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On the evening of the 20th day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Jian'an.

30 miles north of Yingyang. Cao's army camp is the main tent of the central army.

Cao Cao recruited generals of the army and advisers Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun You, Liu Ye and others to carry out the first military proposal to go to Runan.

"Donalds, this time the troops attack Runan, we must purge Liu Bei in one fell swoop. I wonder what good plan you have to defeat the enemy?" Cao Cao sat upright in the main position in the tent and asked in a deep voice.

"Prime Minister, Runan's army is less than 20,000, but our army has an army of 60,000, which is far superior. Cao Hong thought that he could destroy Runan and wipe out Liu Bei by just killing the general in one fell swoop." General Cao Hong of Li Feng took the lead in saying.

"Zi Lian is brave, and you still need to use more strategies!" Cao Cao gently brushed his long beard under his chin and said in a deep voice, "Liu Bei is a great man, and he is also the bravest of the three armies. How can he defeat him so easily? You must be cautious in this battle and find a good strategy before you can move troops. It should be noted that the defeat of Runan in the previous period not only lost 30,000 elite soldiers in Qingzhou, but also almost lost Zixiao, which almost made me feel heartbroken."

After Cao Cao's reminder, the generals under the tent put away their contempt and focused on their thoughts.

After Cao Cao's eyes were inspecting the tent, he found that Guo Jia had a faint smile on his face, as if he was already in his heart, so he asked with a smile: "You seem to have a good idea!"

Guo Jia stood up, smiled confidently, and said calmly: "Lord, Jia Que has some plans."

"Oh! Come on Fengxiao!"

"Jia Xian is ugly, so please ask your lord to come and discuss it together. In Jia's opinion, our army will not only capture Runan in this battle, but also eliminate Liu Bei's forces. Therefore, the plan of the battle is to occupy Runan, but also Shouchun, so that Liu Bei has no chance to turn over..."

"Fengxiao, didn't you say that this time, the battle will lead to the capture of Runan. Why do you now say that you will attack two places at the same time?" Cao Cao asked in confusion.

"Prime Minister, what I said last time has nothing to do with today's plan. My plan - it is indeed to take two counties together, but to implement this plan, we must first start with the attack on Runan..." Guo Jia slowly said his plan in an orderly manner.

Everyone in the tent, including Cao Cao, looked surprised at first, but at the end he was full of admiration and contempt.

"Okay!" Cao Cao slapped the table and said with a laugh: "With such a wonderful and perfect plan to protect filial piety, it is necessary to defeat Liu Bei!"

Guo Jia had no slight smug look on his face, and he still looked calm and composed. He smiled and said, "My lord is too rewarded! This plan requires literary and strong help to succeed!"

Jia Xu's eyes flashed, and he understood what Guo Jia meant, and said with a faint smile: "Don't worry, Xu will make arrangements immediately. Guarantee will not miss Feng Xiao's plan!"

"Hahahaha..." Cao Cao laughed happily, "There are tens of thousands of troops in Liu Bei's two counties, just after Feng Xiao and Wen He's planning, they are like local chickens and tiles. Don't say that it is Liu Bei. Even if it is me, I'm afraid it will not be possible to defeat this plan!"

"Prime Minister... Yu Jin was still a little worried..." The side general Yu Jin said with a little hesitation

"Wenze has any concerns, come on quickly..." Cao Cao knew that Yu Jin was proficient in military tactics, and his worries would not be unreasonable, so he asked.

"Prime Minister, Zhang Feizhi's ability is extraordinary. Mr. Fengxiao's series of tricks can deceive Liu Bei and Guan Yu, but can he deceive him?"

"Hahaha..." Jia Xu smiled and answered for Cao Cao, "Don't worry, General Yu, Mr. Fengxiao's plan has fully taken into account Zhang Fei's weaknesses, and he cannot help but fall into the trap!"

"What weakness?" Cao Hong asked anxiously, and everyone in the tent also showed attention, eager to know what weakness this strong enemy had.

"...It is his brotherly relationship with Liu Bei and Guan Yu. You can imagine that if he learned that Liu Bei and Guan Yu were in danger, he would definitely come to Shouchun to rescue him regardless of everything. Once he was deceived by his brotherly relationship, even if Zhang Fei had the ability to dominate the sky, he would not be able to escape and defeat!" Jia Xu said.

