Cao Cao was indeed an ambitious and ruthless person. Even though he knew that Lü Bu had escaped, his expression did not change as he smiled and said, "Everyone, drink, drink, and wait for the good news from Generals Song Xian and Wei Xu!"
Since the boss was like this, the people below were even happier. They drank wine and ate meat.
"Report!" Another messenger ran in. "Report, Prime Minister, General Xiahou Yuan requests an audience!"
"Miaocai?" Cao Cao was surprised. Wasn't Xiahou Yuan in charge of eliminating the remnants of the Lvbu's Army in the city? Why would he come at this time?
Before Cao Cao could announce his arrival, Xiahou Yuan had already rushed in.
"Meng De, Meng De!" Xiahou Yuan was in a hurry. In his panic, he called out Cao Cao's name.
"What happened to Miaocai?!" Cao Cao rarely saw Xiahou Yuan in such a hurry. Even when he was convicted of his crime, he was calm and composed.
"Meng De, Miaoren is missing?!" Xiahou Yuan was extremely anxious.
"Miaoren?!" Cao Cao remembered. Wasn't Miaoren the name of Xiahou Yuan's nephew, Xiahou De?
"What happened?!" Cao Cao asked.
"At noon, Xiapi's East Gate was breached. My nephew, Miaoren, entered the city. He wanted to eliminate the remnants of the Lvbu's Army in the city and return to camp in the evening. But now, let alone people, not even a shadow can be seen!"
"Eh!" Cao Cao understood. This Xiahou Yuan was now an overly concerned senior. There was no time in a battle. After a battle, all he thought about was how to survive and kill more enemies. How could he care about time?!
Xiapi had already been breached. What remained were the remnants of the Lvbu's Army. They could not cause any big waves. In any case, Xiahou De was a strategist and had over a thousand soldiers under his command. It would be extremely easy for him to enter the city and earn some merit.
"Miaocai, you're thinking too much. Even the biggest tiger in Xiapi, Lü Bu, ran away. What else could happen? The Lvbu's Army has 70,000 armored soldiers, and there are no less than 50,000 soldiers on the four walls. We have been besieging the city for several months, so these 50,000 soldiers have long been beaten to the point of throwing away their helmets and abandoning their armors. The entire city is bustling with activity, and there are only about 10,000 of them left. Miaoren has the Qing Province Army under his command, so how can anything happen to him! Maybe he wants to earn more merits so that you, Miaocai, will have a whole new level of respect for him! " Cao Cao consoled Xiahou Yuan. What a genius! I really can't figure it out. He treats his nephew better than his own children!
During the drought, he even cut off his son's rations for the sake of his deceased brother's niece. Now, his two sons were no longer young! Xiahou Heng and Xiahou Ba were both old enough to join the army, but Miaocai was unwilling to take his two sons with him. Instead, he took his nephew, Xiahou De, with him and taught him carefully.
"But Meng De!" Xiahou Yuan still wanted to say something. He kept feeling that something was wrong. At this moment, another messenger came over.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, Fang General Xiahou De requests to return to camp!"
"Haha, Miaocai, look at how worried you are. Isn't he here now?" Cao Cao patted Xiahou Yuan's shoulder. Without these old brothers supporting him, Cao Cao wouldn't be where he is today.
"Eh, I was thinking too much!" After hearing the messenger's report, Xiahou Yuan's heart should have been at ease, but he still felt uncomfortable.
"Allow Fang General Xiahou De to return to camp!"
"Let's go, Miaocai, let's go and see how many merits my Xiahou Family's Hu Zi received!" The Xiahou Family and Cao Cao were one family. Cao Cao's original name was Xiahou Cao. He was adopted from the Xiahou Family to the Cao Family, so it wasn't wrong to call him the Cao Family.
"Everyone, let's go together!" After saying that, he pulled Xiahou Miaocai out of the White Gate Tower and walked towards the camp below the city.
"Let's go, let's go and see Prime Minister Cao's Hu Zi!" These subordinates couldn't not give face to Cao Cao. They also wanted to get to know this little general from the Xiahou Family. Even Chen Gong, who didn't want to go, was dragged along by the soldiers.
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Below Xiapi City, a group of soldiers carrying the banner of Xiahou De was solemnly looking at the ancient city.
"Brother Liu Mang, is this really feasible?!" A soldier wearing ordinary Cao Jun armor and holding a spear asked another soldier in a low voice.
