"Guo Yan? Guo Aduo? ”

After listening to Zhang Liao's analysis, Lu Bu's heart suddenly appeared with an image of a brave general who likes to wear a cloak and dress up. This Guo Yan Guo Aduo was originally Dong Zhuo's general, after Dong Zhuo was killed, he rebelled against the imperial court and failed to attack Chang'an, so he fled to the north and became one of the arrogant minions.

In Lu Bu's deeply remembered past, under Chang'an City, Guo Yan once had a one-on-one fight with Lu Bu. Although this wing was defeated, he was able to escape from Lu Bu's halberd, and he was really the first master among the rising generals in the Liangzhou army.

"Guo Aduo, why did you suddenly come here?"

It's a pity that no one present can give him a definite answer to Lu Bu's doubts.

Due to the large number of forces in the state, although Lu Bujun regarded the arrogance in the north as a great enemy of life and death, he failed to send enough fine work to infiltrate the north to spy on military aircraft. In Lu Bu's mind, he vaguely remembered that after Li Dao and Guo Yan had made great achievements in conquering Qingzhou, their troops were transferred back to northern Xinjiang to be used to crusade against those steppe barbarians who refused to be vassals and arrogant.

However, the generals of Xuzhou have also heard that not long ago when Qingzhou fell, Li Dao and Guo Yan led the cavalry to drive thousands of miles to conquer Linzi in one fell swoop. With such a powerful mobility, Guo Yan will suddenly appear under Kaiyang City, in the hearts of the generals, it is actually not too unbelievable.

Moreover, including Lu Bu, the generals of Xuzhou have another doubt in their hearts:

- Since Guo Yan has appeared, where is the equally difficult Li Dao?

With such worries, Lu Bu gently let go of the questioning of Cao County's order, and turned to discuss the next issue related to the survival of more than 20,000 troops:

- What's next?

Counterattack Kaiyang City, that's no need to think about it. With Yu Ban and Guan Yu pressing behind them step by step, it was impossible for Lu Bu's army to have the time and energy to attack Kaiyang, which was heavily guarded by troops—even if the Liangzhou army had never been known for defending the country. And the defenders are all cavalry.

With this in mind, Lü Bu quickly made a decision and the whole army retreated by a detour. As for the direction of retreat, combined with the current enemy situation, only Zhu Qi from the southeast is more suitable.

Zhu Qiqi county is not large, and it is also famous in history. This place is also known as "Jiagu". According to the record of "Spring and Autumn Left Biography": "Ten years of spring, and Qi Ping. In the summer, the guild Qi Hou wished it, and it was a valley. Confucius. That is to say, Confucius participated in this alliance, prepared for civil affairs and military affairs before the meeting, and climbed the ranks during the alliance, using Zhou Li as a weapon, thwarting the purpose and plan of the Qi State to blackmail Lu. And this involves the merits of the sage Confucius. Let "Zhu Qi" this place go down in history.

Of course, Lu Bu would not have the idea of revering the sages at this moment. In fact, under the harassment of the sudden appearance of the Northland cavalry, Lu Bu was eager to have a doppelganger technique to kill all the enemies he was following, where did he still have the heart to pay attention to Confucius or something?

In the face of the enemy cavalry with absolute numerical superiority, Lü Bu tried his best to successfully resist the pursuit from the rear. Of course. The price he paid was not small, but the Northland cavalry did not fall to the advantage.

After a few contacts. After capturing several enemy scouts for torture, Lu Bu finally confirmed that the enemy who attacked Kaiyang City was indeed Guo Yan's department.

As for those Guo Yan's subordinates, why did they suddenly appear on the battlefield in Xuzhou?

A captured enemy colonel confessed during the torture that they had been sent to the border between Yanzhou and Xuzhou to prevent Cao Cao from leading troops to rescue Xuzhou. But after Li Dao and Guo Yan entered the border between Yan and Xu. However, he learned from the captured county lieutenant of Banqiu County that Cao Cao actually led his troops north to Jizhou. In this way, within a short period of time without the command of the leader, there is no need to worry that the Yanzhou soldiers will rescue Xuzhou.

Knowing such a favorable fighter, the bold Guo Yan immediately led his troops eastward. Go to the area of Mount Tai and help Chu Feiyan attack Kaiyang, so as to flank the Xuzhou army that went north to resist the enemy. As for Li Dao, who was the chief general of the blocking force, he still stayed in the border area between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, delaying the military dispatch of the Yanzhou army to avoid any unexpected reinforcements suddenly appearing on the battlefield.

After listening to the confession of the captive colonel, Lu Bu was rarely not angry, but fell into silence.

The current situation in Xuzhou has become very bad. Cao Cao's house did not move in the morning and did not move in the evening, but at this critical time, he sent troops to attack Jizhou. This means that for at least half a month, Lu Bu doesn't have to count on rescue from Yanzhou. And when Cao Cao returns from Jizhou, he can arrange in advance for the Liangzhou cavalry to attack and harass the south, and there will definitely be new measures to cut off Xuzhou's foreign aid.

There was not much hope for foreign aid, and in the face of such a sinister situation, the only thing Lu Bu could rely on was his own strength.

"Sons of bitch!"

Lu Bu scolded angrily in a low voice, stood up, put on a helmet that was not light, and turned over on the horse. Not far away, there were all kinds of killings, and it was obvious that the guerrilla cavalry of the northern thieves had killed them. As the commander of the First Army, Lu Bu had to rush around like a firefighting captain at this time.

