Under Lu Cheng, Cao Ren was also anxious, they had been blocked here for nearly a month.

The hot-tempered Xiahoudun kept asking for battle, but Chen Gong was obviously prepared, but he couldn't defend it, and he didn't give Cao Jun a chance to fight in the field at all.

As for the siege battle, not to mention, Chen Gong had already hoarded a large amount of materials in order to deal with Cao Cao's attack, not to mention grain and grass, even arrows were piled up in warehouses.

Every time the Cao army attacked the city, it first had to face countless arrow baptisms, and the equipment of the Cao army was a little better than that of Lu Bu's army, but it was impossible to carry the arrows in the sky to attack the city.

"Guo Junshi doesn't know what method there is, but he can organize our army to break through Lucheng?"

"Lucheng is heavily guarded, and the enemy army has already prepared, I'm afraid it will be difficult..."

At this military meeting, Guo Jia was invited out by Cao Ren, and because they didn't trust Guo Jia, they wouldn't call him at every meeting.

Seeing that Guo Jia said that there was no way, and he was still drinking leisurely with a wine cup in his hand, Xiahoudun couldn't help but be angry.

I just wanted to have a seizure, but I was held down by Cao Ren.

Xiahoudun, who had originally said all the words to his mouth, swallowed it alive again, before the battle, Cao Cao repeatedly explained that he could not embarrass Guo Jia, although now Guo Jia still does not want to call Cao Cao the lord, that is also Cao Cao's honored guest.

But Xiahoudun was still indignant, this Guo Jia also took two singers with him when he marched and fought, and he either drank or had fun every day, he really couldn't stand it.

You must know that even he himself has not drunk for a long time, and smelling the aroma of wine from the wine jug in front of Guo Jia, Xiahoudun is even more unhappy.

"The lord has appointed you as a military advisor, but now there is no way to deal with things, so what is the use of you as a military advisor? It's better to bring one more soldier, at least you can charge into battle. ”

In the end, Xiahoudun didn't swear anything, but just said a few words of mockery.

This time, Cao Ren didn't stop him, and he couldn't see anything about Guo Jia that deserved Cao Cao's attention.

"Since there is nothing the military advisor can do, let's go back and rest early."

Cao Ren said coldly.

"Hehe, there is no way to capture Lu City, but I have a way to defeat Chen Gong. Since the general doesn't want me to say anything more, then I will take my leave. ”

Hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Ren's eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked quickly in front of Guo Jia, bowed down and saluted: "Please also ask the military advisor for advice." ”

After listening to Cao Ren's words, the other generals also followed to salute Guo Jia, and even Xiahoudun was pulled together by Cao Hong.

It's not that they believe in Guo Jia so much, but because this period of time is too uncomfortable, and the defense of Lucheng is too difficult to break, during this time they have organized more than ten sieges of the city, and they have lost nearly 7,000 people, but they have not even been able to climb the city wall.

"Na Jia first asks you, what is Gong Cao's order this time?"

"Naturally, let me lead the troops of Qing and Yan Erzhou to attack Lu Bu and join Xuzhou City together."

"Then why is the general obsessed with Lucheng? Why not bypass Lucheng and go straight to Xuzhou? ”

"Bypass?"

Cao Ren couldn't help but be a little disappointed, a bit like looking at Guo Jia with idiot eyes and said: "There are 40,000 troops in Lucheng, if our army abandons Lucheng, then after our army leaves, they will inevitably attack Yanzhou, and when the rear is lost, how can I replace the main bus?" ”

"Haha, then let me ask the general again, is it possible for 40,000 people to capture Yanzhou? Isn't there a garrison in Cao Gong's Yanzhou to defend? ”

"Naturally, there are garrisons, but there are not many in each city, and it may be difficult to support them for a long time."

"Then if Lu Bu is defeated, will this army continue to attack Yanzhou? And if the general left 5,000 men and horses to go to Yanzhou to assist in the defense, how long is it expected to be able to withstand these 40,000 troops? ”

Hearing Guo Jia say this, Cao Ren probably understood.

As long as he can assist Cao Cao in defeating Lu Bu, then these 40,000 people are not to worry.

"The military advisor really wakes up the dreamer with a word."

Cao Ren was overjoyed and immediately prepared to arrange the march.

"General, slow."

Just when Cao Ren was excitedly arranging who to defend and who to be the vanguard, Guo Jia spoke again.

"What objections does the military advisor have with what I have arranged?"

