Lu Bu’s Life Simulator

When Cao Cao marched to Luyang, Jingzhou and Jiangdong had already surrounded Xinye, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

No way, the reason for this alliance is that the news of Lu Bu's entry into Shu was spread, which made all the princes in the Central Plains feel a sense of crisis, so this alliance was formed relatively hastily, and the princes have their own calculations, and it is impossible to work together.

Cao Cao started to send troops to Nanyang after confirming that Yuan Shao was going to Hulao Pass. At the same time, he had to guard against whether Liu Bei and Yuan Shu would suddenly play tricks.

In this regard, Liu Bei was quite kind. After accepting the alliance, he sent 20,000 troops to join Yuan Shao at Hulao Pass. As for Yuan Shu, he went to Runan to prepare to attack Nanyang in the area of ​​Zhongyang Mountain like last time, but compared to Cao Cao , Yuan Shu was much slower, with a total of 50,000 troops, who traveled less than 30 miles a day. Obviously, although he agreed to form an alliance, he didn't really want to fight. How can he still have the awe-inspiring momentum of the 300,000 troops who attacked Lu Bu back then?

After all, apart from Yuan Shao, Sun Ce and Liu Biao, Yuan Shu was taught by almost no other princes, and the beginning of the matter started with Lu Bu. Although he supported the fight, he obviously didn't want to face it by himself.

Apart from the slow march, there were no other problems.

Take it slow, I didn't count on him at the beginning, as long as I don't cause trouble for my rear, that's enough.

"My lord, this is the letterhead sent by Liu Bei." Xu Chu took Cheng Yu into Cao Cao's account and handed a bamboo slip to Cao Cao.

"Liu Bei?" Cao Cao took the bamboo slips and frowned slightly. If Liu Bei hadn't appeared out of nowhere, Xuzhou would have been in his pocket. If that was the case, he wouldn't have to be as fearful of Yuan Shao as he is now.

Moreover, his former staff member Chen Gong also voted for Liu Bei, and I heard that the two sides got along quite well, which made Cao Cao very uncomfortable. This is also the source of resentment between the two sides. Liu Bei not only took Xuzhou, which belonged to Cao Cao, but also robbed him. people.

But regardless of these grievances, Cao Cao still has some recognition for Liu Bei. It is true that by his own ability, he will step by step from Gongsun Zan's tent to the current position of a prince.

Looking at the princes of the world, Lu Buruo's starting point is higher than Liu Bei's. This starting point does not refer to his body, but the resources in his hands. No matter what Lu Bu says, he still has part of the military power in his hands, and he also has a certain prestige in the Xiliang army. Later, the forces that took over Dong Zhuo laid the foundation.

As for Liu Bei, no matter what means he used, he climbed to the position of the princes of this side step by step by himself in the cracks of the princes. If the starting point was not too low, Liu Bei's achievements may be more than that.

"Alliance?" After taking the bamboo slips from Cao Cao, Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao in surprise.

"Yes, form an alliance!" Cao Cao nodded with a smile, and said with emotion: "Xuande is also a hero in the world."

In fact, the two sides were originally allies, but now Liu Bei formed an alliance with Cao Cao alone, and took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the two most capable fighters under his command, to Hulao Pass to meet Yuan Shao for an alliance, in order to tell Cao Cao, Mo Don't worry about the rear, you can fight with all your strength.

It's not difficult to guess this thought, and it can be seen that Liu Bei really wants to fight this battle, so he took the initiative to take away his right and left arm, so that Cao Cao can rest assured that he is not only farsighted, but also quite courageous.

Cheng Yu nodded silently, and was about to say something when Cao Cao suddenly smiled.

"My lord, why are you laughing?" Cheng Yu asked puzzled.

"I was thinking, if there were no Lu Bu in the world, it would be difficult for Liu Bei to be where he is today. In fact, the two sides don't have too many personal grievances. Now that they are attacking Lu Bu, why is Liu Bei so active?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

All in all, Liu Bei was able to secure his position as Xuzhou Shepherd thanks to the approval of the imperial court at the time, but now that Lu Bu is attacking Shu, Liu Bei is probably the most active among the princes to seek Lu.

Cheng Yu nodded with a smile, but did not answer. In fact, the princes of the Central Plains, from north to south, including Yuan Shao's general, Cao Cao's Yanzhou shepherd, Sun Ce's Yangzhou shepherd, and Yuan Shu's official position, which one was not given by Lu Bu? Made it? Dong Zhuo even gave Liu Biao the position of governor. Tracing back to the source, he should be closer to Lv Bu, but now that Lv Bu is attacking Shu, there is a void in the rear, which has attracted the princes of the world to join forces to attack.

It can only be said that there are natural oppositions of interests and positions. In this dispute between princes, there is actually not much right or wrong at all.

In fact, at a deeper level, this is a war kidnapped by the gentry tyrants. If Lu Bu had not stood on the opposite side of the entire gentry tyrant, there would be no foundation for this alliance to be established. The real pusher was not any of the princes, but The gentry in this world are powerful.

It is precisely because of these people that although none of the gentry tyrants stood up and made it clear, the crusade against Lu Bu has become a kind of political correctness, and one can imagine the horror of this force.

Cao Cao's words are somewhat teasing Liu Bei, because if this is the case, one of the world's princes counts as one, and none of them can escape the end of treachery, but when everyone is doing it, the direction of righteousness has to change.

