Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Lu Bu was mistaken for his father-in-law

Chapter 296 Chapter 295 I want to take the hardest road

Lu Su was very patient. He said he didn't care about Guan Yu, but he really didn't care about Guan Yu.

Wen Chou was okay, and his character was considered stable among military generals, but Yan Liang refused to do it. After holding it in for a few days, he couldn't hold it in any longer, and he clamored to go out and kill Guan Yu.

"Guan Yu has a sword, and I also have a sword. What are you afraid of him doing? I'm not telling you rotten scholars. Sometimes you just think too much!" Yan Liang stamped his feet anxiously, feeling as if there were ants crawling on his body.

Lu Su was known as an honest person. He didn't have much contact with Yan Liang and knew that this guy meant what he said but didn't mean anything, but he didn't care about him.

Wen Chou couldn't stand it anymore and scolded him directly: "Shut up! After a few good days, are you going to forget your last name?"

In terms of character, Wen Chou is deeper than Yan Liang. I hope he won't forget one thing by scolding him like this. They are both subordinates. We don't care whether Lu Su is a corrupt scholar or not, but after all, he started his career in Xuzhou with Lu Bu. of.

Although Zhang Liao could walk sideways in the camp, Jia Xu, who was serving as supervisor of the army in Anfeng at that time, had to let him go, but his status is not comparable at all.

When Yan Liang was still about to speak harshly, he was pulled away by Hao Zhao. Wen Chou then smiled and apologized to Lu Su, "Sir, please don't be like my brother. He is just a reckless man."

Lu Su just laughed, nodded and said: "General, please be patient and wait a little longer."

In fact, Guan Yu's actions really confused him.

You said that you came all the way and didn't make any move. You really just guarded the shabby village and couldn't come out. Even if you ran to plunder a piece of land and rob the county seat, Lu Su would understand.

It is not easy to transport the grain and grass from Jiangxia here, and they have to cross Anyang Mountain.

That mountain is not as good as Taihang Mountain. There are bandits activities all year round, so there are many roads. Because of Lin Mo's habit, every time he goes to a county, he must clear out the surrounding bandits. The original bandits on Anyang Mountain were eliminated after Cao Cao and Liu Bei were taken away. .

In addition, no one is cultivating that area, so it is feared that it will be overgrown with weeds, making it difficult for people to walk, let alone transport grain and grass.

Lu Su is right, wait a few more days.

It was indeed only a few days before Lujiang sent an urgent battle report.

The messenger soldier was carried into the council hall by a sergeant. He held the military newspaper tightly in his hand and opened his mouth with difficulty, "Lujiang is in urgent need, please send it as soon as possible, Mr. Lu."

Before he could finish speaking, he fainted.

I think I was racing day and night all the way without stopping at all.

Yan Liang hurriedly took down the military newspaper in his hand and put it on the desk. He also poked his head to see what happened.

When Wen Chou opened it, he consciously favored Lu Su on the side.

"Sun Ce from Jiangdong followed the river and landed at Wankou. He led an army of [-] to raid Wan County. Liu Ziyang led his troops to resist and broke through the city in only three days. Zheng Bao and Zhang Duo were killed by Sun Ce. Liu Taishou led the remaining army to flee to Shucheng!"

"How could this happen?" Lu Su was a little confused, as if he didn't react.

"Damn it, Sun Ce? Is this the Sun Ce who was kicked off his horse by Marquis Wen and was so frightened that his subordinates couldn't even care about him and fled in panic? He still dares to come!"

Yan Liang shouted angrily: "Brother, you are in charge of Anfeng, I will lead [-] troops to kill him!"

Some people have been victorious for half their lives, and then are nailed to the pillar of shame as soon as they lose.

Sun Ce is a typical example.

Sweeping across Jiangdong and conquering half of the world, except for one draw with Taishi Ci, he never lost a battle, which can be said to be a complete victory.

However, Guangling seems to have become an eternal pain for the children of Jiangdong. Sun Ce was completely defeated there, Sun Quan died there, as well as Huang Gai, Pan Zhang, Ma Zhong, Zhou Tai, and countless other children of Jiangdong.

So much so that Lu Jun felt that the so-called talents of Jiangdong's children were nothing more than a self-proclaimed lie.

I don’t think they have the courage to make trouble again.

Perhaps everyone has forgotten that Sun Ce is truly a brave little overlord.

Therefore, this battle not only confused Liu Ye, but also confused Lu Su, who was hundreds of miles away.

