Gao Shun's eyes rolled, and he suddenly said, "Lord Yu, I heard that the Academy of Science and Technology has a weapon called the Three-Bow Crossbow. I don't know if I can ration some of the generals. The last general's soldiers and horses also need it. ”

"Yes."

Lu Budao: "I have already supervised the weapons manufacturing workshop to speed up the manufacture of three-bow crossbows, arrows, instruments, etc. By next year, almost every army will be able to use it. ”

"Thank you, Lord."

Gao Shun's face was happy.

He had long heard of the three-bow crossbow and coveted it. But all along, the Military Aircraft Department has not approved him. All the crossbow arrows were sent to Xuzhou, which made Gao Shun very unhappy.

Now that he heard Lu Bu's promise, Gao Shun was very happy.

A small celebration banquet...

Lü Bu and Han Xin returned to Shouchun by the same route.

value at this time.

Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Qingzhou all had battles.

Liu Bowen, who was stationed in Nanyang County, Jingzhou, was worried that he couldn't find an opportunity to attack Cao. Unexpectedly, the two brothers Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan led 140,000 soldiers and horses to his territory.

Although he didn't enter Nanyang County, he looked very uncomfortable.

Thereupon...

Liu Bowen led his Thousand Banners Army and launched an attack on Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Xuan's Yuzhou Army.

The two sides fought fiercely for a day and night.

The Yuzhou army, which did not understand the formation, was severely beaten by Liu Bowen and suffered more than 10,000 casualties. If it weren't for Cao Ren, who was stationed in Xicheng, to rescue in time, I am afraid the consequences would be unimaginable.

Subsequently.

Liu Bowen, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and Xiahou Dun all withdrew one after another.

And in Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

Cao Cao gave Xu Huang an additional 50,000 troops and strictly ordered Xu Huang not to attack Xuzhou. They were only stationed outside Pengcheng and trained their soldiers and horses. Xu Huang held a heavy army, and seeing that Fan Lihua was not in Xuzhou, he led 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack Pengcheng.

Fierce fighting lasted for two days.

Pengcheng is lost!

But then Xu Huang received an order from Cao Cao to lead his troops and horses to withdraw from Pengcheng and garrison them on the Yanzhou border. Xu Huang didn't dare to disobey Cao Cao's order, so he had to return Pengcheng, which was finally captured, to Fan Lihua.

The northern border of Qingzhou.

Gongsun Kang, the eldest son of Gongsun Du, together with Liu Yi, the general of Liaodong, led an army of 100,000 to cross the Yellow River and capture Donglai County. After that, he marched to Linzi and had the posture of capturing Qingzhou.

The deputy generals Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, who stayed in Qingzhou, mobilized 150,000 heavy troops to meet the battle.

These 150,000 soldiers and horses are almost all new recruits.

These included Yuan Tan's surrendered troops, the Taishan bandits, and the newly recruited young soldiers. It has only been trained for a few months, and its combat effectiveness is limited. Fighting with Gongsun Du's 100,000 soldiers and horses, some of them fell into disadvantage.

Xu Da and Chang Yuchun did not dare to risk entering the army, for fear of increasing casualties.

They set up camp at the intersection of official roads in an attempt to resist one after another.

I hope to wait until Mu Guiying returns, or the Xuzhou army comes to help, and then try to break the enemy.

Their composure did drag on for a long time...

But that's another story.

Now Lu Bu, Han Xin, and Li Yuanba have returned to Shouchun.

Inside the Military Aircraft Division.

Lu Bu said to everyone: "After the battle of Yuzhang County, we can basically be sure that Cao Cao is bluffing. He won't really go to war with us. Therefore, I Jing, Xu, and Yang only need to defend step by step. You don't have to make a big deal about it. ”

"The most important thing now is saltpeter! Saltpeter is the key to the manufacture of artillery, and it is also the key to the unification of the world. And if you want to get saltpeter, you need to get Hanzhong first. Do you have a plan? ”

Lu Bu said that he still brought the problem to the incident in Hanzhong again.

If Sima Yi knew that Hanzhong was so important to Lu Bu, it is estimated that he would not have engaged in any delaying tactics.

"Before, we wanted to buy Hanzhong, but we stabbed the hornet's nest all of a sudden, almost causing a war. I don't think it's possible to buy Hanzhong, so it's better to wait until next year and then try to capture it. Xu Shu said.

"There's next year..."

Lu Bu didn't want to delay: "It's best to get Hanzhong this year." Since you don't have a solution, I have a solution, so you might as well listen to it. I am going to send Yang Hong again to Xudu to discuss with Cao Cao. I can cede a part of the land in exchange for Hanzhong. ”

Cession of land?

Chen Gong, Jia Xu, and Xu Shu were all shocked.

Lu Bu, who has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, actually wanted to cede land in exchange for Hanzhong. This was unthinkable before.

"I wonder which piece of land the lord wants to cede?" Xu Shu asked.

"Pengcheng. Pengcheng is the gateway to my Xuzhou and the main road to Nanhai County. If Cao Cao learns that he will fight me again in the future, he will be able to cut off the connection between Xu and Yang in an instant. For him, its important value should be no less than that of Hanzhong, right? If he still refuses, I will give him Nanyang County, which is the gateway to Jingzhou, with a population of nearly three million, equivalent to half of his population in Yuzhou.... ”

Lu Budao.

"Lord, this price is too great, isn't it?" Everyone looked at each other, and the look of surprise on their faces was even greater.

"Don't care about that. If you get Hanzhong, you get saltpeter. I can take back the lost Nanyang and Pengcheng in an instant! As soon as our troops were stationed in Hanzhong, I immediately ordered the soldiers and horses stationed in Jingxu and Xuzhou to march to Nanyang and Pengcheng. Neither of these counties is in danger to defend, but the city is well defended. Our new army is the best at fighting offensive and defensive battles. It should be effortless, and it can be captured. ”

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Chen Gong and Xu Shu both breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Xu smiled: "It turns out that the lord wants to deceive Cao Cao? Deceive Hanzhong? ”

"It's not a lie. I gave Peng Cheng and Nanyang to him, he couldn't keep it himself, who could blame him? Lu Budao.

"The lord's plan is really wonderful, and the minister thinks it is feasible." Jia Xu was the first to stand up in support of Lu Bu and said, "Yang Hong should be sent to Xudu as soon as possible to achieve this matter." ”

"The population of the people of Nanyang and Pengcheng is nearly four million. It is a large county in Jingxu and Xu Prefectures. There are a large number of banks, shops, chambers of commerce, and... Chen Gong said.

"I'll transfer all of that." Without waiting for Chen Gong to finish speaking, Lu Bu said.

"This..."

Chen Gong, who is in charge of the Military Aircraft Department, knows the land and people of Pengcheng and Nanyang very well. All ceded to Cao Cao, the price paid is too great, in case Cao Cao garrisons these two places with heavy troops, can the soldiers and horses of Jingxu and Xu Prefectures be captured in time?

Jia Xu smiled: "Don't worry about the public station. The Lord's strategy is for us to take the initiative. Before giving Cao Cao land, we can arrange for a large number of people to lurk in the city. When we take it, it won't take much effort to respond to it. ”

"Okay."

Chen Gong got up and hugged his fists and said, "The minister will go to Wenxian Pavilion and ask Yang Hong to send Xu Du again." ”

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