"What?"
After Cao Mengde received Xiahou Dun's request to rest, he was immediately surprised and hurriedly called for everyone to discuss.
When everyone knew the news, they were shocked.
"How could this happen? Lu Bu dared to sneak attack Dingtao when he was a child."
Cao Mengde nodded, "Now that the matter is over, do you have any suggestions?"
Cheng Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, Yanzhou is the foundation of our army. Nothing happens. We should send troops immediately to drive Lu Bu's son out of Yanzhou."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xun You stepped forward and raised his hands, "If we send troops now, what will the emperor do?"
Xun may have advocated welcoming back the emperor, but he always put the great man first in his heart.
Cheng Yu sighed and said, "Mr. Wen Ruo, there is not much we can do now. It won't be too late to wait until Yanzhou is pacified before we go to meet the emperor."
Xun You's expression changed, "But the Emperor is about to arrive in Luoyang. If our army leaves now, won't we miss a big event?"
Cheng Yu shook his head, "Mr. Wen Ruo, if something happens to Yanzhou, it will cause greater losses to our army."
At this point, Cheng Yu paused, but then continued without waiting for anyone to answer his words.
"If there is no accident, Lu Bu's son will definitely go straight to Puyang after his sneak attack on Dingtao.
Now that General Xiahou has rushed to Juancheng, it is better to send some troops to guard Puyang. As long as we can block Lu Bu's attack, our army can stay here to prepare for the emperor. "
Guo Jia, who was standing aside, frowned when he heard these words, but said nothing.
After hearing what the two said, Cao Mengde pondered for a long time and nodded, "In that case, send troops to Puyang to temporarily block Lu Bu's attack. It will not be too late to make plans after welcoming the emperor back."
"Where is Le Jin!"
Le Jin hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "The general will be here."
"I order you to lead 30,000 troops to Puyang. You must block Lu Bu's son there so that he cannot advance even half a step."
"I will obey my orders."
Cao Mengde felt a little relieved when he saw Le Jin's leaving figure.
Juancheng is defended by Xiahou Dun. Even if they are defeated, nothing will happen in a short time.
Now that Puyang has added more troops, I believe there will be no major problems.
When there were only three cities left in Yanzhou, they were able to defeat Lu Bu. Now they have occupied the entire Yanzhou. Now they only lost one Dingtao, so I believe everything will be fine.
…
While Cao Mengde was discussing countermeasures, he felt that Lu Bu from Changyi was also discussing with everyone what to do next?
"Now that our army has successfully captured Dingtao and Changyi, the next step is Juye. Can you guys suggest how to capture the city?"
Cheng Lian was the first to stand up and said loudly, "Marquis Wen, there is only a mere giant wilderness left. As long as our army launches a strong attack, we will surely capture this city as soon as possible."
After hearing these words, everyone nodded, "Yes, we will definitely be able to successfully capture the city."
After hearing what everyone said, Lu Bu nodded secretly in his heart.
Juye's city is not very strong, and the walls are not too high. If we launch a strong attack, there should be a slight chance that we can capture it.
Chen Gong nodded, "Marquis Wen, during the battle of Changyi, Cao Hong lost his trace. If there were no accidents, he probably went to Juye. Hmm.
As long as Cao Hong is in Juye, any strategy will be useless, and now there is only one way to attack by force. "
Cao Hong has already been fooled once, how could he be fooled a second time?
The last action took advantage of Cao Hong's weakness.
The soldiers of Cao's army who were chasing in front were indeed real, but among them, there were also soldiers from Lu Bu's army who had sneaked in.
The main role of these Lu Bu army soldiers was to instigate these people to run in the direction of Changyi.
Then when he was in the city, he kept inciting people to let the people in the city shoot arrows.
When Lu Bu's army caught up, these Lu Bu's soldiers hid to the north again. Because bows and arrows had no eyes, if they wandered around, they might be unlucky and be shot by bows and arrows.
Therefore, according to the agreement between the two parties, Lu Bu's army's attack on them was mainly aimed at the south, and since they were hiding in the north at this time, they would naturally be fine.
When the time came, these Lu Bu army soldiers began to instigate everyone to run in the direction of Juye.
The real idea, of course, was to take advantage of Cao Hong's regretful mentality and pursue Lu Bu with confidence when the number of troops was small.
"The Evil God"
The Bingzhou cavalry had already been hidden around them, and as soon as Cao Hong's troops appeared, they would immediately rush out to form a two-sided siege.
