In the first year of Xingping (194), Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Chen Gong and others took advantage of Cao Cao's expedition to Xuzhou again, welcomed Lü Bu into Yanzhou and betrayed Cao Cao.

Lü Bu, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others made many preparations in order to successfully capture Yanzhou. Their goal was very clear, that is, to seize Juancheng, the seat of Yanzhou, and it was best to make Cao Cao not even have a place to stand in Yanzhou.

At that time, Xun Yu and Cheng Yu guarded Yanzhou Juancheng, as a state of governorship, Juancheng's garrison was very complete, Zhang Miao and others first took advantage of the fact that the people in Juancheng did not know the inside story, and sent Liu Yi to confuse them to think that Lu Bu was Cao Cao's reinforcements, and then took the opportunity to seize Yanzhou, but unfortunately Xun Yu saw through, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others The conspiracy was also exposed, and Lu Bu's entry into Yanzhou was also forced to be made public.

If a plan failed, Lu Bu and others instigated Yuzhou to assassinate Shi Guo Gong to attack Juancheng, the seat of Yanzhou, but unfortunately Xun Yu was not chaotic in the face of danger and solved Guo Gong by diplomatic means.

Although the Lü Bu group did not take Juancheng, nor did they succeed in provoking the contradiction between Guo Gong and Cao Cao, but their capture of Yanzhou was still very smooth, in Dongjun, after Cao Cao's important general Xiahou was transferred from Puyang by Xun Yu, Lü Bu decisively took Puyang, not only seized his baggage but also almost killed Xiahou with a counter-plot, and at this moment Lü Bu also won an important base for himself in Yanzhou.

At this time, the important towns of Yanzhou, Chen Liu, and Puyang have been controlled by the Lu Bu group, and only Juancheng, Dong'e and Fanxian counties in the entire Yanzhou are still under the control of the Cao Cao group, but even so, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others did not stop there.

Soon Chen Gong personally led his troops to capture Dong'e, and also sent Bi Wei to capture Fan County. At that time, Xun Yu, who was the leader, could not leave Juancheng, so he sent Cheng Yu, a native of Dong'e, to stabilize the situation in Fan County and Dong'e, Cheng Yu lived up to expectations and successfully stabilized Jin Yun, the county commander of Fan County, and also made him kill Bian, and sent cavalry to block the Cangtingjin ferry so that Chen Gong could not cross the river.

With the help of Dong'e County's Ling Zaoyi and Yanzhou's Xue Yi and others, the situation in the three counties was finally stabilized before Cao Cao's return.

When Cao Cao returned, Lü Bu also successfully controlled Puyang, and although the military strength was still inferior, with the support of many cities, Lü Bu already had the strength to fight with Cao Cao.

After Lu Bu fled Chang'an, he actually lived a life of exile, Yuan Shu did not accept it, Yuan Shao guarded against it, Zhang Yang was really good to him, but there was also Li Guo's Xiliang army threat outside, but the goddess of luck finally favored him again, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, and Chen Gong welcomed Lu Bu into Yanzhou to see if Lu Bu could grasp this opportunity.

When Cao Cao did not return, Lü Bu's seizure of Yanzhou was generally smooth despite many setbacks, and finally controlled most of Yanzhou's territory, but compared with Cao Cao's group, Lü Bu's group had an unavoidable disadvantage, that is, military inferiority.

When Lu Bu entered Yanzhou, he brought a part of the army, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others, as well as various counties and counties, also had a part of the army, although Lu Bu's soldiers were not many, but they were all elite with Lu Bu to go south and north, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao's army itself was not much, and most of them were miscellaneous soldiers that Cao Cao did not want, and these troops still could not be compared with the regular army of Yanzhou led by Cao Cao, so in the early days of the war, Cao Cao's group had a slight advantage, and Cao Cao also controlled the initiative of the attack after returning.

After Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou and joined Xiahoudun, Xun Yu and others, he immediately organized his army to attack Huanglong, aiming at Puyang, where Lu Bu was located, wanting to eliminate Lu Bu at one time and recover Yanzhou as quickly as possible, and Lu Bu was also fully prepared in Puyang at this time, just waiting for Cao Cao to come to the door.

There are contacts between Cao Cao and Lu Bu in the battle of Puyang, you destroyed my two battalions at night, and I surrounded you to fight during the day, and the fight can be said to be impressive, but this battle was not very smooth for Cao Cao or for Lu Bu, although Cao Cao was the active attacker, he obviously did not have an advantage, and although Lu Bu had many opportunities, he was run away by Cao Cao.

The two sides stalemate in Puyang for more than 100 days, and did not distinguish the winner or loser, and at this time, the sky fell and the drought and locust plague came one after another, resulting in Cao Cao and Lu Bu's military rations were not enough, and the two sides were forced to withdraw their troops, and Puyang after the devastation of the war and the baptism of the locust plague has lost the value of staying, and Lu Bu immediately retreated east to Shanyang.

This period was very difficult for both Cao Cao and Lu Bu.

Although Cao Cao still has Juancheng, the seat of Yanzhou, he is unable to control most of the territory of Yanzhou, and the war is not smooth, and the army is even less food.

And what about Lu Bu? It's not much better. Puyang was crippled, because the fatigue of the army was newly defeated by an unknown man named Li Jin, not to mention Cao Cao's problem, why didn't Lu Bu have it?

After Cheng Yu stopped Cao Cao from converging with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, who had obtained Yuan Shao's support, regrouped again, and the war with Lü Bu soon broke out again.

Cao Cao first led his troops to attack Dingtao, but defeated the reinforcements led by Lü Bu; Lü Bu sent Xue Lan and Li Feng to divide their troops to defend Juye, Cao Cao led his troops to sneak attack, and Lü Bu's army was defeated again in the battle of Juye; After that, Cao Cao once again defeated Lü Bu with an ambush, won three battles and three victories, and gained the upper hand in the war.

But soon Cao Cao put his mind on Xuzhou again, and almost gave Lu Bu a chance of life, thanks to Xun Yu's timely dissuasion, Cao Cao gave up the idea of planning Xuzhou at this time, so he did his best to eliminate Lu Bu.

In fact, at this time, Lu Bu already had a breath of heart, although Dingtao was not lost at this time, Chen Liu, Yongqiu was not lost, and Lu Bu Group still did not reach the point of exhaustion, but Lu Bu could not hold on.

This war was too tiring, it was too hard, Cao Cao fought hard, Lu Bu was not tired, Cao Cao's army pressed again, and finally broke Lu Bu's heartstrings, Lu Bu couldn't hold on anymore, so he gave up, so he lost.

Many people think that Lu Bu lost to Cao Cao because of his military inferiority in Yanzhou, but in fact, Lu Bu lost to himself. Although Cao Cao wavered twice in this battle, with the help of Chen Yu and Xun Yu, Cao Cao finally persevered, so he was the victor, a well-deserved victor.

And Lu Bu chose to give up under many unfavorable conditions and failed to continue to persevere, so he lost.

The battle of Caolu Yanzhou was both offensive and defensive in history, and it was very wonderful and very hard. This level is the biggest crisis in the history of Cao Cao's group, even if it fell out with Yuan Shao later, the situation of Cao Cao's group was not bad to this extent, and then Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven and ordered the princes, and the business of the king was already successful.

And this battle of Yanzhou is already the last chance for Lu Bu to defeat Cao Cao, and Lu Bu, who gave up this opportunity, can be said to have doomed him to a tragic fate.

ps: This is the last chapter of the battle of Cao Lu Yanzhou, and tomorrow will start to coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes