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Chapter 1288: Exploring the Enemy Before the Battle


The next day, Liu Bei gave the order on behalf of Ma Chao, ignited the army and surged out.

Liu Bei's goal was very clear.

He did not go to Sun Ce's camp.

Instead, he specifically chose the Jiangdong camp that surrounded Lujiang.

Moreover, he was not arrogant at all.

With the tenacity of an old ox pulling out a cart, the army gathered together and gnawed at the surrounding camps.

Facts have proved that Liu Bei's tactics are correct.

Sun Ce is newly dead.

If you go straight to Sun Ce's camp, you may encounter a camp full of mourning soldiers.

However, the surrounding camps have not received any news.

They only know that the two families had a big battle a few days ago, but they did not get the results of the battle.

As soon as Liu Bei's army came out, he shouted the slogan that Sun Ce was dead, which immediately made the generals and soldiers who were still suspicious lose their fighting spirit.

With just one attack, Liu Bei's army easily broke through the enemy's gate, and then happily moved the war equipment and materials in the camp back to their own camp.

Before leaving, they did not forget to light a fire.

This was the case for several consecutive days.

Liu Bei defeated four camps in a row without any effort.

Sun Ce's Jiangdong army and horses were lost, and they were simply scum, allowing Liu Bei to ravage them.

Most of the defeated Jiangdong soldiers also fled into Sun Ce's camp.

Seeing that the whole camp was hung with white flags and the soldiers were all wearing mourning clothes, they felt that disaster was coming from the sky, and they all rushed to worship Sun Ce's coffin.

The entire Sun Ce camp was stunned.

The gloom is endless.

As time went by, Liu Bei could no longer send out large armies.

The camp commanders who had received the news all gathered in Sun Ce's camp with a tacit understanding.

The two families faced each other far away.

One was mourning in white clothes, while the other was celebrating with large bowls of wine and large pieces of meat, forming a sharp contrast. , which makes people feel weird and dumbfounded.

Three days later, Liu Bei came to Sun Ce's camp and looked at Ma Chao's calm expression.

It was hard to suppress a feeling of powerlessness in my heart: What kind of bloody storm and sea of ​​conspiracies made this young man reach such a point where everything is as calm as water?

Liu Bei lamented that he was older than Ma Chao, and his half-life experience was no different from Ma Chao's.

But I can't figure out what the gap is between him and Ma Chao.

However, he didn't think about it carefully at the moment.

He cupped his fists again and asked for instructions: "King Yong, we should launch a general attack this time."

Indeed, Sun Ce's strength is now greatly reduced, and his morale has hit rock bottom.

In the battle with Ma Chao, he failed twice and even lost himself on the battlefield.

Liu Bei believed that this was the best chance to defeat Sun Ce, but Zhuge Liang told him that it would take some time.

Asked Zhuge Liang why, Zhuge Liang said that there was Zhou Yu behind Sun Ce.

That guy was one of the best in the world whether it was training or using soldiers.

Although he deliberately hid himself behind Sun Ce, his wisdom was completely different from that of Sun Ce.

It is sung in Jiangdong.

But Liu Bei felt that that was not the main reason.

No matter how powerful Zhou Yu was, he could not lead a group of soldiers to turn things around.

However, Ma Chao seemed to agree with Zhuge Liang and remained calm even though the two armies had not fought for three days.

Even during today's visit to the camp, Ma Chao looked a little lazy.

"King Yong" Liu Bei emphasized his tone and asked for instructions again: "Now that Sun Ce is newly deceased and the soldiers in Jiangdong no longer have the will to fight, it is our army's opportunity to defeat the enemy's troops.

Why has King Yong delayed in issuing the order for a general attack?"

Ma Chao glanced at Liu Bei, and with that glance, Liu Bei seemed to feel that Ma Chao had seen through his own plans: Liu Bei did have his own plans for attacking Sun Ce so proactively.

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Nowadays, the situation in Jingzhou is unclear.

The emperor is sitting high in the hall.

Although Cai Mao has lost his troops and generals, there are still 50,000 troops in total.

Ma Chao did not explicitly support him as the lord of Jingzhou.

For Liu Bei, who had a far-sighted vision and saw that there was not much room for him to show his strength in the Han Dynasty, it was impossible to say that he was not eager for Jingzhou.

The only way to increase his status and reputation in Jingzhou is the current opportunity: war War is the quickest and most effective shortcut to improve a person's reputation.

