At dawn, Lü Bu's soldiers and horses withdrew from the camp and slowly headed southwest. Only Gao Shun and his 600 trapped camps were left in the village, and their task was to do their best to hold them back when Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led their troops to chase them, so that they could not mobilize troops to chase Lu Bu in a short time.

When Guan Yu entered the city last night, he arranged a lot of scouts near Lu Bu's camp to monitor their movements. As soon as Lü Bu's soldiers and horses left the camp, they were discovered by the scouts, who galloped into the city and reported to Guan Yu that Lü Bu had withdrawn his troops.

After learning that Lu Bu had withdrawn his troops, the three of them had a difference of opinion on whether to send troops to chase after them. Tai Shici was trapped in the city by Lu Bu during this time, and he was extremely aggrieved, and finally had a chance to take revenge, where was he willing to let it go easily. In his heart, now that Lu Bu has become a lost dog, how can he get out of his heart if he doesn't take the opportunity to chase and kill.

However, as soon as he proposed this plan, he was vetoed by Guan Yu. Guan Yu waved his hand at Tai Shi Ci and said, "General Tai Shi, you don't know, before we came here, we had heard the lord say that if Lu Bu wanted to destroy you, it was just a gesture, and the reason why he had not attacked you for a long time was nothing more than to wait for us to relieve the siege." In this way, it is understandable that he returned to Shouchun. ”

Although Tai Shici hated Lu Bu in his heart, he couldn't help but ponder carefully when he heard Guan Yu say this. He thought to himself: If Lu Bu launched a siege battle just two days after he retreated into Licheng, would he be able to defend it? The answer is no, with the combat effectiveness of those recruits under his command, in the absence of city defense equipment, it is estimated that he will not be able to stand it for even an hour, and the city will be occupied by Lu Bu. But the other party has always besieged but not attacked, as if he was waiting for his reinforcements to arrive, and then he could withdraw his troops and return to Shouchun for a legitimate reason.

After Guan Yu's explanation, Tai Shici quickly understood the cause and effect, and Zhang Fei was still confused. He was bent on catching up with Lu Bu and competing with the other party again, he couldn't help but say: "Second brother, no matter what Lu Bu thinks in his heart, since he wants to escape now, we must not let him go, otherwise when he recovers, he should find a way to deal with us." ”

"Yide, you can rest assured of this." Guan Yu said confidently: "Since Lu Bu is reluctant to attack General Taishi, it proves that he does not want to attack Licheng at all, so he will be stationed outside the city and stand still, just to wait for our reinforcements to arrive." ”

Zhang Fei said unconvinced: "Since the three family slaves are unwilling to attack General Taishi, then why does he have to chase after him all the way, and even trap General Taishi in the city?" ”

"Yide, Lu Buxin has not been in Yuan Shu for a long time, and he has not yet gained Yuan Highway's trust, so after receiving the order to pursue and kill General Taishi, he had to lead his troops to pursue and make a show to prevaricate Yuan Shu." In order to persuade Zhang Fei, Guan Yu also gave an example: "General Taishi's thousands of soldiers and horses, and Lu Bu's trapped camp suddenly collapsed. If the other party takes advantage of the victory to pursue at this time, do you think General Taishi can still lead his troops to escape into Licheng? ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, he scratched the back of his head, and said a little embarrassedly: "So that's the case, it seems that Lu Bu also did what he was ordered, and he didn't really want to be the enemy of General Taishi." After a pause, he remembered Lu Bu's siege of the city yesterday, "But, why did he attack the city yesterday?" Looking at the posture at that time, if our army came late for a while and a half, it is estimated that Licheng has already been taken by him. ”

"General Taishi," Guan Yu waited for Zhang Fei to finish speaking, then looked at Taishi Ci and said with a smile: "It's up to you to explain this matter to Yide." ”

"According to the report of the Tanma," Tai Shici said to Zhang Fei: "The day before yesterday, a group of soldiers and horses entered Lu Bu's camp, and it is said that it was Yuan Shu's henchman Ji Ling, who should have urged Lu Bu to fight. In this way, whether Lu Bu was willing to fight us or not, he had to send troops to attack the city. ”

Guan Yu stood up and said to the two: "General Taishi, you stay in the city to defend the city, and Yide and I can lead the troops to chase Lu Bu." ”

