Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's July.

Wang Lei led more than 1,000 Xiliang troops into Runan County for three days, and in these three days, Wang Lei led the army to attack several important towns in Xinxi County, Runan County, including Chengguan Town, Xiazhuang Town, Dongyue Town and other large and small four or five places. After conquering the towns, Wang Lei captured the young children of each town, leaving a way to return the prisoners.

Go to Liu Bei's camp and ask Liu Bei to apologize for the attack on Nanyang, and Wang Lei release all the prisoners.

This move was clearly to embarrass Liu Bei.

In order to save the young handsome man of the family, the people of the major families all went to Liu Bei's camp.

Although Wang Lei won the victory and gave Liu Bei a lot of trouble, but after repeated battles, the cavalry under his command was damaged by nearly 100 people. For a large-scale campaign, the casualties of nearly a hundred people were very small and negligible. Wang Lei only had more than 1,000 cavalry under his command, and the loss of nearly 100 people meant that he lost one-tenth of his combat effectiveness.

Such losses must be taken seriously.

Wang Lei looked at the soldiers under his command, but a trace of worry appeared in his eyes. Yuan Shu is different from Liu Bei, the tricks that are useful for Yuan Shu have a very small effect on Liu Bei.

It was not easy to defeat Liu Bei.

Lu Bu killed well, but when he saw the wounded soldiers under his command, he also said worriedly: "Brother Xian, when we enter the territory of Runan, we are blocked everywhere, and every checkpoint is guarded, which will cause us casualties." The rest of the road may not be smooth. ”

Wang Lei also nodded, this is the case.

After Liu Bei was prepared, it was not easy to shuttle around Runan at will.

What should I do if I want to teach Liu Bei a hard lesson?

Just entering Runan and laying down three or two towns, this is obviously not what Wang Lei wants, if so, Wang Lei can already withdraw his troops. If you want to beat Liu Bei, you will naturally beat Liu Bei painfully and ruthlessly, so that Liu Bei wants to cry without tears.

Otherwise, Wang Lei might as well not fight.

Wang Lei's eyes flashed with a touch of anger, and he said in a deep voice: "If you want Liu Bei to regret attacking us, you have to let the foundation that Liu Bei worked so hard to build have problems." Runan is an important town in Jizhou, and it is not one or two people who are staring at Runan, Yuan Shu is staring, Cao Cao is staring, and Tao Qian is also staring at Xuzhou...... Brother, let's continue to attack the rest of the towns, capture some more people, and continue to add some chaos to Liu Bei. I've thought about the next steps. If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger! ”

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Since we have a plan, let's continue to kill." ”

……

Liu Bei's camp, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Guan Yu, Liu Pi, Gong Du and others all gathered in the camp.

"Xianhe, tell me about Wang Lei's situation." Liu Bei said concisely.

Jian Yong nodded and replied: "Back to the lord, after Wang Lei led the cavalry into Runan, he successively conquered Chengguan Town, Xiazhuang Town, Dongyue Town and other places, and captured the younger brothers of many families. According to the news sent back by the soldiers, Wang Lei released a message, saying that as long as the lord apologized for the attack on Nanyang, he would release all the prisoners. Now, the big families from all the towns have sent people to the camp. ”

"Too much deception!"

Liu Bei slapped the desk and snorted angrily.

After a long while, Liu Bei's anger was suppressed and asked, "Wang Lei is wreaking havoc in Runan, what suggestions do you have?" ”

Gong Du said: "Lord, there are only more than 1,000 soldiers under Wang Lei's command, and he has been fighting in Chengguan, Xiazhuang and other places continuously, and his troops must have lost." As long as there is a war, Wang Lei can be completely destroyed. ”

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and said: "The problem is that I can't find a chance for a decisive battle, and Wang Lei doesn't stay at all." ”

Zhang Fei shouted: "Since Nanyang County, Wang Lei has not confronted us head-on. This kid doesn't keep his hands, it's like a loach, it's hard to catch. ”

Liu Bei bowed his head slightly and sighed lightly.

As Guan Yu and Zhang Fei said, it is not easy to fight Wang Lei.

After thinking about it for a while, Jian Yong said: "The Xiliang soldiers led by Wang Lei are all cavalry, flexible and mobile, and it is almost impossible to catch up with Wang Lei. It's like encountering the Hu people in the north, and it is difficult to capture the whereabouts of the other party. We are chasing everywhere, but the gains outweigh the losses. I think that the strategy of clearing the wilderness with strong walls and following the previous plan will be set up to prevent Wang Lei from attacking. ”

After a pause, Jian Yong said again: "Wang Lei's troops are fighting continuously, and they must be less than a thousand. Every time you go to a checkpoint, you are attacked by bows, crossbows, thistles, etc., and there must be losses. If you encounter more than ten times in a row, in the end, the troops will be completely lost, and you will no longer be able to fight. At that time, it was much easier to take down Wang Lei. ”

Jian Yong's suggestion was the same as Chen Zhi's, and he did not intend to continue the pursuit.

The more you pursue, the more passive you are.

Liu Bei was dissatisfied in his heart and said: "When you are in Nanyang County, it is not our territory, and you can take a defensive strategy. But we have withdrawn to Runan County, which is the territory we control, and we still need to defend passively? Take the initiative, I want to take the initiative to attack Wang Lei, so that Wang Lei has no way to escape, instead of waiting for us to have nothing to do. ”

Facing Liu Bei's anger, Chen Zhi said calmly: "Lord, there is no other way at the moment. On the one hand, we can only stop Wang Lei, and on the other hand, we can probe Wang Lei's news and prevent Wang Lei from escaping from our sight. ”

Liu Bei squinted his eyes, and gently tapped the desk in front of him with his right hand, the voice was very low, but it made people nervous.

Gong Du and Liu Bi lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to face Liu Bei.

After a long time, Liu Bei sighed lightly: "In order to take down Wang Lei, I can wait, focus on defense, and encircle Wang Lei." ”

Jian Yong arched his hand and said: "The lord is wise! ”

Chen Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that Liu Bei would pursue him willingly.

"Report!"

The soldier walked in quickly, clenched his fists and said, "My lord, there are many people outside the camp. There are the patriarchs of the Chen, Guan, and Hu clans in Chengguan Town, as well as the patriarchs of the Xia, Liu, Wu, and Gu clans in Xiazhuang Town, as well as the patriarchs of the rest of the towns, large and small, about twenty or thirty people, all clamoring to see the adults and ask them to help them get back their relatives. ”

Jian Yong had a bitter face and said helplessly: "Lord, the trouble that Wang Lei found for us is here." Wang Lei arrested the children of these big families, but let the lord deal with it, obviously intending to disgust the lord. The lord wants to help the people of each family get their relatives back, but he can only apologize to Wang Lei, if this is the case, how can there be face? I must not say yes. Wang Lei calculated that the lord would not agree, but he deliberately let people come, damnable! ”

Liu Bei's expression was calm, and he waved his hand and said, "Take it to the camp for placement first, and I'll meet you later." ”

The soldiers retreated, Liu Bei looked at everyone in the hall, and said: "Wang Lei's matter must be solved, in addition to the current strategy, think about what else can be done." I'll go see the trouble Wang Lei gave me first, these people must meet, otherwise there will be problems. ”

Liu Bei got up and left to meet with the patriarchs of the major families in the camp.

After a short time, Liu Bei came to the camp where the patriarchs of each family were placed. Before he walked in, Liu Bei had already heard a commotion coming from the tent, which was as noisy as the vegetable market, which made Liu Bei frown.