Three Kingdoms: Gou Shen I was overheard by Cao Cao

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"How about...we turn to Dunqiu Neihuang? From there to Puyang? Then go from Puyang to Yanzhou and join Jiang Yiqu?"

Li Ru looked troubled and kept thinking about the problem.

A few minutes later, Li Ru spoke slowly.

"My lord, if Dangyin wants to enter Yanzhou, he must go through Dunqiu or Baimajin!"

"But in both places, Li Yang must be captured, otherwise they will definitely cut off our retreat! It will be a dilemma!"

Speaking of this, Li Ru looked at the sky, and a flash of inspiration came to his mind!

Suddenly woke up, and shouted in my heart that something was wrong!

"Wait... cut off our back?"

"Not good! My lord, something serious happened!"

Chapter 664 Yuan Shao retreats, Li Ru's food and grass

Yuan Shao was stunned: "A major event? What's the matter? What can be compared to siege?"

Li Ru took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, so that he could think carefully about the problem and avoid missing calculations!

"My lord, did we only see the tiger cavalry when the fire was reduced? Didn't we see the leopard cavalry and those light cavalry?"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao nodded!

"Hiss... Listening to you mentioning it like this, it seems that I really didn't see it! Are you hiding in the city?"

Li Ru shook his head and rejected Yuan Shao's words.

The expression on his face became extremely serious!There is still a little sadness in the eyes.

"No! Cao Ying has many advisers, far beyond the comparison of other princes!"

"They will never rely on the circle of fire to sit here and wait for death! They will definitely not feel that their fire is inexhaustible!"

"I think...they are most likely stalling for time, and at the same time sent those light cavalry and leopard cavalry to use the mobility of the cavalry to get behind us!"

"Otherwise, they have no reason to sing and dance here so calmly!"

Hearing his words, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter!

If the road between Yecheng and them was cut off, they would have no food to live on, and they would not be able to retreat even if they wanted to!

If Cao Cao followed the trend and pursued them again, their morale would be completely shattered, and they understand the reason why the army is defeated like a mountain!

Once you lose, don't try to control it!

The situation seems to be extremely bad for them!

It seems that the slight advantage obtained by using the common people has disappeared?

"No... Impossible, right? According to the map, if they want to go to Sangyin, they must pass through our road? If they take the mountain road, they may not get there in five days!"

Han Meng looked at Li Ru weakly.

The other party waved his hand.

"No! Don't forget...Cao Thief still controls Neihuang! They can go west from Neihuang and run around to Dangyin!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao's heart skipped a beat, and his complexion changed drastically!He looked anxiously at Li Ru!

"Then what should we do now? Immediately return to defense to support Dangyin?"

Li Ru shook his head and sighed heavily!

"My lord, it's too late! Calculating the time, they should have arrived at Dangyin. If the speed is fast, they may have already won it!"

"Crossing the sea and besieging Wei to save Zhao...it's really good! We didn't even count it!"

"Hey! I'm completely dazzled by the joy of the upcoming victory! I've wasted a whole day here!"

As soon as the words fell, a scout rushed over with a battle report in hand!

There is a lot of eagerness on the face!

"My lord! My lord has something important to report!"

Yuan Shao's heart skipped a beat, he called the scouts closer, and asked in a low voice.

"But there's something wrong with being slutty?"

The scout was stunned for half a second, he didn't know how Yuan Shao knew.

"Uh... that's right! Under the attack of more than [-] cavalry from Qu Yi, Cao Chun, and Zhao Yun, as well as thousands of infantry and catapults, Dangyin has... fallen!"

"Three thousand guards were all killed in battle! He Mao was riding Sima, Zhao Yun rushed up the city wall along the ladder, and shot him to death!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shao panicked, and now Li Yang seems to be no longer fragrant!

"Then what to do? If there is no way out, wouldn't it break the morale of the army?"

"Why don't we forcibly attack the city while the soldiers don't know the way back?"

Li Ru shook his head again!

Now even he finds it difficult to deal with. No one would have thought that Cao Ying has so much fuel.

The burning is so wide that it can still burn from morning to night!

Sure enough, no matter how much he overestimated Cao Ying's strength, in the end he found that... he still underestimated Cao Ying!

Could it be... their fire oil is inexhaustible?

"My lord, siege is not feasible, let alone people, even war horses dare not force their way through such a big fire!"

"And keep waiting, who knows how much fire oil they have? I have never seen such a ruthless prince! It doesn't hurt to burn money in war!"

"I think we should withdraw to Tucheng immediately and discuss it again! But don't let Zhao Yun and the others surprise Tucheng again, otherwise... we will encounter enemies one after another, and we will have no way out!"

Hearing Li Ru's words, Yuan Shao remained silent for a long time, but looked at the counselors of Guo Tusuyou, who was the judge and assistant.

Wherever they looked, they all lowered their heads and picked their fingernails!

Even Li Ru can't come up with a solution to the predicament, what can they do?

