"How many soldiers and horses does Cao Hong have?" Lu Bu asked in a trembling voice, "Will Zang Ba come to help?" My wife and children are all in Tancheng, so wouldn't it fall into the hands of others, and they should go back to Tancheng immediately......"

"Strategist, Strategist! Can you bypass Xiapi and return to Tancheng!? Lu Bu asked loudly, but Chen Gong was wearing a cloak at this time, kneeling on the ground, his eyes were distracted, his lips were slightly open, and he let out a weak gasp.

His brain was already blank, only the fierce collision of emotions in Fang Cai's heart, and the residual afterglow.

Chen Gong did not answer.

Lu Bu was so anxious that he grabbed Chen Gong's collar, lifted him up with both hands, his eyes were bloodshot like wolves, he stared at Chen Gong tightly, and asked in a deep voice: "I ask you, but there is still a plan?" Can you judge the current situation? ”

"Where will Cao Cao be now?"

As soon as the news of this defeat came, it was equivalent to Lu Bu and the others had fallen into a desperate situation, but if you think about it, it is not difficult to find that from beginning to end, he has never seen Cao Cao's shadow!

Accumulating Xuzhou's family wealth and wanting to fight with Cao Cao, when he was on the verge of defeat, he still didn't see Cao Cao, what a humiliation!

He Lu Bu has been fighting for many years, and when he ambushed the army behind General Xu Rong's palace, he also defeated Cao Cao, although Lu Bu was not in front at that time, but he also participated!

Unexpectedly, after leaving Xu Rong, it would become like this?!

"I don't know......" Chen Gong couldn't calm down at all, he was still immersed in the pain of being successfully smuggled by Cao Cao with the same strategy.

If Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu with the so-called benevolence and military might, he could say that he would be invincible, and if he was not defeated, he would be invincible, but this is different, this is a strategy.

It is the strategy he once used on Cao Cao, he can not only prevent it, collect the entire territory of Yanzhou in one fell swoop, and even use it to attack Xuzhou, how can this be bearable?

"I don't know, I don't know...... Don't ask me again, I, I'm ......"

Chen Gong looked at the ground, sweating profusely, the shaking of his eyes was completely irregular, and his mind was still difficult to recover.

"Chen Gongtai!!" Lu Bu shouted a few times, wanting to wake him up, otherwise it would only be more critical now, "Don't forget, you and my family are still in Tancheng, and now we have to go back to defend as soon as possible, so that we can get Zang Ba's help and resist Cao Cao!" ”

"When it comes to winter, Cao Cao will definitely retire from the army to recuperate, and then try to change!"

Chen Gong immediately shook his head with empty eyes, and his face became even more ugly, and he said in a low voice: "Autumn Queen? Xuzhou is dry and dry, and the grain harvest fails; Yanzhou was fortified early to preserve the cultivated soil, and even if the harvest is poor this year, there will still be grain in the warehouse, which can be used to feed millions of people for the winter, and grain and grass can be transported to the military camps on the expedition. ”

Tougher...... Why do you look at this and your eyes are so clear?

But you can't see a way to break the game?

Lu Bu was really panicked now, he understood that Chen Gong at this time had lost the ability to calmly judge the situation and win by surprise, his heart was like ashes, and he had fallen into a desperate situation, but the iron horse couldn't stop, and if he stopped, he would die.

He looked left and right, Hou Cheng and Hao Meng were both clenching their fists and bowing their heads in front of them at this time, waiting for the military order, their families were also in Tancheng, or the soldiers in the army, and the families of many important people lived in Tancheng.

If you want to give up, it is equivalent to all the family assets and dependents, all of which are empty.

Of course, they did not abandon it, when they fled from Chang'an, they gave up everything and fled to Yuan Shao, and then fled from Yuan Shao to the garrison in Zhang Yang.

"Go to Yuan Shu, we don't have to fight here, there are also elite soldiers, who can definitely break out of the encirclement, and Yuan Shu is in Runan at this time, there are his soldiers and horses in Yuzhou, if our army goes to defect, he will definitely come to greet him! When the time comes, we will kill it together! ”

Lu Bu's eyes were blood-red, staring at the two generals with burning eyes, his expression was quite expectant and excited, just waiting for them to nod, in fact, he didn't need the consent of his subordinates, he just needed to give orders, but he was a little worried now, he didn't know the thoughts of the two generals under his command, and he didn't understand whether they were still willing to die.

Zhang Liao was captured, his life and death were unknown, and after Wei Xu led the troops to break, he never returned, and Cao Xing's soldiers and horses stationed in Xiapi were defeated by Chen's father and son, and he would become a lost dog.

Lu Bu is most afraid of thinking about one thing in his heart now, that is, during the Battle of Yanzhou, if he succeeds in entering Yanzhou, Cao Cao's fate will be exactly the same as now.

