Cao Cao looked at Lu Bu in the distance, his teeth chattering and his eyes full of anger.
All the money was spent in exchange for a catapult.
I thought I could sit back and relax, but who would have thought that it would still be like this!
Although the catapult is still firing stones, each stone hits the ground and hits one or two soldiers at most, and the fire is slow. At this speed, even if it takes a day, it will not consume many enemies.
Shi Huan quickly came to Cao Cao and asked loudly, "My lord, ordinary stones are too weak, so we should use flame stones!"
"Flame Stone!"
Cao Cao gritted his teeth and roared, "Okay, then fire the flame stone."
A flame stone is worth 10,000 gold coins!
Cao Cao's heartache was as painful as a knife. If he hadn't been in his prime, he would have fainted from heartache.
The treasury is already empty, just to buy the flame stone and catapult.
Shi Huan didn't know Cao Cao's mood. When he heard the order, he was overjoyed. He hurried to the catapult, pointed at the flaming stone in the catapult, and shouted, "My lord has an order, fire the flaming stone to show them how powerful it is."
Look!"
The soldier in charge of the catapult was overjoyed when he heard the news. He picked up a flaming stone and came to the catapult.
At this moment, Hou Cheng had also arrived under the city wall, took off the bag behind him, and took out a flame stone from it.
The soldiers on the city wall also discovered Hou Cheng, hurriedly picked up the stone and threw it directly at Hou Cheng.
Hou Cheng dodged a stone, roared angrily, and used all his strength to throw the flame stone in his hand into the air.
When the soldiers on the city wall saw Hou Cheng throwing a stone at him, they were so frightened that they hurried away.
The flame stone drew an arc in the air and flew over the city wall. After exhausting its strength, it turned into an arc and landed on the corridor above the city wall.
At this time, the soldier had already carried the flaming stone to the catapult and was about to put it into the spoon.
The flame stone thrown by Hou Cheng fell to the ground, and everyone only saw a fire igniting, followed by a thunderous sound.
Click!
Boom!
At the same time, an overwhelming force surged around, causing everything in its path to collapse.
The flame stone held in the soldier's hand was immediately affected by the explosive force, was shaken, and began to explode.
Click!
Boom!
The flame stone was so powerful that the soldiers were blown to pieces. Even the catapult next to them was blown over and fell to the ground.
But it wasn't over yet. There were eight flame stones in the cart. They were shaken and exploded almost in unison.
Click, click!
Boom! Boom!
The power of one flame stone is already quite huge. Eight flame stones exploded at the same time, which was like destroying the world and exploding on the city wall.
The soldiers within a 30-step radius were like human-shaped cotton wool, screaming and being blown far away.
The catapult was the closest and was immediately blown to pieces by this incomparable force. Not only that, even a big hole was blown out of the city wall.
Cao Cao stood far away and heard continuous loud noises. Then, a huge black shadow flew over like lightning and knocked him upside down.
Cao Cao felt his eyes go dark, his mind was buzzing, and his ears were filled with screams, and the sound of heavy objects being blown up falling to the ground.
After a long time, Cao Cao realized what he was doing and hurriedly pushed away the things that were weighing him down. He was about to stand up when he suddenly froze.
The person pressing on him was Shi Huan, who had just come to him for instructions.
When the explosion occurred, Shi Huan was standing next to the catapult and was directly affected by the explosion. It was over.
Cao Cao was horrified and reluctantly got up. His eyes were filled with smoke, dust and chaos, with wounded and screaming soldiers everywhere.
Just where the explosion had just occurred, a crater had been created, and the battlements in front of the city wall had long been blown away, leaving a gap in the city wall.
Dian Wei quickly came to Cao Cao, stretched out his hand to support him, "Lord, are you okay?"
Cao Cao turned to look at Dian Wei, feeling even more horrified.
Dian Wei, who originally had a dark face, now has a pale face and a look of fear in his eyes, in addition to his face being covered with smoke and dust.
No one can stop such a power that destroys the heaven and the earth. Even if Dian Wei is extremely powerful and skilled in martial arts, he is as small as an ant in front of this power.
Even people like Dian Wei were frightened, let alone ordinary Cao Jun soldiers on the city wall.
At this moment, the soldiers of Cao's army on the city wall were in panic. No one cared about Lu Bu's army anymore. They all went to find the strongest place to hide.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
The soldiers on the city wall were frightened. The soldiers of Lu Bu's army were frightened when they saw the bricks and tiles falling from the sky, and they immediately stopped attacking.
