Overlord!

Chapter 148 Confronting Lu Bu

The fierce general whom the Jiangdong envoy named to guard in front of the camp?

Everyone looked out of the tent. He was eight feet tall, strong and awe-inspiring, and when he kicked his tiger eyes, people couldn't help but feel terrified. He was really a fierce general!
And everyone in the account knew this person, it was the general of Liu Bei's army and the person most responsible for the fall of Xuzhou, Zhang Fei!
This is one of Liu Bei's most trusted generals. When he was in Pingyuan County, he even slept in the same bed, and he was like a brother.When Liu Bei attended various banquets, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu stood beside Liu Bei all day long, not avoiding dangers.

Before Liu Bei entered Xuzhou, the army under his command was divided into two separate divisions by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and they were unified separately.

Therefore, the generals Liu Bei can divide his troops and rely on are nothing more than choosing one between Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei has a broad mind. Since Zhang Fei caused Xiapi to fall, he has never criticized Zhang Fei.This is a strategic mistake, not a crime of war.Facing the pincer attack of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, even if Zhang Fei is not used and Guan Yu is used instead, it may not be able to defend.After all, the Danyang soldiers refused to accept Liu Bei. This is an internal political problem in Xuzhou, and it cannot be solved by generals such as Guan Yu or Zhang Fei.

But Zhang Fei retreated from Xiapi, but he always felt guilty, and took the initiative to defend Liu Bei's tent, just like before.

Liu Bei knew that he wanted to make up for his mistakes, so he specially allocated [-] plays from his subordinates to him, and let him be the commander, so that he could feel at ease.

But today, Yi appointed Zhang Fei to command the trilogy and go to Huaiyin to help in the battle, but revealed the problems that both Liu Bei and Zhang Fei deliberately avoided.

At this time Liu Bei was expressionless, but he was really in a dilemma in his heart.

Whether to send Zhang Fei or not seems to be wrong.

Sending Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei will inevitably feel sad, thinking that because of the fall of Xiapi, he will be blamed, and he will be sent to other princes, so he will no longer rely on him.

If Zhang Fei is not sent, Zhang Fei will inevitably be suspicious, thinking that he is taking extra care of his emotions and avoiding the guilt of his loss of Xiapi, but in fact he still has a grudge against him for his loss of Xiapi.

In history, there are countless examples of the rift between the monarch and his ministers, and the grievances in their hearts, which eventually led to the separation of the monarch and his ministers, and even set off rebellions and killed their masters.

Liu Bei trusts his courtiers, and absolutely believes that Zhang Fei will not do anything to betray him, but he is worried that Zhang Fei will have a bad temper, get into the horns of the horns, be overwhelmed and unhappy.

However, he hesitated for only a moment in his heart, and Liu Bei made a quick and decisive decision, and said to Shiyi: "Yes! Yide is a general under my command. Friendship, there is an oath of life and death. Yide is the most important thing in our army, he is the minister of the minions, and no one else can replace him. With his command of the army, it is enough to renew the covenant with the Marquis of Wu."

Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhang Fei's chest was agitated. You treated me as a gentleman of the country, how could I not repay him as a soldier of the country?

He immediately cupped his hands and bowed to Liu Bei: "Fei will be strong and fight bravely, and show off the military might of the lord!"

Looking at the excited Zhang Fei, Liu Bei sighed secretly, Zhang Fei's character is too easily influenced by foreign objects.If you are excited by a word, you will inevitably be suspicious because of a word.

In Huaiyin, there are countless talented people in Jiangdong's civil and military affairs.Zhang Fei's character is too easy to be calculated.

So Liu Bei walked up to Zhang Fei, shook his hand, and said, "Yi De is loyal and brave, so there is no need to talk too much. However, when we go, we should also use wisdom and courage as a general, be gentle and submissive with virtue, and punish traitors with punishment. All right!"

Zhang Fei was majestic and fierce, and immediately responded: "My lord, don't worry, I will shake Jiangdong with my merits, and then I will lead the army back."

