Yuan Shao's Guandu Camp.
Bang!
He slammed the table, his beard blowing in the wind, and he fell into a state of extreme anger.
"What happened in Qingzhou? Have you sent any scouts to report?"
"The soldiers of Qingzhou were ordered to move a long time ago! Lu Bu was as stupid as a pig, a person who was brave but had no brains! They only sent troops at this time!"
Yuan Shao was so angry that he cursed and walked back and forth a few steps. After a long time, someone returned from outside the tent. He knelt on one knee and cupped his fists."My lord, we lost 8,000 men this time. We lost the official ferry and let the Cao army cross the shore.”
"Damn it, why don't we just challenge the army? Cao Cao's camp is only a few dozen li away from me and we can reach in a day.”
"At such a close distance, it would be better to fight Cao Cao.”
Xu You sighed and said," My lord, if you had fought a decisive battle from the beginning, you might have had a chance of winning. But now, Cao Cao has won for a while and has come to our shore to set up a camp. Instead, he has cut off our water source."”
"It's enough to defend the camp and set up layers of defenses, waiting for our army to go. If we really go, we'll suffer heavy casualties.”
"This…"
Yuan Shao's eyes flickered, unable to make a decision.
"Then according to your words, what should we do?”
"Although we have lost the water source of the Yellow River basin, we still have the water source of the camp, which is enough to last for a long time. Moreover, Cao Cao is far away, and we are closer. We only need to confront him and then send troops around Yanjin to attack his grain transport army.”
"Brilliant plan!"
Yuan Shao's eyes turned and he immediately gave the order.
"According to Xu You's words, order Gao Lan to lead the troops to bypass Yanjin and cross the river to attack Cao Cao's army!”
……
Two days later, Cao Cao was outside Puyang City in East County, looking at the latest military intelligence.
He didn't look too good.
Although they won for a while, Yuan Benchu's people were really too many.
If there was a decisive battle, how would they win?
Hopefully, he could stall for time.
"Report!"
A soldier ran into the tent with steady steps.
He cupped his fists in front of Cao Cao and said,"Reporting to my lord, we have discovered an enemy infiltration. The direction of the enemy should be our grain transport army."”
"Oh, it seems like they want to hold on for a long time. Then, we'll cut the rations sent to the front line by half and let them successfully launch a surprise attack. Then, we'll order Xu Huang to lead 3,000 soldiers to chase after them.”
"Here!"
The soldier left after receiving his order. At this moment, Cheng Yu could not figure it out.
Was he crazy? He wasn't rich to begin with, and he still wanted people to rob half of it?
"Prime minister, why are you doing this? Since we've discovered them, we can set up an ambush and wait for them to attack.”
Cao Cao glanced at Cheng Yu." You really think so?”
Cheng Yu was usually good at pretending to be confused and rarely did his best to think of a plan. It might have been as Xu Zhen said, he had become a habitual hooligan.
The most common thing he said was that he agreed.
"Why did they send people to ambush our rations? They didn't want to attack our Vanguard Battalion.”
"Thus, the only way is to cut off my supply route. If I can plunder the supplies and destroy the supply route, they will be satisfied and wait for me to return.”
Cao Cao sighed and said,""Therefore, giving them some rations to burn isn't a bad thing. On the contrary, it can buy us enough time.”
"What should I do with the time I've earned?”
Cheng Yu didn't understand what Cao Cao meant. He still couldn't understand. At this moment, on the main battlefield of Guandu, it was nothing more than a competition of who had more soldiers, more rations, and more generals.
If this continued for a long time, the high morale at the beginning would definitely decline. Then, when winter came and spring came, if they fought again, they would definitely suffer heavy losses.
"Wait, wait for the rankings."
Cao Cao closed his eyes and laid down on the couch.
Cheng Yu was stunned. Waiting for the rankings?
He walked out of the tent in a daze, and his expression did not look too good.
At this moment, Xun You and another person walked over at the same time. Both of them had curious gazes as they approached Cheng Yu.
"What did the lord say? I've received news that Yuan Shao's cavalry is coming to rob our camp. They probably want to take advantage of our lack of preparation to burn our rations and cut off our supply routes. I have a plan that can make them return empty-handed.”Xun You said excitedly.
Cheng Yu, on the other hand, smiled bitterly and did not say anything.
The strategists all knew that they had to make sure that these soldiers would never return to strengthen their morale, but the lord had made the opposite plan. Could it be that our realm was not enough?
"Why not kill them here and spread false news?”
"Scared?" The sudden voice startled Cheng Yu. He then focused his gaze and saw an old man." Hey, Mr. Wen He, you're here too. Greetings."”
