After the battle of Kaiyang ended, the battle of Xu Province drew its curtains. Cao Cao mobilized his army of one hundred thousand men, including Big Eared Liu's twenty thousand troops, for a total of one hundred and twenty thousand men. Under the leadership of Military Advisor Guo Jia, Fierce Generals Cao Ren, the Xiahou brothers, Yu Jin, Li Dian, Xu Huang, and Xu Chu, they took down Xu Province. Lü Bu broke out of the encirclement.
Cao Jun's one hundred and twenty thousand men lost more than fifty thousand. This made Lao Cao's heart ache. What made his heart ache the most was that out of the three thousand Ferocious Cavalry, there were less than three hundred left after the battle. One Ferocious Cavalry could nurture ten elite reinforcements. Three thousand Ferocious Cavalry was equivalent to thirty thousand infantrymen, not to mention the loss of horses.
Lü Bu's losses were also not small. Out of the seventy thousand men defending the city, including the Formation Breaker and Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, there were seventy five thousand men left. In the end, there were only two thousand five hundred left. They lost Xu Province and lost Song Xian, Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Cao Xing.
The only ones left were Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zang Ba.
Liu Mang had brought five thousand horses, but after the battle outside Kaiyang, there were less than four thousand five hundred left. Most of the horses died under Guo Jia's arrows.
"Has Hanyang woken up?!" Lü Bu took off his cloak and helmet and asked the person in the carriage.
"Father, not yet!" A beautiful woman walked out of the carriage. She had a head full of black hair and a pretty face. She had Lü Bu's sharp eyebrows and Madam Yan's gentle beauty. She was truly a peerless beauty.
Wasn't this the eldest daughter of Lü Bu's family?!
Lu Lingqi's face was filled with exhaustion. She took care of Liu Mang day and night. It was all done by her. She fed him and wiped his body. Thinking of this, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but blush.
Who asked there to be so many women in the army? You can't expect the men to take care of Liu Mang! Besides, the others were either Zang Ba's family members or Lü Bu's family members. Except for Miss Lu who was engaged to Liu Mang, no one else could do this kind of thing.
"Not yet!" Lü Bu frowned. It was Liu Mang who had saved him at the White Gate Tower. It was also Liu Mang who had brought food. It was also Liu Mang's 5,000 horses and heavy armor that had saved the Lvbu's Army. Therefore, Lü Bu was more concerned about Liu Mang's safety than anyone else. It had only been a short while, but Lü Bu had already visited him more than ten times.
"My lord, don't worry! Hanyang is fine. It's just that his blood is a little pale and his vitality is not strong enough! " Chen Gong had already changed his clothes. His original clothes could no longer be worn as they were all stained with blood. His current clothes were ordinary cotton clothes and he wore the aluminum armor that Liu Mang had brought. Chen Gong was also a handsome man. Standing there, he was on par with Lü Bu.
"His vitality is not strong enough?!" Lü Bu did not know what he was thinking. He seemed worried and hesitant. In the end, he could only leave first. "When Hanyang wakes up, immediately send someone to inform me!"
"Understood, father!" Lu Lingqi nodded. Although she and Liu Mang were not husband and wife, they were married in name. In addition, she had been taking care of him day and night for the past few days. She also knew that this guy in front of her was the benefactor who had seen her body and saved her family.
She heard that he was also a celestial?! It was not that Lu Lingqi did not know about military affairs. So many war horses and heavy armor appeared out of thin air. Was this something that a mortal could do?!
Another person who was in a coma like Liu Mang was Boss Cao. Cao Chun's death, no, the loss of the Ferocious Cavalry, caused Lao Cao's heart to ache so much that he fainted.
He slowly woke up in the past few days.
When he woke up, the first thing he asked was how the Ferocious Cavalry was doing.
Guo Jia smiled bitterly and replied, "My lord, the three thousand Ferocious Cavalry is now less than three hundred!" Three hundred was an imaginary number. Those who were still alive were all injured. Moreover, in the battle with the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, the Ferocious Cavalry had already lost their courage. An army without courage, no matter how elite they were, would not be able to fight a battle.