Hearing what Zhang Fei said, Liu Bei was relieved.As long as Zhang Fei is single-minded, he only wants to fight and destroy the enemy, and he will make great contributions to Jiangdong.He would not care about the schemes of Jiangdong's counselors, and he would not be affected.

Of course, while Liu Bei was relieved, Sun Ce was even less concerned.

As long as Zhang Fei served in Jiangdong, he made outstanding contributions on the battlefield, opened up the territory for Jiangdong, and continued to destroy the front and defeat the enemy.

Then he is Sun Ce's minister!

As for whether he is a guest general or who he is interested in for the time being, no open-minded prince would care about such details.

Is it true that if Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have served for a certain prince for many years, which prince would still care about it and not use it?
But when Liu Bei and Sun Ce succeeded in uniting horizontally and vertically, Lu Bu was furious on the other side.

The main force of his army was stationed in Juling and Ling County to resist Yuan Shu and Sun Ce's troops in Huainan.

He took down Xiapi, and his army was greatly boosted, especially the Xuzhou garrison and the rest of the Danyang soldiers who took over Xiapi, which made his troops expand from a few more than [-] people to nearly [-].

With so many troops, he didn't have enough food and grass to maintain, because his sphere of influence was limited to the Xiapi area, and other counties in Xuzhou didn't recognize him as Xuzhou Mu at all.Xiao Jian, Zang Ba and others in Langya were independent.A large number of counties and counties in Guangling and Xiapi were captured by Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.

However, Donghai and Pengcheng were completely destroyed by Cao Cao's slaughter. These two counties were not well-known throughout the end of Han Dynasty, and there were no princes to occupy them.

If Lu Bu wanted to maintain the nearly 20-step cavalry, the only thing he could rely on was the [-] shi army rations that Yuan Shu had promised him!
And Yuan Shu naturally saw this clearly. If he gave Lv Bu 20 shi of military rations, wouldn't it help Lv Bu strengthen his strength and raise tigers?He resolutely broke his promise and gained weight.

Therefore, Lu Bu was deeply resentful that Yuan Shu's grain delivery would not come again, and he was furious in the city of Juling: "I conquered Pi and helped Yuan Shu break Liu Bei. So close. This can be said to be the end of all good deeds, but Yuan Shu did not keep his word, it is extremely abominable! I will kill him, and then I can vent my anger in my heart!"

Chen Gong sat behind the table with his eyes closed, until Lu Bu vented, then opened his eyes, and asked indifferently: "How does the general plan to kill Yuan Shu? Lead troops into Xuyi, fight Yuan Shu, follow the path of Liu Bei, and let After Liu Bei attacked the general, he recaptured Xiapi?"

Lu Bu's furious momentum stagnated, and he only felt that his chest was full of obstruction and depression.

No matter how brave and foolhardy he is, Lu Bu will not make the mistake Liu Bei just made last month.

The rage and stagnation caused Lu Bu's forehead to bulge. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Could it be that Yuan Shu breaks his promise to get fat and tease us, but there is nothing he can do?"

His general Gao Shun, majestic and calm, said at this time: "The general can also change his mind. We used Yuan Shu to capture Xuzhou. The general is Xuzhou's herdsman. In this game, he has the most advantage. Although Yuan Shu mobilized many teachers, he only made wedding clothes for others."

In fact, if you want to open it, you should use the 20 shi of grain to lure Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu only hit Xuyi, but Lu Bu took all the land in Xiapi.

It's just that Lü Bu's heart is hard to be so magnanimous. He said angrily: "In the land of Xuzhou, Zang Ba occupied Langya and refused to obey orders. Sun Ce and Yuan Shu occupied Huainan. I only have the Xiapi area. How can we talk about capturing Xuzhou?"

In the hall, Zhang Liao, the prefect of the North, and Wei Xu, Lu Bu's in-law, looked at each other, feeling a little powerless.

This is the second time, general, that a state can be won just by tricks.

The last time I was in Yanzhou, I led Yanzhou Mu, and I won all of Yanzhou overnight. Cao Cao only had three counties left.

However, due to improper strategy and insufficient food and grass, Cao Cao regrouped and recovered all of Yanzhou, and retreated to Xuzhou to join Liu Bei.

