Chapter 454: Empty

When the army arrived in Wancheng, Wancheng was empty, and all the things that could be removed in the treasury were removed. I can take away the local population, and not one of them will be left. In addition to the four city walls, there is nothing in the entire Wancheng. If the city wall can be moved, Cao Cao will most likely move it too.

There are traces of renovation in many places on the city wall, it can be seen that Cao Cao has strengthened Wancheng a lot, Cao Cao's original idea should be to rely on Wancheng to strengthen the city and Lu Bu's army, but the war in the rear is unfavorable, and he has to retreat to help.

"Cao Cao seems to be in a hurry." Lu Bu stepped on the streets full of blood and corpses, and walked towards the city. At least Cao Cao also left him with fortified walls on all sides, didn't he? If Lu Bu used soldiers, he would not burn down the entire city with a single fire!

"Sprinkle lime on every corner of the city. Spring arrived, and plagues were rampant. These hundreds of thousands of corpses were all moved out, and a large amount of kerosene was immediately transported from Chang'an, and they were completely cremated and burned. ”

Lü Bu led some of the soldiers into the city, but Lü Meng did not stop and led the vanguard to continue the pursuit. When Lü Bu set out from Wancheng and went to Yingchuan to use troops, the pioneer Lü Meng came quickly to report.

"Report to the general, Cao Jun is in Lushan, and set up checkpoints along the Woniu Mountain according to the mountain list. The vanguard led by General Lü Meng Yan Yan was blocked out of the mountain. ”

"Danger in the mountains?" Sure enough, it was not as unexpected by Lu Budi. Most of the soldiers and horses in Wancheng were killed by Cao Cao himself, and those who really escaped from the city were probably only tens of thousands. This fighting spirit is difficult to estimate, it may present two extremes, under the bloody land of Cao Cao, kill the enemy with his life, or maybe be killed by Cao Cao so cold that the soldiers have no heart to fight. And Cao Cao is now setting up cards in the mountains, most likely the latter, Cao Cao is buying time for the withdrawal of the army.

"Yes. Set up risks in the mountains. And these Cao soldiers have a high fighting spirit. Stick to the level and don't retreat. General Lü Meng entered the checkpoint several times and was beaten back. The soldier said.

Lü Bu ordered the army to march quickly and gallop towards Lushan. Cao Cao was cunning, and Zhang Xiu's pursuit troops were defeated by Cao Cao that year, and later Jia Xu suggested that he pursue Fang again before defeating Cao Cao. Lu Bu was worried that Lu Meng, the vanguard, had fallen for Cao Cao's tricks, so he hurried over, and Lu Bu wanted to see for himself what tricks Cao Cao used to turn the tide.

Lushan, the northern foot of the Woniu Mountain Range, the junction of Jingzhou and Yuzhou, is mountainous and dangerous. Easy to defend and difficult to attack, one of the few dangerous rivers in the Central Plains in ancient times. When Lu Bu fled to Chang'an, this place once became a place for him to take Wancheng and defend it with heavy troops.

There are two mountains in Lushan, each stationed in a large army to hold against each other. On one side is the army of 40,000 tigers and wolves, and on the other side is the Cao army that is defended by the mountains, and the pennants are scarce. On the flat ground below the hillside, there were corpses lying all over the ground, and the smell of blood in the air was thick, indicating that there had just been a war here, and the battle was extremely fierce.

However, Lü Meng's army had an absolute numerical advantage, but it was unable to attack the opposite hillside, and the army could not continue to advance through the small mountain col in front of them.

Lu Bu and Lu Meng stood side by side, looking at Cao Jun on the opposite mountain.