The entire city wall was surrounded by Cao Jun soldiers. If they weren't careful, the entire army would be wiped out.
"Don't worry! Even if we can't take revenge and kill Wei Xu, Song Xian and those traitors, it's still possible to charge out! " That's right, these two soldiers were Liu Mang and Lü Bu who had taken off their armor. In fact, Liu Mang's palms were also sweating. Three Zhang tall and two Zhang thick. This was the defense of the entire Xiapi City!
During the day, this place still belonged to Boss Lu, but now it belonged to Boss Cao!
If not for Guo Jia's plan to open the Sishui River, Boss Lu might really be able to withstand Boss Cao's attack.
However, there were no 'ifs' in this world. What he and Boss Lu needed to do now was to charge out of this ancient city.
"Revenge!" Lü Bu raised his head and looked at the tall building above the East Gate. That was the White Gate Tower, the landmark of Xiapi City, the place that almost took Lü Bu's life.
"The Prime Minister has ordered that General Xiahou De be allowed to return to camp!" A loud voice shouted from above the city gate.
"The Prime Minister has ordered that General Xiahou De be allowed to return to camp!" One by one, the announcement banners were quickly passed down.
"Ka Ka Ka Ka!" The city gate of Xiapi City slowly opened up.
The joy on Liu Mang and Lü Bu's faces deepened.
At this moment, a bold laughter suddenly sounded from the city wall, causing Liu Mang and Lü Bu's hearts to tighten.
"Miaocai, Miaocai, I told you that you were overly concerned. Look at how valiant my Xiahou Family's Hu 'er is!"
"Cao Cao, that's Cao Cao's voice!" Lü Bu had interacted with Cao Cao before. Back in Luoyang, at Dong Zhuo's Mansion, under Hulao Pass! Also, a few months ago, Cao Cao persuaded Cao Cao to surrender. Therefore, Lü Bu could recognize Cao Cao's voice!
"Prime Minister, you shouldn't praise him too much. This kid is like an ox. If you don't give him a few more whips, he won't leave!" Seeing his nephew's banner and the army standing below, Xiahou Yuan's heart gradually calmed down. He also began to address Lu Bu as Prime Minister!
"An unpolished jade needs to be taught, haha! Let's go, let's go see Miaoren! " Sweeping away the remnants of Lu Bu, Miaoren has put in a lot of effort! "Cao Cao laughed as he led Xiahou Yuan and a group of civil and military officials down the city gate tower toward the main camp.
"Boss Lu, calm down, calm down!" Liu Mang placed his hand on Lü Bu's. Lü Bu's body was already trembling. This was due to excitement and anger, especially when he saw the general behind Cao Cao! Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Liu Mang were already acquainted. The only other person who could make Lü Bu so angry was Hou Cheng!
Liu Mang was really afraid that Boss Lu would rush out and shout, "Hou Cheng, prepare to die!". Then, everyone would be finished. Fortunately, Boss Lu restrained himself.
Lü Bu had already placed his hand on his spear. As long as Boss Cao came down from the city gate tower, he would immediately order his army to kill. This way, not only would Cao Cao be unlucky, many of his civil and military officials would also be killed.
Seeing that Cao Cao was about to come down from the city gate tower, an ambitious and ruthless person was about to die in the hands of Jiu Hu.
Suddenly, an announcement was made and a messenger ran over.
"Reporting, reporting to Prime Minister Wei Xu and Song Xian, the two generals rushed to Lü Bu's residence to capture Lü Bu's family. When they arrived, Lü Bu's residence was already empty!"
"What?!" Cao Cao was really angry this time. If Lü Bu escaped, then so be it. If Lü Bu's family was in his hands, then he would have a way to suppress Jiu Hu. Now, this method was gone. Moreover, there was a beauty that Lao Cao had been drooling for a long time!
"Trash, trash!" Lao Cao did not say this out loud. He did not want to hurt Hou Cheng and the other surrendered generals because of this.
"Where are Wei Xu and Song Xian?!" Cao Cao's tone was calm. His hand was stroking the hilt of his sword at his waist. Those who were familiar with Cao Cao knew that Cao Cao's paranoia was acting up again. Could it be that Song Xian and Wei Xu were faking their surrender? Their purpose was to exchange Xiapi for Lü Bu's escape. One must know that because of Guo Jia's scheme, Xiapi was already a dead city. It was only a matter of time before Xiapi was taken down.
