Walking into the backyard, Lu Bu was in front of Chen Gong and behind, and the two walked along the bluestone path for a while without speaking.

Coming to the corridor on the pond in the back garden, Lu Bu stopped.

Holding the railing of the cloister with both hands, he looked down at the fish in the pool.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were no koi fish specially cultivated for ornamentation, and most of the fish swimming in the pond were red-tailed carp with only a red tail.

After being silent for a while, Lu Bu asked Chen Gong, "Gongtai is still guarding Pengcheng this time?" ”

"If Chu Hou thinks that I should go somewhere else, Peng Cheng can be handed over to someone else to guard." Following Lu Bu to the backyard and walking all the way, Chen Gong was already a little flustered, and he immediately replied.

"Don't think too much about it." Lu Bu didn't look at him, still looking at the fish in the pond: "I don't mean anything else." You have been with me for the longest time, and you know me best, you know what I want, and you know what I want to do, which is why you will gather everyone and discuss such a result. ”

"I know it's a trespass this time." Chen Gong hurriedly replied.

"Have you trespassed less?" Lu Bu finally turned his head to look at him.

has followed Lu Bu for many years, and before the Battle of Xiapi, even if he was angry, Chen Gong dared to speak out.

I don't know why, now that he is just being looked at by Lu Bu, he feels uncomfortable, as if his body is being burned by flames.

Seeing Chen Gong's crampedness, Lu Bu looked away: "Please stay, I don't want to blame you, I just want to ask you, other places are all strategizing capable people, I personally face Cao Cao, who will help me?" ”

"We have already discussed, and Zhuge Jin and Zhang Zhao will accompany the Marquis of Chu." Chen Gong replied: "These two people were also Jiangdong ......"

"I still know a little bit about their abilities." Lu Bu interrupted Chen Gong: "Zhuge Jin is okay with soldiers, as for Zhang Zhao, I think he is more suitable to stay at home and strengthen the place." ”

Turning to face Chen Gong, Lu Bu asked, "If I move your deployment a little, will you have any opinions?" ”

"Dare to ask Chu Hou how he plans to move?" Chen Gong asked.

"Zhang Zhao stays and guards Pengcheng with you." Lu Bu said: "Give him some of the things you have in hand, you have been with me for so many years, and you are also very hard." Nowadays, there are more and more talents available, can't you have to do a lot of things alone? ”

"I understand what Chu Hou means." Lu Bu asked Chen Gong to assign some of the things at hand to Zhang Zhao, knowing that no matter what he said, it would be impossible for Lu Bu to change his mind, so Chen Gong immediately agreed.

He had long felt that Lu Bu was different from the past, and this time he returned to Pengcheng, but Chen Gong still maintained his original style, and did not have the slightest concern that he should make some adjustments according to Lu Bu's changes.

If it weren't for today's court discussion, Lu Bu expressed his dissatisfaction in public, he would still not have taken these into account at all, and would still act in accordance with the past style of life.

has already caused Lu Bu to be dissatisfied, and he also knows that it is impossible for Lu Bu to argue with him now.

If you argue with Lu Bu like you did back then, you will probably end up being ignored at all, provoking this Chu Hou to turn around and leave.

Chen Gong wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to argue with Lu Bu, but he couldn't stand being snubbed and didn't pay attention to it.

If Lu Bu in the past, after the thunderstorm, there would be no way to take Chen Gong.

Now Lu Bu has not only returned to his youth, but his temperament seems to have changed a lot.

Every time I talked to him about things, Chen Gong could feel that his character was a little less indecisive and more resolute.

If Lu Bu in the past was dissatisfied with the assignment of Chen Gong and the others at today's court meeting, he would refuse to talk about it again, or simply overturn the result of everyone's deliberations, and make another set of deployments that may not be in line with the battlefield situation.

But the one in front of me didn't do that.

Although he was dissatisfied with the fact that everyone had discussed before informing him at the court meeting, he did not make any changes in the deployment, and directly assigned the task based on the results of the discussion.

If it were the one who had not yet returned to his youth, such an outcome would never have happened.

In the past, either he would not complain, and once he did, he would always make some moths out of his own opinion.

"At the court meeting, I just want to ask you how to arrange my way." Chen Gong's face was somewhat embarrassed, feeling that he was a little uncomfortable, Lu Bu said: "But I thought about it, if you are not satisfied with your arrangement and veto it in front of everyone, you will not look good on your face." So I left you behind to inquire about it. ”

The meaning of Lu Bu's words is actually very clear.

He just wanted to tell Chen Gong that I would save face for you in the court meeting, and you must not do anything embarrassing again, otherwise it will not look so good next time.

Chen Gong is very smart, how could he not understand the meaning of his words.

"I have written down what Chu Hou said." Chen Gong asked Lu Bu, "Dare to ask Chu Hou, are there any other orders?" ”

"You go get busy first, send a message to Zhang Zhao for me, and say that I will invite him over." Lu Bu turned to face Chen Gong.

