Guo Jia proposed that he could only outwit and not attack, and Cao Cao asked him: "How does Feng Xiao think to outwit Lu Bu?" ”

"The lord had people set up a checkpoint in the middle of the road to stop Lu Bu earlier, but now it seems that it is useless." Guo Jia said: "Lu Bu is brave and martial, and the soldiers of our army have long been deeply afraid of him. Not only were the soldiers afraid of him, but even the generals refused to fight him alone on the battlefield. If Lu Bu is allowed to be so arrogant, sooner or later he will become a big problem for the lord. ”

"I understand what Bong Hyo said." Cao Cao said: "What I want to know most is how to defeat Lu Bu. ”

"There is only a decisive battle." Guo Jia said: "I think that after the battle of Lumenting, Lu Bu will bypass the back line of defense and advance directly to Xudu. The lord only needed to issue a military order to the generals guarding the passes in various places, asking them to find that Lu Bu had bypassed, and immediately raise troops to follow and avoid the battle as much as possible, and wait until the Xuzhou army advanced to Xudu, and then form an encirclement against them. ”

"What does Fengxiao mean is to destroy Lu Bu outside the city of Xudu?" Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly, and he said to Guo Jia: "Since I took charge of Xudu, no one's soldiers and horses have ever come here. If Xu Du is really besieged by Lu Bu, I am afraid that people in the city will change their minds......"

"Whoever dares to collude with Lu Bu will be killed on the spot." Guo Jia replied: "When Lu Bu comes to Xudu, it is not so easy for him to break through the city. On the contrary, the soldiers of our army who followed behind him could find an excellent opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. As long as the defenders in the city are stable, the morale of the three armies will not drop much. It should be logical to annihilate Lu Bu. ”

"Although Bong Hyo said so, I still don't think it's safe." Cao Cao frowned slightly: "Fengxiao, don't forget, there is still an air force under Lu Bu." ”

"Don't forget that there are thunderbolts and crossbows at the head of the city." Guo Jia replied: "As long as their air force dares to come, we can let them come and not return." ”

"It seems that Feng Xiao is planning to fight Lu Bu in Pengcheng." After thinking for a moment, Cao Cao finally nodded and said, "Since this is the case, then follow Fengxiao." ”

"The lord is wise!" Guo Jia said: "Please also ask the lord to prepare early and deploy soldiers everywhere in the city. The air force under Lu Bu also failed to enter the city, of course, it is the best, if they enter the city smoothly, the officers and men of our army who have already made arrangements can also take advantage of the situation and give them a head-on blow. ”

"The strategy is determined by Fengxiao, and all affairs are handed over to Fengxiao to take care of." Cao Cao said to Guo Jia in a solemn tone: "Fengxiao must remember that Xu is our foundation, and we can't lose this place......"

"Don't worry, my lord, absolutely not!" Guo Jia got up and bowed to Cao Cao: "I am willing to make a military order, if I can't annihilate the enemy army outside the city of Xudu, I am willing to be punished." ”

Cao Cao replied: "Feng Xiao has always had no mistakes in controlling the battlefield, and of course I believe that you will be able to defeat Lu Bu this time." Whatever you need me to do, you just have to ask. ”

"As long as the lord allows me to transfer troops and horses." Guo Jia replied: "Xu Du will definitely be in danger this time. ”

"Zhongkang." Cao Cao shouted out the door, and Xu Chu then walked in.

Bowing down to Cao Cao, Xu Chu asked, "Dare to ask what the lord commands?" ”

"You've been following Bonghyo for the last few days." Cao Cao said: "No matter where Fengxiao wants to mobilize the soldiers and horses, you just have to help." Anyone who dares to disobey is disobeying me. ”

Glancing at Guo Jia, Xu Chu replied: "I understand!" ”

"Although Lu Bu is still far away from Xudu, he has to plan and deploy defenses in advance in Xudu City." Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "I'll retire first." ”

Cao Cao stood up and sent Guo Jia to the door.

He took Guo Jia's hands and said, "I will hand over Xu Du to Feng Xiao, Feng Xiao will not let me down." ”

"With me here, the lord can rest assured." Guo Jia responded in a very affirmative tone.

Cao Cao let go, and when Guo Jia left, Xu Chu glanced at Cao Cao.

Nodding at Xu Chu, Cao Cao motioned for him to follow Guo Jia.

Xu Chu understood and followed Guo Jia to leave Cao's house.

