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

Chapter 499: Bad news! (Thanks to Brother Kong Cheng for the inspiration~~ I wish you will have eight children!)
After hearing what Jia Xu said, Liu Xie instantly collapsed in his seat.

Although he was unwilling to admit it in his heart, his reason told him that Jia Xu was right.

There is no way we can be a match for Lu Bu's army.

If we continue to drag it out, our troops will only become fewer and fewer, while Lu Bu's army will become stronger and stronger...

However, his dignity as an emperor prevented him from agreeing with Jia Xu's method. Instead, he said angrily:

"Since you all are incapable, I will lead the army myself!
"I want to see if Lu Bu's army is really as difficult to defeat as you say!"

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials hurriedly advised:
"Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do this! You are worth a ton of gold, and going on a campaign is extremely tiring. I'm afraid Your Majesty may not be able to endure it..."

"absurd!"

Liu Xie stood up again and glared at everyone:

"My kingdom is about to end, what's the point of having this body worth millions?!
"Since you all feel yourselves to be precious, then all of you who have nothing important to do should follow me into battle!"

As Liu Xie gave his orders firmly, all the civil and military officials knew they could not persuade him and could only obey his orders with bitter faces.

On the contrary, Jia Xu was quite surprised by the young emperor's courage and admired him very much.

Leading the army in person was tantamount to admitting that his subordinates were useless and that he, the emperor, needed to take action personally.

But he could not live in peace in a corner, nor enjoy his life in leisure, but fight the enemy to the death in person...

There are only a few emperors throughout history who can achieve this level!

No wonder Dong Zhuo wanted to make him emperor. Although it was illegal, his vision was indeed good!

So Jia Xu said to Liu Xie:
“Since Your Majesty is going to lead the army in person, why not gather all the troops from Hanyang County and Beidi County to Anding County, and then attack Wuwei County.

“As long as we can take down Wuwei County, we can reconnect with the five counties of Xizhou.

"Even if we lose Hanyang County in the south, it won't be a loss."

After listening to Jia Xu's opinions, Liu Xie gradually calmed down and followed the other party's proposal.

He immediately issued an edict to concentrate all the troops from Hanyang and Beidi counties in Anding County.

In addition to the 30,000 troops he led from Sili and concentrated in Anding County, he had almost 100,000 troops!

He didn't believe that an army of 100,000 could not take down Wuwei County!
But it is already September, the end of autumn and the beginning of winter.

It takes some time for the army to move and prepare food and supplies.

By the time we were ready to go to war, it was already the coldest time of winter.

It was obviously not a good time to send troops, so this winter, Liu Xie could only order the army to make preparations before the expedition...

Yuzhou, Peiguo, and Qiao County.

At this moment, Lu Bu is leading an army of 50,000 to garrison here.

Because of the earthquake in Liang State before, the repair of the city had not been completed.

So when Liu Bei's army entered the territory of Liang State, he decisively chose to withdraw Liang State's troops southward into Qiao County of Pei State.

After occupying Liang State, Liu Bei's army stopped moving.

There are smart people on both sides, and they all know that a large-scale battle should not happen at this time.

Liu Bei's army didn't want to fight because they hadn't developed well.

As for Lu Bu, he didn't want to fight because his main forces were all attacking Liang Province and he would not gain any benefit even if he fought here.

Therefore, the two armies confronted each other tacitly, and no one took the first step.

On this day, Lu Bu was preparing for his wedding with Cao Yuan in Qiao County, and planned to marry the little crybaby Cao Yuan here.

At this time, a battle report suddenly came from Liangzhou, saying that Wei Yan had successfully captured Wuwei County and cut off the connection between the five counties of Xizhou and the court.

When he heard the news, Lu Bu was quite surprised.

He originally thought that it was already very good that Wei Yan could cooperate with Sun Ce to capture Hanyang County. However, he never thought that this guy was so bold and powerful that he actually captured Wuwei County, a military stronghold!
How did the other party do it?
After listening to the intelligence soldier's explanation, Lu Bu showed a look of surprise and astonishment.

Avalanche plan, what a great avalanche plan!
He really is worthy of being called the cunning Guo Fengxiao!
Coupled with Wei Yan, a guy who is good at using unusual troops, a very good chemical reaction is formed!
Now that Wuwei County has been captured, the five counties of Xizhou will be within easy reach.

Next, it depends on how Liu Xie responds.

But soon, the intelligence soldier told Lu Bu a bad news - Kuai Liang, the chief priest, had died of illness.

The moment I learned the news, all the previous surprises disappeared!

Kuai Liang joined him after he attacked Liu Biao under Zhou Yu's persuasion.

Although he is somewhat inferior to top strategists like Zhou Yu, he is definitely very talented.

He also frequently offered suggestions in his own military camp and achieved quite good results.

He even contracted the plague during a defensive battle against Cao's army...

Now that he had suddenly lost such a diligent and talented person, Lu Bu was very heartbroken.

After all, among all the military advisors, Kuai Liang was one of the few who deserved his absolute trust.

However, after grieving for a long time, Lu Bu realized that the dead cannot be resurrected.

Things have come to this, and he can only accept it.

So he ordered that Kuai Liang's ashes be brought back and buried in his hometown of Xiangyang.

And let his nephew Kuai Qi take over his uncle's original position.

As for Kuai Qi, he was the man who married Zhuge Liang's eldest sister in history.

In history, he served as the governor of Fangling, but was later killed by Meng Da...

Afterwards, Lu Bu rewarded the Kuai family with a lot of gold and silver treasures, which was considered as his last act for Kuai Liang...

As time enters October, the weather officially turns cold.

Although Lu Bu guessed that Liu Xie would not take any military action in the winter, the other party would definitely not be willing to let Wuwei County be taken down by him.

Therefore, Lu Bu sent a large number of spies to infiltrate Sili to closely monitor the movements of the court, and soon received the news that Liu Xie planned to lead the army in person.

After all, all the civil and military officials knew the news at the time, and Liu Xie had no intention of concealing it at all.

Deliberately spreading the news can also have a certain deterrent effect on Lu Bu's army.

It is undeniable that the emperor’s personal expedition did bring considerable shock to Lu Bu.

This was undoubtedly a great encouragement to the frontline soldiers under Liu Xie.

So Lu Bu once again withdrew 20,000 troops from Jingzhou to reinforce Wuwei County.

In this way, the military strength of Wuwei County increased to nearly 80,000 people!

With so many soldiers and horses, it would not be easy for Liu Xie to capture Wuwei County even if he had an army of 100,000.

After making these preparations, Lu Bu felt a little relieved.

Afterwards, he and Cao Yuan had a simple wedding, and on the wedding night, he gently broke her virginity...

Time has unknowingly come to December.

Lu Bu quietly returned to Lujiang County with a group of people.

Because Xiao Qiao's due date is approaching.

As a man who is both philandering and responsible, he naturally wants to be by his wife's side as much as possible during such an important time as the birth of her child.

What Lu Bu didn't expect was that he just arrived in Lujiang County and suddenly received bad news...

(End of this chapter)