Cao Cao's camp, after listening to the reports, Cao Cao was so angry that he kicked the table.

The food and grass were burned to the point where only three days of food were left, and the child Lu Bu actually escaped.

Angry, unstoppable.

But as a lord, you have to calm down no matter how angry you are.

Repressing his anger, Cao Cao looked around and said, "Everyone, what should we do now?"

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Guo Jia took the lead in speaking: "Lord, we only have three choices now."

Cao Cao's face slowed down and he asked quickly: "Let me say it!"

Guo Jia nodded and said, "One, retreat immediately and wait for the army to fight again. Second, send troops to surround Lu Bu and force the city to surrender. Third, attack Xia Pi tomorrow and cut off Lu Bu's foundation."

Cao Cao took a deep breath, thought for a moment and said, "Send the order to attack Xia Pi tomorrow!"

On the second day, Cao Cao's army attacked Xia Pi. The flying arrows were like locusts, and blood flowed into a river.

"Hold on, I will hold on!" Zhang Liao in the city shouted loudly while killing the enemy: "Cao Cao's food and grass have been burned by Wen Hou. If you defend the city, Cao Cao will be defeated!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The soldiers were very motivated and were very powerful.

Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou several times, either slaughtering the city or flooding, causing the lives of Xuzhou to suffer. The people of Xuzhou hated Cao Cao to the core and wished they could eat his flesh raw.

Seeing that the city could not be captured for a long time, Cao Cao was even more irritable.

"Report!" A message soldier rushed over and said, "Report to the lord, the Tibetan Ba ​​leads his troops to come, less than 20 miles away from our army."

"What!" Cao Cao couldn't help but curse: "Damn it!"

Although I had known that the Tibetan Ba ​​sent troops for a long time, I didn't expect it to be so close.

If the city cannot be captured for a long time, what should I do?

Now, Guo Jia, beside him, couldn't help but exhort: "Lord, you must do nothing. We must withdraw our troops immediately. Zhang Yang has already invaded Xingyang. If Xingyang is in trouble, Xuchang will be out of protection!"

"Damn it!" After Cao Cao shouted annoyedly, he had to order in a solemn voice: "Send the order and withdraw the army!"

The messenger immediately ran away and told him that he had sent the order to withdraw his troops.

By the afternoon, Lu Bu, who was hiding in the woods, couldn't help but come out to investigate the situation.

He set up a large number of traps in the woods, but no enemy came to attack.

The news sent by someone to find out made Lu Bu laugh and cry.

He didn't expect that Cao Cao would retreat so simply.

He didn't even come to cause trouble for him.

Yes, after conquering Xia Pi, he would have nothing. It would be much easier to send a large army to search his whereabouts.

OK, great!

After escaping this disaster, from then on, he will be the time when he is flying dragons in the sky and dominate the world.

However, when Lu Bu led more than 200 camps back to Xia Pi, he saw Tibetan soldiers besieging the city.

Lu Bu couldn't help but feel sank, because at this time Zangba was just an alliance with him and did not regard him as the main person.

After a series of battles with Cao Cao, his troops were less than 10,000 left.

Now Zangba's military strength is obviously stronger than him. If Zangba has any thoughts, his situation will still be worse.

The two met soon, and the Zangba rushed forward.

"Warm!" Zangba bowed his fists.

"General Zang!" Lu Bu smiled and said with a look: "Thank you, General Zang, for leading the troops to help!"

"Hahaha!" Zangba smiled and said, "Wen Hou is invincible and has defeated Cao Cao long ago, but he is late!"

"That's natural!" Lu Bu smiled and then said seriously: "General Tibetan, now the troubled times are coming, and the patriarchs are competing for hegemony. I want to achieve great achievements, but I don't know if General Tibetan is willing to compete with each other?"

While speaking, Lu Bu tightened the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand. With the distance between him and Tibetan Ba, he was completely confident to solve the problem.

Now his territory is unstable and he has to make a tough move.

According to history, after Lu Bu's death, Tibetan Ba ​​surrendered to Cao Cao. In other words, he was not a good person to be a magistrate.

