Chapter 503: Yuan Tan Moucao

"Where is Marquis Wen? Marquis Wen, there will be an urgent military situation at the end."

There were so many people in the hall that the captain couldn't get in, so he had to shout outside.

With this shout, the hall fell silent.

Let the crowd make way.

The captain went straight to Lu Bu.

"What's the matter with Colonel Huo?" Lu Bu asked hastily when he realized that this person came in full clothes and he could faintly see blood.

The captain knelt directly on the ground, he came directly from the battlefield. Today is Lu Bu's birthday, so in his busy schedule, he wiped the blood on his armor and entered the hall.

He said anxiously: "Cao Cao's army has invaded Xuzhou. Now that Pengcheng has been captured, General Hou Cheng retreats to Lu County. I beg Wen Hou to send rescue troops quickly!"

"What!" Lu Bu couldn't believe it.

Li Ru turned pale with shock, he belonged to a strategist who was good at tactics, so he messed up the rules.

Chen Gong was good at strategizing, but he lost his voice and said, "How is this possible, where is Liu Bei?"

"Liu Bei..." The captain gritted his teeth, "Liu Bei rebelled and cleared the way for Cao Jun. General Hou Cheng was caught off guard and failed to resist the enemy's attack."

"Liu Bei broke his promise." Lu Bu was furious, and said to the crowd, "You still say that Liu Bei is benevolent and generous?"

The members of the Xuzhou family were silent.

"Report..." At this time, a messenger came, "Cao's army invaded Donghai County, Lanling City has been lost, I beg Marquis Wen to send rescue troops quickly."

"Report... Cao's army captured Xiaqiu."

Xiaqiu is the southern barrier of Xiapi City.

From this point of view, Cao's army, with its superior force, is advancing in three directions in parallel, forming a siege of Xiapi City.

Even Lu Bu, the god of war, fell down on the mat at this moment.

He has just mastered Xuzhou, facing the overlord of the Central Plains like Cao Cao, the disadvantage of insufficient troops can be seen at a glance.

The gentry in Xuzhou are terrified. Is Xuzhou going to change masters again?

In fact, according to the relationship between Lu Bu and Yuan Tan, Cao Cao would never dare to attack Xuzhou easily.

But with Liu Bei's counterattack, this made it possible for Cao Cao to go to Xuzhou quickly.

Judging from the current situation, Cao Cao's prediction was accurate, and everything went according to his expectations.

...

An hour later.

In the same hall, the smell of wine and vegetables has dissipated.

The guests disappeared, replaced by generals in full armor.

Li Ru and Chen Gong stood on both sides of the steps.

Facing the pressure of Cao Cao's soldiers, the atmosphere was quite heavy.

Many generals have already shown fear of war.

Lu Lingqi also came here fully clothed.

Before life and death come, she must appear here.

I thought that after my birthday, I would take Yuan Tan to Xuzhou to see the places of interest and historic sites, and then to see the sea.

You must know that the sea in Xuzhou is more beautiful than the sea in Jizhou.

Unexpectedly, the enemy came.

During this hour, Li Ru and Chen Gong failed to come up with a way to resist, because they were really short of strength, and they were not at the same level as Cao Cao.

It cannot be said that they are incompetent, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were looking outside.

Waiting for someone to show up.

The two military advisers said that only one person can save Xuzhou.

"Do you think the eldest son will come?" Lu Bu couldn't help asking.

Whether he admits it or not, whether he can still sit here in the future depends entirely on Yuan Tan's words.

According to Lu Bu's temper, he would not ask for alms even if he died.

But his relationship with Yuan Tan is very complicated.

Li Ru and Chen Gong couldn't say whether they could come or not.

Yuan Tan is a guest, and after such a thing happened, he had to avoid it.

If he is willing to help, he will definitely show up. If it doesn't show up, looking for it will only touch your nose.

"The eldest son is here!"

The guards outside had already received the order, and immediately let Yuan Tan in, and announced it loudly.

Yuan Tan came in, and Dian Wei and Xu Chu stayed by their sides.

"I have seen the eldest son."

All the generals saluted together, their fear of war subsided.

Lu Bu stood up very excitedly, "Please take your seat, Eldest Prince."

Inviting Yuan Tan to the same hall, the position is still second to none.

Lu Lingqi's gaze followed Yuan Tan all the time.

Now Cao Cao, the overlord of the Central Plains, is calling, as well as the three Taoyuan brothers who are all-powerful.

Did the man she knew stay here and fight side by side with her, or did he just leave?

After all, this is Lu Bu's place.

If Yuan Tan is willing to help, it is righteousness, and it is normal if he does not help.

But for Lu Lingqi, she really hoped that Yuan Tan could fight side by side with her!

Li Ru came out, "My lord, now that Cao Cao is leading an army of 50,000, the counties and counties around Xiapi have been lost one after another..."

"My lord Lu Bu only had 5,000 people at the beginning. After occupying Xuzhou, he has been recruiting troops, but there are only 15,000 people. There is no time for training. It is basically a mob... a mob."

"At present, there are still ten thousand troops that can be mobilized, and they are unable to resist Cao's 50,000 army."

"I beg the eldest son to send troops to help."

