"Yang Aiqing, your plan worked. The Chu army was forced to retreat by me." Cao Pi was so excited that his voice was a little hoarse.
Not long after the joy of proclaiming himself emperor, Cao Pi was deeply worried.
He was worried that he did not have the ability to block Yan Liang's almost invincible military front with the power of one state.
Many times in his dreams, Cao Pi dreamed of the tragic scene of being tortured to death for Yan Liang after his failure. This kept him in fear all day long, fearing that one day the dream would come true.
But now, the Chu army has retreated, and all his worries are gone.
"The Chu army has retreated, so we can take advantage of the situation to pursue it, defeat the Yan thief, and recover Longxi in one fell swoop. If possible, it would be better to recover Guanzhong as well." Zhu Shuo said excitedly.
"Although the Chu army retreated, our army should still focus on safety and not pursue without authorization." Yang Fu was very calm.
Zhu Shuo said, "Yan Liang retreated today, and he will come back sooner or later. Our army can only capture Longxi, or even recapture Guanzhong, and drive Yan Liang out to the east of Tongguan. Only in this way can we be truly safe."
Yang Fu fell silent. Although he did not agree, he did not object to Zhu Shuo's suggestion.
Cao Pi was so excited that he immediately prepared to give an order to Wang Shuang, ordering him to pursue the Chu army with a large army and severely defeat the Chu army.
At this time, Yang Fu hurriedly said: "The Yan thief has always been cunning. His withdrawal may be just a trick to lure the enemy. I believe that before it is confirmed that the Chu army has indeed withdrawn, it is not appropriate to blindly launch a pursuit to avoid being caught by the Yan thief."
plan."
Cao Pi's heart was shocked, and his head was filled with blood. He immediately calmed down.
After pondering for a moment, Cao Pi said: "Yang Aiqing's words are reasonable. How could I easily fall into Yan Thief's plan? I sent an order to Wang Shuang, ordering him to closely monitor the Chu army's movements and report to me at any time. After I have found out the true and false,
Let’s make some adjustments.”
Cao Pi is not stupid. Over the years, the Cao family has suffered many losses from Yan Liang and been tricked by Yan Liang many times. How could he forget these lessons? Now he will not be easily fooled.
At that moment, Cao Pi issued a decree. He ordered Wang Shuang to lead 15,000 cavalry, follow the Chu army, and slowly follow up to conduct surveillance.
Cao Pi personally led the expedition and led 15,000 cavalry behind, ready to support Wang Shuang at any time.
Within a few days, the Chu army retreated from Lingju to Yunjie, and from Yunjie to Zhiyang. When the armies retreated, they moved all Dingkou along the way to Longxi.
The Chu army's move to relocate the people made Cao Pi begin to believe that Yan Liang was indeed planning to withdraw his army. Otherwise, after relocating the local people, a large no-man's land would be left, making it impossible for the Chu army to obtain food locally. Wouldn't it be self-inflicted to requisition Ding Fu?
trouble.
Not long after, Wang Shuang personally rushed to Lingju City at starry night, met with Cao Pi, and brought Cao Pi even more exciting news.
Wang Shuang interrogated the straggler Chu soldiers captured sporadically. The reason why Yan Liang withdrew his troops was, on the one hand, because the food roads were seriously disturbed and the logistics were not good enough. On the other hand, it was because news came from Guandong that Liu Bei was massing troops.
Want to take the opportunity to go south and invade the Central Plains.
It was these two reasons that forced Yan Liang to temporarily give up the annihilation of Qin and withdraw his troops eastward to the Central Plains to deal with Liu Bei.
"Your Majesty, the Yan bandits are short of food and fodder, and the Central Plains is in danger. It is no doubt that we have to withdraw our troops as a last resort. I would like to ask your Majesty to allow me to lead the army to attack. Taking advantage of the unstable morale of the army, we can defeat the Yan bandits in one fell swoop and regain Longxi."
Wang Shuang's blood was boiling and he generously asked Cao Pi for a battle.
Cao Pi's eyebrows were deeply condensed, his eyes flashed with excitement, and he looked eager to fight.
"Your Majesty, this is a God-given opportunity. If we miss this opportunity and the Rongyan thieves can calmly retreat to Longxi, then it will be difficult for us to attack again." Zhu Shuo also urged the war.
Cao Pi looked at Yang Fu, as if asking Yang Fu's opinion.
After all, at this time, only Yang Fu was the most resourceful in the Qin State, and Cao Pi only dared to make this decision based on what he wanted.
Yang Fu, who had been silent, took a few deep breaths and said slowly: "Since all the information is like this, I think we can fight."
As soon as these words came out, the remaining suspicion on Cao Pi's face disappeared in an instant, leaving only the murderous intention of hunting.
"Zi Quan, I order you to lead the front army's cavalry and launch an attack on the bandit army at any time. You must defeat the bandit army for me and regain Longxi." Cao Pi patted Wang Shuang's chest and said earnestly.
Wang Shuang cupped his hands and said with emotion: "I have received your majesty's kindness. I will do my best in this battle to kill the traitor without leaving any trace of him, regain Longxi, and welcome your majesty back to the old capital."
Cao Pi was deeply satisfied with Wang Shuang's statement, so he asked Wang Shuang to set off immediately and go to the front army to command the pursuit.
Wang Shuang accepted the order with great enthusiasm and strode out of the tent.
Looking at Wang Shuang's leaving figure, a sneer gradually appeared on Cao Pi's eyebrows, and he murmured: "Yan thief, Yan thief, I am not comparable to my father Cao Cao. This time, I will let you taste defeat."