Besides, not everyone can be a magistrate, and it is absolutely impossible to have no fame and fortune.

And Lu Bu was able to gain a foothold because of Wang Yun’s title of “Wen Hou” on the order of the emperor.

After all, the Han Dynasty had not yet perished, and now it is still time for the princes to compete for hegemony and annex each other.

At this moment, when Lu Bu released his murderous aura, Zangba couldn't help but tremble.

Lu Bu was obviously forcing the palace to express his opinion.

At this moment, the Tibetan king couldn't help but think about it.

He just occupied the bandits in the Lu State and Mount Tai area, and had no civil servants under his command.

There is Yuan Shao in the north, Cao Cao in the west, and Lu Bu in the south. They are in this gap. If you want to survive, he must find a support.

I have to say that Yuan Shao is at the peak of his life and has the strongest power now.

Cao Cao had the emperor in his hands and had many civil and military officials under his command, so his power should not be underestimated.

Lu Bu is mighty and brave, and the Xuzhou area is also very powerful and powerful.

He originally wanted to wander among the three forces to survive, but now it seems that it is not possible.

Forget it, since Lu Bu can defeat Cao Cao, it's not bad. Besides, it's probably difficult for him to leave now.

He was sure of his heart, and Zangba quickly turned over and dismounted, half-kneeled and bowed: "See lord!"

"Hahahaha!" Lu Bu was very happy and hurriedly stepped forward: "Please get up quickly!"

After getting up, Lu Bu hurriedly said, "Let's go and go back to the city. I will reward the entire army tonight!"

"Thank you, no, thank you lord!" Zangba hurriedly replied.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Lu Bu was very happy because he finally survived the most difficult disaster.

Since he was not dead in Baimen Tower, the princes still had his place to compete for hegemony.

It has to be said that fortunately, there were no cotton and other things to keep warm in this era. The transportation was also very backward, so Cao Cao had to retreat.

Because in ancient times, war was just a battle of logistics, without strong logistical support, the battle could not be fought at all.

In the evening, all the civil and military officials gathered together to celebrate the remnant of the disaster.

During the meal, Chen Gong, as a military advisor, said: "Lord, although Cao Cao retreated, after this war, Xuzhou was suffering from a lot of people and was in trouble. The most urgent task is that we should recover the lost territory. If Pengcheng and Xiaopei are not recovered, Xuzhou's gates will be opened, and there will be no danger to defend. Cao Cao retreated heavily, and he thought he would not leave many troops to defend the city."

"Yeah!" Lu Bu said in response: "Zhang Liao!"

"The last one will be here!"

"I will order you to recruit troops and horses to recover Pengcheng tomorrow!"

"promise!"

"Tibet!"

"The last one will be here!"

"I ordered you to lead troops to attack Xiaopei tomorrow, and be sure to take him back!"

"As for the order!" Zangba clasped his fists to respond.

"Public Platform!" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong and said in a true voice: "From now on, increase the military salary of our army three times. You will issue a notice to recruit soldiers tomorrow. If any one joins the army, one will join the army, and the whole family will not be hungry. You will collect as much as you join the army. But you must be strong, don't be old and weak!"

Now that there is no soldiers in hand, Lu Bu has to fight for military force.

However, Lu Bu's words knocked Chen Gong to the spot, so shocked that he didn't react for a moment.

After coming back to his senses, Chen Gong had to whisper: "Lord, now the treasury has no silver, no food or grass. Let's not talk about recruiting troops, even food cannot be sustained."

Lu Bu couldn't help but frowned and asked, "How much food and grass is left in the treasury?"

Chen Gonghuan glanced at everyone and said in a weak voice: "It's only enough for three months at most."

"Three months?" Lu Bu pondered in his voice.

In other words, at most, the spring plowing will be over and the autumn harvest will not be waiting for. If this problem is not solved, the army will mutiny 100%.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Bu asked: "Can the great families and local tyrants have food?"

"However, there is." Chen Gong sighed: "But now food is more expensive than money. We don't have silver, so we can't buy it at all!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu raised his lips and said with a smile: "It's good to have food. As for silver, I know there is a place that has money."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!