To the north of Bowang City, an army of infantry and cavalry with the banner of the word "Lu" is marching south.

After passing this city, not more than thirty miles to the south, is where Wandu is located.

Seven days have passed since Lu Bu left Xu County and went south.

Because several cities such as Ye County and Zhi County north of Wandu were too close to Xu County, Su Zhe took the initiative to abandon the city and shrink the defense line to Bowang County.

So Lu Bu's army entered the territory of Nanyang, and the soldiers captured several cities without blood, and the army entered extremely smoothly.

Lü Bu did not drive south, but deliberately slowed down the march, waiting for the grain and grass to be transported from Xu County, so as not to stretch the supply line too long, and the lack of grain and grass would cause the army's morale to be unstable.

Although Lu Bu was determined to win, he did not completely despise Su Zhe.

At dusk that day, the army encamped thirty miles north of Bowang City.

The Chinese army is in a big tent, and Lu Bu convenes the generals to discuss the matter.

Zhang Liao said firstly: "General, we have been out of Xu County for seven or eight days, and the cities we have passed along the way are all empty cities, so we have only come here, is the speed of this march a little slower, so that Su Zhe has enough time to defend?" ”

"What about giving him enough time."

Lu Bu snorted disdainfully, and said proudly: "That kid is known as the head of the Nine Wonders, and he has always been scheming, if we run all the way, we will inevitably neglect to reconnoitre, and maybe we will fall into that kid's trap." ”

Zhang Liao was stunned, suddenly realized, and said: "The general is reasonable, anyway, we have a lot of soldiers, as long as we take it step by step, advance steadily, and don't give Su Zhe a chance to cheat, forcing him to fight a head-on battle, it is enough to win." ”

Lu Bu smiled, raised his head and poured a large bowl of wine.

Left and right, Zhang Liao and other generals were all high-spirited, but only the strategist Chen Gong was silent.

Just when the atmosphere in the tent was being happy, the soldiers broke in and said in a panic: "General, Xu County is urgent." ”

"What's the matter, could it be that Hou Cheng failed to transport the grain and grass in time?" Lu Bu said disapprovingly.

The soldiers said in a trembling voice: "General Hou urgently reported that in a few days, 5,000 Soviet troops suddenly killed from the south to Xu County, unexpectedly broke through the grain camp in the west of our city, and burned all my 300,000 grains and grass!" ”

"What!" Lu Bu changed color in shock.

In an instant, all the wine he had brought to his lips spilled, and his face froze into a moment of astonishment, an expression of disbelief.

In the big tent, all the generals were in an uproar, and the high-spirited atmosphere was instantly replaced by horror.

"How is it possible, how can that kid's centaur appear in Xu County?" Lu Bu's face was incredulous and unbelievable.

Thinking that his army of 50,000 is menacing, and they are all about to kill Bowang City, which is not far from Wanbu, sixty or seventy miles away, in other words, anyone should concentrate all their forces and stick to Bowang.

Only that stinky boy dared to send a partial division to attack his Xu County at such a critical moment, and burned his grain and grass?

He's a little too bold, it's just playing tricks on him right under his nose.

For a while, Lu Bu was angry and shocked, and he couldn't react for a while.

In a shock, Chen Gong was the first to react, and hurriedly said: "General, I think that Su Zhe sent troops to attack my Xu County from Runan. ”

Lu Bu suddenly remembered and shouted, "Quickly get the map!" ”

The soldiers on the left and right hurriedly took out the map and spread it out in front of Lu Bu.

Lu Bu's eyes glanced at the map a few times, and he suddenly realized that he scolded him: "What a stinky boy, he is so cunning!" ”

Then, he glared at Chen Gong and asked, "Chen Gongtai, why didn't you remind Ben Hou to guard against the direction of Runan, and let that kid's trick succeed in vain and burn Ben Hou's grain and grass?" ”

"I ......" Chen Gong looked embarrassed, and sighed with a bitter face: "Who would have thought that this Su Zhe would dare to divide his troops to attack Xu County under our noses, no wonder he is the head of the Nine Wonders, this resourcefulness and courage are really unguardable." ”

Seeing that Chen Gong praised Su Zhe so much, Lu Bu was even more angry.

