The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 122 Their Purpose Is Ordnance And Forage

Lei Bo and Chen Lan are responsible for counterattacking Lu Bu.

On the second day after the court meeting, the two ordered five thousand soldiers to leave Shouchun.

Lu Bu, who was stationed in Zhongli, soon got the news that the Huainan army had taken the initiative to attack.

Although he didn't think that the [-] Huainan troops with low morale would cause them too much trouble, Lu Bu ordered to keep a close watch on the enemy's movements, and personally went to the top of the city to prepare for possible battles.

Shouchun is far away from Zhongli.

Lu Bu waited for a long time but did not see Lei Bu and Chen Lan.

While patrolling the city and waiting for the enemy to arrive, Zhao Yun ran up the city wall.

"Marquis Wen." Zhao Yun came to Lu Bu's side and lowered his voice: "I just got the news that Lei Bu and Chen Lan led the army to leave Shouchun, and instead of marching towards Zhongli, they led their troops towards Lujiang. "

"They didn't come to Zhongli?" Lu Bu was very surprised.

"No." Zhao Yun replied, "I just pretended to come, and I turned south when I was still far away from the clock."

Lu Bu only considered that the five thousand Huainan army could not pose any threat to him, but he did not expect that the other party had no intention of attacking him at all.

He curled his lips and shook his head: "Huainan has already lost his mind, and just needs a big victory to boost morale. Even if we don't win, at least we should come to fight. However, the enemy general who was ordered to fight our army was lucky. Not only did he not fight, but he led his soldiers with him. They ran away."

"I have been to Shouchun, where the defense is very lax. Once our army launches an attack, they will be powerless to resist. Now they have 5000 troops, and they are even weaker than before." Zhao Yun asked: "Do you want to take this opportunity? ..."

"How can we fight before the weapons and supplies arrive?" Lu Bu smiled at him, "It won't be too late to attack Huainan after the soldiers have replaced their weapons."

A few days earlier, Lu Bu occupied Zhongli without bloodshed, and the morale of the [-] Qingzhou army was like a rainbow.

The Huainan Army stationed in Shouchun had no intention of fighting.

Once the two sides start a war, although the number of people is about the same, there is no suspense at all about the outcome.

Lu Bu refused to take advantage of the favorable situation to launch an attack. Instead, he had to wait for the soldiers to change their weapons and armor before considering attacking Shouchun. Zhao Yun felt a little puzzled.

Seeing Zhao Yun's doubts, Lu Bu lowered his voice: "If we stay here for one more day, the morale of Shouchun's defenders will be even lower. Shouchun will only become easier to fight, and it will never be because of us. Not attacking for a while and getting tough."

Back then, Zhao Yun served Gongsun Zan and led troops on the battlefield.

He is very aware of the importance of seizing the opportunity, but he doesn't understand how Lu Bu made such an argument.

Zhao Yun was still confused, and Lu Bu grinned at him, "Compared to attacking Shouchun, there is something more important for Zilong to do."

"I kindly ask Marquis Wen to give you an order." Zhao Yun replied.

"Lei Bo and Chen Lan left Shouchun but did not rush to Zhongli, so it can be seen that they are planning to set up another mountain." Lu Bu said: "For them, what they need most now are military equipment and food."

"Marquis Wen means..." Zhao Yun was taken aback.

"It's impossible for them to return to Shouchun, and it's even more impossible for them to come to Zhongli. If they want to get more military equipment, food and grass, what else can they do?" Lu Bu didn't directly explain, but just put forward a hypothesis.

Zhao Yun suddenly understood: "Marquis Wen means that they will ambush the team delivering food and grass to our army."

"When I came to Huainan, not only Zilong wanted to fight, but I also wanted to." Lu Bu looked at the distant direction outside the city: "War is like making a sculpture. Every decision is to carve a new knife on the statue. The strength is right. If it is slightly worse, a statue may be destroyed. The carver makes a mistake, but destroys a piece of stone or wood. But when we make a mistake, it destroys the lives of the soldiers of the three armies, how can we allow for the slightest mistake?"

"I understand." Zhao Yun suddenly realized: "I'm going to meet the ordnance right now."

"How many troops does Zilong need?" Lu Bu asked.

Zhao Yun almost didn't think about it: "500 people are enough."

"500 people?" This time it was Lu Bu's turn to be surprised: "Although Lei Bu and Chen Lan's martial arts are ordinary, they brought 5000 people."

"A mere 5000 people is nothing more than chickens and dogs in my eyes." Zhao Yun smiled confidently: "As long as Wen Hou allows me to make a quick decision, even if I can't behead the two of them, I can make them lose all courage and never dare to fight with them." Wen Hou is right!"

Zhao Yun was very confident, and Lu Bu knew he must have a plan.

"Since Zilong said so, I will give you 500 people." Lu Bu said: "But you have to remember, if there is any accident, you must withdraw immediately. I would rather throw away the weapons, food and grass than Zilong. The dragon is slightly injured."

"Don't worry, Hou Wen, with Lei Book and Chen Lan, I won't be hurt." Zhao Yun replied without humility.

After assigning a task to Zhao Yun, Lu Bu continued to look out of the city.

Zhao Yun went down the city wall, and not long after, a team of 500 people left the city.

The scouts have sent back news that the Huainan army led by Lei Bo and Chen Lan has 5000 people.

There were only 500 people who followed Zhao Yun to meet the ordnance.

The number of people suffered a lot, but Lu Bu was not worried about Zhao Yun at all.

"Marquis Wen." He was watching the team going out of the city, when Xun You came behind him.

"Grand Xun." Lu Bu looked at Xun You, "Why did you think of going up the city wall?"

"It is said that General Zhao summoned 500 troops out of the city, and he didn't know what he was going to do, so he came here to ask Marquis Wen." Xun You didn't beat around the bush, but asked directly.

Lei Bo and Chen Lan didn't come to Zhongli. Lu Bu replied: "I thought they were planning to stand on the top of the mountain by themselves, so I asked Zilong to lead the troops to meet the weapons and rations." "

"Is Marquis Wen worried that they will use ordnance?" Xun You asked again.

"Lei Bo and Chen Lan have abandoned Shouchun, and they will definitely not be able to go back. Our army is stationed in Zhongli again, and they will surely die here." Lu Bu said: "A self-supporting mountain needs not only men and horses, but also more military equipment, food and grass. .If I were them, I would definitely choose the food transport soldiers who don’t have too many people.”

"I agree with Marquis Wen, but General Zhao only led 500 people to welcome the ordnance, isn't it a bit of a joke?" Xun You said, "Lei Bo and Chen Lan have [-] troops under their command!"

"If someone else goes, I'm really worried." Lu Bu replied confidently: "It was Zilong who went, not to mention giving him 500 people, even if he only took 50 people, the heads of those two people would be too big." It has already fallen into his hands."

Although Zhao Yun had followed Gongsun Zan, he didn't have much fame at this time.

Lu Bu had such confidence in a not-too-famous general, Xun You really couldn't figure out where his confidence came from.

"Why don't we make a bet." Seeing that Xun You didn't quite believe it, Lu Bu said, "If Zilong can keep the armaments, food and grass, then Mr. Xun will send me so much more. If he can't keep it, I would like a piece of food to die." Less, give it all back!"

(End of this chapter)