Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 491 Yuzhou
"Hey, Cao Cao's careful thinking, I naturally understand. It's just that now is a good time to destroy Yuan Shu. If we start a war with Cao Cao at this time, Sun Ce will definitely not join us in dealing with Yuan Shu. I'm afraid it will affect Yuan Shu. Since Cao Cao wants to conquer Yuan Shu with me, why can’t we agree? After Yuan Shu is destroyed, I will naturally have a way to deal with Cao Cao.” Lu Bu smiled and said to Chen Gong, then waved his hand to let the soldiers Continue to send orders.

Half a month later, outside the city of Runan in Yuzhou, the drums of war shook the sky. Rows of soldiers lined up neatly outside the city of Runan. Standing in front of the formation was none other than Cao Cao.

"Cao Cao, you traitor, if it wasn't for your instigation, how could my lord become the emperor? How could you become the target of public criticism? I didn't expect you to betray the lord now. You really deserve to die." On the tower of Runan City, Ji Ling saw Cao Cao and couldn't bear it. He couldn't help yelling.

"Hmph, Ji Ling, Yuan Shu is just an incompetent person. How can he own a large piece of land in Yuzhou and Yangzhou? You will inevitably die in the end if you follow Yuan Shu. You might as well surrender early and save your life." Cao Cao just snorted coldly, Said disdainfully.

"Cao Cao, you can lead troops to attack if you have the ability." At this moment, Ji Ling didn't bother to talk to Cao Cao, and now a big battle was inevitable.

"Xiahoudun, it's time to start." Cao Cao didn't bother to talk nonsense with Ji Ling, Ji Ling is Yuan Shu's hard-core subordinate, Cao Cao wanted to recruit Ji Ling, but it was just to take down Runan as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams. Ling didn't intend to surrender, so he directly raised his troops to attack the city.

Here Cao Jun has already begun to attack the city, but on a small hill in the distance, there is a group of people standing, it is Lu Bu and others.

"Prime Minister, Cao Cao has already started attacking the city, why don't we send troops there?" Seeing that Cao Jun had already started attacking the city, Dian Wei asked anxiously.

"Hehe, Cao Cao likes to attack the city, so let him do it well, so we can save some energy?" Lu Bu said with a faint smile, looking at the battlefield under Runan City with great interest.

"It seems that the prime minister is planning to wait until Cao Cao and Ji Ling are both injured before taking action?" Zang Ba also walked over at some point, and said with a smile at Dian Wei.

"Haha. Zang Ba's idea is good. It's a good choice to take action when they both lose." Hearing Zang Ba's words, Lu Bu nodded and said.

"Does the Prime Minister have other plans?" Guo Jia, who had been standing aside and hadn't said a word, was startled at this moment, looked at Lu Bu, and asked in surprise.From Guo Jia's point of view, as long as Lu Bu kills Cao Cao and Ji Ling when they are both wounded, he can get the greatest benefit. However, according to Lu Bu's words, Lu Bu's original plan is not like this. Guo Jia doesn't understand, is it possible? Lu Bu has other ideas?
"Actually, I plan to go there after Cao Cao wins this battle." Lu Bu said indifferently: "Chen Gong has already led other troops to attack other cities in Yuzhou, and I will bring you here. The purpose is to watch Cao Cao, and after Chen Gong occupies other cities in Yuzhou, we will take Cao Cao and go to Yangzhou together to attack Yuan Shu's old nest Shouchun. In this way, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are both under my control .”

Ever since he knew that Cao Cao turned his guns and began to respond to the court's call to attack Yuan Shu, Lu Bu was thinking about how to deal with Cao Cao's plan. It would be very dangerous for someone like Cao Cao to continue to grow, just a few days ago Lv Bu finally thought of a way, that is to take Cao Cao to Shouchun with a large army to attack Yuan Shu, and then take Cao Cao to Chang'an after destroying Yuan Shu, if he can take Liu Bei and Sun Ce to Chang'an along the way, then Lu Bu will rule the world The road will be much smoother.But the current plan is just beginning, and Lu Bu doesn't know if he will be able to suppress the three of them and take them to Chang'an at that time.

"Uh, my lord, do you mean that there are no more battles here?" Zang Ba didn't understand what Lu Bu meant after listening for a long time, but Zang Ba understood one thing, that is, he stayed here by himself. I was afraid that there would be no more battles to fight, so I felt annoyed again: "If I had known this, I would have followed Mr. Chen Gong."

"Hehe, many soldiers and horses from Yuzhou have been transferred to Yangzhou by Yuan Shu, and most of the rest were transferred to Runan by Ji Ling. I'm afraid you won't have many battles to fight even if you follow Chen Gong." Lu Bu said indifferently. He smiled and said, in Lu Bu's mind, Yuzhou at this time is a wheat field waiting to be harvested by him. As long as he uses a little effort to plant his own flag on it, this land will immediately belong to him.