Hou Cheng was also hit several times by stones falling from the air. His arms were so painful that he could not lift them up, and his head was even injured.
Seeing that the defense on the city wall was lax, Hou Cheng roared, "Brothers, don't be afraid, this is Marquis Wen coming to help us, hurry up."
If you told others, the soldiers would definitely not believe it, but Lu Bu did do several great things during this period, and the soldiers were all convinced.
Hearing Hou Cheng's words, everyone was not surprised but happy, "Brothers, Marquis Wen is here to help us, hurry up!"
"Marquis Wen is so powerful, we must not embarrass him."
"We must capture Juancheng today!"
The soldiers of Lu Bu's army were full of fighting spirit and scrambled to climb up the ladder again.
The generals of Cao's army hurriedly ordered the soldiers to defend, but the soldiers were already frightened, their movements were slow, and they were afraid.
The wreckage of the catapult was still lying around, and the huge pit in front of them made Cao Jun's soldiers think that Lu Bu's army had God's help, but how could he bother to resist?
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
Not long after, Lu Bu's soldiers rushed to the top of the city and began to fight with Cao's army.
Seeing the enemy charging forward, Xu Chu, who had a bad temper, suddenly shouted angrily, roared angrily, and rushed forward brandishing a sword.
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Xu Chu's martial arts was so powerful. The sword flashed and two brigade Bujun soldiers were cut down to the ground.
"Kill!"
"Ahhh!"
The generals of Cao's army rushed forward one after another and led their soldiers to fight with Lu Bu's army.
At this moment, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the air. After the sound, a flame stone was thrown to the wall.
Click!
Boom!
"Ahhh!"
The soldiers of Cao Army gathered together to fight with the soldiers of Lu Bu Army. The flaming stone fell on the crowd and exploded. Countless Cao Army soldiers were screamed and flew out.
Immediately afterwards, several more flaming stones fell on the city wall, causing Cao's soldiers to scream and retreat one after another.
The courage that had just been gathered dissipated again in the face of the power of the flame stone explosion.
Click!
Boom!
"Ahhh!"
The soldiers of Lu Bu's army on the city wall were immediately overjoyed and launched a crazy counterattack.
Not long after, Hou Cheng and other generals also rushed to the top of the city, and the strength of Lu Bu's army suddenly increased greatly.
Standing in the distance, Cao Cao saw more and more Lu Bu's soldiers on the city wall, and his face became more and more ugly.
Cheng Yu quickly ran to Cao Cao and said loudly, "My lord, Lu Bu's army is so powerful that we may not be able to stop it. Should we retreat?"
Cao Cao looked bitter and turned to look at Cheng Yu, "Retreat, where else can we go?"
Juancheng is Cao Cao's last place to stay in Yanzhou. If it is lost, where will he go?
When Cheng Yu persuaded him to retreat, he already had an idea in his mind and said hurriedly, "Lord, shall we retreat now and go to Xuzhou?"
"Xuzhou?"
Cao Cao frowned, then his eyes lit up and he nodded, "Okay, let's retreat and go to Xuzhou!"
Under this situation, even if Cao Cao wanted to retreat, he would not dare to make a big show of it. If he dared to give the order to retreat, the city wall would fall immediately, and even if he wanted to retreat, he might not be sure.
He wanted these soldiers to resist on the city wall, and then he could withdraw safely.
The most important thing is that there are many family members in the city, even Cao Cao's family members. How dare he retreat so easily?
Cao Cao took Cheng Yu and others, quietly retreated from the city wall, and immediately rode away. He went back to inform his family and evacuated immediately.
When Lu Bu saw that the soldiers had rushed to the city wall, he immediately ordered Wei Xu to take people to the city gate and clear away all the sand and soil blocking the city gate.
Chen Gong's face was filled with joy and he couldn't help but laugh up to the sky, "Haha, Cao Mengde, where are you going to escape this time?"
An hour later, the sand and soil at the city gate had been cleared, and the fighting on the city wall had gradually subsided.
The city gate was slowly opened, and Hou Cheng stood in front of the city gate, waving vigorously to the outside.
"Marquis Wen, we have won!"
Lu Bu was immediately overjoyed and waved his hand vigorously, "The whole army will attack. After entering the city, we will immediately clean up the remnants of Cao's army. We must not give them any chance to take advantage of them."
If the remnants of Cao's army are not cleaned up, they will secretly come out to cause damage, which will also cause great losses. Therefore, the first thing to do is to remove the remaining Cao's soldiers in Qingcheng.
Lu Bu led his men running through the streets of Juancheng. Although he had defeated the city, he did not dare to take it lightly at this moment.
