The Cao army was counting their casualties and recuperating. Dozens of miles away from Liu County, six hundred people had gathered.
Wang Mou and Dian Wei were the last to arrive, and the moment they arrived, they were faced with 600 pairs of reverent eyes.
"Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
"Young Master!"
"Greetings, Young Master!"
The six hundred people knelt on the ground in unison. Their worship came from the bottom of their hearts, and their admiration came from their true feelings. At this moment, Wang Mou was no different from a god in their hearts!
Cao Cao, who had defeated Lord Tao under the leadership of his young master and made the entire Xu Prefecture tremble in fear, was nothing more than this!
"Why are you giving such a big bow? Get up! How was the fire? Are you satisfied?"
" Satisfied!" The six hundred people shouted in unison. Very satisfied!"
"Wen Xiang, did you burn the Cao army's rations?”
"I'm sorry, Young Master," Xu Sheng said apologetically."Everything was going smoothly, but it was disrupted by a scholar."”
"Scholar? It's not strange that he could think of the safety of the rations. This is not your fault!”
He sighed,"My side also failed, and Cao Cao escaped!" What a pity. He thought that he could at least force the Cao army to retreat!”
Wang Mou silently looked up at the sky. He had made two preparations, but he did not expect them to fail at the brink of success. Was the heavens helping Cao Cao?
Could it be that the people of Xu Prefecture would not be able to escape this calamity? No, he couldn't give up. No matter what, he had to stop Butcher Cao and help them get through this!
Since the heavens were on Cao Mengde's side, he would rely on what he had learned and use all his skills to defy the heavens!
Seeing that Wang Mou was in a bad mood, Xu Sheng said worriedly,"Young Master, are you alright?"
Wang Mou shook his head." Man plans, God disposes! Moreover, burning half of Cao Cao's rations is also very beneficial to us. There are constant wars everywhere. Yanzhou has just stabilized, and Cao Cao's rations are definitely not much. As long as Xu Prefecture can hold on for a while, Cao Cao's rations will run out and retreat.”
"Young Master's words make sense. What should we do next?”
"If we go to Peng City, as long as Tao Qian's army is there, it won't be a problem for us to block the Cao army for a period of time!”
Wang Mou waved his hand." Let's go!"
When the 600 people arrived at Pengcheng County, they saw a shocking scene. The city gates of Pengcheng were wide open, and an endless stream of commoners rushed out of the city with their families and luggage, as if they were fleeing for their lives!
"What happened in Peng City? Cao Cao's army was about to arrive, so what was the use of the commoners running for their lives at this time? They will only be caught up and slaughtered!"
"Let's go up and ask!"
The appearance of six hundred people naturally attracted the attention of the guards, and they were stopped as soon as they approached.
"Stop! Who are you?"
Xu Sheng stood up at Wang Mou's signal." We are the garrison of Liu County. What happened in Peng City? Where is Lord Tao?"
It turned out that they were family. Judging from the decorations, it was indeed the Xuzhou Army.
"Lord Tao has already fled to Dong Hai County. As for the people, as you can see, they naturally fled!”
"What?"
Tao Qian wasn't here? Doesn't that mean that the army isn't here and the Cao army is about to arrive? What should we do?
"Young Master, what should we do?"
Wang Mou gestured for him to calm down." Let me ask you, who is the current general guarding Peng City? How many soldiers are there?"
"You are…"
"This is Lord Tao's nephew. Just answer him!”
Tao Qian's relative? The lieutenant immediately did not dare to be negligent.
"So it's Young Master! Replying to Young Master, the general is General Lu You. The majority of the army was taken away by Lord Tao, leaving only three thousand men in Pengcheng.”
"What is it? Only 3,000!"
The six hundred people panicked. How could they defend?
"What?" the lieutenant asked curiously. Is there a problem?"
"The problem is huge. Cao Cao's army of tens of thousands is about to arrive, what can 3,000 people do?”
"The Cao Army is coming?"
Of course, if they didn't come, would they still wait for the new year?
Wang Mou waved his hand." Let's not talk nonsense. Quickly bring me to General Lu!"”
"Oh, oh, please follow me, Young Master!"
At this moment, Lu You was frowning in the government office. His lord had escaped, but he had left him in Peng City and only gave him 3,000 troops. Wasn't this clearly giving up on him?
And the people in the city, he couldn't just leave them alone, right?
What should he do? He hoped that the Cao army would not come too quickly!
"General, a person who claims to be the nephew of Lord Tao requests an audience.”
The lord's nephew? Who was it?
"Bring him in…No, I'll pick it up myself!"
Perhaps it was a new order from the lord? This could not be neglected.
As soon as they met, Lu You praised him in his heart. What a peerless romantic person. His lord's family actually had such excellent genes?
The first thing Wang Mou said was," General Lu, quickly stop the people who are leaving and let them return to the city to take refuge.”
"Why? I asked them to leave to seek refuge. If they stay here, they will have to face the Cao army sooner or later. I can't delay them!”
"You're the one who's delaying them! The Cao army is not far from Peng City and will definitely arrive in two to three days. How far do you think the people can go in two to three days? The Cao army only needed to give chase, and the cavalry only needed to charge, and they would all be killed by the blades. Had the tragedy of Guang Qi not spread yet?”
" It's because of the tragedy in Guangqi that I asked the people to take refuge as soon as possible. Now that you're asking them to return, how are we going to resist?" Lu You said anxiously. Just these three thousand men under me? That's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible!"
Wang Mou argued," The few of us can hold off the Cao army for seven days. Six hundred people can burn the Cao army to death and burn half of their rations. You have three thousand people here. Moreover, Peng City is a strong city. Why can't you defend it?”
Lu You was shocked." You mean…" The Cao army is still not here, is it your doing?”
"That's right, it was Young Master who led us to do it!”
Xu Sheng stood out and told Lu You the details of the incident!
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