Gushui, this is a wide river in Qingzhou. The river surface that should have been frozen for thousands of miles during this period of time is now flowing again due to the scorching sun in the past few days, which should have thawed at the end of the month.

"Da da da!"

By the Gu River, countless noisy hoofbeats could be heard. Lu Bu led the Bingzhou cavalry and fled here under Xia Houyuan's "chase".

Looking at the river slowly flowing in the riverbed in the distance, with the water no deeper than the calf of the war horse, Lu Bu directly ordered without caring: "Cross the river."

The entire army waded directly through the river without slowing down.

Soon, a cavalry group chased the Bingzhou Cavalry to the Gushui River. Looking at the Bingzhou Cavalry who had just crossed the Gushui River, Xia Houyuan also said indifferently: "Cross the river."

The entire army was also preparing to cross the river. Just as the army marched to the center of the river bed, Xia Houyuan suddenly saw a flashing red arrow rising into the sky in the distance. Just as he was doubting, there was a faint sound from above the river bed. The sound grew louder and louder from far to near.

"Not good!" Xia Houyuan looked at the shallow water and the raised riverbeds on both sides, and instantly understood what had happened.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! The river is coming!" Xia Houyuan roared crazily while constantly urging the horse under his crotch to retreat towards the rear. Although he was relatively close to the river bank in front of him at this time, he knew that Lu Bu must He will be waiting for him at the front. If he evacuates forward, even if he survives safely, he will be captured by Lu Bu.

Under Xia Houyuan's frantic shouting, Cao's soldiers immediately understood the current situation and scrambled to retreat towards both sides of the bank. They didn't care whether they would encounter Lu Bu as they moved forward. They didn't have a BMW like Xia Houyuan's. In terms of their speed, As long as we can survive the flood, who can think about other issues?

Upstream of Gu Shui, a team of only a few dozen people was looking at their masterpiece. After losing the obstruction of the dam, the rolling water turned into huge waves and continued to rush downward. They were on a high slope. , countless rivers flowed down the river, and the momentum surged, just like a flood.

Water and fire are merciless. The power of water and fire is the power of God, and mortals are powerless to stop it. The cavalry under Xia Houyuan's command appeared so fragile under the power of God. Countless cavalry who had no time to evacuate were directly swept away by the rushing flood, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead. Nearly half of Wanwu's cavalry were lost, and a large part of the remaining soldiers were on the side of the embankment where Lu Bu was.

Xia Houyuan was on the other side of the bank, staring blankly at the wildly rushing river in front of him, with a look of regret on his face. At this time, there were only about 3,000 cavalry left around him, and the rest were not drowned by the flood. , which is on the other side.

However, the Cao cavalry on the other side soon heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, and the Bingzhou cavalry who had previously "fleeed in a panic" in their eyes came back again.

Lu Bu led the Bingzhou cavalry to the Gu River. Looking at the scene in front of them, they were shocked. The generals looked at Chen Gong in awe. They knew whose handiwork this was. They could only borrow dozens of soldiers to create what they saw in front of them. The scene, the military advisor is truly a heavenly being!

Lu Bu's heart was filled with the joy of having his great revenge avenged. Thinking of the tens of thousands of troops and thousands of Bingzhou cavalry that he had meaninglessly abandoned before, Lu Bu still felt pain in his heart.

"Kill them all! Leave no one behind!" Looking at the thousands of soldiers of Cao Cao's army who were in dire straits on the shore of Gu River, Lu Bu shouted angrily in a low voice without emotion.

Lu Bu gave the order, and the Bingzhou cavalry under his command rushed forward like vengeful hungry wolves, quickly wiping out the remnant army in front of them.

Seeing the cavalry under his command being slaughtered by Lu Bu, Xia Houyuan, who was on the other side, had intense eyesight and roared at the top of his lungs: "Lu Fengxian! I will kill you!"

Lu Bu stood far away on the other side of the river, looking at Xia Houyuan who looked like a wounded beast in the distance. A trace of pleasure flashed in his eyes, and he smiled mockingly: "Okay! I'll wait!"

Then Lu Bu led the Bingzhou cavalry and left slowly without looking back, leaving Xia Houyuan, who was blocked by the water, standing there with a pale face and full of regret.

Soon, Cao Cao and Li Dian's army followed the cavalry's horse hoof prints and saw this bleak scene on the shore of Gu River.

"What's going on?" Cao Cao asked in a low voice with no expression on his face.

When Xia Houyuan heard these words, his body trembled, and he knelt in front of Cao Cao with a look of shame on his face: "My lord, Yuan fell into Lu Bu's plan, causing most of the soldiers under his command to be killed or injured, and there are not many left. Please punish me, my lord."

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Hearing this, Cao Cao sighed softly and looked at the extremely ashamed Xia Houyuan in front of him. He stepped forward and gently held his arms, trying to help him up: "Don't be arrogant in victory, and don't be discouraged in defeat. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers.

You don’t need to take your talent to heart.”

"No!" Xia Houyuan knelt on the ground and refused to get up, and said with firm eyes: "It was a certain person who killed tens of thousands of brothers under his command. The state has national laws and the military has military regulations. He should be punished, otherwise how could he be worthy of brothers like me!

Please punish me, my lord!"

Cao Cao looked at Xia Houyuan, who was resolute, and his heart was full of affection. He smiled softly and said: "Okay! Excellent talent, I really did not misjudge you. In this case, I will punish you to train another 20,000 elite cavalry for me, and I will do it again in the future.

To attack Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, I want you to be the vanguard!"

"My lord!" Xia Houyuan burst into tears of gratitude and bowed in admiration.

"Okay, general, don't act like a little girl, get up quickly!" Cao Cao held him up with both hands and comforted him with a smile.

After dealing with Xia Houyuan's emotions, Cao Cao slowly walked to the Gushui River, looked at the rolling river in front of him solemnly, and said in a low voice: "I knew you were a great talent, Gongtai, but I never thought you were so wise and far-reaching.

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I don't know when, Xi Zhi slowly walked to Cao Cao's side and sighed softly: "My lord, this time the blame lies with someone. It's not spring yet, but these days are the scorching sun, and such weird weather is...

Not paying attention was indeed a mistake."

"No, the blame lies not with you, but with someone." Cao Cao whispered: "If I had known that Chen Gong had such a plan, even if someone couldn't convince him at the beginning, he would have killed it. It was someone who was too soft-hearted that led to what happened today.

disaster."

"Chen Gong's strategy is indeed far-reaching. I am afraid that he has already anticipated that Lu Bu will have problems with this dispatch of troops, and has already laid out backup plans to give Lu Bu a glimmer of hope." Xi Zhicai said with emotion.

"Yes! Why did I miss such a great talent in the first place? In this case, letting Lu Bu go back is like letting the tiger go back to the mountain. And after this battle, Lu Bu will definitely trust Chen Gong more and entrust him with important responsibilities. Hello Lu Bu

Deal with it, but with Lu Bu and Chen Gong... I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to take Qingzhou after that." Cao Cao said in annoyance.

"My lord, there is no need to worry. Chen Gong is good at planning, and this water attack shows his foresight. However, precisely because of his far-reaching thoughts, his reaction to emergencies is a bit dull, and he often makes wrong moves in a hurry, just like before.
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