In Xuyi County, people's hearts are a little distracted.
Lu Xuan and his men were stationed outside the county town. They did not attack the county town for the time being, and the situation remained stalemate. However, from time to time, Lu Xuan would arrange for people to come and harass them.
Although no soldiers rebelled, Xuyi County has been blocked by Lu Xuan, and people in the city cannot go out. After all, it has some impact.
Liu Bei was calm.
He has experienced too much in his life, and the war happening here in Xuyi County is not a big battle.
What's more, with Chen Deng's loyalty, Liu Bei was very at ease.
Within ten days, Guan Yu's injuries had already scabbed over, and although he was still not sharp enough, he could move normally without any problems.
Guan Yu came to the top of the city, looked at Liu Bei standing at the top of the city, strode up to Liu Bei, and said loudly: "Brother, Lu Xuan has not attacked during this time. I think his behavior is a little abnormal. Perhaps, Lu Xuan also
What conspiracy is brewing?"
Liu Bei smiled and comforted: "Second brother, Lu Xuan attacked the county once. He knew that we had a lot of defensive materials and knew that we couldn't attack by force, so he held off. Lu Xuan did not withdraw his troops because he wanted to weaken our military morale. In fact,
Lu Xuan has no other options."
Guan Yu stroked his long beard under his chin, Danfeng narrowed his eyes and said, "I always feel uneasy."
Liu Bei said: "Don't worry, Lu Xuan can't move forward even if Xuyi County is here. Lu Xuan has elite cavalry and infantry. But if we want to attack the city, both cavalry and infantry are useless."
Guan Yu nodded.
While the two were chatting, there was a sound of rapid footsteps.
Chen Deng came in a hurry.
With a bright smile on his face, Chen Deng said eagerly: "My lord, General Guan, good news."
Liu Bei was in high spirits and asked: "The military advisor said there is good news. Could it be that Wang Lang and Zu Lang sent troops?"
Guan Yu also looked over.
He had always been serious about his words, but his red eyes were slightly narrowed, still showing a look of expectation.
Chen Deng quickly said: "My lord is wise, it is indeed Wang Lang and Zu Lang who sent troops. Wang Lang mobilized troops from Kuaiji County and tens of thousands of people attacked Wu County. Zu Lang gathered more than ten thousand people and also invaded Danyang County. Danyang and Wu
The county is caught in the flames of war at the same time, Lu Xuan's rear is in chaos, and his defense line will soon collapse."
Liu Bei looked approvingly and praised: "The military advisor is really clever. Now, what should we do?"
Guan Yu also looked over.
He had some criticisms about Chen Deng's ability to use troops. However, Chen Deng had no problem making plans.
Chen Deng thought for a while and replied: "My lord, although the situation has improved, I still believe that we cannot rush out of the city. The reason is very simple. Our troops are smaller than Lu Xuan's. Once we go out to fight, we will definitely be defeated by Lu Xuan."
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"What we can do now is to spread the news first and arrange for a group of soldiers to shoot arrows and shout outside Lu Xuan's camp to disrupt Lu Xuan's military morale."
"The next step depends on how Lu Xuan responds."
"If Lu Xuan withdraws his troops directly, we will go south and recapture the counties in the south of Xiapi Kingdom, and Guangling County. If Lu Xuan wants to continue fighting with us, we will continue the stalemate."
"After all, Lu Xuan's rear is on fire. Even if he stays in Xuyi County, he won't be able to sit still. Of course, Lu Xuan may also choose to make a desperate move and lead everyone directly to attack Xuyi County, hoping to conquer Xuyi County in one battle."
Chen Deng was quite proud and said: "In short, no matter what the situation is, we have an absolute advantage."
Guan Yu cupped his fists and said: "Brother, military advisor, I have nothing to do during this period, and my bones are all rusty. I will take people to shout, just to stretch my muscles."
"Second brother, be more careful."
Liu Bei nodded directly in agreement.
Guan Yu asked his soldiers to prepare rough notes for Wang Lang and Zu Lang to recruit troops. After writing them down, they tied them to their bows and arrows. After everything was ready, Guan Yu led more than a hundred cavalry and drove directly out of Xuyi County towards Lu Xuan's camp.
The county seat and Lu Xuan's camp were not far apart. In less than a quarter of an hour, Guan Yu led more than a hundred cavalry to the outside of Lu Xuan's camp.
Guan Yu did not go out to shout, but directly asked all the soldiers to shoot arrows, and fired four rounds in a row.
Four hundred bows and arrows fell in the camp.
The soldiers in the camp discovered the situation, quickly alerted themselves, and stood ready.
Lu Xuan learned about the situation and came to the front camp. He carefully read the note. While Lu Xuan was reading the note, Guan Yu began to ask the soldiers to shout, shouting about Wang Lang's attack on Wu County and Zu Lang's attack on Danyang County.
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More than a hundred people shouted in unison, and their voices echoed inside and outside the camp.
Guan Yu finally looked at the camp and said loudly: "Lu Xuan, there is a fire in your rear. Wu County and Danyang County are lost, and your so-called Yangzhou is in ruins. I want to see if you can still hold on."
