The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 174 Yuan Shu
"My lord, the spies have come to report that Cao Cao has led an army of 20. He has now arrived in Nancheng and made a tentative attack."

Yuan Shu led an army of 20 and assembled in Pei County outside Xuzhou. He could invade Xuzhou at any time, just waiting for news of Cao Cao's army.

Although Yuan Shu is incompetent, he is not an idiot. He has always been on guard against Cao Cao, fearing that Cao Cao will be used as a spearman.

"Okay, hahaha, Cao Mengde's attack on Nancheng will definitely block Nancheng and Taishan's reinforcements to Xuzhou, and our army can easily take Xuzhou.

It was ordered that Liu Xun, Yang Feng, and Zhang Xun each lead [-] troops and divide their troops into Xuzhou. They must occupy Pengjun, Langya County and other places before Cao Cao captures Nancheng.

The remaining soldiers and horses followed me to attack Pi, and ordered Ji Ling to lead [-] troops as the vanguard to open the way for the army. "

Yuan Shu has been eyeing Xuzhou for a long time. If Liu Bei hadn't occupied Xuzhou first and sent a large army to garrison him, he would have attacked Xuzhou long ago.

Now the opportunity came, Liu Bei was attacked by several powerful enemies, Xuzhou was empty, and there was no reinforcement.

And Cao Cao's army, which threatened Yuan Shu, was also involved in Nancheng. This is an excellent opportunity for him to take control of Xuzhou.

"Cao Ah, when I occupy Xuzhou and my strength increases greatly, I will avenge you for seizing the city." Yuan Shu's Yuzhou was occupied by two counties by Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu has always held grudges.

"My lord, now that all the troops are out, there are no soldiers and horses to defend Yuzhou, and it is very empty. Do you want to leave some soldiers and horses in case of accidents?" Yuan Shu's master Bo Lifeng asked Yuan Shu.

"There is no need for that, my great enemy, Cao Cao, is attacking Nancheng, and wants to take this opportunity to take back Taishan County.

Sun Jian of Yangzhou was attending the meeting and Wang Lang was fighting endlessly, so he had no time to look north.

Liu Biao in Jingzhou has no grievances or enmities with me, and Liu Biao calls himself a gentleman, so he will not take the opportunity to attack me in Yuzhou.

Since the death of the thieves in Silizhou, they have been dismantled and separated, fighting each other, so don't take it to heart.

Now is the best time for me to take over Xuzhou. I should go all out, and I am afraid something will change if it is too late. "

Yuan Shu complacently analyzed the situation in Yuzhou's Quartet, and what he said was well-founded, thinking that everything was under his control.

Afterwards, Yuan Shu's 20 troops divided into four groups, three groups attacked Pengjun, and led the remaining 11 troops to attack Xiapi.

"Is this Yuan Gonglu self-confident or arrogant? A mere 20 troops attack Xuzhou where we are stationed, and how dare we divide our troops!" In Xiapi City, Xu Shu, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Zang Ba and others will soon receive the secret guards Urgent report, Yuan Shu's army divided into four groups to attack Xuzhou.

"Military division, how should we break it?" Zhang Yun hurriedly asked Ji Yu Xu Shu.

"General Gao Lan, General Zang Ba, and you each lead [-] troops to Pengjun, and must block the three groups of Yuan Shu's troops heading towards Pengjun. Remember, you can only defend and not fight.

General Zhang He followed me and led the army to face Yuan Shu's army. "Xu Shu also divided his troops to deal with Yuan Shu's troops.

"Military Master, I am sure to destroy him all the way." Gao Lan immediately asked for a fight. Gao Lan's ability was not much worse than Zhang Yun's, so he naturally wanted to seize this opportunity to make contributions.

"Military division, I can also destroy it all the way." Zang Ba was not far behind, and followed Gao Lan to stand up for the fight. They all regarded Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses as soft persimmons.

"We must hold out. Yuan Shu's army will retreat within three months, and there is no need to increase casualties." Xu Shu shook his head and rejected Gao Lan and Zang Ba's request, and issued a death order to prohibit them from going to war privately.

