Although Lu Bu said that he was now under the command of Yuan Shu, he was still unwilling to offend Han Zhan easily, he was not a fool, he knew that Han Zhan's strength was expanding rapidly, and he would have a battle with Yuan Shu sooner or later. If he shows mercy to Tai Shici's subordinates today, when he is destroyed by Jizhou soldiers and horses, he will leave a way out for himself.

In the evening, the scouts sent by Gao Shun returned to the camp and reported to Lü Buyu: "Qiyu Wenhou, the soldiers and horses led by General Ji Ling are camped forty miles away from here, and it is estimated that they will arrive at noon tomorrow." ”

Knowing that Ji Ling's soldiers and horses had indeed appeared nearby, Lu Bu's face showed a displeased voice, and he then asked, "Have you ever seen how many soldiers and horses they have?" ”

Without hesitation, he replied, "About three thousand men, all but a few on horseback." ”

After Lu Bu waved his hand to let Tanma leave, he looked at Gao Shun and said, "In this way, what Lei Bo said is true. Ji Ling came with soldiers and horses, urging us to fight a decisive battle with Tai Shici, it seems that we have to prepare early. ”

When Gao Shun heard Lu Bu say this, a surprised expression appeared on his face: "I don't know what the general is going to prepare?" "According to Gao Shun's idea, if Ji Ling really urges himself to attack the city, then fight. Despite the fact that the defenders in the city were about the same number as the soldiers and horses, they were all recruits with little combat power, and it was not difficult to eliminate them.

"Secretly send someone into the city to deliver a letter to Tai Shici, telling him that we are going to attack the city tomorrow, and if you don't want to die, it is best to take people to abandon the city overnight." When Lu Bu said this, he also deliberately emphasized: "You can assure him that after he withdraws his troops, he will never send troops to chase and kill." ”

"Wen Hou, why did we let Tai Shici go?" Regarding Lu Bu's arrangement, Gao Shun asked puzzledly: "Even if Han Jizhou is kind to you, we intend to let the remnants of Tai Shici escape here, which can be regarded as returning his favor." ”

"Gao Shun, don't you understand it at this moment." Seeing that Gao Shun didn't understand his intentions, Lu Bu was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Han Jizhou has now pacified Qingzhou, and the next target will definitely be Bingzhou and Youzhou." Once the four northern states have all fallen into his pocket, where do you think his next target will be? ”

After hearing Lu Bu's question, Gao Shun thought for a while and replied: "If the four states are all occupied by Han Jizhou, then he will move his army south to capture Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou and other places. ”

"That's right," Seeing that Gao Shun finally kept up with his train of thought, Lu Bu nodded and said: "Don't look at Yuan Highway as the fourth and third dukes, but his strength is too weak, it's okay to deal with Liu Qian and others, if he meets Han Jizhou, I'm afraid he won't be an opponent." We let Tai Shici secretly abandon the city and leave, which is equivalent to selling Han Jizhou a favor, and when he comes to Yangzhou, we can also have a way out. ”

"Wen Hou, there is something I don't understand." Gao Shun waited for Lu Bu to finish speaking, and then asked puzzledly: "Actually, you think that Yuan Highway is not Han Jizhou's opponent, why didn't you follow him back to Yedu when you and Han Jizhou left the capital of Gyeonggi?" Also, we let Tai Shici go in private, if Yuan Highway knows, I'm afraid we will worry about my life, and please Wen Hou think twice. ”

Lu Bu actually regretted it in his heart, at that time, he came to the name of the fourth and third dukes of the Yuan family, and even Yuan Shu was so bad, in order to seize Yangzhou, he fought with Liu Miao for more than half a year, and still did not distinguish the winner or loser. If you really fight with the soldiers and horses of Jizhou, it will definitely not be March and the whole Yangzhou will change hands, so the first thing to do now is to send someone to warn Tai Shici and ask him to take people out of Licheng as soon as possible.

Who knew that the messenger sent by Lu Bu, less than half an hour after entering the city, came back in a gloomy manner and reported to Lu Bu: "Qiyu Wenhou, the little one has already brought your words, but Tai Shici refused to abandon the city and drove the villain out." ”

"Wen Hou, this Tai Shi Ci is really too blind." After listening to the envoy's words, Gao Shun said with some annoyance: "Since he is so ignorant, we don't need to be polite to them. Tomorrow, as soon as General Ji Ling's troops and horses arrive, we will begin the siege, and the general will assure you that we will be able to break through their city in an hour. ”

The clay man also has a three-point earthy temperament, although Lu Bu said that he was currying favor left and right, so he sent someone to warn Tai Shici. Who knew that Tai Shi Ci actually didn't appreciate it, his heart was naturally very unhappy, and when he heard Gao Shun say this at this moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "Since Tai Shi Ci doesn't appreciate it, then don't blame us for being polite." As soon as Ji Ling arrives tomorrow, we will begin to attack the city. ”

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Ji Ling's soldiers and horses came faster than Lu Bu imagined, Lu Bu thought that Ji Ling would not be able to reach his camp until after noon at the earliest, but he didn't think that when he first arrived, Lei Bo didn't dare to stop the soldiers outside the tent, broke into Lu Bu's big tent, and hurriedly said: "Wen Hou, General Ji Ling's army, there are only five miles left from here, let's go out to meet him, right?" ”

If it was before, Lu Bu could have ignored Lei Bo at all, but today, he is sending people under the fence, and Ji Ling came to him to supervise the battle on behalf of Yuan Shu, and he didn't go out to greet him, which was a little unreasonable, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, let's go out to meet General Ji Ling." ”

When Ji Ling arrived at Lu Bu's camp with soldiers and horses, he saw that Lu Bu, Gao Shun, and Lei Bo were already waiting outside the gate with people. Don't look at him as Yuan Shu's messenger, but in front of Lu Bu, he didn't dare to hold it up, when he was still more than a dozen steps away from Lu Bu, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and quickly stepped forward to bow to Lu Bu: "The end is here, how dare Lao Wenhou go out of the village to greet him?" ”

Although Lu Bu was despising Ji Ling, he still said with a smile on his face: "General Ji Ling came here as the envoy of the lord, how can Lu personally go out of the camp to greet him." The wine and food in the village for the general are ready, please ask General Ji Ling to enter the camp with him. ”

"Gentle and slow." Although Ji Ling was tired and hungry after a long day's journey, thinking of the mission of his trip, he waved his hand at Lu Bu, and he asked with a smile: "Ji Mou is here on the order of the lord, so that Wen Hou can send troops to attack Licheng as soon as possible, and exterminate Tai Shici and his party as soon as possible." But I don't know when Wen Hou plans to send troops to attack the city? ”

Hearing Ji Ling's question, Lu Bu hurriedly replied: "General Ji Ling doesn't know, Lu has already prepared for the siege of the city, and plans to wait for the soldiers to attack the city after lunch, who knows that General Ji Ling led the soldiers and horses to arrive first." Gao Shun," Lu Bu said this, turned his head to look at Gao Shun, and asked pretendedly, "Is our army planning to attack the city at noon?" ”

Gao Shun, as Lu Bu's subordinate, naturally would not dismantle his platform in this situation, and hurriedly echoed: "That's right, Wen Hou!" The siege equipment is ready, and after the soldiers have lunched, we can attack the city in a big way. ”

"General Ji Ling, you have heard it, we plan to attack the city at noon." Seeing that Gao Shun affirmed his statement, Lu Bu said a little proudly: "Please, let's pick up the wind and wash the dust for you first." ”