Lu Bu's Ambition

Chapter 624 Pulling Two Princes into the Water

Xuchang!

Cao Cao had been running the base camp for several years. At this time, the city was deserted, and the streets were full of footsteps of soldiers patrolling.

At this time, there was a sense of oppression in Xuchang, as black clouds overwhelmed the city, and the city gates were closed!The dry blood on the ground can be vaguely seen at the four city gates.

The people hid in their homes in horror, they wanted to escape from this place of war, once the Hebei army came, they in Xuchang would be the first to bear the brunt.

But the four doors were closed tightly, and the gleaming knives, guns, swords and halberds shone brightly in the sun. The killing scenes a few days ago made their hearts jump and their livers were torn apart.

Inside the Cao Mansion!
Cao Cao, who has added three points of gray hair, looks around the military generals in the hall mightily, and the plain look in his eyes is even more shocking.

"Everyone, Lu Bu has seized half of our territory in Yanzhou. The 40 army is so powerful. It is also Lu Bu who thinks highly of my head Cao Mengde."

The halls and soldiers were quiet, especially the civil servants with their heads lowered. They knew the current situation better than anyone else. The 40 army Cao Cao talked about had no water in it.

The generals were also dull and silent, only Cao Cao looked around the crowd with a smile on his lips.

"I decided to lead the army back to Xuzhou, and the two soldiers and horses will join together to resist the front of Lu Bu of the Hebei Army."

Suddenly Cao Cao threw a bomb, and all the generals were shocked. When they reacted, everyone started talking.

"No, my lord, although our army is defeated now, it may not be invincible. How can Yanzhou give up so easily?"

"My lord, I can't withdraw. Although Yanzhou is under the leadership of the Hebei army, Xuzhou may not be better off."

"My lord, I am willing to fight to the death."

Unexpectedly, almost all the civil and military generals objected, but Cao Cao caressed the short beard on his chin, with a meaningful smile in the corner of his eyes.

"Hebei's 40 troops are coming fiercely, and they have taken half of Yanzhou's territory, but if they give up Yanzhou, they will not be able to take advantage of Hebei Lu Bu in vain."

Cao Cao's three advisers, Xi Zhicai, died in Guandu, and Cheng Yu was in Xuzhou. Now Xun Yu can be said to be Cao Cao's chief adviser.

Cao Cao had already made a decision, and nodded knowingly and indifferently, while Xun Yu cupped his hands to signal everyone, "Xuchang is only two hundred miles away from Wancheng. Xuchang can be sent to Liu Bian. At the same time, he asked Chang'an Li Yuan for help, and Li Yuan If the army advances into the land of Yanzhou, then our army will have two princes as helpers."

"Even if Lu Bu in Hebei has an army of 40, Xu Chang is enough to lure Liu Bian."

Here I have to talk about Xuchang's geographical advantages. Once Xuchang falls into the hands of Liu Bian, I am afraid he will not give up easily.

It can be said that with Xu Chang in hand, Liu Bian got the gateway to enter Yanzhou.

"My decision has been made. You can go back and pack up your family members and follow the army to Xuzhou."

In the end, after Cao Cao made a final decision, all the generals, civil and military, handed over their hands sadly and chose to retreat.

When everyone retreated, Cao Cao showed a tired look on his face, and he frowned. He knew that this retreat might never return in the future.

"My lord, there is still a chance to give up Yanzhou. If we persist, our army will be forced by the Hebei army sooner or later."

Xun Yu who stayed behind said solemnly that the current situation was so difficult that he had to give up this piece of land.

Especially for the situation in Xuzhou, Cheng Yu secretly wrote that if there is no more reinforcements, the major families may not be able to hold back, Xuzhou will not be able to support it, and there is another more important reason, Nian Gengyao may have two hearts.

Difficult!Lü Bu went south with a great victory, and half of Yanzhou had fallen. If it could be exchanged, Cao Cao would rather abandon Xuzhou, but it is a pity that Yanzhou is already under the leadership of the Hebei army.

Using Yanzhou to hold Lu Bu temporarily, also has the opportunity to pull the two princes into the water, which is also an opportunity.

If he, Cao Cao, takes care of both, I am afraid that not only Yanzhou will not be able to defend, but even Xuzhou will be completely lost.

Liu Bian, who was confronting Yuan Shu, summoned the generals in his tent, holding a battle report in his hand, and said in a solemn and solemn voice: "Cao Cao was defeated at Guandu, and now Lu Bu's 20 troops have invaded Yanzhou. Request for help."

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao can't survive, but our main force is also confronting Yuan Shu, how can we rescue him?"

"Yeah, Cao Cao asked for help when he couldn't hold on anymore, what did he think of us?"

"Although Yuan Shu was defeated for a while, the threat of the cavalry under his command is still there, and the troops cannot be divided."

All the generals in the tent were against rescuing Cao Cao. After all, they were fighting very hard, but Liu Bian's counselor, Liu Bowen, chuckled and said, "Everyone, then Cao Cao handed over the Xuchang area to us."

All the generals in the tent were stunned when they heard this, and some of them were dissatisfied: "This Cao Cao is too cunning to use Xu Chang as bait."

No one among the generals is a fool, what's more, this time Cao Cao used a blatant conspiracy. Taking Xuchang directly will border on the Hebei army.

If Yuan Shu is put down, let alone Cao Cao asking for help to give Xuchang to them, they will all ask Liu Bian to order to attack Yan.Xu Erzhou.

Qin Qiong cupped his hands and came out and said in a deep voice: "My lord, the last general thinks that breaking Yuan is the most important thing right now. As for Cao Cao in the Central Plains, our army really can't take care of it."

"No, I finally have such a good opportunity, how can I give up."

Some of the generals in the tent objected, while others agreed. In fact, Liu Bian also had some eagerness in his heart, but in the end, he still looked at Liu Bowen, his confidant counselor.

I saw Liu Bowen chuckled, and cupped his hands and said: "Jingzhou is newly established, and there are not enough troops to attack Yanzhou on a large scale, but if Cao Cao surrenders to the generation of Xuchang, General Yang Ye can lead his army to accept from Wancheng. If you can keep it, you can defend it. Then lead the army back to Wancheng."

Lü Bu is famous for his fierceness, and it is only a matter of time before Lv Bu defeats Cao Cao. Similarly, they also want to defeat Yuan Shu. The two territories will soon border each other. He also has the idea of ​​testing the strength of the Hebei Army.

"Okay~ Send an order to Yang Ye of Jingzhou to raise [-] troops to accept Cao Mengde's great gift."

promise!
The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly. The Hebei Army, which was attacking the city in Yanzhou, suddenly received the news that Cao Cao was withdrawing to Xuzhou.

However, more than 200 miles of the first generation of Xuchang were handed over to Liu Bian, and the general Yang Ye took over. When he heard the news, Lu Bu was furious.

"Liu Bian is so arrogant, aren't you afraid to support him to death?"

"The final general petitions to take Xuchang for the king."

"Arrogant Liu Bian, our army of more than [-] troops marched south, and we also intervened with a mere [-] soldiers and horses."

There was a lot of discussion among the generals in the tent, but most of them didn't care, and some of them were angry. It's overestimating for mere [-] people to intervene in their battlefield.

"Where is Cao Cao?" Lu Bu waved his hand to stop the debate in the tent, and asked Guo Jia instead.

Guo Jia cupped his hands and responded, "My lord, Cao Cao has led his army to Xuzhou."

　Looking for a monthly ticket~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)