Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 122 The Road

Just after noon, Puyang City began to boil like a pot of boiling water.

The originally cold street suddenly appeared a lot of people.

Although the people walking on the street did not speak to each other, they already knew where he was going by looking at each other's excited eyes!
More and more people flocked to the streets, walking through the streets like long dragons.

The people coming out of all the small alleys are like mountain streams, which converge into rivers when they go to the streets, and condense into the sea when they come to the open space in front of the military camp.

"Marquis Wen accept us."

Outside the city, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others walked in front, with a torrent of refugees behind them.

There were no high-pitched shouts, only the sound of firm footsteps, like thunder, resounding outside the city.

……

On the official road from Runan to Puyang, a group of soldiers and horses spread for several miles were rushing at a high speed.

Cao Cao was sitting in the middle of the army, looking at the strong soldiers and generals around him, the original apprehension disappeared, replaced by the confidence of victory.

Cheng Yu patted his horse and stepped forward, his eyes full of excitement, "My lord, according to the reports from the spies, during this time, Lu Bu was only busy appeasing the victims, and did not recruit troops. Up to now, there are only more than 1 soldiers left. "

Hearing these words, Cao Cao felt more relaxed and nodded, "Zhongde, how is the situation of our army?"

Before Cheng Yu could speak, he frowned, "Since the last defeat, many soldiers felt a little timid."

Cao Cao waved his hand, "Zhongde, when it's time for a break, have someone spread the word around."

Hearing this, Cheng Yu's eyes lit up, he nodded hastily, and rode away.

When resting at night, Cheng Yu sent hundreds of people to the camps to promote.

Beside a bonfire, a group of soldiers were discussing in low voices.

"Do you know how many people there are in Lu Bu's army?"

"do not know!"

"Hey, our army suffered heavy losses last time, and Lu Bu's army lost more than us. So far, there are only more than 1 people left."

"really?"

"Of course, this is the news that Tanzi just sent back. Could it be false?"

"There are only more than 1 people left in Lu Bu's army. We now have [-] soldiers and horses. Doesn't that mean that we far surpass them in terms of strength?"

"Our military strength is several times that of Lu Bu's army. If you say we fight, who will win?"

"Bah, do you think I'm stupid? No matter how powerful Lu Bu is, he has so much fewer troops than us, how could there be any left?"

"Haha, doesn't that mean we are sure to win!"

In front of another bonfire, there were also soldiers discussing.

"Do you know that Puyang has attracted drought and locust plagues. It is said that it is so miserable that everyone can't eat and can't survive."

"really?"

"That's still false. It has been passed down from ancient times. Haven't you heard that locust plagues fly by and not a blade of grass grows?"

"Indeed, the old people say that, as long as there is a plague of locusts, many people will starve to death."

"I can tell you that the disaster in Puyang is serious, and everyone can't eat. It's really easy to find a wife there."

"really?"

"That's still false. When we occupy Puyang, maybe the pancake you are holding in your hand can be exchanged for a wife."

"Haha, that's great. I don't have a wife yet, so it's great now."

Cheng Yu is indeed a talented person. After sorting out, all kinds of negative news about Puyang spread to the soldiers' ears one after another.

In just one night, all the [-] troops got the news.

The effect is very obvious and very good!

Early the next morning, the army was on their way again, and Cao Cao found that the bewilderment in the eyes of all the soldiers had disappeared, replaced by excitement and longing.

Not only that, but even the speed of marching has been accelerated a lot.

Cheng Yu came to Cao Cao's side again, "My lord, I followed the instructions last night and passed on the news."

Hearing this, Cao Cao looked up to the sky and laughed, "Zhongde, the effect is very good, I am very satisfied, haha."

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes in the distance.

blah blah blah!
A spy came galloping from a distance on a horse, came to the front, rolled off the saddle and got off the horse.

"My lord, something is wrong. Lu Bu has led his army out of the city to fight."

Seeing the spies' panicked expression, Cao Cao couldn't help frowning, and was about to speak when Cheng Yu suddenly burst out laughing.

"My lord, Lu Bu is reckless and ignorant, and he is extremely stupid to make such a ridiculous move."

Cao Cao nodded his head slightly, "If Lu Bu is defending the city, it will take a lot of effort for our army to break it.

Now that Lu Bu'er is going out of the city to fight, he is looking for his own death, hum! "

Cheng Yu stretched out his hand to touch his broken arm, with a hint of ferocity on his face, "Little Lu Bu, since you are here to die, let's settle the past and old grudges together."

The spies took a few breaths. Hearing what the two said, he hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth. "My lord, Lv Bu's army is going to fight. There are probably 5 or [-] troops out of the city."

"what?"

Hearing this news, Cao Cao was so excited that he almost jumped off his horse, "What are you talking about, 5 to [-] people?"

The spies nodded, "Forty to fifty thousand people, there is absolutely no mistake, but most of these people are civilians and refugees, and the number of soldiers is not many."

Cao Cao's face was ugly, his teeth were gnashing, and he roared, "These hateful refugees are against me everywhere, and when I get Puyang, none of them will stay."

Cao Cao was angry, what he said was definitely not a joke!

How many cities were slaughtered during the crusade against Xuzhou.

"Pass down the order, and the army will rest in place."

"Go and recruit the generals to come and discuss the matter."

Although Cao Cao hated him extremely, he did not lose his composure.

Not long after, Cao Cao sat on a big rock, and all the generals gathered around to discuss major issues.

When everyone heard the news, they were startled and their expressions became ugly.

They originally wanted to rely on the large number of people to completely wipe out Lu Bu.

But the two sides are now equal in number, so what advantage is there?
Xiahoudun suddenly sneered, "Even if our troops are equal, so what, they just have more refugees and civilians, how can they compare with our elites."

Lu Qian came forward suddenly and smiled slightly, "My lord, although my son Lv Bu drove the people to fight, the number of people would certainly increase, but the consumption would also be astonishing.

Puyang suffers from the locust plague, and there will inevitably be a shortage of food. Our army only needs to set up a stable camp. The general is sure that within a few days, Lu Bu's army will collapse on its own due to lack of food.

At that time, it will be easy for our army to win. "

When Cao Cao heard these words, his eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded, "General Lu, what you said makes sense."

Everyone agreed on a strategy, instead of rushing to the road, they set up camp and waited for the arrival of Lu Bu's army.

In order to guard against the fierce attack of Lu Bu's army, Cao Cao ordered people to strengthen the defense of the camp, and strengthened the perimeter of the camp, dug trenches, and put antlers...

(End of this chapter)