The knights riding southward kept running wildly along the way.
As soon as they reached the rear of the army, the horse could no longer hold on. The horse stumbled and threw the knight down hard.
The soldiers from the rear army stepped forward to support the man, and some Liu Bei's soldiers gathered around him when they heard that the man was from Xiaopei.
"Something happened to Xiaopei?"
Liu Bei heard the shouts from the rear and hurriedly took the people back. As soon as he reached the rear, he saw the soldier wearing his own army uniform drinking water in a hurry.
"Lord!"
When the soldier saw Liu Bei coming, he threw the water bag aside and said anxiously: "Lü Bu...Lü Bu attacked Xiaopei secretly. The city has been lost. General Chen and his family have escaped from Xiaopei with their lord's family and are on their way here." .”
"What?"
When Liu Bei heard the news, he staggered for a moment and almost lost his balance and sat on the ground.
You damn Lu Bu, we have agreed to fight Yuan Shu together.
Forget it if you don't fight, you still want to sneak attack on my only Xiaopei.
Now his home is gone again and has been robbed.
Liu Bei almost spit out a mouthful of blood. He couldn't bear such a blow, and he was sluggish.
"ah……"
Zhang Fei is a famous loud voice. At this time, he roared angrily and said viciously: "That slave with the third surname, I will go back and stab him to death!"
"Let's go get Lu Bu's dog head!"
Even Guan Yu, who had always been relatively calm, couldn't stand Lu Bu at this time.
House slaves with three surnames are bullying others too much.
If tigers don’t show off their power, just think of them as easy to bully, right?
This time we must fight to the end!
Guan Yu roared angrily: "Gather the whole army, follow me back and kill Lu Bu!"
Both Guan and Zhang's eyes were red.
The overwhelming anger burst out from them, especially Zhang Fei, who was now so angry that he was about to jump.
"Two generals, wait!"
Sun Qian hurriedly said: "It depends on what the lord says!"
Liu Bei slowly came out of his disbelief and sadness, pulled out his double swords, gritted his teeth and said: "Cao Sikong, I can't help you fight Yuan Shu for the time being. I have to go back to deal with Lu Bu, and then go south to meet you. .”
As he spoke, he raised his sword and said fiercely: "Gather the whole army, go back and kill Lu Bu!"
I will not give up until I kill Lu Bu.
Liu Bei really hated Lu Bu.
Even an honest person couldn't help but resist when Lu Bu had his house stolen twice in a row.
What's more, Liu Bei is not an honest man.
"Xuande, alas..."
Cao Cao looks like I want to say something to comfort you, but I don’t know what to say.
Liu Bei ignored Cao Cao and quickly led his troops away.
The revengeful army marched north in a mighty manner, first meeting up with Chen Dao and Jian Yong, and then going back to Xiaopei to fight with Lu Bu.
"It's done!"
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei's retreating back and admired: "A simple calculation has stirred up the situation in Xuzhou. When Liu Bei and Lu Bu fight, can we change the front and attack Lu Bu in the name of avenging Liu Bei?"
"That's right."
Chen Zhou said: "But there is no need to worry now, we will wait until they start fighting."
"Let me guess, Watanabe's next plan."
Guo Jia suddenly said: "Should we let Li Mancheng and the others raid Pengcheng and knock it down, and then we can go to Xiapi to kill them?"
"Of course!"
Chen Zhou smiled.
Jia Xu agreed: "Li Mancheng and the others bypassed the north of Pengcheng and approached Xiapi. They should retreat to Qiaojun now, but they are not far from Pengcheng. A surprise attack on Pengcheng can quickly capture it."
The plan was settled in this way. Cao Cao felt that everything was stable and said loudly: "Wenhe, you, Youwei and Zixiao will lead the troops to station in Yicheng and resist Yuan Shu's counterattack, can you do it?"
"no problem!"
Cao Ren and the three of them said in unison.
With Jia Xu here to give guidance and pull with Yuan Shu, it can be done.
Zhang Xiu was able to join the army immediately after surrendering. He still defended in such an important position. Of course, he said that it was no problem. He could also demonstrate his abilities so that he could be reused in the future.
So they stopped crossing the river.
Launching a comprehensive attack on Shouchun was originally used to fool Liu Bei. Cao Cao didn't want to attack Yuan Shu immediately yet, he just wanted to get Xuzhou.
The army quickly returned to Yicheng's camp and waited for Liu Bei and Lu Bu's battle status to be sent before arranging for Li Dian and others to take action.
Worried that Li Dian did not have enough men, Cao Cao also asked Cao Anmin to send orders to Chenliu, Jiyin and other places, and mobilize soldiers to Qiaojun to wait for a counterattack.
Everything is ready.
Two more days passed.
The news of how the battle between Liu Bei and Lu Bu was going has not yet arrived. Instead, the news that Yuan Shu was preparing to increase his troops against Li Feng and the others reached Cao Cao's army.
"Yuan Shu is increasing his troops because he wants to start a full-scale war with us. He wants to get a breakthrough from our side first." Cao Cao frowned after reading the news sent back from the front line.
"I guess there's another possibility."
Guo Jia said: "Chen Gong may suggest that Lu Bu and Yuan Shu stop fighting, and Yuan Shu can devote most of his troops to deal with us first."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "That may be the case. What do you think?"
Chen Zhou said: "We need to increase our troops for defense. We can rely on the geographical advantage of the Huai River and continue to fight with Yuan Shu's people. Although Yuan Shu has increased his troops to deal with us, I think the person he wants to attack most is Sun Ce, and he will not start a full-scale war against us. .”
Jia Xu echoed: "What Yuan Shu needs to do is to stabilize the internal situation first. Sun Ce is his internal man. If the internal situation is unstable, the external side will not be able to gain advantage. I agree with Du Zhi's idea."
Most of Yuan Shu's main force was still focused on dealing with Sun Ce.
At this time, the people who came to deal with Cao Cao were not famous generals. Li Feng and others had mediocre abilities. As long as Jia Xu stayed in Yicheng, the strategy could still be implemented.
"Then do it!"
With these three counselors making plans, Cao Cao was not afraid of Yuan Shu's sudden increase in troops.
After the discussion, they continued to wait for news.
After Chen Zhou returned, the army rested, and when he saw Wang Jie preparing lunch for him unharmed, he knew that this period of history had been changed.
However, the scope of the change is still within his control.
Next, he still has the confidence to use his knowledge of history to continue hanging around Boss Cao.
Two more days passed.
Cao Cao and the others have not yet left Yicheng, but they have discussed their strategy again.
The additional troops for Li Dian and Xu Huang were almost mobilized, and they had enough conditions to raid Pengcheng.
In addition, Lu Bu and Liu Bei were fighting fiercely in Xiaopei, and news came back.
Liu Bei's army is weak, while Lu Bu's army is strong.
However, Liu Bei fought with all his strength and didn't care about anything. He just wanted to vent his anger. Lu Bu wanted to preserve his strength and didn't fight very hard. The two sides were so locked in a stalemate.
"I just got news from the spy in Shouchun."
"Lu Bu and Yuan Shu formed an alliance, and the two sides stopped fighting. Lu Bu concentrated his troops back to Xiapi, and Yuan Shu was able to concentrate his troops against us."
"What do you think?"
Cao Cao received another piece of newly sent intelligence.
In order to deal with Yuan Shu, he placed many of his informants in Shouchun, trying to get the latest news as soon as possible.
