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On the mountain path, thousands of iron horsemen galloped by, and the sky was full of dust.

After the war horse, there were nearly 10,000 infantry soldiers who were running wildly, and they were reluctant to follow, as if they were afraid of losing them.

These striding infantry were indeed dissatisfied with the speed of chasing the cavalry, but the price they paid for it was not small.

The banner was thrown to the ground, many people threw away their weapons, and there were not a few people who threw away their armor.

The cavalry army that fled in such a panic was obviously not a hasty march or a victorious division, but more like an army absconding, and it fled in defeat and rushed for its life.

That's exactly what happened.

This is the mountain road south of Yanzhou Taishan County to Xuzhou, and these panicked and fleeing foot riders have left the boundary of Yanzhou at this moment and entered the territory of Xuzhou.

At present, there are only two forces entrenched in Yanzhou, and they are fighting fiercely for Yanzhou; One is the army of Lu Bu, which has occupied Yanzhou for a year, and the other is the soldiers and horses under the command of Cao Cao, the former lord of Yanzhou.

And the power of the princes with thousands of war horses in Yanzhou is even more limited, or unique. Previously, Cao Jun's grain and grass were cut off, and even people couldn't eat enough, so how could there be more grain and grass to raise horses. In addition, the 50,000 soldiers and horses led by Cao Cao in the Sili War were also infantry troops, and there were no war horses. Since then, Cao's army has mostly been infantry troops, and the number of war horses is no more than 5,000 at best, and the war horses are uneven, far less elite and fast than the cavalry in front of them. Therefore, the cavalry that is rushing and fleeing at this moment can only be the wolf cavalry under the command of Lu Bu, and this infantry cavalry army of less than 20,000 people is naturally the soldiers and horses under the command of Lu Bu.

"Appeal ———!" Amid the sound of lifting the reins of the horse, a tall horse that was too long and more than nine feet tall at the shoulders stopped in response. On horseback sat a burly general holding a Fang Tian painting halberd.

It goes without saying that this heroic general and the Fang Tian painting halberd in his hand, as well as the red and fiery divine horse under his crotch. has clearly revealed his identity, Huo Ran is Lu Bu Lu Fengxian, who has the prestige of "Lu Bu among people and Red Rabbit among horses".

"Mr. Gongtai, further afield is the territory of Pengcheng, do I really want to go to Xuzhou to join Liu Bei?"

"Whew!" Chen Gong, who stopped behind Lu Bu, was panting heavily, and beads of sweat on his forehead fell one after another. After hearing the feeling of unwillingness and resentment in Lu Bu's words, Chen Gong wiped the hot sweat on his forehead with his sleeves. Taking a deep breath to forcibly calm his mind, he said in a deep voice: "At this point, there are only three choices in front of us: one of them. took Xuzhou and went directly to Pengcheng to meet Liu Bei and beg him to take him in; Second, a detour to Yuzhou. take refuge in Yuan Shu; Third. From here, he went west, entered the division, and served Xiliang Li Li. There is no other way. ”

"Ugh!" Lu Bu looked stunned when he heard this, and said after thinking: "Yuan Shu has always been deceitful and stingy, so I am afraid that he will not take us in lightly." Xiliang Li Li and I have always had a dislike and have fought repeatedly. The grudge is deep; What's more, he is now strong. The strength is strong, and it is the first princely force in the world, and it may not take us seriously. I had asked him for help before, but he prevaricated to me, and offered to take my beloved daughter as a concubine, so that he would send troops to help. Therefore, even if we go to work, I am afraid that he will not contain us and others, and may even take advantage of the opportunity to kill me. As for Liu Bei in Xuzhou, he was originally an unknown person, and he was also a defeated general under me, but now he wants me to beg him to be contained, which is really a bit of a nest. Hey??????"

A sigh revealed Lu Bu's helplessness and hesitation at the moment, quite a bit of the desolation of the hero's end.

