Chapter 428: Cao Cao intends to recruit Guan Yu
After Cao Cao and others left the empress's tent.
She was alone, staring at the letter she had just written, lost in thought.
After a while, he burned the letter and wrote a new one.
at the same time.
Cao Cao and others were discussing how to instigate Li Maozhen to rebel.
"This King Qi of Yan State is a man who cannot be underestimated. He is ambitious and needs to be guarded against."
When Huo Guang was on a diplomatic mission to the State of Yan, he conducted a detailed investigation into some of the forces and figures in that country and knew them like the back of his hand.
"Ambition must be matched by ability. Li Maozhen...his courage and strategy are both average, so he's not a concern. However, he's a crucial chess piece in our attack on the State of Yan."
King Song Zhao Kuangyin spoke slowly.
It is exactly as he said.
In the eyes of these bigwigs, King Qi Li Maozhen is not worth mentioning.
But if the ants are determined to cause trouble, it can also be difficult to deal with.
"King Wei, if the Empress doesn't follow our instructions and still insists on doing things her own way, but she has Your Majesty's protection, what should we do then?"
Huo Guang asked.
Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled, "Whether she writes or not is actually irrelevant to the overall situation."
"With our means and the overwhelming pressure, is it possible that we can't control Li Maozhen?"
They are by no means arrogant, but they do have the ability to take advantage of the times.
"The most urgent task right now is to capture Luoxia Pass as soon as possible. As long as this pass is in our hands, we can attack or defend it. If Li Maozhen dares not to rebel, we will fight all the way to Qizhou."
Prince of Yan Zhu Di said this with great dominance.
It seemed that all the affairs of the world were in the hands of the five kings of Qin.
And they felt that nothing in the world, no matter how turbulent the nations were, could be hidden from the eyes of the Qin Emperor Ying Yuan.
Two days later.
Cao Cao personally ordered his entire army to attack the city.
Because he had the advantage in military strength, he adopted an extremely simple and crude approach.
The four city gates are all for main attack.
This was also the method that the Qin army was best at using in previous sieges.
For leaders like Cao Cao, the most important thing is to capture Luoxia Pass in the shortest time possible.
Inside the pass.
Qin Qiong was lying on the bed.
He has been coughing up blood for several days.
Although the situation has stabilized now, his life has been saved.
But after all, he was pierced through the chest and abdomen by a sharp arrow, and he risked bleeding profusely by fighting Guan Yu in close combat.
Therefore, for a long time in the future, it would be difficult for him to hold the tiger-head golden spear.
It would be fine if you could just focus on recuperating.
But at this time, the Qin army was approaching in large numbers, and it was really difficult for him to lie peacefully on this bed every day.
Just after Qin Qiong had changed his medicine, a soldier came to report that the main force of the Qin army had surrounded the city gate.
Hearing this, he looked extremely shocked. "You mean... Emperor Qin Ying Yuan is coming in person?"
No matter how brave the generals in the world are, they will feel a great deal of pressure when they hear the word "Emperor of Qin".
It was because Ying Yuan led the troops that they never suffered a defeat.
What's more, this time, the disparity in military strength between the enemy and us made Qin Qiong worried.
Zhou Bo said, "Indeed, we have already sent out scouts to inform General Li of what has happened here. We hope they can reach Muye Pass safely."
Qin Qiong nodded, feeling slightly relieved and said, "The main force of the Qin army has arrived in person. Apart from General Li, no one else can break the siege."
Zhou Bo said, "General Qin, take a good rest. The young master is here to defend the city."
Qin Qiong was seriously injured.
He didn't trust anyone else with the task of defending the city, so he decided to entrust it to his son Qin Huaiyu.
At this time, Zhou Bo suddenly came to see Qin Qiong. In fact, he just asked about Qin Qiong's well-being and talked about some recent events, but that was fake.
The real reason is to see Qin Qiong's physical condition.
After this investigation, he had a clearer idea in his mind.
He also planned to act according to the plan agreed with Liu Bang.
In front of Luoxia Pass.
Guan Yu said to Cao Cao, who was commanding the siege:
"Lord Cao, I have a general under my command who claims that one of the defenders of this city is his trusted confidant."
"Both parties have already contacted each other. When Qin Qiong is dead or seriously injured, they will abduct Qin Huaiyu and open the gates of Luoxia Pass."
Hearing this, Cao Cao became interested. If things could really develop in this way, it would reduce the number of casualties among his own soldiers.
"Have you agreed on a time to open the city?"
Hearing this, Guan Yu shook his head and said, "Use fireworks as a signal. When the fireworks are lit, it will be time to open the city."
Cao Cao nodded and asked, "When are you going to do this?"
Guan Yu said, "When our army has been attacking the city for a few days and has inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, then we can implement this plan."
What he meant was that as long as the army attacked the city for a few days, the enemy would be left without support and their morale would inevitably be frustrated.
At that time, Zhou Bo's action would increase the chances of success.
Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu with a hint of admiration and said with a smile, "If this plan succeeds, you will be the greatest hero of this battle."
Guan Yu clasped his fists in a neither humble nor arrogant manner and said nothing more.
He then arranged his soldiers to assist the Qin army in attacking the city.
Cao Cao looked at Guan Yu's back and said, "It would be great if this man could become a general of the Qin Dynasty."
Guo Jia, standing by, laughed and said, "Prime Minister, are you interested in talented people?"
Cao Cao nodded without disguising anything and said, "Indeed, Guan Yu is a man of great potential. His future is limitless. It would be a pity to leave him in a small kingdom of Shu."
"After this battle is over, I will definitely recruit him. I hope he can serve the Great Qin."
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