Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 459 Yang Feng
In the middle of the night, in a forest outside Wancheng, a group of men and horses were resting. In order not to be discovered by the enemy, they did not light a fire. Many soldiers were leaning on the tree trunks, combing their wounds, and some soldiers were already sleeping. After entering the dreamland, from time to time, soldiers quietly walked through the woods, constantly reporting the situation outside the woods.

Zhang Liao stood in the woods, looking at Hua Xiong who was still unconscious in front of him, Zhang Liao's face was serious.The sudden arrival of Cao Jun caught Zhang Liao by surprise, but fortunately Zhang Liao received the news not long after Hua Xiong left the city. Zhang Liao's early arrangement, Zhang Liao's [-] soldiers and horses did not suffer much damage. At this time, Zhang Liao has collected [-] soldiers and horses. By tomorrow, I believe that many scattered soldiers and horses will be collected by Zhang Liao. .

"Uh, it hurts, grandma, Xia Houyuan is so cruel." At this moment, a dull voice sounded, and Hua Xiong woke up.

"It's good that you're not dead, don't worry, we will get back this time's revenge sooner or later." Hearing Hua Xiong's voice, Zhang Liao was overjoyed, as long as Hua Xiong is fine, losing a few troops is nothing. .

"Uh, it seems that Wancheng is really lost." Hua Xiong opened his eyes, saw Zhang Liao and himself in a forest, and knew that Wancheng had been taken by Cao Jun, and couldn't help feeling a little depressed, but looking at Zhang Liao seemed even more With a gloomy expression, he said vigorously, "Don't worry, General Zhang, I will help you take back Wancheng after a few days when I feel better."

"You don't need to worry about this." Zhang Liao handed a letter to Hua Xiong, which was the order Zhang Liao received in Wancheng.

"This? We took Wancheng with great difficulty and defended it for so long. Why did you let us give it to Cao Cao?" Hua Xiong saw the writing on it clearly under the moonlight, but he became suspicious because the above The content turned out to be to let them give up defending Wancheng.If Hua Xiong hadn't recognized the handwriting on it as Lu Bu's handwriting, he would have doubted the authenticity of this order.

"I don't know about this either. But since Cao Cao has come to Wancheng, I believe that General Lu Bu will come to Sizhou in the near future. Then, you can ask General Lu Bu for clarification in person." Looking at Hua Xiong in front of him, After Zhang Liao put away the letter paper, he said lightly.But in a flash, Zhang Liao smiled again and said, "However, even if Cao Cao got Wancheng, there is nothing to be happy about. Wancheng must be just an empty city." After finishing speaking, he looked at Hua Xiong and explained: " Before leaving the city, I have ordered the soldiers to distribute all the rations in the city to the people in the city. Even if Cao Cao gets Wancheng, he will not gain much. More importantly, if Cao Jun wants to forcibly collect the rations Otherwise, there will definitely be conflicts with the people of Wancheng, and in that case, I will have more confidence in taking back Wancheng."

"Then what should we do next?" Since he couldn't figure it out, Hua Xiong simply stopped thinking about it and asked instead.

"I don't know. General Lu Bu has no further orders, so I think we should go to Lushan to station. Lushan is located between Wancheng and Yuzhou, and it is close to Yingchuan. If you advance, you can threaten Wancheng and Yuzhou, and if you retreat, you can go to Yanzhou. , but you can settle down temporarily." Zhang Liao said after bowing his head and thinking for a while.

"Why don't you go back to Sizhou?" Hua Xiong asked a little strangely. Although Mount Lu must be dangerous, Cao Cao to the west and Yuan Shu to the east are also very dangerous places.At this time, Cao Cao captured Wancheng, Sizhou's door was wide open, and it was time to return to Sizhou to prepare for the battle against Cao Cao.

"Since General Lu Bu asked us to abandon Wancheng, he must have known about Cao Cao's attack on Sizhou. The reason why I chose to stay in Lushan is because I think General Lu Bu will come to Wancheng." Zhang Liao raised his head and looked at the starry sky. Said.

"Hey, that's fine, General, you can decide." Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Hua Xiong chuckled, and handed over the decision to Zhang Liao indifferently. Zhang Liao saved Hua Xiong this time. So what if the decision is wrong?Is there anything worse than letting Hua Xiong lose his life? Moreover, Zhang Liao said that Lv Bu would come to Wancheng. Hua Xiong also believed in this point. For a long time, Lv Bu always charged in the most dangerous place. At this time, Cao Cao He has already left Yanzhou and came to Wancheng, so Lu Bu will soon arrive in Wancheng if he thinks about it.

"Did Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong escape? But forget it, anyway, our army's goal is Sizhou, even if we can't kill Zhang Liao and Huaxiong, as long as we get Sizhou, the two of them will not be able to achieve anything." Wan Cheng In the General's Mansion, Cao Cao looked at Xia Houyuan, Le Jin and Yu Jin who were kneeling under the stage. He was a little annoyed, but he suppressed the anger in his heart and said.

