Xuzhou.
Since the seedlings grew, Lu Bu's frequency of going to the rice fields has also increased a lot. Every time he will check the growth of the seedlings and whether there is too much or too little water in the seedbed.
Hao Meng also led people around to collect yellow things from chickens and ducks. However, after a few days, there were not many at all because there were no chickens and ducks in the people's homes. Finally, with Lu Bu's consent, he started collecting horse manure.
However, this disgusted Hao Meng and others, so they wetted their noses with cloth strips, but the pungent smell still made these people miserable, but they had no choice but to do it.
After knowing the hardships of these people, Lu Bu also took out some good wine and gave these people extra meals to reward Hao Meng and everyone.
Just as Lu Bu was returning to his courtyard to read, he was stopped by Chen Gong.
"Lord, Wen Yuan's army has reported. Wen Yuan led his army to fight Ji Ling outside Ling County. He defeated Ji Ling. He killed more than 6,000 enemies and captured more than 20,000. He successfully captured Ling County and is marching towards Huaiyin. , and Ji Ling led the remaining soldiers to flee into Huaiyin and defend the city."
Lu Bu was instantly excited after hearing Chen Gong's words. He immediately took the military report sent by Zhang Liao and read it. After reading it, Lu Bu was really excited.
"Okay, okay! Wen Yuan really has the style of a general. This time he defeated Ji Ling and regained Guangling. It will be easier. As for the remaining remnants of Ji Ling, they have lost their fighting spirit and have no fighting power at all. .
Yuan Shu forced the people to join the army many times and treated them extremely harshly. Although he clearly had money and food, he also deprived his army of food and only gave them one meal a day. How could such an army have any combat effectiveness?
However, Wen Yuan still has to pay attention to prevent Yuan Shu from sending more troops to Guangling. No, once Yuan Shu receives Ji Ling's letter, he will definitely send more troops to Guangling.
Gongtai, although Yuan Shu's army is not powerful, it is large in number. We must capture Guangling before Yuan Shu's reinforcements arrive, and then use Guangling to resist Yuan Shu's army. Otherwise, Guangling may not be so easy to capture. "
When Chen Gong heard this, although he stopped smiling, he admired Lu Bu immensely.
"My lord, now we have no troops to send. We can only believe in Wen Yuan and Yuan Long, and I also believe that they will be able to complete the task of regaining Guangling, even if Yuan Shu sends troops.
Just like what the Lord said, Yuan Shu doesn't have many generals, and his army is not strong enough. Once there is a stalemate, Yuan Shu's army will definitely be defeated first, not to mention Wenyuan has ten thousand wolves riding on it. "
After hearing this, Lu Bu was helpless. Now besides trusting Zhang Liao and Chen Deng, he was beyond his reach. In Lu Bu's heart, he still had great hopes for Zhang Babai. As the top general of this era, he had given him He tried his best to provide the army, but now it depends on his performance.
After Chen Gong finished speaking, he immediately put on an extremely solemn expression and spoke to Lu Bu seriously.
"My lord, there is one more thing. My lord must be mentally prepared. This news is not good."
Lu Bu was stunned when he heard this, and soon became serious. For Chen Gongdu to be so serious, this news would not be good, and the first thing he thought of was Cao Cao.
However, what Lu Bu was confused about was, was Yanzhou Cao Cao not prepared to fight with him even if he wanted it? You must know that the disaster in Yanzhou is very serious. Even for his army, the supply of food and grass is a problem.
Lu Bu then thought that Yuan Shao might have intervened.
Soon, Chen Gong's voice came, making Lu Bu's eyes widen instantly.
"My lord, according to the information from Yanzhou, Liu Bei went to Cao Cao, and brought tens of thousands of grains and a lot of money, most of which were funded by the Mi family."
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong with wide eyes. He felt that this information was simply ridiculous. How could these two people get together at this time?
"Gongtai, is this fake? Liu Bei's 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers are all soldiers brought by Xuzhou. If he goes to Cao Cao, isn't he afraid of a mutiny by the army?
Also, when did Liu Bei become a money-giving boy? Did he use the money and food provided by the Mi family to give to Cao Cao? Is he Liu Bei crazy? "
Lu Bu was really shocked. Let’s not talk about how these two people got together. Let’s talk about Liu Bei’s army. They were all pulled out from Xuzhou. Cao Cao was the one who massacred Xuzhou. He, Liu Bei’s Why is your heart so big?
Or did Liu Bei never think of this problem at all? Thinking of this, Lu Bu suddenly became excited. Liu Bei didn't have many wise men now, and he had become a wanderer without roots. He was eager to find a place and ignored this problem. Liu Bei seemed really capable of doing this, right?
However, Lu Bu still couldn't figure it out. Liu Bei himself had money, food and an army, so didn't he know how to conquer a piece of territory by himself? Do you have to defect to Cao Cao and send money and food to Cao Cao?
Lu Bu knew that Yanzhou had no money, no food, and no people, which was why Cao Cao was so weak. As soon as Liu Bei sent supplies, Cao Cao, who originally needed two or three years to recover, could probably recover in one year, right?
At this time, Cao Cao's combat power is much more terrifying than Liu Bei's. Not to mention the elite army under his command, there are generals and top wise men like Xun Yu. Once Cao Cao recovers, the first one will probably vent his anger on him, Lu Fengxian. ?
Lu Bu immediately hated Liu Bei so much, thinking that he had sent Liu Bei's wife there, but now he found out that he was so wrong. What was he doing as a good person in the first place? Anyway, his reputation has become so bad, how could it be worse?
Although Lu Bu couldn't figure it out, he had to accept this reality that was difficult for him to accept.
Then Chen Gong's words made Lu Bu feel a little better.
"My lord, the intelligence said that Liu Bei gave Cao Cao 10,000 hu of grain, and did not give the rest. However, these 10,000 hu of grain were still used to help Yanzhou survive the current disaster. Even if Cao Cao withheld most of the grain, No matter what, some should be given to the people appropriately.
Otherwise, the people below Yanzhou would probably welcome Liu Bei to take over Yanzhou. Cao Cao would not have thought of this.
In addition, Cao Cao seems to have sent people to Jizhou, but the details are unclear. "
After listening to Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu finally felt better. Fortunately, Liu Bei was not crazy. He only had 10,000 husks of grain and grass. Even if Cao Cao occupied them all, it would not change his current difficulties.
As for Cao Cao sending people to Jizhou, Lu Bu had already been mentally prepared. After all, at this time, Cao Cao could only be regarded as Yuan Shao's younger brother. If the younger brother was in trouble, who would he turn to if not his elder brother? Moreover, Yuan Shao also needs Cao Cao to guard the door for him to prevent Yuan Shu from disrupting the situation in the past.
Lu Bu could still think of these basic things. When he thought about it, even if Cao Cao had Yuan Shao's support, it would take him a year or two to recover. After all, Yuan Shao's support would not be much, otherwise he would be raising tigers. For trouble.
As for Chen Gong's information, Lu Bu had no doubts. After all, he had been there for so long and there were so many people staying there. It was easy to get some information.
"Gongtai, we must pay full attention to the situation in Yanzhou. If we find anything unusual, send a message back quickly, and we will trouble the Gongtai."
After Lu Bu finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and immediately prepared to leave for the military camp.
