Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The cold wind picked up the dead leaves and passed over the eaves, the hanging lanterns swayed, and the whining sound of the wind came from outside the door.

"Zhenhai Mansion is too far away from Liaoyang Mansion..." Lu Bu's voice sounded in the room, with a gloomy expression on his face: "The army cannot just stop here to rest, it must at least capture Jian'an and Yanyuan cities before it can sit and watch Liaoyang. The house is in turmoil."

Pointing his finger at the left side of the map, he said, "It's just that the Liao troops in Ningzhou, Fuzhou, and Suzhou won't just sit back and watch us go north."

The finger moved to the right side of Zhenhai Mansion: "If Mu Zhou comes again, it will be a double attack, which will be detrimental to us."

"That's what the general said." Li Zhu nodded and raised a finger: "According to what the two brothers Liu Yun and Cao Zheng said, the Liaoyang Mansion may have to shoot an arrow on its string. If it is a state-by-city attack. , I am afraid that it will be too late when we reach Liaoyang Mansion. I have a plan here, but I am just a little more dangerous. The army will go straight to Chenzhou and Yaozhou, and the three cities of Ning, Fu, and Su can be attacked by the navy. If they can attack, they will attack , if not, then it’s okay to contain one or two.”

Xiao Haili walked over and looked down at the Kanyu map, and thought for a while and said: "I agree, the leader does not need to worry. There are not many soldiers and horses in the three states, and the navy has been abandoned for a long time. Most of them only have the ability to transport goods. With Wei Zhaode and Li With the strength of Brother Bao and others, it will not be difficult to annihilate them. If they come ashore to harass them, the officials in the city will probably not send out their troops casually in order to avoid making any mistakes. "

He touched his chin again, lowered his head and looked at the map: "As for Muzhou, I haven't heard of any extravagant people there. I'll just leave a few brothers here to guard it."

He raised his head and looked at Lu Bu: "If we go to Liaoyang Mansion, we might as well send a message to the following states."

Lu Bu walked back and forth along the table with his hands behind his back, turned his head to look at Kanyu and gritted his teeth: "Then we will take a risk. We will take the north first, and then go to the southern city."

Then he turned around and said: "Send the order, the army will be integrated quickly, and the four battalions of Wen Zhongrong, Yang Zhi, Liu Yuan, and Pan Zhong will be left to guard Zhenhai Mansion, and a thousand soldiers will be left here. The troops will be sent to Chenzhou early the next morning. "

The two people on the other side cupped their hands and then turned around and went out, leaving Lu Bu alone looking at the map and not knowing what he was thinking.

As evening approached, a distant wisp of dust and smoke magnified in the eyes of the soldiers on the city wall. The knight was tall and thin, wearing a dusty fur. He stopped his horse not far away and carefully looked at the flags on the city. They were a little dirty. With a smile on his face, he saw some wary soldiers jumping off their horses and walking over: "Which brother are you under? Please inform the commander that Niu Wenzhong and his brothers are here to look for my brother. ”

The soldier was stunned and said quickly: "I am under Commander Cui Ye Cui. He is currently on duty at the city tower. Please wait a moment. I will go and inform you."

Then he winked at his companion and trotted towards the city wall.

Not long after, Cui Ye walked out of the door with an expression of surprise and uncertainty. Looking at Niu Wenzhong, he was overjoyed: "Brother, you are here."

Tie Dragonfly, who was holding the horse over there, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Cui, it's been a long time since we last saw each other. It's always been nice."

"Toefl, toefl." Cui Ye laughed, stretched out his hand and said, "I'm here to see the general, I'll take you there."

"General?" Niu Wenzhong had a hint of astonishment on his face.

Cui Ye slapped his forehead: "By the way, brother, you don't know yet, but my brother has already appointed himself as General of Hussars, and everyone in the army is now calling him that. As for the positions of each brother, we will confirm them later when Liaoyang Prefecture is conquered."

Niu Wenzhong suddenly beamed with joy: "It's so good!"

Seeing that Cui Ye was about to go into the inner city, he quickly pulled the person and said: "I have more than 400 brothers behind me, and I have brought more than 200 horses with me."

"It's easy to talk about." Cui Ye was immediately happy when he heard it: "I will let the son below take him to the military camp. Brothers don't need to worry."

