In order to cover up and avoid Liu Bei's scout, Lu Meng put away the battle flag and set out with Gao Shun. Under the guidance of the guide sent by Baibo Valley, he bypassed Wenxi, passed Jishan, and rushed to Baibo Valley.

The journey was not easy. It was either through the river valley or on the ridge. After climbing the slope, it was about to go downhill again in a blink of an eye. There were only a few flat places. The infantry were better, but the cavalry suffered a lot and fell dozens of war horses to death one after another, which made many knights complain and muttered that it was better to ride a donkey than to ride a donkey. Compared with the tall and strong war horses, the donkeys who came to carry goods walked very smoothly and had almost no losses.

Listening to the complaint, Lu Meng had a fever on his face. It was easy to see the terrain on the map. Only when he really walked, he realized how troublesome the terrain was. He understood Sun Ce’s concerns and Lu Su’s intention. He was already like this. The terrain of Bingzhou would only be more dangerous. Even if the Wu army was good at fighting, he could not take it lightly when encountering such terrain, otherwise he would be defeated.

Halfway through, he was not idle, so he paid attention to collecting relevant information. Even if the other party was an ordinary soldier who was ignorant, he asked for advice politely. After inquiring, he learned that the highland north of Anyi City was called Mingtiao Mountain, also called Mingtiaogang, and the locals called Long. It is said that there were wars in ancient times. However, it is hard to say which ancient times was not clear. Some people said that it was a long time ago, when Huangdi was at that time, some people said it was when Dayu opened the Longmen, and some people said it was Shang Tang - they called King Tang, and there was a mountain in the east of Anyi, which was called King Tang Mountain.

Following Xinpi's guidance, Lu Meng outlined the local terrain bit by bit in his mind and guessed the process of war in history. He had many things he didn't understand, but he couldn't find anyone to ask during the march. Those soldiers were not as good as him. Zhang Liao didn't understand much, but Pang De knew a little. He was the righteous cavalry commander of the King of Wu, and he often heard some of them around the King of Wu.

Although it was not systematic, Lu Meng was still eager to ask Pang De for advice many times until he took out the little things in Pang De's belly. Pang De said to Lu Meng, if you really want to know these, it is better to write to the king directly. The king will tell you which books to read, and may even give you relevant books directly. The servants around him will ask the king directly for advice, and the king never feels annoyed.

Lu Meng felt it was reasonable and stressful. He was the earliest attendant of the King of Wu. Now he has led his troops independently, but he neglected to study. In a few years, when those young people become officials, how can he compete with them?

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Fenyin.

Gao Shun set up a camp outside the city and sent people to the city to persuade the surrender.

Pei Han, the Fenyin Order, was Wenxiren. He was considered a brother of Pei Qian by seniority. He was powerful and well-versed in martial arts. He was originally a county magistrate in Wenxi County. Liu Bei entered Hedong, and the Pei family was promoted to the heavens. He was also promoted to Fenyin Order. Fenyin was outside the Fen River, and the terrain was important.

As early as Lusu crossed the river, Pei Han was ready. The Jiangdong Navy was famous all over the world and would definitely go to the Fen River to the east, so he gathered more than 5,000 people and accumulated enough food and grass for a year. When Zhang Liao entered the country, he closed the city gates. Now Gao Shun is coming to attack, and he has no interest in surrendering. He directly cut off the head of the envoy and hung it on the top of the city.

Gao Shun was furious and ordered the siege.

Although Fenyin is a county town, its geographical location is important, and the city defense is taller and more solid than ordinary county towns, and there are sufficient preparations on the city. It is impossible to climb the city with an ant, and there must be siege equipment. Jiang Qin brought craftsmen, but there were not enough materials, so he ordered people to go up the mountain to cut trees and build siege equipment. Because of the task of protecting Lu Meng, Gao Shun was not afraid of big noise, but also afraid of little noise. Not only did he recruit people nearby, but even the Pi family in the neighboring county received orders to recruit grain. For a moment, people were panicked a hundred miles away.

Liu Bei soon received the news and discussed with Sima Yi and Pei Qian whether to divide his troops to reinforce Fenyin.

Pei Qian was worried about Pei Han's safety and Fenyin's safety, so he naturally suggested reinforcements. He told Liu Bei that if Fenyin was lost, Gao Shun would be able to go up the Fen River and take the Pi family until Linfen. Spring has arrived and the weather is getting warmer and warmer. The Jiangdong Navy will soon arrive at the battlefield. The Fen River will be the only way for the navy, and it is even more important than the Qing River.

Sima Yi also felt that the geographical advantage was available. Even if Lu Su launched an attack, he could not win quickly. It was better to divide his troops to reinforce Fenyin. If he had the opportunity to defeat Gao Shun, he could also boost his morale. He just had to be careful not to be deceived by Lu Su. Gao Shun mobilized his troops like this, probably not just to attack Fenyin, but also to lure the enemy.

Liu Bei felt it was reasonable, but he had obvious military strength advantages after all. Just be careful and not be ambushed by Lu Su. He left Wang Gai who had just arrived to defend the camp and personally led 40,000 infantry and cavalry to Fenyin. He originally planned to take Zhang Fei and Zhang He to Fenyin, but as Sima Yi said, after being appointed as the prefect of Hedong, Wang Ling's mentality changed. He no longer watched the wall and took the initiative to seek battle. Liu Bei had no choice but to take Wang Ling and leave Zhang Fei.

