Three days later.
The war in Ji Yin began.
In less than a day, Cao Ren had taken down three cities and half of the county's territory. The army was approaching Dingtao City.
In just two days.
The urgent battle report from Dingtao had already reached Chenliu County.
Lu Bu did not have the time to inform Chen Gong, who was far away in Donglin. Instead, he reorganized his army and marched towards Jiyin County.
Several days later.
Dingtao City had already been breached.
The body of the Governor of Jiyin, Wu Zi, was hung above the city gate.
The four walls were filled with the army, as well as piles of arrows, rolling wood, and alchemical fire oil.
"Brother!"
Cao Hong ascended the city tower, his brows filled with hostility as he asked,""We've already broken through Dingtao for two days, and that Lu Bu hasn't come yet. Could it be that Mr. Xinzhi has miscalculated?”
"Probably not!"
Cao Ren shook his head.
Cao Hong said unhappily," My lord trusts him too much. He doesn't usually work hard on anything. The war even made him decide on the strategy of attack. Even us brothers were ostracized by him. If we lose this battle, I'll be the first to kill him!”
"Shut up!"
Cao Ren cursed.
Staring at the southwest, he saw a cloud of smoke coming over.
Nearly ten thousand troops.
The soldiers carrying the torrential baleful aura came to the city.
A Lü tooth flag broke through the smoke and dust. It whistled and brought with it a great amount of ferocious aura, surging over the plains.
"It's been breached!"
Lu Bu stared at the city tower and the huge Cao flag. He gripped the halberd tightly and said coldly,""Thief Cao, do you dare to fight outside the city?"
"Bah!"
Cao Ren spat and sneered." Lu Fengxian, you were also a fierce general who dominated Luoyang back then. You killed your foster father many times and turned to someone else. It's a shame for us to join the army. You took advantage of our attack on Yanzhou to occupy the magpie's nest. Who's the real thief?!"”
"Where's Cao Mengde?"
Lu Bu's pupils constricted.
"Guess where my Lord went!" Cao Ren sneered.”
"Damn it!"
"Damn it!"
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with rage.
After receiving the battle report, he traveled day and night. He did not expect Dingtao to still be breached.
Juancheng could not be compared with Jiyin County.
Back then, Cao Cao was able to kill his way out of Dongjun and become the herdsman of Yanzhou.
Today, no one could be sure if Cao Cao would be able to reclaim Yanzhou from Jiyin.
Moreover…
Dingtao only had Cao Ren's army. Where were the others?
Was it Mount Tai, East County, or Shanyang, where the Chen Palace was stationed, or perhaps they had killed their way back to Chen Liu!
"My lord!"
At this moment, Zhang Liao came from the rear.
"Wenyuan, aren't you escorting supplies?" Lu Bu turned around and glared at him coldly.”
"My lord!"
Zhang Liao's expression turned ugly." I received the battle report from the rear. Xue Lan and Li Feng are in an emergency. Cheng Shi County's Li Qian gathered the local powerhouses and led the family's soldiers to attack Juye with Xiahou Yuan!”
"Bastard!"
"Bastard!"
Lu Bu glared at the city wall, then turned to Red Rabbit and shouted,""Send the entire army to Ju Ye immediately!"
"Here!"
the exhausted army responded.
Chen Liu was not far from Dingtao.
They had traveled day and night, and they had to go to Shanyang County without resting. It could be said that they were exhausted!
"You're leaving just like that?"
On the city tower, Cao Hong said with a dumbfounded expression.
Cao Ren heaved a sigh of relief. He said in admiration," Sir, you are indeed very wise. If I'm not mistaken, Lu Bu should have gone to Juye. By the time they arrive, Miao Cai and the others will have taken down Juye City!"”
"What about us?"
"Don't tell me we're just going to stand guard here?" Cao Hong asked in fear.”
"Of course not!"
Cao Ren shook his head and took out a brocade pouch from his pocket. He said in a deep voice,""This is the brocade bag that Zhongkang sent on the night before the expedition. Mister said that when you see Lu Bu retreat from Dingtao, you can open it to check our next march plan!”
"Why didn't you say so during the meeting?!" Cao Hong frowned.”
"Boor!"
Cao Ren reprimanded," When the army starts a war, each army only has one target. Unless the war is decided, we can only proceed with the next step of the march. If we arrange for several targets to fight in a row, it will only weaken our morale. At the same time, this is to prevent our position in the army from being shaken. Do you understand?”
"Eh!"
Cao Hong scratched his head.
It wasn't that he didn't understand, but that Xiao Nan was too mysterious.
There were many twists and turns inside. For a general like him, it was a little complicated.
"Swoosh!"
Cao Ren opened the bag and said,""Zilian, immediately arrange for the army to rest. Tomorrow, you will lead 3,000 troops to East County. The powerful Tian family of Puyang has defected.”
"Me?"
Cao Hong said blankly.
"This is Mister's arrangement!"
"I want to lead two thousand soldiers to guard Ji Yin and prevent Lu Bu, Chen Gong, and Zhang Miao from supporting East County!”
"If you succeed in East County, our Third Battalion will be able to recover two counties. At that time, no one will dare to compete for the position of First General!”
"Miao Cai can't do it, and Yuan Rang can't do it either. As for Yu Jin and Yue Jin, it's hard to say. After all, they are the main force, so you have to be fast!”Cao Ren said solemnly.
"Here!"
Cao Hong shouted.
Cao Ren said again,"Zilian, you are a god who has never appeared in the world. You must be more respectful in the future!"”
"Got it!"
Cao Hong replied solemnly.
In less than half a month.
Dingtao fell.
The war in Juye had broken out, and they had lost contact with East County.
Furthermore, the Prefecture Overseer's countless officials had betrayed him, causing Chen Gong, Zhang Miao, and the others in the distant Donglin to feel their hearts shatter.
In the Lu Army camp.
In a commander's tent.
Chen Gong looked at the battle reports and said in confusion,""Chaos, chaos, the entire Yanzhou is in a mess!”
"How dare they!"
Zhang Miao's facial features were twisted and his words were ferocious.
Yanzhou's aristocrats had welcomed Lu Bu with him back then, so why were there so many rebellions now?
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