The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 4 Lu Bu is out of the city

As night fell, Xiapi, which had been trapped for several months, was immersed in a dead silence.

Cao Cao once used Yishui and Sishui to irrigate the city, and the houses in the city collapsed, and there were still marks of the flood receding on the ground and the still standing walls.

Lu Bu rode the Chitu steed, maybe he felt that he was not the former owner, Chitu stepped on his front hooves from time to time, looking a little anxious.

Behind him are two hundred fine cavalry who are about to leave the city.

Trapped for several months, the supplies in the city were scarce, and the soldiers were dressed in thin clothes, standing in the cold wind on horseback, their lips turned purple from the cold.

Lifting Fang Tian's painted halberd, Lu Bu pointed to the outside of the city: "I'm going to take you out of the city tonight. There are tens of thousands of Cao troops outside the city. Let me ask you, are you afraid or not?"

"Don't be afraid!" Shivering from the cold, the 200 people responded in unison.

Lu Bu was once a myth pursued by the soldiers, but Cao Jun besieged Xiapi, his performance dimmed the light of the myth, and the soldiers of the three armies felt that they had lost their backbone.

Lu Bu, standing in front of them, was full of arrogance. The old God of War had been resurrected, so of course they were not afraid!
"Cao Aman is trying to destroy me, how can I allow him to succeed?" Lu Bu said, "Tonight we are going to burn his food and grass, so that he can retreat without food!"

Looking up at the sky, Lu Bu said in a subdued and dignified tone: "Success or failure depends on tonight! If the sky helps me, I will obey the way of heaven. If the sky kills me, I will fight to kill the sky!"

Holding a halberd with one hand and pointing at the city gate, Lu Bu shouted, "Follow me out of the city!"

While Lü Bu was leaving the city, Cao Cao's tent was brightly lit.

Sitting at the top was a middle-aged man in golden armor whose face was reddish due to alcohol, his eyes were slightly closed but shone brightly, and he was of medium stature but exuded a heroic spirit.

He is none other than Cao Cao who led troops to besiege Xiapi.

Picking up the wine bottle, Cao Cao said to the people in the tent: "The attack on Xiapi in the past has lasted for a long time, and I have already started to retreat. Thanks to the persuasion of Feng Xiao and others, I have driven Lu Bu to the end of the road today. You have fought hard with me, and I respect you." Gentlemen!"

Everyone picked up their wine glasses and said, "Mr. Cao is mighty, I will follow him to the death!"

After drinking the wine in the glass, a person who was sitting stood up.

This person has fair skin and a figure similar to Cao Cao's. His facial features are unremarkable, and the most striking thing is his pair of protruding ears that are much larger than ordinary people.

After getting up, he held his wine glass and said: "Cao Gongwen is a martial virtue, who dares to refuse to accept the heroes of the world? What is a mere Lu Bu?"

It was Liu Bei who was kicked out of Xuzhou by Lu Bu earlier to serve Cao Cao who stood up to speak.

Cao Cao laughed, and said to Liu Bei, "I am ashamed of Xuande for saying that! Lü Bu has the courage of all men. If he is not too stubborn, he is really difficult to deal with. We are lucky to have today."

"Lü Bu's bravery is well known in the world, but he was so capricious that he was trapped in Xiapi, and no one came to rescue him except Hanoi prefect Zhang Yang." Liu Bei said, "There is no such thing as a so-called independent husband. Cao Gong defeated him, and he also complied. Heaven."

"When Lu Bu is defeated, how about Xuande taking charge of Xuzhou?" Cao Cao asked Liu Bei with his eyes narrowed.

Liu Bei hurriedly bowed and replied: "I have received Cao Gong's kindness, and I am grateful all the time. I just want to stay by Cao Gong's side, lead the horse and support the saddle, and dare not have other extravagant hopes."

Cao Cao laughed loudly, pointed at Liu Bei and said, "Xuande is so proficient in the way of being a human being, I don't think I can find a reason not to value you!"

"My lord!" One of the generals sitting there stood up and asked Cao Cao, "Lü Bu is at the end of his rope, why doesn't he send troops to attack the city? If he attacks the city, the last general would like to take the lead!"

The general standing up was as tall and strong as a mountain, with a black veil over his left eye. It was Xiahou Dun who had been blinded by Cao Xing's arrow in his left eye.

"Yuan Rang, don't worry, surround Lu Bu for a few more days, and when his morale is gone, wouldn't it be more effective for us to attack the city?" Cao Cao said with a smile.

Everyone was drinking, when there was a sudden commotion outside.

"Lü Bu is here, hurry up and fight!" The soldiers in the barracks ran out of their tents one after another, running around like chickens without their heads, with shouts that changed their tone.

"What's going on?" Cao Cao suddenly stood up: "Go and see!"

Several generals then ran out.

Not long after, Xiahou Dun walked in.

He said to Cao Cao in a panic: "My lord, Lu Bu brought two hundred elite cavalry to fight out of the city. Our army was unprepared, and he rushed over."

"Where did he go?" Cao Cao asked hastily when Lu Bu broke through.

"Going towards Mount Geyi!" Xiahou Dun replied.

"Not good!" Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard the words, and most of the wine was sober: "Our army's rations are at the foot of Mount Geyi. Lu Bu is going to cut off our army's rations. Hurry up and send people to pursue them!"

Xiahou Dun and others were ordered to go out of the tent, and Liu Bei also said to Cao Cao: "I would like to lead the army to share Cao Gong's worries!"

"I'll give you five hundred soldiers to intercept!" Cao Cao shouted.

Liu Bei was ordered to leave.

Most of the people in the handsome tent had gone out, Cao Cao sat down slumped, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was much worse than before.

"My lord, don't be impatient." A tall and thin counselor next to him stepped forward and said, "Lu Bu only brought two hundred elite cavalry, and our army sent troops to pursue him. He can't do anything big."

"I refused Lu Bu's begging once. I was just wondering why he suddenly decided to leave the city?" Looking at the consoling counselor, Cao Cao asked, "Feng Xiao, what should we do next?"

"Our army has not attacked the city for several days, so he dared to fight desperately because he gave Lu Bu a chance to breathe." Guo Jia said: "Now that Lu Bu is not around, it is a great opportunity to attack the city. Don't miss it!"

Standing up with a cold face, Cao Cao ordered to the left and right: "Send the order down and attack the city immediately!"

The order was issued to the army, and Cao Jun, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately launched an attack on the city.

On the top of the city, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led the army to defend to the death, and below the city, Cao Jun rushed to the city wall like a flood.

The arrows were staggered and dense like rain, Cao Jun put the ladder on the city wall, and the siege tower approached the city step by step.

The guards lifted up the stones and threw them at Cao Jun who was ascending the city.

Holding their weapons tightly, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led the heavy infantry and prepared to fight Cao Jun.

Leading [-] elite cavalry to rush through Cao Ying, Lu Bu rode his horse and galloped all the way to Geyao Mountain.

"General, someone is chasing you!" A voice came from behind him.

Looking back, he saw a group of torches in the distance jumping and chasing after them.

Since they are cavalry, they always keep a certain distance from the pursuers behind them.

"Don't pay attention, it's important to burn the enemy's rations!" Lu Bu shouted, and continued to gallop forward.

Two hundred elite cavalry followed closely and rushed to the place where Cao Jun was storing grain.

After flying for more than an hour, a military camp appeared in front of Lu Bu.

The sacks piled up high in the barracks were obviously the food that Cao Jun had put in.

(End of this chapter)