Chapter 358: Lu Bu is defeated and retreats
Let's talk about Lu Bu's big tent, Lu Bu's mood at this time can be imagined. He spent so much effort, made so many efforts, and lost the lives of many soldiers, but in the end, he got nothing, how could everyone make Lu Bu feel good.
But I can't blame others for this, after all, Cao Jun's appearance was too sudden, if it weren't for Cao Jun's reinforcements suddenly appearing in Xiaopei, I'm afraid that I would have already left Xiaopei's city at this time. If it weren't for Cao Jun's sudden killing, which messed up his combat deployment, he would never have been defeated so miserably. From the beginning of the development to the present, more than half of his 20,000 people have been killed and wounded, and more than half of them have died in battle, but he can't do anything, and Xiaopei is still under Liu Bei's rule.
In this regard, how could Lu Bu not be angry. Therefore, Lu Bu glanced at the big tent with eyes that wanted to kill, and suddenly the temperature of the entire room dropped by a few degrees. Although Lu Bu has a little less sharpness, his reputation as the world's number one military general is not false at all.
And the only one who did not receive Lu Bu's influence was Chen Gong alone. I saw Chen Gong get up and say: "Lord, the defeat in this battle is all because of me, and please ask the lord to do this." ”
For Chen Gong, Lu Bu was naturally very annoyed, if he hadn't let himself attack Xiao Pei, he wouldn't have suffered so many losses. If he hadn't ordered people to fight hard to attack the city, he would still not have received such heavy losses. But although Lu Bu was angry, he didn't wait to lose Chen Palace.
Chen Gong's resourcefulness and role are obvious to all, and the reason why he was able to win the huge territory of Xuzhou was because of Chen Gong's wit, so Lu Bu naturally couldn't lose Chen Gong. At this time, Xuzhou was surrounded by foreign enemies, whether it was Cao Cao, who was in charge of Yanzhou, or Yuan Shu, who occupied Huainan, they all had the idea of taking Xuzhou for their own use. With such a scene surrounded by foreign places, if you want to protect Xuzhou, you also need Chen Gong to give advice for yourself.
Lu Bu thought of the stakes of the matter, and then said in a deep voice: "The military division can't be blamed for the defeat in this battle, after all, the Cao army came so suddenly. If it weren't for the sudden arrival of Cao's army, Xiaopei City must have been broken by the military division. The direct result of the defeat in this battle was the scouts who monitored Cao's army. They clearly told me that Cao's army would not be able to arrive in a few days, and even if it was a rapid march, it would be difficult to reach Xiaopei within five days, but what did I see! As he spoke, Lu Bu slapped the table in front of him fiercely.
In this battle, someone must bear the consequences and Lu Bu's anger, otherwise he will definitely not be able to feel good in his heart. But he can't touch Chen Gong, so he can only find someone else to be a substitute for the dead. However, it is a bit far-fetched to say that the ghost is dead, after all, it is someone's intelligence error that made Cao Jun's army suddenly appear in the rear of his army, if it is not for his own fast reaction, I am afraid that he has been attacked by Liu Bei and Cao Cao's two armies inside and outside, and even if he is brave, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape from danger by mistake.
And hearing Lu Bu's words, Chen Gong also frowned. It's not that he disagrees with Lu Bu's words, but there are indeed many questions about this matter. In order to be able to take down Xiao Pei, he made full preparations and sent scouts to Yanzhou and Huainan to monitor Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's every move. These people are all carefully selected by themselves, and there will definitely be no one, but since the information is correct, why did Cao Jun appear so suddenly.
Thinking of this, Chen Gong's expression was suddenly stunned, and suddenly, he thought of what happened. There must be a deception in this matter, the pair of Cao troops who came should not have many people, and they all traveled lightly and came day and night, so the pair of Cao troops should not have much combat power. However, after Lu Bu saw Cao's army, he thought that Cao's army had arrived, and in order to prevent himself from being caught in front and rear and falling into danger, he ordered people to withdraw.
But even if he thought of the reason for the matter, Chen Gong didn't dare to speak at this time. Lu Bu was already in a state of rage, and if he provoked him again at this time, I really didn't know what kind of thing he would do. Therefore, this matter can only be stopped here, and must not be mentioned again.
"The reinforcements of the Cao army have arrived, and we have lost the opportunity in the battle of Xiaopei, and if we forcibly attack the city, we will have no chance of winning. Moreover, our army is newly defeated, and the morale of the soldiers is completely lost. Yuan Shu south of Xuzhou is about to move, and I am afraid that it will not be long before he will crusade against Xuzhou, so in order to ensure the safety of Xuzhou, we should withdraw our troops quickly. Chen Gong said to Lu Bu.
And Lu Bu also agreed with Chen Gong's words very much, and then nodded and said: "According to Gongtai's words, the army will rest for the night, and tomorrow we will withdraw our troops back to Xuzhou." Lu Bu held back the fire in Xiao Pei's belly, so what mood was there to continue fighting. And he was really worried that something was going on in Xuzhou, and there were constantly enemy troops attacking his grain transportation routes, so he had to guard against it.
