The Three Kingdoms: The strategist will stop, and Rome will be unified

Chapter 48
"Although this person has some talents, he is inscrutable and not a great weapon. Even among the eighteen princes, most of them are such people."

"Only Cao Cao, who was one of the school lieutenants, is still a little capable. These days, this person has suffered the least battle damage. Every time it is his turn to attack the city, he will feign one or two attacks and then retreat."

As Xu Rong's voice fell, Lu Bu showed a disdainful smile.

"Cao Cao?"

"It's just the heir of an eunuch. What can he do? As for his behavior, I'm afraid it's because he is greedy for life and afraid of death."

When Xu Rong heard this, he just smiled and didn't answer Lu Bu's words.

Unlike Lu Bu, he just saw Cao Cao's appearance, and Cao Cao gave him the feeling that he was like a tiger descending the mountain, irresistible!

If it is said who among the [-] princes, he cares the most, then Xu Rong can say without hesitation that it is Cao Cao!
Xu Rong was far more afraid of Cao Cao than Yuan Shao, especially since Hua Xiong was beheaded by Cao Cao's Zhao Yun, he remembered Cao Cao even more.

"General Lu Bu, the general who killed Hua Xiong was under Cao Cao's command. This night attack, we must be on guard!"

Looking at Lu Bu who didn't care, Xu Rong had a strange light in his eyes, and then reminded him.

"This general understands, I don't know General Xu Rong, what are you going to do?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu said indifferently, in his eyes, he never paid attention to Hua Xiong who was defeated by him with one move.

As for Zhao Yun who beheaded Hua Xiong, who was he?I've never heard of it, that an unknown junior deserves to be cared about by him?
Seeing this, Xu Rong shook his head slightly, but he didn't say anything. Anyway, he has already said everything that should be said, and reminded everything that should be reminded. As for whether he listens or not, it is not his business.

"From now on, everything will be business as usual."

Xu Rong could only helplessly say to Lu Bu.

"That's fine." Lu Bu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Although Lu Bu is arrogant, he also has the capital of arrogance. His military strength and keen sense of smell on the battlefield have made him invincible in the past few years, and he has never been rivaled!

However, when Lu Bu was arrogant, he also knew how to measure, and at the same time, he also understood Xu Rong's intentions.

After all, what Xu Rong has done in the past few days is to defend the city and wait for reinforcements. Now that there is a sudden change, no matter what it is, it will make the princes suspicious.

Responding to all changes with the same is the eternal strategy on the battlefield.

Seeing this, Xu Rong didn't say much.

At the same time, in front of the princes' camp, Cao Cao and Zhao Feng stood in front of the army, looked at the calm Hulao Pass, and smiled at each other.

"My lord, it seems that Xu Rong and Lu Bu are quite capable!"

"Unexpectedly, he didn't make any cover-up actions, but pretended that nothing happened."

Zhao Feng glanced at the city defense above Hulao Pass, which seemed to have no changes, and said with a smile.

"The person who can be recognized by the military adviser is naturally capable." Cao Cao said lightly, without any fluctuation on his face when he heard this.

"In this case, let's wait for the good news from the two generals Zilong and Zixiao." Zhao Feng said to Cao Cao with a slight smile.

"So good."

After saying that, Cao Cao and Zhao Feng didn't care about anything, and returned to the camp alone, playing chess.

In the granary, Cao Ren had already exchanged the line of defense with Jizhou Mu and Han Fu's troops who were originally guarding the granary. At the same time, under Cao Cao's deliberate arrangement, this incident did not alarm too many people.

For example, some princes such as Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who knew about this did not care.

Even, because of this, they look down on Cao Cao, because recently, under Zhao Feng's reminder, Cao Cao's offensive on Hulao Pass was a feint, and then retreated, making the rest of the princes think that Cao Cao was timid and fearful, and despised him a little more.

Cao Cao didn't care much about this. After all, he didn't have a territory yet, and he didn't have many troops. Now it's a good thing to have some troops left.

Compared with the powerful Yuan Shao, Cao Cao only has [-] troops under his command, so they cannot be wasted casually.

Naturally, he obeyed Zhao Feng's reminder, so Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have hardly suffered any losses these days.

As for the face problem?Does Cao Cao need him?

It does not need!
Cao Cao is a sufficiently black-bellied hero, so he naturally knows how to choose, and it is worthwhile for him to exchange some face for the small number of troops.

Similarly, Zhao Yun also led [-] elite troops to ambush outside the granary, waiting for midnight.

Everything is proceeding step by step.

Night came slowly, as usual, a soldier and horse of the vassal forces returned to the camp amidst the sound of gold.

As time passed, the night sky was completely covered by the night sky, and the dark clouds covered the thin moonlight, leaving only some dim starlight dotting the night sky.

Under the Hulao Pass, Lu Bu was ready to go, behind him were Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, and behind Gao Shun, there were another [-] soldiers in heavy armor and armed with swords and shields.

Under the command of Gao Shun, the eight hundred camps are like one, and the orders and prohibitions are strictly enforced. At first glance, they are the real veterans of all battles.

At the end, there are [-] horseshoes tied with cloth strips to prevent the horseshoes from trampling and leaking the wind.

"My lord, all are assembled, please give me an order, my lord!"

Zhang Liao came to Lu Bu's side on a war horse, and said respectfully.

"What time is it?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu nodded slightly, then glanced at the silent night sky, and asked Zhang Liao.

"My lord, it's the hour of the day!"

Zhang Liao looked up at the night, and after doing some calculations, he said to Lu Bu.

"Pass down the order to let the army rest for an hour, and after an hour, it will leave Hulao Pass and attack the princes' granaries at night!"

"Remember, don't make any noise, and don't light torches, this operation will be carried out in secret!"

"Those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law!"

When Lu Bu heard this, his whole body was full of fighting spirit!

This time it can be said that he went deep into the enemy's rear, even with Lu Bu's invincible courage, he was a little cautious.

After all, in the event of an accident, even if he could escape, the [-] cavalry would not know how much he would lose.

For Lv Bu, the [-] Bingzhou iron cavalry was his reliance, and he didn't plan to turn against Dong Zhuo now, he just wanted to rely on this iron cavalry to make Dong Zhuo be cautious and dare not do anything to him.

But now, he also needs a big victory to stand up!
Let Dong Zhuo understand the importance of Lu Bu, and only then can Lu Bu truly stand firm in Dong Zhuo's camp!

This is also one of the reasons why Lu Bu agreed to Xu Rong's plan.

"promise!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liao nodded slightly, and then left to let the army rest and wait for the time to come.

Soon, after an hour passed, the refurbished iron cavalry assembled again, and then, led by Lu Bu, they left Hulao Pass like a ghost.

Without alarming anyone, he bypassed the princes' front army and slowly moved towards the rear of the princes' camp.

At the same time, not long after Lu Bu left, a carrier pigeon flew out of Hulao Pass in the dark and headed towards Cao Cao's camp.

Not long after, the carrier pigeon flew to Cao Cao's handsome tent, where Cao Cao was playing games with Zhao Feng.

(End of this chapter)