Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 181 South Road
When Xiahou Dun heard these words, his expression changed, "Mr. Zhongde, do you mean to say that they had expected that we would attack Zhang Xun's army in the middle?"

Cheng Yu nodded, "Yes, there is no accident, as long as our army goes to attack Zhang Xun in the middle, the troops on the left and right will immediately gather and come to rescue.

At that time, our army will not only be unable to defeat Zhang Xun, but maybe it will be surrounded by 10,000+ troops, and it will be bad at that time. "

Everyone was shocked when they heard these words.

Cao Cao also put away the smile on his face, and his expression became dignified, "Zhongde, can you find a way to break it?"

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, and said slowly, "Master, if you want to break it, it's as easy as flipping your palm!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and asked with a smile, "Zhongde, tell me quickly!"

Cheng Yu cupped his hands, and said slowly, "My lord, we have already agreed with Liu Xuande to let him attack the army of the third army from the North Route, while we will deal with the Army from the South Route.

In this way, we can abandon the army in the middle and choose to attack the soldiers and horses in the southernmost route. "

Hearing this, Lu Qian nodded with a smile, "Mr. Zhongde is right, as long as you attack the soldiers and horses of the South Route, you don't have to worry about being surrounded by the army."

Xia Houdun hastily cupped his hands, "My lord, the general is willing to lead troops to attack the Southern Route Army. If he doesn't destroy them, he will never come back."

Although Yuan Shu's army had many troops, they had been divided into 7 groups, each of which did not have too many troops, and it was not impossible to defeat them.

Cao Cao nodded when he heard Xiahoudun's words, and was about to speak when Cheng Yu suddenly said, "General Xiahoudun, do you really want to defeat the Southern Route Army?"

Xiahou Dun was taken aback, "Mr. Zhongde, is there something wrong?"

Cheng Yu shook his head, and said slowly, "General Xiahou, as long as our army is carefully deployed, it is not impossible to wipe out the South Route Army.

However, even if the South Route Army is wiped out, there are still six remaining soldiers and horses, how should we deal with it? "

Cao Ren cupped his hands, "As long as we eliminate the Southern Army, we can defeat them one by one. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Cheng Yu waved his hand, "After we wiped out the Southern Route Army, our army still has to find a way to deal with the Sixth Route Army. If that's the case, why should we eliminate them? It's better to stay."

Having said that, Cheng Yu turned around and cupped his hands at Cao Cao, "My lord, it was indeed Yuan Shujun's southern army that our army dealt with first, but instead of destroying it, we trapped it.

When the rest of Yuan Shu's army hears the news, they will definitely come to rescue. At that time, our army can wait for work and set up a dragnet to wait for Yuan Shu's army to come to rescue. "

Hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes lit up, he clapped his hands suddenly, and said with a smile, "Zhongde, what a clever plan, haha!"

Lu Qian hurriedly cupped his hands, "Mr. Zhong De is too right, our army surrounding Yuan Shujun's South Road will inevitably cause Yuan Shujun to panic and rush to rescue.

And we can take this opportunity to break them one by one. "

Cheng Yu nodded, "If our army went to look for Yuan Shujun to fight, maybe we would be at a disadvantage, but in this way, Yuan Shujun knew that the army was in danger and had to come to rescue, our army always had the upper hand , you can choose a terrain that is beneficial to our army and choose to fight, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone."

Cao Cao nodded and asked with a smile, "Zhongde, since you said that, you must have a good plan in mind, why don't you say it together to clarify everyone's doubts?"

Cheng Yu smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty's words, don't dare to disobey your orders!"

Having said that, Cheng Yu's tone paused before continuing.

"In the past few days, I have consulted people from Xuzhou. Just a hundred miles away from Xuzhou, there is a mountain with complex terrain. It can be said to be the best place to ambush.

As long as our army leads the enemy here, we can use this mountain to defeat Yuan Shu's army one by one. "

Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded with a smile, "Zhongde, if you can repel Yuan Shu's army this time, you will be the first."

……

Early the next morning, Cao Cao led his army out of the city to face the South Route Army.

A group of people came to the place Cheng Yu mentioned, and Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he saw the mountains stretching for tens of miles in front of him.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a big mountain here. God helped me."

The official road runs along the middle of the mountains. Although the road is flat, the slopes on both sides are steep. The most dangerous part is that the slopes on both sides are almost straight and there are strange rocks everywhere, which can be the best place for ambush.

The commander of Yuan Shujun's South Route Army, Huainan Titan Lei Bo, led 15000 soldiers and horses to invade Xuzhou.

Lei Bo was on his way with his troops, when a spy ran from the front.

"Report!"

