Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 210
Xin Ping shook his head, "My lord, you must not underestimate Lv Bu's ability to defeat Meng Degong. Only when you report this matter to the lord and send troops in two directions, will you get a miraculous effect!"

Xin Ping's pertinent words sounded particularly harsh to Yuan Tan's ears.

As the eldest son of Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan logically has sufficient inheritance rights. However, Yuan Shao prefers his younger son Yuan Shang, which makes the eldest son Yuan Tan feel a deep sense of crisis.

It was for this reason that after he came to Qingzhou, he immediately attacked Tian Kai aggressively and drove Tian Kai away.

The reason why he did this was to let his father see that he was the most capable son.

Cao Cao and his father were friends when they were young, and even later they were still valued by his father.

Now that Cao Mengde was killed by Lu Fengxian, Yuan Tan can be sure that his father will be very sad and send soldiers to attack Yanzhou.

If I took the initiative to avenge Cao Mengde before my father mobilized the army, the credit would definitely be not small. Maybe it could change his father's impression of him.

Now, what Yuan Tan thinks is not Cao Mengde, but what his father thinks.

"Mr. Zhongzhi, you don't need to say any more. Since this matter is known to me, it must not be ignored."

Xin Ping's face changed, and he hurriedly cupped his hands, "Young Master, don't act recklessly!"

Yuan Tan narrowed his eyes slightly, turned to look at Xin Ping, and asked slowly, "Mr. Zhongzhi, do you think I am reckless?"

Xin Ping was stunned, and hurriedly waved his hands, "Young Master misunderstood, I just want to say, don't underestimate the enemy, in case you make a mistake."

Yuan Tan stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After a long time, he said slowly, "Mr. Zhongzhi, I have made a decision. Three days later, I will send troops to Yanzhou and must avenge Meng Degong."

Xin Ping knew that it would be useless to persuade him, so he could only say with a wry smile, "My lord, this matter is of great importance, we should send someone to send a letter to the lord as soon as possible to explain the situation."

Yuan Tan nodded, "Alright, let father know that I have dispatched troops, just ask him to wait for the good news."

Hearing this, Xin Ping knew that he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he could only sigh inwardly.

……

Lu Bu left Juye, not to Dong'e, but to Puyang.

Puyang is his basic game, even if he loses Dong'a, he must not lose Puyang.

As soon as Lu Bu arrived in Puyang, news came from Qingzhou that Yuan Tan was preparing a large-scale army and had the intention of going out.

Hearing this news, although Lu Bu had expected it, he was still taken aback.

Now Pang Tong's first guess, that Yuan Tan sent troops, is probably about to be verified.

Pang Tong's second guess was that Yuan Shao would send troops directly from Jizhou.

Lu Bu hoped that Pang Tong's guess was wrong, but he also knew that he might not be wrong.

After Lu Bu returned to Puyang, he immediately mobilized troops from Fan County and Dong'e. At the same time, Xu Du also mobilized more than half of his troops.

After putting together all aspects, it was only more than 7000 soldiers and horses.

……

Lu Bu was sitting in the room, frowning tightly, thinking about countermeasures. At this moment, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

"Marquis Wen, Mr. Gongtai is asking to see you."

Lu Bu hurriedly waved his hand, "Come in, please."

Soon, Chen Gong walked in from the door in a hurry, and when he saw Lu Bu, he hurriedly cupped his hands, "I've seen Marquis Wen."

Lu Bu nodded, "Gongtai, do you have any news from Jizhou?"

Chen Gong shook his head, "There is no news for now, but we have to guard against it."

Lu Bu was silent for a moment, "Gongtai, do you have something important to say here this time?"

Chen Gong nodded, "Marquis Wen, I'm afraid Qingzhou will definitely mobilize troops, but with Shiyuan there, even if they lose, at least in a short period of time, it shouldn't matter.

But on the Puyang side, after several mobilizations of troops, there are only about 7000 people. If Jizhou really sends troops to come, with these 7000 people, I am afraid it will be impossible to resist! "

Hearing this, Lu Bu nodded with deep sympathy, "Yes, Yuan Shao has many troops under his command. If he sends troops to attack, it will definitely be menacing. Don't underestimate it."

Chen Gong cupped his hands and said slowly, "Marquis Wen, since that's the case, why don't we recruit troops on a large scale to deal with the incoming soldiers from Jizhou?"

For a long time, Yanzhou has never had many soldiers and horses. It is not that there are no sources of troops, but that Lu Bu has never agreed.

Chen Gong also understood why Lu Bu didn't agree. The food used by one soldier might be able to support five refugees.

In order to recruit more refugees, Yanzhou has not conscription, but continues to expand the number of refugees.

In the past, the reason why Yuan Shao did not send troops to Yanzhou was because Gongsun Zan of Youzhou restrained him, so Yanzhou was temporarily safe.

But now, Cao Mengde has been wiped out, and Yuan Shao is his good friend, no one dares to say whether it will take revenge on his good friend, and no one dares to gamble, it must be fully prepared.

Chen Gong was very aware of Yuan Shao's strength, and had always been deeply jealous, knowing that Yuan Shao's troops would inevitably be numerous, and definitely not invincible with the current 7000 men.

Therefore, it is necessary to recruit troops and expand the number of soldiers before it is possible to keep Yanzhou.

Sure enough, after hearing these words, Lu Bu fell silent, and began to think about what Chen Gong said. After a long time, Lu Bu raised his head to look at Chen Gong, and asked slowly.

"Gongtai, in your opinion, how many troops should we recruit?"

Hearing this, Chen Gong was overjoyed immediately, and hurriedly said, "Marquis Wen, Yuan Shao is powerful, so we recruited 5 soldiers, shouldn't it be just for the sake of it?"

"Fifty thousand troops?"

Lu Bu frowned and was about to speak when footsteps came from outside the door again.

"Report to Marquis Wen, Mr. Dexian asks to see you."

Hearing the voice outside, Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and he said hastily, "Let De Xian in quickly, the Marquis is about to talk to him."

Soon, Xu Si, who was sweating profusely, walked in quickly from the door. When he saw Lu Bu, he hurriedly cupped his hands, "I've seen Marquis Wen."

Lv Bu nodded and said with a smile, "Dexian, you came at the right time. Just now the public platform said that it would recruit soldiers, and Ben Hou was going to ask you, how many soldiers can be recruited by Yanzhou's economy?"

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Xu Si frowned immediately, "Marquis Wen, are you going to recruit troops now?"

Chen Gong said with a wry smile, "Now Jizhou is about to call. If you don't recruit troops quickly, it will be too late."

Hearing this, Xu Si sighed, "It would be safer to recruit soldiers and horses next year. Since it's too late, there's nothing we can do about it."

Chen Gong was a little anxious, "Dexian, tell me quickly, how much food and drink can Yanzhou afford for soldiers and horses?"

Xu Si thought for a while and said slowly, "If you don't recruit refugees from outside now, according to the current inventory, there are about [-] soldiers and horses, and you should be able to persist."

Hearing Xu Si's answer, Chen Gong frowned, "Dexian, can we only recruit [-] soldiers?"

(End of this chapter)