Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

After Zhang Fei launched the offensive, Liu Yu waited for a few more days and began to lead his troops out of Luoyang and attack Runan County from Yingchuan County.

They soon arrived at a city, Xiping.

Xu Chu thought it would be a fierce battle and was somewhat excited, but Liu Yu's performance outside Xiping City surprised him.

Instead of attacking the city, he started distributing porridge.

Xu Chu rubbed his eyes, fearing that he had seen it wrong.

After confirming again, Xu Chu saw clearly that he was not mistaken, it was indeed distributing porridge.

Xu Chu didn't understand Liu Yu's behavior.

Now there were disaster victims and refugees everywhere. As soon as the news that Emperor Liu was going to distribute porridge got out, a long line appeared.

Xu Chu looked at the endless team and felt anxious.

At this rate, we won’t be able to distribute all the porridge in a day.

"My lord, we have just arrived at the city of Xiping and we should attack the city immediately. But you are distributing porridge here. I am afraid this is not in line with the principles of military strategy."

Liu Yu laughed out loud.

"I didn't realize that Zhongkang also understands the art of war. Tell me, what is the most important thing to pay attention to in the art of war?"

Xu Chu's face turned slightly red. After a long while, he slowly said, "I've heard people say that speed is of the essence in war. The same is true when siege. If we launch an attack directly, we will definitely catch them off guard."

"Speed ​​is the essence of war. Zhongkang, what you said is not without reason. However, the most important point in the art of war is change. We must change according to the time and the situation."

"To put it simply, we need to analyze specific issues specifically."

Xu Chu scratched his head after listening to this. His own understanding should be relatively simple, but why did it feel like it was not simple at all?

"I don't quite understand what the Lord said."

Liu Yu patiently explained.

"To be specific, it means making appropriate decisions based on your own situation. Do you understand what I mean?"

Xu Chu nodded.

Liu Yu continued, "The walls of Xiping City are high and thick, and it is not easy to break through the city with only a few siege weapons we have.

Liu Yu pointed at the old and weak soldiers around him and asked, "How long will it take you to capture this city with these people? Three days or five days?"

Xu Chu scratched his head and said aggrievedly:

"My lord, don't we still have 5,000 elite soldiers behind us?"

"These five thousand elite soldiers are our only resources. What should we do if we can't capture them?"

Xu Chu somewhat understood Liu Yu's worries, but it seemed that even giving out porridge would not be enough to capture the city.

Liu Yu glanced at the city in the distance and continued:

"The most lethal force in our army is the 3,000-man Xianzhen Camp led by Bo Ping. But they are heavily armored cavalry and are not good at siege."

"What is their advantage? It's the charge. Only by letting them launch the attack on the plains can we bring out their greatest advantage."

"My lord, do you want to lure the defenders out of the city?" After listening for a long time, Xu Chu seemed to understand Liu Yu's intention.

"That's right." Liu Yu said calmly, "As long as they leave the city, we will have a chance to defeat them in one fell swoop."

At this point, Xu Chu finally understood Liu Yu's purpose. No wonder he wanted to hide Gao Shun and the Xianzhen Camp. It turned out that he wanted to lure the defenders out.

Although he understood Liu Yu's intention, he still had doubts in his mind.

"My lord, if the defenders can't hold out, then our porridge will be in vain."

"Zhongkang, think about it, if the refugees in the city knew that we were distributing porridge outside the city, how would they react?"

"They must want to come out and get the porridge."

"Yes, they want to leave the city. It depends on whether the defenders open the gates or not. If they do, we can rush in. If they don't, the refugees in the city will become an unstable factor. If these refugees cause chaos in the city, how can the city survive for long?"

"Even if the garrison can easily suppress the refugees, we don't have to worry. After all, distributing porridge is a major event that benefits the country and the people. By spending some food, we can make the people of Runan County submit. It is a good deal no matter how you look at it."

"Great, great idea!"

Xu Chu was a little surprised. He really didn't understand what Liu Yu's head was made of. Why was there so many twists and turns?

"My lord, even if you split my head in half, I still can't come up with such a brilliant plan."

"It doesn't matter if you can't think of it." Liu Yu said with a smile, "A general once said something that can be regarded as a wise saying. Remember this sentence, and I guarantee that you will be more intelligent."

When Xu Chu heard this, he instantly became alert.

"My Lord, tell me, which sentence has such a good effect?"

"In war, we can only gain advantages, not losses. We won't do business that will lose money."

Xu Chu originally thought that it was some profound remark from the god of war, but who knew it was just a plain sentence.

Is this sentence definitely said by a general? Why does it feel like a businessman, and a rural businessman at that?

Even a wealthy merchant like Mi Zhu could not say this. It was too straightforward and too low class.

"Is the general that the lord is talking about from the Han Dynasty?"

"From a certain perspective, yes. Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, it is Han territory. All those on Han territory are Han people. I can be sure that he is a Han Chinese."

"Who is this person?"

"His last name is Li, and his courtesy name is Yunlong. I usually call him Li Yunlong."

Li Yunlong, never heard of him!

Although Xu Chu did not read much, he was not illiterate and was particularly fond of heroes.

He knew all the famous generals in the early Han Dynasty.

But after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember Li Yunlong.

After he followed Liu Yu, he heard people say that Liu Yu was extremely knowledgeable and had a reputation for being extremely talented.

Normally when he was with Liu Yu, Liu Yu had never deliberately shown off his talents. It was not until today that he realized how knowledgeable Liu Yu was. Even in the field he was best at, he still could not compare with him.

The porridge distribution lasted until the afternoon, when the crowd gradually dispersed.

Liu Yu gave an order to continue distributing porridge tomorrow.

When everyone heard this, the depressed expressions on their faces disappeared.

Nowadays, those who are willing to give out porridge are either from wealthy families or wealthy businessmen, otherwise no one would dare to take the lead.

There are too many refugees. If you dare to distribute porridge, groups of people will come here.

Therefore, those wealthy families and businessmen would generally only provide porridge for a short period of time. This would not only help them gain a good reputation, but also effectively control costs and risks.

From what Liu Huangshu said, they should continue to provide porridge tomorrow. Where can you find such a good thing that falls from the sky?

Outside Liu Yu's camp, the dense crowd extended all the way to the city of Xiping.

The defenders at the city gate were already stunned when they saw this situation.

Are they really going to attack the city, not do charity?