Xiaoguan City was in chaos. Although Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang cooperated, they finally opened an escape route through the hole in Zang Ba and Sun Guan's wall, but the cost was not small. There were already corpses everywhere outside the North Gate City.
The situation at the city gate is actually not good either. After being attacked, Cao Jun who fled in all directions subconsciously chose to escape from here. This is due to human nature and there is nothing we can do about it. But how wide can a city gate be?
Even a government office like Pengcheng, the most prosperous county town in Xuzhou, is only more than three feet long. What's more, Xiaoguan is just a pass after all. The gate is only two feet wide. Thousands of people suddenly poured in, and the following ones People were trying to run frantically, and the people in front were squeezed so hard that they couldn't move. As a result, there was a stampede.
Those Cao soldiers who couldn't get out were forced to rush out by stepping on others, so that there were layers of corpses at the city gate.
In the end, Cao Jun even had to climb up the mountain of corpses and rush out in embarrassment.
Thousands of corpses were piled up at the city gate, which was more than five feet long and two feet wide. However, these corpses also blocked the cavalry led by Zhao Yun and Gan Ning. If they still wanted to pursue them, they could only go around to the east gate.
Lu Bu, on the other hand, was single-handed and extremely flexible. Coupled with the speed of the red rabbit horse, he went from the east gate to the north gate in an instant. There were corpses on the ground. Lu Jun was sluggish when walking on them. Only the red rabbit horse could gallop up. Not affected in any way.
The post road to the north outside Xiaoguan City is not too narrow, and there are several small roads. When the defeated Cao army was being chased by Lu Jun, many people had no choice but to jump directly into the reed swamps and choose to run blindly. As long as they could survive, they would not even have their weapons. Also discarded.
Lu Bu rode his horse and pursued all the way. Along the way, many of Cao's troops tried to escape. If they were ordinary cavalry or even generals, they would have to kill Cao's troops in front of them and tear out a path if they wanted to continue the pursuit.
Of course, there is another way. If a strong general like Zhao Yun comes over at this time and has left a shadow on Cao Jun, he only needs to run and shout the word "Zhao Zilong". I think they will give in in fear.
But Lu Bu didn't need it. The red rabbit in the horse moved forward under Lu Bu's instigation, ignoring any Cao army blocking the front like the wind.
Bang bang bang~
The red rabbit horse split the chaotic team into two like a sharp knife. After the muffled sound of the physical impact, Cao Jun who fell to the ground could be heard wailing and screaming.
In addition, Lu Bu used the Fangtian Painted Halberd to continuously help overturn Cao Jun who was blocking the front. One person and one horse ran rampant like a tank, without being affected by these Cao Jun at all, leaving only a blood-stained road.
Soon, he came to the fork in the road ten miles away. This was the bifurcation point that Xu Sheng had pointed to. There were four roads in front of him, two of which would encounter forks again if he continued forward. There were no less than seven paths in total.
Even if Marco the Red Rabbit could travel thousands of miles a day, it would be impossible to search every road.
When those Cao soldiers saw that Lu Bu was blocking the road, they ran into the reed swamps in a panic and were blinded. They would probably fall into the air and be eaten by dogs in the next breath. That was better than dying under Lu Bu's halberd.
This is the pressure brought by the number one in the world. He doesn't even need to shout out his name, Lu Fengxian. With Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, purple and gold helmet on his head, and the dazzling red robe of Xichuan Hundred Flowers, he is enough to let the world know him. who is it.
"Where did Dian Wei go!"
Lu Buce immediately stepped forward and put his halberd against the neck of a Cao soldier and asked sternly. The Cao soldier's legs were trembling, and a burst of warmth wet his trousers, "I don't know, I haven't seen them."
Lu Bu looked at the four roads in front of him. He thought that these people had only just come here and they really didn't understand the situation ahead.
He turned around and looked back, hoping to see Gao Shun. There were capable people in his camp who could tell which way the war horse had taken through the traces on the ground.
