Chapter 70: Arrogant Lu Bu
When Liu Dai heard this, his face softened slightly, the Yanzhou army had an advantage in numbers, and the defeat of Cao Cao and Bao Xin, although they lost more than 10,000 people, there were still nearly 30,000 soldiers in the army, and it was more than enough to form a confrontation with Lu Bu's army.
Three days later, Lu Bu led a large army to Fanghe outside the city, and more than 10,000 troops set up a formation outside the city, covering the sky and the sun with banners.
Fang He is an ordinary city in Yanzhou, the city is less than three zhang high, there is no moat, such a city, can already be called simple, the defensive force in the city is sufficient, the Xuzhou army is at a numerical disadvantage, and wants to seize Fang He in a short time, unless there are special circumstances.
Liu Dai saw that the Xuzhou army was like this, and with an order, tens of thousands of troops went out of the city, and formed a confrontation with the Xuzhou army in the west of the city.
Lu Buce immediately stepped forward and shouted: "I am Wenhou Lu Buye, where is Liu Dai?" Seeing Ben Hou coming, why don't you hurry forward? ”
Seeing that Lu Bu was so arrogant, many generals of the Yanzhou Army dared not speak out in anger, and Lu Bu had already used his strong martial arts to make the generals of the Yanzhou Army dare not offend his prestige.
Under the protection of the generals in the army, Liu Dai stepped forward and shouted: "Why did Lu Bu offend Yanzhou for no reason? In the past, although there was a suspicion between the official and you, the official had ordered someone to go to Xuzhou to explain, but now the actions of the Xuzhou army are extremely rude. ”
Lu Bu laughed and said, "Why did Ben Hou lead the troops here, don't you know? Since you want to compete with Benhou, show your skills. ”
"Who stepped forward and killed this man!" Liu Dai shouted angrily, no matter what, he is also a dignified Yanzhou pastor, with a high and powerful position, and it can be said that he has no face for Lu Bu to suppress him like this in front of the two armies.
As soon as the halberd in Lu Bu's hand was raised, the generals of the Yanzhou Army lowered their heads one after another, and even the fierce generals under Cao Cao did not dare to look at Lu Bu.
"You and the others, they are all defeated under Ben Hou, how dare you be presumptuous in front of Ben Hou?" Lu Bu said coldly.
The silence of the generals of the Yanzhou Army was in stark contrast to Lu Bu's arrogance, Liu Dai only felt the blood surging up, the valve in his chest, a mouthful of blood spit out, and pointed at Lu Bu from afar: "You are a chaotic minister and thief, and everyone will be punished." ”
Seeing this, the civil and military generals who accompanied Liu Dai out of the city hurriedly stepped forward to protect Liu Dai in the army.
Lu Bu's laughter became even more rampant, "Liu Dai Xiao'er, in the past, the generals under the command of Benhou were able to make the Yanzhou army suffer heavy losses, and now that Benhou has arrived, do you still have a chance, you can be captured, and you can avoid the disaster of swords and axes." ”
Liu Dai's face was as pale as paper, he was too depressed, obviously he had a greater advantage over the Xuzhou army in terms of the number of soldiers, but he couldn't raise his head for the Xuzhou army, which was a huge shame for a coach.
"Lu Bu, An dared to be so presumptuous in front of the state pastor, you used to turn your back on Ding Yuan and join Dong Zhuo, and now you betray Dong Zhuo, and now you are ruthless and unjust, Xuzhou fell into your hands, which is the misfortune of the Han Dynasty." Wang Kai stepped forward and shouted.
Lu Bu snorted coldly: "Who are you?" Dare to accuse Ben Hou. After speaking, the painting halberd in Lu Bu's hand was raised slightly.
Wang Kai's heart suddenly burst out, and he gritted his teeth and said: "A certain is Yanzhou engaged in Wang Kaiye." ”
"Well, I have the guts, the general of the dignified Yanzhou Army is not as good as one of them." Lu Bu laughed.
When the general of the Yanzhou army heard this, he lowered his arrogant head in shame.
"Kill!" The halberd in Lu Bu's hand swung forward abruptly.
When the Xuzhou cavalry saw this scene, they immediately charged forward.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves made the ground tremble gently, Lu Bu took the lead, and entered the Yanzhou army, as if entering a no-man's land, no one could stop it, and in a short period of time, three Yanzhou soldiers died in the hands of Lu Bu.
The cavalry that came afterwards descended the mountain like a fierce tiger, and the Yanzhou army that only killed them lost their armor and fled back to the city in embarrassment.
The Xuzhou cavalry pursued and killed, and the arrows in the city were dense, so Lu Bu ordered the cavalry to return to the main formation.
The soldiers of the Xuzhou army outside the city broke out with a shocking shout, and the scene of Lu Bu leading the cavalry to gallop in the Yanzhou army was the greatest encouragement for them.
The fighting spirit of the Xuzhou army is high, the morale of the Yanzhou army is low, and even the defenders in the city feel that the Yanzhou army wants to defeat the Xuzhou army, which is simply a fantasy, just Lu Bu in the Xuzhou army makes the soldiers of the Yanzhou army have a feeling that it is difficult to deal with.
Five miles away from Fang and the city, he set up camp, and Lu Bu summoned the generals of the army to come to discuss the matter.
From the look of a general in the army, Lu Bu felt exhilaration, and a desire for war.
Jia Xu had to admit that in terms of leading troops in battle, Lu Bu had the ability to far surpass ordinary generals, just because he was in the army, he could make the generals in the army have such high morale, and Lu Bu led the cavalry on the battlefield, which was even more invincible.
If it weren't for the fact that he had a fierce reputation, Lu Bu's development in Xuzhou would have been so smooth.
Unconsciously, Jia Xu had already admitted that Lu Bu had spared no effort when making suggestions in the army, otherwise the Xuzhou army would not have been so smooth after the battle.
The Yanzhou army has an advantage over the Xuzhou army in terms of numbers, but the victory or defeat of a battle depends not only on the number of soldiers on both sides, but also on the elite of the army.
In the Yellow Turban Uprising in the past, Zhang Jiao's command, known as a million people, was quelled in just a few months under the offensive of the Han army.
"In three battles in a row, the officers and men of our army marched forward bravely and won a lot, which has a great relationship with the efforts of the officers and men in the army. Lu Bu said in a deep voice.
"The general is wise." The generals in the army said in unison.
When Jia Xu saw this scene, he nodded secretly.
"The war is so smooth, it is inseparable from Jia Xu, Jia Xu made suggestions from it, so that our army won one after another, and Jia Xu was appointed as the military division of the Xuzhou army." Lu Bu set his eyes on Jia Xudao.
Jia Xu was slightly stunned, in the army, Lu Bu has the absolute right to speak, it is extremely difficult for Xuzhou officials to reach out to the army, even if he is no exception, he follows Lu Bu's side, but not out of sincerity, if it is not a threat in the Tiger Prison, Jia Xu will definitely follow Dong Zhuo to Chang'an and continue to hide in secret.
"Thank you Wenhou, the humble position is just doing what is within the bounds, and the victory depends on the efforts of the officers and men in the army." Jia Xu arched his hand and said: "The matter of the military advisor is very important, and I hope that Wen Hou will be cautious." ”
Lu Bu said with a smile: "Fang Cai Ben will say that those who have meritorious service will be rewarded, and with the credit of Wenhe, he will serve as a military advisor, who is not convinced?" ”