Cao Mengde led his troops to pursue them all the way, but the 500 soldiers of Lu Bu's army in front were lightly armed and could not catch up for a while.
Halfway through the journey, Le Jin suddenly galloped towards him with a look of panic on his face.
Cao Mengde couldn't help being surprised and asked hurriedly, "General Le, why are you so panicked?"
Le Jin wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "My lord, the direction Lu Bujun left is the direction General Cao is heading towards?"
Hearing this, Cao Mengde was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed, "General Le, are you telling the truth?"
Le Jin nodded, "There is absolutely no mistake."
Cao Mengde's eyes suddenly widened, "Could it be that Lu Bujun's real intention is the troops in front?"
Le Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I don't know, I just feel suspicious, so I came to report."
Cao Mengde calmed down and said hurriedly, "Send someone immediately to send a message and ask the soldiers and horses in front to move slowly. They must not fall into the enemy's scheme."
Following the order, several North Korean soldiers immediately galloped forward and rushed forward.
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Cao Hong was rapidly pursuing Lu Bu's army, and spies kept sending news.
"General Cao, we are only 30 miles away from Lu Bu's army in front, and the opponent's speed has slowed down."
Cao Hong was even more happy when he heard the news.
"Send the order, speed up immediately, and be sure to catch up with Lu Bu's army in front as soon as possible."
As the order was passed on, the army's speed suddenly accelerated.
At this moment, the spies sent from behind arrived and said, "General Cao, there is a Lu Bu army coming behind you. My lord tells you to be careful and move as slowly as possible. Don't fall into the enemy's trick."
Cao Hong was surprised when he heard the news from the spies, "Are there soldiers coming from behind us?"
"Yes, there are about 500 people. General Cao must be careful."
"500 people?"
Cao Hong was just stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "I didn't expect that Lu Bu'er would dare to chase me with only 500 men. How audacious!"
Li Dian came from the side and said, "General Cao, although the number of Lu Bu's troops is not large, we must not be careless."
The last time we were defeated was due to carelessness, we lost 5,000 soldiers and horses.
Hearing this, Cao Hong frowned and said, "General Li, there are only 500 people behind us, and we have 2,000 people. How can it still be detrimental to my going?"
Li Dian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "General Cao, Lu Bu is full of tricks, we must not be careless."
Cao Hong was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "General Li, I have an idea. Why not stop chasing Lu Bu's army in front, and besiege Lu Bu's army behind with my lord, and wipe out this army to save trouble?"
Li Dian was stunned for a moment, carefully calculating in his mind, and then nodded, "Although the number of soldiers and horses behind is not large, if they continue, I am afraid they will be a disaster sooner or later. Eliminating them first is also a way."
Cao Hong nodded, "In that case, immediately send a message to the lord, asking him to continue the pursuit. We will return the same way and jointly surround Lu Bu's army in the middle."
Li Dian turned his head and looked at the spy, "Go back as quickly as possible and tell the lord the news."
The spy hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "I obey your orders."
After saying this, the spy turned around and jumped on his horse, and he and his companions rode quickly again and returned along the original road.
Cao Hong looked at the spy's leaving figure with a sneer on his lips.
