Cao's army slowed down its attack on Xuzhou City, and Lu Bu did not move out of the city for several days.

Both sides seem to be waiting for something.

On the way from Xuzhou to Xiaopei, Cao's army had already made arrangements, and when Lu Bu led the army to attack Xiaopei, he would come to an urn to catch turtles and end the war in Xuzhou.

Just as Cao Cao was waiting for Lü Bu to leave the city, the scouts sent back the news that a Qin army with snow-white feathers on its helmets was coming from the west and was advancing outside the city of Xuzhou.

"King Qin finally can't sit still!" Under the banner of Cao Junshuai, Cao Cao held the reins in one hand, stared at Xuzhou City, which was not far away, and asked Guo Jia beside him: "Fengxiao thinks that our army will send troops to meet the battle?" ”

"Fighting?" Turning his head to look at Cao Cao, Guo Jia pulled a strange smile at the corner of his mouth, and said to Cao Cao: "The Qin army has not issued a war letter to our army, the purpose is unknown, how to meet the battle?" ”

"Do you have to wait for the Qin army to launch an attack on our army before facing it?" Frowning, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia: "The Qin army is strong, once it is behind you, my army is afraid that it will not be able to deal with it!" ”

"Let's find out how many people the Qin army has come, and then make calculations!" Guo Jia pondered for a moment before saying to Cao Cao: "Although the King of Qin is unwilling to sit back and watch Lu Bu lose Xuzhou, he will not turn against the Duke of Ming. The Qin army is here, I am afraid that it is not to fight with the Ming Dynasty, but to make our army throw a mouse trap, and dare not break Xuzhou in one fell swoop! ”

"Someone!" Cao Cao snorted coldly, turned his head to the side and shouted, "Find out the number of Qin troops, and then report back!" ”

One of his own soldiers answered, and rode his horse to the west.

Looking at the back of his own soldiers leaving, Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, and he asked Guo Jia: "If the Qin army really didn't come to provoke, our army should attack the city as soon as possible!" ”

"No!" Shaking his head, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao with an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth: "Our army is stepping up the siege of the city, and the Qin army will definitely be harassing behind the back, and it will be unfavorable to the war at that time!" ”

"You can't fight, you can't fight!" The plan to meet the Qin army and attack Xuzhou was rejected by Guo Jia, and Cao Cao was also a little bored in his heart, and asked Guo Jia: "In this way, what should I do?" ”

"Ming Gong!" As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Guo Jia said to him: "Qin Jun is here, maybe it's a good thing!" ”

"Oh?" Looking at Guo Jia with a puzzled face, Cao Cao said a little dazedly: "Even if the Qin army doesn't want to fight with our army, coming to Xuzhou is a containment after all, how can Feng Xiao say that it is a good thing?" ”

"The deployment of our army is in secret, and the Qin army must only be here to contain the main force of our army!" Riding on horseback, Guo Jia hugged his fists and said to Cao Cao: "In order to avoid the scouts of the Xuzhou army, the ambush has already been laid in ambush. The reason why Lu Bu did not leave the city for a long time was because he was afraid that our army would set up an ambush in secret......"

When Guo Jia said this, Cao Cao's eyes suddenly lit up, although he didn't speak, the haze on his face was swept away, and it was replaced by a joy.

"Congratulations to Ming Gong!" Cao Cao already understood the deep meaning of his words, Guo Jia hurriedly clenched his fists and bowed to him and said: "The battle in Xuzhou is about to end, and our army can advance into Huainan!" The Jianghuai area will be all collected by the Ming Gong in a few days! ”

Zhao Yun had already led Hu Benwei to Xuzhou.

In Luoyang City, Liu Wei also discussed with Xu Shu and others all day long how to contain Cao Cao.

The daily reward is that Zhao Yun led the Tiger Benwei to advance a lot to Xuzhou.

At first, the news of Hu Benwei's advance reached Liu Wei's ears, and Liu Wei still felt a sense of relief, but Hu Benwei was getting closer and closer to Xuzhou, and Liu Wei felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"The king of Japan always feels uneasy in his heart." Looking around at Xu Shu and the others sitting in the hall, Liu Wei frowned slightly, and said to Xu Shu, Pang Tong and Jia Xu: "Hu Benwei went to Xuzhou, whether he could contain Cao Cao, this king always felt that it was difficult to have a certainty!" ”

"Not good!" After Liu Wei said this, everyone was silent for a moment, and Pang Tong suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, we want to restrain Cao Jun, but I don't want to secretly help Cao Jun!" ”

"Why did Shi Yuan say this?" What Pang Tong said was exactly what Liu Wei was worried about, and he hurriedly asked Pang Tong a question.

"If you want to lift the siege of Xuzhou, the only way is to break Xiaopei!" Clenched his fists and bowed to Liu Wei, Pang Tongcai said with a worried face: "Xiao Pei wants me to know, Lu Bu and Chen Gong also know, and Cao Cao knows even more. If Cao's army attacked Xuzhou for a long time, he would definitely relax the siege of Xuzhou, and Lu Bu would definitely send troops to Xiaopei when he saw that there was an opportunity! ”

"It's broken!" As soon as Pang Tong said this, Xu Shu suddenly sat up straight and said to Liu Wei: "Zilong led Hu Benwei to Xuzhou, although he was under the banner of crusading against Lu Bu, Cao Cao knew that our army was trying to contain him. And Lu Bu and Chen Gong thought that our army was going to Xuzhou for reinforcements, and they were even more bold, and they must secretly send troops to Xiaopei! ”

Pang Tong and Xu Shu said such words one after another, Liu Wei's eyes suddenly opened, and he immediately knew that he had done something wrong this time, and hurriedly asked Xu Shu and the others: "Now that Zilong has led the army into Xuzhou, it is too late to recall it, do you have a plan to deal with it?" ”

Xu Shu and the others glanced at each other and shook their heads, and Jia Xu was silent for a moment before he said to Liu Wei: "If His Royal Highness has the heart to save Xuzhou, the only way to turn against Cao Cao is to turn his eyes on him!" ”

When Jia Xu said that the only way to turn against Cao Cao was to go against him, Xu Shu and others, including Liu Wei, were silent.