At this time, Zhang Liao said: "General, since Su Zhe has divided his troops and horses to attack Xu County, he must have fewer soldiers and horses on the front line of Wandu, why don't we take this opportunity to march south, go to Bowang first, and then break Wandu." ”

As soon as these words came out, Lu Bu was still about to hesitate, but Chen Gong shouted: "Absolutely not!" ”

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong.

Chen Gong said: "The previous battle with Cao Cao, has consumed a lot of grain and grass, the 300,000 Hu grain and grass, we were easy to collect, and now it is burned, the army's heart must be greatly shaken, at this time if it is forced to march, the soldiers may not be willing to use their lives, and Xu County may still be captured, if the soldiers hear that the back road is taken, I am afraid that the army's heart will collapse." ”

"Then what do you mean......" Lu Bu also had a frightened expression.

Chen Gong immediately arched his hand, and said: "Gong thinks that the general should return to the division as soon as possible, first ensure that Xu County is not lost, and then make plans." ”

Zhang Liao frowned, and arched his hand: "General, then Su Zhe attacked my Xu County, just to frustrate our army and force us to return to the division. ”

Lu Bu hesitated again for a while.

Chen Gong snorted coldly: "General Wenyuan, if you continue to force southward as you say, if there is news from the rear that Xu County is lost, and the army's morale will collapse, what should I do?" ”

Zhang Liao was speechless.

Chen Gong glanced at him disapprerovingly, bowed his hand to Lu Bu, and said: "General, the more times like this, the more you have to make a decision immediately, otherwise if you delay for a moment, Xu County will be in more danger of being breached." ”

A trace of horror flashed across Lu Bu's expression, and he fell silent.

After a while, Lu Bu flicked his horsewhip in annoyance, and shouted unwillingly: "Order, the whole army will quickly return to the division to save Xu County, and then it's not too late to go back and clean up that kid!" ”

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Two days later, Bowang City.

Su Zhe's army of more than 30,000 people was all stationed in Bowang and was ready for battle.

Today, however, tens of thousands of soldiers are breathing a sigh of relief, because they have heard the good news:

It turned out that Lu Bu, who was surging over, was not more than thirty miles away from Bowang, and suddenly turned back and hurriedly returned to Yanzhou.

Although the soldiers still don't know why, this news can make them breathe a sigh of relief.

Inside the lobby of the county hall.

"Lu Bu has withdrawn, Shiyuan, it seems that your plan has succeeded, and Xu Gongming should succeed." Su Zhe showed the information in his hand to Pang Tong.

Pang Tong took the information and glanced at it a few times, but he was not too proud, and said lightly: "Lu Bu has a great enmity with the lord, and he is determined to win the Son of Heaven, this strategy can only temporarily drag Lu Bu and frustrate the morale of his army, and in a few days, he will definitely make a comeback." ”

When Huang Zhong heard this, he said angrily: "The lord is like a god, with the blessing of God, and now with the assistance of Mr. Shiyuan, it is even more like a tiger. ”

Huang Zhong's bold words ignited the fighting spirit of the generals, and for a while the hall was arrogant and frenzied.

Su Zhe smiled faintly and said: "It's naturally good for everyone to have high morale, but you can't despise Lu Bu too much, after all, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and Lu Bu is assisted by strategists like Chen Gong, which should not be underestimated." ”

The manic atmosphere of the generals was slightly suppressed by Su Zhe's calm words.

"Shi Yuan, you have a clever plan to let Lu Bu go away, is there any other clever plan to clean up Lu Bu next?" Su Zhe's gaze looked at Pang Tong again.

Pang Tongyi smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "The lord is the head of the Nine Wonders, when the world is Wolong, it is enough for me to get an axe once in front of the lord, you can't ask me to come again." ”

"Oh, what is the head of the Nine Wonders, I am so powerful, and in the end I think about things a lot, I don't need this brain, I have to come up with a clever plan from you, a phoenix." Su Zhe was too lazy to use his brain, so he touted Pang Tong.

Pang Tong was helpless, so he had to think about it again.

After a while, the corners of Pang Tong's mouth were slanted, and a mysterious light flashed in his eyes.