Xiaoqi

"Why is this? Since you have no intention of being a vanguard general, why do you still fight with me?" Lu Bu couldn't help asking in a low voice when he walked slowly past Sun Ce.

Hearing this, Lu Bu lifted the reins lightly, turned his head to look at Sun Ce calmly, and said in a low voice, "You have superb spear skills, strong martial arts, and natural talent. If you weren't eager for success and impetuous, you might be able to fight me for five years." More than ten rounds. When I was your age, I was also full of ambitions. I wanted to get ahead and become famous all day long. For this, I took a lot of detours and suffered a lot of infamy.

I was once defeated by Li Li in Xiliang, and this meeting aims to avenge my shame.But it was not for the Allied forces to capture the city.Therefore, the vanguard general is not important to me, but it is very important to you.Grasp it well, the opportunity to make contributions is right in front of you, don't miss this opportunity, never miss it again.However, I would like to remind you that Li Liqi must avenge his revenge, and he is very difficult to provoke. Don't kill too much and hurt innocent people.Otherwise, you will regret it later! "

After speaking, Lu Bu didn't look at Sun Ce again, and rode his horse straight back to the camp.

Watching Lu Bu leave slowly, Sun Ce had mixed emotions in his heart, unable to tell whether it was joy or anger.

Lu Bu's tone and demeanor were still arrogant.This made Sun Ce feel very uncomfortable, but these words came out of Lu Bu's mouth.But it surprised him.There is quite a heart-to-heart meaning, or a sentimental statement.In addition, he faintly felt the struggle and remorse deep in Lu Bu's heart, and he seemed to blame himself for what he had done before, so Lu Bu said these words with a sense of comprehension.

Unbeknownst to Sun Ce, this was the first time Lu Bu had confided in his heart.Although it was very cryptic, it revealed Lu Bu's true feelings deep in his heart.

In addition, from Lu Bu's words and expression, it is not difficult to see that he has thoughts about the Allies.Enthusiasm and passion where no longer united.In fact, this is not difficult to understand. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao insisted on adding a new line of princes to separate Zhang Miao from his command under Lu Bu, with the intention of dividing up his [-] troops.

But who is Lu Bu?If you want him to spit out the things that have been swallowed by him, it is not easy, it is simply wishful thinking.Therefore, although Zhang Miao was a vassal along the way, he was actually a naked man, except for hundreds of personal soldiers, there was not a single soldier under his command.

At the same time, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao did this, which really chilled Lu Bu.These two people were obviously harboring evil intentions, deliberately adding trouble to Lv Bu, making trouble out of nothing, and deliberately sowing the relationship between Zhang Miao and Lv Bu.They thought that Lu Bu's simple character, reckless and arrogant could not see their real intentions, but they seemed to have forgotten that Lu Bu had Chen Gong as his assistant.Lu Bu may not be able to see the deep meaning of this matter, but Chen Gong knows it well and sees it clearly.

Just imagine, Zhang Miao has no soldiers or generals, and sits alone in the commander's tent to discuss matters with the princes every day. He has the title of a prince, but he has no right to speak, just like a puppet standing in a latrine.Who can stand this cold reception?If it happened once or twice, it would be fine if it happened every day, Zhang Miao would inevitably feel resentful, thinking that the reason why he fell into such a field was caused by Lu Bu, because Lu Bu didn't give him a single soldier.

Therefore, the real intention of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to instigate Zhang Miao to become a vassal along the way is ready to come out, but it is sinister and even very vicious.However, this was a conspiracy. Zhang Miaoming knew that they had ulterior motives, but he couldn't help but dig into it.

Yuan Shao was the leader of the alliance, and Cao Cao was the deputy leader of the alliance. The two of them joined forces to design Lu Bu, but they still wanted Lu Bu to be the vanguard general of the Allied forces and charge for the Allies.Is Lu Bu a fool?If Lu Bu was a fool, then how could he have survived until now; no matter how good his martial arts skills are, he would have been murdered by Xiao Xiao's schemes and reduced to a dead bone in the tomb.

