Xuchang in the distance, cooking smoke chatting. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Cao Cao's eyes rolled down blood beads, and his mouth full of steel teeth bit a few pieces.

Dozens of miles away, the green smoke wafting over the footbasin-sized Xuchang City, Cao Cao believed that this was not ordinary cooking smoke. He received Xun Yu's express report, saying that the moment Lu Bujun appeared outside Xuchang City, he ordered his troops to come back.

Although Cao Cao was anxious and eager to fly back to Xuchang, he knew that Jia Xu and Wei Yan would not let him get his wish. Cao Cao Annai held the urgency in his heart, if he did not defeat Wei Yan's army, he would not be able to withdraw his troops smoothly. In the camp, pennants were deliberately made to display, and the army lay in wait in the camp and did not move.

Wei Yan's army really believed it and chased forward directly from outside the camp. Cao Cao led his army from behind and defeated Wei Yan again.

Cao Cao defeated Wei Yan's army, but still did not dare to withdraw his troops to support Xuchang. The army covered before and after, and withdrew to Xuchang step by step. It took two days to reach the shore of Yingshui. During this period, Cao Cao heard that Xuchang had been lost, and the city turned into flames. The ruins of Huaiyin City flashed in his mind, and when he thought that Xuchang was even more ruined than Huaiyin, Cao Cao only felt his temples jump suddenly, and he was extremely angry.

A severe headache hit, and his cured head wind disease was relapsed by Lu Bu, and Cao Cao fainted in pain on the spot.

By the time he woke up again, several days had passed, and that was today.

Cao Cao's face was gloomy as he listened to the good news from his coma, and his nails were embedded in his palms to stimulate him not to faint. Although Xuchang did not fall, half of the city was reduced to ruins, and the casualties were even heavier. Even his family was not spared, and his son Cao Zhang was killed...... The bad news hit Cao Cao's soul again and again.

"What about Lu Bujun?" Cao Cao held back his anger and asked the question he wanted to know the most.

"I don't know. News came from Xuchang that Lu Bu wanted to go south to ambush our army. After these few days, it should have arrived a long time ago, but the scouts sent out did not find any trace of Lu Bu's army within a hundred miles. Yu Ban, who was in charge of clearing the ambushes along the way, said. Just because he was worried that Lu Bu was scheming and Lu Bu was too capable of exploiting loopholes, Cao Jun was afraid that Lu Bu would insert from their negligent place, so he walked very cautiously and carefully, Cao Jun was about to be scared to death by himself, and the whole army was even more panicked. When the soldiers heard that Xuchang was lost, they were full of worries about their families.

Until now, there has been no trace of Lu Bu's army, Cheng Yu has already calculated the way to Lu Bu's army, he didn't dare to say it, because Cao Cao had not woken up, and once he said it, it would shake the army's heart. Now that Cao Cao woke up, Cheng Yu's face became more and more cautious: "Lu Bu should."

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) went to the front line of Guandu. Even if Lu Bu attacked Xuchang, Chang'an needs to develop for a long time now, and Lu Bu will not be able to lead the army to confront the prime minister. It is very likely that Lu Bu wants to dismantle my northern defense and let Yuan Shao go south! ”

Cao Cao slammed his force, and the blood flowed like a pillar in his palm. His hatred for Lu Bu can't be expressed in words, and he can't solve his hatred even if he crushes Lu Bu's bones and ashes, it is best that Lu Bu will live forever, be humiliated by him forever, and suffer all kinds of torture from him alive.

"What can I do?" Cao Cao tried to restrain his head, which was gnawing at thousands of ants, to keep himself awake. He is not afraid of Lu Bu, even if Lu Bu flattens his Xuchang, he can still make a comeback, he is afraid of Yuan Shao, even if he has just defeated Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao still has the strength to fight, and Xuchang has suffered two major battles and is riddled with holes.

"Report! From Dongjun to Chenliu, Guandu was attacked by Lu Bu's army and the city walls were all destroyed! "A horse rushed into the rushing army, roaring from far and near.

