The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 416 I will kill anyone who dares to treason

Zhou Yu accompanied Lu Bu back to the barracks, and followed him into the tent.

Also walking into the tent were Zhao Yun, Sun Ce, Gao Shun and others.

First, Zhou Yu said that Sun Ce and Gao Shun led the Jiefan soldiers and the trapped camp to kill Xiahou Dun, but they failed to capture him. Then Zhao Yun told everyone how he followed Lu Bu to defeat Cao Jun.

When Zhao Yun said that Lv Bu alone scared off the thousands of Cao troops under the Forbidden Office, the generals couldn't help sighing.

Gao Shun, who was the first to follow Lu Bu, said with emotion: "Back then, the Cao army persecuted the Marquis of Chu very tightly, but now the thousands of soldiers and horses in Yujin are scared away by the Marquis of Chu alone. It can be seen that the prestige of the Marquis of Chu is no longer what it used to be."

"That goes without saying." Sun Ce said, "I follow Marquis Chu all day long. You may not know it, but I know it very well. Marquis Chu is brave and mighty, and there will never be another person in the world. If there is someone To be able to fight more than a hundred times with Chu Hou on the battlefield, that person must be a god-man descending from the earth, and it is impossible for ordinary people to do it."

Lu Bu smiled slightly and shook his head: "Bo Fu, don't exaggerate what you say, don't the generals know how much I can do?"

"Back then, we probably knew how capable the Marquis of Chu was." Gao Shun said, "It's really not clear now."

Gao Shun has always been a diligent man, and he rarely exaggerates, and his prestige in the army is not small.

Even if he said that, other generals would of course echo him.

"Okay." Lu Bu smiled and waved his hands: "If you keep talking like this, I don't even know who I am."

"The Marquis of Chu is the Marquis of Chu, how can we not know who we are?" Sun Ce said, "We followed the Marquis of Chu, hoping to make great achievements in the future. If the Marquis of Chu is so humble, it will make us wonder how to make a choice." .”

"Don't talk about that." Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling everyone not to continue this topic.

He then asked Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin, we have defeated Cao Jun in Zhe City, what do you think we should do next?"

"The army continues to advance, and there should be obstacles ahead of Cao Cao's deployment." Zhou Yu said: "However, after the previous battles, Cao Cao should no longer expect his troops to stop Chuhou. I think he should He will shrink his army and horses, and fight the Duke of Chu outside the city of Xudu."

"If he really gathers all the soldiers and horses in Xudu, it will be a big trouble." Lu Bu frowned slightly, and said while pinching his chin.

"I don't think it's too troublesome." Zhou Yu replied: "If he gathers all the soldiers and horses in Xudu, it just proves that Chuhou's crusade has brought him a lot of damage. If you can't defeat Cao Cao, the previous strength comparison between Chu Hou and Cao Cao has been reversed."

"Have the Yuan family in Hebei made any moves yet?" Lu Bu asked Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu shook his head: "I haven't heard of any action yet. The Yuan family should be sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight. They want to use Chuhou to attack Cao Cao and seek benefits from it, but they don't want to send out a single soldier."

"Yuan Shao is not that kind." Lu Bu pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, and he said to Zhou Yu, "Fortunately, we have already prepared for it. Even if the Yuan family makes some moves, the troops we left behind can deal with them."

"The situation in the Central Plains is complicated. Both Cao Cao and Yuan Shao want to take advantage from the Marquis of Chu." Zhou Yu reminded: "In terms of military strength, Yuan Shao is even much stronger than Cao Cao. The Marquis of Chu should be very careful with him. It is."

"Before I wiped out Cao Cao, Yuan Shao shouldn't have made things difficult for me." Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to Zhou Yu, "Gong Jin can go find Yuan Zhi and discuss with him how to fight the next battle."

Speaking of this, Lu Bu suddenly remembered something, and asked Zhou Yu, "Where did Yuan Zhi go? Why didn't you see him?"

"Yuan Zhi personally took the scouts to the front to explore the path earlier." Zhou Yu said: "He discussed with me, saying that he will be the one to explore the way ahead, so that he can better analyze and understand Cao Jun's intentions."

"Let Yuan Zhi go to find the way?" Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It's thanks to the two of you that you can figure it out. Yuan Zhi is in the army and acts as a military adviser. Even if he ran out to find the way, could it be that we There are not enough scouts."