Wan County is a fortified city. As the defender, Liu Ye has more than [-] soldiers and horses on hand. With his prestige in the Huainan area, the Qiao family and other major families will definitely be willing to lend him their soldiers and horses during fierce battles. of.

It was actually unbelievable that it broke in three days.

"Sir, it's nothing to lose an Anhui county, but Sun Ce's sneak attack will definitely take over the entire Lujiang River. If he doesn't send troops, I'm afraid Shucheng won't be able to hold it back for long." Wen Chou also agreed with Yan Liang's idea.

However, he will always remember what Lin Mo said before he went on the expedition, and listen more to Lu Su.

Maybe this is a well-intentioned advice, maybe this is a different kind of warning. Even if he holds the position of coach, Wen Chou is still willing to abide by some rules.

Wen Chou, Yan Liang and Hao Zhao all looked at Lu Su expectantly, waiting for his next words, but the latter seemed lost, sometimes mumbling to himself, sometimes frowning.

"What's going on, you should speak up!" Yan Liang was anxious. If Wen Chou hadn't looked down upon him, he would have stepped forward and used force to wake up Lu Su.

"I understand, I understand."

After a long time, Lu Su finally came back to his senses. His eyes flashed with excitement at first, but then immediately dimmed. He shook his head and said in a deep voice: "At this time, Shu Cheng cannot be rescued."

"what?"

"Why?"

Yan Liang Wen Chou spoke up almost at the same time.

After letting out a long sigh, Lu Su began to analyze, "Guan Yu's purpose here is not to fight us, he wants to hold us back for Sun Ce."

"What is Guan Yu doing? He has to be able to hold it off even if he delays it. I will lead 1 people to Shucheng. If Guan Yu wants to intercept him on the way, I will capture him first and then Sun Ce!" Yan Liang is very brave.

"I'm worried that it wasn't Guan Yu who was intercepted midway, but Sun Ce."

Lu Su shook his head unhurriedly, "Here we go east to Shucheng. There are many mountains and dense forests, and there are too many places for ambushes. Sun Ce is waiting for work, so how can he guard against it.

If there are too many people going, how can we keep Anfeng? If there are too few people going, we may not be able to reach Shucheng. "

"This" Lu Su's words immediately made Yan Liang dumbfounded.

"Sun Ce has the courage of an overlord. It is not a scandal to lose to Marquis Wen, but who else can defeat him?"

Lu Su further analyzed: "What's more, I don't know how many fierce generals are following him. Taishi Ci, Han Dang, and Cheng Pu of Jiangdong are all generals who have fought in hundreds of battles, and each has the courage of ten thousand men. Even if he goes to rescue, It must be you two generals who go together."

At this point, Wen Chou nodded with half-squinted eyes, as if he understood what Lu Su meant, and said in a deep voice: "Sir, what do you mean, are you going to deal with Guan Yu first, and then go to rescue Shu Cheng?"

Lu Su took a deep breath and shook his head, "That would be too late. We can only let Ziyang retreat to Shouchun for refuge first, and use the passes along the way to block Sun Ce and buy us time."

"If the bastard Guan Yu can't hold on, what can he do?" Yan Liang asked unhappily.

"Will not."

Lu Su seemed to be a person who was born not to lose his temper. Gujing Wubo said: "Liu Bei is not a good person. He came so far to cover Sun Ce. He should have reached some kind of agreement, but he is also very poor now. Will not do business at a loss.

If you guessed correctly, they wanted to take advantage of us to plunder the surrounding counties after we left the city for rescue, and then retreated after success. "

This is not a groundless conjecture. In fact, Lu Su is a counselor who likes to speculate on the opponent based on what has happened.

If Guan Yu came here to capture the entire Anfeng, he would not wait until now without making any moves. At the very least, he would use land grabbing to lure the enemy.

"What do you want sir to do?"

"He wants to reap the benefits, so I'll use this as bait."

Lu Su sighed.

Judging from various signs these days, Zhuge Liang should not be in the military camp.

But Lu Su was not relaxed at this moment. This was too risky and not in line with his character at all.

He could understand why Liu Ye abandoned the city and fled to Shouchun, but the Huainan family behind him might not understand either. After all, he was a wealthy family in Xuzhou. In the past few years, Chen Deng had been fighting fiercely with the Huainan scholars, and those bad debts I'm afraid that this will be remembered by me, the new Anfeng Prefect.

