When Cheng Yaojin made a triangular defense, the spies under Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun quickly learned the news.

In fact, they did not make any cover when they left the city, and even set up camps in two directions.

Therefore, it was difficult for these spies not to know.

However, all this was part of Cheng Yaojin's plan.

Before Zhang Fu set out to attack Bingzhou, he had received important hints from Zhang Fu that there were no fierce generals in Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun's army who could compete with Zhang Dingbian and Huang Zhong.

Based on this, Cheng Yaojin could make strategic deployments without scruples.

Cheng Yaojin strictly followed Zhang Fei's advice and adopted a seemingly simple but wise strategy - Mingmou.

The opponent faced three choices: one was to divide the troops to deal with; the second was to sit back and watch being besieged; the third was to retreat.

Cheng Yaojin firmly believed that they would never retreat easily, especially Zhu Jun.

After all, there was a deep hatred between them, which made it impossible for Zhu Jun to give up the battle easily. After all, he had been defeated before, and his good brother Huangfu Song died at the hands of Zhang Fu. If he retreated, he would not be Zhu Jun.

Therefore, the remaining two options were within Cheng Yaojin's plan, and they could win anyway.

In Cheng Yaojin's view, Lu Zhi and Zhu Jun could only choose one at random and bet on the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on both sides.

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Everything was just as Cheng Yaojin expected. After receiving the news, Lu Zhi immediately summoned Zhu Jun, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Tian Feng, Ju Su and others to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

Lu Zhi frowned after hearing this. He knew the difficulty and complexity of this war. Now the situation was not favorable to them, and he had to make a wise decision.

He swept his eyes over the generals and asked in a heavy voice: "Everyone, tell me, facing the current situation, how should we deal with it? Should we retreat or continue to attack?"

Although the spies did not clearly state the specific strength of the two camps outside the city, they gave a vague number, indicating that the two camps had at least tens of thousands of troops, or even more.

As soon as Lu Zhi finished speaking, Liu Bei stood up impatiently, his eyes firm and full of determination. He cupped his hands and said: "Teacher, I think we should divide our troops and attack at this time. According to intelligence, these two camps are only 10,000 people, and we have 70,000 troops here."

"Therefore, we only need to send two generals to lead 10,000 to 20,000 troops to attack the enemy camp, and the remaining 30,000 to 50,000 troops can directly attack the city. Once the city is broken, all problems will be solved."

Liu Bei's suggestion was supported by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, and the three of them agreed that this was the most feasible strategy at present.

However, others held different opinions. Some advocated concentrating forces to attack the city with all their strength, while others worried that dividing the troops would lead to the dispersion of the troops and being defeated one by one by the enemy.

When Tian Feng heard that Yuan Shao wanted to divide the troops, his brows furrowed even more. He took a step forward and said firmly: "Sir, in my opinion, we should retreat at this moment. We are fully capable of attacking other counties, so why do we have to fight the enemy to the death here?"

As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, Ju Shou also quickly stood up and echoed: "Sir, I agree with Brother Yuan Hao's opinion. There are at least 10,000 soldiers stationed in these two camps, and the number of troops in the city is probably as many as 10,000 or 20,000. If we divide the troops to attack, it will be difficult to break through the city in a short period of time; if we do not divide the troops to attack, we will inevitably face a failed ending."

Then, Tian Feng and Ju Shou analyzed in detail the pros and cons of continuing to attack Guangyang County. Their words were sincere and clear, which made everyone present fall into contemplation.

After listening to this, Shen Pei raised his lips slightly and laughed softly: "Haha, there is no need to withdraw troops. Guangyang County is the base camp of the Yellow Turban Army. Only by breaking through this place first can we plot Youzhou, otherwise everything is empty talk!"

He looked at everyone with a firm gaze and continued in a firm tone: "Therefore, I support Brother Xuande's proposal. We can divide our troops and attack. Brother Xuande, Brother Wentai and the two adults are able to lead the troops in our army. If we withdraw our troops or change the location of the attack, won't it make the world laugh at us?"

During this period of contact with Liu Bei, Shen Pei's admiration for Liu Bei became deeper and deeper. He had already regarded himself as a member of Liu Bei's camp, so he stood up and spoke for Liu Bei without hesitation.

Zhu Jun nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Shen Pei's opinion, and then turned to look at Lu Zhi and asked, "What do you two think?"

Zhu Jun saw this, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at Liu Bei and said, "In this case, then we will follow Xuande's words.Divide your forces and attack immediately!"

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Jun's generals such as Sun Jian, Cheng Pu, and Huang Gai all agreed. They knew the importance of this battle and were willing to fully cooperate with Liu Bei's plan.

Liu Bei looked at Shen Pei with gratitude, secretly glad that he had the support of this wise man. He believed that as long as everyone worked together, they would be able to conquer Guangyang County and take a solid step towards quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

In the heated discussion, Lu Zhi quietly listened to everyone's opinions and thought about various possibilities.

He knew that this decision was related to the life and death of the entire army and could not be acted rashly.

In the end, he decided to adopt Liu Bei's suggestion and personally lead the main force to attack the city. At the same time, he arranged for Zhu Jun to personally lead Sun Jian and other fierce troops to attack the city. The generals went to attack one camp, while the three brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang, plus Shen Pei, went to attack another camp.

When everyone dispersed, Liu Bei was secretly happy. He finally got a chance to show his skills. He secretly made up his mind to make great achievements in this battle and impress everyone.

The direction chosen by Zhu Jun happened to be the camp where his old rival Bo Cai was.

After Zhu Jun led his army to the outside of the camp, he immediately deployed his troops without a moment's rest.

After a long journey and fighting, the 20,000 Qingzhou troops behind Zhu Jun were a little tired, but their eyes were firm and their momentum was still very strong.

"Hahaha, isn't this the defeated Qingzhou governor Zhu Jun! "Bo Cai stood on the city wall, looking at Zhu Jun below, with a scornful smile on his face, and laughed loudly, his voice echoing in the air, with endless ridicule and contempt.

After Zhu Jun heard Bo Cai's words, a surge of anger suddenly surged in his heart.

He tightly grasped the hilt of the sword in his hand, staring at Bo Cai.

He recalled the battle with Bo Cai, and the days of being hunted down were still fresh in his memory.

Now facing this old opponent again, his inner fighting spirit was instantly ignited.

"Hmph, Bo Cai, don't be arrogant! Today is the day for you and me to fight to the death!" Zhu Jun shouted angrily, his voice was deafening.

The soldiers behind him also responded, roaring, and their morale was greatly boosted.

Seeing this, Bo Cai laughed and said: "Zhu Jun, Zhu Jun, I let you escape last time, but you won't have another chance this time! "

After saying this, he waved his hand to signal his men to prepare for battle. The atmosphere between the two sides became increasingly tense, and a fierce battle was about to break out.

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