The Strongest Lu Bu's Sweeping Thousands of Armies

Chapter 408

Lv Bu charged into Cao's army twice in succession, beheading more than [-] Cao's soldiers in total.

Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren knew that the hills with their backs could not resist his attack, so they ordered the soldiers to retreat to the hills.

In addition, they also made people dig a lot of traps on the only way up the mountain.

As long as Lu Bu dared to come, no matter how fast he was, it would be difficult to avoid the trap.

After finishing the deployment, Cao Ren looked at the Xuzhou army at the foot of the mountain, and said with some uneasiness: "I always feel that this arrangement is still a bit inappropriate."

"Besides this, we have no other way." Xiahoudun replied: "The red rabbit riding on Lu Bu is like a flying horse, but it can reach us in an instant. He is also very brave. Don't say that we are not opponents. Even if the whole army joins hands, it may not be able to do anything to him."

Sighing, Cao Ren looked at the Xuzhou army stationed at the foot of the mountain, and Cao Ren didn't speak for a while.

After a while, he said: "Lu Bu charged two battles just now, if he used that time to attack us, our army would have been defeated by him. But why didn't he do that..."

"It should be that Lu Bu is too arrogant." Xiahou Dun replied: "He didn't take us seriously at all, so he told us that he would lead the attack tonight."

"Given us a long time to prepare, I want to see how he can defeat our army." Cao Ren frowned, and asked Xiahou Dun, "Are the pits dug dense? Is every pit prepared? Thorn?"

"It's all ready." Xiahou Dun replied, "As long as Lu Bu dares to come, he will definitely fall into one of the pits. Even if he avoids the wooden spikes inside, our soldiers can shoot him from above."

"Now that I'm ready, I'm relieved." Cao Ren replied, "My lord gave us this place because he trusts us. If we fail to defend it, it will give Lu Bu a chance to attack us. What face do you have to see the lord?"

"What Zixiao said is true." Xiahoudun replied, "It's just that we didn't expect that Lu Bu would be so strong. Fighting alone, I'm afraid there is no match for him in the whole world."

"If you want to defeat Lu Bu single-handedly, I am afraid that only a god can do it." Cao Ren said, "Since he is so brave, we can't let him live any longer. As long as Lu Bu lives, the Lord will rule the Central Plains, and then Bei Gu's plan But it couldn’t be done.”

"My lord should have sent us a military advisor at the beginning." Xiahou Dun replied, "If we had a military advisor, our chances of winning against Lu Bu should be better."

"Pass the Lumen Pavilion and go west, the next defense is Xun Gongda." Cao Ren said, "Even if Lu Bu is really capable of defeating us, I don't think he will be able to get to the next place. "

"Xun Gongda is very wise and considerate, comparable to Guo Fengxiao." Xia Houdun nodded: "If the trap fails to trap Lu Bu, we might as well go to the next place, so that we can join General Yu Jin and give them some strength. .”

"What Yuan Rang said coincides with what I think." Cao Ren said, "But before that, we still considered how to defeat Lu Bu more safely. , it should not be defeated by Lu Bu in the first battle..."

"What he wants is to destroy our army in a single battle." Xiahou Dun replied with a solemn face: "Once he is really broken, it will be a trivial matter for us to embarrass the ground. Take it up."

"Yuan Rang said yes." Cao Ren narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to Xiahou Dun: "The more Lu Bu wants to break us, the longer we have to defend, at least let him know that Lu Menting is not what he wants. Take it away."

Still feeling that the defense was too little, Cao Ren ordered to the captain beside him: "Bring some more people, and prepare more traps while it's still early in the sky."

The general responded, called a group of soldiers, and went to dig a trap on the mountain road.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Lu Bu looked up at the top of the hill.

Sun Ce, who was following behind him, asked, "Why is Marquis Chu just looking at the mountain? Could it be that the enemy has other deployments on the mountain?"

"They dug a lot of traps on the mountain road." Lu Bu said.

Standing at the bottom of the mountain, he vaguely heard the conversation between Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun on the mountain.

Lu Bu himself didn't understand why he could hear their conversation.

Since the second battle of Dangshan, he felt that he was very different from before, especially after practicing the halberd technique obtained in the dream every day, both his vision and hearing were much sharper than before.