"So that's it..." Yu Jin said suddenly. The rest of the people in the tent also looked at each other and nodded slightly.

"Since there is no objection, please follow the plan of filial piety! Wenhe, you will immediately send a detailed plan to sneak into Runan, contact those insiders and arrange related matters." Cao Cao looked decisive and ordered loudly.

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

Cao Cao turned to the account and reconciled a general who looked Lingling and was not angry and powerful, and said, "Wen Yuan, you lead 1,000 light cavalry to be on guard day and night, beware of Liu Bei's army conducting detailed investigations on our military situation. Once discovered, intercept and kill immediately. Be sure to ensure that our army's marching is secret!"

The general Zhang Liao of the bandit immediately stood up, bowed to Cao Cao, and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Prime Minister! Liao will live up to his trust!"

"Miaocai, Zilian, wait..."

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"All civil and military officials! Do you remember your responsibilities and missions?"

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

"Okay! This time, we must achieve success and completely eradicate Liu Bei. At that time, I will hold a banquet in Runan City and drink with you all!"

"A war is successful, eradicate Liu Bei!" Everyone in the tent responded in unison.

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On the 23rd day of the first lunar month of the sixth year of Jian'an, Runan City!

Zhu Kang, the captain who was on duty on the city that day, rushed into the county magistrate's mansion and shouted anxiously: "Lord, lord! The big thing is not good, urgent military information..."

Liu Bei and Guan Yu were talking in the study, and suddenly heard a clamor. They were surprised and pushed open the door and asked loudly, "What's the noise?"

"Report to the lord, there is an emergency military situation!" Zhu Kang had already arrived at the door of the room under the guidance of his personal soldiers in the mansion. When he saw Liu Bei coming out, he immediately bowed and reported: "I just sent a detailed return from the inquiry, and a large group of Cao troops were heading towards Runan!"

"What?" Although he was always on guard against Cao Cao these days, Liu Bei couldn't help but be shocked when he learned about the attack of Cao's army.

"How many troops does Cao's army have? Who leads the army? How far is it from Runan?" Guan Yu had also walked out of the study room. There was no panic on his red face, and he asked in a deep voice.

"To give a detailed return, Cao's army had about 20,000 infantry soldiers, and there were two flags in the army, one was "Xiahou" and the other was "Cao". But it is still unclear who it is! Cao's army is less than 70 miles away from Runan!"

Liu Bei thought for a moment and then said, "Immediately recruit all civil and military officials to discuss matters!"

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Runan County Governor's Office, Conference Hall

"Captain Zhu, is the news you have heard true?" Zhao Yun, the commander of the Fengqi Battalion, frowned slightly and asked in confusion. Zhao Yun was quite puzzled by Cao Cao's only 20,000 infantry troops coming to attack Runan. Didn't Cao Cao learn from his lesson last time the 30,000 "Qingzhou Army" were wiped out last time?

"Person Zhao is indeed correct! The few detailed works that reported the news were all old brothers under my account, so I would not read it wrong. Moreover, Captain Fan then sent the detailed works to continue inquiring, and it is estimated that there will be rewards in the near future!"

Liu Bei turned his gaze to another city captain Fan Jiang. Fan Jiang hurriedly said, "Yes, lord! I have sent a few detailed works to inquire. Now an hour has passed, and I believe there will be a reply soon!"

"Well, it's done well!" Liu Bei nodded and praised. "Donalds, Cao's thief will look at me Runan again. I wonder what good strategies do you have to defeat the enemy?"

"Lord, soldiers come to block the enemy, and water comes to cover the enemy's cover! The last time Cao Cao's 30,000 army was killed and the entire army was wiped out. This time, there were only 20,000 people, and it was easy to break it back." The captain Zhang Da seemed to have a very excited expression and said with a high voice.

"Don't worry! Let's make a decision after obtaining the exact information!" Guan Yu said in a deep voice after a while.

"Yeah! Yun Chang's words are reasonable." Liu Bei nodded and said.

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After a cup of tea, a sentryman rushed to the outside of the meeting hall, and knelt on his stomach panting and reporting: "Report!"

Fan Jiang said in surprise: "Lord, I'm back with a close work!"

"Yeah! Come into the hall and reply!"

