Chapter 572: Liu Bei Temporarily Leads Xuzhou Shepherd
Chapter 572: Liu Bei temporarily takes charge of Xuzhou Mu
Lu Bu was unhappy and said: "I am stationed in Puyang, but I have a good plan. How could you know it?" So instead of Chen Gong's words, he sent Xue Lan to guard Yanzhou and led the army out.
He turned around and talked about Cao Cao. When his troops reached the dangerous road of Mount Tai, Guo Jia admonished him: "Don't go in. If there is an ambush here, what can we do?"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Lü Bu is a fool, so he taught Xue Lan to guard Yanzhou and then entered Puyang. How could there be an ambush here? Cao Ren led an army to encircle Yanzhou. Be careful not to besiege without attacking. We will march into Puyang and attack quickly.
Lu Bu."
When people reported that the troops were approaching, Chen Gong said to Lu Bu: "The troops are tired now that they have come from afar. We must fight quickly. We must not develop our strength. It is difficult to retreat in a hurry."
Lu Bu said confidently: "I can conquer the world on my own horse, so why worry about Cao Cao! When he gets down to the stronghold, I will capture him myself."
However, it is said that Cao Cao's soldiers approached Puyang and settled at the foot of the stronghold. The next day, they led all the generals out and arranged their troops in the field. Cao Cao immediately stood under the gate flag and looked at Lu Bu's troops from afar. Lu Bu was the first to mount his horse. There was Chen Gong on the left and Gao Shun on the right.
Set out eight strong men.
The leader has a face like purple jade and eyes like bright stars. He is twenty years old and has been awarded the rank of Cavalry Captain. He is from Mayi, Yanmen. His surname is Zhang, his name is Liao, and his courtesy name is Wenyuan. He reins up his horse and is at the top. The second person has a personality like a burning fire.
, his body is like a running wolf, he was awarded the title of Cavalry Captain, he is from Huayin in Mount Tai, his surname is Zang Mingba, his given name is Xuangao, he has double slips hanging from his waist, he has a leaping horse and a spear, two generals come out together, each leading three capable generals, Hao Meng
, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Lu Bu had an army of fifty thousand, and the sound of drums was loud.
Cao Cao saw that Lü Bu looked like a god, his horse was like a lion, and his generals on the left and right were majestic, so he pointed at Lü Bu and said, "I have no enmity with you, so how can you seize my state and county?"
Lu Buhu said in a voice: "Everyone has a share in the Han city, but you get it? Who is going to capture Cao Cao?"
As soon as Lü Bu finished speaking, Zang Ba came out to fight. Cao's army came in and out with joy. The two horses crossed each other, and swords and spears were raised. The battle lasted for more than thirty rounds, with neither victory nor defeat. The veteran general Cai Yang came out to help the battle, clapping his horse and wielding his sword. Lü Bu's formation
Zhang Liao intercepted them, and the two sides fought in front of each other. The winner was still undecided. Lü Bu became angry, raised his halberd, and rushed out of the formation. Cai Yang and Le Jin all left, but Lü Bu covered them up. Cao's army was defeated and three of his troops retreated.
After forty miles to the stronghold, Lu Bu also closed his troops.
But he said that Cao Cao had been defeated for a while, and after discussing with his counselor Guo Jia and others, Yu Jin said: "I went up the mountain today to look to the west of Puyang. Lu Bu has a stronghold with not many troops. Tonight, he will defeat our army. He must not be prepared. It can lead to the defeat of our army."
The troops are half in danger. If they get this stronghold, Lu Bu's army will be afraid and attack from two sides. This is the best strategy."
Cao Cao listened to Yu Jin's words and led Cai Yang, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Mao Jie, Lu Qian, Yu Jin, Dian Wei, Cao Zhen, Cao Bin, Han Fu, Meng Tan, Kong Xiu, Bian Xi, Wang Zhi, Qin
Qi and other sixteen generals, with 20,000 men on horseback and foot, marched from the alley through the night.