Cao Mengde is also in the game. Who knows what deadly weapon he will bring out. If he fires it in a corner, he will fall into his trap.
This is very possible, just like a poisonous spider, if Cao Mengde also has it, he hides in the corner and attacks himself.
Poisonous spiders move very quickly. As long as they fall on you, it is almost impossible not to get hurt.
Lu Bu constantly directed his soldiers to search suspicious places and investigate all dangerous factors.
It was not until dark that the shouts of death in the city gradually subsided.
Most of the cleanup work in the city has been completed. Soldiers are already standing at every intersection, and they are all ready. No one dares to take it lightly.
It was already dark, but the lights in the county government office were bright, illuminating the hall brightly.
Lu Bu was sitting in the lobby, in front of him were the generals who had returned to report.
After hearing what everyone said, Lu Bu breathed a long sigh of relief and asked slowly.
"Have you found Cao Mengde?"
Chen Gong shook his head with a wry smile, "No, not only was Cao Mengde not found, even his generals were missing."
Lu Bu frowned, feeling a little disappointed, "Didn't you catch any of them?"
Chen Gong shook his head, "No, I heard those soldiers said that when we attacked Chengqiang, they didn't seem to see Cao Mengde?"
Having said this, Chen Gong sighed, "Cao Mengde was too cunning. He ran away early when he saw that he couldn't hold on anymore."
Lu Bu snorted coldly, "It's not that easy to leave."
Having said this, Lu Bu turned to look at Wei Xu and said loudly, "Wei Xu, take people to chase outside the city now to see if you can find any trace of Cao Mengde."
"I will obey my orders!"
Wei Xu responded hurriedly and was about to turn around and leave when Chen Gong suddenly said, "General Wei, send more people to pay attention to the direction of Xuzhou."
Wei Xu was stunned for a moment, then he raised his hands and turned around to leave the hall.
Lu Bu turned to look at Chen Gong and asked slowly, "Gongtai, do you think Cao Mengde will go to Xuzhou?"
Chen Gong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Cao Mengde has nowhere to go in Yanzhou. He seems to have nowhere to go except Xuzhou."
Lu Bu shook his head, "Is it possible for Cao Mengde to go to Luoyang?"
In the game, Lonely Xianyu once said that Cao Cao later went to Luoyang, brought the emperor back to Xudu, and then issued orders to the princes in the name of the emperor.
Therefore, Lu Bu guessed that Cao Mengde went to Luoyang in advance to prepare for this matter?
Chen Gong shook his head, "It's impossible. Luoyang is already in dilapidated condition. Even if Cao Mengde rushes to Luoyang, what can he do?"
Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong with burning eyes and said slowly, "Cao Mengde can go to Chang'an to bring the emperor back. Don't you think this is possible?"
Hearing these words, Chen Gong was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand, "Marquis Wen, this is impossible!"
Lu Bu asked doubtfully, "Why is it impossible?"
He clearly remembered what Lonely Xianyu once said, why did Chen Gong say it was impossible?
Chen Gong cupped his hands and said slowly, "Marquis Wen, as you said just now, Cao Mengde going to Chang'an to pick up the emperor will indeed bring him a lot of benefits.
However, at the same time, he will also become the target of public criticism.
He is now defeated and has lost his troops. With his current strength, if he takes the emperor back, not only will he not be able to bring more benefits, but he may also bring disaster.
Cao Mengde is extremely cunning and thoughtful, how could he make such a mistake?"
Hearing Chen Gong's explanation, Lu Bu was convinced. Lonely Xianyu said that when Cao Mengde came back to receive the emperor, his strength was indeed not weak, and he had already occupied Yanzhou and Yuzhou and had his own territory.
Now we don’t even have a foothold. If we take the emperor back, where will we go?
Thinking of this, Lu Bu understood that his actions had changed this period of history.
But?
Lu Bu turned to look at Chen Gong, frowned and asked, "Cao Mengde has just returned from the crusade against Xuzhou. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for him to go to Xuzhou? Why not go to Yuan Shao?"
Chen Gong waved his hand, "It's impossible. Cao Cao was originally under Yuan Shao's command. He finally got out, how could he go back again?
If it hadn't been until the last moment, Cao Mengde would definitely not have returned to Yuan Shao?
Tao Gongzu of Xuzhou has passed away, leaving only the three brothers Liu Xuande.
Cao Mengde's military strength was damaged, but he is still superior to Liu Xuande. If he can capture Xuzhou, he can recuperate, regain his strength, and come to us for revenge in the future."