Guang Lu Bu indeed thought so. His strength had reached this level, so why did Bo still need to play any tricks?

What's more, Liu Xuan also greeted Lu Bu before the expedition: "Sun Ce must be captured alive, but Yu Ji should not care about it, even if he escapes from under his nose with other members of the Sun family, don't bother him!"

Lu Bu understood the meaning of Liu Xuan's words at that time - Yu Ji had reached some kind of agreement with the emperor, and the emperor should have other motives for retaining the Sun family bloodline.

Lu Bu didn't ask what happened specifically, nor did he want to ask. He just wanted to do what he should do well.

On this basis, Lu Bu began to think about how to deal with Sun Cejun.

When it comes to Lu Bu's strategic vision, it cannot be said that he does not have it, but compared with Cao Cao and Xun, it seems average. But when it comes to battlefield command ability, that is, tactical cultivation, it is definitely the first-class level today.

, otherwise he would just rush and fight, how could he win the title of the best general in the world? How could the Bingzhou cavalry he led become an elite military horse that even the Huns were frightened by?

On the local battlefield, Lu Bu can use countless methods to achieve his goals.

There is no need to consider the blood of the Sun family. This time the Sun family went on an expedition. Although Sun Ce was on the expedition himself, Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan still sat in Jiangdong and guarded a choke point to ensure that the army had a way to retreat when necessary.

Although Lu Bu led his army south to pacify the south, it would still take some time to defeat Sun Quan, not to mention that by the time he defeated him, Sun Quan would have already run away.

Therefore, even if he didn't do anything, Sun Quan could still run away. Then, all he had to do was catch Sun Ce.

Sun Ce now personally leads the army to sit in Jiangling. Seeing that his posture is not satisfied with the current results, it is obvious that he wants to continue to push his power northward, preferably as far as Xiangyang, and then use the Han River as the boundary to block the imperial army.

The northern part of Jingzhou cannot go south.

This is a very safe place, because it is still quite far away from the Yangtze River, so the imperial army cannot use the Yangtze River to cultivate its own navy and offset the Jiangdong Army's advantage in water warfare.

Although the Han River can also be used for military training, it is absolutely incomparable with the Yangtze River - Sun Ce would never have thought that Liu Xuan was training at the seaside from the beginning, and the water conditions are more dangerous than the Yangtze River. The only place where he is at a disadvantage

If you are not familiar enough with the Yangtze River waterway, you may have some problems.

Therefore, although Sun Ce's abacus was very good, it actually had no lethality for the imperial court. Moreover, the imperial army's combat power was so powerful that the Han River, which was originally thought to be able to block the army's march south, was easily defeated.

Breakthrough, let alone whether the original strategy can be completed, the territory on the north bank of the Yangtze River that was finally secured will not be preserved.

Compared with Han Dang and others who felt that they could withstand the attack of the imperial army due to their sudden increase in strength, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were not optimistic about the current situation.

But the current situation is that the arrow has to be fired, and if we continue to fight, we can buy Jiangdong enough time for development no matter what. As long as the imperial army causes a certain amount of damage and consumes their weapons, food, and baggage, peace can be guaranteed for at least a few years.

——Even if the court has abundant food, weapons and arrows must be forged one by one, right? And war consumes these weapons at a rate not slower than food and grass.

It's a pity that Sun Ce and Zhou Yu once again misjudged the imperial court's ability in casting. If they had known that the imperial court didn't have to worry about arrows at all, and the new magic weapon Huang Yueying had just invented also made making weapons a very simple matter, no

Do you know if you will directly submit to the imperial court?

Because this is completely impossible to fight. Think about it when you were still scrambling for a few arrows and a spear, and the soldier from the opposite court had a bundle in his hand. Then he pulled another bundle out from the side and asked you:

"Either, dear?"

This is so frustrating!

In particular, arrows are extremely important in water warfare, because ships on the water must work hard to keep moving and maintain a considerable distance. The most effective means of attack is arrows.

Thinking about how hard it was to collect countless arrows here, the result was that they could not compare with the number shot by the other side in a day. This terrifying number was enough to wipe out all gaps, including the combat capabilities of the sailors of both sides on the ships.

From this point of view, Sun Ce has no chance of winning at all. Unfortunately, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and even everyone in Jiangdong don't know this.

After discussing with Zhou Yu, he still firmly implemented the established strategy. After resting in Jiangling for a month, he personally led his army north to reinforce Xiangyang.

Because of Lu Bu's reputation, Sun Ce did not engage in any surprise attacks or stealing camps, but instead led his troops to station in Xiangyang City safely.

As soon as he entered the city, the strange atmosphere in the city made him realize that something was wrong.

Especially the soldiers patrolling back and forth, their morale was as low as a tired army that had been besieged for several months. However, it was clear that Xiangyang City was not besieged. After Lu Bu set up camp thirty miles away, it is said that he even attacked the city.

Never once.

"what happened?"

