"Your Majesty, the scouts have found out that the Qin garrison at Hu Pass is only ten thousand!"
Yuan Shang, who led the army to the expedition, had arrived at Shexian County at the foot of Huguan for two days, but because he was unsure, he never ordered a general attack on Huguan.
Xu You also had no opinion on this.
You can stay here if you like. Anyway, I have secretly let the Qin scouts go. Lu Bu must have known about the situation here.
This is completely enough for Xu You.
Whether or not to fight Xiahu Pass is not the most important. As long as Lu Bu's army can be distracted, it will have created enough advantages for the Chu State.
Of course, if Huguan's defense is weak, such as the situation at hand, then Xu You will definitely not mind Yuan Shang taking down Huguan.
In this way, the credit can be greater, right?
"Your Majesty, it's time!"
The opportunity to perform meritorious deeds has arrived, and Xu You will certainly not let it pass easily.
Just kidding, if you still can't beat 150,000 people against 10,000 people, then you'd better retreat to Yecheng and wash your hands and sleep.
Yes, this time Yuan Shang went out in person, leaving only 50,000 soldiers to defend Yecheng. He took out all the rest, including even the last 30,000 veterans from Hebei.
If these 30,000 veterans are folded in, then there really won't be any veterans who have been on the battlefield in Hebei.
Therefore, Yuan Shang is also extremely concerned about this battle.
After all, as long as this battle is over, these recruits will have been trained, and they will become veterans worthy of fighting, right?
"Send the order! Tell Zhang Nan that the two senior officials are ready. We will tackle the key problem at dawn tomorrow!"
Now Yuan Shang no longer has the fear and decadence he had before, and what remains is only high-spirited.
Hum hum, Lu Bu, Xiang Ji, just fight, fight hard, as long as you give King Gu time, you will eventually be defeated by me, King Gu!
At this moment, Lu Bu and Xiang Ji, who were worried about Yuan Shang, had already led their respective soldiers to the agreed place near Julu.
"Xiang Ji! The rules of the battle array have changed today. Do you dare to accept it?"
Seeing Xiang Ji coming as promised, Lu Bu let out a sigh of relief.
You know, time is life for the Xiliang Army now.
For every delay, the chance of losing Huguan will increase, and the chances of the news spreading will also increase.
At present, the Xiliang army does not know that Huguan is being attacked by Yuan Shang, so it is still possible for Shi Xiliang to stay in Jizhou and compete with the Chu army of Xiang nationality.
But if the news spreads, mutiny is inevitable.
Therefore, Lu Bu was really afraid that something would suddenly happen to this book, something unexpected would happen, or he would also receive news of a change in Huguan.
If the Chu army avoids fighting and delays his Xiliang army, then Lu Bu will really be at a loss of ground.
Fortunately, I arrived as scheduled.
"Change the rules? How do you want to change it?"
Just as he arrived, Xiang Ji heard Lu Bu saying that he wanted to change the rules of the battle formation, and he immediately sneered.
This guy, who was so frightened by me, is now playing tricks on him?
Isn't this crazy about temporarily changing the rules? I really want to see what changes you want to make.
If it's beneficial to me, then everything is easy to say. If it's really a little tricky, then I won't play with you anymore.
Yes, although the Chu army won yesterday's battle, only a few hundred people survived in the end, and most of them were injured. I'm afraid not many will be able to return to the battlefield in the future.
Xiang Ji also felt very sad about this.
But after all, words spoken out are like water poured out.
I have already promised Lu Bu, so there is no possibility of going back on my word.
However, if Lu Bu took the initiative to give an excuse, Xiang Ji would never be polite.
Now, after repeated setbacks, the Xiliang army's vigor has been exhausted, and its morale is also not as good as before. Even if a general attack is launched at this moment, Xiang Ji is confident that he can directly destroy Lu Bu.
"King Gu believes that since it is a battle between soldiers and armor, it is natural to exclude the factor of generals.
Therefore, King Gu thinks that this time, we will only send soldiers to join the battle and not generals to accompany them!"
This is Lu Bu's plan.
Aren't you a great military commander? I won't play with you anymore, King Gu. We only fight soldiers, not generals. I don't believe that your Canglong cavalry can beat Gu Wang and my Bingzhou wolf cavalry.
???
Hearing Lu Bu's words, Xiang Ji almost laughed out loud.
This guy is afraid of being beaten tomorrow after being beaten yesterday. He knows that I have many powerful generals under my command, so why are you so afraid of giving him a kill before the formation?
Unexpectedly, this Lu Bu is not stupid at all, he also knows how to use his strengths and avoid weaknesses.
However, I’m afraid of light combat soldiers? Just kidding.
Although Xiang Ji had great confidence in Cang Longqi, he did not intend to agree to Lu Bu's offer so cheaply.
No matter what you said, where can I put my face?
"Lu Bu, don't let me look down on you. If you are afraid, you can just say, King Gu, I am not a person without sense.
If you admit that you are not as good as the lonely king, the lonely king can treat it as a draw.
Without a general? Who will command the soldiers in battle? Thank you for your words!"
It was a rare opportunity to demoralize his opponent with words, and Xiang Ji would never let it go.
No matter what you think, I'll laugh at you first before talking about anything else.
Sure enough, after hearing Xiang Ji's ridicule, Lu Bu was so angry that he was so angry that he left his body.
Damn it, how dare you mock the lonely king?
If it weren't for the war at Huguan behind him, Lu Bu would have really wanted to launch a general attack on Xiang Ji's Chu army.
But for the sake of the overall situation, Lu Bu could only force himself to suppress his anger.
"Xiang Ji, don't try to use your words with me, the lonely king.
King Gu, I think you are scared, right? Do you dare? Just one word!"
Lu Bu knew that he was in the wrong. If he got into a fight with Xiang Ji, he would definitely lose.
Therefore, he simply bypassed the topic and just used the provocation method to motivate Xiang Ji to agree to his conditions.
But Xiang Ji is not stupid. The more anxious you are, the prouder I will be.
After a dispute of words, Lu Bu was defeated in the end.
"Don't say more! Each army has a general who is responsible for commanding the troops, but his position must be at the rank of general or below."
The compromised Lu Bu still stated his bottom line.
Huh, you know all the generals under Xiang Ji, so among the partial generals, how can you still find one who can fight?
You must know that the commander of the Bingzhou Langqi Wangmen is just a Yueqi captain, and his official position is one level lower than that of a partial general.
This is also Lu Buliu's intention.
Hum hum, the Wang Clan under the Solitary King is at least on the same level as Wei Xu and others!
I don’t believe it, King Gu. Do you think there are powerful generals with such low official positions in Chu State?