On July 21st, Wen Yuan received two military messages from Qingzhou Zhangja and Xuzhou Chen Deng almost in one day. The contents of the two military messages were the same. Both of them found that Yanzhou's military strength was extremely unusual. Chen Deng and his son, while advising Lu Bu to take precautions as soon as possible, secretly sent his confidant Xingye to Yedu to ask the general to make an early decision.
"Cao Cao, I can't wait so soon," Wen Yuan murmured after reading these two letters. Cao Cao should not be underestimated now. Since that fight, he has annexed a lot of territory during this period, and his strength is Even more prosperous than before, the prosperous land of Xuzhou, Wenyuan certainly cannot let Cao Cao succeed so easily.
When Wen Yuan was about to send an order to send out troops, Guo Jia admonished him: "My lord, Lü Bu is rebellious and suspicious by nature. If my lord leaves at this time, not only will he not be accepted by Lü Bu, but he will also suspect that my lord has some plot against Xuzhou. Lü Bu has no talent or virtue." , he is definitely no match for Cao Cao, so he can send a message back to Chen Deng, and the army will remain stationary for the time being. When Lü Bu is frustrated, he can be ordered to advise Lü Bu and ask for help from his lord in an emergency."
"Filial piety is true," Wen Yuan nodded. In history, Lu Bu was tricked by Chen Deng and his son behind his back. He should have died in Baimenlou without resisting for a long time. However, now that Chen Deng has been ordered to assist, I think he should be able to hold on for some time. Wen Yuan At that moment, he compiled a letter and sent it to Chen Deng, and at the same time ordered Zhang Zha to reorganize his troops and horses, and be ready to rush to Xuzhou's aid at any time.
Courier Xie Wenyuan's letter returned to Xuzhou. Chen Deng read it and immediately came to see Lu Bu. Lu Bu had already heard that Cao Cao's cavalry was plotting against Xuzhou, so he accepted Chen Deng's advice and raised 50,000 troops from Xuzhou, and another 80,000 from Zang Ba, the leader of the Taishan thieves. The thieves marched out of Xuzhou to attack Cao Cao.
Cao Cao has already reached an agreement with Liu Bei and raised 100,000 troops to help him retake Xuzhou. When the former army approached Xiaoguan, it encountered Zang Ba's subordinates Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xi leading more than 30,000 troops to stop them. On the way forward, the two formations were facing each other. Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu to fight. Seeing the strength of the coming generals, the four generals rushed out together. Xu Chu fought hard, but the four generals were unable to resist the enemy and each lost. Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and sent his troops to cover up the enemy for more than 20 miles. , the Taishan bandits were defeated. Thanks to Zang Ba and his troops who arrived in time, they were able to defeat Cao's troops.
When Lü Bu heard that Zang Ba was frustrated, he led his elite horses into Xiao Pass. The next day, Lü Bu led his troops to fight, and Cao Cao also led his troops out. Under the gate flag, Lü Bu pointed his halberd at Cao Cao and cursed: "Bold Cao thief! How dare you invade the borders of our state?"
Cao Cao sneered and replied: "My dear Lu Bu, when you were defeated in Yanzhou, Liu Bei, the herdsman of Xuzhou, kindly took you in. You didn't want to repay, but instead seized the land. You are really shameless."
Lu Bu's face turned slightly red and he argued: "A certain person has done great service in the crusade against Yuan Shu. The general asked the emperor to issue an order to personally designate a certain person as the Mu of Xuzhou. This matter is known to the whole world. How can you say that you can seize someone's inheritance?"
Cao Cao said loudly: "The Emperor, the Emperor is now under the threat of the traitor Zhang Liao and cannot help himself. You are helping Zhou to do evil and relying on the traitor. I will first pacify Xuzhou this time and get rid of you and other people who are following the trend of inflammation and influence."
Lü Bu was furious and ordered Gao Shun and Zang Ba to fight. Cao's army fought out Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun, and the four generals fought against each other. The battle reached more than fifty points. Gao Shun and Zang Ba couldn't resist, so they rushed back to their own formation, and Lü Bu led the troops. The cavalry came out, and tens of thousands of Taishan bandits rushed into the formation. Cao Cao could not resist the enemy, so he retreated twenty miles to the stronghold.
After returning to the stronghold, counselor Xun You admonished: "Lü Bu is brave and his cavalry is sharp. Only by doing this can we defeat the enemy."
Cao Cao followed his words and led his army to fight at the pass the next day. Lü Bu went down personally and challenged Cao Cao to fight. Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu to go out and fight with Lü Bu. The battle was not thirty and Xu Chu was defeated and retreated. Lü Bu pursued him and Dian Wei came up. Then he went forward and fought another fifty rounds before returning to the main formation.
