Chapter 74 Deadlock
"See General!" In Xingyang City, Gao Shun and Hua Xiong bowed to Lu Bu. Their expressions were not good-looking. After all, Lu Bu rode alone for thousands of miles this time, and his original intention might be to save them from the war. However, as the main general, the way they left their subordinates to show off their heroes was really hard for them to accept.
"I came here this time, I wanted to take Hu Zhen's head and leave." Lu Bu signaled his personal guards to help the two of them pour water, and then said, "I don't want Hu Zhen to be incompetent in the army. Once I came, the entire army would rebel, which led to something that happened later. Now you two are coming."
Maybe he felt a little sorry, but it was impossible for him to admit his mistake. If Lu Bu could briefly explain the cause, he would pay attention to these two people. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be too lazy to explain.
However, compared to this, Lu Bu was also very happy about the arrival of the two. Finally, there was no one around him. After a few simple greetings, Lu Bu went straight to the topic: "Gao Shun, from today on, you will bring the soldiers of the Northern Army and one thousand Xiliang Army to be responsible for defending the city, with beacon as the call. If the thief army attacks, I will notify me with beacon, and I will lead the army back as soon as possible."
In the past few days, Lu Bu has long wanted to go out of the city to harass the enemy's city, but every general around him who can make him feel at ease to stay, so Lu Bu has been cultivating these days. Now that Gao Shun and Hua Xiong are here, the problem of insufficient manpower will naturally disappear.
"The last general will take the order!" Gao Shun intervened and said with a tribute.
"Gong Wei, you and Dian Wei, Cheng Fang followed me out of the city. For some reason, the princes were still stubborn. We took this opportunity to cut off the food route and teach him that there was no food available." Lu Bu looked at Hua Xiong again. A cavalry deputy general who was proficient in cavalry warfare was very useful in cavalry warfare. For example, Lu Bu liked to attack with the speed of Chitu, but he lacked one who could lead the cavalry to continue rushing to the formation and promptly rescue his generals. Hua Xiong's arrival just made up for this shortcoming.
"Here~" Although Hua Xiong was full of complaints, since Lu Bu had already given an order, he could not continue to be angry and immediately bowed his fists.
Hua Xiong was running all the way and should have been repaired, but Lu Bu had sent scouts to explore several enemy grain routes in the past few days, but he had not had a suitable general to defend the city and did not dare to take action. Now that his worries have been eliminated, the faster the troops will be sent, the better.
The soldiers are very fast. In the afternoon of the same day, Lu Bu led Hua Xiong to lead 2,000 cavalry out of the city and rob the enemy's food routes everywhere. Time and time together, under Lu Bu's command, the 4,000 cavalrymen made people feel that this area was all cavalry. The gathering and dispersion tactics were perfectly used by Lu Bu. They had gained fruit for three consecutive days. Lu Bu's troops even chased to the city of Zhongmu for a time.
With Zang Hong's past, the Zhongmu general said that he would not dare to open the city gate, which made Lu Bu's plan to attack another city fail to realize. However, even so, the coalition forces were also overwhelmed by Lu Bu's elusive marching these days. Yuan Shao sent a group of troops to take advantage of the situation to regain Xingyang, leaving Lu Bu without a foothold.
But when Gao Shun discovered the enemy's large army, he immediately set off a beacon. Lu Bu and Hua Xiong joined forces and threw away the coalition forces who were coming to attack the city and fled in a panic.
"If Lu Bu is not eliminated, it will be a big trouble in the world in the future!" Yuan Shao looked depressed in Chenggao City. How many times has this coalition defeated by Lu Bu? Why do you feel that the effect of a Lu Bu, thousands of people, is better than that of Dong Zhuo and tens of thousands of people?
Cao Cao groped his chin without saying anything. Now, except Chenggao and Ao Cang, the line in Zhongmu and Xingyang in the back felt that it was no longer his own, as if there was a sharp sword behind him. The feeling was really not wonderful, and it was no wonder that Yuan Shao was so irritable.
"I have ordered someone to inform the rear that the food will be temporarily suspended, but I don't know if it will be transmitted. However, in this way, the food and grass from Ao Cang and Chenggao can only be raised by Wenjie." Tao Qian sighed.
Lu Bu’s fuss was equivalent to cutting off the grain channels in Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Xuzhou. Of course, for Tao Qian and others, this may not be a good thing. The food and grass consumption are less, but for Han Fu, it is obviously not a good thing. In the past, everyone shared it, so they didn’t realize it. But now the burden of the food and grass for more than 100,000 troops is on the Jizhou family. How can this be done?
"Although Jizhou is rich, it has been the Yellow Turban thieves in recent years, and there are still local thieves taking the opportunity to cause trouble. The food and supplies of more than 100,000 people may be..." Han Fu looked at everyone with a headache. He knew how long Cao Cao's plan would be realized, so Han Fu naturally didn't want to be this sucker.
"Don't worry, Wen Jie, I'm just borrowing it for a while. When things are done, I will return it to you!" Yuan Shao waved impatiently and said, "Now is the critical moment. If the food and grass are cut off, we may not be able to escape death."
Han Fu wanted to say something, but none of the people in the tent were willing to speak for themselves and felt bitter in their hearts, so they could only accept this fact by default.
He glanced at Han Fu and saw that Han Fu had recognized him like this, Yuan Shao was somewhat disappointed.
Kong Rong, who was standing aside, said a little dissatisfied: "All the heroes of the world are here. How can they be trapped by Lu Bu's husband? There are 100,000 troops in Chenggao. Now Lu Bu is not blocking outside Hulao Pass. We will divide 50,000 to encircle and suppress Lu Bu and clear the rear. Why should we look at Dong Zhuo's face?"
Yuan Shao didn't really want to pay attention to him, 50,000... It sounded a lot, but it was a 50,000 rabble, while the other party was an elite cavalry who had been on the battlefield for a long time. You don't really think that you can win with a lot of people, right? Lu Bu's cavalry came and went freely before, and he didn't know where to go.
Cao Cao smiled and said, "Wen Ju Gong doesn't know that the Xingyang area is flat and suitable for cavalry to gallop. Although Lu Bu is not capable of fighting against our 50,000 troops, if he is determined to leave, we will find it difficult to stop us. When our army returns, he will attack again. If this goes on, no matter how elite our army is, it will be dragged down by him!"
"This is not a battle between gentlemen, that Lu Bu... is a villain." Kong Rong snorted coldly.
Cao Cao's mouth twitched, "The battle of gentlemen? Like Duke Xiang of Song, I don't judge the battlefield etiquette of Duke Xiang of Song back then. In fact, wars in the Spring and Autumn Period were often polite, but the times are changing. Hundreds of years have passed, and that's the difference between seeking death?
In an instant, Cao Cao suddenly lost interest in talking to Kong Rong. Sometimes good knowledge does not mean a high vision, but Kong Rong is a model.
Chapter completed!