The troops rushed into the military camp, but no one saw it. The military camp was very messy, and it was obvious that Cao's army left in a hurry. The army led by Xu Huang, Wu Yi and Huang Zhong rushed to meet Ma Chao one after another. He was very surprised to find that the entire Cao's camp was empty. Ma Chao said angrily: "Last night, the Cao army rangers fought to the death with our rangers to protect their large troops from retreating!"

Huang Zhong thought, "They can't walk on the east and north sides, only one road to the south. A few dozen miles south is Lushan County, and they must have retreated there." Lushan County, located dozens of miles east of the Qingshui River, is a county town at the junction of Yuzhou and Nanyang, currently owned by Cao's army.

Ma Chao immediately said: "Let's chase immediately!"

Huang Zhong frowned and said, "At this moment, they may have entered Lushan County. I don't think we need to chase us, we should annex and wait for the arrival of the general."

At this moment, a fast horse rushed over and reported: "Report to several generals, the general's troops have arrived thirty miles away."

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Zhang Lang led 100,000 Long Tao troops to the former Cao army camp. The generals led their troops out of the camp to greet them. Zhang Lang said without any respect, and the generals and the troops stood up. Ma Chao reported to Zhang Lang: "The Cao army rangers were entangled with our army last night, and the Cao army took the opportunity to escape. At this moment, the Cao army should have retreated into Lushan County. The last general asked to pursue him!"

Zhang Lang thought for a while, "Don't worry. This matter will be discussed for a long time."

Zhang Lang rode his horse into the gate and walked towards the tent. Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Xu Huang, Wu Yi and the deputy generals of each army followed closely. After entering the tent, Zhang Lang went straight into the upper head, turned around, and said to the generals: "The dynamics of the enemy's army Jia Xu had already predicted. Our army would not attack Lushan County, but the main force passed Xuanyuan Mountain and passed Yingchuan to attack Xuchang directly." The generals' eyes lit up. Zhang Lang ordered: "Leopard Legion, Pingnan Legion followed me into the Xuanyuan Mountain camp." Xu Huang, Wu Yi was happy and agreed to the promise. Huang Zhong, Ma Chao was anxious. Ma Chao clasped his fists and asked: "General, what about me?" Huang Zhong said quickly: "There is still the last general!"

Zhang Lang smiled, walked down, took out a letter from under his belt, and handed it to Ma Chao. He said to Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, "You can do it according to the instructions above." Ma Chao looked at the new sign and handed it to Huang Zhong, frowned and said, "General, will the enemy really do this?" Zhang Lang thought, "Wenhe's speculation should be absolutely sure." He glanced at the generals, "The generals acted immediately according to my order!" The generals held their fists and agreed.

Immediately, the Long Tao Army and the Pingnan Army of the Baotao Army drove to Xuanyuan Mountain. Ma Chao and Huang Zhong and the two cavalry corps remained in place, but under the banner of the Pingnan Army and the Baotao Army.

At the same time, Zhang Lang sent a commander to Luoyang and Hulao Pass.

Zhang Lang led nearly 300,000 troops across Xuanyuan Mountain and suddenly appeared under Yingchuan City and attacked Yingchuan City. Although there were some preparations in Yingchuan City, Yingchuan, which had only more than 20,000 second-rate troops, only one day, was defeated. Then Zhang Lang stationed troops in Yingchuan, and the Rangers rushed to the city of Xuchang. At the same time, Jia Xu and Gao Shun led the Luoyang Legion and the 200,000 barbarian Legion who had recently arrived at Hulao Pass from Luoyang to Hulao Pass, and captured Xingyang and Zhongmu, facing the top of Mount Tai formed by Xuchang from the north.