Jia Xu's expression suddenly became resentful." Is this old man really that hard to see…"
Damn it!
It was always like this!
"Sigh, to tell you the truth, my lord's intention is to let them burn some of the grain, then chase them across the river and change the grain route.”
Xun You and Jia Xu were stunned.
" Oh, I understand." Jia Xu immediately nodded." The lord wants to stall for time. After all, Yuan Shao came to rob the camp and did not directly fight with us. This shows that he wants us to retreat without fighting."”
"That's right, the lord said the same thing.”
Cheng Yu sighed." Gongda hit the nail on the head.”
Jia Xu: "???"
I didn't say that?
This is very impolite!
"Oh, go and arrange it. Since Yuan Shao is waiting for us to retreat without fighting, then what is the lord waiting for?”
Xun You clasped his hands behind his back and fell into deep thought.
After Jia Xu frowned for a moment, he asked,""Could it be…waiting for Lord Xu Zhen?”
"Yes, it's possible."
Xun You nodded.
"Mr. Wen He, have you seen Bo Wen?”
"We met once, but the Lord was probably thinking about something and didn't look at me much. I think he still doesn't know me.”
Jia Xu said bitterly.
And you almost hit me.
He added in his heart.
"Bowen, in Qingzhou, the lord is waiting for the list.”
"Once Lu Bu is destroyed, he will immediately mobilize his troops. Everyone, you should be prepared. As his advisors, we must be able to accurately guess his intentions.”
Xun You bowed deeply to the two of them and turned to leave.
Cheng Yu immediately gave the order. Only Jia Xu walked alone in the camp and began to clean up the situation. There were not many enemies in Qingzhou.
Lu Bu's subordinates were also lacking in provisions, and only by participating in the battle could they obtain a large amount of provisions from Yuan Shao to support their army. They would have to wait for news from the other side.
……
Three days passed.
Zang Ba had taken over Qingzhou and Beihai, occupying the city where Lu Bu had been.
As for Dian Wei and Xu Chu, they attacked at night and charged into Gao Shun's camp.
The Death Warriors Camp and Breaking Ranks Camp were heavy armored troops specially built by the general. They were not as simple as infantry. They all had heavy armor and tall horses. They were extremely mobile.
Overnight, Gao Shun fought fearlessly, but was defeated by Dian Wei and Xu Chu before being captured.
He was tied up in a military camp outside Mount Tai. At this moment, Lu Bu was trapped on a mountain called the Five Paths Mountain, looking down at the enemy from all sides.
He wasn't afraid at all, but Chen Gong was already anxious.
At this moment, in the camp on the mountain.
"Fengxian, we must break out of the encirclement tonight!! At this moment, all the soldiers in Xu Camp have arrived, but we haven't seen Zang Ba. If he comes, we might not be able to escape!”
"Why? What are you afraid of?"
The feathers on Lu Bu's crown swayed as he smiled." Dian Wei and Xu Chu are merely fourth and seventh. They're not my match.”
"Moreover, if I were to charge down from above, how would they be able to get up from such a terrain? I won't charge up. If I go, I'll give up my advantage and face the enemy's disadvantage.”
"This is absolutely not possible! The art of war says that it is like standing high from a strategic position, and it is like cutting through bamboo!”Lu Bu had once been a bookkeeper and had read many books. The current situation was what he understood as the advantage of the high ground for the cavalry.
A person who marched on the army ultimately needed power. As long as the army had enough power, it would naturally be easier to fight.
"No!"
Chen Gong panicked." Fengxian, the art of war should be judged according to the situation. The current situation cannot be judged by the art of war!”
"We're trapped on this Five Paths Mountain. Although there are five paths to go down, the Xu Camp has already occupied all the main roads. They must have laid an ambush nearby.”
"If we are surrounded for too long, these ambushes will only increase in number and become more complete. Our troops will also be continuously divided. In the end, our rations will be exhausted and we will be defeated without fighting.”
"Besides, you don't have a water source on this mountain. How are you going to get water?”
Lu Bu waved his hand and said proudly,""Sir, are you too nervous? I have 50,000 people, and Xu Zhen only has 50,000. How can he surround me?”
" How can these 50,000 people be the same?!"
Chen Gongren was stunned.
How did the obedient kid become like this after he entered the rankings?
"Xu Zhen's 50,000 is the Snow Dragon Cavalry!!”
Lu Bu's face darkened." Sir, of my fifty thousand soldiers, thirty thousand are the tigers and wolves of Bing Province. Do you think they are inferior to his Snow Dragon Cavalry?!"”
"Fengxian, don't underestimate the enemy. The failure of our plan to seize Yanzhou was Xu Zhen's plan!!! The last person who looked down on Xu Zhen was Liu Bei! Look at where Liu Bei is now. There's no news of him at all!!”
