The emperor straightened his waist, held his hands behind his back, and shook his head.

"Water and fire are ruthless. Even if there are thousands of troops, they are not as good as a fire. Moreover, tens of thousands of troops extend for dozens of miles and are dense and sparse. Who can guard against it? Gong Dong, this matter should be cautious."

Liu Ye nodded and agreed. "General Dong, can you have another way?"

Dong Zhao stroked his beard and pondered for a moment. "There is another way: force the Pu River, pass by the city of Juyang, and go straight to Juancheng. Just fight quickly and leave before Zhu Huan arrives. Although the troops on both sides are equal, the Jiangdong Army is trained and its combat power is far better than me. After fighting in the formation, it will be unfavorable to our army. If Sun Ce leads the central army again, our army will be outnumbered and will definitely be defeated."

The emperor's eyes flashed slightly, and he exchanged a look with Liu Ye, and made a decision in an instant. Lu Su had only more than 10,000 people, no more than 20,000 at most. Even if his combat power was stronger than ordinary soldiers, he had the advantage of military strength, especially the advantage of cavalry, and could still fight. The difficulty he had overcome was just crossing the water, which was better than passing through the swamp at the risk of being attacked by fire.

"That's it. Gong Dong forced his ferry, and I led the cavalry to block the aid for Gong Dong."

Dong Zhao didn't say anything else and bowed to accept the order. At this point, there was no better way, and hesitation would only waste time. Zhu Huan would never miss the opportunity to attack after receiving the news from Lu Su. He would arrive in a day or two at most. Before that, they had to cross the Pu River.

Dong Zhao immediately discussed the tactics with the emperor. He will send people to seize the trees on both sides of the Pu River, build rafts, build floating bridges, and create obstacles to block warships. This will take two days. Before he completes, the emperor must stop Zhu Huan. At the same time, he will contact Dong Jie and ask him to collect the ships and prepare to respond. After crossing the Pu River, they still have a river to pass.

The discussion was decided, and the emperor immediately exchanged positions with Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao lined up along the river and sent people to cut down trees on the river bank. For them, this was not an easy task. The official road was in Hebei, so they could not cross the river and cut down the big trees on both sides of the official road, so they could only look for trees nearby. Dong Zhao felt slow and ordered the soldiers to find villages, manors nearby, demolish houses, and take their beams and pillars for later use.

Most of the people near Juyang have escaped, and their homes have long been abandoned. Now they have been demolished by Dong Zhao and have completely turned into ruins.

Dong Zhao grabbed time and didn't bother to cover up his movements. In addition, he had the intention of showing strength, so he made great efforts to light hundreds of bonfires along the coast, and put on an attitude of forcing him to cross at any time. The scouts of Jiangdong Army on the other side did not have to worry about his whereabouts, and quickly reported the news to Juyang City.

Lu Su stood at the top of the city, looked at the fire along Pushui, and smiled and said, "George, Dong Zhao is your former colleague, do you know him?"

Xinpi smiled and said, "Dong Zhao was more than ten years older than me and became famous very early. He was considered a famous scholar in Jiyin. Later, he was a filial and honest man. He was a disciple of the Yuan family, so he also regarded himself as an old official of the Yuan family. When Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, he served as a Bairen Order in Handan, and abandoned his official position and returned to Yuan Benchu. He was appointed as a military officer by Yuan Benchu. After Yuan Benchu ​​obtained Jizhou, he became the prefect of Wei County, and he was also one of his confidants. When the King of Wu led Yuzhou on behalf of his father, Yuan Benchu ​​once wanted Dong Zhao to enter Yuzhou, but the King of Wu had a deal with the Zhang brothers, and Dong Fang was in Chenliu. Yuan Benchu ​​hesitated and missed the opportunity. If he had made a decision earlier, he would let Dong Zhao take over Yuzhou after Zhou Yi was unfavorable to fight for Yuzhou, the situation might be different."