"What, lead your troops to chase Lu Bu?" Tai Shi Ci was confused by Guan Yu's words, and he asked puzzledly: "Didn't you just say that Lu Bu didn't want to be an enemy of our army at all, so there was no need to send troops to hunt them down?" ”

"That's right, Guan did say that." Guan Yu did not deny Tai Shici's questioning, he continued: "If Lu Bu retreats, but we stay in the city and do not move, I am afraid that even if Lu Bu returns to Shouchun, it will arouse Yuan Shu's suspicions. Therefore, it is necessary for us to lead our troops and horses to follow behind Lu Bu, and when they are far away from Licheng, it will not be too late for us to return. ”

As soon as Guan Yu said this, Tai Shici immediately understood and said, "I understand." Guan Xianfeng led his troops to follow behind Lü Bu's soldiers and horses, creating a false impression for Ji Ling and other Yuan Shu's cronies, making them think that our army was constantly chasing behind, so that Lü Bu had to lead his troops to retreat. ”

Guan Yu turned his head and said to Zhang Fei: "Yide, you and I will each lead three thousand men and horses to chase Lu Bu, and keep a distance of two miles from him, he is fast and we are fast, we will rest when he stops, and try not to have a confrontation with them." ”

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Gao Shun, who stayed in the camp, had already seen the Tanma cruising outside the camp, and knew that as soon as Lu Bu left, the Tanma would report the news to the city, and then the army in the city would flock to it. Who knew that the left and right waited, and waited for an hour before they saw the city gate open from a distance, and the Jizhou army came out of the city slowly, and lined up outside the city in a hurry.

Seeing the Jizhou army slowly arrayed, the soldiers in the camp couldn't help but secretly shake their heads, thinking that such soldiers and horses, if they met themselves on the battlefield, even if they had an advantage in numbers, they might not be able to defeat themselves. Not long ago, these soldiers who were trapped in the camp thought that they had almost no chance of surviving after this break. But at this time, seeing the performance of the Jizhou army, hope suddenly ignited in my heart. They felt that if they took the initiative to fight, it would be enough to completely disrupt the other party. With such a thought, many people turned their heads to look at Gao Shun at the back of the team, hoping that he would give the order to fight. However, Gao Shun, who was riding on the horse, just stared into the distance with an expressionless face, and did not give any orders at all.

It took two sticks of incense for the Jizhou army to barely finish the formation, and then walked towards the camp where the trapped camp was located. Gao Shun saw the Jizhou army getting closer and closer, and was thinking about whether to stick to the camp or go out with the trapped camp to fight to the death with the Jizhou army, but at this time, the Jizhou army stopped again.

Seeing the Jizhou army stop two arrows away from the camp, and then stand there motionless, Gao Shun felt particularly puzzled, and he thought to himself: What is the Jizhou army going to do, why did it stop so far away from the camp?

The two sides were like this, one inside the village and the other outside the wall, and there was a stalemate for more than half an hour, and no one moved. Seeing this, Gao Shun knew that the Jizhou army would not take the initiative to attack him, so he issued an order to retreat.

There were few people trapped in the camp, and with the order issued, the soldiers in the phalanx turned around, and walked towards the south gate of the village with neat steps. The Jizhou army in the distance noticed the movement in the stockade, but there was still no movement. It was not until all the trapped camps left the camp and marched to the south that the Jizhou army continued to advance and quickly occupied the camp abandoned by Gao Shun.

Gao Shun thought that after the Jizhou army occupied his camp, he would catch up and fight, so he ordered the troops to stop and line up in place. Who knew that they stopped, and the Jizhou army that entered the camp did not move, and there was no intention of coming forward to fight.

After waiting for two more incense sticks, Gao Shun saw that the Jizhou army in the camp still did not move, so he gave the order to retreat again. This time, they walked out of two miles, and the Jizhou soldiers in the camp followed suit.

Seeing the actions of the Jizhou army, Gao Shun finally understood the other party's intentions, it turned out that others didn't want to fight with him at all, and just wanted to force his soldiers and horses to leave this place as soon as possible. After thinking about this truth, Gao Shun no longer let the trapped camp stop, but marched south along the official road without looking back, to catch up with Lu Bu and the others who had withdrawn early in the morning.