Although he had long discovered that Cao Cao retreated, Liu Bei still kept his troops in order to prevent fraud.

The day after Cao Cao abandoned the pass and left, Liu Feng led his troops to search Yangping Pass for a day and confirmed that there was no danger. Only after Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang entered Yangping Pass together.

Although Cao Cao's retreat had been implemented, Liu Bei did not order a pursuit. He was still a little afraid of Cao Cao, and even a little disbelief that Cao Cao had really retreated.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao both started their business by pacifying the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but the development speed of Cao Cao's army was far beyond Liu Bei's.

Hulao Pass attacked Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao was the initiator of the alliance, and his status was far above Liu Bei.

Since Liu Bei led his troops to rescue Xuzhou and became Cao Cao's nemesis. After being recommended by Tao Qian to become the governor of Yuzhou, he was barely qualified to talk to Cao Cao.

After Tao Qian's death, Liu Bei took over as the governor of Xuzhou, which became his nightmare and was bullied by Lu Bu, Yuan Shu and others one after another.

Perhaps it was because of the fate that Liu Bei had been in a one-sided situation in his battle with Cao Cao.

No matter how many troops Liu Bei's army is, although it is not about to collapse at one touch, or even a small battle may be a small victory, a big battle will inevitably be a big defeat.

Thanks to Liu Bei's strong psychological quality, he was able to confront Cao Cao as always. If it were put on others, he would have lost his fighting spirit.

What embarrassed Liu Bei the most was that not only did he lose every battle with Cao Cao, but the forces he defected to were also in trouble.

When he defected to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao was strong at that time, and his strength was far above Cao Cao.

But since Liu Bei surrendered, he immediately lost his troops and generals. Even Yuan Shao's general Wen Chou believed that "Liu Xuande's repeated defeats was unfavorable to the army." He was an "oggy person."

After Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao again in Runan, he defected to Liu Biao.

Due to his fellow clans, Liu Biao had to take in.

But Liu Biao was also quite afraid of Liu Bei's reputation as an "ominous".

Therefore, he did not take the opportunity to annex Liu Bei, but equated him with Zhang Xiu, preventing his troops from crossing the Yangtze River and placing them in Xinye as cannon fodder.

It just so happened that Cao Cao wanted to pacify Yuan Shao from the north, and he had no time to look south, so Liu Bei settled in Xinye for several years.

As soon as Cao Cao was freed, Liu Bei had not yet suffered a big defeat in Xinye, and Liu Cong presented Jingzhou to Cao Cao.

Although he relied on the power of Jiangdong to defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi, Liu Bei did not fight, and it was all Zhou Yu's contribution. Therefore, Liu Bei's fear of Cao Cao did not ease.

Because Hanzhong is related to the safety of the entire Xichuan, Liu Bei had to bite the bullet and send troops. He finally gained the advantage, so he naturally would not pursue it rashly. Once he missed, he would ruin the good situation in front of him.

Zhuge Liang was originally planning and then acting. This time he advocated the adoption of a persistent strategy and to waste Cao Cao, and he had only sent small groups of people to harass and monitor Cao Cao.

But Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other generals were full of fighting spirit and kept coming to ask for battle.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang believed that the victory was decided and there was no need to spend military force to pursue, so Cao Cao's plan to lure Liu Bei to pursue was failed.

Just so happened that the food and grass that Fa Zheng escorted from Chengdu also arrived.

After he handed over the grain to Mi Zhu, who was in charge of logistics, he came to Yangping Pass to meet Liu Bei.

Fa Zheng and Huang Zhong's killing of Xiahou Yuan in Dingjun Mountain can be said to be the turning point of the Battle of Hanzhong. After this battle, Liu Bei's army turned passive to active.

Although Fa Zheng achieved his first contribution, he also missed the excitement of defeating Cao Cao later, and he felt a little unwilling.

Fa Zheng also knew that he was known for his military strategy, after all, wars in Xichuan were not common.

If he cannot seize this opportunity and make enough contributions, he cannot compete with Zhuge Liang in terms of political strategy and will not be able to compete with Zhuge Liang.

Although he was not on the battlefield, he knew the situation very well and was thinking hard, trying every means to defeat Cao Cao.

To break Cao's army from the front, let alone Liu Bei's weak side, even if he has the advantage of his troops, this kind of tactic of losing both sides is not advisable.

The Dharma is correct and good at making strange plans. I think it is a 50% success rate, like a thorn in my throat, and I will not vomit easily.

After meeting Liu Bei, Fa Zheng couldn't wait to offer advice:

"Although Cao's army has a large number of troops, it is difficult to replenish the army because it lost the food and grass from Nanzheng and Micangshan. It is difficult for the army to fight for a long time. As long as we guard the camps, Cao Cao will withdraw sooner or later. Will the lord intend to expand the results of the battle?"

Liu Bei trusted Fa Zheng very much. When he heard that he wanted to expand the results of the war, he thought that Fa Zheng wanted to start a war with Cao Cao head-on. He felt a little unwilling, so he told Fa Zheng:

"Although Cao Cao lost food and grass, his military strength was not damaged, and the enemy was still strong and we were weak. Now our army should only stick to it. The risk of taking the initiative is too great. Once it fails, all previous efforts will be wasted and he will fall into a state of endless doom."

As soon as Fa Zheng heard Liu Bei's words, he knew that he had misunderstood his meaning and said to Liu Bei:

"What the lord said is that we don't need to attack at all now. Cao Cao will retreat sooner or later. Looking at his current marching route, he will naturally retreat from Baoxi Road to Chang'an. Now the lord is guarding the camp here and confronting Cao Cao's main force. If he sends a general to lead thousands of elite troops to take the road to Baozhong, follow the east of the Qinling Mountains, and go north to Ziwu Valley, you can go to Chang'an in just ten days. If Chang'an is not strictly defended, you can take the opportunity to seize Chang'an. The lord leads a large army to follow Cao Cao's defeated army and enter Guanzhong from Xiexi Valley. Cao Cao's army does not have the support and supplies from Chang'an. Because the lord's follow and pursues, he dares not attack Chang'an. He can only retreat to Luoyang, and Guanzhong is at his fingertips!"

Liu Bei was stunned by Fa Zheng's bold idea. He had not yet reacted and did not speak for a while.

But after a little thought, Zhuge Liang understood Fazheng's intention.

But he thought that Fa Zheng's plan was too risky, so he spoke out and said:

"This is not a complete plan! According to the spy's report, Cao Cao did not dispatch all his troops to Hanzhong this time, and left at least 50,000 defenders in Chang'an. He also made careful arrangements for the defense of Guanzhong. None of thousands of elite troops could capture Chang'an. Once Cao Cao arranged for the interception of the defenders in the remote mountain, the victimization of these thousands of troops was a trivial matter, but it hurt our army greatly and allowed Cao Cao to have the opportunity to turn defeat into victory. This plan would never be available!"

Fa Zheng thought in his heart that Zhuge Liang was afraid that his military achievements would be too great and threatened his military advisor status. He did not say it out loud, but said with a smile:

"Kong Ming was too cautious in using troops! I think Cao Cao's defense against Chang'an may be arranged very closely, but he would never think of it! We will not necessarily capture Chang'an this time. If Chang'an's defense is strict and cannot be attacked, our army will not be able to do so. We can quietly turn the slanting valley entrance and set up an ambush. When Cao Cao retreats, he will suddenly kill him. Even if he cannot capture Cao Cao, he can win a complete victory. If Cao Cao is seriously injured, he can seize Guanzhong. If Cao Cao can be captured, then Cao Cao's army will have no leader, and the restoration of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner!"
Chapter completed!