Yuan Tan didn't speak immediately when he heard the words, but was deep in thought.

He didn't have Guo Jia by his side to advise, but after many years of fighting, he had already acquired a high military quality.

He is familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, even if he is a military adviser, he is definitely top-notch.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was so bold that he dared to 'steal mines' under his nose.

Speaking of which, Yuan Tan also stole Xuzhou from under the nose of Cao Cao.

If Lu Bu is not allowed to sit in Xuzhou, he will not be able to steal it.

Now that Cao Cao dared to steal, it was all due to the rebellion of Liu Bei, a "miner".

"How do you plan to defend before my soldiers come?"

Lu Bu and others were overjoyed.

Chen Gong hurriedly said: "My lord, my lord's money and food are all in Xiapi, which is enough for an army of 100,000 for several years. Before the arrival of reinforcements, your lord, I am going to defend Xiapi city..."

That's all they can do.

It's like playing Red Police StarCraft. If you don't have enough troops to go out, you will die, so you can only stick to the base.

Yuan Tan said: "Even if Cao Cao is right, you will retreat into Xiapi City for defense. With Liu Bei's help, he can naturally drive straight in. So he marched in three directions in order to occupy all counties except Xiapi in the fastest time. county."

"..." Lu Bu and others.

For them, there is ten thousand unwillingness in their hearts, and they have to face this reality.

Yuan Tan continued: "At that time, Cao Cao occupied the northern part of Xuzhou. How could my troops bypass half of Xuzhou and come to the Pi for rescue?"

Lu Bu and the others turned pale.

This is correct.

Yuan Tan still needs to recover one city after another. If not, the army will go deep alone, and the supply of food and grass alone will not be able to complete it.

"Marquis Wen, let me be frank, you can't wait for my reinforcements."

In other words, before the reinforcements arrive, Xiapi City will be defeated by Cao Cao with superior forces.

Even if Lu Bu was a peerless general, he couldn't resist the extra 40,000 elite enemy troops.

What's more, Cao Cao also has fierce generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

In addition, Yuan Tan Dian Wei Xu Chu can't do it either.

"What should I do?" Lu Bu lost his voice.

Yuan Tan had already considered this issue on the way here, "I have a solution."

"What way!" Everyone cheered up.

...

vertical sun.

Fifty miles to the north of Lu County.

Cao Jun's base camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Cao Cao's brows were full of joy.

The 50,000 troops brought in are only one-third of its strength.

There are another 100,000, and Yuan Shao needs to be guarded.

He had a strong premonition that an all-out war with Yuan Shao would break out soon.

The only weakness is the lack of money and food.

As for Xuzhou, there has been no war for many years, even if there was a recent one, it ended in a flash.

The money and grain accumulated by Xuzhou over the years will make up for Cao Cao's only deficiency.

Moreover, after obtaining Xuzhou, he will be able to contain Yuan Tan, a serious confidant.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Things went smoothly as expected.

Now there is only one Lu county away from Xiapi City.

"The success of this time is due to Xuande's contribution. When Xiapi is conquered, I will present you to the imperial court as Xuzhou shepherd."

"...Thank you, Mr. Cao." Liu Bei was the only person sitting in the big tent, and after hesitating for a moment, he immediately got up and thanked.

I really didn't expect him to be Xuzhou Mu.

This is Cao Cao trying to subdue Liu Bei as his subordinate, and only a hero like him dares to try like this.

Cao Cao, who has become the overlord of the Central Plains, already has the aura of Wei Wuzhi.

"Report..., a secret letter from Xuzhou Chen Deng."

Come in a spy.

Shaoqing.

"I didn't expect Yuan Tan to be in Xuzhou!" Cao Cao stood up.

"Yuan Tan is also in Xuzhou!" Liu Bei also stood up, with the flames of revenge in his eyes.

The news was a real joy for the two of them.

Cao Cao immediately said: "Cao Ren, go to Yanzhou immediately, bring 10,000 soldiers and horses, and block all the routes to the north of Xuzhou."

"We must not let Yuan Tan run away. At the same time, we must also be wary of Qingzhou's Shence Army coming to support us."

"If the Shence Army comes, don't fight in the field, don't go out of the city to provoke, just defend the city."

"In this case, delay the time, and when I conquer Xiapi, everything will be a foregone conclusion."

"Here!" Cao Ren took the order and left with high spirits.

Cheng Yu and Sima Yi looked at each other, and they added another 10,000 troops. This time, they were more stable.

Like Liu Bei, Sima Yi couldn't find revenge in his heart.

Cao Cao got up again, put on his helmet, and shook hands with the Yitian sword, "All generals obey the order, follow me and send troops to Lu County."

After capturing Lu County, Xiapi City will be exposed to Cao Jun's iron hooves.

Because Xuzhou's money and food are all in Xiapi City, Lu Bu can only defend passively.

And Cao Cao's five times superiority in military strength made it easy to capture Xiapi.

So what if there are fierce generals like Lu Bu, Yuan Tan, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei.

How many people can kill?

He also has famous generals like Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xiahou Dun and Xiahouyuan.

After a careful layout and a sudden blitz, no one could resist Cao Cao breaking the city.

At the same time, Yuan Tan and Lu Bu entered the city of Lu County.