"Yuan Zhi, why don't you ask for war?" Lu Bu did not respond to Chen Gong's combat strategy, and set his sights on Xu Shu.

Xu Shu hesitated: "The new army lacks training and is not yet able to meet the enemy. ”

"Is that so?"

"Yes." Xu Shu glanced at Lu Bu and replied with some reluctance.

"Hahaha..."

Lu Bu laughed a few times and said, "You can't help it." If I let you lead the First Army, assist Ganning, and cross the river to fight.... ”

Xu Shu said without hesitation: "Then I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the lord, eliminate Sun Ce, and level Jiaozhou!" ”

"Okay."

Lu Bu didn't blame Xu Shu, looked at Chen Gong, and said: "The combat strategy you just made can be slightly changed, appointing Bai Qi as the main general, Liang Hongyu as the deputy general, and Li Cunxiao as the vanguard, leading the headquarters to enter Jingzhou." Xu Shu led the First Army, cooperating with Gan Ning, and crossing the river to fight. As for Luo Cheng, Xiang Yu and Zhang Liao, they will not be transferred for the time being. ”

"My lord, is it inappropriate to arrange it like this?" Zhang Liang asked.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Liangdao: "The combat effectiveness of the First Army has not yet been confirmed, whether it can really capture Jiaozhou, we don't know the bottom in our hearts, it is more appropriate to send Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu to go." Besides, if Luo Cheng and Xiang Yu are left in Shouchun, can they agree? Zhang Liao's troops know Jingzhou best, but they don't use it, isn't it a pity? ”

Lu Bu was about to answer.

Liu Bowen interjected: "The ovary didn't understand the intentions of the lord? ”

"I want to hear about it."

Liu Bowen said: "Sun Ce and Liu Bei, the military strength is weak, and they are definitely not our enemies. Instead of sending Xiang Yu and Luo Cheng's elite troops to go, it is better to give other generals some opportunities to practice their troops by crusading against Sun Ce and Liu Bei, so that the princes of the world can know that it is not only Luo Cheng, Xiang Yu, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and other veterans who will fight. ”

"Well, Berwyn's words have won my heart." Lu Bu nodded and said, "Most of Luo Cheng, Xiang Yu, and Zhang Liao's troops are veterans with rich combat experience. Mu Guiying's Danyang soldiers, although they have been sharply reduced to 5,000 people, are the strongest in the army, and there is no need for actual combat training. And Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu's 80,000 troops were only recruited last year, and they only had a false shot on the battlefield of Yanzhou, and they had not participated in the battle. When we start a war with Yuan Shao, we will serve as the main force of the attack. Especially Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu, both have the talent of generals, but because of their lack of military exploits, the generals of the various armies are not convinced, if they can occupy Jingzhou, they can stop everyone's mouths. ”

"As for Xu Shu's First Army, it is equipped with the latest weapons developed by the Academy of Science and Technology, and its combat effectiveness is by no means comparable to that of ordinary armies, and it can completely eliminate Sun Ce and occupy Jiaozhou. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. ”

Xu Shu was full of confidence, stood up and said, "I can tell you now that my 20,000 new army will win the Battle of Jiaozhou within two months." There will be no surprises! ”

Everyone knows that Xu Shu never says big things.

Since Xu Shu is guaranteed to win within two months, he has a certain certainty.

Jia Xu was quite curious, but it was not easy to ask directly, so he opened his mouth and said to Lu Bu: "I am willing to go with Yuan Zhi." Please allow your father. ”

"Okay, I agree with you to join the army."

"Thank you, Lord."

Xu Shu asked with a smile: "Don't you want to see with your own eyes, what is the combat effectiveness of our newly formed First Army?" ”

Lu Budao: "You don't need to look to know that it must be sweeping Jiaozhou." I am more concerned about the war in Jingzhou, so this time I will go to Jingzhou with Bai Qi and Liang Hongyu in the war with Sun Liu. ”

End of meeting.

The Military Aircraft Department issued the order to go on the expedition, and all departments were actively preparing for it.

Luo Cheng, Xiang Yu, Huang Zhong, and Mu Guiying all wanted to participate in the war, and went to the Assassin's Mansion to ask for help, but were rejected by Lu Bu.

Jian'an for six years.

Late Lunar Month.

Gan Ning received an order from the Military Aircraft Department to temporarily form a 10,000-strong naval army and step up drills.

