Hua Xiong asked the guide: "If the army from the west comes to support Xiangping, where will it come from, and is there a bridge near here?" ”

"General Huihua, there are no bridges here, and the water flow here is too strong, except during dry seasons. Twenty miles north of the river was a shallow shoal through which cavalry could wade. ”

"Let's go, let's see."

When I came to the shallows, the water here was really shallow, and the current was crystal clear, at most it was a pinch deep, and the war horses could easily cross the river.

Li Su pointed to the small mountain not far away: "General Hua, you can hide behind the hill and wait for the enemy to attack when the enemy crosses the river, so as to ensure a complete victory." ”

"There is still a long way to go north from here, how can we keep the enemy's reinforcements only here?"

Li Su shook his feather fan: "This is also simple, build a spacious and sturdy wooden bridge from here, and enemy reinforcements will naturally go here." ”

Huaxiong listened to what Li Su said, and immediately ordered the craftsmen to build a wooden bridge.

The width of the river is only a few tens of meters, and a hundred meters of wooden bridges are enough.

The temporary wooden bridge is not difficult to repair, a solid wooden bridge was built in a few days, and the craftsmen are also attentive, the bridge is three zhang wide, and six or seven horses can run side by side, and the cavalry went up and ran a few times, and it was very stable.

Li Su also ordered someone to erect a stone tablet at the head of the bridge, on which the book was repaired by Huashan people, and the inscription was very clear. Huashan people are local wealthy households, going back and forth to do business passing here, very inconvenient, in order to solve the traffic problem, specially donated thousands of dollars to repair this wooden bridge, I hope everyone takes care of Yunyun.

Hua Xiong and Li Su led their troops to hide and hid in the mountains.

At this time, Lu Bu's army was approaching the city, and he had already begun to set up a position against Xiangping City, and he was about to attack.

But Gongsun Du sent someone out, saying that he wanted peace talks.

The first peace talks broke up unhappily, and Gongsun Du's negotiators asked Lu Bu why he sent troops for no reason. Lu Bu reprimanded Gongsun Du for bullying the Qingzhou caravan in order to control the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people, so he came to attack Gongsun Du.

A few more days of mediation followed, but nothing came of it.

Both sides have their own thoughts, Lu Bu's army needs to build siege equipment, and Xiangping City needs to transfer troops.

In the camp outside the city, Lu Bu was dressed in cloth and drank tea with Gao Shun, Dian Wei, and Cao Xing in the camp.

"Brothers, this expedition to Liaodong County, do you know why you came to fight Liaodong County?"

"I know, I know. The lord said, Liaodong County bullied our Qingzhou caravan, and the Qingzhou caravan is the face of the lord, and they beat the Qingzhou caravan, which is to slap the lord's face, so they want to attack Liaodong County. Dian Wei was the first to speak.

Lu Bu nodded: "Dian Wei is right, this is external publicity, but it is not the real reason. ”

Cao Xuan said with a smile: "Lord, if you want me to say, Liaodong County is vast and sparsely populated, and the land is fertile. Qingzhou's population is developing too fast, and it needs such a good place. ”

Gao Shun took a sip of tea and gently put down the water cup.

"When the lord asked, I said that the two armies, first of all, there is a lot of pressure on Yuan Shao in Jizhou, Yuan Shao is strong and has many troops. Originally, I pinned my hopes on Gongsun Zhan, but Gongsun Chan couldn't help him. I'm afraid that in a few years, we will have to fight Yuan Shao head-on, take Liaodong County, and then attack from north to south, and the momentum will be like a bamboo, and we can quickly control the entire territory of Youzhou. Secondly, Liaodong County is vast and sparsely populated, with a huge area of grassland, which is most suitable for grazing, and with Liaodong County, a large number of war horses can be cultivated, and there is no need to raise horses as aggrieved as the counties of Qingzhou. ”

Lu Bu smiled slightly, Gao Shun is Gao Shun, thinking long-term.

"You're so right, the caravan thing is just a fuse. Gongsun Zhan's fighting level is too poor, and it will be a matter of time before he is defeated by Yuan Shao. Liaodong County has a vast territory and is an important horse-producing area, and we need resources such as horses, medicinal materials, and timber here, so we must quickly take Liaodong County. Horses, medicinal materials, wood, these are the three resources necessary for Qingzhou to develop and grow, grassland horses are fast, but they are small, and they can't adapt to the heavy cavalry, so we must use Liaodong horses to build heavy cavalry. Needless to say, Qingzhou and Xuzhou are cultivating a large number of village doctors, and they can't wait for Langzhong to cultivate them, and there are no medicinal materials. The medicinal materials here in Liaodong are authentic and are very good sources of medicinal materials. ”

Gao Shun was a little puzzled: "Lord, I understand the horses and medicinal materials you said, why do you still need wood from Liaodong County, don't we have a lot of wood in Qingzhou and Xuzhou?" Do we still need the wood from Liaodong County? ”

Lu Bu shook his head: "Brother Gao Shun doesn't know, our sailor's warship is more than twenty zhang long, and it needs wood of good quality. Although there is timber in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, it is far worse than the timber in Liaodong, and the timber for shipbuilding needs to be cut down for about two years before it can be used. ”

Early that morning, Lu Bu's army had been resting outside Xiangping City for four days, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses had also recovered.

This morning, the Huotou army rebelled on the fourth watch, and the cavalry also got up early to feed the horses with concentrate, and the horses can usually eat less, but if they are fighting, they must eat.

The cowhide war drum sounded earth-shattering, and Lu Bu rode a red rabbit horse, leading dozens of generals, and behind him were more than 10,000 cavalry.

The soldiers of Liaodong County who defended the city at the head of the city were afraid, and the cavalry was born with coercion, not to mention that the leader was the famous Lu Bu, who had his own aura.

Lei Tong urged the horse out of the battle and shouted: "The turtle at the head of the city listens, either surrender or go out of the city to fight, what kind of ability is it to nest inside." ”

In the past few days, Gongsun Du has lost his son, and he is angry, and he is very angry when he sees Lei Tong's provocation, so he bends his bow and shoots an arrow towards Lei Tong's façade.

also blamed Gongsun Du for not making good arrows, Lei Tong dodged, startled, didn't dare to get too close to the city wall, and retreated.

"Lu Bu'er, you deceive people too much, I have to cut you."

Gongsun Du wanted to raise troops to fight, but Yang Yi stopped him.

His general Liu Yi clenched his fists and asked for battle: "The last general is willing to go out of the city and capture Lu Bu alive." ”

Regardless of whether he could fight or not, he was relieved when he heard this, and Gongsun Du readily agreed.

After a while, the name of the drums and trumpets in the city gate was heard, the city gate was opened, and the drawbridge was lowered.

Liu Yi rode a black-covered war horse and led a thousand cavalry to rush out of the city gate with a spear in hand.

Chen Lanqing ordered: "Lord, the young general is willing to fight this person." ”

"Okay, be careful."

Chen Lan used a big knife to urge Ma and Liu Yi to fight together, but in five rounds, Liu Yi stabbed Chen Lan with a spear.

Chen Lan saw that she was about to die under the horse, and suddenly a feather arrow swooped into Liu Yi's chest, Liu Yi was startled, and hurriedly dodged, just letting Chen Lan run.

This arrow was released by Cao Xing and saved Chen Lan.

Chen Lan ran back to the camp with a smoke and picked up a life.

Dian Wei grinned: "This thing looks quite fierce, a bit like Zhang Fei, I'll meet him." ”