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On the other side, the messenger soldiers responsible for delivering the news finally arrived in Xuzhou, and only then did Gu Rubing get the news that Yuan Shao had sent an army of 150,000 people south to attack Qingzhou.

"What?"

Upon hearing the news from the messenger, the expressions of everyone in the entire camp suddenly changed.

"Yuan Shao raised an army of 150,000 to attack Qingzhou. He also asked my lord to return to Qingzhou as soon as possible. Otherwise, Qingzhou may not be able to hold on for long!" The spy knelt down on one knee and raised his hands.

Gu Rubing's face was extremely ugly. Now he was besieging Lu Bu in the East China Sea. Lu Bu could not hold out for long and might have to retreat to Pengcheng soon.

But if he leads his army back to Qingzhou at this time, all the previous efforts in Xuzhou will be wasted. Not only will the East China Sea be unable to be conquered, Lu Bu will also take advantage of the situation to retake Langya!

Although he felt extremely regretful, Gu Rubing nodded in the end and said, "You go back and return your orders. I will withdraw my troops immediately and rush back to Qingzhou to provide support."

"yes!"

The messenger soldier arched his hands with a solemn expression, then turned around and left in a hurry.

Netizens in the live broadcast room couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.

"It seems that there should be enough time. Liu Caoxie has now received the news. If he marches at full speed, he should be able to return to Qingzhou within half a month!"

"Indeed, although half a month is a long time, judging from the current situation in Qingzhou, Er Ye and Xu Rong should still be able to hold on for half a month, but they will not be able to hold on if it takes longer. After all, the plains are easy to hold. It’s hard to attack and defend.”

"When Liu Caoxie returns to Qingzhou, the problem should not be big. Yuan Shao probably never dreamed that the terrain of the plains and the small defenders in Qingzhou would be so difficult to attack. His original intention was to attack the plains quickly."

"Not only Yuan Shao didn't expect it, but I didn't expect it either!"

"I can only say that it's a good thing that Liu Caoxie left the second master to garrison in Qingzhou. Otherwise, just like before, Xu Rong would be left alone. I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to defend it at all."

There was a lot of discussion in the live broadcast room, and Gu Rubing also turned to look at Zhang Fei and ordered: "Third brother, pass my order, immediately count the troops and horses, march at full speed, and rush back to Qingzhou for reinforcements!"

After Zhang Fei captured Jiqiu, he met up with Gu Rubing in Kaiyang, and then led his troops southward into the East China Sea.

However, it is a pity for Gu Rubing that Zhang Fei won the championship immediately. Although the famous general point reached 98 points, he has not yet been promoted to the famous general, and he is still one step away from becoming a famous general.

"yes!"

Zhang Fei nodded immediately, and just when he was about to turn around and leave, suddenly, a soldier looked panicked and hurriedly walked into the camp. He raised his hands and said, "My lord, Lu Bu suddenly led his troops to leave the camp and attack our army!"

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials and netizens in the live broadcast room were stunned!

Lu Bu is attacking?

You know, because Lu Bu has been retreating steadily. First, Lu Bu was in Tancheng, and now he retreated to Houqiu, so he has become a coward and just keeps defending the city.

"Lord."

Fa Zheng was the first to react and said with a solemn expression: "Lü Bu must have gotten the news, so he is unwilling to let our army leave. I'm afraid Lu Bu wants to keep sending his troops to harass and hold our army back!"

"How dare this fellow Lu Bu do this?"

Zhang Fei's eyes widened with anger, and he cursed angrily: "Why don't you act like a coward now?"

Gu Rubing suddenly felt extremely troubled. If Lu Bu really wanted to hold him back and led his troops to harass him, then his time to return to Qingzhou would be greatly extended!

"Damn it, there are still variables?"

"Full marks for Lu Bu's operation of adding insult to injury, accurately hitting Liu Caoshan's pain points!"

"Lu Bu: You bullied me before, but now the situation has changed. How can I, the great Lu Bu, be bullied by you, Liu Caoxiao?"

"If Liu Caoxie can't return to Qingzhou in time, then Qingzhou will be finished. Er Ye and Xu Rong can hold off Yuan Jun's fierce attack for so long, which is beyond my expectation, but they will definitely not be able to stop it after a long delay!"

"This time it's completely ruined!"

"Lu Bu finally wants to avenge his shame!"

Lu Bu led his troops to attack. This sudden change caught everyone off guard and exceeded everyone's expectations. Netizens in the live broadcast room couldn't help but start talking.

Seeing Lu Bu leading an army to attack, and already very close to the camp, Gu Rubing had no choice but to lead his army out of the camp to fight against Lu Bu. However, not long after the encounter, and before the confrontation even started, Lu Bu immediately called for gold and retreated his troops.

