Puyang.
Cao Mengde was in the hall, looking at Xiahou Dun kneeling on the ground, with a flash of anger in his eyes.
"The general is in trouble defending the city. Please punish me, my lord."
Cao Mengde suddenly sighed, "Yuan Rang, there is something wrong with Dingtao. It's because Zhang Miao is too hateful. If his people hadn't secretly opened the city gate, how could they have easily broken through the city."
"Thank you, my lord."
Hearing this, Xiahou Dun was immediately overjoyed, hurriedly cupped his hands and stood aside.
Cao Mengde looked around at everyone and said slowly, "Lu Bu's son is so rampant. I am going to lead troops to attack him. Can you guys give me some advice?"
Man Chong stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "My lord, Dingtao City has thick walls and complete defense supplies. It may not be easy for our army to attack."
After saying these words, Man Chong's old face turned a little red, because the reason why Dingtao's defensive materials are complete is because they have prepared a lot!
They originally prepared so many defensive materials to resist Lu Bu, but they never expected that they would take advantage of Lu Bu and let him deal with him. This really shot himself in the foot!
Hearing this, Cao Mengde nodded, and just as he was about to speak, there were sudden footsteps outside the door, and soon, a figure appeared in front of the door.
"My lord, I am sorry for you. Please punish me."
Cao Hong rushed into the hall, fell to his knees with a plop, and kept holding his hands.
"My lord, I finally lost Changyi and destroyed Juye. I really didn't have the courage to come back, but I was worried that my lord didn't understand the situation there, so I hurried back to report."
Cao Mengde looked at his two powerful generals. They were both generals he could rely on, but unexpectedly they all retreated in defeat.
Cheng Yu took a step forward and asked slowly, "General Cao, what is the situation in Changyi and Juye now?"
Cao Hong sighed, "When I left, Lu Bu's servant had already sent troops to sweep around and captured most of the towns.
Now, I'm afraid that everything in the southeast of Yanzhou has fallen into the hands of Lu Bu'er. "
After hearing this, Cheng Yu's eyes narrowed and his brows gradually wrinkled.
Cao Mengde asked tentatively, "Zhongde, what did you think of?"
Cheng Yu frowned and said slowly, "My lord, I originally thought that Lu Bu was reckless and ignorant, so there was nothing to worry about, but now it seems that something is wrong!"
Cao Mengde was stunned, frowned and asked, "Zhongde, what do you mean by this?"
Cheng Yu raised his hand to Cao Mengde and said, "My lord, Lu Bu is reckless and must avenge himself. After capturing Dingtao, according to his nature, he should continue to attack Puyang in order to avenge him."
At this point, Cheng Yu paused, but then, without waiting for Cao Mengde to answer his words, he continued.
"However, Lu Bu'er did not do this. Instead, he gave up attacking Puyang and went to attack Changyi."
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun nodded, "Yes, I thought so too at the beginning, so he led his troops back to Puyang to prepare for the arrival of Lu Bu's son."
Having said this, Xiahou Dun sighed, "But who would have thought that Lu Bu'er did not continue to attack Puyang, but went to Changyi. It is really unexpected."
Cao Hong smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, no one would have thought that Lu Bu's son went to Changyi, and even the general fell into his trap. It was really careless."
After hearing what the two said, Cheng Yu nodded, "Yes, we all thought that Lu Bu would go to Puyang as a child, but he went to Changyi instead. Not only that, even after he conquered Changyi, he still Instead of going to Puyang, we continued to attack Juye."
Having said this, Cheng Yu looked around at everyone with a puzzled expression on his face, "Lü Bu has a reckless temper. Did he suddenly change after retreating to Xuzhou?"
When everyone heard these words, they also frowned, with expressions full of doubts.
"Yes, Lu Bu is a reckless and ignorant kid. How could he suddenly become so calm?"
Xiahou Dun suddenly said, "I know, it must be Chen Gongtai. That's right, he was the one who pointed out Lu Bu's child, so it turned out like this."
"Chen Gongtai?"
Cheng Yu thought about it carefully and said slowly, "Maybe it's him, but after thinking about it, it might not be him."
Upon hearing this, Cao Mengde's eyes narrowed and he asked slowly, "Zhongde, what do you think?"
Cheng Yu frowned, "When Lu Bu's son attacked Yanzhou secretly, if Chen Gongtai was so knowledgeable, Lu Bu's army would not have stayed in Puyang, but would have gone directly to Dingtao.
