Overlord!

Chapter 156
Gao Shun's suggestion is undoubtedly very prudent, and now there are four princes stationed in the four counties adjacent to the Huaihe River.

It is obvious that heroes in troubled times rise together, each supporting the crowd for his own interests.

At this time, it is better to be still than to move, and to sit and watch the changes.

Stronger than Yuan Shu, after Liu Bei was defeated, he did not move eastward in a hurry, so as not to attack rashly, and the power he occupied was unstable.

He hated Liu Bei, and was not in a hurry to raise troops for revenge immediately. Instead, he stabilized the army in Dongyang and prepared to take advantage of the situation to decide whether to attack Yuan Shu or Lu Bu.

On Sun Ce's side, it was obvious that troops were stationed in Huainan, and only one army was sent to respond to Cheng Lian's attack and attack Zhang Liao.The main force has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and is not in a hurry to find the enemy for a decisive battle.

At this time, any princes mobilizing their troops may lead to instability in defense and be taken advantage of by others.

Why did Lu Bu take Xuzhou?Isn't it because Liu Bei and Yuan Shu are fighting with each other, and the fisherman benefits from behind?

But if Lu Bu could listen to the general's suggestion, would it still be a reckless evaluation?
He immediately said: "In the battle between me and Sun Ce, if I won a small victory and lost a lot, wouldn't it be a loss to my reputation? Besides, it occupies my Xiapi Huaiyin. If I can't seize its counties, it will appear to be at a disadvantage!"

Gao Shun sighed, the so-called country is easy to change, but nature is hard to change.General Lu's competitive nature has already penetrated deep into his bones.

This is a war, not a battle of spirits between husbands and wives!Why care about the gains and losses of the moment?Even if he has already taken a county of Marquis Wu, so what?

Even if Marquis Wu loses a county, he will go to war and get angry?
Lu Bu's strategic planning is not good, but his tactical planning is very good.

He immediately said: "I want to march eastward and take the Haixi of Guangling County! I have Guangling County and all the land in Huaibei!"

Haixi!

Everyone in the tent suddenly looked sideways.

This county has recently attracted the attention of countless heroes in Xuzhou.

Since Liu Bei's defeat in Huainan and his army transferred to Haixi, this place has become the core place that affects the entire situation in Xuzhou.

Lu Bu and Sun Ce both intended to win over Liu Bei to fight against other princes.

It can be said that Liu Bei, as a guest general, is solid and reliable, and has excellent combat power. He is recognized by all the princes in today's world, and they all hope to use him as a sharp edge to fight against other heroes.

Lu Bu even had chariots and horses to meet Liu Bei.

What made all the civil and military personnel in the account angry was that Liu Bei did not choose Yuzhou governor recommended by Pingdong General Lu Bu, but chose Xuzhou Governor recommended by Sun Ce, the rebellious general.

For this reason, he has already started to move to Dongyang!

The combination of the Sun Liu coalition forces is undoubtedly extremely threatening. The two will work together and fight side by side, and may even overturn the situation in Xuzhou!
Lu Bu is going to attack Haixi, and everyone is thinking.

His in-law Wei Xu asked: "Could it be that the general wants to take this opportunity to weaken Liu Bei?"

Lu Bu nodded with a fierce expression on his face: "Since Liu Bei can't be used by me, let's break it! As far as I know, Liu Bei's nearly 2 troops are inconvenient to reorganize, and they will not be transferred to Dongyang in time in the future! In Haixi You Once there is a camp, let’s gather soldiers again!”

This is exactly where Liu Bei is difficult.His heroism is very popular.Many generals and officials never give up even in desperation, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang and others have followed him and suffered countless defeats, but they have always followed him life and death .

Hearing that Liu Bei was reorganizing the situation in Haixi, his soldiers who had been scattered in Huainan and those who had wandered from all over the world gathered together one after another.

Of course, Liu Bei's foundation in Haixi is far more than that.

One of the important reasons why he marched into Haixi after his defeat, and now there are still soldiers camped in Haixi, is that he can continue to get supplies here to revive the army.

And the key to this is the Donghai Mi family, which is the credit of Mi Zhu, a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou.

Haixi is connected to Donghai County, and Liu Bei is stationed in Haixi. At the most difficult time, Mi Zhu made his younger sister Liu Bei his wife, that is, Mrs. Mi.Then he gave two thousand slaves and gold and silver coins to help the military; at that time, Liu Bei was in poverty and relied on this to revive.

Liu Bei, a hero, is not someone who can be manipulated by others.

Although Sun Ce gave him [-] shi of grain, Liu Bei did not completely rely on Sun Ce's supply.

If the logistics supply is completely controlled by other forces, it will be like a baby looking up to its mother's milk and may be starved to death at any time.

Liu Bei himself attaches great importance to other ways of obtaining logistical supplies.Therefore, Haixi is now one of the most important logistical supports for Liu Bei's forces.

And Liu Bei is struggling now, and the root cause still has to be traced to Cao Cao's Tu Xuzhou.Donghai County suffered heavy casualties, and even a big family like the Mi family was also hit hard.At the peak of the Mi family, there were tens of thousands of children and servants.In its heyday, the Donghai Mi clan would be able to provide Liu Bei's logistics needs.

