After entering Xiapi City, Liu Bei first asked Lu Bu about his wife and children.

When Zhao Chen heard this, he smiled and thought, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not the official history after all, maybe Liu Bei really feels that brothers are more important than his wife.

But he didn't necessarily say that "brothers are like siblings, and wives are like clothes", and this plot in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not that he doesn't want to save his wife, but he is in a desperate situation and has no choice but to comfort Zhang Fei.

Lu Bu said with a smile: "Xuande Gongzhen is a person in temperament, and the wife and children naturally dare not slack off, all of them are in the old mansion in the east of the city. Xuande Gong went to pick it up at any time, and Quan Dangbu thanked Xuande Gong for coming to support. ”

Liu Bei gave Lu Bu a big gift and expressed his deep gratitude.

Then he ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to pick up Mrs. Gan and others, and immediately sent Xiapi to Huaiyin.

It is said that Cao Cao ordered a new army to besiege Picheng.

It turned out that Fu Yang's Cao Ren army came one step earlier.

A day later, the two armies approached the city of Pi.

Cao Cao was a little jealous of Zhao Chen's scheme, so he simply put the two groups of men and horses into one way, and re-encamped twenty miles west of Xiapi City, preparing to attack from the west.

Cao Ren was angry in Cao Cao's main tent, and immediately asked for battle: "This flying horseman, Tai Shici Xiaoer, deceive people too much!" I am willing to lead the army into battle again, attack Picheng, and take the heads of Lu Bu and Liu Bei to present to the lord. ”

Cao Cao thought to himself, you tiger, at this moment Liu Bei's army has entered Xiapi City, there are 40,000 or 50,000 horses in the city, and if you want to attack the city, you must have more than three times the number of troops, and you only have more than 90,000 in your own hands, how can you forcibly attack the city.

So he was relieved: "Zixiao, don't worry, I'm sitting here today, just to take down Picheng, Lu Bu and Liu Bei." As for how to take it, it's still a long-term view. ”

Cao Ren didn't give up, and said: "But my lord, our army has come from afar, Yanzhou is empty now, if Xuzhou has been dragging on, wouldn't it be very dangerous, it's better to fight quickly!" ”

Cao Cao smiled and glanced at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia comprehended, stepped forward and said: "General Zixiao, rest assured, before the trip, the lord had already written a letter to Yuan Shao, deliberately informing him that our army would raise 100,000 troops to attack Xuzhou. Yuan Shao is indecisive, even if there is Zhao Chen's letter urging, he must think that the emptiness of Yanzhou is a trap set by our army, and he will never dare to go there. This is the real of the imaginary, and the real is the imaginary. ”

Cao Ren nodded unwillingly: "Mr. Fengxiao, don't worry about Yanzhou." But the revenge in front of me must be avenged, I have learned a new method for a while, as long as Lu Bu and Liu Bei dare to come to fight, they will definitely be trapped in the formation, and there is no way out. ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he became interested: "General Zixiao, please tell me clearly, what kind of formation is it, so magical?" ”

Cao Ren smiled and sold a pass: "The lord has allowed me to lead the troops to the battle, and Mr. Fengxiao will be able to see my formation outside Xiapi City." ”

Cao Cao pointed at Cao Ren and said, "Okay, I'll ask you 30,000 horses to go and challenge." ”

Cao Ren was excited and replied: "Only 10,000 people from the headquarters are needed." ”

"Okay, I'll let Miaocai and Yuan Rang each lead 10,000 horses and sweep the battle for you."

Cao Ren thanked him and took the order.

Before leaving, Guo Jia said to Cao Ren: "If you want Lu Bu to fight, the general only needs to keep insulting, and Lu Bu will not be able to sit still." ”

Cao Ren nodded in response.

On the morning of the next day, Cao Ren led an army of 30,000 to the outside of Xiapi City, and set up a general platform 200 steps away from the city.

Cao Ren personally ascended to the podium and waved three flags.

I saw that the army of Cao Ren's headquarters dispersed in an instant, and a huge formation was laid out within a radius of 100 meters.

Then he shouted from afar: "Lu Bupifu, Liu Bei old thief, Zhao Chen'er, do you see my formation?" ”

When Liu Bei and Lu Bu heard this, they led the soldiers to hurriedly walk up to the city wall.

I saw the sound of drums under the city shaking the sky and the people surging.

The soldiers were all holding shields and standing outward, and inside were archers and spearmen waiting for the opportunity.

Just from the perspective of the coordination of the troops, you can know that this formation is very exquisite.