Chen Gong bowed and retreated.

Seeing Chen Gong walk away, Lu Bu turned around and walked towards the end of the corridor.

When he and Chen Gong came to the backyard, Sun Ce followed behind them.

When Chen Gong left, Sun Ce followed.

He said to Lu Bu: "The Marquis of Chu reuses the Chen Palace, but he seems to have some intention of covering the sky with one hand. On top of today's court discussion, he is simply telling Chu Hou what to do and what not to do. ”

"It's not so easy to change the habits he has formed." Lu Bu replied lightly: "The reminder I gave him is clear enough, if he still doesn't understand, it won't be easy." ”

"With such arrogance, how can Chu Hou endure it?" Sun Ce said: "When I was in Jiangdong, who dared to do this? ”

"The difference between us is that you've been like that since you've been like that, and I've only changed a little bit now." Lu Bu turned around and grinned at him: "Habits are not formed overnight. Changing one's habits is not something that can be done in a day. Chen Gongtai is already like this, and if I want to reverse his habits, I'm afraid it will take a lot of days. ”

"If he is like this next time, I will say it for Chu Hou." Sun Ce said: "Go back and tell the others that if Chen Gongtai asks them to discuss things behind his back, he doesn't need to go." Otherwise, even if the result of the negotiation is reached, it will not be adopted. ”

"If you do that, what will Chen Gongtai do in the future?" Lu Bu replied: "Although he has some problems, he is doing things for me, if I secretly draw his ladder, the impact on him is nothing more than the empty of power." The impact on me is that there are many things that should be in accordance with the rules and suddenly lose their rules. If I want to straighten them out, I will spend more thought than I will overhead Chen Gongtai. ”

What Lu Bu said was indeed reasonable, he had never encountered such a thing, and Sun Ce frowned and couldn't think of a suitable idea.

"Bo Fu doesn't have to think about this, recently I still want to think about how to get their heads when I meet Cao Cao's fierce generals on the battlefield after going out with me on the battlefield." Finding that Sun Ce's face was a little unpleasant, Lu Bu said to him in a gentle tone.

Lu Bu didn't plan to spend his mind on this matter, and Sun Ce certainly didn't want to say anything more.

He said yes and followed Lu Bu down the corridor.

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Lu Bu assigned tasks to everyone, and the first to leave Pengcheng were Chen Zhi and Pang Tong.

He led 5,000 Baiwei troops out of Pengcheng and marched to Mount Tai.

Riding forward with Pang Tong, Chen Zhi asked: "There is something I have never been able to figure out in today's court discussion. ”

"Is there something General Chen hasn't figured out?" Pang Tong asked.

"Yuan Shao and Cao Cao haven't sent troops yet, how did Chen Gongtai find out the route they are going to send troops?" Chen Zhi said: "And he also said that the head is the Tao, as if the Cao Yuan family has already sent troops, and he just got the news from the scouts." ”

"He wasn't alone." Pang Tong smiled indifferently: "It was many people who got together and made a lot of calculations to guess how the Cao and Yuan families would use their troops." If you want to talk about those people from Jiangdong, there are really a few amazing ones, and some details are still in their minds. Although Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are powerful, I feel that as long as we deploy properly this time, we will not necessarily lose Xuzhou. ”

"When Chu Hou sent his family to Jianye, he should have made a plan to not be able to keep Xuzhou." Chen Zhi replied: "The Cao and Yuan families called, no matter what the outcome is, we have no worries. ”

"That's what General Chen said." Pang Tong nodded and replied: "Chu Hou did this, it really solved his worries. We have no worries, and we are well deployed, no matter how strong the enemy is, it will not be so easy to break through the defenses. ”

On the way to Mount Tai, Chen Zhi and Pang Tong talked a lot about Xuzhou and Yangzhou.

Although he often didn't understand what Pang Tong said, Chen Zhi still felt that he had learned a lot of useful things along the way.

At least he has a little more confidence in keeping Xuzhou.

From Xuzhou to Mount Tai, the road is not very far.

When the two arrived, Zang Ba and Sun Guan came to greet them.

Seeing each other, Pang Tong saw that the faces of the two generals were a little pale, and asked them: "The two generals, their faces don't look very good, are they too tired recently." ”

"Don't mention it." Zang Ba said with annoyance: "We are here to resist Liu Bei, that guy doesn't have a decent fight with us at all, he always takes people to travel around, and we lead people to chase all the way, except for the labor soldiers, there is no chance to fight with him." ”

"Liu Bei has been in the world for so many years, and he has been defeated repeatedly and successfully escaped from difficulties, and he has already practiced the ability to escape." Pang Tong smiled: "The two generals chase him, can they still get benefits?" ”

"Can't you let him wander around Mount Tai and leave him alone?" Zang Ba said: "If we don't chase, he will attack cities, villages and towns, which will make people have no headache!" ”

"The two generals will rest after that, I have my own way to deal with Liu Bei." Pang Tong replied with a smile.