Indeed, when he Lu Bu was dominating the world, He had put Yuan Shu, Liu Bei and others in his eyes, but now Yanzhou has been seized by Cao Cao, forcing him to be cornered, and he has to ask for someone he doesn't look down on at all to take him in. This kind of embarrassment and helplessness made Lu Bu feel suffocated, he really couldn't pull his face, and it was difficult to speak!

However, it is not difficult to hear from his words that there is only one person in the world who can make him take the initiative to bow his head and be willing to serve, and that is Xiliang Li Li. It's a pity that he has a deep grudge with Li Li and has many concerns, for fear that if Li Li refuses to contain him, he will lose his life because of it. Therefore, even though he had a similar heart, he did not dare to take this step lightly, after all, this step was too dangerous, and once he deviated slightly, he would die at the hands of the Xiliang army.

As for Liu Bei in Xuzhou, as Lu Bu said, there is really no convincing record and status at the moment, at most he is a lucky person in troubled times. He took advantage of Tao Qian's serious illness to send troops to aid Xuzhou, opportunistically, and took over Xuzhou after Tao Qian's death, which inevitably led to the suspicion of taking advantage of people's danger.

Looking at Fang today, which way of the princes is not a real sword and a real gun, this is a manifestation of strength. Only Liu Bei has neither a prominent background nor an outstanding record, but he occupies the six counties of Xuzhou without blood; Such an act is envious to hear, cold to think about, and deeply shameful, and it is really unconvincing. In the final analysis, what can really be convincing in troubled times is strength, not luck, and there is no room for luck. Otherwise, even if there is a huge territory, no one will come to defect, because really smart people know that luck is unreliable, and if you want to gain a firm foothold in troubled times, you must have excellent strength.

Don't look at Lu Bu who is down now, but he looks down on Liu Bei in his heart, but it is Xiliang Li Li who has repeatedly defeated him that makes him admire him even more.

Chen Gong could hear the deep meaning of Lu Bu's words, and he also knew that Lu Bu didn't look down on Liu Bei, and he would definitely not be willing to take refuge in Liu Bei and send someone to the fence.

"Yuan Shu is stingy, I'm afraid he can't tolerate me and wait. Xiliang Li Li is strong, maybe he didn't take us in his eyes at all, because he couldn't do it because he couldn't know what he couldn't do. In this way, we have no choice but to go straight to Pengcheng to meet Liu Bei and ask him to take him in and take shelter for the time being. When the situation changes in the future, we will be able to act and make a comeback and re-establish a successful and supreme business. ”

Chen Gong's voice fell, and Lu Bu continued: "Why don't I go to Yuan Shao?" In the battle of Sili, I got along with Yuan Shao quite well, and I went to him at this time, thinking that he should not refuse. ”

Chen Gong immediately shook his head and chuckled: "Now Yuan Shao is difficult to protect himself, even if he takes us in, he just wants to use the hand of the lord to deal with Sun Zhan, the prince of Youzhou." However, the grievances between Yuan Shao and Xiliang Li Li have not yet been settled, and now Li Li is busy conquest of Hanzhong Zhang Lu. There is no time for him to care, and when he frees his hands after he captures Hanzhong, he will definitely seek revenge from Yuan Shao. So. I will attack Gongsun Zan for him first, and then face the Xiliang army under Li Li, such a thankless thing is not done by a wise man.

In contrast, Liu Bei has occupied the six counties of Xuzhou for more than half a year, not only has he made no achievements, but he has lost his troops and generals. It's really a mediocre person. However, Xuzhou is rich, and it is the best place for our newly defeated army to rest and recuperate, once the time is ripe. It may not be impossible to replace it and seize Xuzhou. ”

"Oh?" Lu Bu was surprised when he heard this, and a look of surprise that could not be concealed appeared between his eyebrows, and he muttered: "Why is the public platform so sure that Liu Bei will definitely take us in." If he refuses. And how? ”

Chen Gong stroked his beard and smiled: "Liu Xuande prides himself on being a benevolent and righteous gentleman, the big hypocrisy is like the truth, the treachery is like loyalty, and the mediocre and good name, how can he not be saved when he dies?" He will definitely take us in, but the lord still needs to be patient for a while, and he must not be in a hurry. ”

"Uh, good, good. Very good! Lu Bu looked stunned, and after thinking about it for a while, he suddenly felt that what Chen Gong said was reasonable. Immediately swept away the decadent atmosphere, applauded continuously, and then waved his hand: "I'll go to Xuzhou and set off ?????? here."