"Leaving like this, the general doesn't care about the 40,000 military exploits in Nalu City?"

"What do you mean by that? Didn't the military advisor say that we should ignore Lucheng and take Xuzhou directly? ”

"Haha, the general hasn't listened to me finish speaking, then Chen Gong is also a wise person, how could he not think of what I just said?"

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know how the combat strength of the general's command is compared to the army in Lu City?"

"If it is a field battle, they will definitely lose their armor."

Cao Ren said confidently that he was still very confident in Cao Jun's combat power. Cao Cao has never given up military drills, and Yu Ban has never been idle, and has been helping Cao Cao train his troops.

"Then I will give the general a plan, leave 5,000 men and horses to retreat and guard Yanzhou, in case Chen Gong attacks Yanzhou. The main force bypassed Lucheng and advanced in the direction of Xuzhou, but there was no need to march in a hurry, find a place to set up an ambush, I expected that Chen Gong would inevitably follow. ”

"Won't they invade Yanzhou and force our army to retreat?"

"The general and Cao Gong's more than 100,000 troops crusaded against Xuzhou, if the 40,000 troops of Chen Gong did not return to defense, Lu Bu would inevitably perish. If you were a general, would you choose to attack Yanzhou, or pursue and intercept? ”

"The military advisor is really talented, Cao Ren admires it."

At this time, Cao Ren understood why Cao Cao attached so much importance to Guo Jia, although Guo Jia seemed to be a weak scholar, but what he said was enough for tens of thousands of soldiers.

After Guo Jia gave the army a plan, Cao Ren immediately acted according to the plan, and Cao's army's movements were soon noticed by Lu Bu's army in Lucheng.

Sure enough, as Guo Jia said, after Cao's army bypassed Lucheng, the army in Lucheng began to move, and they seemed to be hesitating to leave the city.

However, seeing that Cao's army was getting farther and farther away from Lucheng, Lucheng's army finally left the city, followed Cao Ren, and set off towards Xuzhou.

And Cao Ren also ambushed the Lü Bu army many times according to Guo Jia's strategy, causing the Lü Bu army in Lucheng to suffer heavy losses, but they could not let Cao Ren continue to advance, so they could only continue to follow him in pursuit.

After several battles, Cao's morale was greatly boosted, and he finally got out of the evil spirit of Lucheng.

Cao Cao's army was also about to come to Xuzhou, and Cao Cao received Cao Ren's report again, and he was also very happy in his heart.

I didn't want Xu Du to come to Xu Du at this time, but the bad news suddenly came, and Xi Zhicai was critically ill.

Although Xi Zhi was Cao Cao's important minister, this was the critical period for attacking Lu Bu, and Cao Cao had no time to separate, so he could only send doctors to treat Xi Zhicai.

But Guo Jia, as a friend of Xi Zhicai, wanted to go back to see him for the last time, so he specially wrote to ask Cao Cao.

Cao Cao saw that the situation of Cao Ren's army and horses was very good, and the two armies were about to meet in Xuzhou, so he allowed it.

Guo Jia began to walk towards Xu Du under the escort of a hundred tiger guards, and Cao Ren was also preparing for this next ambush.

After passing the hurdle of Lucheng, Cao Ren no longer had the slightest worries, and he didn't need Guo Jia's guidance to lead troops to fight.

In terms of the ability to command troops, Guo Jia is not necessarily as powerful as Cao Ren, so Cao Ren didn't care too much about Guo Jia's departure.

But just as Cao Ren set up an ambush and was about to defeat the Lucheng army in one fell swoop, a soldier and horse in Xuzhou City also quietly left.

Although Cao Ren was fully prepared this time, he was faintly uneasy in his heart.

I don't know if it was because the Lucheng army hesitated and did not enter the ambush circle for a long time, or because of Guo Jia's departure.

At this time, two birds suddenly appeared in the air, and the terrible birdsong made Cao Ren's heart skip a beat.

"General, the enemy is starting to make moves."

A Pi came to report, and Cao Ren immediately cheered up, but soon found that the other party was only mobilizing the army, but had no intention of advancing.

After waiting for another half an hour, the soldiers were already a little impatient, and some people had even asked for orders to take the initiative to attack, after all, the Cao army was above the Lucheng army in terms of individual combat strength and numbers, or morale.

At this moment, a cannon shot suddenly sounded from the rear of Cao Ren's army, followed by a monstrous killing sound.

"What?"

"What's going on?"

The rear suddenly encountered enemy troops, and Cao's army suddenly became in chaos.