"It's not what Chu Hou thought." Zhou Yu replied with some embarrassment: "So I asked Yuan Zhi to explore the way. Useful information. That's why I agreed."

"I've already gone. I'm just worried about Yuanzhi's safety." Lu Bu said, "This is Yuzhou. Although it will definitely belong to us in the future, it is still in Cao Cao's hands. No matter what you do, you have to be cautious."

"Before Yuan Zhi left, he asked me to ask Chu Hou for one thing." Zhou Yu said with a look of hesitation on his face.

"What does he want?" Lu Bu asked.

"Yuan Zhi said that he went out with the Marquis of Chu. Along the way, he found that our army's scouts were inaccurate in investigating the situation." Zhou Yu said: "If this continues, our army may suffer a lot from the scouts."

Lu Bu didn't have any expression on his face, but he agreed with Xu Shu's statement in his heart.

Compared with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, the time for his army to be established is too short.

Especially the scouts, many scouts inspected the situation, just ran back to report after taking a general look, and didn't understand how the enemy troops were deployed at all, which really caused him a lot of trouble.

"Since Yuan Zhi raised it, he must have a solution." Lu Bu asked Zhou Yu, "Did he say how to deal with it?"

Zhou Yu replied: "Returning to the words of the Marquis of Chu, Yuan Zhi did say a way to deal with it. He wanted to ask the Marquis of Chu for permission to set up a new scout, and he would command it. Whenever he marched, he would dispatch the scouts. After training scouts, it is easier to grasp the enemy's military situation."

"Yuanzhi probably means more than just scouts." Lu Bu smiled: "We'll wait until he talks about it."

That night, Lu Bu led the army to station on the spot, and did not continue marching until the next morning.

A few days later, Cao Cao of Xudu learned that Yu Jin and others had been defeated, and summoned all his subordinates to the front hall full of annoyance.

Looking around at the people sitting in the front hall, Cao Cao said to them: "You should have heard that Lu Bu first broke through the Lumen Pavilion, and then broke through the troops of Yu Jin and others, and they are advancing towards Xudu. In front of them , our army is left with only the last line of defense. If there is no way to deal with it, we will become Lu Bu's prisoners sooner or later."

Cao Cao spoke seriously, but none of the people thought he was alarmist.

Lv Bu's current changes had already been spread among the people, and many officials under Cao Cao's command even believed that Cao Cao had no chance of winning in the battle with Lv Bu.

"My lord." Guo Jia stood up and said to Cao Cao, "Lü Bu has already approached Xudu, and the defense lines set up by our army have been broken by him one after another. If we continue to rely on the defense lines to resist, I'm afraid we will suffer another serious injury at his hands."

Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao frowned tightly: "Feng Xiao means..."

"What I mean is, call back all the generals who are outside first." Guo Jia replied: "All the soldiers and horses are deployed in Xudu and the surrounding areas. Although Lu Bu has summoned a lot of troops, compared with the Lord, His foundation is still too shallow. I think that as long as we concentrate our forces, we won't necessarily lose our chance of winning a decisive battle with Lu Bu."

Cao Cao nodded first, then looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?"

"What Fengxiao said is indeed a solution." Jia Xu stroked the beard on his chin, and said to Cao Cao: "I don't think Lu Bu has the belief that he must defeat the lord this time. He wants more, It should be His Majesty today."

No one under Cao Cao's command has ever publicly stated that Liu Xie is what Lu Bu wants.

Looking at Jia Xu, Cao Cao asked solemnly, "Why does Wen He think that his goal is His Majesty?"

"Ever since the lord welcomed His Majesty to Xudu, many heroes, although dissatisfied in their hearts, did not dare to confront the lord blatantly." Jia Xu said: "Although your Majesty has no soldiers and horses in hand, there are many people who help the lord. If Lu Bu If he gets it, he can issue orders to the world instead of the lord. According to Lu Bu's temperament, he will definitely treat your majesty as a puppet and become a booster for his power. The lord has to guard against this."

"According to Wenhe, what should I do?" Cao Cao asked again.

"Your Majesty, you can send more troops to guard the palace." Jia Xu replied, "It's fine if Lu Bu fails to break through Xudu. If he does enter Xudu, then so many troops can protect His Majesty. The last way to go."

Before Cao Cao could reply, a voice from among the people present shouted at Jia Xu: "Jia Wenhe, are you trying to instigate my lord to be rebellious?"

Looking at the person who spoke, the expression on Cao Cao's face became unnatural for a moment.

