When Liu Bei saw Chen Gong looking at him meaningfully, he immediately knew that Chen Gong had seen through his inner thoughts, but Chen Gong did not say it out loud. It could be seen that Chen Gong did not want to expose the matter, which played into Liu Bei's wish.
After the three reached an agreement, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu returned to their respective camps.
Only Lu Bu and Chen Gong were left in the camp.
Lu Bu asked: "Gongtai, in this battle with Wang Can, how sure are you of defeating Wang Can, or even killing Wang Can?"
Chen Gong thought about it carefully and replied: "To defeat or even kill Wang Can, we must conquer Shangyong. The premise of all plans is to completely annihilate Shangyong's defenders and prevent the news from leaking out. If
The news about our attack on Shangyong was leaked, and Wang Can also got the news. It is almost impossible to lure Wang Can into the city."
Lu Bu frowned slightly, a little unhappy, and said in a deep voice: "If Guan Yu can't sneak into the city, it means we have failed, right?"
Chen Gong said seriously: "That's exactly it!"
After finishing speaking, Chen Gong stood up and left the camp.
…
Liu Bei's camp, in the tent.
After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei back to the camp, the three guests and host sat down. Zhang Fei shouted: "Brother, why did you only send the second brother to sneak into the city and not let me go?"
Liu Bei explained: "Third brother, you have a hot temper and are impulsive. It is difficult to calm down and do things. If your stubborn temper breaks out after sneaking into the city, it will ruin our big event. Therefore, you should come with me.
Well, after the second brother and the soldiers sneak into the city, we and Lu Bu will attack Shangyong City, capture Shangyong, and then lure Wang Can into the trap."
Zhang Fei asked again: "Brother, we came to kill Lu Bu, but now we have changed to kill Wang Can. Should we just let Lu Bu go and not take action?"
Liu Bei said with a smile: "Lü Bu is still useful for the time being, so we have to stay. When we capture Shangyong and confront Wang Can, we can let Lu Bu and Wang Can's men fight. When the army rushes to kill them, we can wait for an opportunity to kill Lu Bu."
Death. Wouldn't it be better if we could severely injure Wang Can and take Chen Gong for our own use? Dare you, if Yuan Shu also dies in Shangyong, that would be the best."
As he spoke, Liu Bei's eyes showed an expression of longing.
Liu Bei occupied Yuzhou and expanded outward with Runan as a foothold. His power already borders Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Yanzhou. If he can capture Xuzhou and Yanzhou, Liu Bei's power will grow rapidly.
When the time comes, Liu Bei can not only conquer the north, but also the south, and then establish his royal legacy.
This is Liu Bei's ambition.
After listening to Liu Bei's words, Guan Yu's red phoenix eyes flashed and said: "Big brother has worked hard and gone through a lot of hardships to achieve this foundation. My third brother and I will definitely help big brother to become the world leader!"
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Well, second brother is right!"
The three brothers looked at each other and nodded heavily.
…
After Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and Liu Bei reached a unified opinion, he returned to the camp and gathered his soldiers, leading them to stop Lu Meng's vanguard and delay Lu Meng's arrival.
The army galloped all the way and was on its way quickly.
Yuan Shu stationed his troops in a mountain valley twenty miles west of Shangyong City.
He led the army to stay on the hillside without hiding his whereabouts, and exposed the news that the army was staying here. As long as Lu Meng's scouts came to inquire about the news, they would definitely be able to find out the news that the army was staying here. Yuan Shu found it
Sit down on a big stone and close your eyes to meditate.
"General, we are stationed here without any protective measures. Wouldn't it be a little reckless?" Just as Yuan Shao closed his eyes and rested, a slightly cold voice came from beside him.
The person who spoke had a fair face without beard, sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was quite handsome.
This person's name is Qiao Rui, and he is a general under Yuan Shu.
Although Qiao Rui was not as good as the dead Yang Hong, Zhang Xun, and Ji Ling, Yuan Shu's army lacked generals and had no generals to stand alone, so he promoted some generals in succession, and Qiao Rui was one of them.
