mynovelweb 111 Upheaval in the North
111 Upheaval in the North
More than half a month ago.
"Is Lu Bu crazy? If he holds on, I'm not sure how to deal with him."
Cao Cao frowned as he looked at the map. "But they came out in full force before the snow even melted, trying to launch a surprise attack on our army. Haha..."
The chuckle at the end was full of sarcasm and disdain.
But it was also thanks to Cao Hong's return last time that he told me about the sled and other things he had learned from Wolong Village.
Only then could they quickly mobilize a large amount of supplies to the front line to resist the crazy attack of Lu Bu's army.
"Xuan De, thank you for your hard work this time!" Cao Cao thought of something and looked at Liu Bei on the side.
The place where Lu Bu launched the most fierce attack at the beginning was Xuzhou, where Liu Bei was stationed.
Fortunately, Liu Bei was strict in military discipline, and had brave generals such as Zhang Fei and Guan Yu under his command, so he defended Xuzhou and waited for Cao Cao to lead his troops to support him.
"You are too kind, Lord Cao. This is Xuande's responsibility," Liu Bei said humbly. "It's just strange that although Lü Bu is a reckless man, he has Chen Gong, Zhang Liao and others under his command."
"This time they unexpectedly attacked Xuzhou without any reason. It's really strange."
He was at the front line, so it was not surprising that Lu Bu attacked the city. What was strange was the way he attacked.
As if there was some unsolvable hatred, all the soldiers rushed forward madly and launched an extremely fierce attack on Xuzhou.
Liu Bei also tried his best to lead his troops to defend the city.
If Cao Cao had brought his men a day later, Xuzhou City might have been lost.
"Hmph, what's so strange about that?" Xiahou Dun sneered. "That little Lu Bu has taken over Zang Ba's Taishan and other territories, and annexed the remnants of Yuan Shu's army. He's long since stopped taking us seriously."
"It's just Xuzhou..."
"Yuan Rang, what do you mean?" Zhang Fei snorted in dissatisfaction. "What do you mean it's just Xuzhou?"
They were already unhappy after being beaten up by Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and Xiahou Dun's words were full of contempt for them, so he couldn't help but get angry.
"Okay!" Cao Cao waved his hand, telling the two to stop arguing.
"No matter what, since Lu Bu has abandoned his defense and sent out all his forces, this is also an opportunity for us!"
Although the battle was fought hastily, Cao's army still had an advantage in terms of manpower in the field battle.
But it was just as Liu Bei said. This time, Lu Bu's army seemed to have lost their minds. Even though they knew that Cao's army was coming to support them, they still launched an almost mindless attack on Xuzhou City.
The two sides fought a fierce tug-of-war under the city of Xuzhou.
The area outside Xuzhou was like a huge meat grinder, with tens of thousands of soldiers from both sides dying every day.
Cao Cao's army continued to pour into Xuzhou from Xudu and other places.
The same was true for Lu Bu's army, with a steady stream of troops pouring in from all over the place.
If this is a tactic of adding fuel to the fire, it seems like both sides are constantly adding fuel to the blazing bonfire.
"Lu Bu is a madman!" Xiahou Dun tightened the bandage on his arm. He was accidentally hit in the arm by a stray arrow while defending the city today.
He was very disdainful at first, but after watching for a few days he finally understood what Liu Bei was talking about.
Just then, a guard came to report: "My lord, General Xu is back."
"Is Gongming back? Please invite him in!"
Xu Huang entered the tent, saluted Cao Cao, and said, "On our return from Jiangdong to Xudu, we learned that our lord had already brought troops to Xuzhou."
"Wen Ze stayed in Xudu because we discovered something incredible in Jiangdong this time."
"A big deal?" Cao Cao frowned.
"Yes, it is related to...what Zi Lian was investigating at that time." Xu Huang lowered his head and looked vaguely in the direction of Liu Bei and others.
Because in this tent, in addition to Cao Cao's direct subordinates, there were also Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
"Xuan De is not an outsider, just tell me." Cao Cao said.
"Yes!" After hearing what Cao Cao said, Xu Huang briefly told him about what they encountered with Zhuge Tian and others in the Shanyue army in Kuaiji, Jiangdong.
It’s mainly about what Qin Lang said at that time.
"Master Military Advisor?" Cao Cao frowned. "You've actually colluded with the Shanyue Army in the far south and the Xiongnu in the north!"
"And to hear him say it's wrong, there are actually many things in this world that are manipulated by them behind the scenes."
Guo Jia's mind was stirred at this moment: "Then, is Lu Bu's strange behavior this time related to them?"
"Is Fengxiao worrying too much?" Xiahou Yuan said from the side, "These rats in the gutter, I'm afraid many of those things they said were just far-fetched fabrications to flatter themselves, right?"
The others also nodded, mainly because many people only had a general idea of the situation and didn't even know that the other side was involved in the Battle of Wancheng.
So they don’t think that the other party really has the strength to play such a big game.
Only Cao Cao had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
If the other party could plot against him, then Sun Jian’s death might really be related to them.
Together with Gongsun Zan in the north, he had defeated the Wuhuan further north, but suddenly his temperament changed drastically.
It’s not surprising to say that he turned from a hero into a cowardly bear.
Is there any shadow of that "military advisor" in this?
But now Lu Bu’s army is so powerful that they are in a difficult situation.
Even if they wanted to abandon Xuzhou City, it would be difficult for them to escape if Lu Bu continued to pursue them.
The best solution now is to defeat Lu Bu.
Unfortunately, it never rains but it pours.
The next day, news came that Yuan Shao must have known about the battle between Cao's army and Lu Bu's army, and had already headed south to reap the benefits.
This put Cao Cao, who originally had a certain advantage in military strength, at a disadvantage.
They had to send troops north to resist Yuan Shao.
At this moment, something strange happened in the northwest.
Han Sui actually led his troops to attack Chang'an again from the direction of Xiliang, just like Dong Zhuo did in the past.
And in Han Sui's army, there were actually a large number of Hun cavalry.
At that time, Cao Cao was temporarily at peace with Ma Teng of Xiliang, and a large number of troops were transferred to Xuzhou and the north to guard against Yuan Shao.
Chang'an and Xudu were short of military forces.
There were enemy spies in the army, but Chang'an was captured by Han Sui in just a few days.
Then the Xiliang cavalry pointed to Xu Du.
Cao Cao had no choice but to give up Xuzhou and return to Xudu.
Liu Bei volunteered to stay behind to cover the retreat, and the 50,000 troops he led suffered heavy casualties.
Liu, Guan and Zhang are also missing.
Yuan Shao in the north saw an opportunity and took the opportunity to march south, conquering Cao Cao's sixteen cities in a row.
Nearly 100,000 soldiers were killed or wounded.
But Yuan Shao did not expect that when they marched south, the Wuhuan had accumulated a lot of strength in recent years, colluded with the Xianbei and Jie armies, and took the opportunity to attack Youzhou again.
He took back a lot of the territory that Yuan Shao had obtained from Gongsun Zan.
At the same time, Liu Zhang of Yizhou was attacked by the Qiang and Di armies.
Sun Ce of Jiangdong was harassed by the Shanyue army.
In just one month, the entire Three Kingdoms continent was in turmoil and the situation changed drastically.