"Marquis Wen, it's time to send out troops!" Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile when he saw the letter from Guangling expressing his willingness to provide food and accommodation for the army.
They have been preparing for this battle for a long time. They have all the troops, horses, and food and grass ready, and they are just waiting for the time to come. But now, Cao Cao has started a war with Yuan Shu, and it is Lu Bu's opportunity to send troops to Guangling.
Lu Bu read the letter and raised a smile at the corner of his mouth: "The Chen family father and son have plotted against me several times. I will kill them with my own hands. I will order all the armies to assemble and send troops to Guangling!"
"Is this an invitation for you to enter the jar?" Chu Nan took the letter and read it for a moment, then looked at Chen Gong.
The Chen family and his son are very cunning. Even Wei Yan can see that they want to take Guangling. Can Chen Deng and Chen Gui see it? Since they can see it, they let them in so generously. To say that the Chen family and his son have no conspiracy, Chu Nan
Absolutely don't believe it.
"Would you please come into the urn?" Chen Gong smiled and said, "That's quite appropriate, but so what?"
Chen Gong showed a rare domineering attitude: "It is imperative to capture Guangling. Could it be that we just let it go?"
"That's not true, it's just better to be careful." Chu Nan shook his head. In terms of generals, Lu Bu can stand up to ten, but their counselors are far behind. Even if Chen Gong can stand up to ten,
There were not only Confucian generals like Zhou Yu there, but also hundreds of Xuzhou elites that Chen Deng had secretly recruited before. All of them were capable or Confucian scholars who could follow the rules.
In terms of the number of ability users alone, they are obviously at a disadvantage.
"Let's see what the ability of that Jiangdong rat dares to stop me!" Lu Bu didn't take it seriously: "If that Sun Jian were alive, I might still respect him three points, but now his son is in charge of Jiangdong, fighting
Let’s just beat those gangsters in Jiangdong. Since they dare to come, let them never come back!”
Chu Nan nodded, and he also thought it was reasonable. Two new generals, Huang Zhong and Wei Yan, were added here. In terms of general strength, Lu Bu could be said to be at his peak. At this time, even if Jiangdong's entire army went into battle, he might not be his opponent.
It's just that the group of Confucianists is a bit of a headache.
At this moment, following Lu Bu's order, the soldiers of the three armies who had been prepared quickly gathered outside Xiapi City. In addition to attacking Guangling, they also had to seize the opportunity to bite a piece of meat from Cao Cao's mouth. Therefore, Lu Bu this time
Almost everyone will come out. In addition to Zhang Liao who is stationed in Xiaopei to guard against Cao Cao or Yuan Shao's sneak attack, Lu Bu's famous generals will participate in this battle, including Gao Shun's trap camp and Lu Bu's most elite cavalry and soldiers.
There are at least 50,000 horses, but other princes can easily get hundreds of thousands. This is the limit that Lu Bu can provide now.
If declared to the outside world, these 50,000 soldiers and horses can be called an army of 100,000, but it is not necessary.
But before setting out on the expedition, there is still a problem to be solved: who can be the vanguard?
There are many generals under Lu Bu's tent, but the vanguard is a very important position. This is not a pawn. It is responsible for exploring the route, reconnaissance of the enemy's situation, disrupting the enemy's deployment, and launching probing attacks.
Generally, the vanguard army is made up of the elite troops in the army. The generals must not only be able to command troops, but more importantly, they must have sufficient decisiveness and judgment of the situation. Once the vanguard is destroyed, it is easy to dampen one's own spirit.
In fact, from Chu Nan's point of view, although there are many generals under Lu Bu's command, there are only a few who are suitable to be vanguards. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun can be vanguards. In addition, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Wei Yue,
People like Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian are all somewhat interesting. Except for Cao Xing, these people have all fought with Lu Bu. They can be entrusted with important tasks by Lu Bu, and they still have bravery, but they have the ability to lead an army alone.