However, Cao Cao's massacre caused heavy casualties to the Mi clan and Buqu, and now he has tried his best to get two thousand slaves for Liu Bei.

This is already all of the family assets of the Mi family. Since then, the Mi family has completely left the East China Sea, wandered with Liu Bei, and never returned to the East China Sea.

In order to receive these supplies safely, Liu Bei also left generals Guan Yu, Mi Fang, Xia Houbo and others to lead an army of nearly [-] people to garrison Haixi.

To attack Haixi where such a large army is stationed, everyone is serious and serious. How many troops will it take to defeat Guan Yu and capture Haixi?

Lu Bu said to the crowd at this time: "Wen Yuan will still be guarding Ling County. I will personally lead the army to the east, with only three thousand horses and three thousand horses. In ten days, Guan Yu will be defeated!"

Leading only [-] paces, but boasting to defeat the nearly [-] troops commanded by Guan Yu, an enemy of [-] people, in today's world, it is possible that only Lu Bu made such a bold statement, so people will not have any doubts.

But even so, everyone still couldn't understand why the general must mobilize his troops and march eastward.

The most important thing at this time should be to stabilize the situation and conquer far and near.

The eastward advance of the army, no matter whether it wins or loses, is taking risks and destabilizing the situation.

Chen Gong also had to dissuade him, saying: "General, soldiers are important to the country, the place of life and death, the way of survival, you must pay attention to it. Move when it suits your interests, stop when it doesn't suit your interests. Only by making sure the enemy is perfect can you be invincible. Now the situation in Huainan is treacherous, and the whole body will be affected by one hair, and the general will suddenly attack Haixi, if Marquis Wu Xingshi is behind, wouldn't it be dissatisfied that the game will be lost?"

But Lv Bu insisted on going his own way, and said in an inscrutable way: "If I take down Haixi, I will have the help of Xuzhou scholars! Sun Ce, my son, will be nothing to worry about!"

Is there someone to help?
Everyone looked at each other in amazement, they really didn't know anything about this.

Did the general attract some reinforcements?
Lu Bu's attitude was firm, and everyone could only follow the military order and lead the army to march towards Haixi with Lu Bu.

You can say that Lu Bu has no foresight, but in terms of tactical execution, he is definitely the best in the world.

He rode eastward and headed towards Haixi in a hurry. The army moved vigorously, and it took only three days to march more than [-] li and reach the territory of Haixi.

This speed may be far from Cao Chun's three hundred miles a day and one night, and it is not as good as the one thousand miles in five days boasted by Xia Houyuan.

But this speed is definitely second to none among the princes today!It is a feat that only the strong on the battlefield can achieve.

Three days is really too short now!
Even Sun Ce didn't react, and Lu Bu on the other side suddenly moved from the Huaiyou Shenbing to the coast of the East China Sea.

And Guan Yu, who was far away in the East China Sea, was even more caught off guard.

He hastily fought, and was trampled by Lu Bu directly leading the iron cavalry. Under the chaotic formation, nearly ten thousand troops were defeated in one battle!The dead bodies stretched for several miles, and the dead slept on their pillows.

Guan Yu retreated to defend the city again, but was at a disadvantage in refusing to fight. Gao Shun led a fierce attack and captured the city gate, and Haixi fell.Guan Yu had to break out of the siege, and Liu Bei Xinna's wife, Mrs. Mi, was also captured by Lu Bu.In addition, there is a large amount of gold, silver and grain in the city, all of which are owned by Lu Bu.

The news of the defeat spread to Huaiyin very quickly, after all, there had been exchanges between the two parties.Moreover, Lu Bu did not have a navy, so the messenger took the water route to the south bank, and then went all the way unimpeded.

Upon receiving the news of Guan Yu's defeat, Sun Ce immediately summoned the military under his command to discuss how to deal with it, and Zhang Fei was also invited.

Only this time, facing Zhang Fei's presence, Jiangdong's Wenwu could no longer restrain his impulse, regardless of the face of his allies.

Xiaoqi Zhonglang General Chen Wu has the highest status and is also most appreciated by Sun Ce. He took the lead in attacking and said angrily: "Liu Bei's subordinates are all people who like to make big claims and slander the world. What are the heroes of the world, what are the bears and tigers, what are the ten thousand people?" Enemy, I think everything is in vain!"

It can be said that it is very impolite to call Liu Bei by his name directly.This is usually only the case with hostile forces, such as Cao Cao and Sun Quan, who would bluntly say when they countermeasures: "Looking at Liu Bei's talents and winning the hearts of the people, he will not be defeated in the end. It is better to plan it early."

And Chen Wu said these things directly in front of Zhang Fei, which can be said to refute his face in person, which immediately made Zhang Fei furious, and shouted: "Zhuzi, how dare you insult my lord? Do you think I can't kill you?"

