Chapter 453: Cao Cao cherishes talents

On the way to Juancheng to rescue, after being defeated by Lu Bu and Zhang Miao, the remnants of the army rushed back to Juancheng. However, even though Xiahoudun was defeated, Lu Bu and Zhang Miao's plan to prepare a surprise attack on Juancheng also failed.

Lu Bu didn't expect that Xun Yu from Juancheng would react so quickly. This Xiahoudun rushed from Dongjun to Juancheng, and he must have received Xun Yu's military order. If it weren't for Lu Bu's unexpected encounter with Xiahoudun in this wilderness, he really didn't know that Dongjun Taishou Xiahoudun would rush to help Juancheng in the starry night.

It's just that Xiahoudun rushed from Dongjun to Juancheng and brought so many soldiers and horses, so it is inevitable that Dongjun will have no strength to resist. Without Xiahoudun guarding Dongjun, Chen Gong immediately persuaded some soldiers and horses in Dongjun to rise up against Cao, and in just a few days, the entire Dongjun changed course, and there was almost no suspense that it was out of Cao's control.

The loss of Dongjun shocked the entire Yanzhou. Not long after the fall of Dongjun, Sun Ce, the general sent by Yuan Shu, also captured the county of Shanyang, Changyi, and then his people bypassed Chengshi and Onoze, and instead switched from Dingtao in Jiyin to Juyang to Chengyang, and waved his army north to Juancheng.

At the same time, Sun Ce also sent Qiao Rui from Changyi to the north to attack Rencheng and Dongping. For a time, the situation in Yanzhou was turbulent, and counties and counties in various places turned their backs on Cao Cao, and Yanzhou was in danger.

And just when the Yanzhou dynasty was in danger, Cao Cao's war to attack Xuzhou was still going well. In the first eastern expedition to Xuzhou, Cao's army was invincible and attacked until the city of Zhitan County, Xuzhou Prefecture. If it weren't for the lack of food and grass later, and Tao Qian's insistence on not being able to hold out, Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat.

After returning to Yanzhou, it was only a few months, and Cao Cao immediately carried out the second eastern expedition to Xuzhou. In this expedition to Xuzhou, Cao Cao's main force was exhausted, and it seemed that Lu Bu's plan to repair the plank road in the dark was deceived by Chen Cang's plank, and there were not many soldiers and horses in the rear, 30,000 elites plus more than 10,000 soldiers and horses of Zhu Ling, who was sent by Yuan Shao to help the war, a total of 40,000 elites, which can be described as rampant in the land of Xuzhou.

In the face of Cao's attack this time, Tao Qian still chose to stick to it and stick to the city of Tanxian, so Cao Cao sent a large army to besiege the city, and on the other hand, he continued to lead the army to attack the cities outside Tancheng, completely isolating Tancheng.

In the face of such a situation, Tao Qian was naturally not indifferent, that is, when Cao Cao raised troops to attack Xuzhou, Tao Qian sent envoys to ask Tian Kai and Liu Bei of Qi for help. These two people did not live up to Tao Qian's expectations, and soon brought in troops to help, which is the scene that Cao Cao has seen now.

On the chaotic battlefield, but seeing that the soldiers on both sides were rushing back and forth. Cao Cao held the horsewhip, his eyes were fixed on the side of the battlefield not far away, and his brows furrowed slightly, "Whose soldiers and horses are over there?" ”

Lou Gui, who was standing on the side, replied, "It should be Liu Bei's soldiers and horses of the Plains Minister." ”

"Plain Prime Minister Liu Bei?"

Cao Cao suddenly changed color, "What does it matter if I hit Xuzhou?" Do you dare to send soldiers and horses to help the pottery thief, do you want to invite a name for this? ”

Lou Gui did not continue to reply to Cao Cao, but instead set his sights on the battlefield. This Liu Bei's soldiers and horses are only more than a thousand people, and they are inconspicuous in the camp of tens of thousands of Cao Jun. Cao Cao is right, his attack on Xuzhou has nothing to do with Liu Bei, Liu Bei, who has more than 1,000 soldiers and horses, wants to prevent Cao Cao from annexing Xuzhou, and it is undoubtedly a mantis arm as a car.

