decided to lead the cavalry back to kill the Cao army, and Lu Bu and Zhao Yun were ready to kill back at any time.

While preparing, the Xuzhou army showed no signs of stopping.

They continued on their way, but the march was a little slower than before, and if they were not careful, they would not notice any difference.

The Cao army led by Yu Ban stopped, and the scouts they sent watched the movements of the Xuzhou army.

The scout returned to the army and reported to Yu Ban, saying that the Xuzhou army had no intention of stopping at all, and was still marching forward.

After receiving the reward, Yu Ban asked Xun You, "What does Gongda think we should do?" ”

Xun You frowned slightly, and said to Ban: "It's just that judging from the current situation, Lu Bu doesn't seem to have any plans to turn back and fight with us. But from these alone, I can't see what his plan is. ”

"Does Gongda still think that Lu Bu has the intention to turn around and kill us?" Yu Ban said: "If we wait like this, it won't be long before they leave our sight." ”

"Wait a little longer and see where they are stationed at night." Yu Ban was a little anxious, but Xun You was still very calm and persuaded him to wait a little longer. “

Of course, the news brought back by the scout could not only be passed on to Yu Ban, and it didn't take long for Cao Ren and others who got the news to come to Yu Ban again.

"Gongda made a plan before, saying that Lu Bu was going to stop, so we waited here." Cao Ren said: "If he leads the army to kill back, we will withdraw to Zhecheng." Now that they continue to move forward, are we going to spend it here? Wait any longer, I'm afraid Lu Bu will leave our sight. The lord wants us to guard Zhecheng, but we let Lu Bu pass, no matter what, we can't say anything. ”

"General Zixiao, don't worry." Xun You said to him: "Although Lu Bu leads the army to continue to move forward, we don't know whether he has a plan for the next step. Why can't they wait until the evening to see where exactly they are stationed before making a decision to advance or retreat? ”

"Tailgating the enemy, of course, the closer the better." Cao Ren said: "If we let Lu Bu leave and see the lord in the future, I will not give any explanation. ”

Except for Cao Ren, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan's faces were not very good-looking, but the two of them maintained restraint and did not openly contradict Xun You.

From the looks of the generals, Xun You could see that if he didn't let the army move forward, he was afraid that he would not be recognized by everyone.

He said to the generals: "It's not impossible to move forward, but we have to set aside a vanguard to go ahead......

"Losing Lumenting, I'm ashamed of my lord." Xiahoudun said: "I need pioneers, and I am willing to bear them." ”

Xiahoudun was willing to act as a vanguard, Xun You nodded and said: "In this case, please also ask General Yuan Rang to lead three thousand soldiers to follow Lu Bu in front." I followed with the generals and the generals. In this way, if Lu Bu makes any move, we can respond in time. ”

"Then I'll go first!" After being appointed by Xun You, Xiahoudun did not delay any longer, arched his hand to everyone, and turned around to leave Yu Ban's tent.

"If I had known that I would continue to march, I should not have let the soldiers set up the camp first." Yu Ban said: "Pass the order, let the soldiers get ready, and follow Lu Bu with us." ”

When the military order was issued, Cao Jun, who had just set up camp, was annoyed one by one.

They thought that they would not continue to move forward after they were stationed, but they did not expect to rest for a long time, but they actually gave the order to continue advancing.

The officers and soldiers of the Cao Army who received the order muttered one by one, expressing dissatisfaction with the easy change of the military order, but they could only carry it out helplessly.

When the soldiers put away their tents, Xiahoudun had already led 3,000 soldiers and horses away.

He had already prepared to fight back with Zhao Yun, and when Lu Bu learned of Cao Jun's movements, he also wavered a little about the previous arrangement.

Before he could ask Zhou Yu to be invited, Zhou Yu had already come to him.

"Did Gong Jin get the news that Cao Jun had changed his deployment?" Lu Bu asked Zhou Yu.

