Gao Ye's words were accompanied by this sneer, and even Li Zhu on the side felt a chill down his spine. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info but Gao Ye asked him to prepare quickly, and tonight he sent a messenger to meet Cao Bao stationed in Xiaopei, indicating that Gao Ye has come to the city, although there are not many foot soldiers, but the appearance of fifteen or six thousand people, but the catapult they use is really fierce, and they are worried that they will not be able to defend the Lu country, so they ask Xuzhou for help.

After Gao Ye arranged Li Zhu, he immediately ordered the drum to raise the tent, and the generals and officials immediately gathered in the Taishou Mansion. Now that Gao Ye has been stationed in Luguo County, he naturally temporarily moved into the Taishou Mansion to work. To be honest, even Yu Ban didn't expect that Lu Guo would take it so easily. According to his thoughts, although this county town is not a strong city, the city walls are not low. Gao Ye's subordinates now only have 17,000 foot soldiers, and if they want to break through the Lu State with 10,000 defenders, they will have to fight for a few days, or even ten days. But he couldn't have imagined that Gao Ye just sent out a clever work, and let the army easily occupy the county seat of Luguo. In this way, the importance of meticulous work in war has to attract its own attention.

However, Gao Ye took the country of Lu, and I don't know what I want to do again. According to the previous plan, Han De and Pan Zhang, who were under Gao Ye, went to take Chen Guo, Liang Guo and other places, and now they have all arrived. Han De's men had already returned to Yingchuan, while Pan Zhang had come directly with people to reinforce Gao Ye. A large area in the northern part of Yuzhou was completely under the control of Lü Qian. Cao Hong went to take Mount Tai, and now that the military report has arrived, it can be regarded as a breakthrough. Taishan's Xuzhou army was defeated and retreated under Cao Hong's offensive, and it was estimated that it would not be long before Cao Hong could occupy the whole county of Taishan. And Gao Ye has now won the county town of Lu with the most troops, and the other counties are under the power of Gao Ye's troops, and the probability of surrendering without a fight is also very high.

However, Yu Ban, who received the general's order, was still shocked by Gao Ye's general's order. Because Gao Ye is actually preparing to take down Xiaopei! This Xiaopei is not the same as the Lu State, which is located in Yuzhou, very close to Yanzhou, and it is the territory that Tao Qian has just taken, so there is only one Cao Yuan in the county, and 10,000 horses are stationed. Xiao Pei is different, Xiao Pei is quite close to Pengcheng, where Tao Qian is now, there has been no war for a long time, the city is high and deep, plus there is enough grain and grass, and there are 30,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the city, where is it so easy to attack? Just listening to Gao Ye's arrangement, even he felt very hopeful, so he gladly accepted the order and rushed to arrange.

Compared with the calm and waveless high night, Cao Bao, who was far away in Xiaopei, had been sinking in his heart at the moment, originally according to his thoughts, seizing Lu and Mount Tai should be a sure thing, even Cao Cao would not come to trouble the Xuzhou army so quickly. First, Cao Cao's situation at this time was not good, there were the Black Mountain Army and the Southern Xiongnu in the north, and Yuan Shu's 100,000 army in the south pressed the border. In the case of the enemy on the belly and back, the Xuzhou army did not continue to move forward, and Cao Cao burned high incense. Otherwise, Cao Cao would have been defeated. Moreover, these two places were originally the weakest places in Cao Cao's rule, there were neither famous generals nor large armies, and Cao Cao's actual control over this place was very poor, even if it was lost, Cao Cao Bacheng would not care. It is precisely because of this that he and Zhao Yu persuaded Tao Qian to take the opportunity to go west, first, at the invitation of Yuan Shu, secondly, they can also seek the land of the two counties, and thirdly, they can negotiate with Cao Cao, maybe they can get more benefits, which can be said to be beneficial to Xuzhou.

Cao Bao and Zhao Yu's words were sincere, the arguments were sufficient, and the planning was so detailed, even Tao Qian had to admit that what they said was very right. Confucius said that "the old man should be disciplined", but Tao Qian, the old man, has completely ignored the teachings of the sages, and is equally tempted in the face of such great interests. Therefore, Cao Bao was immediately ordered to send troops, and first captured Lu and Mount Tai. If Yuan Shu and others win one after another, they can also take advantage of the situation to go west and get a piece of the pie. If Yuan Shu and the others do not go well in the war, they can defend the two counties and negotiate conditions with Cao Cao, which can be described as invincible.

At the beginning, it was indeed as Cao Bao and others thought, and it was effortless to take Lu Guo and Taishan. Therefore, Cao Bao immediately ordered his son to garrison the state of Lu, and made a posture of attacking Shanyang at any time to deter Cao Cao. He stationed a small army, ready to support at any time. It's just that what he didn't expect was that Yuan Shu was defeated so quickly, and the army of 100,000 was killed by Gao Ye in a few days, and even he himself hurriedly ran back to Xia Cai, preparing to return to Shouchun and lick his wounds. Gao Ye, who occupied the Liang State, has become a huge threat to Cao Yuan of the Lu State. However, he felt that Gao Ye should go to help Cao Cao at this time, pacify the Black Mountain Army and the Southern Xiongnu, and it should not be very likely to advance eastward, so he did not let Cao Yuan retreat, but continued to wait and see in the Lu State. It wasn't until Cao Yuan reported that Gao Yebing entered the Lu Kingdom that Cao Bao felt that something was wrong.

