Chapter 002: Bring General Ben's Red Rabbit Horse

There is a reason why Lu Bu said this.

Two months earlier, the original lord (LΓΌ Bu) had rebelled against the imperial court and allied with Yuan Shu, sending Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to attack Peicheng and defeat Liu Bei. Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun to rescue Liu Bei, but was also defeated by Gao Shun.

After that, Gao Shun and others broke through Peicheng and captured Liu Bei's wife and children, and Liu Bei was defeated and surrendered to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao then personally led his troops to attack Xuzhou, and the army arrived outside Xiapi City, and sent a letter to the original owner, stating to him the blessings and misfortunes, and intending to persuade him to surrender.

The original owner wanted to surrender, but Chen Gong and others were afraid that Cao Cao would not tolerate it because they had stabbed Cao Cao in the back, so they strongly opposed it.

Chen Gong said to the original owner: "Cao Cao came from afar, it is bound to not last, if the general uses infantry and cavalry to garrison the outside of the city, I will lead the rest of the men and horses to close the city gate and guard it." If Cao Cao attacks the general, I will lead the troops to attack Cao's army from behind; If Cao Cao was just attacking the city, the general would come to the rescue from outside. In less than a month, Cao's army ran out of food, and Cao Cao could be defeated by launching an attack. ”

The original owner thought deeply of this strategy, and was about to follow it, but his wife Yan said: "In the past, Cao Cao treated Chen Gong with a lot of favors, and Chen Gong still turned his back on Cao Cao and went to the general. Now the general's favor towards Chen Gong has not surpassed Cao Cao's, but he plans to leave the whole city and his wife and children alone? If something happens in the city, will I still be the general's wife? ”

So the original owner gave up, chose to stick to the city, and sent someone to Yuan Shu for help, and personally led more than 1,000 cavalry out of the city to test the reality of Cao's army, but was defeated and retreated into the city.

Although the original owner was brave and strong, he was scheming and narrow-minded and jealous, and did not use Chen Gong's good strategy, resulting in being trapped in the city, and the generals were suspicious.

Cao's army besieged Pi for two months, so they dug ditches to divert water and besieged the city.

It was at this time that Lu Bu crossed over and took over everything from the original owner, including the number one force in the world.

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Chen Gong shook his head solemnly, and sighed: "It's late, if Feng Xian had this plan yesterday, it would still be feasible, today Cao Jun is digging trenches around the city outside the city, and the trench has been completed, and birds and beasts can't cross it, so how can they break through?" ”

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Lu Bu was silent for a while, and then asked: "Gongtai, how much grain and grass is there in the city?" ”

"It's enough for a sergeant to eat for half a year."

Luckily, I can salvage it... Lu Bu let out a long sigh of relief.

After a while, he looked at Chen Gong worriedly, "It's a good thing that the grain and grass are safe for the time being, but I'm afraid that the Cao army has been besieging the city for a long time, and people's hearts have changed." Hou Cheng, Song Xian, and Wei Xu are anti-water, which is a lesson from the past, and it should not be ignored. ”

"Fengxian, you...?"

Chen Gong looked Lu Bu up and down in disbelief, his heart full of horror.

How could this reckless man with well-developed limbs and a simple mind suddenly be so far-sighted?

If he could have been so thoughtful from the beginning, why would we have been trapped in the city by Cao Jun?!

However, it doesn't seem too late to wake up.

What an eye-opener...... Chen Gong's eyes moistened for a moment.

"Fengxian, are you really willing to follow me?"

"I also hope that Gongtai will teach me how to get out of trouble."

Lu Bu gave a deep salute to Chen Gong and made a gesture of humbly seeking advice.

"Don't worry, let me think twice, let me think twice..."Chen Gong stroked his beard and paced in the hall.

In fact, Lu Bu has some strategies in his heart, and the army under his command is also a field elite who can fight well, but at this time, he was trapped in Xiapi City, and the field warfare methods that the army is good at cannot be used, and most of the strategies are difficult to work.

Seeing that the grain and grass were being consumed day by day, and there was no news of any reinforcements outside, the lonely city was desperate, and the people were panicked. Coupled with the fact that all external sources have been cut off, the more this happens, the more terrifying it becomes.

It can be said that in the entire Xiapi City, except for a few loyal subordinates such as Chen Gong, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao, the rest of the people were panicked.

