When Cao Hong heard Li Dian's words, he realized that he had misunderstood him. He stepped forward and patted Li Dian on the shoulder, "General Li, stop talking. Even if you are defeated, I will not retreat."
At this point, Cao Hong paused, but then, without waiting for Li Dian to answer his words, he continued.
"General Li, you and Lu Bu have a deep grudge. Why don't you take the opportunity to leave and be useful so that you can take revenge."
Li Dian shook his head, "General Cao, it's better for you to leave. The general will lead his troops to lure them away."
Cao Hong suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "General Li, since you don't want to, why don't we all go together and live and die together? It would be a beautiful thing."
Li Dian nodded heavily, "Since General Cao is willing, how dare the general not disobey."
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Cao Mengde asked everyone to rest, and when he was about to lead his troops to the east, he suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from the mountain pass.
When everyone heard the sound of horse hooves, their hearts suddenly jumped up. They turned around quickly and saw several spies running towards them quickly.
Several spies came to the front, immediately got off their horses, raised their hands and said.
"My lord, General Cao asked his subordinates to come down and report that on the other side of the mountain, a group of Lu Bu's troops came from the east."
"What?"
Cao Mengde's expression changed, he secretly screamed something bad, and asked hurriedly, "Have you seen clearly, is it really Lu Bujun?"
The spy cupped his hands and said, "My lord, I have clearly seen the opponent's flag. There is absolutely no mistake."
Lu Qian shouted, "No, Lu Bu's army is coming from the east. Doesn't that mean they have surrounded General Cao?"
This was what Cao Mengde was worried about. After hearing these words, his face became ugly.
"My lord, General Cao asked his subordinates to report that they have broken out to the east and are preparing to join the lord."
Lu Qian was surprised, "If we break out to the east, wouldn't we just meet Lu Bu's army in the east?"
Shi Huan said hurriedly, "We can't let General Cao go east, otherwise he would be throwing himself into a trap."
Le Jin shook his head, "General Shi Huan, if you don't go to the east, where can you go?"
At this point, Le Jin paused, but then, without waiting for anyone to answer his words, he continued.
"There are four groups of Lu Bu's troops on the other side of the mountain, and they are now approaching General Cao's troops from all directions.
No matter which side General Cao breaks through at this time, he will probably face the same situation.
In comparison, Lu Bu's army in the east appeared the latest and was the farthest away, so it was the best direction to break through. General Cao made the right choice. "
Lu Qian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "But if General Cao breaks through from the east, he will still be blocked by Lu Bu's army from the east. When the time comes, if the three Lu Bu's troops behind him catch up, wouldn't it be inevitable to lose? The whole army will be annihilated."
Le Jin smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Now there is no other choice but to break through to the east."
Lu Qian gritted his teeth and suddenly said, "General Le, there is another way."
At this point, Lu Qian pointed to the mountain in the distance, "General Le, General Cao is not far from the mountain pass. As long as you pass through here, you can avoid the pursuit of four Lu Bu troops."
"What?"
Hearing this, Shi Huan was immediately surprised, "How is this possible? Didn't I just say that there is an ambush by Lu Bu's army in this mountain? If General Cao passes through here, wouldn't he be in the middle of an ambush by Lu Bu's army?" "
