The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 176

Lu Bu led the army to leave Pengcheng and head for Zhongli.

Knowing Lv Bu's arrival, Chen Dao and Zhongli county magistrate led a group of officials out of the city to meet him.

When entering the city, Chen Dao followed Lu Bu.

"Uncle Zhi stays at Zhongli, it's been hard these days." Lu Bu said hard.

"It's not hard." Chen Dao responded, and then asked Lu Bu: "It's not long since Marquis Wen returned to Pengcheng, why did you come back with an army?"

Lu Bu had agreed with him that once Cao Cao left Shouchun, he would send someone to send him instructions for the next step.

But what Chen Dao waited for was not an order, but a living Lu Bu!

"Things have changed." Lu Bu asked, "Have you heard that Sun Ce has taken Lujiang?"

"I've heard about it." Chen Dao replied: "Sun Ce's speed is really not slow, we didn't realize it, he took Lujiang long ago."

"I personally led the troops to Zhongli, and I want to join forces with you to take back the Lujiang River from Sun Ce." Lu Bu asked, "If Uncle Zhi encounters Sun Ce, what are the chances of winning?"

"There should be a number of five or five." Chen Dao replied: "Although the name of Jiangdong Xiaobawang is famous, I will not be afraid of him. As long as he dares to come, I will dare to fight him for three to five hundred rounds!"

"Shu Zhi is really proud." Lu Bu laughed, and then asked Chen Dao, "Did you pick out the elite I asked you to pick earlier?"

"I picked some, but there are not many of them." Chen Dao shook his head: "The soldiers are all newly recruited. It should be fine to let them plow the fields, but it is still a lot worse to ask them to take up weapons and go to battle to kill the enemy."

Lu Bu asked, "How did you solve it?"

"There is no good solution." Chen Dao replied: "If there are many wild animals nearby, I can let them hunt wild animals to exercise their killing and courage. However, the Huainan area has been very difficult in recent years, and the wild animals have been hunted by the people. It's almost there, and there is no chance for them to exercise their courage."

"Courage needs to be experienced on the battlefield." Lu Bu turned his head to look at the army behind him: "If you really can't recruit manpower here, you can recruit from the Qingzhou Army."

"That's a lot of money." Chen Dao replied, "Since Marquis Wen brought the Qingzhou Army to Huainan, I found that many of them can be trained to become warriors in hundreds of battles."

"I want you to train the elite, how many people do you think are suitable?" Lu Bu asked.

"5000 people!" Chen Dao replied, "As long as there are 5000 people, I can train an invincible elite for Marquis Wen."

"Go back to the barracks to pick them out!" Lu Bu said, "Let every soldier wrap a red scarf around his head, and choose red for his battle robe, including your flag!"

Red was still used in the Han Dynasty, and the military flags and uniforms of soldiers were all red.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, heroes from all over the country recruited rebels, and each place used its own five elements as the main color of the battle flag and armor.

Cao's family is famous, so Cao Cao's soldiers are all black shirts, and the battle flag is also black.

In the past, Lu Bu always believed that his five elements belonged to the earth, so the uniforms and flags of the soldiers were based on earthy yellow.

A bright red flag was flying among the khaki battle flags, needless to say it was very eye-catching.

Chen Dao knew very well that what Lu Bu gave him was a privilege that others could only dream of.

He said to Lv Bu: "Battle robes and battle flags are secondary. The main thing is to select soldiers. Marquis Wen has a lot of soldiers and horses, but it is not a simple matter to select five thousand elites."

"The Qingzhou army can't pick them out, so I'll let you pick them first when there are new recruits." Lu Bu said angrily, "But before you gather 5000 troops, don't neglect to train the other soldiers."

"I will do my best to do what Marquis Wen told me." Chen Dao replied, "I would like to ask Marquis Wen for permission."

"Whatever you say, as long as I can do it, I will agree." Before Chen Dao could say what it was, Lu Bu had already agreed.

"Marquis Wen's expedition this time, I want to be a pioneer." Chen Dao replied: "I also know that there are Zilong and Wenyuan in the army, and I am the most junior in terms of qualifications, so I shouldn't have made such a request. But I think... ..."

"You want your soldiers to have more experience." Lu Bu said, "I'll consider this even if you don't mention it. Whether it's hunting wild animals or practicing killing skills on the school field, it's better to put them on the battlefield. Only when they are used to seeing life and death and blood can they be regarded as a real elite team."

"Wen Hou can understand, so I can rest assured." Chen Dao said: "Once we go to the battlefield, the soldiers and I will never let Wen Hou down!"

Lü Bu led his army into Zhongli, and of course someone from Cao Cao's side would send news.

Sun Ce, who was stationed in Wancheng, also received a report.

Sun Ce used to work under Yuan Shu, and later exchanged the Chuanguo Yuxi for 3000 troops from Yuan Shu.

He successively defeated Jiangdong Yan Baihu and others, pacified Jiangdong, and sat firmly on the throne of Jiangdong Lord.

At that time, Sun Ce's father, Sun Jian, was killed by Huang Zu, a subordinate of Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

The Sun family and the Liu family of Jingzhou have a sworn feud.

Since Sun Ce took charge of Jiangdong, he has sent troops to attack Liu Biao several times, especially attacking Huang Zu who was entrenched in Jiangxia.

The crusade against Lujiang was because Sun Ce considered that once he gained a foothold in Lujiang, the natural danger of the Yangtze River dominated by Liu Biao in Jingzhou would be useless in front of him.

Beitu is a matter of time, but it is not urgent for Sun Ce. What he wants to do most is to defeat Jiang Xia and cut off Huang Zu's head to pay homage to Sun Jian!
Attacking Liu Xun was just the most fundamental part of Sun Ce's strategic intention to crusade against Jingzhou.

Liu Xun is just a stepping stone for Sun Ce to achieve great success!

I thought that taking Hefei would lead the army to attack Shouchun, and once the city of Shouchun was breached, the front line could be narrowed, while guarding against Xudu Cao's family, while conquering Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

Sun Ce didn't expect that before Cao Cao sent troops, Lu Bu would actually lead his troops into Zhongli, and there was a great momentum to go to Lujiang immediately.

Inviting the staff and generals who accompanied the army to the front hall of the government, Sun Ce asked everyone: "We captured the Lujiang River, and Lu Bu led an army of [-] troops into Zhongli. He must have malicious intentions. What do you think I should do to force Lu Bu back? "

"Lü Bu's dispatch of troops is both reasonable and unreasonable." A person sitting there said, "Fortunately, he doesn't have many soldiers and horses, and we have to be wary of Cao Cao. It's not like we have no chance of winning."

The man who spoke was about forty years old, and he was fair-skinned and shrewd.

He was none other than Zhang Zhao whom Sun Ce relied heavily on.

Zhang Zhao and Sun Ce were very close friends and knew his abilities. Sun Ce asked, "Zi Bu has a plan to defeat the enemy?"

"Lü Bu is nothing but brave and brave. Now he has Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun, and Chen Dao under his command. That's why he dared to provoke the general." Zhang Zhao said, "If the general backs down, he will be even more arrogant. Why don't you lead the army into Huainan and fight against him?" He will fight!"

(End of this chapter)