Chapter 554: The Battle of Puyang

The backyard caught fire, the nest was seized, and the family members were almost all poisoned, Cao Cao was furious this time, and after a short rest in Juancheng, he immediately ordered Cao Ren to lead the elite south to attack Lü Bu and Zhang Miao's other stronghold Juyang, guard the flank, and intercept Zhang Miao's reinforcements, and he took Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin, Lou Yi and other fierce generals to attack Puyang City and attack Lu Bu's main force. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

This time, Cao Cao brought Yu Ban, because Bao Xin had no clear news, so Cao Cao deceived Yu Ban and said that Bao Xin was killed by Zhang Miao and others, and appointed Yu Ban as the captain of the trap, Yu Ban knew that Bao Xin supported Cao Cao, and this time he was sent by Bao Xin to assist Cao Cao, so he switched to Cao Cao.

Juancheng is less than 100 miles away from Puyang, and Cao Cao's army crossed the Yellow River and went straight to Puyang, setting up a position on the plain east of Puyang.

At the beginning of the morning sunrise, Lu Bu only left Chen Gong who had just rushed back to Puyang to defend the city, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and other strong generals all came out, Cao Cao took Le Jin as the first to ascend, Yu Ban and Xiahou Dun as the left and right wings, Xiahou Yuan led the Qingzhou soldiers as the Chinese army, and the two soldiers and horses launched a fierce battle for Yanzhou on the plain outside the city.

Both sides are strong generals, Lu Bu is good at fighting, Cao Cao's side of Lejin, Xiahoudun, Yu Ban is also a first-class fierce general, Lu Bu has been running for several years, urgently needs a foothold, Cao Cao vows to recapture Yanzhou, all have the heart of fighting to the death, the sound of killing is shocking, and the battle is extremely tragic.

Although Lu Bu is not good at scheming, but he is extremely keen in battle, especially good at cavalry warfare, but also above Zhang Liao, when the battle is not long, he saw the weakness of Cao Cao's Qingzhou soldiers, he let Hao Meng, Cao Xing and other generals lead the infantry to fight, and he personally led three thousand cavalry to kill, the iron hooves swept like thunder, mixed with the howl of the Hun soldiers, and went straight to the Qingzhou soldiers.

The Qingzhou soldiers were very loyal to Cao Cao, but they were killed by Gongsun Zhan's iron cavalry in Dongguang in the Bohai Sea a few years ago, and they were killed by Zhang Liao's iron cavalry in Xuzhou half a year ago, and they already had a psychological shadow on the cavalry.

Lu Bu was overjoyed when he saw this, the cavalry was like lightning, and he did not rush Cao Cao's army, but only pursued the scattered Qingzhou soldiers, and the scene of Xuzhou Xiapi reappeared, and the Qingzhou soldiers counterattacked Cao Cao's camp, plus Lu Bu's cavalry, and tore Cao Cao's formation to pieces.

Cao Cao was shocked when he saw this, and the camps of the various armies were also in chaos, they had experienced the miserable whiteness of the Xiapi battlefield, but now in the face of such tactics as cavalry, it was still impossible, Cao Cao was so angry in the Chinese army that he scolded: "Lu Bu is far away from learning Zhang Wen!" But it was useless for him to scold, the first battle was lost, Cao Cao could only retreat again and again, relying on the terrain to block Lu Bu's cavalry and gather his troops and horses.

Lu Bu was afraid that he would be too far away from Puyang, and Cao Cao would divide his troops to seize the city, so he didn't dare to chase more, so he retreated, and then divided a group of soldiers and horses to be stationed in the west of Puyang, defending the main city of Puyang, and responding to each other with Puyang City.

The two armies held each other, a few days after the battle, a late night, Cao Cao personally led a large army to raid Puyang City Xitun, won in one fell swoop, ended the battle before dawn, was about to retreat, Lu Bu personally led reinforcements from Puyang to arrive, commanded the army to press on the whole line, and surrounded Cao's army.

This battle Lu Bu is determined to win, refusing to stop, Cao Jun fell into a bitter battle, from dawn to dusk, both sides suffered heavy casualties, Lu Bu cavalry repeatedly cut, to the end even the war horse is unable to run again, compared to history, he lacks Zhang Liao and Gao Shun two generals, infantry combat effectiveness greatly reduced, the same Cao Cao lacked Dian Wei, only with Le Jin, Yu Ban and Xiahou Dan topped, especially Le Jin, extremely brave, and dozens of warriors wearing double armor, with a spear on their backs with halberds, anti-turbulent Lu Bu cavalry, Lu Bu cavalry losses are not small, The Huns were a little unable to bear it, and they could only retreat temporarily, and the situation on the battlefield stabilized slightly, and it was only after dark that Cao's army broke through and withdrew.