Obviously, as Fazheng said, Lu Bu did learn about Yuan Shao's attack on Qingzhou, so he didn't really want to fight Gu Rubing at all. He just wanted to harass Gu Rubing constantly, so as to entangle Gu Rubing and prevent Gu Rubing from letting him go. Bing led his troops back to Qingzhou!

As a result, although Gu Rubing led his troops to rush back to Qingzhou, he did not dare to march at full speed because he had to be wary of Lu Bu's harassment, and his speed was suddenly slowed down a lot!

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More than ten days passed by in a flash!

Under Lu Bu's full harassment, more than ten days passed, and Gu Rubing failed to return to Qingzhou in time. At this time, the situation in the plains had become extremely serious and was already in danger!

"General Guan, I'm afraid we can't defend the plain!"

Zhou Cang's face was full of anxiety and he persuaded Guan Yu: "General, retreat to Jinan and Le'an!"

"Pingyuan is the gateway to Qingzhou. If Pingyuan is lost, we will be even more passive. What's more, Pingyuan is a rich county. If it is Pingyuan, it will be like a broken leg!" Guan Yu shook his head and said: "Pingyuan must not be lost, it must be sustained. Until brother arrives.”

"But when Tan Ma came to report, my lord was held back by Lu Bu. Lu Bu kept harassing me. My lord did not dare to march at full speed, and he did not know when he would be able to return to Qingzhou."

Zhou Cang said: "Yuan Shao's army is pressing down on the border. It is not easy to defend the plain for so long. After my lord comes back, he will not blame the general."

Guan Yu suddenly fell into silence. Now that Lingxian and Banxian had been captured by Yuan's army, how could he not know that it was almost a foregone conclusion that Pingyuan would be lost?

At this moment, suddenly a soldier hurriedly walked into the camp, raised his hands to Guan Yu and said: "General, Yuan Shao's envoy outside the camp wants to see you!"

"Envoy from Yuan Shao?"

Guan Yu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Let him in!"

"yes!"

The soldier accepted the order and immediately turned around and left.

Soon, the soldier led an envoy dressed as a scholar and came to the camp.

After seeing Guan Yu, a smile immediately appeared on the envoy's face, he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings to General Guan!"

"snort."

Guan Yu snorted coldly, with a cold look on his face, and asked: "Why did Yuan Shao send you here?"

"Since ancient times, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Generals must know everything about today's affairs." The envoy bowed his hand to Guan Yu and said.

"Then tell me, how are things going today?" Guan Yu looked at the envoy with cold eyes and asked.

"Now, both Ling County and Ban County have been captured by our army, and the general's reinforcements cannot arrive in time. The fall of the plains is a foregone conclusion!"

The envoy said: "With the loss of the plains and the wide opening of Qingzhou's gate, our army will inevitably be overwhelming, and Qingzhou will surely fall into the hands of my lord sooner or later!"

"My lord is a wise master. If he ascends to the throne with a weak title, he will spread his fame in the sea. When it is time to dethrone the throne, he will be loyal and righteous. He will ride out alone. Dong Zhuo will be frightened. He will go to the north of the river and Bohai will look after him and inspire the soldiers of the county. , gathered the people of Jizhou, shocked Heshuo, and became famous all over the world!"

After the envoy finished speaking impassionedly, he paused again, looked at Guan Yu, cupped his hands and said: "My master's moral character and talent are no less than those of Liu Bei, and now he has conquered two states. If he is the first in the world, he will surely achieve great success sooner or later!"

"My lord knows the reputation of General Guan and has great respect for him. He does not want to fight with the general. The general is a sensible man. Why don't you surrender to my lord?"

Hearing this, a trace of anger suddenly appeared on Guan Yu's face, he slapped the case and said angrily: "Bold!"

Keng!

With a crisp sound, Zhou Cang immediately unsheathed his short sword and pointed it at the envoy. As long as Guan Yu gave an order, the envoy's head would fall to the ground!

"How can you, the traitor Yuan Shao, be compared to my brother?"

Guan Yu's eyes were cold, he looked at the envoy, and said angrily: "What's more, the plains have not been lost, Qingzhou has not been lost, and the overall situation has not been determined, so you can make such nonsense here!"

"General!"

Being pointed at by Zhou Cang with a knife, the envoy was obviously a little panicked and immediately said: "The two armies are fighting, don't kill the envoy!"

"I have asked the general this question before. Do you know how the general answered?"

Zhoucang pointed his sword at the envoy and said: "The general said that jade can be broken but cannot change its whiteness; bamboo can be burned but cannot destroy its joints; even if one dies, one's name can be hung on the bamboo silk. Even if the city of Qingzhou is really destroyed, the general will not What's there to be afraid of?"

"this……"

Hearing this, the messenger was immediately speechless.

"roll!"

Guan Yu said coldly: "You go back and tell Yuan Shao that he may not be able to win the plains, let alone Qingzhou, and let him be killed at his neck!"

