After separating from Cao Cao, Lu Meng led the Chu army all the way to Yanjin.
Yes, in the previous plan with Cao Jun, Lu Meng led the Chu army to choose to cross the Yellow River from Yanjin.
Although this place is closer to Li Yang, it is even more likely that Yuan Shao will choose it as the primary target of attack.
But Lu Meng still chose Yanjin.
Just because this place is close to Bingzhou and the Taihang Mountains in Bingzhou!
As long as the army successfully crosses the river, there is no need to fear Yuan Shao's army from attacking.
So what if you have more people? So what if you have more cavalry?
I won't fight with you at all.
As long as you dare to attack me, I will directly lead my army to retreat into the Taihang Mountains.
As long as you enter the Taihang Mountains, even if all your 500,000 troops arrive, I'm afraid it will be of no use.
After all, fighting in the mountains is not as good as on the plains.
No matter how many troops you have, if you can't spread them out at all, what's the use?
You have a lot of cavalry, but you can't ride and charge in the mountains, so what's the point of fear?
"Commander Lu, Yanjin is ahead. Do you want our army to take a rest?"
"No need.
Chen Heng, order the entire army to cross the river immediately."
The rolling water of the Yellow River was already visible to the naked eye, and Lu Meng was not in the mood to lead his army to rest here.
Just kidding, what is rush crossing? It means crossing the river quickly while Yuan Shao doesn't react.
If Yuan Shao discovered that Cao Cao's White Horse Camp in Guandu was an empty camp, he would probably send troops immediately.
You must know that Yuan Shao's men are not without resourcefulness, but they often sing the opposite tune due to the dispute over the prince.
But on such a big matter, these guys can still come up with some useful ideas.
Just as the Chu army began to cross the river, Cao Cao's army also arrived near Cangtingjin.
"My lord, why did you give up Li Yang to Nalumeng?"
Lu Meng could see Li Yang's advantage, so why couldn't Cao Cao's counselors see it?
Regarding this question, although Guo Jia had a rough guess in his mind, he still couldn't help but ask.
"Feng Xiao, after all, they are reinforcements and are here to help us.
I, Cao Mengde, think I am still incapable of plotting against my allies.
Let us resist Yuan Shao's army."
Looking at Cao Cao with a determined expression, Guo Jia smiled.
My lord, you have changed back to your former self.
Of course, this past does not refer to before the Battle of Guandu, but earlier, much earlier.
Just like Cao Cao when he was fighting against Dong's alliance, he was dedicated to serving the public good.
Just like Cao Cao when he was sitting in Xuchang, he still wanted to help the Han Dynasty.
Later, because of the troubled times and various betrayals, Cao Cao changed and became cruel and ruthless.
But he never thought that after experiencing so much, Guo Jia would see the Cao Cao he first knew again.
The Cao Cao who told him that his biggest dream was to become the general of Han's expedition to the west.
"Lead the whole army! Cross the river!"
It's time to let Yuan Shao know how powerful I, Cao Mengde, am!
Cao Cao, who had recovered, regained his previous confidence.
No matter what the future holds, at the very least, I, Cao Cao, will fight this battle well.
At this time, Xiang Ji also led an army to Shouchun.
"Overlord, the general is incompetent, please punish me!"
Just as he arrived in Shouchun, Yu Jin came to Xiang Ji to plead guilty.
It's impossible not to apologize. He lost the Lujiang River and nearly 20,000 Chu troops at the same time. How could Yu Jin not panic?
"Tell me in detail, how did you lose?"
Seeing Yu Jin kneeling on the ground, Xiang Ji was helpless.
After all, you are a general and a famous figure in history. Why can't you even defend the Lujiang River?
After some narration, Xiang Ji finally figured out the process.
Unexpectedly, this historical inertia is really powerful.
After Liu Bei went through so much trouble, he actually managed to recruit Xu Shu as his military advisor. No one else could.
It turned out that when Liu Bei's three brothers fled all the way to Jingzhou, they directly took refuge with Liu Biao.
At this time, Liu Biao was busy fighting with Liu Yan, so he was naturally overjoyed to have Liu Bei come to him.
The general Xinye was given to Liu Bei, allowing him to rest temporarily again.
Then, the wheels of history began to roll.
Xu Shu looked down on Liu Biao, but he just looked at Liu Bei.
What else is there to say? He sang a song at Liu Bei's gate to attract attention, and then he played nonsense for a while, and Liu Bei immediately made him a confidant.
With the presence of military advisors, Liu Bei's restless heart became restless again.
After all, Xinye is too small, and Xinye in this world is not as good as in history.
You know, in history, Liu Bei could also recruit troops in the name of resisting Cao Cao in Xinye.
But what about now? Yuzhou belongs to Liu Biao, and Xinye is directly inland, not bordering any hostile forces at all.
This is a complete hardship for the three Liu Bei brothers.
You know, they fled all the way south, and when they reached the border of Jingzhou, they only had more than 10,000 troops left.
Even so, a lot of troops were forced along the way, otherwise the three thousand would not even be enough.
But who is Liu Bei? Can he be willing to stay in Xinye to retire? At most, he can be Liu Biao's thug?
That is absolutely impossible.
Coincidentally, he now had a military advisor, so Liu Bei immediately described his lofty ambitions to Xu Shu.
When they saw each other, Xu Shu had nothing to say and directly gave Liu Bei an idea.
The two emperors surnamed Liu are at each other's throats. It's definitely not possible for you to intervene, and it's not convenient for you to intervene.
After all, your surname is Liu, and you also want to be the emperor...
Then the problem is very simple. If you can't attack the west, then attack the east.
Now the state of Chu is going to war with Yuan Shao, the state of Qi in the north. Is there any better time than this?
Moreover, Jiang Xiajun, whom Liu Biao wanted to take advantage of before, was still confronting Zhao Yun.
With natural allies, what else is there to say?
When Liu Bei persuaded Liu Biao and borrowed a hundred thousand troops, Liu Bei came out again.
After some planning by Xu Shu, Liu Bei's only one thousand war horses disguised themselves as merchants, made a large circle, and headed towards Jingzhou from the direction of Yuzhou.
Because he was confronting Liu Biao, Yu Jin, who was guarding Lujiang, was naturally extremely cautious.
But because of his caution, Yu Jin discovered the caravan transporting war horses.
After finding out the route, Yu Jin was able to determine that this must be the war horse purchased by Liu Biao.
What else is there to say? Not to mention that it is during a war, even in a peaceful state, if you see thousands of war horses, you must snatch them.
You know, for the southern princes, it is really too difficult to obtain war horses.
Seduced by the war horses, Yu Jin led 10,000 troops out of the city.
After that, Yu Jin was naturally ambushed when he left Lujiang. After leaving the corpses of more than 5,000 soldiers, Yu Jin fled back to Lujiang in embarrassment.
But when Yu Jin arrived at the foot of Lujiang City, he discovered that the large banner at the top of the city had changed to Liu.
Fortunately, most of the Chu troops were concentrated at the South Gate Camp.
After the city gate was lost, Lieutenant General Xue Li led all the way out of Lujiang City due to the ban.
After repeated defeats, Yu Jin could only retreat to Shouchun with his remaining army.