In May of the third year of Jian 'an, Lu Bu marched north and occupied Rencheng. More than 50,000 people led by the four bandits of Mount Tai surrendered. Lu Bu reported his achievements and appointed him prefect of Dongguan, Licheng, Yangdu and Qiu. The families of his soldiers were divided into four cities and placed in Xuzhou and other counties. - Book of Eastern Han
In Xudu, Cao Cao put down the information in his hand and said angrily,"Yuan Shao brat, you actually tried to sneak attack my Yanzhou while my army was outside. Seeing my troops return, he wrote a letter saying that he wanted to plot against Gongsun Zan and borrow troops and food from me. It's really hateful. I want to attack them, but I can't. What can you teach me?" He couldn't help but shake his head.
"My lord," Guo Jia said,"Yuan Shao's unification of Hebei is complete. At this time, the crusade is unfavorable to the lord. At this time, the lord should first eliminate the great danger in his heart and think about the strategy to deal with Yuan Shao.”"Oh?" Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly,"My greatest worry?" Why is it my greatest worry?"
"Liu Bei of Xuzhou is a great threat," Guo Jia replied. Now Yuan Shao has gone north to Youzhou to attack Gongsun Zan. Our army should take advantage of Yuan Shao's all-out attack on the North to suppress Liu Bei and wipe out the southeast. Then slowly plot Yuan Shao, this is the best policy. If we wait for Yuan Shao to unify Hebei, turn our army south and collude with Liu Bei to attack Yanzhou, our army will be in danger.”
Hearing this, Cao Cao nodded and said,""Didn't Fengxiao think of a plan to catch a turtle in a jar in the future? Why is he rushing to attack Xuzhou today?”
"Times have changed," said Guo Jia with a smile. In the past, Liu Bei only got a small Pei County in Xiapi, Tancheng. Although Guangling was rich, it was far away. Now Liu Bei sent Lu Bu and Yang Lei to march North, but instead of going to the North Sea, he went up the Surabaya River, occupied Ren City and occupied Lu. The vanguard of the army pointed directly at Dongjun of Yanzhou. In this way, it could retreat to Xiapi, advance to attack Dongjun, Mount Tai and Beihai, and echo with Xiaopei and Jiuli Mountain from afar, which had become a disaster. Therefore, I have no choice but to get rid of you as soon as possible."
Following Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao's eyes swept across the map. When Guo Jia stopped, he nodded and said,""Fengxiao is right. Liu Bei has no choice but to get rid of you.”
At this time, Xun Yu said,"Sun Ce of the Eastern River is confronting Liu Biao. It is better to let Sun Ce lead his army out of Huainan and Guangling. Our army set out from Qiao County, passed through Xiyang, fled to Lingbi, and headed straight for Tancheng. In this way, we can bypass Xiaopei in Jiuli Mountain and enter Xuzhou from the southwest. We can also join forces with Sun Ce to attack Xuzhou together.”
Cao Cao looked at the map and asked,""What if Lu Bu crosses the Si River and the Wenshui attacks East County?”
Xun Yu smiled and said," If Lu Bu crosses the river to attack Yanzhou, you can strengthen the walls and clear the fields. Send a general to defend Dongjun and Shanyang. Then Lu Bu will be alone. When Tancheng is breached and Liu Bei is captured, Lu Bu will be nothing to worry about.”Cao Cao smiled and nodded, but he felt that something was wrong. He thought hard for a while but couldn't figure it out. He said,"Since that's the case. I will personally lead the army to attack Liu Bei. Zixiao, lead an army of 20,000 to guard Dongjun against Lu Bu's attack. Manchester City, Wenqian, you two lead 20,000 troops to guard Shanyang, to prevent Zhang Liao and Zang Ba from sending troops. The rest of the generals will follow my army.”Everyone agreed.
In Wu County, Jiangdong, Sun Ce read the letter in front of him silently. "What is troubling you, my lord?"”" Gongjin." Sun Ce immediately knew who it was when he heard the voice."Cao Cao wrote a letter, but in his words, he wanted me to attack Liu Bei.”"Oh? Can I take a look?" Zhou Yu's eyes lit up.
