Lu Bu was galloping on the street with his cavalry. He saw not many people, and the people did not dare to go out. All he saw were his own troops. His heart sank immediately, knowing that the situation might not be good.

It stands to reason that there are more than 10,000 defenders in the city. If some of them are gone, it won't be so empty. It's obvious that he killed them so quickly.

Soon, he had an idea. No wonder Sun Ce had made him wait for a cup of tea just now. They must have been planning their escape at that time.

During the time when he was fighting Sun Ce, a lot of people should have escaped from the east gate. Although he had arranged sentries at the other three gates, it took too long to run around the city and there was no time to report.

If he had known earlier, he should not have lingered with him for so long. Lu Bu felt regretful.

Moreover, a bad premonition arose in their hearts. If they were fully prepared to escape, their trip to the North Gate would probably be in vain.

Sure enough, when we arrived at the north gate, the city gate, which was more than two feet wide and three feet deep, was filled with rolling stones and wood used to defend the city. At the same time, there were also a dozen tung oil jars piled up, and more than 20 Jiangdong soldiers holding torches.

, with sadness in his eyes.

Lu Bu didn't even want to waste time on them. After leaving a hundred riders behind, he immediately headed back to the west gate to kill them.

The army came in through the west gate, and now it is only possible to rush out through the west gate. However, after wandering in such a large circle in the city, more than half an hour has passed.

But as long as they go out, with the speed of the cavalry, they can still catch up with them.

At the west gate, where they first rushed into the city, after clearing the defenders at the gate, Cheng Lian and Xu Sheng only arranged for more than a hundred people to guard them before leading their troops into the city.

Their idea is very simple: rush into the inner city and kill or capture the enemy. After all, the military merit system is based on the head or capture of prisoners. This idea is understandable. Who doesn't want to earn more military merit and be promoted?

Xu Sheng and Cheng Lian never imagined that not long after they left, more than two hundred Jiangdong soldiers would pour out of the houses on both sides.

Huang Gai, who was holding an iron whip, suddenly rushed out with Jiangdong's soldiers, with a clear goal, which was to regain control of the city gate.

When Lu Bu brought his people back, the city gate here was also blocked by Huang Gai. His face was spattered with blood, and there were piles of corpses lying on the ground, including those of Jiangdong's children and those of Lu Bu's army.
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Seeing Lu Bu come back with a kill, Huang Gai was not only unafraid, but actually laughed, "It's too late, my lord has gone far!"

Feeling that he was being played, Lu Bu's eyes flashed sharply, and he galloped forward.

How could Huang Gai's short weapons on foot compete with Lu Bu who was riding a red rabbit horse and holding a Fang Tian painted halberd? With just one blow, Huang Gai, who had experienced hundreds of battles, was shocked and staggered back.

If it weren't for the fierce and death-defying Jiangdong disciples around him, he would have been killed without even having a chance to adjust his body shape.

Lu Bu's halberd stabbed left and right, sweeping through thousands of troops from time to time, but even Lu Fengxian, who killed people as easily as mowing grass, could not annihilate them all at once when facing these Jiangdong soldiers who just wanted to buy time.

The cavalry behind them simply jumped off their horses and came over with their spears to help, just to open the city gate quickly and pursue them.

At the gate of the city, there were so many corpses that it was impossible to even get a foothold, but Jiangdong still fought to the death.

In the end, Huang Gai was the only one left. Even the iron whip was thrown away by Fang Tian's painted halberd. He turned around and pressed against the city gate, hugging the door bolt with both hands. He was shot several times and spit out blood but still refused to let go.<

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His thoughts were blurred and his eyes were scattered. In a trance, Huang Gai saw the scenes of following Sun Jian to kill the enemy.

In front of me is the Jiangdong Tiger that my brothers will always believe in. On my back is the robe that I can absolutely rest assured. Although I have numerous minor and serious injuries, I have endless laughter and joy.

Gilded years, iron horses and golden swords, old friends in dreams

Huang Gai, who was salivating with blood, raised the corners of his mouth with difficulty, "Lord, Gai is here to meet you."