"Generals Wei Xu and Song Xian are on their way!"
Lao Cao's face was gloomy. He actually stopped on the stairs. He had forgotten that he was supposed to meet Xiahou De. In this short moment of delay, another messenger ran over.
"Reporting, reporting to Prime Minister, General Xiahou Chun sent a report saying that General Xiahou De's defeated troops were taken captive by the Lvbu's Army in the west of the city. General Xiahou De was captured by the Lvbu's Army in the city. He hopes that Prime Minister will immediately send troops to rescue General Xiahou De!"
"What, Miaoren was captured?" Xiahou Yuan was the first to step forward and grab the messenger. Even Liu Mang and Lü Bu could hear his voice clearly.
If Xiahou De was captured, then who was this Xiahou De's Army?
"Not good!" Cao Cao was startled.
"Not good!" Liu Mang was also shocked. There was a huge loophole in his plan. Although Xiapi was big, there were more than a thousand of Xiahou De's scattered soldiers. There was always a possibility that they could run back to Xiapi.
Once they ran back, Liu Mang's scheme of using Xiahou De's name would only be sending them to their deaths.
Fortunately, Xiahou Yuan lost his composure and shouted loudly. Lu Bu and Liu Mang who were below heard him. If it was not for Xiahou Yuan's' help ', Boss Cao would've been surrounded and beaten to death by archers under Cao Cao's glib words and commanding expression.
"Attack!" Under Liu Mang's roar, the Lu Bu army immediately charged toward the Cao army. Zhang Liao's soldiers quickly spread out, revealing the Formation Breaker in the middle, wearing armor and holding broadswords and shields.
"The will to break through enemy lines, only death awaits! Kill! "Cao Cao's army was caught unprepared. The soldiers guarding Cao Cao were scattered.
"Run!" Lao Cao made a prompt decision and ran up the city wall. The stairs on the city wall were narrow and had no railings. Lao Cao's action caused many people to be pushed down. The generals were still able to stand with their strong bodies, but the civil officials were miserable.
The first unlucky one was Chen Gui. Chen Hanyu, the old man who schemed against Lü Bu in history, didn't see the death of Lü Bu with his own eyes. Instead, he was pushed down by Lao Cao. He was old and weak, how could he be a match for Cao Cao? He fell down directly. By the time he saw that it was Cao Cao who pushed him, he had already begun to fall. The old man glared angrily. He sold out Liu Bei and Lü Bu for the sake of his Chen family becoming the overlord of Xu Province! Now, he couldn't wait for that day to come.
"Cao Mengde, you will die a horrible death!"
The old man cursed and fell down the city wall, turning into a meat patty.
Seeing Cao Cao panic, Lü Bu rushed forward with his spear. "Lü Bu is here. Traitor Cao, die!" Without the Sky Piercer and the Splendid Battle Robe, Lü Bu was still Lü Bu, the super general. Wherever he went, no one was his match.
"Miaocai, save me!" Xiahou Yuan, who was beside Cao Cao, stepped forward. He pulled out his sword and stabbed at Lü Bu. Xiahou Yuan was originally not on the same level as Lü Bu. Now that he was holding a long sword, he was facing the ground. As the saying goes, an inch longer is an inch stronger, and an inch shorter is an inch more dangerous. In a short while, Xiahou Miaocai's body was pierced by Lü Bu. If it wasn't for his armor, he would have been killed by Lü Bu. Lü Bu swept Xiahou Yuan to the side with his spear. Although Xiahou Yuan wasn't his match, it would take him about 30 rounds to kill him. After killing him, he could forget about meeting Cao Cao again. That guy ran faster than anything else!
Even with Wan Cheng's Jia Wenhe, he still managed to escape.
"Scram!" Lü Bu was stopped by Xiahou Yuan for a short while. Cao Cao had already advanced a few dozen meters. A soldier blocked Cao Cao's path. Cao Cao didn't say anything. He pulled out his Heavenly Sword and killed the soldier on the spot. He then moved away and fled.
"Slave of Three Surnames, don't be so arrogant. Yan's Zhang Yide is here!" A black-faced man shouted. He was about to jump out and fight Lü Bu, but he was stopped by Big Ear.
