Chapter 320: He's Coming
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Cao Cao smiled, he and Lu Bu were both boiling, and this time, he won the boil.
On the third day of the first month of June, the clouds and rain stopped, the blue sky was like washing, and the hard battle lasted for nearly four months, and finally won the war, and the entire Cao camp was filled with joy.
Early in the morning, Cao Cao washed and changed his clothes under Cao Xiu's service, and he specially wore a deep crown dress. It was a bit of a hassle to dress, but it was worth it - he had waited too long for this moment.
Starting from the Yanzhou Revolution in the first year of Xingping, he and Lu Bu worked for two years, during which he was on the verge of danger several times and was almost defeated, and the entire Yanzhou, including the allies in the north, were waiting for him to be finished. But he still survived, regained his strength, and recaptured Yanzhou. And just one year later, he seized the opportunity, marched eastward, hit Xuzhou three times, and finally had the last laugh.
This was Cao Cao's most tenacious and difficult opponent since Chen Liu's army. In this battle, when Cao Cao's troops were superior and he took out most of his family resources, he still suffered repeated losses, was extremely difficult, almost gave up, and finally won narrowly.
Cao Cao asked himself, if he did it again, he might not be able to win.
At this time, the unique deep voice of the attendant Dian Wei came from outside the tent: "Captain Shi asked the lord, do you withdraw the ambush?" β
Cao Cao groaned for a while, and said: "Wait a little longer, wait until the army enters the city, controls the four gates, and disarms all the troops in Xiapi before the ambush can be withdrawn." β
The ambush army that Cao Cao was referring to was Shi Lian's thousand-step cavalry who was ambushed outside the east gate of Xiapi City.
Cao's army besieged Xiapi and only let go of the east, which was of course not Cao Cao's kindness and gave Lu Bu a way out, but a typical tactic of besieging the city, besieging three queyi. Twenty miles to the east, in the mountains and forests. The only way to go to Siwu County is to ambush an elite infantry cavalry, and the commander is Captain Shi Lian.
A long-term ambush is a test of patience and a great deal of vigilance and combat effectiveness, which is not a job that a recruit can do. Shi Lian's infantry cavalry has a battalion of about 700 Qingzhou elite soldiers, 100 cavalry soldiers, and 200 auxiliary soldiers, which is a pure combat force. Although there are only 1,000 people, its establishment and combat effectiveness. It is equivalent to three thousand Cao troops.
Cao Cao placed about 10% of his troops in the east, with the purpose of cutting off LΓΌ Bu's last way of life. No matter which army wants to escape from Xiapi, it will face thousands of well-replenished foot soldiers, and the cavalry will chase and kill. Although he didn't use this trick in the end, it can also be seen that Cao Cao used his troops ruthlessly.
After putting it on, Cao Xiu approached with the mirror and said with a smile: "Father Meng is radiant today, and his majesty is even greater. β
Cao Cao took a self-portrait in the mirror. Consciously looking forward to Shengxiong, full of ambition, he smiled, and threw the bronze mirror into the attendant's arms: "Out of the camp." Surrendered! β
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At the south gate of Xiapi, the trench that had been dug into a deep ditch has been filled in, and thick grass has been paved on it. The garment is not dirty.
Cao Cao stood on the platform that had been urgently built within three days, with a green Luo cover on his head and a red silk carpet on his feet. Sit on a brocade couch and erect a purple curtain on the side. Facing the south and facing the north, it has the momentum of dominating the world.
On the left side stood Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Man Chong and other strategists, and on the right stood Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Chu, Liu Bei and other generals. Behind him, Dian Wei was dressed in Xuanjia, holding a knife with a halberd on his back, and his hair was like a lion, which was very eye-catching. And Yu Ban, Lu Zhao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and other generals commanded their own troops and arranged them into phalanxes of different colors.
The east wind blows strongly, the tooth flag flutters, the snake shakes, and the momentum is majestic.
At three o'clock in the morning, the gate of Xiapi City was wide open, and two teams of armless and horseless Bingzhou Iron Cavalry walked out, everyone looked depressed, and the pace was heavy. In the darkness of the city gate, a white majestic figure slowly appeared, and immediately became the focus of nearly 10,000 eyes of the three armies.
