The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 1022

Time waits and waits, shakes and shakes.

Six days later, in the early morning, countless grain carts were transported out of Changli City and headed towards Dongwuyang.

The Cao Jun scouts who were in charge of tracking were lying in the overgrown forest. Seeing this long and huge team, they did not dare to breathe, fearing that even the slightest movement would lead to death for themselves.

When the food transport team had left, the scouts got up and ran to report to Cao Cao.

"My lord, as you expected, Lu Jun's food delivery team has gone far."

Hearing the scout's detailed report, Cao Cao's eyes sparkled, the plan is proceeding in an orderly manner, and he is patient, until the early hours of this night, it will be an opportunity to break the city!

A day passes quickly.

Torches were lit on the top of Changli city, and the soldiers on the tower went to patrol.

In the early hours of the night, there was a cool breeze.

Under the dark night sky, the wilderness outside the city could not be seen. Cao Cao and his [-] soldiers, who were recharging their energy, came here early, lying low and lurking here silently.

The ugly time is coming.

The people in the city had already fallen asleep, and the defenders on the tower began to doze off. Only the generals of the Cao army who were about to launch an attack were fully focused and did not dare to slack off at all.

"My lord, look!" Man Chong pointed to the direction of the tower.

At this time, on the top of the city, some soldiers waved a big white flag, which was also the secret signal that Tian Liu had agreed with them.

"Send the order and prepare to do it."

Cao Cao's eyes sank, and when the city gate was opened, they rushed into the city and burned Lu Bu's food and grass!

Orders are conveyed layer by layer.

Dian Wei, who was serving as the guard, seemed to be hesitant. After hesitating, he said to Cao Cao in a low voice: "My lord, otherwise, you should stay here. I always feel that I am a little restless tonight, as if something big is going to happen."

"Big event? Of course there is going to be a big event. As long as Lu Bu's millions of stones of food and grass are burned tonight, even if he has superpowers, his success will come in vain!" Cao Cao laughed. He has always been extremely confident in his words and deeds, even conceited.

"My lord, that's not what I said."

"Come on, I know you are worried about my safety. But I, Cao Mengde, have been on the battlefield for decades, and have never flinched. With me as the lord taking the lead, the sons and daughters will be more at ease."

"Can……"

"Don't be here, look, the city gate is open!"

In the distance, the suspension bridge outside Changli City fell, and then the heavy gate was pulled up, opening its arms to the outside of the city.

"rush!"

Seeing that the city gate was wide open, Cao Cao got on his horse after decisively ordering, and the three thousand Cao soldiers who were dormant on the ground also jumped up, got on their horses, and rushed to the front city at the fastest speed.

The horseshoe trampled, shattering the peaceful night.

With internal support, Cao Cao rushed into the city almost without hindrance.

At this time in the city, the general in charge of guarding the south gate had already lit a torch for Cao Cao. He stood aside with his soldiers and cupped his fists to Cao Cao who was leaping into the city: "Young general Qin Hai pays his respects to General Cao."

"Are you Tian Liu's nephew?"

Cao Cao reined in and turned his head to look at this person.

Qin Hai nodded, "It's a humble job."

"Then where is your uncle?"

"Reporting to General Cao, Uncle is celebrating his birthday today and invited all the officials and generals in the city. Those generals should be drunk at the moment, and Uncle may be executing them!"

Qin Hai told Cao Cao his speculation.

The capture of Changli City is not at this moment, the most important task right now is to burn Lu Bu's backup food and grass first.

Cao Cao touched his short beard, and his eyes stayed on Qin Hai: "Do you know where Lu Jun's food is stored?"

"The general will never know." Qin Hai replied with certainty.

"Okay, quickly take General Ben to go!"

"Leader!"

So, after a brief exchange, under the guidance of Qin Hai, Cao Cao and Cao Jun's soldiers galloped through the city on horseback.

With so many cavalry running, the sound of horseshoes was like thunder.

The people in Nancheng were startled awake and trembling in their houses. They only thought that there was an army entering the city, but they didn't dare to poke their heads out to inquire. They could only pray silently in their hearts, hoping that the gods would bless them and they could escape.

Cao Jun's soldiers followed Qin Hai and galloped all the way.

But before reaching the land of food and grass, suddenly, the surrounding flames burst out.

kill!
Shouting to kill and shaking the sky, countless armored soldiers rushed in.

"No, it's a trick!"

In front of them, a half-person-high spur was erected, and the ground was covered with barbed wire. Everything was clearly prepared.

Cao Cao hastily reined in his horse and looked around, only to see countless enemy soldiers approaching them in the dark, holding weapons and spears.

