Lu Bu led his troops and horses towards Yuzhou. That night, he set up camp and was about to rest when someone suddenly came to report.
"Reporting to Marquis Wen, Mr. Yuan Zhi asks for an audience."
Lu Bu knew that Xu Shu must be in trouble, so he hurriedly ordered someone to come in and meet him.
Xu Shu walked into the tent and saw Lu Bu. He hurriedly handed over his hands and said, "I have met Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu waved his hand and asked with a smile, "Yuanzhi, do you have something to say?"
Xu Shu nodded and said slowly, "I have been to Yuzhou before and took this road. About 30 miles ahead from here, there is a mountain named Cuiling Mountain.
The mountains are endlessly green, with rugged rocks and charming scenery. Whenever they have free time, people nearby will go up to the mountains to play. "
Hearing this, Lu Bu couldn't help but laugh, "Yuanzhi, maybe you want to go to the mountains for fun? It doesn't matter. After the battle is over, I will go with you. What's the harm?"
Xu Shu hurriedly held up his hands and said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, if it's just for fun, how can I come here for this matter?"
At this point, Xu Shu's tone paused, and then he continued, "Marquis Wen, although the scenery of Cuiling Mountain is beautiful, there are some dangerous areas where the official road passes."
Lu Bu's eyes lit up, "Yuan Zhi, do you want to set up an ambush here to lure Guo Gong's troops?"
Xu Shu waved his hand and said, "Marquis Wen, you can only guess one of them. If my guess is correct, Guo Gong is familiar with the local situation and naturally knows about Cuiling Mountain. Maybe he has set an ambush on the mountain. Wait for our army to rush off the official road, and when our army reaches the dangerous area, rocks will fly down from the mountain."
Hearing this, Lu Bu's expression changed, "Yuanzhi, are you saying that Guo Gong will set up an ambush in Cuiling Mountain?"
Xu Shu nodded, "If what I predict is good, it should be so."
Lu Bu frowned and said, "In that case, how about our army take a detour and avoid the dangerous area?"
Xu Shu nodded, "It is true that we have to bypass this dangerous area, but since Guo Gong set up an ambush here, if we don't return it, it will appear that our army is incompetent."
"Give it back?"
Lu Bu was stunned and asked in confusion, "Yuan Zhi, how do you say this?"
When Xu Shu heard Lu Bu's words, he smiled slightly and expressed his thoughts.
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Guo Gong naturally knew that Lu Bu's army was brave and did not dare to be careless. He immediately led his troops to Cuiling Mountain to set up an ambush.
When the army arrived at the foot of Cuiling Mountain, Liang Ge pointed to a cliff in the distance and said with a smile, "Guo Governor, look, that's the place I mentioned."
Guo Gong looked along Liang Ge's finger. After seeing it clearly, he couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Liang, this place is really dangerous. If Lu Bu's army dares to pass by this place, he will definitely be defeated."
Liang Ge nodded, "From Xudu to Yuzhou, this is the largest official road and the most convenient for marching. So I'm sure that Lu Bu's son will definitely take this road."
Guo Gong said with a smile, "Mr. Liang, as long as he dares to come, let him never come back."
Liang Ge cupped his hands and said, "Prince Guo, I'm just giving you an idea. The specific formation of troops needs to be given orders by Governor Guo."
Guo Gong nodded, immediately arranged his troops and told them to go their separate ways.
1,000 people were arranged on the mountain, carrying a lot of stones and wood and placing them on the top of the mountain, waiting for Lu Bu's army to arrive.
For the sake of safety, Guo Gong led his troops to ambush at the end of the official road. As soon as Lu Bu's army was ambushed, he would immediately come out with all his troops and defeat Lu Bu's army in one fell swoop.
After the matter was settled, Guo Gong immediately ordered people to find Liang Ge, drink and have fun in the big tent. At the same time, he sent spies to inquire about Lu Bujun.
According to Liang Ge's guess, Lu Bujun should be able to arrive at the foot of Cuiling Mountain that night.
However, everyone waited until dawn and did not wait for Lu Bujun's arrival. Instead, they waited for the news from the spies.
"Reporting to Governor Guo, Lord Lu Bu is ten miles ahead. Turn around and follow the path next to you."
"What?"
Hearing the news, Guo Gong was suddenly surprised, "What's going on? Why did they take the small road?"
The spy shook his head hastily, "I don't know, they just got off the main road and took the small road on the side of Lijiazhuang."
Guo Gong frowned slightly and asked slowly, "Where does the small road in Lijiazhuang lead to?"
The spy thought for a while, "If my subordinate remembers correctly, that small road can also lead to Qiao City. In terms of distance alone, regardless of the quality of the road, it is probably closer than the main road."
"What?"
Hearing the news, Guo Gong was surprised again, "You said taking the small road is closer than taking the main road?"
The spy nodded, "Those merchants are on their way. If there is a lot of goods, they will take the big road. If there is little goods, they will take the small road. They just want this road to be closer."
At this moment, Liang Ge also hurried over from the side, "Guo Governor, what happened? Have things changed?"
Guo Gong sighed, "Mr. Liang, the villain Lu Bu actually changed his route from Lijiazhuang to a small road instead of taking the main road."
Liang Ge's expression changed, "How could this happen if we take the small road? Lu Bujun has heavy vehicles, so he should take the main road."
Guo Gong waved his hands a little irritably, "Mr. Liang, the matter has come to this, and there is no point in pursuing the why. Let's think about it, what should we do if Lu Bu changes his path?"
Liang Ge frowned and thought carefully, cold sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, and shouted, "Not good."
Liang Ge's voice was so abrupt that Guo Gong was frightened and said, "Mr. Liang, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Liang Ge wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with a wry smile, "President Guo, Lu Bu must have taken the small road because it was a short road. In other words, he wanted to reach Qiaocheng quickly."
Hearing these words, Guo Gong reacted suddenly and said in surprise, "Mr. Liang, do you mean that Lu Bu's son wants to sneak attack Qiaocheng?"
Liang Ge nodded, "That's true. Otherwise, why would Lu Bu'er abandon the main road and take a small path?"
Hearing this, Guo Gong's expression changed, "Mr. Liang, the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou have been brought out. Speaking of which, isn't Qiaocheng in danger?"
Liang Ge smiled bitterly and nodded, "Guo Governor, now that the matter has come to this, we should withdraw our troops as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Beilu Bu succeeds in his sneak attack, the city of Qiaocheng will not be protected!"
Guo Gong also knew that something was wrong and hurriedly shouted, "Send the order, everyone listens to the order and returns to the city immediately."
A lieutenant general asked hurriedly, "Guo Governor, if we retreat, what will happen to the people ambush on the mountain?"
Guo Gong stamped his feet, "Withdraw them all. What's the use of keeping them here? Withdraw them all and avoid being successfully attacked by Lu Bu's children."
"I will obey my orders."
Following Guo Gong's order, the soldiers and horses of the Yuzhou Army immediately walked out of the ambush and returned to Qiaocheng.