To say that Pang Tong, although he is wise, his appearance is very unsightly.

Especially when laughing, the face is full of wrinkles when he is not old, and the nose that is already very eye-catching is even more abrupt.

He asked Zang Ba and Sun Guan to ignore this matter anymore.

The two generals glanced at each other, and could only nod their heads in response.

Taishan originally did not have many soldiers and horses, but after receiving the news that Liu Bei was coming, Sun Guan and Zang Ba urgently mobilized 20,000 soldiers from the surrounding areas.

Liu Bei only has 3,000 men, and it stands to reason that 20,000 soldiers should not be too difficult to intercept and kill 3,000 enemy troops.

But Liu Bei didn't fight against them according to common sense at all.

After entering Mount Tai, Liu Bei did not take it away from the place where Zang Ba and Sun Guan had deployed defenses.

He just harassed the villages and towns along the way, and often attacked the cities.

After getting the news that he was attacking the city, the Xuzhou army was about to rush to help, but Liu Bei suddenly withdrew his army and didn't know where to go.

If Lu Bu was in Mount Tai at this time and learned about the battle situation here, he would definitely be very emotional.

It turned out that Liu Bei in this era already knew how to use guerrilla warfare to drag down a relatively powerful enemy.

Sun Guan and Zang Ba accompanied Pang Tong back to the barracks.

The four of them entered the tent.

Pang Tong first read out Lu Bu's appointment, and then said to Chen Dao, Zang Ba and Sun Guan, as well as the generals and generals in the army: "I am ordered by the Marquis of Chu to lead the three armies to guard Mount Tai, and I also ask the generals to work with me to advance and retreat together!" ”

"Obey General Pang's military orders!" The crowd echoed in unison.

Motioning for everyone to sit down, Pang Tong asked Sun Guan and Zang Ba, "Where is Liu Bei now?" ”

"Where he is, we really don't know yet." Sun Guan replied: "He always changes places after a fight, and he attacks the people more than he fights." We've sent out a number of scouts to find out where he's going, and it won't be long before news comes back. ”

"Liu Bei is in Mount Tai, like a cancer, and sooner or later it will cause a big disaster." Pang Tong said: "Since he doesn't plan to fight us head-on, even if he finds it, it's useless, and he will run away." I just want to ask the two generals, have the people in the Taishan area been resettled? ”

Zang Ba and Sun Guan glanced at each other.

"General Hui Pang." Zang Ba said: "Since Liu Bei came here, the people have moved to Xuzhou, and now most of the villages and towns around Mount Tai are empty, and there is no need to resettle them. ”

"Since it's a person who goes to the empty house, I'll assign one thing to the two of you." Pang Tong said: "Please allocate two people and horses to burn all the villages and towns around Mount Tai." Then send orders to the big and small cities to firewood, just hold on and don't have to fight. In addition, a group of men and horses were allocated to close the road from Qingzhou to Mount Tai, and all materials that came to Mount Tai from Qingzhou, including merchant caravans, were confiscated. ”

Pang Tong only arrived at Mount Tai, and the first order he gave was not to find and exterminate Liu Bei, but to completely close this place and turn Mount Tai into a barren land.

Zang Ba, Sun Guan and the generals and generals under the two of them were suddenly puzzled, and they looked at each other one by one, and actually forgot to receive the order.

Everyone was still looking at each other with stunned faces, and Pang Tong asked: "Is there anything difficult about the generals?" ”

"Not really." Sun Guan replied: "We just don't understand why the general didn't decide to pursue Liu Bei, but he wanted to destroy all the villages and towns, and didn't allow any merchants in Qingzhou to pass through. Chuhou is committed to strengthening all over the country, and the investment in Mount Tai is not small. ”

"Of course I know that Chu Hou has invested a lot in Mount Tai." Pang Tong said: "The local wealth and strength are so that we can resist foreign enemies, and once a war comes, there will be no shortage of food, grass and ordnance in the army. However, instead of bringing us any benefits to a rich and powerful place, it has fed the invading enemy, so do we still have to make this place prosperous and strong? ”

"The people have long hated Liu Bei, I don't understand too much, how did Taishan feed the enemy who came to attack?" Zang Ba even asked directly.

Faced with the questions and doubts of the two, Pang Tong just smiled indifferently: "Dare to ask the two generals, Liu Bei looted the villages and towns, where did all the food and money go?" ”

"Of course he robbed it." Zang Ba subconsciously replied.

"Since he robbed him, did he feed his soldiers? Are there any men and horses who provide for him? Pang Tong's next sentence made everyone wonder how to respond.

