Lu Bu's Ambition

Chapter 211
At the beginning of 192 A.D., the earth began to warm up, and there was a trend of igniting beacon fires all over the world. It really came true as an old saying goes, there are endless wars in troubled times.

As for the two forces in Jizhou, Yuan Shao has a bad reputation. Although he occupies more than half of Jizhou, there are not many people who are optimistic about it.

Not only because of Yuan Shao's reputation, but more importantly, in the Battle of Julu last year, Lu Bu defeated Yuan Shao's 5000 army with 20 men. This battle made everyone in the world see that Lu Bu was about to sweep Jizhou.

With the beginning of spring, Yuan Shao, who was licking his wounds in the Bohai Sea, received the emperor's edict. The unwilling Dong Zhuo sent an envoy again, and the emperor personally appointed Yuan Shao as a chariot general to guard Jizhou.

Yecheng!

When Lu Bu heard the news in the mansion, he was furious. Civilians and soldiers on the left and right sides of the hall shuddered and lowered their heads, not daring to touch Lu Bu's beard.

With a livid face, Lu Bu stared at the civil and military men under his command, full of anger at Dong Zhuo's sophistication.

What a Dong Zhuo to react so quickly. After all, if he sent troops to attack Yuan Shao, he would have no valid excuse.

Among the civil servants, Chen Gong had a sullen face, and said calmly: "My lord, there is not much food and grass in the treasury now. Only after the autumn harvest will there be enough food and grass to send troops to attack Yuan Shao."

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu was taken aback for a moment, and then the corner of his mouth twitched. This Chen Gong is really rigid, but he can't do this when it comes to the martial arts under his command. He has to express his position so that everyone can clearly know his determination to attack Yuan Shao.

"If you don't have enough grain, then go buy grain. Xuzhou and Jingzhou are rich places, so send people to buy grain."

The enraged Lv Bu said in a deep voice, and those under his command who didn't understand the truth thought that Lv Bu was full of dissatisfaction with Chen Gong.

After hearing Lv Bu's deep angry shout, Chen Gong made a faint promise and retreated, but Di Renjie and Guo Jia, who were familiar with him, gave a wry smile.

But at this moment, the civil and military people in the lobby looked relaxed, as if Yuan Shao was no longer in their eyes, but only those who understood knew how terrifying Yuan Shao's background was.

Now Yuan Shao, who has the righteousness of the court, is even more terrifying. If there is food in his hands, Lu Bu has a great hope of sending troops to recover Jizhou at the beginning of spring.

But once it drags on, the fear of Lu Bu under Yuan Shao's command will gradually dissipate, and with the morale re-invigorated, Yuan Shao will have enough time to train a large army.

You must know that the wealthy Lu Bu of Jizhou only occupied the three lands of Julu County, Wei County, and Zhao State, while Yuan Shao's subordinates can occupy six lands.

Even if Bingzhou is added, Lu Busheng is superior in momentum, occupying one and a half of the state's territory, and he also has the terrific power of the Julu battle last year.

While Yuan Shao seems to have a small territory, but he has a strong background. Once he has time to recover, it can be said that he is not weaker than the one and a half states controlled by Lu Bu, and even a little bit stronger.

The later the battle between the two heroes of Jizhou, the more powerful they will be against Yuan Shao. As time goes by, the two heroes will be at a stalemate, which is what Dong Zhuo hopes to see.

"My lord, now that the world is in troubled times, I'm afraid Xuzhou's will not sell much grain, as for Jingzhou." When he said this, Di Renjie shook his head and sighed with a wry smile.

Jingzhou is too far away, even if people give you food, they won't be able to deliver it. There is Yanzhou in the middle, and Cao Cao will not let this opportunity pass.

Lu Bu, who was in a tense atmosphere, snorted coldly, turned and left directly, and the martial arts under his command also looked at each other in blank dismay and retreated helplessly.

As the crowd receded, there were five civil servants Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Chen Gong, Di Renjie, and Ren Wuyou in Lu Bu's study.

Lu Bu's figure slowly appeared, and the five of them knelt down and sat down in their seats. Among them, Ren Wuyou was the most disturbed. This was the first time he participated in a meeting of Lu Bu's confidants.

But he knew better that this was his chance. Han Fu had already left, and Yuan Shao had offended him. Even if Yuan Shao didn't care about it, compared with Lu Bu who had a good impression, he could tell which is more important.

After Lu Bu appeared this time, his expression became more dignified, and his brows showed even more sorrow, "You are all my confidantes, and the matter of food and grass is imminent."

Encountered such a difficult problem as soon as he appeared at the meeting, Ren Wuyou's face froze and he kept thinking about it.

"My lord, you can only attack Yuan Shao after the autumn harvest, otherwise~"

Ren Wuyou told the truth frankly, but Lu Bu waved his hand helplessly to stop the other party's words, and sighed: "Now it is not a matter of crusade against Yuan Shao, but how to survive until the autumn harvest."

Err~
Ren Wuyou, who was astonished, understood instantly, but when he understood, he was even more taken aback, and said in disbelief: "Is there not even enough food and grass to last until the autumn harvest?"

Speaking of this, Ren Wuyou looked at the wry smiles of the rest of you at that time, and then he understood why Lu Bu would be furious today and vowed to attack Yuan Shao, and also understood the reason why this seemingly prosperous general of Hussars is frowning.

It turned out that things had come to this point, and he had to divert the attention of his subordinates to find an excuse to attack Yuan Shao.

At this time, he was really powerless, he had no way to let out a deep sigh, and then fell silent. He was a human being, not a god, and even with the wisdom of ghosts and gods, he couldn't conjure food and grass out of thin air.

"Xu You is a sophisticated man. When the army attacked the giant deer last year, he had already sent people to transport the grain and grass. Fortunately, Feng Xiao was so brave that he dared to divide his troops to attack the city, so he kept some grain. Otherwise, the war last year would have been a disaster Can't hold it down."

Di Renjie on the side opened his mouth to explain all this, and Ren Wuyou suddenly understood, no wonder Lu Bu, who had conquered the three places of Jizhou, was so worried about food and grass.

"Hehe, it's actually very simple. As long as the lord is willing to give up half of the army, the food and grass will naturally last until the autumn harvest."

The one who said this was Guo Jia with a relaxed look, but Lu Bu responded with a fierce stare. It is absolutely impossible to give up half of the army.

The so-called half of the army here is actually the [-] Yuan army captured by Julu last year. These are all elites who followed Yuan Shao to conquer Gongsun Zan.

Not to mention the so-called farming or something, there is no time at all, and several counselors are secretly thinking about all the ways they can think of.

If they don't care about it, they can still last until the autumn harvest, but during this period of time, there will probably be most of the chaos in the three places of Jizhou, and after the chaos, they will have to face Yuan Shao, so this is the reason for Lu Bu's sad look.

The three places in Jizhou have just been settled. If there is a large number of famines due to lack of food, his dominance will be greatly affected at that time, and Yuan Shao's background is still there. I am afraid that it will be a situation of internal and external troubles.

Lu Bu, who couldn't think of a good way for a while, held his forehead with one hand, and said in a deep voice, "Feng Xiao, is there any news about Wang Yue in Jiangdong?"

(End of this chapter)