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"Hahaha!" In front of the Dongjun Prefecture Governor's Mansion, Cao Cao, who stepped into the mansion again after a year, laughed loudly, raised his eyebrows, and swept away the malaise that had been accumulated in his heart for a long time.

"Exactly fourteen months and twelve days, I, Cao Cao, are back again! Lu Bu's thieves took advantage of my unpreparedness to steal Yanzhou, even if he could be a hero for a while, but he was not Cao's enemy in the end, and now the thieves fled for their lives, and I, Cao Cao, am the lord of Yanzhou! Hahaha??????"

"What the lord said is very true. Lu Buxiao is also a small man, and he is brave, and his wisdom is like a child in front of the lord, how can he be undefeated? Now that the lord is in charge of Yanzhou again, it can be said that the people want to do it, and it will be a great cause! Cheng Yu, who was following closely behind Cao Cao, said with a smile.

Cao Cao laughed heartily when he heard this, and Xun Yu, who was walking side by side with Cheng Yu, turned his head and glanced at Cheng Yu in surprise, frowning slightly, and was silent.

The entourage strode into the lobby of the state minister's mansion, saluted again, and then took their seats, and then discussed the post-war military and political arrangements of each county and the restoration of agricultural and mulberry taxes.

The battle of Yanzhou lasted three months, and Cao Cao led a large army to counterattack Yanzhou, all the way like a bamboo, invincible. Only under the city of Puyang, he encountered the stubborn resistance of Lu Bu's army, and fought for more than 20 days, and finally Xun Yu recommended Cao Chun as the former army commander and led his troops to attack the city. And Cao Chun lived up to the trust, challenged Lü Bu with a single horse under the city, fought for more than 60 rounds without defeat, greatly boosted morale, and then conquered Puyang City in one go, forcing Lü Bu to lead his troops to abandon the city and flee.

Subsequently, Cao Chun served as the main general, and Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Le Jin and others were deputy generals, leading more than 4,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry troops to follow and pursue all the way, and the Lu Bu army was defeated and retreated. Finally, he invaded Taishan County three days ago and defeated Lü Bu's army again, causing Lü Bu to lead the remnants to flee in a hurry and leave the boundary of Yanzhou.

At this point, after a year, Cao Cao returned to the state pastoral mansion again and recaptured the foundation of Yanzhou. At present, most of the counties and counties of Yanzhou have been recovered one after another, and there are still a few rogues who have not yet been exterminated, but with Lu Bu fleeing Yanzhou, these remnants of stubborn resistance are not enough, and then they can all be wiped out.

The loss and recovery of Yanzhou made Cao Cao consolidate his foundation, further strengthen his control over the counties and counties of Yanzhou, and truly confirmed the position of Yanzhou pastor, which is as stable as Mount Tai. At the same time as recovering Yanzhou, Cao Cao's army increased greatly, successively surrendering tens of thousands of infantry troops, and the number of soldiers and horses under his command exceeded 100,000 again, increasing sharply to 130,000 troops. Moreover, this number is still growing, because when the remnants of Lu Bu's army fled from Yanzhou, the soldiers accompanying him were all from the old department of the state, and the Yanzhou soldiers did not flee with him.

Therefore, Cao Cao, who recaptured Yanzhou, is growing stronger day by day, which is better than when he attacked Xuzhou a year ago, and it is not far behind Yuan Shao of Jizhou, whose strength has been greatly damaged. After going through some hardships, Cao Cao's strength was not only not damaged, but it was better than before, which is the real eyebrows.

It can be said that since ancient times, there is no one more powerful than Cao Mengde of Yanzhou!

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