Cao Ying got Xu Chu, his confidence suddenly hardened a little, and after returning to Dongping, he immediately raised troops and marched to Dongjun City, and Lu Bu was ready to stop after a short rest. immediately led an army of 30,000 to take the initiative to meet the battle.

The two armies met in the field, opening up and preparing for battle. Lu Bu asked Ma Chao for a war horse in advance and failed to do so, and he was extremely dissatisfied in his heart, but his strength at the moment was not much worse than Cao Ying, and he was even better than Cao Ying in terms of logistics and supply. At the same time, he also understands that he is now in a difficult situation to ride a tiger, even if Ma Chao does not provide any help, he must fight Cao Ying to the death, because the two have irreconcilable contradictions, both politically and personally.

The two armies fought, and Lu Buyin had the help of Guo Jia and Chen Gong, which could be described as full of confidence. 40,000 soldiers marched into formation and confronted Cao Ying. In front of the two armies, Cao Ying was no longer afraid of Lu Bu's martial arts after winning Xu Chu, and immediately stepped forward a few steps and shouted: "Lu Bu Pifu, you invaded Wuyanzhou but relied on Ma Chao's support, and now the princes of the south have united to jointly crusade against Ma Chao, if you know the current affairs, you will surrender immediately and completely give up the land of Yanzhou, otherwise it will be a ruined situation!" ”

Lu Bu's face was full of disdain, and he took a few steps forward and said loudly: "Cao thief Hugh is talking nonsense!" The general's Yanzhou Mu is sealed by the Son of Heaven, what does it have to do with Ma Chao? You have no size, but you are vainly trying to divide the Han family's city, and you have bad intentions, and everyone can punish it! As a Hanchen, how can I compromise with the thief? ”

Cao Ying was furious, pointed at Lu Bu and scolded: "Lu Bu'er doesn't know the current affairs, who is willing to go and capture him!" ”

All the generals in Cao Ying know Lu Bu's bravery, and Xu Chu, who has just arrived, has also heard of Lu Bu's brave name, but the purpose of his coming this time is to deal with this world's number one fierce general. ”

Lu Bu looked up and saw that it was a fat man with a mighty appearance, and he didn't care about it, and said with disdain on his face: "The nameless villager dares to come and send him to death?" Bite off more than one can chew! ”

Xu Chu was furious, patted the horse and greeted him, shouting: "The third surnamed slave dares to despise me? Today, I will make you look good! "Slash the knife and kill straight at Lu Bu.

Song Xian, Sun Guan and others behind Lu Bu saw that Xu Chu was extraordinary, and they didn't dare to take the initiative to face it, and Lu Bu didn't want to lose his sharpness on such an important occasion, so he personally patted his horse to meet him.

The first time the two clashed, neither dared to underestimate each other, and more than eighty percent of their strength was used. Xu Chu's body is generally wide, but he does not suffer in terms of strength, and with a fierce force, he does not fall behind for a while, and it is purely a hard-hitting style.

Seeing this, Cao Ying's face was full of joy, and he laughed and said, "I have Zhongkang, Lu Bu is no longer insignificant!" The whole army is preparing for a surprise attack, and it is bound to annihilate Lu Bu's main force in one fell swoop! ”

In Cao Yingzhong, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and other generals saw that Xu Chu could block Lu Bu, and they were all impressed in their hearts. After all, they have personally learned Lu Bu's skills.

said that the two had fought for more than 30 times, and Lu Bu had already won the battle, and laughed: "A village of wild horsemen dares to call a battle with me Lu Bu, I really don't know whether to live or die!" I will take the head of the person in my ten hearts! After that, the sudden acceleration of Fang Tian's halberd in his hand was more than doubled, making people feel incomprehensible.

Although Xu Chu is fierce, he is just a power-type general, if he can block Lu Bu? Once Lu Bu attacked with all his might, he was immediately forced to be in a hurry, and he was in danger.