Niu Wenzhong thought about it and nodded. Cui Ye immediately asked Tian Ba ​​to take charge here and sent another soldier to pick up Niu Wenzhong's token. He hurried into the city with the tall and thin man.

The sky was darkening, and the biting evening wind blew across the ground.

Niu Wenzhong and Cui Ye talked casually about what happened in Liaodong during this period, while looking at the scenery in the city, there was no dilapidated scene after the city was broken. Although the restaurants and restaurants on both sides were not full, there were still people. Among the people eating and drinking, there were men in official uniforms walking around the city with iron rulers and lanterns. They looked at Cui Ye who was approaching and stepped aside. While talking and walking around, the General's Mansion with the angry wind lantern was already in front of me. I said something to the guard and quickly ran to pass the news. After a while, I saw someone wearing a black cloak and a white mink around his neck. Mao Lu Bu walked out quickly.

Taking a deep breath, Niu Wenzhong bowed down excitedly: "My younger brother Niu Wenzhong, pay my respects to the general."

"Hahaha, I heard a magpie cry today. It turns out that my brother is back." A figure in a big cloak came quickly, picked up the man who was kneeling and patted him on the shoulder: "Just come back, let's go, and Go into the house and speak.”

"Yes."

As Tie Dragonfly replied loudly, Cui Ye on the side cupped his hands and said: "Then I will leave first. I will still be on guard at the top of the city tonight."

With a nod, the man turned around and walked away.

After walking through the spacious courtyard, the two people who entered the room sat down. Yu presented him with hot tea, and Lu Bu turned around and sat on his seat: "Wenzhong, you came back just in time. If it had been two days later, the army would have left Chenzhou."

Niu Wenzhong took a sip of hot tea to warm himself up, and his eyes moved when he heard this: "General, are you going to attack Jian'an?"

Lu Bu saw the eagerness on his face and narrowed his eyes: "What's wrong?"

"No." Niu Wenzhong shook his head repeatedly and said after a moment's hesitation: "The general forgot, my younger brother is from Chenzhou..."

Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and the iron dragonfly chuckled and said, "If we want to attack Jian'an, I can sneak in with my brothers first. When the general comes to attack, we can coordinate inside and outside."

"Are you rushing too much?" Lu Bu leaned forward slightly and looked at him with some emotion.

"No." Niu Wenzhong shook his head: "Zhenhai Mansion and Chenzhou can be reached by horseback riding in one day. I will take my brothers to leave tonight, and we can enter the city during the day tomorrow."

Looking at Lu Bu's hesitation, he continued: "My brothers and I usually commit crimes in masks, and no one knows our true identities. And if we walk with the army, we are just beating the drums with the cavalry. Although I am not talented, But I also want to contribute to the general."

"I'm afraid it's too hard for me, my son."

"What did the general say?" Niu Wenzhong laughed loudly: "When we waited for a gust of wind, we ran for two days and two nights to avoid the army. Now we just go to Jian'an overnight. When the army comes, there are still many Break time."

Lu Bu's eyes moved and he nodded sternly: "Okay, in that case, I won't say those polite words. Wenzhong, you and your men go to the treasury to choose equipment, and then go north overnight. I'll see you when we break the city."

"I will obey the general's orders!"

The figure who stood up had a flushed face and an excited look. Soon, a group of more than 400 men ran into the treasury to select equipment, and headed north overnight with fatigue and excitement.

The next day, Lu Bu's army quickly consolidated and divided a total of more than 3,000 Liao soldiers captives from Zhenhai Prefecture and the two counties into various battalions, resulting in an additional 100 people for each infantry battalion. The more than 200 newly recruited cavalry were allocated to the cavalry army along with the previous 500 cavalry. , for a time, everyone who led the army was happy and worried at the same time. They were happy that the team had expanded, but they were also worried that the prisoners would not be able to work hard.

Xin Chou, the army broke out of camp and headed straight for Chenzhou.

Yang Bangyi and the four generals who stayed behind in Zhenhai Mansion were worried that their troops would be insufficient. They issued another list to recruit talented people into the government offices, and also distributed grain to recruit new soldiers. This is a story later and will not be mentioned for now. (End of chapter)