Lu Bu, God of War of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 492 Coercing Cao Cao
"Since Ji Ling can't hold on anymore, we should go over too." Seeing that Cao Jun had broken through the Runan City Gate, Lu Bu didn't hesitate anymore, and ordered immediately.

Following Lu Bu's order, there was the sound of rumbling horseshoes behind the hill, and then groups of knights gradually rushed out, heading towards Runan City like a tide.

"What's going on?" Seeing that Runan City was breached by his own troops, Cao Cao was delighted that he hadn't come yet, but when he suddenly saw countless cavalry attacking behind him like a tide, he became a little flustered.

"My lord, it seems that Lu Bu's soldiers are coming." Cao Hong beside Cao Cao was startled when he saw the soldiers coming from a distance, but he quickly recognized that it was Lu Bu's soldiers.

"Order to set up the formation and prepare to meet the enemy." At this moment, Cao Cao's eyes were cold, but he calmed down immediately, and he sent an order to the soldiers around him.

At this time, Cao Jun was attacking Runan City. The gate of Runan City was wide open, and many soldiers had already rushed into Runan City. Only the soldiers around Cao Cao remained in their original formation, but if they wanted to use these troops, they had to stop Lu Bu's army. The attack is obviously unrealistic, but Cao Cao has no better choice now.

"Prime Minister, I, Cao Cao, have responded to the call of the Prime Minister and sent troops to attack Yuan Shu. Is it possible that the Prime Minister wants to attack our army here?" Lu Bu, who had killed a catty in front of him, cupped his hands and said.

"Hahaha, what are you talking about, Mr. Cao? You and I will work together to fight the traitor Yuan Shu for the imperial court. How can I make things difficult for you?" Seeing Cao Cao appearing, Lu Bu did not direct his cavalry to attack Cao's formation, but just He waved his hand and let the army head towards the opened Runan city gate, but he brought five thousand wolf riders and Dian Wei to Cao Cao's side.

"Your Excellency, Runan City has been captured by our army. Your Excellency is here, should we garrison soldiers and horses outside Runa City, while the soldiers from both sides clashed and suffered damage?" Cao Cao saw that Lv Bu sent a large army towards Runan City. As soon as he rushed forward, he knew that Lu Bu came here this time to snatch his own victory, so he said fiercely.Cao Cao had already noticed that Lu Bu didn't bring many soldiers and horses. If he really made a move, Cao Cao still had a good chance of winning, so he was not polite when he spoke.

"Hahaha, Cao Gong, do you dare to say this, do you think that the soldiers and horses behind you are enough to deal with the wolf riders behind me? Unfortunately, the distance between you and me is only 150 steps at this time. From a short distance, I have many ways to kill Mr. Cao, I wonder if Mr. Cao is interested in trying it?” Facing Cao Cao’s threat, Lu Bu just laughed, although Lu Bu is now the prime minister of the court and has a distinguished status, It shouldn't be risky, but at this time Lu Bu is sure enough to kill Cao Cao, and as long as Cao Cao is dead, no matter how strong the troops behind Cao Cao are, it will be useless.

"My lord, you go first, I'll block Lu Bu." Hearing Lu Bu's words, Cao Hong quickly stepped forward to block Cao Cao and protect Cao Cao.

"It's a pity that even so, I'm not sure that I can retreat completely, and I'm afraid I don't have much retreat." Seeing Cao Cao's face was cloudy, he stretched out his hand and patted Cao Hong's back after a while and said.

"Mr. Cao, you and I are both heroes of the time, why can't we just finish it and talk about it." Seeing that Cao Cao had no intention of running away, Lu Buzong immediately said.

"Cao Cao is not talented, and has been repeatedly defeated by the prime minister. In fact, Cao admires the prime minister's talent very much, so it is time to ask the prime minister for advice." Cao Cao walked out from behind Cao Hong and came to Lu Bu. .

"Let's go to the city first." Lu Bu also laughed, and reached out to grab Cao Cao's hand. The two of them walked side by side, hand in hand, into the city of Runan under the surprised eyes of the soldiers.

In Runan City, Xiahou Dun and Lu Bu's soldiers and horses respectively occupied some important strongholds in the city. Although the two armies glared at each other, they tried their best to restrain each other, and there was no conflict.

At the same time, a group of soldiers rushed out of another city gate in a hurry, but Ji Ling saw that the situation was not good.Leading troops to flee, in the past, there would be a large number of pursuers behind, but at this time, the strange peaks in Runan City prevented Ji Ling from going out of the city.

"My lord, the Prime Minister, some people came from outside the mansion, claiming to be Liu Pi, the prefect of Runan, and said they came to surrender." As soon as Lu Bu settled down, some soldiers came to report to Lu Bu.

"Oh, it's a good thing that Liu Pi came to surrender, but I don't know if he is here to surrender to you, Mr. Cao, or to me, Lu Bu?" Hearing the news of Liu Pi's surrender, Lu Bu smiled and asked Cao Cao on the side joked.

"I'm just a general of the imperial court. If Liu Pi knew that Xiang Xiang was here, how could he care about the humble minister?" Cao Cao nodded slightly.But Cao Hong glared at Cao Cao behind him.