Among the more than a dozen princes under Fang today, which one is not a human spirit, otherwise they must become a stepping stone for others, and they would have died for a long time.Therefore, Lu Bu was once smug and determined to win the position of the vanguard general of the Allied Forces, but now his enthusiasm has declined, and he is not as enthusiastic about the Allied Forces' pursuit of thieves as before.Because of this, he handed over the position of vanguard general to Sun Ce, which surprised Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes, and couldn't accept this fact for a while.

However, no matter what they thought, the facts were in full view. Lu Bu openly admitted that Sun Ce had won the bet, and that the vanguard general of the Allied Army changed hands and fell to Sun Ce.This is an ironclad fact, and no one can change it, otherwise, how can they convince the masses and command hundreds of thousands of allied troops.

Therefore, when Lu Bu quietly left the school grounds, Cao Cao was dumbfounded, Yuan Shao was stunned, and all the princes were stunned for a while.

On a moonless night, Anyi Camp.

"Military teacher, can you sit down first, don't keep pacing back and forth, it makes me dizzy and blurred!"

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Teng Xiao sat at the first place on the left side of the tent, watching Guo Jia pace back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back for half an hour, which made him very anxious, and finally couldn't help but beg road.

"Oh, that's okay, my legs are indeed a little sore." Guo Jia responded in astonishment, then walked slowly to Teng Xiao's side, and leaned over to sit down in a leisurely manner.

Guo Jia's understatement caused Teng Xiao to choke and roll his eyes, then shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

In fact, Teng Xiao wanted to ask Guo Jia if he had come up with a good strategy to defend against the enemy, but unexpectedly, Guo Jia was so nervous that he didn't know what his words meant.

At this time, Xu Rong, who was sitting first on the right side, saw Teng Xiao's helpless expression, smiled slightly, and said directly: "Military advisor, my lord entrusted us with all the defense of the Sili before leading the Northern Expedition. All wars are decided by the military division. Now we have learned that Yuan Shao and other eight princes have formally formed an alliance in Hanoi County yesterday. They elected Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, Cao Cao as the deputy leader, Sun Ce as the vanguard general, Zhang Yang took care of the food and supplies, and assembled 50 allied troops 70, claiming [-] troops.

Early this morning, its vanguard army had already set out. Under the leadership of Sun Ce, the enemy army marched 130 miles in one day, advancing rapidly.As of now, [-] soldiers from Sun Ce's troops have entered the territory of Hedong, and more than ten towns and villages along the way have been lost one after another. Presumably starting tomorrow, some counties will be captured by the enemy and lose their cities and lands.Sun Ce of Yangzhou is no better than his father, Sun Jian. It is said that he can survive [-] rounds under Lu Bu without defeat. Now he leads an army to march hundreds of miles in one day. He is really menacing, and he is another Jiangdong tiger! !

Therefore, the current situation is critical and there is no need for delay. We must make a quick decision; otherwise, within a few days, the enemy army will attack the city of Anyi! "

"Well, I know all of this." Guo Jia nodded when he heard the words, and smiled calmly: "I have received a secret report last night that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes of the Eight Routes formed an alliance at the Ximen School in Huai County, and assembled a total of 47 troops. Playing the banner of "removing traitors and treacherous men, the side of the Qing emperor" vowed to crusade against our army. This time, the vanguard army of the Allied Forces is composed of 2 horses from Sun Ce's headquarters and [-] white wave bandits. They carry seven days of dry food and march lightly. The soldiers are very fast!"

Speaking of this, the smile on Guo Jia's face became brighter, and he said: "It is said that Yuan Shao originally planned to combine the Baibo bandits and Heishan bandits into the left wing of the central army, and merge Yuan Shu's army led by Sun Ce and Cao Cao's 50 soldiers into one. The vanguard of the right-wing army was Lu Bu's [-] cavalry. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu bet against Sun Ce, but lost to Sun Ce, and then gave Sun Ce the position of vanguard general. This forced Yuan Shao to change his plan , the Baibo bandits and Sun Ce's army were combined into the vanguard army, the Heishan bandits were on the left wing, Lu Bu's army was on the right wing, and his Jizhou army and Cao army were in the middle army. This news seems ordinary, but it is actually very valuable. According to this layout , the nearly [-]-strong army of the princes and allies is like a fat old hen, and the [-] former army under Sun Ce is like a chicken head, with weak wings and a bloated central army, so that it can't fly without a pair of wings. Hehehe !"

