Seeing this, Xue Lan quickly walked back, but Li Dian had already been guarding the suspension bridge, blocking the way.
So he didn't dare to go back to the city, and actually went towards Juye. The other soldiers followed him. They thought they could escape smoothly, but Lu Qian rode a horse and drove him over. He bent his bow and shot an arrow, and he died under the horse. , the other thieves dispersed one after another, and Cao Cao finally took back Yanzhou, which originally belonged to him.
With such a good start, counselor Cheng Yu invited troops to attack Puyang directly. Cao Cao ordered Xu Chu and Dian Wei to be the vanguard, Xiahou Dun and Xia Houyuan to be the left army, Li Dian and Yue Jin to be the right army, Cao Cao himself led the central army, and Yu Jin and Lu Qian were the combined rear.
When the soldiers arrived in Puyang, Lu Bu was about to fight in person, but Chen Gong stopped him and said: "Cao Cao is in a winning posture now. We can't attack rashly. We will wait until everyone is gathered together before going to the decisive battle!"
Lu Bu would definitely not back down when encountering a fight. He said, "I have traveled across the Central Plains and have never encountered an opponent. How can I be afraid?" So he did not listen to Chen Gong's advice and led his soldiers out into battle, cursing: "The thief Cao sent himself to death, so I had no choice but to come and collect his head."
Xu Chu heard that the other party was so unreasonable, so he came out to fight for more than 20 rounds, but there was no winner. Cao Cao said: "Lü Bu can't be defeated by one person." So he sent Dian Wei to fight, and they attacked together. .
Although Lu Bu was brave, he could not withstand the attack of six people, so he quickly retreated and returned to the city.
When I walked to the city gate, I saw Tian standing on the city. When he saw Lu Bu coming back, he put the suspension bridge away. Lu Bu shouted: "Hurry up and open the door!"
Tian said: "I have surrendered to Cao Cao."
Lu Bu cursed a few times and felt that the pursuers behind him were very tight, so he led the soldiers in the direction of Dingtao.
Chen Gong quickly opened the east gate and protected Lu Bu's old man from leaving the city. Cao Cao also obtained Puyang. Because the other party had made meritorious service, he forgave him for his previous crime of deception.
Liu Ye said: "Lu Bu is like a tiger. Now is the time when he is sleepy. The timing is very good and we cannot let him gain a foothold."
So Cao Cao sent Liu Ye to guard Puyang and rushed to Dingtao with his troops.
At this time, Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, and Zhang Chao were all in the city. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, and Hou Cheng had not returned from patrolling the sea to collect grain.
Although Cao Cao rushed to Dingtao, he did not send troops, and he did not even take the initiative to fight. He only set up a stronghold near Forty Miles. It happened to be the season when the wheat in Jijun was ripe, so Cao Cao ordered his sergeants to cut the wheat for food.
If he had any details, he reported it to Lü Bu. Lü Bu came over with a pair of men and horses to take a look. He approached Cao Cao's camp and saw that the trees on the left were very lush. He didn't know why and was afraid that there was an ambush inside, so he went back.
Cao Cao knew that Lu Bu had been here and had returned. He said to the generals: "Lü Bu suspects that there is an ambush in our forest. We can put more flags inside to increase his suspicion. There is a long embankment to the west of the village. What kind of water is there? You can ambush elite soldiers here. I know Lu Bu will definitely come here to burn the forest. When the elite soldiers from behind the dam come out to cut off his retreat, then Lu Bu can be captured alive."
So only more than fifty drummers were left to beat the drums in the stronghold, and the villagers were captured and shouted in the stronghold, and the elite soldiers were ambushed in the dike.
After Lu Bu returned, he still consulted with Chen Gong and told Chen Gong about the situation.
Chen Gong said: "Cao Cao is full of tricks, but we still can't underestimate the enemy."
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Sir, you must be scared. I have no choice but to use fire to attack so that his ambush troops have no place to stay!"
So Chen Gong and Gao Shun were left to guard the city, and the army went to watch and prepare to set fire to it.
I saw some more flags in the forest from a distance, which confirmed the idea that the ambush was inside. I led my soldiers forward quickly and set fire on all sides. However, after burning for a long time and thick smoke billowing, there was no one there.
When he was about to go to the village to check the situation, he heard loud drumming. In the midst of doubts, suddenly a pair of men and horses came out from behind the stronghold, and Lu Bu quickly rode out.
Then there was a sound of cannon, and all the soldiers who were ambushed in the embankment came out. Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Li Dian, and Yue Jin suddenly came to kill them.
Lu Bu knew that this was an ambush and could not be defeated, so he fled. The other generals who followed him were not so lucky and were shot to death by Le Jin with an arrow.
Most of the troops Lu Bu brought with him were lost. Some survivors went to report the situation to Chen Gong, saying: "Now we are an empty city. There is no point in guarding it anymore, so we might as well leave."
So he and Gao Shun took Lu Bu's family and abandoned Dingtao and left. Cao Cao led the victorious troops to kill in Dingtao city. The force was overwhelming. Zhang Chao committed suicide and Zhang Miao surrendered to Yuan Shu.
As a result, the entire Shandong Province was basically controlled by Cao Cao. He began to appease the people and repair the city.
Lu Bu recalled all the generals and also found Chen Gong and discussed: "Although we don't have many people, we can still defeat Cao Cao." So he returned with his army.
The news that Cao Cao defeated Lu Bu in Dingtao spread like wildfire. Lu Bu gathered the remaining defeated generals and gathered on the seashore. Lu Bu's other generals also came over, wanting to fight Cao Cao again.
Everyone discussed together, and Chen Gong said: "Cao Cao is now very powerful, and we have lost the capital to fight him decisively. We should first find a place to recuperate, and then challenge him again."
Lu Bu said: "Yuan Shao in Hebei is very powerful now. How about I join him?"
Chen Gong said: "It's not impossible, but we have to go to Jizhou to find out the situation first, and then go to defect." Lu Bu agreed.
Yuan Shao also heard the news about the stalemate between Cao Cao and Lu Bu in Jizhou. The counselor Shen Pei said: "Lü Bu is a man like a wolf, tiger and leopard. If he gets Yanzhou, he will definitely find a way to plot against Jizhou. Why don't we help Cao Cao go there?" Attack him and there will be no harm.”
So Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang with 50,000 soldiers to assist Cao Cao.
When Xizuo got the news, he immediately rushed to inform Lu Bu. Lu Bu was very surprised when he arrived and discussed with Chen Gong.
Chen Gong said: "I heard that Liu Bei is commanding Xuzhou. In this situation, it is definitely not suitable for us to go to Yuan Shao. We might as well go to Liu Bei."
Lu Bu had no better idea, so he followed the advice and headed towards Xuzhou.
Since Liu Bei accepted Xuzhou, the situation has become much bigger. Yuyi, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei also took the opportunity to get together. After all, Xuzhou is in the Central Plains, the place is still much richer, and life is more convenient than in the original Daoxiang Village.
In addition to talking about current affairs and politics with Liu Bei, Yu Yi also learned martial arts from Zhang Fei and others. However, the flying knife technique was always Yu Yi's unique skill and was always hidden.