He thought that Cao Cao would be defeated, so why could he win now?

In this way, a strange paradox was formed in Lu Bu's heart, and after a long struggle, he had lost confidence, because he had now really become the lost dog Cao who he thought at that time would definitely be defeated.

The cavalry is not good at defending the city, but only good at cavalry and plundering, not to mention that there is no city for them to defend now.

"Okay."

Hou Cheng and Hao Meng glanced at each other, knowing that there was nothing they could do now, so they could only run away again.

Cao Mengde, if you want to kill them all, I will definitely be able to fight back on the verge of death, and let you see the flying generals and wolf riders! If you dare to chase it, you will have no return!

Lu Bu immediately made a decision, called several people to help Chen Gong a few, after going down the city gate, gathered soldiers and horses and turned to the east to find a way, wanting to take the road to Yangzhou Shouchun, looking for Yuan Shu to help, he firmly believed that Yuan Shu is now in the time of accumulating manpower, and he will definitely not refuse to go to Bentou.

Just out of the city gate, the chasing soldiers behind him immediately came, Cao Ren led the army, all the way to chase and chase, blocking the road to the east, after a day and a night of chasing, Lu Bu did not dare to force the enemy and only had the ability to protect a soldier and horse to protrude to Yuan Shu for help, and his army had to retreat to the small city of Xiaqiu.

When Lu Bu wanted to go further north in the direction of Pi, there were also soldiers and horses coming from the rear, which were Cao Hong's soldiers.

At this time, it was like a huge bag, and two armies were gathering in it.

"Cao Jun wants to catch him in the urn—" Lu Bu said halfway, and the last word could not be spoken.

It has already taken a day and a half to come and go, and his military rations are even more stretched.

After several failed attempts, Lu Bu could only choose to stay in the small city of Xiaqiu, and in the following day, Cao Ren and Cao Hong continued to torture Lu Bu.

They besieged the city, but did not take it.

After the two armies were assembled, there were about 30,000 or 40,000 people, and the generals were assigned to occupy various key roads and passes, strictly guarding Lü Bu from breaking through, and the rest of the main forces were camped in Nancheng and Beicheng respectively.

As for the rivers and streams on the east and west sides, it is a mountainous and forest terrain, and it is not easy to lead the army to escape, but Lu Bu also guessed that there may be ambushes in the forest.

It's not good to go.

Lu Bu's heart sank, and when he looked at the surrounding scenery on the city tower, it was a dead end, and if he didn't pay attention, he could see that his palms were full of sweat.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, Lu Bu echoed in horror, and when he saw that it was Chen Gong, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past two days, he has been in a trance and has not slept for a long time.

Chen Gong folded his hands, bowed, and said in a low voice: "Wen Hou, there are only three days' food, if you can't break through again, the soldiers can only kill horses to satisfy their hunger." ”

"Cao Ren and Cao Hong were originally generals, and they were brave generals, they may not be able to see such a general trend, we were forced into this city, it is difficult to guarantee that it is not Cao Cao's plan, he has mastered the situation in Xuzhou, and now he can only try his best to break through, there is no other way."

"Huh!" Lu Bu smashed his hands on the city wall, his palms were swollen and red, "Wait for another day and night, if there are no soldiers and horses, then assemble to break through!" Yuan Shu had already advanced more than 80 miles to Xuzhou, and the cavalry had only half a day to reach Xiaqiu! ”

Chen Gong's face turned pale, and his expression did not change, and he bowed deeply at this time and turned to leave.

Lu Bu waited in Xiaqiu, did not wait for Yuan Shu's reinforcements, and Yuan Shu did not have any news of sending troops, and Cao's army, which lived in the pass on the periphery, was always immovable.

But on the evening of the second day, Cao Cao arrived.

There were supplies of soldiers and horses from Xiapi and Pengcheng, and Cao Cao's handsome banner appeared in the camp, and as soon as Cao Cao arrived, a group of black-robed elite horsemen from Xiapi's side did something against humanity, which made Lu Bu feel that they were really not human.

The Cao army besieged before and after moved the cooking stove to the front of the formation, right under the city!

The direction of Xiapi is even more shameless, they actually kill pigs and sheep, cook and cook, smoke curls up, and a hundred jars of wine are also placed.

While eating, he talked about the real fragrance, and his words were playful and arrogant, and he didn't take the defenders seriously at all.

"A bunch of foodies!!"

Lu Bu was angry and angry in the city, and he could only eat dry bitter cakes during this time, and he was humiliated by this, and tears flowed from the corners of his mouth, and his teeth itched with anger.

Especially a stinky boy in a Confucian robe dared to go to the city and squat to eat!

I'm going to kill you!!

But that night, there was a small mutiny in Xiaqiu City.