Shortly after leaving the city, Liu Bei received a message: Lu Su had new reinforcements, more than 2,000 cavalry, commanded by two generals, one surnamed Zhang and the other surnamed strange, with Muqiu. Liu Bei was stunned for a while before he realized that it was Wuqiu, and he suddenly had a headache. He knew that Wuqiu Xing was a Hedong native. He had learned military tactics with Jia Xu. It is said that he had advanced to the emperor to break Wu. Later, the emperor led the cavalry into Yanzhou, which came from his suggestion. Apart from underestimating the combat effectiveness of the Wu army, there were almost no obvious flaws, and it was a good plan.

Sun Ce sent this person back to Hedong, which was inevitable for Hedong.

Liu Bei reminded Zhang He and Wang Ling that although the number of cavalry in the Wu army was small, they were well equipped, trained, and had good combat power. Wu Qiuxing was from Hedong, and was familiar with the terrain and was well versed in military tactics. You must not be careless.

Zhang He didn't say anything, but Wang Ling was a little dissatisfied. He told his brother-in-law Guo Huai in private that Liu Bei was afraid of being beaten by Sun Ce and had no confidence at all. He did not dare to fight head-on. How could he defeat Sun Ce? Wei Qiuxing was just a poor man from Hedong, and Jia Xu was just a conspirator who played with conspiracy. He didn't know any military tactics. The late emperor was defeated by mistake.

Guo Huai was more cautious. He told Wang Ling that caution was the first priority in using troops. Zhang Fei and Zhang He were both generals with superb martial arts and proficient in cavalry. They were all very afraid of the Wu army's cavalry, which shows that what the King of Zhongshan said was true. Moreover, judging from the Wu army's record, the Wu army's cavalry did not encounter any opponents, but they repeatedly defeated the more with fewer times, so it should not be careless.

Wang Ling glanced at Guo Huai. Guo Huai's father Guo Yun was once the prefect of Yanmen and was familiar with border affairs. Guo Huai was also interested in military affairs since he was a child. Over the years, he has collected a lot of war disciplines in the Wu martial arts hall and studied them in depth. His understanding of the war history of Wu was far above him. He brought Guo Huai with him in hopes that he could give advice for himself and remind himself from time to time, so as not to fall into the Wu people's treacherous plan.

"Boji, then tell me where the Wu army is so powerful? Can one fight ten?"

"It's hard to say about infantrymen, but cavalry is possible."

"Why?"

"There is an article that seems to be written by Yan Xing, which specifically analyzes the differences between cavalry and infantry warfare. He said that cavalry warfare changes faster and depends more on the abilities and experience of the generals. The focus of the battle revolves around the generals of both sides. If you can kill the opponent's generals, you can quickly defeat the opponent and achieve the effect of being invincible to the masses."

Wang Ling thought about it and thought it made sense, but pretended to be disdainful. "I think what? Birds fly without heads, snakes fly without heads, and the three armies must be commanded. Who doesn't understand such a simple principle?" He said this, and turned around and put on golden silk brocade armor. He bought the golden silk brocade armor for a huge amount of money, because it was not tailor-made, not very close to the body, and no one could repair it if it was damaged, so he kept hiding it in the box and didn't take it out easily, and even Guo Huai didn't know it. It's not that he gave it up, but that this thing was difficult to buy, and even if he had money, it might not be possible to buy it.

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Gao Shun was happy when he learned that Liu Bei led his troops to help. He discussed with Jiang Qin that Liu Bei gave up his territorial advantage and rushed to Fenyin, because he had enough troops and wanted to use his troops to overthrow the weak. If the governor left the city, Liu Bei might have retreated again. It would be better to ask the governor not to leave the city for the time being. We will fight first, entangle Liu Bei, and then ask the governor to take action.

Jiang Qin also had this intention. After entering Hedong, the terrain of Hedong and the Central Plains left a deep impression on him. If Liu Bei took the lead and defended the danger, the war would inevitably be stalemate and it would be difficult to end in a short period of time. Since Liu Bei took the initiative to leave the position, it was a good opportunity to severely damage or even kill him. In terms of time, Lu Meng should be almost at Baibo Valley at this moment. Even if Liu Bei fled to Bingzhou now, Lu Meng would have time to intercept him.

After reaching a consensus, Gao Shun immediately reported to Lu Su, asking him not to intervene in the battlefield for the time being, and let him and Jiang Qin fight against Liu Bei, and try to delay Liu Bei. Then Lu Su will take action and submit a combat plan. He is not used to these procedures, so he asked Jiang Qin to help, and finally the two signed it together.

After receiving the news, Lu Su discussed with Xinpi, he felt it was feasible and agreed to Gao Shun's combat plan and ordered the soldiers to prepare for attack, especially the cavalry. They traveled a long distance and consumed a lot of physical strength from people and war horses. They should hurry up and rest, recover their physical strength, and welcome the battle. Either they are undefeated, and if they want to fight, they will hurt Liu Bei, and it is best to kill him.

After receiving the reply, Gao Shun withdrew from the siege of Fenyin and set up a battle at Dongting in the southeast of the city to face Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was very cautious, two days later than Gao Shun expected. He sent a large number of scouts and sent back news from Anyi continuously. Once he found out that Lu Su had left the city, he planned to give up the rescue and retreat to Mingtiaogang. He learned that Lu Su had not left the city, he was both a little grateful and a little depressed, and felt despised by Lu Su.
Chapter completed!