On the march, Cao Cao's heart was heavy. He hated those vassals who had no reputation.
"Liu Lang, do you think my decision is right or wrong?”
Cao Yu smiled and said disdainfully,"Why should Eldest Brother care about those short-sighted people? "The heroes have stopped moving forward, and only we can send troops to pursue them. Regardless of whether we succeed or not, the entire world will know the name of Cao Cao because he is the only one who is loyal to the country without caring about his own safety! Although the Han court was in the sunset, its prestige was still there. There were many loyal Han people. They would definitely see what his brother did and leave a deep impression. When the time was right, these talents would swarm over and join his brother.”
Pausing for a moment, Cao Yu continued," In terms of military strategy, this is indeed a good time to send troops. I believe that many wise people can understand it. Isn't it clear at a glance who is better than those dukes who don't do anything? The world was about to fall into chaos, and it was inevitable that the warlords would split up. These wise people naturally had to choose a wise ruler to assist them. If they did not choose their elder brother, would they choose those short-sighted people?”
"If you want to profit, you need to take a risk. There's no such thing as a sure win in this world, let alone a war. This was an opportunity to prove themselves in front of the entire world. They gave up on it, but we seized it, didn't we?”
After hearing Cao Yu's words, Cao Cao's heavy heart was swept away.
"Haha... It's Liulang who knows me!"
"But big brother, there will definitely be an ambush on the way. We should send more scouts to scout so that we won't be caught off guard!”
"Liulang is thoughtful. I'll do as you say!”
They had to chase at full speed and guard against ambushes. It could be said that they were very careful and exhausted their mental and physical strength.
After marching to Rongyang City, Cao Yu looked at the mountain dock in the distance and paid extra attention.
After another twenty miles, the army stopped.
"Liu Lang, why did you stop?
Cao Yu pointed ahead and said to Cao Cao,""Big brother, look. There are mountains and forests on both sides of the road, but there are no sounds of beasts or birds. It's too quiet. It must be an ambush.”
"It's still Liu Lang who is meticulous. I almost messed up. In Liu Lang's opinion, what should I do?”
"Big brother, how about I command this battle?”
"Oh? It seems that Liu Lang is confident!"
After thinking for a while, Cao Cao nodded and agreed,""Then I'll see Liulang's ability!”
"I won't embarrass Eldest Brother!"
Cao Yu called Cao Ren over and whispered in his ear. After Cao Ren memorized the order, the entire army moved forward again.
As the army went deep into the forest, the sound of war drums suddenly came from the front. A general charged out. Who else could it be but Lu Bu?
"Haha... Cao thief, you've fallen into my military counselor's trap!”
"Not good! There's an ambush!"
Just as the Cao army began to panic, two groups of Western Liang soldiers rushed out from the forest on both sides. They were led by Li Jue and Guo Si.
"Cao Cao, you won't be able to escape today!”
With the Cao army losing their courage, the situation was critical.
At this moment, Cao Ren stood up and shouted,""Meng De, leave quickly. I'll cover the rear!"
"I'll open the way!"
Cao Yu raised his halberd and galloped his horse as he charged towards the direction he came from.
"Brothers, if you don't want to die, follow me!”
The 20,000 men were divided into two teams. Cao Ren led 5,000 men to cover the rear while the rest followed Cao Yu to break out of the encirclement.
Dong Zhuojun, who was blocking the way, was frightened when he saw Cao Yu leading his team. He didn't dare to stop them with his life. He only blocked them for a while and then let them pass.
After the 10,000 men had rushed out, Cao Ren's 5,000 men were the only ones left.
He ran all the way out of the forest before stopping.
"Liu Lang, will Zixiao be alright?”
"Of course not. He is a lucky general. With Dian Wei by his side and five hundred personal soldiers, it won't be a problem for him to kill his way out.”
Those 5,000 soldiers were Hua Xiong's old subordinates, and most of them were from Western Liang. Surrendering was only a temporary measure, but they had caused quite a bit of trouble recently. It was just nice to get rid of them in one go!
On the other side, Lu Bu watched as Cao Ren led a few hundred men to break out of the encirclement under the protection of a burly man. However, he had no intention of chasing after Cao Ren.
"Wen Hou, aren't we going to give chase? If he attacked from both sides with Xu Rong, he might be able to make Cao Cao stay.”
Lu Bu shook his head." They still have a large army. Moreover, Cao Yu is still around. Xu Rong cannot be held back. If we let them regroup, it might be a chaotic battle. The gains do not make up for the losses!”
The main reason was that Lu Bu had not recovered from his injuries and did not want to meet Cao Yu. Moreover, the martial arts skills of that burly man could not be underestimated.
Li Jue nodded." Wen Hou is right. Our mission is to stop the pursuers. The armies of the vassals will come at any moment. If Ado wants to go, you can go yourself."”
Guo Si quickly shook his head." Then let's catch up with the main force. We'll see if Xu Rong can swallow this piece of fat meat!"”
"If he were to meet Cao Yu, it would be hard to say!" Li Jue laughed.”
After Cao Ren arrived, the Cao army chose to start a fire in an open space to cook.
"Zixiao, how is it?"
Cao Ren shook his head.”
"There's nothing to pity. They're the Western Liang army to begin with. They're just an unstable factor.”
As soon as the bonfire was raised, a dense group of enemy soldiers appeared from the side.
"Cao Cao, Xu Rong has been waiting here for a long time.”
With Cao Yu's order, the army that was preparing to cook quickly threw down their things, picked up their weapons, and mounted their horses.
This calm and orderly operation stunned Xu Rong. This was definitely rehearsed.
"What's wrong? Surprised? The surprise is still to come!"
Shouts of killing suddenly came from both sides. The Xiahou brothers each led a team and surrounded Xu Rong.
It turned out that they had already received Cao Yu's order to lay in ambush on both sides, waiting to catch a turtle in a jar.
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