The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 504 Showing the enemy to be weak
Three days later, Xu Rong, who had been stationed with Zhang Liao on Mount Tai before Zhao Yun's expedition, finally returned to Tan County with his army.

It was also on that day that Lin Chao convened the inner government and the generals for an important meeting.At the meeting, Lin issued an order to stay behind in Xuzhou, headed by Xun Yu.

As for the generals, Lu Qian and Xu Rong stayed in Xuzhou.

In terms of the abilities of Xuzhou's generals at this stage, many of them have not yet reached their peak, so Xu Rong's current leadership ability is also considered to be among the best.But he was not a direct descendant of Liu Bei's confidant, so Lin Chao left Lu Qian to assist him in guarding Xuzhou together.

Nominally, Xu Rong is the main force, but in fact Lu Qian is in charge of most of the army, and Xun Yu and others are in charge.In this way, as long as the battle situation in front does not deteriorate to the point of collapse, there should be no problem with the base camp in the rear.

It was also on this day that Lin Chao finally activated Guan Yu and ordered him to lead an army of [-] to march westward.However, Guan Yu's marching route was not Mount Tai, nor Jizhou, but went straight to the north side of Mount Tai, close to Qinghe County.

These [-] troops can be said to be the main force in this frontal battlefield, so they must be used with caution.Lin Chao had his own plans for dispatching in this way.

After all the arrangements were completed, Lin Chao entrusted Tian Feng with the heavy responsibility of transporting grain and grass, and set off to the north with a thousand soldiers who were trapped in the battle the next day.

Under the escort of Pang De and Gao Shun, Lin Chao went straight to the north of Hebei, preparing to go to the battlefield in person.

The battle between Cao Yuan and Xuzhou officially... kicked off from the moment Lin Chao stepped out of Tan County.

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Lu County, Lu County.

A few days ago, Lin Xi led an army to attack Lu County by surprise. After taking the city defenses, he did not rush to advance to Yanzhou, but directly led the army to rest in Lu County.

After leaving Lu County, you will find Dongping County in Yanzhou, which is also Cao Cao's lair. This road must be heavily guarded.

Lin Xi was well aware of the importance of this first battle. After discussing with Xu Huang, both of them believed that the enemy's situation was unclear at the moment, and it was not appropriate to be greedy for success. Instead, it was better to defend the city and prepare for the enemy's next offensive. .

If the enemy army has lost Lu County, but there is still no movement for a long time, then it is not too late to plan slowly.

Lin Xi's goal is very clear. Facing the first battle of the Cao Yuan Alliance, he not only wants to win, but also wins beautifully.

On the other hand, Liu Bei, who set off from Tan County, although there were only 7000 people under his command, but Liu Bei couldn't help feeling overwhelmed at the thought of being able to go to the battlefield in person. When he marched all the way to Nanwuyang, he found that the city had already been deserted, and there was no sign of Lin Xi. .

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xi's good news came from the front line.

Liu Bei couldn't help being a little stunned. Originally, in his imagination, he led the army to join forces with Lin Xi, and then defeated the Yanzhou army under his wise leadership!
The idea was perfect, but the reality didn't go his way.

Although Lin Xi won a complete victory in the raid on Lu County, Liu Bei always felt that this victory was less meaningful because it was not the result of his own directing.

He was afraid that he would not be able to catch up with the next big battle, so he did not stay in Nanwuyang right now, so he led his army straight to Lu County.

In late May, Liu Bei led his army to Lu County and joined forces with Lin Xi.

Knowing that Liu Bei went to the front line in person, although Lin Xi was a little shocked, he quickly got down to military affairs and led the generals out of the city to meet Liu Bei.

"See your lord!"

The arrival of Liu Bei obviously boosted morale to a great extent.

This point of Guan Yu can be seen from the excited faces of the soldiers.

In fact, apart from Lin Xi and Xu Huang, other generals, big and small, were also a little excited.

"All the generals are free!"