Now it's another night, all the land of Xuzhou has been won, and the general leads Xuzhou Mu.

If you lose your speed again, is it necessary for Liu Bei to make a comeback and seize Xuzhou again?
Fortunately, Chen Gong calmed down Lu Bu's anger and the doubts of the generals.

Chen Gong calmly made a plan for everyone, saying: "In the current situation, Yuan Shu is strong and cannot be defeated by one person. Sun Ce is a hero, and he is the most brave in Huainan. If the general wants to stabilize Xuzhou, he should prepare chariots and horses, and meet Liu Bei and make friends with Liu Bei." , showing that he is the governor of Yuzhou, and envoys Xiaopei."

"Yuan Shu is narrow-minded, and he must not allow Liu Bei to offend his prestige. If this is the case, Liu Bei will be attacked by Yuan Shu, and he will not be able to take Xuzhou again. Yuan Shu's troops are pointing at Liu Bei, and he has no time to take Xuzhou with us. The general took advantage of the situation and used a peerless army. Wei, conquer Sun Ce, and subdue Zang Ba, so you can get the land of Xuzhou."

"Yuan Shu was blocked by Liu Bei, and the general punished the rebels and subdued him. He captured the six prefectures of Xiapi, Guangling, Langya, Pengcheng, Donghai, and Peidi. They could have a population of one million and ride one hundred thousand together. If Yuan Shu can rely on For an alliance, across Huaihe and Sijian, heroes will surely respond, and then conquer Cao Cao in the west, and he will surely avenge his shame, and then enter Luoyang, and then help the great Han society."

Lu Bu didn't take things like riding a hundred thousand in one step at all. Which counselor didn't exaggerate when offering advice?

But the strategy mentioned by Chen Gong covers six counties, so it is indeed feasible.

If you can get all these six counties, and then join Zang Ba and other Taishan troops, Xuzhou will surely gather tens of thousands of people.

Lu Bu was quite proud, if he was a military general on the border, he could ride thirty thousand or even forty thousand steps, he would be able to ride the rivers and rivers like a tiger, and cross the Central Plains!

Invite Yuan Shu as an alliance and attack Cao Cao together, then the fate will not be long!
Even the generals in the tent were very excited after hearing Chen Gongbu's painting, they just felt that their eyes suddenly opened up, they didn't draw their swords and looked around, their hearts were in a daze, as if there were dangers and obstacles everywhere, and there were powerful enemies and foreign aggressions in all directions.

Lu Bu is a man who is ruthless enough when he is ruthless, but usually has the straightforwardness and simplicity of a border warrior.

Liu Bei accepted him, and he didn't even call Liu Shijun, but directly called Liu Bei his brother.Geng has no emotional intelligence to the point.

But because of this, he took away Liu Bei's Xuzhou, and he felt a little guilty.

He is willing to take Liu Bei back, and even plans to give Liu Bei a place to live and resettle him.

It can be said that his thinking is not yet ready for fighting for hegemony in troubled times and fighting to the death.What I still think about is that everyone is a subject of the Han Dynasty, and they are colleagues of each other, and they rule the counties together.

So he said: "Then I will have chariots and horses to welcome Liu Bei back to Peidi. Then I will personally conquer Guangling and Langya to conquer Xuzhou!"

Conquering Xuzhou is Lu Bu's biggest strategic goal right now.

The prefects and prime ministers of the Dahan County are extremely powerful, and almost each is the king of one side, so people all over the world call him the Fujun.

Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the prefects of various counties have been dissatisfied with the governors and even the shepherds of the state, which can be found everywhere.

Tao Qian was the governor of Xuzhou, and it took several years to force the prefects of various counties to go to other states, or submit to obey orders, and completely control Xuzhou.

After Tao Qian died, the governors of all counties in Xuzhou refused to obey the order of the state government.Liu Bei was even forced to move his government office from Donghai to Xiapi.

Lu Bu, the self-appointed Xuzhou shepherd, is not recognized by various local forces in Xuzhou. If he wants to occupy Xuzhou, Xuzhou will naturally punish the rebels and subdue them, and integrate the counties.

