good, and he can no longer make the decision.
It all depends on what Cao Cao means.
"Tell this news to the little official Daobi, and write a written report to Cao Gong in detail." Cao Ren thought for a moment, then raised his head and said.
"promise."
The spy agreed, turned around and walked out.[
"No matter what, I still underestimated you. It seems I must treat you as a powerful force like Liu Biao and guard against you, then I can feel at ease." After the spies left, Cao Ren thought to himself.
At the beginning, Lu Su expressed goodwill to Cao Ren and Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also sent Cao Ren to express goodwill to Lu Su. But just like when Lu Su had a war with Liu Biao in Fancheng, Cao Ren had the intention to peek into the new fields.
To save others by oneself, Cao Ren had to guard against Lu Su's ambition to spy on Wancheng.
The situation was really different. Lu Su had become a powerful force. It was enough to make Cao Ren in Wancheng feel a little threatened.
The feeling of threat was even stronger than that of Liu Biao sitting in Jingchu.
Although Liu Biao was powerful, he was old after all and had not sent troops for more than ten years. Lu Su, on the other hand, was young and very aggressive.