Lu Meng said solemnly: "It seems that Cao Cao's subway blood method has worked wonders. Yesterday, he led the army to attack for a whole day, and at the beginning he rushed up from the bottom of the mountain, unable to capture the high slope, and divided his troops to attack from both sides of the flank, but still could not capture this small hill. The enemy also suffered heavy casualties, but they fought to the death and did not retreat. In the end, our army could not overcome it and could only retreat from the battlefield. Cao Cao has been gone for two days, and I'm afraid he won't be able to catch up. ”

Lu Bu looked coldly at Cao Jun on the opposite side, there were still a lot of undried blood stains on Cao Jun's clothes, tightened Fang Tian's halberd, and said hatefully: "Even if you chase to the ends of the earth, even if you lose both, you have to strangle Cao Cao!" ”

Lu Bu's resolute killing intent made the entourage feel Lu Bu's determination to Cao Cao, and strengthened their fighting intent in their hearts.

The Chang'an army lined up in an orderly manner and went down the mountain to kill, and a fierce assault was about to begin. However, the Cao soldiers on the opposite hill became confused and began to rush out of the camp and run behind the mountain.

"It's just underdrawn." Lu Meng said with disdain.

The army pressed the border, and Cao's soldiers were immediately defeated. Lu Bu removed the miscellaneous soldiers who stayed in Wancheng, and brought more than 100,000 troops to Lushan, and a small checkpoint city could not arrange more than 100,000 troops.

Lu Bu led the army to chase out of the mountain pass, and the area in front of him was gradually opening up in a fan-shape, and a melee was being fought. Lü Meng Yan Yan led the army to be stopped at the mouth of the valley, and there were about seventy or eighty thousand troops in the open area, no, it should not be called an army. It should be a chaotic scene of a group of refugees. 80,000 people, some old and some young, didn't have any battle formations, and they couldn't even see the formation. The huge part does not even have the iconic costumes, all kinds of weapons, all kinds of weapons, there are hoes, wooden clubs, knives, and guns. Behind the big array, the other army rolled up the ground and cried and cried, and there was still mud on the trouser tube on the ground, and the hoe on the ground was raised, but the mud was not dry. A moment ago, perhaps they were still working in the fields.

This unit looked like a group of people who had just been captured from the fields. As long as the generals who know a little about the art of war lead the troops, they will feel that with just one charge of the army, this army of refugees who are crying frantically will be torn apart.

However, at the pass of the mountain, Lü Meng Yan Yan launched several charges, but they were all killed and retreated by this inconspicuous army in desperate cries. At the mouth of the mountain pass, the corpses of the soldiers of the two armies formed a high mountain of corpses.

Whenever Lü Meng rushed into the other army, this group of people rushed up in despair in the midst of crying and shouting, holding the team and opening the killing of the Chang'an soldiers, and letting their companions kill the Chang'an soldiers, even if they died together, they did not flinch.

Watching the battle, Lu Bu's expression became solemn. Cao Bing has been defeated again and again, and he has no will to fight, why is it still fighting to the death under such a fierce battle and heavy casualties on both sides? Could it be that Cao Cao dressed up the elite as a people's husband?

No way! Lu Bu overturned this idea, and the militia's mournful cry could not be disguised. Moreover, they don't have many moves to kill the enemy, and they don't pay attention to a fatal blow, they attack weak points or anything, they only rely on hatred and strength to rush forward, and countless people surround one person. Without a formation, they relied on soldiers to fight indiscriminately, and there were no generals to lead the team, and they exchanged the lives of the other party for a tragic price, which was to fight to the death and not retreat.

After several tentative attacks, under Lu Bu's nose, the Chang'an soldiers were once again repulsed. The other army charged forward and moved forward, and did not drive the Chang'an soldiers back to the mountain pass, and the stone monument was not retreated.

Lu Bu was 100% sure that this was a group of local men who had just been recruited from the fields, and some of them had been issued weapons, and most of them had been rushed to the front line before they even had time to distribute weapons. After a large number of militia soldiers were killed, behind the mountain, countless militiamen were once again driven up by Cao Bing.

The Chang'an army is certainly fierce, but as long as these militia soldiers withstand the indomitable momentum of the past, the Chang'an army can only retreat. Re-arrayed and charged, more than ten charges, killing countless enemies, but the opposing troops still did not retreat, blood stained the valley, the people and soldiers cried more sadly, resentment rose even higher, and became more desperate, and began to cross the stone monument where Cao Cao stood, and rushed into the mountain col.

