Chapter 140: Que I
The surprise battle that took place outside Pengcheng had a result in an instant, and under the powerful lethality of the White Tiger Battalion, the defense of Lu Bu's army seemed as thin as paper. Under the iron cavalry of the White Tiger Battalion, not a single enemy could escape. Of course, there were accidents, and the only ones who escaped under the iron cavalry of the White Tiger Battalion were Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's elite camp. After all, the strength of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun's camp is there, and it must not be something that can be eliminated lightly.
However, for this result, Du Chen is also quite satisfied. Although it did not achieve the effect of Du Chen's capture of Zhang Liao in advance, Du Chen was still very satisfied with being able to completely annihilate Pengcheng Lu Bu's troops. In terms of overall achievements, the Battle of Pengcheng was a great victory.
Although the battle of Pengcheng took a long time, it was worth it on the whole. Having taken such a strong city, his own losses are negligible. This is something that makes Du Chen very happy, after all, he has won a hard bone at the lowest cost.
However, Du Chen would not be happy with this small victory, because he knew that the next war would be even more difficult.
Because he wasted so much time in Pengcheng, Chen Gong made a tight defense in Xuzhou City. Although Du Chen didn't see it with his own eyes, Chen Gong is definitely not a person who has lost his name, he definitely has real talent and real learning, otherwise just relying on Lu Bu himself, he would definitely not have this great achievement.
So in the face of Chen Gong, Du Chen had to raise his 120,000 points of vigilance. Well, again. In order to achieve a complete victory in this crusade against Xuzhou, neither Cao Cao nor Du Chen spared any effort. For this war, Du Chen specially called Guo Jia and Jia Xu to travel with the army.
This time, his lineup is luxurious, and Du Chen is definitely not afraid of any enemy. Even if it is Zhuge Liang who is wise and close to the demon in front of him. Du Chen has the confidence to defeat him, after all, one person is short and two people are long. And the people around him are not much worse than Zhuge Liang. In addition, he still has "Qimen Dunjia" in his hand, but then again, in addition to Fengxiao, there is also a local volume of "Hundred Battles and Strange Strategies", and I don't know where those four are?
At this moment. Somewhere,
"Zhongda, don't look at it, my uncle called you."
"I know, big brother, I'll come now." As he spoke, the young student put down the blue book in his hand and walked out. The army rested in Pengcheng for a few days before marching as a whole. And the battle that followed. It's all very relaxing. Everywhere Du Chen went, almost all of them were people who fell in despair, but the main reason was that Chen Gong had sucked away the defenders in each city early, leaving only some old, weak, sick and disabled.
Of course, in addition to sucking away all the young soldiers in the city, he also looted most of the grain and grass in the city. Faced with such a situation, Du Chen felt a headache. It's obvious. This is Chen Gong's policy of implementing a strong wall and clearing the wilderness for himself.
However, judging from the current form, Chen Gong's policy is very suitable for the current form. Though. Tong Guò raided the homes of several great scholars, so that the grain and grass of the Cao army in Yanzhou were filled, but the matter was not fundamentally resolved. Essentially, Cao Jun was still short of food.
Moreover, after the capture of the city, it is necessary to leave behind the defenders who can be driven by the city. Otherwise, if there is any accident in the city, which affects the transportation of grain and grass, it is definitely a very dangerous thing, and the grain and grass are not supplied in time. It will definitely have a huge impact on the morale of the army.
And dividing troops to defend the city, this undoubtedly consumed the overall strength of Cao's army. If such a city is occupied one by one, I am afraid that if I still have not reached Xuzhou City, I will have to divide thousands of people to participate in the defense of the city.
In the face of such a conspiracy, Du Chen could only admit it, and it can be seen that Chen Gong's resourcefulness must not be underestimated. Moreover, now that Xuzhou City has been heavily garrisoned by Chen Gong, even the internal response in Xuzhou City has no way to convey any news, which also makes Du Chen deeply feel that Chen Gong's resourcefulness is deep enough.
Rao is so, the war must continue, and Xuzhou must be defeated. No matter how many difficulties Chen Gong arranged for himself in Xuzhou City, Du Chen had to go hard, after all, the strategic significance of Xuzhou docking was too great.
