"Tell me, did that relative come? How many troops did they have from Chu?"
For Lu Bu, the most important thing is whether Xiang Ji comes in person.
If Xiang Ji came in person, Lu Bu would have no choice but to change the focus of his strategy, and even directly recruit Zhang Liao's army that was besieging Luoyang, and leave Xiang Ji here.
But if it is just a partial force from Chu State, then Lu Bu will pay attention to it, but he will never change his strategic intentions.
You know, Huguan is a must-win place for Lu Bu.
If the pot cannot be closed, then even if Lu Bu takes Bingzhou, he will still be a beast that cannot escape.
Only by capturing Huguan can the Xiliang Qin army gain a strategic advantage and change the previous situation where they could only defend but not be able to counterattack.
You know, although the 800-mile Qinchuan River is vast, there are too many passes. If Lu Bu wants to invade the Central Plains, he must break through all the passes.
Luoyang is one place, Huguan is another place.
"King Qin! Xiang Ji did not come in person, and the leader of the Chu army is Zhao Yun.
The number of soldiers under his command is less than one hundred thousand."
Realizing that Lu Bu didn't blame himself too much, Ma Chao suddenly felt relieved.
It's not easy to get along when you're someone's little brother, and you just look at your face and talk.
But no matter what, my father is not strong enough to do what others do.
Although Lu Bu is powerful today, he is not actually as stable internally as Mount Tai.
You know, Lu Bu's army was divided into three parts.
Needless to say, the basic Xiliang army was composed of two other parts: one was led by Han Sui, and the other was led by Wuwei and the Ma family.
Although Han Sui took the initiative to seek refuge and the Ma family was forced to seek refuge, there was no difference in their hearts.
If you, Lu Bu, can always be invincible, then we brothers won't mind hanging around with you.
But if one day you are down and out, huh, then you won't be able to do anything to make yourself a king.
Therefore, Ma Chao respects and fears Lu Bu, but only because of his loyalty, he can only say sorry.
Lu Bu was not completely ignorant of all this, but he didn't care at all.
The Lone King's cavalry has conquered the world without any rivals, and the Lone King himself is unrivaled. Are his subordinates loyal? Hehe, it's okay to be honest and obedient. If you dare to have second thoughts, then ask me if there are any other Xiliang cavalry.
Did Fang Tian Huaji, the solitary king, agree?
Today, the only person Lu Bu can take seriously is Xiang Ji, who defeated him in Hulao.
However, if you meet Xiang Ji, King Gu will definitely not be defeated!
Lu Bu was very confident in this, simply because he had already broken through his own bottleneck.
According to Lu Bu's current classification of the strength of the current generals, Wei Xu and others under his command are second-rate generals, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, etc. are first-rate generals, Ma Chao, Pang De, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei who were once imprisoned in Hulao, and
Zhao Yun and others who defeated Ma Chao were all top-notch generals.
And he himself has Xiang Ji, which has surpassed the definition of an ordinary military commander.
However, this is Lu Bu and Xiang Ji who were once locked in Hulao.
Now, in Lu Bu's view, there is no one in this world who can be his opponent!
Of course, this division of strength is not absolutely accurate. After all, even among the top-ranking generals, there is still a distinction between superiors and inferiors during a battle.
"Gao Shun, the lonely king has left fifty thousand cavalry for you. Cooperate with your troops to fall into the camp. Continue to march towards Huguan. I must capture Huguan for the lonely king!
As for the other soldiers and generals, we will set off with the lonely king immediately, and we will take back Shangdang County!"
In Lu Bu's opinion, with 70,000 soldiers and 20,000 trapped troops, it was enough to conquer a Hu Pass.
As for the remaining 100,000 Xiliang troops, Lu Bu planned to take them to counterattack Shangdang directly.
As mentioned above, the importance of Shangdang to Lu Bu is self-evident.
What's more, the arrogant Lu Bu would never tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes.
Following Lu Bu's order, the Xiliang cavalry began to move in two directions.
This was also noticed by Zhao Yun, who occupied Shangdang, and Yuan Xi, who fled to Huguan.
Bingzhou, Shangdang.
"Report! General Zhao, a large number of Xiliang Qin troops have appeared thirty miles to the south. The flag embroidered on their marching banner is the character Lu!"
What!? So fast?
After receiving the report from the scouts, Zhao Yun knew that Ma Chao, who had escaped yesterday, must have joined Lu Bu's main army.
But never thought that it would be so fast and so close?
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Zhao Yun's forehead.
It seems that when I led my army to attack the city yesterday, I might have happened to pass by Lu Bu's main Xiliang army!
Otherwise, Ma Chao would not have been able to join Lu Bu so quickly and come to Shangdang.
But, this would be troublesome!
You must know that since Zhao Yun occupied Shangdang yesterday, he has been ordering his soldiers to continuously cut down the surrounding forests and collect kerosene and other supplies from the residents of Shangdang County to defend the city.
At present, Bingjia, who is responsible for collecting fire oil from Zhengnei, is okay, after all, he himself has not left the Shangdang.
But those soldiers who cut down the trees have never returned!
Thirty miles, whether it is close or far, it is said that it is far.
If Lu Bu's army does not stop, it may reach Shangdang before sunset.
If that's true, then the soldiers who cut down the trees outside the city will not be able to return.
That's an army of 30,000 people!
Now that he was about to face Lu Bu's siege, how could Zhao Yun give up his 30,000 troops?
What's more, they have the hope of Zhao Yun defending the city!
The purpose of sending 30,000 people to cut down trees is not only to accumulate more trees for the defense of the city.
"Ding Feng! I will leave Shangdang City to you. Remember, if I have not returned, you must not send troops out of the city to search and rescue."
After thinking for a while, Zhao Yun made a decision in his heart.
Only with the current situation, he can go out of the city to stop Lu Bu's army.
There is no need to delay for many games, as long as the soldiers who cut down the trees can return to Shangdang County in time, there is still hope for everything!
"General!"
As Zhao Yun's lieutenant, how could Ding Feng not hear what Zhao Yun meant?
I'm afraid this will lead to no return, ten deaths and no life!
Moreover, General Zhao Yun also ordered him not to send people to search for him if he did not come back. Do you still need to understand this?
"Ding Feng, don't act like a little girl. Don't let me underestimate you!"
Seeing Ding Feng trying to stop him with words, Zhao Yun quickly blocked his words.
As long as we can delay Lu Bu's army, as long as we can defend Shangdang County, even if we die in battle, so what?
After making some arrangements, Zhao Yun left the city with three hundred cavalry.
Ding Feng's eyes filled with tears as he watched the general in silver armor and white horse gradually disappear from his sight.
General Zhao Yun, don't worry, even if we fight to the death, Ding Feng will definitely not let the Xiliang army enter the city!