Guo Jia and Li Dian mobilized Cao's soldiers to test their archery skills at the head of the city.

Since it was at night and there was no suitable target, Li Dian tied a thick linen cloth to the arrow, and poured a lot of oil on the linen, so that the arrow could burn longer after it was ignited and launched.

Outside the city of Xudu, a small fireball jumped on the ground.

The Cao army in Chengtou Mountain was in a mess, and some people were still shouting loudly, as if it was very lively.

Standing at the edge of the barracks, Lu Bu looked at Xu Ducheng, which was not too far away, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"What are they yelling about?" Sun Ce had already fallen asleep, but he was woken up by the shouting voice of Cao Jun at the head of the city, he rubbed his sleepy eyes, came behind Lu Bu and scolded and said, "Cao Jun is in a hurry to die?" In the middle of the night, I didn't have a good rest, and I was shouting at the head of the city. ”

"It seems that Cao Jun's morale may be gone." Looking at Xu Ducheng, Lu Bu seemed to be talking to himself and as if he was saying to Sun Ce: "Cao Jun has found something to do, as long as they have something to do, their energy will be concentrated." What we hope for is the exchange of Cao Jun's spirit. The more they felt that our army had no intention of attacking Xudu when they came here, the more beneficial it would be to us. But this will Cao Jun find something that can mobilize their emotions, and it will indeed bring us a lot of trouble. ”

"The day when I got tired of playing with everything." Sun Ce said: "Cao Jun is having a lively time now, in a few days, I think they will still have the interest they have now?" ”

"They're having something to play with, after all." Lu Bu said: "The soldiers of our army have nothing to do. If this continues, the morale of our army will definitely be lower than that of Cao's army, and it will not be beneficial for us to fight in the future. ”

"What are you going to do with it?" Sun Ce asked Lu Bu.

"Have the annoyance soldiers and trapping camp learned to fall from the sky?" Lu Bu did not answer, but asked Sun Ce rhetorically.

Sun Ce replied: "The soldiers who relieved the annoyance and the soldiers who were trapped in the camp already knew how to parachute. Therefore, no one dared to be arrogant and nonsense, and it was Chu Hou who gave them a dismount earlier, which made them stop a lot. ”

"Both teams are the elite of our army." Lu Bu said: "When it comes to battlefield fighting, there are not many strong teams in the world that can defeat them. Put them into the city of Xudu, as long as they open the city gates, we will win this battle. ”

"If I hadn't been able to open the city gate, I, General Gao, and the soldiers who entered Xu Ducheng would never have had a chance to come back alive."

"That's true." Lu Bu said: "Cao Cao's Tiger Guards are something you need to be on guard against. ”

"The Tiger Guards are no different from ordinary soldiers." Sun Ce said: "At most, it just has a nice name." ”

Lu Bu turned his head to look at him and said to him: "Bo Fu must not have such a thought, the Tiger Guard Army was built by Cao Cao in the early years, and they have strict military discipline, and they will never squeeze up when they encounter benefits like other Cao armies." Coordinated and measured, it is not an exaggeration to describe the Tiger Guards. ”

"Chu Hou only knows Cao Cao's Tiger Guards, how can he know that our trouble-relieving soldiers are better at fighting than the Tiger Guards." Sun Ce said: "The Marquis of Chu asked me to set up a trouble-relieving army earlier, and these soldiers were carefully selected by me. After later training and polishing, they are capable of whatever battlefield they put into it. It's just a little capital, don't say that the annoying soldiers just went in to open the city gate, and there were traps on the side to respond. Even if I only order the trouble-relieving soldiers to enter the city, as long as I am here, I can take down the city gate. ”

"Bo Fu's martial arts, I know very well." Lu Bu nodded: "When you just landed, you shouldn't encounter too much resistance, and what you should really be alert to is when Cao Jun launches a counterattack." At that time, their fierce generals will also come forward, and the advantage you and General Gao will have gone. You must remember that when you enter the city, you can kill fewer enemy soldiers, but the city gates must be opened. If the city gate is not opened, not to mention you and General Gao, as well as the soldiers who have relieved the troubles and trapped the camp, even me and Ziyi will be buried in Xudu City. ”

Lu Bu's words were solemn, and Sun Ce also knew that entering Xu Capital this time would be an extremely difficult challenge for him to reconcile the troubled soldiers.

If the soldiers were able to hold their rhythm and open the city gates, once the army arrived, it would only be a matter of time before they captured Xudu.