"Military teacher, this is burning your ass, can you still laugh?" Teng Xiao smiled wryly.

After Guo Jia heard the words, he laughed harder, shook his head and said, "No hurry, no hurry. It is true that Sun Ce led the former army to attack the territory of Hedong, but it is not to the point of burning his ass. Now the Hetao Grassland battle is at a critical moment. In a few days, you can capture the King's Court of the Xiongnu, and then attack Bingzhou to achieve complete success. The Lord returned to Chang'an five days ago, gathered more than [-] cavalry within two days, set off three days ago, and arrived at Tongguan that night.

Now, before the lord's army arrives, I can't attack rashly, otherwise, once I get entangled by Sun Ce's former army, I won't be able to escape. When the army of princes arrives later, our army of nearly 12 soldiers may be wiped out by the allied forces in one fell swoop.If this is the case, we will be even more unable to treat the Lord and have no face to face the [-] people in Hedong. "

Chapter 619

During the conversation, Guo Jia suppressed his smile and said solemnly: "In view of the current situation, the [-] soldiers of the Henan Camp have shrunk their troops and dispatched [-] infantry troops to support Anyi. The remaining [-] soldiers abandoned Henan County and slowly retreated to Hexi. .Hedong County also reduced its troops. The counties transferred the people as much as possible. One part was divided into two for resettlement. One part was retreated to Hangu Pass, and the other part was withdrawn to the west of Anyi City. In addition, we encouraged the people to settle down in the Hetao Plain, all of which were distributed free of charge. Cattle, sheep and livestock are exempted from paying taxes within two years, and the treatment is extremely generous.

As for how our army defends against the enemy right now, it's very simple, there are only four words 'stick to it and wait for help'!

Before the lord personally leads the army to reach the Anyi camp, our army is not allowed to attack the enemy without authorization. Anyone who disobeys orders and does not obey will be severely punished! "

When he finished the last sentence, Guo Jia looked solemn, with a murderous look on his face, and he looked like a different person from the smiling scribe before.

"No, I will obey!" Seeing that Guo Jia had made up his mind, Teng Xiao, Xu Rong, Guo Meng and other generals stood up to accept the order even though their expressions were displeased.

It is worth mentioning that since Sili strengthened its defenses, the position of the chief general of the Anyi camp has been vacant. Even the chief general Teng Xiao is sitting under the tent, and Guo Jia, who is now in charge of military affairs, is also sitting under the tent. , did not go to the upper-level main seat to take a seat.

After finalizing the strategy to resist the enemy, all the generals left the tent one after another, only Guo Jia, Teng Xiao and Xu Rong remained in the tent.

"Military Master, when will the lord come to the camp?" Teng Xiao asked softly as he watched the generals leave.

Guo Jia was slightly startled when he heard the words, and then smiled lightly: "Why did General Yunlong ask this question? You must know that this is a taboo statement. Is it possible for me and other officials to inquire about the whereabouts of the lord?"

Teng Xiao grinned and said: "Military master's words are serious. The last general has been stationed in Anyi for more than two years, and there has never been a big war during that time. It was just a small fight. These years have been really hard, and now it's hard Encountered a big battle, but the military adviser strictly ordered not to go out to fight. This is really life-threatening!"

"Oh, that's how it is." Guo Jia suddenly responded, and then smiled at Teng Xiao and Xu Rong: "I can understand the desire of the two generals to fight. But right now the enemy is outnumbered, and it is too much to rush into battle." Dangerous, a little carelessness will not only endanger the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, but also lead to the fall of the entire Anyi camp. Therefore, the only thing our army can do now is to stick to the Anyi defense line and transfer the people. Wait for the arrival of the Lord's army. Both The generals know that most of our infantry are concentrated in the territory of Sili, and the rest are mostly war cavalry. Once Sili falls, it means that our army will lose tens of thousands of infantry. At that time, do we have to dismount the war cavalry to defend the city? Is it? Besides, I can clearly tell you two that the lord must arrive at the camp within three days. If the two generals want to take the initiative to fight at that time, they can ask the lord for orders in person."

"Oh?" Teng Xiao and Xu Rong were astonished, and laughed happily: "My lord came so fast, it's so good. Hahaha!"

