After Lu Bu released Diao Chan, Yan's jealousy began to act again. Fortunately, Lu Bu's mind was on the war and he met Diao Chan less, so he didn't get angry.
Yu Yi's reports all came through Diao Chan. He hid the underground intelligence network among the people in Xiapi City and sent letters by carrier pigeon. Several times, Yan was preparing to go to Diao Chan, but found that Diao Chan was always alone and mysterious. , I feel a little strange, even if I try to follow him, I still can’t find the reason.
Xuzhou's money and food were all transferred to Xiapi, so as long as Lu Bu didn't leave the city, he would have enough food. However, on Cao Cao's side, the transportation line was a bit long, and it would be too much to bear after a long siege. Yu Yi consulted Zhang Fei in the camp every day for martial arts lessons. I also asked Guan Yu about some strange people and strange things, and the days passed quickly, but I still had a lot of worries about Diao Chan in my heart. Fortunately, the online report showed that she was very good.
Cao Cao besieged Xia Pi for two months, but still failed to capture it. Suddenly someone came to report, saying: "Hanoi Governor Zhang Yang sent troops to Dongshi to rescue Lu Bu, but his general Yang Chou killed him and wanted to sacrifice his head. The prime minister was killed by Zhang Yang's confidant general Sui Gu, and finally defected to Dog City."
This news made Cao Cao think of other crises, and he immediately sent Shi Huan to hunt down Sui Gu, and then called everyone to a meeting, saying: "Although Zhang Yang is destroyed, there are troubles from Yuan Shao in the north, Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu in the east, and Xiapi is now It’s also been impossible to attack for a long time. If I think that’s not possible, how about withdrawing the troops besieging Xiapi, returning to Xudu, and temporarily stopping this war?”
Xun You hurriedly came out to stop him and said, "This won't work. Lu Bu has no energy now. He has failed so many times and has no will to fight. Although Chen Gong gives him advice, Lu Bu cannot listen to it properly. Now Lu Bu's energy Without recovery, Chen Gong's plan has not been implemented. If he can be attacked quickly, Lu Bu can capture him."
Guo Jia added: "I have an idea that can destroy the city of Xiapi immediately. It is stronger than an army of 200,000."
Xun Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Could it be water from Yi and Si?"
Guo Jia smiled and said: "Yes, that's exactly it!"
Cao Cao understood immediately after hearing this, and ordered his sergeants to destroy the dams of the two rivers, and then ordered the soldiers to stand at a high place to observe the situation in Xiapi.
Liu Bei had received the news early and was preparing to move. Yu Yi also followed suit to sort out the items. Liu Bei asked: "Okay, why did Cao Cao want to break the dams of the two rivers?"
Yu Yi said: "This is to flood Xiapiba, so that Lu Bu's army loses its combat effectiveness, and then destroys the city!"
Liu Bei sighed: "This is a good strategy, but it does not take the people of Xiapi City into consideration."
When Liu Bei said this, Yu Yi also thought about Diao Chan's safety and did not know whether she could swim. He thought in his mind that if he attacked later, he must stay in front so that Diao Chan could be rescued easily.
It was the rainy season, and only the east gate of Xiapi city had no water. All the other gates were flooded, so everyone went to report to Lu Bu.
Lu Bu disagreed and said: "I have a red rabbit and horse. They are in the water just like they are on the ground. There is nothing to be afraid of!"
Still drinking with Diao Chan and Yan Shi, Diao Chan later went to the market to find a kind of medicine, which was a chronic poison. Lu Bu drank like this every day. In addition to damaging his liver, the chronic poison also worked. He looked very scary, and his body had lost a lot of weight.
One day, someone tried to persuade him, but Lu Bu refused to listen and beheaded the man. He looked back in the mirror and found that he had indeed lost a lot of weight, so he sighed: "No, I've been hurt by the drink. Starting today, , we must quit!" So he ordered that anyone in the city who drank alcohol should be killed.
Diao Chan just smiled after hearing this. In the past two months, Lu Bu had been either drinking or having sex every day. Even though his physical strength and internal energy were full, he was almost exhausted. And the effects of the chronic poison might not be enough. When Cao Cao attacked the city, he would have died in the city first.
In Xiapi, Hou Cheng had fifteen horses. Someone stole these horses and wanted to give them to Liu Bei. They were discovered by Liu Bei, who killed them on the spot and took the horses back. The generals congratulated him.
Hou Cheng was so proud that he remembered that he had brewed five or six bottles of dendrobium wine, and wanted to drink it with the generals. However, he was afraid of Lu Bu's punishment, so he first sent five bottles of wine to Lu Bu and reported: "Thanks to the general's power, I was able to recover the lost horse, and all the generals came to congratulate me. I brewed some good wine some time ago, but I didn’t dare to drink it first, so I specially dedicated it to my lord.”
After hearing this, Lu Bu was furious and said: "I have just started to ban alcohol, but you are secretly stealing wine. Are you trying to kill me?" After saying that, he ordered him to be dragged out and beheaded. Song Xian, Wei Xu and other generals came in to beg for mercy.
Lu Bu had no choice but to give him a step up and said: "You deliberately violated my rules and should have been beheaded, but since everyone is interceding for you, I will beat you with a hundred military sticks first!"
Everyone continued to beg for mercy, but only hit fifty. Everyone was not satisfied with Lu Bu's approach. Everyone went to Hou Cheng's home to see his injury. Hou Cheng was so moved that he burst into tears and said, "If you hadn't begged for mercy, I might have died!"
Song Xian was also very angry and said: "I think Lu Bu only cares about his wife and concubines, how can we be so helpless!"
Wei Xu added: "Now we are surrounded by Cao's army, and Xiapi has begun to flood again. I think we are not far from death!"
Song Xian said: "Lu Bu has no benevolence and righteousness. How about we leave him?"
Wei continued: "This is not the behavior of a man. It is better to capture him and sacrifice him to Cao Cao!"
Hou Cheng interrupted the conversation between the two and said: "I was punished for chasing the horse. Lu Bu only relied on the red rabbit horse. If you two can really capture Lu Bu, you must steal Lu Bu first." The red rabbit horse."
So the three people discussed and reached a unified opinion. Hou Cheng secretly went to the horse courtyard at night and stole the red rabbit horse. Then they came to the east gate. Wei Xu opened the gate and pretended to chase the red rabbit. Looking like a horse, Hou Cheng then left Xiapi directly and came to Cao Cao's camp. He presented the red rabbit horse and explained the follow-up plans of Song Xian and Wei Xu, preparing to insert the white chess as a signal to open the city gate.
After hearing this, Cao Cao realized that this was a good opportunity, and immediately sent people to shoot the news into the city through archery. It read: "Prime Minister Cao Cao has followed the call of Emperor Xian to conquer Lu Bu. If there is anyone who resists, When we break the city, we will definitely kill them all. No matter who they are, they will kill the eight tribes. Anyone who can capture Lu Bu or offer his head will be rewarded. I hope you understand!"
On the second day, shouts came from outside the city. Lu Bu was awakened and quickly climbed up the city wall with Fang Tian's painted halberd and went to each city gate to check.
