Chapter 312: Who will be held responsible for missing this God-given opportunity? The tiger has left the mountain, crushing the Wei camp and ending this battle!
North of Xiangcheng is Wei camp.

Inside the king's tent, Yuan Shao was lying on the couch, listening to Xin Pi's report.

"The Second Young Master was on the front line of Qingzhou, but was repeatedly defeated by the enemy general Taishi Ci, and lost seven cities in a row."

"The Second Young Master did not dare to engage the enemy head-on anymore, and could only withdraw his troops and hold his ground without fighting."

"The situation in Kunyang is not very optimistic for our army. Our army..."

Hearing all the unfavorable news, Yuan Shao's already gloomy face became even uglier.

"Waste, all useless things, all waste!"

Yuan Shao threw the silk book in his hand to the ground, with dissatisfaction in his mouth and disappointment in his eyes.

Xin Pi was so frightened that he dared not say a word.

"Our three armies, totaling more than 200,000 men, are being controlled by the big-eared thieves at every turn. Not a single army has been spared defeat."

"What's the point of raising you guys?"

"Is there no one among you who can help me solve my problems?"

Yuan Shao pointed at all the advisers and scolded them harshly.

Xin Pi lowered his head silently.

Feng Ji even shrank back, fearing that he would be noticed by Yuan Shao.

After all, the previous defeat at Chengfu, which resulted in the loss of more than 7,000 cavalrymen, was all his "masterpiece".

"Don't you all claim to be extremely intelligent?"

"Then tell me, how should I use my troops to break this deadlock?"

Although Yuan Shao cursed, he still had to swallow his pride and ask for advice from his advisers.

Xin Pi remained silent whenever he met Ji.

Only Ju Su thought for a long time, then bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, I believe that we have lost the initiative on the battlefield in the battle between Chu and Wei."

"If our army wants to win, we can only choose to compete with Liu Bei in national strength."

"We will stay here and fight with his three states with our six states. In the end, Liu Bei will surely lose his power and be defeated without a fight."

Ju Shou had suffered too much loss and dared not take the initiative to attack again, so he could only adopt "conservative treatment".

To put it bluntly, he was scared by Liu Bei and didn't have the confidence to fight Liu Bei again.

The only thing he is confident about now is the national strength of Wei.

Then we can only play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses, and start by competing in national strength.

After hearing this, Yuan Shao's brows furrowed into a knot, and the gloom on his face grew even darker.

To compete in national strength, that means he would have to stay in the camp in Xiangcheng endlessly.

The time may be even longer than the Battle of Guandu.

This means that he may have to bid farewell to the beautiful women, fine wine, singing and dancing in Xuchang indefinitely.

What's more, he is now physically and mentally exhausted and ill, and he urgently needs to return to Xuchang to recuperate.

He didn't want to stay at this front line for even a moment...

"Is there no quick solution?"

Yuan Shao frowned and asked back unhappily.

Ju Su looked ashamed and sighed:
"Forgive me for my limited intelligence. I really can't think of any perfect plan that can help Your Majesty to win the battle quickly and defeat Liu Bei!"

Even Ju Su was helpless, so naturally the other counselors had no good ideas either.

Yuan Shao swallowed his saliva, feeling unhappy but helpless, and could only face the reality reluctantly.

At this moment, the royal guard rushed into the tent in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, General Chunyu has urgent news!"

"A large number of Chu troops appeared south of Guling, numbering about 30,000, and they are launching a surprise attack on our grain camp!"

"General Chunyu is leading the garrison to defend our Guling granary."

"Mr. Guo has determined that Liu Bei is personally leading the army. Please mobilize all the troops in the main camp immediately and head north to intercept the Chu army and kill Liu Bei!"

The big tent exploded in an instant.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they looked at each other in surprise, as if they had heard a fairy tale.

"The big-eared thief attacked my granary?"

Yuan Shao suddenly sat up straight and shouted excitedly:

"There are dense sentries between our Xiangcheng camp and Guling, why is there no warning?"

