"Kill!"

"Ahhh!"

The army was defeated like a mountain, and countless Cao Jun soldiers had thrown down their weapons and hid in the woods nearby.

Seeing that they could no longer escape, countless Cao Jun soldiers knelt on the ground and shouted to surrender.

Cao Cao also knew that there was no way to reverse it, so he could only grit his teeth and give an order that he least wanted to say.

"Retreat!"

Cao Cao led his men to retreat all the way. Those infantry without horses were really unlucky.

The entire battle lasted until dawn, before Lu Bu ordered his troops to retreat and returned in great force with the spoils of war and prisoners.

Cao Cao fled back to the camp, his face was livid with anger, and he kept roaring, "What's going on? How did the little Lu Bu know our plan?"

Lu Qian sighed, "My lord, it seems that Tian Xiang has really betrayed us. He teamed up with Lu Bu'er to plot against us."

Cheng Yu shook his head, "It's impossible. If he wanted to betray us, tonight wouldn't be like this."

Hearing this sentence, Cao Cao's eyebrows moved, "It makes sense. It seems that Tian Xiang shouldn't betray us."

Cheng Yu nodded, "If Tian Xiang wants to betray us, the place where Lu Bu's son will set up an ambush should be at the east city gate, not in the wilderness.

The terrain inside the east city gate is narrow, and it would be more beneficial to Lu Bu's son if he set up an ambush there.

The fact that Lu Bu's son chose to ambush in the wild is enough to prove that Tian Xiang did not betray us."

Hearing this, Lu Qian frowned and said, "If we put it this way, even Tian Xiang may not know the strategy devised by Lu Bu's son, right?"

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Lu Qian, "What do you mean by this?"

Lu Qian cupped his hands and said, "Lord, there is only one way to go from us to Puyang City.

What if we, Lu Bu'er and Tian Xiang designed a plan and asked Tian Xiang to lead us to the North City Gate.

Tian Xiang didn't know about it, because Lu Bu's son didn't plan to set up an ambush in the city, but on the road we must pass.

This means that Lu Bu's son asked Tian Xiang to lead us to the city. It was actually just a pretense, and he didn't even take it seriously.

The most important thing is that Lu Bu is best at fighting on the plains and is known for his bravery. It is reasonable for him to do such a thing."

After hearing this analysis, Cao Cao frowned and asked slowly, "In that case, do you think Tian Xiang wants to cooperate with us, or with Lu Bu'er?"

Lu Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's hard to say now, but we can send people to inquire. If Tian Xiang has captured Lu Bu's son, then he is interested in us. On the other hand, this is their plan."

Cao Cao turned his head and looked at Xia Houyuan, "What are the losses of our army?"

Xia Houyuan hurriedly raised his hand and said, "When we set out yesterday, we brought a total of 40,000 troops and horses.

After the battle last night, when we came back to count the number of people, we found that there were 15,000 people who had not returned."

Hearing this number, Cao Cao was immediately surprised, "So many?"

Cao Cao really felt a little distressed. Although the military discipline of these Qingzhou soldiers was not very good, they were young and strong men selected from millions of Yellow Turban troops. Over time, they would become an absolute elite force.

However, there was a sneak attack last night and so much was lost.

Xia Houyuan hurriedly handed over his hand and said, "Lord, maybe everyone ran away, and soldiers will come back one after another in the future. The actual number of losses will not be so many."

Cao Cao waved his hand feebly, "Everyone, please go back and rest first."

Just when everyone was about to exit, a voice came among the crowd.

"Wait a minute."

Cao Cao turned his head to look, but it was Guo Jia who walked out of the crowd, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, our army has returned with a great defeat, and Lu Bu'er will most likely take advantage of the victory to pursue him. If our soldiers go down to rest, in case the enemy forces charge

Come on, how should our army respond?"

When everyone heard these words, they reacted, and at the same time, they secretly felt ashamed.

Lu Qian cupped his hands and said, "My lord, what Guo Fengxiao said makes sense. Our army should send more sentries around to prevent Lu Bu from succeeding in another sneak attack."

Cao Cao nodded and was about to speak when Cheng Yu suddenly said, "My lord, since we know that Lu Bu's son will come, why should we give up this good opportunity? Why don't we take this opportunity to devise a plan and let Lu Bu's son dare to come?"

He never comes back."

After hearing this, Xia Houyuan shouted loudly, "Okay, that's a good plan. We will use our lives today to ensure that Lu Bu's son cannot go back."

