"General Chen."

"Yes."

Lu Bu sat down and said: "You used to be Yuan Shu's general, and you should know more about the strength of Yuan Jun, so you can introduce it to everyone." ”

"No."

Chen Lan stood up and said, "More than half of Yuan Shu's elite were lost in the Battle of Donghai County, and most of the 300,000 people recruited after that were recruits. Weak combat effectiveness. Among them, 10,000 iron horsemen have been surrendered to the lord. 10,000 tanks, the training is not mature enough. ”

"So, Yuan Shu's army of 200,000 has no combat effectiveness at all?" Lu Bu asked.

Chen Lan hurriedly said, "No. He also has an elite army, which was recruited in the territory of Danyang County in the early years, and the number is about four thousand. The fighting power of this army is very strong. ”

"Could it be the world-famous Danyang soldiers?" Chen Gong suddenly remembered.

"Yes, it's Danyang Bing. When Sun Ce went to Jiangdong that year, Yuan Shu only gave him a thousand old and weak, and it was with the help of hundreds of Danyang soldiers and Zhou Gongjin that he entered Jiaozhou. ”

Lu Bu pressed his hand and motioned for Chen Lan to take a seat.

"Thank you, Lord."

Speaking of Danyang soldiers, Lu Bu has also heard a little. Since the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Danyang soldiers have been famous all over the world, when there was a general named Li Ling, who led 5,000 Danyang soldiers and defeated 80,000 Xiongnu elites.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, that is, Danyang County, recruited 30,000 Danyang soldiers, repeatedly encircled and suppressed the Yellow Turban Army, won a hundred battles, although there was no effective general under his command, but with the courage of Danyang soldiers, sit firmly in the six counties of Xuzhou.

Later, when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, he also failed because of the courage of the Danyang soldiers.

So much so that Cao Cao gave such a comment: "Danyang Mountain is dangerous, the people are fruitful, good at martial arts, noble strength, and a place of elite soldiers." ”

It shows that Cao Cao is also afraid of the Danyang soldiers.

"Hmph, that's an exaggeration, isn't it?" Xiang Yu didn't believe it.

"General Xiang didn't know. In this place of Danyang, there are many Shanyue people living together, and the people are fierce.... ”

Before Chen Lan finished speaking, Xiang Yu retorted: "Some time ago, when we conquered Wanling City, there were 30,000 defenders in the city, and these soldiers and horses should have been recruited in Danyang County, and I didn't see how brave they were. ”

"This..." Chen Lan was speechless.

Chen Gong rolled his eyes and said in his heart: "What you said makes sense. ”

Luo Chengdao: "General Xiang's words are afraid that they will be unfair. No matter how brave a soldier is, he must be trained before he can form combat effectiveness. The 30,000 family private soldiers and officers and soldiers stationed in Wanling were all newly recruited, and they were suddenly attacked by our army, how could they not be defeated? ”

Chen Gong said: "This is not the point, the point is that the patriarchs of various families, as well as officials and generals at all levels of the government, have all been captured by our army, and even if the Danyang soldiers are brave, no one will lead them, and they will be useless." ”

"Well, it seems that this place in Danyang County is very suitable for recruiting soldiers, and after defeating Yuan, we must form a large-scale elite of Danyang soldiers." Lu Bu rubbed his hands, very excited. Now Danyang County is in his hands, and he has won the support of the people, and he wants to recruit troops here, is it not a matter of his words?

"Eh... Lord, aren't we discussing how to defeat Yuan Shu? Why did you talk about recruiting again? Xiang Yu was a little confused.

"Hehe... Okay, let's move on to Yuan Shu. ”

Lu Bu's gaze swept over Chen Lan, and said with a smile: "General Chen Lan has just said that Yuan Shu has four thousand Danyang soldiers, and his combat effectiveness is extremely strong. But I think that with 5,000 broken barracks, it is enough to win. ”

"In our hands, in addition to the broken military camp, there are also Luo Cheng's 20,000 troops, Chen Lan's vanguard battalion, and the 10,000 iron cavalry that have just surrendered. I'm still more inclined to fight Yuan Shu head-on. But before the head-to-head battle, if Yuan Shu's strength can be weakened, it will be more secure when the decisive battle comes. ”

"My lord, in a head-to-head battle, the disparity in strength is too great, and it is not advisable." Chen Gongdao.