Lu Su smiled knowingly. "Yes, when you stop breaking, you will suffer from chaos. Yuan Shao is always one step slower."

"This is the disadvantage of a high school. The relationship between high school is complicated. It can move the whole body with one move. You cannot act rashly. Everything must be thought twice before you act. Yuan Benchu ​​is the leader of the rank of the weak, and he must study it more. Moreover, he has a high position and responds to it with hundreds of calls. He has never had a even opponent, and even if he is slow, it is no problem. Over time, he has developed the habit of indecisiveness. In fact, when he was young, he was impatient and did a lot of ridiculous things. After the rank of the weak, he entered the officialdom and interacted with famous scholars. He later sought friendship with Bo He and wanted to plan major events. Only then did he cultivate his body and cultivate his character and stayed dormant for six years. Alas, things in the world are unpredictable. If he could think about today when he was young, he probably wouldn't do this."

Lu Su turned his head to look at Xinpi and laughed loudly. Xinpi knew that he had made up his words and touched his scalp with ridicule. "Du Lu, how about Liu Ye?"

"Liu Ziyang is smart and decisive, both civil and military, and is a talented person. Although he is from a high school, he is resourceful and good at making decisions and can adapt to the situation. If his shortcomings are probably because he is a little conceited. It is not surprising that the royal family is." Lu Su sighed. "He was also dragged down by this royal family. If not, he would be equivalent to Guo Jijiu and was the confidant of the King of Wu."

Xinpi laughed: "Du Lu said that. Since he left the customs, he has made many strange plans, but his strength is not enough, so he can only retreat again and again. Now that the retreat is broken, he can only fight to the death." He looked into the distance and chuckled. "But the situation is like this. Even if he has thousands of strange plans, he still has to see whether we give him a chance. The invincibility lies in me, but the enemy is the one who won't bully me."

Lu Su deeply agreed. "Training a thousand pounds of strength, and 4 taels of strength, the king is not only a martial arts master, but also a natural military genius, telling the secrets of heaven in one word. Even if others want to learn, they cannot learn the essence, but instead they are led to the rhythm of being messed up by him. When he learns to walk in Handan, he can only crawl back in the end."

Xin Pi couldn't help laughing, and then thought for a while, and felt that what Lu Su said was very true. It was not difficult to say, but so many people learned Sun Ce, but none of them had really learned it. Why? He himself didn't understand. Xun Yu was one of them. This time he went to Jianye and met Sun Ce. I wonder what he would talk to Sun Ce and could solve this mystery.

Seeing Xinpi trance, Lu Su didn't say anything else. Looking at the night sky, Gu Zi remembered his thoughts.

What is Liu Ye thinking at this moment? Will he regret it because of his decision?

Zhu Huan was about to send people to capture Changyi. After receiving the news from Lu Su, he learned that Lu Su had attacked Juyang and Chengyang, and he was immediately anxious.

If he wasn't worried about the fraud of the news, or if it were a few months ago, he would definitely not want anything and immediately led his troops out of the city to pursue. After several months of combat, especially Ji Ling was ambushed by Dong Zhao, and the losses were heavy, he calmed down a lot. Leading the army to fight was not as good as leading a battalion to charge into battle, and the responsibility was heavy. A wrong decision was likely to lead the entire army to annihilate, so he must be careful.

He first discussed with Lu Yi. Lu Yi suggested that he should not be anxious. First, the news needs time to confirm, and second, Lu Su has limited troops. Even if he blocks the emperor's way, he will not be able to defeat the emperor in full. If he wants to achieve a great victory, it is inseparable from their cooperation.

Zhu Huan invited Yan Xing, Chen Dao and others to ask them to arrange cavalry to inquire about the news, and then discussed the pursuit with Ji Ling, Man Chong and Lu Fan. When he learned that Lu Su had seized Juyang and Cheng Yang, Man Chong was the first to applaud. He was from Changyi and knew more about the terrain near Juyang. Unless the emperor and Dong Zhao ventured to walk through the swamp on the west bank of the Dayej, Juyi was their must-pass place.

