"Yuan Zhi. Do you think our 100,000 army, combined with the outside and the outside, can defeat Zhuge Liang's 600,000 army? After Lu Bu was happy, he was also a little worried.

"Don't worry, my lord."

Xu Shu moved his finger and said, "From the beginning of the battle of Guanghan County to the present, we have annihilated Zhuge Liang's Shu army of about 300,000. Zhuge Liang is known as a million troops, and now he has gone to a small half. The 600,000 troops he hoarded outside the Jiameng Pass were only nominal, but in fact they were less than 500,000, and their combat effectiveness was weak and the morale of the soldiers was low, so they were by no means our opponents. ”

"Half a million?"

Lu Bu didn't calculate it carefully.

Xu Shu said: "My lord, think about it, his 600,000 troops can't all be combat troops, right? To remove 30,000 to 50,000 baggage and some weak brigades, during the day, they were pursued and killed by General Xiang, with at least 50,000 casualties. In this way, can he still have 500,000? ”

"And the lord's 100,000 troops, except for General Zhang Ren's more than 20,000 weak brigades, are all elite. Each of them can be used as a ten, and they have extremely rich combat experience. I believe that we will be able to defeat Zhuge Liang! ”

Just as Xu Shu was analyzing the combat strength of the two sides, a Dragon Guard soldier came in and handed a letter to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu opened it and looked at it, and immediately grinned: "Hahaha..." ”

"Lord, this is a twist...?"

"Hahaha, Yuan Zhi, look at it. Yuan Shao is dead! Lu Bu handed the fold to Xu Shu and said happily: "Okay, great." As soon as Yuan Shao died, the two brothers, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, immediately turned their faces, one occupied Jizhou, and the other stood in Youzhou, not letting each other or helping each other. Cao Cao took advantage of the situation to advance and merge states, so that the land of Hebei was divided into three. In this way, Cao Cao will definitely not covet my territory, I can concentrate on eliminating Liu Bei first! ”

"It's good, but isn't this a big deal for Cao Cao?"

Xu Shu was also very frightened, but after thinking about it carefully, it was also a little unfavorable to Lu Bu.

There are seven counties in the state, and there are thousands of miles of Taihang Mountains, as a barrier, the geographical location is very important. After Cao Cao captured, it was equivalent to stepping into Hebei with one foot, clearing the threat of the flanks of the two capitals, and his strength was even stronger than before.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. I can't do that much now. I just want to occupy Yizhou as soon as possible. If Cao Cao doesn't come to compete with me, my certainty will be greater. Isn't that a good thing? ”

"Indeed."

Xu Shu put together and said thoughtfully: "Cao Cao is really to the point." As soon as he made a move, he occupied and merged the state. It was the place where the Montenegrin Army was disbanded, and there was a large population. Presumably, after this battle, his strength will be even more terrifying. ”

Terror?

Lu Bu shook his head and said, "Horror can't be talked about, right? It's just a little longer than Yuan Shao and Liu Bei insisted on. ”

"Hey, hey... That's what the lord said. ”

Think about the artillery of the New Army, which has not been useful in the Yizhou battlefield. But in the Central Plains, it can be used unscrupulously. No matter how strong Cao Cao is, he will never be able to resist it.

Four days have passed...

There are a total of six letters between Zhuge Liang and Zhang Ren.

Several things have been decided.

First, after Zhang Ren surrendered, he took the initiative to attack Lu Bu and capture Lu Bu.

Second, regardless of victory or defeat, Zhang Ren's army could not be stationed in Zhuge Liang's camp. At that time, he will go to the south of the new capital and face Li Jing.

Third, Zhang Ren's family has been controlled. If Zhang Ren plays any tricks, he is ready to be executed by the whole family.

Every letter was read by Lu Bu and Xu Shu.

After reading those letters, Lu Bu also had to sigh that Zhuge Liang was really a demon. Every step has been repeatedly scrutinized, and Zhang Ren is not given a chance to surrender.

And this also has a lot of conflicts with Xu Shu's plan.

Seeing that time was running out, Lu Bu called Zhang Ren after discussing with Xu Shu.

"My lord."

"Don't be polite, sit down."

"Thank you, Lord."

Zhang Ren's face turned a little pale, and he sat down nervously.

He knew that his family was in Chengdu and had been controlled by Zhuge Liang, and no matter what he did, it might lead to the destruction of his family. Thinking about his relatives, Zhang Ren really didn't know what to do.

"General Zhang, do you have anything to say?" Lu Bu asked.

Zhang Ren raised his head and replied: "Please rest assured, I will follow the plan of the military advisor, and only lead five thousand remnants to Zhuge Liang's camp, and then capture and kill him, there will be no hesitation." ”

"Well, I believe in your loyalty."

Lu Bu took it out in his arms, took out a bunch of exquisite jade pendants and jewelry, put them in front of Zhang Ren, and said, "Look at what these are?" ”

"Is this...?"

Zhang Ren reacted and said happily: "This is my family's?" Could it be that the lord has already saved them from Zhuge Liang's hands? ”

"Hmm."

Lu Bu nodded slightly.

Xu Shu on the side explained: "General Zhang doesn't know, the lord has already sent the shadow to Chengdu and picked up your family, and now they have left Chengdu." I will be able to meet with the general in a few days. The lord has good intentions, and the general should not fail the lord. ”

Zhang Ren's face was full of joy, knelt down excitedly, and said: "Lord, the last general will capture Zhuge Liang to repay the kindness of the lord!" ”

"Okay, I'll see!"

Lu Bu helped Zhang Ren up.

Xu Shu said: "According to our previous plan, it is for General Zhang Ren to take 5,000 remnants of the army to join Zhuge Liang. Then rely on the remnants of the 5,000 armies to join us inside and out. However, Zhuge Liang was extremely cunning, and he did not allow Zhang Ren's soldiers and horses to go to his camp.... ”

"Yuan Zhi."

Lu Bu interrupted Xu Shu's words and said, "I think you can give it a try?" ”

"How do you try?"

Lu Bu replied with a smile: "Just according to your previous plan." Let Zhang Ren attack me first, but I defeated him, he escaped from Jiameng Pass, and was chased and killed by me all the way until he fled to Zhuge Liang's camp. Zhuge Liang saw that Zhang Ren came to vote, and there were only a few thousand remnants behind him, so he might not care too much. Inevitably, Zhang Ren will be caught up and eliminated by us, and it is likely that Zhang Ren will be taken in. Wouldn't we succeed in this way? ”

"Well, it's okay to try. It doesn't matter if it doesn't work out. Xu Shu thought about it and said: "If you don't succeed, you should play with Zhuge Liang." Isn't there such a saying, that it is up to man to plan things and to achieve things in heaven? Whether we can deceive Zhuge Liang depends on how God decides. ”

.....................

There was still one day left before Zhang Ren and Zhuge Liang agreed on the time to attack Lü Bu, and Zhang Ren prepared 25,000 soldiers according to Lü Bu's instructions.

Of the 25,000 soldiers, 20,000 were surrendered Shu troops, and 5,000 were Lü Bu's new troops.

(It is necessary to mention: the Shu army under Zhang Ren originally had 25,000, but Xu Shu felt that it would be easier to deceive Zhuge Liang if he did not change the number of soldiers, so he replaced the 5,000 Shu army with 5,000 elites.) In this way, Zhang Ren still has 25,000 people under his command. ）

In order to let Zhuge Liang let down his guard, Lu Bu can be regarded as letting go.

(End of chapter)