Lu Bu returned to the city, the soldiers were tired, Chen Gong made a plan, and a big family surnamed Tian in the city sent people to secretly enter the Cao camp, saying that Lu Bu was cruel and unkind, and the Huns under his command plundered the grain and grass of the rich family, and the people were resentful, and they were willing to respond to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was worried about Puyang, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw Younei, Xi Zhicai thought it was Lu Bu's plan to deceive him, but Cao Cao thought it was credible, after all, Puyang City was his, and Lu Bu occupied it for no more than ten months, and he was only worried about the bravery of Lu Bu's cavalry and the tall and difficult to attack Puyang City, as long as he entered Puyang City, whether he was in the plan or not, he thought that he was not afraid of Lu Bu.

That night, the east gate of Puyang was wide open, because Xiahoudun had been stationed in Puyang City, very familiar with the situation in the city, Cao Cao ordered Le Jin and Xiahoudun in front, he led the troops to follow, Yu Ban and Xiahouyuan each led troops and horses to the south of the city, the west of the city, ready to attack the city on three sides after the start of the battle in the city.

Cao Cao personally led his soldiers and horses into the city, and after entering the east gate, in order to show his determination to fight against the water and break the boat, he followed Han Xin and Xiang Yu and ordered the soldiers to burn the city gate and cut off the back road.

Then the army directly entered the city, Lu Bu naturally had an ambush in the city, Cao Cao did not travel much, the drums on all sides sounded in unison, the sound of killing was like thunder, Lu Bu personally led the cavalry to impact on the street, plus the archers on both sides fired a salvo, the infantry rushed to kill, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were in chaos.

When Lü Bu was stationed in Hanoi, his soldiers and horses drilled were modeled after Zhang Liao's drills, and after experiencing the Chang'an Rebellion, Lü Bu not only rode battles, but also attached importance to street battles.

Cao Cao didn't expect that the street battle could not defeat Lu Bu, and he was separated from Le Jin, Xiahoudun and other generals in the dark, and the number of Lu Bu's soldiers and horses exceeded his imagination, as if it was endless, he saw that the situation was not good, so he could only break through to the outside of the city, and encountered several rushes on the way, and was separated from his personal guards.

However, Cao Cao was also quite skilled in martial arts, holding a spear, losing his conspicuous helmet, wrapping rags in his armor, and fighting and retreating along the roadside.

In the dark, Lu Bu led the cavalry to rush to find Cao Cao, and when the cavalry rushed past Cao Cao's side, Lu Bu stopped Cao Cao with a halberd and asked sharply, "Where is Cao Cao?" He hadn't met Cao Cao yet, and he didn't know Cao Cao.

Cao Cao didn't expect to run into Lu Bu, and he was nervous, but he had always been old and wise, and he asked for a guide and said urgently: "The villain is willing to be attached, the general spares his life, the east gate is on fire, Cao Cao fled to the south gate, and the person who walked on a yellow horse in front of him is also." ”

When Lü Bu saw him surrender and heard that Cao Cao was in front, he immediately ignored him and led his troops to chase south.

Cao Cao was already in a cold sweat, and hurriedly fled to the east gate, only to find that the fire he had set up earlier was still vigorous and difficult to pass.

Seeing that there were chaotic soldiers chasing after him, Cao Cao hurriedly didn't care about anything, saw that there was only one fire, drew his sword and rushed in, not to prevent the city gate from being burned down a fire board, Cao Cao hurriedly blocked it with a sword, his arm was burned to the end, and when he was in danger, a person rushed to block the fire board, but it was Sima Louyi, Cao Cao was overjoyed, and hurried out of the city with the support of Lou Yi.

When he arrived outside the city, he encountered a group of soldiers and horses from Lu Bu, and Lou Yi asked Cao Cao to dodge and led the soldiers and horses by himself.

Xiahoudun and other generals in the city disappeared Cao Cao, and they were terrified, looking around, and they were in a mess, until dawn, rushing out of the city, and only then did they see the injured Cao Cao in the camp.

Although Cao Cao was injured and was defeated, he was calm as usual, went to the camp to ask the sergeant, and ordered all the troops to camp and settle down, not knowing the fortifications of rejecting horses and traps, and at the same time rushing to make siege equipment and prepare for a protracted war.

Lu Bu counterattacked several times, but it was difficult to gain the upper hand, so the two sides faced off at a stalemate.

At the same time, in Qingzhou, Zhang Liao also faced a war, and Yuan Tan and Shan Jing each had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses attacking Qingzhou from the west and north.