"Liu Bei came to Mount Tai, there was no strong reinforcement in the rear, even if the Yuan family gave assistance, it was only from Qingzhou to transfer grain, grass, and ordnance to transport it." Pang Tong continued: "In order to hide people's eyes and ears so that the supplies can be delivered to Liu Bei, most of them will make the team transporting grain, grass and ordnance disguise themselves as merchants. Of course, there must be extraordinary measures in extraordinary times, and we cut off the trade route from Qingzhou to Mount Tai, that is, to cut off Liu Bei's way to obtain supplies. Without outside supplies, he had no choice but to raid the area. But we burned down all the villages and towns, and what else did he have to fight in order to survive? ”

"Chengchai." Everyone was stunned, and Sun Guan immediately came up with these two words.

Pang Tong maintained an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth, and said to them: "Act according to the military order, within ten days, Liu Bei will definitely jump out by himself." When the time comes, you will be able to defeat the enemy in a decisive battle. ”

Knowing Pang Tong's intentions, the generals no longer had any worries, and got up one after another to lead the order and leave.

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Since coming to Mount Tai, Liu Bei has led 3,000 soldiers to swim around every day.

When he encounters a Xuzhou army that is smaller than them, he will lead the army to kill for a while, and when he encounters a relatively strong enemy, he will withdraw immediately with his soldiers, and there is absolutely no mud and water.

Unconsciously, it has been more than ten days since I came to Mount Tai.

The news of Cao Cao's dispatch of troops has not come for a long time, although he has avoided a decisive battle with the Xuzhou army and has not fallen into an embarrassing and helpless situation, Liu Bei is still a little uneasy in his heart.

In case Cao Cao really didn't plan to send troops, he came to Mount Tai this time, but he was too blind.

In a forest at the foot of Mount Taishan.

Liu Bei sat on a big rock, and the soldiers were lying or sitting, all looking lazy and unenergetic.

Guan Yu walked quickly in front of him and said to Liu Bei: "Brother, I just got the news that Lu Bu sent Pang Tong and Chen Dao to lead five thousand troops into Mount Tai. ”

Hearing that Pang Tong and Chen had arrived, Liu Bei was stunned: "There are Zang Ba and Sun Guan here, and he also sent others over?" ”

"Exactly." Guan Yu replied: "Pang Tong arrived here, and for some reason, the enemy army actually set fire to his own house and burned many villages and towns. ”

"Burned down the villages?" Sensing that the situation was not good, Liu Bei stood up suddenly, and he asked Guan Yu, "Other than that, what else have they done?" ”

"Sun Guan led 5,000 troops, blocked the passage between Mount Tai and Qingzhou, and all merchants and pedestrians who planned to enter the boundary of Mount Tai were seized and investigated. If the goods involved grain, grass, and weapons, they would be directly fined and confiscated. Guan Yu replied: "The grain and grass that Yuan Xiansi sent us was also stopped by Sun Guan in the middle of the road. In recent days, I am afraid that there will be no more food delivered. ”

Liu Bei immediately understood Pang Tong's intentions, and said in astonishment: "They want to cut off our back road, and they want us to have no more food, grass and ordnance." If we continue to avoid fighting like this and only attack and harass, it will not be long before the army will be discouraged by the lack of food, grass, and ordnance. ”

"Brother, do you have any plans?" Guan Yu asked him.

After thinking for a moment with a very bad face, Liu Bei said: "We have few people, and it is not a wise choice to show up and fight with them." Since it is difficult to survive in the area of Mount Tai, it is better to continue south into Xuzhou. I still don't believe that Lu Bu can burn the whole of Xuzhou. ”

"Brother is planning to quit Tarzan?" Guan Yu asked in disbelief.

"Is there any other way?" Liu Bei asked him rhetorically.

Really couldn't think of any other way, Guan Yu said angrily: "Pang Tong is really a ruthless person, in order to force us to the point where there is no way out, he would rather destroy the villages and towns." I don't know how much time, money, and food it will take to rebuild villages and towns. ”

"Their villages and towns, their reconstruction, have little to do with us." Liu Bei instructed, "Yun Chang will give me an order to go down and ask the soldiers to prepare to leave, and we will go to Xuzhou." ”

Guan Yu conveyed the military order on behalf of Liu Bei, and the soldiers then prepared to set off.

Liu Bei led the men and horses out of their dormant place.

Soon the news reached Pang Tong.

"I said that the scouts couldn't find out about Liu Bei, it turned out that he was hiding in the mountains and forests." Accompanying Pang Tong and listening to the scout's report, Chen Zhi said: "If General Pang hadn't ordered the villages and towns to be cleaned up, and General Sun had to block the road from Qingzhou to Mount Tai, I am afraid that Liu Bei would still be dormant in the mountains and forests waiting for an opportunity." ”

"As long as he comes out, we have a way to deal with it." Pang Tong asked, "Did you order the scouts to keep an eye on them along the way?" ”

"I have been told." Chen Zhi asked, "Are we really going to intercept them at the border of Xuzhou?" ”

"There's no place for Tarzan anymore, is he going to stay here and die?" Pang Tong smiled slightly: "We are blocking in Xuzhou, General Zang will intercept it behind the back, no matter how good Liu Bei is at escaping, it is impossible to return to Mount Tai." ”

"That's what General Pang said." Chen responded immediately.