At this moment, Cheng Yu suddenly felt that what Lu Bu did was not wrong. This power hidden under the imperial power and the court was too terrifying, even terrifying enough to override the imperial power!

This thought was only fleeting, Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao, and finally did not say this, maybe the lord knew it too, but knowing it was useless, the princes of the world had no choice.

After Cao Cao arrived in Luyang, he did not immediately march to the court, but waited in Luyang.

Cao Hong, who had been motionless for several days and had a somewhat irritable personality, finally couldn't bear it any longer. He looked at Cao Cao at another gathering, frowned and said, "My lord, I have been here for seven days, and I have already found out where the bandits are. Why are you so late?" It’s too late to move troops, but to waste food and grass here!?”

Although Cao Cao's territory has been getting bigger and bigger in the past few years, due to successive years of wars, the population is constantly losing, and there is not much food and grass left.

If it wasn't so, how could there be so many people in Nanyang after Lu Bu almost moved all the people away?

"The Nanyang Army is stationed in the area of ​​Juan County. It is really not difficult for me to attack at this time, but this place should also be the main force of the Nanyang Army. The strength of the Nanyang Army should be a little bit in your mind. If you attack at this moment, you will lose a lot!" Cheng Yu explained with a smile.

Since Cao Cao captured Yuzhou, there were occasional frictions between the Cao Army and the Nanyang Army, but not as frequently as the Nanyang Army and the Jingzhou Army. However, the strength of the Nanyang Army was also known to the generals of the Cao Army.

"If it's just because the enemy is strong, I won't fight anymore!?" Cao Hong frowned and said, "Then why did I come here?"

"General Zilian, don't worry, my lord is waiting!" Cheng Yu laughed.

"Wait?" Cao Hong and the other generals looked at Cao Cao blankly after hearing the words. After hesitating for a while, Cao Ren said, "But wait for Yuan Shu?"

That's right, Cao Cao has already arrived in Nanyang, but Yuan Shu didn't even make it halfway. If he waited for Yuan Shu to come, he might have to wait until Lu Bu heard the news and hurried back.

"What are you waiting for him to do!" Cao Cao was speechless. Although Yuan Shu now has more cities than before and is no longer so arrogant, the generals who can fight have now been divided up by the princes. Liu Pi, Gong Du and others in the south can't achieve great things.

"Everyone can know that when Lu Bu got Nanyang, he didn't kill as much as he did in Guanzhong. He just evacuated the people in Nanyang, took the cultivated land in Nanyang back to the court, and implemented new laws." Cheng Yu smiled and said: "In this way, the Nanyang gentry Although Hao Qiang has lost the power to fight against Lu Bu, it is extremely difficult for them to be convinced by Lu Bu."

Everyone heard the words and looked at Cheng Yu, waiting for him to finish.

"Thus, these gentry and tyrants in Nanyang must be more eager than we are to let us capture Nanyang. By this time, the news that we have arrived in Luyang has already spread. As long as we can contact these people, why worry that Nanyang will not be broken?" Cheng Yu smiled.

Luyang can be said to be adjacent to Chi County. In fact, if you want to attack the hinterland of Nanyang, it is better to station troops in Ye County, but the purpose of stationing troops here is to facilitate communication with people in Nanyang.

The straight-line distance between Luyang and Zhi County is less than a hundred miles, but there is Mount Heng in the middle. It is definitely unrealistic for a large group of people to cross the mountain, but it is not difficult for a single messenger to communicate with each other. There are people who are willing to see Lu Bu's downfall, and they will definitely try to contact them.

Wouldn't it be easier to raise troops to attack with internal support?

"Then what if they don't come?" Cao Hong frowned.

"If no one comes to contact us in another three days, we can only move our troops to Ye County first and prepare to attack." Cheng Yu felt that this possibility was unlikely, but it was indeed impossible to wait forever.

And the fact is just as Cheng Yu expected, the second day after they discussed the matter, someone actually crossed Mount Heng to ask for an interview.

"Pheasant County, Wei Kai?" Cao Cao heard the man who came to visit: "Please."

After a while, he saw Wei Kai coming in busy, traveling all the way, if he was not guided by Orion, he would not be able to cross this Hengshan Mountain. After seeing Cao Cao, he quickly saluted: "Wei Kai met Cao Shijun!"

"Sir, don't be too polite!" Cao Cao got up quickly, helped Wei Kai up with his own hands, and said with a happy face, "I don't know that Mr. is coming to visit, and it's a mistake to welcome him, it's Cao's crime!"

Wei Kai shook his head, took the water from Cheng Yu, drank it all in one gulp, and then looked at Cao Cao and said, "Forgive me, but I really don't know why the envoy has been here yet why he has not moved yet? They don't know that the Nanyang elders have been longing for the Ming Lord for a long time, and since the emperor has raised troops here, why don't they march westward, and I can guarantee that as long as the emperor enters Nanyang, the Nanyang elders will definitely welcome him!"

"It's not because I don't want to, but the Nanyang army has always been brave. Our army is small and we don't know the terrain of Nanyang. If we raise our troops rashly, we may be ambushed!" Cheng Yu said regretfully.

"What's the difficulty?" Wei Kai clasped his fists and said, "We have already secretly prepared our manpower to cooperate with the envoy. As for the terrain of Nanyang, Kai happened to bring a map of Nanyang when he came here, and would like to dedicate it to the envoy! "

Cao Cao and Cheng Yu looked at each other and smiled...