Although Liu Dai is not outstanding in leading troops to fight, he can still understand the reasoning.

When the news came that Lu Bu led the army and defeated Xiapi and Guangling to attack the Pengcheng army with a thunderous force, Liu Dai sighed for a long time.

In this confrontation with Lu Bu, the Yanzhou side was considered a failure, and they could only pin their hopes on the Qingzhou side, if the Qingzhou army still failed, the huge operation to defeat Lu Bu would end in failure, not only that, but they also had to beware of retaliation from Lu Bu's army.

Lu Bu is an out-and-out fierce general, and such generals are often desperate when thinking about things.

The situation of the Yanzhou army was bad, and Liu Dai sighed all day long, without his initial spirit.

The morale of the Xuzhou army is high, although it was said that it suffered a small loss in the Yanzhou army before, it was the order of the commander in the army, and now the Yanzhou army has been defeated, which is the most exciting, and many soldiers are calculating how much credit they can get after this engagement.

At this time, Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi led the soldiers and horses, and suffered the attack of the Xuzhou cavalry near Pengcheng, and the news of the defeat spread in the Yanzhou army, which made the soldiers of the Yanzhou army panic, originally they occupied an absolute advantage, but after the battle, they fell into such a situation.

The battle between the Yanzhou army and the Xuzhou army was an important part of the war on the Xuzhou side, but Lü Bu was not in a hurry to return to the Yanzhou battlefield after defeating the Xiapi and Guangling armies and returning to Pengcheng.

Kong Rong and Liu Bei led an army of 8,000 to invade Langxi, and the garrison of Langxie was only 5,000 at this time.

In the counties, 8,000 Qingzhou troops camped ten miles away from the city, and every day Zhang Fei would lead more than 100 cavalry to fight outside the city.

At the beginning, the generals in the army were naturally angry in the face of such an arrogant provocation by the enemy, but after Zang Ba went out to defeat Zhang Fei, the generals in the Xuzhou army realized Zhang Fei's extraordinary, if Hou Cheng hadn't stepped forward to rescue in time, maybe Zang Ba had died under Zhang Fei's snake spear.

There are 5,000 troops in Zhuxian County, which is more than enough to defend against the attack of the Qingzhou Army, and it is impossible for the Qingzhou Army to dare to abandon Zhuxian and enter the hinterland of Xuzhou.

The confrontation between the two armies needs money and grain as support, Zang Ba and Hou Cheng have Xuzhou as support, and there is no need to worry about grain and grass, but the situation in Qingzhou is not very good.

Originally, Qingzhou was among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, and it was so-so, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Qingzhou has become unsightly, and the Yellow Turban was extremely serious, and when the princes crusaded against Dong Zhuo, Liu Dai hurriedly returned to Yanzhou in order to exterminate the Yellow Turban who fled from Qingzhou.

Qingzhou Yellow Turban, known for its fierceness, besieged the city, plundered the county, and the momentum was huge.

"Prime Minister, now our army has been stationed outside the county for a month, and the Xuzhou army has not moved, which is a little intriguing." Liu Bei said.

When facing Kong Rong, Liu Bei is very good in etiquette, Kong Rong is a member of the Kong family, even if he is in the court, he is also influential.

Kong Rong said with a smile: "Xuande doesn't need to worry, then Lu Bu first betrayed Ding Yuan and assassinated Dong Zhuo to attack Pengcheng, how can such villains last long?" If the officials of Pengcheng learned of the arrival of our army, they would definitely rise up and respond, and Xuzhou was unstable, then Lu Bu would definitely panic, why worry about not being able to break through Xuzhou. ”

Liu Bei arched his hand and said: "The words of the minister of state are very true, but there are thousands of elite cavalry under Lu Bu's account, which is extremely strong. ”

"It's just the courage of a horseman, and it can be captured in a battle." Kong Rong said, and there was a lot of dissatisfaction with Lu Bu between words.

Tao Qian is a member of the Shi clan, Lu Bu is a military general, and Lu Bu drove Tao Qian out of Xuzhou with his bravery, which is difficult for the Shi clan to accept.

"But if the minister of state is sent, he must use his strength." Liu Bei said.

Kong Rong said with a smile: "With Xuande's help, it is not a problem to break through the counties." ”

The actions of the family are far from being as simple as they seem, that night, chaos broke out in the counties, and the city gate was almost lost, if it were not for the soldiers in the army to support the city gate in time, I am afraid that the Qingzhou army has entered the city.

Zang Ba and Hou Cheng were furious, and the counties actually had the internal response of the Qingzhou Army, and immediately ordered all the families that had changed to be eradicated.

When acting in a military general, they do not have as many scruples as civilian officials, but if they threaten their safety, they will spare no effort to eradicate them.

More than 300 people were killed by the sergeants and soldiers of the army, the scene was extremely spectacular, and the people in the city were terrified.

After Kong Rong got the news, he sighed, contacted the officials of the counties, and secretly opened the city gate, it was the plan of Kong Rong and Liu Bei, who knew that there was a move behind, only one step away, and he could break through the counties.

At present, Xuzhou is empty, as long as Zang Ba and Hou Cheng are defeated, the Qingzhou army can drive straight into Xuzhou and drive Lu Bu out of Xuzhou.

"Prime Minister of State, in preparation, if you send elites to cut off the grain route of the Xuzhou army, if the Xuzhou army lacks grain and grass, the army will inevitably be chaotic, why not break through the city in one fell swoop." Liu Bei said.

Kong Rong frowned slightly: "Cut off the enemy's food route? ”

"Exactly, grain and grass are the foundation of a great army." Liu Bei said in a deep voice.

"Our army came from Qingzhou, Zang Ba has guarded Lang evil for many years, and he is definitely more familiar with the terrain than our army, and it is not easy to find the grain route of the Xuzhou army." Kong Rong said.

Liu Bei said with a smile: "It is precisely because it is not easy, so Zang Ba and others categorically find it difficult to think that our army dares to send elites to cut off the grain route, as long as the operation is successful, Lang Xie and Xuzhou will be at their fingertips." ”

Speaking of this, a light flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, the princes crusaded against Dong Zhuo, and the three of his brothers made a lot of contributions, Liu Bei was able to become the plain minister, which could not make Liu Bei satisfied, Qingzhou was barren, he needed a richer place, the current Xuzhou is a good choice, if you work hard to become the lord of Xuzhou, even if you have a foothold among the princes.

Under the fence, if Liu Bei is not willing, he also wants to become a monarch.

"I wonder who can lead the troops?" Kong Rong asked.

Liu Bei said: "Zhang Fei, the third brother of a certain person, has the courage of ten thousand people, if he is the commander of the elite, he will definitely be able to succeed." ”

"Okay, all the cavalry in the army is under the command of General Zhang Fei, and what I need to see is that the grain route of the Xuzhou army has been cut off." Kong Rong said.

"Rest assured, this matter will definitely come to pass." Liu Bei arched his hand.

At present, there are 600 cavalry in the Qingzhou army, which is the most elite force in the Qingzhou army, Liu Bei's control of these cavalry, is naturally coveted, after seeing the majesty of the cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command, Liu Bei realized the importance of cavalry on the battlefield.