Liu Bei himself already has some foundations in Jingzhou, and with successive attacks in the past few days, his military reputation has steadily surpassed Cai Mao's.

As long as Sun Ce is defeated this time, the news will reach Jingzhou.

Even if Ma Chao does not want to make him the lord of Jingzhou, it will be difficult to explain to the people of Jingzhou.

“Mr.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes and saw that Sun Ce's camp had turned into a formidable fortress if he wasn't careful for a few days.

One layer after another of ravines and one layer of forts completely destroyed the people in front of Jiangdong's army.

The positions are arranged like a spider web.

It seemed that Jiang Dongjun had anticipated his army's intentions and wanted to use the space to gain time by holding on in layers.

Use it to fight a mud war with yourself in this muddy field that looks like a quagmire of dug materials.

Such a strange situation made Liu Bei a little suspicious: "Could this Jiangdong Army be waiting for reinforcements?"

His first reaction was that Jiangdong Army was waiting for Sun Ce's heir to come with reinforcements, and then fight to the death with his own army.

Ma Chao shook his head, as if he was too lazy to answer such a question, and his eyes fell on Pang Tong beside him.

Pang Tong saw Liu Bei's look asking for advice and curled his lips: "Mr.

Xuande, if King Yong is killed in battle, will you lay down these trenches in an orderly manner, and then let the surrounding camps be captured by the enemy without any reaction?

" Gan Ning and Tai Shi Ci were furious when they saw Pang Tong disrespecting Ma Chao in public.

But Ma Chao smiled, waved his hand, and said to Liu Bei: "Why hasn't Zhuge Military Advisor under Xuande Gong's residence ever shown up in Chang'an?

I have a good marriage to discuss with him."

"Ma Chao, you" Pang Tong was short of breath.

Ever since Ma Chao found out about his weakness, Ma Chao has been holding on tightly.

As a result, Pang Tong felt that Ma Chao was even more hateful and made rude remarks several times.

It's just that I can't remember when the dispute between the two started.

Pang Tong even sometimes felt that if he didn't argue with Ma Chao for a day, he would feel a little uncomfortable all over.

Liu Bei didn't care about the grudges between the two.

He felt at the time that Pang Tong's words were reasonable: no army would have such a weird reaction when encountering such a situation.

Unless they have other plans.

However, besides this, Liu Bei also took a deep look at Pang Tong.

His eyes flickered a bit, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

But then he felt a trace of focus falling on him.

When he looked back, he saw Ma Chao staring at him with a smile and said: "Mr.

Ghost, leave it to Duke Xuande.”

This sudden change made Liu Bei unable to react for a while.

Chen Dao beside him seemed to understand Liu Bei's intention, and said with some hesitation: "King Yong, Jiangdong Army looks like a turtle shell.

I'm afraid that if there are fewer troops and horses sent out, it will send food to Jiangdong Army in vain."

"It's okay.

This time, except for the Nanyang soldiers under my command, the remaining regiments will be commanded by you, Mr.

Xuande."

Ma Chao said this.

Cai Hao on the side changed his face slightly, but could not say more.

What.

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Who told him that he was so incompetent that he didn't take the initiative to ask Ma Chao for instructions like Liu Bei?

"Brother, I think King Yong is right.

No matter what Jiangdong's army thinks, let's rush over, knock off their turtle shells, pull them out and chop them, and we'll be done with it."

Zhang Fei is a typical militant. , as long as there is a war, I will be extremely happy, and as long as there is no war, I will be miserable.

As for whether to win or lose the battle, it is not what he cares about.

From this, he agreed to Ma Chao's order for the first time.

And under Ma Chao's bright eyes, Liu Bei also knew that this was an opportunity.

But the feeling of being played by Ma Chao couldn't go away, so he was slightly suspicious for a moment.

At this time, Ma Chao offered another price: "As long as Duke Xuande rides on horseback to the Jiangdong camp and returns in triumph, I will definitely report to the emperor and ask Duke Xuande to be the shepherd of Jingzhou."

Liu Bei's eyes suddenly lit up, but then returned to calm.

He looked at the Jiangdong camp and couldn't feel Ma Chao's pulse.

At this time, he did not even expect that he would actually say something like this: "King Yong, you should wait until I consult with the military advisor before making a decision."

"Well, that's fine, there's no rush at this moment anyway."

Ma Chao looked indifferent, turned the horse's head, and went back calmly.

Liu Bei looked at Ma Chao's back and couldn't help but sigh: