The guesses of Lu Bu and others were absolutely correct. In Xue Wusuan's eyes, the so-called "Chasing the Central Plains" in this world is really just a game, and it is a low-difficulty game.
Everything is for the sake of ending this war, which is completely meaningless in Xue Wusuan's opinion, as soon as possible. Then restoring the rule of the Han Dynasty, getting everything back on track, continuing to generate value, and then sending more resources to the Wudao Underworld.
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Of course, this does not mean that there is a "lack of resources" here. On the contrary, from the current perspective, this world still has a lot of potential to be tapped.
The vitality of heaven and earth in this world is "inert", and ordinary people have no way to absorb it. This causes the vitality of heaven and earth to be consumed very slowly, and it will accumulate and become more and more concentrated. In this way, bathing in these rich vitality of heaven and earth
Even if the creatures below don't know how to practice, they can still get great benefits.
Due to the superior environment, there will be far more exotic flowers, rare plants, and exotic animals than in other plane worlds of the same level. The natural soul strength of the creatures will also be higher than other plane worlds. There will even be more blessed places.
Therefore, shortly after Xue Wusuan led the eight thousand people from Xiapi and arrived in Sichuan, Rong Ziju led the five hundred ghost city defense troops, fully armed, and was recruited to the underworld by Xue Wusuan.
"Kowtow to Lord Yama, Lord Yama is in peace!"
"Get up. The mission this time is the same as before. First a rough exploration, then a detailed investigation. The first target is the heroic spirit, followed by various rare treasures."
"My subordinate understands!"
After the explanation, Rong Ziju bowed and resigned. He sneaked underground with 500 city defense troops and quickly left separately. Rong Ziju, who had already had rich experience, was already very good at finding heroic spirits, and his position as Soul Gathering Envoy was secure.
Steady.
And not long after Xue Wusuan left Xiapi City with all the sergeants in Xiapi City, Cao Cao, who was ten miles outside Xiapi City, also discovered the clues.
Chinese army tent.
I saw a short man with thick limbs and a big beard in his early forties, wearing a military uniform. He was frowning and listening to the report from his spies that all the defenders in Xiapi City had disappeared.
The people are Sikong, Cao Cao, and Cao Mengde of the current dynasty.
But Xiapi City has been surrounded from all sides, can Lu Bu escape? With the garrison on the city withdrawn like this, what kind of medicine is being sold in the gourd?
"My lord, there is no need to worry. Lu Bu has already lost his wings and is unable to fly. All his tricks will only make people laugh. Our army only needs to strengthen its vigilance and wait for a night attack tonight to get clues."
The person speaking is very young, less than thirty. He is standing at the bottom right.
"What do you think about Feng Xiao's words?" Cao Cao relaxed his brows slightly, sat on the stool, and looked around at the people below.
But before the generals and counselors below could speak, another spy rushed into the camp singing "Report".
"Report to Sikong, the gate of Xiapi City is wide open, and many people are escaping from it!"
Cao Cao immediately jumped up from his chair and asked urgently: "Are you attacking my military formation on all sides?"
"No. Before I came back, the common people had been blocked within a hundred feet in front of the four gates. No one dared to approach the military formation. Not even the sergeants."
Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the military formation was safe, but while he was relieved, the counselors below him were not so calm.
"Your Majesty, the gates of Xiapi City are wide open and the people are fleeing. There must be great changes in the city. I believe that this matter cannot wait any longer, and we need to respond immediately and send a partial army into the city to investigate."
"allow!"
The Chinese army was unable to move. The front army sent a force of 1,000 men, and under the cover of cavalry, slowly approached the gate of Xiapi City. Then they entered. There were no obstacles during the process. What they saw after entering the city were terrified people.
During the Japanese war, the people were in a hurry and were in a hurry. Now they saw Cao Jun entering the city, and they were even more frightened. They didn't care who ruled them, because they were afraid that the new ruler would massacre the city in order to vent their anger.
This thousand-man team was actually very nervous, fearing that this was some kind of trick played by Lu Bu. But they searched everything inside and out, and also asked more than a dozen ordinary people for questioning. The answers they got were: Lu Bu and his troops
Disappeared.
When Cao Cao heard the news in his tent, he was stunned at first, and then became furious. Under siege from all sides, Lu Bu should have made some movement even if he broke through. There were nearly ten thousand people, as well as wounded soldiers and baggage. This was not going to be fast. How could he escape from the army formation on all sides?
Escape?
"As the Chinese army pressed forward, I would like to ask Chen Deng how Lu Bu escaped from under his nose!"
Faced with limited and confusing information, Cao Cao's counselors also kept their mouths shut. They didn't understand how Lu Bu escaped. Could it be that Chen Deng really let Lu Bu go? But there is no reason!
Chen Dengnai is the prefect of Guangling County and the vanguard general who attacked Xiapi this time. After learning about the great changes in Xiapi City, he was the most anxious. He was very depressed, and he also understood that Lu Bu disappeared from the city with his army.
has the greatest culpability.
Cao Sikong was usually polite to the corporal, and he was very generous. But in the military formation, the military law was strict. If he, Chen Deng, couldn't come up with a credible explanation, this would probably cost him his head.
Chen Deng was waiting in front of the front army formation. He did not dare to go too far to welcome him. It was also a serious crime to leave his post without permission. He could only watch Cao Cao leading a large number of senior officials towards him, and he could see the dark face from a distance.
"Where are Lu Bu's troops now?"
"I don't know."
"How and when did you escape?"
"My lord, I don't know."
"Then what's the use of you! Come on, push this blind idiot out and chop him off!" Cao Cao said with a cold face, and after two sentences he was about to chop off Chen Deng's head. This shows how angry he was.
But in the end, Chen Deng's head was saved. Xiapi was surrounded on all sides, with tens of thousands of troops and no less than five hundred spies, but no one saw how Lu Bu broke through the encirclement and where he went.
What's even more strange is that they called in the people in the city and asked them separately. They asked dozens of people in succession. They all got the same answer. It was said that Lu Bu first gathered all his sergeants in an open space in the city, and then they were surrounded by a huge black ball.
The fog enveloped the place, and in the blink of an eye everyone disappeared, including no fewer than fifty baggage trucks.
"Gongda, what do you think of what these people saw?" Cao Cao put down his hands and collected the testimonies of the people and the testimonies of the former army spies. His tone was full of doubts, and he looked down. The only person he left behind was a man in his early thirties.
asked the Confucian scholar.
This Confucian scholar was Xun You, Cao Cao's mastermind.
"My lord, the matter is now over. How Lu Bu escaped is no longer important. What is important is that Xiapi has been captured by the lord. And the casualties are much smaller than expected. Then the lord can go all out to deal with Yuan Shao in the north."
"It's not important?! It's okay for Lu Bu to escape alone, but he took away more than 8,000 soldiers of the Hundred Battles. If he attacks my rear at the critical moment of the war, it will be very bad. It is a matter of life and death!"
"
Xun You bowed and said: "My lord, although Lu Bu has taken away more than 8,000 of his subordinates, he has lost the place of support in Xiapi, and neither the logistics nor the supply of soldiers will last long. Moreover, he disappeared so strangely, my lord.
I think it won’t be possible to find them again in a short time.”
If Cao Cao is upset and doesn't get rid of Lu Bu, how can he go all out to fight against the menacing Yuan Shao?
"No! Lu Bu must be found. Otherwise it is not appropriate to start a war with Yuan Shao!"
After Cao Cao finished speaking, his right hand hit the table hard with a bang.