Chapter 761: Cooperation is king
Lu Bu's decision was very simple, he was not afraid of trouble, so he only chose the plan with the greatest benefits, and this was also expected by Pang Yuan, and the direction of attack that Lu Bu chose was Liang Guo.
The plan was decided, Chen Gong and Wei Xu stayed to sit in Chenliucheng, and LΓΌ Bu and Pang Yuan led the cavalry to march straight to Xiangyi in the southeast of Chenliu County, preparing to establish a logistics base there, and then attack Ningling and Yongyang of Liang.
In fact, Liang State does not have a decent defender now, so it can be said that it is easy to capture Liang State, but the subsequent battle is the key, so Pang Yuan carefully established a supply base in Xiangyi, just to prepare for the worst.
A good strategist thinks about defeat before he wins, and only when he is prepared for the worst can he strive for the best results.
When Lu Bu attacked Liang State, it was not Liu Dai who was most angry, but Cao Cao, but Cao Cao is now a little reluctant to hold on to Qian County and Huainan, and it is the stage when the strength of Qinghuang is not connected to break ground and sprout again, so he basically can't take care of things in the north.
Lu Bu This is nothing, Chen Jun's Yuan Shu made Cao Cao even more worried, so Cao Cao hurriedly increased the recruitment of soldiers while dispatching troops to make a posture of wanting to attack north, and at the same time, Cao Cao finally gave in slightly and accepted the deal from the group of alien forces from Runan County.
Lu Bu definitely couldn't have imagined that he was the last straw that facilitated Cao Cao to accept these alien forces, but even if he knew, Lu Bu would be happy to do it again, Lu Bu was never afraid of challenges, only mediocrity.
Another person who was uneasy about Lu Bu's behavior was naturally Liu Dai, who was already having trouble sleeping. Liu Dai's territory is still quite large, but the capable warriors in Liu Dai's hands are really unable to take action, Liu Dai took stock for a long time, and finally found that in front of Lu Bu, he was really scum.
Because of this, Liu Dai is even more restless!
Now, after LΓΌ Bu stabilized Chenliu's lineage, he quickly moved south to take the Liang state, although the Liang state was nominally Cao Cao's domain. But Liu Dai has always regarded Liang Guo as half of his territory, and now it is gently taken away by Lu Bu, Liu Dai will be strange if he can live in peace, not to mention, who can pat his chest to Liu Dai and promise that Lu Bu will be content after taking Liang Guo? Wouldn't Lu Bu still want Dongjun, Dongping, and even Jibei?
As soon as he thought of this, Liu Dai would be hot and upset, and he couldn't sit or stand, so he had to go to the woman to vent. But there doesn't seem to be a way to alleviate it.
Just when Liu Dai was about to fall into madness, the savior came. Inhuman!?
Yes, it's Inhuman! Liu Dai suddenly discovered that the original Inhuman also has a huge effect, it turns out that the Inhuman is also extremely smart, and the Inhuman is also a powerful force!
The person who came was Song Hufeng, the leader of the Iron Army, Song Hufeng was not the kind of person who was willing to lose to fate, in the battle of Xuchang, Song Hufeng could be said to have gained fame and lost real profits, and it was a big defeat. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the broken tail survived and saved considerable combat power, but Song Hufeng knew that his reconciliation with Yuan Shu was just a compromise for everyone in a critical situation.
Moreover, the current position of the Iron Army is also very bad, sandwiched between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao. No matter what the result of these two families is, it will not be a good result for Tie Jun, so Song Hufeng moved a different kind of thought, originally wanting to communicate with Zhang Miao. Who knew that Zhang Miao suddenly went to Jinyang firmly, so Song Hufeng set his sights on Liu Dai, perhaps it was more beneficial to cooperate with the weak Liu Dai than Zhang Miao.
Before Song Hufeng asked to see Liu Dai, he carefully prepared a detailed and constructive letter, bought Liu Dai's housekeeper, and handed the letter to Liu Dai's desk.
So, the meeting between the two came naturally.
"Song Chengling, I have read your suggestion, and the idea is very good, but this practice will give considerable power to the actor, and if this power gets out of control in the future, it will inevitably become a disaster1
Liu Dai sat on the throne, because of the relationship between the steps, Song Hufeng had to look up at him slightly, but Song Hufeng didn't care, in his eyes, Liu Dai was actually a strong outsider, and now the score was just to maintain the strength on the surface, in the final analysis, it should be pity for him!
"Hehe, Lord Liu, nominally, you are the pastor of Yanzhou, and you also understand the current situation in Yanzhou, what can you do with me with such a city order, and besides, we are sincerely cooperating with Lord Liu. In the letter, I also explained that our group of people is seeking to be famous in the world, not to be the king of the land, so Lord Liu can rest assured, as long as Lord Liu trusts us and supports us, our iron army will definitely be called the iron fist of the lord, and our purpose is to use this iron fist to defeat all the strong enemies in the Central Plains, as for other things, we don't care at all. β
Song Hufeng's words were so tempting that Liu Dai almost applauded loudly, this kind of free, no, cheap thugs is of course the more the better, and it is better if there is no ambition, but is there really no ambition?
