I don’t know if the catapult was accurate or if it was just luck. After the stone flew out, it hit a big tree.
With a clicking sound, the big tree, which was as thick as two fists, was broken by the boulder and slowly fell down.
The stone flew to the side and rolled down the bushes next to it before stopping.
Lu Bu hurriedly ran over with everyone, and when he saw the broken tree, he nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Bu had seen the power of the flame stone in the game, and felt that it was pretty good. However, when Gao Shun and others saw that such a big tree was broken, they were shocked and dumbfounded.
A soldier said in a trembling voice, "Such a big tree has been smashed. If it were a human being, it would probably be smashed to pieces."
Another soldier said disdainfully, "It's still broken into pieces. Let me tell you, as long as it is hit, it will immediately turn into a ball of mud."
Gao Shun had always been calm, but his eyes were full of shock at this moment, "Marquis Wen, with such great power, if used to attack a city, it would be absolutely invincible."
Lu Bu nodded, "It's okay, come and take a look at this."
After saying this, Lu Bu took out a flame stone and handed it to Gao Shun, "General Gao, go try this and see how powerful it is?"
Gao Shun took the dark red stone with both hands. Although he was calm on the surface, he was extremely shocked in his heart.
He didn't see the stone in Lu Bu's hand, but maybe he was dazzled, or maybe it was real. In short, this stone seemed to appear out of thin air in Lu Bu's hand.
What's going on?
Could it be that Marquis Wen has become a god and can conjure objects out of thin air?
Lu Bu patted Gao Shun, who was still stunned, and said with a smile, "General Gao, why don't you give it a try?"
Only then did Gao Shun react and waved to the soldiers, "Don't be stunned, go and fire again."
Everyone walked to the side of the catapult again, and the soldiers pulled the winch with all their strength. After preparations were completed, they put the flaming stone into the big ladle. With the command, the flaming stone was ejected.
Hoo ho ho!
The flame stone drew an arc in the air. This time it did not hit the big tree, but fell into the bushes.
Everyone only heard a loud noise, and then, fire broke out, and a large bush was immediately ignited, making a crackling sound and burning violently.
Maybe the flame stone itself is oily, and although the bushes are wet, they are still burning in the thick smoke.
Looking at the burning flames and the big crater, Gao Shun felt his heart beating wildly and his breathing became rapid.
This thing called a flame stone is so powerful that even if it is not hit, as long as it is nearby, it may not be spared.
Lu Bu laughed loudly, "General Gao, how powerful is it?"
Gao Shun admired Lu Bu very much at this moment. When he heard the question, he hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Marquis Wen, with the catapult and the flaming stone, I'm afraid any city can't be defeated."
Lu Bu knew that Gao Shun didn't like to talk, but every word he said was not the truth, so he said it was no problem, so he was naturally sure.
Looking at the big pit in the distance, Lu Bu suddenly laughed, "General Gao, we have catapults and flaming stones. Do you think we still need to be afraid of Cao Mengde?"
Gao Shun's face was full of admiration and his tone was sincere, "Marquis Wen, as long as the number of flame stones is enough, I will really point my finger at you, and no one can stop me. Even Cao Mengde cannot be our opponent."
Hearing these words, Lu Bu felt a pity in his heart.
Catapults are indeed very powerful, but they must be paired with flame stones to exert greater power.
The problem is that flame stones are too difficult to obtain, and it is almost impossible to use them infinitely.
Lu Bu turned to look at Gao Shun and said with a smile, "General Gao, although the catapult is powerful, it still needs practice to make every attack effective. You need to lead the soldiers to practice more so that they can exert greater power!" Gao Shun hurriedly handed over his hand, "Don't worry, Marquis Wen, the general will definitely lead everyone to get familiar with the catapult as soon as possible."
Lu Bu gave Gao Shun a few more words before returning to the city alone, leaving Gao Shun and others to continue practicing.
Just after returning to the mansion, someone came to report and asked Chen Gong to see him.
Not long after, the soldier brought Chen Gong to the study.
"I've met Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "On the public stage, sit down and talk."
Chen Gong nodded, and after sitting down, he tentatively asked, "Marquis Wen, how have you considered what we talked about last time?"
Lu Bu knew that Chen Gong was talking about his future attitude towards Cao Mengde. Is it offensive or defensive?
Lu Bu pondered for a moment and then asked slowly, "Gongtai, in your opinion, what is the safest way for our army to act?"