It's a pity that apart from the dark Cao army behind them, Zang Ba's army responsible for the ambush was nowhere to be seen, let alone the trapped camp who was just ordered to clear the city gate.
As a last resort, Lu Bu could only choose one of the paths based on his intuition and galloped wildly.
I don’t know how long they walked, but even Cao Jun’s deserters could only be seen here and there. Just when I thought I had chosen the wrong road, I finally saw cavalry in front of me.
Overjoyed, he quickly speeded up, and in a short time, he had caught up with the hundreds of cavalry. To his disappointment, he saw neither Dian Wei nor Cao Cao, but there was also a familiar face.
"Lu Bu is here, sir, leave quickly, we are about to cut off the queen!"
Li Dian was shocked when he saw Lu Bu coming to kill him alone. He could still catch up with him even though he had already run so far. The red rabbit among horses is well-deserved.
When Xun You, who was over forty years old, saw Lu Bu charging towards him, he was almost frightened and fell off his horse. He repeatedly shook the reins and drove the horse to run wildly.
Li Dian, who was ordered to protect Xun You from breaking out of the encirclement, followed Dian Wei's example and rushed out of the east gate with two hundred cavalry after hearing the sound of drums in the city.
It's just that he failed to keep up with Cao Cao in the chaos, and chose a random path in embarrassment. Who would have expected that he would meet Lu Bu.
Li Dian led Bai Laiqi to block the crossing, just to buy Xun You time to escape and get ready to go.
"Where is Dian Wei?" Lu Bu didn't know Xun You and was not interested in Li Dian. He just wanted to find Dian Wei.
"It's bad luck."
Li Dian spat, probably knowing that he would not be able to survive today, but he was not afraid and shouted coldly: "Ask the spear in my hand, it knows!"
The battle of Xiaoyaojin left behind the myth of Zhang Liao's cry. It seems that everyone has forgotten that Li Dian was actually there in that battle.
Moreover, Li Dian was still the vanguard who led 800 men into the battle with Zhang Liao and killed one hundred thousand Jiangdong soldiers. It is a pity that the world only remembers Zhang Wenyuan, but not Li Mancheng.
Sometimes fate is so unfair.
He raised the spear in his hand and stared at Lu Bu, with a hint of death.
Lu Bu sneered. He was very brave, but unfortunately he didn't know himself well enough.
He galvanized the red rabbit horse to charge towards Li Dian, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd on the left and right, knocking down five Cao Jun cavalry first.
Cao cavalry surrounded him, and Lu Bu was killing him like a wave, with blood splattering everywhere. Fang Tian's halberd did not stop at all, a cold light flashed through, and the head fell to the ground.
Twenty-seven Cao Jun cavalry were killed in one charge.
After turning the horse's head, he pinched the horse's belly again and rushed towards Li Dian.
Under heavy siege, every move of Lu Bu's halberd took away the lives of several Cao Jun cavalry. Li Dian tried several times to attack from the blind spot exposed by the opponent, but found that the heavy halberd was in Lu Bu's hand like an arm. , no matter how sneak attacks are made, it will be of no avail.
I'm not sure what Sikong said. If compared with Zhao Zilong, Lu Bu is still better.
Zhao Yun's marksmanship is fierce and sharp, and he is as flexible as a swimming dragon. Every time he hits the target, his killing is full of violent aesthetics, but his defense is much worse.
When surrounded by four people, those in blind spots will be easily captured.
But Lu Bu was different. Fang Tian's painted halberd could be used both offensively and defensively, and seemed invulnerable.
In the blink of an eye, there were only twelve cavalry left beside Li Dian. The cavalry saw that the robes under Lu Bu's halberd had been separated from their hands and feet, or their heads were in different places, but there was no intact body. They couldn't help but feel fear. After looking at each other, They chose to escape tacitly.
If Li Dian could escape from the enemy alive, they would all be subject to military law and would not be able to survive. However, when people face fear, they often have the mentality that they can only survive for a while, and they can't care about the future.
