Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 102: Turn defense into offense, and go straight to Huanglong! (Thanks to Li Bojun Tietie for the inspiration ~ love you ~)

Wu County.

As the seat of government of Wu County, this county town was naturally heavily guarded, with 4,000 garrisons stationed there.

The defending general Xu Zhao was one of Xu Gong's three famous retainers.

In history, he once joined forces with two other retainers to assassinate Sun Ce, shooting Sun Ce in the face with an arrow, causing Sun Ce to be seriously injured and die.

So this Xu Zhao was quite brave.

When Lu Bu learned that there were 4,000 defenders in Wu County, he immediately began to think about how to defeat the enemy.

At this time, the navy captain Cai Mao suddenly arrived with a man:
"My lord, Zhu Zhi's nephew Zhu Huan wants to see you."

Zhu Huan?

The famous general of Eastern Wu who “turned defense into offense and attacked Huanglong directly”?

This guy is very good at both military power and command.

But his uncle is unwilling to work for him, so why is this kid coming here?
Lu Bu immediately looked at the young man behind Cai Mao, only to see that he was holding his head high and chest out with an arrogant look on his face.

Even when facing him, the most powerful general in the world, he did not show the slightest awe.

Lu Bu asked with interest:
"Little brother, what do you want from me?"

Zhu Huan snorted coldly:
"I came to offer you advice, but you won't even offer me a cup of tea?"

Hearing such rude words, Chen Wu, who was of the same age, immediately glared at him with red eyes and shouted:

"Arrogant boy, do you think you have lived too long?!"

As he said this, he drew the knife from his waist and rushed towards Zhu Huan.

"Zi Lie! Don't be rude."

Lu Bu immediately stopped Chen Wu, poured a cup of tea himself, walked quickly to Zhu Huan, and handed the tea to him with a smile on his face:

"Little brother, please have some tea."

Seeing that Lu Bu was really as casual and courteous as the rumors said, the arrogance on Zhu Huan's face quickly disappeared.

He did not take the tea, but suddenly knelt on one knee in front of Lu Bu, completely losing his previous self-important attitude:
“I have heard of the great name of Wen Hou for a long time. Seeing him today, I find that his reputation is well-deserved!

“Although I am proud, I admire heroes all over the world.

"Marquis Wen is so magnanimous in dealing with arrogant people. He is exactly the wise ruler I am looking for!"

Hearing that the other party had come to seek refuge with him, Lu Bu was overjoyed. He immediately served tea with one hand and helped Zhu Huan up with the other:

"It is Lu Bu's fortune to be valued so highly by my little brother!
"Please take a seat and have a cup of tea and take a short rest."

Lu Bu helped Zhu Huan to sit down at his seat, then he sat next to him, watching him drink tea with a smile.

Zhu Huan drank two sips of tea, then said to Lu Bu:
“My uncle once worked with Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, and his vision became extremely high.

“He is unwilling to pledge allegiance to ordinary people.

"I think Wen Hou is like a dragon among men, several times stronger than the fierce tiger of Jiangdong!
"When I return, I will persuade my uncle to submit to you."

Lu Bu was in a happier mood:

"If Brother Xiumu can successfully persuade General Zhu Zhi, it will be a great achievement!
"But there is no rush for this matter right now. I want to take over Wu County. Does Xiumu have any good ideas?"

Zhu Huan nodded:

"I have a plan that will allow you to take over the entire Wu County at the lowest cost!"

"Oh?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up, "Tell me about it!"

Zhu Huan took another sip of the fragrant tea, and then said:

“My lord, you have actually fallen into a misconception.

"General Gan Ning of Jinfan is attacking Lougang in the north of Wujun.

"My lord, you are attacking Wu County in order to lure back Xu Gong's troops and relieve the pressure on General Gan Ning, right?

"Then why must Xu Gong be forced to return to defense?
"My lord, you can bypass Wu County and go straight to Lougang.