But this unnatural expression quickly dissipated from his face.

With a smile on his face, he said to the person who scolded Jia Xu: "Wen Ruo must be angry. Although Wen He has made such a plan, I will not follow it. Please come to Xudu. Originally It is to protect his safety. We are all the subjects of the great man, so how could we harm His Majesty for our own self-interest."

It was Xun Yu who scolded Jia Xu.

The Xun family has been favored by the Han court for generations, and Xun Yu is also loyal to the Han.

When he followed Cao Cao, he saw that Cao Cao had the ability to help the big man, and he hoped that by strengthening this troubled hero, he could achieve the goal of revitalizing the Han Dynasty.

Although Cao Cao had lost much patience and respect for the Han emperor in recent years, he had never considered killing the emperor or simply replacing him, so Xun Yu still believed that Cao Cao had the will to help the Han emperor in his bones.

Cao Cao opened his mouth to mediate, and Xun Yu's face improved a lot.

He bowed a big gift to Cao Cao: "My lord, as a Han subject, must never do anything to plot against a big man."

"Don't worry, Wen Ruo, do you think I'm that kind of person?" Cao Cao smiled generously, waved his hand at Xun Yu, and said to him: "The other method Wen He said is not the same in my opinion. In order to murder His Majesty today, at most he wanted to tell me that more troops should be sent to protect His Majesty, and those soldiers can also protect His Majesty and leave Xudu in times of crisis. As long as Your Majesty is still here, the Han court will be there. For many years, we have been Dedicated to helping the big man, who would consider harming His Majesty?"

After Cao Cao explained this, Jia Xu also said, "Duke Xun is indeed too worried about His Majesty, and what I mean is exactly what my lord said."

"It's really that good." Xun Yu looked at Jia Xu in disbelief: "Wenhe is known as a poisoner, and the strategies he has always offered are methods to eliminate roots. With all due respect, I don't really believe that you can stand on the sidelines." Think about it from the side of His Majesty and the big man."

Xun Yu and Cao Cao have been friends for the longest time. Xi Zhicai, who made countless contributions to Cao Cao, died young.Guo Jia, who is now relied on by Cao Cao and has become his number one adviser, was recommended to him by Xun Yu.

Cao Cao's current foundation is also inseparable from Xun Yu's patronage, so he doesn't need to avoid many things in front of Cao Cao, and he has more status than Jia Xu and others.

Even Cao Cao, sometimes finding Xun Yu unhappy, would comfort him with a smiling face.

Xun Yu openly said that he didn't believe Jia Xu, and Jia Xu looked at Cao Cao in embarrassment: "Please tell me a few words, my lord."

"It's all from my own family, but I'm just ignoring mistakes." Cao Cao waved his hands with a generous smile on his face and said, "Wen Ruozhong is as loyal as I am in the Han Dynasty. If someone here tries to murder His Majesty, even if Wen Ruo doesn't say , I will not spare him."

Cao Cao expressed his opinion face to face, and Xun Yu felt relieved. He said to Cao Cao: "Lv Bu came to Xudu, and I also feel that his purpose should be His Majesty. Your Majesty has been troubled for many years and has suffered all kinds of sufferings in the world. My lord can't let him." Then it will fall into the hands of Lu Bu. I also think that what Feng Xiao said is correct, the army should be gathered in many places or nearby to fight Lu Bu decisively. But before that, the lord has to fortify the walls and clear the field, so that Lu Bu will not have any external supplies here. There is no need for the soldiers and horses near Xudu to attack him, as long as the way for him to send people out to buy food and grass is cut off, no matter how brave Lu Bu is, he will definitely withdraw due to lack of food in a short time."

Cao Cao nodded: "Wen Ruo said exactly what I wanted."

Looking at the crowd, he asked again: "Who else has a different opinion?"

Everyone stood up one after another and said to Cao Cao, "I agree with the strategy of Duke Xun and others."

The people under his command had already stated their views, so Cao Cao stopped asking any further questions, stood up and said to them, "Now that we have reached a common point of view, I have decided to recall all the troops abroad and prepare to fight Lu Bu to the death in Xudu!"

"I wish my lord a complete victory!" Everyone congratulated in unison.

When the court meeting was over, Cao Cao whispered to Xu Chu before leaving the house: "Bring Jia Wenhe to my study, I have something to say to him."

Xu Chu agreed, stopped, and watched the people who participated in the court discussion leave.

(End of this chapter)