Chapter 455
Lu Bu stationed his military camp in the north of Licheng and did not do any tricks of surrounding three or one, because he knew very well that as long as his troops were outside the city for a day, Taishici would not dare to leave the city casually.
The reason why Lu Bu was so confident was that in addition to the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand and the Red Rabbit Horse under his crotch, there was also an elite unit of 700 people, which was the "Sancion Camp" commanded by Gao Shun. In the battle to pursue Taishici, as soon as the Sancion Camp took off, the Danyang Army under Taishici was defeated.
If he wanted to destroy Taishici, it was not a difficult task for Lu Bu. He had the confidence to rush into the city within half a day. However, he was worried that if he easily destroyed Taishici, he would probably not be able to get the heavy use of Yuan Shu after returning to Shouchun. Therefore, no matter how Lei Bo urged him, he remained silent.
Lei Bo was particularly anxious when he saw Lu Bu stopping his troops. Yuan Shu was fighting for the final belonging to Yangzhou with Liu Yao. If he could not rush back and exert his efforts, he would probably not get any benefits when he was rewarded in the future. It was precisely for this reason that he would urge Lu Bu to fight every day. However, hasteness would not be achieved. The more anxious he was, the more he seemed to care, and the more anxious he was, the more he was, the more he was anxious, and Lu Bu even avoided him.
Just when Lei Bo was upset about Lu Bu's not going to fight, he sent his confidant to Shouchun back. Seeing his confidant appearing in the tent, he couldn't help but ask anxiously: "What are the instructions for the lord?"
"Reply to the general," the confidant quickly replied respectfully: "The lord already knows that Lu Bu refuses to go to war, so he sent General Ji Ling to lead three thousand elite troops to help the war."
"General Ji Ling is bringing troops?" Lei Bo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this news, "Where is he and when can he be here?"
The confidant said, "General Ji Ling is only fifty miles away from this place, and you will be able to arrive here at noon tomorrow at the latest."
"We will arrive tomorrow." Lei Bo stood up and walked back and forth in the tent, saying excitedly: "Since General Ji Ling came with his troops, even if Lu Bu refused to fight, we can still take over Licheng."
"However, General Ji Ling only brought three thousand troops this time." The confidant said with some concern: "Can these soldiers take down the city?"
"Don't worry," Lei Bo said confidently: "Don't look at only three thousand men, with my understanding of the lord, the troops he gave to General Ji Ling must be the most elite troops in Yangzhou."
Lei Bo felt that even if he didn't tell the news about Ji Ling's arrival, Lu Bu and others would soon know it. It would be better to take the initiative to inform them so that they can know it.
A team leader outside Lu Bu's tent saw Lei Bo coming towards the tent, and hurriedly met Lei Bo and said politely: "General Lei, are you here to meet Wen Hou?" Without waiting for Lei Bo to answer, he said to himself, "It's really a coincidence that Wen Hou and General Gao Shun have just been patrolling the camp and have not come back yet."
Lei Bo knew that the team was Lu Bu's confidant, so he must have received an order and was not allowed to enter the big tent, so he stopped him and said that Lu Bu and Gao Shun had gone to the camp. In a camp with a huge slap, even bows and arrows could be shot from one end to the other. Is it necessary to patrol the camp?
However, Lei Bo knew that the team leader was also ordered to act, so he did not make things difficult for him. Instead, he said to him: "You go back and tell the Marquis of Wen, and General Ji Ling was ordered by the lord to lead a team of troops to help. He will be here at noon tomorrow. Please prepare for the welcome." After that, he turned around and left without waiting for the team leader to say anything.
After hearing what Lei Bo said, the team leader couldn't help but stand in a daze. When he came to his senses, he felt that he should report this matter to Lu Bu immediately, so he hurriedly walked towards the big tent. The soldiers guarding the door walked over with his team leader, so naturally he would not stop him and let him walk into the big tent.
Lu Bu was sitting in the tent talking to Gao Shun. Seeing that the team leader had broken into the tent without his call, he realized that something might have happened and asked quickly: "What happened?"
"Reply to Wen Hou," the team leader stood in the tent and bowed to Lu Bu, and replied, "General Lei Bo had just arrived here, and the young man stopped him."
"Is this kind of thing still used to report? I haven't this general ordered you. If Lei Bo comes, you just need to find a reason to give it up." After Lu Bu said that, he waved his hand to the team and signaled that he could retreat.
"Wen Hou," the team leader saw Lu Bu rushing him out and quickly added: "I want to report to you a small account. General Lei said that the lord sent General Ji Ling to lead a team of troops to help, and he will arrive here at noon tomorrow."
"What?" After hearing the team leader say this, Lu Bu suddenly jumped out of his seat and asked in surprise: "What did you just say? The troops led by Ji Ling will arrive here at noon tomorrow?"
After sending the team leader away, Lu Bu seemed a little sensible: "Gao Shun, Ji Ling is coming. I guess he came here to urge our army to attack the city by Yuan Shu. Tell me, what should we do?"
"Wen Hou, please forgive me for your fault." Gao Shun said after Lu Bu finished speaking, "I know that you are reluctant to annihilate Taishici's troops because you feel that you owe Jizhou Mu a favor, but we have let Taishici go on the battlefield many times, otherwise he would not have been able to retreat into Licheng with his troops. In this way, no matter how much kind the Jizhou Mu has to you, your favor will be paid off."
Lu Bu was always worried about whether he should lead his troops to attack Licheng. When Gao Shun said this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said in his heart: Yes, although he owes the favor of Jizhou Mu, this time we chased Taishi Ci, we have been paying off all the favors. If Ji Ling leads his troops here tomorrow and asks himself to fight, he can let go of his hands and fight to the death.
However, before ordering the siege, Lu Bu decided to find out whether Ji Ling really led a soldier to him? If so, prepare for the attack immediately and strive to launch an attack on Licheng tomorrow; but if it was just Lei Bo's nonsense, he could ignore it at all. Thinking of this, he said to Gao Shun: "You should send a probe immediately to find out whether Yuan Gaolu sent Ji Ling to lead his troops here?" Gao Shun knew that this matter was urgent and did not dare to neglect it. He agreed and stood up and walked outside.
Chapter completed!