Liu Bei led 3,000 soldiers to leave the mountains and forests and marched all the way south.

He also sent a lot of scouts along the way, and the rewards he got were that there was no Xuzhou army in front of him.

Seeing that he was about to reach the border between Mount Tai and Xuzhou, Liu Bei saw a fast horse appear in front of him.

It was one of the scouts he had sent out on horseback.

The horses galloped, and the scout crouched on the horse's back, seeing that he was about to reach Liu Bei, and he hadn't gotten up yet.

Seeing this, several soldiers urged their horses forward.

But the galloping horse had no intention of stopping, and rushed straight towards them.

The soldiers stepped aside and looked back in astonishment.

I saw the scout lying on his horse's back, with at least a dozen arrows stuck in the back of his heart, and he had been dead for an unknown amount of time.

The scene in front of him not only stunned the soldiers who tried to stop him, but Liu Bei was also shocked when he saw it.

"Brother, there's a detachment of men and horses coming ahead." Before he could react, Zhang Fei pointed forward.

Looking forward, Liu Bei really saw a group of people rushing towards this side.

"Let's go." From the opponent's position, Liu Bei saw that they were more numerous than his own, and he didn't plan to fight, so he immediately ordered to turn around.

The soldiers were about to turn back, when someone shouted from behind: "We are surrounded!" ”

Turning his head to look back, it was the black Xuzhou army advancing this way.

There is no way forward and no way back, Liu Bei only then knows that he is actually digging his own grave when he makes the decision to advance to Xuzhou.

It was Pang Tong and Chen Dao, who were in charge of the Bai Wei army, who came over.

Coming to Liu Bei, who was only a few dozen steps away, Pang Tong stopped.

He shouted to Liu Bei, who was panicked and looking for an escape route: "Liu Bei, you have made enough trouble in Mount Tai. Now that we are surrounded, is it possible that you still plan to run? ”

There were enemy troops in front and behind, and Liu Bei also knew that it was impossible for him to escape without experiencing a fight.

Although he hated to put on his wings and escape from the predicament, he was still a hero who had been in the mix for many years after all, and he quickly calmed down and stationed his horse towards Pang Tong.

"You are Pang Shiyuan?" Liu Bei asked Pang Tong.

"I didn't expect my name, Xuande Gong actually heard of it." Pang Tong smiled indifferently: "In this way, I don't have to bother to report my family, even if Xuande Gong dies in this battle, he knows whose hands he died." ”

"The two armies haven't fought yet, so how do you know I'm going to die here?" Liu Bei snorted coldly and asked to the side, "Who took off this person's head for me?" ”

Zhang Fei had a reckless personality, Liu Bei asked if anyone was willing to go to Pang Tongrentou, and he immediately rode out of battle.

Pang Tong didn't speak, and Chen Zhi walked out with his weapon.

The two fierce generals first glared at each other angrily, and then urged the war horses to rush forward.

Liu Bei has been in the world for so many years, relying on the two tiger generals around him, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, of course, Zhang Fei's martial arts needless to say.

As the commander of the Bai Wei Army, Chen Zhi is a figure valued by Lu Bu.

Lu Bu is the number one fierce general in the world, and he can be seen by him, of course, there can be ordinary mediocrity.

The two fierce generals fought against each other, and after twenty or thirty rounds, they couldn't tell the difference.

Zhang Fei couldn't get benefits in Chen Dao's hands, and Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

He glanced at Guan Yu next to him, Guan Yu understood, and urged the war horse to step forward.

When Pang Tong saw Guan Yu stepping forward, he knew that Chen Zhi was definitely not an opponent with one enemy and two enemies, so he ordered to the side: "Order, the whole army will attack!" ”

When the order was given, the soldiers of the Bai Wei Army, who had long been eager to try, let out a neat low roar, all the weapons pointed forward, and a pair of eyes stared at Liu Bei and his subordinate Yuan Jun.

The number of Bai Wei's army was twice that of Liu Bei, and each of them was tall and big, and they were veterans who had fought on the battlefield many times.

Putting on an offensive posture, the momentum is certainly not comparable to the ordinary lineup.

originally planned to let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei work together to kill Chen Dao, but Liu Bei didn't expect Pang Tong to give him a chance at all, and directly issued an order for the whole army to attack.

Horns sounded, and the Bai Xuan army marched forward in a neat formation.

Liu Bei came with Zang Ba and his 5,000 soldiers.