The one who really wanted to stop Cao Cao from annexing Xuzhou was the White Horse General of Youzhou. And Liu Bei's little soldiers and horses were just cooperating with Qingzhou Assassin Shi Tian Kai to stop Cao Cao from annexing Xuzhou. However, the battlefield has always been a place for heroes to show their talents, and in terms of the overall situation, the balance of victory is tilted in favor of Cao Jun, but locally, Liu Bei's soldiers and horses defeated Yu Ban, which is really a bright spot.

Turning his gaze back to the battlefield, since Liu Bei defeated Yu Ban, the two fierce generals on his left and right, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, took advantage of the situation to pursue, and actually attacked the Chinese army. Seeing that these two people were so brave, Cao Cao, who was angry, was first shocked, and then ashamed.

With the little soldiers and horses of the two generals Guan and Zhang, they still dare to charge forward when the army is defeated? Cao Cao even ordered Cao Hong's 3,000 soldiers and horses to surround them, wanting to swallow them in one bite. But who knew that Guan Yu flicked a shot, and immediately jumped out of Cao Hong's encirclement, and ran straight towards Cao Cao, taking the lead, but the place he passed was like chopping waves, and Cao's army retreated one after another.

Cao Hong, who obviously felt that people were playing, was suddenly furious, and he wanted to lead the army to destroy Guan Yu first, but how did he know that Zhang Fei was not so easy to deal with. Seeing Cao Hong, who wanted to go to the rescue, he immediately dragged Cao Hong's soldiers and horses to death, and his people were even more brave, only leading dozens of people to raid in front of Cao Hong, making Cao Hong lack of skills, and there was no way to stop Guan Yu, who was in the lead, so he could only deal with Zhang Fei's attack on the one hand, and warn the Chinese army under the banner on the other.

In fact, there is no need for Cao Hong to do this, Cao Cao saw from afar that Guan Yu slashed the banner and drove straight in, but Cao Cao's complexion, who was originally shocked and angry, gradually eased, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said with emotion, "I haven't seen you for many years, and I am about to forget the Guan Yunchang who slashed Huaxiong with warm wine under the Tiger Prison!" ”

"When is it, Meng De, you just put down your mind of cherishing talents!"

Lou Gui shook his head slightly, "That Guan Yu is Liu Bei's brother-in-law, even though this person is a talent, but it is impossible for you to use him, and even now he is bent on taking your life." ”

"Hahaha!"

Let Lou Gui say this, Cao Cao stroked his palms and smiled, "Uncle Zi, in the troubled times, only talents are the most precious, what virtue does Liu Bei have, but there are these two righteous brothers!" ”

Lou Gui shook his head helplessly, and was about to tell Cao Cao about the current danger and emergency measures when he suddenly stopped before he could speak. Under his gaze, Guan Yu did not continue to charge forward, but instead withdrew his troops and retreated.

Not long after, Zhang Fei, who was fighting fiercely with Cao Hong, also retreated under the response of Liu Bei and Guan Yu.

"Liu Bei actually retired from the army."

Lou Gui, who saw this scene, immediately felt a little pity, "The two generals Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren have already defeated Tian Kai and Cao Bao, if this Liu Bei doesn't collect his troops in time, we can completely surround them and swallow them in one bite." ”

"Liu Bei is just a thousand soldiers and horses, what if he swallows them?"

Compared with Lou Gui, Cao Cao was quite atmospheric, his narrow eyes stared at the situation on the battlefield, and said in a deep voice, "In this battle, the armies of Tian Kai and Cao Bao were both severely damaged by our army, and Liu Bei's soldiers and horses can't stop me from annexing Xuzhou!" ”