The Three Kingdoms: Summoned generals at the beginning, shocking Cao Cao

Chapter 38 Go all the way north, crusade against Yuan Shu!

"My lord, please enlighten me!" Zhou Yu clasped his fists and said.

Compared with Liu Bian in Yizhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is like a soft persimmon. Now my Jiangdong land is the biggest obstacle for Liu Bian to conquer the world. When the conquest of Yuan Shu is over, he is likely to send a large army to attack Jiangdong. It is better to stay away from him !
Sun Ce was still afraid of Liu Bian's weapons, and he still remembered the scene that day. He didn't think he was capable of resisting such weapons. Rather than letting his soldiers die in vain, it was better to stay away as soon as possible.

After making up his mind, Sun Ce nodded heavily, "In this case, we will start a war with Liu Biao of Jingzhou. Now Liu Bian is focusing on Yuan Shu. We don't have so many worries. Instead, it is Liu Biao of Jingzhou. Cao Cao is eyeing us in the north, and Zhang Xiu and Zhang Xiu in Nanyang in the west. Liu Zhang in Yizhou is bordered by Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and there is Shixie in the south, so it can be said that we are surrounded by enemies on all sides, as long as we concentrate our superior forces, it is more than enough to take part of Liu Biao's territory!"

"As ordered!"

The ministers in the hall were also afraid of Liu Bian's weapon, and they didn't say anything more after hearing what the lord said.

"Pass down the order to let the prefect commander in Xuancheng go south to join the army!" Sun Ce ordered.

"Yes." Zhou Yu turned and went down.

……

On this day, the prefect of Xin'an finally arrived in Xuancheng after many difficulties and dangers.

But as soon as he entered Xuancheng, everyone was stunned, the city was in a mess, and the defenders were all gone.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

The person who was caught was impatient at first, but seeing that the person pulling him was wearing an official uniform, he immediately smiled flatteringly and said, "My lord, don't you know? The prefect of Xuancheng ran away with gold and silver coins yesterday. I'm afraid that Liu Bian from Yizhou will come over!"

"Ha...haha..." The corners of Xin'an prefect's mouth trembled slightly, and he sighed secretly in his heart. Fortunately, he surrendered early at that time, otherwise he might have been killed by the sword.

Look at the prefect of Xuancheng, he has already led the troops to escape. There are [-] defenders here, and he just ran away...

"Did they run by themselves or did they have an order?" The prefect of Xin'an asked flexibly. After all, how do ordinary people know such things?
"I heard that it was a letter from the south telling them to retreat. When the prefect left, he explained it to the people and soldiers in the city. He was afraid that others would say that he was a deserter!" The commoner replied with a smile.

"Oh, thank you!"

After thanking the prefect of Xin'an, he felt relieved.

When he came to declare, he was afraid that the prefect here would punish him, but he didn't expect that this trip would be so easy. Even if he didn't make any achievements this trip, at least it wouldn't be considered a fault.

Less than two days later, Liu Bian had already led his army to the gates of Xuancheng.

"My lord, please meet the prefect of Xin'an!"

"Let him in!"

"My lord, that Xuancheng..." The prefect of Xin'an entered in a panic, first knelt down and bowed, then hesitated to speak.

"Hahaha……"

Seeing the ape-like appearance of the prefect of Xin'an, Liu Bian couldn't help laughing, and there were his spies near Xuancheng, and he already knew everything inside.

"Master Prefect, I know what's going on inside. It's your fate that Sun Ce will retreat on his own. Go back and continue to be your Xin'an Prefect!"

"Boom boom boom!"

"Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!" The prefect of Xin'an quickly knelt down and kowtowed his head in thanks.

"However, you'd better restrain yourself. In my territory, relying on your own power to act as a domineering, I will make him pay the price in the future!" Liu Bian reminded.

This Xin'an prefect is considered to be arrogant in Xin'an. This kind of person would not be spared his death, but after all, the other party surrendered. If you kill such a person casually, the people behind him will definitely not surrender again. After all, he has the foresight. .

As the saying goes, a little intolerance can lead to great chaos, so Liu Bian warned him a few words, but when the time comes, such a person will undoubtedly die.

"Got it, got it, my subordinates know it, please rest assured, my lord!" the prefect of Xin'an knelt down and thanked.

"Go ahead!" Liu Bian became a little impatient, and then the prefect of Xin'an left in a panic.

This unexpected success in Xuancheng was something that Liu Bian did not expect. What surprised him the most was that Sun Ce chose to withdraw his troops.

After resting for half a day, the next day, the army marched towards Lujiang City again, and joined Zheng Chenggong's ship on the riverside seven days later.

"Greetings, my lord!" Zheng Chenggong came to meet him immediately.

Liu Bian stepped forward quickly and helped Zheng Chenggong up, "General Zheng, there is no need to give this gift. During this period, our naval force has improved rapidly. You have contributed a lot to it. I have not been able to reward you, so please don't take it to heart, General!"

"My lord is ridiculous. To do things for my lord is to do things for the people of the world. I am willing to do so!"

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a legendary hero of the famous clan, and he is really incomparable with ordinary people!

Liu Bian nodded secretly, and said with a smile, "General Gao Yi, I'm so relieved, how many soldiers can you transport across the river in a day with these fifteen ships?"

"Reporting to my lord, if you don't stop for a day, you can probably transport ten thousand people across the river!" Zheng Chenggong replied.

"That's enough, let's transport the Dragon Knights to cross the river with me today!" Liu Bian mused.

"My lord, you can't. After crossing the Yangtze River, it's Yuan Shu's territory. If he is overwhelmed by his army, I'm afraid..." Zheng Chenggong stopped him.

"Lord, the [-] troops behind you cannot be without a commander. Even if you go over, you have to wait until half of our troops cross the river!" Lu Bu stepped forward to persuade.

"..."

Liu Bian pondered for a while, and he was right. After all, he was the commander of the army. If something happened while crossing the river like this, it would definitely shake the morale of the army, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

"Alright, I'll go there with the dragoon guards after sending the [-] troops over first!" Liu Bian compromised.

It is not so much a compromise as it is a long way to go. After all, he is the lord, and he still has to focus on the overall situation. He himself wants to go and try the depth of Lujiang City first. After all, the skill is unbearable!

"My lord is wise!"

Lu Bu, Huo Qubing and others paid homage.

"..."

No matter how I heard it, I thought I was being ridiculed, but Liu Bian could only laugh it off.

"Then go down and prepare!"

"Obey!" Everyone retreated.

The army began to cross the river in an orderly manner.

Two days later at dusk, Liu Bian crossed the river and came to Jiangbei.

At this time, Lu Bu was still purges the army on the other side and was preparing to cross the river, while Huo Qubing followed Liu Bian and led five thousand dragon riders.

"My lord, the [-] troops in front have already stationed ten miles outside Lujiang City, what's next..." Huo Qubing asked immediately.

"What's the situation in Lujiang City now?" Liu Bian asked.

"The gates of Lujiang City are closed, and there are about 5 soldiers among them!" Huo Qubing replied.

Liu Bian nodded slightly, and continued to ask, "Where is Yuan Shu now?"

"To avoid Cao Cao's army, Yuan Shu has escaped from Shouchun now, but he is still far away from Lujiang City, and he seems to be heading south to Lujiang City!"

(End of this chapter)