"Runan Governor Liu Pi has seen the Prime Minister." Although Liu Pi originally planned to surrender to Cao Cao, he soon found out that Lv Bu broke out halfway, so when he came up, he said as if Lv Bu knelt down.

"General Liu Pi, all these years you have helped the tyrant to abuse the evil, worked for the tiger, and helped Yuan Shu oppress the good, are you guilty?" Seeing Liu Pi kneeling on the ground, Lu Bu yelled angrily.

"Prime Minister, forgive me. These are all Yuan Shu's ideas. I have no choice but to ask the Prime Minister to check it out." Liu Pi originally thought that Lu Bu would be happy to accept his surrender, but unexpectedly, Lu Bu was like this when he saw him Strictly, he immediately lay down on the ground and kowtowed endlessly.

"However, you are able to change your past and turn your back on the dark, which is worthy of praise." Lu Bu said after a while in tone.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your generosity." Seeing what Lu Bu said, Liu Pi finally breathed a sigh of relief and settled down.

"In the future, I will wipe out the rebellion and pay off General Liu Pi for my efforts. I will definitely not treat the general badly." Finally, Lu Bu got up, came to Liu Pi's side, patted Liu Pi on the shoulder and said.

"Mr. Cao was a hero at the time. I don't know what Mr. Cao thinks about the future trend of the world?" After Liu Pi retreated, Lu Bu waved his hands back to the left and right, then turned around and picked up a bowl of tea.Sitting opposite Cao Cao, he spoke.

"Haha, major events in the world can only be guessed by people with great ambitions like the prime minister. How can a defeated general like me deserve to talk about major events in the world." Hearing Lu Bu's question, Cao Cao laughed, faintly Show some sadness first.

"Cao Gong, why should you belittle yourself? With Cao Gong's deeds, you can be called a hero in the world. If it weren't for the fact that Cao Gong sent troops to Xuzhou back then, I could take advantage of it. I am afraid that the power in Cao Gong's hands is not inferior to Yuan Shao at this time. If you have to compete with me The power of the world." Although Cao Cao tried his best to belittle himself, Lu Bu never underestimated Cao Cao from the beginning to the end. Among the princes, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu relied on the Yu Yin of their ancestors, the contacts of the court, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, and others. It is the status of the royal family. Even Lu Bu's family history relies on the strength of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, which is why he has today's strength.However, Cao Cao relied entirely on the forces he had shot out with one sword and one gun. When Cao Cao escaped from Luoyang and came to Chenliu alone, he had nothing. Among the powerful princes.

"Hehe, listen to the prime minister's words. With the prime minister's current strength, no one in the world can compete with the prime minister?" Seeing that Lu Bu said this, Cao Cao knew that he could no longer hide his clumsiness. I will not let myself go. If the defeat of Yanzhou only caused Cao Cao's strength to be greatly damaged, then the subsequent battle of Sizhou can be said to have seriously injured Cao Cao's vitality. Cao Cao is no longer the former Cao Cao, and he no longer has the strength to compete with Lu Bu for hegemony.

"Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, are just the generals who defend the city. I will not send troops to attack them, and they will not dare to send troops to fight against me. There are only a few people in Rujian Tianxia who dare to challenge me. It is a pity that these people are no longer successful. " Lu Bu smiled and said confidently.

"I don't know who the prime minister is talking about?" Cao Cao asked with narrowed eyes. Cao Cao also wanted to know whether Lu Bu still cared about those princes.

"The first one is you, Cao Cao. The Wancheng you occupy extends in all directions. If you want to leave, it will be difficult for me to catch you. This is why I have always wanted to destroy you, but I have been unable to make up my mind. The reason is that as long as you stay in Wancheng, you will always be just a prefect. I can weaken your strength at any time, but as long as you leave Wancheng, I am not sure that I will deal with you. But you don’t need to worry anymore.” Lu Bu smiled slightly, and the first name he said was Cao Cao.

"It turns out that the prime minister's intelligence is not comparable to Cao's." After Lu Bu said this, Cao Cao suddenly felt enlightened. Before Cao Cao's eyes were always fixed on the Central Plains, and he wanted to make a piece of the world in the Central Plains. In fact, Lu Bu's words reminded Cao Cao that Cao Cao shouldn't focus on the Central Plains, at least he can march like Hanzhong to the west of Wancheng. You must know that Hanzhong was the place where Liu Bang's dragon flourished back then, and it was easy to defend and difficult to attack. If Cao Cao could retreat to Hanzhong at that time, Maybe it won't end up in this situation.

"I wonder if there are those people in the world who can become the prime minister's opponent?" Cao Cao shook his head after pondering for a while, put his thoughts aside and continued to ask.

"Xuzhou Liu Bei is also one of them. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are assisted by two people. Their force is not inferior to other princes in the world. What is lacking is a wise man. If there is a wise man to help, he will leap into the dragon's gate and achieve a career, but His growth seems to have slowed down, I'm afraid he has no chance." Lu Bu said with a laugh.

"It seems that the prime minister will also deal with Liu Bei by the way when he is going against Yuan Shu this time." Looking at Lu Bu's expression, Cao Cao had already guessed what Lu Bu was thinking.

(End of this chapter)