"Duke Ming, Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong have discovered the whereabouts of our army. The most urgent task is to take down Sizhou as quickly as possible." Seeing Cao Cao's expression fluctuating, Guo Jia stood up and spoke to Cao Cao. Said.Guo Jia naturally understands that whether it is Xiahouyuan, Yujin or Lejin, they are all powerful generals in the world, but their opponent is Zhang Liao. You must know that although Zhang Liao is unknown, he is the number two figure in Lu Bu's army, compared to Lu Bu. Gao Shun, whom he trusted the most, was more talented, so although Xia Houyuan and the others failed to kill Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong, it was reasonable.

"Xiahoudun, you lead the troops to Luoyang quickly, and I will lead the army to arrive later. Cao Ren, Li Dianle, and the three of you stay in Wancheng. Guard Wancheng for me," Cao Cao finally made up his mind to attack the people below. will order.

"Yes." After listening to Cao Cao's order, the generals did not dare to delay, and took orders and left overnight.

"Duke Ming, there is something suspicious, and I don't know if I should report it to Duke Ming." Seeing that the generals were about to leave, Guo Jia walked up to Cao Cao and said hesitantly.

"Feng Xiao, you and I know each other well. If you have something to say, feel free to say it." Seeing Guo Jia's hesitant expression, Cao Cao hesitated a little, then smiled and said.Although Cao Cao has always been suspicious, he trusts Guo Jia very much. The two of them are always by their side, which makes Cao Cao feel like he hates seeing each other.

"My subordinates checked the warehouses in Wancheng and found that there was a lot less food and grass in the city. Later, I learned from the captured enemy soldiers that it was Zhang Liao who ordered the city to open warehouses to release grain before leaving the city, which caused a large shortage of food and grass in the city. "Guo Jia sorted out his thoughts a little bit, and then said word by word.

"You mean, Zhang Liao knew before leaving the city that our army would attack Wancheng, so he issued this order to leave us an empty city?" Guo Jia just mentioned how smart Cao Cao is. , Cao Cao had already thought about the matter thoroughly, and said.At the same time, his expression became serious.

"Yes, but the strange thing is that since Zhang Liao knew the purpose of our army, he shouldn't have sent Hua Xiong to fight. This makes me a little strange." Guo Jia was also a little puzzled when he said this.

"Unless Zhang Liao got the news from our army after Hua Xiong left, so Zhang Liao led his troops to rescue Hua Xiong and deliberately left Wancheng to our army." Cao Cao said speculatively.

"It's just that the subordinates think that there is no benefit for Lu Bu's army to do so. It must be the fatal weakness of Lv Bu's army because of its too long battle line. The reason why Lu Bu let Zhang Liao and Hua Xiong guard Wancheng is to prevent someone from using Wancheng to attack the commander. State, so that Lu Bu's army can't take care of both ends, but now they hand over Wancheng, what is the reason for this?" Guo Jia said a little strangely.

"Hey, unless he wants to catch the turtle in the urn and kill the opponent." Speaking of this, Cao Cao was the first to understand the purpose of Lu Bu's doing this. Maybe this is because the two share the characteristics of a hero, so their hearts are connected.

"If that's the case, Duke Ming may have to reconsider his plan to attack Sizhou." Hearing Cao Cao's words, Guo Jia suddenly became clear, and at the same time hesitated. He must look at the situation at this time.Lu Bu has discovered his strategic intentions.

"It's okay, I let Cheng Yu also stay to defend Wancheng, but Wancheng will be safe. In this way, our army can attack Sizhou when we advance, and go to Yuzhou to reunite with Yuan Shu when we retreat. It's just right." Cao Cao waved his hand. , vetoed Guo Jia's proposal, in Cao Cao's mind, as long as Cheng Yu is left behind, Wancheng will be as solid as gold, and as long as Wancheng is in hand, he is already invincible.

"Ming Gong. Now that Lu Bu knows our army's whereabouts, he will definitely leave Yanzhou and come after our army. Why don't our army send envoys to join Yuan Shao? As long as our army promises Yanzhou to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will definitely lead his troops south. At that time, Lu Bu Even if you want to fight our army to the death, I'm afraid you have more than enough energy." Seeing Cao Cao's confidence, Guo Jia rolled his eyes and said with another plan in his heart.

"You can send someone to do this matter. I just don't know how the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is going. I just hope that Yuan Shao can spare his troops to go south." Although Cao Cao thought Guo Jia's proposal was feasible, he didn't I don't have much hope, Yuan Shao must deal with Gongsun Zan, and Gongsun Zan is not easy to deal with, and more importantly, once Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan and goes south to Yanzhou, even if he defeats Lu Bu at that time, it will make Yuan Shao His strength has swelled up extremely, which may not be a good thing for Cao Cao.

But it was said that Xiahoudun led his troops all the way to Luoyang. As he was walking that day, he saw a group of men and horses blocking the way in front of him, and a big flag was blowing violently in the wind, with the word "Yang" written on it.A tall general under his banner is Yang Feng.

It turned out that Jia Xu’s news from Lv Bu knew that Cao Cao was about to attack Sizhou on a large scale, and decided to fortify and clear all parts of Sizhou, and transfer all the wealth and food to Hongnong. Feng this group of people volunteered to stop Cao Jun.

(End of this chapter)