Wearing a moon-white mid-shirt wearing a sinful costume, with a crown and knotted hair, a body with tendons and ropes, five flowers tied up, and a staggering step.
Lu Bu!
Xu Chu, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately led ten soldiers to meet him, and almost snatched the state pastor's seal and population register from the state officials - the seal ribbon and the register of people, which is a symbol of the power of one party, a small county, and a large country. If you give these two things, surrender is a certainty.
Xu Chu personally stepped forward to search and inspect the situation of Lu Bu being bound, he inspected it very carefully, almost checking inch by inch with the tendons, and finally confirmed that the goods were genuine and firmly tied.
And Lu Bu was indifferent during the whole process of being searched and inspected, and he was at the mercy of no reaction. The sadness of the end of the hero, seeing the left and right side of the state iron knights, all of them wept sadly, clenched their fists and trembled.
After a while, an attendant led a sturdy war horse with a body full of fire. Xu Chu saw it, his eyes lit up, he stepped forward to touch it, and said, "This must be the Red Rabbit Treasure Horse." β
The red rabbit horse snorted and turned his head to avoid Xu Chu's thick palm.
Lu Bu finally spoke, and said coldly: "You are not worthy of this treasure horse." β
Xu Chu laughed and didn't think it was wrong: "It doesn't matter if I'm not worthy, as long as the lord is worthy." β
When Cao Cao looked at the seal and book on the case, he patted it with satisfaction, and ordered: "Yu Ban and Lu Zhao led the army into the city, recruited the enemy soldiers, and controlled the four gates...... Bring Lu Bu up. β
On the bank of Xiaoxiao Surabaya, a deep-clothed crown is high on the stage; A white-clothed self-restraint stood at the foot of the stairs, and the real stairs were imprisoned.
The four escort wrestlers pressed Lu Bu hard, trying to make him kneel, but Lu Bu stood tall, and the four wrestlers were helpless.
Cao Cao said: "That's it, let him stand." Only then did Silux stop.
Looking at each other, Cao Cao smiled: "Lu Fengxian, I didn't expect you and I to have today's meeting, right?" β
Lu Bu didn't answer, and looked around, as if he was looking for someone.
Xun Yu already understood what he meant, and said lightly: "There is no need to look for it, Wei, Hou, and Song are all in the camp and do not dare to come." β
A sneer appeared on Lu Bu's face: "It turns out that they still know that they don't have the face to see me." β
Cao Cao shook his head: "The three generals Wei, Hou, and Song also know the current affairs. Lu Fengxian, if you had known the current affairs earlier, how could you end up betraying your relatives today. β
Lu Bu bowed his head deeply, Cao Cao's words were like a cone in his heart, if it weren't for the betrayal of his relatives, he might not be able to fight with Cao Cao again.
Leaning less, Lu Bu raised his head, moved his body a little uncomfortably, and said, "Since the cloth has fallen, why not untie it?" β
Cao Cao smiled: "The tiger has to be tightened. β
Lu Bu was dumbfounded, stunned and angry: "What does Ming Gong mean?" Could it be that he is a messenger? β
That's right, Lu Bu surrendered. But even if it is an unconditional surrender, there is a minimum bottom line, and this bottom line is that life must be guaranteed, which is also the promise given by Cao Cao's envoy. If surrender is to be killed, what fool would do it?
Cao Cao really didn't want to keep Lu Bu alive, Lu Bu's qualifications and abilities were not inferior to him, and the flaw was only in his character. With such a tiger, Cao Cao asked himself if he could not completely surrender and save his life, which was tantamount to raising a tiger. But there is still an excuse to kill this person.
At this time, Lu Buton said: "Ming Gong is not more than cloth, and now the cloth has been served, and the world is not worried." Ming Gong will step, and Ling Bu will ride, then the world is not enough. β
Cao Cao didn't say anything, his expression seemed to be relaxed, and Liu Bei next to him interjected: "Ming Gong doesn't see the matter of Ding Jianyang (Ding Yuan) and Dong Taishi (Dong Zhuo)!" β
Cao Cao's face suddenly sank, but he couldn't give Liu Bei a big bear hug in his heart. It's a big pillow stuffed with sleep!
