The Three Kingdoms

"This gate is Zhengyang Gate!"

On this day, Sun Quan stood facing the wind, standing on a city gate that was gradually being completed. This city gate faced south, with one outside and two inside, surrounded by three urns, and the main gate had a gate tower and a gate tower.

This is the gate of Jinling New City, which is about to be completed, and it is also the most majestic gate.

[Chapter 253 of the Xuzhou Change]

In the fifth year of Chuping, in September, Cao Cao's [-] elite soldiers marched southward in the starry night. Within three days, they successively captured the three major cities of Zhaoling, Xihua, and Qiang under the jurisdiction of Runan County, and smashed open the northwest gate of Runan County. , completely started the battle for the last county in Yuzhou.

Shouchun Yuan Shu, with Ji Ling as the vanguard, hurriedly led his troops north to meet Cao Jun.

Yuan Shu first lost Nanyang, and then lost most of Yuzhou's territory. Although he took Jiujiang County later, he lost his spirit and his strength was not as good as before. Tui, Dingying and Xiping were all lost successively.

In the end, General Ji Ling relied on the strong city of Shangcai County to gain a firm foothold in Yuan Jun's footsteps.

In today's world, both Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are among the top vassals. Cao Cao has a strong army and unparalleled vigor, while Yuan Shu is deeply rooted in Runan and defended by the city. The two sides add up to hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, fighting fiercely in a super county with millions of people.

In Runan County, wars are everywhere.

In late September, the battle situation in Runan County was still stalemate. Cao Cao was still unable to take Shangcai, the strong city in Runan, making it difficult for the army to advance. Although Yuan Shu stabilized the situation, the morale of his troops was insufficient and he was unable to counterattack .

In the end, Cao Jun's accompanying military division, Guo Jia, the commander of the ghost soldiers, offered his advice to Cao Cao, allied with Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and jointly attacked Runan, breaking the deadlock in Runan.

"My lord, now our army and the enemy army are in a stalemate in Shangcai. If it goes on for a long time, the situation will definitely be unfavorable to our army, so we must break the situation as soon as possible. We need a helping hand!" , Guo Jia, who was wearing a long robe, looked at Cao Cao and said respectfully.

"Who will help?" Cao Cao asked with his eyes brightened.

"Xuzhou Liu Bei!" Guo Jia spit out a name with a shrewd look on his handsome face.

"Liu Xuande?" Cao Cao frowned, and said a little puzzled: "In the past, our army invaded Xuzhou and fought fiercely with him. Could it be that he would send troops to help a certain family?"

Guo Jia hurriedly explained, saying: "My lord, I believe that Liu Xuande will send troops. Today is different. Tao Qian is dead. Although Liu Xuande captured Xuzhou, he has no foundation in Xuzhou. Now he must be eager to secure Xuzhou, so he I definitely hope to form an alliance with us and make friends with us."

"Commander Guo, with Liu Bei as his aid, what if he lures wolves into the house?" General Cao, a member of the barracks, asked worriedly.

"It's not that a certain family is watching little Liu Bei. Now that Liu Bei has not even settled in Xuzhou, if he dares to spy on Yuzhou, someone will definitely let him have nothing!" Guo Jia said confidently.

"That's right, he, Liu Bei, has not yet established himself in Xuzhou, so how can he have the strength to spy on Runan."

After Cao Cao pondered over and over again, he agreed to Guo Jia's proposal and sent envoys to Xuzhou in unison.

After Liu Bei received Cao Cao's envoy in Xiapi, after some detailed discussion and thinking, he agreed to send troops, and in order to show the sincerity of the alliance, he personally led [-] Xuzhou soldiers and horses and went straight to Runan.

He took Guan Yu as the vanguard, and within ten days, the Xuzhou army had successively breached Shansang in the northeast corner of Runan, the father of the city, Sishan, and went straight to Song State and Ruyin.

Yuan Shu was shocked and turned pale, and hastily divided his troops and marched eastward, relying on the city wall of Song State to resist Xuzhou soldiers and horses.

In October, autumn was high and crisp, but Runan County was in full swing. Yuan Shu's army was flanked by Cao Cao and Liu Bei's army. They were defeated again and again. The two strong cities of Shangcai and Pingyu were lost again and again, and they retreated to Ruyin City.

Liu Bei's army also forcibly captured the city of Song, and the army went south to join Cao's army. They approached Ruyin City in high spirits, but what he didn't know was that his old nest was already in jeopardy.

At this time, in Xuzhou, the situation suddenly changed. The tiger living in Xiaopei was about to move, and the counselor Chen Gong wandered around, constantly contacting the powerful forces in Xuzhou.

Xiaopei.

Under the light of a few oil lamps, Lu Bu's burly body was sitting in the large tent of the barracks, holding a military book in his hand, reading carefully. Since the death of his adoptive father Ding Yuan, he had developed a habit of reading.

