Hulao Pass and the Hebei Army in the direction of Liyang have always been the place that worries Cao Cao the most. The two places are only hundreds of miles away, but they have concentrated more than 60,000 soldiers from Zhang and Liao. Plus the heavy troops and horses, With an army of 100,000, the two armies could easily coordinate their actions and attack from both sides. This put a lot of pressure on Cao Ren, who was responsible for defending Dongjun and Chenliu.
Now that the troops in the direction of Hulao Pass have retreated, Cao Ren's pressure has been greatly reduced. He can move most of his troops to the front line of Dongjun to deploy defenses. In this way, even if Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao's first general, is on the opposite side, he will not be able to cross the river easily. In this way, Come. Cao Cao can finally calm down and deal with Xuzhou.
The heavy stone in his heart was relieved. Cao Cao was in a happy mood. He was chatting and laughing with Xun You. He was very happy. After a while, he remembered to ask: "Gongda, you came here late at night. What business do you have. The day has begun to get colder. But Pay attention to your health..."
Xun You bowed and said: "Thank you for your concern, my lord. You have just received an urgent report. I couldn't sleep at night, so I came here to report to my lord..."
Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh. Gongda, please tell me. What news makes you so anxious."
Xun You smiled mysteriously and said: "My lord, I just sent a message to the horse. Qingzhou opened his jaws and led 50,000 troops to rescue Lu Bu. The front army has entered the Langya Kingdom. The troops are pointing directly at this place. I didn't expect that we would encounter our army in seven days... "
"Seven days. So fast..." Cao Cao was surprised and said, but he was relieved immediately. He had experienced the marching speed of Zhang Liao's infantry. It was ordinary to march a hundred miles in a day. The foot strength of these infantry was really poor. I know how to practice it.
Thinking that Zhang Liao's troops would arrive soon, it would be more difficult to deal with them together with Lu Bu. Cao Cao was filled with worries. But he soon discovered that something was wrong. Ordinarily Xun You should be worried when he heard the news. What, how? He was so uncharacteristically nonchalant, with a smile on his face.
Cao Cao suddenly had a vague idea and said in surprise: "Gongda, do you have any good ideas to defeat the enemy?"
Xun You smiled slightly and said: "My lord, I just received the urgent report of the horse exploration. You have a plan in mind. As long as this... if the plan goes well, the enemy will be defeated within these three or two days."
After hearing Xun You's detailed explanation, Cao Cao was overjoyed and said, "Gongda Zhenwu's son's wife is here. Let's follow this clever plan." Cao Cao ordered people to start preparations that night.
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In the city of Xuzhou, because Cao Cao was in a hurry to attack Xuzhou, Lu Bu went to the city every day to command the defense.
Although he withstood Cao Jun's crazy attacks regardless of the cost, Lu Bu couldn't feel the slightest joy in his heart. As the saying goes, if you defend for a long time, you will lose. If you are trapped in an isolated city, even the strongest city may be broken.
A month has passed now, and Zhang Liao's reinforcements have not been seen in the north. This makes Lu Bu very anxious...
On this day, Lu Bu was commanding the defense at the top of the city again. Suddenly, he felt a cloud of dust rising on the horizon in the distance. He saw a troop of soldiers and horses coming from the north. The flag number was that of the Hebei Army.
Seeing the chaos of Cao's soldiers outside the city, the soldiers guarding the city were all excited. Lieutenant General Wei Xu was ecstatic and said inexplicably: "General, look, it's Zhang Liao's reinforcements. Zhang Liao has sent troops to rescue us."
Lu Bu also had a face full of joy. He was about to go down to the pass to meet him, but he saw that the Hebei army only had a few thousand people. But it was really brave and good at fighting. Wherever the soldiers pointed, Cao's soldiers threw away their armor and fell into chaos. There was no one there. People can be as sharp as they are, but in just a moment, they have already reached the foot of the suspension bridge.
"I have heard for a long time that the Hebei army has superior combat power. I saw it today. It is indeed well-deserved. Haha. I, Xuzhou, can be saved." Lu Bu was secretly excited. He bowed his head and pointed, fell under the bridge and led the way to help the general. He shouted: "Who is coming? But the general. Troops under Zhang Liao."
