Lu Yi's words made everyone's expressions perk.

Monumental monument.

Thirty-six meritorious heroes.

There is still a chance to be crowned!

They didn't even think about it!

No, I don't even dare to dream about it.

Unexpectedly, in this short period of time, Lu Yi had already thought about it.

Everyone saluted Lu Yi and said, "Swear to follow the lord to the death!" ”

"Swear to follow the lord to the death!"

"Swear to follow the lord to the death!"

The shouts echoed for a long time, shaking the entire mansion.

Lu Yi sent away various Wenchen generals to their jurisdiction, and then he and Liu Ye, Cheng Pu, Tai Shici, and Xu Shu dealt with the latest information, and then prepared to go north to seize Lujiang County.

After all, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible.

What made several people speechless was that the latest intelligence five days ago showed that Cao Cao was still rectifying his troops and horses in Xudu, and had not yet sent troops!

You must know that Cao Cao sent an invitation letter to Lu Bu and Sun Ce two months ago, inviting him to join Yuan Shu.

And Lu Bu, who was named the left general by Cao Cao, after encircling Yuan Shu, not only did he not send troops, but because he united with Cao Cao, he angered Yuan Shu and was attacked by several armies sent by Yuan Shu.

However, ten days ago, Yuan Shu was defeated!

Yuan Shu's army, tens of thousands of people, against Lu Bu's thousands of soldiers and horses, was defeated!

According to the intelligence, it was Lu Bu who adopted Chen Jue's strategy to induce Yuan Shu's subordinate Yang Feng and other generals to backstab.

After Yuan Shu was defeated, he did not dare to attack Lu Bu, so he could only temporarily rest his troops.

Looking at this information, Cheng Pu looked at Lu Yi with some eagerness and said, "This Yuan Shu, who has mastered so many soldiers and horses, will be defeated, which is also outrageous." Now, do we want to continue to go north to seize Lujiang County? Yuan Shu's 100,000 people can be defeated by Lu Bu's thousands of soldiers and horses, and so can we! ”

Tai Shici, Xu Shu and Liu Ye all looked at Lu Yi.

Lu Yi tried hard to recall all the records about the Three Kingdoms that he had read.

After a while, he said: "Since Yuan Shu was defeated by Lu Bu, and Cao Cao is still rectifying his troops and horses in Xudu, he is still dragging his feet, then we will wait." ”

"In this situation, I don't doubt that everyone can defeat Yuan's army."

"Yuan Shu has deviated from morality, and the soldiers are not single-minded."

"However, if we can minimize our losses, then minimize them."

"Moreover, compared to our eagerness to attack Yuan Shu, there are others who are more anxious than us."

"That's Cao Cao."

"Yuan Shu is called the emperor, this is to challenge the authority of the Son of Heaven of Xudu. Cao Cao is now coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and it is impossible to sit back and watch Yuan Shu be arrogant. ”

"Now that he is still reorganizing the military horses, I speculate that he should be raising enough food and grass."

"After all, he only defeated Lu Bu in Yanzhou before, and then immediately became King Qin, and then defeated again in Wancheng, so there must be a lack of grain and grass in such frequent battles."

After a pause, Lu Yi looked at Liu Ye, Cheng Pu, Tai Shici and Xu Shu and said, "I think, let Lu Da, who runs a business on the north bank, transport a batch of grain and grass to Cao Cao to support him, so that he should be able to speed up the official expedition to Yuan Shu, what do you think?" ”

Liu Ye and the others looked at each other for a moment.

Liu Ye said: "This is okay." The question is, my lord, you have already ascended to the lord of Jiangdong, if Yuan Shu comes to let you send troops at this time, what should we do? ”

Cheng Pu and Tai Shici were a little confused.

Sun Ce had already broken with Yuan Shu before his death, how could Yuan Shu come to Jiangdong to send troops at this time? Laughing at yourself?

Lu Yi and Yuan Shu have a connection, and only a few people in Jiangdong, such as Nangong Yan, Lu Su, Liu Ye, Xu Shu, Qiao Hao, and Lu Da, know about it.

When Xu Shu saw Liu Ye asking, his eyes rolled and said, "Why don't you take advantage of the situation?" ”

Lu Yi and Liu Ye looked at Xu Shu suspiciously.

Xu Shu said: "We promised to send troops, and the lord personally went north, making it look like he was going to Shouchun, passing by the Lujiang River." At that time, let General Cheng Pu and General Tai Shici lead the army to prepare outside the city. ”

"And the lord led the pro-guard army and a group of dead soldiers into Shu County."

"The lord came to aid Yuan Shu, and it is impossible for Lujiang to guard Liu Xun without seeing the lord."

After the lord entered the city, he met with Liu Xun, and the dead man directly killed Liu Xun. At that time, we will speak out. Outside the city, General Cheng Pu and General Tai Shici heard the shouts and immediately launched a siege. ”

"In this way, we will be able to capture Lujiang County at the lowest cost, and we won't have to wait for Cao Cao to close the siege."

"On the other side, Lu Da sent grain to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao heard that Lujiang was captured, and he would definitely send troops immediately."