"If!" Gao Lan and Zang Ba had no choice but to accept the order.With Xu Shu's order, they would never dare to fight privately, the military order is like a mountain.

Two days later, Xu Shu and Zhang He led [-] troops to block Yuan Shu's troops at the junction of Xiapi and Peijun.

"Wuxi City is the main road from Yuzhou to Xuzhou, and Yuan Shu's vanguard army is thirty miles away." Zhang He and Xu Shu stood on the tall tower, looking at the vast land of Wuxi City.

"Although this city is dangerous, it is not difficult to break through. Yuan Shu's troops outnumber us, and he will definitely storm Wuxi City." Xu Shu looked around. The city wall of Wuxi City is not very high, nor is it very strong, and there is no moat , there is a wide and flat land outside the city, definitely not the kind of fortified city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Haha, military advisor, it's not that I underestimate the enemy. As far as I know, Yuan Shu's troops are very low in combat power, and their equipment is backward, and they don't have the terrifying siege weapons designed by military advisor Ziming.

And my lead is Qingzhou's veterans, well-trained and well-equipped. Don't say that Yuan Shu has twice as many soldiers and horses as our army, and five times as many enemies, so I can defend them. After hearing Xu Shu's words, Zhang He showed a confident smile and looked into the distance without cutting.

"General Jun Yi is brave, our army is all elite troops, it should be no problem to block Yuan Shu.

But now the land of the lord is full of wars, and there are powerful enemies on all sides, and there is no reinforcements available in the land of Xuzhou.

We must not act carelessly. When resisting the enemy, we must also preserve our strength, just in case. "Xu Shu reminded Zhang Yun again to try to preserve his own strength, they can't afford it now.

"Military Master, I know this matter, and I also understand that it is not easy to fight. It is all for the battle of Youzhou.

But the military adviser said earlier that Yuan Shu will withdraw his troops within three months, what does this mean? "Zhang Xi can also be regarded as a commanding talent. He has long understood that their Xuzhou army cannot go to war easily under Xu Shu's suggestion. As for attacking Yuzhou, he never even thinks about it.

"When I first learned that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were jointly attacking my lord, I didn't even think about understanding the surprise. I was reminded by Xiao, and then I realized it. Only then did I realize that Feng Xiao's talent is beyond my reach." Thinking of this, Xu Shu was shocked. At first, I thought that he and Guo Jia were equally talented, but now it seems that there is still a certain distance between him and Guo Jia.

"Army, Cao Cao has other plans?" Zhang He is not an idiot either, and after a little contact, he knew that it must have something to do with Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao's planner is Yuan Shu's Yuzhou ear.

Yuan Shu's army is now attacking Xuzhou, and Yuzhou is empty. Cao Cao can easily occupy it with only one army. "Xu Shu told Zhang He about Cao Cao's plan.

"Military division, if this is the case, why don't you disclose this matter to Yuan Shu, so that the two can turn against each other." Zhang Yun asked suspiciously.

"It's difficult. Once Yuan Shu has defenses, Cao Cao will attack the southern city with all his strength. In this way, Xuzhou, Mount Tai and other places are in danger." Xu Shu was also very helpless. Liu Bei had secretly sent someone to tell him that if Youzhou was in danger, Liu Bei Xuzhou will be abandoned, and soldiers and horses from Xuzhou will be transferred to Youzhou for reinforcements.

In order to help Chen Ziming win the battle of Youzhou to the greatest extent, Liu Bei has already transported all the money and food in stock to Youzhou, not to mention the weapons and armor.

So Xu Shu knew that this was an opportunity, but he couldn't do anything about it.

"Army, this way, it's not that Cao Cao is cheap. Once Cao Cao occupies Yuzhou, his strength will increase greatly, which will be very unfavorable to us." Compared with Cao Cao, Zhang He hopes to be a neighbor with Yuan Shu, the second generation of officials.

(End of this chapter)