"General Cao Jun has come 50 miles ahead."

Hearing the news, Lei Bo snorted coldly, "I never expected that Cao Mengde would dare to come out to fight when he heard that my army was coming, haha!"

Lieutenant General Shi smiled and cupped his hands, "General Lei, it's really great. Since our army met Cao Jun, it seems that the greatest credit belongs to my lord."

Hearing this, Lei Bo felt more relieved, nodded, and then shouted, "The generals obey the order, speed up immediately, and go to fight Cao Jun. If you can defeat Cao Jun in one fell swoop, you will be rewarded."

When the soldiers heard that there was a big reward, they suddenly became energetic and shouted one after another.

"Thank you General Lei."

Following Lei Bo's order, the South Route Army immediately sped up their speed and headed towards the direction Cao Jun was coming.

An hour later, Lei Bo received another message from the spies.

"Report!"

"General, Cao's army is less than ten miles away from our army."

Hearing the news from the spies, Lei Bo nodded and snorted coldly, "Send down the order, the whole army will line up and prepare to meet the enemy."

Lei Bo has been following the general of Huainan Ji Ling, and naturally he has also learned some skills in arranging troops.

With the enemy at hand, we have to be cautious first!

Oh oh oh!
With the sound of the horn, Yuan Shujun's soldiers stopped immediately, and then followed the commander's instructions and began to form troops, preparing to face Cao Jun.

Not long after, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, and the horses roared. Pairs of soldiers and horses came out of the smoke and dust and came to line up not far away.

Oh oh oh!
Boom boom boom!
With the sound of the horn, the low and deep sound of the drums sounded in the formations of the two armies almost at the same time.

The sound of war drums was like thunder, causing a murderous aura to appear on this land.

Under the sun, countless knives and guns were shining coldly, pointing at the enemy one after another.

Cao Cao immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly, "Lei Bo, why did you offend me in Xuzhou?"

Lei Bo snorted coldly, "Cao Mengde, Liu Xuande took you in Xuzhou, but he never expected that you would steal Xuzhou by force and occupy Xuzhou. My lord is not angry, that's why he sent me here.

Cao Mengde, if you are sensible, leave Xuzhou as soon as possible, and my master can let the past go. If you don't know the current affairs, then don't blame my army for suppressing the situation and driving you out of Xuzhou. "

Xia Houdun, who was at the side, was furious when he heard that Lei Bo was so rude, and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, Lei Bo is so rude, please ask the last general to teach him a lesson and let him know that I am really good."

Cao Cao also knew that Xuzhou was wrong for him, so he definitely couldn't beat Lei Bo, so he nodded, "Okay, then you have to be careful, don't be reckless."

Xiahoudun was overjoyed, and immediately urged his horse to come to the front of the battle, pointed the spear in his hand at Lei Bo, and shouted, "Lei Bo, do you dare to fight this general?"

Lei Bo snorted coldly, "Why not!"

After saying these words, Lei Bo took off the spear from his horse and was about to face Xia Houdun when the lieutenant at the side, Shi, hurriedly cupped his hands and said.

"General Lei, to deal with this kind of little thief, maybe you go out and see that this general will kill him and show the prestige of our army."

Lei Bo nodded, "Alright, General Yu, then you can vent your anger on this General."

Yu Shi took off the broadsword on the horse's back, urged the horse, and rushed towards Xia Houdun, shouting loudly.

"Xiahoudun, I hope Ben will teach you a lesson in the future."

Xia Houdun snorted coldly, "Since you dare to come, wait until the general kills you first!"

blah blah blah!
The two horses charged at each other, swords and guns were raised simultaneously, and the roar continued!
"kill!"

"kill!"

The two rushed to the front, and Yu Shi took up a big knife in his hand, and was about to cut it down, but suddenly found that Xia Houdun's spear had already stabbed him.

Seeing Xiahoudun's sharp marksmanship, Yu Shi's expression changed suddenly, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead in just an instant.

"not good!"

Yu Shi hastily swung his broadsword to block Xia Houdun's stabbing spear, feeling the force coming from him, he was horrified.

I didn't expect Xiahou Dun to be so powerful!

No, just a few more tricks, and I will retreat!
Yu Shi thought of retreating, and his combat strength dropped a lot. After a few moves, he was about to turn around and run, but he never thought that Xia Houdun took advantage of the loophole and stabbed him in the ribs.

"what!"

Yu Shi screamed in pain, and Xia Houdun directly stabbed him off the horse with a spear.

Xia Houdun raised his spear and shouted, "Lei Bo, do you dare to fight this general?"

Lei Bo knew Yu Shi's ability, but he didn't expect that he would be defeated by these moves, and his expression changed suddenly, he didn't dare to fight.