However, there are still 10,000 soldiers and horses in the county town of Luguo, and Cao Bao feels that it should not be a big problem to block Gao Ye. But what he didn't expect was that he received a new battle report immediately after, Cao Yuan told him that although there were not many soldiers and horses in Gao Ye, the siege equipment was really tight. How could he not be frightened? It's just that what made him even more unexpected was the fact that Lu Guo had changed hands at this time, as for this battle report, it was sent to Xiaopei by Li Zhu's soldiers pretending to be heralds.

The herald had seen the power of the trebuchet at the beginning, so when Cao Bao summoned him for questioning, he naturally described it as if a boulder had actually flown over his head. “…… General, you don't know, a boulder of several hundred catties fell from the sky and smashed into the city wall, which is a pit. Many brothers were smashed by boulders, and their deaths were miserable, and the major general was really in a difficult situation now, so I asked the general to send troops to help......"

Cao Bao couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, hundreds of catties of stones flew in, he felt terrifying just thinking about it, let alone his son who hadn't even been on the battlefield a few times? So far, it is better to let him retreat, Gao Ye can kill Yuan Shu, who is holding 100,000 elite soldiers, like that, but he is afraid that he will not be able to please himself.

But the news that followed, couldn't help but make Cao Bao's heart sink, because the military report from Lu Guolai brought an extremely bad news, although Gao Ye was short of men and horses, but still surrounded the three gates, although there was no large-scale siege, but trebuchets were raging every day. If there are no more reinforcements, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support. The same news was also brought back by his own scouts, Gao Ye had surrounded the east, west, and north gates, leaving the south gate alone without soldiers. As for the catapult itself, I didn't see it, after all, it was impossible for people to put the catapult outside at night.

Cao Bao, who heard the news, couldn't help but be shocked, he is also a famous general in Xuzhou, and he doesn't read less military books and war strategies in peacetime, how can he not know the sinister intentions of Gao Yewei's three missing one? If his son does not escape from the south gate, it is fine, as long as he flees to the south gate, he will definitely be ambushed in the middle of the night. It's just that it's also very difficult to defend the city, and that high night is now understaffed, so the catapult is used to wreak havoc every day. In this way, the morale of the defenders of the city can be imagined. And hundreds of pounds of boulders smashed on the city wall, and it didn't take long for the city wall to be smashed down, and then the son would die. He is now forty-five years old, and he only has this one son under his knees, how can he let him die in this place in Lu country? originally wanted him to earn some merits, but who knew that he would fall into death in a blink of an eye.

Therefore, Cao Bao can't take care of it so much, and now it's right to save his son. Although there is an ambush in the high night, he has 20,000 horses with him, as long as he is cautious, there will be no problem in thinking about it. The biggest use of an ambush is to attack it unprepared, and now that I am prepared, what can I do even if it is a high night? Besides, Gao Ye's biggest shortcoming now is the strength of his troops, with only 10,000 horses and horses, it is also difficult to besiege the county town of Luguo, how to divide the troops to fight my ambush?

It's just that what Cao Bao didn't expect was that Gao Ye was not ready to fight his ambush at all, what Gao Ye wanted was actually Xiao Pei, who was empty of troops after Cao Bao left. On the second night after Cao Bao left, a rout army rushed to Xiao Pei, and the soldiers guarding the door were shocked when they saw it, because this rout was wearing the military uniforms of the Xuzhou army, and was shouting loudly under the city to open the city gate at this time.

At this time, Xiao Pei's guard was Cao Bao's younger brother Cao Xiong, and when Cao Bao left Xiao Pei, he handed over the defense of the whole city to him. Now he heard that a routed army was coming, so he hurried up to the city to check. He asked aloud what was going on.

I saw one of the officers dressed in the team, covered in blood, and replied loudly: "General Qiyu, I waited until I arrived near Pei County with General Cao Bao, but I didn't know that I was caught off guard by that high night." Gao Ye is brave, we really can't resist, General Cao was shot by that high night when he retreated, and now he is unconscious. I'll wait for the return of the general, who is desperate to protect him. Now the general is lying on the couch, general, let us enter the city quickly, if we don't enter the city again, General Cao is afraid that his life will not be guaranteed! ”

This person is actually Pan Zhang. On that day, he received an order from Gao Ye to follow Yu Ban to defraud Xiao Pei. Yu Ban immediately ordered 5,000 men and horses, and took Pan Zhang to make a detour to ambush Xiao Peizuo. He saw Cao Bao leading his troops out of the city, and he deliberately waited for more than a day, so that Pan Zhang took hundreds of people who had already been prepared to come to the city together. As for the blood on their bodies, it is the blood of the wild beasts caught in the mountains and forests in the past few days, but when it is poured on their bodies, it is quite capable of confusing the real with the fake.

When Cao Xiong in the city heard that his brother had been ambushed, his heart was tight, especially when he heard that Cao Bao was lying on the couch now, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he was even more panicked. After a quick look, I felt that the person lying on the couch really looked a little similar to my brother, and he was wearing the general's armor, but he was covered in blood, and he still had a side face, so he couldn't see it so clearly. But Cao Xiong now has a preconceived idea, thinking that that person is his brother, so he hurriedly ordered the city gate to be opened, and he even ran out in person, wanting to see if his brother is dead or alive now.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Where is my brother? Cao Xiong hurriedly came down from the city wall, and Pan Zhang and the others had just entered the city gate at this time. Pan Zhang replied, "General Cao Bao is here. As he spoke, he pointed his hand at the man. Cao Xiong hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, but he only took two steps, and suddenly felt wrong, because this person was a lot fatter than his brother. I can't help but be suspicious in my heart, and I am about to make everyone pay attention.

I only heard a loud shout behind me: "Pan Zhang is here, the thief will take his life!" But it was Pan Zhang, who saw that the opportunity was rare, and instantly burst out, and beheaded Cao Xiong under the knife in one fell swoop.