At this time, they refused to send troops for rescue. They didn't think much about it, and something happened.

Furthermore, if Liu Ye cannot hold back Sun Ce and loses Shouchun, the eastward retreat will be completely blocked, Anfeng will become an isolated city, and the [-]-strong army will have no way to escape.These are fatal problems, but Lu Su has to face them.

Because this is the only way to keep Anfeng.

Starting from Xuzhou, Lu Lin and Lu Lin fought together for most of the territory of the Thirteen States of Han Dynasty, but there had never been a place where they fought so many fierce battles like Anfeng.

Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Lin Mo, Zhang Liao.
Anfeng is definitely the county with the most frequent wars under its rule, but no matter how fierce the war here is, no one can ever shake its foundation.

How could Lu Su watch the place where he had put so much effort change its owner?

Life is often like this. Things that you don't want to do, or even things that you think you will definitely not do, in the end, you need to face calmly.

Lu Su didn't like taking risks, but this choice destined him to take countless risks in Anfeng. He had to take risks to repel Guan Yu, and he had to take risks to face Sun Ce. In the end, even the Huainan scholars would bear a grudge. He won't send troops to rescue.

But, this is the path everyone has to take.

Lin Mo walked over, and Jia Xu also walked over. Lu Su thought that he was not as good as the two of them, but he still had to leave, and it would be more difficult than them.

"Why didn't Guangling's navy come to rescue Duanhou?" Hao Zhao, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

Lu Su smiled slightly, "Maybe he's already on the way. If possible, I will definitely let Gan Ning go back. Unfortunately, it's too late, and I don't have the power."

"Why?"

"After Sun Ce landed, he drove hundreds of miles to Shucheng. Once Wankou was captured, he would have no way to retreat. How could this only way of survival not be guarded by elite soldiers?"

Lu Su looked at Hao Zhao and slowly explained: "Although Gan Ning has [-] naval troops and has been training for several years, they lack actual combat experience and may not be a match for the Jiangdong navy.

Furthermore, if Guangling goes to rescue, it means going upstream, and we are already in a passive position. If I cannot repel Guan Yu and relieve the danger of Lujiang River, it will not be the loss of the three counties of Huainan, but Ganning will also be defeated. "

Did the situation turn so bad in a blink of an eye? Wen Chou couldn't understand, but everything was fine yesterday.

Perhaps, this is the battlefield.

Here, he learned a lot, and the time when he followed Zhang Liao to fight Xiahou Dun was of great help to him.

But what impressed him most about Zhang Liao was not the truth and truth he proclaimed all day long, but his calmness in the face of danger.

Back then, the three of them were under heavy siege, but they were able to return to Anfeng safely. Although the danger today is no less than that of the day, Wen Chou did not panic. Instead, he felt a sense of responsibility to take over the banner of Lu Jun from Zhang Liao, and his shoulders were heavy.

He slowly stood up and bowed to Lu Su, "Sir, please use your troops!"

Anfeng City received an urgent report from Lujiang asking for help. Scouts from Guan Yu's Dazhai also rushed over, holding the same battle report from Lujiang.

Although war horses are in short supply, scouts in this area cannot be spared. After all, his purpose this time is to help Sun Ce hold off the defenders in Anfeng City. Therefore, wherever Sun Ce hits and what kind of victory he will achieve, he will not compare. Lu Su is less concerned.

Of course, the mentality is still different.

Guan Yu showed no expression after reading the letter. He captured the well-defended Wan County in three days. This was a feat no matter what, but Guan Yu seemed to look down upon him. He just said lukewarmly, "I hope you don't make me wait too long." Long."

"General, I think the defenders in Anfeng City have also received a letter from Lujiang asking for help. I will send more scouts to keep an eye on him and see how many troops he has left the city." Wei Yan, who had deep legal marks, clasped his fists seriously.

Guan Yu nodded, "I'll go with you, and I'll order some troops as well."

Hearing this, Wei Yan looked at Guan Yu with some confusion, "General, do you want to use troops?"

"Don't worry, even if he sends troops to rescue, he will leave ten to twenty thousand defenders in Anfeng. In addition, Anfeng City has been consolidated by Zhang Liao in recent years. The casualties of a storm will be too great. I will not be so reckless."

"Who is the general?"

Guan Yu glanced at him and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "We only promised Sun Ce to help him drag away the defenders of Anfeng City, but we did not promise him not to attack other counties in Anfeng County.