"How did the Big Ear Thief's 30,000 soldiers sneak into Guling without being noticed by me?"

The guards had no answer.

Xin Pi, Feng Ji and other counselors were all stunned and filled with confusion and suspicion.

Only Ju Su quickly regained his composure after the initial shock.

"Your Majesty, let's not talk about how Liu Bei managed to sneak into Guling without being noticed by my sentinels."

"Liu Bei's move is clearly an attempt to emulate Cao Cao's actions at Guandu. He wants to burn all our millions of bushels of grain and destroy the morale of our army in one fell swoop, my king!"

Ju Su's voice and expression were solemn and stern, and he immediately guessed Liu Bei's motive.

Yuan Shao felt a chill on his back and suddenly woke up.

Xin Pi's eyes rolled and he quickly bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, this is a golden opportunity for us to defeat Liu Bei in one fell swoop and achieve our goal in one battle!"

"Guo Gongze's plan is the best one. As long as the king quickly dispatches the army to intercept Liu Bei, the sneak attacking enemy will be annihilated in one fell swoop!"

"Even if we lose the Guling grain, as long as we can kill Liu Bei, the Chu Kingdom will surely collapse!"

"The beginning of the king's unification of the world begins today!"

Yuan Shao's expression of shock, anger and annoyance was instantly replaced by surprise.

The scene from the Battle of Guandu came to my mind.

At that time, a scout came to report that Cao Cao personally led elite troops, intending to break through his defense line and launch a surprise attack on Wuchao.

At that time, Guo Tu advised him to mobilize all his troops to intercept Cao Cao.

However, he did not listen and only sent part of the troops to intercept Cao Cao, but led the main force to take the opportunity to attack Cao's camp.

The result was that Cao Cao just fled in defeat, and he failed to capture Cao's camp at Guandu.

Although he managed to defend the food supply in Wuchao, he missed the God-given opportunity to destroy Cao Cao in one fell swoop.

After that battle, although he refused to admit that he had made a wrong decision, he was still regretting it in his heart. Unexpectedly, a year later, the same scene happened again.

The same opportunity to achieve success in one fell swoop is once again before us.

But this time, it was Cao Cao who changed to Liu Bei.

How can we miss this opportunity again this time?
"What a great plan to achieve success in one fell swoop! When it comes to being able to adapt to changing circumstances, you, Guo Gongze, are the best!"

Yuan Shao praised him highly and immediately struggled to stand up, with murderous intent and fighting spirit burning on his face.

"Pass on my order, leave 30,000 soldiers to guard the main camp!"

"I will mobilize all 120,000 soldiers and horses, divide them into six groups, and head north to Guling to intercept the big-eared thief!"

"Hurry up and send an imperial edict to Chunyu Qiong and Guo Tu, ordering them to pin the big-eared thief down in Guling at all costs!"

"If I can defeat the big-eared thief, these two will be my greatest heroes in unifying the world!"

"I will confer upon them both the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households!"

The imperial edict was passed down and all the generals obeyed it.

Yuan Shao also grabbed his sword, stood up with the help of his cane, and was ready to personally command the army of more than 100,000.

Before killing Liu Bei, the huge bait, Yuan Shao seemed to have a last burst of energy. All his limping and physical and mental exhaustion disappeared, and he became as energized as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

"Wait a minute, Your Majesty. I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it or not."

Just before Yuan Shao was about to step out of the tent, Ju Su suddenly remembered something, and took a few steps forward to stop Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao glared at him and said unhappily:
"It's already this late, if you have anything else to say, please tell me now."

Ju Su took a deep breath and clasped his hands, saying:

"How did Liu Bei's tens of thousands of troops evade our military's sentinels and eyes and appear in Guling like a divine force descending from the sky? This is one of the doubts."

"Whether these tens of thousands of Chu troops were commanded by Liu Bei himself is the second doubt."

"I think that with these two major doubts, Your Majesty made such a hasty decision and mobilized my army of more than 100,000 to return to Guling, which is a bit hasty."