"Three thousand!! Three hundred!! "Lao Cao muttered to himself." Why, why did I chase Lü Bu to Kaiyang?! Why didn't I have a celebratory feast after capturing Lü Bu?! "Lao Cao was filled with regret.
"Zihe!" Lao Cao thought of his clan brother and asked.
"His body has already been placed in the coffin. Before he died, he still had an expression of loyalty to my lord!" Guo Jia said in a low voice. He could not say that Cao Chun had an expression of fear and disbelief before he died.
"Zihe, Zihe!" Lao Cao cried again. To be honest, when it came to crying, Lao Cao was not much worse than Big Eared Liu Bei. In this era of heroes, there were many people who could cry. However, none of them were as famous as Liu Bei. This was because Liu Bei's most prominent ability was crying. His other abilities were overshadowed by his crying ability.
The more he thought about it, the sadder Lao Cao became. Cao Chun was gone, the Ferocious Cavalry was gone. The heavy cavalry that he had spent so many years on was gone just like that. Lao Cao's tears did not cost money. He was also shameless. He cried and shouted as he ran out. He did not even put on his shoes.
There was a coffin outside the tent. Lao Cao lay on top of it and cried.
Lao Cao's crying also won the hearts of many people. Many generals stood outside the tent and saw that Lao Cao had just woken up and did not even put on his shoes or clothes. They immediately thought of the generals who died for him. Therefore, these generals all had a feeling of a soldier dying for his bosom friend.
The three Taozi brothers were standing beside him.
The third brother, Zhang Fei, was the most honest. He looked at Lao Cao's crying face and said, "This Cao Cao is not a bad person. He can cry like this when his subordinate died. It seems that he is a man of character! " Zhang Fei was the most honest person. In his opinion, what was a good person? It was a person who could cry and drink.
"Meng De is also a hero!" Guan Yu also admired Cao Cao a little. If he did not follow his big brother, he would probably be working for Lao Cao now. Lao Cao also rewarded him with the Red Hare in Xiapi. Therefore, Guan Yu was also speaking good words for Cao Cao.
Looking at the reaction of his two brothers, Liu Bei did not have much of a change in expression. Did the Red Hare bribe you? The second brother could not help but look at Guan Yu and said, "Is that so? My two brothers, why don't you look at Cao Cao's mouth shape? " They were standing far away and could not hear what Cao Cao was saying. However, Liu Bei had been paying attention to Cao Cao's mouth shape.
"Ah Oh!" Zhang Fei began to imitate Lao Cao's mouth shape. However, he could not do it. "Big Brother, how can I read this?"
"Zihe? Zihe! Ferocious Cavalry? " Guan Yu knew how to read. However, he did not pay attention to Cao Cao's words at first. Now that he saw it, his expression became complicated.
"My Lord, please restrain your grief!" Guo Jia was the only one who looked the most helpless, because Old Cao kept calling him Zihe, but he didn't know who Zihe was.
Before Guo Jia could stop him, Lao Cao opened the coffin lid and shouted with tears in his eyes, "Zihe …!" However, he could not say the word 'Zihe' because the one lying in the coffin was Li Dian who had committed suicide.
"Li Dian?!" Ferocious Cavalry was gone, Lao Cao was gone, and now, Li Dian was also gone. Although Li Dian had always been a deputy, Lao Cao knew his abilities. He did not use Li Dian too much because he wanted to sharpen him. Now, he was lying in the coffin.
"Where's Zihe?!" Cao Cao asked carefully. He did not dare to speak loudly. He could not possibly tell others that he was crying for the wrong person. Li Dian was also a general under his command. However, Li Dian's death did not make Lao Cao cry like this.
"General Cao Chun has already been arranged by Jia to be sent to Xu Du ~" Guo Jia whispered into Cao Cao's ear. Cao Chun was nailed to the ground by Lu Bu's spear. His body and his warhorse were connected together and could not be separated. Guo Jia was helpless as he did not have such a big coffin. He could only send Cao Chun to Xu Du first.
"Mancheng, Mancheng!" Lao Cao's mouth shape immediately changed.
(PS: Thank you to the Bamboo Suit and Dark Dragon for your tips. Thank you. If there are any tips or recommendations on the forums today, please smash me to death!)
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