Surprisingly, Li Dian didn't stop him, didn't even say a word, and chose to ignore it.
At the crossing, only Lu Bu was left confronting Li Dian. This courage really moved Lu Bu. He pointed his halberd at the opponent and said in a deep voice: "Tell me where Dian Wei is, and I won't kill you!"
Hearing this, Li Dian was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and laughed.
After a while, he stopped laughing, his face darkened, and he clutched the spear in his hand tightly, "Shanyang Li Mancheng, I was ordered by Sikong to escort Mr., if you encounter the enemy, you will have to fight to the death!"
"Li Mancheng"
Lu Bu nodded, "He is a man!"
Knowing that he could not get useful information from such a tough guy, Lu Bu stopped talking nonsense and rushed towards Li Dian.
The two horses were ten feet apart. Lu Bu made a move and charged straight forward. The weapons collided, unable to withstand the overwhelming force. Li Dian was knocked off his horse and plowed a long mark on the ground.
Before he could get up, Fang Tian's painted halberd was stabbed through his chest.
Keeping Li Dian's body intact was the only dignity Lu Bu could give him.
After he stepped over Li Dian's body and continued the pursuit, he encountered another fork in the road not far away.
Lu Bu seemed to have bad luck. He chose the wrong path again, and even Xun You couldn't catch him.
After chasing him for thirty miles, he still couldn't see anyone. He could only sigh helplessly, his life was still very long.
On the way back, Lu Bu's speed still slowed down a lot, but when he met Cao Jun, he didn't want to kill them all as long as they knew how to escape. After all, he was not someone who enjoyed fighting.
In the final analysis, the war is not about these soldiers, but about the plundering of interests among the princes.
When we returned to Xiaoguan, it was already noon, and the soldiers of the Lu army were cleaning up the corpses. Apparently, the remnants of the inner city had also been cleared away.
Gao Shun ran over, bowed and said: "Marquis Wen, the food and grass in the city are missing three thousand stones, but the baggage and ordnance are intact."
Lu Bu nodded slightly. This situation is normal. Cao Cao came to Xiaoguan this time for a sneak attack, or a surprise attack. He was bound to win a battle. Naturally, he would not bring food, grass and baggage. He would only use what he had left behind. In the city.
But only missing more than three thousand stones is already considered good.
There was a custom that if it was a deadly battle and it was known that the city could no longer be defended, the enemy would burn all their food, grass and weapons.
"How about losses and gains?"
Gao Shun greeted them and said in a low voice: "The losses of our army here at the North Gate are quite serious. Although we haven't counted them yet, from what Xuan Gao and Yingzi said, I'm afraid the losses are no less than 20%."
Lu Bu shook his head, and without asking why, he sneered: "Are these bandits from Zhang Duo and Zheng Bao made of mud? When I was chasing them just now, I looked at the corpses on the ground. Half of Cao's army was ours and half was ours. What kind of battle were they fighting? .”
"Lacks some experience."
Gao Shun nodded in agreement, and then changed the subject, "If we capture it, we captured more than 8,000 Cao soldiers, and they are all being guarded at the school grounds, as well as more than 800 horses."
He was not interested in the eight thousand prisoners of Cao's army, but the harvest of more than eight hundred horses was somewhat comforting.
"Select the best horses and send them to Zilong, and take the rest to the cavalry camp for storage."
Gao Shun bowed and said, "Here. Where are the prisoners of Cao's army? How to deal with them?"
This is a rather troublesome problem. If we stay, there are more than 8,000 people with more than 8,000 mouths to eat.
The number of people recruited under his command may not be very large. Most of these people are from Yanzhou and Yuzhou. Their wives, children, and children are all on Cao Cao's land, so they cannot be of the same mind as him.
Therefore, most of the time, princes from all sides choose to trap and kill such prisoners.
The reason why Lu Bu was still hesitant was because the food problem had been solved for more than a year with the help of the curved shaft plow and keel waterwheel.
At the same time, it also took into account Lin Mo's request to move the Huainan refugees into the three counties.
