At this time, far and near,
Everyone who got the news was probably waiting to see Yuan Shu's joke. Each of these people believed that Yuan Shu was stupid. Sun Ce left and would definitely not come back. Didn't you see how fast he ran?
However, these people did not realize that Sun Ce brought far more than 5,000 troops from Shouchun this time. Of course, even if they knew, they would only think that these were the soldiers Yuan Shu gave to Sun Ce, so they further laughed at Yuan Shu for being stupid and being blinded by the imperial seal. Little did they know that Yuan Shu left Sun Ce only 5,000 men, neither more nor less.
So, what are these extra people? Soon everyone will know.
Around the middle area from Shouchun to Liyang, almost in the area where Sun Quan was ambushed, Sun Ce, who was marching in a hurry to Liyang, successfully collided with Yuan Shu's army who had retreated from Liyang. Then, the two armies passed by each other. After the staggering was over, only 5,000 troops were left with Sun Ce.
Sun Ce, as always, stepped up his pace and rushed to Liyang, and soon joined the occupation of Liyang. However, no one knew that Yuan Shu's army, which seemed to be slowly returning to Shouchun, suddenly turned its guns and killed them at the closest distance. To Xuzhou! Including Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling, he was also hiding in this army.
Liu Bei's newly acquired Xuzhou had an unstable foundation. This time he was caught off guard again. By the time he reacted, Yuan Shu's army had already defeated three cities in a row. Liu Bei had almost lost control of the entire area south of Xuzhou.
No one knows where Yuan Shu's army suddenly came from. Even if they guessed that it was an army that retreated from Liyang back to Shouchun, can this army have such a strong combat effectiveness? If it was so powerful, would it still be trapped by the situation in Liyang? Moreover, even if we don't mention the combat effectiveness of this army, just talking about the number and size of this army, it is seriously inconsistent with what it was in Liyang!
This is the eighth of Sun Quan's thirty-six strategies to offer advice to Ji Ling - a plan to secretly assassinate Chen Cang! In everyone's eyes, they only saw Sun Ce fleeing Shouchun and trying to escape from Yuan Shu; in everyone's eyes, they only saw Yuan Shu withdrawing his troops from Liyang and being unwilling to help Sun Ce; everyone was watching the joke, but never thought that they would eventually become a joke.
In ancient wars, due to lack of information and poor command, they were accustomed to fighting with fixed routines. This is the origin of some military formations. Many soldiers practiced in the playground all day long. In addition to practicing physical fitness and the art of killing the enemy, they also practiced What you need to practice more is the military formation. Fixed routines naturally have the advantage of fixed routines, but because of this, they often lack the ability to adapt.
In this era, when fighting head-on, the outcome is unpredictable. One thousand enemies may be killed, but oneself may suffer eight hundred losses. The role of the art of war is particularly important, as surprises can lead to victory!
This is why Ji Ling was so excited after receiving Sun Quan's advice, because once he misses this opportunity and loses the timeliness of his plan, it will be really difficult to attack Xuzhou from the front. In order to execute this plan perfectly, Ji Ling didn't mind pushing Sun Ce in the court.
No matter what, Yuan Shu's strange move confused Liu Bei. Liu Bei didn't understand what was going on, and Yuan Shu's army had already entered Xuzhou. However, at this moment, it is no longer important how Yuan Shu came in. Since the enemy is coming, he can only fight.
So Liu Bei hurriedly sent out troops from Xiapi, leaving only Zhang Fei to guard at home. Finally, he temporarily resisted Yuan Shu's attack in Xuyi and Huaiyin areas. Sure enough, there was no surprise. Once there was a head-on confrontation, Yuan Shu's army was not that scary. At least Liu Bei could handle it.
But what Liu Bei never expected was that secretly, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu had secretly reached an agreement. The two even married their children and asked Lu Bu's daughter to marry Yuan Shu's son. Yuan Shu even implicitly promised that once he became emperor in the future, Lu Bu's daughter is the crown princess and the future queen!
When Liu Bei led his army to confront Yuan Shu's camp on the front line, his base camp in Xiapi had been raided by Lu Bu! Zhang Fei escaped by chance, but pitifully Liu Bei's wife became Lu Bu's prisoner.
At this time, it showed Liu Bei's lack of ability, or in other words, lack of experience. Of course, it's not his fault. Before that, Liu Bei had only been in charge of one county at most. When had he ever controlled a state? Cao Cao before was not much better than Liu Bei now. Everyone starts from scratch, accumulating experience and growing at the same time.
After learning that the base camp had been captured, Liu Bei immediately panicked and quickly retreated to come back for reinforcements. How could Yuan Shu's army give up such a good opportunity? Moreover, they also knew that this was Lu Bu attacking Liu Bei's rear, so they were not worried that Liu Bei was deceiving him. Taking advantage of the victory, he pursued and killed Liu Bei until he was completely defeated. Liu Bei fled all the way to Xiapi. He was extremely trapped and almost fell into a desperate situation. In front was Lu Bu and behind was Yuan Shu. Although he still had soldiers on hand, he had no food.
Fortunately, under the guidance of Cihang Jingzhai, Mi Zhu of the East China Sea spent all his wealth to help Liu Bei overcome the difficulties, leaving Liu Bei with a chance to survive. However, Liu Bei is not without his merits. This big-eared uncle has always been able to stretch and bend, and can endure humiliation that ordinary people cannot endure. When Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao and fled to Xuzhou, it was Liu Bei who took Lu Bu in and gave him a home in Xiaopei. Now Lu Bu disregarded friendship and took advantage of Liu Bei's Xuzhou. If it were someone else, wouldn't he fight Lu Bu?
But Liu Bei was indeed Liu Bei. Not only did he not attack Lu Bu, he took the initiative to seek peace from Lu Bu. I don't know if Lu Bu's conscience found out, or he thought he could ask Liu Bei to help him resist Cao Cao for a while. Finally, he agreed to Liu Bei's request for peace, returned Liu Bei's wife to Liu Bei, and gave Xiaopei to Liu Bei to guard. In this way, Lu Bu moved from Xiaopei to Xiapi, and Liu Bei moved from Xiapi to Xiaopei. Their statuses were completely reversed.
But Yuan Shu's army was stunned when they saw Liu Bei being taken in by Yuan Shu. It was neither a fight nor a fight. Ji Ling could only send someone to report to Shouchun and ask for Yuan Shu's instructions. Ji Ling led his troops to stay in place for a month before receiving Yuan Shu's order.
Of course Yuan Shu was also angry with Lu Bu's behavior, but the two sides were allies after all. Yuan Shu could not directly declare war on Lu Bu, and at least he was unwilling to go to war with Lu Bu for the time being. But Yuan Shu was unwilling to accept it. You said that he had to fight several tough battles to win half of Xuzhou. You, Lu Bu, were better. He easily took Xiapi and other hinterlands of Xuzhou, and even reached here. How could Yuan Shu do that? Give up easily? Okay, if I don’t beat you Lu Bu, then I’ll continue beating Liu Bei’s headquarters, right?
Although Xiaopei and Xiapi are not far apart, Yuan Shu does not believe that Lu Bu dares to tear up the alliance and start a war with Yuan Shu's army!
So, Ji Ling waved his hand, and the troops continued to go deep, heading straight to Xiaopei.
For a moment, Lu Bu was confused. Of course, he was also a little angry.