In the demoralized Xuzhou army, only the appearance of Lu Bu could boost the fighting spirit of the army. And the Northern Thief Cavalry who was responsible for the attack also learned well after being severely taught a few times by Lu Bu. When they fight, they don't forget to bring their eyes and look around. Once they saw Lu Bu's Da Xuan appear from a distance, the northern thieves would quickly retreat. In this situation, while carving the invincible image of Lu Bu into the hearts of the sergeants, it also made Lu Bu feel tired.

Fortunately, this journey was not too long, and when the army successfully arrived in Zhuqi County, all problems disappeared for the time being. The city wall is not too tall, but it is enough to make the Northern Thief Cavalry, who lack siege means, sigh. The arrival of Mi Zhu with hundreds of baggage trucks from his family made the army almost without food full again.

The Mi clan is the current head snake in the East China Sea, with the full support of the Mi clan, coupled with Lu Bu's army of more than 20,000, if he wants to gain the upper hand in the East China Sea County, he must dispatch at least more than 40,000 troops. On the basis of occupying the geographical advantages and people, Lu Bu was confident that under the attack of the arrogant superior forces, he would hold it steadily for several months.

However, although there was not much to worry about in the eastern part of Donghai County, there was another place for Lu Bu to worry about. That is Tan County, which is located in the western part of Donghai County.

Tan County is the seat of Xuzhou and Lu Bu's old nest. The barracks and families of Lu Bu's subordinates were all placed in Tanxian County. The rest is fine, but when he thought that his two-room delicate lady was in Tan County, Lu Bu's mind couldn't settle down.

- What's more, there are several wives of Lu Bu's subordinates, who are also in Tan County......

Lu Bu is a good wife, and even Cao Cao of Yanzhou knows about this matter. However, Cao Cao would not lead Lu Bu as a friend because of this.

Gainlu is the wife's room where her husband is still there. Although Cao Cao also liked wives, he usually only looked for widows who had no husbands. Cao Cao at this point, compared to Lu Bu, who did not even let go of his subordinate wife, undoubtedly highlighted Cao Cao's integrity, unlike Lu Bu, who had no lower limit.

Due to the tight pressure of the Zhang Madman's army, Lu Bu had never been given a gap to investigate the situation in Tan County. When the army returned to Zhuqi, Lu Bu's worries couldn't be stopped.

Because Lu Bu went out with the main force, the originally powerful defensive force of Tan County was greatly weakened. Although Cao Bao presided over the city defense in the city, Lu Bu did not have a high evaluation of his own military ability. Such a critical place, only if Lu Bu personally guarded it, he could rest easy.

But now that Zhu Qi's 20,000 troops are in hand, Lu Bu can't leave these Xuzhou elites behind and run back to Tan County alone, right?

With this internal worry, Lu Bu obviously had some distractions when dealing with things in the army. In addition to the two daughters of the Cao family and the Mi family, Lu Bu recently got involved with the wife of the subordinate general Qin Yi, Du Shi. Du's beauty is outstanding, and Lu Bu is in love with him when he is in love, so he is extra remembered.

That Qin Yi once served as Dong Zhuo's "Yilu", that is, the prime minister's servant, and everyone in the army called him Qin Yilu. His wife Du Shi used to be Dong Zhuo's maid, and because of her beauty, Dong Zhuo took a fancy to her and decided to be accepted as a concubine. It's just that the Du family was young at that time, and before he could officially pass the door, Dong Zhuo was killed.

In the chaos, Qin Yilu abducted and hid the Du family, allowing her to escape. Later, the Liangzhou army broke through the city, and Qin Yilu escaped from Chang'an with the Du clan all the way, and stayed under Zhang Miao for a while. It's a pity that Zhang Miao's anti-Cao failed, Qin Yilu struggled for his life in the civil strife in Yanzhou, and heard that his fellow villager and old acquaintance Lu Bu was the pastor of Xuzhou, so he took Du Shi to defect to Lu Bu's men.

Lu Bu had no immunity to Du's beauty, and when he saw it, he was attracted, and then Lu Bu used Qin Yilu to branch out of his official business, and then coerced and lured Du, and Du became Lu Bu's secret concubine.

For Lu Bu's state of mind, the generals of Xuzhou thought that the state pastor was worried about the current situation in Xuzhou, so he was listless. Only a few people who are extremely familiar with Lu Bu's temperament can guess why Lu Bu is like this.

Fortunately, under the command of the ban, the arrogant army was killed under the city of Zhuqi, but there was no intention of attacking the city. In this way, Lu Bu's state is not a big mistake.

In the face of Lu Bu's defensive posture, in fact, Yu Ban also felt that it was difficult to deal with it.

Lu Bu's ability to lead troops is average, after all, he is a veteran on the battlefield, and he will still do what he should do. He sent Gao Shun to garrison Licheng near Zhuqi, and the two cities were horns of each other, and there were no flaws in the defenses. Sun Guan, who was also a native of Mount Tai, was also sent by Lu Bu to the area of Yushan on the west side, built a cottage, and established a perfect line of defense relying on the geographical advantage.

If Yu Ban's forces have a clear advantage, he can of course attack in an all-round way, so that Lu Bu can't take care of everything. But Yu Ban's strength is comparable to that of Lu Bu, and he really does not have the ability to attack Lu Bu's army.

Fortunately, the order given to Yu Ban by Zhang Madness only restrained Lu Bu's main force and prevented him from returning to the western Tan County. So Yu Ban, the original main force, has now become a partial division and takes on the task of assisting.

So, where is the main force of the Zhang Mad Army?

The answer is:

On the way to Tan County. (To be continued......)