Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 119
"My lord is right, if we don't take revenge, let's fight back when we wait."

Cao Cao nodded in satisfaction when he heard that everyone was asking for a fight. Just as he was about to speak, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

"My lord, no!"

When Cao Cao heard this sentence, he couldn't help being taken aback, because he heard that the person who spoke was Xun Yu.

Cao Cao frowned and asked, "Weak, why not?"

Xiahou Dun stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Now our army's strength has recovered, and Yanzhou is suffering from locust plagues. Lu Fengxian is very busy. Now is a good time to send troops."

Hearing these words, Cao Cao nodded repeatedly, "Yes, there will be a locust plague in Yanzhou, and there will definitely be a shortage of food. By then, Lu Bu's son will have no food. But if our army attacks, the morale of the army will be chaotic. It is the best time to attack."

Having said that, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Xun Yu, and asked slowly, "Wen Ruo, if this is the case, why not?"

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said flatly, "My lord, you are right, taking this opportunity to attack Yanzhou is indeed the best time.

However, has the lord thought about how to resettle the refugees and local people staying in Yanzhou once Lu Bu is defeated? "

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly reacted, and his brows frowned.

Xun Yu continued, "There may be tens of thousands of refugees near Puyang. If we defeat Lu Bu, these refugees will belong to our people. The daily food consumption will be countless. How should we deal with it?"

When everyone heard these words, they realized that they could not help frowning.

In the locust plague in Yanzhou, it is easy to defeat Lu Bu Xiaoer, but it may be difficult to provide food for tens of thousands of refugees.

Cao Cao was also frowning at this moment, and for a while, he also began to hesitate.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Cheng Yu snorted coldly, "Wen Ruo, the top priority now is to defeat Lu Bu'er as soon as possible, take back Puyang, and even the entire Yanzhou. As for other things, we can think about them later."

Xun Yu shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "Zhongde, this is a big matter, how can we let it be considered later, we must have a thorough understanding before making a decision."

Hearing this, Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cheng Yu, and asked with a wry smile, "Zhongde, do you have a good way to resettle the refugees?"

Cheng Yu shook his head and said slowly, "My lord, these refugees are not from Yanzhou, but from all over the world.

When we drive Lu Bu's son out of Yanzhou, we can expel these people who were not from Yanzhou in the first place or return them to their place of origin. In this way, our food consumption will be reduced a lot.

At that time, and we only need to resettle the local Yanzhou people, I believe it should be able to support it. "

Hearing these words, Xun Yu couldn't help being taken aback, "Zhongde, shall we drive those refugees away?"

Cheng Yu nodded, "They are not the people of Yanzhou to begin with. Why should we spend more food to rescue them."

Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but nodded, "That's good, we can continue to recruit soldiers and horses with the saved food."

Hearing what everyone said, Xun Yu shook his head again, "Master, if we do this, I'm afraid the local people and gentry will be dissatisfied with us. Although we save food, we will lose people's hearts. The gain is not worth the loss."

Cheng Yu turned his head to look at Xun Yu, and said slowly, "But if you don't take advantage of this opportunity to defeat Lu Bu, you may not have a chance in the future."

Xun Yu did not answer Cheng Yu's words, but turned to Cao Cao, cupped his hands, and spoke slowly.

"According to rumors, the emperor wants to return east to Luoyang."

Hearing this, Cheng Yu shook his head, "Wen Ruo, could it be that you want to welcome the emperor?"

Xun Yu nodded, "As long as you welcome the emperor back, you can order the world and let the people return to their hearts."

Cao Cao frowned, "Everyone, do you have any objections?"

Cao Ren cupped his hands and said, "It's important to welcome the emperor, but it's more important to defeat Lv Bu. The general thinks that we should drive away Lv Bu first, and then it's not too late to talk about welcoming the emperor."

Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said, "General Cao is right. Lu Bu's son is a formidable enemy. He must be defeated first before our army can be invincible."

Hearing what everyone said, Cao Cao nodded slowly, "In this case, everyone, return to the camp to rectify the troops, and our army will rush to Puyang immediately."

……

Just when Lu Bu led the people and refugees to catch locusts frantically, the news sent by the spies made his mood, which had just recovered, turn bad again.

In the county government office, Lu Bu sat in the middle, and in front of him were Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and Xu Si.

Although the four of them were standing in different positions, their expressions were the same, with frowns and bitterness on their faces.

After a long time, Zhang Miao suddenly sighed, and said with a wry smile, "The locust plague in Yanzhou is so serious, Cao Mengde still refuses to let go, it's really hateful."

Lu Bu waved his hand, "Meng Zhuo, now is not the time to talk about that, but think about it, Cao Mengde led the army from Runan, how should our army respond?"

Now, Lu Bu is struggling with the question of whether to defend the city or take the initiative to attack Cao Mengde again.

By holding on to Puyang City, you can use the strength of the city wall to consume Cao Mengde's troops.

However, the disadvantage is that the people in Puyang City are safe, but the refugees outside the city may be allowed to be killed by Cao Jun.

If he took the initiative to attack, he could of course intercept Cao Mengde halfway, but according to the spies' report, in a short period of time, Cao Mengde even got [-] troops to attack.

There are only 14000 soldiers and horses in the city now, and it is beyond their power to intercept them halfway.

And this is where Lu Bu struggles.

During this period, Lu Bu had been busy with the disaster and was not in a hurry to recruit troops.

He originally thought that after Cao Mengde was defeated, he would at least recover for a while before attacking again.

But never expected that in such a short period of time, Cao Mengde was able to recruit so many soldiers and horses, which is really unexpected.

Zhang Miao frowned, "It's better to recruit all the refugees from outside the city to the city, and we will guard the city."

Chen Gong smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "Meng Zhuo, if all the refugees come to the city, once Cao Mengde's army besieges the city, and there is not much food in the city, sooner or later it will run out, and by then the situation will be even more unfavorable."

Lu Bu sighed, "Since this is the case, we can only take the initiative to send troops, and Cao Mengde is blocking the way."

Chen Gong shook his head, "There is not enough soldiers and horses, how can we stop them, if something happens and the whole army is wiped out, then there will be no chance."

Zhang Miao sighed, "I never expected that Cao Mengde would find so many soldiers."

Having said this, Zhang Miao paused, raised his head to look at Lu Bu, cupped his hands and said, "Since Cao Mengde has a lot of soldiers and horses, why don't we recruit some soldiers and horses, and then rush to meet the enemy halfway."

Hearing this, Chen Gong nodded with a wry smile, "Now the stragglers on the refugee side should have achieved results, why not gather them together according to Meng Zhuo's method, and rush to meet the enemy."

(End of this chapter)