"Actually, General Zhongkang doesn't have to follow me now." Xu Chu followed behind, and Guo Jia said to him: "When the defense in the city needs to mobilize troops and horses, the general will come to help." At this time, the general can stay with the lord. ”

"The lord ordered me to follow Guo Gong." Xu Chu replied: "Before I defeated Lu Bu, I was Guo Gong's entourage. ”

Guo Jia laughed and said to Xu Chu: "General Zhongkang bravely crowned the three armies, I don't dare to ask you to be my entourage." ”

"Dare to ask Guo Gong." Guo Jia had just given Cao Cao a promise, and Xu Chu was also puzzled by this, so he asked Guo Jia: "What are the chances of winning against Lu Bu in Xu Du?" ”

"If nothing happens, there will be at least an eight-point chance of winning." Guo Jia replied: "It's just that Lu Bu today is very different from the past, and there will still be some variables on the battlefield. I think I'm 50% sure. ”

"Only fifty percent sure, Guo Gong actually dared to say to the lord that he would definitely be able to defeat Lu Bu?" Xu Chu asked Guo Jia in astonishment.

"General Zhongkang follows the lord every day, I wonder if he has noticed anything wrong with the lord?" Guo Jia suddenly asked.

Xu Chu replied with a blank face: "I didn't find anything wrong with the lord......"

"For example, I can't sleep all night, and I always sigh for a long time." Guo Jia simply made his words clearer.

Guo Jia's words were clear, and Xu Chu suddenly said: "If you say so, the lord has indeed slept less than before recently." ”

"That's because the lord has a memory in his heart." Guo Jia said: "He was always worried that Lü Bu would break through the defensive lines along the way and then capture Xudu. Xu is the foundation of the lord, but the lord can't afford to lose this place. ”

"If Lu Bu dares to come, I will definitely want him to look good." Xu Chu frowned, and said with a not very good face: "The lord was not kind to him at the beginning, but I didn't expect him to deal with the lord in turn......"

"General Zhongkang only saw that the lord treated Lu Bu well, but he didn't see that the lord wanted to destroy Lu Bu." Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said to Xu Chu: "Of the two battles of Dangshan, which one was not the lord who went to crusade against Lu Bu first?" If it is Lu Bu, he will definitely find the best time to launch a counterattack. Lu Bu's attack on Xu Du this time was actually in his plan for a long time. I just didn't expect that he would choose to attack the lord when his wings were not fully full. ”

"His wings aren't full?" Xu Chu was stunned and asked, "What does Guo Gong think it takes for Lu Bu's wings to be considered full?" ”

"At least the fierce generals and wise men under their command can compete with the lord." Guo Jia replied: "Although Lu Bu is strong, the number of fierce generals and wise men under his command is not many......"

"I probably understand what Guo Gong means......" Looking at Guo Jia, Xu Chu replied: "Guo Gong thinks that Lu Bu does not have the strength to compete with the Lord Gong now. ”

"The same can be said of it." Guo Jia replied: "It doesn't matter whether Lu Bu has the strength to compete with the lord, the important thing is that he is really here." The days of the lord's crusade against him have passed, and now the exchanged positions are his turn to lead the army against the lord. ”

"Lu Bu is not small, but I feel that he must not be the opponent of the lord." Xu Chu said: "Yuzhou, which has been run by the lord for many years, how can he take it at will if he wants to?" ”

"The lord doesn't have such confidence, General Zhongkang shouldn't be too lucky." Guo Jia said to Xu Chu: "In recent days, I have to bother the general to move around with me. I have mobilized troops and horses, and only when the general is by my side will I obey orders. ”

"In fact, the lord only needs to issue a military order." Xu Chu said: "It wasn't too complicated in the first place, but now it's complicated. ”

"It's not that the lord doesn't want to do that, it's just that there are drawbacks to doing that." Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said to Xu Chu: "He sent the general to join me, and the general just followed." ”

"I don't know what the disadvantages of the lord are worried?" Xu Chu asked.

"Of course, things that the Lord thinks are flawed, of course, are not unreasonable." Guo Jia did not answer directly, but gave Xu Chu a very vague answer.

In the next few days, Xu Chu followed Guo Jia around the city every day, and often went to the military camp to mobilize soldiers and horses.

Xu Chu had the military order given by Cao Cao in his hand, and the generals in the barracks also knew that he was loyal to Cao Cao.

Guo Jia was ordered by Cao Cao to dispatch troops to deploy troops in Xudu, and Lu Bu led the soldiers of the Xuzhou Army to a place only thirty miles away from Zhecheng.

Ordering the soldiers to stop, Lu Bu asked Zhou Yu and the others, "Do you continue to move forward now, or do you turn around and leave?" ”

"Why didn't Chu Hou let the soldiers rest on the spot?" Zhou Yu asked Lu Bu.

