Cao Cao was very angry about the clothing edict. In addition to going on a killing spree in Xudu, Liu Bei, who was far away in Xiaopei, was also a thorn in his side.

Cao Cao summoned civil servants and generals to personally attack Xuzhou, but everyone tried to dissuade him by saying that Yuan Shao's troops were pressing down on the border. Although Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender at the end of last year, if Yuan Shao had sent troops to attack Liu Bei, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Cao Cao sighed: "Liu Bei is a hero. If we don't attack him now, we will be in trouble in the future."

When the ministers were silent, the military advisor Guo Jia came out and said: "Yuan Shao is slow and suspicious, so even if he comes south, he will not be too fast. Liu Bei's new acquisition of Xuzhou is at a time when the people are unstable. If the lord speeds up,

If we send troops to attack it, it will be defeated."

Cao Cao slapped his thigh and said, "What Fengxiao said is exactly what I want. Liu Bei made a lot of nonsense before and said that I was here in person, but it was unknown. Now let him see what I, Cao, do."

After that, Cao Cao ordered all his troops and horses to go to Xiaopei.

The battle between the Yuan and Cao armies was imminent. At this time, Yuan Shao was strong and Cao Cao was weak. Many people secretly surrendered to Hebei. News of Cao Cao's eastern expedition soon spread to Yecheng.

Tian Feng, a farewell commander in Jizhou, advised Yuan Shao: "Cao Cao's personal expedition to Xuzhou will take a lot of time. My lord raises troops to attack south, and he can defeat Xudu in one battle. This is a God-given opportunity."

At this time, the youngest son Yuan Shang was still ill, so Yuan Shao refused to attack Cao Cao.

When Tian Feng heard Yuan Shao's excuse, he struck the ground with his staff and sighed: "Unfortunate times, how can we lose the baby because of his illness? What a pity..."

Liu Bei did not listen to Lan Tian's words, largely because of Yuan Shao's restraint. He believed that Cao Cao did not dare to take the risk of coming in person, and the situation in the Central Plains was not yet known, so he drove Liu Dai away. Wang Zhong also left a heroic speech.

When he learned that Cao Cao was really here, Liu Bei was extremely panicked, wondering why this guy didn't follow the rules when using his troops.

At this time, Guan Yu was still in Xiapi, and there was no one around Liu Bei to discuss how to defeat the enemy, so he conspired with Zhang Fei to still defeat Liu Dai and Wang Zhong's plan to rob the camp.

The two men mobilized Xiaopei's troops and divided into two groups to attack Cao's camp at night.

Cao Cao has been using troops for many years and is very experienced in defending camps and forage.

After Zhang Fei rushed into Cao Cao's camp, he found that it was actually an empty camp. Knowing that he had fallen into a trap, he turned around and left. At this time, Cao Cao's ambushes appeared everywhere, and the shouts of killing were loud all of a sudden.

Zhang Fei relied on his personal bravery to break out of the siege, with only a few dozen horses left to accompany him.

At this time, there were pursuers from all directions, and Zhang Fei was forced to go to the end of the road and had no choice but to head towards Mangdang Mountain.

Liu Bei's men and horses were also ambushed by Cao's army. After the confrontation between the two armies, they were almost defeated. Not long ago, the heroic words he left to Liu Dai and Wang Zhong drifted away in the wind like burning smoke.

After the failed attempt to rob the camp, Liu Bei fled to Qingzhou with his remaining troops, and was later taken to Hebei by Yuan Tan, the governor of Qingzhou.

Cao Cao captured Xiaopei, captured Liu Bei's general Xiahou Bo, and then marched toward Xiapi with lightning speed.

Guan Yu was horrified when he heard that Xiaopei had fallen. He hurriedly organized his troops to prepare to meet the enemy.

Guan Erye was well versed in the art of war. He planned to lead an army to station outside the city, and ordered his lieutenant general to guard Xia Pi as a diversionary force, just like the plan Chen Gong proposed to Lu Bu.

