Lu Bu: My wife comes from two thousand years later

During the years of great disasters, even Zhang Mo, who had filled the granaries in advance, was worried about food and fodder. Cao Cao was even worse off. He was so worried that his hair almost turned white.

Last year, when we attacked Bingzhou, not only did we gain nothing, but we also consumed a lot of food and lost many soldiers. Three months ago, when we went to Hongnong, not only did we fail to seize the emperor's territory, but we also got labeled a traitor.

Now he has no food, no fame, nothing at all...

Cao Cao discovered that whenever he faced Lu Bu, he was always the unlucky one. For example, in Luoyang, he was almost killed by Lu Bu with one punch; in Suanzao, his 500 cavalrymen trampled through the 100,000-man camp and he himself almost lost his head; in Yaoshan, he and Sun Jian attacked Lu Bu from the front and back but failed to hurt Lu Bu at all. This Lu Bu was his nemesis, his great nemesis.

"My lord, Yuan Shu has sent out his troops!"

Cao Cao was lying on his couch, thinking about how to kill Lu Bu, when his counselor Xun Yu came in and reported.

"How many people came?"

Cao Cao asked with a headache, Yuan Shu just loved to go against him. This time he and Yuan Benchu ​​accidentally killed His Majesty, and they were like rats crossing the street, everyone was shouting and beating them. If Yuan Shu didn't come and hit him with a punch, the sun would definitely rise from the west.

At this moment, Cao Cao felt a little disheartened, as if all his previous ambitions had been thrown away in an instant.

In contrast to Cao Cao's listlessness, Xun Yu was in a very good mood today. He smiled and said, "He's not coming to Yanzhou. Yuan Gonglu is sending two troops this time. One is heading to Guangling Commandery in Xuzhou, with 40,000 men under the command of Ji Ling. The other is heading north from Yingchuan with 10,000 men under the command of Qiao Rui. They're probably going to harass Henei Commandery and relieve the pressure on Yuan Shao."

"Haha~"

Cao Cao opened his narrowed eyes and asked in disbelief, "Is Yuan Gonglu no longer a fool? Has he gotten smarter? Not only did he know to aid Benchu, but he also knew not to attack Yanzhou? "

Xun Yu nodded, "He really has no intention of attacking Yanzhou this time."

After receiving a positive answer, Cao Cao was refreshed and sat up from the couch. He looked at Xun Yu and laughed, "There is always a way out, there is always a way out!"

Xun Yu smiled and said, "It's indeed a bit unexpected! But from this, we can see that Yuan Gonglu is arrogant, but also quite loyal. He disdains to attack my Yanzhou, and he can't bear to see Yuan Benchu ​​destroyed."

Cao Cao said, "He's been like this since he was a kid. Relying on his birthright as the eldest son of the Yuan family, he always thinks he's so great that he doesn't even take ordinary people seriously. But to be honest, he's really loyal to his friends. After Sun Jian died, he kept his promise to help raise his orphans and widow. I heard he also holds Sun Jian's eldest son, Sun Ce, in high regard. This guy is indeed loyal and righteous!"

Yanzhou suffered a great disaster this time, and the food-short Qingzhou soldiers were ready to move again. If Yuan Shu sent troops to Yanzhou at this time, Cao Cao believed that he would never be able to defeat him as easily as the previous two times. He had originally prepared to be annexed by Yuan Shu, but unexpectedly, Yuan Shu let him go at the critical moment. Cao Cao's favorability towards him suddenly increased, and he praised Yuan Shu without hesitation.

"Let's not talk about him anymore!" Cao Cao stood up, dressed neatly, and ordered, "Arrange the troops, attack Xuzhou!"

Cao Cao had actually made a detailed plan to seize Xuzhou a long time ago, but he had been delaying the dispatch of troops because he was afraid that Yuan Shu would go crazy and attack Yanzhou again. Now Yuan Shu had also set his sights on Xuzhou and sent people to rescue Yuan Shao. Cao Cao could finally send troops with confidence. He left Cheng Yu to guard Dongjun, Xun Yu to guard Juancheng, and Xiahou Dun to guard Dong'a to prevent the Taishan bandits from taking advantage of the situation. The others followed him to the east to attack Tao Qian.