If they fail to open the city gates, as Lu Bu said, the Relief Soldiers and the trapped camp will be left alone in a situation.

Although the Xuzhou army outside the city can also attack, it can climb along the city wall, and the casualties must be very large, and it is not known when it will be able to enter Xudu.

Thinking of this, Sun Ce's face also became solemn.

He said to Lu Bu: "Don't worry, Chu Hou, as long as I am alive, the city gate will definitely be able to be opened!" ”

"Bo Fu asked General Gao to be invited as well." Lu Bu explained to him.

Sun Ce immediately ordered the guards on the side to invite Gao Shun.

After a while, Gao Shun hurriedly arrived.

Seeing Lu Bu, he bowed and asked, "Dare to ask Chu Hou, what do you command?" ”

"I have one more thing to ask you before I tell you." Lu Bu said: "Let me ask again, can the trouble-relieving soldiers and the trapped camp fall from the sky and kill Cao Cao by surprise?" ”

"The soldiers have been practicing very hard in the past two days." Gao Shun said: "Earlier they didn't know how to jump off such a high platform, but now everyone can master it. ”

"Jumping off a platform is completely different from jumping out of mid-air." Lu Bu said: "Jumping from a high platform, no matter how serious it is, it is just a fall." But falling from mid-air, if they don't know how to protect themselves and how to open the parachute, there is only a dead end waiting for them. ”

"What Chu Hou said, the soldiers also understand." Gao Shun replied: "In the past few days, I have been there all the time urging the soldiers to learn how to parachute from the paratroopers. ”

"You should have found out, too." Lu Bu's gaze swept over the faces of the two of them, and said to them: "Whether it is to relieve the troublesome soldiers or to trap the camp, when facing the paratroopers, their faces have arrogance that cannot be concealed. The annoyance soldiers and trapping camps are the elite of our army, and it is understandable that the soldiers are arrogant. But you both have to keep an eye on them and be a little wary when they're too arrogant. ”

"When it comes to individual combat, three paratroopers are no match for a troublesome soldier." Sun Ce replied: "The soldiers are not arrogant, they just feel that the paratroopers are too weak. I sometimes talk to General Gao that the Marquis of Chu took the paratroopers to seize the palace, and it is better to randomly draw one from the troublesome soldiers or the trapped camp. ”

"How many people are there in the camp to relieve the annoyance and trap the camp?" Lu Bu suddenly asked the two of them.

Sun Ce and Gao Shun both looked uncertain.

Gao Shun asked Lu Bu: "At the beginning, it was the Marquis of Chu who said that the elite should have a unified system, so the two teams are five thousand people. ”

"There are only 5,000 people, and they dare to look down on more than 100,000 troops." Lu Bu shook his head and said, "You two should also understand that most of the soldiers who accompanied us on the expedition were not as elite as the troublesome soldiers and the trapped camp. If the soldiers are so arrogant in the army that they are not used to seeing them, once they reach a critical juncture, who will be willing to save them sincerely? ”

Stunned for a moment by Lu Bu's question, Sun Ce and Gao Shun looked at each other again, and they both saw a trace of guilt on each other's faces.

"If the two generals agree with me, then talk about the soldiers under your command." Lu Bu said to the two of them: "The troublesome soldiers and the trapping camp have been properly drilled, and the time has come for us to attack Xu Du. ”

"When does Chu Hou plan to attack?" When it came to attacking, Gao Shun and Sun Ce's eyes lit up, and Sun Ce blurted out a question.

"Tomorrow night." Lu Bu said: "I will lead the paratroopers to the palace first, and wait until there is chaos in Xudu City." You go up to the sky in a balloon and then go into the city to give me a good fight. ”

"Chu Hou can rest assured." Sun Ce replied with a smile: "The soldiers may not be able to solve the troubles, but they still have the ability to make trouble." ”

"Be honest when trapped." Gao Shun said: "But whether they will make trouble or not depends on who they are fighting with." Once the trouble-relieving soldiers make trouble, the soldiers trapped in the camp will definitely not lose to them. ”

The two of them spoke decisively, Lu Bu nodded, and said to them: "You two don't just make up your mind with me here, I'll wait to see how you perform tonight." ”

"Chu Hou is in the palace, and he has no chance to see our performance." Sun Ce pursed his lips with some disappointment: "Actually, I still feel that to rescue Your Majesty, as long as Taishi Ziyi goes over alone, it is enough." Chu Hou should be by our side, after all, we came here to break Xu Du. ”

"Your task is too simple." Lu Bu said to Sun Ce: "As long as the city gate is opened, the matter will be completed." Why do I need to go for such a simple thing? If you successfully open the city gates, and wait until you take Xudu, I will celebrate you both. If it hadn't been opened, I wouldn't have said anything more, and on the Huangquan Road, we walked across the Nai He Bridge holding hands and singing. ”

Speaking of Huangquan Road, Lu Bu's tone was flat, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Sun Ce and Gao Shun are both full of black lines.