What was supposed to be an easy ambush battle, how could it suddenly be attacked from the rear?

"Who's coming?"

Cao Ren grabbed the placket of the person who came to report and asked.

"Under the banner of Lu Zi, the first person should be Lu Bu himself."

"What, Lu Bu?"

Cao Ren was shocked, shouldn't Lu Bu defend against the lord's attack in Xuzhou now? How could it suddenly appear here.

However, at this time, he was no longer allowed to think about it, and immediately arranged for the soldiers to defend.

Originally, Cao's army was in a suitable place for ambushes, although it could occupy favorable terrain for the Lucheng army, but the rear was a smooth road.

"Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, you two wings, this time you must annihilate this army."

Lu Bu gave an order and personally led more than 10,000 cavalry to rush straight towards Cao Ren's army.

Suddenly attacked, Cao Jun didn't have time to reorganize his army before he encountered Lu Bu's thunderous blow.

At this time, the Lu Cheng army, which was originally going to be ambushed, became a barrier for Lu Bu to surround them, and the Cao army had no way to escape even if they wanted to.

This time, Lu Bu brought an army of 50,000 troops, plus a surprise attack, Cao's army could not defend, and almost immediately Lu Bu penetrated the formation.

Once the army formation was dispersed, it was extremely difficult to organize it again, so although Cao's army seemed to be quite numerous, it was divided and surrounded and constantly eaten away by Lu Bu's army.

At this time, Lu Bu's bravery was fully reflected, and although Lu Bu was not good at strategy, he was very skilled in military formations, and he commanded the army with ease.

"Haha, kill them all."

Lu Bu danced Fang Tian's halberd and laughed loudly, they hadn't experienced such a hearty battle for a long time.

Whether it was in Chang'an, or Yuan Shao later, or in the battle with Cao Cao, Lu Bu seemed to have been running away, and this time he could finally have a big victory.

Moreover, if Cao Ren's army is exterminated, Cao Cao's army will inevitably suffer great losses, and with the power of Xuzhou, he may not be able to protect Xuzhou.

However, Lu Bu also underestimated the combat power of the Cao army a little, although it was suddenly attacked and the Cao army's formation was chaotic, but even after being divided, the Cao army still put up stubborn resistance.

Seeing that he could not completely annihilate this army for a long time, Lu Bu also became a little anxious, and personally led the cavalry to rush and kill, intending to destroy this army as soon as possible.

"Breakout, breakout."

In the midst of the chaos, Cao Ren gave a loud order.

"Boss, the last general will go to stop Lu Bu's house, and you quickly lead your troops to break through. This matter must have been done by Guo Jiana, and if I die in battle, I must tell the lord about it. ”

After speaking, ignoring Cao Ren's reaction, Xiahoudun directly rushed towards Lu Bu with his own soldiers.

"Guo Jia?"

Cao Ren didn't react for a while, how could this matter be related to Guo Jia?

But now he can't think too much, and immediately let people notify the army that can be notified, and break through to the south with him.

The battle lasted for an afternoon, and did not end until nightfall.

In this battle, less than 10,000 of Cao Ren's more than 50,000 troops fled, and most of them were wounded; Twelve thousand were captured, and all the rest were killed. And Cao Cao's general Xiahoudun was also killed in this battle.

The losses of Lu Bu's side were not small, although it was a surprise attack, but the quality of the troops on both sides was still very different, and Lu Bu's army also killed more than 20,000 in this battle.

Despite this, Lü Bu still achieved a great victory, not only killing Cao Cao's general and tens of thousands of Cao troops, but also greatly damaging the morale of the Cao army, letting them know that Cao's successive victories were only because Lu Bu did not participate in the war, and once Lü Bu personally sent troops, Cao's army would inevitably be defeated.

When Cao Cao learned that Xiahoudun had died in battle and tens of thousands of Cao's troops had been destroyed, Cao Cao immediately fainted.

Compared with tens of thousands of Cao Jun, Cao Cao regretted his eldest brother Xiahoudun even more.

Although Cao Cao is a member of the Cao family, the Xiahou family is his blood relative, and although Xiahou has no strategy, he is extremely loyal to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao has never let Xiahoudun serve as the commander of the first army, but among so many generals under his command, Cao Cao values this person the most.

"How's the lord?"

As soon as an old man walked out of Cao Cao's tent, he was surrounded by several powerful generals.

"Report to the generals, Cao Gong has made a mistake."