In terms of military strength, there are not as many as Cao Cao, and in terms of food and grass, he can't survive the opponent!

In terms of equipment and generals, which one can compare with it?

Yuan Shao sighed, with unwillingness in his eyes, he looked at Liyang City.

Gritting his teeth, he gave the order!

"Withdraw! Brothers! Withdraw back to Tucheng, we must keep our last territory! After regaining Dangyin, let's fight Liyang again!"

"It's really impossible... just wait for Jiang Yiqu's progress!"

Yuan Shao had setbacks in his heart, thinking of him for so many years in the north, thinking of his four generations and three princes with a strong family background

But he was beaten up by the younger brother who looked down upon him in the past!

Yuan Shao returned to Tucheng with a large army, just in time for Zhao Yun to lead his troops to attack.

After a simple battle between the two sides, Zhao Yun retreated to Dangyin, and ordered the soldiers to dig a lot of trenches despite their exhaustion!

By the way, the river water was drawn from the dangshui outside the city to stop the people!

The purpose is to prevent Yuan Shao's old law from being repeated, and then use the common people to block arrows!

They have plenty of time now, and they can defend. In Liyang before, Yuan Shao's arrival was too sudden, and the defense was not enough.

Sitting in the Tucheng, after Yuan Shao lost his temper, he seemed to have aged a lot.

Because...he received the news that Bohai was captured again.

"Congliang, Gongze, Zhengnan, you said that I went south this time... did I really do something wrong?"

"Now we have only won two cities, but Cao Cao killed tens of thousands of them, and lost our base in Bohai Sea! And... my son Yuan Tan was injured because of defending the city!"

Guo Tuqi, the judge and assistant, handed over his hands and comforted Yuan Shao.

"My lord! You have always been ambitious, and Cao Cao is also ambitious!"

"He is getting stronger and stronger, and it will be a matter of time before he fights with us in Jizhou! One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Instead of the other party taking the initiative to attack, it is better for us to go first!"

"What's more... the winner or loser is still undecided! No one can tell the winner until the last step!"

Yuan Shao took off his helmet and rubbed his brows wearily.

The dark cloud on his face could not dissipate.

"That's what I said, but this time I have lost the hearts of the people by leading the people to defend against arrows!"

"And... our food and grass... I'm afraid we won't be able to wait for Xu You's follow-up support! We can't solve this problem alone!"

Hearing this, Guo Tu, the trial assistant, chose to pretend to be dumb again.

All the methods that should be used have been used, what can they do?Can it be transformed without food?

Even those poorer than ordinary people in the city, they have robbed them these days.

Just when everyone was helpless, Li Ru took a deep breath, hesitated for a few seconds, and stood up expressionlessly.

"My lord! The issue of food and grass... I can solve it! Don't say how long it takes, if you eat it for five or six days, it shouldn't be a big problem!"

"In a few days, the grain and grass in Yecheng should be able to come around from Luchang Mountain! Although it is a bit troublesome, there is no way to get rid of the yin and yang."

Hearing his words, everyone showed expressions of disbelief.

Yuan Shao grabbed his shoulder even more, with hope shining in his eyes!

"What? Congliang, you really have a way? Come and listen!"

Li Ru didn't answer, but took Yuan Shao and his group towards a large warehouse outside Tucheng, near Luchang Mountain.

Outside the warehouse, there are hundreds of elite guards, all of whom are Li Ru's own soldiers!

Right now, these soldiers are all nervous, and their eyes are full of fear!

Moreover, his face was very haggard and thin, as if he had been tortured.

Even when Li Ru and others approached, they didn't notice, they just kept staring at their hands, and occasionally looked back at the warehouse!

The color of fear is written on the face, as if there is something terrible in the warehouse.

"What I asked you to do, have you dealt with it?"

Looking at these soldiers, Li Ru spoke directly with cold eyes.

In a word, the soldiers all trembled in fright.

The way the soldiers looked at Li Ru was like looking at a devil!

Chapter 665 Li Ru's Dried Meat

"First... sir! Everything is done according to your orders!"

"That... we... can we rest for a few days? It's really scary to stay here!"

The soldiers knelt down and kowtowed continuously.

Li Ru waved his hand: "You can rest, but you can't leave Tucheng, remember what I told you! Keep it secret! Otherwise..."

The soldiers trembled a few times, and hundreds of people all retreated in panic, not daring to rebel at all!

Only after they got in touch with Li Ru did they understand what real viciousness is!

What happened in the past few days was like a nightmare, haunting their hearts all the time, making them unable to sleep soundly!

The performance of the soldiers made Yuan Shao and others puzzled.

What is this all about?Are you so scared that you pee your pants?

"Congliang, they..."

"My lord, don't ask! You just need to push open the warehouse, there are things you need inside!"

Yuan Shao nodded, and pushed the warehouse away with both hands.

There are many boxes in the warehouse, and there is a large baking room at the far end that is steaming, as if it is baking something.

Yuan Shao and others took a closer look and found that they were drying dried meat!