Gao Shun said: "Seeing that the battle is about to be played, Chu Hou still don't say these unlucky words." ”

"Okay, you won't be happy." Lu Bu smiled and said, "I won't say it, but if you want to live, you should know what to do." ”

"You two go back to prepare the soldiers first, and don't let them practice during the day tomorrow." Lu Bu said to the two of them: "When attacking Xudu City, the soldiers should be as close together as possible, but don't be in the east and west. If you clench your fist, it will hurt to hit you, and if you spread it too far, you can't even be considered a slap. ”

"Chu Hou's words, we both wrote them down." Sun Ce and Gao Shun responded together.

The two then retreated and left, each going to the barracks to prepare the soldiers for battle.

Lu Bu instructed the guards: "Go and invite Zhou Gongjin and Xu Yuanzhi." ”

The guards took the order and went to invite Zhou Yu and Xu Shu.

Not long after, the two men were ordered to arrive.

After meeting Lu Bu, Zhou Yu asked, "Is Chu Hou planning to attack Xu Du?" ”

"Exactly." Lu Bu said: "Both the Liberation Soldiers and the Trap Camp have learned to use parachutes, and I also feel that the time has come to attack. ”

"If you attack a day earlier, you can still take advantage of Cao's slack to ask for some benefits." Zhou Yu replied: "Now that Cao Jun is alert, Chu Hou has launched an attack, and the danger will be a little more dangerous. ”

"At this time, of course I know that it will be a little dangerous." Lu Bu said: "Cao Jun has found a way to play, but the soldiers of our army are idle here every day. You must know that if you are idle for a long time, the morale of the soldiers will be exhausted. Once they lose their morale, it will be impossible for me to organize an effective attack if I try to attack at that time. ”

"I'm not saying you shouldn't attack." Zhou Yu explained: "I just think that the attack is a little more dangerous at this time, and I want to remind Chu Hou that when he enters the city of Xudu, everything must be careful." ”

"If you bring paratroopers into the city, I won't care about things outside the city." Lu Bu said to Zhou Yu and Xu Shu: "The army will be handed over to the two of you, once the city gate is opened, immediately order Zilong to lead the cavalry into the city first, and the other soldiers will follow, don't let the Cao army outside the city react." ”

"We all know very well how Chu Hou plans to arrange it." Zhou Yu said: "Once the city gate is opened, we will definitely urge the army to enter the city. As for the outside of the city, when the time comes, after leaving a group of men and horses near the city gate, even if the Cao army behind is killed, it can only fight our army near the city gate. In this battle, Cao's army was superior in numbers, and our army was not necessarily able to please him. The most important thing is to look at Chu Hou. ”

"Of course it's up to me." Lu Bu said: "If I can save His Majesty today, and wait until he is safe, and then let him go, I will go to the city to help." With Cao Cao's generals, which one will be my opponent? ”

"It seems that Chu Hou and I think about the same." Zhou Yu said: "The really important place in this battle is actually Chu Hou's bravery. ”

Lu Bu nodded: "I have a martial art, of course I want to use it on the battlefield." In the battle of Dangshan, although he fought with dozens of Cao generals, it was not too enjoyable to kill. Now that I have attacked Xudu and arrived at Cao Cao's lair, of course I have to kill him! ”

"In fact, Chu Hou still suffered in some places when he went on this expedition." Xu Shu interjected.

Lu Bu interrupted him: "Yuan Zhi didn't say anything, I only said what you want to say, what you have to say is nothing more than our army's scouts were too bad and couldn't deliver the news in time, so I was so passive." ”

"Since Chu Hou understands, I won't say more." Xu Shu replied: "I only hope that this battle can be as Chu Hou thinks." ”

Including Lu Bu, Zhou Yu and Xu Shu also knew that Lu Bu's decision to attack Xu Du was due to a lot of gambling.

The bet was won, they took Xudu, and the balance of power between them and Cao Cao was reversed.

If you lose the bet, from now on, there will never be Xuzhou Lu Bu in the world!