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Chapter 36 Zhang Lu robbed food, Liu Bei took advantage of the situation!
Cao Cao's guess was correct. Jiang Cheng was indeed using Lu Bu to transport grain for him. In other words, no matter whether it was Lu Bu or someone else, whoever went to rob grain, he would use them to transport grain.

This was a strategy that was formulated before going out to collect food.

The grain must be transported quickly and unimpeded to Handan City, otherwise the soldiers in the city will have to break out and will not be able to continue to defend the city. How can they have the strength to fight if they can't even get enough food?
This is not an era of fighting with bullets.

But Huangfu Song is not a fool, how could he not know the enemy’s situation?
As soon as he arrived, he set up many checkpoints between Taihang Mountain and Handan City to guard the dangerous places, and the enemy could not break through in a short time.

Therefore, Jiang Cheng discussed with Chen Gong and Zhang Jue and came up with a strategy of "borrowing troops to transport food".

Let those who come to seize the food and fodder take it away easily, and escort it a hundred miles to the city.

Then, the entire army in the city would go out in full force to take it back - this was a strategy that the other side would never have thought of, because no matter how you looked at it, the Shennong Army in Handan City did not have the ability to launch an offensive.

There were only a few thousand people, while Huangfu Song's army had tens of thousands.

It is this information gap that Jiang Cheng is targeting.

They didn't know that the 17,000 prisoners had now been incorporated into the Shennong Army, which was capable of counterattacking: it had only been ten days, and normally it would have been impossible to subdue the surrendered soldiers.

Even if it is conquered, it won't have much fighting power.

But Jiang Cheng is not a normal person, he succeeded in conquering them!
"The strong soldiers and generals are at the other four gates, charge!" Zhang Bao drove the tractor and rushed towards the camp.

There were trenches ahead, specifically designed to deal with his tractors.

But Zhang Bao was not in a panic. He went to the trench and cast a spell to catch it. After crossing the trench, he released it again and rushed straight to the camp.

This is the peculiarity of "metaphysical creation".

The "refining" ability works on all substances, but why did Zhang Jue and others only collect precious materials for refining before Jiang Cheng appeared?

That’s because some things made from some materials can be put away.

Turn into "golden beans" and carry them with you.

Ordinary matter does not have this ability.

"Kill, capture Huangfu Song alive!" Dian Wei shouted and ran straight towards Huangfu Song.

Some generals stepped forward to resist, but they were no match for the enemy.

The peerless generals in the novels are those who can take the heads of enemy generals in the midst of thousands of troops, and even go in and out of an army of 800,000 seven times. Ordinary second- or third-rate generals simply cannot resist them.

Looking at the entire world of the novel, there is no peerless warrior who was killed by outnumbered people.

Dian Wei died because his weapons were stolen.

Lu Bu died due to rebellion by his subordinates.

Guan Yu died from an arrow wound.

None of them were defeated head-on when they were in their prime. Otherwise, even if they couldn't win, escaping would not be a problem. Cao Cao's army of 800,000 couldn't do anything to Zhao Yun!
And now, Dian Wei is in his prime.

He led his troops to charge straight towards Huangfu Song.

"Escape, escort the commander to retreat, go to the west gate!" Cao Cao shouted.

At this time, the importance of a brave general was reflected: Dian Wei led his troops straight to Huangfu Song. If you did not retreat, he would kill you directly, and the army would be in chaos.

But if you retreat, you won't be able to command the battle, the commander will be chased, and the morale of the soldiers will be greatly reduced.

"Go ahead, can Dian Wei alone defeat all the generals under my command?"

Huangfu Song refused to accept.

But soon, Dian Wei told him with practical actions: Sorry, I’m really capable!

Under Huangfu Song's command, dozens of generals brought by General He Jin fought one by one at the beginning, but were all killed by Dian Wei.

Later, even when three or five of them attacked together, they were still no match.

In the end, nearly twenty generals besieged Dian Wei alone, but still failed to stop him.

He tore through the siege and rushed to Huangfu Song.

