Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 173 Attack
As if overnight, a news spread in Huainan.

Liu Bei was defeated last time, and now he is retreating to Xiaopei, and is recruiting troops, preparing to avenge his shame.

"Have you heard that Liu Bei has recruited more than 2 soldiers and horses, and I heard that he is still recruiting."

"It seems that Liu Bei really wants revenge!"

"It must be, otherwise, why recruit so many soldiers and horses."

……

Yuan Shu sat in the main seat and looked at the civil and military people in front of him. Although he clearly knew that the news was false, he was still a little annoyed.

Who is Liu Bei?

Seeing Yuan Shu's ugly face, Yan Xiang hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, these are all rumors, don't take them seriously."

Ji Ling also stepped forward and said, "The last time Liu Bei was beaten, he lost his troops and retreated to Xiaopei, and Xiaopei is only a county. Even if he wants to recruit soldiers, how many soldiers can he afford.

Therefore, the general believes that Liu Bei may have this intention, but he definitely does not have the courage. "

Hearing what the two said, the anger in Yuan Shu's heart subsided a little. He nodded, and a sneer of disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"I don't dare to have such delusions even if I measure Liu Bei's children."

Yang Hong stepped forward and smiled slightly, "My lord, although Liu Bei didn't dare, this is our chance!"

Hearing this, Yuan Shu's eyes lit up, "Yang Zong, do you mean to say that?"

Yang Hong nodded, "My lord is indeed wise, and he guessed right. Yes, although Liu Bei didn't dare, our army has a reason to send troops. Of course, the reason is that Liu Bei wants to send troops to Huainan."

Yuan Shu looked up to the sky and laughed, "Young Liu Bei, you dare to attack Huainan in vain. It's really hateful. Immediately send an order to send a large army to Xiaopei to completely destroy Liu Bei."

Yan Xiang hastily stepped forward and cupped his hands, "My lord, absolutely not, even though this matter is a rumor, don't act rashly.

What's more, if our army sends troops to attack Liu Bei, I'm afraid Cao Mengde in Xuzhou will not just sit idly by, and will definitely come to help at that time, which will be very detrimental to our army. "

Yang Hong waved his hand, "Master Yan, have you forgotten what the lord ordered last time?"

Han Yin hurried forward, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Cao Mengde has already promised that as long as we send food, he will not take care of our affairs."

Hearing what the two said, Yuan Shu was overjoyed, and nodded with a smile, "In that case, immediately send soldiers to Xiaopei."

Having said that, Yuan Shu slammed his fist on the case and roared, "This time, Liu Bei must be wiped out to prevent future troubles."

Yan Xiang still wanted to step forward to dissuade him, but seeing that Yuan Shu had already made up his mind and there was no room for relaxation, he could only sigh inwardly and stopped talking.

Three days later, following Yuan Shu's order, 5 troops, led by Ji Ling, marched towards Xiaopei.

……

Xuzhou.

"what?"

When Liu Bei heard the news of Huainan's dispatch of troops, he was taken aback immediately, and hurriedly called everyone to discuss.

"Everyone, Huainan Yuan Shu sent troops to attack our army, what should we do?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard these words, only Zhang Fei strode out and roared, "Brother, I haven't avenged the last time, since they dare to come, we will avenge the past, the younger brother is willing to take Soldiers go."

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei, his face darkened, "Don't talk nonsense, don't back down."

If the matter was so simple, Liu Bei wouldn't have to ask everyone to discuss it.

Mi Zhu looked worried, "Although our army has recovered its strength as soon as possible and recruited a lot of soldiers and horses, it is far inferior to the 5 soldiers and horses sent by Huainan. Adversary!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei's face became more worried, "The general who led troops to Huainan this time is still Ji Ling, and his troops are far superior to ours. I just want to win. I'm afraid it will be impossible!"

When everyone thought of Ji Ling's ability in arranging troops last time, they were suddenly shocked and smiled bitterly.

The last time Ji Ling fell into the trap, this time I'm afraid he will definitely be on guard. It may not be so easy to make him fall into the trap again.

Just when everyone was hesitating, Sun Qian suddenly stood up in line, cupped his hands and said, "Liu Shijun, Xiaopei's military strength is far inferior to that of Huainan. Since he is not an opponent, why not send someone to send a letter to Xuzhou Cao Mengde and ask him to Send troops to support?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Fei sneered, "Isn't Cao Mengde hurting us enough? I'm afraid he would be happy if we were wiped out by Yuan Shu. How could he come?"