Chu Nan expressed doubts.
Especially when we are facing counselors like Chen Deng and Zhou Yu this time, if we are not careful, we may be led into a ditch.
"My lord, I have a new general under my command named Wei Yan. He has made many military exploits under Zhang Xiu. Why don't you give him a chance and teach him to serve as a vanguard?" Chu Nan took a few words with him.
In a joking tone.
He naturally hopes that Wei Yan can serve as the vanguard. One is to promote Wei Yan, and the other is to be safer. Even if Wei Yan loses, Chu Nan can still withdraw because he believes in his ability.
However, both Wei Yan and Huang Zhong were new generals and lacked qualifications, so Chu Nan had room to speak in this tone.
"Zi Yan, I will let you do other things, but this vanguard position is of great importance. Even if you want to promote a general, he cannot do it!" Hou Cheng took a step forward and faced Lu Bu.
He bowed and said: "My lord, I would like to be the vanguard."
"Yes." Chu Nan nodded and said no more. There were indeed many people competing for the vanguard position. After all, if the vanguard position was completed, it would be the first achievement. However, Chu Nan had no confidence in Hou Cheng and others, so he spoke.
Wei Yan asked for a battle.
It's a pity that Hou Cheng doesn't know what's good and what's good. If he continues to argue at this time, in the eyes of others, he will be promoting his confidant. Although Lu Bu trusts him now, if he messes around, it will be easy for others to provoke him over this matter.
"My lord, I would like to be the vanguard!" Wei Xu took a step forward and saluted Lu Bu.
After Wei Xu, Cao Xing, Wei Yue, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and others also requested orders and were willing to be the vanguard.
"What Hou Cheng said is true. The position of vanguard is very important." Lu Bu nodded, glanced at everyone, and said without any further hesitation: "Hou Cheng!"
"The general is here!" Hou Cheng bowed and said.
"I order you to be the vanguard to detect the strength of the enemy's army. Remember our previous strategies. Don't compete with the enemy's main force, but focus on harassment!" Lu Bu threw a command arrow at Hou Cheng.
Hou Cheng is naturally not a general in the eyes of Chu Nan, but among Cao Xing, Wei Xu, Wei Yue, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian, he is considered the most powerful one. Lu Bu obviously pays enough attention to the vanguard!
"The last general takes orders!" Hou Cheng took the command arrow and saluted Lu Bu.
Chu Nan's expression changed slightly. The moment Hou Cheng took the command arrow, the originally white cloud above his head began to turn black. This was a sign of great misfortune. Judging from Chu Nan's current ability, Hou Cheng will definitely have some troubles within the next seven days.
The great calamity of life and death.
"Teacher, I see that Hou Cheng's luck is bleak. I'm afraid he will be in bad luck here. I wonder if there is a way to solve it?" Chu Nan approached Chen Gong and asked in a low voice.
Chen Gong knew that Chu Nan had the power of hope. Hearing this, he frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "I can order a general to accompany him secretly. If there is a real threat, he can also come to the rescue."
Chu Nan nodded when he heard this, looked at Lu Bu and said: "My lord, according to our previous plan, this battle should be mainly based on harassment. Although Zhong Yao is the vanguard, I suggest that we send a few more troops to support each other and cross the river.
, General Hou Cheng will definitely go straight to Guangling, and the other branches will come to harass the enemy troops in various places, making it impossible for them to communicate with each other, and secondly, they can also support the vanguard. Once the vanguard is in trouble, the troops of each branch can also rescue them."
Lu Bu nodded, looked at Wei Xu, Cao Xing, Wei Yue, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian and said: "You each lead a thousand troops and act according to plan. You use beacon fire as a signal to support each other in case of danger."
, remember, if you encounter the main force of the enemy's army, you must not advance rashly and focus on attacking and harassing us. We will wait until the main force of our army crosses the river before making further calculations."