When the people on the mountain speak, as long as they want to hear, they can definitely hear every word.

"How does Marquis Chu know..." Sun Ce asked Lu Bu in astonishment.

"Don't ask me how I know." Lu Bu said, "I said I heard it, but you can't believe it."

Sun Ce swallowed, of course he didn't believe that Lu Bu heard the people on the mountain talking.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, not to mention hearing the people on the mountain talking, even the soldiers not far behind him could not hear clearly.

Turning his head to look at Sun Ce, seeing the astonishment on his face, Lu Bu smiled slightly, and patted his arm lightly: "I'm just talking nonsense, do you really believe that I can hear the people on the mountain?"

Lu Bu admitted that it was impossible for him to hear the people on the mountain, and Sun Ce asked him with a sigh of relief, "Since he couldn't hear him, how did Marquis Chu know that they would dig a trap on the mountain road?"

"I once entered Cao's army by myself. They are so afraid of me. In order to prevent me from going up, of course they will set up traps." Lu Bu said, "As long as the trap traps me, they will have a chance to fight against me." Shoot me outside. If I die, will you continue to attack Xudu?"

"The battle is imminent, and Chu Hou dare not say such ominous words." Sun Ce replied: "But after Chu Hou said so, it is really possible for them to deploy traps on the mountain..."

"Let them set it up." Lv Bu said with the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, "Don't pay attention to their traps, and wait until night to see how I can defeat Cao Jun."

Lu Bu was talking to Sun Ce when Zhou Yu came up behind him: "Marquis Chu, I don't think it's safe to go up the mountain to kill Cao Jun at night. I just sent people to investigate..."

"Is it true that there are many hills nearby, and the mountains and forests are connected to each other. If the Wei army takes advantage of the cover of the mountains, it will be easy to break out?" Before Zhou Yu could finish speaking, Lu Bu had already taken over his words.

"Did the Marquis of Chu send someone to investigate?" Startled by Lu Bu's words, Zhou Yu asked in astonishment.

"Of course not." Lu Bu said: "The nearby hills are connected to each other. You can see it with a little effort. There is no need to send people to investigate. But Gong Jin has one thing to do first."

"Dare to ask Marquis Chu, what's the matter?" Zhou Yu asked.

"Gong Jin can order the soldiers to cut down the forest near the hill." Lu Bu said, "Cut out some treeless areas around this hill. It will be useful to me at night."

"Does Marquis Chu want..." Lu Bu just opened his mouth, and Zhou Yu understood what he meant.

"That's right." Lu Bu nodded, "I just want to wait until night to force Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren out with a fire attack. The surrounding hills are connected by vegetation. If I don't cut out some vacuum first, I'm afraid it will spread to more places. In that case, even our army will suffer. We cut out the land without vegetation, and when we set fire to it, Cao's army will not be able to escape our army's eyes and ears. We will also be able to kill and injure more enemy troops."

"I understand what Marquis Chu means." Zhou Yu replied, "I'll arrange people to do it."

He then said to Lu Bu: "Hou Chu, our army is cutting down trees. Once the enemy finds out, they will know our intention..."

"So what if we know?" Lu Bu said, "Even if I tell them blatantly that I'm going to set fire near the hill, what can they do to us? Is it possible that they will go down the mountain and fight with us? I want to They do, but do they dare or not?"

"I understand what Marquis Chu meant." Zhou Yu responded, bowing to Lu Bu, "I'm going now."

Watching Zhou Yu leave, Sun Ce asked Lu Bu in confusion, "Marquis Chu wants to set fire nearby?"

"The enemy is sticking to the mountain. For us, setting fire is inevitable." Lu Bu said: "They dig traps and wait for us to fall into them when we charge. I don't want the soldiers to charge and kill, but set fire around them." They stick to the mountain, and I fight to get rid of the trees all over the mountain, and let them understand that they may not be able to survive with their backs on the hills.”

Sun Ce didn't say anything, and didn't ask Lu Bu to fight.

He just faintly felt sad for Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun.

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were also powerful generals. Cao Cao arranged them in Lumenting, probably to make Lu Bu suffer, so that even if he breaks through here, he will not have too much confidence in the subsequent battle.

It's a pity that Lu Bu's performance exceeded Cao Cao's expectations.

Not only did he fight in and out of Cao Jun's formation twice in succession, he also attracted the attention of the soldiers on both sides present.

