Chapter 643 Where's Lu Bu?
The cavalry on the top of the city whispered, Zhuge Liang was tall and tall, walking around and patrolling, and ignored it.

"You have [-] soldiers, of which [-] are divided into two halves, and they patrol the city alternately. The remaining [-] go out of the city for [-] miles, reporting three times a day, and another [-] cavalry, go to Xiegu, Ziwu Valley crossing, and go deep into the valley for [-] miles. , report every day!" Zhuge Liang summoned the soldiers, military commanders, centurion commanders and others to issue orders.

"Yes, General!" Although the Han army complained, the execution ability of the army was undeniable, and they agreed meticulously.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I know you complain about this general, but I also hope that you can do your job well. It is meritorious service to go to the front to kill the enemy, and it is also meritorious service to defend Chang'an! What's more, I guess the enemy may surprise Chang'an. Happened, when the time comes, Ben will bring you to defeat them, and lead you to make great achievements!"

Although Zhuge Liang spoke out to boost morale, the military commanders and centurions didn't take it seriously. They only wanted to do their jobs well.I don't expect to be able to make great achievements. After all, the possibility of Yizhou soldiers and horses raiding Chang'an is very small. Even if they really come to attack Chang'an, it would be good to defend Chang'an. With their 3000 troops, what can they do?
Zhuge Liang denied it with a smile, turned around and left, and when he left the city, Gao Siji half-jokingly said: "These soldiers have a deep prejudice against Kong Ming. I was persuaded by the words and stayed, if no one came to attack Chang'an, I would be out of luck."

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Liang doesn't dare to say that there will be an enemy raid on Chang'an, but it is based on the analysis of the facts. If there is no enemy attack, the general can't blame Liang!"

"Hey, if no one attacks from Chang'an and I ask to stay behind, then General Li must be under great pressure. Although Xue Andu is brave, he may not be the enemy of Lu Bu!" Gao Siji said with a serious face.

"General Gao, you don't have to worry. General Li knows the art of war very well, and brother Youdu, his ability to use troops is also very powerful. Even if he can't win, it will not be a problem to hold back the Yizhou army!" Zhuge Liang comforted with a smile, obviously Xie Xuan, a classmate and friend, trusts him very much.

But it is said that Li Xianzhong led the army out of Chang'an and went west along the Guanlong Avenue. After three days, they arrived at the north of Sanguan.Sanguan, the Yellow River, and Chencang are connected in a line.

Sending troops from Hanzhong, you can reach Sanguan through Qinchuan Mountain Road. After Sanguan is Guanlong Avenue, the Yellow River rushes and roars in the north of the Avenue. Crossing the Yellow River is Chencang.

Guanzhong is rich and rich, and water is the foundation of civilization. The Yellow River passes through Guanzhong, with countless tributaries. Various cities are built along the north and south of the Yellow River. Except for Guanlong Avenue, Chencang City in the north is a dangerous place that guards Guanzhong's richness.It is bordered by the Yellow River in the south and high mountains in the north, but the length of the pass is narrow, and one man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. Even if you have an army of one hundred thousand, you will not be able to show your posture in front of Chen Cang.

Therefore, Chencang is a battleground for military strategists. If you take Chencang, the rich and rich land in Guanzhong is like a girl who has taken off her clothes, and there is no secret at all.

In Li Xianzhong's big tent, the Yellow River in the north was rushing endlessly, and a huge roar could be vaguely heard in the distance.

Li Xianzhong summoned the generals and said: "The scouts have come to report that Yizhou soldiers and horses have left Qishan Mountain. They are now stationed in the upper valley. If you go west, you can attack Longxi, and if you go east, you can go straight to our Guanlong Road."

Li Xianzhong said with a look of sadness on his face: "Maybe Kong Ming's conjecture is true. I thought the purpose of Yizhou troops was to join forces with Mongolia to attack General Cao Mengde. The soldiers are very fast. Now they have at least seven or eight days to leave Qishan." It’s been a long time, but they haven’t attacked Longxi yet, maybe the Yizhou troops have some other purpose.”

When all the soldiers heard this, they all looked a little worried. The best strategy for Yizhou soldiers and horses was to unite with Mongolia to destroy Cao Cao. But now it has been delayed for several days, but people have to think of other purposes of Yizhou soldiers and horses.

For example, targeting Guanzhong and Chang'an.

A school lieutenant said with a smile: "General, you don't have to worry unnecessarily. Yizhou soldiers and horses leave Hanzhong, and it is difficult to mobilize food, grass and luggage. Maybe it is their lack of food and grass that delays the timing of sending troops?"

The young Xie Xuan stood up and said: "Before the soldiers and horses are moved, the food and grass go first. This is the truth that all soldiers must understand. What's more, the road to Shu is difficult. Every time Yizhou sends troops, it will consume a lot of manpower and force." , how could they not prepare sufficient food and grass in advance, and if they are so anticlimactic, aren't they afraid that they will lose everything if they are careless?"

"That's why the general thought that Yizhou's soldiers and horses stood still and had other purposes!"

Li Xianzhong looked at Xie Xuan and said, "Youdu, tell me what you think!"

Xie Xuan cupped his hands and replied: "Now the princes from all walks of life send troops for the purpose of attacking Jizhou by His Majesty. No, it may take three to five years to send troops again. Originally, the best strategy for sending troops from Yizhou was to join forces with Mongolia to attack General Cao Mengde.

"But now Yizhou's soldiers and horses are standing still, what is their plan?" the first general wondered.