"I think we should discuss this matter carefully."

Ju Su wanted to be stable.

As soon as the words fell, Xin Pi said disapprovingly:
"Even if there are these doubts, it is an indisputable fact that the 30,000 Chu troops attacked our granary."

"With so many troops, how could Liu Bei let others lead them? He must have followed Cao Cao's example and led the troops himself. This is also true."

"We just need to recognize these two facts. No matter what doubts there are, we just need to intercept and kill Liu Bei!"

Xin Pi was still remembering the murder of his brother Xin Ping, and he wished that Yuan Shao could defeat Liu Bei immediately.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to help Guo Tu and other people from the Ruying faction to achieve an unparalleled feat, so naturally he could not wait to encourage Yuan Shao to send troops immediately.

"But……"

"There's no time for that!"

Xin Pi waved his hand to interrupt Ju Su and said sternly:
"Time is precious. If we delay any further, the big-eared thieves will break into the Guling granary and escape unscathed. Your Majesty will miss this God-given opportunity to kill Liu Bei. Who will take the responsibility?"

Ju Su was speechless.

Xin Pi's stern words completely dispelled the remaining concerns in Yuan Shao's heart.

"Zhong Zhi is right. How can I miss this God-given opportunity?"

"Don't hesitate any longer and delay my killing of the big-eared thief!"

Yuan Shao glared at Ju Shou fiercely, pushed Ju Shou aside with his crutch, and walked away with his head held high.

Ju Su looked at Yuan Shao's back and knew that the King of Wei had made up his mind and was determined to win. It was useless to persuade him anymore. He could only shake his head and sigh.

The north gate of Wei camp was wide open.

Hundreds of thousands of Wei troops poured out of the camp like a tide and attacked towards Guling in the north.

...

Chu camp.

Liu Bei was standing with his hands behind his back, staring at the map.

As the leader of the three armies and the king of the Great Chu, he naturally had to keep calm in front of the generals and not show any anxiety or urgency.

However, his heart was in turmoil at this moment.

Is the information sent by Guo Tu true and accurate?
Did Zhang Liao rely on this information to successfully find the Guling granary and launch a feint attack?

Did Chunyu Qiong, who was guarding the camp, fall for it and mistakenly believe that he was the one leading the army to launch a surprise attack, and sent false information to Yuan Shao?

Will Yuan Shao really follow Xiao Fang's speculation and mobilize his entire army to encircle "him"?
...

Countless worries lingered in Liu Bei's mind.

Liu Bei's mind was in turmoil, while the generals in the tent were all nervous, with anxiety written all over their faces.

Only Xiao Fang was still as leisurely as ever, sipping his tea leisurely.

Liu Bei turned around and caught a glimpse of Xiao Fang's leisurely look, and he couldn't help feeling a little relieved.

"Jing Lue has always been a man of many plans. He is so calm and composed, he must have a plan in mind. Why should I worry about it..."

Liu Bei secretly comforted himself, so he sat down and poured himself a bowl of tea.

Just as I was about to take a few sips, Chen Dao lifted the curtain and rushed in with an excited look on his face.

"Your Majesty, the Wei army has moved!"

"My scout just reported back that a large number of Wei troops have left the camp and headed north, numbering about 100,000!"

"The main force of the Wei army has moved!"

Liu Bei brought the tea bowl to his mouth and put it down with a bang, and his face was instantly filled with surprise.

All the generals were excited, and the anxiety on their faces was immediately replaced by ecstasy.

Unless Zhang Liao's feint attack on Guling was successful, what other reason was there for Yuan Shao to lead hundreds of thousands of Wei troops northward?

Xiao Fang's plan was successful!

"Jinglue!"

Liu Bei's excited gaze suddenly turned to Xiao Fang.

Xiao Fang drank the tea in the cup and smiled faintly:
"The tiger has left the mountain, my king, it's time for us to take action."

"Let's send out all our troops, crush the Wei camp, and end this battle!"

(End of this chapter)