When Lu Bu's killing spree began, he sent an order to cover up the killing, and pursued them for more than twenty miles. The infantry and cavalry gradually broke away, and there were only a thousand cavalry left. Suddenly, they heard a burst of cannon fire from the side of the road, and several ambush troops came out from the side of the road, headed by the leader. The four generals were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Cao Cao also led their troops to fight back. Lü Bu could not resist the enemy and walked away in a hurry. After not many miles, two more Biao troops blocked the way. Lü Bu watched The two brothers were Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. Lu Bu fought hard and could not get out, and Cao Cao's soldiers were chasing him.
In the critical moment, thanks to Gao Shun, Zang Ba arrived in time with his troops and rescued Lu Bu. Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and killed more than 10,000 people, defeated countless others, and seized countless military supplies and equipment.
Lü Bu rushed into the pass at a galloping wolf, planned his troops, and lost tens of thousands of his troops. Lü Bu was frightened, so he stayed in seclusion and never dared to go out again.
For more than ten days, Lu Bu could not hold out. A sudden report came that Liu Bei had captured Xiaopei. A day later, someone came to report that Sun Ce from Jiangdong had sent 30,000 troops to cross the river and raid Xuzhou. Guangling was in danger, which shocked Xiapi and Xuzhou. Lü Bu's family was in Xiapi with money and food. When Lü Bu heard this, he was shocked and ordered Zang Ba and Chen Gong to guard Xiaoguan with soldiers from Taishan. Lü Bu led the Xuzhou army to rescue Xiapi.
The army passed through Tancheng, and Chen Deng left the city to follow. Lu Bu suffered a defeat in front of him. Now he was attacked from both sides. He was worried in his heart and asked for advice: "Does Yuan Long have a good strategy to retreat from the enemy?"
Chen Deng replied: "General, don't worry. Although Cao Cao's thieves are good at using troops, they are only afraid of one person. If this person is willing to send troops to rescue Xuzhou, the siege of Xuzhou will be lifted and Cao's soldiers will retreat."
Lu Bu said: "Could it be that what you are talking about is General Zhang Liao?"
Chen Deng said: "It is true that General Zhang Liao has millions of people and is occupying the four states. He has strong soldiers and horses. If he is willing to send troops to attack Yanzhou, Cao's troops will retreat and the siege of Xuzhou will be lifted immediately."
Lu Bu hesitated in his heart and said: "This matter needs to be discussed carefully..."
While he was talking, a flying cavalry jumped out from behind and reported that Cao Cao's army had broken through Xiao Pass and entered the hinterland of Xuzhou.
Lu Bu was shocked and asked why. It turned out that after Lu Bu left, the morale of the guards was low and the morale of the army was unstable. The Taishan thieves' military discipline was ruined and they looted the pass. Mi Zhu, Liu Bei's old subordinate, opened Xiao Pass at night and let Cao Cao's army in. Zang Ba Chen Gong could not resist the enemy, so he led the defeated troops and fled back hastily.
Chen Deng said: "General, the matter is urgent. The only one who can solve the current crisis in the world is the general. If you hesitate again, not only will Xuzhou not survive, but the general and his family will not be saved."
Lu Bu gritted his teeth and sighed: "Now that the matter has come to this, we have no choice but to follow Yuan Long's words. Yuan Long quickly goes to ask the general to send troops for rescue."
Chen Deng bowed and obeyed the order, packed up his Pegasus and went to Yedu. Lu Bu divided his troops to guard Tancheng and Xiapi.
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In Yedu, Wen Yuan, who had been paying attention to Cao Cao's movements, had already made preparations. As soon as Chen Deng arrived, Wen Yuan immediately asked his majesty to send troops. Emperor Xian was frightened because he was almost kidnapped by Cao Cao, and he was also quite unhappy with Cao Cao. The report ordered Wen Yuan to lead the army to attack the bandits.
Wen Yuan returned home with the order and ordered Pegasus to convey the order to Zhang Jia, the governor of Qingzhou. When the order arrived, troops could be mobilized to rescue Xuzhou. He also ordered Zhao Yun, the governor of Jizhou, and Tai Shici, the governor of Sizhou, to attack Yanzhou from the direction of Hulao Pass and Liyang. After dispersing Cao Cao's troops, Wen Yuan then unified the central army and marched toward Xuzhou in a mighty manner.
This time, the Wenyuan Army dispatched a total of four legions of soldiers, plus more than 200,000 auxiliary troops. The momentum was terrifying and the whole world was shaken. Looking at this posture, not only did they want to rescue Xuzhou, but they also had to capture everything.