"Thank you, General Guan! Thank you, General Guan!"

Hearing this, the envoy immediately felt as if he had been granted amnesty. He did not dare to stay in the tent any longer, and immediately turned around and left as if running away.

Although the two armies did not kill the envoys during the war, the envoys were actually a high-risk profession. Killing of envoys was common in history. He was afraid that Guan Yu would be displeased and actually kill him.

After Yuan Shao's envoy left, the atmosphere in the camp became dull again.

Guan Yu's expression was a bit ugly. Although he just said that Yuan Shao might not be able to take Pingyuan, the fact is that Yuan Shao's winning of Pingyuan seems to be a foregone conclusion, and Pingyuan can no longer be defended.

"I'm going out to get some fresh air."

Guan Yu thought for a long time, but he still couldn't think of any good way. He suddenly felt depressed, waved his hand, then stood up, ready to leave the camp and go out to relax.

"I'm with the general."

Seeing this, Zhou Cang quickly followed Guan Yu and left the camp with Guan Yu.

Guan Yu rode his horse and left the military camp, and soon came to a hill. He climbed up and looked up. Zhou Cang, holding the Qinglong Yanyue Sword, followed Guan Yu closely, never leaving.

"My eldest brother has entrusted me with an important task. If I really lose Pingyuan, how will I meet my brother?"

Looking at the picturesque scenery in the distance and the breeze blowing through his long beard, Guan Yu couldn't help but say.

"Qingzhou has insufficient troops. If there is a loss in the plains, it is not the fault of the general. The lord will certainly not blame the general." After hearing this, Zhou Cang immediately spoke.

"Although I know this, I really can't bear to see my brother disappointed."

Guan Yu shook his head, looked into the distance, and continued to think about ways to defeat the enemy.

Suddenly, Guan Yu saw the extremely fast Jishui River in the distance and couldn't help being slightly startled. Then he looked at Jishui for a long time without saying a word.

Zhou Cang, who was behind Guan Yu, thought there was something in Jishui, so he couldn't help but follow Guan Yu's gaze, but found that there was nothing except the rushing river.

Zhou Cang was a little confused, but he didn't ask. He just continued to look at Jishui with Guan Yu.

After a moment, Guan Yu looked at Jishui from a distance, and suddenly spoke without looking back, asking Zhou Cang beside him: "Zhou Cang, how many months is it now?"

Zhou Cang was a little puzzled, but when faced with Guan Yu's question, he answered truthfully: "Come back to the general, it's August and autumn now."

"Autumn August..."

Guan Yu immediately nodded thoughtfully, and then continued to look at the surging Jishui in the distance.

Not long after, a smile suddenly appeared on Guan Yu's face, and he said: "I have a method that can not only defend the plains, but also annihilate Yuan Shao's 150,000-strong army!"

? ? ?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Cang's eyes widened suddenly, and a look of astonishment suddenly appeared on his face.

After all, in the current situation, the plain is in danger, and being able to defend the plain is the best outcome. But Guan Yu suddenly said that he could not only defend the plain, but also annihilate Yuan Shao's 150,000-strong army?

Even though Zhou Cang is a die-hard fan of Guan Yu, he felt unbelievable when he heard Guan Yu's words!

They only have a total of 40,000 troops, and if they want to annihilate the 150,000 army, they will need at least 300,000 troops. Unless 300,000 troops are suddenly airborne, Zhou Cang can't think of any possibility of annihilating Yuan's army!

Yuan Jun is not the Yellow Turban Army, he is an elite soldier who is not weaker than the Qingzhou soldiers!

If we could rely on 40,000 troops to annihilate 150,000 Yuan troops, it would be almost like a myth!

"Not only that, eldest brother may be able to take advantage of this opportunity to take over Donghai and Pengcheng in one go!" Guan Yu paused and continued.

After hearing this, Zhou Cang was completely confused. He could no longer suppress the doubts in his heart and asked, "What can the general do?"

With a smile on his face, Guan Yu said: "You will know later. When you return to camp later, you will give me a military order saying that the enemy is very powerful. Give up Pingyuan County, and the three armies will retreat to the south of Jishui, and then form a stronghold."

"General, why is this?"

Zhou Cang was suddenly a little puzzled. Now that Yuan's army is strong, it is reasonable to abandon Pingyuan County. However, this is only treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. What does it have to do with defeating Yuan's army?

"My move has a profound meaning!"

Guan Yu shook his head, smiled but didn't answer, and then said again: "Then you send the meteor fast horse, so that the elder brother does not have to rush back to Qingzhou. You can take advantage of Lu Bu's initiative to leave the city, set up an ambush to attack Lu Bu, and at the same time send troops to surprise Pengcheng!"

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Zhou Cang was completely dumbfounded!

No more reinforcements?

Really rely on 40,000 troops to fight Yuan Shao's 150,000 troops?

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