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Lu Bu heard the cheers of soldiers in the distance. www.biquge.info At this time, the rain has stopped, and the sky is hung with a full moon, and by the moonlight, the two fierce generals in the glade are fighting to the death, and the soldiers on both sides are clearly surrounding a large circle, cheering at the dangerous moment.

"Light the torch." Lü Bu ordered the soldiers to light torches and join the crowd of onlookers. He wanted to see who was more powerful in terms of force between Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu was slightly downwind, and suddenly saw the torches around him, and the heads of people were surging under the firelight, and the moves began to be messy. Zhang Xiu has a stunt body, Zhang Liao does not dare to use his moves to death, always embankment, the two fought for another twenty rounds, and Zhang Xiu's defeat is clear.

At the behest of Lu Bu, Jia Xu sent someone to the front of the battle to shout: "The two generals are going to fight again, and Jia Wenhe has surrendered." ”

Zhang Xiu had already seen Jia Xu beside Lu Bu, and knew that Jia Xu was caught by Lu Bu, and he didn't retreat because he wanted to show himself in front of Lu Bu, he couldn't guess what Lu Bu was thinking now, he killed Lu Bu a lot of personal guards, and he didn't know if Lu Bu held a grudge.

Zhang Xiu carried the spear, walked straight towards Lu Bu, stuck the spear on the ground from a distance, and bowed down to Lu Bu: "Ming Gong persuaded him several times, but Xiu wanted to vote for Cao Cao, and also ruined the lives of Ming Gong's soldiers, and he was panicked. ”

"I've heard of the name of the Gun King of the Northland. Casualties are inevitable in the battle between the two armies, what is General Zhang's fault? Lu Bu helped Zhang Xiu up, and the candidate to guard Beidi County was finally confirmed: "The general is famous in Beidi, and he will be entrusted with a great task by the Son of Heaven in a while." ”

Lu Bu did not implement Zhang Xiu's official position on the spot, and like Xu Xuan, let him stay in front of the tent and wait for the appointment, he didn't dare to make Zhang Xiu the Taishou of the North now, which was likely to expose his intentions, and the enemies looked around, and Lu Bu didn't dare to be careless.

Zhang Xiu took effect, the Bowangpo road was opened, and Xu Shu's army returned to Xinye again to transport grain and grass and coerce the people of Xinye to assemble in Wancheng. Under the governance of Liu Biao, the people of Jingzhou were solid, and they were not willing to leave their homeland at all, Lu Bu could only burn their houses and collect the grain like Zhuge Liang, and they had no choice before they followed the migration in the direction of Wancheng, but the so-called people supported and voluntarily followed, but there were many complaints.

Lü Bu sent people to transfer all the grain and grass in the new field across Bowangpo, leaving Hao Zhao to guard after Bowangpo was broken, and if Zhang Yun and Huang Zhong chased after him, they would set fire to the mountain to block the pursuers. Lu Bu's army returned to Wancheng, and by the way, the grain in Anle and other counties was also exhausted.

Back in Wancheng, Lu Bu summoned Chen Gong in Runan to Wancheng to discuss the next plan.

On this day, Lu Bu raised the account. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Ji Ling, Zhang Xiu, Lei Xu, Chen Gong, Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Jia Xu and other officials at or above the rank of captain, as well as Zhang Le, a total of more than 70 people gathered together.

Lu Bu took the lead and said: "Now that the overall situation has been decided, I want to enter the army in Hanzhong and take it as the foundation." What do you have to do? ”

"Liu Biaogang sent an envoy from Jingzhou to promise to withdraw the defenders from Zheng County to Nanxiang and Fangling, but as a condition, our army will withdraw the defenders in the Runan area, and take the fact that Lushan, Wancheng and other places are sent to Xiangyang as evidence, and at the same time send the jade seal of the country to Xiangyang." Liu Ye said.

"It's easy, just do it." Lu Bu agreed, Lu Bu's original intention was not in Fangling but in Nanxiang on the north bank of the Han River and the inner township at the south entrance of Wuguan Road, it didn't matter if Liu Biao was unwilling to withdraw the soldiers from Fangling, anyway, Lu Bu would not cross the Han River to Fangling, his original intention was Nanxiang, and it was very safe to hoard grain and grass in Nanxiang, the east is the Shaoxi Mountains, the west is the Qinling Mountains, and the north is the Wuguan Road where the two mountains meet, just guard against the Jingzhou army in the south.