"Why would Gongjin say that? When did Ce hide anything from Gongjin?”"Then why didn't you tell me before you married Da Qiao?”Zhou Yu muttered in his heart. He took the letter and opened it. He saw Cao Cao's words in the letter. He recommended Sun Ce to be the herdsman of Yangzhou and ordered his troops to split into two groups. One group would enter Huainan and attack Xuzhou from Si County. The other crossed the river and attacked Guangling directly, then entered Huai 'an and Huaiyin to attack Xuzhou. Naturally, the Yangzhou Overseer could only be obtained after Xu Prefecture was conquered.
Zhou Yu read the letter and laughed.""My lord is overjoyed." "Oh? Where did the joy come from?" Sun Ce asked with interest. Zhou Yu smiled." Heaven wants you to achieve great things. If you don't do it, wouldn't it be against heaven?"”"Gongjin, please speak clearly."”
"My lord, please take a look. If our army gets Huainan and then garrisons Huaiyin and Huai 'an, then the Huai River will be the natural barrier and the Yangtze River will be the foundation. With the benefits of our navy, we will be in an invincible position. In this way, we can advance to Qingxu in the North and reach Jingzhou and Bashu in the west. If he managed it well, then it would be a matter of time for him to march north into the Central Plains.”Sun Ce's eyes gradually brightened as Zhou Yu spoke. When Zhou Yu finished speaking, he slapped the table in excitement and said,""Your words enlightened me. Even if Cao Cao doesn't give me the title of Yangzhou Mu, I will still enter Huainan.”
Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce with a smile. Sun Ce was excited for a while before he suddenly thought of something and asked,""Gongjin, is there anything else you need?" "Yes." Zhou Yu smiled and replied,"Yang Lei of Xuzhou once wrote the Ten Books of the Yang family. Have you heard of them, my lord?"”
"This is true, but only the Nine Books have been printed in the world. The Art of War is only known by name, but not by face.”Sun Ce shook his head and sighed. Seeing this, Zhou Yu sighed. Yang Lei was a genius. He had written ten books at the age of twenty. Even the great scholar Zheng Xuan sighed after reading his books. It was obvious that his books were not like what some people criticized as strange and absurd.
When he saw Sun Ce sigh, he smiled and said," I didn't get his book on military strategy either. However, I read his book on medical skills. It is a wonderful first aid strategy for soldiers on the battlefield. There is also a book on geography. There are many strange ideas in it. It is even crazy to say that the earth is spherical. Although there are ships sailing on the sea, you can see the mast first and then see the body. You also quoted Zhang Heng's theory of lunar eclipse. It is not enough to prove it. However, I didn't come here for the round earth, but for the seven states and five oceans map.”
After saying that, he paused. Seeing Sun Ce's attentive expression, he immediately said," Looking at what he drew, the Central Plains of China only occupies a small corner. There are countless islands of various sizes overseas, and there is even Yizhou, which is the closest to us. It can actually reach the land of Qingxu, not to mention Oceania and the other islands. Moreover, he said that there are three-ripened rice and countless mines. If we obtain them, our military strength will increase greatly. Besides, there is no way to see it. If our navy can advance along the coast and land at any place with elite soldiers, we will certainly be able to attack the enemy unprepared and penetrate deep into his territory. In this way, the enemy troops stationed at the land pass would only waste their efforts. What does my lord think?"