Yuan Shu opened his eyes and saw that it was Qiao Rui who was asking, "Qiao Rui, the way to use military force is to use reality to make false use, and to use false power to make real use. Our army is stationed here, and when Lu Meng finds out the news, it will definitely be like a fall."
Yunwu, I don’t understand the reason. He is the vanguard sent by Wang Can and has insufficient troops, so we are not afraid of Lü Meng. The army stays here openly and openly, which can confuse Lü Meng and can retreat at any time, which is even better."
Qiao Rui nodded, cupped his fists and said, "My lord is wise, I will admire you in the end!"
Yuan Shu sat up straight and stretched out his hand to smooth the short beard under his chin, with a proud expression on his face.
Perhaps this is the shortcoming of the old Yuan family. Both Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu like to hear good things from their subordinates, like flattery from their subordinates, and they don't like loyal words that are offensive. Yuan Shu was very happy when he heard Qiao Rui's words.
He felt that the army stationed here was a very subtle precaution, which must have made Lu Meng confused about the situation.
"Tap! Tread!"
After Qiao Rui finished speaking, another general came over.
This general had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was tall and strong. Wearing armor, he strode to Yuan Shu's side, bowed slightly, clasped his fists and said: "My lord, we found a scout sent by Lü Meng's vanguard army ahead. Do you want to send out cavalry?"
Chase!" The person who spoke was named Li Feng, and like Qiao Rui, he was a newly promoted general.
Yuan Shu waved his hand, shook his head and said: "There is no need to pursue, let them pry for information."
When Li Feng heard this, he immediately went to convey the order.
Yuan Shu's cavalry is not many, only more than 300, and the more than 300 horses are very poor, not high-quality horses. Because the north is monopolized by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and Guanzhong is controlled by Wang Can, it is difficult to transport the horses from the north.
, and Yuan Shao will not support Yuan Shu, so Yuan Shu's three hundred cavalry are his most important treasures and he is reluctant to use them casually.
But the more this happens, the worse the combat effectiveness of Yuan Shu's cavalry becomes.
Without the test of blood and fire, the cavalry is just a decoration and does not have much combat effectiveness. Yuan Shu's army blocks Lu Meng's way. If Lu Meng wants to lead the army to Shangyong, he must defeat Yuan Shu or lead the vanguard to take a detour to avoid it.
Only Yuan Shu can reach Shangyong.
At this time, after Lu Meng got the news that the scouts were spying, he immediately asked the army to stop.
Five miles away from Yuan Shu's army is where Lu Meng's army is stationed.
Lü Meng led his troops to Shangyong City, bringing with him one hundred Langya Camp soldiers and seven hundred ordinary soldiers, a total of eight hundred people. After he received the news from Yuan Shu, he immediately found Zhang Hu.
Since Gan Ning, Pang De, Dian Wei and others set off together with Wang Can's army, there was only Lü Meng in the vanguard army, and his former Langya Camp young general. After Zhang Hu received the order, he ran to Lü Meng
Beside him, he straightened his chest, looked serious, cupped his fists and shouted: "General Zhang Hu, pay your respects to the general!"
After saluting, the serious expression on Zhang Hu's face disappeared and he said with a smile: "Boss, what do you want from me?"
Lu Meng slapped Zhang Hu on the forehead and shouted: "If nothing happens, I can't come to you?"
Zhang Hu shook his head repeatedly, his head swaying like a rattle, and said with a smile: "How can it be possible? I, Zhang Hu, am the boss's follower. I'll be here whenever you call. Just snap your fingers and I'll be here."
Lu Meng said seriously: "Okay, let's not beat around the bush with you. The scouts found that Yuan Shu had stationed troops five miles ahead, blocking our way to Shangyong. This guy blocked the intersection for no reason. There must be a conspiracy. I guess
It’s because they are using troops against Shangyong City that they delay our support of Shangyong City.”
Zhang Hu nodded repeatedly and said: "Boss Yingming, you tell me, I will just carry out the order."
Lu Meng rolled his eyes at Zhang Hu and said, "I came to you to discuss countermeasures with you."
After hearing this, the smiling expression on Zhang Hu's face disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression. When it comes to major military matters, Zhang Hu also understands that he cannot be careless and must treat them with caution.
