It doesn't matter if Lu Bu runs, the coalition forces are greatly defeated. Liu Bei was defeated and captured, there is nothing to say about this, even if the princes of the coalition army want to laugh, but it is just a few jokes, no one thinks that Liu Bei can win, he defeated the captive, basically not unexpected. The princes think so, and even the generals with their subordinates think so, so this can't affect morale too much!

But Lu Bu retreated without a fight, this is too demoralizing, even if he wants to retreat, he will pretend to fight a dozen and then retreat, he can't just run, this is too nonsense, when the pioneer must be a brave general, if even the brave general escapes, then the non-brave generals behind, how can they fight?

Lu Bu ran back with his soldiers and found the troops and horses led by Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, he would not admit that he was afraid of being beaten by the Fujiao Army, but told Yuan Shao and Cao Ying eloquently that he had fought with the Fujiao Army many times, and knew Li Qin's method of using soldiers, and was afraid that Li Qin would make a detour to attack the headquarters coalition army after capturing Liu Bei, so he hereby came back to report the news. And why did Li Qin's soldiers and horses not come to sneak attack now, it was because he came back, so Li Qin was afraid, so he didn't dare to send someone to sneak attack, according to him, he was not only innocent, but he had a great merit, it was he who saved the headquarters of the coalition army, saved the lives of all the princes, everyone didn't have to thank him, he Lu Buyi was the first, and he has always been the most important comrade feelings!

Lu Bu's explanation, none of the princes believed it, not even Lu Bu's own generals, but Lu Bu had to explain it like this, but he couldn't find a reason to refute him, after all, what he said was something that didn't happen, and he was a prince all the way, although it was only an unimportant prince like Liu Bei, but it was unrealistic for everyone to turn their faces with him, if Lu Bu also turned his face and led the troops away, this matter would be even more demoralizing, maybe many recruits would sneak away when they saw that something was wrong!

Helpless, Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, in order not to hit their morale, had to not blame Lu Bu, they could only say that it was because of Lu Bu's alertness that they exposed the conspiracy of the Li thief, but it is always bad to retreat from the battle, so the merits and demerits are offset, and there is no reward or punishment! However, Lu Bu still has to be a pioneer again, go to the challenge, and win three battles in a row, so that he can be called a brave general again, otherwise although he is wise, he can't talk about Yong, and he has to make a name for himself!

Lu Bu refused to fight this first battle, if he was Dong Zhuo's subordinate, then he would dare, anyway, he was defeated, and it was Dong Zhuo's generals who died, as long as he didn't die, but now it's not like this, his soldiers, it took a lot of effort to recruit, and it was the foundation of his life, he followed the princes to fight Li Qin, in order to fish in troubled waters and get benefits, not to use himself as bait to feed the fish, let him take the lead, he didn't do it, he only used it as the second way, and resolutely refused to be the first way!

Yuan Shao and Cao Ying were simply angry and hateful to him, but now it is the time to use people, punishing Lu Bu, other princes see it in their eyes, I don't know what to think, so-so can be regarded as out of unity considerations, Yuan Shao and Cao Ying discussed, so they had to let Lu Bu go to the back and put Lu Bu at the back, which is a small shame for a general!

After Lu Bu got the order, not only was he ashamed to say that he was not served, but he happily ran to the back with the soldiers and horses, and in the eyes of other princes, he was really angry, and they all scolded Lu Bu, but he could only scold, but everyone couldn't take him!

After placing Lu Bu, Yuan Shao discussed with Cao Ying, how to fight this second battle with Li Qin, the first battle was a complete defeat, and the second battle could not afford to lose anyway, if it was lost again, then the coalition forces might have to disappear, and everyone would disperse!

Cao Ying said to Yuan Shao: "Brother Benchu, you have been in Li Qin's army, have you ever seen the characteristics of his army!" ”

Yuan Shao thought in his heart, have you also seen Li Qin's army, what are the characteristics of his army, I know, but is it possible that you don't know?

Yuan Shao said: "Li Qin's Fujiao army is mainly cavalry, and the best thing is to charge large-scale, and our army is mainly recruited, even if it is to resist the enemy in formation, I am afraid that we can't resist it, so we can't fight a field battle with Li Qin, it's best to press him in the pass and can't get out, and his cavalry advantage can't be brought into play!" ”

Cao Ying said: "Yes, we should camp close to the pass, and not leave Li Qin on the battlefield, without the battlefield, his cavalry will not be able to go into battle." However, we have thought of this, so how could Li Qin not think of it, he will definitely send an army outside the city, so that we can't get close to the pass! ”

Yuan Shao frowned and said, "Then according to you, what should I do?" Our time can not be delayed, there is no food and grass to support the insufficient, and on the way, you have also seen, the people seem to be focused on Li Qin, his tax exemption is ruthless enough, we want to crack this trick, tax exemption is not enough, he has been exempted first, is it possible that we have to give the people some food, our own is not enough to eat! ”

Cao Ying nodded and said: "In fact, our rear is unstable, and Li Qin's rear is stable, this is the key, I thought I was right?" ”

Yuan Shao sighed and said, "That's right, there is a lot of help for the righteous, and little help for the unjust." Li Qin has no way, but he ...... But he ...... "He can't go on anymore, of course he has to think that Li Qin has no way, otherwise why would he crusade against Li Qin, but Li Qin has no way, but the people are eager for him, this is not easy to say."

