Pei State has twenty-one counties under it. Pei State is divided into the jurisdiction of Yuzhou according to the period of Emperor Ling of Han. However, the location of Pei State is special, and it penetrated hard between Xuzhou and Yanzhou like a long sword.

Compared with Yanzhou and Xuzhou, Yuzhou has been much weaker in terms of economic and military strength. Therefore, since Dong Zhuo's chaos in politics, Xiaopei has been under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou.

During the period when Pei State was under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou, its capital was Xiaxiang County. However, since it was under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, the capital was moved to Xiaopei, which was only 90 miles away from Xuzhou.

Xuzhou has been a key place for military strategists since ancient times, and Xiaopei is the key place in the land of the land.

If the twenty-one counties of Pei State were knifes inserted between Yanzhou and Xuzhou, then Xiaopei was the tip of the knife.

If Cao Cao wanted to compete for Xuzhou, he had to take Xiaopei first. Otherwise, Xiaopei could attack the hinterland of Yanzhou and cut off his food route.

It is precisely because of Xiaopei's special geographical location that the city was built extremely tall and sturdy. When Cao Cao settled Lu Bu here, he would definitely take Lu Bu first if he wanted to go to Xuzhou first. In this way, he would be considered a gun-blocking person.

Outside Xiaopei City, more than ten miles away from Xiaopei, Lu Bu led three thousand remaining troops to march towards Xiaopei.

As the saying goes, a bad ship has three-point nails. Lu Bu is still far away from being a bad ship. Although his soldiers were dispersed by Cao Cao, Lu Bu has the courage to be a thousand men, and his subordinates have first-class strategists like Chen Gong, first-class generals like Gao Shun and Zhang Liao.

With strategists, generals, and with Lu Bu himself as a top military general, this is already a small group second only to Cao Cao and Yuan Shao. As for soldiers, the one that is most lacking in this era is soldiers.

These days, the rain in Xuzhou area is very heavy, and the drizzle is hazy under Xiaopei City.

In the faint white mist, a soldier came slowly. The leader was a member wearing a bright red cloak, a black armored stomach, and a maroon-red horse under his crotch, holding a square sky painting halberd.

There is no doubt that this person is Lu Bu.

Li Chen had already led 800 Modao soldiers early in the morning, plus 5,000 Xuzhou soldiers and Xiaopei city to greet them. The generals who followed were Yuwen Chengdu, Li Siye and Zang Ba.

The main elite soldiers under Lu Bu were Gao Shun's Eight Hundred Clan and Bingzhou Iron Cavalry. The Modao soldiers under Li Chen were specialized in defeating the cavalry and had far more soldiers under him than Lu Bu. Therefore, even if Lu Bu had bad intentions, Li Chen was sure to drive him away.

Lu Bu is known as the No. 1 player in the Three Kingdoms, but Yuwen Chengdu may not be much worse than him.

From afar, Lu Bu had already seen Li Chen and others waiting for battle under Xiaopei City.

At this time, Chen Gong's face darkened. He came to Lu Bu and said softly: "Lord, it seems that we have to do it."

"Didn't the public platform say that you can wait for an opportunity to gain Xuzhou?" Lu Bu asked in confusion.

Originally, according to Chen Gong's plan, he did not recommend that Lu Bu be stationed in Xiaopei. Stationing in Xiaopei means that they will face Cao Cao's army and become the sword in Li Chen's hand.

Xiaopei, as a buffer zone between Xuzhou and Yanzhou, once a big battle begins, the first unlucky one will be Xiaopei.

Originally, Chen Gong's suggestion was to come to Xiaopei first, and then not enter the city, but to take Xuzhou directly. However, Li Chen was not a fool. He led his army to wait in Xiaopei early in the morning. If you, Lu Bu, are willing to station Xiaopei, I will welcome you. However, if you do not enter the city, my eight thousand troops will come to attack you, Lu Bu.

Chen Gong calmed down and said to Lu Bu: "Lord, you have to bow your head under the eaves. We only have three thousand tired soldiers, and there is no chance of winning against them. At this time, it's better to advance Xiaopei, and you're planning to keep your energy."

Lu Bu had no choice but to nod. His family knew about his family affairs, and they were driven from Yanzhou to Xuzhou by Cao's army. They were exhausted and their morale had long been disintegrated. At this time, they were afraid that they would collapse at once.

Lu Bu, who was far away, ordered his subordinates to stop and rode his horse toward Xiaopei City alone.

"The one in front is the gentleman Lu Fengxian." Li Chen asked loudly as he looked at the red-robed general in front of him.

"It's Lu Bu, I don't know if it's Brother Li." Lu Bu responded.

When Lu Bu dared to come to the formation alone, Li Chen was naturally not timid. He quickly walked up to him, and Lu Bu also quickly dismounted.

"Brother Fengxian, I've been looking forward to you." Li Chen said quickly and familiarly.

Seeing Li Chen so enthusiastic, Lu Bu felt a little embarrassed. Xuzhou, who had just been plotting against others, never expected that Li Chen was so enthusiastic. Lu Bu was chased by Cao's army all the way, and others were afraid that Li Chen's enthusiasm made Lu Bu feel warm in his heart.

"Thank you, brother, for taking in it. Lu Bu remembers such kindness in his heart." Lu Bu said solemnly.

"It's just a matter of raising hands. Brother Fengxian, hurry up and go to the city." Li Chen quickly called out.

"Brother Fengxian, this Xiaopei City has a high wall and is a military important place to guard Xuzhou. The entire Xuzhou is the most important place. Only by handing over this place with Brother Fengxian, can the big stone in my heart be considered to have fallen."

While entering the city, Li Chen praised Lu Bu. Lu Bu is a proud man. Li Chen's praise made Lu Bu a little fluttered. He also began to feel that he was the only one in the world who could protect Xiao Pei.

After a wave of flattery, Li Chen said to Lu Bu: "Brother Fengxian, you probably won't be afraid of Cao Cao, right?"

Lu Bu defeated Cao Cao again. When he heard Li Chen asks him if he is afraid of Cao Cao. Lu Bu was instantly furious and said with his head in his head, "Hmph, if it weren't for Cao Cao's defeat with less, how could I lose to him? My Bingzhou Iron Cavalry is a soldier of Yan and Zhao, and one against three, and five against five is not a problem."

"Brother Li, you know Yan Zhao." After saying that, Lu Bu seemed to be afraid that Li Chen would not believe it, so he hurriedly asked.

The land of Yan and Zhao refers to the territory of Yan and Zhao during the Warring States Period. It is located in the present places such as Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia and other places. Because it borders the grasslands, the people are strong and are particularly rich in cavalry.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are many chivalrous people in Yanzhao.

Lu Bu was from Bingzhou, and his Bingzhou cavalry were naturally mostly Bingzhou, and Bingzhou belonged to the Yanzhao area.

When Lu Bu asked this, Li Chen subconsciously said, "Yan Zhao, Yan Zhao, I know, it's Guan Xi and Cecilia Cheung?"

"Cun Xi and Cecilia Cheung?" Lu Bu asked in a daze.

Li Chen explained: "Yes, Guanxi is my friend in Yanzhao. She is very righteous. She eats meat and does not forget to drink soup for her brothers."
Chapter completed!