But at this time, Lu Bu was in the stronghold to reward the troops. Chen Gong admonished him: "Xizhai is an urgent place. If Cao Cao attacks it, what can I do?"
Lu Bu smiled and said: "Cao Cao has been defeated for a while today, how dare he come?"
Chen Gong still advised: "Cao Cao is a man who is very capable of using troops. We must guard against his unprepared attacks." Lu Bu was extremely tired of Chen Gong's chattering, but he was no match for Gao Shun. Zhang Liao and others persuaded him, so he ordered Gao Shun and Wei
Continuing, Hou Cheng and three others went to defend Xizhai.
However, it was said that Cao Cao saw that Lu Bu's West Village had few soldiers, so he rushed in from all sides and seized the gate of the village. The soldiers in the village scattered in all directions. After the fourth watch, Gao Shun happened to lead his troops to arrive and directly led the trapped camp into the West Village. Cao Cao saw that the defeated army had recovered.
He came and led his troops to greet him. At the time of Gao Shun, the three armies were engaged in a melee.
Just before dawn, there was a loud sound of drums in the west, and people reported that Lu Bu's reinforcements had arrived. Cao Cao abandoned the stronghold and left. Behind him, Gao Shun, Wei Xu, and Hou Cheng rushed over. At the head, Lu Bu flew to the western stronghold in person, and Cai Cao
Yang and Lejin fought against Lu Bu, unable to hold back, so Cao Cao headed north.
Not far away, a group of men and horses appeared behind the mountain, with Zhang Liao on the left and Zang Ba on the right. Cao Cao sent three generals, Yu Jin, Lu Qian, and Cao Hong to fight, but the three generals could not resist. Cao Cao went west, but he could not go far.
, suddenly there was a loud shout, and a group of troops and horses appeared again. Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian blocked the way.
Cao Cao saw that the future was surrounded from all sides, and all the generals were fighting to the death. Cao Cao rushed into the formation first. There was a sound of clappers and a shower of arrows, and they were about to be shot. Cao Cao rushed back, with no way to escape, and shouted: "Who can save me?"
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A general from the cavalry army came out. I am Chen Liusi, whose surname is Dian and whose given name is Wei. He immediately raised his iron halberds, weighing eighty kilograms, and shouted: "Lord, don't worry!" He got off his horse, stuck the halberds, and took them.
Holding a dozen short halberds in his hand, he looked around and said, "If a thief comes ten steps, call him!" Dian Wei walked, bowed his head and shot away with an arrow.
Dozens of Lü Bu's army's capable archers approached, and Dian Wei's subordinates shouted: "Ten steps!"
Dianwei said again: "Let me know in five steps!"
In the blink of an eye, his subordinates said: "The thief has arrived!"
Dian Wei struck him with a flying halberd. With one halberd, one person fell off his horse without missing a beat. Dozens of people were killed immediately. Everyone ran away. Dian Wei returned, flew up on his horse, and charged into the rebel army with two iron halberds. Hao Meng and Cao
The four generals Xing, Cheng Lian, and Song Xian could not resist and fled each other. Dian Wei killed Lu Bu's army and rescued Cao Cao.
Later generations wrote a poem praising:
He carried two iron halberds weighing eighty kilograms, and made great achievements outside the city of Puyang. Dian Wei was the savior who passed down the world, and he was the first to be brave.
Dian Wei rescued Cao Cao, and the generals also arrived soon after, looking for a way back to the stronghold. When they were about to reach the stronghold, they looked at the dusk in the sky, and the shouts of death started again from behind. Lü Bu rushed on his red rabbit horse, holding a painted halberd from the sky.
He shouted loudly: "Thief Cao, don't leave!"
At this time, people were trapped and horses were exhausted, and there was smoke in their mouths. They looked at each other in confusion, and everyone wanted to escape. While Cao Cao was running around in a panic, a large army of horses appeared due south. Cao Cao saw this and saw that Xia Houyuan had led his troops to come to the rescue and intercepted Lu Bu's battle. It rained heavily at dusk.