The Bai Wei army launched an attack, and it had long been waiting for the impatient Zang Ba to also give the order to attack.

"Kill!" With a roar, the neatly arrayed Bai Xuan Army sped up and rushed forward.

Liu Bei hurriedly ordered: "Release the arrows and block the enemy army!" ”

The soldiers of the Yuan army who came to Mount Tai were not too familiar with Liu Bei, and the two sides lacked tacit understanding and the belief of following to the death.

The Bai Wei army rushed up, and Yuan Jun was already a little flustered.

Zang Ba behind them also gave the order to attack at this time.

Two armies of men and horses, who were far outnumbered of them, rushed towards Liu Bei, and the morale of Yuan's soldiers also plummeted as they got closer and closer.

Guan Yu, who was about to rush up to help Zhang Fei, saw Bai Weijun rushing up, worried that Liu Bei had made a mistake, and hurriedly retreated to his side.

The tide-like Bai Wei army and the Xuzhou army under Zang Ba pounced on Yuan's army.

In order to survive, the soldiers of the Yuan army, who had no way out, could only fight hard.

In the melee, Guan Yu escorted Liu Bei to retreat outside the battlefield.

Under the impact of the soldiers on both sides, Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi were also separated.

After fighting with Chen Zhi for dozens of rounds, Zhang Fei knew that there was no way to deal with him, so he stopped fighting and saw Liu Bei from afar, and killed him.

Pang Tong stood in the middle army and watched the battlefield coldly.

The three thousand Yuan army, both in terms of numbers and morale, were at a disadvantage, not to mention the enemy they faced, and there was also a Baiwei army trained by Chen Zhi.

The battle soon tilted in favor of the Xuzhou army, and the Yuan army, which was sandwiched between the Bai Wei army and Zang Ba's troops, fought hard, but there was no hope of breaking through at all.

Zhang Fei rushed to Liu Bei's side, and together with Guan Yu, escorted their eldest brother to kill outside the battlefield.

Groups of Xuzhou troops pounced on them, and Guan Zhang and the two rode forward together, holding weapons to open the way for Liu Bei.

Liu Bei lay on the horse's back, so afraid that he didn't even dare to raise his head.

"Give me the bow and arrows." Seeing that the two of them were about to rush out of the battlefield with Liu Bei escorting, Pang Tong asked the soldiers next to him for bows and arrows.

The soldier took his bow and handed him an arrow.

With a bow and arrows, Pang Tong aimed at Liu Bei, who was about to escape.

The bowstring was full, Pang Tong's hand was loosened, and the arrow flew towards Liu Bei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who were opening the way for Liu Bei, felt bad, and the two of them turned their heads at the same time, but where did they have a chance to stop the arrows from flying.

Liu Bei, who was lying on horseback, had no idea that an arrow was flying towards him.

Seeing that the arrow was about to hit Liu Bei, a Yuan army jumped out of nowhere and happened to block in front of him.

The arrow shot through the back of Yuan's neck and pierced his throat.

Yuan Jun, who blocked Liu Bei, fell to the ground with an arrow, but Liu Bei picked up his life for no reason.

An arrow missed, Pang Tong knew that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had been on guard, and it was impossible to shoot him again, so he had to put down the longbow.

In the melee, Chen Zhi was blocked by a group of scattered Yuan troops.

Although Yuan Jun did not fight him, he blocked his way to chase Liu Bei.

With the swing of his weapon, he slashed Yuan Jun to the ground one by one, and when he came out of the crowd, Liu Bei had already escaped from the battlefield under the protection of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and jumped into the forest in the distance.

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Where the battle took place, the corpses of soldiers on both sides lay everywhere.

Yuan Jun was demoralized and had no intention of fighting, and most of the corpses on the battlefield were theirs.

Some of Zang Ba's soldiers were digging a big pit and throwing corpses into it one by one.

The corpses of their companions, wiped clean of blood by them, were neatly stacked in one place, and only five bodies were buried in one pit.

As for Yuan Jun's corpse, they threw it into the pit at random like dragging a dead dog, whether it was lying down or in other positions, piling up a pit and burying it with soil.

Not all soldiers on the battlefield were killed in battle, and there were many who were seriously injured and could not move.

Whenever they found seriously wounded comrades, the soldiers who cleaned up the battlefield would carry them out and seek medical treatment for the wounded.

As for the seriously injured Yuan Jun, they didn't have such good luck.

After being discovered, some of them were pierced through the heart by Xuzhou military weapons and ended their lives. There are also some who are pulled by the hair and slashed by the neck.

The soldiers of the Xuzhou army did not intend to spend precious herbs on the enemy's body.

The army is equipped with healing herbs is very limited, and its own soldiers are not enough, so how can there be a surplus to distribute to the enemy?

Pang Tong was watching the soldiers clean up the battlefield, and Chen Zhi and Zang Ba came to his side.