This had been planned for a long time, and even if Cao Hong failed, it was reasonable.
It's a pity that although Cao's army was completely defeated in this battle, Cao Hong was allowed to run away, which is really a pity.
Lu Bu nodded when he heard what everyone said, and was about to speak when he looked at Xu Shu again.
"Mr. Yuan Nao, in your opinion, do you want to launch a strong attack?"
Since the Yanzhou strategy, Xu Shu's role has been crucial.
From the sneak attack on Dingtao to the successful capture of Changyi, it was almost Xu Shu's strategy that allowed Lu Bu's army to succeed without any effort.
Lu Bu had gone from being a little skeptical at the beginning to completely trusting him now. Before every action, he would subconsciously look at Xu Shu and want to hear his opinion.
When Xu Shu heard the question, he cupped his hands and said slowly, "Marquis Wen, although Juye's city is not big, if we want to successfully capture it, our army will suffer heavy losses.
However, our army currently does not have enough troops. If we suffer heavy losses and Cao Jun sends reinforcements, we may lose all our previous efforts.
Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, do not launch a strong attack easily and lose troops. "
Hearing this, Zhang Miao frowned and said, "Mr. Yuan Zhi, of course it is true, but Cao Hong has fled to Juye. I'm afraid he won't be fooled again by any tactics we use.
So now we seem to have no other option except a strong attack. "
Xu Shu shook his head, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, Cao Hong did escape, but don't forget that among the Cao soldiers before him, there were also our soldiers."
Hearing this, Zhang Miao shook his head with a wry smile, "Mr. Yuan Zhi, but among those Cao Jun soldiers, we only arranged a few dozen people. It is probably impossible to expect these people to open the city gate for us."
Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Meng Zhuo, it is of course impossible for them to open the city gate for us, but it has a more important role."
At this point, Xu Shu paused, turned to Lu Bu, cupped his hands, and spoke slowly.
"Marquis Wen, since Juye is difficult to attack, why not let it go for now and attack the surrounding counties first.
These small counties and towns have few troops and are not well defended, making them easy to attack. "
Lu Bu was stunned, "Mr. Yuan Zhi, if Juye has not been taken, what is the point of attacking these small counties?"
Xu Shu shook his head, "As long as these small counties are captured, Juye will become an isolated city without any reinforcements."
Zhang Miao frowned, "Even if it becomes an isolated city, it won't be of much help if we attack Juye!"
Xu Shu waved his hand and said with a smile, "How could it not be helpful?
Mr. Meng Zhuo, as long as Juye becomes an isolated city, Cao Hong may not care, but the Cao soldiers in the city may be panicked. "
Having said this, Xu Shu smiled slightly and said, "When the soldiers of Cao's army in the city are panicked, won't the dozens of soldiers sent by our army to the city be effective?"
When everyone heard these words, they were stunned for a moment, then realized and couldn't help laughing.
"Indeed!"
Chen Gong's eyes also brightened, "Most of Cao's soldiers are Yellow Turbans. These people are originally a group of rabble. If they fight with the wind, they will definitely be invincible forever. But knowing that Juye has become an isolated city, there will be no reinforcements." , coupled with our soldiers spreading news in the city, I am afraid there will be no morale anymore.
When the time comes, it will be easy for our army to attack Juye again! "
When Lu Bu heard these words, he nodded with satisfaction. This time, Xu Shu did not disappoint him, and he was indeed very resourceful.
Thinking of Xu Shu's series of strategies, Lu Bu felt extremely emotional.
If Xu Shu had been by his side during the sneak attack on Yanzhou, I'm afraid it wouldn't have ended like this.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared at the corner of Lu Bu's mouth.
Cao Mengde, this time, we will compete again.
I don’t know, can you drive me out of Yanzhou like last time?
…
The general who defended the city in Juye was named Li Cheng. He was also a strong general in the army. He was promoted step by step and was considered a man who earned his living based on his ability.
Li Cheng climbed up step by step, of course he knew it was not easy.
Although Juye was not in danger, he still did not dare to be careless and insisted on patrolling the city wall every day, checking various defensive supplies, and only rushed back to rest after confirmation.
Dingtao fell, although Lu Bu would not come to Juye, but he did not dare to be careless.
Li Cheng stood on the west city wall, looking into the distance, but his face was a little ugly, because just last night, a group of remnants of Cao's army escaped back, and bad news came.