Therefore, I believe that this matter was not done by Chen Gongtai, but by someone else. "
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun nodded, "Mr. Zhongde is right, there are indeed some problems with this matter."
At this point, Xiahou Dun paused, but then, without waiting for Cheng Yu to answer his words, he continued.
"When he led his troops to attack Xiaopei, if it had been before, Lu Bu'er would definitely have led his troops to fight?
But this time, he used a strategy to use that strange house against us to consume our army's strength.
"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"
Without someone's guidance, it would have been absolutely difficult for Lu Bu to do it given his stubborn temper. "
After hearing what everyone said, Cao Mengde frowned more and more.
Lu Bu is brave and good at fighting, and his Bingzhou cavalry are even more powerful. It was already so difficult to deal with him when there was no one to advise him. Now that he has someone to help him, wouldn't it be even more difficult to deal with him?
Cheng Yu nodded, "My lord, this is what I'm most worried about. If that's the case, it might not be easy to attack Lu Bu's son this time!"
Cao Hong snorted coldly, "Mr. Zhongde, although Lu Bu's son has occupied Juye and other places, as long as our army goes to attack him, we will be able to drive him away smoothly."
Cheng Yu shook his head, "General Cao, the reason why Lu Bu occupied Dingtao, Changyi, and Juye was because he wanted to connect the three cities into one. No matter which place our army wanted to conquer, it would be constrained by the other two places. , very disadvantageous."
Hearing this, Cao Hong frowned and then sneered, "In that case, let's divide our troops into three groups and attack three places respectively. Let's see what he does?"
After hearing this, everyone nodded, "General Cao is right, we will divide our troops into three groups and defeat them in one fell swoop."
Cheng Yu waved his hand, "No, we must not divide our troops, otherwise we will fall into Lu Bu's kid's scheme."
Cao Hong asked doubtfully, "Mr. Zhongde, our army is divided into three groups. What's wrong with it?"
Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and said, "General Cao, if our troops are divided into three groups, our own strength will be weakened invisibly. If Lu Bu'er gathers the power of two cities, he can easily wipe out one of our troops. Wouldn't it be impossible then? wonderful."
Hearing this, Cao Mengde nodded, "In this case, if everyone joins forces, Lu Bu'er will naturally have nothing to do."
Cheng Yu nodded and said slowly, "The question now is, where should we attack?"
Man Chong stepped forward and said, "My lord, it's not easy to attack Dingtao. It's better to attack elsewhere."
Dingtao's defense supplies were prepared by him, so Man Chong naturally knew everything about them.
Cao Hong hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "My lord, Changyi has a lot of defensive materials. If we want to attack, we will definitely suffer heavy losses."
After hearing what the two said, Cao Mengde felt a surge of anger in his heart.
There were so many defensive materials on the city, but they were still defeated, which was really annoying.
Xiahou Dun frowned and said, "Since these two places cannot be attacked, it seems that we can only choose Juye as the most suitable target."
After hearing this, everyone nodded, "Since Dingtao and Changyi are not suitable for attack, then we will attack Juye."
Cao Hong nodded, "Juye's city is the smallest, so it is indeed easier to attack."
He had just escaped from Juye, so he naturally knew the situation there.
"no!"
Just when everyone thought it was most appropriate to attack Juye, Cheng Yu objected.
"We can't attack Juye."
Cao Hong frowned and asked, "Mr. Zhongde, the cities of Dingtao and Changyi are strong and have complete defense supplies. We can only attack Juye!"
Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "General Cao, Juye is the farthest away from our army. In other words, it is behind Dingtao and Changyi. If our army goes around and attacks, it will inevitably be in danger on the way back."
At this point, Cheng Yu paused, but then, without waiting for Cao Hong to answer his words, he continued.
"In addition, if someone really gives advice to Lu Bu'er, then he must also be able to see that Juye's defense is the weakest, and this is where we are most likely to attack.
Maybe, he has set an ambush for Juye. If our army really goes to attack Juye, not only will it not go smoothly, but we might also fall into the ambush of Lu Bu's son. "
After hearing this, Cao Hong couldn't help but take a breath when he remembered how Lu Bu captured the three cities.
Lu Bu was able to capture three cities effortlessly. It was absolutely impossible for him to fail to think of this. If an ambush was really set up and Cao Jun broke in, the consequences would be disastrous.