Because the next war became more and more simple, Du Chen's wasted time in Pengcheng caught up with a lot. And Cao Cao on the northern line is even more powerful, and I am afraid that it will not be long before he can come to the city of Xuzhou.
Cao Jun's momentum was like a bamboo, which made Lu Bu in Xuzhou City a little unable to sit still. After all, since the beginning of the war, he has lost a lot of elite soldiers. Especially when the defenders of Pengcheng were completely annihilated by Cao's army, it was even more difficult for Lu Bu to accept.
You must know that the defenders of Pengcheng are one of the very elite soldiers under their command. These soldiers are all experienced in a hundred battles, otherwise they would not have defended such an important city with Zhang Liao. So when Lu Bu learned that Zhang Liao ran back by himself, he almost didn't drag Zhang Liao out and behead him.
But fortunately, Chen Gong was by Lu Bu's side, he hurriedly grabbed Lu Bu in anger, and then pleaded in every way, Lu Bu was angry and spared Zhang Liao's capital crime. However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped, and Zhang Liao was also implicated and deprived of military rights.
Faced with such a situation, Zhang Liao's face was a little expressionless. And Lu Bu's other generals were very gloating. In particular, a few people in Lu Bu's army were even more courteous in front of Lu Bu, and their purpose was obvious, that is, the military power in Zhang Liao's hands.
Seeing this picture, Chen Gong couldn't help but shake his head. In his opinion, except for Zhang Liao, there are really few people under Lu Bu who can be of great use, and there was one who could enter the eyes of Chen Gong before, but he was abandoned when he was in Yanzhou.
At this time, Chen Gong regretted a little, and at this moment, he was deeply aware of what an excellent general could bring to others. As the saying goes, a soldier will be a nest of bears. Let a group of generals with wine bags and rice bags lead the troops, and bring out soldiers with wine bags and rice bags, how can such a person go to the battlefield.
After thinking about it in his heart, Chen Gong came to Lu Bu's ear and whispered a few words. After hearing this, Lu Bu groaned for a while, then glared coldly at the surrounding generals, and then said in a cold voice: "Now that the enemy is present, you don't want to think about a good way to retreat from the enemy, but are intriguing here, what do you want to do?" ”
Listening to Lu Bu's words was so cold, the generals who surrounded Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Then, everyone resigned and left, after all, everyone didn't dare to stay any longer, who knows what Lu Bu's mood was. If one is not careful, he may die in the hands of Lu Bu.
Just after a few people left, a young man with a confident face walked towards Lu Bu. There was a hint of a smile on the young man's face, which made people feel close to him, and the young man's somewhat thin body and a Confucian robe on his body further indicated what the young man's identity was.
When Lu Bu saw the young man, his face suddenly lost the coldness he had just now, and instead showed a smile. Then, I heard Lu Bu speak: "Yuanlong, you are here." ”
"Chen Deng, see the lord." Coming to Lu Bu's side, the young man leaned over and saluted. And Lu Bu was busy stretching out his hand to help the young man, looking an unusual corporal Lixian. Obviously, this young man named Chen Deng occupies a pivotal position in Lu Bu's heart.
However, it is nothing more than Lu Bu, you must know that the Chen family to which Chen Deng belongs is a famous family in Xuzhou. He and his father Chen Gui both occupy a pivotal position in Xuzhou. Especially Chen Deng, he is quite popular in Xuzhou. In particular, he is in charge of Xuzhou's agricultural production, and he is in charge of the fact that the soldiers of a state are in charge.
Of course, in addition to this, Chen Deng is also quite resourceful. He is very knowledgeable and resourceful, and he is a rare talent.
However, the only thing that made Lu Bu feel dissatisfied was that Chen Gong seemed to be very displeased with this person. Every time Chen Deng puts forward some opinions, Chen Gong will inevitably stop them. However, this does not affect Lu Bu's reuse of Chen Deng. In fact, thinking about it from another angle, Lu Bu is very happy to see such a scene. (To be continued......)