Peiguo, subordinate to 21 counties. According to the division of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, Peiguo was under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou. However, Peiguo has a special location, and he is like a long knife inserted into the middle of Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

Compared with Yanzhou and Xuzhou, Yuzhou is much weaker in terms of economic and military strength. Therefore, the enclave of Xiaopei has always been under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou since Dong Zhuo's rebellion.

During the period under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou, Peiguo was governed by Xiaxiang County. But since it was under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, this place of governance was moved to Xiaopei, which is only ninety miles away from Xuzhou.

Since ancient times, Xuzhou has been an important place for soldiers, a place for four wars, and this Xiaopei is an important place among the important places.

If the twenty-first county of Peiguo is the knife inserted between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, then Xiao Pei is the tip of this knife.

If Cao Cao wants to compete for Xuzhou, he must first take Xiaopei. If not, Xiao Pei can attack the hinterland of Yanzhou and retreat to cut off its grain route.

It is precisely because of Xiaopei's special geographical location that this city is built extremely tall and strong. To settle Lu Bu here, Cao Cao wants to go to Xuzhou first, and he must take Lu Bu first. In this way, I can be regarded as having a gun blocker.

Outside Xiaopei City, more than ten miles away from Xiaopei, Lu Bu led 3,000 remnants of troops to march in the direction of Xiaopei.

As the saying goes, there are three points of nails in a rotten ship. Lu Bu was far from a rotten ship now, although his soldiers were scattered by Cao Cao. But Lu Bu has the courage of ten thousand people, and he has first-class strategists like Chen Gong, and first-class generals like Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.

There are strategists, there are generals, and with the addition of Lu Bu's own top generals, this is already a small group second only to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. As for the soldiers, the most important thing in this era is the soldiers.

These days, there is a lot of rain in the Xuzhou area, and the drizzle is hazy under Xiaopei City.

In the faint white mist, a group of soldiers and horses came slowly, led by a member wearing a bright red cloak, wearing a black armor stomach, and under his crotch was a jujube red horse, holding a Fang Tian painting halberd.

There is no doubt that this person is Lu Bu is also.

Li Chen had already led 800 Mo sword soldiers early in the morning, plus 5,000 Xuzhou soldiers and Xiaopei City to greet him. The generals who followed were Yuwen Chengdu, Li Siye, and Zang Ba.

The elite soldiers under Lu Bu are mainly Gao Shun's 800 trap camp and Bingzhou Iron Cavalry, while Li Chen's Modao Soldiers and Cavalry have far more soldiers than Lu Bu. Therefore, even if Lu Bu had bad intentions, Li Chen was sure to drive him away.

Lu Bu is known as the first general of the Three Kingdoms, but Yuwen Chengdu may not be much worse than him.

From afar, Lu Bu had already seen Li Chen and the others who were waiting for Xiaopei City.

At this time, Chen Gong's face sank, and he came to Lu Bu and said softly: "Lord, it seems that we have to ask for this little pei." ”

"Gongtai, didn't you say that you can wait for an opportunity to take Xuzhou?" Lu Bu asked with some confusion.

Originally, according to Chen Gong's strategy, he did not recommend that Lu Bu be stationed in Xiaopei. Being stationed in Xiaopei meant that they would face Cao Cao's army and become the sword in Li Chen's hands.

Xiaopei, as a buffer zone between Xuzhou and Yanzhou, once the war breaks out, the first unlucky one is Xiaopei.

Originally, Chen Gong's suggestion was to come to Xiaopei first, and then not to enter the city, but to take Xuzhou directly. However, Li Chen is not a fool. He led the army to wait in Xiaopei early in the morning, if you Lu Bu are willing to station Xiaopei, I will welcome you. However, if you don't enter the city, my army of 8,000 will come to fight you Lu Bu.

Chen Gong calmed down, and then said to Lu Bu: "Lord, people have to bow their heads under the eaves. We only have 3,000 tired divisions, and we have no chance of winning against them, at this time, we are still advanced Xiaopei, and we are planning to recuperate. ”

Lu Bu was helpless, but he had to nod. Their own family knew their own affairs, and they were driven all the way from Yanzhou to Xuzhou by Cao Jun, not to mention that they were exhausted, and they had already lost their hearts. At this time, I am afraid that it will collapse at the first touch.

Lu Bu, who was far away, ordered his subordinates to stop, and his own family rode his horse towards Xiaopei City.

"The one in front is Wen Hou Lu Fengxian." Li Chen looked at the red-robed general in front of him and asked loudly.

"It's Lu Bu, I don't know it's Brother Li." Lu Bu responded.

Lu Bu dared to come to the front of the battle alone, and Li Chen was naturally not cowardly. He hurried up to meet him, and Lu Bu also hurriedly dismounted.

"Brother Fengxian, I can look forward to you." Li Chen hurriedly said familiarly.

Seeing Li Chen so enthusiastic, Lu Bu was a little embarrassed. Xuzhou, who was plotting against others just now, never thought that this Li Chen would be so enthusiastic. Lu Bu was chased by Cao Jun all the way, and others were afraid of it, Li Chen's enthusiasm made Lu Bu's heart warm.

"Thank you brother for taking me in, such kindness, Lu Bu remembers it in his heart." Lu Bu said solemnly.

"It's just a gesture, Brother Fengxian, let's go into the city quickly." Li Chen hurriedly greeted.

"Brother Fengxian, this Xiaopei City has a thick wall, and it is a military important place to guard Xuzhou. The whole of Xuzhou is the most important place. Only by handing over this place to Brother Fengxian can this big stone in my heart be considered to have landed. ”

While entering the city, Li Chen touted Lu Bu. Lu Bu is arrogant, and Li Chen's praise can't help but make Lu Bu a little fluttery. He also began to feel that only he, Lu Bu, could defend Xiao Pei in the world.

After a burst of praise, Li Chen said to Lu Bu: "Brother Fengxian, you shouldn't be afraid of Cao Cao, right?" ”

Lu Bu was newly defeated by Cao Cao, and when he heard that Li Chen asked him if he was afraid of Cao Cao. Lu Bu instantly exploded, and said with a stalk: "Hmph, if it weren't for Cao Cao winning more with less, how could I lose to him." I and the state iron cavalry are all Yan Zhao's soldiers, with one enemy three, and five enemies are not a problem. ”

"Brother Li, Yan Zhao knows." After speaking, Lu Bu seemed to be afraid that Li Chen would not believe it, so he hurriedly asked.

The land of Yan and Zhao is talking about the territory of Yan and Zhao during the Warring States Period. The location is now in Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other places. Because of the border with the grassland here, the people are fierce, and the cavalry is particularly abundant.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are many chivalrous warriors in the land of Yan Zhao.

Lu Bu is a native of Bingzhou, and most of the iron cavalry under his command are naturally Bingzhou, and Bingzhou belongs to the land of Yan Zhao.

As soon as Lu Bu asked, Li Chen subconsciously said: "Yan Zhao, Yan Zhao I know, is it the one between Guanxi and Baizhi?" ”

"Guanxi and Cecilia?" Lu Bu asked a little confused.

Li Chen explained: "That's right, Guanxi is my friend in the land of Yan Zhao. He is very righteous, and he eats meat by himself and does not forget to drink soup for his brothers. ”

As soon as Li Chen's words came out, Lu Bu immediately said affirmatively: "That's right, the people in my Yanzhao land have always paid attention to brotherhood. ”