Cao Ying sneered and said, "As long as we make Li Qin's rear unstable, it's okay!" ”

Yuan Shao was taken aback and asked, "What is Meng De's plan, tell me quickly!" ”

Cao Ying said: "I left a fine work in Beijing, and I said that a fine work came out of Beijing and told me that Zhang Rang was recruiting troops and expanding his strength, and the fine work I left behind was actually mixed into Zhang Rang's army, and several people also became captains, you say ridiculous!" ”

Yuan Shao was not a snack this time, but was taken aback, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Captain? What's going on, could it be that Zhang Rang is indiscriminately sealing the official title? He did it...... Could it be that he has the idea of going against Li Qin? It seems that their relationship is not as good as rumored outside! ”

Cao Ying smiled and said, "Not only that, but the current chief official of Bingzhou is Zhang Qin, who is Zhang Rang's godson. At the beginning, please think about it, Zhang Rang is in the capital, and Zhang Qin is outside, if he has a dirty relationship with Li Qin, then Li Qin will stay in the Tiger Prison Pass for a long time? ”

Yuan Shao was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said: "If this is really the case, Li Qin will be attacked by the enemy on his back, but he won't be able to hold out for long!" ”

Cao Ying said: "So, as long as we can hold out here for a little longer in the Tiger Prison Pass, the victory and defeat will be divided, and we don't need how to fight Li Qin, as long as he retreats and returns to Luoyang, we can chase and kill from behind!" ”

Yuan Shao hesitated slightly, and did not make up his own mind, but asked Cao Ying, "Then where do we camp?" ”

Cao Ying said: "Since I am still under the pass, but I am not camped in one place, but I am camped in a company, and there are seventeen large camps, one camp every three miles, and the distance is opened, see how Li Qin attacks one by one!" ”

Yuan Shao's face darkened slightly, feeling that this idea was not very good, to put it bluntly, it was beneficial to Cao Ying, but it was not beneficial to himself, the leader of the alliance. This method of camping is very common, sometimes in order to lengthen the battle line, even a barracks in one county, and another barracks in another county, there are hundreds of miles or even hundreds of miles of large camps, but this situation is under the premise of unified command, there is only one voice in the entire army, so that the camp will be safe, in fact, this is a long-term combat camping method.

However, now they are a coalition army, except for him and Cao Ying, the remaining princes are only a few thousand, and even one or two thousand troops, let these people camp too close to the Tiger Prison Pass, it is impossible, the princes will definitely not do it, then it can only be him and Cao Ying who are closest to each other, and the bad luck is not the fastest!

Yuan Shao thought to himself: "Cao Yingding refuses to be the closest, so I can only go up, and he will stick behind on the grounds that the road is unstable, and he will spy on Lu Bu in the name of beauty." In this way, once the war starts, I will fight it out first, and how can Li Qin swallow a camp dozens of miles long in one go? Cao Ying's strength is not damaged, and when Luoyang Zhang Rang gets into trouble, won't it be possible to chase and kill Li Qin, Cao Ying is the main force, and then enter Luoyang...... He thinks beautifully, am I a fool? ”

Seeing Yuan Shao's hesitation, Cao Ying said: "Zhang Rang is there, I will write a letter to persuade him to start an incident as soon as possible, and in the army, if you talk about troops, you are the first, I am the second, but you are the leader of the alliance, and you need to sit in the rear, so I will set up the first battalion, what do you think?" ”

Yuan Shao sighed and said, "Meng De has this heart, I am very relieved!" However, there are not many cavalry in your army, in case Li Qin attacks......"

Cao Ying said: "That's right, it's better to let Gongsun Chan set up the first camp, and I set up the second camp, what do you think?" Gongsun Zhan's White Horse Yicong is an elite cavalry, not much worse than Li Qin's Fujiao Army, even if Li Qin attacks, he can also fight, not to mention that I am behind to support! He looked at Yuan Shao's eyes, a little nervous in his heart.

Yuan Shao frowned, this is to divide the troops from his own hands, although Gongsun Chan is a prince all the way, he is regarded as his own subordinate, and he also leads the strongest cavalry in the entire coalition army, if such a camping method, wouldn't it be equivalent to turning Gongsun Chan into Cao Ying's subordinate, in case Gongsun Chan and Cao Zhan blocked Li Qin together, and Li Qin did not capture them, but returned to Luoyang, in this case, it is impossible to let Gongsun Chan be his own subordinate again, then after entering the Tiger Prison Pass, the strength of himself and Cao Cheng is almost the same, Maybe Cao Ying can still defeat himself, but he still flashed himself!

But after thinking about it for a long time, Yuan Shao could only agree, how can there be a perfect thing in the world, if you want to defeat Li Qin, if you don't cut the meat to Cao Qin, I'm afraid it won't work, and feed Cao Qin with your own meat, will Cao Qin swallow himself after defeating Li Qin, this can only be a later story!

Yuan Shao nodded and said: "Okay, it's up to Meng De, but since you set up a second battalion, the frontline will have to ask you!" ”

Cao Ying breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't believe that Yuan Shao couldn't see the catty in it, but what could he do? He doesn't have to be in my shoes yet!

(To be continued)