Jiang Qin was furious, and drew his sword: "The thief, you have repeatedly defeated the enemy, dare not compete in the battlefield, but only rely on cruelty to bully your allies? I Jiangdong will give you tens of thousands of grains, but you wait I am mediocre! In Jiangdong, I am invincible in attacking and invincible in all battles. In front of my iron cavalry, Lu Bu's army is invincible! And all my defeats are due to you and others in Xuzhou."

"First Liu Bei was defeated by Huainan, then Zhang Fei was defeated by Huaiyou, and Guan Yu was defeated again by Haixi! Nearly ten thousand people were defeated by a blow! How dare you have the face to accuse me of waiting! Come, give him the sword. Let me see what this Xuzhou group can do!"

Sun Ce had no choice but to speak, and said, "Shut up! Since it is a covenant, we should work together and help each other in times of difficulty! The world is not peaceful, and the same room is fighting each other. Wouldn't it be laughable for thousands of years? Sit down!"

Sun Ce's prestige in the army came from fighting.The most capable general in Jiangdong is none other than Sun Ce himself.

Of course, the princes nowadays are basically like this.Regardless of Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Yuan Shao, or Lu Bu, Liu Bei, the basic protagonist is the person with the strongest ability to command the army within the power.

Only with such illustrious martial arts can he subdue the three armies.

When Sun Ce spoke, no matter how angry Jiang Qin was, he had no choice but to put away his sword and stand behind Sun Ce.In the camp, only he has a sword as the commander of the personal guard.He withdrew his sword, Chen Wu and Zhang Fei also suppressed their anger and sat down.

After the camp quieted down, Sun Ce began to examine the situation.

Guan Yu's defeat by Lu Bu did not surprise Sun Ce.

After all, in history, the three brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei commanded tens of thousands of troops to station in Peiguo, and they were defeated by Lu Bu in one fell swoop.

Then Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei got army reinforcements from Cao Cao. Cao Cao gave him soldiers, horses, food and grass, and asked him to return to Pei Kingdom. Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led a small number of troops to siege the city from spring to September and completely smashed it.

It's not that brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang are not strong enough, it's that Lu Bu's army is too aggressive and brave.

And Lu Bu is a famous general among famous generals, the most famous in the world.Also facing Liu Bei's more than 1 troops, Gao Shun and Zhang Liao had to fight Liu Bei for nearly half a year, but Lu Bu personally went out to defeat Liu Bei.

As the saying goes, when Lu Bu was alive, he was Lu Bu among men and Chitu among horses.After Lu Bu's death, everyone has the same courage as Lu Bu.Guan Yu sees that everyone is the generation who inserts the label and sells the first.

Now Lu Bu has the courage of a tiger, and his subordinates are all brave and good at fighting, and they are the teachers of tigers and wolves.

Its combat power is fierce and fierce, and the tiger dominates one side, which is a great disaster for the world.

If Jiangdong wants to wipe out these powerful vassals, he must unite with other princes and work together.

So Sun Ce took the initiative to lead the situation and said: "Liu Xuzhou is famous for being brave. He is not discouraged by defeat, and he is indomitable. Even if he loses and fights repeatedly, he will surely achieve great things."

Liu Bei was indeed defeated repeatedly in the early stage, and most people would have given up on themselves long ago, but this Emperor Zhaolie was able to be unyielding and fight to the death!Otherwise, Cao Cao would not increase his troops again and again, give him money and food, and ask him to help him suppress Lu Bu.

Cao Cao was now dragged by the emperor in the area of ​​Yuzhou, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu's allied forces stationed troops in the areas of Feishui and Ye County, gathered the allied forces, and attacked Yingchuan.

At this time, Cao Cao has not had time to march east in the future, so Sun Ce will take up Cao Cao's role in the coalition army, subsidize Liu Bei, and ask Liu Bei to help him hold Lu Bu down.

Based on the current time, it is already September, and there are still a few months before Yuan Shu should proclaim himself emperor.

The next biggest strategic opportunity for Jiangdong is naturally to move westward along the Huaihe River and take all the land in Huainan.

It is impossible to send a large army to continue northward and attack Lu Bu.

In a few months, the world's top star can't be destroyed at all.

Moreover, even if it only took a few months to wipe out Lu Bu, the benefits of going north to occupy Xuzhou are obviously not as good as occupying Huainan.

Regardless of Yuan Shu's various plunders in Huainan, the population of Jiujiang and Lujiang is still far more than that of Xuzhou, which was slaughtered by Cao Cao.

Even after years of severe drought, when Sun Ce finally conquered the Lujiang River, he still received more than 14 men, women, and sergeants, as well as large and small bridges.

Yuan Shu's personality, proclaiming himself emperor is almost unshakable.He was so superstitious about that prophecy that he couldn't help himself.

It's just that before attacking Yuan Shu, Sun Ce must stabilize the Huaihe defense line, and at least severely injure Lu Bu once, so that he will not dare to look down on it, and it will be difficult for him to covet the Huaihe River.

Lu Bu's surprise attack on Haixi undoubtedly gave Sun Ce the greatest opportunity.

Sun Ce planned to ride on foot on the banks of the Huaihe River, and completely wiped out the Bingzhou iron cavalry under Lu Bu's command in one fell swoop!
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