After a night of resting peacefully, the next morning, the soldiers under Lu Bu's command reassembled.

After continuous rushing and fighting, in the hot summer, most of the soldiers were tired, after all, they were not iron bodies. It wasn't until I slept well last night that I swept away my previous tiredness, and I woke up in the morning feeling full of energy.

On their faces, smiles of joy filled with joy.

With such a big victory, whether it is Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and other generals, or the lowest soldiers, it is indispensable to reward and give gifts when they go back.

Lu Bu has always been a person with clear rewards and punishments, there is no doubt about this.

Before leaving, Lü Bu made a simple arrangement, asking Sun Ce to return to Chenliu with Yuan's soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers continued to pursue Yuan Shu with him.

Chen Liucheng is now exhausted, the city is empty, and Lu Bu chose to let Sun Ce return to defend, which can be described as a great trust.

Sun Ce was also moved in his heart, and responded loudly with his fists clenched: "The last general will definitely live up to the trust of the lord!" ”

An arrogant person like him, once he identifies the lord, as long as Lu Bu does not drive him to a dead end, he will never choose to betray.

Lu Bu nodded slightly, then raised his short whip and pointed ahead, and shouted at the soldiers behind him with an excited expression: "Target Cheng Kuangcheng, go!" ”

Drink!

The soldiers shouted and followed.

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To the west, Cheng Kuang City.

Last night, Yuan Shu had a strange dream, he dreamed that a huge python was chasing him, but he couldn't get rid of it until he woke up from his sleep.

There is a good dream interpreter Yu Xi under the tent, and when he learned of this, he congratulated Yuan Shu: "Congratulations to the lord, congratulations to the lord." ”

Yuan Shu, who was in a cold sweat on his forehead, gasped heavily, and didn't know why: "Where does the joy come from?" ”

Yu Xi bowed his hand and explained respectfully: "The name of this place is Cheng Kuang, according to legend, the god who created the world, Nuwa, was born here, and Nuwa's human face and snake body just reflect the python in the dream of the lord." The lord thinks it wants to swallow you, but in fact, in the eyes of his subordinates, it wants to protect the lord! With the blessing of the gods, the lord will turn evil into good fortune in the future, and everything will be worry-free! ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shu pondered carefully, as if this was really the case, his mood suddenly improved, and he laughed: "Hahaha, you said well, this lord has a lot of rewards!" ”

"Thank you, lord!"

Yu Xi knelt down and thanked him.

At this time, the general Zhang Xun walked in quickly, he glanced at Yu Xi, and stopped talking. Yuan Shu waved his hand, signaling that it was okay, and Zhang Xun reported in a deep voice: "Lord, something is wrong!" ”

Hearing the words 'big things are not good', the smile on Yuan Shu's face gradually solidified, and he looked over: "What happened?" ”

"Lord, Lu Bu called." Zhang Xun's tone and demeanor were full of solemnity.

What the!

Yuan Shu's face was full of surprise, he didn't expect Lu Bu to move so quickly, he got up from the bed and ordered the maid beside him: "Quick, change my clothes for me, and wait for me to check in person." ”

Quickly came to the city tower, Yuan Shu leaned against the wall and looked.

Not far ahead, there was a dense army, and even from a long distance, the footsteps on the ground could be clearly heard.

The flags covered the sky, and the sand and dust were flying in the sky, and it was impossible to see how many soldiers and horses there were.

Due to yesterday's defeat, the soldiers on the castle tower have not been able to change their mentality. Now that Lu Bu's army has arrived, everyone is panicked, and the city where they are located is low, and the defense is relatively weak, so they don't have the courage to defend the city.

"Look, Lu Bu has divided his troops!" The sharp-eyed soldier spoke in a surprised tone, pointed over there and said loudly.

Yuan Shu saw that as the soldiers said, Lu Bu's army was gradually divided into three routes: left, center, and right, and the middle road still maintained the original route of travel, while the left and right wings began to spread out in an arc.

This guy wants to surround Chengkuang City!

Yuan Shu saw through Lu Bu's intentions, and in addition to anger, there was more hesitation in a pair of dead fish-colored eyes. He knew very well that if he really let Lu Bu surround the city, it would be difficult for him to retreat with his whole body.

"Is Lu Bu crazy, just the little soldiers and horses he had yesterday, and he also wants to besiege the city?" Some of the generals under their command were not angry, although they suffered a defeat yesterday, but they were not defeated in terms of strength and numbers, but in Lu Bu's surprise attack, which caught them off guard, causing them to flee in defeat.

As far as Lu Bu's soldiers and horses yesterday are concerned, they could not survive more than 10,000 deaths, and Yuan Shu's existing soldiers and horses still have 60,000 people.

"Superficial!"