Chen Gong thought for a while, "We have now occupied most of Yanzhou, and only Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'a are left in Cao Mengde's hands.
And we have purchased a large amount of food now, at least for the time being, we don’t have to worry about the food problem, so I think it is safest to use an offensive method to defeat Cao Mengde as soon as possible."
At this point, Chen Gong thought for a while and continued, "In addition, Yuan Shao has already defeated Gongsun Zan and is free. If he wants to get involved in Yanzhou and comes to join forces with Cao Mengde, it will be very detrimental to us. So I think the main thing is to defeat Cao Mengde as soon as possible, and the rest can be considered later."
After hearing Chen Gong's analysis, Lu Bu couldn't help but nodded, "Gongtai, what you said is true. Although Cao Mengde's strength has been damaged, Yuan Shao is so powerful that we have to guard against him?"
After Lu Bu withdrew from Chang'an, he had taken refuge with Yuan Shao, so he naturally knew how strong he was.
Although Lu Bu has now occupied most of Yanzhou, he is still somewhat afraid of Yuan Shao.
At this time, Yuan Shao occupied the territory of the three states, his troops were strong, his advisers were like rain, and his generals were like clouds. This was the time when he was strong and powerful.
If Yuan Shao comes to participate in the Battle of Yanzhou, no matter how arrogant Lu Bu is, he will never be able to compete with the two of them.
Therefore, defeating Cao Mengde as soon as possible now is the best way to break the situation.
When Chen Gong heard that Lu Bu had agreed, he was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, since you have already had this intention, what are your plans?"
Lu Bu smiled slightly and said, "Gongtai, in your opinion, how should we attack it?"
Chen Gong had already made a plan in his mind. When he heard the question, he cupped his hands and said slowly, "Cao Mengde retreated to Juancheng. In this way, Juancheng is the strongest. It will not be easy for us to attack." p>
At this point, Chen Gong paused for a moment before continuing, "However, although Juancheng is difficult to attack, we still have to attack it, because no matter what, we can't bypass Juancheng, so we can only capture Juancheng first.
The only way to advance is to build a city."
Lu Bu also knew that Chen Gong was right. If he wanted to attack, Juancheng would bear the brunt. Cao Mengde also knew this, so he retreated to Juancheng and the two sides started a confrontation.
Thinking of this, Lu Bu nodded, "Okay, in that case, let's attack Juancheng."
Chen Gong waved his hand and said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, even if you want to attack Juancheng, you can't attack the city. We have fewer troops than Cao Mengde. If we attack the city, we may have no chance of winning."
Lu Bu frowned slightly, "Then what should we do?"
Chen Gong sneered, "Although Cao Mengde has strong soldiers and horses, our army has Bingzhou cavalry, and they are facing our army head-on, so he is slightly at a disadvantage.
Therefore, I think it is better to lure Cao Mengde out of Juancheng and rely on the superiority of our cavalry to eliminate Cao Mengde's troops one by one."
Hearing Chen Gong's analysis, Lu Bu smiled and nodded, "Gongtai, since you already have a solution, let's share it."
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Juancheng.
Cao Cao looked at Li Zheng who was kneeling on the ground, his brows furrowed tightly. Although his face was calm, he was a little angry in his heart.
When he ordered Li Zheng to rob the grain, he had already told him that if there was anything wrong, the grain would be burned immediately and not a single grain would be left for Lu Bu.
However, after so much effort, Lu Bu still snatched it back.
There will be a severe drought and locust plague next year. Cao Cao knows how important food is.
If everyone doesn't have food, it's easier to say that. But if Lu Bu has food and he doesn't, it will be a disaster.
"My lord, I am sorry for you. The food was stolen by Lu Bu. Please punish me, my lord. I will never complain."
Cao Cao sighed, "General Li, get up first!"
Having said this, Cao Cao reached out to help Li Zheng. At this moment, there were hurried footsteps outside the door.
Hearing such an urgent voice, Cao Cao had a bad thought in his heart. He didn't bother to help Li Zheng, and hurriedly turned his head to look at the door.
Footsteps came to the door, Han Hao walked in front, and Shi Huan and Li Jin followed closely behind.
When the three of them came to the room and saw Cao Cao, they all knelt down and said, "Ding Tao is lost. Please punish me, my lord."
"What?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao was immediately surprised and shouted, "What are you talking about? How is it possible that Dingtao is lost?"
