The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 524 Ju Shou Has a Bold Idea
Lu County.

After the experience of Wang Kuang's disastrous defeat last time, Yuan Shao decided to lead an army to attack Mount Tai.

The lessons learned from the past are not far away. The Cao Yuan coalition army did not rush forward this time, but went step by step.However, according to the distance between Dongping County and Lu County, it took only four days for the Cao Yuan coalition army to reach the city of Lu County.

More than [-] troops moved to the ground, and the momentum was huge.In addition, Yuan Shao adopted the suggestion of Xin Ping, a counselor under his command, and adopted the strategy of attacking the heart first, so that the army would plant more banners, and at the same time, the army would stand outside the city in order to deter the Xuzhou army in the city.

Even if the defenders on the city wall cannot be forced to land, it is still no problem to hit the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city.

Of course, if Yuan Shao knew that Liu Bei was in Lu County, he would not think so.

And what is Liu Bei doing at the moment?

The answer, of course, is... to eat!
After a brief meeting with Lin Chao in Bohai County, Ju Shou set off for Taishan County the next day, and under Zhu Ling's protection all the way, he finally arrived at Lu County yesterday.

In fact, the allocation of tasks this time is also quite interesting.

At that time, Lin Chao pointed out three places, namely Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, Zang Ba of Mount Tai, and Mount Tai County, the main frontal battlefield on the eastern front.

There is no need to mention Gongsun Zan, after all, he is Liu Bei's senior brother, and his clan Liu Yu, as a feudal lord, must have Lin Chao personally visit him.As for the remaining two places, Lin Chao's original intention was to let Jia Xu come to Mount Tai, and Ju Shou to lobby Zang Ba, but unexpectedly, the two chose exactly the opposite.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Jushou is inferior to Jia Xu, it's just that planning such a thing in front of the battle doesn't depend entirely on one's talent, and sometimes the relationship with the general is also the key to success or failure.

Jia Xu's qualifications are old enough, although he has been paddling, he has never held the core power of Xuzhou.But everyone in Xuzhou knew that he always followed Lin Jianjun, and even a great talent like Lin Jianjun often asked him for advice.

Looking at Jushou again, he was originally forced to land by Lin Chao after the defeat. Although he did some things, but because of his own background, he has been wandering on the fringes of Xuzhou's inner circle, playing the role of a transparent person.

With such qualifications, it is difficult for Liu Bei to trust him at a critical moment.

At first, Lin Chao was puzzled by the choice of the two, but when he saw the fiery light in Jushou's eyes, he instantly understood why this happened.

In short, Jushou couldn't bear it!

In the past, Han Fu was still alive, and his Ju family was also a wealthy family in Jizhou. Although it was understandable that he was forced to surrender, he still couldn't get over that hurdle in his heart, and he refused to concentrate on making suggestions for Xuzhou.

Now that Han Fu died in Yuan Shao's hands, Ju Shou was no longer restrained, and this trip was to avenge the old master Han Fu, which seemed even more legitimate.

Therefore, when he chose the main battlefield of Mount Tai, his whole body exuded a kind of light called longing.

Eager to be famous, eager to make contributions, eager to defeat the enemy!

Seeing that Jushou is rarely so high-spirited, Lin Chao is naturally happy. Even if he writes a letter to him by hand and asks him to present it to Liu Bei in person, it will help him make up for the shortcoming of trust, allowing him to be with Jugong and Liu Bei. I can fully display what I have learned in my chest.

In fact, there is only one sentence in the letter: Duke Ju gave him ten times as much as the court, and Duke Xuande can use it as appropriate.

The translation is that Jushou has two brushes. As for how to use it and how much power to give, it is up to you, Liu Daer, to decide for yourself.

But Lin Chaoken's writing this letter, in a sense, has already guaranteed Jushou's loyalty.

Therefore, after Liu Bei read the letter, he immediately smiled and waved: "Please, sir!"

"Thank you my lord!"

Jushou got up and sat down.

Next, it is naturally a good time to eat.

Liu Bei still said the same thing, you have to dress and eat even after the sky falls, the more the battle is going on, the more you have to recharge your batteries, so that you are more likely to defeat the invading enemy.

Of course, Liu Bei ate and drank a lot, and finally looked drunk, saying that he was recharging his energy, probably no one would believe it.

However, since Lin Chao endorsed it, Liu Bei simply appointed Ju Shou as the mastermind of the war, and he was in charge of the military with Lin Xi.

After a harmonious meal, Liu Bei, who was drunk, was helped back to his residence by Lin Xi himself, and all the generals also left.

But after leaving Liu Bei's residence, Lin Xi did not go back to the barracks, but came to the place where Jushou was.After knocking on the door, the voice of Ju Shou came from inside.

At this time, Ju Shou did not rest, but leaned on the copybook with his eyes closed and meditated.

Seeing Lin Xi coming in, Jushou pointed to the seat next to him, and said, "Zixu, please take a seat."

Speaking of which, among the Xuzhou generals, the person who is most familiar with Jushou is Lin Xi.Last year, Lin Chao sent people to sneak into Luoyang to execute a beauty trick to kill Dong Zhuo. It was Ju Shou and Lin Xi who cooperated.

At that time, Lin Xi was still a little immature, and Ju Shou had repeatedly given advice, which made Lin Xi quite grateful.

"Thank you sir."

Lin Xi cupped her hands, and then sat down.