"After all, we have attracted Yuan Shu's attention."

"As long as Cao Cao sends troops, Lu Bu will definitely not stop there, and he will definitely send troops."

"Yuan Shu's troops will definitely be attracted away, thus reducing the pressure on Lujiang."

"In other words, if we take Lujiang, as long as we survive a short siege, we will be safe."

When Liu Ye heard Xu Shu say this, he hurriedly agreed: "Yuan Zhi's plan, I think it is feasible. It's just that the lord has to take a risk. ”

Cheng Pu hurriedly said: "No, no! The lord is the lord of Jiangdong, how can he take risks? What should I do if something happens again? ”

Now Jiangdong has only died, and Sun Ce has died.

If he loses a new lord, Cheng Pu can't imagine what will happen to Jiangdong.

Tai Shi Ci also said: "It's too dangerous. ”

Lu Yi smiled and said to Cheng Pu and Tai Shici: "I won't take risks." I know that Liu Xun loves money very much, and when the time comes, we will bring more money and kill him while he is in a daze, and it is very likely to succeed. If you don't worry about my safety, that's fine. When the time comes, I'll just bring some more dead soldiers. ”

"Shi Huan and the eight hundred Danyang elites are actually enough."

"For the sake of safety, let Xu Sheng, Ling Cao, and Zhou Tai each lead a hundred dead soldiers to follow."

He looked at Tai Shi Ci again and said, "Junior General Ou Ah has always been by my side, and his force is no less than yours, what are you afraid of?" ”

Ou Ah is the self-proclaimed name of Nangong Yan to the outside world.

Because the Nangong family didn't want to involve the court, Nangong Yan had been incognito.

Therefore, even now, outsiders only know that there is a "district A junior general" by Lu Yi's side, but the specific name is not clear.

Nangong Yan used the identity of a young general to play against Sun Ce and Tai Shici, and both maintained an undefeated record.

Tai Shici was silent for a moment when he heard Lu Yi say this, then nodded and said, "In this case, it should be fine." ”

Cheng Pu also wanted to object.

It can be seen that Tai Shi Ci also compromised, so he could only give up and say: "Then be it! ”

Seeing this, Lu Yi immediately wrote two letters.

A letter was sent to Lu Da, who was doing business on the north bank of the river, asking him to transport a batch of grain and grass to Cao Cao in Xudu as much as possible.

Another letter was sent to Liu Xun in Shu County, Lujiang, in which he said that he was already the lord of Jiangdong and heard that Cao Cao was going to besiege Shouchun with Lu Bu, so he led his troops north to Shouchun to prepare for assistance and asked Liu Xun to let him go. At that time, I hope that when I pass by Shu County, I will meet Liu Xun and send some generous gifts and thanks.

The reason why it is written like this is because on Yuan Shu's side, Liu Xun is also a person who knows that Lu Yi and Yuan Shu have a close relationship.

Even, Liu Xun and Lu Yi, Lu Su, and Liu Ye destroyed the Lujiang Zhou family, as well as Lujiang Zheng Bao and a group of bandits.

After writing the letter, Lu Yi ordered Cheng Pu and Tai Shici to return to the barracks, each requisitioned 10,000 troops, and prepared to cross the river north to the mouth of the water.

When Lu Yi was preparing to lead the army north.

On the outskirts of Xiaopei.

A small path.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tian Yu and other hundreds of people, one by one, covered in blood, looked in the direction of Xiaopeicheng with a tired face.

They had just experienced a life-and-death battle, and they were defeated!

It turned out that after Liu Bei was taken away from Xuzhou by Lu Bu, he was placed in Xiaopei by Lu Bu.

How is Liu Bei willing?

Xuzhou was given to him by the original Xuzhou Mu Taoqian.

Now, it was taken away by Lu Bu!

Can you swallow this breath?

Therefore, he held back until Yuan Shu heard that Lü Bu was made the general of the left by Cao Cao and wanted to encircle him with Cao Cao, so he was furious and sent several armies to attack Lü Bu.

Liu Bei and his party thought that the opportunity had come.

While Lu Bu led his troops to deal with Yuan Shu, Liu Bei recruited troops everywhere in Xuzhou, and soon gathered more than 10,000 people.

However, what they didn't expect was that Yuan Shu's 100,000 army was actually defeated by thousands of Lu Bu's troops!

Moreover, after Lu Bu finished the battle, the number of men and horses did not decrease, but increased to tens of thousands!

Lu Bu heard that Liu Bei was recruiting troops in Xuzhou when he sent troops, how could he not know what Liu Bei wanted to do? So he led the army to attack Xiaopei, and defeated and occupied the last bit of Liu Bei's foothold.

This time, Lu Bu didn't keep Liu Bei anymore, and even wanted to kill him.

Liu Bei couldn't stop Lu Bu at all, so he could only escape from Xiaopei with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Tian Yu and hundreds of soldiers.

A group of people's families are also trapped in Xiaopei City.

Liu Bei looked at Xiao Peicheng, and tears fell.

He has repeatedly fought with Lu Bu, how can Lu Bu let go of his family again?

Thinking of his family being executed, Liu Bei's heart was dripping blood.