Jian Yong's eyes lit up, and he nodded, "That's right, we should indeed send a letter to Cao Mengde, asking him to bring troops to support us."

Hearing what the two said, Liu Bei turned his head to look at Sun Qian, and asked tentatively, "Gongyou, do you think Cao Mengde will come to save me?"

Sun Qian nodded, "At the beginning Cao Mengde stayed with us in Xiaopei because he wanted to join us in resisting Lu Bu'er.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for him to watch us being wiped out by Yuan Shu, and he will definitely send troops to rescue us. "

Jian Yong suddenly sneered, "And if we are wiped out, if my prediction is correct, the next person Yuan Shu will deal with is probably Cao Mengde.

As long as he is not a mediocre person, I believe he will definitely send troops to rescue. "

Hearing what the two said, Liu Bei felt a little relieved, and immediately sent a letter of divorce to Xuzhou.

……

Xuzhou.

Cao Cao put down the letter in his hands, and said slowly, "Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Liu Bei, and Liu Bei wants someone to come to rescue him, what do you think should be done?"

Lu Qian cupped his hands and said, "My lord, when our army urgently needs to recover, I'm afraid we will need a large amount of food. Since Huainan Yuan Shu wants to provide us with food, it's better to ignore it this time."

Hearing this, Cao Cao frowned slightly, thinking to himself.

When Yuan Shu sent people to negotiate, he promised to send food, and the condition was that he would not be allowed to rescue Liu Bei when he attacked Liu Bei.

At that time, I thought it was too early to do this, and there was an urgent need for a large amount of food, so I agreed without hesitation.

But who would have thought that Yuan Shu would be so impatient that he would send troops to attack Liu Bei before the food arrived.

Therefore, Cao Cao had a difficult choice at this time!

Cheng Yu shook his head, "No, if we abandon Liu Bei and let him be eliminated by Yuan Shu and ignore him, I'm afraid Yuan Shu will attack us soon.

At that time, without Liu Bei's help, can our army resist the attack of Yuan Shu's army? "

Lu Qian disagreed with this point of view, "Mr. Zhongde, if we send troops to rescue, maybe we can save Liu Bei, but have you ever thought about the consequences?"

Cheng Yu nodded, "Of course I've thought about it, maybe I will offend Yuan Shu, but this is our only way, we have no choice."

Lu Qian suddenly sneered, "Mr. Zhongde, you also know that if we do this, we will offend Yuan Shu, and if we annoy him, we will definitely send troops to attack Xuzhou.

Maybe you would think that with the help of Liu Bei, with the help of the two armies, Yuan Shu in Huainan would definitely be defeated. "

Speaking of this, Lu Qian sighed, "Mr. Zhongde, have you ever thought about what to do if Liu Bei did not send troops when Yuan Shu in Huainan sent troops to attack us, but sat on the mountain and watched the tigers fight?"

When everyone present heard these words, they were startled, and their brows frowned.

Lu Qian is right, even if Liu Bei is saved this time, when Xuzhou is in trouble, will Liu Bei go to save himself like this time?

Seeing everyone's ugly faces, Lu Qian sighed again, "Also, the imperial court appointed Liu Bei as Xuzhou shepherd, and we also took his Xuzhou and drove him to Xiaopei.

I'm sure that Liu Bei must hold a grudge against us. How could he let such a good opportunity pass? "

After Lu Qian said these words, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little more depressed, and the scene became silent, only the rapid panting of the crowd could be heard.

Using fire attack this time not only defeated Ji Ling, but also took the opportunity to defeat Liu Bei and took Xuzhou back.

No matter how bad Liu Bei's memory is, I'm afraid he won't forget this enmity.

Once Xuzhou is attacked, maybe Liu Bei will really sit idly by, wouldn't that be bad.

Xia Houdun frowned, and said with a wry smile, "If our army goes to rescue Liu Bei now, Yuan Shu will definitely be annoyed, and he will also send troops to attack us. This is the worst thing."

Lu Qian nodded and sighed, "If Huainan's soldiers and horses come to attack Xuzhou, even if we barely repel him, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. At that time, if Liu Bei comes to sneak attack at this stage, I am afraid that Xuzhou in our army will not be guaranteed!"

When Cao Cao heard Lu Qian's words, cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He suddenly realized that going to rescue Liu Bei didn't seem to be a safe thing.

It was Xiaopei who rescued Liu Bei, and he just wanted him to save himself at a critical moment, but the hatred between the two sides is so great, is it really okay?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao's original mood of wanting to rescue Liu Bei became hesitant.

Should I go or not?

