Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 518 Empty City Hanoi
"I'm afraid you won't want to leave after you've been by my side for a long time." As he spoke, Lu Bu glanced at Xun Yu next to him, and then at Tai Shici next to him. The two of them were just like Zhao Yun back then. He dismissed Lu Bu, but now he has become a capable general in Lu Bu's hands, and Zhao Yun in front of him seems to be following in the footsteps of the two.

"In this case, I will stay with the prime minister and see how the prime minister can stabilize the country." After a long silence, Zhao Yun raised his head and said.At this time, Gongsun Zan was defeated. Although Liu Bei had a good impression on Zhao Yun, Liu Bei had disappeared after he lost Xuzhou. Zhao Yun could only stay under Lu Bu's tent for the time being. It seems that Lu Bu is at least aboveboard, and it is worth watching for himself.

"Okay, you can stay with me with Feng Xiao in the future." Seeing that Zhao Yun agreed, Lu Bu nodded in agreement.

However, Yuan Shao used Guo Tu to defend Jizhou, and he assembled an army of 35. Yan Liang led Xiahou Dun as the vanguard and rushed towards Hanoi.

"Yuan Gong, Hanoi is in front of us. As long as our army takes Hanoi with all our strength, Luoyang will be under our army's iron cavalry. Our army can attack Luoyang at any time and take down Lu Bu's small court. At that time, the princes of all walks of life will naturally watch the wind and move. Lu Bu's army will definitely be taken down by us." Seeing the mighty army marching towards Hanoi, Liu Bei couldn't help sighing to Yuan Shao.

At the time when Yuan Shao mobilized troops, Yuan Shao had already received replies from various princes, whether it was Sun Ce or Liu Biao, they agreed in principle to cooperate with Yuan Shao to attack Lu Bu together, but they all agreed that Yuan Shao should take the lead in sending troops. Simple, it is to let Yuan Shao be the first bird. If Yuan Shao can succeed in the first battle and defeat Lu Bu, they will naturally be happy to take advantage of it intermittently. Then follow the agreement to raise troops.Yuan Shao was naturally aware of this.Therefore, Yuan Shao concentrated all his efforts to rush towards Hanoi, and his goal was to set an example for other princes, let them know that Lu Bu was not invincible, and thus formed a situation where all the princes jointly attacked Lu Bu.

"I ordered Yan Liang to advance quickly, and I want to see his achievements these days." Last time Yan Liang and Wen Chou lost their halberds in the hands of Lu Bu's army one after another, which made Yuan Shao very annoyed. The performance was outstanding, so Yuan Shao dispatched troops to Hanoi this time, and specially appointed Yan Liang as the main striker, hoping to see Yan Liang occupying Hanoi successfully.

"Mr. Xun Yu, has everything been arranged outside?" On the tower of Hanoi, Lu Bu looked at Yuan Shaojun who was getting closer, and asked Xun Yu beside him.

"General Zhang Liao has returned to Wan City, ready to meet Liu Biao's possible attack. General Ju Yi has also arrived at Shiting, monitoring the situation of Sun Ce's army and horses at any time. As for our army, the evacuation of the people in Hanoi has been successfully completed. Guarantee What Yuan Shao can get is only an empty city. In addition, General Gao Shun's troops are ready to go out, ready to dispatch Xiaoguan troops to enter Jizhou at any time. The Yellow Turban Army commanded by the two generals Le Jin and Yu Jin has also assembled and started to harass the border between Youzhou and Jizhou .” Xun Yu explained his overall arrangement in eloquence, which can be said to be very thoughtful.

Originally, Xun Yu advocated letting Lu Bu lead troops to garrison Hanoi as a bait to stop Yuan Shao's army, and then let the generals lead the army to attack Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou respectively, so that Yuan Shao could not take care of the leader. However, the weakness of this plan is that, Arranging Lu in a dangerous place made many generals feel uneasy. Although Xun Yu has great confidence in Lu Bu, it is obviously not appropriate to put the general's safety at risk, especially when his army has the upper hand , there is really no need.So Xun Yu changed his strategy, using most of his troops to resist Yuan Shao, and using a small number of troops to attack Jizhou and Youzhou.

"Bingzhou is in the hands of our army. Yuan Shao would not have imagined that we would send troops to Jizhou from Xiaoguan. From this point of view, only the Yellow Turban Army led by Le Jin and Yu Jin is a surprise for Yuan Shao." After listening to Xun Yu Lu Bu frowned slightly, and then said with some dissatisfaction.

Lu Bu's meaning is obvious. This time Yuan Shao and Lu Bu are fighting, Gao Shun of Bingzhou will definitely send troops to help, and Xiaoguan is the most effective way to enter Jizhou from Bingzhou, so Yuan Shao must have deployed troops to deal with Gao Shun. Come on, the Taihang Mountain Yellow Turban under the command of Le Jin and Yu Jin may not be able to pose much threat to Yuan Shao. The result is that if Lu Bu and Yuan Shao want to decide the winner, they can only have a decisive battle on the frontal battlefield up.And a decisive battle of tens of thousands of people is bound to be extremely tragic, and once such a war starts, the battle will change rapidly, and the outcome will be even more difficult to grasp. Lu Bu obviously does not want such a thing to happen.

"What does the Prime Minister mean?" Seeing that Lu Bu was not satisfied, Xun Yu asked.