"Great!" Sun Ce said happily,"If that's the case, I'll greatly expand the navy."”Zhou Yu was also delighted and said,""My lord, I have already asked Lord Zi Bu to propose marriage to the Qiao family on my behalf. I want to marry Xiao Qiao before the new year, and I still need your permission.”Sun Ce was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said,""Then aren't we brothers-in-law? That's good. Gongjin should take Yangzhou with me, enter Xuzhou, and lead a triumphant army to marry Xiao Qiao. This will live up to the reputation of Jiangdong's beautiful Zhou Lang.”The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
When Lu Bu heard that Yuan Tan had returned to Jizhou and that Linzi in Beihai was only guarded by his troops, he wanted to march into Beihai and consolidate his position as prefect of Beihai. Yang Lei of the Chen Palace had the same idea. He wanted to take Qingzhou while Yuan Shao was attacking Gongsun Zan to obtain the natural barrier of the Yellow River. As for the plains, it was better to leave him there. Even Liu Bei's army would have a hard time facing Cao Cao, let alone Yuan Shao, who was much stronger than Cao Cao.
Although Sun Guan, Yin Li, and Wu Dunchang were appointed prefects by Lu Bu, Liu Bei's order had not yet arrived. The four of them remained in Lu Bu's army to listen to orders. However, the old, weak, sick, disabled, and their families were all selected one by one and scattered in the four cities left for them. After a round of selection and reorganization, the 50,000 soldiers had less than 30,000 men, only 27,000. Chang Xi was still not convinced. After seeing the army led by Lu Bu, he went silent. There was no other reason. The Xuzhou army was all elite soldiers, and their armor was bright. Their side was filled with the old, weak, sick, and disabled, and even the soldiers with farming tools could not compare.
On this day, Liu Bei's letter arrived and gave the four of them their positions. They were all promoted to generals and would serve under Lu Bu's command. However, the letter also mentioned that the war was dangerous, so Sun Guan's brother could protect the families of the four generals and settle them down in Xiapi or Tancheng, so that they could take care of each other. The four of them understood and agreed readily. After all, they were about to attack the North Sea. No one knew what would happen. It was a safe policy to send their families to the cities behind them. Besides, didn't they see that the families of Lu Bu and the others were also in Tan City?
Seeing that Liu Bei had approved of his memorial, Lu Bu was very happy. After all, this meant that Liu Bei was giving him face, even though it was also an act of buying people's hearts. As for attacking the North Sea, Liu Bei told him to think about what to do. After all, Yuan Shao wanted to attack Gongsun Zan, and Zhao Yun was working for Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan was also Liu Bei's classmate and former superior. He had to help. Even if he couldn't help, it was good to make him anxious. Of course, he couldn't anger Yuan Shao too much. He was a big shot.
With the letter in hand, Lu Bu hurriedly made arrangements. Although the surrendered Taishan Army had been carefully selected, Lu Bu still didn't think much of their combat strength. He decided to stay in Lu and let Yang Lei stay to train them. To be honest, Lu Bu still valued Yang Lei's ability to train soldiers. Even Gao Shun had said in private that General Yang was inferior to him in terms of elite soldiers. If it was the training of the army, he was inferior to General Yang. However, he didn't know that Yang Lei was best at training elite soldiers, while the army was just ordinary training. At most, it was mixed with some things from the special training in the past.
In order to appease Sun Guan and others, Lu Bu led 15,000 Xuzhou troops into Beihai, accompanied by Wu Dun. The rest of the troops stayed in Ren City of Lu and were trained by Yang Lei.
Yang Lei obeyed his order and ordered General Song Xian to lead 4,000 Xuzhou troops to guard Rencheng. He led his personal guards to train the Mount Tai Army in the State of Lu together with Sun Guan and Yin Li. Of course, the weapons and armor were still being transported from Xuzhou. What they were doing now was just basic training. However, even so, Sun Guan and Yin Li were shocked. They had never heard of such training. However, when they saw the Xuzhou soldiers who were said to have been trained in this way, the two of them began to train with some doubt. Fortunately, Xu Prefecture had sufficient grain reserves this time, so they did not have to worry about not having enough grain. The constant training had caused many seasoned commandants and military marquises to complain to Sun Guan, but they were all chased away by Sun Guan and Yin Li. Fortunately, the weapons and armor that were soon transported made the soldiers extremely happy. The arrival of the 5,000 Xu soldiers with murderous intent also calmed the State of Lu. At this moment, Cao Cao had already begun to quietly gather his troops after receiving Sun Ce's reply.
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