Chapter 1184: Entering Lujiang County Again

Huangfu Chaobo did not stay in Yingxi County for too long. On the third day, he continued southward under the escort of the Guards to inspect Runan County. When a group of them arrived at the ruling office in Runan, the intelligence sent by Shi A from Shangdang was also sent to Huangfu Chaobo through Luoyang.

Raising the pigeon letter in his hand, Huangfu Chaobo smiled and said to Guo Jia: "I didn't expect that Lord Lu Bu would know player strategy now? The cavalry sent troops outside the fortress to expel the Xianbei people first, and the infantry quietly gathered in the clouds, and then used the time to return. Prepare to attack Wuyuan and Shuofang."

Guo Jia took the pigeon letter and read it once, then handed it to Pang Tong smoothly and said with a smile: "In this case, we must speed up the training of crossbowmen. Lu Bu's army attacks Wuyuan. If the people in Wuyuan can delay If it takes a little longer, Lu Bu will definitely send troops and horses from the Shangdang Taiyuan counties to support us. In this case, our opportunity will come. "

"Yes, so the longer the Wuyuan side delays, the better. The longer the delay, the more infantry Lu Bu will be able to mobilize." Pang Tong nodded and said;

"One more thing," Guo Jia suddenly said: "My lord must remind Bingzhou to prevent Lu Bu's army from coming back from the grassland. The cavalry will directly detour to the Yinshan Mountains to the north of Wuyuan and Shuofang, coming from the route of the previous Xianbei army's southern invasion. If Lu Bu's army is allowed to invade the two counties, it is very likely that they will not be able to hold on for two or three months. "

After hearing this, Huangfu Chaobo was horrified and said: "Yes, if I hadn't been reminded by Feng Xiao, I would have ignored this matter. But is there anything else that needs attention?"

Both of them shook their heads: "Not yet, I just need to tell them that they need to be careful about Zhao Jun's attack and don't leave anything to chance."

"Don't worry, they will definitely do this. Zhao Jun's general Zhang Liao is a famous general in the world. If they dare to take it lightly, the two counties will be in danger."

After saying that, Huangfu Chaobo connected Zhao Zilong's communication and told him in detail the information he had received and Guo Jia's speculations one by one. Although Zhao Zilong had long known that Lu Bu would not let them go easily, But he didn't expect that he would be ready to deal with these two counties so quickly. The two chatted for a while before hanging up the communication.

After the communication with Huangfu Chaobo ended, Zhao Zilong immediately contacted Xiake, Lao Du and Xiao Jiejie, and told them the news that Huangfu Chaobo told him. All three of them were E Ran, but fortunately, Everyone was mentally prepared, so they reacted quickly. Moreover, it would take three to five months for Lu Bu to send troops to sweep the grassland. His people had been strengthening the defenses of the passes and important cities in the two counties.

What's more, the huge number of crossbows brought back from the end of last year have all been equipped on the soldiers. After half a year of training, these crossbow soldiers are already capable of fighting. In a few months, I believe they will be more proficient.

After several people ended their communication, Wuyuan and Shuofang counties began to prepare for the war more actively.

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In the early stage of the Bingzhou matter, Huangfu Chaobo did not have the time and energy to take care of them, and he also needed Zhao Zilong and the others to attract Lu Bujun's attention in order to create conditions for him to send his troops to merge with the state. Of course, this also depends on Bingzhou and Guanzhong. Which side has the opportunity first can decide the direction of the Tang army's attack.

If something unexpected happens in Guanzhong first, then the Tang army will definitely send its troops to Guanzhong first. But if a fighter appears first in Bingzhou, then it will definitely send its troops north. This is the relationship between the forces. Although the Tang army and the people in Bingzhou and the two counties were allies, Huangfu Chaobo had to make some choices in the face of the interests of the Tang state.

After staying in Pingyu for two days, Huangfu Chaobo continued to go south. Runan was originally an important town in Yuzhou, so Huangfu Chaobo had always arranged for Huang Zhong to lead 40,000 soldiers to guard it, making it the backbone of Qiaojun and Lujiang counties. Reinforcement, if anything happens to Qiao County or Lujiang County, Runan's 40,000 soldiers can support the two counties at any time.

In addition, Huang Zhong was originally the commander-in-chief of the Shenwu Army and had jurisdiction over the five military camps of four counties in Yuzhou and one county in Yangzhou.

It was his intention to guard the most important Runan.

A few days later, 7,000 Guards troops, including 5,000 cavalrymen, escorted Huangfu Chaobo and two military advisors across the Huaihe River and entered the Lujiang River. If for the counties in Sizhou and Yuzhou, Huangfu Chaobo only focused on inspecting those important passes or cities, then for newly attached places like Lujiang, Huangfu Chaobo was prepared to carefully inspect each county. .

The reason for this is that the main purpose is to be able to send troops north or west with peace of mind in the future. It is said that to fight against foreign forces, we must first settle within. If the interior is unstable, how can we expand outward?

Xinxi City, the southernmost part of Runan County, was where Huangfu Chaobo's army invaded Lujiang County. Now they have come to the bank of Huaishui River again. The original temporary pontoon bridge has been reinforced by craftsmen into a fixed bridge. According to At the request of Zuo Chengzu, the governor of Lujiang, in the next few years, this bridge will be built into a stronger cable bridge or stone pier bridge.

After crossing the Huai River, Huangfu Chaobo went from Geyang, Xiyang, Qisi, and then all the way down the Huai River to Anfeng City, which is adjacent to Jiujiang. Then he went south from Anfeng, passing through Liu'an and Long Shu arrived at Shu County, the administrative office of Lujiang.

Ten miles north of Shu County, Lujiang officials led by Zuo Chengzu, the governor of Lujiang, and generals of Xuanwu Camp led by Kong Xin were all here, quietly looking towards the north. It was already May, and although the weather was not too hot, the civil and military officers who had been standing under the sun for more than an hour were already sweating. The military officers were fine, as their years of military life had made them happy with this situation, but the civil officials were only complaining in their hearts.

However, even so, no one among the people present dared to show a trace of impatience on their faces, because they were waiting for their king here.

It was not until the middle of the Si hour that several riders from the north came galloping, ran to Zuo Chengzu, dismounted, and reported: "Reporting to the governor, the king's army is already ten miles away, with more than 10,000 cavalrymen, and it will take about half an hour to arrive here."

When everyone heard this, they were all refreshed, and without Zuo Chengzu's instructions, they all stood up straight, tidied their robes, and then stood in two rows, quietly waiting for the king who was about to arrive from the north.

Half an hour later, a few miles to the north, a cloud of dust rose up, and it was approaching them quickly. Soon, nearly 10,000 cavalrymen appeared in everyone's sight.