"Ugh...."

Xu Shu sighed and said, "The lord said that if he can catch up, he can catch up." ”

He left reluctantly.

That night, Hao Meng, the commander of the Independent Brigade, found traces of the Shu army's camp in the west of Dingshu Mountain. He didn't dare to slack off, and immediately reported the news to Lu Bu.

"Camping? See the Shu army? ”

"Nope."

Lu Bu nodded and said, "I understand what you mean." The Shu army camped in the west of Dingshu Mountain, and when they saw our army coming, they evacuated Dingshu Mountain, does this mean? ”

"Yes."

Hao Meng arched his hand and said: "The last general looked for traces, chased five miles away, and found that the axle prints along the road were very clear, so he sent two soldiers to look for them, and it was expected that it would not be long before someone came to report." ”

"You're doing a great job."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Hao Meng hesitated for a moment and continued: "My lord, our artillery has not yet arrived in Dingshu Mountain, according to the report, it will take another month, and the last general is worried that without artillery, the combat effectiveness of our new army will be greatly reduced." ”

Speaking of artillery, Lu Bu was also very distressed.

The terrain of Yizhou is too steep, full of deep ditches and mud, and it is difficult to walk, let alone transport artillery weighing thousands of catties. Even the cavalry of the three armies came with great difficulty.

Lu Bu slowly got up, walked up to Hao Meng, put his arm on his shoulder, and said, "Hao Meng, we have to learn not to fight without artillery." Because of the battle of Yizhou, it is very likely that artillery will not be used. All I can do is promise you to bring some shells over as much as you can. Let's use these shells to fight with Liu Bei, what do you think? ”

"Good. In the end, the meaning of the Lord will be conveyed. ”

"Hmm."

After Hao Meng left.

Lu Bu lay on his back on the couch and seriously thought about the war in the Central Plains and Yizhou. Now there are only two last steps left to calm the world. The first is to eliminate Liu Bei. The second is to eliminate Cao Yuan. Because after eliminating Liu Bei, Cao Yuan must be hugged together in order to protect himself. If you want to dominate the world, you must defeat both princes at the same time.

It's too far away, so let's not talk about it for now.

It is extremely difficult to eliminate Liu Bei in Yizhou.

Liu Bei has hundreds of thousands of male soldiers according to natural dangers, and there are many capable people under his account. Without the help of artillery, I am afraid it will be difficult to enter Yizhou. Besides, the Central Plains also needs reinforcements.

Lu Bu's heart began to shake again...

Gratgy, I slept until the second half of the night.

The spies sent out by Hao Meng finally came back to report: "My lord, Liu Bei's camp is thirty miles away, backed by a river, surrounded by two high mountains, and there are about 40,000 people. ”

"So close?"

Lu Bu broke out in a cold sweat. It was less than thirty miles away, and it was not even discovered. If Hao Meng hadn't been careful, he would have been kept in the dark for fear that the enemy would have killed him.

"Yes."

The soldier replied.

"You go back and tell Hao Meng that he will personally lead a small team of people to investigate thirty miles away. Tomorrow morning, I will listen to his report. Lu Bu commanded.

"No."

Early the next morning.

All the generals gathered in Lü Bu's tent.

Hao Meng reported: "To the north of the enemy's camp is a river as wide as 20 meters, and the water is slow and shallow, and it can be waded through. To the east and south, there is a large mountain in each, connecting the four mountain ranges, and the terrain is extremely complex. If a hundred thousand troops are hidden in the mountains, it will not be easy to find. The enemy's camp was very strong and well defended.... ”

Hao Meng told everyone what he saw.

Lu Bu praised: "You have probed very carefully and are also very insightful. It shows that you have not studied in vain at the military academy, and you know that according to the terrain, you perceive danger and analyze the battle situation. ”

"Thank you for the compliment."

Hao Meng has been praised for the second time, and she is not beautiful in her heart.

Lu Bu beckoned to the soldier beside him, and the soldier understood and took the map.

Lu Bu stared at the map and said, "I thought about it carefully last night. If you want to capture Yizhou, you must first break through the Four Horse Pass, Sword Pavilion, and Jiameng Pass. Then he stationed troops in Zitong and captured the nearby important town. Wait for the artillery to be delivered to the front line, and then blow up all the strength and shoot the bamboo. As long as Mianzhu is laid, Liu Bei's cheng will be in our pocket. ”

"Anyway... Yizhou is in danger everywhere, and as a last resort, don't fight with Liu Bei in the field. It is necessary to directly attack his important towns and dangerous passes. These are his lifeblood, and where they are weakest. ”

"What the lord said is reasonable..."

Xu Shu chuckled and said, "For us, no matter how strong the city is, it is vulnerable. On the contrary, it is a field battle, and the outcome is unpredictable. ”

"What about the enemy army thirty miles away?" Xiang Yu asked.

Lü Bu said: "The enemy army thirty miles away... Leave him alone for now. ”

"What?"

Xiang Yu thought he had misheard.

Lu Bu explained: "General Xiang, please think about it, Liu Bei saw my army coming, and immediately withdrew, is he afraid of us?" No! If he fears us, he will go further and avoid engaging our army. It can be seen that he stationed troops thirty miles away in order to lure us to attack. Maybe around the Shu army camp, there are really hundreds of thousands of ambush soldiers. ”

Xiang Yu said: "That's great." Gather and annihilate him, save yourself from going to him. ”

"It's better to be careful..."

Lu Bu didn't listen to Xiang Yu.

Xu Shu chuckled and said, "If General Xiang wants to make meritorious contributions, he doesn't have to be in a hurry." Liu Bei's Yizhou has hundreds of thousands of troops, and sooner or later there will be a battle. However, before the battle, we must first occupy his dangerous passes and key roads, so that Liu Bei has nowhere to hide. ”

"Yuan Zhi is right!"

Lu Bu thought to himself: "Finally, someone can understand what I mean." ”

"We must play to our strengths and avoid our weaknesses and hit the key points. What is the Critical Matter? The important towns and dangerous passes of the twelve counties of Yizhou are the key points. Without these, how long can Liu Bei hold out? When the time comes... We can leave an army behind and garrison Yizhou. The remaining two armies returned to the Central Plains to fight Yuan Shao. ”

This is the expedient measure that Lu Bu came up with after thinking about it for a night.

Since it is impossible to eradicate Liu Bei in a short period of time. He gave full play to the strengths of the new army and first occupied the cities of each county.

"Ladies and gentlemen..."

Lu Bu sat down and said, "Tomorrow, we will set off from the camp." Hao Meng's independent brigade opened the way in front, and Li Jing's second division was behind. We want to bypass Langzhong and go straight to Liu Bei's heart! ”

"No...!"

The congregation will answer.

Liu Bei and Pang Tong's 150,000 troops were deployed thirty miles away, trying to lure the Lu army and destroy it with fire. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu took into account the war in the Central Plains, thought about it, and unexpectedly escaped the catastrophe.

looked at Lu Bu's new army and left the village.

Liu Bei was anxious and said to Pang Tong; "Shiyuan, Lu Bu was not fooled, what can I do?"

"The king doesn't have to be in a hurry..."

"Can I not be anxious? The cities after Langzhong were not heavily guarded. The four horse guards Mi Fang and Fu Shiren are by no means Lu Bu's enemies. It will take five days for our city defense equipment to be transported to Sima Pass, and we... ”

"The king, the king..."

Pang Tong stopped Liu Bei and grinned; "The king doesn't have to be anxious. Lu Bu was anxious for quick success and quick profit, and wanted to take my important town in Sichuan, but he brought about his own destruction. ”