Lu Bu glared at Liu Bei angrily: "Big ears are the most unbelievable!" β
All eyes were on Cao Cao, waiting for his decision. Especially Liu Bei, his words just now are equivalent to forming a mortal enmity with Lu Bu. If Lu Bu doesn't die this time, I'm afraid that he will never die with him in the future.
Cao Cao was silent, and space and time seemed to freeze.
After a long time, this death-like atmosphere was broken by a voice: "Father Meng, look." The banner of our army has been raised at the four gates of Xiapi, and the city of Xiapi has entered our hands. β
Cao Cao looked up, stroked his hair and smiled. He waited so long, just for this, and raised his hand and waved: "Hang and kill!" β
Lu Bu fought and roared: "Cao thief has no faith, I knew it was like this, Budang fought to the death, and the horse leather shroud was stronger than the three-foot white silk in the world!" β
Four Cao Jun wrestlers hugged their arms and waists, and struggled to push Lu Bu away.
At this moment, Xiahou Yuan suddenly made a strange move, stood up suddenly, looked at the east, his lips moved, and seemed to want to say something, but because of the injury to his cheek, he couldn't make a sound, and only stretched out his arms and fingers.
Everyone subconsciously looked in the direction pointed by Xiahou Yuan - but saw that on the roof of the tall white gate tower at the south gate of Xiapi, a person stood in the wind, drawing a bow and wanting to shoot.
The generals of Cao Ying looked at each other, and a thought rose in their hearts: Is this person crazy? Raid? It is six or seven hundred steps away from the south gate of Xiapi, is this murder or suicide?
Lu Bu suddenly stopped, and the four Cao Jun wrestlers pushed and shoved, not moving at all, their eyes staring at the tall figure with their eyes hooked, their expressions excited, and their eyes shining.
"Not good! It's him! It was Cao Ren who screamed, he tried his best to see this person's face, although he couldn't see the face of this person clearly, but the longbow reflected the sun, and there seemed to be an arc of blood flashing, which reminded him of the blood-colored magic bow and a frightened arrow on the bank of Suishui back then. At this moment, Fu Zhizhi blurted out an answer that even he couldn't believe.
"It's him! Here he is again! The second person to exclaim was Cheng Yu. He clutched the empty sleeve with one hand, and the expression on his face was both angry and fearful. After the surrender of the three generals under Lu Bu, Cheng Yu carefully inquired about the events of the year, and the three generals all said that there had never been such a miracle in the army, and the general (Lu Bu) was known as a flying general, but he failed to achieve such a supernatural state.
This matter has always been a dead knot in Cheng Yu's heart. When he surrendered today, half of his mind was on Lu Bu, and the other half was on this mysterious shooter. We must not let the tragedy of Xiahou Yuanrang repeat that year. When that person appeared on the roof of the White Gate Tower, ready to draw the bow, Cheng Yu seemed to be enlightened and enlightened.
Far Sniper! That man was sniping at an incredible distance!
"Be careful, lord!"
Cheng Yu just wanted to make a move, but there was one person who moved faster than him, the armor leaf was sonorous, and his body was like a low wall, and he was strictly in front of Cao Cao - Dian Wei.
Bang! There was a loud noise, and everyone looked back, but they saw Cao Cao's angry face, and scolded him: "What are you panicking about!" But it's just a shooter, and it's hundreds of paces away. Can he still shoot here? Can he still shoot here? Will there be such a wicked person in the world? You ......"
Before Cao Cao finished speaking, he suddenly opened his mouth wide and stared at the sky. All the civil and military generals raised their heads and looked back together.
Baste! The arrow is off the string. It was so far away, but everyone seemed to be able to hear the shocking sound of the bowstring.
But seeing that under the sky, a black line crossed the sky, as if it had grown wings, and kept flying and flying, refusing to fall, which made people wonder if this was a strange bird.
Finally, the black line fell from the sky. Burst! Penetrated deep into the mud - less than twenty steps from the descending platform.
Everyone looked at it in horror - it was actually an extra-long special arrow, with a short sword with a cold light tied to the middle of the shaft - and even more terrible, the place where this arrow fell was only five steps away from Lu Bu......
On the upper floor of the White Gate, I suddenly heard hundreds of people roaring in unison, and their voices moved for nine days: "Lu Fengxian!" The tiger is free, and the trapped dragon ascends to heaven! There is revenge, there is revenge! Kill! Kill! Kill! (To be continued......)