Chapter 818: Panicked Liu Bei
He was discussing with Cheng Yu how to deal with Yuan Shao in a battle.
Cheng Yu was also a famous man recruited by Liu Bei in Yanzhou, Cheng Yu was originally a strategist under Liu Dai, but unfortunately Liu Dai died in the hands of Zhang Miao, but Cheng Yu, who was a strategist, escaped and returned to Yanzhou, which coincided with Liu Bei taking over Yanzhou.
Cheng Yu's impression of Liu Bei is not bad, and Liu Bei's subordinates are short of talents at this time, after learning about Cheng Yu's ability, Liu Bei naturally treated him as a guest, and he was naturally courteous to Cheng Yu, Cheng Yu was moved by Liu Bei's appearance as a corporal of courtesy, and naturally joined Liu Bei's command to assist Liu Bei.
After going back and forth, the relationship between the two became more and more intimate.
"My lord, General Zhao Yun sent back a message, saying that in the battle of Picheng, our army has repelled the Yuan army, and now after a night's rest, General Guan Yu decided to go to Tanxian to pursue the Yuan army, according to them, I am afraid that they will start a showdown with the Yuan army again in Tanxian County and completely defeat the Yuan army."
When Guan Yu led Zhao Yun to Tan County, he naturally sent someone to Xuzhou and informed Liu Bei of the news.
First, Guan Yu had to let Liu Bei know their plan of action, and whether to attack Yuan Jun had to wait for Liu Bei's decision.
Second, it is also expected that Liu Bei will be able to send some men and horses to support them after knowing that they are attacking Tanxian, and at worst, he will have to transport grain and grass over.
After learning the news, Liu Bei was surprised on the one hand, and had some worries on the other.
The surprise was because with Zhao Yun's assistance, in the battle of Xiabillet City, Guan Yu actually repelled the Yuan army, and also killed tens of thousands of Yuan army's horses, this kind of record can undoubtedly be used to show off, and it will also make Liu Bei feel surprised and surprised.
It's just that Liu Bei didn't expect that Guan Yu would dare to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to pursue Yuan Shao's army at this time.
With only 20,000 people, if he fought with Yuan Shao's army in the field, he might not be able to defeat Yuan Shao, but the cavalry under Yuan Shao was still extremely fierce, and Liu Bei was not sure that he would be able to fight Yuan Shao head-on in the field.
So this is also what Liu Bei is worried about, Guan Yu has already made a decision, and it seems that he has no intention of letting Liu Bei assist him, and Liu Bei can only acquiesce to this result.
"Yun Chang is a bit reckless, to repel the Yuan army, you should temporarily rest in Xiapi City, wait for the main force of our army to come and support, and now I can't wait to pursue Yuan Shao's army, in case I fall into the trap and cause the whole army to be anni......hilated."
Liu Bei didn't finish his words, but he looked a little nervous when he thought of this.
Cheng Yu on the side immediately comforted Liu Bei.
"The lord can rest assured, according to the information we have, at this time Yuan Shao only has 60,000 troops in Xuzhou City, and the first battle of Xiapi City suffered heavy losses, Yuan Shao should have no more soldiers and horses to mobilize, and can only stick to Tanxian County in a short time, so that General Guan's initiative can be anti-guest-oriented, turning our disadvantages into advantages, and even beating back the territory seized by Yuan Shao in one fell swoop."
Cheng Yu's words really relieved Liu Bei and soothed Liu Bei's tightly locked brows.
Liu Bei got up in this room and walked around twice.
Although the sorrow on his face was much less, his face was still solemn.
"Strategist, although it is a good plan for Yun Chang to attack Tan County, I feel that it is a little too smooth, and I have some doubts in my heart."
"Doubts? What is the lord worried about? ”
"Isn't that Liu Zheng of Guangling?"
Cheng Yu saw Liu Bei's solemn expression, and after thinking about it for a while, he roughly guessed what Liu Bei was worried about.
Liu Bei nodded, and slowly hummed in his mouth.
"Hmm. It's that Liu Zheng, at this time, our army and Yuan's army are fighting, most of the soldiers and horses defending Guangling have been removed by me to support Yun Chang, and now the troops defending the front line of Guangling are weak, once Liu Zheng has ideas about our Xuzhou, then we will be bad. ”
Liu Bei's worry has always been not Yuan Shao, but Liu Zheng.
However, Liu Bei's words were not threatening in Cheng Yu's opinion, and at this moment, he immediately smiled and comforted Liu Bei again.
"The lord is too worried, didn't our spies already pass on Liu Zheng's news to us before? At this moment, Liu Zheng should be leading a large army to fight with Liu Biao and General Ding Yuan in Jingzhou, Liu Biao and General Ding Yuan have strong troops, and they are sitting in Jingzhou, uniting the people and horses of Yuzhou, with more than 100,000 troops, which is not so easy to deal with. ”
"At this time, Liu Zheng is too busy to take care of himself, how can he take care of our affairs in Xuzhou?"
The battle on Jingzhou's side has also lasted for a while, and the news has naturally spread to Xuzhou's side, so Liu Bei has always known that Liu Zheng is fighting with Liu Biao in Xuzhou at this time, as for the specific situation in Jingzhou, Liu Bei's spies have not yet fully investigated.
It's just that it is impossible for the huge Jingzhou to end the battle in a short time, and this kind of battle involving more than 100,000 horses will inevitably last for several months.
Even if the soldiers and horses under Liu Zheng's command are powerful, Liu Biao and Ding Yuan are not vegetarians, so they can't lose to Liu Zheng in a month or two.
When Cheng Yu said this, Liu Bei, who was still a little worried, was really not worried.
"What the military advisor said is that I was too worried, a little too worried."
Liu Bei replied to Cheng Yu.
But at this time, Liu Bei and Cheng Yu had just finished discussing.
At this moment, there was a hurried sound of footsteps outside the house.
Jian Yong walked over with a solemn face and a roll of military orders.
"It's not good, it's a big deal!"
"Lord's urgent military situation!"
Liu Bei, who was talking to Cheng Yu in the house, heard Jian Yong's voice outside, and immediately his face was a little wrong.
Liu Bei hurriedly got up and walked a few steps outside the house, just when he met Jian Yong walking in, and when he saw Jian Yong, he immediately asked.
"Xianhe (Jian Yong Biaozi), what's wrong? What's going on? ”
Liu Bei's tone was hurried, and when he saw the look on Jian Yong's face, he knew that something was wrong.
That Jian Yong did not hesitate, and as soon as he saw Liu Bei, he immediately told the urgent military information in the letter.
"Lord, the big thing is not good, Liu Zheng's army in Guangling came straight to our army Xuzhou the day before yesterday."
As soon as this news came out, the faces of Liu Bei and Cheng Yu in the room suddenly sank, and the two of them were still saying just now that Liu Zheng should not send troops to attack Xuzhou at this moment, but they were slapped in the face in the blink of an eye.
Liu ...... Liu Zheng really attacked, how many people did he send? ”
When Liu Bei heard the news, he immediately blurted out a question.