At this moment, a tall and straight figure walked in from the door of the big tent, and he heard it before he even smiled: "Hehehe! Hurry up, I feel too slow. I didn't catch up with the lively scene of the princes' meeting, and even What a pity!"

"My lord!" Just hearing his voice, Teng Xiao, Xu Rong and Guo Jia knew who it was.However, the appearance of the visitor was so sudden that the three of them were caught off guard.

"I'll wait to see the lord!" In astonishment.The three people in the tent hurried up to meet them, bowing and saluting inexplicably in surprise.

Li Li stretched out his hand to support Guo Jia, then raised his hand to signal Teng Xiao and Xu Rong to get up, and said with a smile: "It's a bit sudden, so I didn't disturb your discussion about the military situation!"

"My lord is joking. I am waiting every day for my lord to come to the Anyi Camp to take charge of the army and preside over the overall situation. It can be said that I am looking forward to it!" Teng Xiao said with a smile.

Li Li laughed when he heard the words, pointed at Teng Xiao and said: "I believe this. You are a belligerent person. You have been stationed in Sili for the past two years. Every time I patrol here, you have to invite Ying to fight. Naturally, you will not be here this time." Exception. But this time is an unprecedented battle, maybe it will be a protracted and arduous battle, and it will no longer be a small fight like before!"

While speaking, Li Li slowly walked up to the commander-in-chief and sat down. At this moment, another group of people walked into the door of the big tent. It was impressive that Jia Xu was the leader of the accompanying generals. There were more than [-] people, most of whom were The commander of the main battalion, and the rest are newly-rising generals.

As a result, another group of generals came to the big tent that had just been emptied, and they were all powerful generals who had repeatedly made military exploits in the Xiliang Army.

After the generals greeted each other, Li Li waved his hand to signal that everyone should take their seats without being formal.

"The order given by Feng Xiao just now is correct. Right now, the allied forces of the princes have just formed an alliance, and the momentum is in full swing, and the soldiers are strong. Therefore, our army cannot confront them head-on. We should temporarily avoid the edge, stick to the city, and use defense instead of attack."

While speaking, Li Li looked at Teng Xiao and General Xu Rong, and said with a smile: "You two have lived in Sili for a long time, and you should be the landlords of this place. As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a snake. Now the Allied forces have entered your garrison defense zone , how to defend against the enemy, how to use favorable terrain to attack the enemy, these are issues that you two have to think about. Therefore, the burden of defending the city and blocking the enemy's advance falls on the two of you, specifically how to deploy defense and how to deal with it Enemy, I don't ask questions, I leave everything to you.

I only have one request, and that is to drag the enemy army to the east of Anyi City within half a month, and consume their food, grass and weapons as much as possible.Of course, if you have difficulties or encounter indecision, you can tell me directly, or you can ask the two military advisers.How, do you have the confidence to complete the defense task? "

"Uh!" Teng Xiao was stunned when he heard the words, and asked suspiciously, "Why is it defense again? My lord has always advocated attacking instead of defending, why this time it is defending instead of attacking?"

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed when he heard the sound, "Just now I said that you are a full-fledged militant, but now it seems that it is really good. You have led the army to station in Hedong for more than two years. You should treat the counties in Hedong The terrain is very familiar, so tell me, among the counties to the east of Anyi City, where is it suitable for an army of nearly one million to confront each other head-on, and where is it suitable for our army of more than [-] cavalry to charge?"

"This..." Teng Xiao was at a loss for words, and couldn't think of a suitable place for the decisive battle for a while.

Hedong County is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, mostly hilly terrain with undulating mountains, far less flat than the counties in Henan.What's more, Teng Xiao has followed Li Li for many years, and he knows that the suitable place mentioned by his lord does not just refer to the plains.Instead, it must be conducive to the fighting of war cavalry, and it must be easy for war cavalry to chase and kill, and it must not leave a favorable terrain for the enemy to set up an ambush.Only in this way is the suitable place for the decisive battle that Li Li said, but if one of the conditions cannot be met, it is not a suitable place.

After a while, Teng Xiao said with a sense of comprehension: "As far as the current situation is concerned, Anyi City is the right place that meets what the lord said. The general understands, and I will obey the lord's military order!"