The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Cao Cao, who was in Juancheng, learned that Tao Qian was dead and that Liu Bei was leading Xuzhou pastoralists and was furious.

I, Mr. Cao, worked so hard and his home was stolen. You, a mat weaver and shoe seller, picked peaches? !

"My great revenge has not been avenged, but old man Tao Qian died first? Well! Then Liu Bei took Xuzhou without any effort. It was too easy for him. I must kill Liu Bei first, and then whip Tao Qian's corpse , to avenge my late father!"

Cao Cao deeply felt Yuan Shao's helplessness and anger.

Wasn't it because Cao Cao made such great efforts to win one-third of Xuzhou's land?

Liu Bei, you deserve to die!

Now Cao Jun has just defeated Lu Bu, and the morale of the generals is high, "Lord, give the order!"

"Yes, lord, kill to Xuzhou now!"

"Lord..."

Cao Cao was about to give the order when suddenly Xun Yu stood up and said, "Slow down!"

"Lord! It is not appropriate to send troops to Xuzhou at this time."

Cao Cao was puzzled: "Why?"

The first two attacks on Xuzhou were like chopping melons and vegetables. This time we will definitely capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop!

"In the past, Emperor Gaozu protected the pass, and Guangwu occupied Hanoi. They both had deep roots and consolidated their foundations in order to rectify the world. They advanced enough to defeat the enemy and retreated enough to hold on, so they finally achieved great success. If we take Xuzhou now, if we keep more troops, it will be useless. If we keep fewer troops, Lu Bu will be defeated. Take advantage of the situation. If Shandong is lost and Xuzhou is lost, where will my lord retreat?"

Xun Yu's idea is very clear. If you want to conquer the world, you must first have a foundation, and Yanzhou is your foundation. Now that Yanzhou has not been pacified, it is unwise to look to Shu before you can conquer Long.

And now that Xue Lan and Li Feng have been defeated, if we divide our forces to attack Chen Gong, Chen Gong will not dare to come west to fight us. We currently have the advantage in Yanzhou. During this period, as long as we fight steadily, rein in troops to collect wheat, save food and hoard military supplies, we can defeat Lu Bu in one go. After defeating Lu Bu, we can go south to form a good alliance with Liu Yao and compete with Yuan Shu. Then we can achieve great things, but we must not disrupt the rhythm.

Another point is that the first two expeditions to Xuzhou resulted in too many people. Thinking of the previous humiliation, the locals in Xuzhou would definitely defend the city and defend the city.

If we attack Xuzhou at this moment and fail, Lu Bu, Chen Gong, etc. may come back to power, and they may not be so lucky this time!

To take a step back, even if Xuzhou is captured, my lord, you currently do not have the ability to govern Xuzhou. What if the locals do not cooperate and continue to cause chaos?

After saying these three points, Cao Cao suddenly woke up and finally gave up the idea of ​​​​conquering Xuzhou eastward.

After Cao Cao calmed down, Xun Yu knew there was no need to continue talking and took the initiative to shut up.

Being picked off a peach once was already very uncomfortable, and Cao Cao didn't want to be picked off a peach again.

There is another behemoth to the north. If Yanzhou is unstable, attacks Xuzhou again, and falls into a disadvantage, the King of Hejian will definitely take action. When the time comes...

As a result, Cao Cao was dragged back to prepare for the autumn harvest. In this fierce battle with the Yanzhou Group, natural disasters were added to man-made disasters. At this time, both sides were at the end of their war effort.

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195, autumn harvest.

The autumn harvest after the disaster made every prince breathe a sigh of relief, and also allowed Cao Cao to survive.

Cao Cao organized an army to harvest wheat, and Lu Bu also led an army of 10,000 to steal Cao Cao's wheat. Lu Bu set out from Dongmin again and led more than 10,000 people with Chen Gong to attack Cao Cao.

This is Lu Bu's last ditch effort. If he succeeds, he will drive away Cao Cao, but if he fails, he will be defeated in Xuzhou.

Cao Jun set up camp in the northeast of Juye County and harvested wheat near Juye Ze.