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Henan Yin, Liang County, Guangcheng Pass.

As an important pass leading from Henan Yin to Yingchuan County of Yuzhou, ten years ago, there was a constant stream of merchants and pedestrians coming and going here. In addition to the official post station outside the pass, there were also guesthouses and shops opened by local private individuals, and even many farmers selling local specialties on the roadside. It was extremely prosperous.

However, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the number of travelers gradually decreased, and guesthouses closed down one after another. When Dong Zhuo and the Western Liang army took control of Luoyang, this place completely went from prosperity to decline. Until Sun Jian broke through the pass into Guanzhong and Lu Bu withdrew his troops back to Bingzhou, there were almost no people here except for one or two groups of bandits who came occasionally.

Not only in Liang County, but in the entire Henan Yin County, there are almost no people to be seen now. Nine out of ten houses are empty, and weeds are overgrown. It is very desolate.

However, today Liang County is bustling with cars and people coming and going.

"General, isn't it too far to store the grain here? Liang County has to pass through Dagu Pass to get to Hanei County. The grain route is too long, and the cattle and horses transporting the grain will waste too much chewing. It's not a good idea!"

Li Cheng, the grain transport officer of Yuan Shu's army heading to Henei, asked the commander Qiao Rui in confusion.

Qiao Rui looked at the dilapidated walls of Liang County and explained, "General, this is just for safety reasons. The Bingzhou Army alone was able to defeat Yuan and Cao's army of over 100,000 at the beginning of the year. This time, the lord has only given us 10,000 soldiers. Crossing the river would be a waste of lives! We're not really here to fight. We can store food and fodder here, station the main force in Yanshi County, and send a few people to the river bank every day to bluff. Besides, this place is close to Yingchuan, so if anything goes wrong, we can retreat faster."

Li Cheng nodded and said, "If that's the case, storing it here would be most appropriate."

Qiao Rui said, "Put the bulk of it here, and ship some to Dagu Pass every ten days. Once Liang Province sends troops, Lü Bu will be unable to defend both ends. Once Lord Benchu ​​launches a counterattack, we can prepare to retreat."

After Qiao Rui finished speaking, he looked at the sun rising to the zenith, yawned loudly, and as he climbed onto his horse, he said to Li Cheng, "Watch them finish moving the grain. I'm going to take a nap in the city. Let the soldiers rest tonight, and we'll march to Dagu Pass tomorrow."

"Yes!" Li Cheng replied with a bow.

The grain-carrying vehicles ahead made way for Qiao Rui. He had just taken a few steps on his horse when he saw several soldiers on the city wall pointing into the distance and shouting urgently, "General! Someone is coming over there!"

Qiao Rui looked back, but because he was in a low position, he could not see anyone. He could only see gray-yellow dust flying high in the distance, and judged that the people coming must be cavalry.

His heart tightened, and he asked towards the top of the city wall, "How many people are there?"

The soldier watched for a while and replied, "There are only about one or two hundred cavalry!"

"Are there any flags?"

"Nothing!"

Qiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief. They had just arrived in Liang County today, so it didn't make sense for the Bingzhou cavalry to get the news and rush here so quickly. He thought that it might be a group of bandits passing by, and when they found out that there was an army stationed here, they would turn around and go back.

However, to be on the safe side, Qiao Rui still ordered a group of archers to form a battle line in the front. He did not enter the city, but turned his horse's head and looked behind.

The person came very fast. Just now, I could only see a blurry figure, but in a moment he was only about two hundred steps away. I saw that the other party discovered that there was an army in front, but had no intention of turning around.

The officer at the front waved his hand, and the soldiers immediately drew their bows. The officer shouted, "If you don't stop, I'll shoot!"

However, the opponent had no intention of stopping at all. Instead, his horse sped up a bit and soon reached the distance of an arrow.

"put!"

The military officer ordered to shoot without hesitation. The knights lowered their heads, holding their shields in one hand to protect their horses, and holding their sabers in the other hand, they rushed forward like arrows.

The cavalry arrived in an instant, and the archers hurriedly shot two rounds of arrows, but failed to shoot down a single knight. The knights who rushed in instantly knocked down a large number of archers.