Cao Ren suddenly said, "If the Huainan soldiers and horses come to attack Xuzhou, I think Liu Bei will definitely come to rescue us. Otherwise, if we are defeated by the Huainan soldiers and horses, he will definitely be our next target.

So even if it is for himself, he will help us this time. "

Lu Qian shook his head, "Even if Liu Bei doesn't help us, if we win, he will attack Xuzhou while we are weak.

If we lose, Xuzhou may also be in Yuan Shu's hands, and Liu Bei will leave Xuzhou at worst, without any loss to him. "

Hearing Lu Qian's reasoning, Cheng Yu also became silent, because he was not sure whether Liu Bei would come if Xuzhou was attacked by Huainan soldiers.

Hearing what everyone said, Cao Cao hesitated even more, and hurriedly turned to look at Xun Yu. Every time he encountered a problem before, he would solve it perfectly.

Cao Cao hoped that Xun Yu could solve this problem perfectly this time.

However, when he saw Xun Yu standing there with his head bowed in silence, as if his thoughts had already wandered into the sky, his heart sank, and what he wanted to ask, he didn't ask for a while.

Cough!

Just when Cao Cao was hesitating, a violent coughing sound rang out among the crowd.

Hearing the coughing sound, Cao Cao was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly turned his head to look, "Zhicai, do you have a solution to this problem?"

Cough!

Xi Zhicai walked out of the crowd, coughed violently again, and then spoke slowly.

"My lord, I should rescue you!"

As soon as the words fell, Lu Qian hurriedly asked, "But, what should we do if the situation just mentioned happens?"

Xi Zhicai shook his head, "When Huainan soldiers came to attack us, perhaps Liu Xuande would not come to rescue us, but leaving Liu Xuande in Xiaopei, no matter what, whether it can be used or not, is a kind of deterrent. Seeing this, Yuan Shu couldn't settle down in his heart."

Cough!

When Xi Zhi said this, he continued to cough again. After a long time, he returned to normal and continued talking.

"If we help Liu Xuande drive away Huainan soldiers, even if Yuan Shu wants to use troops against Xuzhou, he will still wonder whether Liu Bei will send troops to help.

In this way, Yuan Shu may not dare to come to attack Xuzhou if he is afraid of the mouse.

Therefore, Liu Xuande must be saved, and he must not be wiped out by Huainan soldiers. "

When everyone heard these words, they were stunned and nodded, "Mr. Zhicai is right, he really should be saved."

When Cao Cao heard Xi Zhicai's analysis, he also nodded secretly. After thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked around the crowd, "In this case, I decided to send troops to Xiaopei. Do you have any objections?"

Everyone shook their heads when they heard the question.

Early the next morning, Xiahou Dun led 15000 troops, left Xuzhou, and went straight to Xiaopei.

……

Ji Ling led the army and hurried all the way to the southeast of Xiaopei. He ordered the army to set up camp and wait for Liu Bei to send troops to fight.

Judging from the number of soldiers and horses, Ji Ling should lead his troops to directly siege the city and then launch an attack in order to maintain a complete victory.

However, Ji Ling knew how Liu Bei's powerful generals such as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei would order the siege of the city.

Ji Ling's plan was to wait for Liu Bei to come out to fight, consume part of his troops in the plain battle, and then proceed to siege the city. This is the safest way.

Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's force is astonishing, Ji Ling has a large army in his hands, without fear, and is even sure to defeat Liu Bei's army in the plain battle.

Liu Bei heard that Ji Ling was leading an army, but he still hadn't heard from Cao Cao. He was surprised, but helpless, he hurriedly asked everyone to discuss it.

After the last battle, Liu Bei's army lost a lot of strength. Although they quickly replenished their troops after coming to Xiaopei, Xiaopei's place is small and there are few people. But so far, there are only about ten thousand people in their hands.

Facing the [-] Huainan army, everyone was silent and their faces were ugly!

Zhang Fei curled his lips in disdain, "Brother, since they dare to come, let me lead a team of soldiers and horses to drive them back."

Liu Bei frowned, "Yide, although martial arts are outstanding, but the enemy is numerous, so don't act recklessly."

Guan Yu also stepped forward to ask for a fight, "Brother, I didn't kill Ji Ling last time. I never thought he would dare to come here. In this case, my younger brother is also willing to lead troops to kill Ji Ling to relieve my brother's worries."

Seeing that the two were so brave and fearless in the face of the army, Liu Bei was relieved, but he also knew that there was nothing to be done, and was about to speak when Sun Qian suddenly spoke.

(End of this chapter)