After the defeat of the battle, Xiahoudun and Xu Chu showed sad faces, and could only pass the news to the army overnight.

In this battle, there were not many soldiers who killed the Cao army, but the news of Lu Buli's victory in the battle against the two fierce generals of the Cao army made the soldiers of the Xuzhou army excited, this is their commander, the invincible commander.

The Xuzhou army came with great momentum, and even the suppressed Cao army could only hide in Gaoping City.

The number of troops mobilized by Changyi reached 15,000 people, which was the limit of Cao Cao's ability to mobilize troops, at this time Cao Ren led the army to fight against Yuan Shu's army in Dingtao, and Cao Cao also led the army to block the Xuzhou army.

&bsp; Cao Cao was in charge of Yanzhou, but in a few months, it was extremely difficult to achieve such a point when Lü Bu and Yuan Shu led the army to attack Yanzhou, but the princes were concerned about the result, not the process, as long as Cao Cao was exterminated, Yanzhou would be divided between Lü Bu and Yuan Shu.

There were successive battles between Gaoping and Dingtao, Cao Cao's face became more and more solemn, Yuan Shu personally led an army of 50,000 to attack Dingtao, Lu Bu's troops were outside Gaoping City, and the suppressed Cao army could only hold the city.

According to Cao Cao's plan, the main thing is to break through Lu Bu, as long as he fights quickly and decisively to repel Lu Bu, the rest is to deal with Yuan Shu.

"Zhongde, judging from the news from Gaoping, the Xuzhou army is elite, and it must be difficult for our army to defeat Lu Bu in a head-on battle." Cao Cao's words were full of worry.

Cheng Yu nodded with a heavy face, "Xuzhou is rich, Yanzhou did not have significant results in the past against the Xuzhou army, but compensated a lot of materials, so that Lu Bu further strengthened." ”

"The most puzzling thing for this official is that the trapped camp is actually equipped with a hundred refining blades." Cao Cao said.

How difficult it is to forge a hundred refining blades, Cao Cao is clear, even if it is placed in the former Luoyang army, craftsmen who can forge a hundred refining blades will have a high status.

"Lu Bu used to work under Dong Zhuo, and he may have found a way to forge a hundred refining blades from the palace." Cheng Yu said.

Cao Cao sighed, "Traitors are rampant, and the country will not be a country." ”

"With the power of the lord, he will definitely be able to block the attack of Lu Bu and Yuan Shu." Cheng Yu said.

Cao Cao said, "No matter what, you have to block the two of you, if you want to seize Yanzhou from the hands of this official, how can it be such a simple thing, but the hateful thing is that the two of them came too fast, if you give this official a year, you will not face such an embarrassment in the two armies." ”

Cheng Yu nodded thoughtfully, from Cao Cao's performance after taking charge of Yanzhou, it can be seen that Cao Cao has such extraordinary means, such means are what Liu Dai lacked most in the past, if Liu Dai also has such courage and skill, it will not be said that he will die in the face of the attack of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban.

"Command the army, hurry to Gaoping, success or failure in one fell swoop." Cao Cao said.

The news of the transfer of Cao's army soon spread to the Xuzhou army.

"What does Bonghyo think about this?" Lu Bu set his sights on Guo Jia, in history, Guo Jia was an important strategist under Cao Cao, but by mistake he came to his command, and defeated Cao Cao with Guo Jia as a strategist, which made Lu Bu feel a little weird.

From the moment Lü Bu broke away from Dong Zhuo and became independent, history had already changed, if it weren't for Lü Bu occupying Xuzhou, it would have been absolutely impossible for Yuan Shu to send troops to seize Yanzhou from Cao Cao's hands.

Now that Lu Bu and Yuan Shu have joined forces, does Cao Cao still have a chance?

Taking the lead in eliminating one of the most threatening princes, Lu Bu will still have a great sense of accomplishment.

Guo Jiadao "From the point of view of humble position, Cao Cao wanted to take the lead in breaking through the Xuzhou army, and then concentrate his forces to block Yuan Shuye. ”

"Cao Cao is so arrogant, he must have forgotten the previous defeat at the hands of Wen Hou." Cao Xuan said dissatisfied.

"Wen Hou and Yuan Shu led the troops to attack Yanzhou, and wanted to seize the city of Yanzhou, Yuan Shu had an army of 50,000, and Wen Hou's army was only 20,000 people. Guo Jiadao.

Yuan Shu and Lu Bu sent troops at the same time, in Guo Jia's view, even if Cao Cao had the means to reach the sky, it was difficult for Yanzhou to survive this battle, it is undeniable that Cao Cao did have the means, using the Qingzhou Yellow Turban to attack Yanzhou, and then expand his forces to fight against Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, but the time given to Cao Cao was too short.

The stronger Cao Cao's means, the more he will be subjected to the frenzied attacks of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, who will not allow a powerful enemy to grow.

"Since Cao Cao wants to compete with Ben Hou, Ben Hou can't let Cao Cao down." Lu Bu said slowly.

When the generals in the tent heard this, they were eager to try, and defeating Cao Jun was a credit to the generals in the army.

Every war of the Xuzhou army has a reward, if Cao Cao is captured alive, the reward will be so rich.

"At present, there are more than 4,000 Cao troops in Gaoping City, and the Cao army from Changyi has more than 10,000 people, and the combined strength of the two is nearly 20,000 people, and the number of soldiers in our army who can fight is also 20,000." Guo Jia analyzed.

Lu Budao: "Feng Xiao, can you have a strategy to break the enemy?" ”

"Cao Cao is desperate, want to defeat the Xuzhou army, the safest way is to contain Cao Cao's army in Gaoping, Dingtao's Cao army is only 10,000 people, and the army is not upbeat, Yuan Shu's 50,000 troops to break through Dingtao is not a problem, if Dingtao is lost, then Cao Cao must be panicked, must withdraw the troops, when the time comes, Wen Hou can take advantage of the situation to seize Renchengguo, Dongping country, if you want to capture Changyi, I am afraid it will be difficult." Guo Jiadao.

"But there are other plans?" Lu Bu asked.

Guo Jia pondered for a moment and said, "There is a strategy, if it can be successful, then Wen Hou can seize Changyi with lightning speed." ”

When the generals in the army heard this, they stared at Guo Jia with blazing eyes, Guo Jia appeared in the army and gave advice to Lu Bu, the generals in the army were originally a little contemptuous, but Guo Jia's analysis was the way, so they would inevitably look forward to it.

Strategists are also an important force on the battlefield, and the role played by a strategist with outstanding strategies can even be compared to thousands of troops.

"Although there are nearly 20,000 people under Cao Cao's command, there is no shortage of elites under Wen Hou's account, and Cao Jun confronted each other, and after the victory, he raided Changyi with cavalry, and the defenders of Changyi learned that Cao Cao failed, and they must be panicked, why not get Changyi?"

Lu Bu nodded and said, "Such a strategy, although it will cause some losses to the officers and men in the army, is a good strategy to capture Yanzhou." ”

If he confronted Cao Cao in Gaoping, wouldn't he have fulfilled Yuan Shu, so he was unwilling to be a stepping stone for Yuan Shu to be more powerful, and after breaking Yanzhou, his relationship with Yuan Shu would inevitably be more delicate.