"Marquis Wen, I'm so happy, Cao Jun has retreated."
Cheng Lian hurried over, roaring with joy like thunder, and immediately woke up Lu Bu who was resting against the tree.
"Marquis Wen, Cao's army has retreated, and we have won."
Lu Bu opened his eyes and looked at Cheng Lian, then stood up suddenly and looked up to the sky laughing.
"Hahaha, Cao Mengde, don't run away if you can!"
Cheng Lian rubbed his hands and said excitedly, "Marquis Wen, Cao's army has retreated, why don't we take the opportunity to attack him?"
"no!"
Zhang Liao, who arrived later, waved his hand hurriedly, "Although Cao's army retreated, they did not flee in a hurry. They must have expected that there would be pursuers. If our army goes forward, we may not get any benefits."
Lu Bu, who originally wanted to chase after him, heard Zhang Liao's words and thought of Cao Mengde's cunning. His heart shuddered and he nodded, "Everyone is tired. Send the order and go back to the city."
Although this battle did not severely damage Cao's army, it robbed them of their food, which was equivalent to a great victory.
There was a shortage of food everywhere, and Cao Mengde's food was robbed. It was not that easy to raise food in a short period of time.
Lu Bu led the Bingzhou cavalry along the official road. After a short time, they arrived not far away from what was once the camp of Cao's army.
Although Cao Jun had dismantled the camp and took away most of the things that could be taken away, some things were still left behind.
For example, some burned tent fragments, burnt food, tattered shoes and clothes worn by soldiers, etc.
At this time, thousands of refugees had gathered in this former camp of Cao Jun.
These refugees were dressed in rags and were so skinny that they could hardly recognize their original appearance.
They came to the camp just to find something to eat or use. In short, anything used by humans would be useful to them.
Especially the burnt grain is a delicacy in their mouths.
Countless refugees grabbed the grains that burned like black carbon with their hands, kept putting them into their mouths, chewed them hard, and swallowed them with difficulty.
There are also rags left over from burning tents. Although some are only about the size of a palm, in their eyes, they are good things. Although they are not big, they can give the body some warmth. Wrapping them around the feet can also keep them warm. Take some damage.
Although there is not much here, it is a paradise in the eyes of these refugees.
They were so busy that they even pushed each other for a handful of burnt grain.
"Report!"
A spy rushed back from a distance and reported loudly, "To Marquis Wen, there is Cao Jun's camp ahead, and there are many refugees gathered inside."
When Lu Bu heard the spies, he frowned and snorted coldly, "Drive them away."
Lu Bu's army defeated Cao's army, and anything left by Cao's army was the spoils of Lu Bu's army.
"As you command!"
A group of cavalry immediately responded and galloped towards the camp in front.
"Get out, this is not the place for you."
"If you don't leave, I'll kill you."
"Get out of here!"
The cavalry kept shouting loudly, and whipped the refugees who wanted to stay with the whips in their hands.
"Get out of here!"
"Put everything down and don't take anything away."
Snapped!
"ah!"
A middle-aged refugee, holding a slightly larger rag tightly in his hand, wanted to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but was caught up by a knight and hit him on the back with a whip, which made him scream in pain, but he did not Didn't let go.
"Put it down, didn't you hear?"
The refugee turned around, suddenly fell to his knees with a thud, and said with a choked voice, "Master, please, let me take him away, the child's fucking clothes are gone, and there is really no way to see anyone, woo woo woo !”
Upon hearing these words, the knight's whip raised high suddenly stopped in the air, and then fell heavily from the refugee's side, turned his horse's head and galloped away.
"Get out of here, don't let me see you again."
The man who was facing the cavalry left repeatedly raised his hands, then hugged the precious piece of rag and rolled away.
…
Ta-ta-ta!
"Look, Marquis Wen is back!"
Dong Min, the generals who came out in a hurry came out in a hurry.
Lu Bu led the Bingzhou cavalry to the front of the city and walked slowly.
Chen Gong hurriedly stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu jumped off his horse and looked at everyone, feeling very happy. He waved his hands and said with a smile, "It's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning.
Gongtai, you did a good job. I am very pleased to be able to defend the city under Cao Mengde's strong attack! "
Chen Gong's expression froze and he was about to speak when Wei Xu, Hou Cheng and Song Xian walked out of the crowd, came to Lu Bu and knelt down with a plop.
"Marquis Wen, the general is guilty, please punish him."
"guilty?"
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You have done a great job in defending the city, but I haven't had time to reward you, so how can you hold you accountable?"
Chen Gong gritted his teeth, hurriedly stepped forward, lowered his voice and told what happened last night, and finally said with a wry smile.
"General Wei and others also took this action in order to defeat Cao's army. Although they lost troops and generals, their intentions were forgivable."
"enough!"
Lu Bu looked a little ugly, stared at Wei Xu and the others tightly, and suddenly roared.
"Wei Xu, tell me, what did I say before I left?"
Wei Xu's expression changed with fright, and he whispered, "Let us defend the city."
Lu Bu's eyes gradually turned cold, "Did I ask you to go out and attack the enemy secretly?"
Cold sweat broke out on Wei Xu's forehead, "No."
Lu Bu felt the anger rising in his heart, "Disobey the military order, take him back to the camp first, and deal with him later."
"As commanded."
When Chen Gong saw Lu Bu's anger, he hurriedly whispered, "Marquis Wen, General Wei and others also want to defeat the enemy. It is excusable, so we should be given a lighter sentence, right?"
Lu Bu didn't say anything, just snorted heavily, jumped on the red rabbit horse, and ran towards the city first.
He originally returned with joy, but it was ruined by three bastards Wei Xu!
Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu's leaving figure, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he sighed secretly in his heart.
If I had known this, why bother in the first place!
Too late to regret it!
…
Wine and banquets have long been held in the city to celebrate meritorious ministers.
At the banquet, Lu Bu was in a bad mood, and the generals did not dare to say anything. A good banquet ended unhappily.
The generals were depressed, and Lu Bu, who returned to the palace, was even more angry.
This battle was originally a great victory, but because Wei Xu and others acted recklessly, although Cao Mengde retreated, he lost more than 2,000 troops.
So far, Lu Bu's men only have more than 7,000 men left, and their strength has further weakened.
Now that Yanzhou is in trouble, it is even more difficult to recruit soldiers.
If Cao Mengde comes to attack again, what should he do to resist?
