Lin Zhe was sitting on his knees in front of the table, staring closely at the map on the table, not daring to slack off at all.
After silently deducing it in his mind, Lin Zhe couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Difficult, too difficult!
Although he had sent people to notify his lord to quickly return reinforcements, what worried Lin Zhe was that even with the lord's troops, it was still unknown whether he could capture Lu Bu.
Judging from the comparison of military strength, according to known information, Zhang Fei's troops stationed in Xiapi are about 5,000. Counting the auxiliary troops and Danyang troops, they can only reach 10,000.
Liu Bei had previously led 20,000 troops to Huaiyin and Xuyi to set up defenses. The number of troops he could mobilize back to support could only be 10,000 at most.
Maybe even less just to be on the safe side.
Including Xiaopei's 3,000 troops and horses, which were fully equipped, there were only 20,000 men needed to encircle Lu Bu's army.
And what about Lu Bu?
He had escaped from Yuan Shao before, and he must have only had the trapped camp and some cavalry around him, which could only be a few thousand at most.
After going to Yanzhou, Lu Bu's troops should be replenished.
However, he held a stalemate with Cao Cao in Yanzhou for hundreds of days, and then lost the battle. It is inevitable that his soldiers suffered some battle losses.
After the two offset each other, Lu Bu's current military strength is estimated to be between 5,000 and 10,000.
If this is a turn-based game, you cut me with a knife, I stab you with a sword, and one person is replaced by another, then of course there is no need to say that his apparent strength is definitely greater than Lu Bu.
But this is not a game, this is reality!
The real problem is that Lu Bu personally is synonymous with a strong enemy. With the troops he leads, the combat effectiveness cannot be simply calculated as one plus one.
It would be nice if they could be divided into groups and then set up an ambush...
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Just when Lin Zhe was concentrating on how to defeat the enemy, suddenly his subordinates came to report, and Lu Lingqi was clamoring in the back house to see him.
Hearing the news, Lin Zhe couldn't help but frowned. What trouble was this woman trying to make?
After putting away the map in his hand, Lin Zhe waved his hand and ordered his men to take Lu Lingqi to his study.
"I heard you are looking for me?"
Hearing Lin Zhe's calm words, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but feel shocked, and she couldn't say the words she had prepared.
She looked at Lin Zhe blankly, and she didn't react until Lin Zhe spoke again.
"You little thief, didn't you say yesterday that my father was going to rebel? It's been a whole day now, so there should be news about my father!"
Lu Lingqi probably knew that her father had probably gone to attack Xiapi, but she still couldn't believe it until she got the specific information, so she clamored to find out.
"So you came to me just to ask this?!"
On the opposite table, Lu Lingqi was sitting at the guest table. Her sitting posture was very standard. Among the people Lin Zhe had ever seen, her kneeling posture was the most standard one. This must be related to Lu Bu's education.
Hearing Lin Zhe's question, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but straighten her chest and said, "If my father really wanted to rebel, Xiapi City would have fallen into his hands by now!"
"And based on my father's character, if he learns that you attacked Xiaopei and imprisoned me and my mother, he will definitely send a large army to attack!"
"With your current military strength, it is impossible to resist my father!"
"If you had sense and sent us back earlier, for the sake of you not embarrassing me yesterday, I could still beg my father to let you go!"
hehe...
interesting!
Looking at the chattering girl in front of him, Lin Zhe felt a little funny. Is she here to persuade him to surrender?!
"Miss Lu...have you forgotten your situation?!"
"Since I decided to attack Xiaopei in the first place, what do I want if I give it up now?"
"Not everyone is as stupid as your father!"
"You..." The girl's face turned red, she clenched her teeth tightly, her eyebrows stood up, and she glared at Lin Zhe angrily.
"You are not allowed to speak of my father like that!"
It was obvious that Lu Lingqi was really angry. She clenched her fists tightly and made a crunching sound.
However, Lin Zhe did not get used to this girl and asked: "Your father is not stupid, how could he make the decision to attack Xiapi?!"
"Do you really think he is a god descending to earth? Do you think he can penetrate the entire Central Plains with his brute strength?!"
"If Lu Bu was not stupid, when Dong Zhuo lost his heart, he should have made a slogan, saying that the purpose of betraying his adoptive father Ding Yuan was to endure the humiliation and to wipe out the traitors for the Han Dynasty. Even if no one believed it, at least his reputation would be intact."
"If Lu Bu was not stupid, after killing Dong Zhuo, he should quickly appease Dong Zhuo's old troops, unite with Wang Yun, reject foreign enemies from Chang'an, eliminate internal troubles in the court, and hold the emperor to order the princes. Even if he could not fully control it, at least he would not
He will be beaten and run away in a hurry."
"besides..."
"If Lu Bu hadn't been stupid, he would have captured Yanzhou by now instead of coming here to rob Xuzhou, which is riddled with holes, from his lord after being defeated by Cao Cao!"
"Seek great things but cherish your life, see small profits and forget the great righteousness. As long as Lu Bu cannot achieve repeated victories in the future, with this past of betraying his master three times, no matter which prince he falls into the hands of, he will definitely end up with a bloody end.
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"So...I said he was stupid. Am I wrong?!"
Lu Lingqi was stunned. She was just a little girl, how could she understand this?
In the past, her father never mentioned these things in front of her.
Of course, perhaps even his father himself could not analyze it as thoroughly as Lin Zhe did.
In her opinion, it was those people who had wronged her father first. If not, her father would not have taken action first, so the beating was just that.
However, she never thought that her father could actually do this.
According to Lin Zhe's calculation, isn't his father's situation in danger...
Thinking of this, Lu Lingqi's eyes were full of worry, her hands couldn't help pinching the corners of her clothes, and she looked at Lin Zhe with a sad face.
"Then...what should we do?"
Seeing Lu Lingqi rushing to seek medical treatment due to illness, Lin Zhe said angrily: "Why do you ask me about this?"
"Don't say I don't have a solution, even if I have a solution...why should I tell you?"
"If I remember correctly, your father and I are still in a hostile relationship!"
"I...I can ask father to spare your life..."
Lu Lingqi's voice became smaller and smaller, and she seemed to feel that such conditions were not enough to impress Lin Zhe.
Especially now that she is still in a prisoner position, she is even less convincing.
Just when she was thinking about how to persuade Lin Zhe, a guard outside the door hurriedly walked in and saluted Lin Zhe.
The guard was about to report the military situation, but when he saw a woman beside Lin Zhe, he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
"What's wrong? What happened on the front line?!"
Seeing that Lin Zhe didn't care, the guard said directly: "To inform the military advisor, Lu Bu's vanguard camp is less than ten miles away from Xiaopei. I'm afraid it will arrive in an hour at most!"
"What?!"
Lin Zhe was immediately shocked, and a trace of surprise could not help but appear in his eyes.
The first time he took possession of Xiaopei was to block the news, the purpose of which was to delay Lu Bu's return to aid.
After all, Xiaopei is easier to attack than Xiapi.
Who would have thought that Lu Bu's support would be so fast!
He actually already knew the news about Xiaopei’s loss!
This... is troublesome! This chapter has been completed!