Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 169 The Arrival of Lu Bu
Yuzhou Runan City.

Twenty miles outside the city, the camp towered up with banners and banners. In the center of the main village were two large flags, one black flag embroidered with the golden word "Liu" and the other a white flag with the four characters "Kuangfu Hanshi".

This camp is exactly the army led by Liu Qi who sent troops from Jingzhou.

In the main account.

Liu Qi sat on the main seat, and Guo Jia, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Dian Wei sat on both sides.

"Now that Runan City is close at hand, what's the situation in the world?" Liu Qi asked.

It has been two days since Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun and dispatched more than [-] soldiers and horses back to Shouchun. There are not many soldiers and horses left in Yuzhou. It can be said that the remaining soldiers and horses in Yuzhou are basically All gathered in Runan City.

He also saw this situation before he dispatched troops. Basically, he didn't encounter any decent obstacles along the way, and he pushed all the way to the city he wanted to capture - Runan City.

"Returning to my lord, the soldiers of Chang'an have passed Xuchang, with a total of 15 troops; Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou joined forces and have arrived in Yanzhou, with a total of [-] troops; Liu Bei of Xuzhou has passed Pengcheng, with a total of [-] troops; Jiangdong Sun Quan sent troops out of Lujiang, a total of [-] troops; the rest of the prefectures and counties did not make any big moves!" Guo Jia stood up and replied.

When they sent troops under the banner of crusade against Yuan Shu and helping the Han Dynasty, the imperial edict was also issued to all states and counties. Almost all the princes who received the edict raised their troops one after another, but it was only two days later than them.

Guo Jia paused, then continued: "According to the marching speed of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life, we can arrive in a few days, and Yuan Shu has already dispatched troops in Shouchun, appointed Zhang Xun as the general, led 15 troops, and came to Yuzhou ; Yuan Shu himself led fifty thousand soldiers and horses, and went south to intercept the soldiers and horses in the east of the Yangtze River; with Ji Ling as the general, he stopped our army from directly taking Shouchun's soldiers and horses!"

Liu Qi stroked his chin, and said thoughtfully: "From this point of view, we can't stay here for a long time. Although we took the first opportunity, Yuzhou will inevitably be chaotic and people will be divided. Who knows what they will do? Pay attention to something!"

Guo Jia and the others also nodded in agreement. To put it more bluntly, the troops from all walks of life obeyed the imperial edict and led their troops to attack Yuan Shu, but basically they all had their own plans.
"But my lord, there are [-] soldiers in Runan City, and Yuan Shu's general Chen Ji is the defender of the city. Even if it is a strong attack, it is impossible to capture it in one day!" Zhao Yun said.

"What General Zhao said is true! My lord, although our army has [-] people, if we forcefully attack Runan City, even if we capture it, we will suffer heavy losses. If soldiers from all walks of life come and want to withdraw from Yuzhou It has become very difficult!" Wei Yan also echoed.

Guo Jia also nodded in agreement. After all, a forcible attack would be against their previous plan. What's more, taking down Runan City will have no effect on their Jingzhou, and they may be surrounded by other princes. middle.

Liu Qi grinned, waved his hands, and said, "You don't need to forcibly attack the city of Runan. Taking Runan city is like picking something out of your bag. Set up camp here, it's just for waiting!"

"Wait? Could it be that the lord has already made arrangements?" Guo Jia asked suspiciously.

Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, and Dian Wei also looked at Liu Qi. You must know that they have been by Liu Qi's side all the time, but they didn't see any arrangements.

"There is an arrangement, but I didn't arrange it. The attack on Runan City this time is just for assistance!" Liu Qi laughed.

Guo Jia and the others were even more confused.

At this time, a blood-clothed guard walked in from outside the tent.

"Report, my lord, there is a group of soldiers and horses about 3 people one mile away from the left of the camp, and they are slowly coming towards the camp!" The blood-clothed guard knelt down and bowed.

"Here we come!" Liu Qi stood up, looked at the crowd, and said, "Come out with me to greet them!"

After speaking, he walked out of the camp.

Guo Jia and others, seeing Liu Qi like this, also knew that this army was a friend rather than an enemy, and when they sent troops from Jingzhou, they knew that Liu Qi wanted to attack Runan City, not for the purpose of occupying it, but for another purpose.

Glancing at each other, they walked out together with Liu Qi. They also wanted to know who it was that came.

Liu Qi took Zhao Yun and others out to the gate of the camp.

From time to time, I saw banners waving on the left, and a troop approaching slowly.

The first person wears a golden crown with three prongs on his head, a Xichuan red brocade robe with hundreds of flowers on his body, a chain armor with a beast face swallowing his head, and an exquisite lion belt with armor around his waist. Red rabbit horse.

A golden flag embroidered with the word "Lu" flutters in the wind.

"Lu Bu!" Zhao Yun's eyes flashed with fighting spirit.

Guo Jia and the others also knew about Lu Bu, and there was a look of surprise in their eyes. They didn't expect that it was Lu Bu who was waiting for Liu Qi. Before the alliance, they could also guess who Liu Qi was assisting in attacking Runan City.

Although Lu Bu left Chang'an when Li Jue and others attacked Chang'an, he didn't make any major moves, but stayed at the junction of Xuzhou and Yuzhou, but no one would underestimate him, especially Lu Bu himself was still a brave man the warlord.

Lu Bu led the army to the outside of the camp, and there were still 200 meters away, so they stopped. Only he, a general with a paralyzed face, and a scribe rode towards the camp.

"Marquis Wen, I'll wait for a long time!" Liu Qi said with a smile.

Lu Bu got off his horse as well, cupped his hands and said, "After all, some things need to be arranged and waited for, right?"

He wanted to seize Runan City as his foundation, and he was just cooperating with Liu Qi. After all, Liu Qi is not worthy of his following and service.

"As for the matter of Chang'an, thank you, Mr. Liu, for your suggestion!" Lu Bu continued.

Liu Qi waved his hand and said, "Marquis Wen also returned that favor!"

Lu Bu didn't say anything more, he understood what Liu Qi meant, it was he who sent Li Ru and Jia Xu over.

The paralyzed general and scribe stood behind Lu Bu without saying a word.

"Think about the agreement between you and me, it can be said that it will take effect from now on, right?" Liu Qi asked with a smile.

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Exactly!"

"Haha!" Liu Qi smiled, and stopped talking, changed the subject, and said, "I think we've made all the preparations for Marquis Wen's arrival, so we don't need to spend much effort to unite you and me. Then we will be able to take Runan City!"

"That's right!" Lu Bu said.

With the current arrangement, he was able to take Runan City by virtue of his own arrangement, but he agreed to join forces with Liu Qi only in order to reduce losses.

What's more, soldiers from all walks of life are coming to Yuzhou. Yuzhou is like a big whirlpool now. He also needs to reduce losses and guard Runan City. Only in this way can he take Runan as his own.

"Deal with the account, please!" Liu Qi made a gesture of invitation.

As for how he would unite with Lu Bu, he also had his own plans. When he went to Xuzhou to persuade Cao Cao, he asked Tai Shici to send Lu Bu a personal letter.

"Please!" Lu Bu was not hypocritical.

The two walked towards the camp side by side, with their subordinates following closely behind.

(End of this chapter)