"What about the defenders? What are the defenders for? You can't even hold the city! Cao Cao spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and the whole person was shaky, and his face was red and white. I saw that the nearby guards were worried for a while. I was worried about the color that changed according to Cao Cao's face, and I was afraid that I would die of anger.

"The defenders rushed back to the rescue because they saw the fire in Xuchang. When Lü Bu's army went, the entire northern defense was actually empty. The soldiers rolled off their horses and did not dare to raise their heads to speak.

"Chop ...... Chop ......" Cao Cao opened his mouth and stammered, his throat was blocked by a blood clot and he couldn't speak.

"Prime Minister spare your life, spare your life!" was guarded like a messenger carrying chickens, scratching hands and feet.

"Wait!" Cheng Yu stopped: "The prime minister is not going to kill him, but to kill the defenders of the northern front who left their posts without permission." ”

Cao Cao roared and kicked again and again, exhaling a lot and taking in less air, Cheng Yu was worried that Cao Cao would not be able to stand the fright and would die with a whimper. The head is running at high speed, and when the dog is in a hurry, the mind is particularly sharp. Cheng Yu didn't sell Guan Zi either, and slapped Cao Cao on the back while saying urgently: "Prime Minister, the so-called misfortune and blessing depend on it." It is not a good thing for Lu Bu to dismantle the northern defense line of our army. ”

As soon as Cao Cao heard this, he knew that Cheng Yu had a plan to break, so he didn't kick it anymore, and his face was flushed: "How can you say this?" ”

"The northern front of our army has been lost, and Xuchang has been broken by Lu Bu. It is not a threat to Hebei at all. Although Yuan Benchu is ambitious and talented, he is not stupid. As long as Xuchang is soft, Yuan Shao will definitely come to merge with the state. ”

Cheng Yu said

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) It makes sense, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought to death in Guandu, Lu Bu suddenly attacked, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both victims. Although Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao's army of hundreds of thousands, Yuan Shao did not lose much land, but Lu Bu took Yuan Shao's entire annexation of the state. As long as Cao Cao sows discord from it, Yuan Shao, a narrow-minded thug, will make Lu Bu unable to eat and walk around.

What Cheng Yu meant, Cao Cao understood, was to pretend to be pitiful now, pretending to be out of breath to paralyze Yuan Shao, so that Yuan Shao mistakenly thought that Xuchang was a broken jar, and he could send troops whenever he wanted. So that Xuchang can get a little buffer time.

Cao Cao felt that this was not enough, and decided to add another fire and depose all the official positions on Yuan Shao's body, saying that it was a condition for Lu Bu to withdraw from Xuchang: "Seal Lu Bu as a general!" Spread the news, and said that Lu Bu asked for the position of general before he was willing to withdraw from Xuchang! ”

Yuan Shao's position as a general is recognized by the Xuchang court, and his self-proclaimed King of Zhao is not recognized by anyone in the world. Cao Cao thought hatefully in his heart, after Yuan Shao knew, how many troops would be raised to attack Chang'an.

Cao Cao had no way out, he could only choose Cheng Yu's strategy to cancel all the defenses on the northern front, and bet that Yuan Shao would not use troops in Xuchang first.

Lu Bu demolished the last wall of Guandu, he didn't know Cao Cao's arrangement, anyway, Lu Bu had sent an envoy to Jizhou. Inform Yuan Shao that Cao Cao's northern defense line was all destroyed by him, and the walls of the important defensive city on the south bank of the Yellow River were all demolished by him, and Yuan Shao's army could just come.

Lü Bu led a large army and prepared to cross the river to the north to Jiguan and return to Chang'an from the east of the river. He promised Yan Lin to go back to preside over the Zhou ceremony for his son, but his son's birthday had already passed.

In this battle, Lu Bu also suffered heavy losses, and Wei Yan's army on the southern route was completely lost. The only benefit is to exchange the lives of the soldiers for a short kick in Chang'an.

In the days when Cao Cao did not chase after him, it was the welfare time for the soldiers. Arrest young people, each young man has the same value, as long as he is alive. Lü Bu finally had time to capture the population back to Chang'an. The population in Xuchang is solid, and if you don't bring some people back, isn't it a trip for nothing? It's just that how many civilians can these 3,000 cavalry capture?

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