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

Chapter 168 Which general is willing to take on this battle? ! (Thanks to Xue Lian Zhi Meng Tian Xia Wen Sheng for his monthly ticket support~)

After a night of passion, Zhang Liao tasted the sweetness and beauty of Fan.

And Fan also felt Zhang Liao's size and strength.

They both fell asleep contentedly until dawn.

As all the miscellaneous matters in the three counties were dealt with.

Lu Bu asked Zhang Liao to take Fan with him to Lingling to pick up Liu Ba and his mother.

He also brought Huang Zhong, Liu Feng and others who stayed in Xiangxiang County and returned to Lujiang together.

As for the task of taking over the three counties of Lingling, Guiyang and Changsha, it was handed over to generals such as Gao Shun and Hao Meng.

In this way, these three counties were successfully incorporated into Lu Bu's territory.

Of the land of Jingzhou, only Wuling was left unconquered.

……

The seat of Wuling County was Linyuan City.

After a long wait, Prefect Jin Xuan finally received a reply from Yizhou.

But after reading the contents of the letter, he looked as pale as death!
Jin Xuan never expected that Liu Yan, who had always been ambitious, would actually refuse his surrender!

This clearly shows that he doesn't want to be an enemy of Lu Bu!
How could this be?
With the wealth of Yizhou and nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is more than enough to compete with Lu Bu!

Did something unexpected happen inside Yizhou?

Jin Xuan had no idea, he only knew that he didn't have many choices left.

Either defend the city and fight to the death.

Or he could do as Liu Yan said in the letter and lead his 15,000 troops directly into Sichuan to join them and give the three-acre land of Wuling County to Lu Bu.

Liu Yan's unwillingness to send troops had already made Jin Xuan extremely angry.

Now he wants to get his 15,000 soldiers for free... He would rather use these 15,000 people to consume Lu Bu's soldiers!

After making up his mind, Jin Xuan immediately gathered his troops and began to defend the city.

At the same time, the rumor was spread in the city that Lu Bu's army would massacre the people after they broke through the city, which aroused panic among the people.

Many young and strong youths took the initiative to join the city defense team.

In a short time, the number of troops defending the city quickly increased from 15,000 to 20,000!

At the same time, Lu Bu's letter of surrender was also sent to Wuling, but was directly rejected by Jin Xuan, who vowed to fight to the death with Lu Bu's army.

……

Lujiang, Anhui city.

It was learned that Jin Xuan was unwilling to surrender and Liu Yan did not send troops to support him.

Chen Gong couldn't help but feel surprised at Lu Bu's advance anticipation!

"It seems that as my lord expected, there are problems within Liu Yan.

"Perhaps Liu Yan's back sore is flaring up, so he doesn't have the energy to fight us just for a county."

There was a hint of admiration in Chen Gong's tone.

Lu Bu was also quite happy about this.

This shows that the original historical line has changed due to his actions.

However, unless there is direct intervention, certain major events at key junctures will most likely continue to proceed along the predetermined trajectory.

The so-called butterfly effect is far less significant than imagined.

Perhaps there is a force in the dark that is constantly repairing the disordered historical line...

Of course, these are just Lu Bu's guesses.

The late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period where he lives now may just be a parallel world.

It may not necessarily have any impact on the timeline of future generations, and the ability to correct history may not be that strong...

Without giving it much thought, Lu Bu immediately summoned a group of civil and military officials to discuss how to capture Wuling County.

The generals had been itching to attack the city for a long time and all expressed their desire to do so.

However, a group of counselors led by Chen Gong believed that they should plan carefully to minimize the losses.

Lu Bu hadn't smelled blood for a long time, and he was a little itchy. However, he still preferred to reduce the loss of troops as much as possible.

Although with the incorporation of the three southern counties of Jingzhou into his territory, his total military strength reached 210,000.

But he also had more enemies on both sides of Jiaozhou and Yizhou, and more border areas needed to be defended.

Therefore, the number of troops available for deployment at will is only 100,000.

Although one hundred thousand is not a small number.

But his current territory is not only connected with Liu Yan and Shi Xie, but also with Liu Xie, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Tao Qian.

The defense pressure on the border is still very high, and it is not convenient to mobilize troops to Wuling County on a large scale.

Seeing that Lu Bu was deep in thought, Chen Gong stepped forward and bowed to Lu Bu.

He had actually been waiting for this day for a long time.

After joining Lu Bu's camp for several months, no war broke out.

Although he had some contribution in the submission of the three counties in southern Jing, this was not enough to demonstrate his true strategic talent.

Chen Gong immediately offered a suggestion:
“That Jin Xuan recruited a lot of militiamen to defend the city.

"But without long-term training and the awareness of being a soldier, these people are nothing to be feared.

“Moreover, many of the soldiers in Wuling City do not actually live in Linyuan City, but in nearby villages or county towns.

“My lord, you can gather a large number of people from the nearby villages or county towns and have them come to the city to cry out.

"It inspires soldiers' homesickness and their longing for their loved ones.

"This will greatly reduce the enemy's fighting spirit, and if we are lucky, it may even lead to a mutiny or internal strife.

"When the time comes, we can lead the army to attack again, and it will be twice as effective with half the effort!"

After hearing Chen Gong's plan, Lu Bu's eyes lit up:
"That's a good idea! Attacking the city is inferior, but attacking the heart is superior!
"Does anyone else have anything to add? No matter how high or low your official rank is, feel free to speak up!"

At this time, Liu Ba, who had just joined, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, he closed his mouth again.

Jiang Wan, who was beside him, noticed this keenly and immediately nudged him with his elbow:

"Brother Zichu, if you have any good ideas, please feel free to tell us!

“Don’t miss such an opportunity to make a contribution.

"Even if you say something bad, Wen Hou won't blame you."

Liu Ba was silent for a moment and nodded slightly.

After he and his mother Feng followed Lu Bu to Lujiang, they were also treated well by the other party.

Lu Bu arranged a three-story villa for his mother, which was no smaller than his home in Lingling.

He also arranged more than a hundred slaves and guards to take good care of his mother.

At Jiang Wan's instigation, Liu Ba immediately stepped forward and bowed to Lu Bu:

"My lord, I feel that Jin Xuan is now defending an isolated city, and the soldiers and civilians in the city must be nervous. We urgently need a victory to stabilize the morale of the army.

“My lord, you can send a vanguard of 1,000 men as bait to lure the enemy to attack.

“But do not set up ambushes around us. We must let these 1,000 men defeat the enemy’s attacking troops.

"This will surely greatly dampen the enemy's morale!

"If combined with Chen Zhizhong's psychological strategy, we can achieve better results!"

After hearing Liu Ba's plan, Chen Gong immediately praised:

"Zi Chu's idea is very good, my lord, you can act according to it!
"However, this thousand-man army will face considerable risks. Does the lord have any candidates?"

When Lu Bu heard Chen Gong's question, the first thing he thought of was the Xianzhen Camp!

But after calming down, he felt that he could not rely on the Xianzhen Camp for everything.

As his power expands, it’s time to start building a second special forces unit!
Otherwise, if two dangers occur at the same time in the future, one trap camp will find it difficult to cope with both.

As for who will be the leader of this second special forces unit, it depends on who is willing to take on this important responsibility this time.

Lu Bu glanced at the generals and asked in a calm voice:

"This battle is difficult. If you are not careful, you may die on the battlefield. Which general is willing to take this battle?!"

(End of this chapter)