Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The sun is shining behind the clouds, and the cold wind is blowing up from time to time, as if a heavy snow is coming.

In such weather, there were not many pedestrians and vendors on the street. Occasionally, those who came out would hunker down, fold their hands, and hurriedly walked across the street, bought what they wanted, and walked back quickly.

At the west city gate, soldiers wearing thick clothes hid in the gate hole, holding spears in their arms, clasping their hands, wiping their noses with their sleeves from time to time, stamping their feet and looking at the people walking in and out.

The sound of hoofbeats was clear, and a caravan of more than a dozen carts came in. The eyes of several Liao soldiers guarding the city lit up, and they stretched out their warm hands to hold the cold guns. They suddenly trembled and gritted their teeth. Walked out: "Stand, what are you doing?"

"Master Jun." Cao Hong, who had a philistine face, jumped off the carriage and stepped forward with a smile: "It's a small business. I collected some furs and wild ginseng and wanted to sell them on Nanjing Road. I'd like to thank you for your support."

While talking, a coachman stood up from the shaft of the car behind him, picked up a pile of tanned furs from the back and showed it.

The city gate soldier raised his eyebrows and was about to speak when he saw Cao Hong take out a black cloth bag from his arms and hand it over: "We are really honest businessmen. It's getting late today and we'll leave tomorrow."

Hua Hua——

The soldier looked back and forth, stretched out his hand to take it, squeezed it hard, smiled brightly, and waved his hand: "Okay, hurry up and go in. There is a big restaurant in the east of the city. If you go there, you can stop these guys. "

"Hey, thank you, Master Jun."

Cao Hong bowed and thanked, waved his hand, and more than a dozen carts rushed into the city. The man before leaving glanced back and saw the soldiers gathering together to share the money. He curled his lips, jumped on the carriage and headed towards the city. Run deep.

Naturally, he and his group would not go to live in any restaurant in the east of the city. Instead, they would go around to the southwest of the city. A group of old houses stood here. At a glance, it was obvious that the not-so-proud people in the city lived here. .

The wheels rumbled over the cold and hard ground. When they came to a stop, the doors of the private houses in this alley opened, and hundreds of strong men came out. Some people walked out and blocked the alleys on both sides. The tall and thin people in the crowd moved toward Cao Hong. Say hello: "Why did you arrive so late?"

"Brother Niu said it was easy." Cao Hong jumped out of the carriage and stamped his cold feet: "He and the brothers threw the horses to me, and they ran easily. I almost couldn't find a place to store the horses."

Then he turned around and punched the vehicle: "Besides, it's not easy to find these things."

"What are you looking for? I borrowed this from you." The complaining man said, and a shy man came up from behind, with a smile on his fat face: "Brother Niu, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I don't get along no matter how I come back. Brother, tell me, if Lao Cao hadn't come to me, I wouldn't have known that I was going to do something big when I came back.

"Shi Xun, why are you here?" Niu Wenzhong shouted in surprise, and then smiled bitterly: "You are a good servant, so if I drag you into troubled waters, wouldn't it mean that I am being unloyal?"

"I've long been tired of being a foreigner." A fat hand patted his belly, and Shi Xun licked his thick lips: "Besides, didn't I get this foreigner by defrosting your frost? Now I have it. Who would have the patience to be a country rich man if there is a more promising way?"

"Come on, don't stand on the street talking." Cao Hong clapped his hands and urged: "Hurry up and unload the car. Let's talk in the house if you have anything to say."

People on the street looked at Niu Wenzhong after hearing this. The iron dragonfly waved his hand, and suddenly you and I unloaded the furs on top of the cart. Except for the first cart, the rest of the furs were all brand new. The leather armor was carried to the house, and the wooden boards at the bottom of the car were removed, and a handful of sheathed swords were picked up.