A halberd chopped off his shoulder. If Cao Cao hadn't been quick to pull back, Huangfu Song would have been beheaded.

"Hold Dian Wei!"

Cao Cao roared and pulled Huangfu Song away, while Lu Bu, who noticed the movement on the other side, also turned back and saved Huangfu Song at the critical moment and blocked Dian Wei.

"Don't be so arrogant, I, Lu Bu, will teach you a lesson!"

Following the sound, Lu Bu waved his Fang Tian Hua Ji and launched a burst of attacks at Dian Wei.

This time, Dian Wei was no longer as brave as before.

He had been fighting for a long time and his physical strength was depleted. He then encountered Lu Bu, whose martial arts were superior to his. He only lasted fifty rounds before gradually feeling exhausted.

He led his troops to retreat.

Lu Bu wanted to give chase but was stopped by Cao Cao.

Shaking his head, he said, "Be careful not to lure the tiger away from the mountain!"

After all, Cao Cao was still calm enough. He asked Lu Bu to protect Huangfu Song, and then raised the marshal's flag high, allowing Huangfu Song's army, which was caught off guard, to find its backbone and evacuate in an orderly manner.

Not much was lost.

But the camp was lost. The camp outside the south gate was occupied by the Shennong Army. Huangfu Song’s granary also became the granary of the Shennong Army. The army repaired the fortifications and connected the city without even withdrawing!
"This battle is going to be difficult!"

At this point, the real war between the two sides began.

Huangfu Song gathered the forces of the four gates and gathered 200,000 elite soldiers together. He also promoted Lü Bu as the commander of the Bingzhou Army, replacing Ding Yuan.

At the same time, a "big competition" was held against the miscellaneous soldiers.

The purpose is to select generals with strong martial arts skills.

There is no doubt that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Huang Zhong all stood out and were appointed by Huangfu Song as exceptions. They all became commanders of large armies, each leading 5,000 soldiers.

Sankai started a tug-of-war with Jiang Cheng.

"Damn it, I knew that if I missed the first attack, things would become difficult later!" Jiang Cheng gave the order directly and retreated once again.

The enemy has four peerless generals.

If they joined forces, Dian Wei would be besieged; if they were separated, the generals who divided the troops could be killed at any time.

It's impossible to play.

It is not just a saying that it is easy to get thousands of soldiers but difficult to get a good general.

"If we want to win this battle, I'm afraid we have to rely on Zhang Lu!" Jiang Cheng said, "He can cut off Huangfu Song's food and grass, and the enemy will fall without a fight. If Huangfu Song gets the supplies, Handan City may not be able to be defended. I'm afraid we have to consider retreating with our troops and hiding in the mountains!"

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At the same time, on the other side, Huangfu Song summoned Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao to discuss military affairs.

Yes, Liu Bei.

Guan and Zhang stood out in the military competition, and Liu Bei also rose in status and entered the sight of Huangfu Song. In addition, his status as a disciple of Lu Zhi and his family background as a relative of the Han Dynasty made him stand out directly.

"What are your ideas about the next step of the battle?" Huangfu Song asked.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao remained silent.

He came here to gild himself, so he would take advantage of any benefits. When there was no meat to eat, he didn't want to fight to the death with Jiang Cheng. Because in his opinion, a Yellow Turban Army that had not been wiped out was actually better!
Although Cao Cao had some ideas, he just rolled his eyes and said nothing.

Instead, he looked at Liu Bei.

"Food!" Liu Bei said bluntly, "The Yan bandits' current military strength is still not enough to compete with us, and it may not be safe to defend the city. Their only chance of winning is to rob our food. Only by cutting off our food can they win!"

"so?"

"We might as well take advantage of their strategy and send out troops to use food as bait to wipe out the troops that are going to rob food!" Liu Bei said, "By then, the enemy's base camp in Taihang Mountain will be empty. We only need to send a small group of elite soldiers into the mountains to suppress the bandits and we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy. After losing our base, the isolated army of Handan City will no longer have any chance of winning!"

(End of this chapter)