When Cao Jun retreated to the mountain, he thought of cutting down the trees near the hill to isolate the hill where Cao Jun was hiding.

As long as this hill is successfully isolated, it will not be so easy for Cao Jun to withdraw.

Looking up the hill, although it is impossible for Sun Ce to see Cao Jun retreating to the mountain.

But he felt desperate for Cao Jun.

The Cao army on the hill dug out many traps, and they should still be waiting for Lu Bu to lead the soldiers to rush up the hill.

How did they know that Lu Bu had no intention of going up the mountain at all.

According to Lu Bu's idea, as long as a fire is set around the hill, once the fire spreads, the Cao army on the mountain will not even have a way to retreat...

Lu Bu led his soldiers to surround the hill.

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun on the hillside looked at the Xuzhou army at the foot of the hill.

Xiahou Dun frowned tightly, and said to Cao Ren: "Lu Bu has been at the foot of the mountain for a long time, although he can't possibly notice that we are digging a trap, at least he should send someone up to investigate. But not only did he not inquire, but he was still on the sidelines. , as if waiting for something. I don't understand why he insisted on choosing the night instead of launching a fierce attack on our army at dawn. You know, the mountain road is even more difficult to walk at night."

"It's hard for people to figure out the way for Lu Bu to use troops today." Cao Ren replied, "We don't have to think too much about it. I think he just wants to wait until after dark to launch an attack. Maybe he thinks that we can take advantage of the darkness to attack us." It's even harder for the army to find them..."

Just as they were talking, a scout from Cao Jun came to the two of them: "I would like to report to the two generals that Lu Bu sent a lot of troops to cut down trees along the surrounding hills."

"Cut down trees?" Upon receiving the news, Xiahou Dun looked at Cao Ren suspiciously, "What is Lu Bu doing?"

"Cut down the trees near the hill..." Cao Ren frowned and muttered. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he shouted to Xiahou Dun, "No! Lu Bu is going to set fire!"

"Set fire?" Xiahou Dun was taken aback, and quickly asked, "What do you think Zixiao should do?"

"You and I are afraid that the method of defending the mountain will not work." Cao Ren said, "Quickly order the soldiers to get ready and follow us down the mountain!"

"Leave now?" Xiahou Dun asked puzzled.

"If we don't leave, we can only be trapped and die here." Cao Ren shouted: "Yuan Rang, don't delay any longer, and leave here with me and the soldiers."

Seeing the urgency of the matter from Cao Ren's anxious expression, Xia Houdun hurriedly ordered to the school lieutenant beside him: "Quickly pass on the military order of General Zixiao, and ask the soldiers to get ready and come down the mountain with us."

Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun led the soldiers of the Cao army down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, Lu Bu was sitting on a big rock, but suddenly he sat up and told Sun Ce: "Quickly send an order for the soldiers who are cutting down trees to light the fire immediately. After lighting the fire, evacuate immediately."

"Not many trees have been cut yet." Sun Ce asked blankly, "Should we light the fire now?"

"Light it now!" Lu Bu ordered the fire to be lit immediately because he vaguely heard Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun discussing to bring Cao Jun down the mountain.

Of course Sun Ce didn't know why he suddenly changed his mind.

But since he had already given the order, Sun Ce didn't want to ask any more questions, so he had someone blow the horn and give the order to light the fire.

Just as confused as Sun Ce were the Xuzhou troops who were cutting down trees.

There were not many cuts, and suddenly there was an order to light the fire, which made the Xuzhou army officers and soldiers a little at a loss.

However, the soldiers also understood the importance of obeying the military orders. Although they were confused, they still set fire to the nearby vegetation, and then quickly withdrew from the forest.

The fire that was supposed to be lit at night was lit by the Xuzhou army several hours in advance.

The fire burned and spread quickly, consuming the grass and trees on the nearby hills and everything they encountered.

Standing not far from the hill, Lu Bu frowned tightly, looking at the burning hill.

Sun Ce asked him, "Why did Marquis Chu suddenly decide to light the fire early?"

"If Cao Ren and Xiahoudun want to leave, of course we have to light the fire in advance." Lu Bu said: "Send people to patrol around, if you find Cao Ren and Xiahoudun, report to me immediately!"

(End of this chapter)