What will it be like to be under my command, hehe~~"
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Three days later, on the north bank of the Yellow River.
Yan Liang stood on his horse and looked in the distance. Opposite the river on the south bank was where Jincheng County was located.
At the river beach, large numbers of Chu soldiers were boarding rafts in an orderly manner and crossing the river to Jincheng County on the south bank.
When the army crosses the Yellow River, the surging water will cut off the north-south route, and the Chu army will be completely free from the harassment of the Qin army's light cavalry.
"Attack them halfway across the river. If the Qin army pursues them, this is the perfect time." Yan Liang sighed happily.
Xu Shu, who was standing next to him, said, "I'm afraid that Wang Shuang won't come to pursue us. If so, our army's retreat will be in vain."
Although the plan of pretending to retreat was proposed by Xu Shu, seeing that Wang Shuang had not pursued for several days, Xu Shu began to doubt his plan.
Yan Liang sneered and said decisively: "Don't worry Yuan Zhi, Wang Shuang will definitely come after him."
Yan Liang's affirmative tone seemed to know Wang Shuang's character like the back of his hand.
In other words, Yan Liang, who is familiar with history, really knows Wang Shuang well.
This man was recommended by Cao Zhen in history. He killed several generals of Zhuge Liang and severely damaged the Shu army. He was indeed a rare and fierce general in Cao's army.
But the shortcoming of this fierce general was that he was brave and reckless. Historically, he fell into Zhuge Liang's trick of luring the enemy and was killed by an ambush.
Yan Liang firmly believed that there was a great opportunity to kill the enemy in front of him, and with Wang Shuang's nature, he would never miss this good opportunity.
Moreover, if Cao Pi wants to keep his one-third acre of land in the northwest, he must also capture Longxi. Therefore, taking advantage of the situation to pursue Yan Liang's retreating troops will be his only chance to recapture Longxi.
All these factors led Yan Liang to conclude that Wang Shuang would definitely pursue him.
Xu Shu frowned secretly. As the person who came up with this plan, Xu Shu himself was a little unsure, but the emperor was so sure of it. This made Xu Shu curious about Yan Liang's confidence.
At this moment, Hu Che'er rushed over and said with cupped hands: "Your Majesty, the scouts from the north have come to report that there are a large number of Qin army cavalry rushing towards the ferry."
The Qin army is indeed here!
Xu Shu trembled and looked at Yan Liang in surprise: "Wang Shuang really fell into the trap and came here. Your Majesty is really good at predicting events."
Yan Liang, however, remained indifferent and only said with a sneer: "Pass the order and ask the soldiers at the ferry to cross the river quickly. This scene must be performed more realistically for Wang Shuang."
After the decree was passed down, the tens of thousands of soldiers crowded at the ferry quickly became crowded and began to rush to the boats and rafts in a somewhat chaotic manner.
Zhu Huan was ordered to lead more than 5,000 troops and horses, and hastily formed a formation to prepare for the enemy.
The situation on the entire riverbank seemed tense for a moment, and the Chu army seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Yan Liang stood still, looking calmly at the north road, as if he didn't take the disadvantageous situation in his eyes at all.
Looking into the distance with an eagle's eye, he saw that to the north, dust was billowing all over the sky, just like black clouds sweeping over the sky and covering the earth.
It was summer time at this time, and there would be no sandstorms at all. Who else could create such a momentum besides a huge cavalry regiment.
Yan Liang's razor-sharp gaze extended into the distance, and gradually, the dark, ghostly figure came into his eyes.
Five miles away, Wang Shuang was galloping on his horse.
Behind him, fifteen thousand Xiliang cavalry were charging forward like tigers and wolves.
The king raised his eyes again and looked into the distance, but he saw the roaring Yellow River right in front of him. Countless Chu troops were crowding on the river beach, and a military formation with uneven flags was blocking the front of the avenue, as if trying to block his way.
Rush the road.
All the signs were on the surface. The Chu army, which was crossing the river, was completely unprepared for the attack with its own troops. At this moment, it was in a disadvantageous state of hastily responding to the battle.
Seeing this situation, Wang Shuang couldn't help but sneer with disdain on his lips.
"Is this the legendary Yan Liang? I think it's nothing more than this. If the late emperor had used me earlier, why would I have been harmed by Yan Liang?"
Today is the time for me, Wang Shuang, to become famous all over the world!
In Wang Shuang's mind, he had already begun to outline the situation in which he fought until the Chu army was defeated, and everyone in the world was shocked by his name as Wang Shuang.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Wang Shuang clapped his horse and galloped away, shouting: "Warriors of Xiliang, charge for me, kill all the Chu thieves!"
Amidst the violent shouting, 15,000 Qin army cavalry roared and ran towards them like wild beasts.
Facing such a violent charge, the five thousand infantry troops led by Zhu Huan were indeed shaken. Fear arose in the hearts of all the soldiers, and they had no confidence to stop the enemy in a hurry.
Riding a rush.
The soldiers who were out of order on the river beach were even more panicked and couldn't wait to rush to the other side.
The more hesitant the Chu army was, the more determined the Qin army was in attacking.
In a moment, the Qin army was already outside Li Xu.
At such a speed, it would take less than a moment for the Qin army's cavalry to rush forward.
The situation is extremely critical for the Chu army.
At this time, Yan Liang still had a calm look on his face, and just raised his whip and said calmly: "Send a signal to Jiang Wei and Deng Ai. With such a great opportunity, it is time for the younger generation to stand out." (To be continued...