If Liu Bei was here, he might have to fight Chen Gong to the death.
"Then tell me, what should we do?"
Lu Bu slammed the table in dissatisfaction, causing the wine bowl on the table to jump. He was really not convinced. Xu Zhen, who was he?
The last time he heard this name was from Liu Xuande. It was said that he was the last strategist before him. When he looked at the Heaven Advisor Ranking again, he was indeed at the last place. It was like a storm was about to fall off the ranking at any time.
For such a person to actually be on the Brave General Roll, didn't that mean that he was the smartest person among all the Brave Generals?
And the bravest?
Was there such a person in the world?
While practicing martial arts, he still had time to study literature, or had time to…pursue the footsteps of the aristocrats in an artsy manner. There was no such person. There must be something wrong with the rankings.
"Break out of the encirclement immediately. Gather all our forces and attack a single point. We must go to Jizhou at all costs and join forces with Yuan Shao's army. Even if we don't want Qingzhou, we cannot hesitate.”
"Aren't you going to hit Xu Zhen? He was determined to capture me alive!”
At this moment, a general suddenly stood up and cupped his fists."General, I agree with Mister's opinion.”
"Zhang Liao, you!" Lu Bu snorted coldly and panted heavily. He said impatiently,""You also think that I can't beat Xu Zhen?”
"That's not the case. General's bravery is rare in the world. However, we are indeed surrounded on these Five Dao Mountains. Gao Shun has already failed to break out and has been captured. Think about it. How much impact will this have on the battlefield at the front line? If we are captured and killed again, Deacon Yuan's side will probably collapse. Now that Deacon Yuan and we are at loggerheads, our troops are several times stronger than Cao Cao's. If we are captured and killed, Cao Cao's troops will be even more powerful and his morale will be strong. He will definitely not dare to fight again. That would be immeasurable."
"Look, even Wenyuan knows this principle. Fengxian, you can't act on impulse now.”
"Aiya, alright, alright!"
Lu Bu waved his hand," Bring me my Heavenly Halberd!"”
He called out," Gather the troops immediately. We'll attack and break out from the west. It's just the Snowy Dragon Cavalry. Watch how I break their formation!"!!”
……
That night.
Lu Bu personally led all the soldiers and horses to abandon the camp that had been set up. Then, he broke out of the encirclement to the west. Under the impact of the torrent, he encountered the Concealed Shield Technique that Xu Zhen had arranged.
They placed their shields at the foot of the mountain path, raised them above their heads, and lined them up in rows. This way, they could form a new " iron shield " path, waiting for most of the warhorses to be equipped with shields.
Then, he removed the shields and let them fall down, cutting off the heads of the soldiers with hooks and sickles.
Thus, after a night, Lu Bu, who had lost more than half of his men, was dumbfounded.
Even Chen Gong did not expect that after they had painstakingly broken out of the encirclement, there were only less than ten thousand people left behind. The rest were all killed by the Concealing Shield Formation.
It was even easier than cutting leeks.
The Concealed Shield Technique was a favorite of the soldiers in the north, especially the soldiers in Youzhou. This was because outside of Luroncey, most of the foreign races were famous for riding horses. Before the Ice Age, their horses were fat and could travel thousands of miles a day.
Brave and good at fighting.
Of course, a head-on collision would result in too many heavy blows. Later on, someone researched the Concealed Shield Technique. This technique was extremely difficult to practice. First of all, the soldiers in the camp had to be generals with infinite courage. Otherwise, they would not be able to support the Concealed Shield.
At the same time, everyone had to work together and not retreat. Otherwise, once the Concealing Shield Formation collapsed, the soldiers and horses would definitely be separated. Without warhorses, they would all be heavily armored infantrymen. How could they escape from the cavalry's attacks?
However, Lu Bu had encountered the Concealing Shield Formation.
"This Snowy Dragon Cavalry…is truly formidable. They can even conceal their shields.”
Chen Gong's eyes widened in shock. He was in a state of confusion and even felt a little afraid.
Such an enemy, such an army, could they really win?
Why wasn't I so powerful when I was in Cao's camp?
Are they that strong after I leave?
Chen Gong was deeply suspicious.
He had always thought that when Cao Cao became the governor of Yanzhou, it was actually him and Zhang Miao in C.
Little did he know…
"Chen Gong, what do we do now?"
"Sigh, let's go and make peace with Yuan Hui first. Let's take the main road. Fengxian, believe me, if we take this main road, we won't be caught. There are mountain roads on both sides, unless they can jump down from the mountain!”
Chen Gong patted Lu Bu's shoulder.
Now, there was no other way.
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