Chapter Eighty-Three: The Occupation of Xiaopei (I)

Lu Bu finally died of exhaustion.

From Xiahou Yuan's sneak attack to Cao Cao's signal to the archers to stop shooting, Lu Bu was shot with a total of 26 arrows. In addition, when he was one against four before, he was injured by Xiahoudun and Gao Shun, so there were a total of twenty-eight more wounds on Lu Bu's body tonight.

Twenty-eight wounds, the Tao Dao is shocking, so that ordinary people can't bear to look at it, and they don't dare to look at it. And when Lu Bu was dying, he was still able to burst out with the little energy left in his body and make a final effort against Cao Cao, which made everyone even more shocked at that moment!

Unfortunately, Lu Bu finally stopped breathing at the moment before the halberd pierced Cao Cao's head.

Fortunately, Fang Tian's halberd failed to penetrate Cao Cao's head, allowing Cao Cao to save his life.

I'm afraid that Cao Cao would never have thought that he would suffer such a thrilling moment in his life, so that after he got up for a long time, his face could not return to normal.

And Xu Chu and Dian Wei are naturally the two most guilty people, as close servants, they have let the lord encounter such a huge danger, for the two of them, it is absolutely impossible to escape the blame. Although Cao Cao has been dismissing the two since then, after all, everything started when Cao Cao insisted on going to see Lu Bu's legacy alone. At that time, in Cao Cao's opinion, he went to see a dead man and was accompanied by two strong and sturdy bodyguards, and if this was to be spread, wouldn't people laugh off his big teeth, so he insisted on putting aside Dian and Xu, so he suffered this misfortune. For Dian Wei and Xu Chu, they are not at fault at all, but the two of them just can't mind. Looking at their guilty looks, it is estimated that they all secretly swore that even if Cao Cao wants to be courteous in the future, he must accompany him.

Lu Bu is dead, and the rest of the battle has no suspense at all. Of the 1,000 people brought by Lu Bu, nearly 200 surrendered, and the remaining 800 or so were all killed. Among the three hundred Flying Bear sergeants, except for Hu Che'er who was captured alive, the rest of the soldiers were all wiped out under the pressure and siege of the trapped camp, and the side of the trapped camp paid the price of one hundred and three soldiers. Song Xian and Wei Xuer followed LΓΌ Bu into Cao's camp and captured Cao Ren and Xu Rong respectively in the battle. Afterwards, Cao Cao surrendered to Hu Che'er, Song Xian and Wei Xu, and the three of them successively expressed their willingness to submit, and Cao Cao awarded the three of them the post of captain.

"Let's disperse and rest, and early tomorrow morning, capture Xiaopei!" When everything was done, Cao Cao said to the army.

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In Xiaopei City, everyone waited for Lu Bu's news and didn't get it for a long time, so they could roughly guess that Lu Bu's party was afraid that it would be more auspicious.

Lu Bu set off at the end of the day, and now that it was almost the end of the day, could it take so much time to rob the camp alone? It's been more than two hours, not to mention just robbing the camp, even if you occupy the entire Cao camp, this time is almost enough.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid the prince won't come back......" Chen Gong looked at everyone and said slowly, "Early tomorrow morning, Cao Cao will definitely launch a fierce attack, what should I do if you think so?" Will you fight to the death with Cao's army, or will you lead these thousands of remnants at night and retreat to Xiapi? ”

There was a hint of pathos in Chen Gong's tone, he was sad for Lu Bu. Although Lu Bu did not treat him very well, Yanzhou's attitude was even more cold after the defeat. But after all, Lu Bu is the lord he has chosen, and his service has not been short for a long time, and now he can basically determine that he is in trouble, how can he not make Chen Gong's heart sad and sentimental.

If it weren't for the critical moment, he needed to try his best to keep himself in a state as calm as possible, and Chen Gong even had the urge to cry loudly.

Everyone looked at each other, it was the second half of the night, and there was not much time left before dawn, if they didn't make a decision as soon as possible, it would be too late when Cao Cao's army came to the city.