Yuan Shu rolled his eyes, scolded the self-righteous general, pointed in the direction of Lu Bujun, and explained to everyone: "You see, the position of Lu Bujun's army is dusty, and the yellow sand is all over the sky, where can there be 10,000 soldiers and horses. Maybe Lu Bu has already joined up with his main force, and he is thinking about how to keep us here at the moment! ”

Everyone thought about it like this, as if there were indeed countless soldiers and horses in the dust. Everyone suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and clasped their fists at Yuan Shu and praised: "The lord is wise, I can't wait!" ”

If the city is besieged, the soldiers and horses will be at least twice as large as the enemy.

However, Yuan Shu had completely lost confidence at this moment, he couldn't accurately judge how many soldiers and horses Lu Bu had brought, he only knew that it would be too late if he didn't leave.

"Pass my order, the whole army will evacuate to Zhexian in the southeast!"

After Yuan Shu gave the order, he ordered people to pack their belongings and evacuate as quickly as possible.

Outside the city of Chengkuang, Lu Bu's army was only less than half a mile away from the city.

"Fengxiao, why did you want me to order to slow down the march?" Lu Bu was very puzzled by this.

Guo Jia, who was riding a white horse, looked at the city outline in front of him and said with a smile: "If we don't go slower, how can Yuan Shu have time to escape." ”

"You want to deliberately let Yuan Shu escape, why?" Lu Bu became more and more puzzled, he set off early in the morning and took advantage of the situation to chase after him, in order to eradicate Yuan Shu, instead of letting him go.

Guo Jia shook his head slightly at this, and said with a little sarcasm: "Could it be that Da Sima really wants to use 10,000 soldiers and horses to besiege tens of thousands of defenders?" It's not realistic. ”

When he came, Guo Jia suggested to Lu Bu that he tie one or two branches to the tail of the war horse, so that when the horse walks, a lot of sand and dust will rise behind him, giving people the illusion of a lot of soldiers and horses.

is also a strategist, Guo Jia is different from Xice. The joker tends to be in control, wanting to keep everything under his control; Guo Jia, on the other hand, likes to play psychological tactics and seek strong sensory and psychological stimulation.

Instigating Lu Bu to raid Yangxia and pursue Yuan Shu were all from Guo Jia's handiwork.

No matter which team they are, no matter how strong they are, when they flee, the morale and morale of the army are bound to be the most demoralized.

If you take advantage of the situation to chase and kill, who will have the heart to resist and resist if you only care about the fleeing soldiers, so that the pursuing team can almost be said to be overwhelming, and it will not take the slightest effort to kill a large number of fleeing soldiers.

What Guo Jia wants is this effect.

In war, it is not necessary to kill more people to win, killing people is the best solution. If he wants Yuan Shu to hear the name 'Lu Bu' in this life, he will not dare to move forward and go back dozens of miles.

After listening to Guo Jia's elaboration, Lu Bu finally understood and humbly accepted the teaching.

Not to mention whether he can surround the city with his more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, even if he surrounds it and forcibly attacks the city, it will inevitably cause a large number of casualties on his side. In case Yuan Shu is forced to jump over the wall in a hurry and defend the city, with Lu Bu's current strength, he will not be able to capture it at all.

If Yuan Shu is allowed to leave, these unnecessary casualties can be reduced, and you can just chase and kill the leaks all the way behind.

Yuan Shu, who didn't know what to do, just led his troops and fled, crossed Suishui, and arrived in Zhexian.

However, before the buttocks in Zhexian County were hot, the scout hurriedly came to report: "Lord, Lu Bujun is chasing after him in the rear, and he has reached the slope of the mountain ten miles outside Zhexian County. ”

Hearing this news, all the generals in the hall were shocked.

"Is he a mad dog?"

Yuan Shu, who was furious, threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and gritted his teeth, it seemed that Lu Bu was going to kill him, it was too deceitful!

However, the situation is stronger than people, and even if Yuan Shu is 10,000 unwilling, he can only give an order in humiliation at this time: "Pass my order, and the whole army will retreat another 150 miles to the south and go to Taishou to garrison." I want to see how far Lu Bu can chase me! ”

As a result, Yuan's army withdrew again from Zhexian and evacuated in the direction of Taishou.

Yuan Shu fled in front, and Lu Bu chased after him.

Due to several hasty withdrawals, and the encirclement and interception of enemy troops behind them, after more than 200 consecutive miles of escape, most of Yuan's army had already broken and fled halfway.

After arriving in Taishou, Yuan Shu counted the soldiers and horses under his command, which can be described as very painful, and the remnants of the army were not even one-third of the previous one.

On the contrary, the pursuing Lü Bu successfully joined up with Huang Zhong and Fang Yue's legions, and instead achieved an absolute advantage in numbers.

After entering Taishou City, Yuan Shujun hung up the war-free card and wanted to recuperate.