"But the road from Zhengxia to Nanxiang is not easy to walk. In the middle, it is necessary to climb over the ancient Shaoxi Mountain, and it is indispensable to open the road in the mountains and build bridges in the water. Chen Gong said.

The official road from Wancheng to Guanzhong through Hongnong was flat and the distance was shorter, but Lu Bu blatantly attacked Guanzhong from the main road and was worried that Cao Cao and the warlords in Guanzhong would see through, so he planned to smuggle the main force from the inner countryside of Jingzhou to Wuguandao and catch the warlords in Guanzhong off guard.

Wuguan Road is located in the northwest of the Qinling Mountains to its southeast of the Central Plains and the Qinling Mountains and the Shaoxi Mountains of the intersection of the folded mountain wall, although it is an important traffic line in Guanzhong and Jingzhou, but the traffic situation has been worrying, more often, it is a "only for single riding, than Shu Road" rugged mountain road. Among them, the roads in Bishan, Longtan, Baiya, Mangling and other places are very dangerous, and they are only a plank road that the ancients poked out on the mountain wall in the Spring and Autumn Period.

"The more dangerous the road, the more unprepared you will be for attacking the enemy." Xu Shu said.

"Did you send someone to contact Xiliang Ma Teng Han Sui? Are they willing to send troops to Hanzhong? Lu Bu asked.

"After Zhong Miao arrived in Chang'an, with the assistance of Liangzhou Mu Weiduan, he was convincing the warlords Ma Teng, Han Sui and others, and the warlords were preparing to send their sons to Xuchang, but there was no response to the attack on Hanzhong." Liu Ye said.

The other party is not a fool, their thoughts will not be according to Lu Bu's assumptions, otherwise Lu Bu would not choose the difficult Wuguan Road to sneak attack Guanzhong.

"Xu Xuan and Shu Shao are responsible for reinforcing the road from Zhengxia to Nanxiang, and it must be completed as soon as possible." In the end, there was no result in the discussion, of course, the core content Lu Bu did not discuss, and now there are many people, and Lu Bu is not at ease.

"What about Anzhong's army of civil servants? I heard that Zhang Yun of Xinye also bypassed Bowangpo to cross the water and came to Anzhong. Liu Ye asked.

"If they want to be safe, don't provoke them, and if Wen Ping is extremely thoughtful, then fight to the death." Lu Bu actually very much wanted Wen Ping to stay in Anzhong City restlessly. Lu Bu very much wanted to recruit Wen Ping and Huang Zhong who was traveling with Zhang Yun, but if they nested in Anzhong City, Lu Bu would not be able to forcibly capture An Zhong and then arrest Wen Ping Huang Zhong. However, it was unacceptable for Lu Bu to see the Wenpintun army in Anzhong Wancheng, no matter what, Lu Bu would annihilate this army and relieve his worries.

The discussion could not yield results, and Lu Bu dispersed the whole hall, leaving Chen Gong, Xu Shu, Liu Ye, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, and Lu Meng several henchmen, and even Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu were invited out by Lu Bu.

Liu Biao came to pass on the jade seal, of course Lu Bu would not give it to him, and Lu Bu very much hoped that the jade seal would come in handy, but if he wanted to use the jade seal, he had to be the king first, and the risk was far beyond Lu Bu's control, but Lu Bu had already come up with a countermeasure, and he left a few henchmen, just to ask them if his plan was feasible.

Lu Bu said bluntly: "I don't plan to give the jade seal to Liu Biao. This jade seal can play an immeasurable role in my hands. ”

"The general wants to take it for himself?" Lu Meng said in surprise.

"It's not for yourself, it's for Your Majesty to preserve. I'm an auxiliary general appointed by His Majesty, so how can I not share your worries? Lu Bu shook his head and corrected. Lu Meng couldn't speak.

"But it's not right." Chen Gong said.

"I have a way, not only can I hold the jade seal in my hand, but also take advantage of the situation to become king." Lu Bu said.