However, there was something that hurt him even more.

That is, from then on, he became a rootless person again.

Slowly turning his head and glancing at the hundreds of people around him, Liu Bei raised his head and sighed.

Moreover, he has become this person again.

It's the same as when I left Zhuo County.

Thinking that he had been on the expedition for several years, and that he was poor and white, Liu Bei had an unusually cold feeling.

Tian Yu looked at Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, one by one, he hung his head and sighed secretly.

He has followed Liu Bei on expeditions since he was a teenager.

Now they are twenty-five years old.

Nothing has been accomplished.

Look at Liu Bei and these people, in such a state, they can't see a chance to get ahead at all.

Life is short for decades, and if you continue like this, you can only be mediocre for the rest of your life.

Thinking of the letter sent by the old mother of the family before, saying that she was old, her eyes could not see clearly, and she saw that other people's children could be by her side, she was alone and very lonely.

Tian Yu hesitated for a long time before gritting his teeth and stepping forward, came to Liu Bei, hugged his fists and said, "Big brother." ”

Liu Bei was feeling sad.

Suddenly, I heard Tian Yu calling himself, so he wiped the corners of his eyes, looked at Tian Yu and said, "Fourth brother, what's wrong?" ”

Tian Yu took a deep breath, then mustered up the courage, took out the old mother's family letter from his arms, and said: "I haven't told my eldest brother, some time ago, my mother sent a letter to her, saying that her eyes are no longer clear, she is lonely, and she wants me to go back——"

Tian Yu's words made Zhang Fei instantly burst and said: "Tian Yu, you rabbit cub, what are you talking about!" ”

Zhang Feice came immediately, grabbed Tian Yu by the collar, pulled him off the horse, and scolded: "At this juncture, you want to leave?" You ungrateful fellow! ”

Guan Yu hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei's wrist, shook his head and said, "Third brother, don't be reckless!" The fourth brother has been following us for several years, and he has always been conscientious, not ungrateful. Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, and it is understandable that he chose to go home to serve his old mother. ”

Zhang Fei was furious.

Liu Bei said in a hoarse voice: "Third brother, second brother has a point, you let go." ”

Zhang Fei was angry at Tian Yu.

Tian Yu blushed, lowered his head, and didn't dare to say anything.

Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei and Guan Yu again.

Seeing that both of them signaled to let go, Zhang Fei let go of the hand that grabbed Tian Yu's collar and rode away angrily.

Guan Yu hurriedly chased after him and said, "Third brother, where are you going!" ”

Liu Bei watched Guan Yu chase after Zhang Fei, smiled bitterly, looked at Tian Yu and said, "Fourth brother, I, Liu Bei, am incompetent and can't make you stand out." This time, our brothers don't know that there is no possibility of meeting each other? ”

Tian Yu wanted to say that he would.

But, when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.

The world is in turmoil.

The possibility of seeing each other again is indeed very small.

Liu Bei saw that Tian Yu didn't answer, knowing that he had made up his mind, so he closed his eyes and said, "Okay, Guorang, you can go." ”

Guo rang, Tian Yu's word.

Tian Yu raised his head at this time, glanced at Liu Bei reluctantly, and was about to leave with the horse.

After not taking a few steps, Tian Yu stopped again.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, and hurriedly chased after him and asked, "Fourth brother, are you not ready to leave?" ”

Tian Yuqiang laughed, squeezed out a smile and said, "No." Big brother, I just want to know, where are you going now? ”

Liu Bei's heart was cold, but he could only exhale a long breath and said: "The Son of Heaven has arrived in Xudu, I want to go to the Son of Heaven and shed the last drop of blood for the Son of Heaven to restore the Han Dynasty." ”

"Moreover, Cao Cao and I once begged for yellow turbans together and recruited soldiers in Peiguo, so we have some friendships."

Tian Yu shook his head and said: "Big brother, Cao Cao is a traitorous male, this person seems to be easy-going, thirsty for talent, and too suspicious. Big brother, you are the kind of person who needs others to be free of suspicion, or you can only dominate one side. Cao Cao, you can't go. ”

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Then where to go?" ”

Tian Yu looked to the south and said: "Recently, I heard that Jiangdong changed hands, Sun Ce died in battle, and Lu Envoy Jun took over the position of lord of Jiangdong. We have all been in contact with Lu Yuanjun, and I feel good about this person, giving people a very sincere feeling. Moreover, the insight is far-reaching, which is not comparable to ordinary people. ”

"Big brother shouldn't have forgotten that he didn't approve of you taking Xuzhou before, thinking that you couldn't hold it, and suggested that you go to Jiangdong or Yizhou for development."

Liu Bei shook his head.

Tian Yu said tentatively: "Big brother, do you think that Lu Yuanjun's status was inferior to you before, but now he has become a prince, and you can't let go?" ”

Liu Bei's face turned red and said, "There is no such thing." I, how could I be so cautious? ”

Tian Yuqiang laughed, did not persuade again, but suddenly knelt down, bowed to Liu Bei, then stood up, turned over and said, "Big brother, there will be a period later!" ”

With that, he rode away galloping away.

(End of chapter)