They all know very well that now is not the time to turn against Cao Cao.

Although Cao Cao still has a certain gap compared with the Qin army in terms of military strength, once he turns against Cao Cao, the war between the two sides must be protracted, not to mention who will have the upper hand after the war reaches its peak, even if the Qin army can achieve the final victory, it will be a tragic victory, so that other heroes can take advantage of the situation, and Liu Wei will have a lot more difficulties if he wants to restore the Han Dynasty.

Although Liu Wei had the intention to save Lu Bu, the overall deployment was broken for the sake of one Lu Bu, but the gains outweighed the losses.

Everyone was silent for a long time, and Liu Wei frowned and asked everyone: "Could it be that if it weren't for the battle in Xuzhou, I have no plan to think of?" ”

Glancing at each other again, Xu Shu shook his head first, and said to Liu Wei: "If Lu Bu doesn't defend Xuzhou, this battle may still be profitable." If Lu Bu takes advantage of the situation to go out of the city with the intention of attacking Xiaopei, the battle in Xuzhou may be a foregone conclusion......"

Luoyang is thousands of miles away from Xuzhou, and if the two places are closer, Liu Wei's tentacles may still be touched.

But the two places are really too far away, even if Liu Wei has the heart to help Lu Bu, it is difficult.

Seeing that Xu Shu and the others were also out of strategy, Liu Wei stood up, slowly walked to the door of the front hall with his hands behind his back, and after a while, he waved his hand to the three people sitting in the hall and said: "Now it seems that we have lost control of Xuzhou, and we can only do our best to know the destiny of heaven!" ”

The news of Qin's invasion of Xuzhou quickly reached the ears of Lu Bu and Chen Gong in Xuzhou City.

Knowing that the Qin army had come in the name of crusading against Xuzhou, Lu Bu was still flustered in his heart, but Chen Gong was calm and looked like he was in control.

Standing on the city wall of Xuzhou, looking at the black and oppressive Cao army outside the city, Lu Bu asked Chen Gong with a worried face: "Gongtai, the King of Qin also sent soldiers and horses to crusade against us, and I am afraid that this battle will be more than auspicious!" ”

"Wen Hou only knew that the Qin army came to crusade, but he didn't know that this was a plan for the King of Qin to cover up!" Seeing Lu Bu's melancholy face, Chen Gong smiled slightly and said to Lu Bu: "The Qin army is here, and it will definitely not fight with our army. I'm afraid they just want to camp behind Cao Jun, so that Cao Jun doesn't dare to make any more moves! In this way, our army will be more certain than before! ”

"Didn't the public station say that it would send troops to Xiaopei?" Chen Gong mentioned that he was a little more sure of defending the city, Lu Bu turned his head and looked at him blankly, and asked him, "Could it be that I can't wait to fight Xiaopei?" ”

"No more fighting!" Looking out of the city, the corners of Chen Gong's mouth pulled up an indifferent smile, and said to Lu Bu: "The Qin army is coming from afar, Cao Cao is afraid of it, and the siege of the city must be ineffective. But Cao Cao could expect that Wen Hou would take advantage of the situation to seize Xiao Pei, I am afraid that Xiao Pei has already made sufficient arrangements, and Wen Hou is afraid that he will be in the middle of it! For today's plan, our army should defend Xuzhou and close the city! When the summer harvest arrives, the King of Qin will crusade against Huainan, and Cao Cao will definitely withdraw his troops! ”

Hearing Chen Gong's words, Lu Bu frowned tightly, and still asked Chen Gong a little unwillingly: "Could it be that I can't let Xiao Pei go?" ”

"That's all there is to it now!" Looking at the black Cao Jun outside the city, Chen Gong said to Lu Bu: "Defend Xuzhou and wait to fight, it is still difficult to determine how the victory or defeat will be this time!" ”

"That's it!" Although he was still a little unwilling in his heart, Lu Bu could only nod in response, and said to Chen Gong: "According to what Gongtai said, until Cao Jun relaxes, I will not be too late to take Xiaopei again!" ”

Zhao Yun led the army into Xuzhou and camped twenty miles behind Cao's army.

In order to prevent the Qin army from suddenly attacking, Cao Cao only divided part of his troops and horses to closely monitor the Qin army.

On the road between Xuzhou and Xiaopei, Cao Jun had already made arrangements, and Xiaopei City also had precautions.

Once Lü Bu arrives in Xiaopei, the defenders in the city will put him into the city, and then annihilate him in the city, if Lü Bu escapes, the ambush soldiers on the road can also intercept and kill Lü Bu on the way to Xuzhou.

As long as Lu Bu dares to go out of the city, he will only have a dead end!

All the arrangements have been made, just waiting for Lu Bu to leave the city, but Lu Bu seems to have lost interest in Xiao Pei at all, and after several days, there is no sign of going out of the city to capture Xiao Pei.

After waiting for several days, Lü Bu did not leave the city, but Cao Cao was a little unable to hold back, and summoned his staff to the tent to discuss how to defeat Lü Bu.

"Our army set up an ambush in Xiaopei City and along the way, but Lu Bu never left the city, and now the Qin army is eyeing behind him, which is not good for our army in the long run, and everyone thinks how to break through Xuzhou?" Looking around at the people in the tent, Cao Cao asked everyone if there was a plan to break through Xuzhou.