"I have already sent people back to Jiangling to inform the military advisor and ask him to secretly send troops to land from Yunmengze and attack Luo County."
"As long as we capture Luo County, we can cut off Liu Bei and others' retreat!"
Yang Ling said with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned at first, and then their eyes widened!
It goes without saying how important Luo County’s geographical location is.
As long as it is captured, there will be no need to worry about Liu Bei's defense line on the north bank of the Xiang River.
On the contrary, Liu Bei had to think about how to escape from Changsha County!
No wonder the general kept his troops stationed in the Xiang River and stood still.
No wonder he would say something like "Guan Yu and persuading Liu Bei to surrender are not important. Guan Yu is the most important to persuade Liu Bei to surrender."
All of this was done to confuse the coalition forces and provide cover for Pang Tong, who was "secretly infiltrating Chen Cang"!
"The general is really a mastermind!"
Ma Chao praised sincerely,
"I'm afraid this time, Liu Bei won't be able to escape even if he gets his wings!"
"It's really difficult for ordinary people to deduce the general's thinking. I'm afraid Liu Bei couldn't even imagine it in his dreams."
Gao Rou's words are also full of beautiful words.
Guan Yu on the side suddenly remembered that when Yang Ling first ordered him to persuade Liu Bei to surrender, he had seen a letter from him to Pei Yuanshao.
It turns out that as early as that time, he had planned a secret plan to infiltrate Chen Cang!
With such resourcefulness, how many people in the world today can rival him?
It's no wonder that over the years, the eldest brother has always been at a disadvantage when facing Yang Ling.
Guan Yu was filled with emotions, and at the same time, his eldest brother Liu Bei became nervous.
Yang Ling's plan is perfect. I wonder if the elder brother can see through it and escape?
However, at this moment, Yang Ling glanced at the other side of the river and frowned slightly.
"General, is there anything wrong?"
Gao Rou noticed Yang Ling's expression and asked softly.
"Something's wrong."
Yang Ling pointed to the other side of the river and said in a deep voice,
"It's time for dinner..."
When he said this, everyone also noticed something was wrong.
It was noon at this time, when the army was preparing pots for cooking.
There should be smoke rising from the coalition camp on the other side of the river, but there was no movement at all.
Could it be that Liu Bei realized his intentions and ran away in advance?
It's impossible. Didn't Guan Yu meet with Liu Bei this morning?
Yang Ling touched his chin, pondered for a moment, and looked at Guan Yu aside.
"General Yunchang, did you notice anything unusual when you met with Liu Bei today?"
Guan Yu was stunned for a moment and shook his head honestly.
"Reporting back to the general, the general did not find anything unusual."
This is a bit strange!
Yang Ling thought for a while and said to Guan Yu,
"Please ask General Yun Chang to make another trip to the other side of the river to see what's true!"
"Here!"
Guan Yu took the order and left, crossed the Xiang River again, and came to the coalition position.
But this time, not to mention that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei did not show up, the entire coalition position was silent.
Guan Yu pondered for a moment, then boldly went up the slope.
When he looked down, he was shocked.
There was no one in the trench, not even a ghost in the coalition camp behind!
He did not dare to neglect, and immediately returned to the south bank of the Xiang River and told Yang Ling the situation.
When Yang Ling heard this, he frowned and immediately asked Dian Wei, Ma Chao and others to lead their troops across the river.
Cao Jun thoroughly searched the north bank, and then it was determined that Liu Bei and others went to camp empty!
"This Liu Bei is truly worthy of the title of Liu Paopao!"
Seeing the fat flying away from his mouth, Ma Chao was a little angry.
Guan Yu's face darkened when he heard Ma Chao's nickname for Liu Bei, but he couldn't say anything.
He was a little lucky in his heart that his brother was still as steady as ever, and he ran away in advance when the situation was not going well!
"It's strange, the general's plan is perfect, how did Liu Bei notice it?"
Gao Rou touched her chin and said doubtfully.
"Rather than saying that Liu Bei noticed it, it is better to say that it is Zhuge Liang's contribution."
Yang Ling said calmly.
It's not that he looks down on Liu Bei, it's just that in comparison, Zhuge Liang is the person most likely to see through his plan!
Looking at the empty camp, Yang Ling was not angry, but instead laughed.
I still underestimated Zhuge Liang's wisdom.
If I had known this, when the fire burned down the thatched cottage, I should have made the fire more intense and burned him to death.
"General, are we going to send people to pursue Liu Bei?"
Wen Chou asked for instructions.
"There's no need for that."
Yang Ling shook his head and had no intention of pursuing Liu Bei.
From Liu Bei's actions, it is not difficult to see that the large coalition forces had quietly retreated a few days ago.
Liu Bei deliberately stayed behind to give the impression that the coalition forces were still on the north bank.
When the large army was almost gone, he retreated with Zhang Fei and others.
"Then we can't just let them run away!"
Ma Chao said unwillingly.
"General Meng Qi, please be patient. The military advisor must have landed at Yunmengze by now."
"As long as he can capture Luo County in time, Liu Bei and the others will still not be able to escape."
Yang Ling smiled and reassured.
After hearing what he said, everyone no longer persisted in pursuing him.
Now that Liu Bei and others had fled, Cao Jun took advantage of the situation and crossed the Xiang River, heading towards Linxiang.
Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha, did not dare to delay at all after discovering that Liu Bei had escaped.
He packed up his gold, silver and jewelry, took his family and a group of cronies, and fled in a hurry.
By the time Yang Ling led Cao's army to Linxiang, the city was already in chaos!
Seeing this situation, Yang Ling first used thunderous means to kill hundreds of thugs who were causing trouble in the city.
Notices were then posted imposing a curfew to appease the public.
He also invited the nobles in the city to the prefect's mansion and put those talented people to good use.
In just two or three days, Linxiang City settled down.
At this moment, Pang Tong also led his troops and rushed over from Luo County.
…
"Meet the General!"
Pang Tong, Gan Ning and others saluted Yang Ling respectfully.
"Commander, General Xingba, you're welcome!"
Yang Ling smiled and waved her hands and asked,
"How is the battle in Luoxian?"
"Reporting to the general, the battle was extremely easy. In less than two hours, Luo County was captured."
Pang Tong smiled and said regretfully,
"But half an hour before his subordinates attacked Luo County, Uncle Liu Huang led the army and withdrew from Luo County!"
Although he defected to Yang Ling, Pang Tong still respected Liu Bei and still called him Uncle Liu Huang on weekdays.
Yang Ling didn't care about this.
After all, Pang Tong's people and heart belong to him, so it doesn't matter if he calls him Uncle Liu Huang.
"Pity!"
Yang Ling still felt a little regretful to let Liu Bei slip away from her hands again!
"But although Uncle Liu Huang was not left behind, there was an unexpected gain."
Pang Tong nodded to the soldiers beside him, and they immediately left the hall.
After a while, a middle-aged man with extraordinary bearing but a miserable expression was escorted up.
It was none other than Han Xuan, the governor of Changsha!
