Chapter 61: Victory
The news of Lu Bao's sudden dispatch to Xuzhou shocked the world, and no one thought that Lu Bao, who had always been quietly developing, would suddenly send troops, let alone attack a powerful Xuzhou.
Now the world is in turmoil, all the princes are busy developing, and Xuzhou and Yangzhou are two relatively stable territories, both of which have been in operation for several years, and the soldiers, horses, money, and food are very sufficient, and the other princes do not dare to send troops to these two places easily.
Yangzhou soldiers are divided into three routes, one is placed in the intersection with Nanyang Runan, to prevent Yuan Shu's sneak attack, the other road is placed in Yanzhou, to guard against Cao Cao, and the last road directly into Xuzhou.
It is not so easy to attack Xuzhou, with Zhang He leading the troops to attack Xuzhou, plus Xu Shu as a military division, it is still very reliable, it can be said that the loss is minimized, and at the same time the entire Xuzhou is taken.
And Lu Bao is even more hearted about these big clans in Yangzhou, because the policies implemented by Lu Bao in Yangzhou are not very beneficial to these big families, so these big clans must take advantage of the internal emptiness to do things.
For example, Wu Jun's big family, the Wu family, as Sun Ce's relative, is still very dangerous.
And what Lu Bao was most worried about really happened, several big clans in Wu County summoned the major clans in Yangzhou to gather their respective families, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came to kill Liyang.
"Lord, what we were worried about has happened, several big families in Yangzhou have gathered their generals and are preparing to besiege Liyang City." Xun Yu said to Lu Bao with a teacup, obviously, he was not in a hurry because of this matter.
"This person, there are always some people who are incompetent, do they think that I am so easy to deal with with with tens of thousands of horses and horses here?" Lu Bao pouted and said.
"Who would have thought that the lord had secretly cultivated tens of thousands of elite soldiers? If I hadn't been involved, I probably wouldn't have thought of it. Xun Yu said.
"Keep one hand to get longer." Lu Bao took a sip of tea and said.
"Now I don't know what happened to General Jun Yi (Zhang He), Xuzhou Nuoda's territory, I'm afraid it's not so easy to take it down." Xun Yu said with some concern.
"Jun Yi is a rare general, although he and Zilong are still young, but the talent is undoubted, as long as he fights a few battles, he will definitely be able to take charge of himself, and Xuzhou is the place for him to practice." Lu Bao said.
"The stakes are a bit big, if Jun Yi fails this time, I'm afraid I'm going to be in big trouble." Xun Yu said.
"It doesn't matter, even if it fails, it's a big deal to make a comeback." Lu Bao waved his hand and said.
"The heart of the lord is like a river." Xun Yu said.
"Report!" A herald ran into the lobby where Lu Bao and the others were holding a command flag.
"Lord Qiqi, the soldiers of several major families are still ten miles away from Yangzhou, and at this time they have already launched an attack formation, and they may attack the city at any time." The herald said.
"Got it, let's find out and report again." Lu Bao nodded and said.
"No!" The herald hurried out.
"Looks like we're going to have to get ready." Lu Bao said to Xun Yu.
"Then, Yu will prepare." Xun Yu got up and said.
"Well, go ahead, take Dian Wei with you." Lu Bao nodded and said.
"No!" Xun Yu promised and then went out.
"This is the Three Kingdoms." Lu Bao shook his head helplessly and said.
Fortunately, Lu Bao now has a few talents in his hands, which is already one step ahead of others, so there are still some advantages in the battle.
The battle between Yangzhou and Xuzhou lasted for half a year, and the two sides invested in the soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and even drove the surrounding area, but these people did not dare to act rashly.
This battle made Lu Bao famous in the first battle, and several of the generals under him who participated in the war were even more majestic, and even those strategists were famous.
At the same time, because of the chaos of several major families in Yangzhou, Lu Bao had a very suitable reason to clean up the family in Yangzhou, and at the same time, a series of policies were introduced.
"Okay, very good, take Xuzhou in half a year, Jun Yi is really a tiger general!" Lu Bao looked at the battle report and said.
"Congratulations to the lord, happy Xuzhou." Xun Yu said with a smile.
"Haha, Wen Ruona, although Xuzhou has been taken down by us, but, your task will be heavy next, I am ready to show you as Xuzhou Assassin History, I hope you can build another Yangzhou within two years, in addition, I will transfer Zilong to you, and guard Xuzhou for me, to prevent the golden remnants of Qingzhou from taking the opportunity to make trouble." Lu Bao said with a laugh.
"No, Yu is determined to live up to the trust of the lord!" Xun Yu said.
"Wen Ruo, I am really reluctant to let you out, but I don't have enough talents, so Xuzhou can only ask you." Lu Bao took Xun Yu's hand and said.
"The lord can rest assured, as long as Yu is there, Xuzhou will be kept safe." Xun Yu said.
"I have a feeling that after this battle, we will have more talents." Lu Bao said with a smile.
"This time I have played the prestige of the lord, and I think it is time for those who are waiting and watching to make a choice." Xun Yu nodded and said.
"That's right." Lu Bao nodded and said.
In fact, after taking Xuzhou, Lu Bao was still very happy, he didn't expect that Xuzhou would be conquered so smoothly, and the generals under him were also trained, so they could be on their own in the future.
More than a month later, Zhao Yun and Zhang He returned to Yangzhou with Xu Shu after changing guards, and Lu Bao met them for the first time.
"Yuan Zhi, Jun Yi, you fought well in this battle, you fought well, you won Xuzhou in half a year, and now I'm afraid that no one in the world dares to confront you head-on, right?" Lu Bao took Xu Shu and Zhang He's hands and said.
"Thank you for your trust!" The two of them hurriedly said.
"Let's go, I've prepared a banquet for you, just wait for you to come back, go, go to the banquet inside." Lu Bao pulled two people into the lobby.
"Lord, this time we came back and brought a person with us, who said that he wanted to join the lord's command." Xu Shu said.
"Oh? Who is it? Can you Xu Yuanzhi attach so much importance to it? Lu Bao said with some curiosity.
"This person's name is Tai Shici, the word Ziyi, a native of Donglai, originally he wanted to support Xuzhou, but he was captured by us." Zhang He said.
"Oh? Looks like we're going to have another Tiger Commander going on. Lu Bao said happily.
Tai Shi Ci is a loyal and righteous person, worthy of the word Ziyi, and a rare tiger general.