"My lord, we've been tricked!"

Man Chong next to him looked anxious.

In this situation, anyone who is not a fool can see that it is a trick.

Fortunately, Cao Cao has a big heart that is different from ordinary people. Even when he knew he was tricked, he still kept calm.He first ordered his son Lang to gather in a defensive posture, and then scanned his eyes, trying to find the best breakthrough.

"Cao Cao, I have been waiting for you here for a long time!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout.

Looking up following the sound, a man in armor appeared in a pavilion next to the street.

"Ma Zhong, you are not dead!"

Seeing this person, Cao Cao was surprised.According to the plan, Ma Zhong should have been dealt with by Tian Liu at this moment, how could he appear here.

Could it be that... the plan was leaked and Tian Liu was also killed?
Cao Cao couldn't help thinking so.

But Ma Zhong's next words slapped him in the face.

"Cao Cao, this is thanks to your old friend! Otherwise, how could I invite you into the urn so easily."

There was a smile on the face under the mask, and Ma Zhong then looked to his side and said with a half-smile: "Do you think so, Patriarch Tian?"

Hearing these words, Cao Cao's heart sank suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, looked again, and found that the person standing beside Ma Zhong was actually his childhood friend, Tian Liu.

"Tian Wenxu, why did you join forces with thieves to kill me!"

Cao Cao roared angrily on horseback, thanks to the fact that he had always believed in Tian Liu before.Unexpectedly, in the end, he was the fool who was played around.

Seeing Cao Cao's distraught, Tian Liu felt uncomfortable, and he cried and said, "Ah man, it's not that I want to harm you, but they are threatening the lives of [-] members of my Tian family. If I don't agree, they will kill you." I want to destroy my Tian Manchu, so... so I can only be sorry for you..."

At this time, saying nothing will help.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and smiled angrily: "Ma Zhong, you are really a good trick!"

"No, no, General Cao, you may have misunderstood. Ma is just a warrior, so how could he have such a strategy."

Ma Zhong smiled, and then took a step to the left. Behind his body, there was a white-haired scribe, wearing a scarf and a crown, with a short beard and gentle eyebrows, with an extremely kind and kind face.

"Now, let Rong give a solemn introduction to General Cao."

When the sword was on the verge of breaking out, Ma Zhong was not in a hurry, and said loudly: "This gentleman is a capable man that my lord specially borrowed from Wancheng Hou Zhangxiu. From the time he sent the letter, all the plans were made by him. His hand. The lord also said that with him sitting here, today is the day when you, Cao Mengde, will die!"

"General Cao, Jia is being polite."

After Ma Zhong's introduction, Jia Xu walked to the front of the pavilion, with a harmless smile on his face, looking down and bowing slightly.

Because Jia Xu was a low-key person and his reputation was not obvious before, Cao Cao had never heard of this person's name, but since Lu Bu borrowed it from other places, he must have some skills.

However, in front of his own soldiers, Cao Cao must not lose his prestige, otherwise, it will seriously affect morale.

He first laughed three times to show his power, and then put his left hand on his hips, showing confidence, and his tone was bold: "You only care about the small town, and you want to trap me, Cao Cao?"

He has three thousand riders under his command, breaking through the city gate should not be difficult.

"Lord be careful!"

At this moment, Dian Wei suddenly shouted, and swung out the pair of iron halberds in his hands, only to hear a crisp sound of "ding". Before Cao Jun's soldiers could see clearly, a black feathered arrow fell on the ground in front of Cao Cao's mount. , the cluster of arrows glowed with coldness.

This arrow clearly intended to take Cao Cao's life.

"Ma Zhong, you despicable villain!"

Cao Cao's face darkened, and he immediately cursed.

Unable to succeed with one arrow, Ma Zhong swung his hand, regardless of Cao Cao's scolding, and ordered all the soldiers: kill!

General Lu Jun listened to the order, and immediately came up with a shield.

Cao Cao is also a courageous person, with his sword drawn in his hand, he took a look at the directions of the four city gates, and the east was the closest, so he shouted loudly: "Boys, follow me to break through from the east!"

"kill!"

Cao Jun's soldiers roared in unison, waved their weapons, and started fighting with Lu Jun's soldiers.

Ma Zhong stood in the pavilion, holding a hard bow in his hand, and lightly twisting the bowstring. Whenever an arrow is fired, some soldiers of the Cao army will fall from the horse.

Jia Xu, who was used to fighting, was not surprised by the bloody fights of the soldiers below, but he felt that Ma Zhong's archery skills were really rare, so he couldn't help but praise: "The general is really a good shot!"

