The sky gradually faded, and Chen Gong looked silently towards Xiangxian County, but he didn't know what it felt...

"Since ten years ago, Dong Xining's strength had surpassed Dong Zhuo, but he was willing to stay at his base. Even when the late emperor died of illness and before Dong Zhuo died, he did not rebel. The general should know that Dong Xining is terrible."

Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu with a cold face and a little more solemn on his face.

"One step is wrong, every step is wrong."

"The general should know why Dong Xining is so tolerant. He needs territory, people who support soldiers, and needs a stable environment for rest and recuperation. So he endured it again and again, even if he retreated to Dong Zhuo again and again!"

Chen Gong said: "If Zhu Jun had no impulse to kill Zhang Miao, the general could still seize Xuzhou, and join forces with Yuan Shu and the court to resist the attack of the Liangzhou army. But now it is not possible. The Xuzhou army has become a prey in Dong Xining's eyes. No matter how hard you and I struggle, they will be swallowed by him."

"So, the general can only make a choice while he still has ten thousand troops in his hands and when he still has the strength to do so."

"First, retreat to Fuyang and Wuyuan City. These two cities are less than a hundred miles away from Tancheng. Tancheng will never allow two heavy cities to be lost unless... unless Tancheng has decided to bow to Dong Xining, Tancheng will continue to reinforce our army. The general can use this opportunity to increase more troops and take the opportunity to strengthen his strength."

"Of course, this plan can only be a delaying strategy. With the general's bravery, he can defend two cities in a short period of time, but it must not last long. The general still needs to be prepared to go south to Guangling County. Only by following Cao Mengde's path and relying on the Huai River can he confront and fight with the Liangzhou army."

"Secondly, go south to Xia Pi State and move all the money, grain and people from Xia Pi State to Guangling County."

Lu Bu frowned and said in confusion: "Sir, since we believe that Xuzhou is not a place to stand for a long time, our army just goes directly to Guangling County. Why do we still have to defend the two cities of Fuyang and Wuyuan?"

Chen Gong smiled bitterly and said, "The general's reputation is not very good. If our army enters Xia Pi directly, you and I will become rebels in Xuzhou, and it will become unknown in the future. After all, you and I are not from Guangling County. If our army sticks to Fuyang and Wuyuan, it will actually resist the invasion of the Liangzhou army for Tancheng. Even if we retreat at that time, it will be because the Liangzhou army is in great power and cannot resist. We can only retreat south of the Huai River to continue to resist. Entering Guangling County can reduce a lot of criticism."

"It's just... the general should know that we lack war horses. Once our army is trapped by Dong Xining, it is extremely difficult to escape smoothly, so the general needs to carefully consider it."

Lu Bu frowned. He understood what Chen Gong meant. The first suggestion was to establish a good reputation in Xuzhou. The second was to take advantage of the 10,000 troops in his hand and immediately move south and preserve his strength as much as possible.

The first suggestion is to establish a situation where "raising thieves are respectful", but his troops will be continuously consumed by the Liangzhou army, and all they can get is a false reputation. As for why they go south to Guangling County... Just like Cao Cao's approach, Dong Hu will not give them time to gain a foothold. He will definitely take advantage of Tao Qian's illness and the people of Xuzhou will seize Xuzhou in a timely manner.

Cao Cao surrendered millions of Qingzhou troops, and his reputation was so powerful that he seemed extremely powerful, but in fact it was his weakest period. At this critical moment, Dong Hu launched an attack on Yanzhou and did not give Cao Cao a year of farming.

In order to defeat Cao Cao in one fell swoop, Dong Huan waited quietly for a year.

Since returning to Changyi in Qingzhou, Dong Hu should have returned to Luoyang and Chang'an. There are many things he needs to plan, such as the Qingzhou shipyard, such as setting up a salt field on the beach, such as insufficient iron mine production, such as promoting the relocation of the imperial court to Chengdu...

There are many things that require him to take the helm. At this moment, Xuzhou sent news of Tao Qian's serious illness, and he had to lie in Changyi and watch the changes. In this way, how could he give Lu Bu and Liu Bei the time to gain a foothold in Xuzhou?

It is most likely to kill opponents when they are unstable. Even if Diao Chan is really a sister, no matter how famous Liu Guanzhang has, Dong Hu will never be ruthless when he meets them!

Chen Gong had already explained his words. There was no danger to defend Yuzhou and Xuzhou. Only by relying on the big rivers can we resist it. Such as Huai River and Jiang River, but Cao Cao had already fled to Wu County, and they could only enter Guangling County. They confronted the Liangzhou Army with the Huai River Defense Line. At the same time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu would also give them some support...

Lu Bu was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to flee to Guangling County with his troops or to resist for a while before escaping. Just when he didn't know how to choose, Song Xian suddenly spoke.

"Sir, since you believe that Xuzhou cannot stand, it would be better to send a letter to Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, and Liu Bei. We will let Liu Bei be the governor of Xuzhou and take the initiative to go to Guangling County, so as not to escape to Guangling County after Liu Bei was defeated in the future."

Lu Bu's expression became solemn in an instant.

"Let's go now!"

At this moment, several spies came running wildly on horseback...