"I did get the news." Zhou Yu replied, and then asked Lu Bu, "Dare to ask Chu Hou what his plans are?" ”

"What can I do?" Lu Bu said: "I'm just thinking, what should I do to completely annihilate the Cao army that is following behind? ”

"General Zhao has already said earlier that as long as the cavalry turns back, they can break the enemy army." Zhou Yu said: "However, this time the enemy army sent Xiahoudun as the vanguard to follow behind our army, once Chuhou turns back, he will definitely encounter Xiahoudun." The vanguard of the Cao army started a war with our army, and their follow-up army should stop immediately. ”

"Won't they come to the rescue of the Vanguard?" Lu Bu asked in surprise: "Wouldn't that let Xiahoudun and the Cao army led by him come to send him to death?" ”

"Xiahoudun and the Cao army led by him were originally here to send them to death." Zhou Yu replied: "Xun Yu doesn't believe that we will ignore them at all. What he wants is to follow us to Xudu, and then cause us trouble outside Xudu. With the enemy's men, they will not be able to see us in a decisive battle here. ”

"Is there a suitable way for Gong Jin to deal with the enemy army?" Lu Bu asked, "At least let them know that we will have cavalry to kill back." ”

"Absolutely." Zhou Yu replied: "Since they want to follow us, let's wait until it gets dark, and the cavalry led by Chu Hou and General Zhao lie dormant and let go of Xiahou and the enemy vanguard led by him." When Xiahoudun comes to a place not far from our army, I will send soldiers to meet it. The Marquis of Chu and General Zhao only had to lead the cavalry to charge and kill the enemy's main formation. ”

Speaking of this, he added: "No matter whether the cavalry and the enemy fight go smoothly or not, Chu Hou and General Zhao should not fall in love with each other. After rushing to the past, just line up not far behind them and block their retreat. ”

"Gong Jin is planning to wipe out the enemy army?" Lu Bu asked.

"Either you don't fight, since you want to fight, of course you have to wipe out the enemy army." Zhou Yu said: "Whether this enemy army can be destroyed depends mainly on Chu Hou and General Zhao. ”

"I understand Gongjin's plan." Lu Bu nodded: "Although I also want to have a good time with the enemy, but for the sake of the overall situation, I will still forbear, and only lead the cavalry with Zilong to kill." ”

"Chu Hou is hard." Zhou Yu bowed to Lu Bu.

Lu Bu replied: "Gong Jin and the generals are also hard, today's battle is related to whether there will be enemy troops behind us to make trouble." I also hope that Gongjin must be attentive. ”

"Chu Hou rest assured." Zhou Yu replied: "Guan Bao didn't let Cao Jun get away too much. ”

When they talked about going back to fight, it was not yet dark.

The army continued to move forward, and in the meantime, another scout sent news about Cao Jun behind him.

Every time he gets news, Lu Bu doesn't ask too much.

Since it has been decided to destroy the Cao army behind it, there is no point in asking more questions and less questions.

The soldiers advanced more than ten miles, and the sun finally set below the horizon, but there was still a blood-colored glow in the distant sky.

Lu Bu was about to order the soldiers to stop, and Zhou Yu, who was following him, reminded in a low voice: "This is not the time to be stationed, please Chu Hou lead the soldiers to continue to move forward." ”

Looking at Zhou Yu suspiciously, Lu Bu asked, "The sky is about to darken, can't you still order to be stationed?" ”

"Of course not." Zhou Yu replied: "Since it is a march, it must have the appearance of a march." Our army was in a hurry to Xudu, of course, in the first half of the night. ”

Zhou Yu responded like this, and Lu Bu couldn't say anything more, so he had to lead the army to move on.

Sun Ce, who was accompanying Lu Bu, asked in a low voice, "When Chu Hou turns back to fight later, can you bring me with you?" ”

"I'm going with Zilong, what are you going to do?" Lu Bu said: "You will stay in the army to lead the troublesome soldiers, once the war is slightly unfavorable to our army, you will immediately lead the troublesome soldiers to relieve the siege." ”

"Our army is far outnumbered by the enemy." Sun Ce replied: "I feel that today's fight is not necessary to relieve the troublesome soldiers. ”

"The Relief Soldier is the elite of my side." Lu Bu smiled slightly and patted his arm lightly: "I understand Bo Fu's thoughts, a person with extraordinary skills like me, with Zilong by his side, how can the enemy army get close?" ”

Lu Bu was full of confidence in the next fight, Sun Ce knew what to say, and it was impossible for him to agree to take him back to fight, so he had to say: "I'm not around, Chu Hou has to be very careful." ”

"Don't worry." Lu Bu replied: "I can kill a few times in the Cao army alone. This time when he turned around, there were Zilong and cavalry soldiers by his side, did Bo Fu still feel at ease? ”

"I know Chu Hou's ability, and I also know General Zhao's ability." Sun Ce smiled a little embarrassedly and said to Lu Bu: "I'm only worried because I'm not by Chu Hou's side, after all, I have been following Chu Hou for so long, and I have long been used to following him every day." ”

"I know Bo Fu's thoughts." Lu Bu said: "After following me for so long, you should also know something about me. Just Cao Jun, what can I do? ”

Lu Bu didn't pay attention to Cao Jun who was following behind, and Sun Ce knew that it was useless to say anything, so he didn't say anything more.