Han Hao hurriedly kowtowed, "My lord, it's true. We were ordered to rush to Dingtao. That night, Zhang Liao also rushed there with his troops. As a result, that night, Lu Bu's army broke through the city and drove us out."<
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Having said this, Han Hao sighed and cupped his hands, "General Li was also killed in this battle."
Li Zheng, who was kneeling on the other side, burst into tears when he heard the news. He quickly rushed to Li Jin to sign the autograph and asked, "Uncle, how could this happen?"
Li Jin couldn't help but burst into tears when he thought of the sad thing, and kept nodding, "It's true, it's true."
Li Zheng punched the ground and roared angrily, "What a shame, we must avenge this."
Li Jin nodded, gritted his teeth and roared, "We must take revenge."
Hearing what Han Hao said, Cao Cao was immediately shocked, "General Han, you have arrived at Dingtao. As a result, the combined forces of your two families were unable to defend the city for even one night, and Zhang Liao destroyed the city?" Han Hao hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "The general is incompetent. Please punish me, my lord."
Shi Huan also hurriedly handed over his hand, "My lord, if Zhang Liao attacks the city normally, no matter what, we can hold it for at least three to five days.
However, Zhang Liao used a strange thing to punch a hole in the city gate, so the city could be breached."
Han Hao said with a wry smile, "The sound was so loud at that time that the soldiers were so frightened that they had no intention of fighting. This gave Zhang Liao an opportunity. Otherwise, they would not have been defeated so quickly anyway." p>
Cao Cao stared at the two of them with wide eyes, his heart fluctuating, and suddenly asked, "You said they drilled a hole in the city gate, and the sound was loud?"
Han Hao and Shi Huan hurriedly raised their hands and replied in unison, "It's true. I don't know what it is. It's really powerful. When we were standing on the city wall, we could feel the vibration of the city wall."
After hearing the two confirmations, Cao Cao frowned, and an idea rose from the bottom of his heart.
That’s not right!
Totally wrong?
Could it be that they lied to themselves?
Impossible, they don’t know who they are, why would they lie to themselves?
More importantly, if everyone says this, how could it be false?
And what exactly is what Han Hao and Shi Huan said, and what could be so powerful?
If there is such a powerful object, you should have heard of it, why not?
Have everything changed?
Cao Cao felt his heartbeat fluctuating, and he always felt that the answer was in his mind, but he couldn't express it.
Cheng Yu, who had been standing by silently, suddenly said, "My lord, the reason why this battle failed is all because of that object and has nothing to do with General Han and General Shi. Why don't we just waive the punishment?"
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Cao Cao then remembered the three of them, waved his hands hurriedly, and said in a gentle tone, "Okay, you all get up, this time has nothing to do with you, go back and rest quickly."
Li Jin suddenly said loudly, "Lord, please give me a team of soldiers to avenge my father."
Cao Cao stepped forward, patted Li Jin and Li Zheng on the shoulders, and said slowly, "General Li is a hero of our army. How could he not avenge him? However, this matter is not a trivial matter and must be considered in the long term."
Okay, you go back and rest first. After the plan is finalized, I will definitely let you take revenge."
After everyone left, Cao Cao turned to look at Cheng Yu and asked slowly, "Zhongde, how knowledgeable are you? Do you know what General Han said?"
Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Unheard of."
Cao Cao was a little disappointed and asked again, "Dingtao has been taken back by Lu Bu. What should our army do next?"
Cheng Yu also hesitated. After thinking for a moment, he said slowly, "After our army came back from Xuzhou, it suffered successive defeats and its morale was greatly reduced. It is really not suitable to fight again. It is better to rest for a while and replenish our strength. When the time is right, we can attack again."
Not too late."
Cao Cao nodded, "Okay, let everyone rest for a few days and we will make a decision."
After everyone left, Cao Cao suddenly frowned and kept speculating in his mind.
What's going on? Why is it so strange?
I thought that the opportunity to enter the game was a great opportunity that would allow me to achieve great things.
But now it seems that Lu Bu also has this opportunity to gain more benefits?
In the game, Cao Cao already knew that he would definitely win in the battle at Yanzhou.
After he is defeated, Lu Bu will flee from Dingtao to Xuzhou.
In order to directly eliminate Lu Bu and prevent future troubles, Cao Cao's referee took advantage of the Li family to sneak attack on Dingtao, intending to imprison Lu Bu in Yanzhou and eliminate him directly.