When he conquered the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, Cao Cao placed the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans' family near Juyeze. Now they are all the family members of the Qingzhou soldiers. Whether it is Fan County, which Hu Zhao defended to death, or Chengshi County and Juye County, which Cao Cao successively succeeded in succeeding, they are all surrounding Juye Ze. This is the base camp of the Qingzhou soldiers. Once the family is attacked by Lu Bu, the army will collapse without a fight. Moreover, during spring plowing this year, a crop of winter wheat was planted around Juye Ze, and this summer the wheat matured.

Cao Cao did not hesitate and immediately ordered his army to go out to harvest wheat.

At this moment, the scout came to report: "Report! Lu Bu and Chen Gong are here! Less than ten miles away from the camp!"

Cao Cao did not expect that the enemy would come over so quickly. There were currently less than a thousand nobles left in the camp, and the camp did not have strong defenses. The key was that there were many family members of soldiers inside, so Cao Cao had to let the women stay in the camp. Guard in the crenels. He took these hundreds of soldiers out of the stronghold to meet the enemy.

One thousand against ten thousand, if Lu Bu knew that the camp was empty, wouldn't he flatten it into a round shape?

Cao Cao looked at the map anxiously, and then came up with a plan: "There is a dike to the west of the military camp and a forest to the south. Let the soldiers in the camp go to fight!"

At this time, Cao Cao could only take a gamble and treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

Lu Bu and Chen Gong came to Cao Cao's camp and were surprised to see Cao Cao leading hundreds of soldiers out of the camp to reject him. At the same time, he saw a large embankment on the west side of Cao Cao's camp and said to Chen Gong: "Cao Cao is very cunning, so don't fall into an ambush."

Chen Gong also felt that it was reasonable. Seeing that Cao Cao was so calm and relaxed, and hearing the rustling in the forest, there must be an ambush, so he led his troops to retreat and stationed more than ten miles to the south.

Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lu Bu and Chen Gong retreating with their troops. At this time, his back was already wet with cold sweat. He knew that he had won the bet!

"Lü Bu will definitely attack tomorrow. Send an order to the army to return to the camp!"

"Here!"

The next day, Lu Bu, with the help of Chen Gong, formulated a careful battle plan and once again led his troops to Cao Cao's military camp. Send light troops to challenge first. Let them take advantage of their light equipment and small number to evacuate quickly, triggering Cao Cao's ambush to attack.

Cao Cao was not idle last night. In addition to gathering as many soldiers as possible to collect grain, Cao Cao also formulated a strategy to defeat the enemy. Yesterday there was no ambush in the forest, but today there is.

When Cao Cao saw Lu Bu's light troops, he immediately saw through Lu Bu's military intentions and deliberately planned his plan: "Lu Feng first wanted to lure me to attack, so he ordered half of the soldiers in the embankment to go out and fight."

Lu Bu was overjoyed when he saw it, thinking that Cao Cao had fallen into a trap: "Look at Gongtai, Cao Cao really has an ambush! Now he can't help but move out all his troops, so what are you waiting for?"

Chen Gong nodded: "General, attack with the entire army!"

The two-year war in Yanzhou destroyed most of the elite troops that Lu Bu brought from Chang'an. The combat effectiveness of these 10,000 people was far less powerful than before.

Cao Cao's soldiers, on the other hand, have gradually grown from new recruits to veterans after two years of war. Their combat effectiveness is much stronger than before. Lu Bu did not dare to be careless.

When Lu Bu's "whole army" came into contact with Cao Cao's "half army", Cao Cao waved his flag and all Cao's troops behind the embankment were dispatched to attack the flanks and rear of Lu Bu's army.

Use righteousness and harmony to win by surprise.

After Lu Bu and Cao Cao fought together, Cao Cao sent out a surprise force. He finally realized Liu Han's happiness and caught Lu Bu off guard.

Cao's army advanced on foot and cavalry, defeated it, and captured its drum chariot. Lü Bu fled in panic. Cao's army chased south for more than ten miles, chasing him to the place where Lü Bu camped yesterday before retreating. Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others fled the battlefield overnight and rushed to Xuzhou.

The military threat from Lu Bu and others in Yanzhou no longer existed. (End of chapter)