"Here!" Upon hearing this, the five of them took orders and left.
Chu Nan looked at their luck, but it didn't change much. Only Hou Cheng's luck turned black, indicating a catastrophe!
Chu Nan originally wanted to add another layer of preservation, but with Hou Cheng's nature, if he tried to stop the fire and sent people to follow him, he would definitely hold a grudge. Even if he came back alive afterwards, he would not be grateful for it and simply give up.
It's hard to persuade the damn ghost with good words. Since Hou Cheng refused to listen to him, Chu Nan didn't say much. He just hoped that he could come back alive. If he didn't deal with it, he would be one of his own!
The plan was decided, Lu Bu arranged for people to supervise the provision of grain and fodder, Hou Cheng led 3,000 vanguards to go out first, Wei Xu and others then led various ministries to follow up, followed closely by Lu Bu led the rest of the army, heading towards the Huai River in a mighty manner.
As soon as the soldiers and horses moved here, Guangling got the news soon.
"What about Hou Cheng?" Zhou Yu looked at Chen Deng and asked.
"Among all the generals under Lu Bu's command, except for Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, this person should be the most brave and skilled in martial arts. Now that Lu Bu takes him as the vanguard, it shows that he attaches great importance to him. Brother Gong Jin must not be careless and underestimate the enemy." Chen Deng said with a smile.
"What is this person's character like?" Zhou Yu asked after thinking for a moment.
"Although all the generals under Lu Bu are brave, they are all brave and without plans. Hou Cheng relies on his own bravery and is quite domineering in daily life. It is said that Chu Nan was ridiculed by this man when he was the first Jincao.
Difficult!"
"In that case, let's try to kill him first to demoralize Lu Bu!" Zhou Yu nodded, looked at the generals and said, "Jiang Qin, where is Lu Meng?"
"The general is here!" Jiang Qin and Lu Meng came out of the queue together and bowed.
"You two each lead a battalion and take the initiative to challenge Hou Cheng!" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "But you can only lose, not win."
"Captain, why is this!?" Jiang Qin and Lu Meng looked at Zhou Yu in confusion.
"Of course, if you have the ability to completely wipe out the enemy's vanguard, then turn the illusion into reality and wipe out Hou Cheng's troops. I will personally celebrate your success, but if not, you will be dealt with according to military law!" Zhou Yu said at the end, looking towards
Second general.
If defeated, Jiang Qin and Lu Meng were both confident, but if the entire army was destroyed, it would be a bit difficult.
"Since you are not sure, then just obey the order!" Seeing the two people's hesitation, Zhou Yu took out two command arrows and said, "You still don't accept the order? Do you want me to send you two off in person?"
"General, take your orders!" Jiang Qin and Lu Meng reluctantly took the arrows and left reluctantly.
"Zhou Tai!" After the two left, Zhou Yu took out another command arrow and looked at the generals.
"The last general is here!" Zhou Tai stretched out his hands to catch the command arrow and said at the same time: "Captain, the last general will definitely be able to destroy the rebel army, and we don't want to pretend to be defeated."
"Oh?" Zhou Yu looked at Zhou Tai, without putting the command arrow up, and said with a playful smile: "I want the general to intercept that Lu Bu. Are you sure the general can destroy him?"
"This..." Zhou Tai was speechless. Others may still be sure, but destroying Lu Bu would...
Although he has never fought, Lu Bu's reputation as a warrior is well known to the world. Although he prides himself on his bravery, he has no confidence that he can destroy Lu Bu's main force. If he really had this ability, Jiangdong would have captured Xuzhou long ago.
"You have ten ships, hundreds of ships, and three thousand naval forces. After Lu Bu's main force crosses the river, cut off its retreat. Remember, if Lu Bu's army dares to enter the water, they will be raped. If they don't enter the water, they must not be reckless.
Let's go ashore and fight." Zhou Yu put the command arrow in Zhou Tai's hand and said with a smile.