Since you can't beat it, stop the loss in time!
Cao Ren did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops. And let the archers prepare to shoot the two cavalrymen of Zhao Yun and Taishi Ci who are getting closer and closer.
Zhao Yuntai, Shi Ci and others saw that the enemy had already started shooting arrows, so they turned their horses and went back to kill. They still only relied on their arrows to hurt the enemy and did not engage Cao's army.
Lu Bu pointed his halberd, changing the offensive and defensive positions, and the Chinese army also pursued them.
It's just that they are charging cavalry, and they are chasing infantry. Naturally, two legs cannot outrun four legs.
Although Cao Ren will be a famous general under Cao Cao now and in the future, Lu Bu also knows that he will never take Cao Ren for his own use.
It's just that among so many enemies, how can it be so easy to take the head of the opponent's general?
After chasing him for some distance, Lu Bu ordered Jin Jin to withdraw his troops.
When they came back to reduce casualties, they only had more than thirty casualties, but Cao Ren suffered ten times the casualties of Lu Bu and captured hundreds of horses.
There is no doubt that this is a complete victory.
After releasing his scouts to continue investigating the surrounding enemy situation, Lu Bu led his men back to the city to rest and sum up their experiences and lessons.
Cao Ren retreated ten miles and set up camp. Feeling the strength of Lu Bu's army, he did not dare to advance rashly.
Two days later, Cao Cao arrived with his Chinese army. Cao Ren did not dare to hide anything and told Cao Cao what Lu Bu had said and the details of the battle with Lu Bu the day before yesterday.
Cao Cao frowned after hearing this.
He did hear about Lu Bu's order to lead Xuzhou as a pastoralist. After Guan Yu was killed by Lu Bu, he separated from Liu Bei. He had no choice but to flee to Yanzhou and temporarily joined Cao Cao's account.
But according to what Guan Yu said, the military and political power in Xuzhou should still be in Tao Qian's hands now. He sent troops so quickly this time, why did he encounter Lu Bu, the god of plague, in the first city?
Could it be that as a state shepherd, Lu Bu was willing to obey Tao Qian's orders? Didn't Guan Yu say that Tao Qian and Lu Bu were at odds?
But now that they have arrived at the city, they cannot withdraw their troops as soon as they hear Lu Bu's name.
Although Lu Bu has thousands of elite soldiers, he came with 60,000 people this time. How can he be defeated by him?
Even if we surround him, we will surround him to death!
The army rested for a day, and the next day Cao Cao personally led the army to Liu County.
Liu County was just a small town with a population of over 10,000, and it was not a strategic military location. Therefore, the city wall was only about three feet high (one foot in the Han Dynasty was about 2.1-2.3 meters), and there was not even a moat outside the city.
It is not difficult to capture this city.
About four to five hundred meters away from the city wall, Cao Cao ordered troops to be stationed.
Before he could gain a foothold, he saw the gate of Liuxian City opened wide, and Lu Bu personally led a group of troops to welcome him out of the city.
Just like last time, soldiers with swords and shields lined up in front. Lu Bu urged his horse forward and shouted, "Is Cao A hiding here this time?"
Hearing that Lu Bu actually called Cao Cao by his nickname, Li Dian on the side couldn't help but became furious: "My lord! This guy is so rude, let me teach him a lesson!"
Cao Cao raised his hand to stop Li Dian, and then, supported by a group of guards, he took a few steps forward and said loudly:
"Lu Bu! You and I are here to help the Han Dynasty, not to be your enemy!
It’s just that the hatred for killing my father is irreconcilable. If I don’t cut Tao Qian into pieces, how can I be the son of a man? "
Lu Brown said in a loud voice: "Cao Cao, you are also a well-educated and sensible person. The hatred for killing your father is certainly deeper than the sea, but every wrongdoer has his own debtor!"
If you only want Tao Qian's life, we can talk about it and discuss it!
If you want to bring the people of Xuzhou to bury your father with you, as a shepherd of Xuzhou, I refuse to agree! "
Lu Bu said this softly but with a strong tone, but Cao Cao sneered and said:
"Lu Bu! I know that you are a strong general and that you are capable of trapping enemies. I don't dare to underestimate you!
It's just that I brought an army of 100,000 people this time. How many troops do you have? "
Lu Bu looked up to the sky and smiled: "You mean, you still want to fight with me for a while? I wanted to have a serious discussion with you, but it seems that you are unwilling to sit down and talk with me without showing your hands!
Anyway, have you ever heard of a sentence? Truth only lies within the range of a cannon! "
"Cannon?" Cao Cao asked with a question mark on his face.
What is a cannon? It also has a shooting range, could it be a stone cannon?
But Cao Cao couldn't show his ignorance in front of his men, because he said: "Just use whatever means you have!"
Lu Bu was also unambiguous and winked at Dian Wei. Dian Wei picked up the flag and waved it, and ten cannons on the city wall were ignited at the same time.
After several loud rumblings, Cao Cao felt a strong wind passing above his head, and something flew past at an extremely fast speed!
Before he could react, there were wailings from among Cao's army, and chaos suddenly broke out.
The ten iron balls caused extremely horrific damage among such a dense crowd. Sixty or seventy people were killed or injured on the spot!
"Quick! Protect the lord!" Someone shouted.
These guards were loyal. Although I didn't know what magic method Lu Bu used to hurt the enemy at such a distance, they still relied on instinct and raised their shields high to surround Cao Cao.
"Zi... Zixiao, what... is going on?" Cao Cao asked Cao Ren hurriedly.
Cao Ren looked confused: "My lord, the last time I fought with Lu Bu, I didn't see him using such a method of invisibly hurting people from a distance..."
Cao Cao nodded. If Cao Ren was killed by artillery, he would never shy away from telling him about the military situation.
Presumably Lu Bu saw that Cao Ren's vanguard force was not large in number and he was sure of victory, so he did not use such a terrifying thing.
Looking at the distance from the city wall to the injured soldier, which was a full seven or eight hundred steps, Cao Cao was also a little timid, secretly regretting that he should be stationed in the rear and should not be so showy in visiting the front line.
But retreating now would shake the morale of the army, so we had to rely on our courage to persist, while thinking about how to withdraw gracefully.
This time, Cao Cao was overly worried. It wasn't that Lu Bu didn't want to entertain Cao Ren with artillery, but he was really busy on his way. He quickly arrived at Liu County with 3,000 men and horses. At that time, the artillery and ammunition baggage had not been transported.
Now Cao Cao's large army has arrived, and the artillery has also arrived, which can be used to deter Cao Cao.
This is not because Lu Bu didn't want to kill Cao Cao with one shot, but the accuracy of these first batch of artillery pieces was impressive. Even the size of the cannonballs had a lot of error. The impact point of the same cannon could be far different for several consecutive shots. .
Who can be hit by the cannonballs depends entirely on faith.
But obviously these ten cannonballs also had a very good deterrent effect.
Seeing that Cao Cao was so frightened, Lu Bu felt proud and shouted:
"How about it? Can we sit down and talk now?"
"Just say whatever you want to talk about!" Cao Cao shouted.
Lu Bu replied: "I am too tired to talk like this. I have prepared a banquet in the city. How about inviting Meng De into the city for a chat?"
Naturally, Cao Cao was unwilling to put himself in danger, so he replied: "You're welcome! I also have wine and meat ready-made in my camp. How about you come over and have a few drinks first?"
Lu Bu laughed: "That's fine! Since Brother Meng De refuses to give in, then I'll come to visit!"
With that said, he waved his hand and led only Dian, Wei and Xu Chu on horseback towards Cao Cao's camp.