"Then Mr. Gongtai, have you thought of a strategy to break the enemy?"

"This..."

"If you don't have one, why not try it?" Lu Budao: "To put it arrogantly, I really didn't take Yuan Shu's army seriously, but I didn't want to lose my troops because of the war with Yuan Shu, so I didn't adopt General Xiang's opinion." If Yuan Shu can be weakened in advance and then engage him, it should not be too costly. ”

"The lord and Mr. Gongtai are inevitably too cautious." Xiang Yu didn't like it.

Lu Bu ignored him, looked at the map, picked a valley, and said: "This place, called Xuyang Valley, is located in the territory of Danyang, which is a rare dangerous place, with a high mountain on the left, a slope on the right, and an official road in the middle. If Yuan Shu can be ambushed, it will definitely greatly weaken his forces. Moreover, this place is far away from Hongze Lake, even if he is defeated, he will not retreat easily. ”

Luo Chengdao: "Such a dangerous place, no matter how stupid Yuan Shu is, he will send someone to investigate, right?" ”

"That's not for sure..."

Chen Gong stood up, walked to the map, and after looking at it for a while, his eyes lit up, and he said, "Lord, I have a plan!" ”

"Wait..."

Lu Bu glanced at Chen Lan in the tail seat, and did not let Chen Gong say the rest of the words. Although Chen Lan's family was killed by Yuan Shu, Lu Bu still couldn't fully trust him.

Especially at such a critical time, a small mistake is likely to lead to a fiasco.

"General Chen."

"Yes."

Lu Budao: "You step back first." ”

Chen Lan raised her head and looked at Lu Bu with a look of surprise. Suddenly knelt down and said: "Lord, the last general has no two hearts, so let the last general also participate in the war." The last general will definitely be able to do something! ”

Chen Gong said: "Lord, this battle needs General Chen's help. I believe that General Chen will live up to the high expectations of his lord. ”

"Yes, the last general has no two hearts." Chen Landao.

Lu Bu hesitated, but still left Chen Lan in the lobby.

Chen Gong told the whole plan, and Chen Lan immediately said: "The last general is willing to go, even if he dies, he will never complain!" ”

The so-called wealth is in danger, and Chen Lan is also willing to give up her fate.

Thinking that Chen Lan's family had been killed by Yuan Shu, and it could be regarded as having a common enmity with Yuan Shu, Lu Bu's wariness of him subtracted three points, nodded and said, "Okay, when you return victoriously, I will have a heavy reward!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Lan gritted her teeth and responded.

Chen Gong's strategy, no one objected, even Xiang Yu changed his previous thoughts, and he was also supported by Luo Cheng. Not to mention Lu Bu, who immediately assigned the task.

On this day, the sun is scorching and the temperature is hot.

The armies of Chen Lan, Luo Cheng, and Xiang Yu left Wanling City and advanced to the west.

Lu Bu did not follow, but worked with Chen Gong to recruit and train new soldiers in Wanling City.

It is said that the Danyang soldiers are elite, and one is ten, and Lu Bu is also really curious, if he can recruit thousands of warriors and train them, when he fights against Cao Cao, he will also have an extra bargaining chip.

At noon the next day, Chen Lan led 10,000 iron horsemen, crossed the Rising Sun Valley, and lined up in a wilderness.

According to reports, Yuan Shu's army had crossed Hongze Lake and was heading towards Danyang County, and would arrive here in two hours.

Chen Lan was still a little scared in her heart. After all, Yuan Shu has an army of 200,000, even if his combat strength is not good, he can't resist it.

The task he received this time was to face Yuan Jun alone, only to lose, not to win, think about the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyes, if there is really a mistake, that is, there is no place to die.