Yuan Shu even let go of his cruel words, and his eyes were full of gloom: "Lu Bu, this idiot, actually stretched the battle line so long, I just waited to see the fire in his rear!" ”

It's a pity that the good news didn't wait, and the bad news came one after another.

First, Cao Cao was pinned down by Tao Qian to the east of Yanzhou, and later it was reported that Yuan Shao was invaded by Gongsun Zhan and had to transfer Yan Liang's soldiers back.

In this way, Lu Bu's rear, which was precarious at first, was now at ease.

Yuan Shu, who heard these two news, pointed to the north and scolded angrily: "Waste, two waste!" ”

A few days later, another worse news reached Yuan Shu's ears. On the way to the rear, the grain and grass transported in the rear were intercepted by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, and there was nothing left.

What the!

Yuan Shu stepped forward and grabbed the scout's neckline, his eyes were about to bulge out, he only felt a whirlwind in his mind, and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

Burst!

In a fit of anger, Yuan Shu, whose face was flushed, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fainted straight on the spot.

The generals hurriedly stepped forward to rescue him and carried him to rest on the bed.

After more than half an hour, Yuan Shu woke up slowly.

"Someone, someone! Give me the order to go down, immediately send troops to Xiangyang, I will slaughter Liu Biao, the old dog, with my own hands! Yuan Shu gasped and shouted, but his face was particularly pale, and he looked extremely weak.

Zhang Xun, who came after hearing the news, walked quickly and said with concern: "Lord, the doctor said, you are in a hurry, don't move your liver again." If there is anything, wait until you are well repaired. ”

"Okay, I'll tolerate Liu Biao for a few more days, and when I recuperate, I'm going to set foot in Jingxiang!" Yuan Shu clenched his fists, thinking that the grain and grass had been robbed, he couldn't quench the anger in his stomach.

After a while, Yuan Shu asked again: "What about Lu Bu, is there any new movement?" ”

"Back to the lord, Lu Bu had already besieged Taishou City the day before yesterday. However, he did not seem to have any plans to attack the city, and only sent people to make verbal surrenders every day. The morale of our soldiers is very low. ”

Zhang Xun's tone was heavy, the current situation was not optimistic for them.

It's really ghostly!

Yuan Shu hated it in his heart, but he was helpless.

Judging from this situation, Lu Bu must have known that his grain and grass had been robbed, so he didn't attack for a long time, in order to consume them alive and die here.

"How many days will there be enough food and grass in the city?"

"Insist on holding on for half a month at most, and the lord still thinks of a way out as soon as possible." Zhang Xun replied truthfully.

"Lord, something is wrong!" Changshi Chen Ji hurriedly broke in, his face full of anxiety.

"What's wrong again?"

Yuan Shu forcibly held back the anger in his heart, and his tone was very irritable.

Chen Ji didn't dare to hide it, and said hatefully: "Lu Bu dug the canal, and the water rushed down and poured directly into the city, and countless grains were washed away, and there was a sea of water everywhere in the city, only the east gate was not flooded. ”

What the!

Yuan Shu sat up in shock, put on his clothes indiscriminately, and walked out of the house.

In Taishou City, the river is flowing violently, washing away many houses and buildings, and it is almost submerged.

"Lord, what should we do now?" Seeing this scene, Zhang Xun felt very blocked inexplicably, as if he was pressed by a big stone, and he was about to lose his breath.

You ask me, who do I ask?

Yuan Shu glanced at Zhang Xun, feeling at a loss for the first time. In the past, no matter what he did, he was very confident. But now, my heart seems to have lost my way and I can't see the slightest light.

Didn't you say that there was a blessing from the gods, how did it come to be like this!

"Withdraw!"

After sighing deeply, Yuan Shu reluctantly and bitterly gave the order to retreat again.

Knowing that Yuan Shu escaped from Taishou, Lu Bu still didn't plan to let go, and still chased after him.

As a result, Yuan Shu fled from Taishou to Ningling, and then escaped from Yanzhou from Ningling, and crossed Yuzhou, which was attached to him, and went straight to Jiujiang in Yangzhou, his hometown, and finally escaped from danger.

This escape, totaling more than 800 miles, chased Yuan Shu like a lost dog.

At the same time, Lu Bu also chose to stop and led the army back to Chenliu.

In fact, Lu Bu also fought quite hard in this battle.

First, he drove nearly 100 miles, annihilated Yuan Shu's vanguard Yu Yangxia, and then surrounded Yuan Shu's headquarters Yu Chengkuang, chasing the enemy on the way to "break the ditch and irrigate the city", forcing the enemy to not be able to gain a foothold, and then carried out hundreds of miles of exhaustive pursuit and fierce fighting, so that Yuan Shu did not have a chance to breathe.

Yuan Shu also became a lost dog because of this, and had to flee away.

This war was fought from the summer solstice to the end of winter, and slowly ended with the triumph of Lu Bu's army.