When the city gate was finally opened, Gao Shun also arrived, but it was probably more than an hour since the fight from the east gate to this point.

Lu Bu still didn't want to give up and shouted: "Come out and hunt down Sun Ce!"

Lu Bu didn't have any extreme views on Sun Ce. If it were someone else, he wouldn't even want to pursue him after dragging on for so long, but it was the deadly battle of these Jiangdong soldiers that made him determined not to let Sun Ce leave alive.

Such people and soldiers, if today's hatred cannot be eradicated, will become a big trouble in the future.

When he saw Huang Gai rushing out at the city gate, Lin Mo, who had been at the Central Military Department, guessed what they were thinking. Unfortunately, only Lu Lingqi and the sergeant No. 100 who guarded the big banner were left with him.

In addition, Huang Gai moved very quickly and closed the city gate in an instant. Lin Mo was not given time to react and could only watch all this happen.

I sighed in my heart that all these plans should have been arranged during the time when Lu Bu was shouting to fight with the generals. Zhou Yu was still a person who played with his brains. He made a prediction in such a short period of time and chose the deployment of a strong man cutting off his arms to survive.

, in the end he was the man who won the Battle of Chibi.

"The overall situation has been decided, let's go back to camp." Lin Mo didn't want to stay any longer.

Guangling City has been obtained, but Lin Mo will not enter the city rashly until they have completely cleared out the Jiangdong soldiers and horses in the city.

In fact, every time a city is conquered, there will be a few days for our troops to thoroughly check the enemy forces in the city to avoid an ambush of dead soldiers.

In addition, Lu Bu also led the cavalry to chase them, and it would probably take them until late at night to wait for their triumphant return.

Lin Mo, who returned to the camp and was lying on the couch, couldn't relax and stared at the dome in a daze.

Whether it is to win over Liu Xun or defeat Sun Ce, these are all staged small goals. It is indeed exciting news at the moment. However, Lin Mo knows in his heart that the achievement of these small goals is ultimately to achieve the key to Cao Cao.

Fight this big goal.

Although Xuchang has not yet received information about mobilizing troops, he knows that this battle should start soon.

He was still a little tired at first, and he became more and more awake when he thought about these problems. He simply got up and prepared to go to the Zhongjun tent to make a periodic summary.

There is a sheepskin map painted by Lu Su in the Zhongjun tent, which belongs to Xu and Yang states.

Lin Mo looked at the sheepskin map and fell into deep thought. In terms of territory, Yuezhang is enough to compete with Cao Cao. He has nine counties including the six counties of Xuzhou, Peiguo of Yuzhou, plus Lujiang and Jiujiang.

But this is only theoretical, and it does not really bring benefits to oneself, and even has to invest a lot of money because it has just been obtained.

For example, a lot of money and manpower have been invested in the Lujiang River floods, Langya, and the restoration plans of the three counties of Dongguan.

In terms of military strength, it is said that Cao Cao has an army of 200,000, but there should not be too many real elites. Judging from his troop dispatch route in the Battle of Wancheng, he is indeed capable of gathering an army of 150,000 in a short period of time.

Lu Bu's side, Jiujiang stationed 25,000 soldiers, Lujiang Liu Xun's surrendered soldiers plus Zheng Bao, Zhang Duo's bandits, the total number is 30,000, Pengcheng, Peiguo also stationed almost 20,000 field troops, and then

Counting the ten thousand people in Guangling, we can barely make up the number of eighty thousand.

In other words, Cao Cao's military strength is at least twice that of his own.

Lin Mo rubbed his eyebrows. This is not a matter of two people fighting one person. The disparity in numbers has exceeded the upper limit, and it is easy to form a unilateral crushing.

Throughout the ages, there have been many battles in which a smaller number defeated a larger number. The prerequisite was that the opponent floated too much or his head was temporarily taken away.

Lin Mo didn't think that Cao Cao, who had the most gorgeous lineup of counselors in the Three Kingdoms during this period, would make too low-level mistakes.