At the same time, in a remote house in Runan City, a general sat on the throne. This person was none other than Liu Pi, the prefect of Runan. Under Yuan Shu's tent, Yuan Shu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and Liu Pi fantasized that he could become a marquis and worship minister, but the good times did not last long. First, Liu Bei and Sun Ce raised troops to threaten Yangzhou, and now Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have already reached the city. Yuan Shu's influence was greatly damaged, and Liu Pi naturally had a second heart.It's just that Yuan Shu didn't expect that after Yuan Shu knew the news of Cao Cao's counterattack, Xingye sent Ji Ling to lead his troops to Runan and took over the military power in Runan, so that even if Liu Pi wanted to surrender now, it would be very difficult.

And below Liu Pi, there are four or five generals sitting upright. These generals are Liu Pi's cronies, but at this time they all have stern faces. Obviously at this time, the next decision will determine the future of everyone. , or even their lives, and because of this, everyone dared not speak easily, for fear of saying something wrong.

"Everyone, now that Cao Cao's troops are approaching the city, everyone is well aware of the situation in Runan City. Even if Cao Cao can't attack Runan City for a while, as long as Cao Cao flattens the counties around Runan, Runan City will definitely be Cao Cao's mouth. Sooner or later, Cao Cao will break through the flesh, and at this time of life and death, we cannot sit still and we need to find a way." After a while, Liu Pi glanced at the crowd and said slowly.

"Yuan Shu's power is gone, Ji Ling is willing to die for Yuan Shu, but there is really no need for us to wait. Why don't we secretly open the gate of the city and let Cao Cao in, then we will be credited to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will naturally not treat us badly." Said.

"That's not right. Although Cao Cao is approaching the city, Cao Cao's strength is not as good as before. How can he protect us? If Lu Bu kills us, won't we die embarrassingly?" Someone stood up and objected.

"We can't just do nothing. If Runan City can't support it and Cao Cao comes in, wouldn't we have nothing?"

"Everyone, it seems that everyone wants to avoid this catastrophe. In this case, we will surrender to Cao Cao first and save this life. What do you think?" Liu Pi said after scanning the crowd.

"Go up to me, take Runan City, and kill the little thief Ji Ling." Outside Runan City, Xiahou Dun shouted loudly, constantly encouraging the soldiers to charge towards the top of the city.

At this moment, in Runan City, a group of men and horses took advantage of the gap when no one was paying attention, and quietly moved towards the gate of the city.

"Stop, who are you? The city gate is very important, you are not allowed to approach." These people were approaching, but they were stopped by the guards at the gate. It turned out that the guards at the gate were troops brought by Ji Ling, and they were the same as the original guards. The soldiers and horses of Yuzhou did not belong to the same system, and after Ji Ling arrived in Yuzhou, he arranged the local soldiers of Yuzhou in front of the battlefield, and arranged his own troops behind the Yuzhou army to serve as the supervisory team, so the two troops only saw Not harmonious, more wary of each other.At this time, the soldiers and horses guarding the city saw the arrival of the Yuzhou Army in front of them, and naturally they were full of doubts.

"Hey, we're here to take you home." Suddenly, a soldier from Yuzhou rose violently, and with a wave of his saber, he slashed into the belly of a soldier defending the city in front of him. Shouting, one after another rushed towards the guarding soldiers in front, but within a short time, they had already killed all the guarding soldiers.

"Boom, boom, boom." There was a sound of battering hammers hitting the gate, and many Yuzhou soldiers were pressing their hands on the gateposts behind the gate, trying their best to block Cao Jun's attack on the gate, but they felt There was a shout of killing from behind, and after turning their heads slightly, everyone saw a scene that surprised everyone. They saw that many soldiers had already fallen in a pool of blood, and beside those dead soldiers, a man named Yuzhou The soldier's eyes were red, and the sword in his hand was dripping blood continuously.

"Get out of the way." Suddenly someone shouted, and the soldiers who were still fighting against the city gate all froze, leaving one after another towards the two sides of the city gate.

There was only a loud bang, and the city gate was without the support of a group of soldiers. It could no longer bear the heavy blow of the battering ram, and was finally broken by the battering ram at this time.

As soon as the city gate opened, a big man rushed in on his horse and shouted at the crowd: "Surrender and you will not die." This man was Xiahou Dun.

"I'll surrender." Hearing the voice, everyone quickly threw the weapons in their hands on the ground, and then fell to their knees.

"Enter the city." Seeing everyone kneeling down, Xiahou Dun ignored them and moved behind him.So he took a group of soldiers and horses to kill the city. This time he attacked Runan Xiahou Dun and got Cao Cao's general order. He was not embarrassed by the soldiers who surrendered. Cao Cao must be weak at this time, and these soldiers and horses will be used by Cao Cao in the future. The source of Lu Bu's strength.

"I didn't expect Ji Ling to be captured by Cao's army so quickly." On the hill outside the city, Dian Wei said in surprise when he saw that Runan City was breached by Cao's army.

(End of this chapter)