In Xiaoguan City, the soldiers of the Cao army did not put on a grand celebration banquet because they won this important danger related to conquering the life grain road of Xuzhou.

Because this night, or the next few days, is not destined to be peaceful.

At the most basic, they need to comb Xiao Guan's hair first and clear the remnants of the Lu army.

Secondly, it is necessary to redeploy control, arrange sentry horses in shifts, and patrol the night.

Then we have to take an inventory of all the resources in the city, which cannot be done in two or three days.

Xiahou Yuan came to tell Cao Cao that there were 40 large warehouses and 60 small warehouses of grain and grass in the city, and there were no less than 50,000 stones, and the specific number still needed to be counted.

There was an abundance of ordnance and baggage, and there were two warehouses of arrows alone, which was a full 100,000 arrows based on 50,000 arrows in one warehouse.

There are also knives, guns and tung oil, all of which are valuable strategic resources.

"Unexpectedly, Lu Bu today is really much wider than a year ago." Even Cao Cao couldn't help but be speechless.

Well, with these resources, my pressure will be much reduced.

Then the sentry cavalry came to report and found a large number of Lu cavalry in front.

Lu Bu led the army to come, which Cao Cao was very surprised.

Lu Bu's army only had cavalry, and there was no array to speak of, and Cao Cao was even more puzzled when he rushed to Xiao Pass in a hurry.

Xiao Guan has changed hands, and it is impossible for Lu Bu not to know this.

Although it was a complete victory today, there were no less than two or three thousand deserters who could run out of Xiao Pass, especially the group of people who followed Lin Mo to rush out and scatter, there were no less than a thousand people.

That being the case, why do you still want to come to Xiaoguan and attack the city? That can't run a bunch of cavalry, or come in a hurry.

When Dian Wei came back, Cao Cao immediately understood, it turned out that Lin Mo had been hiding in the western hills, and Lu Bu didn't see Lin Mo go back, and he thought he was trapped in Xiao Pass.

He wanted to ask me for someone, this kid was really lucky, and he escaped from me twice.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes and stroked his short beard.

In today's battle, the strength of the soldiers was actually well preserved, and even the rapid march from Xiangxian County also had the strength to fight.

As for Lu Bu, who had just come from Pengcheng's rapid march, if he was tired, he must be even more tired.

At least that's for now.

But you can't rush out of the customs, now that Lin Mo is not by his side, Lu Bu is a reckless fool, and this opportunity can't be let go. I have to think of a way to use Lin Mo to make a fuss.

Cao Cao paced back and forth in the council hall, a pair of gloomy and sympathetic eyes turned and turned, I don't know how long it took, suddenly a must, the corners of his mouth outlined a touch of cunning.

After a while, Xu Chu ran in and arched his hand: "Sikong, less than five miles." ”

Cao Cao nodded, raised his forehead and said, "Let's go, go to Chengguan." ”

Less than a moment after going to the city pass, I saw the torches in the distance undulating, and under the reflection of the torches, the cavalry tide rushed to Xiao Pass.

Lu Bu, who was riding a fiery red rabbit horse, rushed to the front, and the cavalry behind him was like a homing bee gathering behind him from all directions.

Obviously, in the state of rapid marching, they did not pay attention to any formation and queue at all.

"Cao Cao came out to see you!" As Cao Cao said, on the way here, Lü Bu encountered a number of troops fleeing from Xiao Pass, and they told Lü Bu that Xiao Pass had fallen.

This news made him feel like he was struck by lightning, and he couldn't help urging the soldiers to hurry up.

What made him even more frightened was that everyone didn't see Lin Mo, which had to make Lu Bu suspect that Lin Mo must have fallen into Cao Cao's hands.

Of course, he knew that Lin Mo would most likely not be in danger of his life.

After all, Cao Cao has been coveting such a talent for a long time.

"Lu Bu, but you're here for Yunwen?" Cao Cao supported the city with both hands, and looked condescendingly at the cavalry with torches.

Sure enough, it's in his hands!

Lu Bu didn't know whether to be happy or worried, so he shouted from the heart: "Release my son-in-law's daughter, Xiao Guan, it's yours!" ”

"Hahaha"

Cao Cao laughed directly, "Why, if I don't let people go, can you still take back this Xiao Pass?" ”

"You"

Lu Bu was bitten by the angry teeth and gurgled, according to his temper, he really wanted to shoot a golden arrow directly to kill Cao Cao's dog, but Lin Mo and Lu Lingqi were in danger, how dare they mess around.

He forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart and looked at the complacent Cao Cao.

I don't know how long it took, I took a deep breath and shouted: "Return Yunwen and Ling'er to me, the three counties of Dongguan, Langya, and Donghai will return to Ling, and I will let them withdraw their troops back to Pengcheng tomorrow, how about it!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Gong, Jia Xu and the others gasped, even Cao Cao, who had long expected that Lu Bu would be in chaos, was extremely shocked, and he dared to make such a condition.