Sun Ce knew the power of spells. After all, Yu Ji often displayed various magical methods in front of him. What's more, Cheng Pu's return also confirmed the speculation that "reasonable use of spells can greatly affect the situation of the battle."

When Han Dang saw Sun Ce, he first saluted his lord, then curled his lips with disdain: "Then Cai Hao doesn't know what's going on in his head. He actually wants to lead his troops to attack Lu Bu's camp at night and drive him down the river to feed the fish.

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Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, then thought of the weird atmosphere in the city, and already guessed the answer in his mind: "Humph, it seems that Cai Hao suffered a lot, right?"

Speaking of this, Han Dang's face also became a little bad: "It's not just a pain, even my younger brother was killed by Lu Bu. Both younger brothers died at the hands of the imperial army. This time the Cai family also

Not fighting against the imperial court? However, the imperial army was calm and calm when faced with the night attack. They were so elite. No wonder the imperial army was able to pacify the north so quickly!"

Sun Ce didn't care whether Cai Mao died or not, he was more concerned about the level of the imperial army's combat power.

"What is the combat effectiveness of the imperial army?"

Han Dang shook his head helplessly: "I don't know!"

"have no idea?"

Speaking of this matter, Han Dang was also quite helpless: "Because Cai Mao couldn't get the imperial army to use its full strength. When he led his army to sneak attack, he was discovered before he could get close to the enemy camp. Then the imperial army

The military camp opened the door directly, and as soon as the captain named Taishi Ci led a group of soldiers and horses, they beat Cai Mao back!"

"Just a troop?"

One unit is a thousand, and according to the military system of the Han Dynasty, it is commanded by General Ya and has two units under his control.

A thousand soldiers and horses is really not that much. Although Cai Mao wants to make a sneak attack, he can't bring too many people, but there will always be three thousand or five thousand, right?

He was defeated frontally by an enemy several times his size?

"Cai Zhong was the fastest one, but Tai Shici raised his hand and shot an arrow in the face, killing him on the spot. Moreover, he was trampled by people and horses, and even his intact body was not recovered.

After hearing this, Sun Ce's face became very serious. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked: "In these days, have you found out how Lu Bu's camp is arranged?"

Han Dang had already prepared for this, and he copied out a map. Not only did Lu Bu's camp be drawn in great detail, but the topography around Xiangyang and any hidden paths were also marked.

It was obvious that Han Dang was well prepared.

Sun Ce was very satisfied with this, but now was not the time to praise him. He walked in front while looking at the pictures in his hands, and at the same time arranged for his troops to rest, preparing to face fierce battles one after another.

It's just that he wanted to rest for a while, but Lu Bu didn't necessarily agree.

After learning that Sun Ce had entered Xiangyang, Lu Bu, who had been sitting in the camp for several days, stood up and said: "Reform the army and prepare the horses!"

Then the entire camp became busy, and the most elite Tiger Riders, led by Cao Ren, took the lead in rushing out of the camp. Lu Bu was not the only one who was eager to make contributions.

Not long ago, Yulin's Ma Chao captured Xinye, and Taishi Ci shot Cai Zhong to death with an arrow in a night attack. Judging from his armor and personal belongings, it can be said that this is the Battle of Pingnan.

From the beginning, his Tiger and Leopard Cavalry lagged behind. Renyu Linqi had already made great achievements and his own Tiger and Leopard Cavalry hadn't opened yet. He couldn't lag behind any more this time.

Originally, the tiger and leopard cavalry had to be dispatched, which should be the most difficult of all soldiers and horses, because the war horses could not wear armor at all times, and the riders also wore heavy armor, which required the help of others to put on.

Therefore, if the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were to go out, it would take most of the day just to prepare.

But Cao Ren was stuck for time, and he estimated that the day was almost over, so he asked his soldiers to be ready for battle at any time. So after Lu Bu gave the order, Cao Ren immediately set off with his troops and horses.

The speed was so fast that Ma Chao, who had already rushed back to the vanguard of the southern expedition, was stunned: "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Zhang Liao, who was standing next to him, smiled: "Of course it's for fighting glory!"

After this battle, Cao Ren will definitely leave the position of General Hupao, and the Hupao Cavalry will be commanded by others. Considering that Cao Hong also made great achievements when crossing the river, it is very likely that he will leave the Hupao Cavalry together.

So this position has basically been decided and will be given to Cao Chun.

However, if he was promoted without any merit after a battle, Cao Ren would not be able to bear it even if others did not say anything, so he took advantage of the fact that there was still room for cavalry in the north of Jingzhou to perform some merits first.

After hearing this, Ma Chao actually laughed: "Could it be that General Cao Ren wanted to take the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to directly defeat Xiangyang?" This was originally a joke, but for the imperial army, this was not impossible.

Considering that the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are not afraid of bows and arrows, they can rush directly to the city despite the rain of arrows, blast open the city gate, and rush in to kill everyone.

"Uh..." After Ma Chao remembered this, he immediately jumped on his horse: "General, we should set off as soon as possible. We must not let General Cao Ren take all the credit!"
Chapter completed!