Lu Bu's idea was very simple. Most of his troops were elite cavalry, while Yuan Xi, who was defending Yecheng, mainly used infantry.

He moves much faster than Yuan Xi. It can be said that he comes and goes like the wind.

Even if the opponent is fully prepared, will he still not be able to run away if he can't defeat him?

Of course, in Lu Bu's expectation, there is no situation where cavalry can't beat infantry. Instead, it's fine cavalry that is fully equipped with light and heavy cavalry and has rich combat experience. It can be said that I have the advantage!

Moreover, he has Boss Cao, a master tactician, who can ask for advice at any time, but he does not believe that Yuan Xi can beat him.

Another point is that although Lu Bu didn't know much about Yuan Shao's internal situation, he also knew that Yuan Xi was not favored.

This also led to the fact that Yuan Xi did not have very powerful advisers around him, and Yuan Shao was still in the rear.

And he himself took Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang out to gain military glory.

Regarding such a situation, Lu Bu really couldn't imagine that he might lose.

The more important point is that Zhen Mi, or the Zhen family, is too important to Yuan Xi and Yuan Shao.

Needless to say, Zhen Mi was Yuan Xi's unmarried wife, and the Zhen family provided Yuan Shao with a large amount of money and food.

Regardless of Yuan Xi's personal wishes or the power of the Yuan family, Yuan Xi must go out of the city to rescue him.

Of course, you can't expose your side's strength too early, lest Yuan Xi be frightened.

So, under the iron fist of Lu Bu and others, they successfully "persuaded" a servant of the Zhen family and asked him to deliver a message to Yuan Xi in Yecheng.

The content of the letter was also very simple. It just told Yuan Xi that Wuji was besieged by the Xianbei people who went south to fight the autumn wind, and hoped that Yuan Xi would send troops to rescue them.

After being "persuaded" by Lu Bu again, the servant rushed to Yecheng and told Yuan Xi about Wuji's situation according to what Lu Bu and others had told him before.

After Yuan Xi heard this, he didn't think much about it. After all, he had not received any information about enemy troops in Jizhou so far.

Considering the importance of the Zhen family and Zhen Mi to his father and himself, Yuan Xi immediately expressed his willingness to send troops to rescue Wuji.

In Yuan Xi's view, those who besieged Wuji were a small group of Xianbei people, only a few thousand people.

Since Wuji is only a small city, the garrison strength is only a few thousand old and weak county soldiers. Facing thousands of Xianbei cavalry, it is normal for those who are beaten to ask for help.

It needs to be mentioned here that it is common for the Xianbei people to go south to Youzhou and Jizhou to catch the autumn breeze. Before winter, when the weather is cold and there is a shortage of supplies on the grasslands, these nomadic people want to go south and go to the Han Dynasty to catch the autumn breeze.

In the past, because powerful princes such as Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were still there, the Xianbei people were relatively restrained and only wandered around a few small towns on the border.

Now, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou was defeated by Yuan Shao and fled to Luoyang. Yuan Shao also led his army to Guandu. It can be said that Youzhou and Jizhou were at their weakest internal defense since the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Yuan Shao and others had long expected that the Xianbei people took the opportunity to go south.

Otherwise, why would Yuan Shao leave 50,000 soldiers for Yuan Xi and equip him with 30,000 county soldiers?

Isn't it just to let him guard against Yecheng and at the same time control Jizhou to prevent the Xianbei people from causing trouble at the critical moment?

Whether it is Yuan Shao or Yuan Xi, in their opinion, with these 80,000 troops in hand, no matter how many people come from Xianbei, they can defeat each other.

Even if he cannot defeat him, he can at least entangle the opponent and buy time for Yuan Shao to mobilize his troops from Guandu.

However, Yuan Xi felt that it was not necessary and he could take care of these Xianbei Hu dogs who went south to fight the autumn wind.

You know, this era is still strong, and the Han people in this era have a natural psychological advantage over foreigners.

Have you never heard of a saying? In the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, when they were depressed by fighting in the Central Plains, they went to fight the surrounding barbarians to change their mood.

It can be said that in this era, whether it was Xianbei, Shanyue, or Southwest Barbarians, they were just a piece of cake for the princes within the Han Dynasty.

Their territory is also the back garden of these princes. They can come and leave whenever they want.

Therefore, when Yuan Xi heard that Wuji was besieged by the Xianbei people, his first thought was about Wuji's defender Taicai, and the second thing was that he felt that his opportunity to make a contribution had arrived.

Yuan Xi knew that he was not favored by Yuan Shao, but this did not prevent him from wanting to make meritorious deeds and express himself.

So, the day after receiving the news from the Zhen family servants, he ordered 30,000 soldiers and headed towards Wuji.

It is estimated that Yuan Xi did not expect that he would fall directly into a deep pit as soon as he left.

Due to Yuan Xi's insufficient intelligence, he always thought that a group of Xianbei people just ran in from within Jizhou.

These Xianbei people are very different from the Han army in terms of clothing, military flags, etc., and they are easy to distinguish.

The Xianbei people, in particular, rarely use tactics or ambushes, so Yuan Xi walked very fast. In less than two days, he arrived near Wuji.

When he arrived at this position, Yuan Xi relaxed his pace a little, and at the same time sent someone to check Wuji's situation.

The scouts came back soon, and at the same time they brought back Wuji. Wuji had not been breached. A group of Xianbei troops of about five thousand people were besieging Wuji.

Upon hearing that there were only five thousand people on the other side, Yuan Xi smiled disdainfully.

He immediately shouted: "Our army is 30,000, and the enemy's army is only 5,000. Comparing the strength of the enemy and ours, our army is six times the enemy's! The advantage is mine!"

So, he didn't pay attention to any tactics and just rushed forward with his men.

Qi Fugui outside the city saw Yuan Xi rushing out of the dense forest with his men and horses. He did not hesitate and ran away with his men.

As I said before, most of Yuan Xi's hands are infantry. How can they catch up with Qifugui's four-legged cavalry with two legs?

After chasing for three miles, Yuan Xi felt that it was almost done, so he ordered his troops to withdraw. He wanted to enter the city quickly to visit his fiancée.

He felt that his operation would definitely cause Zhen Mi to look at him with admiration.

Therefore, Yuan Xi led his army into Wuji County in an excited mood.

However, after letting him in, he regretted it.

Because, as soon as his troops entered Wuji County, a large number of fine cavalry rushed out from all directions and surrounded him.

His 30,000 horses could not form a formation in the small city, and could only be suppressed by Cao Zhang's leopard cavalry and wolf cavalry with bows and arrows.

Due to the suppression of bows and arrows, these infantry could only squeeze into the middle. At this time, the wolf cavalry directly switched to throwing spears, causing a large number of casualties to Yuan Xi's men and horses.
Chapter completed!