A fire broke out on the hillside where Lü Bu was stationed.

At the head of the city, the soldiers nervously looked at the hill that was engulfed in flames in the distance.

The cause of the fire could not be known, and everyone was worried about Lu Bu.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun stood side by side.

Their palms were covered with beads of sweat, and the burning hill in the distance made them feel extremely worried.

"General, look!" Suddenly, a soldier pointed to the hill and shouted: "Flag on the top of the mountain......"

Looking at the top of the mountain, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun vaguely saw the shadow of the battle flag fluttering in the skyrocketing firelight.

"General Lu is fine!" Zhang Liao shouted: "Soldiers, hold Xiapi and wait for General Lu to come back!" ”

There were rumpets from Cao Jun's camp.

The horn sounded, and countless Cao troops lined up in the camp, and a new battle was about to begin.

The fire burned for two days.

Lu Bu led more than 200 soldiers to guard the top of the mountain, and the nearby trees were cut down by them, although the flames could not burn them, and the two days of baking were unbearable.

The ground was so hot that it seemed to be able to roast a potato, and the soldiers could only sit curled up under their armor when they slept at night.

They were able to sustain themselves for two days in the heat of the flames, but they found a mountain spring at the top of the mountain.

The mountain spring that flows in Dingdong brings them coolness and sweetness, and also dissipates a lot of heat and dryness for them.

The flames on the hillside have been extinguished, and the charred trees are sparkling and billowing with smoke.

Some soldiers wanted to go down the mountain to check, but were stopped by Lu Bu.

"The fire was extinguished, and no one could stand on the hot ground." Lu Bu said: "Wait for two hours before the ground is cold before going down the mountain." ”

"Raise the battle flag and dance in the wind, so that the soldiers guarding the Pi can see it!" He shouted again to the soldiers holding the battle flags.

Several soldiers raised battle flags and waved them in the wind.

At the head of the city, the soldiers who resisted the onslaught of the Cao army for two or three days were already very tired.

I don't know who shouted: "General Lu is greeting us!" ”

The soldiers resting against the battlements stood up one after another.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun also ran to the edge of the city wall and looked at the hillside in the distance.

On the hillside, several battle flags fluttered in the wind, apparently being held up and waving them.

"Soldiers!" Gao Shun turned around and shouted to the soldiers at the head of the city: "Everything we have done here General Lu has seen it. Follow General Lu and hold Xiapi! ”

"Follow General Lu and hold Xiapi!" The soldiers shouted.

Cao's siege had no effect, and on the hillside in the distance, Lü Bu had his soldiers waving battle flags as if they were demonstrating to them.

Looking at Xiapi, who had been unable to attack for a long time, Cao Cao's face was very bad.

"Cao Gong, Yuan Shu has sent troops!" Just as he was about to give another order to attack, the guards behind him pointed to the hillside where Lu Bu was stationed and shouted.

Turning his head to look, Cao Cao saw many flags of different colors appear on the top of the mountain, where there were only a few broken battle flags.

Although the distance was very far, he could also tell from the color of the flag that it was Huainan Yuan Shu.

Cao Cao ordered: "Send a scout horse to find out how many troops Yuan Shu has sent." ”

The battle flags on the hillside were certainly not Yuan Shu's reinforcements.

The two soldiers sent by Lu Bu earlier arrived with two wagons and hundreds of newly made battle flags.

In addition to the battle flags, they also brought a few sets of armor made according to the standard of Yuan Shu's army.

The battle flag embroidered with the word "Yuan" fluttered in the wind on the top of the mountain, and when viewed from a distance, it seemed as if countless soldiers and horses were stationed on this hill.

"A few of you put on Yuan Shujun's clothes and armor." Cao Shuo instructed several soldiers: "Cao Cao will not retreat easily when he sees the battle flag, he will definitely send someone to investigate." Intercept their scouts, and leave two alive to report back. ”

Several soldiers changed their clothes and hurried down the mountain.

Sure enough, they encountered Cao Jun's scouts at the bottom of the mountain.

Taking advantage of the scouts' unpreparedness, the soldiers who were dormant in the shadows shot two of them and jumped up.

The rest of the scouts saw that it was Yuan Shujun who rushed out, and they didn't dare to turn around and run to Cao's camp.

The scout brought Cao Cao the news that he had been mentally prepared for but the last thing he wanted to hear.

"How many men did Yuan Shu send?" He asked the two scouts who had come back by chance.

"We were ambushed, and we didn't see many people coming." A scout replied.

"Lord, the military rations are already insufficient, or ......," Guo Jia whispered beside him.

"Even if the army has enough food and Yuan Shu sends men and horses, we have no chance of winning." Cao Cao ordered: "Pass the order down and return to Xudu!" ”

Cao's army, which had besieged Xiapi for several months, finally made preparations for withdrawal.

"Is the lord unwilling?" Cao Cao was still looking at Xiapi, Guo Jia asked.

"I surrounded it for months, but in the end, it was fruitless." Cao Cao said: "How can I be willing? ”

"It is difficult to allocate military rations, and if our army does not withdraw, it is likely that we will be defeated." Guo Jia replied: "If the lord is unwilling, he can lead the army to fight again in a few days." ”

"Yuan Shu sent troops to help, Lu Bu and him have already resolved the conflict, how easy is it to crusade again?" Cao Cao sighed.

"Although the scouts encountered the soldiers of the Yuan Shujia family, they did not see the army." Guo Jia said: "I think there is only one Lu Bu on the hillside. ”

Cao Cao was stunned: "Fengxiao is ......"

"Lu Bu wanted the lord to withdraw his troops, so he thought of a way to pretend to be Yuan Shu to help." Guo Jia replied: "Actually, if he doesn't do this, he won't be able to attack for a long time, there is no food and grass in the army, and the lord has no way to hold on." He did this just to find a high-sounding excuse for the lord to retreat. ”

There was no food in the army, and Cao Cao really had no reason to hold on.

He nodded, narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Xiapi: "I feel more and more that Lu Bu is different from the past......

"Actually, I think he's different from what he's used to." Guo Jia said: "It's just that these are no longer important, the most important thing now is to return to Xudu safely and steadily, and fight again one day in the future." ”

Cao's army retreated, and Lu Bu did not immediately lead his troops down the mountain.

Several groups of people were sent to investigate, and after making sure that Cao Cao was gone, he led his troops out of the hill.

Lu Bu came to the outside of Xiapi City, and the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly opened the city gate.

Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, and Gao Shun were all waiting in the city gate.

Lu Bu entered the city, and the servants bowed and saluted: "Congratulations to General Lu for successfully retreating from the enemy!" ”

"General Lu is mighty!" At the top of the city, an officer raised his arms and shouted.

Then all the defenders cheered.

With a smug face, Lu Bu said: "Although Cao Cao has retreated, Xuzhou has experienced war, if we don't step up the rectification of local recruitment of soldiers and horses, sooner or later something like this will happen." ”

"What are the general's plans?" Chen Gong asked.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the city?" Lu Bu didn't answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Counting the wounded, there are less than two thousand."

"Gather all the soldiers, and I will reorganize and distribute." Lu Bu said: "In the future, we will clarify military orders and strengthen military discipline." From today onwards, only we will fight others, and no one else will fight us! ”