Cao Cao nodded lightly, turned to look at Guo Jia, and asked slowly, "Fengxiao, what do you think?"

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said slowly, "My lord, do you still remember that there is a Maling Mountain not far from our place? We can pretend to retreat and set up an ambush in the mountain. If Lu Bu's son comes, our army can sneak attack.

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Cheng Yu's eyes lit up and he recalled the Maling Mountain he passed by. He clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Feng Xiao is right. The terrain of Maling Mountain is dangerous. As long as an ambush is set up halfway, Lu Bu's child will definitely not be able to escape."
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Guo Jia smiled and cupped his hands, "That's exactly what I meant."

After hearing what the two said, Cao Cao frowned slightly. If it were normal, he would definitely rise up and shout for good advice.

But now, he is a little hesitant, because he also knows these things.

How to choose?

Will Lu Bu come?

Cao Cao fell into deep thought!

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Puyang City.

Lu Bu and the generals were all beaming with joy, and the atmosphere in the room was unusually relaxed.

Wei Xu stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "Marquis Wen, Cao Mengde lost a lot of troops this time, and his vitality must have been severely damaged. Why don't we take advantage of the victory to pursue them and defeat them directly."

Lu Bu nodded slightly, but did not speak. Instead, he turned his gaze to Chen Gong and asked, "Gongtai, what do you mean?"

Chen Gong cupped his hands and said slowly, "Cao Mengde returned with a huge defeat last night. His morale must have been greatly reduced. It is a good time for our army to attack."

As soon as he said this, there were sudden footsteps outside the door. A soldier hurriedly walked in from outside the door. He raised his hands and said, "I'm reporting to Marquis Wen. The news came back from the exploration horse. Cao's army has set up camp and seems to be preparing to leave."

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Upon hearing the news, Wei Xu shouted, "No, they want to run away."

At this point, Wei Xu turned around and cupped his hands towards Lu Bu, "Marquis Wen, Cao Mengde must have fled with his soldiers because he saw that he couldn't defeat us.

The last general is willing to lead a group of soldiers and horses as the vanguard to chase Cao Mengde, and I ask Marquis Wen to agree!"

When all the generals heard that they had the opportunity to beat up the drowned dog, they all stepped forward to ask for help.

"Marquis Wen, let the general go."

"The mission will be completed in the end."

"The last general must come back with Cao Mengde's head."

After hearing what everyone said, Lu Bu frowned and turned to look at Chen Gong again.

"Gongtai, what do you think?"

After hearing the question, Chen Gong pondered for a moment and nodded slowly, "Cao Mengde came back from Xuzhou and was already exhausted. Coupled with several battles, he suffered heavy losses and his morale was already low.

So I also think that Cao Mengde’s move is very likely to be true.”

When Lu Bu heard Chen Gong's analysis, he also felt that it made sense. He nodded and shouted loudly, "Generals, obey the order."

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly stood up and held their hands, "General, you will obey the order."

"Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian will lead the cavalry and open the way in front. Remember, after arriving at Maling Mountain, stop at the mountain pass and wait for the arrival of the army. Do not act rashly."

"The general will obey your orders."

After receiving the order, the two of them bowed their hands and turned to leave.

Lu Bu looked around and said, "Zang Ba will stay to defend the city, and the rest of the people will go with me to pursue Cao Mengde."

Although the credit this time went to Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian, it is still good to have some soup.

Everyone cupped their hands and responded loudly, "I will obey your orders."

Half an hour later, Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian led the cavalry out of the city and headed towards Maling Mountain.

Everyone was walking quickly and were about to reach Maling Mountain. Just when Zhang Liao was about to give the order to speed up, the spy in front came back with news.

"Reporting to General Zhang, Cao Jun's baggage team has been spotted ahead. Do you want to continue the pursuit?"

When he heard the news from the spies, Cheng Lian was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Lao Zhang, that's great. Although Cao Mengde ran away, the baggage team was too slow. Unexpectedly, we caught up with him."

Baggage team: a series of logistics materials such as ordnance, food and grass, tents, uniforms, etc. carried by the transport troops.

Zhang Liao frowned and asked slowly, "The baggage team is no small matter. Cao Mengde will definitely send heavy troops to guard it. We must not be careless."

Cheng Lian hurriedly turned to look at the spies, "Have you found out how many there are there?"

The spy cupped his hand and said, "The enemy's baggage team may have tens of thousands of people, but my subordinates have observed that the number of soldiers capable of fighting cannot exceed 4,000 at most."
To be continued...