"Resting in place?" Lu Bu asked puzzledly: "Gongjin wants the soldiers to rest on the spot, could it be that he wants to ......?"

"Exactly." Zhou Yu replied: "During the day's march, every move of our army is within the eyes of the enemy. It is better to wait until the night is dark, and then Chu Hou will lead the soldiers around Zhecheng. By the time the defenders of Zhecheng realized that something was wrong, we had already gone far. ”

"It's thirty miles away from Zhecheng." Lu Bu said: "The soldiers have to walk all night in a hurry. I'm afraid that we haven't bypassed Zhecheng yet, and all the moves have already been discovered by Cao Jun. ”

"Then let them follow." Zhou Yu replied, "What the Marquis of Chu wants is Xudu, not Zhecheng, whether Cao Jun can keep up or not is not important to the Marquis of Chu." ”

Looking at Guo Jia suspiciously, Lu Bu's brows furrowed slightly: "Since you are not afraid of being known by Cao Jun, why do you choose to march at night?" ”

"You have to pretend to be some." Zhou Yu replied: "Although we are not worried about being followed by them, we must also act as worried. Otherwise, wouldn't Cao Jun, who was guarding Zhecheng, be suspicious? If they refuse to follow up, the Marquis of Chu will get Xu Du in the future, and they will be broken when they turn back. ”

didn't particularly understand what Zhou Yu meant, Lu Bu didn't ask any more questions, and said to Sun Ce: "Pass my military order and let the soldiers rest on the spot." ”

Sun Ce received the order and personally conveyed Lu Bu's military order.

It was still early, and the soldiers were very puzzled when they received the order to set up camp.

Although they were confused, they had to obey orders when they were soldiers and ate food.

What's more, after several battles earlier, the officers and men of the Xuzhou Army had long regarded Lu Bu as a god, and they did not hesitate to carry out his orders.

The army was stationed, and Lu Bu looked in the direction of Zhecheng, and gave another order to Sun Ce: "Send more scouts to investigate the movements of the Cao army in Zhecheng." ”

Lu Bu camped thirty miles away from Zhecheng, and Yu Ban and others, who were stationed in Zhecheng, got the news that day.

Summoning the people into the tent, Yu Ban said to them, "Lü Bu has come to a place only thirty miles from Zhecheng, and he has ordered the army to camp there, and we should respond according to the earlier deployment. ”

"I don't think it's necessary." Before Yu Ban's words came out, Xun You said: "Lu Bu didn't plan to attack Zhecheng, but tried to make a detour and attack Xudu directly. ”

"How did Gongda know that he was going to take a detour?" Yu Ban said: "He has already come to a place not far from Zhecheng. ”

"If he tries to attack Zhecheng, he should lead a large army directly to the city." Xun You said: "But he didn't do that, but let the army be stationed on the spot, didn't the generals feel strange?" ”

Xiahou Yuan interjected: "Maybe Lu Bu felt that the march was hard all the way, so he let his soldiers rest for a night, and then lead the army outside the city tomorrow." ”

"It does seem like it's a possibility." Xun You replied: "But have the generals ever thought that even if he wants to rest, he can lead the army to rest outside the city." The defenders of Zhecheng did not have as many soldiers and horses as he had, and although he might not be able to break through the city, he would certainly be able to stabilize the barracks. If we send troops to attack, we will only send more soldiers to their deaths. ”

The generals looked at each other one by one, Yu Ban frowned, and asked Xun You, "Are we just waiting?" In case Lu Bu really comes......"

"He's not coming." Xun You said: "He wants to wait for us to follow and pursue. When Lu Bu leads his troops and horses, if we don't bring crossbows and thunderbolts, he can use the air force to attack us head-on. If we had brought it, the progress of the pursuit would not have been too fast, and he would have been leading the way by the nose. ”

"If that's the case, what are we going to do?" Yu Ban asked.

Xun You replied: "Let's see which way he goes from, and when he makes a move, we will determine the next step is not too late." ”

Seeing that it was impossible to ask from Xun You about the way to deal with it, Yu Ban didn't think of a better idea, so he had to say: "Since Gongda thinks that he will not lead the army here, let's wait and see first." Wait until you figure out Lu Bu's plan, and then it's not too late to deal with them! ”

As the chief general, Yu Ban gave such an order, and the generals didn't have much to say, so they had to agree, and they each got up and retreated.

Leaving Yu Ban's tent, Xiahoudun whispered to Cao Ren and asked, "Zixiao, can you see what Xun Gongda wants?" ”

"Xun Gongda is a strategist that the lord has always relied on." Cao Ren replied: "Although I can't figure out what he is thinking, I believe that what he said must have made sense. ”