"Zhang Fei?!" Lü Bu frowned. Half of the reason why Lü Bu's reputation was so bad was because of Zhang Fei. That "Slave of Three Surnames" had tricked Lü Bu for many years!
If it was any other time, Lü Bu would have already gone up and fought Zhang Fei to the death. But now, he wanted to kill Cao Cao.
Liu Bei, who had been protected by his two brothers, retreated as he fought. He calmly watched the battle. This Xu Province and Xiapi should have been his, but now it was seized by two bandits. No matter which one of them died, he would be happy.
Zhang Fei was just about to jump out and fight Lü Bu, but he was stopped by Liu Bei. He couldn't wait for Cao Cao to die in the hands of Lü Bu!
Once Cao Cao died, he, Liu Bei, would have a chance to rise up. Relying on his imperial uncle's name, he would be able to take over more than half of Cao Cao's territory.
"Big brother, why are you stopping me!" Zhang Fei said unhappily. He hated Lü Bu the most. Lü Bu was more handsome than him, and his martial arts were better than him. His wife was also the most beautiful woman in the world. This kind of tall, rich, and handsome man was the natural enemy of Zhang Fei! What a joke, what a joke!
Zhang Fei was a butcher before he became sworn brothers with Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Butchers hated this kind of ungrateful people the most. It was obvious that Lü Bu was this kind of person in Zhang Fei's eyes.
"Third brother, Thief Cao and Thief Lü are both bandits. Why do you need to take action? Just wait and see!" Liu Bei's eyes flashed. He was shouting in his heart. Kill! Kill! Lü Bu, if you kill Cao Cao, then you will be killed by Cao Cao's army. Then this Xu Province! No, this Xu Province and Yan Province will be my, Liu Bei's, territory!
Guan Yu didn't say anything. Instead, he looked at his big brother. He realized that he couldn't understand his big brother anymore.
After being delayed by Zhang Fei's shout, Xiahou Yuan rushed forward again. His whole body was covered in blood, but he was still standing strong. ;
"Why bother!" Lü Bu said regretfully. Such a general was willing to sacrifice himself to protect Cao Cao. Lü Bu's heart dimmed. He thought of Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, and Song Xian!
A nameless fire surged in his heart. Cao Cao, why did you have such a righteous person pledging loyalty to you? Why?!
The way he looked at Xiahou Yuan changed. He changed his mind. He wanted to kill Xiahou Yuan and let Cao Cao know what it meant to be heartbroken!
Cao Cao also saw the severity of Xiahou Yuan's injuries. Another general came from behind. Cao Cao shouted, "Hou Cheng! Hou Cheng, help Miaocai kill Lü Bu!"
"Kill Lü Bu?!" Hou Cheng cried. Originally, he was scared when he betrayed Lü Bu. He was afraid that Lü Bu would come and kill him. The longer he stayed under Lü Bu's command, the more he knew how terrifying Lü Bu was. Lü Bu was not a human, he was a god.
He could have avoided it, but now, he was exposed by Cao Cao's shout. He even killed Lü Bu! Prime Minister Cao, did your math teacher teach you?!
A super first-rate military general with a martial power value of over a hundred against two first-rate and second-rate military generals!
Kill them?! If he didn't get chopped into meat paste, he would be lucky.
Could Hou Cheng escape? He wanted to escape, but he couldn't. Not to mention that Lü Bu's attention was on him, even if it wasn't, he couldn't retreat. He betrayed Lü Bu. The Lü Bu's Army would not tolerate him. If he didn't listen to his new boss Cao Cao, then there wouldn't be a place for him in this world.
"Fight!" Hou Cheng gritted his teeth and rushed towards Lü Bu with his sword.
Although Hou Cheng's arrival made Lü Bu angry, he didn't forget his original intention. That was to kill Xiahou Yuan and break Cao Cao's heart!
After a few moves, Hou Cheng was fine. However, Xiahou Yuan's body had a few more wounds.
"Shua!" Lü Bu's spear suddenly swung down and hit Xiahou Yuan's helmet. The helmet flew out and Xiahou Yuan fainted from the heavy blow.
"It's over!" Hou Cheng's heart tightened. They couldn't even win in a two-on-one, and now one of them died. How could they play? Hou Cheng's expression changed. Should he kneel down and beg for mercy and see if Lü Bu would forgive him?
At this moment, a sudden change occurred. Below the White Gate Tower, four groups of people rushed towards the city gate. Looking at their banners, Song, Wei, Yu, and Xiahou!