Looking directly at the sentry-seeing soldiers under the hall, Liu Bei looked calm and asked in a harmonious voice: "Can you find out the military situation of Cao's army?"

"The report has been made clear. Cao's army has 20,000 infantry troops, and the leading generals are Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong!"

"Yeah, it's just like the information in front..."

"Lord, Yun still has doubts in his heart?" Zhao Yun could not let go of his doubts and worries and said.

"Zilong, tell me!" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

"When Cao Cao suffered a great defeat in the previous period, why didn't he learn from his lesson? This time he fought with our army again, why didn't he lead the army personally? Why did he only use 20,000 infantry troops? Yun thought it was quite suspicious?"

"Yeah! I also have this doubt?" Liu Bei's brow shrank slightly and said in a deep voice, "Zi Zhong, is there any news about Xuchang?"

Mi Zhu, the main reporter in charge of intelligence collection in various places, thought for a while and replied: "Lord, Xuchang has been extremely strict in recent days, so he has not received any news. But... I got a piece of information from Hebei yesterday - General Yuan Shao seemed to lead his army south again to fight against Cao Cao. Cao Cao's failure to personally enlist Runan may be related to this!"

"If it is endangered by Yuan Gong's army, the Cao bandits do need to fight in person. It seems that there are only 20,000 troops, so it is understandable that Cao Cao himself did not come with the army. However, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong are not ordinary generals, so they should not be ignored. Can the plan to defeat the enemy be released?" Liu Bei said solemnly.

Although Zhao Yun felt something was wrong, he couldn't think of it, so he could only remain silent.

"When you explore again, how far is Cao's army from the city?" Guan Yu asked the sentry-seeing soldier.

"Report to General Guan, about 50 miles."

"This...hehehe..." Guan Yu rolled his chin slightly and smiled faintly.

"Second brother, do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?" Liu Bei asked anxiously when he saw Guan Yu's appearance and knew that Guan Yu had already made a suggestion.

"In the infantry army, we can still travel 20 miles per hour. Only Xiahou Yuan can do such a rapid marching in Cao Cao's army. In my opinion, Xiahou Yuan must have wanted to march quickly, and unexpectedly, taking advantage of my unpreparedness to attack Runan. But the chance of victory and defeat is also here!" (Note: Xiahou Yuan is known in Cao Cao's army for his good at "moving thousands of miles quickly and returning with one strike", and is known as "moving quickly Xiahou")

"The second brother means..."

"The military strategy says: Those who seek profit for a hundred miles must be promoted to the general. Cao's army advances so quickly, and they will inevitably be exhausted when they come from afar. If our army is waiting for labor with ease, it will be a headache to defeat the enemy!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Yun Chang's words are the same. According to this calculation, Cao's army will arrive at the city of Runan in two hours. Arrange the battle immediately!"

"This battle is at stake in our army's life and death. I will lead the army to fight. Second brother, I will entrust you with the important task of guarding Runan!"

"Brother, no!" Guan Yu stood up and said with a sigh: "You have a noble status, how can you move lightly? Besides, before your third brother was expedition to Shouchun that day, he entrusted my elder brother's safety to me. I must not allow my elder brother to take risks easily. I will lead my army to fight in this battle, and my elder brother stays in Runan!"

Seeing Guan Yu's decisive expression, Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, let my brothers fight together and defeat the enemy together!"

"If the lord and General Guan both went to fight, who would guard the city?" Sun Gan asked in confusion with wide eyes.

"Lord, if I don't abandon it, I am willing to take this important task and do my best to ensure that the city will not be lost!" Captain Zhu Kang stood up and said with a sigh.

"We are also willing to help Captain Zhu with his armies to defend Runan!" Captain Fan Jiang and Zhang Da also made a list and asked for his orders.

"Yeah..." Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said loudly: "Zi Cai (Liu Pi), I will entrust you with the responsibility of defending the city. Zhu, Fan and Zhang, the three captains, assisted Zi Cai to guard the city!"

"Get the order!" General An Han Liu Pi received the order loudly.

"Get orders!" Zhu Kang, Fan Jiang and Zhang Da responded in unison without hesitation.

"Okay! The generals will return to the camp immediately, sanction the army and horses, and prepare to go to war!"

"Get orders!"

Everyone in the hall stood up together, saluted Liu Bei and left one after another...
Chapter completed!