When Zhao Xing sent Xu Shu to spy on the movements of the main forces of the combined forces of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song. What are the two old foxes, Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, busy with?

In fact, after Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song joined forces in Gaonu, the army stayed where it was, and only sent a few small feints to disturb the sight of the Zhenbei army. Lu Zhi sent his subordinate Tun cavalry captain Gao Ran and his lieutenants Yang Yi and Sun Guan to lead 20,000 cavalry out of the Qiangmashui area, and played a game of hide and seek with Guan Yu and Lu Bu's 20,000 cavalry in the middle of Gaonu and Fushi.

Lu Zhi's order to Gao Ran was not to confront the Flying Tiger Army and the Blue Wolf Army head-on, and once he found that Lu Bu and Guan Yu's cavalry were crossing the water to attack, he retreated with the cavalry, ensuring that Guan Yu and Lu Bu did not dare to chase Gao Nu.

Lu Zhi also sent Cao Cao's subordinates Xiahoudun and Xi Zhicai to the confluence of the lower reaches of the Haoyan River and the Yellow River with 10,000 foot soldiers, where they cut down trees to build pontoon bridges, creating the illusion that the coalition army was preparing to cross the river from this place. Huya general Zhang Fei and deputy general Deng Zhi were sent to lead 20,000 foot soldiers to the vicinity of the Yellow River in the west section of Lin County, where they cut down trees to make pontoon bridges, creating the illusion of a second eastward crossing of the Yellow River.

In addition, Lu Zhi also ordered his five hundred personal soldiers, under the command of the young general Wei Yan, to quietly lurk in the area of Puzi County in Hedong County. The order that Lu Zhi gave to Wei Yan was to survey the mountainous terrain around the Tongtian Mountains in the north of Puzi County and look for a road to Zhongyang County.

Up to now, except for Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song, who knew the next move of the coalition army, all the soldiers and horses did not know whether Lu Zhi was going north to attack Fushi and occupy the entire territory of Shangjun, or to cross the Yellow River east and fight with Zhao Xing's main force in Xihe County, which was also the key to Zhao Xing's depression and anxiety.

This time, Lu Zhi took action after repeated consideration and long-term preparations. Regarding Zhao Xing's tricks and the pervasiveness of his subordinates' meticulous work, Lu Zhi has a deeper and more comprehensive understanding than others. When he encircled and suppressed the Yellow Turban rebellion in Jizhou, every battle that Zhao Xing won made people feel foggy. However, Lu Zhi led his troops to fight for many years, but he discovered the existence of the Shadow Force from all kinds of illusions, and even suspected that even the eastern capital Luoyang and the western capital Chang'an were full of Zhao Xing's ears and eyes.

Some time ago, Emperor Ling of Han had just died, and the three princes mysteriously disappeared into the palace. This incident once again reminded Lu Zhi of how powerful the penetration and destructive power of the fine work is. In order to confuse Zhao Xing, Lu Zhi adopted many methods to prevent the leakage of military information, among which controlling the scope of secrets is a very important point. Only he and Huangfu Song know the secret, no matter how powerful the shadow is, they can't even find out.

In this duel between Lu Zhi and Zhao Xing, the key to victory is to hide his own intentions and see through the opponent's purpose. Lu Zhi did not move, and deliberately laid a lot of suspicious soldiers, with only one purpose, that is, to force Zhao Xing to take the initiative. The main force of the Zhenbei Army is only tens of thousands of people, and once the main direction of attack is set, other directions are bound to be empty. Lu Zhi only needs to send a soldier to entangle Zhao Xing and put his main force into the area where the defense of the state is empty, and he can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

In this big battle, Lu Zhi not only wants to win, but also wants to win beautifully and easily, and win a relatively complete and complete annexed state, instead of going through a bloody battle and getting a mess. Although Lu Zhi saw that Zhao Xing was not on the right path, he also admired the current development and construction of Bingzhou, he did not want Bingzhou to become a thousand miles of uninhabited red land and scorched earth in his hands, and he wanted to recapture a vibrant and prosperous state for the Han Dynasty.

Lu Zhi was even considering that after eliminating Zhao Xing, he would continue to let the state implement the current system, as a useful attempt, maybe it could find a way out for the future survival and development of the Han Dynasty.

The only thing that Lu Zhi couldn't tolerate was the idea that Zhao Xing must stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty and stand on his own, he, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others were all iron-clad soldiers, and the most despicable thing was the national thief who usurped the Han Dynasty and stood on his own. Zhao Xing now only has one state, so he is so strong, once he wins the world, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be the second Wang Mang. And the harm caused by Wang Mang's reform, Lu Zhi has always taken warning.

Regarding Captain Lu's suspicious tactics, there are naturally different ideas and voices within the coalition forces in private. As Lu Zhi's old partner, Huangfu Song naturally asked his subordinates to resolutely support Lu Zhi's unified command; Cao Cao had a group of sharp-eyed people such as Cheng Yu, Xun You, and Xi Zhicai, and after analysis, they also saw the subtlety of Lu Zhi's arrangement under the current situation; Sun Jian has always been fierce and straightforward, but he is not a reckless man, and the little military advisor named Zhou Yu under his command is simply a monster, and he actually sees Lu Zhi's mind very thoroughly.

The more opinionated ones are naturally Dong Zhuo, who has suffered a big loss in the hands of Zhao Xing, and Ma Chao, who is young and vigorous, while Yan Yan and several young generals from Shu are very good at being people, and they just eat roast lamb legs from the north with their heads stuffy, and Lu Zhi will do whatever they want, and there is no objection at all.

Seeing that the time has reached the end of October, and the cold weather in the north is gradually approaching the annexation of the state, Lu Zhi is still not worried about the problem of logistics supply. This all depended on Chen Qun and Zhong Xuan, two masters of internal affairs, sitting in Luoyang, exchanging the taxes paid from all over the world into cotton clothes, grain and forage, which were continuously transported to the forefront of the war against Zhao.

Speaking of which, the imperial treasury has been full year after year over the years, thanks to Zhao Xing's contributions. Zhao Xing made every effort to defend and resist the plague in the north, so that the Central Plains could rest assured that he could engage in agricultural production, without the Yellow Turban Disaster and the Toss of Emperor Ling, the Han Dynasty had bumper harvests in recent years, and accumulated a lot of food and wealth, which was enough for the imperial court coalition led by Lu Zhi to use for a while.

The imperial court alliance consumed a huge amount of war, and the annexation of the state was also not much better. In the case of thirteen to one, the imperial coalition seems to be more affordable, and it will be difficult for the annexed states to hold out until next spring.

In fact, since the imperial court coalition forces besieged the state on three sides, all the trade routes leading to other states in the state have been cut off, and the huge consumption of more than 100,000 people every day has made Liu Jili and Qin Yilu, the two great housekeepers of the Zhenbei General's Mansion feel distressed, and the two have privately reported to Zhao Xing the reality that the treasury inside and outside the Zhenbei General's Mansion is gradually unable to make ends meet.

However, what reassured Liu Jili and Qin Yilu was that Zhao Xing did not seem so anxious after learning about this, and comforted the two of them in turn, saying that they would naturally have a clever plan to deal with it at that time. Regarding what Zhao Xing said, Liu Jili and Qin Yilu were convinced. In the face of this kind of major event related to life and death, Zhao Xing had no need or mood to joke.

Regardless of how Zhao Xing solves the economic crisis that Bingzhou may encounter next, let's first take a look at how Xu Shu, who has already touched the Western Road Alliance, fights with Lu Zhi.