Seeing this, Cao Ying didn't dare to take risks, in case Xu Chu made a mistake, it would be worth the loss, and immediately ordered the whole army to assault. 50,000 soldiers and horses launched a charge under the leadership of Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and others. Lu Bu did not show weakness on this side, although the number was slightly smaller, but these soldiers and horses were all elite soldiers who had been baptized by war, and they were not afraid of the Qingzhou army that Cao Ying had incorporated at all.

Both armies were mainly infantry troops, and nearly 100,000 people fought together, and the scene was extremely spectacular and extremely tragic, and people fell every moment, which was extremely tragic.

Lu Bu retreated from Xu Chu and rode straight towards Cao Ying. Cao Ying ate a trench and grew wise, and immediately sent Li Dian and Gao Ran to help Xu Chu, and easily defeated Lu Bu with three enemies and one. Lu Bu couldn't rush over, so he fought hard and beheaded hundreds of people. The two armies fought from noon to dusk before they withdrew, and each suffered losses, and it was difficult to distinguish the victory from defeat.

But Cao Ying, who said that Ma Chao was in Xiapi, took great pains to accept Xu Chu, and sighed in his heart, he began to think about this fierce general a few years ago. But Xu Chu was born in a powerful landlord, and he was the kind of person he wanted to fight, and he might not have a surname if he defected to him. However, Ma Chao does not regret it, although Xu Chu is brave, he is a character like Dian Wei, he can only be a fierce general who charges into battle, at most he can only be responsible for his own safety issues, but it is a big deficiency to stand alone.

And Yuan Shao made such a big move in Yuzhou, he also heard about it, but he was not in a hurry. If Yuan Shao wants to raise troops, there are only three routes to take, the first is to concentrate his forces to attack Luoyang, just like the princes fought against Dong back then. Ma Chao had already laid out heavy troops in the passes around Luoyang, and he had the strength to compete with Yuan Shao and others for material resources and manpower.

Second, like the Battle of Guandu, he attacked Jizhou from Yanzhou. Historically, it was from this route that Cao Ying defeated Yuan Shao, and then achieved the status of the overlord of the north. But it was Yuan Shao who attacked Cao Ying, and Cao Ying burned the grain and grass before returning in a miserable defeat. If Cao Ying crosses the river to attack Yuan Shao in turn, it is simply wishful thinking to win. After all, the Yellow River is not vegetarian, even if people can pass, the materials can't pass, once the north bank of the Yellow River is cleared, Cao Ying's lone army will be defeated. Cao Ying was also well aware of this, and after winning the Battle of Guandu, he did not take advantage of the victory to attack Yecheng, and did not attack his sons until after Yuan Shao's death.

The road is to attack Xuzhou and Qingzhou from Yangzhou, both of which are plains, with no danger to defend, and no Xiongguan to follow. And Xuzhou is rich, Qingzhou is just settled, and the people are not convinced. The two states are densely populated places, one can replenish the source of troops at any time, and the other is also convenient for logistics supply, if Yuan Shao is not stupid, he will definitely attack Pengcheng from Shouchun, which just echoes Cao Ying in Yanzhou. Sun Jian, who occupied Jiangdong, could also invade Xuzhou from Guangling.

This is the only route that Yuan Shao has the potential to win, if he can defeat Ma Chao in Xuzhou, he can capture Qingzhou and Jizhou from Xuzhou, and disrupt Ma Chao's economic blockade strategy in one fell swoop, and also form a situation of encirclement on three sides against the annexed states and Sili areas.

Ma Chao expected that Yuan Shao would raise an army to invade Xuzhou, and Suo's surname was to wait for work, and he had a duel with Yuan Shao and others in Xuzhou. However, such a large-scale decisive battle cannot be fought by fighting, and the preparatory work alone will take several months. Ma Chao also needed time to deal with Zang Ba and Liu Bei in Xuzhou.