Three counties for two?

Dongguan and Langya will not be said, what is the place in the East China Sea, the key to guarding Mount Tai, and Peicheng is the same as the gateway of Pengcheng.

If even the East China Sea falls into the hands of Cao Cao, then in the future, Cao's army can attack from the two roads of Qiaojun and Taishan, and can besiege Pengcheng within a day, occupying the absolute dominance of the battlefield.

There is another key point that has to be mentioned, since the Quyuan plough and keel waterwheel were put into operation, the Huainan refugees were relocated, and the East China Sea became the granary of Xuzhou, and almost all the wasteland has been reclaimed.

According to statistics during this year's autumn harvest, the harvest of a county in the East China Sea is more than that of Langya and Dongguan combined.

It is expected that by next year, this county will be comparable to Pengcheng and Xiapi.

Lu Bu, you are really willing to do it, Cao Cao shook his head.

In fact, of course, Lu Bu didn't understand this truth, but in his eyes, nothing was more important than his daughter and son-in-law.

As long as they can come back safely, the three counties will be sent.

Originally, after the slaughter of the city in Xuzhou, these three counties were in ruins, and it was Lin Mo who let them slowly recover, without Lin Mo, what is the use of all this.

On the contrary, Lu Bu firmly believed that as long as Lin Mo came back, no matter what happened to the three counties, the thirteen counties would be able to fight back sooner or later.

"Lu Bu, so, you're only here to get your daughter and son-in-law back, right?" Cao Cao did not reply positively to Lu Bu's tempting conditions, and asked Lu Bu instead.

Just this question made Jia Xu's heart sink, it's not good, Cao Cao wants to separate the soldiers.

This question seems to be asked casually, once Lu Bu answers yes, Cao Cao will definitely accuse him of only caring about his own family, is it true that the soldiers who died in Xiao Guan's battle are all worthy of death, in order to disturb the morale of the army.

And with his understanding of Lu Bu, he couldn't think of so much at all, and now that his mind is in turmoil, he must have questions to answer.

He wanted to step forward to thwart the reminder, but reason told him that he couldn't move.

If Lin Mo was really in Cao Cao's hands, Lu Bu would definitely not be able to hold Xuzhou, even if he had the confidence to single-handedly challenge Cao Cao's entire strategist group, he Lu Bu might not be able to obey his words.

That being the case, it is better not to speak, so as not to leave Cao Cao with the impression of a villain.

Destiny, who can guarantee what will happen tomorrow, maybe he Cao Cao is his next master.

Without Lin Mo's Lu Bu Army, no matter how big the territory and how many troops there are, it is just a piece of meat on Cao Cao's chopping board.

"That's right! Release people, I'll give you three counties! Lu Bu almost blurted out.

Sure enough, Cao Cao's reaction was exactly the same as Jia Xu's guess, and he sighed heavily, "Lu Bu, you took this group of cavalry under your command and rushed all the way from Pengcheng, and you only knew your daughter and son-in-law, but did you ask those soldiers who died for you in Xiao Guan today?"

They also have wives and children, and parents! You died in battle but didn't even have a tombstone, I know it under the spring, but I'm afraid that I will regret that I followed the wrong person! ”

"Fart!"

When Lu Bu heard this, his anger was furious, his blood was boiling, and he pointed at Cao Cao on the city pass and scolded: "You don't want to talk nonsense, I have already resettled the brothers who escaped from Xiao Pass, hand them over quickly!" ”

If you want to say that they meet on the battlefield, Lu Bu can beat Cao Cao to death a hundred times with one hand and one arm.

But if you want to talk about playing with words, unless you invite Zhen Rong, who has already gone to the north, to come back, it will be up to Lu Bu, so it's not up to Cao Cao?

Cao Cao was about to strike while the iron was hot, and continued to shout: "What if I don't pay back your daughter and son-in-law today?" Siege is it? I don't need to say more about this Xiaoguan city defense, you are ready to take tens of thousands of lives for your daughter and son-in-law, Lu Bu, you, you are not worthy of being the master of the army at all!

The soldiers under the city pass listened, Lu Bu is just a house slave with three surnames, capricious, and he doesn't care about the life or death of his subordinates. ”

"Cao thief. Cao thief" Lu Bu was trembling with anger, his teeth were about to be crushed, and he couldn't wait to put on his wings and fly up to the city to stab Cao Cao with hundreds of halberds, but he didn't know how to deal with this situation.

Xiao Guan under the cover of night, with those torches, Cao Cao could not see the facial expressions of the cavalry of the Lu army clearly.