Cao Hong's troops were defeated!
Will Lu Bujun come?
After learning the news, Li Cheng stood on the city wall and ordered his soldiers to defend strictly.
When it was getting close to dusk, Li Cheng, who was standing on the city wall, suddenly saw a figure coming from a distance. When the person walked in, he was shocked to find that the person who came turned out to be Cao Hong, the general guarding Changyi.
At this time, Cao Hong was extremely embarrassed. He had already thrown away his bulky armor and was only wearing a piece of cloth. Since he came from Changyi, he was also very tired and looked tired.
Li Cheng was taken aback and hurried down the city wall to greet him.
"General Cao, what's wrong with you?"
Cao Hong waved his hand vigorously, "General Li, quickly order the city gate to be closed, Lu Bu's army is coming."
Upon hearing the news, Li Cheng's face suddenly changed with fright, and he hurriedly ordered the soldiers to order the four doors to be closed.
Cao Hong came to the city, took a bath, and took a breath. Then he regained some strength and told Li Cheng about Changyi.
Of course, he would not say anything about his own embarrassment. The only thing he wanted to say was that Lu Bujun was too cunning.
With the arrival of Cao Hong, Juye City immediately issued a city ban order, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
At the same time, since there were not many soldiers in Juye, people were recruited in the city to help transport defense supplies.
As the orders were conveyed one after another, the entire Juye immediately became busy.
Countless soldiers were running on the streets, and many civilians were taken to the military camps by the soldiers to receive the simplest training and instructions.
Supplies for city defense were also constantly being moved onto the city wall, preparing to defend Juye to the death.
Cao Hong stood on the city wall, looking at the defensive materials piled higher and higher next to him, and felt a little relieved.
He turned his head and looked in the direction of Changyi and snorted coldly, "My son Lu Bu, you tricked Changyi with your tricks. Now that I am on guard, let's see how you come to attack Juye."
At this time, Cao Hong had made up his mind that no matter who came outside the city, he would never hesitate and immediately order to be shot.
The fall of Changyi was something he would never forget, and Cao Hong swore that he would never make the same mistake.
Li Cheng climbed up the city wall, raised his hands and said, "General Cao, there are enough supplies to defend the city now. Even if Lu Bu's army comes now, it will be absolutely impossible to capture Juye."
Cao Hong nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, General Li."
Li Cheng shook his head, "It's not hard work. As long as you can defend Juye, you will be worthy of the lord's kindness."
Cao Hong nodded, "General Li, you don't have to worry too much. Lu Bu's army is not large in number. They were able to capture Dingtao and Changyi only by trick. As long as we act carefully and don't fall into his trick, Lu Bu's son wants to break through." Juye, I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”
Li Cheng looked into the distance and said slowly, "General Cao, I don't know if my lord has received any news and will he send reinforcements?"
Cao Hong nodded without hesitation, "General Li, don't worry. As long as the lord knows the news here, he will definitely send reinforcements to drive away Lu Bu's son."
Li Cheng was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile, "As long as the lord sends troops, Lu Bu'er will definitely not be his opponent. By then, our revenge will be avenged."
Cao Hong nodded, "General Li, the most important thing now is that people must take good care of the people in the city and make sure nothing goes wrong."
Cao Hong had already heard that Dingtao was lost because someone inside opened the city gate, so Lu Bu's army could rush in.
Now that he has learned from the past, Cao Hong will not make the same mistake anyway.
Li Chenggong raised his hand and said, "The general has ordered the county officials to inspect various parts of the city. If anyone dares to violate the prohibition, he will be imprisoned immediately and will not be tolerated."
Hearing this, Cao Hong shook his head and snorted, "General Li, this is an urgent matter. Immediately issue an order. If anyone dares to violate the prohibition, he will be killed without mercy."
Li Cheng felt a chill in his heart. Looking at Cao Hong's cold eyes, he hurriedly handed over his hands and said, "General Cao, I will give you some more instructions right now, telling them to be careful and not to make any mistakes."
After speaking, Li Cheng handed over his hand again, turned and left.
Cao Hong turned his head and looked in the direction outside the city, and suddenly punched the city wall with his fist. He gritted his teeth and said, "Little Lu Bu, this time, let us fight to the death to see whether you can break through Juye or wait for the lord's troops." Come and destroy you.”
Cao Hong was originally a brave man, but this time he was determined to die and must defend Juye.