"But, what's going on in Xuchang?"
"Xuchang is because Kong Ling is a conservative person who cannot accept us and other strangers to work for him, so we have to make this decision, but we did not harm Master Kong Ling, on the contrary, we also concluded a military alliance agreement with Lord Kong Ling afterwards, but Lord Kong Ling has repeatedly betrayed his promise, which is really despised by the world1
Song Hufeng said it righteously, this matter came out of Song Hufeng's mouth, Kong Ling is really a despicable villain! Even with it, Song Hufeng naturally scolded Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, and Liu Dai felt comfortable listening to it.
"Hehe, yes, I was also deceived by it for a while, uh, but, after all, the matter of Xuchang is the first to be attacked by your guild, which shows that your guild's excessive military power will become an unstable factor."
"Your Excellency is wrong, do you think we took the initiative to do anything that violated the agreement after signing the agreement? Even if we were forced to make an alliance with Cao Cao later, it was only after Kong Ling tore up the agreement, and after we made an alliance with Cao Cao, we also resolutely fulfilled the alliance under the most difficult circumstances, and it was Cao Cao who broke the contract! My lord, don't you see what kind of people we are? β
Song Hufeng's face was solemn, and his tone was firm and powerful, so that Liu Dai nodded unconsciously, and by the time Liu Dai came back to his senses, it was already too late.
"Well, despite this, the official thinks that the agreement should be more detailed, and the punishment for breach of contract should be more severe, what does Song Chengling think?"
"Of course, the penalty for breach of contract is effective for both of us, and if the adult is willing we are more willing, it also shows that both of us are very sincere."
Liu Dai was overjoyed, but he still suppressed the joy in his heart, and continued to ask: "Are you sure that as long as Yan County is governed?" β
"My lord, my iron army exists for fighting, not for the development of territory, so my lord should give support from the supply, as for the governance of Yan County, it is actually for the convenience of conscription and training, and it is also a place to store supplies, I hope my lord understands."
"So, I see. So, do you think this tactic will work? β
Liu Dai breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time brought up another worry.
"Of course, now that Lu Bu is in charge of Chen Liu, although he has temporarily stabilized the hearts of the people, the army that can fight has Lu Bu's 30,000 cavalry, and the other troops can only defend the city, and Yan County is in the north of Chen Liu, Lu Bu is now in Liang State, how to take care of one south and one north Lu Bu, if I attack Sour Jujube or Changyuan, Lu Bu can't care, so I have to return to the army to the north, at that time, the Lord will send an army south to Liang State, or encourage Cao Cao Yuan Shu to attack Liang State, or even encourage Yuan Shu to attack Junyi and Wei Shi, no matter how powerful Lu Bu is, there is only one person, If this pattern can be achieved, Lu Bu will definitely lose. β
Liu Dai followed Song Hufeng's narration and searched for the location of the corresponding city on the map, and sure enough, he found that if this was the case, Lu Bu's Chen Liu and Liang Guo were indeed leaking everywhere, and it became a critical situation!
Liu Dai was overjoyed, but there was still a question: "But if Lu Bu attacks Yan County, will you be able to defend it?" β
"Hehe, don't dare to say anything else, we are confident in the battle, or we are not Lu Bu's opponent in the field, but if we defend the city, Lu Bu will definitely not be able to attack it, even if it can be captured, it will take time, at that time, can't the adults lay down this dead end that completely defeats Lu Bu?"
Song Hufeng's tone was full of confidence, with Dian Wei here, Song Hufeng still had confidence in defending the city, a light cavalry general, a heavy infantry general, light cavalry attacking the city of heavy infantry, it was a strange thing to be able to capture it!
Of course, Song Hufeng may have underestimated Lu Bu slightly, or in order to strengthen Liu Dai's determination, it is really difficult to draw conclusions before the fact has not been fought, but Song Hufeng is not lacking in confidence in the first battle, even if the opponent is Lu Bu.
Liu Dai completely let go of the last trace of worry in his heart, and finally made up his mind to cooperate with the Iron Army, at most the military alliance agreement is more perfect, Liu Dai has no way now, if there is no Iron Army to help, even if Liu Dai copies Song Hufeng's suggestion, but none of them can entangle Lu Bu, and even thwart Lu Bu's strong generals, this strategy has no way to implement.
What's more, if you want to persuade Yuan Shu or Cao Cao to make a move, without a decent battle example, people won't believe that you can really drag Lu Bu and play the effect of besieging from all sides!
"Good! That being the case, then I fully agree with your suggestion and start consultations on specific conditions this afternoon, so that the current crisis can be resolved as soon as possible. β
Song Hufeng smiled! Liu Dai finally said that he missed his mouth, a critical situation!? Liu Dai was already very scared! It seems that more benefits can be reaped in the negotiations, and now the equipment supply of heavy infantry, as well as the population and troop source problems can make this big injustice come out.