Lu Bu led hundreds of guards through the dense forest, looking for a high point to look behind the mountain.

Behind the mountain, on the field, the overwhelming crowd, women and children, old people and children, densely spread to the sky, and there was no end in sight. Countless Cao soldiers galloped among them, coming and going, and the sharp weapons in their hands slashed at the women and children who were crying and screaming. Millions of women and children trembled in the wind, daring to be angry but not crying.

"Cao thief Tianliang is gone!"

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and cursed. Pinching Fang Tian's halberd, his fingers popped, and his knuckles turned white. It turned out that Cao Cao captured the people in Xiangyang, Yingchuan and other rear areas, captured all the people to the front line, and threatened the lives of their parents, wives and children, forcing the people to block the Chang'an army. No wonder Lu Bu felt a sad resentment from the people and soldiers under the mountain pass.

Lü Bu was known as a butcher in the family, while Cao Cao was chilling among the people. In Cao Cao's life, he slaughtered more than a dozen cities, and the people he slaughtered were all ordinary people, but there was no family. In contrast, Cao Cao was more feared by the people. The people vented their resentment against Cao Cao on the soldiers of Chang'an?

Lu Bu was furious. disappointed in the people, cold in Cao Cao. Is war really unscrupulous?

"Pass the order, do whatever it takes, rush out of the col! Only enter, not retreat! Lü Bu gave the order to die, and instead of resisting Cao's army, these people transferred their anger to their own side.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Suddenly, in the bushes on the mountainside, a column of Cao soldiers came out. After lying in ambush for a long time, the strong crossbow made a loud noise.

"There is an ambush, protect the general!" The soldiers stepped forward and surrounded Lu Bu in the center. The crossbow bolts shot through the rows of guards.

"Array, meet the enemy!" Lu Bu relied on himself to dodge high, as if he was invulnerable, dodged forward, and flew the dense crossbow arrows in front of him. The powerful force of the anyway came out on Lu Bu's head with countless words of blood. After two rounds of crossbow arrows, the HP is lost by a third.

"Attack!" Yu Ban led thousands of well-equipped infantry to kill from the mountainside to the top of the mountain: "Kill Lu Bu, Wanhu Hou!" ”

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and Cao Cao's personal defense tiger guards rushed up violently. Lu Budi's personal guards suffered heavy sacrifices under the just few rounds of crossbow arrows, and they were unable to resist and were forced to retreat to higher ground.

"The general breaks through, and the last general is broken!" Zhou Cang rushed out and crashed into the Tiger Guards.

Lu Bu didn't expect Cao Cao to even come to check on Lu Bu, so he ambushed the soldiers again early, listening to the cry under the mountain, anger rose from the bottom of his heart. At the right time, Yu Ban angrily shouted among Cao Bing to expose his location: "Hugh wants to let Lu Bu go, the prime minister will be rewarded!" ”

"Yu Ban is there!" Fang Tian drew a halberd and pointed at the forbidden place, and Lu Bu said angrily: "Capture the thief first and capture the king, and kill the thief with a certain person!" ”

Lu Bu led a small number of personal guards, caught up with the front and crashed into the Tiger Guards' Zhongdi Zhoucang, like a tiger descending the mountain. Zhou Cang was fighting fiercely in the crowd, he rushed out a few steps ahead of Lu Bu, several tiger guards had fallen at his feet, and the armor on Zhou Cang's body was also cut down, but the iron armor fell off, and he was stabbed several times.

Lu Bu slaughtered into the enemy's army, swept left and right with a painted halberd, and brutally rushed through the Tiger Guards, and the shrubs in the blocking ground were cut into a stump along with the Tiger Guards. The main general was not afraid of death, and Lu Bu's local guards were all one as ten, and the guards were around Lu Bu to charge at the forbidden place.