We have come a long way this time, and the soldiers have worked so hard to bring in so much food and grass. It is not too much to transport some from several surrounding counties. "

This cannot be blamed on Guan Yu for being greedy for petty gains. Even if a county is small, the amount of money and grain in the treasury is a considerable amount.

Especially for Liu Bei, who only has three counties, Lu Bu and Cao Cao, who are big supply companies, may look down on them, but he cannot look down on them.

"Does the general want to plunder the land?"

The corner of Wei Yan's mouth twitched and he persuaded softly: "The military advisor said that we only need to stay at the entrance of the road and wait for Jiangdong's troops to arrive and immediately return to Jingzhou along the original road."

"Why, you just listen to Zhuge Liang?"

Guan Yu faded his smile and glanced at him coldly, "Is it possible that I can't act expediently?"

When he was in Jingzhou, it was okay for Zhuge Liang to point fingers at him. After leaving Jingzhou, you, Wei Yan, are still telling me what to do in his name?

Guan expressed dissatisfaction.

"The last will not dare!"

At this stage, Wei Yan was still very conscientious and only responded truthfully, "I'm afraid there will be a risk of being ambushed once I leave the stronghold. I will be walking around in the past few days. There are many water systems in Anfeng, mountains, depressions, and woodlands." Dense, perfect for ambush.

A general always knows his troops and should weigh the importance. "

Guan Yu was arrogant, but he still listened to the advice. He turned around and looked at the parchment drawings behind him, and began to think seriously.

After a while, he pointed to a county fifty miles east of Dazhai and said attentively: "Jin County, the defenders here are only a thousand people. We only need to besiege but not attack. If Anfeng City does not come to rescue, the city will be opened." surrender.

Moreover, there are only two mountain cols where we can set up ambushes along this road. We send more scouts to find out the road conditions before advancing. Although the speed will be slower, there will definitely be no problems. "

Although he still felt in his heart that he should follow the military orders, but since Guan Yu said so, Wei Yan certainly did not dare to refute.

He is just a deputy general, there is no reason not to listen to the chief general.

Soon, the scouts were rewarded. An army was indeed sent out from Anfeng City, with no end in sight. There were at least 2 people, and the central army was marked with a large banner with the word "Yan".

This is pretty much what Guan Yu guessed. Yan Liang went to rescue, while Wen Chou stayed behind in Anfeng. The number of soldiers and horses that went was about the same as expected, 2.

Very good. In this way, Guan Yu felt that there was nothing to worry about. If he didn't go to plunder now, it would be unreasonable for him to go after Sun Ce came.

Race against time, okay?

Five thousand elite soldiers were ordered that day, and even [-] cavalry were brought along. The cavalry was not needed to attack the city, but the sense of oppression it brought was more than one level stronger than that of the infantry.

Early the next morning, he led his army to Jin County. In order to ensure safety, the scouts set out early to investigate the situation ahead.

In fact, scout investigation is very time-consuming. Even if you go to a team of people, you usually can't make sure that there are no mistakes or omissions within two hours after surveying such a mountain col.

But Guan Yu was not in a hurry. He knew that he would not be able to hide from Anfengcheng's spies anyway. It would be worth it to take a longer time in exchange for safety.

At the same time, scouts were also sent to keep an eye on Anfeng City. If there were soldiers and horses to rescue them, they would be informed in advance.

In addition, there are currently only 2 people in Anfeng City. Wen Chou may not be able to embarrass him in the city, but if he comes out, he will still be afraid of him.

The journey was uneventful, except that the forty-mile journey lasted from morning to afternoon.

Although there are no defenders in Jin County, the county magistrate cannot open the city immediately. This is a fool's errand.

After waiting for a day, Anfeng City did not send troops to rescue them. Early the next morning, they saw Guan Yu's army coming up with ladders and immediately opened the city.

Jin County is not a big place, but Guan Yu is still satisfied with the income from the treasury. Three thousand gold, eight thousand stones of grain and grass, and hundreds of war horses, don't waste it.

At noon, the scouts also came back and said that the defenders in Anfeng City had not left the city. Guan Yu was not surprised at all.

Wen Chou's small number of troops now could not give him the courage to run out for rescue.

You know, in their perception, they brought 3 people, not [-].

"Return to the army!" After packing everything, Guan Yu and his men began to return to the camp.

By the way, I was thinking about which county would be better to go to next.

(End of this chapter)