Xiahou Dun asked hurriedly, "Mr. Zhongde, if you put it this way, wouldn't it mean that all three cities occupied by Lu Bu cannot be attacked?"
Cheng Yu shook his head and suddenly sneered, "General Xiahou, since Lu Bu's son has been prepared for it, how can we let his preparation fail?"
Hearing this, Xiahou Dun was surprised, "Mr. Zhongde, what do you mean by this?"
Cheng Yu snorted coldly, "General Xiahou, what do you think will happen to Lu Bu's son if we attack Dingtao?"
Xiahou Dun was stunned for a moment, then said slowly, "If our army goes to attack Dingtao, Lu Bu'er will definitely send reinforcements from Changyi and Juye to attack us from the rear, creating a three-sided siege."
Cheng Yu nodded, "Yes, although Lu Bu's son has occupied three cities, his troops are not many in the first place, and there are even fewer troops that can come to rescue."
At this point, Cheng Yu paused, but then continued without waiting for Xiahou Dun to answer his words.
"Our attack on Dingtao is fake. We can ambush on the way to rescue. When Lu Bu'er sends troops to rescue, we can take the opportunity to eliminate them."
Hearing this, Xiahou Dun's eyes lit up, he suddenly reacted, and said with a smile, "As long as we eliminate these two groups of rescue troops, we can greatly weaken the strength of Lu Bu's army. If we want to attack Dingtao, That would be much easier."
After hearing this, Cheng Yu waved his hand and said with a smile, "General Xiahou, this is wrong. After eliminating these two reinforcements, our army will no longer attack Dingtao, but rush to Changyi as quickly as possible. Unprepared, Changyi was recaptured.
After recapturing Changyi, it will be easy to capture Juye. "
Cao Hong couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Zhongde said it well. As long as we retake Changyi and Juye, Lu Bu'er will only have one Dingtao left and his troops will suffer serious losses. I'm afraid it will be impossible for him to compete with our army again." It’s possible.”
Lu Qian said with a smile, "When the time comes, when Lu Bu's son knows that we have retaken Changyi and Juye, he might be scared and run away like last time."
After hearing this, Xiahou Dun's face turned cold and he gritted his teeth and said, "Last time I let Lu Bu'er go. This time, even if he wants to run away, we must chase him and eliminate him in one fell swoop to avoid future troubles."
Everyone nodded after hearing this, and Li Dian even gritted his teeth, "Yes, we must completely eliminate Lu Bu's son."
Everyone knew that Li Dian's family was wiped out by Lu Bu. When they heard these words, they all turned their heads and looked over with sympathy in their eyes.
Among these many people, Li Dian suffered the most misfortune. He used to have family support, but now he is alone. It is really miserable!
When Cao Mengde heard what everyone said, he nodded and said slowly, "In this case, if the order is passed, everyone will go back to rectify the troops and horses immediately, and set off for Dingtao as soon as possible."
At this point, Cao Mengde snorted coldly, "This time, you must all work together to completely eliminate Lu Bu's child."
"I will obey my orders."
Following Cao Mengde's order, everyone immediately rushed back to the military camp to organize their troops and prepare food.
Xun Yu, who was standing in the crowd, always hid behind the crowd, bowing his head and saying nothing.
When everyone walked out of the room, he turned his head and looked to the west, sighing secretly.
If there are no accidents, the emperor should arrive in Luoyang soon!
But what about arriving in Luoyang?
The news coming from over there is that the emperor is in a very bad situation. Although he has left Chang'an, he is being pursued by Li Guo and others along the way. Although Dong Cheng and others are protecting him all the way, he is not strong enough and I believe he will not be able to hold on for long. .
If the emperor arrives in Luoyang and there is still no one to meet him, the consequences will be disastrous!
If the emperor is kidnapped and taken back to Chang'an by the two thieves Li Guo, this is still a good thing, after all, the emperor is still there.
What if something unexpected happened and caused the dissatisfaction of the two thieves Li and Guo, which was detrimental to the emperor, and he would regret it by then.
Xun was an expert in strategizing, and through the news sent back, he already knew the situation there, and he also made bad plans in his mind.
Because he knew very well that the guards who protected the emperor were far inferior to the two thieves Li Guo in terms of strength. Under such circumstances, no matter what happened, it was very possible.
In particular, the two thieves Li and Guo were like robbers and had no respect for their Majesty in their hearts. No one could guarantee whether they would do anything detrimental to the emperor.
What should you do if you really do it?