"Now that they are standing still, it only shows that they have a big heart, and the Yizhou soldiers want to annex Guanzhong!" Xie Xuan replied.

Standing in the camp, Xie Xuan pointed to the north and said, "Chen Cang is a dozen miles to the north of this place. The final general thinks that the strategy of Yizhou soldiers and horses is likely to be the main force fighting our army. They will attack Chen Cang with partial divisions from Sanguan Pass and destroy us. As for the ration road and the way to go, once there is a change in the front line, what does the general think will happen at this time?"

Li Xianzhong said with a gloomy face: "Once Chen Cang is taken down and our army's food and grass are cut off, we will be defeated without a fight in just one month, and Cao Mengde's Longxi Army will also be implicated. There is no danger to defend."

"General Hao is good at defense, and Chen Cang is a place where one man guards the gate. I want you to go to Chen Cang to garrison. How many troops does the General need?" Li Xianzhong looked at Hao Zhao and said.

"Kong Ming dared to use [-] soldiers to guard Chang'an, and there are [-] more soldiers, so I will use [-] soldiers to garrison Chen Cang!" Hao Zhao said, clasping his hands.

Li Xianzhong thought to himself: "The main force of Yizhou is in the Qishan area, even if we can send troops to attack Chencang, I'm afraid there will not be many. Chencang is a dangerous place, and [-] soldiers and horses are enough to guard Chencang."

Li Xianzhong looked at Hao Zhao and said, "Okay, General Hao is indeed courageous. In that case, I will go north to Chencang tomorrow with two thousand soldiers and horses to garrison."

"No!" Hao Zhao bowed his hands and accepted the order.

After Li Xianzhong finished speaking, he looked at Xie Xuan and said: "You Du, your strategy is quite extraordinary. Now that Yizhou soldiers and horses are standing still, I think the situation that Kong Ming said is somewhat possible. I don't know what you think?"

"Jin Yiwei did not detect the movements of Yizhou soldiers and horses at Xiegu and other crossings, which means that they have not deployed soldiers and horses in that area since they decided to send troops. If what Kong Ming said is true, then Yizhou soldiers and horses started when they took Hanzhong It’s too far-sighted. I don’t think it’s very likely, but even if soldiers from Yizhou go to Chang’an, you can rest assured, General, that Kong Ming is truly talented, and no one can take advantage of him.”

"I didn't expect Kong Ming to get such praise from Youdu. Since I have Youdu's guarantee, I don't worry about it!" Li Xianzhong laughed loudly.

Early the next morning, Hao Zhao led 2000 troops across the Yellow River in a boat and went to garrison Chen Cangcheng on the bank of the Yellow River.Li Xianzhong led an army of [-] to the Qishan area to face Yizhou soldiers.

Yizhou soldiers established Qishan camp at the foot of Qishan Mountain. Two days later, Li Xianzhong's army arrived in Qishan area and stationed in Shangbang County, [-] miles away.

When the army arrived in Shangbang, Xue An asked Li Xianzhong to fight: "General Li, the soldiers and horses in Yizhou are standing still. At the end, the general is willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses to call the battle to see if the soldiers in Yizhou are real or not."

"Lü Bu is ferocious, you should take three thousand cavalry there, be safe, be careful!" Li Xianzhong nodded in agreement.

"Haha, don't worry, general. I've heard that Lu Bu's body has been hollowed out by wine and sex all these years. The general has been studying martial arts all these years. Why are you afraid of Lu Bu?"

After finishing speaking, Xue An raised [-] cavalrymen and went straight to the Qishan Yizhou Army Camp.The cavalry charged, and within half an hour, Xue An arrived outside the Qishan Camp. Eighty thousand soldiers and horses were stationed on the plain, and to the north was the rolling Qishan Mountains.

Xue An shouted loudly at the gate of the camp: "Xue An is here, Lv Bufu comes out and fights with me!"

Xue An called several times in a row, but no one came out to fight. A scout had already entered the camp to report to Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Zhang Liao and other generals are on display in the large tent of the Yizhou Bingzhong Army. The main generals are Zhang Ren, Sima Lang, and Fazheng are the military advisers.

"Report to General, Chang'an General Xue An is challenging General Lu Bu!" The scouts entered the camp to report.

"How many troops did Xue An bring?" Zhang Ren asked.

"Three thousand cavalry!" replied the soldier.

"If Xue An is with infantry, he can rush forward, but Xue An is with cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. Now that Marquis Wen is not in the camp, he should avoid it. Let Xue An call for formation, don't worry about it!" He was muttering for a while and said.

The soldiers and horses in Yizhou avoided fighting, Xue An yelled and scolded Lü Bu all over for a long time, but still no one responded.At sunset, Xue An raised his troops and returned to the camp.

In the county town of Shangbang, Li Xianzhong heard that Xue An was returning to the city, and went out of the camp in person, while walking towards the city, he asked: "Today, the general went to the Qishan camp to find out the real situation of Yizhou's soldiers and horses, what's the situation like?"

Xue An said with a gloomy expression on his face, "It's really weird. I yelled and scolded all day today, but I didn't see Lu Bu fighting for a long time. The soldiers' throats were hoarse from scolding."

Li Xianzhong's face changed drastically immediately, and he said: "I have dealt with Lu Bu in the early years. He has an extremely aloof personality. Even if his body is hollowed out by wine or sex, or he is sick, he will not avoid fighting. You scold him all day today, but Lu Bu will not fight." There is only one explanation for not going to battle. Lu Bu is not in the Yizhou camp, where is he now?"

(End of this chapter)

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