Ma Zhong didn't have too much pride about this, he shook his head slightly, and said: "My lord's archery skills are far superior to mine, General Huang is also capable of piercing Yang with a hundred steps, General Cao Xing was also good at archery before, it's a pity..."

Thinking of Cao Xing's death at the hands of Cao Jun, Ma Zhong's eyes hardened, and the sharp arrow in his hand became more and more fierce.

The fighting of the soldiers on both sides resounded through the city, roaring and shouting one after another.

Most of the people who were sleeping were awakened by this. After waking up, they were frightened. Many people covered their ears tightly, shivering under the quilt, and the children couldn't stop crying.

No matter how the two sides win or lose, it is always these low-level people who suffer.

The two sides fought for a while, Cao Cao didn't want to fight, and quickly broke through the encirclement of the infantry with his cavalry, and galloped all the way to the east gate.

The horse ran so fast that the two-legged pawns naturally couldn't catch up.

However, Ma Zhong didn't seem to have the intention of chasing Cao Cao. He went down from the pavilion, gathered the soldiers below, and then ordered: "Go, and follow the general to the south gate to guard Cao Cao."

When the soldiers heard this order, they couldn't figure it out. Obviously Cao Cao fled towards the east gate. Why didn't he go to the east instead of the south gate?

However, soldiers take obeying orders as their bounden duty, and no one dared to question them, so they followed Ma Zhong to the south gate.

On the other side, escaped from the pursuit of Lu Jun's soldiers, Cao Cao rushed to the east gate with his subordinate Erlang without stopping.

"My lord, look ahead!"

Cao Cao looked along the flames, his heart suddenly turned cold.

In front of the city gate, many refusal horses were erected, and the gate was filled with extremely heavy sacks filled with sand and stones, completely sealing the gate.

Such a huge project cannot be completed in a short while.

Come to think of it, Ma Zhong should have been prepared!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao secretly hated him.

At this time, the defenders on the tower also discovered Cao Cao and others.

"After all, it was Jia Xu's ingenious plan, Cao Cao really came to my place!"

Hu Chi'er, who was guarding the east gate, laughed. Ever since he rebelled under Niu Fu and joined Lu Bu, Hu Chi'er has not made any outstanding achievements in recent years.

Today, Cao Cao must be killed here!
Hu Chi'er's eyes showed greed, as long as he could kill Cao Cao, this one thing alone would be enough for him to skyrocket in the army.

He waved his hand, and the soldiers on the tower immediately brought over a dozen strange machines.

The equipment is square and square, with 24 tubes in the middle, and each tube is filled with a bamboo arrow with a sharpened head.This kind of bamboo slips is much thicker and longer than ordinary arrows, and it is a new masterpiece of Shenjifang not long ago.

"emission!"

Following Hu Chi'er's order, the soldiers pulled the tight cable.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
In an instant, hundreds of bamboo arrows roared in the direction of Cao Jun.

Cao Jun's soldiers who were charging forward were caught off guard by the bamboo arrows that shot through their chests. They flew out of the horse's back and landed heavily on the ground with blood gushing out of their mouths. They soon lost their breath.

This kind of bamboo arrow has a long range, and the tip of the arrow is quenched with poisonous juice, which is extremely lethal.

Whether it's a man or a horse, an arrow in the middle is basically a death sentence.

Cao Cao on horseback waved the sword in his hand, resisting the incoming arrows, crackling.In addition to this kind of bamboo arrows, the archers on the tower were not idle, and at the same time they drew their bows and released arrows, shooting at Cao Cao one after another.

Arrows rained down like never-ending.

Due to the blocking of the horses in front and the arrows on the tower, Cao Jun's soldiers were struggling, but they became living targets. It took only a short while, and almost half of the soldiers fell and died.

If this continues, I'm afraid that before the city gate can be attacked, all my soldiers and horses will die first.

"let's go!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth and let out a low cry. He decided to abandon the east gate and go his own way.

"Cao Cao, don't go!" Seeing Cao Cao turn his direction, Hu Chi'er on the top of the wall became anxious. With such a great opportunity, he didn't want to watch Cao Cao escape.

But the more Hu Chi'er yelled, the more determined Cao Cao was to change his path.

"My lord, where are we going next?" Dian Wei, who had been guarding by his side, asked aloud.

Cao Cao thought for a while, and then came up with a plan: "The enemy army has been planning for a long time this time, and it is expected that the west and north gates will do the same. Therefore, the safest place is the south gate when we came!"

(End of this chapter)