The expressions of the rest of the generals also changed drastically, and they all bowed their heads in silence.

When Cao Cao saw this, he was immediately overjoyed. Knowing that Yuan Shu's army's morale was low, he could take advantage of this opportunity, and immediately shouted, "The whole army is attacking!"

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lei Bo hurriedly retreated into the formation and shouted, "Meet the enemy."

Following an order, the soldiers standing in the square formation at the forefront immediately raised their spears and pointed at the rushing enemies in unison.

Several generals of Cao Jun took the lead and led the army to rush towards Yuan Shujun who was waiting in full force.

Xia Houdun rushed to the front of the formation, grabbed the long spear in his hand, swept it violently, knocked away the few long spears in front, and rushed into the enemy camp with his horse.

The soldiers behind saw that the general had broken through a hole, and immediately rushed in along the hole.

The rest of Cao Jun's generals broke through the enemy's phalanx with their own bravery, and led the soldiers to rush over.

"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

In just a moment, the two armies came to one place, the shouts of killing were loud, and the screams continued.

Countless soldiers of Yuan Shu's army and soldiers of Cao's army fought together, suffering heavy losses, but no one dared to retreat, and they were still fighting hard.

Although Cao Jun broke through the first line of defense, he was blocked on the second line of defense.

Although General Cao charged into the phalanx, the soldiers could not rush in. They were blocked by Yuan Shu's spear formation, and the two armies came to one place.

The two sides fought fiercely until the evening, each was injured, and seeing that they could not win, they could only order their troops to withdraw.

Lei Bo saw how powerful Cao Jun was, and knew that he might not be able to defeat the enemy by himself. After retreating, he immediately sent someone to ask for help.

Early in the morning of the second day, Cao Jun came to call for formation. Lei Bo did not lead his troops out to fight, but asked his soldiers to defend the camp.

……

Next to Lei Bo's army was the 2nd Army of Yuan Shu's South Route Army, led by Huainan General Le Jiu.

Le led his troops to inspect the camp. As soon as he returned to the camp, some soldiers came to report.

"General Le, it's not good. General Lei is under attack by Cao's army, please help."

Le is in Huainan's identity, although not as good as Ji Ling and the others, but also won the trust of Yuan Shu.

In addition, Lejiu and Lei Bo had a very good relationship. When they heard that Lei Bo was in danger, he was taken aback and hurriedly shouted outside the big tent.

"Come on, send an order. If the South Route Army is in danger, the army will set off immediately to rescue them."

Although it was already dark now, Le was so impatient that he could not wait for dawn.

Half an hour later, Le led the sleepy soldiers and rushed towards Lei Bo's soldiers.

A group of people marched extremely fast, until midnight, Le rode his horse and galloped in the middle of the army, unknowingly, along the official road into the mountains.

Le is from Huainan, so he doesn't know this mountain.

This mountain is called Cangshan, and it spreads for seventy or eighty miles on both sides. If you want to pass it, you can only take the official road in the middle.

Of course, in addition to this official road, there are also some small roads that can pass through Cangshan Mountain, but these small roads are not suitable for the army to walk.

The army continued to advance, and when they came to the mountain, Le saw the steep mountain walls on both sides. For no reason, he felt a sudden chill in his heart.

Deputy General Li Feng hurried over, "General Le, the terrain here is dangerous, if there is an ambush, it will be terrible."

Hearing this, Le Jiu also began to worry in his heart. After thinking for a while, he said loudly, "Send the order to let the army move quickly through Cangshan Mountain."

This order was not issued indiscriminately, nor was it that he did not understand the art of war, but because the army was in a hurry, and if the order was to retreat, the army's morale would be in chaos.

Moreover, the rectification team spread for several miles, and if they wanted to convey this order, the rectification team would inevitably be in chaos.

Once the team is in chaos, if they are attacked, they may not have the power to resist at all.

What's more, it was dark at this time, and the soldiers were even more panic-stricken. Once the order to retreat was issued, the soldiers might think that they had been attacked by the enemy, and the rectification team would become even more chaotic.

Yes, now we can only maintain the formation and move forward at a faster speed, hoping to rush out of Cangshan Mountain earlier.

As long as you rush out of Cangshan Mountain, even if you encounter enemies, you will have the power to fight.

"The general has an order to speed up the army. Whoever dares to neglect will be punished!"

When Yuan Shujun's soldiers heard the order, they hurriedly accelerated their pace and rushed towards the outside of Cangshan Mountain.

Le looked at the chaotic formation beside him, cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead, and suddenly regretted in his heart, shouldn't he rush on his way, in case of a surprise attack?

(End of this chapter)