Chapter 313: The Fierce Battle in Wancheng on the Third Front
"What, what did you say?" The words that came out of Chen Dao's mouth were like a sudden thunderbolt falling in the dark night, frightening Liu Bei.
Zhuge Liang on the side couldn't help but feel slightly moved after hearing this.
"How many reinforcements did Cao's army have, and how many of them did you kill?" Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and asked Chen Dao.
When Chen Dao heard Zhuge Liang's question, he looked ashamed and replied: "The enemy has 12,000 to 3,000 troops. After the first battle, it is estimated that the opponent still has more than 10,000 troops available."
Hearing the words "more than ten thousand people", even Zhuge Liang, who had always been calm, became a little gloomy.
If Cao Jun's reinforcements drive him back to Wancheng, the situation will be really not optimistic.
Now, although Zhang Fei led his army to the top of the city and gained a huge advantage, he has not yet completely taken control of the situation. It will take some time to capture Wancheng.
Although this time will not be too long, according to Chen Dao's report, Cao Jun has defeated the ambush he set up, and it must have only been a blink of an eye to reach Wancheng.
If Wancheng has not been completely conquered when Cao Jun arrives, his troops will face an attack from the rear, which will be extremely dangerous.
You must know that Liu Bei's army currently has only a few thousand troops left. What's more, most of the soldiers are still in the state of siege. How can they suddenly turn around to meet the enemy?
For this, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but secretly blame Chen Dao. Although the 2,500 ambushes were not considered to be many, due to mental calculation and unintentional calculation, even if they could not completely annihilate the opponent, they still had to consume most of their troops.
He ambushed the opponent with an ambush. Not only was he defeated, but the opponent still had more than 10,000 fighting soldiers! Zhuge Liang knew that Chen Dao was a good general, but such a general could be defeated so miserably. It was really shocking
How incredible!
How on earth did we end up in this situation?
"Cao's army is coming to help, who will be the general?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
"Gao Shun."
Gao Shun? Zhuge Liang's brows furrowed. Gao Shun's reputation is now extremely resounding. He is the leader of Cao's army's elite camp. He is brave and decisive in combat, and he is calm and strategic. He can be called one of the best generals in Cao's army.
Gao Shun may not be the bravest among Cao Jun, nor the most scheming, but judging from Zhuge Liang's understanding of Cao Jun's generals, among the civil and military officers of Cao Jun, those who are braver than Gao Shun are not as resourceful as Gao Shun.
No one who is wise is as brave and good at fighting.
Facing such a general in such a situation is almost a disaster.
Unlike Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei suddenly became very excited after hearing Gao Shun's name.
Although in the public's mind, Guan Yu was killed by Cao Jun's general Xiahou Dun, the two ladies who were released by Cao Jun clearly told Liu Bei that it was Cao Cao's general Gao Shun who killed Guan Yu with his own hands!
When Liu Bei was in Xuchang, Gao Fang was always against him. Now, coupled with the hatred of killing his younger brother, how can Liu Bei not hate him so much?
Upon hearing Gao Shun's name, Liu Bei immediately gritted his teeth and wished he could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.
Seeing Liu Bei's disgusted look, Zhuge Liang secretly thought something was wrong.
As the commander-in-chief of an army, if there are such huge fluctuations in emotions, fatal flaws will easily occur.
And at this critical moment, once any flaw occurs, it will be a huge threat to the entire army.
"Lord, please calm down." Although Zhuge Liang knew that it was inappropriate to advise Liu Bei at this time, he had to do so because it was the duty of a military advisor.
Liu Bei's heart must not be disturbed at this time! Once Liu Bei goes berserk, the remaining soldiers will all die for him.
"I know, I will calm down." After hearing Zhuge Liang's persuasion, Liu Bei took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down.
After all, Liu Bei was an extraordinary person, and he also knew that if he could not contain his anger at this time, the consequences would be extremely serious.
After taking several deep breaths, Liu Bei finally made himself no longer look so angry. Although Zhuge Liang knew that this was just a superficial phenomenon, Liu Bei must still be extremely angry in his heart. But as long as Liu Bei could control his emotions and not let himself out of
In a state of rampage, that is considered a good phenomenon.
So what we have to consider now is how to face Cao Jun's reinforcements.
If reinforcements from Cao's army rush over like this, and your own soldiers are unprepared, it is very likely to be a big defeat, or even the entire army may be annihilated.
These soldiers can be said to be Liu Bei's entire family. If they are all destroyed, Liu Bei will probably never be able to make a difference from now on.
If we want to talk about the best way to deal with it at present, it is undoubtedly to immediately withdraw all the soldiers who are attacking the city, and leave Wancheng immediately before Cao Jun's reinforcements arrive.
But Liu Bei definitely couldn't accept this proposal. From the moment he led his army to attack Wancheng, Liu Bei was tantamount to betraying Cai Mao's troops and breaking up with Liu Biao. If Liu Bei failed to capture Wancheng in the end, then he would still
Where can he go? Will Liu Biao continue to let him stay in Xinye?
In the current situation, even if Liu Bei is willing to continue to rely on others, he can't do it. It can be said that apart from winning, Liu Bei has no way out.