Early the next morning, Lu Bujun's barracks became empty, without a trace of human smoke. And when Liu Bei learned about this, he naturally breathed a deep sigh. Lu Bu withdrew his troops, and a big stone that was pressing on his heart was removed. Lu Bu was frustrated in this battle, and he was afraid that he would not be able to crusade against Xiao Pei again in a short period of time. This is undoubtedly good news for Liu Bei. Without Lu Bu's threat, he can continue to recuperate. After he subdued those Lu Bu's defeated troops, he had a certain ability to protect himself.
However, Lu Bu is just a hungry wolf, and Cao Cao is a fierce tiger, although the hungry wolf was defeated and fled with a handful of ashes, but the previous tiger was not easy to deal with.
Cao Cao's soldiers were strong and strong, both in terms of military strength and strength, they were several levels stronger than Lu Bu. And now the Cao army has arrived in Xiaopei, and Cao Ren has also led 3,000 soldiers and horses into Xiaopei City. If Cao Cao wants to deal with himself, then he will definitely be unable to bear it. I'm afraid that it won't take an hour, and I will be surrounded by groups and imprisoned by the gods. Fortunately, Cao Jun didn't have this idea, otherwise he really didn't know what to do.
However, Cao Jun's affairs still need to be solved, and Cao Jun has worked hard to rescue himself, which must have a certain purpose. In terms of Cao Jun's strength, even if he didn't come to rescue him, after Lu Bu took Xiao Pei, he still had the ability to come back after subduing him, so he wouldn't be so thankless to help himself.
However, Liu Bei was indeed a little worried about this matter, and the reason why Zhao Fei ordered Cao Ren to work so hard to rescue Liu Bei was that he didn't want to see Liu Bei perish so easily. At this time, it was not the time for Cao Jun to have a showdown with Lu Bu, so Liu Bei was needed to act as a mitigation point in the middle.
Liu Bei is like Xiao Qiang, who has never been able to fight, no matter what kind of failure he experiences, he can seize the slightest opportunity to allow himself to develop here. Therefore, Liu Bei is an absolute talent, and having him stationed in Xiaopei will benefit Cao Jun and do no harm. However, Liu Bei didn't know anything about this, so he was always worried that Cao Ren would be unfavorable to him.
And just when Liu Bei was worried, Lu Bu had already led the army back to the territory of Xuzhou. When he arrived at his own territory, Lu Bu's heart suddenly settled down a lot. After all, Lu Bu at this time no longer has the courage he had in the early years, so at this time, he also knew how to be afraid, and only when he had something to cherish did he understand fear.
However, Lu Bu's army was caught in the detection of others, and this was the soldier of the White Horse. After seeing Lu Bu's army, the soldier quietly disappeared, and then hurriedly walked towards the wolf pack and Bai Mayi from the soldier's station.
Zhao Yun received the news as soon as possible, and he hurriedly ordered someone to find Zeng Pei and the painting style. According to the news from the soldier under his command, this must be Lu Bu's army that retreated from Xiao Pei, and Lu Bu must be among them. If he can capture Lu Bu, then Xuzhou will definitely rise into chaos because of this, and a chaotic Xuzhou is much easier to deal with than a stable Xuzhou.
After a while, the painting style and Zeng Pei came to Zhao Yun together. After seeing Zhao Yun, the painting style hurriedly said: "Zilong, what are you looking for the two of us, is there a war?" ”
"I received a message, you must like this news." Zhao Yun said with a smile to the painting style. And when the painting style heard Zhao Yun's words, his eyes suddenly lit up. The thing that can make him happy must be Lu Bujun's movements.
"Also, this matter is not a trivial matter of attacking the grain and grass escort, but this matter is a major matter now." Zhao Yun said suddenly, and the painting style listened to Zhao Yun's words, and his heart was even more itchy. But Zhao Yun is holding his appetite, but he can't say it directly.
"Zilong, don't be so unauthentic, what happened." The painting style finally couldn't help but feel in his heart, and said in a slightly anxious tone.
Seeing the style of painting, he was already in a hurry, so Zhao Yun stopped teasing him, and then Zhao Yun said: "Someone just came with news, saying that he saw that Lu Bu's army had a small generation of people withdrawing. I think it should be the main force of Lu Bu's army that was defeated by Liu Bei, and Lu Bu must be among them. ”
Sure enough, when he heard that Zhao Yun had discovered the main force of Lu Bujun, his expression was obviously much more excited. These days, Lu Bu's escort troops have been fighting for so long, which really makes the painting style very breathless. After all, he is an elite, and it is really not challenging to fight the enemy army that escorts grain and grass.
Seeing that the painting style was a little excited, Zhao Yun spoke again and said: "Don't be too happy too early, according to the information of that soldier, Lu Bu's army has no less than 10,000 people, and these are not comparable to the soldiers who transport food." This is written by Lu Bu's elite who has been on the battlefield and seen blood, but it is not easy to break it. And Lu Bu should still be in the army, Lu Bu is the first family knows that he is in him, which also makes that army more difficult to break. ”
After listening to Zhao Yun's words, the painting style also fell into deep thought. Although the style of painting is impulsive, it is not stupid. He wouldn't joke with the lives of the wolf pack soldiers, so he showed a look of embarrassment, after all, Lu Bu was still very strong.