The sun sets.
Golden light shines on the earth, covering everything with a layer of golden gauze
Cao Mengde stood under a tree, looking at the sunset in the distance. Although his face was expressionless, the anger in his heart was boiling.
Little Lu Bu, you dared to sneak attack on my camp, it’s really hateful!
I remember how high-spirited I was when I sent out the army. I thought that killing Lu Bu's son was just a piece of cake.
But I never expected that as soon as I arrived in Dingtao, I would already be beaten to a terrible loss!
The loss of soldiers and horses was secondary. The key issue was that the camp was occupied by Lu Bu's army and all the baggage was lost.
Although he led his troops to escape from the camp, they encountered more serious problems.
All the food in the military camp had been snatched away by Lu Bu's army, and not a single grain was taken out.
Also, the tents usually used for resting were also lost in this battle.
Now, Cao Mengde, like ordinary soldiers, can only rest under the tree.
Cao Mengde felt the hunger in his belly, and felt that the anger in his heart was about to burst out.
After driving Lu Bu's son out of Yanzhou, we should pursue the victory instead of letting him go temporarily.
Well now, the villain Lu Bu is back again. He not only captured Dingtao, but also Changyi and Juye. He has connected the southeast of Yanzhou. It may not be that easy to drive him out again.
What's more, Lu Bu has become extremely cunning now, and it may be even more difficult to drive him out of Yanzhou.
what to do?
Cao Mengde regretted in his heart. He really shouldn't have gone to greet the emperor, but wanted to eliminate Lu Bu. That was the right thing to do!
Now that we are in such big trouble, how should we solve it?
Just when the resentment in Cao Mengde's heart was about to break through Tianling Gai, there were hurried footsteps outside the woods.
Soon, Xiahou Dun came in from the outside and said, "My lord, the general has plundered some food in the village and has now prepared it. Please have a meal, my lord."
After hearing this, Cao Mengde was immediately overjoyed, nodded, and walked out of the woods.
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When it got dark, Cao Hong's soldiers and horses also rushed back, and everyone hurriedly went to see Cao Mengde.
Cao Mengde stood under a tree, looking at Cao Hong who was rushing back. He remembered his confidence and indifference when he sent him out, and felt shameless, so he waved his hand.
"Now that everyone is here, let's discuss what to do next?"
When everyone heard this, they laughed bitterly!
Now Cao's army has run out of food. Although Cao Mengde had food just now, it does not mean that all the soldiers have food.
After all, the surrounding villages are limited, and ordinary people don't have much food, so the food they robbed is naturally very little.
It can be said that up to now, at least half of Cao's soldiers are hungry, while the other half are also half-starved.
Cao Mengde frowned when everyone was silent and asked, "Is there nothing you can do?"
Xiahou Dun suddenly said, "My lord, attacking Lu Bu is a trivial matter now. The general thinks that it is a big deal to raise food first. Otherwise, if the army is short of food, it will be a big deal!"
Xun You suddenly said, "My Lord, all our army's food has been taken away by Lu Bu, and it may not be easy to raise so much food now."
At this point, Xun You paused and said with a wry smile, "Lord, it's better to retreat."
After hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked at Cao Mengde.
Cao Mengde looked at everyone's expectant eyes and felt even more annoyed. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Is there nothing we can do?"
Xun You shook his head, "Lü Bu's army has occupied the city. No matter which city we want to attack, we don't think we can attack it in a short time. And our army is short of food now and really can't afford to waste time. If we continue to delay, When the army is completely destroyed, I'm afraid it won't be that easy to withdraw the troops."
Xiahou Dun stepped forward and handed over his hand, "My lord, what Mr. Wen Ruo said is right. It's better to retreat. After we collect food, it won't be too late for us to come back for revenge."
After hearing these words, Cao Mengde turned to look at the rest of the people. After seeing clearly, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although everyone did not say it clearly, it could be seen that they all agreed with Xun Yu's statement and wanted to withdraw their troops.
After understanding everyone's thoughts, Cao Cao waved his hand feebly, "You all go back and have a rest. Let's calm down and discuss it tomorrow morning."
After everyone heard this, they handed over their hands and left.
Cao Mengde looked at the backs of everyone leaving, feeling extremely unwilling.
I came here with full confidence, but after only a few days, I was beaten back in a state of disgrace.
No, you must not swallow this breath!
But what to do?
Cao Mengde's brows gradually wrinkled and he murmured, "It would be great if there was food. Then we can continue to deal with Lu Bu'er."
"food?"
Cao Mengde's heart suddenly moved, an inexplicable light shot out of his eyes, and after a long time, he suddenly shouted loudly.
"Immediately invite Mr. Zhongde and Han Meng to come here for discussion. Tell them that I have something urgent to come to them."
"I obey my orders."
Not long after, Cheng Yu and Han Meng walked in from the woods. When they saw Cao Mengde, they hurriedly raised their hands and saluted, "I have met my lord."
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Cao Mengde nodded and suddenly sighed, "Zhongde, I didn't expect that we fell into Lu Bu's trick this time, and we were almost completely defeated. It's a bit unwilling to retreat like this!"
Cheng Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My lord, if we don't go back, we will regret it if we run out of food and the army rebels."
"food?"
Cao Mengde turned his head and looked at Cheng Yu, and said slowly, "Zhongde, do you still remember how we got through the most difficult time?"
Hearing this, Cheng Yu's expression changed and he hurriedly lowered his head to cover up the panic on his face.
Cao Mengde sighed, "Zhongde, now it's a critical moment again. Do you think we can use the same method as last time to alleviate the crisis?"
At this point, Cao Mengde paused, but then, without waiting for Cheng Yu to answer his words, he shook his head and said.
"No, this time the situation is much better than last time. Last time there was no food available. But this time, we can send people back immediately to collect food. I believe it won't be long before new food will arrive, which will ease our situation." Food crisis.
The question now is how to spend the next few days. As long as this period of time can pass and the food from Puyang arrives, everything will be fine. "
Although Cheng Yu heard Cao Mengde's words, he still didn't dare to raise his head. However, even a reckless person like Han Meng next to him could see that Cheng Yu was trembling slightly.
