lcionline Chapter 590
Chapter 590
For the public good, Xi Zhicai can help him achieve great things and give him advice.
"letter!"
"letter!"
"What about the letter?"
"Where is the letter Zhicai left for me?"
Cao Cao suddenly woke up and began to feel around on the bed.
"When you were unconscious, you were holding the letter in your hand."
"We can't get it out of your hands at all."
"You must have accidentally let go while you were asleep."
Mrs. Bian quickly explained.
Not long after, Cao Cao found the suicide letter on the couch.
As soon as he opened the letter, he was shocked by the glaring red color.
[Seeing the letter is like seeing the person. By the time you see this letter, I will have already gone.]
[I have only one regret for the rest of my life, and that is that I cannot help you achieve your great cause.]
[This winter I have been in and out of consciousness, in a state of confusion.]
[When I was lucid, I pondered a strategy, intending to help you break the current situation before I died.]
[After much deliberation, I have realized that only by recruiting Liu Bei can we increase our chances of success against the Dong family.]
[This time when attacking Xuzhou, my lord, you must not repeat the massacre and looting you did last time. Only then, after defeating Liu Bei, can you win his heart and use his strength.]
[Finally, I wish my wise husband great success and great ambition.]
"Zhicai, what a pity for Zhicai, what a sorrow for Zhicai!"
Cao Cao's tears flowed again, and he held the letter to his chest, as if he could feel Xi Zhicai's warmth.
Although Xi Zhicai's death caused a great psychological blow to Cao Cao.
But now the situation is urgent and he can't afford to waste his energy on it.
Therefore, before Xi Zhicai was buried, he mobilized an army of 80,000, claiming to the outside world that the number was 500,000, and rushed to Xuzhou.
He left only his most trusted Yu Jin and Cao Ren to guard Yanzhou to prevent Dong Yu from the north from going south early.
At the same time, Cao Cao readily adopted Xi Zhicai's legacy.
As the other party said in the letter, if Cao Cao wanted to have the capital to fight against Dong Yu in the north, then he had to use Liu Bei.
Otherwise, they will only rely on their existing strength.
Even though the military strength seems to be equal, the quality of the troops is quite different.
In addition, in terms of generals, many of Dong Yu's generals were extremely brave, so Guan and Zhang under Liu Bei, as well as many generals in Xuzhou, became particularly important.
Supplementing quality and quantity is what Cao Cao must do.
Xuzhou·Xia Pi
"Damn Cao, you come to attack me again."
Liu Bei slapped the secret report he had just received onto the table.
"Don't panic, big brother. We in Xuzhou now have 50,000 soldiers and horses. We are not afraid of Cao Cao."
Zhang Fei showed no fear at all and immediately comforted him.
"But we still don't know how many troops Cao has."
Liu Bei sighed bitterly.
"My Lord, didn't Cao Cao say he had an army of 500,000?"
Cao Bao glanced at Liu Bei and asked suspiciously.
It's clearly written in black and white, why didn't you see it?
It would be better if your eyes were the same size as your ears.
"Are you stupid...?"
"He said five hundred thousand, do you really think it's five hundred thousand?"
Liu Bei shook his head speechlessly.
He wanted to call the other person an idiot.
But now is the time to use people. Even though Cao Bao's ability is mediocre, he is still a qualified general.
"Oh?"
"Could it be that Cao Cao is hiding his abilities?"
Cao Bao asked back in surprise.
"..."
"General Cao, just listen."
Liu Bei was confused. He felt that Cao Bao was messing with his mentality.
Are you still hiding your abilities?
A 500,000-strong army can't hide a single feather!
How many people are there in the entire Yanzhou?
Can I have one million?
This time, Cao Cao brought no more than 100,000 troops.
The only thing that worried Liu Bei was that more than half of the soldiers under his command were new recruits.
The remaining 20,000 were elite soldiers who had fought in battles and defeated Yuan Shu.
Even these elite soldiers pale in comparison to veterans like Cao Cao who have rich military experience.
"In this battle against Cao Cao... let's focus on defense."
Liu Bei thought about it over and over again, but could not come up with a good plan to repel the enemy.
防！
Take precautions!