During this period of time in Lantian, he worked hard, read books and planted vegetables. The days passed very quickly. When the city became panicked and rumors spread, he suddenly remembered that Xiapi was about to be lost again.

Lan Tian made a tips bag and handed it to Guan Yu before he left the city, saying: "General Guan, don't be careful when you go here. This tip bag can be opened in times of crisis. Remember, remember."

Guan Yu took the kit with a puzzled look on his face. At this time, the situation in Xiapi was extremely critical. He had to pay attention to Lan Tian's words, so he hid the kit close to his body, told Lan Tian to take care of his two sisters-in-law, and then led his army out of the city.

Lan Tian returned to Gan Qian and Mi Zhen's residence, and told the two of them to pack their bags and not wander around. He got a sword from somewhere and guarded the door as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Brother, what are you doing? Are there bandits coming to Xiapi City?"

After Guan Yu became the governor of Xiapi, he often went out of the city to exterminate bandits. At this time, the two ladies did not know that Cao's soldiers had arrived.

Lan Tian said: "It is said that Cao Cao personally came to Xuzhou and sent troops to Xiapi in a short time. At this time, the people in the city were panicked and General Guan had already led his troops out of the city to defend against the enemy."

"My lord said that General Guan is invincible in the world. I think he should be able to defend Xiapi." Mi Zhen said with some indifference.

"Brother, now that Cao Cao has come to Xiapi, what happened to Xiaopei? What will happen to my husband?" Gan Qian asked worriedly.

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "Although there are no scouts to report, I think Xiaopei has been captured, and we probably won't be able to hold Pi now..."

"That husband..." Gan Qian said worriedly.

"If my brother-in-law is defeated, he will definitely surrender to Yuan Shao. His life is not in danger, so I can rest assured." Lan Tian comforted him.

Mi Zhen said speechlessly: "It looks like I'm going to be a prisoner again..."

The two of them were accustomed to this kind of encounter. Although Gan Qian was worried about Liu Bei's safety, with Lan Tian by her side, she felt inexplicably safe.

"To prevent civil unrest in the city at this time, you must not wander around." Lan Tian reminded.

"Just follow my brother's arrangements." Gan Qian said.

"I know." Mi Zhen also agreed.

Cao Cao's army arrived quickly, and Guan Yu outside the city soon fell into a bitter battle. Cao Cao also went to the outside of Xiapi City to supervise the battle. After several contacts, he fell in love with Guan Yu and wanted to surrender him just like he had surrendered Zhang Liao in the past.

Cao Cao summoned Zhang Liao and told him: "I love Chang Yun very much. After the war, you should repay him and tell him to surrender?"

Zhang Liao cupped his fists and said, "I also admire General Guan as a person. When I was young, I should have recruited this person for my lord."

"That's very good. I ordered the front troops to speed up the attack on the city. As long as Xiapi City is broken and Yun Chang can't look both head and tail, we can capture it." Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled.

"My lord uses his troops like a god, and the general will admire him greatly." Zhang Liao complimented.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Wen Yuan came up with the plan this time, using Lu Bu's troops as the vanguard. As expected, we have achieved twice the result with half the effort."

"Reporting to my lord, there are people at the four gates of Xiapi who have opened the city gates. The former army has entered the outer city." While the two were talking, the messengers came on horseback to report the battle situation.

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Liu Bei is not good, Wenyuan, you can go and help Xu Gongming, and also tell Yunchang the good news."

"No." Zhang Liao clasped his fists and turned around on horseback.

Guan Yu was not guarding the city. Not long after the battle, the leading party in Xiapi instigated his servants to secretly open the city gate, so they did not last long before Cao's army invaded the city.

Lan Tian was guarding the other courtyard where Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi lived. He heard the noise on the street getting louder and louder. Guan Yu only left a dozen people to guard the place. He didn't know if there was any danger.

Although he knew that the ending was to go to Xudu, Lantian didn't know exactly how many people were traveling with Guan Yu.

Not long after, there was the sound of gold and iron clashing outside the courtyard, as if someone was attacking here.
Chapter completed!