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

Chapter 432: The Enemy at the Gate (Thanks to the monthly ticket support from book friend 2024…6911~)

Mi Fang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Wen Pin was accompanying him.

Although Wen Pin does not hold the same position in Lu Bu's heart as Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, he is also a powerful general that Lu Bu values ​​very much.

It is impossible for the other party to sacrifice a trusted and powerful general just to kill me.

And if this matter can be accomplished, his status in Lu Bu's heart will also be improved.

Although Pengcheng State is not big, it is still a great thing to be the prime minister there and be in charge of an entire county!
And looking at Lu Bu's expression, there is no possibility for me to refuse, so I might as well take a risk and give it a try!
If you succeed, you will be rich and worry-free; if you fail, you will not necessarily die.

After thinking this through, Mi Fang immediately responded with a folded hand:
"Since it is a great trust from my lord, I will do my best!"

Seeing that Mi Fang was so understanding, Lu Bu's mouth curled up slightly.

It seems that the lesson I taught the other party last time was quite effective.

It turns out that some people are born to deserve a beating, and they will behave themselves after a beating.

Lu Bu asked Mi Fang to leave first, and he and Mi Zhen flirted in the study for a long time before leaving Mi's house.

the following few days.

Lu Bu and Gao Shun began to deploy troops.

The six generals of the Cao family were also divided into two groups to follow them into the battle.

An army of 80,000 marched towards Xia Pi in a mighty force.

After arriving at Xia Pi County, Gao Shun and Lu Bu split their troops into two groups.

Gao Shun led 30,000 troops to attack Pengcheng State, while Lu Bu led 50,000 troops to attack Donghai State.

When Gao Shun led 30,000 people to the border between Xia Pi County and Pengcheng State, he ordered the army to stop.

At this moment, we don't know how many troops Pengcheng State has. If we rashly enter the country, we have to be careful that the enemy may have ambushed a large number of troops here.

So he said to Cao Ren, who was standing beside him with one arm:
"General Cao Ren, lead fifty cavalrymen to investigate the situation ahead.

"According to the time, our spies hidden in Pengcheng should be on their way here."

Sending spies into the enemy's city to check on the number of troops has become a basic operation for all forces.

However, this time, their spies took a long time to send back any news, which made Gao Shun feel something was wrong.

Upon hearing this, Cao Ren did not refuse and immediately took the order and left.

However, after waiting for a long time, Cao Ren did not come back!
Gao Shun immediately realized that the situation was not good and immediately led an army of 30,000 directly into the territory of Pengcheng.

Gao Shun was worried that something might happen to Cao Ren, so he took the lead and led a thousand soldiers of the Formation Army to charge forward on horseback.

Soon, they saw hundreds of troops besieging Cao Ren and his men in front.

Gao Shun didn't say anything and swung the spear in his hand forward fiercely!
The thousand trap camps suddenly rushed towards the enemy like a black torrent at an extremely fast speed and with very little sound.

However, these hundreds of enemy troops soon discovered Gao Shun's trap camp.

They didn't want to fight anymore and immediately retreated to the rear.

Upon seeing this, Gao Shun immediately raised his hand and shook it vigorously.

A thousand soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp stopped at the same time, and no one went to pursue.

Gao Shun looked at Cao Ren and the dozen or so cavalrymen left beside him, and hurried forward to ask:
"General Cao Ren, what happened?"

Cao Ren sighed and said:

“When we arrived here, we were suddenly surrounded by hundreds of people.

"If it weren't for the bravery of the cavalry under Lord Chu, I'm afraid we wouldn't have waited for you to arrive..."

Gao Shun's face suddenly darkened.

Since the enemy army would ambush here, it means that the enemy army already knew that they would attack Pengcheng State.

Logically speaking, given the geographical location of Pengcheng State, there was no need for Zhuge Liang to defend it forcefully.

But at this moment they sent out ambushes here. Are they planning to defend Pengcheng?
Gao Shun immediately turned around and looked at Xun You who came with him:
"Mr. Gongda, what do you think about this?" Xun You looked at the enemy's fleeing backs and pondered:
"In my opinion, the enemy may want to use an ambush to confuse our troops and prevent them from making any rash moves.

“But right now my other army is already attacking the East Sea Kingdom.

“Once Donghai State is taken, Pengcheng State will become isolated and helpless.

"Therefore, I judge that Pengcheng State probably does not have many troops at the moment."

After hearing Xun You's analysis, Gao Shun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He immediately ordered the army to reorganize slightly.

Since Xun You guessed that Pengcheng State did not have many troops, the situation should not be much different.

As long as they can capture Pengcheng, their mission will be accomplished.

However, just as he was about to lead the army directly towards Pengcheng State, Xun You suddenly stopped him:

"General Gao, wait a minute!"

Gao Shun looked at Xun You and asked politely:

"Sir, is there anything else you would like to remind me of?"

Xun You said cautiously:

“Although according to normal thinking, there is really no need for Pengcheng State to leave troops to garrison.

"But we are facing Zhuge Liang, an almost evil opponent.

"If the enemy has already known that it is General Gao who is leading the troops to attack Pengcheng State, then they will do the opposite.

"Give up defending the East China Sea and concentrate your forces in Pengcheng State. Wait for our army to arrive, and take advantage of our army's carelessness to wipe us out in one fell swoop!
“If General Gao is accidentally captured or killed by the enemy, it will definitely be a huge blow to our army and Lord Chu!

“Therefore, I suggest that you do not rush in, but send someone to the East Sea Kingdom to check the situation.

“Once we are sure that there are enough troops over there, we will attack.

"If the enemy forces over there aren't many, then the enemy forces over here are probably not few."

After hearing Xun You's words, Gao Shun frowned slightly:
"But it would take too long for the messenger to go back and forth. I am afraid that it will delay the opportunity to fight..."

Xun You narrowed his eyes slightly and said seriously:

“Things like fighter jets can change hands at any time.

"Perhaps it has never been in our army's hands, so how can it be said to be a mistake?

"Moreover, Pengcheng State is just a tiny country, it is dispensable to our army or the enemy.

“But General Gao’s position in our army is second only to Duke Chu.

"You are not dispensable to our army or the enemy!

"Once you are in the hands of the enemy, how do you think the enemy will use you to make a deal with Lord Chu?"

Hearing this last sentence, Gao Shun suddenly came to his senses and immediately bowed to Xun You and said:

"If it weren't for your guidance, I would have made a big mistake!

"So, according to your wishes, we sent a messenger to the East Sea Kingdom to investigate the situation.

"Our army will set up camp here and wait for news from the East Sea Kingdom before making a decision."

Seeing that Gao Shun had followed his advice, Xun You regained his simple and honest smile and praised:
"See you, General!"

after one day.

The capital of Pengcheng State was in Pengcheng.

Taishi Ci, who had waited for a whole day but did not see the enemy army coming, could not help frowning as he looked at the 50,000 troops ready to go in the city:
"The enemy has clearly entered the territory of Pengcheng, so why haven't they reached the city yet?

"Could it be that the enemy has seen through our intentions?!"

(End of this chapter)