"Report to the general, Guo Si, a Liangzhou army, was leading 30,000 troops and was coming, only fifty miles away from our army."

"What?"

Lu Bu was shocked, and then snorted coldly.

"snort!"

“It’s just right here!”

The generals were frightened. Although they had 10,000 soldiers, the components of the troops were mixed. The real combat power was only 3,000 Danyang elite soldiers. The rest were Tao Qian's strong people in the military farm. Once they encountered 30,000 elite soldiers, it would almost be a crushing defeat.

Without thinking, Lu Bu punched Chen Gong.

"I also asked the gentleman to write three letters, one to Mi Zhu, one to Cao Bao, and the last to Liu Bei, and said... Liangzhou army sneaked into our army halfway, and our army suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to Xia Pi State to garrison."

Lu Bu was talking nonsense, but Chen Gong nodded with satisfaction.

“So best.”

Lu Bu was still carrying the righteousness of "General General of the Central Army", which gave him the opportunity to occupy Xia Pi. Moreover, Xia Pi Prime Minister Su Rong was staying in Tancheng at this time. Even if Lu Bu moved the people of Xia Pi, no one could stop him.

Since he made a decision, Lu Bu did not hesitate and immediately ordered his troops to flee south, all of which were unexpected by Guo Si, Chen Deng and others.

The distance of fifty miles is not far, and it is not too close. The cavalry with one man and two cavalry only takes half a day, while the infantry needs to march urgently in one day. Guo Si's army has the third cavalry battalion led by Dong Gu. Logically speaking, five thousand cavalry can take the lead in marching first and delay Lu Bu's marching speed. After the main infantry arrives, they can wipe out Lu Bu in one fell swoop.

But Dong Gu is more willing to be more secure, and is more willing to kill Peng Cheng Xiangjilian behind him and eliminate the hidden dangers behind him.

This is the case with war. If the 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses led by Guo Si are all cavalry, as long as they are equipped with dry food for several days, they don’t need to consider whether there are any hidden worries behind them. Once they find out that something is wrong, they just jump on the war horse and run away. As long as they don’t run to the rugged mountains on the road with death, even if the cavalry is ambushed, they will not suffer much casualties and have absolute initiative in the battlefield.

But if it is an infantryman, the safety of the rear route must be ensured, and one city must be occupied. Only in this way can infantry avoid attacks from front and back.

Dong Gu is the leader of the Beihe Qiang clan, and a thousand miles of raids is his strength. Even if Lu Bu is the King of Chu, he cannot deal with the Five Thousand Light Cavalry who are in a direct battle. But he is quite cautious and willing to give up restraining Lu Bu and kill Ji Lian in Pengcheng.

Sure enough, as he expected, when all the troops outside Pengcheng were heading east, Ji Lian noticed the danger, but he did not choose to attack the Liangzhou army with Lu Bu. He was blocked in Pengcheng and could not know who came to rescue him, but he knew very well that Guo Si's army was heading east, and once reinforcements were defeated, Pengcheng would become a trapped city and no one would come to rescue him.

Who is the rescue?

How many soldiers came to rescue?

Know nothing.

After discussing, Ji Lian did not choose to attack Lu Bu in front and behind, but fled south with thousands of troops, hoping to escape into Xia Pi.

Dong Hou did not expect Ji Lian to flee south, but this was not important. What was important was that Ji Lian escaped from the city. Thousands of cavalry did not stop at all, and immediately turned to the south to encircle Ji Lian's troops who fled south...

"What?"

"Lu Bu also fled south?"

Just after Dong Gu led five thousand cavalry to attack Ji Lian, who was fleeing south, the spy sent news of Lu Bu running south. Guo Si's mind was immediately a little too weak. He didn't know whether to chase Lu Bu or kill Tancheng...

"Guo Si, we think we should take down Fu Yang and Wuyuan first."

Guo Si looked at Dong Yue with a serious look, a little confused.

"Why? The dog thief Lu Bu is timid, why don't he kill him in one go?"

Dong Yue frowned and said, "You are right. Lu Bu may be afraid, but he may also be deliberately seducing me. Dong Shuai wants me to be careful. If we are defeated by a stray dog, we will be finished!"

"In our opinion, it's better to take Fu Yang and Wuyuan, and after taking Tancheng, it's not too late to find Lu Bu again."

Yu Shuang suddenly interrupted, "Lu Bu's dog thief came to lead tens of soldiers, obviously to rescue Pengcheng, but he fled south now. We didn't expect that Fu Yang and Wuyuan City would definitely not have thought of it. It would be better for people to pretend that Lu Bu was defeated, and we could take two heavy cities. Even if Pengcheng Kingdom falls into our hands, no matter whether Lu Bu is killed or not, we are all successful people. If Tancheng is taken down, we may become Xuzhou's governors, and Xuzhou's fourth-rank general may not necessarily."

Guo Si's heart pounded, and his two big hands hit each other hard.

"Done!"

"According to your words, take Fuyang first and Wuyuan County!"

Guo Si fought with Lu Bu and knew that Lu Bu was brave. Although he had more troops, if Lu Bu worked hard, his troops would be greatly damaged. Instead of doing so, it would be better to get the benefits first!

Two birds in the forest are worse than one bird in hand.
Chapter completed!