Liu Bei sourly, watching Cao Cao entertain Chen Deng, eager to replace him.

After a round of banquets, Liu Bei only returned to his camp with jealousy and envy, and kept thinking in his heart, where is the gap between me and Cao Cao?

And Cao Cao and the others, immediately according to the plan, preached benevolence to the outside world, and publicized that Chen Deng had come to take refuge, and Cao Cao did not commit any offense against Chen's people, and he no longer killed.

Through Chen Deng's affairs, he recruited other families within Xuzhou.

Guangling County surrendered, but there are still places such as Donghai and Langya, and Cao Cao needs those Taishou to take the initiative to surrender, win without a fight, and then concentrate his forces to deal with Xiapi.

The Xuzhou people of Chen Zhou govern Xuzhou and implement it to the end.

Chen Deng received Cao Cao's courtesy and warm hospitality, and he also let go of his previous concerns, thinking that Cao Cao was really different from the last massacre.

Inside Cao Ying, today is still quite happy.

Only Liu Bei, who was next to the camp, was still doubting his life, and continued to think about how he was inferior to Cao Cao, who slaughtered the city.

This went on until the night.

In the evening, several fast horses galloped down from the south to Pi in the night.

Although Cao's army said that it was blockaded Xiapi, the area of Xiapi was very large, and it was difficult to completely blockade it from the periphery, so it only concentrated its troops to guard near the city gate.

As for the other walls, sentry posts were set up to keep an eye on the walls to prevent anyone from slipping through the ropes and running away.

At this time, the fast horses passed between the sentry post and the sentry post.

The distance between each sentry post was three hundred paces, and there were three hundred people inside, and war drums were placed.

The sound of horses' hooves, which suddenly sounded before nightfall, was particularly distinct.

As soon as several fast horses approached, they were spotted by the men at the sentry.

"What people!"

A soldier of the Cao Army, who was on guard, shouted.

The other soldiers also noticed that the horses were approaching, and immediately beat the war drums, which echoed in the wilderness outside the city, and was very evident in the dark night.

A sentry post was heard beating a war drum, and the other sentry posts echoed suit.

The drums rumbled.

Not only did it alarm all the Cao soldiers who blocked Xiapi, but it also alarmed Xiapi's guards near the moat.

"Someone breaks through, the archers prepare!"

The soldiers at the sentry quickly rushed out, drew their bows and shot at the knights and horses.

The knights on horseback were all good at the wolf cavalry in Bingzhou, drawing their swords out of their sheaths to shoot down the arrows they shot, and there were also cavalry of the Cao army, rushing towards them.

"Drop the drawbridge."

The Xiapi guards on the edge of the moat shouted when they saw that their men had returned.

Bang!

The drawbridge soon fell over the moat.

The soldiers of the Cao army rushed out at this time, and it was too late to intercept them, so the fast horses rushed across the moat, and the drawbridge was quickly hoisted.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Cao army could only draw their bows and shoot towards the opposite bank.

The impact was not great, and the fast horses ran straight back, and the gates were closed again.

On the edge of the moat, the guards of Xiapi hurried to defend.

But the Cao army did not attack the past, the moat is connected to Surabaya, the water is deep and vast, in order to defend the convenience of Xiapi, Tao Qian did not dredge and widen the moat, it is not easy to attack the past.

Cao Jun stopped, reported the news quickly.

In fact, they also received Cao Cao's order to deliberately release the water, so that the fast horses could pass through the defense between the sentry posts and return to Xiapi.

After a while.

Cao Cao and Chen Zhou also came to the vicinity of the sentry post just now.

Looking up at the other side of the moat, I saw that the inside and outside of Xiapi City had returned to quiet.

"Watayuki guessed right again."

Guo Jia admired: "Lu Bu will really send someone to contact Yuan Shu and ask for Yuan Shu's support, and the person who went to contact him has finally returned." ”

Chen Zhou raised his head and said, "Recently, we have to strengthen our defenses, and Lu Bu is going to send his daughter south to marry Yuan Shu." ”

"Is Lu Bu really willing to marry a girl?"

Cao Cao asked.

Chen Zhou said: "I must be willing, he is surrounded by Xiapi, he is more panicked than us, as long as there is a chance, how can he let it go?" ”

"Do what Watari said, strengthen the defense, and don't let go of any movement outside Xiapi City."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and directly executed Chen Zhou's plan.

cut off Lu Bu's retreat for Yuan Shu's help.

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Inside the city of Xiapi.

A fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, wielding a spear much longer than herself.

The barrel of the gun broke through the air, and the sound of tigers and tigers was very sharp, and there were certain achievements in marksmanship.

"My father said, the heart of the gun is like fire, and the gun is like my heart."

"Within six feet, I'm invincible."

"Look at my fire!"

The girl's spear swung faster, and the shadows of the spears overlapped, one after another, and within six feet, no one could come close to her.

Lu Bu watched from the side, smiled slightly, and praised: "Lingqi's spear skills have improved so fast!" ”

That girl is Lu Bu's only daughter, Lu Lingqi.

Lu Bu is not only good at using halberds, but his spear skills are not bad, but in his opinion, halberds are better to use and more lethal.

"You!"

Beside Lu Bu, there was also a beautiful woman in her early thirties, who was Lu Bu's wife Yan, who shook her head slightly and said, "Teach Lingqi to dance with knives and guns, how will she marry in the future?" ”

"Lingqi likes it, of course I have to teach."

Lu Bu laughed and said, "Who said that no one wants my daughter?" Yuan Shu has always wanted to marry us Lingqi for his son, but I directly refused! ”

Yan knew these things, heard Lu Bu mention it, looked at Lu Lingqi again, and asked: "If Yuan Shu has to ask Lingqi to help us keep Xiapi, is the husband willing to marry Lingqi to Huainan?" ”

This question was asked so that Lu Bu was silent.

Yuan Shu, that guy, he still can't look down on it.

But Yuan Shu must have asked for this, and Lu Bu was not sure whether he should marry his daughter, if not, Xiapi would not be able to hold it, and their family would have to die.

The only person who can save them seems to be Yuan Shu left.

"Alas......"

Lu Bu sighed and didn't speak, unable to answer the question.

At this time, Lu Bu's subordinate, a strategist named Wang Kai, hurriedly walked in.

"Husband, you have something to do, let's talk!"

Yan understands that there should be an urgent military situation again.

Lu Bu nodded slightly and left the backyard first.

At this time, Lu Lingqi finished the drill, put away the spear, and ran back in a hurry.

"Mother, what about my father?"

"Am I doing well?"

Lu Lingqi asked expectantly.

"Your father received the military intelligence and went to work, and he said that he practiced well and made rapid progress."

Yan wiped the beads of sweat from her daughter's forehead.

"Really?"

Lu Lingqi was excited, at this time, she didn't have much sense of crisis, she saw Yan's face full of sadness, and asked, "Mother, what's wrong with you?" Did your father bully you? I'll go to him and settle the score. ”

Yan hugged Lu Lingqi, shook his head slightly, and said, "Your father didn't bully me, I'm just worried about Xiapi!" ”

"Eldest sister, Lingqi."

At this time, an even more beautiful woman came to the backyard.

The person who came was Diao Chan, and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with you?" Are you worried about something? ”

Xiapi was surrounded, and Lu Lingqi was under the protection of her father, so she didn't feel much, they kept frowning, and they were getting more and more worried day by day.