"Brother said I'm waiting for you to attack. I'll wait for you in the county seat."
"Withdrawal."
After Guan Yu said something, he ordered the troops to withdraw.
At this moment, Guan Yu felt happy. During this period of time, he was suppressed by Lu Xuan. Even if he stayed in Xuyi County, many people were still worried.
This time, I felt completely comfortable.
Lu Xuan looked at Guan Yu's leaving figure and raised his brows. He asked Gan Ning and Huang Zhong to lead people to steal Pi, in order to drain Liu Bei's salary. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei did the same, and also attacked Lu Xuan's rear.
Take action.
Lu Xuan actually didn't panic at all.
Although Guan Yu shouted, it had no impact on the soldiers in the military camp, and there was no major turmoil in morale.
Lu Xuan returned to the Chinese army's tent, called Lu Su, Xu Shu and Zhou Yu, and said in a deep voice: "Guan Yu came to shout and said that Danyang and Wujun were attacked. How do you think we should respond?"
Lu Su said without thinking: "My lord, this is a humble position. Xuzhou must be captured."
"If we leave Xuyi County now, all our previous preparations will be in vain. All our plans will be in vain."
"This time, we can't withdraw."
"Although Danyang County and Wu County are in chaos, it will not affect us for the time being."
"First, the military rations in our army are enough to last for a while. Second, even if the military rations are insufficient, we can use the Yangtze River waterway to transport food to Xuyi County to ensure the stability of the food route."
"My lord has captured Xiapi and captured Xuzhou. The future trend lies with my lord."
"If we lose Xuzhou and wait until Liu Bei truly takes control of Xuzhou, our future will only be in the south and unable to go north. The lord's future plans will be adjusted, so no matter what, we must capture Xuyi County."
Lu Xuan nodded.
He agreed with Lu Su's analysis that Xuzhou was crucial and could not be missed.
Lu Xuan did not express his position and looked at Xu Shu and Zhou Yu.
Xu Shu nodded and said: "I agree with the strategy of attacking Xuzhou and cannot withdraw the troops. However, we have sufficient troops in our hands. We can send part of our troops to go south to stabilize the situation in Danyang and Wujun. Once Wang Lang rebels, we can capture Wujun. Or
Zu Lang raided Danyang, which is not good for us either."
Zhou Yu thought for a while and said: "My lord, I think we can solve the problem by just arranging all the troops to go south."
Lu Xuan asked: "What do you mean?"
Zhou Yu smiled and said: "This turmoil between Zulang and Wang Lang must have been instigated by Liu Bei's arrangements. In other words, it was Chen Deng's suggestion. This plan seems to be very powerful, but in fact, a bandit like Zulang has nothing to do with it."
Because of its organizational nature, it can only stay in Danyang and cannot leave Danyang."
"Zu Lang's power is limited. As long as the two county magistrates, Lu Yuan and Gu Tong, stick to their respective counties, they can suppress Zu Lang."
"Zu Lang doesn't care about it for the time being. He only needs to think about Wu County."
"So, send an army south to Wu County to stabilize the situation in Wu County first. Our plan in Xuyi County is now at its final stage."
"The news came back yesterday that the team led by Gan Ning, Kuai Liang and Huang Zhong have arrived in Xiapi and are hiding and are planning. So now, we must persist until the end. It would be a pity if we give up at the last moment."
Zhou Yu looked solemn and said: "This is a stupid and despicable policy, my lord, please think twice."
Lu Xuan thought for a while and said: "There are still more than 20,000 people in our army. We have sufficient strength and can indeed divide our forces to deal with it. Let's do this. Zhou Yu leads 10,000 black-armored soldiers, and Jiang Qin leads 800 soldiers to the camp first.
Rush south to Wu Commandery to quell the chaos."
"Zhou Yu's mission when he went south was not only to quell the rebellion, but also to seize Kuaiji County and destroy Wang Lang. Kuaiji County has not been captured, so it is time to capture it. This time Wang Lang jumped out and destroyed him."
"Actually, I'm looking forward to Liu Bei sending troops."
"He thinks that after I divide my forces and my strength is weakened, he can attack me. That would be the best."
Lu Xuan's eyes were sharp and he said: "It's just time to defeat Liu Bei again and let him know that even if we divide our forces, he can't attack. Let Liu Bei know that I can easily defeat him."
"Here!"
Zhou Yu answered with cupped fists.
In Zhou Yu's opinion, the war in Xuzhou will not last long. It would be better for him to go south to attack Wang Lang and sweep Kuaiji County now.
Lu Xuandao: "Go and make arrangements."
Zhou Yu stood up and left in a hurry to make arrangements.
The news that Zhou Yu had left with more than 10,000 people was quickly discovered by Liu Bei's scouts. The news spread to Xuyi County and reached Liu Bei's ears.
Liu Bei immediately called Chen Deng over and said excitedly: "Military advisor, Lu Xuan did not withdraw his troops on a large scale, but chose to divide his troops. According to the news from the sentinel, Lu Xuan sent more than 10,000 people to go south to Wu County, so I think
, Our opportunity has come. Lu Xuan’s army is panicked and its strength has been reduced. This is our perfect opportunity to attack."