The general at the bottom of the city responded loudly: "That's right. Let's put the suspension bridge on the city quickly. I am Guan Hai, the commander-in-chief of Qingzhou. I was ordered to lead the front troops to come to the rescue at starry night. The general's troops arrived in the past few days. "
"I'm going to die. Hurry, let go of the drawbridge." Lu Bu was overjoyed. When the city guard sergeant heard that soldiers were coming to rescue him, he was also excited. The sergeant at the top of the city hurriedly lowered the drawbridge and opened the city gate to let Yuan Bing enter the city.
They saw the general standing on the bridge laughing wildly: "Hahaha, little Lu Bu, I am Cai Yang, the general under Cao Yanzhou. You have fallen into my lord's scheme." After laughing, he cut off the rope of the suspension bridge with a knife and waved. The army entered the city. Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of cannon fire outside the city. Cao's soldiers scattered in all directions turned back to fight.
Lü Bu shouted in shock and anger: "Cao Cao is a common man. Today I swear to take your head." After saying that, Pegasus went to Xiaguan and captured Cai Yang from the chaotic army. The battle was not very close. Cai Yang was defeated and left. Lü Bu Just as he was about to catch up, he suddenly heard a loud shout: "Lü Buxiu is so rampant. Dian Wei is here." I saw a fierce and strong man dancing with two halberds and coming towards him. Wherever the iron halberd passed, the infantry were knocked upside down one by one. Go out. The momentum is astonishing.
"Dian Wei..." Upon hearing this name, Lu Bu's furious mind suddenly sobered up a bit. During the battle for Yanzhou a few years ago, he had a particularly deep memory of this guard in front of Cao Cao's tent. This person was difficult to deal with. It was almost... Subconsciously, Lu Bu had already begun to think about quitting.
"Lü Bu, please leave. Come and fight with me, Xu Chu, for three hundred rounds." Lu Bu was wondering whether he should defend Tancheng or not. Another tiger general was killed in Cao Cao's army. This person was a new tiger general recruited by Cao Cao. Lu Bu was at Xiaoguan I have fought against him, and he is really not an easy person. If these two people go together, I will definitely not get any favors...
Thinking of this, Lu Bu no longer had any fighting spirit and said nothing. He turned his horse and headed south of the city. Anyway, all the children were in Xiapi. Since Tancheng couldn't be defended, it couldn't be defended...
"Lü Bu, please leave." Lü Bu charged all the way. From time to time, Cao Jun approached behind him. Lü Bu struggled to break out of the city, but Liu Bei led his troops to intercept and kill him for a while. Lü Bu did not dare to fight, and ran for more than twenty miles. He turned around and looked. There were only a few hundred horsemen left behind. Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Cao Xing were all there. But Zang Ba didn't know where he was. More than 20,000 men were trapped in the city.
Lü Bu was filled with hatred. He looked up to the sky and cried out sadly: "Cao Cao is a common man. I will not avenge you. Lü Bu swears that I will not be a human being." After drinking, he led hundreds of defeated soldiers to Xiapi.
Cao Cao entered Tancheng and calculated the results of the battle. In this battle, thousands of people were beheaded. Lu Bu was captured, and Zang Ba surrendered more than 30,000 people. They seized grain, grass and weapons, and captured Wu Dun and Chang Xi alive. Two Taishan bandit leaders. Cao Cao He was very happy and rewarded Xun You heavily. On the one hand, he sent brother Xiahou Dun to lead 30,000 elite troops to capture Pi. On the other hand, he organized the defense of Tan City to await the Hebei army.
Having captured the city of Xuzhou and captured so many surrendered soldiers, Cao Cao was in great spirits. He held a banquet that night to celebrate. During the dinner, Cao Cao helped Xun You and praised: "It's all thanks to Gongda's plan that our army was able to capture Xuzhou in one battle today." City. Since the death of Zhicai, I have had no one around me who can offer advice and advice. Fortunately, I am now blessed with Gongda. It makes me as powerful as a tiger. Come, come, come. Please join me in toasting Gongda."
Everyone toasted Xun You. Liu Bei, who was sitting on Cao Cao's left hand, looked at Xun You. The wine he swallowed had a sour taste for some reason.
Needless to say, the talents under Zhang Liao are at their peak. Cao Cao’s men are also full of civil and military talents. On the other hand, when we look at ourselves, our talents are not as good as Sun Qian, Jian Yong, and martial arts are not as good as Guan, Zhang and Zhang...