After a fight, the two of them were covered in blood.

"General Pang, let Liu Bei run away." Chen Zhi said in annoyance: "Our soldiers chased all the way, but they still chased him away. ”

"Liu Bei's best thing is to escape, and he has two fierce generals around him, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, so it's not surprising that he ran away." Liu Bei ran away, but Pang Tong said very calmly: "We have to go back as soon as possible, it won't be long before Yuan Tan will lead the army to kill." ”

"We have already defeated Liu Bei, Cao Cao has not sent troops yet, could it be that he still has an excuse to use troops in Xuzhou?" Zang Ba asked puzzledly: "Isn't he afraid that Yuan Shao will not send troops, but will take his Xu Capital from behind?" ”

"Of course Cao Cao is afraid." Pang Tong replied: "But what he is more afraid of is Chu Hou." ”

"In terms of military strength, Yuan Shao is much stronger than Chu Hou." Zang Ba was even more puzzled: "Cao Cao didn't go to deal with Yuan Shao, why did he put his mind on Chu Hou?" ”

"Chu Hou is brave and unmatched in the world." Pang Tong replied: "He occupied Xuzhou and Yangzhou again. Xuzhou and Yangzhou had no natural dangers to defend under Cao Cao's rule, and the Marquis of Chu could send troops to attack Cao Cao at any time. However, the Yuan family in Hebei is different, and the Cao and Yuan families are separated by the Yellow River. Whether Cao Cao went north or Yuan Shao went south, the Yellow River was a trench that was difficult to cross between them. With the natural danger of the Yellow River, Cao Cao was certainly not very jealous of Yuan Shao, but the Marquis of Chu was the opponent he was eager to exterminate. ”

Pang Tong explained, and Chen Zhi and Zang Ba finally understood why Cao Cao wanted to destroy Lu Bu in his heart.

Lu Bu's choice to take root in Xuzhou seems to be a mistake in itself.

"Let the soldiers clean up quickly, there is not much time left for us." Chen Zhi and Zang Ba were still pondering what Pang Tong said, and Pang Tong had already explained to the two of them, and turned to leave.

Chen Zhi and Zang Ba glanced at each other and smiled at each other.

Zang Ba shouted to the soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield: "Soldiers, hurry up, we have to go back in a hurry." ”

The soldiers who were busy cleaning up the battlefield agreed one after another, and continued to dig deep pits and bury corpses in them.

When Pang Tong arrived at Mount Tai, he defeated Liu Bei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei escorted Liu Bei to escape from the battlefield.

They glanced back, and there were no more than thirty or twenty soldiers behind them, all of them looking tired, some of them still wounded.

"Brother, what should I do?" Guan Yu asked, "We escaped from Yecheng, and it is impossible to return to Yuan Shao." Mount Tai was guarded by Pang like an iron bucket, and there was no way to return to Qingzhou. The world is so big, where is there a place for us? ”

Fleeing from the battlefield in embarrassment, Liu Bei's expression was still with a panic that could not be concealed.

He glanced back at the north, and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "It is definitely impossible for us to go back to the north, and now we can only continue to the south." ”

"To the south is Yangzhou, which is still the boundary of Lu Bu." Guan Yu said: "We go south, and there seems to be no way out. ”

"After Yangzhou, Jingzhou is Jingzhou." Liu Bei said: "Liu Jingsheng of Jingzhou is also the current imperial prince, if we go to vote for him, he should not turn him away." ”

Liu Bei mentioned Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately agreed.

Liu Biao was not only an imperial prince, but he also had a grudge against the Jiangdong Sun family.

Sun Ce voted for Lu Bu, and of course brought the grievances between Jiangdong and Liu Biao over.

Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, died at the hands of Huang Zu, the general of Liu Biao's department.

The Sun family and Liu Biao have long been incompatible, and all the heroes may temporarily become allies with Lu Bu for the sake of interests, but Liu Biao in Jingzhou is not possible.

To take refuge in Liu Biao first, recuperate for a few years, and wait until he has the strength to return to the Central Plains is the only choice Liu Bei can make at present.

Deciding to go to Jingzhou, Liu Bei and others disguised themselves and went all the way south.

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Liu Bei did not support himself in Mount Tai for long, and Pang Tong arrived, and the men and horses he led were defeated.

Mount Tai was pacified, and the news was not long before it was sent to Cao Cao in Xu Du.

Waving his hand to signal the guards to retreat, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia, who was beside him, "Liu Xuande has only been in Mount Tai for a few days?" How did it get broken so quickly? ”

"He met Pang Tong, Lu Bu's staff." Guo Jia replied: "Pang Tong is known as the phoenix, it is said that he knows astronomy and geography, and he is able to strategize and win thousands of miles, and he has the talent of Zhang Liang." Liu Xuande met him, how could he be undefeated. ”

"So, I decided to crusade against Lu Bu, is it really not wrong?" Cao Cao asked again.