"It would be great if Jia Xu could come." Lin Mo looked forward to it with a guilty conscience.

The only hope is foreign aid Yuan Shao.

If he could be delayed until he had rectified the government affairs of the four states and drank the Yellow River, Cao Cao should know the principle of fishermen benefiting from the snipe and the clam.

However, blindly defending is definitely not the best strategy. Just like this time, Jiangdong also hoped that Cao Cao would surround Wei and rescue Zhao. Maybe Yuan Shao was still hoping that Lu Bu and Cao Cao would fight to the death, and finally he would use his surprise troops to conquer the Central Plains in one go.

Lin Mo was absorbed in taking stock of the situation, and Gan Ning hunched over and walked in with difficulty, "Mr."

"Why are you here?" Lin Mo quickly helped him sit down.

"I heard that sir is back and I came here to ask about the situation on the front line today." Gan Ning scratched his head in embarrassment.

That's right, after all, today is the battle to seize the city. One-sided crushing is always a good opportunity to harvest military achievements. There is nothing more heart-wrenching than leaving an already depressed general lying in the camp.

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Simply idle, Lin Mo talked about everything today.

Gan Ning's expression was very interesting. When he heard that Sun Ce was deceived with more than two thousand empty jars, he praised Lin Mo for his amazing ingenuity. But when he heard that Lu Bu fought against Sun Ce, his face was filled with regret and he wanted to live with the little bully.

After hearing that Jiangdong had set up a survival situation with a broken arm in such a short period of time, he greatly admired his disciples and regarded death as if they were home.

"I heard from you, sir, that this battle is more exciting than all the battles that General Mo has fought in Jiangxia in the past few years." Gan Ning sighed with emotion.

"Don't worry, I said I will definitely give you a military merit. Just be patient. Maybe the key to defeating the Cao Cao is to be willing to dominate."

In fact, Lin Mo didn't think about how to use the false surrender plan. At first, he just had an idea and followed the trend, laying a hidden line first.

"Thank you sir." After hearing about the battle in Guangling, his blood boiled with excitement. When he heard Lin Mo say this again, he was even more ready to move. He desperately wanted Cao Cao to fight over him as soon as possible. He was a pure warrior.

The army has not yet returned to camp, so the two of them were sitting in the Chinese army tent chatting. Lin Mo told how he mistakenly recognized Lu Bu as his father-in-law, and how he unintentionally assisted his father-in-law in taking Jiujiang; Gan Ning recalled Yizhou and Jingzhou.

Eventful years.

The open-hearted chat also slowly eliminated the distance between the two.

Unknowingly, the sky was getting dark, and as soon as I lit the oil lamp, I heard the frantic sound of horse hooves outside the camp.

My father-in-law is back!

When Lu Bu walked into the central military tent, his cloak was fluttering with him, and the dark red spots on the armor announced his master's achievements. He sat down on the handsome chair and punched the handsome desk with his right fist in frustration, "What a shame!

I was fooled by this kid!"

"Sun Ce ran away?" Lin Mo looked at Gao Shun who came in with Lu Bu and asked.

Gao Shun nodded, "Marquis Wen and I each led a group of cavalry to pursue us on two fronts. We intercepted and killed many sergeants who fell behind along the way, but Sun Ce and others were never seen."

Lu Bu had a dark face, showing no joy at all in successfully seizing the city. He always felt that letting Sun Ce go today would bring him endless troubles.

It's not wrong to think so. Sun Jian made a name for himself as a soldier from Jiangdong back then. Sun Ce was so young, but his soldiers were willing to die for him. The heritage of two generations cannot be underestimated.

"Now Cheng Lian and Xu Sheng are clearing away hidden dangers in the city. I am going to take people into the city tomorrow. Have the celebration banquet been arranged for tonight?" The mood is not very good, but the celebration banquet for the soldiers cannot be skipped.

"Arrangements have been made."

As the chief clerk, it was Lin Mo's duty to arrange the celebration banquet. Then he turned to the sergeant outside the tent and said: "Send the order for the banquet."
To be continued...