The sky was getting darker and darker, Zhou Yu came to Lu Bu's side and whispered to him: "Chu Hou and General Zhao can lead the cavalry first, and then disperse in the field when they get to the front." By the time Xiahoudun led the enemy vanguard past, it would not be long before their army arrived. When Chu Hou suddenly kills again, he will definitely succeed! ”

Lu Bu nodded: "According to Gongjin." ”

He then beckoned Zhao Yun: "Zilong, lead the cavalry forward with me." ”

Although Zhou Yu's voice was small, Zhao Yun, who had been beside Lu Bu, still listened to it clearly.

Thinking that it would not be long before the cavalry would be able to make achievements, Zhao Yun was of course very happy in his heart.

In response, he beckoned the cavalry to follow Lu Bu forward.

When they arrived a mile away from the army, Lü Bu ordered: "The soldiers disperse, do not let the horses make a noise, and wait for the army to pass in front of us." ”

After receiving the order, Zhao Yun commanded the cavalry to scatter and separate.

In just a moment, tens of thousands of cavalry scattered in the field and soon disappeared.

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun hibernated together.

Looking at the direction where the army was coming, Zhao Yun asked Lu Bu in a low voice: "How many enemy generals' heads does Chu Hou plan to take tonight?" ”

"Whether they can get the head depends on whether they cooperate or not." Lu Bu smiled slightly: "If they dare to come and fight with me, it's okay to take a few heads to play." If they don't dare to come forward, even if I want to take someone's head, I won't have a chance. ”

"At the beginning, Cao Cao fought against the Marquis of Chu, but when he arrived at Dangshan, he was intercepted by our army." Zhao Yun replied: "Now that the Marquis of Chu is leading the army to kill Xu Du, although he is fortified everywhere on the road, he is still broken by the Marquis of Chu one by one, which is also very ironic. ”

"Cao Cao's heart to destroy me originated from Liu Xuande." Lu Bu replied: "I have no chance to leave the Central Plains battlefield, if I find an opportunity, I will definitely go to Jingzhou to stir up trouble and take Liu Xuande's head into my hands." ”

"When I was under Gongsun Zhan, I also had some friendship with Liu Xuande." Zhao Yun replied: "At that time, I thought he was a kind elder, but I didn't expect him to be an out-and-out villain!" If I hadn't followed Chu Hou, I would have been almost deceived by him. ”

"When people interact with each other, they have to get along deeply to understand how to behave." Lu Bu smiled indifferently: "Did Zilong also hear of my reputation before he joined me?" ”

Zhao Yun smiled and did not answer Lu Bu.

Lu Bu continued: "Even if you don't say it, I understand. Back then, Liu Xuande and his ilk often said that I was not good in front of the world. I didn't have a grudge against Cao Cao, but he took Cao Cao to Xuzhou. So much so that now, Cao Cao and I have become an endless deadlock. ”

"It's just Liu Xuande, it's just a snort." Zhao Yun replied: "Chu Hou doesn't need to pay attention to him, sooner or later, one day, we will go south to Jingzhou and take Liu Xuande's head to Chu Hou to sacrifice the flag." ”

Glancing at Zhao Yun, a light smile appeared on the corner of Lu Bu's mouth.

They weren't too far away from the army, but in a moment, the army appeared in their field of vision.

Zhou Yu and others led the soldiers to walk along the road.

The mighty army has been gone for a long time, and there is no end in sight.

Zhao Yun muttered in a low voice: "I didn't think there were many people when I followed the army, but watching from the side at this time, there are really a lot!" ”

"If there weren't enough soldiers and horses, how would I dare to provoke Cao Cao." Lu Bu replied: "Cao Cao has been in business for many years, and there are a lot of soldiers and horses under his command. In particular, there are countless fierce generals and strategists under him, and although our army can gain a lot of the upper hand in the early stage of this crusade, it may not be able to please it if it continues to fight. ”

"Does Chu Hou really not plan to destroy Cao Cao?" I had long heard that Lu Bu had no intention of destroying Cao Cao on this expedition, Zhao Yun had never believed it, and when he heard him say this, he subconsciously asked.

Lu Bu replied: "Of course, it would be great if we could destroy him, but if we couldn't destroy him, we could only keep the benefits we have now." ”

As they spoke, the army drove in front of them.

Seeing a Cao army following behind the army, Lu Bu lowered his voice and said to Zhao Yun: "Don't talk about it yet, wait for Xiahou to pass." ”

(End of chapter)