For this reason, Ma Chao transferred Gao Shun, who was stationed in the Chaoge area, to Xuzhou, and there were 30,000 elite soldiers with him. He also asked Xu Huang and Wen Ping, who were stationed at Hugao Pass and Bishui Pass, to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to Xuzhou each. Zhao Yun, who was guarding against Gongsun Chan in Jizhou, led his troops into Bohai County, which could not only deter Gongsun Chan, but also support the war in Xuzhou at any time.

When the army is in place, Ma Chao's troops in Xuzhou have reached 100,000, and grain, grass and various materials have also been continuously transported from Jizhou to Qingzhou, ready to support the main battlefield at any time.

When everything was ready, Ma Chao began to plan to attack Liu Bei, and in the name of the Son of Heaven, he named Liu Bei as the general of Dangkou, and ordered him to send troops to Yanzhou and Lu Bu to attack Cao Ying in front and back within seven days.

Liu Bei is busy with the big wedding in Xiaopei, because Kong Rong is the matchmaker, and the Gan family is a poor family, this family affair is also going well, and it is scheduled to be saluted after ten days. But this edict of the Son of Heaven has disturbed Liu Bei's good deeds, and he sent troops within seven days, how to marry Ganda Beauty? Therefore, Liu Bei was very dissatisfied after receiving Ma Chao's edict from the Son of Heaven, but he didn't dare to offend Ma Chao, so he called several teams together to discuss the matter.

Liu Bei first read the edict to Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Sun Qian and others, and then said: "Yuan Shao has decided to send troops to attack Ma Chao, with our troops stationed in Xuzhou, Ma Chaoyan can rest assured?" This move is just to drive us out of Xuzhou, what do you think? ”

Zhang Fei blushed and said: "Ma Chao's little thief is just a usurper, if he is like today, can he count?" I finally found a place to stay, and I must not let go of Xiaopei because of Ma Chao's words? ”

Guan Yu nodded, hugged his fists and said: "Ma Chao is powerful, and Yuan Shao and others are still restrained, so I am afraid that he will not use troops against us." Besides, if the eldest brother accepts the position of this general and sends troops to attack Cao Ying, it is equivalent to standing on the same front as Ma Chao, in case Ma Chao is defeated, I am afraid that there will be no place for us! ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "What the second brother and the third brother said is very reasonable, Cao Ying is a prince who is attached to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao and Ma Chao both look down on me and other three brothers, and now the two sides are going to fight a decisive battle, the two tigers will fight, there will be one injury, no matter who wins and who loses, either both sides are defeated or one is killed and one is seriously injured!" We can reap the benefits of the fisherman, and if it is done properly, it is not impossible to support the Han family. ”

Sun Qian said: "The lord is wise, and at the moment, the lord does not need to express which camp to join, and at the same time, he must not offend Ma Chao and Yuan Shao, once the two sides go to war, they can see the opportunity to act and make profits from it!" ”

"Exactly!" Liu Bei was slightly excited, and continued: "Such an opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Ma Chao's move is just to let me wait for Xiao Pei to leave Xuzhou, so that I can fight Yuan Shao with peace of mind, even so, what about giving Xiao Pei to him?" As long as we have soldiers and food in our hands, where can we not stay? ”

Zhang Fei was unconvinced and said: "Although what the eldest brother said is reasonable, but because of a word, I am really unwilling to let go of Xiaopei." ”

Guan Yu also frowned and said: "Could it be that the eldest brother really wants to attack Cao Ying, after all, Cao Ying has a little kindness to us, if he accepts Ma Chao's instructions and attacks Cao Ying, it is really unjust!" ”

Liu Bei said: "The second brother and the third brother are not in a hurry, when did the brother say that he would attack Cao Ying?" I'll let Xiao Pei rush to Yanzhou and stay still, after all, this is not the time to turn his face with Ma Chao. But Ma Chao just relied on an edict from the Son of Heaven to think that I would wait for Xiaopei to give up, and it was also a fantasy! That's all it takes."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, praising Liu Bei's cleverness, and Sun Gan even recommended himself and took the initiative to ask for an envoy to negotiate with Ma Chao. (To be continued.) )