However, he could imagine that at this moment, they must have been terrified on their faces, anxious in their hearts, and they were thinking in their hearts that Lu Bu, the master, was not worth our lives at all.

The morale of the army was slowly turbulent, then swayed continuously, and finally collapsed.

At that time, this army no longer has any combat capability, and they will lead their troops to kill, and they will be as unstoppable as rolling thunder striking rotten leaves.

Chen Gong, who is the capital of Xuzhou, was suspicious of Lin Mo for a while.

Maybe it's because the literati have been light since ancient times, or maybe they feel that he was born too dazzling, which aroused the desire for comparison in his heart, in short, he doesn't have much intersection with Lin Mo.

Until Lin Mo became the new bearer in the Anfeng battle and turned the tide of the battle, he was convinced.

Therefore, he was willing to take away the position of the chief strategist of Lu Ying.

He rode his horse to Lu Bu's side, keeping pace with him, and then reminded in a low voice: "Yunwen's prestige in the army is actually not much inferior to Wen Hou, if you want to stabilize the army's heart, Wen Hou needs to remember that Yun Wen is not just your son-in-law." ”

It's not just my son-in-law.

was reminded by him like this, and Lu Bu, who was in a state of confusion and anger, suddenly opened his mouth.

He turned his head to look at the cavalry behind him, then looked at Cao Cao on the road of Xiao Guan, took a deep breath, and roared loudly: "Cao Cao! Do you think Lin Yunwen is just my son-in-law? He is the think tank of our army, the leader of the three armed forces, and the hope of the soldiers!

Ask them if they would like to attack the city for Yunwen today! ”

Cao Cao clasped his hands to his chest, half-squinted his eyes and sneered coldly, Lin Mo is of course a great talent, but it is impossible for him to have the prestige in the army to make the soldiers forget their lives.

Not to mention anything else, none of the strategists under his command have this ability, and Guo Fengxiao doesn't have it.

But in the next breath, a scene that stunned him appeared.

The thousands of cavalry behind Lu Bu shouted in unison: "We are willing to fight to the death for the Marquis of Lanling!" We are willing to fight to the death for the Marquis of Lanling! We are willing to fight to the death for the Marquis of Lanling!."

A loud cry hovered over Xiao Guan, which not only instantly raised the morale of this team to the extreme, but also made Cao Cao, who did not believe that strategists could also build power in the army, took two steps back.

This. How can it be!

The declaration shouted by these people can be heard by anyone, but it is not just for the sake of shouting good, Cao Cao has no doubt that these people will really dare to attack the city for Lin Mo.

Cao Cao, who originally planned to destroy Lu Bu's army heart, and then defeated Lu Bu with all three armies, couldn't help but gasp at this moment.

This kid is such a demon, how did he do it?

It could never be just because he was Lu Bu's son-in-law!

Even, at this moment, his heart began to feel uneasy.

He knew that Lu Bu still had sixty or seventy thousand people on hand, and it was only these cavalry who rushed to Xiao Pass first, and there must be a large force of infantry behind him.

If all of them really arrived, with Lu Bu's reckless character, maybe they would really attack the city.

He had just obtained Xiao Pass, and the soldiers were also sleepy, so what if he launched a strong attack.

It is impossible for the army led by Xiahoudun to fly over from Xuchang at this moment.

Of course, there are 20,000 or 30,000 people in the pass, and the probability of holding it is still very large, but if you are not afraid of 10,000 in everything, you are afraid of what happens, once the city is broken, you will definitely have no way to live.

He regretted a little that he shouldn't have stimulated Lu Bu like that.

They must be convinced that Lin Mo is in Xiao Guan City now, the problem is that he is not there!

Suddenly, he realized that Lin Mo was indeed not in Xiaoguan, and when he went back to Pengcheng, he found that Lu Bu had brought someone here, and he would definitely come to stop him.

Thinking about this, I first breathed a sigh of relief, and then I felt extremely annoyed, I just felt a trace of fear because of this Pi Lu Bu!

"Then you will attack the city!" Cao Cao dropped a sentence and went directly down to the city pass.

Lu Bu pulled out Fang Tian's halberd to wave his hand and order, Chen Gong hurriedly reminded, "No, no, no!" Wenhou, our army's foot soldiers have not arrived, how can the cavalry attack the city, don't be impatient, wait for the foot soldiers to arrive, and then make a decision! ”

Lu Bu glanced at the city where Xiao Pass was more than four feet, then looked at the cavalry behind him, and snorted coldly, "Let that Cao thief live a little longer." ”

Then he asked, "What time is it?" ”

Chen Gong raised his eyes to look at the dim moon in the sky and said, "It's past the hour." ”

Hai time

There is still an hour to go, Lu Bu re-tied the halberd under the sky, hugged his chest with both hands, closed his eyes to recuperate, and waited quietly.

(End of chapter)