Lu Bu and Xu Shu personally led an army of 100,000 out of Shouchun and went to Jiangxia.

Xu Du.

Wei Wangfu.

Cao Cao held Lu Bu's letter in his hand and said, "Lu Bu asked me to send an army of 100,000 to feint to attack Nanyang, contain Guan Yu, and cut off Zhuge Liang's retreat at the same time. Do you think I should agree? ”

There are no less than dozens of civil and military people in the hall.

Xun You stepped out of the ranks, hugged his fists and said: "Back to King Wei, if Lu Bu wins Jingzhou, his power is even greater, let's find a way to stop it, instead of helping him beat Liu Bei." ”

"But... There is an agreement between us and Lu Bu. If you don't follow the agreement, the consequences are serious, right? Cheng Yu said.

"Yes, Lu Bu's thoughts, it's hard to guess, he helped us one moment, maybe the next moment, he will start a war with us, with our current strength, we don't have the conditions to start a war with him, it's better not to mess with him." Xun Yu said.

"Fengxiao, what do you think?"

Cao Cao also agreed with Xun Yu's statement, but before deciding, he still had to seek Guo Jia's opinion.

Guo Jia said: "Back to King Wei, with Liu Bei's current strength, he can't stop Lu Bu at all." Even if we don't contain Guan Yu, or even help Liu Bei fight Lu Bu, we won't be able to hold Jingzhou. If that is the case, why should we take any chances? I suggest that I should do my best to go to Jingzhou with the troops and horses of Yu and Yanzhou, do my best to help Lu Bu, capture the counties of Jingxiang as soon as possible, and then hand over the occupied territory to Lu Bu... ”

"Fengxiao, what do you mean by that? If we don't help Liu Bei, why do we still do our best to help Lu Bu? Isn't this a tiger for trouble, digging one's own grave? Xun You was very displeased and questioned Guo Jia.

"King Wei, don't listen to Fengxiao's words." The generals in the hall all spoke out against it.

"Fengxiao, what did you mean by what you just said?" Cao Cao was also very unhappy.

Guo Jiadao: "Dare to ask King Wei, which prince is the strongest in the world today?" ”

Cao Cao said: "On the surface, Yuan Shao is the strongest, but in fact, Lu Bu is the strongest. Moreover, Lu Bu's threat to us is better than Yuan Shao's threat to us, and once a war starts, it will be difficult for us to fight back. ”

"King Wei can see through this, which shows that he has self-knowledge." Guo Jiadao: "Please ask the King of Wei again, why did Lu Bu repeatedly help us and resist Yuan Shao?" Why not go west and wipe us out? You must know that with Lu Bu's strength, it is easy to occupy the Central Plains. ”

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "Because Lu Bu feels that I am defeated again and again, and I will not pose a threat to him." His current enemy is Yuan Shao, and he wants to use our power to destroy Yuan Shao first, and then take the Central Plains. ”

Guo Jia said: "King Wei said it. ”

"To put it mildly, we are now a sword in Lu Bu's eyes. If he doesn't follow the command, he will hesitate ... Is it to capture Hebei first? Or occupy the Central Plains first? ”

"King Wei, think about it, what are we missing the most now? The most scarce time! It will take at least five or six years to have the strength to resist Lu Bu. If we can gain Lu Bu's trust in the war to eliminate Liu Bei, he will not hesitate to attack Hebei. In this way, we have a few more years to recuperate. When the war between Lu Bu and Yuan Shao is over, we will plan well and fight with Lu Bu. ”

"On the contrary, he will think that instead of leaving us in the way, it is better to get rid of it first, and then fight Yuan Shao. In this case, we will be very dangerous, not only facing Lu Bu, but also Yuan Shao. ”

Guo Jia's words, although difficult to hear, but the truth is so.

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "In order to buy more time, we really can't offend Lu Bu. The order was issued to mobilize 40,000 garrisons in the eastern part of Yingchuan and 50,000 garrisons in Yuzhou to rendezvous at Runan County. I will personally lead the tiger and leopard cavalry, the Longxiang battalion, the Qingzhou army, and the tiger guard army to rush to Runan within 10 days. After the division is completed, advance to the east, be sure to eliminate Guan Yu and conquer Nanyang. ”

"No."

All the ministers of civil and military affairs reacted one after another. The current situation has undergone earth-shaking changes, and the survival of the Wei State is all due to Lu Bu's thoughts. If you offend Lu Bu, the consequences will be unimaginable.