Lu Kuang was extremely shocked by Yufro's words. Through the conversation with Yufro just now, he knew that Yufro's identity was basically certain, and judging from his expression, the pottery merchants had allowed him to raise horses in recent years.
It really dealt a severe blow to his self-esteem, and Lu Kuang could clearly feel his resentment and hatred towards the pottery merchant.
Even if what he said was lying, his expression, tone, and the twinkling light in his eyes were enough to prove his true thoughts.
Logically speaking, Lu Kuang should not be thinking about what Yu Fuluo just said about the collusion between pottery merchants and the Huns, but the temptation of this matter was too great for Lu Kuang.
The Xiongnu soldiers united with the pottery merchants to overcome their own defenses. This is pure nonsense. Lu Kuang also knew something about Yu Fuluo. He was extremely arrogant and overestimated the strength of the Southern Xiongnu. Back then, this guy kidnapped Zhang Yang and invited
Yuan Shao joined the alliance and even wanted to overthrow the Han Dynasty.
In his eyes, the strength of the Southern Xiongnu could almost destroy the world.
But none of this is a problem to Lu Kuang... The most important thing is that if this matter is true, then we can seize the substantial evidence that the pottery merchant colluded with the Southern Huns royal court and regain Yuan Shao's chance of winning.
By then, the war situation in Hebei will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes, and the court established by the pottery merchants in the south will inevitably be unstable!
Hebei now has Qu Yi's rebellion, Yan Liang died in battle, and the situation is low. It has also experienced the defeat of Guandu and lost countless troops. Yuan's subordinate Shao has a talent vacancy to continue the post of general. If he can help Yuan Shao solve the problem caused by the pottery merchants,
There is no doubt that the favors Yuan Shao gave him must be unimaginable despite his political shortcomings.
In terms of rewards, Yuan Shao was never stingy with his subordinates.
Lu Kuang clapped his hands and immediately asked Yu Fulo carefully about the pottery merchant's collusion with the Southern Huns.
Yu Fuluo told Lu Kuang that the pottery merchant had met many branch tribes of the Southern Xiongnu through his own way over the years, and even some Xianbei tribes on the border of Youzhou. The pottery merchant had made good friends with them in recent years.
Shang promised them huge profits, and they were all stationed on the border of Han Dynasty. The pottery merchant planned to hook them up and ask them to sneak across Renqiu, Hejian and other places, surprise Lu Kuang's back, and attack him from both sides.
Lu Kuang took the map and pondered some of the routes provided by Humphreys, and found that although it was risky, it was indeed feasible.
Lu Kuang's heart felt a little alive, and he immediately asked Yu Fuluo to stay temporarily, and sent Pegasus to inform Lu Xiang, who was stationed in Linzi City, and asked him to come to Beihai as soon as possible.
After Lu Xiang learned the news, he worked nonstop and arrived at Lu Kuang that night.
After listening to Lu Kuang's narration, Lu Xiang seemed to be hesitant. He said to Lu Kuang: "It's not impossible, but the general asked us to guard Qingzhou and not go to war. We left without permission. I'm afraid the general will blame us if we turn around...
…”
Lu Kuang waved his hand and said: "Brother, you are overly worried. Mr. Yuan just asked us not to go to war, but he did not say that we are not allowed to rob and kill the Huns. As long as we can catch their leader's tongue, that's it."
It’s a great achievement! I’ll report back to Mr. Yuan that you and I will inherit the positions of Qu Yi and Yan Liang, and it will be a matter of course.”
Hearing this, Lu Xiang hesitated and said: "Then let's go, to the villages on the front line..."
"We will not move the soldiers in the frontline camp, but will go secretly with our own soldiers and horses. No matter how powerful the pottery merchant is, he will not know our whereabouts. And even if he knows, how can he cross the stronghold to attack us? Still
It’s not like this stalemate now.”
Lu Xiang still didn't dare to make a decision: "How about... let's inform the Second Young Master of Youzhou about this and ask him to send troops to intercept and kill him."
"Hey! How does this happen? If he acts like this, doesn't the credit belong to him? No way, brother, just trust me as a brother this time. After the thing is done, we will rush back immediately."
"But what if this is false?"
"Probably not. He lives peacefully in our city with Yu Fuluo. If this matter is false, how can I not settle the score with him later? I see that he eats well and sleeps soundly. I think he is very concerned about this matter.
grasp!"
Lu Xiang couldn't resist Lu Kuang's persuasion and finally agreed to his request.
…
As a result, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang secretly sent out troops and lurked towards the road indicated by Yu Erbi.
At the same time, Taishi Ci and Guo Jia in the east had already landed. After landing, 10,000 soldiers and horses brought enough rations and seized Penglai, Huangxian and other places with lightning speed, and Donglai County was
Have it in your hands.
Donglai County is located on the eastern coast and does not border Xuzhou, so its defense is extremely weak, but it is easy to fight.
However, after capturing Donglai County, we continued to attack westward and were heavily guarded by the enemy.
Especially Linzi City to the west of Donglai County is an important town in Qingzhou. If we can capture this place, it will be like stabbing Yuan Jun in Qingzhou in the back, and we will also get an important place for ourselves to recuperate.
The strategic significance is huge.
But similarly, there must be a large number of Yuan troops garrisoned in Linzi City. There is no doubt about this.
In order to securely capture Linzi City, Guo Jia immediately sent military officials from the school affairs office to go to Linzi City to inquire about the enemy's information and troop arrangements.
But the reality was beyond Guo Jia and Tai Shici's expectations.
After the school officials made inquiries, they reported back that just a few days ago, Lu Xiang led some soldiers from Linzi City to quietly leave the city and head west to meet Lu Kuang from Beihai. The two joined forces and headed north.
And left, not knowing what was going on.
When Taishi Ci heard the news, it seemed quite beneficial at the moment, and he immediately discussed it with Guo Jia.
"Guo Weiwei, has our whereabouts been exposed? Why do I feel that this is a ploy by Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to lure the enemy?"
Guo Jia planned for a long time and said: "According to Guo's experience, Lu Xiang leading his troops to the north is not like luring the enemy. If he really wants to lure us and surround us, he should be pretending not to know that we have occupied the east.
Laijun, lead your troops southward and pretend to fight the main force of our army."
Tai Shici wondered: "If Lu Xiang is not seducing us, what is the hidden meaning of his actions?"
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said: "Guo feels that Lu Xiang is not only not seducing us, but also seems to have been seduced."
"Being seduced? You mean..."
"Who else but the Prime Minister could come up with such a damaging move to make Er Lu lead the troops in the opposite direction? No matter what clever trick the Prime Minister used, this matter is a God-given opportunity for us... General Ziyi, we
Tonight, we will gather all our troops and horses to set off and march overnight to capture Linzi City within two days!"