Cao Bao looked at the pile of corpses in front of him and couldn't help but ask loudly: "What's going on, why did so many people die?" ”

A soldier of the Xuzhou Army who survived just now heard this, and hurriedly replied: "If you return to the general, these people were all killed by Lu Bu!" ”

"Lu Bu?" Cao Bao's heart tightened when he heard this, and after looking left and right, he continued to ask: "Where is the other person, can you kill him?" ”

The soldier swallowed a mouthful of saliva when he heard this, and then spoke: "No, when Lu Bu's gang was about to be killed by us, a general named Gao Shun led people to rescue him. ”

When Cao Bao heard this, he said with a shocked face: "So many people died, and they didn't leave Lu Bu's house?" ”

The others looked at Cao Bao's face and didn't dare to say anything more.

Then, Cao Bao sighed and said: "Forget it, clean up the battlefield and wipe out the remnants of Lu Bu in the city, Lu Bu has now lost his footing, and there is no difference between being alive and dead." ”

……

At this time, Lu Bu, under the escort of Gao Shun and a thousand Cao troops, also came to a place thirty miles north of Xiapi City and left the encirclement of the Xuzhou army.

Lu Bu was relieved to see that he had broken through the encirclement and escaped.

But when he thought of those soldiers who were willing to die for themselves, Lu Bu's heart was a little panicked.

Gao Shun saw that Lu Bu's face was not very good, so he asked, "Wen Hou, I see that your face is not very good, is it a deep wound?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Bu shook his head and said, "What is the physical pain. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Bu paused, clenched his right hand into a fist, gently pounded his chest and said, "The pain in my heart is really uncomfortable." ”

Gao Shun looked at Lu Bu and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he thought that this was Lu Bu's new concubine, and he was heartbroken for not bringing it out.

So Gao Shun opened his mouth to comfort: "Wenhou, although you lost the city this time, but you are still alive, it is the best result, as for the beautiful concubine, there will be more!" ”

After all the Cao Jun heard Gao Shun's words, they all looked at Lu Bu with strange expressions.

And Lu Bu also said with black lines on his head at this time: "You guy, what nonsense, I am heartache for those brothers who died for me, what kind of beautiful concubine is not a beautiful concubine?" ”

Gao Shun's face was also embarrassed when he heard this, and he didn't know what to say.

Lu Bu didn't bother with Gao Shun, after all, his previous reputation was indeed terrible, but he noticed that the team brought by Gao Shun seemed to be elite.

So he couldn't help but ask Gao Shun: "Gao Shun, where did you borrow this team of people?" ”

"Wen Hou, they are all loaned to the last general by Major General Cao Ang." After Gao complied with a sentence, he told Lu Bu about his experience.

After finishing speaking, Gao Shun couldn't help but sigh and said: "If the siege is broken through that day, the last general will not delay the time, and the reinforcements of the major general will arrive a few days in advance, I am afraid that Xiapi City will not be breached." ”

At this time, Lu Bu also had mixed feelings in his heart.

Originally, he thought that Cao Ang was always using himself, but he didn't expect that something happened to him, and the other party mobilized 300,000 troops in three days and sent troops to Xuzhou.

It's a pity that it's still a step too late.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Gao Shun, then where are we going now?" ”

Before Gao Shun set off, Cao Ang also told him that if he had anything to do, he would go to the Lanling area first to find Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao.

So, Gao Shun responded: "Marquis Wen, the major general sent Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao as the main and deputy vanguards, leading the 50,000 troops first, and they should be stationed in the Lanling area at present. ”

"Okay, then let's go to Lanling!" Lu Bu made a decision immediately.

When he was leaving, Lu Bu couldn't help but sigh to Gao Shun: "Gao Shun, these are the elites of Cao Jun, what did you say to Cao Ang, he was willing to lend you the elite?" ”

Gao Shun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said: "Wen Hou, this is not the elite of Cao Jun, these are all ordinary soldiers of Cao Jun." ”

"Ordinary soldiers?" Lu Bu's face was shocked, he couldn't believe that these soldiers who were full of fighting spirit and had outstanding physical fitness would be ordinary soldiers.

In fact, the gap between Cao Jun and the soldiers under the command of other princes is not only equipment, but also food.

In Cao's army, there is usually no war, only daily training, the food is also good and ruthless, at least one meal of meat a day, if the amount of training is large, it will be added to two meals of meat a day.

However, the soldiers under the command of other princes, when there was no war, their daily training was very simple, and the food was all clear soup and little water, and only elite troops could eat meat.

In the long run, there was a gap between the soldiers of the Cao army and the soldiers under the command of other princes.

Lü Bu and Gao Shun, escorted by a thousand Cao troops, came to the vanguard led by Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao.

Before, when Gao Shun went to Cao Ang for help, Zhang Liao did not meet Gao Shun in order to avoid suspicion.

This time, when Zhang Liao saw Lu Bu and Gao Shun again, he inevitably had some mixed feelings in his heart.

Gao Shun has always been nervous, but he didn't feel anything, and greeted Zhang Liao with a smile: "Wenyuan, we meet again." ”

Hearing this, Zhang Liao also smiled and arched his hand at Gao Shun.

And Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Wenyuan, it's been a long time." ”

"It's been a long time, Wen Hou." Zhang Liao arched his hand at Lu Bu, not knowing what to say.

Now Lu Bu can already be said to be a loner.

But Zhang Liao, who is a celebrity around Cao Ang, also has a pivotal position in the imperial court.

Zhang Liao often thinks that if he hadn't taken refuge in Cao Ang at that time, would his current fate be different?

Lu Bu didn't want to catch up with Zhang Liao, so he just asked Cao Ang's news: "I don't know when the young general will arrive in Lanling?" ”

When Huang Zhong on the side heard this, he said: "Wenhou is not in a hurry, the young general will arrive in the Lanling area within three days." ”

When Lu Bu heard this, he looked at Huang Zhong, only to see that the other party was extraordinary and powerful, so he couldn't help but ask, "Who is this general?" ”

"Vanguard general under the command of Major General Xia, Huang Zhong." Huang Zhong introduced himself.

Lu Bu had naturally heard of Huang Zhong, so he also exchanged pleasantries with the other party.

Subsequently, Huang Zhong sent Lu Bu down to rest, and at the same time sent a military doctor to treat his wounds.

Three days later, the army led by Cao Ang also came to the Lanling area and joined Huang Zhong and Zhang Liao. (End of chapter)