The fine iron sword collided with Zhang Hu's sword, and the fine iron sword was victorious.
There was a tiny chip on the fine iron knife, but a small piece of Zhang Hu's knife broke off.
Zhang Hu took back his knife, his distressed face turned into the shape of a bitter melon, "Marquis Wen, it's a good knife, why do you want to treat it so badly!"
Lu Bu was overjoyed, patted Zhang Hu on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Zhang Hu, don't be so sad. I tried to break your sword, and I will give you this sword as compensation."
After finishing speaking, Lu Bu threw the fine iron sword he bought with nine gold coins to Zhang Hu without any distress.
Zhang Hu subconsciously took the fine iron sword. After he reacted, he was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down on one knee. "Thank you Marquis Wen for the reward. I will drink all the enemy's blood with this sword to be worthy of it."
Marquis Wen’s reward."
Lu Bu was in a good mood, waved his hand, ignored Zhang Hu, laughed and walked in the direction he was listening to.
Li Gu, who was standing on the other side of the door, looked at the fine iron knife in Zhang Hu's hand, his eyes turned red with jealousy.
"Lao Zhang, you are so lucky, why can't it be my turn?"
Zhang Hu didn't hear what Li Gu said, he just looked at the knife in his hand and smiled stupidly.
On the battlefield, having a good weapon is almost equivalent to having a second life.
When Marquis Wen was testing the knife just now, he was watching from the side.
The sword gifted by Marquis Wen cut a gap in his own sword, but it was fine. It can be called a precious sword.
……
Lu Bu came to the front hall, and his generals were already waiting in the hall. When they saw Lu Bu coming in, they all saluted.
"The last general will see Wen Hou."
Lu Bu waved his hand and immediately came to sit in front of the case. He did not speak in a hurry and checked the information on everyone's heads.
The reconnaissance technique does not allow you to view too much information, you can only see the name, camp and level.
Gao Shun stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, according to the spies' report, after receiving the news, Cao Mengde immediately gave up the attack on Xuzhou and has led his troops back."
Everyone was shocked when they heard Gao Shun's words, and turned to look at Lu Bu.
Lu Bu was also secretly frightened!
He has also been paying attention to the battle situation in Xuzhou. Cao Mengde has already taken advantage of it and surrounded Tao Qian and others in Xiapi. He believes that it will not take long before Xuzhou will be completely occupied.
But he never expected that Cao Mengde would make a decisive decision. Although Xuzhou had a huge advantage on the battlefield, he would still come back as soon as he said so. It was really amazing.
If it were Lu Bu himself, he might continue to attack Xuzhou, capture Xuzhou, and then come back to clean up the mess.
Cao Mengde has countless military exploits. Even if Lu Bu is brave, he will never dare to underestimate him.
To be on the safe side, Lu Bu thought for a while and said, "Xue Lan and Li Feng have heard the order and ordered you two to lead 10,000 troops to station in Dongjun."
Chen Gong was stunned and asked doubtfully, "Marquis Wen, please ask the two generals to go to Dongjun, but what's your plan?"
Lu Bu said slowly, "The two of them are stationed in Dongjun, forming a horns with Puyang. No matter which side Cao Mengde attacks, the other side can quickly rescue them, or they can attack from both sides."
After hearing Lu Bu's words, Chen Gong waved his hands hastily, "Marquis Wen, we are going 180 miles due south to the hilly areas of Taishan County. Cao Mengde will definitely take the dangerous route of Mount Tai when he retreats from Xuzhou. If we ambush a group of elite soldiers there in advance. Cao Mengde is eager to withdraw his troops. He will definitely be on his way very quickly and will definitely not guard against us.
As long as they reach the middle of the dangerous road and all the ambush troops are released, they will definitely be able to severely damage Cao Mengde."
Lu Bu frowned slightly, but he was thinking quickly in his heart.
What Chen Gong said is not a bad idea.
Xue Lan suddenly said, "As Gongtai said, I also know that Cao Mengde should have three options to choose from when rushing back from Xuzhou.
The first road is to take Xiaopei, which is plain all the way. It is the best road to take.
The middle road is what Gongtai calls the dangerous road of Kangfu.
This road passes between lakes and hills, and there are countless dangerous areas along the way. If our army rushes to ambush, and if Cao Mengde really passes by this way, he will definitely return in defeat.
The third road, known locally as Taishan Dangerous Road, passes through the hills and is the most dangerous of the three roads.
If an ambush is set up here and Cao Mengde happens to be passing by, as long as the attack is done properly, the enemy can be severely damaged."
Hearing Xue Lan's words, Lu Bu frowned, turned to look at Chen Gong, and asked slowly, "Gongtai, since there are three roads, how do you know which one he will take?
If you guess wrong, wouldn’t it be unreasonable for me to end up with nothing?”
Chen Gong shook his head, "Marquis Wen, there are indeed three roads, but if we take Xiaopei's road, I am sure that Cao Mengde will never take it."
Lu Bu was stunned, "Gongtai, why is this?"
Chen Gong sneered and said slowly, "Xiaopei is the gateway to Xuzhou and is always heavily guarded.
Cao Mengde is eager to withdraw his troops and is definitely not willing to delay, so he will never take this road."
At this point, Chen Gong's tone paused, but then, without waiting for Lu Bu's answer, he continued speaking.
"And the third road, known as Mount Tai Dangerous Road, passes through the mountain, so you can imagine how dangerous it is.
Cao Mengde is suspicious and cunning by nature. Even if he is eager to withdraw his troops, he will still worry about us setting up an ambush halfway.
The best place to ambush is of course the dangerous road in Mount Tai. As long as you succeed, you will definitely achieve success in one battle.
So I dare to conclude that Cao Mengde would never dare to take the dangerous road of Mount Tai.
Since he can't take these two roads, he has only one way to go, which is to pass between the lake and the hills and return to Juancheng."
Lu Bu frowned and said, "Gongtai, do you mean that we are ambushing Kangfu?"
Chen Gong nodded and said slowly, "As long as we send troops to ambush Kang Fu on the dangerous road, we will definitely be able to severely damage Cao Mengde. Even if he comes back by luck, he will not be able to fight anymore."
Hearing Chen Gong's analysis, Lu Bu frowned even more tightly.
Although Chen Gong explained clearly, he was still a little worried.
Although Xiaopei, the gateway to Xuzhou, will be heavily guarded, it will never be able to stop Cao Mengde.
And listening to what the two of them said, this is the best road to take. Lu Bu always felt that Cao Mengde would take this road.
When Chen Gong saw Lu Bu's hesitation in making a decision, he couldn't help but frown slightly, "Marquis Wen, time is running out and the opportunity will never come again. You must make a decision immediately."
Lu Bu was about to speak, but when he saw the blood stripe on Chen Gong's head, his heart suddenly moved, and he suddenly thought of the lonely salted fish and the fluttering willow leaves.
He remembered clearly that Lonely Xianyu once said that he would go back and read the information to help him win this battle.
The most important thing is that they once said that according to the historical process, they will definitely lose in the Battle of Yanzhou.
So, when Cao Mengde comes back from Xuzhou, what kind of reaction should he make, which is the best choice?