"Zijing is indeed worthy of the title of King's Assistant!" In Yuzhou City, Lü Bu was not stingy with his praise. Initially, Lü Bu ignored Lu Su and even doubted him. After all, he had defeated Lu Su in Yangzhou City. However, it seemed like Lu Su was a great talent.
"Lord Wen Hou is overpraising me!" Lu Su said to Lu Bu with a smile.
"Sigh, if the Jiangdong Sun family had listened to you, Zijing, we wouldn't be in such a situation." Lu Bu toasted Lu Su. Because of Lu Su, they were able to take down Dingcheng and Nandun, the two toughest cities. In front of Nandun City, the Yangzhou army had suffered a great loss, losing more than ten thousand men.
Nandun City should have been harder to take down because Liu Mang had given them a letter to take down Nandun City at all costs. Therefore, the Yangzhou Army did not stop at Nandun City. Nandun City could be considered to be empty. Because of Nandun City, Liu Bei's rumor that the Lvbu's Army was going to massacre everyone in Nandun City was confirmed. Everyone in Nandun City was a soldier. If they did not kill them, the Yangzhou Army would not be able to take down Nandun City. Therefore, they had no choice but to kill them.
Initially, they thought that Nandun City would be harder to take down. However, because of Lu Su and Lu Zijing, Nandun City was taken down effortlessly.
Because Liu Bei had requested for reinforcements from Liu Bei, Cao Cao had ordered his troops to wear Liu Bei's Army's uniform and set up camp in the cities that Yangzhou was attacking. This made Liu Mang feel pressured. At the same time, he was also waiting for the Yangzhou Army to retreat so that he could take over these cities.
Lu Su saw that Cao Cao had come to pick the fruits of his labor. In order to get the chance to eliminate Liu Bei, the entire Yangzhou Army had sent out troops to help Liu Biao. They had even given up Nanyang Prefecture. All of this was for the chance to take down Yuzhou. Now that Cao Cao wanted to share the meat, how could Yangzhou Army agree?
Cao Cao did not ask who the Yangzhou Army's commander was. If he did, he would not dare to do so. This was because other generals might care about other gains and losses. However, Liu Mang's father-in-law was a hot-blooded middle-aged man.
If you provoke him, he won't care about your conspiracy. He won't care about your strategy. If it wasn't for Lu Su's strategy, I'm afraid that Yangzhou's army would be fighting with Cao Cao's army right now. If that happened, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande would be the ones laughing in their dreams.
Because Lu Su was here, Cao Cao was not hanging a sheep's head to sell dog meat. Therefore, Lu Su decided to let Lü Bu's subordinates use Liu Bei's Army's banner to trick the city. After taking down Nandun, the Yangzhou Army had a lot of Liu Bei's Army uniforms. They changed into them and ran to trick the city.
The worse the attitude, the better. The more different the accent, the better. This was because Cao Cao and Liu Bei had only greeted each other. The two armies did not belong to each other. There were still conflicts between the two leaders. Naturally, they would not exchange greetings. This time, Cao Cao sent out troops because he did not want the Yangzhou Army to fight for the Central Plains.
Therefore, Lu Su's play was very good. The defending general of the city opened the city gates and let his allies in.
If they went in, they would be inviting the wolf into the house. Without saying anything, they killed the defending general and took control of the city gates. Then, the army continued to enter the city.
When Sun Quan was mentioned, Sun Ce and his brother, Lu Su's eyes dimmed. Sun Ce was indeed not the wise lord that Lu Su wanted. This was because Sun Ce was as overbearing as Lü Bu. However, if one was too strong, one would break easily. Overconfident people would only end up playing themselves to death. It was true that it was easier for a general to win the hearts of the army. However, when you become a general and have a territory, you need to be in the rear. Only then can your subordinates be at ease.
Sun Ce was suitable to be a general, but he was not a good ruler. If it was not for Zhou Yu, Sun Ce would not have been able to take down Jiangdong.
Sun Quan, on the other hand, was really a wise ruler that Lu Su thought highly of. Sun Quan was good at governing the land, and he was gentle and knew how to appease the Rong nobles. What Sun Quan wanted to do was to oversee the rear. Originally, such a wise ruler was Lu Su's dream, but who asked Sun Quan to be too impatient?
With such an excellent brother on top of his head, Sun Quan was completely blinded by jealousy and ambition. In Linhuai, he wanted to kill Lu Meng and Ling Chao to seize military power. He was too eager for quick success. He wanted to prove himself too much.
That was why Zhang Liao was able to seize the opportunity to defeat him.
However, Lu Su quickly got rid of the haze in his heart. He was now a guest official in the Lvbu's Army. However, Lu Su felt that he was becoming more and more integrated into the Yangzhou Army.
"Wen Yuan, how is the situation on your side?" Lü Bu asked Zhang Liao.