They each led their armies to disperse. Cao Cao returned to the stronghold, rewarded Dian Wei heavily, and made him the captain of the army.
It was raining heavily, and Lü Bu also led his troops back to the stronghold, so he invited Chen Gong to discuss it. Chen Gong said: "In Puyang City, there is a wealthy Tian family with thousands of children. We can order the Tian family's secret envoys to send a letter to Cao Cao's stronghold, saying that Lü Bu is cruel.
Unkind, the people are very angry, and now they want to move troops to Liyang. Only Gao Shun is in the city, and he can march overnight, and he should be the internal response. If Cao Cao comes, he will lure him into the city, set fire to the four gates, and set up ambushes outside. Cao Cao has the talent to know the world, so he will be here.
Can you escape?" Lu Bu was overjoyed and followed Chen Gong's plan and secretly asked Tian to send people to Cao Cao's stronghold.
Cao Cao did not dare to look at Puyang all night, hesitating and undecided. Suddenly he reported the arrival of Tian, a wealthy family in Puyang City, and submitted a secret letter saying: "Lü Bu has gone to Liyang. The city is empty. Ten thousand people are coming quickly. It should be an internal response. White flags are placed on the city.
The word "righteousness" in the book is a secret code."
Cao Cao was overjoyed and said, "Heaven and I have won Puyang!" He rewarded this man generously and at the same time arranged for the troops to enter.
Counselor Liu Ye added: "Although Bu is incompetent, Chen Gong has many plans, and I am afraid that the Tian family will counterattack."
Cao Cao didn't listen to what he said, but he said displeasedly: "If you raise doubts like this, you will miss a big deal!"
Liu Ye still admonished: "We must take precautions against this. We can divide the army into three teams. Two teams will lie down outside the city to respond, and one team can enter the city."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "This idea agrees with me."
Cao Cao led his army to Puyang City. Cao Cao went to observe it first. He saw flags and banners erected all over the city. There was a white flag with the word "righteousness" on the corner of the west gate. Cao Cao was secretly happy. It was the noon sign and the city gate was open. The two generals would lead the army. When going into battle, the front army will be successful and the rear army will be in good order.
Cao Cao sent Dian Wei to mount his horse and attack Hou Cheng directly with a pair of halberds. How could Hou Cheng resist the enemy? He returned to Mawang City and left. He only made it to the drawbridge. Gao Shun also failed to fight and retreated into the city. The rest of the soldiers scattered in all directions. run.
Taking advantage of the situation when Lu Bu's soldiers were fleeing, he took advantage of the situation and walked across the formation to see Cao Cao and presented a secret letter: "At the first watch tonight, if the gong is sounded on the city as a signal, then the troops can advance. You must present yourself at the gate!"
Cao Cao sent Cai Yang to lead the army on the left and Cao Hong to lead the army on the right. He himself led the four generals Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, Yue Jin and Dian Wei into the city. At dusk, he was very full of war food. He pretended to be a soldier and got on his horse. Li Dian suddenly said: "My lord, we are outside the city. Let someone and others enter the city first to find out what's going on."
Cao Cao shouted: "If I don't go by myself, who will go forward!" Then he led the troops in first. The four generals Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Dian Wei were afraid that Cao Cao would miss something, so they only followed each other, and the rest of the soldiers slowly entered the city. Come.
The moonlight was not up, and it was about the first watch. I could only hear the blowing of conch shells on the west gate, shouts in the city, and the burning of torches on the west gate. The city gate was wide open, the drawbridge was lowered, and Cao Cao rushed in first, until he reached the Yamen, but disappeared on the road. One man, Cao Cao knew that he had fallen into the trap, so he hurriedly rode back and shouted: "You have fallen into Chen Gongtai's plan, retreat your troops quickly!"