Zhu Huan asked Man Chong to explain the terrain. Man Chong was not polite, and explained the geography nearby in detail. He analyzed that Dong Zhao gave up Changyi and retreated, the biggest possibility was that he was afraid of the giant stone thrower and was worried that Changyi City could not withstand the attack of the giant stone thrower, so he wanted to choose a city that would prevent the giant stone thrower from playing a role. Going north, the most suitable Juancheng, Linqiu, and especially Juancheng, which is close to the Jinkou of the Yellow River, can advance or retreat.

Lu Su seized Juyang and cut off Dong Zhao's retreat, but his troops were limited and he might not be able to stop Dong Zhao, so he could only delay Dong Zhao's journey. Lu Su had a navy, and he was deployed in the Pu River. It would take at least two or three days to build a floating bridge and cross the Pu River. They could marches calmly and attack Lu Su from the front and back when Dong Zhao crossed the river. They went too early, but instead had to face the attacks of the emperor and Dong Zhao alone.

After listening to Man Chong's analysis, Zhu Huan was finally relieved.

After discussion, Zhu Huan decided to send Zhang Fen to act alone, leading the warship along the Lotus River into the Onoze River, and then into the Pu River. In order to ensure safety, Wen Chou led 2,000 cavalrymen to protect him. Considering that the emperor had more than 10,000 elite cavalry, he took special care of the generals and must be careful not to be seized by the cavalry to raid.

Yan Xing volunteered. The best way to deal with cavalry is cavalry. Although our army is slightly insufficient, its combat power is not weak and can be the vanguard of the army. If the emperor leads troops to fight, he can fight and retreat and buy time for the infantry to set up the formation. Moreover, the cavalry takes the initiative to attack, in order to ensure the safety of Dong Zhao's back, the emperor dares not leave the position lightly, and his range of activities will inevitably be limited.

Zhu Huan deeply agreed and told Yan Xing to be careful and not to force himself. If he gets time, he doesn't have to fight desperately. Cooperate with infantrymen, the chance of winning is higher.

Yan Xing happily accepted the order and left Qin Mu to walk with the infantry. He and Chen Dao led three thousand cavalry as vanguards, including five hundred armored cavalry. The armored cavalry had prepared horses, but in order to ensure the horsepower, they did not walk fast, so they set out in the morning and walked less than fifty miles at noon. Seeing the sun above their heads, Yan Xing ordered the soldiers to dismount and rest and start lunch.

The soldiers got off the horse, maintained their marching formation and rested on the spot. Some chewed the lady's cakes, some ate dried macaques, and they ate light wine and hot water, chatted and joked while eating, while not forgetting to feed the horses. Some people had fun with the horses, biting their own bites of the fish, and let the war horses take a bite, and the people and horses took turns to eat. The war horses were very happy and rubbed their heads against the knights from time to time, wanting to eat more bites.

At this time, a knight rushed from a distance, waved the colorful flags in his hand, indicating that the enemy was approaching. Yan Xing looked at it, stuffed the leftover steamed buns into his mouth, took a big sip of wine, swallowed them together, and took out a dried fish from the bag on the horse's back and stuffed it into the mouth of the mount. Then he turned over the horse. Seeing this, the knights boarded the horse without orders, and prepared to fight.

The scout rushed to the front and told Yan Xing that it was Ma Chao who came, with a small number of troops, only more than 200 cavalrymen. It should be the Ma family army.

Chen Dao rushed over and heard clearly, and smiled and said, "Yanming, Ma Meng is so anxious. Could it be that he came for you, right?"

Yan Xing smiled. "Then I will talk to him about the past and ask the governor Chen to siege me."
Chapter completed!