It is said that Cao Cao was attacked for a long time by the troops led by Guan Yu and Tai Shici, and had to evacuate north.
A strange scene occurred on the Xuzhou Plain. Cao Cao's tens of thousands of troops were chased by Guan Yu and Taishi Ci's 10,000 troops.
Guan Yu took the lead and stared at Cao Cao.
Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun changed from the front army to the rear army, resisting all the way, fighting and retreating.
The two armies ran ten miles away, and suddenly a general named Huanyan came out, it was Zhang Fei.
I saw Zhang Fei leading three thousand cavalry, aiming at the Chinese army Cao Cao, and running wildly.
Wherever the cavalry went, Cao's troops fell to the ground one after another, with blood splattering on the spot. Xia Houyuan hurriedly led the army to resist for a while, but after only three rounds, he was defeated again.
Yu Jin took Zhang Fei's eight-foot snake spear and resisted for a while, but was also defeated.
Cao Cao was frightened and retreated south, only to be severely beaten by Tai Shi Ci.
To the west, Guan Yu blocked the way again, but to the east, there was no Liu Bei army in the direction of Xiapi City.
Guo Jia had no choice but to suggest: "My lord, Liu Bei's army is now outside Xiapi City, and only Lu Bu's army is left in the city. It is better to leave General Zixiao and General Yuanrang and lead their own troops of 10,000 to resist Liu Bei's army. Lord, lead the remaining troops. , go straight to Pi City, and as long as you take Xia Pi City, you can turn defeat into victory."
Cao Cao had no time to think too much and immediately adopted Guo Jia's suggestion.
Lu Bu, who was far away in Xiapi City, was watching the battle on the city wall.
The fire in the west made Lu Bu ready to move.
"Gongtai, let's attack. How can we wait until Liu Bei's army kills all Cao's troops before we attack?"
Chen Gong frowned and waited: "General, please be patient. The longer Liu Bei and Cao Cao's armies fight, the better it will be for our army. By then our army will only need to clean up the mess, and it will not be a problem to capture Liu Bei's army."
Lu Bu had no choice but to wait.
Until Lu Bu received the news, Cao's army was divided into two parts. One part went straight to Xiapi City, and the other part confronted Liu Bei's army.
At this time, Song Xian and Hou Cheng were anxious. If they continued like this, even if they won, it would be Chen Gong's credit and had nothing to do with them.
The two men immediately encouraged Lu Bu to go out of the city to fight and defeat Cao Cao in order to avenge the defeat of Peng Cheng and Fu Yang.
Lu Bu was persuaded by the two of them, and regardless of Chen Gong's dissuasion, he carried Fang Tian's painted halberd and rushed out of Xiapi City.
Just as the army was about to leave the city gate, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were blocked by Shi A, who thrust Zhao Chen's letter into their hands.
The two of them didn't know why, so they opened the letter and took a look.
There were only four words in the letter: Don’t leave the city!
Zhang Liao asked: "Mr. Houde, what does this mean?"
Shi A replied: "Sir, I proudly told you that you must stop the two of you and not leave the city. As for the specific reason, I don't know. But I know one thing, your master's plan has never gone wrong."
Zhang Liao naturally knew how powerful Zhao Chen was, but Gao Shun had not realized it. Faced with a letter that was contrary to Lu Bu's instructions, it was difficult for him to choose to believe it.
After all, Gao Shun is Lu Bu's direct subordinate. He has been following Lu Bu since Ding Yuan, and his status is much higher than Lu Bu's other generals.
Gao Shun said: "Wenyuan, Xiapi City needs to be defended. Why don't you stay and I will conquer Cao Cao with General Lu."
Zhang Liao thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Shi A had no choice but to stop Gao Shun, so he had no choice but to head towards the south gate.
On the other side, Cao Cao led the army and rushed all the way. Time was running out at this time. They had to capture Pi City at night before Cao Ren and Xiahou Dun were defeated, otherwise all their previous efforts would be wasted.
Then halfway through the journey, when they arrived at the intersection of Surabaya and Yishui, they met Lu Bu's army who came to clean up the mess.
The two armies met like enemies meeting each other, and they were extremely jealous.
Xia Houyuan and Yu Jin led the way, Lü Bu rode towards them, and the three of them struggled together.
After fighting back and forth for more than ten rounds, Xia Houyuan and Yu Jin were unable to defeat Lu Bu, so they had to return to the town.
Guo Jia saw the situation clearly and hurriedly suggested: "My lord, Lu Bu is marching in a hurry. The rear army cannot keep up with the front army and the team is too long and too thin. Although our army cannot match Lu Bu's bravery, we can bypass Lu Bu, divide our troops, intercept the rear army, and surround him. Lu Bu will be defeated within an hour. How can Lu Bu be the only one left to resist thousands of troops?"