"The reason why I didn't fight Yuan Shao in Hanoi is because I hope to reduce the casualties in the war above. If a battle of tens of thousands of people is necessary, why should we leave Hanoi instead of relying on the city walls here?" Just listen to Lu Bu Said lightly.

"In this case, we can only send a few generals from Yanzhou to attack Jizhou." Xun Yu said after thinking for a while.

"Order the army to withdraw to Hedong. Since I want to see whether Yuan Shao wants to come to me, or whether he will directly send troops across the river to attack Luoyang." Lu Bu was silent for a while and then sent an order to Xun Yu.

If Yuan Shao took Hanoi and led his troops straight to Luoyang, Lu Bu could just tell him to take back the east of the river, cut off Yuan Shao's return route, and then send troops to destroy Yuan Shao's army bit by bit. You can communicate with Yuan Shao Zhou during the campaign, and it must be that the road from Jizhou to Hedong is not as close as it is from Hanoi.Lu Bu has a lot to do.As for Yuan Shao's guests being able to divide his troops into two groups and attack Luoyang and Hedong at the same time, Lu Bu didn't mind, because that would give Lu Bu the opportunity to defeat each of them, and he was undoubtedly looking for death.

"Report, there is a military report from General Yan Liang in front, that our army has successfully captured Hanoi. General Yan Liang is leading the army to pursue Lu Bu's defeated army." Yuan Shao's army was still on the way, and the military report came.

"How could this be so smooth?" Yuan Shao should have been happy when he heard that the vanguard had captured the city of Hanoi, but at this time Yuan Shao was not happy. Yuan Shao had a trace of unexplainable worry, and Yingying Yueyue felt that something was wrong.

"Tell me in detail, how did General Yan Liang capture the city of Hanoi?" Liu Bei also hesitated and asked the soldier who reported the letter.

"General Qi, there is not a single soldier of Lu Bu's army in the city of Hanoi, it is an empty city." The soldier dared not lie and replied hastily.

"It seems that Lu Bu deliberately threw Hanoi to us, so is he really not afraid that we will capture Luoyang?" Liu Bei was obviously also a little confused. Luoyang must be Lu Bu's capital at this time, so it was directly exposed like this, which really made Liu Bei wonder. No way.

"Then where did Lu Bu go?" Yuan Shao also asked the soldiers, obviously Yuan Shao was most concerned about Lu Bu's whereabouts at this time.

"Looking at the traces of withdrawal in the direction of Hanoi, the enemy should have withdrawn to the east of the river." The soldier replied after a little thought.

"Hehe, I ordered the army to move forward quickly, and our army will spend the night in Hanoi City tonight." After hearing that Lu Bu had left for Hedong, Yuan Shao felt relieved and sent an order to the generals.

"Yuan Gong, Hanoi is an important border defense area between Jizhou and Sizhou. It must be guarded by heavy troops. Otherwise, our army will leave. Once Lu Bu's army regains Hanoi, it will cut off our army's retreat and food routes." Arriving in Hanoi, Seeing that the city of Hanoi was empty, Liu Bei had a bad feeling, and quickly suggested to Yuan Shao.

The three cities of Hanoi, Hedong, and Luoyang are all important cities of the Han Dynasty. The cities are strong and easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, the three cities of Hanoi, Hedong, and Luoyang form a character shape. Surrounded by the city, Yuan Shaojun can only face a fatal situation, which makes Liu Bei worried when he thinks of this place.

"I have a general Chunyu Qiong who is very powerful and can defend this city." Yuan Shao also deeply understood the importance of Hanoi, so he called Chunyu Qiong forward and told him carefully.

"My lord, Chunyu Qiong has a strong temperament and is addicted to alcohol. He is not suitable for such a heavy responsibility. Please take back your life and appoint someone else." Hearing that Yuan Shao wanted to appoint Chunyu Qiong to guard Hanoi, Ju Shou hurriedly came to Yuan Shao and asked Yuan Shao Said.

"Hmph, do you mean that I don't know anyone well?" Seeing Jushou coming to stop him, Yuan Shao said a little annoyed.

"Chen didn't mean that, but Chun Yuqiong was not suitable for such a heavy responsibility. I recommended General Zhang He to take on this responsibility. General Zhang He used troops in Xuzhou and successfully rescued General Liu Bei and others. It can be said that he was brave and resourceful. He is suitable for taking on such a great job." Ju Shou really didn't have confidence in Chunyu Qiong, although he knew Yuan Shao was unhappy, he still insisted.

"Hmph, I've made a decision at this time, and there will be no further changes. You can step down." Although Jushou was loyal, Yuan Shao waved his hand coldly, ignoring Jushou.

"Ah." Liu Bei wanted to say something, but this kind of matter is Yuan Shao's own business, and his identity is not suitable for saying more, but seeing Yuan Shao and Jushou like this, he has even more confidence in Yuan Shao's battle this time It was a lot less, and he began to think about what he should do once Yuan Shao was defeated.

But it is said that Yan Liang and Xiahou Dun led their troops to chase and kill Lu Bu, and they only traveled for half a day.A dark shadow appeared in front of him, and a murderous aura permeated everywhere. Both Yan Liang and Xiahou Dun knew this aura very well. Only the real elites of hundreds of battles could have this aura, and it was Lu Bu's who stood in front of them. wolf rides.

(End of this chapter)