"Lord, don't worry. I have already opened up the granary in Ding City and distributed it to the people. The people are still calm." Zhang Liao said to Lü Bu. After taking down Ding City, the people were still fearful of them. This was because Nan Dun City was not far from each other. In order to alleviate the fear and uneasiness, Lu Su offered to bribe the people. Lu Su suggested that they bribe the commoners with food. As the saying goes, those who receive gifts are blinded by greed. Of course, they wouldn't use their own military rations. Military rations were needed for war. Naturally, they would open up the granary at the top of the city. Although there wasn't much rations, the commoners would at least be able to get some. This way, the hostility of the Yangzhou Army in Ding City decreased.
"Although we have taken down Ding City, we cannot let our guard down. After all, we have not reached Runan. Furthermore, Cao Cao's army is there to protect Liu Bei. It will be difficult for us to touch Liu Bei!" Lü Bu drank a cup of wine and said. With Cao Cao around, would Lü Bu really want to fight with Cao Cao?
The people below did not know what to do. They were all frowning. Cao Cao's army was right in front of them. They could not possibly fly over. Although everyone knew that Cao Cao was playing tricks, Cao Cao was also using Liu Bei's name. It was not realistic to start a war with Cao Cao now. When the time came, both sides would suffer.
"If only Gongtai was here." Lü Bu sighed. If Chen Gong was here, he would definitely analyze the pros and cons before making a decision.
"Milord, why don't you ask Zijing?" Zhang Liao said to Lü Bu. Chen Gong was talented, but Lu Su and Lu Zijing were also military strategists. In fact, Zhang Liao already had a plan in mind. However, he did not say it out loud. He wanted Lu Su to integrate into the Lvbu's Army faster.
"That's right, there is still Zijing!" Lü Bu's eyes lit up. "Zijing, do you have anything to teach me?" Lü Bu raised his cup and asked Lu Su.
"I don't dare!" Lu Su shook his head and said, "Lord Wen Hou, although Cao Cao's army has been stationed in Yuzhou, it has not been there for long."
"Not long?" The generals were confused. The war in the north had slowed down. In order to let the Yuan family brothers fight to the death, Cao Cao promoted Yuan Shang today and promoted Yuan Tan tomorrow. This way, the two brothers would fight happily. At this time, how could Cao Cao mobilize the army?
"Cao Cao's army cannot go to the north for the time being. However, he can't leave his own land unguarded!" Lu Su said to Lü Bu and the others. The north was already cold. At this time, the soldiers were retreating. However, the south and Central Plains were not.
"Do you want us to attack Yanzhou?" Some people frowned. If Cao Cao mobilized his army, then it would only be when his own territory was under attack. However, few of his neighbors had the guts to fight against Cao Cao.
Even Yangzhou was focused on recuperating. If they were to fight with Cao Cao, then the losses would outweigh the gains.
"Who said we are going to attack Yanzhou?" Lu Su put down his wine cup and said indifferently. Attacking Yanzhou would only provoke a war between Cao Cao and Yangzhou. Even if Cao Cao was not willing, he still had to fight. Otherwise, where would his dignity go?
"What is Zi Jing's intention?"
"There is no other intention. I just want Lord Wen Hou to bring the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to Yanzhou. It would be best if we can run to Chenliu and Xuchang. Let the Emperor of Great Han see that our Yangzhou is strong!" Lu Su said indifferently.
"Go to Chenliu and Xudu?" Lü Bu's eyes lit up. Showing off in front of his old enemy, Cao Cao, wouldn't it be good? This was really feasible. The cavalry could travel a hundred li a day. Many of the routes would take a long time to travel. However, as long as the cavalry brought enough rations, they would be able to come and go freely.
"Teacher, isn't this a provocation? What if Cao Cao gets angry?" They did not give Cao Cao any face. Cao Cao was not made of mud. If they angered Cao Cao, it would not be good.
"Why do we have to use Yangzhou's banner? We can use Yuzhou Liu Bei's banner! "Lu Su continued to come up with a bad idea. Using Yuzhou Liu Bei's banner, Lao Cao had nothing to say. Using the cavalry to wreak havoc in the capital might not be respectful. Lao Cao could use this to make an issue and make things difficult for Yangzhou. However, they were using Yuzhou's banner. If they wanted to find trouble, they should find Liu Bei. Even if Lao Cao knew about it, there was nothing he could do.
"But what if there are soldiers to intercept us?" Someone asked. This banner was easy to use, but they were afraid that Cao Cao would do it for real.
"What is Cao Cao going to use to intercept us? Ferocious Cavalry? Or his newly recruited Vanguard? " Lu Su asked. Cao Cao was not an idiot. Infantry could not catch up with cavalry. As for cavalry, he was not willing to use them to fight against the Yangzhou Army. Even if they fought, Cao Cao would be at a disadvantage. He still had not pacified the north. He seriously felt that he did not have enough cavalry. He was busy expanding his cavalry. How could he be willing to use his elite troops to fight against the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry and Xiliang Cavalry?
"Teacher, what do you mean?"
"We want to tell Cao Cao that if he has soldiers, he should protect his own city. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee that Liu Bei's soldiers will not panic and run to Yanzhou."
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