In an instant, all the trucks in the alley were dismantled, leaving only the horses pulling the carts waving their tails and being led away. Under the dim light, the streets and alleys returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

In the dilapidated house, the lights were bright. The fat Shi Xun and Zhang Xiang patted each other's shoulders, and then looked at the other two somewhat unfamiliar faces: "These two are..." "I have known each other as brothers for the past two years." Zhang Xiang chuckled and pointed at the two of them: "Sang Ying and He Ren are also trustworthy brothers who once saved my life."

"Oh -" Shi Xun quickly handed over his hand: "Country people rarely go out, I have seen two brothers."

The two people there quickly returned the favor.

Niu Wenzhong clapped his hands: "Come on, time is tight, don't say anything anymore, the army will arrive the day after tomorrow, let's discuss how to act."

The lights flickered, and the people in the room discussed softly, and finally laughed.

……

To the southwest, across the vast plains and forests, the cold wind was raging between the sky and the earth. Under the clouds, the soldiers who had stopped began to set up camp, and some soldiers carrying buckets ran away into the distance.

In the main tent of the Chinese army, the guards stood with their chests held out in the cold wind. The burning bonfire beside them reflected their red faces from the cold. The flames with the smell of tung oil were the only thing that could bring warmth in this winter.

Lu Bu, Li Zhu, Xiao Haili, Xi Sheng and others gathered in the tent, the candles were brightly lit, and the seven generals of the horse and infantry armies all looked at the hanging Kan map, on which were copied Tokyo Road and Nanjing Road. map, as well as a small number of cities on the Shangjing Road.

"We have a small army and few generals. In the past, we broke into the city without occupying it and only plundered the craftsmen's supplies. We can no longer use it. Although we captured Zhenhai Mansion, it is just like a drop in the ocean in this Liao land. Therefore, if we have enough troops We cannot attack every city and occupy every land. Our army... cannot afford to lose."

The people in the tent were all aware of this situation. They all frowned when looking at Kanyu Tu. They had already tasted the feeling of destroying the city and occupied it. They were not willing to go back to the original situation. At the moment, Bian Xiang stood up: "Don't worry, General. We are not vegetarians. The Liao army defending the city is not very strong. I am willing to take the lead and attack first."

"Brother Bian Xiang said it well." Li Zhu nodded with a smile: "It is true that we are full of fighting spirit and will fight bravely to take the lead in battle, but it is also true that the soldiers in the army have suffered some losses."

He glanced at Lu Bu who was above him: "No matter how small the battle losses are, one hundred less today and fifty tomorrow, there will always be a time when they are all destroyed. And in this Liao land, replenishing the supply of troops is also the biggest problem. Those surrendered soldiers Although he was inspired by our military system for a while, he is still unable to be reused and needs to intensify his training. "

Xi Sheng nodded: "But it's a problem. These people lack training and practice. Although they are brave, they often violate military discipline. Now the brothers are stepping up their training."

"Although we can't rush this matter, we have to do it seriously." Lu Bu, who had been listening, stood up, walked to the map in front of the map, and pointed his finger at Jian'an: "Niu Wenzhong sent someone to report that he has already Sneak in and wait for us to attack the city from the inside out. It won't take much effort to capture it, so I think there is nothing to worry about here. "

The finger moved upward: "Yanyuan... here in Yaozhou, we are not cooperating inside and outside. However, I don't want to continue to attack the city forcefully. We should find a way to mobilize the defenders inside the city."

He glanced at a few people and said, "Do you have any ideas?"

Several generals in charge of the army glanced at each other. Men like Dian, who were used to being reckless, had given up thinking and just stood there with their arms folded. Du Bu, on the other hand, looked at the map for a long time and suddenly said: "General, why don't we gather around for reinforcements?" how?"

"Chenzhou does not have many troops. If our army encircles it, it will definitely seek help from the surrounding cities. Yanyuan is the closest place, so..."

The candle burst out, and the figure in the cloak showed a smile. (End of chapter)