Chapter 141 Liu Bei Sticks to Lu Bu and Wants to Run
Chapter 141 Liu Bei stands firm, Lu Bu wants to run away
Besides Sun Ce from Yangzhou, who else could be around?
Although Sun Ce is relatively well developed, he is busy unifying Jiangdong. After all, there are still many forces in the south to restrain him, and he is also at odds with Liu Biao of Jingzhou.
There is no time to care about the north, and the first goal Cao Cao wants to do is to unify the north!
Xuzhou is just the first step.
At the same time in Xuzhou, Liu Bei was silent for several days because his bride was robbed during the wedding that day.
What made Liu Bei even more angry was that he didn't know where the person who abducted the bride had gone.
Those bearers were just a few ordinary servants in the Mi clan before, and they had been in the Mi clan for two years.
It can't be someone else's temporary job.
Although he suspected that it was Cao Cao's temporary arrangement, he could not find any evidence.
Those few servants seemed to have evaporated from the world out of thin air, and no trace could be found at all.
"Liu Bei! Haven't you found any news about Lu Yun yet?"
Mi Zhu looked at him with a stern face, now she no longer had the enthusiasm as before.
Liu Bei's face looked a little ugly, and he opened his mouth to explain something, then exhaled and said: "Give me a little more time, I will definitely be able to find Lu Jun!"
Now the eldest daughter of the Mi family was kidnapped in front of him, and the Mi family officially fell out with him because of this incident.
Mi Zhu did not give Liu Bei a good look at all, and said calmly: "Thank you for raising your hand in Xuzhou, if you can't find Mi Lujun, you won't be able to expect any benefits from my Mi family!"
Liu Bei nodded quickly when he heard this, and then there was a trace of anger in his eyes. This incident not only caused him to lose face, but also lost Mi's help to him.
"Come here, look for me, look for me in Xuzhou!"
"If you can't find the eldest lady of the Mi family, don't come back to me!"
Liu Bei threw the tea cup on the table to the ground and shouted loudly through gritted teeth.
At Mi Zhu's place, he could only humble himself, all the annoyance was suppressed in his heart, and now he was able to vent it out a little.
However, he didn't find any clues for a whole week, so why not give him more time?
No matter how he looked for her, it was impossible to know that Mi Luyun was working as a maid for Zhao Feng at the moment.
In the past few days, because of this matter, he didn't even pay much attention to the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in the north. Even now, he doesn't pay any attention to these things, and is not aware of the dangerous situation he is going through now.
In less than half a day, all the nearly a hundred soldiers who were sent to Yanzhou to look for Mi Lujun turned back.
Looking at the soldiers returning in a hurry, looking at their panting and panicked movements, there was a hint of joy.
"Have you found the eldest lady of the Mi family?"
As long as he finds the eldest daughter of the Mi family again, he can continue to receive help from the Mi family.
You must know that Xuzhou has lost part of its population due to the loss of popular support. Today's agricultural harvest in Xuzhou is not good, so Liu Bei does not have much food reserves now.
Without Mi's help, his food would be scarce.
And there are only two options that can make up for this. The first is to spend money to buy it, and the second is to increase the commission and increase taxes.
This move will undoubtedly lose the support of the people, and Liu Bei would not use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
The soldiers who came back looked at Liu Bei with wide eyes and said, "My lord, something bad is going to happen!"
Hearing this, Liu Bei's heart sank and he said slightly worriedly: "Is Mi Luyun dead?"
The soldier shook his head, and Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's Cao Jun who came here with an army of 100,000 men! They are about to enter Xuzhou territory now!"
Liu Bei, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly became tense.
"What did you say? Cao Cao's 100,000-strong army is attacking?!"
Liu Bei, who didn't look very good at first, turned pale instantly, with a trace of panic in his eyes.
The soldiers lowered their heads, with sweat dripping from their foreheads. Looking at the panicked Liu Bei, they did not dare to make any move at all.
After a long time, Liu Bei finally came to his senses and wondered how they could fight Cao Cao with their current strength.
Liu Bei immediately said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and call me Yun Chang and Yide. I don't want them all!"
Obviously, Liu Bei was a sensible person after all. When it came to the choice of life, death and cities, he gave up all the surrounding cities without hesitation.
The soldier asked hesitantly: "What about the people who are looking for the eldest lady of the Mi family?"
Liu Bei said without any emotion in his eyes: "Withdraw them all!"
Now that Cao's army is attacking, Liu Bei still knows how to weigh the pros and cons.
"promise!"
Then, Liu Bei said to the soldiers on the side: "Now pass the order, immediately close the city gates, no one can enter or exit, and Xuzhou has a curfew at the same time!"
In terms of basic decision-making, Liu Bei still had no problems.
However, just because of this, he underestimated Cao Cao's 100,000 troops too much.
At dusk that day, Tan County, the seat of Xuzhou, had already closed its city gates tightly, and countless soldiers looked around with vigilance.
At the same time, Cao Cao led a massive invasion of 100,000 troops. Under the fierce offensive, all the counties on the border of Xuzhou were captured.
It is expected that tomorrow, Cao Cao's army will be able to kill Xuzhou Governor.
Liu Bei looked a little pale. Now he only controlled half of the land of Xuzhou, and the other half was in Lu Bu's hands.
In addition, the battle between him and Lu Bu some time ago was doomed, and it was impossible for them to become allies.
It won't work for the time being. Even if Liu Bei is willing to lower his face and sue for peace, it will have no effect, because together they cannot be Cao Cao's opponent.
Now, he can only wait for Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to gather in Tan County to see if they can hold it. This is their only territory now. If they can hold it, they should try to hold it.
If he doesn't even have a city, it will be difficult for him to stand up again.
At the same time, in Xiaopei, Xuzhou, Lu Bu also learned the news that Cao Cao was coming with an army of 100,000.
He looked at Chen Gong aside and asked: "Gongtai, do you think Cao Cao is coming for Lu Bu or for the whole of Xuzhou?"
Chen Gong sighed slightly and said: "The whole of Xuzhou!"
They had just secured half of Xuzhou, and Cao Cao took the initiative to send troops to attack. It was bad luck.
"It must be Yuan Shao who is attacking Youzhou right now, and no one can restrain Cao Cao."
"That fool Yuan Shao, after he attacked Youzhou and was defeated, he brought disaster to our Xuzhou!"
Chen Gong, who heard the news, said somewhat depressedly: "Now that Cao Cao is attacking Liu Bei, we are all in despair, but facing an army of one hundred thousand, we don't have the strength to fight."
"What's more, the 100,000 troops are all armored and well-equipped. Even our cavalry is difficult to defeat."
After hearing Chen Gong's comments, Lu Bu frowned slightly.
"Then what should we do?"
Chen Gong took a breath and said: "As a man who can bend and stretch, let's see if any other princes will take us in. It's not advisable to stay in Xuzhou for a long time. If Cao Cao becomes hostile to us, we will evacuate Xuzhou immediately!"