Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 186 The Death of the Red Rabbit
Cao Cao was not happy for the same reason. He ordered the whole army to rest for three days, and then he went around to comfort the people himself. The people were grateful to him, but they all begged Liu Bei to stay and govern Xuzhou.

Cheng Yu said to Cao Cao: "It's not a good thing for Liu Bei to manipulate people's hearts. My lord must get rid of Liu Bei immediately."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "It's not easy to do anything in Xuzhou, wait until Xiapi is taken down, and look for an opportunity to get rid of Liu Bei."

In order to appease the people of Xuzhou, Cao Cao had no choice but to say: "Liu Beili has made great achievements, and he has to go back to Beijing to pay homage to the emperor, and wait for the emperor's edict. You don't have to worry, go back and plow the fields."

Three days later, Cao Cao's confidant, Che Zhou, temporarily led Xuzhou's governor, and ordered Liu Bei to serve as the vanguard.

Lu Bu retreated all the way, seeing that there were only Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian and two thousand defeated generals under him, he was in a trance and almost fell off his horse, his heart tightened, this had never happened before, and he realized that Chituma was exhausted.In the battle with Liu Guanzhang, the Chituma was already very strenuous. The two armies fought in a scuffle, and after rushing for a while, it had consumed the last of its physical strength. Now it was completely overdrawn, and its four legs began to tremble.The Chitu BMW is not a magical horse, it also needs rest and has a lifespan.

Lu Bu felt distressed, so he jumped off the red rabbit horse and put on a war horse again, and called Hou Cheng to let him take care of him.

Hou Cheng popped up again: "General, with our current state, can Gao Shun still obey the general's orders?"

"Stop talking nonsense, Gao Shun is not that kind of person!" Although Lu Bu said so, he felt uneasy in his heart. After Hao Meng's accident, he sent Gao Shun to Xiapi and took away the trapped camp. Can Gao Shun feel happy? ?Now that he is back, and the faction is gone, can Gao Shun not hold grudges?Now that he has no soldiers or food, can Gao Shun accept him?If it were me, how could I not stop thinking about being the boss instead?Cao Cao's army is overwhelming, will he use himself as a meeting gift for Cao Cao?

Where else can I go besides Xiapi?Lu Bu still sent someone to Xiapi to report to Gao Shun.

Xiapi is located in the south of Xuzhou and west of Guangling.Hearing that Lu Bu was defeated, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao and Song Xian who had already returned went out of the city to meet Lu Bu.

Gao Shun watched carefully, and found no sign of being trapped in the camp among Lu Bu's remnants, his heart was pierced.In the camp, Gao Shun exhausted countless painstaking efforts to compile and train it. Although there were heavy losses after the Chang'an Rebellion and the Battle of Puyang, there were always survivors who rebuilt the team, but this time the entire battalion was wiped out.

"General, please enter the city." Gao Shun held back the sadness in his heart, and saluted.

Lu Bu looked at Gao Shun and Zhang Liao in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.Gao Shun comforted: "Don't worry, general, there are still [-] soldiers in the city, and we can still fight."

Zhang Liao also said: "Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Xiapi soldiers have enough food and food, and the city is strong enough to last for more than half a year. We still have the hope of defeating Cao Cao and retaking Xuzhou."

Lu Bu forced a smile on his face and followed them into the city. Gao Shun handed over his military power without complaint, and still obeyed Lu Bu's command.

Song Xian found Lu Bu secretly, told about Pengcheng's incident, and said: "This matter is very strange. I will worry that Wen Yuan intends to join Cao Cao. Please pay attention to it, General."

"Understood." Lu Bu waved his hand distractedly.Who else can I trust?Lu Bu didn't want to explore Zhang Liao's affairs any more, but he also thought about whether he should stick to Xiapi, or whether he should simply join Cao Cao.Now he is more worried about the whereabouts of his wife and children. He has already abandoned it once in Chang'an. This is the second time.

Within two days, Wei Xu led more than 1000 people to escort Yan Shi, Du Shi and Lu Qiling to Xiapi, and Lu Bu finally smiled a little.

Wei Xu said: "Brother-in-law, Gongtai said that as long as our army sticks to it, Cao Cao will not take it long and retreat. He will stick to Xuzhou and never surrender." Lu Bu just nodded, and he couldn't wait to reunite with his wife and children.

The defense of the city fell on Gao Shun and Zhang Liao. They dared not slack off and arranged for people to raise and strengthen the city wall every day, and gathered the food and grass in the city for unified deployment and use.

A few days later, Chen Gong came to Xiapi.Lu Bu was taken aback: "Why did Gongtai come here? What's the situation in Xuzhou? Could it be that Xuzhou is lost? There are still five thousand troops in Xuzhou. In just a few days, Cao Cao will be able to capture Xuzhou? Where are the Cao brothers?"

"Hey! General, why are you talking about the Cao brothers?" Chen Gong sighed, "I'm sorry, General, I hate Cao Bao and Cao Hong brothers for betraying General and leading Cao's army into the city. I just escaped."

"Ah!" Lu Bu sat down on the ground in a daze.Betrayer again!Why are there so many betrayers, Hao Meng, Chen Deng, Cao Bao, Cao Hong, who else?Song Xian told himself that there was always something wrong with Zhang Liao's black case, and Lu Bu didn't want to think about it anymore.

"General, go and have a look, the Chituma is dead!" Hou Cheng rushed in and said.

"Take me there quickly, why is this happening?" Lu Bu couldn't care less about talking to Chen Gong, he jumped up and grabbed Hou Cheng's arm and asked as he walked.

"Since returning to Xiapi, the red rabbit horse has not eaten a lot, and it has not eaten a few mouthfuls of good grass and food. It is trembling all over, and I can't tell the reason when I ask the veterinarian." Hou Cheng said, "The veterinarian said it was too much. Lawton, and the end of life..."

Chituma quietly fell to the ground, skinny and lifeless.Lu Bu stepped forward and bent down, gently stroking the already cold corpse, two lines of hot tears could not help but stay.Starting from Hanoi, Chituma was almost inseparable from him. Among people, Lu Bu and among horses, Chitu became famous all over the world, and Chituma left him like this.All the subordinates seem to be in harmony with each other, betraying and deceiving, only Chituma is loyal.

"It must be because you didn't take care of it well, come here! Drag it down and whip fifty!" Lu Bu roared viciously.

Hou Cheng was so frightened that he lay on the ground, "General, I will not be wronged in the end, I will try my best in the end... It is true that Chitu's lifespan is over, general..."

Hou Cheng was dragged down by the soldiers, and received fifty leather lashes. Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian and others came to visit, and they were all horrified and terrified when they saw the skin on his back.

Hou Cheng hated Lu Bu in his heart.Lu Bu mourned Chitu's death, and personally led people to dig a pit outside the city to bury Chitu, erected a monument, and placed sacrifices. No one dared to persuade him.

"Report! Cao Cao's vanguard Liu Bei's army has arrived at Xiapi, five miles away from the city and went to the village." Lu Bu was still immersed in grief, and came to report on his horse.

"General, take advantage of Cao's army coming from afar and have not set up camp yet. We can go out of the city and attack hard." Chen Gong suggested.

Lu Bu shook his head: "Fan Gongtai also said that our army should stick to it and not go to war. Why do we go to war now? Our army is newly defeated and the morale of the soldiers is not stable. Let's stick to the city." Experienced too many betrayals and blows , Lu Bu was already a little disheartened, and went back to Yan Shi and Du Shi for comfort.

(End of this chapter)