Yes, Lu Bu had to ask Yu Chen Gong.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Gong spoke: "Fengxian, for today's plan, we should inspect the city defense more, less messing with wives and concubines, boost morale, and stick to the city to wait for the times to change." ”

"Cao Cao's army has been out for a long time, and there are wolves around Yanzhou, Wancheng Zhang Xiu, Jingzhou Liu Biao, Huainan Yuan Shu, but if one party sends troops, the loss of Yanzhou in the past will definitely be repeated. And Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought in Youzhou, and they will win or lose. If the winner is divided, Yuan Shao will inevitably look south, and Cao Cao will inevitably retire to protect himself, and Xuzhou will have peace of mind. ”

Good guy, you have been thinking for a long time, and you have come up with such a bad idea of sitting and waiting for death?

Expecting Zhang Xiu, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu to sneak attack Xu Du is no less whimsical.

The Son of Heaven is in Xudu, and it is a talisman similar to a gold medal for exemption from war.

Let's talk about Zhang Xiu first. Zhang Xiu would never attack Xu Du. At that time, his uncle Zhang Ji and Li Dao, Guo Yan and others held Liu Xie hostage in Guanzhong for three years, and fought each other, but Zhang Xiu was present to witness it. He knew that the emperor was a double-edged sword, and with his ability and fame, he could not control the emperor at all. Since it can't be controlled. Why did Zhang Xiu attack Xu Du, that is, the Son of Heaven?

Zhang Xiu not only would not attack Xu Du, but even surrendered to Cao Cao two years ago, if it weren't for Cao Cao's angry stabbing of his aunt at that time, Zhang Xiu would have even followed Cao Cao for more than two years.

Let's talk about Liu Biao. Liu Biao was a royalist, and when Liu Xiedong returned to Luoyang, it was Liu Biao who sent people to repair the palace in Luoyang for Liu Xie to live in. In such a situation, how could Liu Biao sneak attack Xuchang, where the emperor was seated?

Finally, let's talk about Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu has now become the emperor and has become the common enemy of the world, and is facing the situation of Sun Ce's departure, Liu Biao, Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao and other surrounding four major forces, how can he dare to attack Xuchang?

In addition, Yuan Shao to the north of Yanzhou was still Cao Cao's ally, and it was impossible for him to have any intention of going south until Gongsun Zhan was defeated.

This is also the main reason why Cao Cao dared to leave Yanzhou with the whole army.

As for waiting for Gongsun Chan to fall, this will not work, Gongsun Chan is at least half a year away from defeat.

The grain in Xiapi City will definitely not last at that time.

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong with some disappointment.

This Chen Palace is not very good.

Thinking so, Lu Bu hid the disappointment on his face very well, and saluted Chen Gong again, "Gongtai's words are very good, I should follow them." ”

Chen Gong looked satisfied and gave up.

Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong's distant back, pinched his chin, and groaned.

The top priority at the moment is not to inspect the city defense, but to do a good job of internal suppression and stability of military and civilian sentiments!!

Before the Cao army outside the city lifted the siege, the officers and men of the whole army in the city would definitely waver in their thoughts and actions.

As for the city defense? Since Cao Cao put on a posture of besieging the city, it is naturally impossible for him to attack the city now.

Therefore, the most important thing is to appease the officials, comfort the people, guide public opinion and propaganda, and strengthen the psychological quality of the soldiers.

If necessary, Cao Cao's deeds of slaughtering the city in Xuzhou twice should be widely publicized, so that the people of the whole city will be united in hatred of the enemy and twisted into a rope to fight against Cao's army.

That's the priority!

Chen Gong, as the chief military advisor, should have thought of these issues first and put forward reasonable suggestions.

But in fact, Chen Gong's performance at the moment was far from his pretentious talent.

Zhuge Liang, a rural villager, had already analyzed the situation in the world before he experienced actual combat training, and he was like a treasure.

Xun Yu, Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, Jia Xu, Guo Jia and other strategists can not only offer strategies to defeat the enemy, but also accurately foresee the next trend of the battle before a war starts.

In terms of mind, vision, and pattern, Chen Gong is not at the same level as them at all.

This is the difference between a top strategist and an ordinary strategist.

It seems that this change of division should also be put on the agenda.

While he was groaning, a burst of fragrance suddenly hit, and the thirty-two-year-old Yan Tingting walked over and whispered softly: "General, it's getting late, let's rest early." ”

Lu Bu turned his head sideways, looking at Yan, who was still charming and plump, his face was dark, his eyes were wide, and he waved his hand angrily.

"What are you resting for? How can a husband who was born and dwell in heaven and earth be trapped in the city for a long time? You go and rest on your own, don't bother me!! ”

Yan was stunned for a moment, turned around and hid his face and wept softly.

Lu Bu didn't care at all, turned around and walked out of the lobby, and called out loudly:

"Someone! Bring the red rabbit horse to General Ben! ”