Cao Cao's army marched south and stopped briefly in Danyang. Finally, it met the troops of Xi Zhicai and Cao Ren. With the combined forces of both sides, Cao Cao's troops numbered nearly 60,000. They rushed towards Yuzhang County without stopping.
Wen Chou and Gao Shun traveled all the way west, watching the wind and falling wherever they passed, and Yuan Shu's army finally entered Jurong City.
"My lord, General Wen Chou and Gao Shun have gone to Hushu to hunt down Cao Cao."
Yuan Shu in Jurong City heard that Wen Chou and Gao Shun had led their troops to Hushu, and nodded. What they have to do now is to move forward, and move forward. If they advance into Jiujiang County before Chen Wen can react,
It couldn't be better.
"Gongtai, let's not rest any longer and go directly to the west."
Since soldiers are so valuable and so fast, they can't rest.
"promise."
Yuan Shu's army gave an order, and except for the five thousand militiamen who defended the city, the hundreds of thousands of troops went directly towards Hushu and killed them.
"General, Sir Zhou Mu has urgent report."
A fast horse galloped over and came directly in front of Zhou Ping.
"read."
After hearing that it was Chen Wen's urgent report, Zhou Ping did not dare to neglect it.
"Dan's disciple Cao Cao has been defeated. Yuan Shu's army is marching towards Danyang County. I ordered Lu Bu to lead an army of 50,000 to Liyang to garrison quickly. When you see an order, you must treat it like a person. There must be no mistakes."
The scout directly conveyed Chen Wen's order.
"What?
Dan Tu was defeated and Cao Cao was defeated and fled?"
The alchemy disciple was defeated, and Zhou Ping stood up directly.
"Yes, please go to Master Zhou to quickly arrange troops and horses to go to Liyang to set up defenses."
The scout nodded, confirming Zhou Ping's doubts.
"Come here, let Lu Bu come over immediately."
After hearing the scout's confirmation, Zhou Ping did not dare to delay and sent someone directly to invite Lu Bu.
"Sir, are you looking for me?"
Lu Bu had now smoothed his edges and came directly when he heard Zhou Ping's call.
"Marquis Wen, Cao Cao was defeated by Yuan Shu in Dantu. Master Zhou Mu ordered you to immediately lead 50,000 troops to Liyang to garrison."
Seeing Lu Bu coming, Zhou Ping directly announced Chen Wen's order to him without hesitation.
"Dan's disciple was broken?
impossible."
Hearing Zhou Ping's words, Lu Bu was immediately stunned. Why was the alchemy disciple defeated now?
Cao Cao must have been too lackadaisical.
"I don't believe it either, but this is the fact. Let's lead our troops to Liyang immediately."
Zhou Ping also felt sad and didn't believe it, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Okay, I'll take people to Liyang right away."
Looking at Zhou Ping's sour smile, Lu Bu was also helpless. When did this battle start to become so bad? It was completely different from what he expected.
"Well, I'll leave everything to Marquis Wen."
Zhou Ping stood up and cupped his fists at Lu Bu.
"Um."
Lu Bu also clasped his fists, then turned around and left. He had to hurry up and rush to Liyang, otherwise he would really be killed by Yuan Shu and enter Jiujiang County, and it would be over.
When Lu Bu returned to the camp, he immediately announced the gathering of troops and horses, and Song Xian, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng and others also gathered in front of his tent.
"Lord, what's wrong?
Are we going to support Dantu?"
When Song Xian saw Lu Bu summoning his troops, he quickly asked.
"Hey, Dantu has been defeated by Yuan Shu. Cao Cao led his army to flee. We have to lead our troops to Liyang to garrison to guard against Yuan Shu's attack."
Hearing Song Xian's words, Lu Bu couldn't help but shook his head, and even supported Dantu. Cao Cao was beaten away, so he only supported Dan Tu.
"What, Cao Cao's alchemy disciple was actually defeated?
This is impossible."
Lu Bu's words directly made Song Xian feel that he hadn't woken up yet. How could Dantu be defeated so quickly? It must be fake.
"It's hard to accept it. I don't believe it either, but it's the truth. There's nothing you can do if you don't admit it."
Lu Bu was also helpless.
"General, this battle is unwinnable."
Song Xian looked at Lu Bu, his brows knitted tightly together.
"How to say?"
Lu Bu also looked at Song Xian, his eyes full of confusion.
"General, Danyang County is the gateway to Jiujiang County. If we cannot defend Danyang County, Jiujiang County will be surrounded by Yuan Shu's troops sooner or later. Failure is only a matter of time."
Song Xian expressed his opinion directly.
"Is there any other way we can go?"
After hearing Song Xian's analysis, Lu Bu could only smile bitterly.
"General, from what I see, Jiujiang County cannot be defended. It would be better to make a living as soon as possible rather than end up like this."
Song Xian thought for a moment and spoke to Lu Bu.
"Make a living early?
Is there any way we can survive?"
Lu Bu was helpless, now he really had no choice but to go, otherwise how could he swallow his anger and be tied to Chen Wen.
"General, why don't we pretend to go to Liyang, and then lead our troops all the way south to Jiaozhou?"
Song Xian bit his lip, to be honest, no one wanted to go to the bitter cold place of Jiaozhou, but now it seemed that staying in Jiujiang County would only lead to Chen Wen's demise, so it would be better to go to Jiaozhou.
"Jiaozhou?"
When he heard that Song Xian said that he was going to Jiaozhou, Lu Bu's first reaction was that Song Xian was stupid. The Central Plains is rich, but you asked me to go to a place where birds don't shit?
"Yes, now all the rich and prosperous lands of the Han Dynasty have their own owners. Only Jiaozhou is bitter and cold and no one wants to go there. In a short time, the princes will not notice it at all. Instead of wandering around here and running around, it is better to go to Jiaozhou and become a local emperor.
Of course, this is just my humble opinion. Whether to go or not depends on the general’s wishes.”
Song Xian glanced at Lu Bu and knew that he looked down on Jiaozhou, but with his small number of soldiers and horses, it was simply impossible to get around in the hinterland of the Han Dynasty. Instead of doing this, it would be better to go to Jiaozhou and be happy.
"What do you think?"
Lu Bu glanced at the sky, then at the generals around him, and couldn't help but reveal a trace of confusion. He really didn't know where to go now.
"It doesn't matter where I go, as long as I can always be by the general's side."
Hou Cheng looked at Lu Bu. To be honest, they had been wandering around for the past year, and he was really tired. If they could really settle down in Jiaozhou, it wouldn't be unacceptable.
"Cao Xing, what about you?"
Lu Bu was still very impressed by Hou Cheng's words, so he set his sights on Cao Xing again.
"Cao Xing is willing to accompany the general to Jiaozhou."
Cao Xing was also tired and wanted to rest. It didn't matter if he went to Jiaozhou.
"Okay, then let's pretend to go to Liyang, and then lead the army towards Jiaozhou."
Since none of his generals had any objections, Lu Bu had nothing to say and went to Jiaozhou to become the local emperor.
"promise."
Just do what he said, Lu Bu marched directly towards Liyang with the assembled 50,000 troops.
Wen Chou and Gao Shun marched all the way to the west, looking for the wind and descending where they had gone before, including Hushu, Moling, and Shicheng, and finally arrived outside Liyang City.
"Gao Shun, do you think Liyang City will surrender?"
Wen Chou glanced at the soldiers all over the city and asked Gao Shun again.
"General, Liyang is the gateway to Jiujiang County. Do you think they will surrender?"