"When Xu Zhao of Wu County sees the lord doing this, he will definitely send troops to pursue.

"My lord, you can then ambush them halfway and defeat the enemy." Send another team of troops to cut off their retreat, and you can greatly deplete Wu County's military strength.

“I am a humble boy, but I am willing to lead 500 elite soldiers to ambush at the foot of Yangshan Mountain, northwest of Wu County.

"Once the enemy is defeated, we will capture them all in one fell swoop!"

Looking at Zhu Huan's expectant expression, Lu Bu was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked:

"You kid... is it because your uncle doesn't give you soldiers, so you want to get soldiers from me to fight?"

Seeing that his thoughts were directly exposed, Zhu Huan smiled awkwardly:
"As expected of you, my lord, you can easily see through my thoughts... If it doesn't work, then forget it."

"Do not."

The corners of Lu Bu's mouth curled up, and what he said surprised Zhu Huan even more:
"Just as you wish, I will allocate 500 soldiers to you, so that I can see how capable you are!"

Zhu Huan immediately stood up and thanked him:

"Thank you for your help, my lord! Xiu Mu will not let you down!"

Lu Bu nodded slightly.

Although this kid wanted to trick him into giving him a chance to fight, the idea he proposed was very clear.

I have indeed fallen into a misconception.

Since Wu County is easy to defend but difficult to attack, we will not attack Wu County, but pretend to take a detour to take Lougang.

Xu Zhao would certainly be impatient and would send troops in pursuit. Then he could ambush the enemy along the way and indeed defeat the enemy.

For him, as long as the enemy dares to leave the city, victory will definitely belong to him!

On the front battlefield, he doesn't think that an enemy with less powerful troops than him can defeat him!
Lu Bu immediately ordered Chen Wu to stay in the camp with 2,500 soldiers.

He led Zhu Huan and 7,500 people to bypass Wu County and head straight to Lougang.

On the top of Wu County City Tower.

When Xu Zhao, who had a mustache, saw Lu Bu leading the army to bypass Wuxian and head towards Lougang, his face changed drastically!
Just as he was about to send troops to pursue, a young man with a round face immediately stopped him and said:
"General, wait!"

Xu Zhao turned around and saw that it was the county magistrate of Qu'a - Gu Yong.

Xu Zhao immediately asked:

"What advice do you have, Yuan Tan?"

Gu Yong said in a calm voice:

“The enemy’s move must be a trick to lure the enemy!

"If our army pursues them, they will surely ambush us and cause heavy casualties!"

Xu Zhao was startled, but then said:
"But if we let them go, Lougang will be attacked from both sides, and Governor Xu will be in danger!"

Gu Yong couldn't help but sigh:
“With the strength of our army, it is actually not even close to Lu Bu’s strength.

"The best plan is to surrender directly, which will also save the soldiers from suffering..."

Hearing this, Xu Zhao's face flushed and he rejected it immediately:

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Governor Xu has been very kind to me and helped me when I was at my lowest point.

"Now that he is in trouble, how can I abandon him?"

Seeing Xu Zhao's determination, Gu Yong nodded slightly:

"Since this is the case, our army cannot pursue Lu Bu's army, so we might as well attack the camp left by the enemy.

"I see that Lu Bu took away 7,000 to 8,000 men, and there should only be about 2,000 men in the camp now.

“General, you can personally lead an army of three thousand to launch a surprise attack at night!
"If we can win, Lu Bu will definitely lead his army back to support us, and then the enemy's plan will be defeated!"

After listening to Gu Yong's proposal, Xu Zhao nodded immediately:

"Great! In that case, I will let the soldiers rest early and launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp tonight!"

Gu Yong looked at Xu Zhao's hurriedly departing back, his eyes slightly wavering.

What he didn't say was that if the opponent's sneak attack failed, then there was no need to come back...

(End of this chapter)