Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Gong You said: "I think Yuzhou has been defeated, so you can send cavalry to raid the western part of Yanzhou and force Yanzhou to defend itself."

There is a county town in the west of Yanzhou called Pingyu. Pingyu's location is not special, but it is the only way to the East County of Yanzhou, so Pingyu is also called the gateway to the East County.

"Gongyou, if the western part of Yanzhou is lost, won't we be surrounded by Cao Cao?" Yuan Shang said worriedly.

Gong You smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I have a brilliant plan that will be foolproof."

Yuan Shang asked hurriedly, "Tell me quickly."

Gongyou smiled and said, "As far as I know, there is a county town in the west of Yanzhou called Le'an, and Le'an is 500 miles away from Pingyu."

Yuan Shang suddenly realized: "Gongyou, this is a good idea."

Gongyou said: "I think we can send an envoy to Le'an to secretly sow discord and let the garrison commander of Le'an deal with Cao Cao's troops.

If the Le'an garrison commander is willing to work together with his subordinates to capture Pingyu.

Then the lord can go straight to Huanglong and take Yanzhou."

Gongyou's suggestion was supported by many people, and Yuan Shang also agreed to it.

"Pass the order down, tell the defenders of Le'an to be on high alert and wait for our orders." Yuan Shang ordered.

"Yes!" The scout took the order and left.

On the second day, Cao Ang led his army to Pingyu.

"My lord, I have a plan that may be able to defeat the enemy." Li Ru walked to Cao Ang and said with a smile.

Cao Ang looked at Li Ru, then looked at the counselors around him, and finally nodded and said, "Tell me about it."

Li Ru said: "According to the report of the spies, there is a small county town in Pingyu called Le'an, which borders Pingyu and is the throat of Yanzhou's north-south transportation.

Moreover, this small county town is a strong city with high walls and strict defenses.

I believe that if our army pretends to attack the small county town, the Pingyu defenders will definitely come out in full force.

Then our army can take advantage of the opportunity to capture Pingyu."

Cao Ang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He didn't expect Li Ru to have such a plan, so he quickly spoke.

"Then I will now order you to lead the army to launch a feint attack on Pingyu to attract the attention of the Pingyu defenders.

Then we can make a detour to attack Le'an, capture Pingyu, and completely cut off the connection between Yanzhou and Xuzhou."

Cao Ang thought that the method Li Ru proposed was very good and also the safest one.

"Yes!" Li Ru saluted with his fists clasped.

Afterwards, Cao Ang issued the order.

Li Ru led his army towards Pingyu, while the others also looked for suitable terrain for combat and then ambushed around them.

Li Ru soon arrived at Le'an County.

Li Ru said to the guards on the tower: "Who among you is willing to follow me to open the city gate and welcome the lord?"

"I am willing to go." Two captains walked out of the crowd.

"Okay, then you just follow me." Li Ru said with satisfaction.

Li Ru brought the two captains to the foot of the city wall.

The garrison commander looked at Li Ru and the two captains behind him and said, "Do you three want to surrender?
I advise you to give up the idea of ​​surrendering. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

“Humph, my lord is kind and benevolent, how could he massacre the people?

We are here to fight against the bandits in accordance with the Lord's order. You should surrender quickly to avoid physical pain." Li Ru said in a cold voice.

"Haha, this is so ridiculous that someone dares to impersonate the emperor's decree. They are simply courting death. Come on, arrest them and behead them." The guard laughed.

"Don't hurt our lord!" The soldiers under the defending general drew their swords and pointed them at Li Ru and the other two.

Li Ru's face changed slightly, and he shouted, "If you dare to hurt my master, my master will definitely settle the score later. When the time comes, none of your clan will be able to escape responsibility."

"Humph, I would rather die than surrender."

Li Ru's face turned pale. He didn't expect these soldiers to be so stubborn. Weren't they afraid of implicated their entire clan? Li Ru took a deep breath and said to the two lieutenants behind him, "Whether the three of us can survive today depends on your performance."

"We swear to be loyal to our lord until death." The two captains said solemnly.

"Kill." The guard shouted. He wanted to see what tricks Li Ru could play.

Li Ru stared at the guard coldly, then said, "Go ahead."

"Yes!" The two captains drew their swords and rushed towards the guard.

Li Ru also drew his sword and joined the battle.

Although Li Ru was old, his martial arts were still strong and he killed several soldiers in just a few moves.

"Protect the general!" the defending general shouted when he saw Li Ru's bravery.

It’s a pity that Li Ru ignored these ordinary soldiers.

Li Ru has decided to fight to the death, even if it means being hacked to death.

Li Ru waved his sword, and all the soldiers who stood in his way fell in a pool of blood.

For a moment, blood splattered and wailing was everywhere.

The defending general was so frightened by Li Ru's brutality that he turned around and ran away.

Seeing this, Li Ru immediately chased after him and kicked the guard down.

The guard fell to the ground and Li Ru went up to him and beat him up.

In a moment, the guard turned into a pig's head, lying on the ground groaning.

Li Ru kicked the guard fiercely and cursed, "You useless bastard, you are so cowardly."

The guard covered his head and cried bitterly, "Please spare my life, hero. I will never dare to do that again."

"Get out." Li Ru scolded.

"Thank you, hero, for sparing my life!" The guard ran away crawling.

Li Ru said coldly: "All troops, listen up and prepare to enter the city."

Li Ru led his army and marched towards Pingyu in a mighty manner.

When the defenders of Pingyu saw Li Ru's army coming towards them, they quickly sounded the horn to retreat.

The Pingyu defender ran back to the camp in panic and found Lu Bu.

"Report! General, the Yuzhou army is coming to attack us." The defending general said in horror.

Lu Bu stood up and frowned, "Why are the Yuzhou troops coming to attack us? Could it be that Cao Cao wants to go back on his word?"

"I'm not sure. I have just sent someone to ask, and I believe there will be news soon." The guard explained hurriedly.

"Then order the archers to get ready first. If they dare to get close, shoot immediately." Lu Bu gave the order decisively.

The guard retreated hastily.

Lu Bu sat in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

Soon, Lu Bu's personal guards ran back.

"General, my brother who went to gather information just now is back." said the guard.

"Oh? Any news?" Lu Bu opened his eyes.

"General, Cao Cao's army is retreating and seems to want to escape from Yanzhou." The personal guard reported in a low voice.

"It is true!" Lu Bu snorted coldly.

It turned out that Lu Bu had long guessed that Cao Cao might not abide by the agreement, so he wanted to launch an offensive in the name of Liu Xie, and then use Liu Xie as a hostage to force Cao Cao to surrender.

Of course, Lu Bu was more worried that Cao Cao would suddenly counterattack, so he asked Li Ru to send someone to inform Liu Xie on the way, and at the same time he wanted to put pressure on Cao Cao. (End of this chapter)