Cao Cao was overjoyed and followed it.
Sure enough, as Guo Jia expected, Lu Bu was in too much of a hurry, and the army behind him had no time to reorganize and attack, and the team was thin and long.
Cao's army divided his forces and intercepted them, and surrounded and suppressed them with three times the number of men. Lu Bu's army was defeated one after another.
When Lu Bu reacted, he looked back and saw that there were only one or two thousand men left, and he no longer had the strength to fight against Cao's army.
At this time, when Lu Bu wanted to lead his army back to Xiapi City, it was already too late. Cao's army surrounded Lu Bu's 2,000 men and continued to harass them with spearmen.
In just an hour, Lu Bu and other generals were captured alive.
Upon seeing this, Liu Bei and Zhao Chen on Geyi Mountain realized that the time had come. They led two thousand people secretly down the mountain, silenced their banners and drums, to avoid being discovered by Cao Jun, and secretly ran to the west gate of Xiapi City to call the door.
Chen Gong on the city tower looked at the two thousand men and horses in front of the west gate warily, with doubts in his heart.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Chen openly displayed the flag of Liu Bei's army and threatened to capture Xiapi City.
Chen Gong hurriedly transferred all the guards from the southeast, north and south gates to the west gate in an attempt to prevent Liu Bei and Zhao Chen from attacking the city head-on.
But how did he know that this was what Zhao Chen wanted.
To the south of Xiapi City, Huang Gai led five thousand troops and was waiting for the signal to attack the city.
Seeing that the guards at the south gate were evacuating, Huang Gai realized that the signal was coming and immediately ordered an all-out attack on the city.
As soon as Shi A arrived at the south gate to meet Sun Shao, he heard the loud shouts of killing outside the city gate. He immediately drew his sword, killed the south gate guards with his first-class swordsmanship, and captured the south gate.
As soon as the south gate opened, Huang Gai's five thousand troops swarmed in, and together with Shi A and Sun Shao, they attacked the west gate.
At this time, at the west gate, Liu Bei and Zhao Chen were leading two thousand troops to confront Chen Gong in front of the city gate.
While Chen Gong scolded Zhao Chen for not keeping his word, he urgently ordered his soldiers to reinforce the city wall, and was always worried about the life and death of Lu Bu's army.
Unexpectedly, a general and a swordsman suddenly appeared behind him, namely Huang Gai and Shi Aye.
Huang Gai is a military general, and he can easily win against a civil servant like Chen Gong.
Facing Zhang Liao, Shi A managed to capture Zhang Liao alive by relying on surprise and close combat. If the two were to fight on the battlefield, Shi A would probably not be Zhang Liao's opponent.
Chen Gong (thanks to 420dkdW for pointing out the error) watched in horror as Huang Gai and Shi A opened the west city gate, slowly closed his eyes, and sighed up to the sky.
He knew that the moment Liu Bei's army entered the city, Xiapi City was lost, Xuzhou was lost, and Lu Bu's army would have no way out.
Not far away, Cao Cao cleaned up the mess and headed straight to Xiapi.
As soon as we arrived at the foot of Xiapi City, suddenly there was a loud beating of drums at the top of the city, and many guards stood up under the parapet, holding torches high to illuminate the entire west gate of Xiapi City.
Cao Cao shouted from a distance: "I have captured your commander Lu Bu. If you surrender quickly, you may be able to save your life, otherwise the city will be destroyed and everyone will be destroyed."
Hearing this, Zhao Chen came out from behind the parapet and said with a smile: "I don't know who Meng Degong is referring to. My master is just enjoying tea in the city, how can he be captured?"
Cao Cao took a closer look and was shocked.
"Zhao Chen!"
Guo Jia also opened his mouth in disbelief: "Zhao Chen, why are you here? Could it be..."
He hurriedly looked at the flags on both sides, and sure enough, he had not noticed it before in the dark night, but now he took a closer look and saw that the flag hanging on the wall was not the big flag with the character Lu, but the big flag with the character Liu.
Zhao Chen smiled and said: "Yes, Xiapi City has fallen into the hands of my lord. You can go back. Otherwise, your life will not be saved under random arrows."
Cao Cao looked at the proud Zhao Chen under the firelight and was filled with anger.
Guo Jia made a calculation in his mind and suggested again: "Master, please don't be angry. This is Zhao Chen's plan. Now our army has more than 50,000 people, and Liu Bei's city must not have more than 10,000 troops. If we attack the city by force at this time, there may be a glimmer of hope." Take Xiapi City."
After Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao suddenly woke up and immediately ordered an attack on the city.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen shouted from a distance: "Meng Degong, don't rush to attack the city yet, please look behind you!"