"At least I don't think the lord made the wrong decision." Guo Jia replied: "Lu Bu is entrenched in Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and there is no natural danger between him and the lord. Moreover, his power has grown too rapidly recently, and his soldiers and horses have exceeded 100,000. If he is allowed to continue like this, sooner or later he will become a big trouble for the lord. ”

"I promised Liu Xuande that as long as he can prompt Yuan Benchu to send troops, I will immediately send troops out of Xuzhou." Cao Cao asked, "How are the soldiers preparing?" ”

"Back to the lord, the soldiers have already made preparations, just wait for the lord to give an order, and they can go to Xuzhou." Guo Jia replied.

"Liu Xuande has been defeated, is it a little inappropriate for me to send troops at this time?" Cao Cao asked Guo Jia with some hesitation.

"It's the right time to send troops." Guo Jia replied: "If Liu Xuande hadn't been defeated, Yuan Benchu might have hesitated to send troops. Now that he has seen Lu Bu's strength, he will definitely not tolerate such a strong enemy. The lord crusaded against Lu Bu, and Yuan Benchu would also send troops soon. ”

"If he refuses to send troops, won't I fall into Xuzhou?" Cao Cao was still not at ease: "Do you want to send someone to Yecheng to show him that you are powerful?" ”

"Not at all." Guo Jia replied: "In the battle of Mount Tai, the combat power of Lu Bu's command is obvious to all. When Yuan Benchu got the battle report, he would definitely not sit idly by. He will definitely convene the Hebei staff to discuss this matter, the people of Hebei are not stupid, and they should see how much Lu Bu threatens them. ”

"I always thought that Yuan Benchu was the most taboo about me, but I didn't expect it to be Lu Bu." Cao Cao shook his head self-deprecatingly.

"In the past, he was indeed the most taboo of the lord, but Lu Bu suddenly grew too fast, which made it impossible to guard against it." Guo Jia replied: "Even if the lord didn't let me go to Hebei earlier, Yuan Benchu would definitely choose to crusade against Lu Bu this time. ”

"How do you think the deployment should be made this time?" Cao Cao asked Guo Jia again.

Guo Jia replied: "I think the lord can divide the army into two routes, one of which is led by the lord himself. On the other hand, a general was appointed to enter Huainan from the south. Detoured to Shouchun, Zhongli and other places into Xuzhou, and then marched all the way to Pengcheng, and finally made peace with the main guild on the periphery of Pengcheng. ”

"Why did you arrange this team?" Cao Cao asked puzzled.

"Today's Lu Bu is different from his early years, during the Battle of Xiapi, he only had one place in Xuzhou, and there were few people in Xuzhou who obeyed his orders." Guo Jia replied: "Now he is different, not only entrenched in Xuzhou, but also Yangzhou is his territory. The lord sent troops to attack Pengcheng, and it was difficult to guarantee that Yangzhou would not send troops to help. With such a force, even if reinforcements go from the direction of Yangzhou, they can intercept them in the middle of the road, and they can't do anything. ”

Cao Cao had not expected reinforcements from Yangzhou earlier, but Guo Jia's proposal woke him up from a dream.

He asked Guo Jia, "Who do you think is appropriate to lead this team?" ”

"Who led the people to detour to Huainan, and it wasn't the final decision of the lord?" Guo Jia did not give any advice, but pushed the responsibility of choosing the main general back to Cao Cao.

Guo Jia has always been cautious, although he was relied on by Cao Cao, he would never do anything arrogant.

Of course, Cao Cao knew his thoughts, and said with a slight smile: "Feng Xiao thinks whoever is suitable just tell me, there are only you and me here, and even if some words are said directly, they cannot be regarded as trespassing." ”

"Since the lord said so, then I have the courage to propose one." Guo Jia said: "It is better to invite General Cao Zixiao to lead the army." ”

Guo Jia's proposal coincided with what Cao Cao had in mind.

Cao Ren is Cao Cao's clansman, and the army that detours to Huainan is led by him, and Cao Cao will be more at ease.

"Or Fengxiao understands my mind." Cao Cao nodded and said to Guo Jia: "Let Zixiao lead the army to detour to Huainan, but although Zixiao will not make any mistakes with the troops, it is still weaker to fight with the enemy, so it is better to send Jia Wenhe to him again." With Wen He in charge, I will feel safer. ”

"The lord is right, Jia Wenhe is like a ghost and has never followed the rules." Guo Jia replied: "With him accompanying General Zixiao, although Lu Bu has some talents, it is difficult to resist the two of them using troops together. ”

"I just hope they can work together and don't let me down." Cao Cao instructed Xu Chu, who was following behind: "Summoning everyone, just say that I will convene a court meeting to discuss the use of troops to Xuzhou." ”