Looking at Song Xian's appearance, Lu Bu grabbed the wine bottle again and took a sip, squinting at Song Xian in front of him.
"My lord, Yuan Shu's generals Yan Liang, Xu Huang and Dian Wei led fifty thousand troops and crossed Jiyin County to Jiyang County. Zheng Fan, the magistrate of Jiyang County, surrendered without a fight. Now their army has crossed
Jiyang is heading towards Waihuang."
Song Xian directly told Lu Bu the news detected by the scouts.
"Yuan Jiujiu, Yuan Jiujiu, why can't you let me live, ah."
When he heard that Yuan Shu's army had arrived at Chenliu County, Lu Bu stood up fiercely and smashed the wine bottle on the ground.
"Peng"
The sound of the wine bottle breaking shocked Song Xian.
"Lord, what should we do?"
Song Xian glanced at the debris on the ground and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"what to do?
What do you think I should do?
What can I do?
ah?
tell me."
Lu Bu's eyes turned red, like a wild beast, and he yelled at Song Xian.
"Lord, calm down, calm down."
Seeing Lu Bu's crazy look, Song Xian couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Okay, I'm calm, what do you think we should do now?"
After roaring, Lu Bu calmed down a little and whispered to Song Xian.
"Lord, we still have 15,000 elite soldiers, and we can mobilize nearly 10,000 young and strong soldiers from Chen Liuzhong. This is all our current strength. To be honest, these 25,000 people want to resist Yuan Shu's 50,000 elite soldiers, which is a bit...
Disaster."
Seeing that Lu Bu had stabilized, Song Xian began to analyze his actual combat power.
"Then what do you mean?
Flee without a fight?"
Song Xian's words made Lu Bu's calmed mind feel different again.
"Lord, sometimes there is no shame in retreating sensibly. Doing something you know you can't do is not a warrior but a dead soldier. The fact that we are leaving now does not mean that we are afraid, but that we must gather strength and wait for our return later."
Song Xian organized his words, and then slowly stated his views to Lu Bu.
"Haha, retreat?
How can there be a way out for us if the Han Dynasty is so big, and where can I, Lu Bu, be my hometown?"
Lu Bu suddenly became very disappointed, remembering that he and Ding Yuan's cavalry went to Luoyang, killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo, who then went to Chang'an with Dong Zhuo.
Then he cooperated with Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo in Chang'an, and was driven out of Chang'an by Li Jue and Guo Si, and ran to Jingzhou
Later, he joined forces with Liu Bei and reached the current Chenliu County.
And now that Yuan Shu's troops are moving south, he may have to flee again. Where is his safe haven?
Song Xian looked at Lu Bu and was a little confused. How could the lord who was so brave and invincible in the world become like this?
"My lord, wake up, you are the most powerful general of the Han Dynasty, an unparalleled existence in the world, why would you say such a thing?
We are not at the end of the road yet. I believe it is a good choice for us to go south to Yangzhou and join Chen Wen.
There, Cao Cao occupies Wu County, which is a huge threat to Chen Wen. If we go there, he will definitely accept it. I believe Yangzhou is our turning point."
Since Zhang Liao left, Song Xian has directly become the intellectual leader in Lu Bu's army, and the most important thing is that his IQ seems to have suddenly opened up. It's like he has grown up, and he has different opinions on many things.
Just like the current situation, he saw the situation in Yangzhou. It was not easy for Chen Wen to resist Cao Cao, so if they could march into Yangzhou now, they would definitely become Chen Wen's main force against Cao Cao. If they could defeat Cao Cao, then
It will be easy to capture Chen Wen once you get down here.
"Will there really be a turnaround when we go south to Yangzhou?"
Lu Bu glanced at Song Xian, and a glint of hope appeared again in his previously dull eyes.
"Believe me, it will happen. I admit that Yuan Shu is a bit too strong now, but Cao Cao's strength is not out of reach. If we go to Yangzhou, we will definitely have a great chance."
Song Xian nodded heavily to Lu Bu. He had already begun to outline the situation in Yangzhou in his mind.
"Okay, then I will use you as the messenger to go to Yangzhou to discuss with Chen Wen first. Once you have negotiated, I will lead my army to Yangzhou immediately."
If Lu Bu hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, he wouldn't have been so frustrated. Now that he heard Song Xian's words, he wanted to give it a try. After all, I can't beat Yuan Shu, can I still beat Cao Mengde?
"Lord, the situation is urgent now. If I go to Yangzhou for negotiation, Yan Liang and the others may be surrounded here within a short time. It will be difficult for us to leave by then. Why don't we move forward simultaneously? I will go to Yangzhou first, and you will lead the army.
If you want to go to Yangzhou, I believe Chen Wen will definitely agree."
Song Xian thought for a moment and felt that Yan Liang would definitely make dumplings out of him if he continued to delay. By then there would be only a few of them but no troops, and there might be no room for negotiation at all when going to Yangzhou.
Rather than wasting time here, it is better to leave now and bring the soldiers and horses there. Chen Wen will also give them a high look.
"Okay, I'll do as you say, order the carriages among the people to be searched, and take away all the baggage that can be carried away. We will go to Yangzhou immediately."
Lu Bu really has no idea now. If he is not afraid of anyone when it comes to commanding on the battlefield, but when it comes to grand strategy, he is really out of his depth.
"Then I'll take the first step."
Finally Lu Bu agreed with his idea. Song Xian clasped his fists and walked out, then galloped towards Yangzhou.
At the same time, Xi Zhicai also set off from Wujun and rushed to Shouchun City.
Shouchun, Jiujiang County
"My Lord, Xi Zhicai came from Wu County."
Zhang Xun came to Chen Wen's house and directly told him the news of Xi Zhicai's arrival.
"Cough cough cough."
Chen Wen coughed a few times, then looked at Zhang Xun, "Why did Xi Zhicai come?"
"My lord, now that the battle of Yanzhou has basically been finalized, it is not a good thing for Xi Zhi to come to Yangzhou now."
A ray of light flashed in Zhang Xun's eyes,
"You mean Cao Cao wants to take Yangzhou while the princes are recuperating?"
Chen Wen is also smart. When Zhang Xun said this, he basically guessed what he said next.
"Well, I guess that's what it means. Xi Zhicai may be here to force you to give up Yangzhou to Cao Cao."
Zhang Xun nodded to Chen Wen. This is probably why Xi Zhicai came here.
"Then what should we do?
Cao Cao's losses in Xuzhou this time were not big, but with our strength, it may be difficult to resist him."
Chen Wen's expression changed. If Cao Cao really wanted to force him to go to the palace, it would be difficult for him to stop him.
Originally, it was a helpless move to lend Wu County to Cao Cao for training. At that time, they thought that Liu Biao and Yuan Shao would not sit back and watch Cao Cao's strength grow. If Cao Cao really wanted to take Yangzhou, they could easily use the opportunity to resist him.
But now the two families have been destroyed by Yuan Shu and more than 100,000 elite soldiers have been destroyed. This has caused considerable losses to both parties. If Cao Cao comes again at this time, it will be difficult for them to send troops to rescue them.