Liu Bei looked at Lin Xi and others who came out of the city to greet him, and then looked at the army behind them, then waved and laughed.

"Thank you, my lord!"

Amidst another burst of shouting and tsunami-like response, Liu Bei strode into the city.

At this time, as the vanguard of the Cao Yuan alliance, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, had already mobilized an army of [-] from Hanoi County to kill Lu County.

After leaving Wuyan County, Wang Kuang arrived in Xiaqiu County next to Lu County in only two days.After only one night's rest, Wang Kuang led his army to the city of Lu County the next day and invited Lin Xi to leave the city for a decisive battle.

As the seat of Lu County, the city of Lu County is five feet high and more than one foot thick. If it is attacked by force, it may be difficult to take the city within a few months.

Before, Lin Xi also relied on internal support to win the city in one fell swoop.

Before leaving, Wang Kuang had already uttered harsh words in public, saying that he would present Lin Xi's head within ten days. Now he naturally wanted to lure Lin Xi out of the city for a decisive battle, so that he could wipe out Lin Xi's troops in one fell swoop.

In the city, Liu Bei was discussing with Lin Xi and Xu Huang the next strategy for advancing troops, but suddenly he heard the enemy troops shouting outside the city, so he hurried out of the government office and walked up the tower.

Liu Bei wanted to climb the tower himself, but was persuaded by Lin Xi.

At present, the news of Liu Bei's coming to Lu County is unknown to the enemy army. Although Lin Xi didn't figure out how to make use of this matter for a while, she vaguely felt that there was something to be done in it.

After a while, Xu Huang, who had been out of the city to investigate, came back.

"How, who is in the army outside the city, and how many troops?" Liu Bei asked without waiting for Xu Huang to open his mouth.

Xu Huang clasped his fists together and said, "My lord, outside the city is Hanoi prefect Wang Kuang's troops leading the formation. As for the number of troops, the general dare not say for sure, but at this moment there are no less than ten thousand troops outside the city."

"There are only [-] people, so it's better to go out of the city to fight directly, and save Yanzhou rebels from underestimating XX!"

After Liu Bei heard the words, he immediately stated that he would go out of the city to vote for him.

"Wait a minute, my lord, this matter is yet to be discussed!"

After hearing Liu Bei's obviously unreliable idea, although Xu Huang was humble, he still objected immediately.

Right now we see 1 enemy troops outside the city, but that doesn't mean there are only [-] enemy troops.If you rush out of the city and get ambushed by the enemy, that would be bad.

"This……"

Seeing Xu Huang's objection, Liu Bei looked at Lin Xi again.

"Zixu, what do you think?"

"My lord, Xi thinks that the number of enemy troops is unknown, so it's not appropriate to rush into battle." Lin Xi said, "My brother always says that if you want to defeat the enemy, you must show the enemy's weakness first. Let's find out the enemy's situation first, and then Make calculations."

Hearing this, Liu Bei obviously thinks highly of Lin Xi.

Unexpectedly, in just a few years, that half-grown child already had such insight.

"Then tell me, how do you show the enemy a weakness?" Liu Bei asked.

"This matter is easy to hear. Since the enemy wants us to go out of the city to fight, then we will go out to fight, but no matter whether we can win or not, we have to pretend to be defeated. From now on, this move can find out the number of enemy troops. Second, we can also The heart of the enemy can be proud."

Speaking of this, Lin Xi's cold eyes flashed a trace of murderous intent.

"It only takes a few rounds like this, and the enemy army will become a proud soldier. At that time, the lord will be able to catch everyone by surprise and make the best of the elite, and the battle will surely be won!"

　That's all for now, take a rest tomorrow.

　　When I went to the hospital today, the old expert in the outpatient clinic took Lao Yu's medical records and said to him earnestly:

　　Boy, you are only 16 years old, but you look like 36 years old, how the hell do you do that?
　　Old Yu said that it was because he was a codewriter.

　　The old expert sighed, and told Lao Yu to take good care of his body, take a good rest, eat and drink by the way, eat whatever he wants...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)