With the change of Cao Ren's banner, the formation is also constantly changing, suddenly appearing in the east, and suddenly appearing in the west, unpredictable.

Everyone was impressed.

Zhao Chen looked from afar, and saw that Cao Ren's formation was like a gossip, and the soldiers on both sides of each gate formed a small group of themselves, with the middle person commanding, changing their movements and forward personnel at any time. And the person in the middle obeyed Cao Ren's flag order on the stage.

Such a two-layer command makes such a large formation not chaotic.

"Eight Gates Golden Lock Array!"

Cao Ren is indeed a rare general, and the more Zhao Chen looks at it, the more he likes it.

Just when everyone was still confused about how to respond, Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan led a small group of people and ran to the city of Xiapi and shouted: "Lu Bu Xiaoer, incompetent and timid, dare not come to break the formation, it is better to go home and farm, sell the sweet potatoes to pay back." ”

"Liu Bei is a big-eared thief, he doesn't have the ability to be tough and strong, and he has the ability to break the formation."

"Lu Bu Xiaoer, leave Diao Chan, hurry back to your hometown, my father-in-law is coming to collect Xuzhou."

“……”

And so on and so forth.

Lu Bu and Zhang Fei were furious on the spot, and scolded through the formation: "Where did the dog thief come from, dare to say your grandfather, look at how your grandfather and I will clean you up!" ”

Lu Bu and Zhang Fei had to go downstairs at the same time.

Zhao Chen grabbed Zhang Fei's hand and shook his head, signaling him not to be impulsive.

Seeing this, Liu Bei also came to persuade the third brother: "Listen to the military advisor!" ”

"Big brother, he scolded too badly!"

"The more ugly the scolding, the more they want you to go downstairs and break the formation."

"But ......"

Zhao Chen comforted: "Yide is okay, let Lu Bu go to the wall first, and wait for the afternoon sunset, when you have your own power." ”

Zhang Fei must have responded: "Okay! ”

Lu Bu didn't have Zhao Chen's persuasion, Chen Gong's attention was on Liu Bei and Zhao Chen, and before he could understand what was going on, he saw Lu Bu take Zhang Liao and Wei Xu with 5,000 men each, and rush towards Cao Ren's Eight Gate Golden Lock Array.

I saw that the army and horses had just rushed into the formation and got lost, the sky was spinning, the dust was flying, and it was impossible to distinguish between east and west, north and south.

Lu Bu shouted, brandishing Fang Tian's halberd to attack left and right, trying to break through the various teams in the formation, but no matter how he killed, there would be a steady stream of people surrounding him, and there were fewer and fewer brothers following behind him.

Until the end, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, and Wei Xu were scattered by the formation, and they each got lost and didn't know how to deal with it.

On the city wall, Chen Gong saw that the men and horses of Lu Bu's army were rapidly decreasing, and Lu Bu was like a headless fly, rampage, but he couldn't rush out at all, and he was secretly anxious.

But at this time, he was helpless, if he sent troops to support, he would not be able to break the formation, and he would only lose his troops.

Helplessly, he set his eyes on Liu Bei and Zhao Chen on the side.

"Please also ask Mr. to take action and rescue my general."

Chen Gong lowered his posture and pleaded with Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen glared at Chen Gong angrily, he was still wary of us two days ago, and he was unwilling to let our army enter the city.

After entering the city, he was always on guard against our army, and also sent many eyeliners to monitor all the way and restrict the movement of our army, clearly treating our army as a hostile force.

Now when encountering a moment of crisis, I don't want to mobilize my own forces, but I want our army to save it, how can this not make people angry?!

He smiled slightly, and said viciously: "Mr. Gongtai has a good calculation!" ”

Seeing this, Chen Gong bowed deeply and begged: "Mr. Houde, forgive me, there were many offences in the palace before, and they were all from the palace." Now my general is in deep crisis, and if I don't save him, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out. For the sake of fighting Cao together, Mr. Wang, save my general. ”

Liu Bei also came up to persuade: "Military advisor, if there is a strategy to break the enemy, I hope to focus on the overall situation." ”

Zhao Chen smiled, since Liu Bei spoke, this favor naturally had to be given to Liu Bei, and it could be regarded as achieving the goal.

"According to the words of the lord, the dust will break the formation!"

When Chen Gong heard this, he immediately thanked Liu Bei.

Zhao Chen nodded with satisfaction, everyone didn't know, he promised naturally not for Liu Bei, let alone to save Lu Bu, but for another person, Zhang Liao.