When he was in Jiuyuan County in the past, Ding Yuan once stripped him of his military position and let him work as a civil servant. He once thought that Ding Yuan was unwilling to give him military power, and he never understood Ding Yuan's painstaking efforts in doing so.

Now he understands that this place in the Central Plains is not a place where a horse or a big halberd can run rampant in Mobei.If you want to gain a foothold in the Central Plains, it is not enough to have force, but also to know the art of war and govern the people.

"My lord, there is a visitor from outside." At this time, a soldier gently opened the door curtain, walked in, cupped his hands to report, and said.

"Who is visiting in the middle of the night?"

Lu Bu put down the book in his hand, raised his head, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"The man here claims to be the Jiangdong envoy. He is about [-] years old. He is dressed as a scholar and has no weapons!" The soldier replied quickly.

"Jiangdong envoy?" Lu Bu was slightly startled when he heard the words. He had never had any contact with Jiangdong. If he had a relationship with Jiangdong, he could only be said to be an enemy. After all, he once besieged and killed Sun Quan.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, a little confused, and after a moment of thought, he said: "Please invite him in!"

"promise!"

"Wait, go alone and invite Chen Junshi."

"Yes!"

After the soldiers walked down, they returned in less than half an hour, leading a scribe behind him. This scribe was about thirty, of medium build, dressed in black, wearing a scarf on his head, with a thin face, and strode in. .

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Lu Bu raised his head, squinted his eyes, and looked at the scribes, his eyes exuding a trace of evil spirit. The mighty aura of the world's number one military general suppressed the trembling of the entire tent.

When the Jiangdong envoy faced Lu Bu, he felt as if he was facing a fierce beast. A chill came to his heart, his whole body trembled, his eyes were a little startled, and it took him a while to calm down.

"Jiangdong Jinyiwei, Lu Yuan, meet the lord!" Lu Yuan is the person in charge of Jiangdong Jinyiwei in Xuzhou. He was born as a pirate in Yuzhou Mountain. Facing the mighty aura of the world's number one general, Lu Bu, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. It was only with a tough mind that he managed to calm down, said.

"Jiangdong Jinyiwei?" Lu Bu heard the words, and the corner of his mouth drew a trace of contempt. He was stationed in Xuzhou and heard the name of Jiangdong Jinyiwei from Chen Gong many times, but he didn't like these mice in the dark.

"Say what you want!"

Lu Bu said directly and coldly.

"Hehe, someone came from a long way, but it's just a cup of tea, isn't Marquis Wen willing to part with it? This is not how to treat guests." Lu Yuan was indeed afraid of the number one general in the world, but now he is standing behind him. Jiang Dong, of course, is not afraid of him.

"How courageous, believe it or not, you can't get out of this big camp!" Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold chill surged.

"letter!"

At this time, Lu Yuan got used to Lu Bu's momentum, but he was more calm, and said in a cold voice: "It's just a certain person's life. In the eyes of Wen Hou, it's not worth it, but today a certain person is here on behalf of Jiangdong. I don't know that Jiang Dong has a little weight in the eyes of Marquis Wen."

"Use Jiangdong to suppress this Marquis, you are looking for death!" Lu Bu stood up, his tiger eyes shot out, and looked at Lu Yuan with killing intent like ice, the whole tent seemed to have cooled down, Lu Yuan's body was in the air Under the shroud of murderous intent, his heart was like an ice cave, his teeth were clenched, and cold sweat was dripping on his forehead.

"My lord, you can't do this. After all, you are a guest from afar, and I will treat you with courtesy!" At this time, a scholar in white opened the door curtain and walked in leisurely.

"Humph!"

Lu Bu looked at the visitor, snorted coldly, and then withdrew his violent aura.

Lu Yuan let out a long breath of relief, he felt as if his shirt lining was soaked through, the number one general in the world is the number one general in the world, a simple aura can make him breathless.

"Haha, here is Chen Gong, whose name is Gongtai. I don't know what is the purpose of Jiang Dong's envoy visiting late at night?" Chen Gong walked up, stood beside Lu Bu, smiled slightly, looked at Lu Yuan, and asked.

"You and I have different formations. When we got up late at night, we naturally carried Jiangdong's mission. Now that Liu Bei has sent troops to Runan, Xuzhou is empty. Jiangdong intends to cooperate with Wenhou to capture Xuzhou. I don't know what Wenhou wants?" Lu Yuan took a deep breath. Looking at the two of them, he understood why he came.

"Take Xuzhou?" Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and did it without saying a word.

Chen Gong's heart moved, his eyes looked at Lu Yuan, he groaned for a while, shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "Although Xuzhou is empty, my master lives in Xiaopei, and it was Liu Shijun who took the risk to take him in in the past. How could he avenge his kindness."