These guys can be used for hard labor. Lu Bu said habitually: "Ask Yunwen, just do whatever he says."
After saying this, Lu Bu entered Xiaoguan. There were thirty or forty thousand people participating in the battle, and they all stayed in the city after the end.
After all, Cao Cao was indeed defeated and fled, but they all knew that Xiahou Dun in the rear had already arrived at Qiaojun with an army of 100,000.
According to normal logic, Cao Cao must have returned to Xuchang to recuperate after this defeat. And according to Lin Mo's estimation, it won't be long before the imperial court sends angels to issue some imperial edicts of rewards, with the purpose of pleasing his own side to join forces to fight against Yuan.
However, all this is just speculation. God knows if Cao Cao will jump over the wall in a hurry.
Therefore, the army still needs to stay behind, and even Lin Mo has to rush from Pengcheng to Xiaoguan to garrison.
"Thanks to Mr. Jia's help this time, after Cao's army retreats, my father-in-law can worship him as the prefect of Donghai." Lin Mo, who was riding a sweat horse on the road, said leisurely.
Lu Lingqi on the side was holding Fang Tian's painted halberd and put on her favorite red armor.
Jia Xu turned to look at Lin Mo, and said with an awkward smile: "Yunwen, don't make fun of me. This clever plan is all your fault, I didn't contribute."
As a post assigned to Donghai County, it is reasonable to say that this post of prefect controls the life and death of a county. As the highest-level chief executive, only Lu Bu's close confidants can hold the position.
For example, the prefect of Pengcheng is his son-in-law, the prefect of Xiapi is Gao Shun, the prefect of Guangling is Zhang Liao, and the prefect of Jiujiang is Wei Xu.
In terms of merit and circle, it seemed that he was far from being able to reach the position of prefect, and Jia Xu couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
"I'll take it as your contribution."
Lin Mo's words made Jia Xu a little stunned. What does it mean to think that I have contributed? Before he could ask any questions, Lin Mo continued: "Mr. Jia is such a smart person. I take him as my confidant. I hope he will not let me down."
"Whatever Yunwen said, you and I feel like we have been friends for many years." Jia Xu twirled his beard and carefully thought about what medicine was sold in the gourd of the young man in front of him.
"So, things like that below Xiaoguan City should never happen again. Since we are from the same camp, we shouldn't have any bad feelings, right?" Lin Mo suddenly said seriously.
Lin Mo was not present at the time, and Jia Xu thought the matter was over, but he actually knew.
For a moment, Jia Xu felt a little embarrassed.
That's right. A smart person like him could guess with his toes that I shouldn't have stopped Wen Hou without saying anything.
He didn't want to give me the position of governor of Donghai. He wanted me to completely cut off my thoughts of surrendering to Cao. He wanted to beat me.
Jia Xu laughed dumbly. Marquis Wen's son-in-law was not only brilliant in strategy, but also extraordinary in mind.
"Yun Wen's words are serious. I understand your intention. From now on, I will try my best to govern Donghai County and not let Marquis Wen down."
It feels good to talk to smart people. Lin Mo chuckled and said, "You also know that with the expansion of the territory, it will be easy for you and me to be on the same side in the future. My father-in-law is brave and invincible, but I have to rely on my husband's guidance for strategy and military strategy."
"I've benefited a lot, I've benefited a lot." Jia Xu's words were still flawless.
Lin Mo was actually quite helpless towards him. He was obviously at the top level of counselors in the world, but he couldn't help his old father-in-law sincerely with him.
Sometimes I think about it, his temperament is indeed not as refined as Chen Gong's egoism.
If you just read it from the book, of course you would think that he is a man of great wisdom, but as the future master of this army, Lin Mo still needs to give it a try.
The situation at that time, if Chen Gong hadn't spoken, the old father-in-law would have been played around by Cao Cao.
I hope the Governor of Donghai can stop his other thoughts.
Some of the opinions were true, but Lin Mo also knew that this army still needed to rely on such talents.
(End of chapter)