It is not a trivial matter to be called the king, once it is out of control and attacked by the princes of the world, Lu Bu's current power will not be able to be preserved at all. Chen Gong was secretly worried about Lu Bu's impatience.

"I wonder what the lord can do?" Xu Shu asked. He also didn't support Lu Bu to be king now, he only saw the disadvantages of being king, there were all kinds of harm and no benefit.

"I want to plant a stone tablet to deceive people." Lu Bu said.

"Planting a stele?" Several people in the hall looked at each other. Can steles be planted?

"Yes, many seeds are buried under the stele, and the thrust of the seed expansion can push the stele, which is buried deep in the ground, out of the ground." Lu Bu explained.

"It's harvest season, and the seeds will sprout?"

"Isn't there soybeans? Legumes can swell as long as they have enough water. Lu Bu said: "I want to write on the stone tablet 'King Lu Bu, the world is prosperous', so that the matter of being called the king is logical." ”

"Don't the princes of the world know that it is the general who deceives him? When the water is clear, there are no fish, and after the water is muddy, you can fish in troubled waters. Liu Ye suggested: "It's better to write 'Three Kings Auxiliary Government, the World is Prosperous', so that the princes of the world cannot know that it was the general, so that the princes of the world can be muddy." At that time, the princes of all walks of life will call the king, and the law will not blame the people, and the general will say that the king is the result of the situation and will not be condemned by others. ”

Listening to Liu Ye's words, Lu Bu almost didn't believe that he was really a member of the Han family, and his trick would speed up the burial of the Liu family.

"Ziyang has a clever plan. You can choose to plant a stone tablet at the junction of the princes' territories several times. For example, a stone tablet was planted in Yanjin, so that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao could fight for a bloody battle; planted a stone tablet in Jiujiang, so that Sun Ce and Liu Biao fought for the throne; Plant a stone tablet in Jincheng to lure all the troops of the princes of Guanzhong to Xiliang. Xu Shu said.

The three places selected by Xu Shu are very important locations, Hanoi County belongs to Yuan Shao's territory, but it is not far from Xuchang, and Cao Cao can also send troops to fight for it. Jincheng is close to Xiliang, and the warlords of Xiliang from all sides gather, once a stone tablet comes out, these princes must fight each other for the throne, creating conditions for Lu Bu to fish in troubled waters and take Chang'an.

"Zang Ba is in charge of this time." Lu Bu commanded. Zang Ba and other Taishan generals are very slippery, and he should be able to handle the accident if he is in charge. Lu Bu explained how to water the seeds and how to bury the stone stele, and Zang Ba took the order.

"Order Chen Yu to take people to sneak to Wuguan Road and repair the collapsed place as soon as possible. Ordered Liu Pi, Gong Du, and Pei Yuanshao to lead the people of the headquarters to Luoyang and other places to plunder the family, and report the movements of Cao Cao's army in time. Promote Lu Meng to be the captain of the Tun cavalry and lead 3,000 soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits from the avenue to Wuguan to guard the pass, and must not play the general flag on the pass, if there are Cao soldiers, they must be outside the pass. Lu Bu arranged.

Wuguan Dao has not been repaired yet, and his army has not yet arrived in the inner countryside, and now is not the time to send troops to occupy Tongguan, otherwise it will be easy to expose Lu Bu's intentions.

The general direction is basically decided, and the thing to be considered now is to guard against Huang Zhong, Wenpin, and Zhang Yun of Anzhong, and to recruit Lu Xun in Chaohu, Shouchun and other defenders. He wanted to gather all the manpower and material resources of Runan, Huainan and other places to Wancheng, and make preparations for attacking Hanzhong.

The overall direction is getting closer and closer to Lu Bu's goal, as long as he defeats Xiliang Han Sui and Ma Teng, he can take Guanzhong. As long as he wins Guanzhong, Lu Bu will have a strong territory, and with a foundation, even if Cao Cao comes to fight, Lu Bu has the confidence to fight Cao Cao and Zhou Xuan to the end. He is now afraid of Cao Cao because he does not have a foundation to fight Cao Cao, and he does not dare to enter into a stalemate with the enemy, fearing that he will be dragged down by the other party.