The military situation frequently spread to Xuchang. Xuchang's military and civil and military ministers suddenly heard that Lu Bu was already at the city, and they were all panicked and panicked. The emperor and the people who were raised by the Cao family were extremely excited. The emperor secretly said to his queen: "I originally thought Lu Bu was a treacherous, but now it seems that only Lu Bu is a loyal minister! When Lu Bu comes in, we will be fine!" The emperor also sent his confidants out of the city to try to contact Lu Bu.

Cao Pi hurried into the backyard of Sima's house. When he saw Sima Yi, Sima Yi was fishing there as usual. Cao Pi said in a frustration: "Sir, your plan ruined my 500,000 army! Now Lu Bu has captured Yingchuan, and the troops are heading towards Xuchang!"

Sima Yi said lightly: "I once told my lord that this strategy is risky, and he asked the lord to appoint cautious generals. But the lord asked Cao Ren and Cao Hong to be the head coaches. The lord does not believe in the appearance of a general! Although Cao Ren and Cao Hong are both talented as generals, they all have the habit of being eager for quick success and instant benefits. They were blinded by interests and could not find anything unusual. The result is quite good now, at least Cao Hong's army has retreated safely!"

Cao Pi calmed down a little, walked to Sima Yi and squatted down, and asked, "Sir, what should we do in this situation now? Xuchang currently has only 150,000 troops, and facing 600,000 Lu Bu's army, he has no chance of winning!"

Sima Yi said: "The Lu Bu army is now in full swing now, and it is too late to transfer troops from all over the country. We should give up Xuchang and retreat to Dongjun. At the same time, we mobilize a large army to resist the enemy head-on, and then harass the cavalry, and send envoys to Sun Jian one after another. If everything goes well, we should be able to push Lu Bu army back to Hulao Pass."

Cao Pi nodded thinking, stood up, "I'll do it right now!" Then he ran down.

Sima Yi lifted the jade hook, and the fish hook was empty and there was nothing. Sima Yi frowned and murmured: "Lu Bu, Lu Bu, you really make me want to see it! No wonder Prime Minister Cao praised you frequently before! Regarding who is the hero today, only Prime Minister Cao and Lu Bu!"

Cao Pi returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and immediately summoned all the civil and military officials. Cao Pi asked Xun Yu with Sima Yi's suggestion. Xun Yu thought, "Sima Yi's plan is the most secure." Xu You laughed loudly, his tone and expression seemed to be disdainful. Cao Pi hurriedly asked, "Why do you sneer?"

Xu You clasped his fists at Cao Pi and said, "Although this plan is safe, how can we defeat Lu Bu? Besides, it is probably difficult to make a move to connect Sun Jian! If our army is in a victory, Sun Jian will definitely take advantage of the situation and take advantage of the situation. However, our army is in an unfavorable situation, and the Lu Bu Tiger Wing Legion guarding Jingzhou has not been mobilized at all. In this case, how will Sun Jian and others send troops?"

Cao Pi felt that what Xu You said made sense, so he asked, "What are the insights of sir?"

Xu You clasped his fists and said, "It is better to win with a surprise weapon than to make a plan for the present!"

Cao Pi hurriedly asked, "How to win the surprise war?"

Xu You smiled and said, "Did your lord forget that Cao Hong's army? Now the main force of Lu Bu's army is pressing on Xuchang, and their attention is all above Xuchang. Near the Qingshui River, there are only Xu Huang's Baotao army and Wu Yi's Pingnan army. These two legions have ordinary combat power and must be unprepared at this moment. With the combat power of Cao Hong's troops, they will definitely win a great victory. Then cross the Qingshui River to capture Nanyang. In this way, Lu Bu's army will inevitably retreat and take back Nanyang. At this time, with Jia Xu's army, it is not enough to capture me Xuchang. Whether he retreats or not, our army can take this opportunity to mobilize troops from all over the place. ignore Jia Xu's side and just march into Luoyang. At that time, attacking Cao Ren and Cao Hong in the east and west will inevitably defeat Lu Bu! In this way, it will turn defeat into victory!"
Chapter completed!