"We're saved!" Hou Cheng's face lit up. Currently, there were no longer any Lü Bu's Army in Xiapi. The one rushing over with the banners must be Cao Jun.
Song, it must be Song Xian! Wei, it must be Wei Xu! Yu Jin, Xiahou, it must be Xiahou Chun!
Song Xian and Wei Xu were also here. Hou Cheng's face lit up with joy. His original intention of kneeling down and begging for mercy changed to standing in front of Xiahou Yuan.
"Damn it!" Lü Bu really wanted to kill Xiahou Yuan and Hou Cheng. However, he knew that even though Hou Cheng was a noob, he was still a second-rate character. If he killed these two people, he might not be able to escape!
Each of these four banners had more soldiers than him!
"Where is Prime Minister Cao? Yu Jin is here. Kill!"
"Mengde, don't panic. Yuanrang is here! Everyone, charge with me! " Xiahou Yuan and Yu Jin rushed over because they heard the sounds of fighting coming from the White Gate Tower. Wei Xu and Song Xian rushed over because they failed to capture Lü Bu's family. The four groups of people arrived at the same time!
"Hmph!" Lü Bu abandoned Hou Cheng and Xiahou Yuan and walked down the city wall.
"Motherf * cker!" Liu Mang killed Cao Jun. Just as they were about to kill Boss Cao and Boss Lu would be able to escape, who knew that another four groups of soldiers would appear!
Four groups, each group had more soldiers than him. Even with the Formation Breaker, he wouldn't be able to hold them off! Furthermore, Wei Xu and Song Xian were among them. If he was caught by them, would he still want to live? Perhaps even death would be an extravagant wish ~!
"Motherf * cker, if only I could make them kill each other!" Liu Mang cursed. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration! Kill each other! Liu Mang laughed!
He put down the sword in his hand and raised his fist. He opened his mouth and roared towards the sky, "Song Xian, Wei Xu, if you don't surrender now, when will you!"
"What?!" Zhang Liao and Gao Shun were stunned. This Wei Xu and Song Xian were pretending to surrender? No way, if that was the case, they didn't need to kidnap their lord!
"What?!" Yu Jin and Xiahou Yuanrang were also shocked. This Song Xian and Wei Xu were going to rebel? It couldn't be? The Lvbu's Army had already been defeated. What good would it do them if they rebelled?
"This is the enemy's plan to sow discord!" Yu Jin calmed himself down.
"What?!" The one who was most surprised was Cao Cao. He was already paranoid to begin with, and now, he was even more paranoid. Add to that the fact that Xiahou Yuan was heavily injured, and his previous conjecture, Cao Cao instantly came to a realization.
"Good, good, this Wei Xu and Song Xian, these two bastards, good plan, good plan! If they can fool me, Cao Mengde, then they can fool the whole world! " Cao Cao's face was filled with murderous intent. Today, he was almost killed by Lü Bu. "Sacrifice the small for the big! Hehe, using Xiapi in exchange for my life, good plan, good plan! "
"Prime Minister, no, no!" Hou Cheng panicked. What kind of situation was this? Who was the traitor and who was the good guy?
"Hou Cheng?!" Cao Cao's eyes flashed red. This meant that he was going to kill someone. "You, come here!" He waved his hand for Hou Cheng to come closer.
"Prime Minister, I am willing to guarantee with my life that these two generals, Wei Xu and Song Xian, will never betray you!" Hou Cheng knelt on the ground, his face full of fear.
"They won't betray?" Cao Cao muttered to himself. Suddenly, he stabbed Heaven Sword into Hou Cheng's chest.
"Pu!" Blood splattered out. The entire Heaven Sword had pierced into Hou Cheng's chest.
"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, you, you!" Hou Cheng stuttered under the pain. "Why, why!" His eyes were filled with doubt.
"You won't betray me! Why did you betray Lü Bu? Since you said that you are willing to guarantee with your life, then I will fulfill your wish and take your life! " Kicking away Hou Cheng, who died with his eyes wide open, Cao Cao roared, "All troops listen to my order, quickly eliminate Song Xian, Wei Xu, and Lü Bu's remaining troops!" In that instant, the aura of an ambitious and ruthless person surged up again!
Kill three thousand by mistake, don't let one go. This was Cao Cao's life motto!
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