After many years, Lin Xi saw Jushou again, feeling a little emotional in his heart.

When I was in Luoyang last year, I sat and discussed with Mr. Ju in the same way, and now we meet again, it seems like a lifetime away.

However, Ju Shou looked at Lin Xi carefully, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you in a year, but now Zixu, you are the leader of an army, which is gratifying."

Lin Xi hurriedly said modestly: "Sir, it's absurd. A certain book is useless, and it's all thanks to the promotion of the lord. It just made me laugh at this position."

Ju Shou shook his head, and said with a smile: "It's not someone's absurd praise, it's just that in the battle of Lu County a few days ago, a certain Guan Zixu used his troops like a general. Given time, it won't be a problem to close Zhang Zhao shoulder to shoulder."

Well, Zhang here refers to Zhang Liao...

"Sir, you're joking, I don't dare to compare myself with the three generals."

Lin Xi is still very clear about how much he has.If you really want to talk about commanding ability, not to mention Guan Zhangzhao, even your lieutenant general Xu Huang, you may not be able to compare with him.

After the two chatted for a while, Jushou finally got to the point: "Zixu, Cao Yuan has raised his troops and will reach Lu County in a few days at most. Do you have a strategy in mind to defeat the enemy?"

Hearing this, Lin Xi shook her head and said, "I came here just to ask for advice. The enemy army was defeated last time and lost [-] people. Now that they dare to make a comeback, it must be a large-scale attack, and it may even be Cao Yuan himself. Soldiers are coming. But at the moment, there are only [-] defenders in Lu County, and I really don't know how to deal with the enemy, so I ask you to give me some advice."

In the last battle, Lin Xi's show of weakness was a success.Although Wang Kuang was captured alive, Lin Xi did not relax his vigilance, and even felt a little worried from time to time.

Right now the main battlefield is obviously on Mount Tai, and the school government has already heard the news that the Cao Yuan Alliance has assembled no less than 20 troops in Dongping County.

The direction of the soldiers is pointing directly at Mount Tai!

It stands to reason that since this battle is going to be fought, the state government should also send more troops to Mount Tai, but day by day, except for the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command and the thousands of soldiers brought by the lord Liu Bei, there is no reinforcements along the way. arrival.

This made Lin Xi very puzzled. If Liu Bei was not still here, he would even think that he had been regarded as an abandoned child.

After hearing Lin Xi's confusion, Ju Shou smiled: "It turns out that Zixu doesn't know your brother's plan?"

Lin Xi shook her head numbly, expressing that she knew nothing about it.

"Forget it, then I will tell you to listen."

At that moment, Ju Shou explained Lin Chao's plan again, which made Lin Xi astonished again and again.

He knew that his elder brother was definitely planning something, but he didn't expect it to be a plan to make a fool of himself.Surprised, but also a little disappointed.

I thought that I could be alone in this battle, and have a bloody battle with the enemy, but who knew that after a long time of trouble, my side turned out to be a suspicious soldier.

"According to Mr., our task this time is to hold back Cao Yuan's main force, buy time for the battle in Jizhou, and encircle Cao Yuan." Lin Xi wondered, "But the enemy army has 20 people, and we only have less than [-] soldiers in our hands." With [-] soldiers and horses, the difference in strength is too great, how can we hold back?"

Ju Shou laughed and said, "This matter is quite simple, but...the people of Mount Tai must be moved to Langya County first."

Hearing this, Lin Xi's complexion changed drastically, and he said in disbelief, "What do you mean, Mr.... to give up Taishan County?"

"That's right, only by fighting and retreating can we hold down the 2 army with 20 horses." Ju Shou nodded.

"Is this the meaning of the husband, or the meaning of the brother?"

No matter how much Lin Xi trusted Jushou, he couldn't help asking one more question.

The importance of Taishan County to Xuzhou is even higher than that of Donghai County.Without the barrier of Mount Tai as a buffer, Xuzhou is a flat plain for Cao Yuan's coalition forces, and there is no obstacle.

If unfortunately lost a battle, not only Langya County is in danger of falling, but even the East China Sea will be difficult to save!

In order to win Mount Tai back then, Xuzhou did its best. Even Liu Bei led his own troops to fight for it. It took two or three months to win this barrier.

Lin Xi couldn't accept that such a strategically important place should be given up now.

"Naturally, it's the meaning of XX, but your brother also has something to say, Zixu can listen to see if it makes sense."

Having said that, Ju Shou snorted coldly, a gleam of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"If you don't throw some meat and bones out, how can you attract a group of vicious dogs, and if you don't bring these vicious dogs into your home, how can you close the door and beat the dogs! For the final victory, it is understandable to temporarily sacrifice some interests.

What does Zixu think about taking the land of one county in Mount Tai in exchange for Yanzhou and Jizhou? "

Looking at the confident light in Jushou's eyes, Lin Xi fell silent, of course he knew what Jushou meant when he said these words to him.

One is to let myself cooperate with him in using troops.

Second, I want myself to join him in persuading the lord Liu Bei to give up Taishan County.

After pondering for a long while, Lin Xi finally made a decision. She clasped her fists at Jushou and said, "Although this plan is a bit risky, it's the only way for now. Don't worry, sir, someone will try to persuade the Lord tomorrow."

Hearing this, Ju Shou laughed loudly, and at the same time cupped his hands to Lin Xi and said, "So, there will be Lao Zixu."

(End of this chapter)