It's just not easy to integrate Xuzhou, especially Guangling and Langya in the south and north have strong vassals.

Lü Bu asked, "Gongtai thinks Guangling and Langya, where should we go first?"

Chen Gong said: "Xiao Jian, Prime Minister of Langya, is not enough to accomplish anything. He just defends the city in Ju County. With the prestige of a general, he only needs to send an envoy to analyze his interests. He will submit and send envoys to pay tribute. Even Xiao Build a separate regime for self-defense, do not communicate with the general, the general can also ally with Zang Ba, and promise to use the money, grain, grain and silk of Ju County, Zang Ba and other Taishan bandits will also be defeated by the general."

"However, if the general does not take the land of Guangling, no one will be able to take it for the general. Moreover, Sun Ce in the east of the Yangtze River has already established his foundation. Now the prefectures and counties are in the early days, and the strong clans are handsome and the Shanyue bandits are not convinced, so it is a serious drag on him. In terms of military strength, Sun Ce's army in the Northern Expedition was limited, so he just took advantage of the chaos and captured Guangling."

"If the general does not strike at the right time, drive him to Guangling. Once he stabilizes Jiangdong, he will send troops to the north on a large scale. At that time, not only Guangling, but also the whole Xuzhou will no longer be owned by the general."

Lu Bu nodded approvingly. With Lu Bu's temper, he couldn't stand Sun Ce occupying his Xuzhou.

Especially in the Huaiyin area, it is no longer the county of Guangling, but Sun Ce's Bingfeng has already penetrated into Xiapi, Lu Bu's sphere of influence.

If Lu Bu can bear this, how will the princes of all parties treat Lu Bu?How about respecting its prestige?
Moreover, Guangling and Langya are located in the north and south of Xuzhou, and Lu Bu's army has already stationed along the Huaihe River. It is impossible to abandon Sun Ce who is close at hand, and instead send troops to the north to attack Xiao Jian, Zang Ba and others in Langya from thousands of miles away.

So Lu Bu decisively ordered: "Wei Xu and Hou Cheng led their troops to guard Juling and Xu County respectively, and I personally led cavalry to conquer Huaiyin and defeat Sun Ce. I heard that Jiangdong is very rich. If we can conquer Huaiyin and take all of Sun Ce's food and grass, we will surely succeed." Alleviate the difficulties in Xuzhou."

Lu Bu's plan was very good, but in fact this plan was a bit too idealistic.

First of all, Liu Bei may not be willing to be an ally with him, and without Liu Bei stationed in Peidi, to contain and control the west for Xuzhou, and to block Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others, it means that the hinterland of Xuzhou is open to all princes.

The Juling and Xu counties stationed by Wei Xu and Hou Cheng could block the main force of Yuan Shu's troops in Xuyi in the south, but they could not stop Shouchun's army at all.

As long as Shouchun's army goes north and passes Xiaopei, it can go straight to Pengcheng and Xiapi in the hinterland of Xuzhou from the west.

On the other hand, the key to Chen Gong's planning for Lu Bu to take over the six counties is that if Lu Bu can fight, he must win and attack.

However, Lu Bu's headquarters has only a few thousand elite soldiers. If they attack Huaiyin, which is guarded by Sun Ce himself, the first battle may not be successful!

Sun Ce didn't need to wait for the combined forces of Cao and Liu to attack Xuzhou, and then fish in troubled waters. That was the idea of ​​the weak.

The thinking of a real strong man is that he himself is the general trend of the world!His offensive, vertical and horizontal, will affect the pattern of the world!

And what can provide him with this confidence is precisely the elite army under his command who are capable of recruiting and fighting, as well as countless talents who are like clouds of fierce generals and rain of advisors.

Doesn't Lu Bu only have thousands of troops?
He can walk like a tiger, but I, Sun Ce, can't?
With the current strength of the Jiangdong army, Sun Ce is not afraid to compete with it on the battlefield!
Fishing in troubled waters can win Xuzhou, and being in front of the enemy can also win Xuzhou!

(End of this chapter)