"It's better to hurry up and lead the army to retreat to Xiapi and concentrate on consolidating the defense of Xiapi as a final battle." Chen Zhi took the lead in expressing his opinion.

The rest of the generals also spoke one after another, and the vast majority of them were in favor of withdrawing to Xiapi.

Seeing this, Chen Gong nodded and said, "In this case, please go back quickly to prepare for evacuation, and quietly lead the army to set off after half an hour and withdraw to Xiapi." ”

Chen Gong originally had the idea of going to Xiapi to fight Cao Cao for a decisive battle, but Lu Bu had passed away, and Chen Zhi, a general who was originally just sent by Liu Bei to assist in the battle, had faintly occupied a more important position in the city at this time. Therefore, for Chen Zhi's opinion, Chen Gong felt that it was still necessary to know a thing or two. And Chen Zhi is no different from his own thoughts, which is naturally great.

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"Big brother, do you want to follow Chen Gong and them to Xiapi like this?" Somewhere in the military camp in Xiaopei City, a man with a strong appearance was whispering to Zang Ba, a heavy general under Lu Bu.

"If you don't go to Xiapi, what can you do?" When Zang Ba heard his words, he was a little surprised and asked the other party.

The man's surname is Sun Mingguan, and the word Zhongtai is Zang Ba's other general. He is quite brave, but at the same time he also has a delicate mind, so he is highly valued by Zang Ba. Although Sun Guan is Zang Ba's deputy, the two have a deep personal relationship on weekdays, and although they have not worshipped, they are also called brothers to each other.

"Big brother, do you think Xiapi can hold it?" Sun Guan heard Zang Ba's question, and did not answer it immediately, but asked further rhetorically.

"Although the city of Xiapi is high and deep, but Cao Cao's army is more numerous, and the soldiers are strong and strong, supplemented by many equipment to attack the city, Xiapi City may be able to hold out for a while, but after all, there will be a day when it will be breached." Zang Ba replied after a moment's thought.

"That's right!" Sun Guan saw that the fire was almost over, and began to gradually cut into the topic, "Since we know that the city will not be able to hold it sooner or later, then why should we accompany Chen Gong and them to Xiapi?" Let's talk about Liu Bei's most important people, his younger brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The eldest brother was originally a general under the account of the prince, and the prince and Guan Zhang had always been suspicious, so even if the eldest brother entered the next Pi, how could he be valued by Liu Bei? If you just don't get taken seriously, that's fine, and even worse, you may suffer from the other party's cold words. ”

"What does the virtuous brother mean......" Zang Ba could vaguely guess his current thoughts from Sun Guan's words, and a few drops of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"The eldest brother coerced the people of the headquarters, and when Chen Gong and Chen Zhi were unprepared, he captured them in one fell swoop and took control of Xiaopeicheng. When it was dawn, open the city gate and invite Cao Gong to enter the city! Sun Guan said in a firm tone.

Although he had been mentally prepared, after Sun Guan said it himself, Zang Ba couldn't help but be taken aback.

"It's not appropriate...... It's not appropriate...... "If you do this, then your reputation for "unrighteousness" will be confirmed. Although Zang Ba is not a righteous person, he doesn't want to end up with such an infamy that is hated by everyone.

Sun Guan knew Zang Ba's concerns, and continued to explain: "Reputation is nothing but something outside the body, think that Zhang Zhang Wenyuan, how could he not be a first-class heavy general under the command of the prince and marquis in the past, after he was captured in Yanzhou, didn't he also surrender to Cao early, and I heard that he seems to be very good in Cao Ying." With the ability of the eldest brother, after Cao Cao was lowered, he did not have to worry about having no opportunity to make contributions. When the eldest brother has made great achievements, the notoriety will naturally be covered up and will no longer attract attention. ”

If he captures Chen Gong and Chen Zhi, and opens the city and asks him to surrender, can he be the same as Zhang Liao? He was recruited and surrendered after being captured, but he took the initiative to surrender, and also captured his colleagues and offered the city to invite merit, which seems to be far more than Zhang Liao several streets away.