Lanling was breached.
It was impossible for Xiao Bei's heart to not have a trace of fluctuation.
He had always thought that his arrival would change the things he had regretted and allow the Breaking Ranks Camp to be passed down.
Unfortunately.
He had underestimated Gao Shun and Cao Xing.
The frontier had its own pride, just like Xiang Yu, who refused to cross the River East until his death.
After the battle of Lanling, Xiapi was the only strong city that represented all of Xuzhou. At the same time, it also represented that more than half of Xuzhou had been conquered.
The next day.
Xiao Bei's army set out for Xiapi.
Now, Cao Cao was still besieging the city. He wanted to break through the city.
At the end of June.
The 1st Battalion went to Xiapi and met up with the 3rd and 4th Battalion.
The military camp stretched for more than ten miles, and the mighty force slammed down on the city gate tower of Xiapi like a black cloud.
In front of the gate of the third camp.
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with gratification as he said,""Xinzhi, you've worked hard on this trip!"
"I wouldn't dare!"
Xiao Bei bowed slightly.
Cao Cao quickly helped him up and sighed,""I've attacked Xu Prefecture twice but failed. Now, in just a few months, only Xiapi is left in Xu Prefecture. As long as we take this place, the entire Xu Prefecture will be in our hands!”
"Not bad!"
Xiao Bei nodded.
"Hurry up!"
Cao Cao waved his hand and smiled." I knew you were here today, so I've already prepared a welcome banquet for you!"”
They entered the commander's tent.
Everyone raised their glasses.
Instantly, the atmosphere in the entire military camp became lively.
Cao Cao looked at the two pots beside Xu Chu and asked,""Zhongkang, why did you bring two earthen jars with you?”
"Eh!"
Xu Chu was slightly taken aback." Prime Minister, these are the ashes of Gao Shun and Cao Xing. The two of them led 3,800 soldiers to fight to the death in Lanling. Before they died, they hoped that Marshal Xiao would scatter them in the Yin Mountains of the Northern Desert when he goes north!"”
"Yes!"
Cao Cao's eyes were filled with emotion.
Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu were all like this.
Xiao Bei took a sip of tea and said indifferently,"They have their stubbornness, but a war is still a war. There will always be people dying and people dying. Prime Minister, you don't have to be so concerned. The generals of the Northern Borderline have been out for ten years, and they have already let down the people of the Northern Borderline. They are just like Xiang Yu, the King of Chu who fought to the death on the Wu River back then!"”
"I understand!"
"Such a good general, it's a pity to die!" Cao Cao said in disappointment.”
"Good man!"
Cao Ren's eyes were filled with shock.
" Yes!" Xiahou Yuan nodded and said," It's a great regret that I couldn't fight him!"”
"Haha!"
Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with smiles.
Everyone would die sooner or later.
If not for the system, he would have been dismembered by Cao Cao.
"When will we break the city?"
Cao Cao wiped his mouth and asked.
Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with confusion as he said with a complicated expression,"Half a month later, I will give Lu Bu a chance. I will let him die on the battlefield as Lu Fengxian of Jiuyuan, not as Marquis Wen of Xu Prefecture!”
Cao Cao did not mind." I'll give you the Xiapi battlefield. If you don't want to, I won't be going to war in the future!"”
"Haha!"
Xiao Bei laughed loudly and said,"The Prime Minister is in the prime of his life. How can he not personally attack a strong enemy?!"”
"Haha!"
Cao Cao shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Xiao Bei had arrived.
Xiapi City was shrouded in dark clouds.
It was already a situation of certain death, and now there was frost on the roof.
Five days later.
The heavy rain that belonged to the end of summer arrived quietly.
It rained heavily for seven or eight days. The banks of the Yi and Si rivers rose sharply, almost flooding the fertile fields.
Xiapi City Tower.
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with desolation.
Chen Gong stood at the side and stared at the army camp in the distance. He said hoarsely,"Xiao Bei has arrived. Pengcheng, Lanling, and Tancheng should have all been conquered. Now, only Xiapi is left!”
"Crack!"
Lu Bu clenched his fists.
He had walked out from the Northern Borderline and was now the ruler of a state.
He had suffered humiliation and hardship, but he did not expect to end up like this!
"My lord!"
"It's the first day of July tomorrow!" Chen Gong turned his head and said with a complicated expression.”
"Yes, I am!"
Lu Bu said desolately.
"General, do you dare to fight to the death?" Chen Gong asked, holding the hilt of his sword.”
Lu Bu laughed at himself." Tomorrow, we will leave the city and ask for surrender. Staying alive is the most important thing. Everything else is external!"!”
"Lu Fengxian!"
"Where is your Blazing Bones?"
Chen Gong's eyes were filled with anger as he shouted.
Lu Bu turned his head, his eyes bloodshot as he said indifferently,""Lie Gu? Can you let people live?"
"Me!"
Chen Gong fell silent.
He and Lu Bu were not in the same world.
It was simply impossible to imagine what this world-renowned Wen Hou was thinking.
The next day.
The sun was shining high in the sky.
Lu Bu led the army out of Xiapi City.
The 1st, 3rd, and 4th battalions immediately formed up in front.
Ballistae after ballista were stationed at the front, aiming at the thousands of soldiers behind Lu Bu.
"Where is the Prime Minister?"
Lu Bu asked as he rode on Red Rabbit.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Xiao Bei's chariot was activated.
"Marshal Xiao!"
"Marshal Xiao!"
Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and the others said respectfully,
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with anger as he stared at Xiao Bei and said,"Xiao Xinzhi, I want to see the Prime Minister!"
"Wen Hou!"
Xiao Bei held the Hanshi Sword and said indifferently,"You've been out of Bingzhou for ten years, experienced hardships, and enjoyed prosperity. Do you still want to acknowledge the Prime Minister as your godfather and fight for him?”
"Why not!"
Lu Bu endured the humiliation and roared.
Ma Yun Zao's eyes were filled with complicated emotions as he muttered,""You are the War God of the Northern Borderline!"
"Shame!"
"The shame of our generation!"
Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, and the others were furious.
As soldiers, dying in battle was their fate. Lu Bu had already crossed their bottom line.
"Lu Fengxian!"
Xiao Bei got off the chariot and walked to the front of the First Battalion. He pointed at the two pottery jars beside Xu Chu and said in a deep voice,"After Lanling fell and Tancheng fell, Gao Shun and Cao Xing vowed to never surrender. They once said that you promised to bring them back to Bingzhou, right?”
"So what?"
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with pain as he shouted,""Only by living can we return to Bingzhou!"
"I'm sorry!"
"I won't allow you to surrender!"
Xiao Bei's eyes were filled with sharpness as he shouted coldly,"Gao Shun is dead, Cao Xing is dead, Cheng Lian is dead, and Wei Xu is dead. Why are you still alive?”
"Xiao Bei!"
Lu Bu's eyes were red." Where is the Prime Minister?" he said coldly." I can help him pacify the world. He has the final say on whether or not to surrender!"”
"Xiapi!"
"Today, I have the final say!"
"Everyone in the city can surrender, but not you!”
Xiao Bei took a white flag from Xu Chu and stuck it in front of the two earthen jars.
The white flag fluttered in the wind, and the black words on it were like dragons and phoenixes. It carried a boundless killing intent as it wreaked havoc in front of the two armies.
"This is?"
Chen Gong's eyes were cold as his body trembled slightly. He looked at the white flag and muttered,""The Qin Dynasty's Ming Yue and the Han Dynasty's pass, the people who marched for ten thousand miles have not returned, but the Dragon City Flying General is here, why don't you teach the Hu horses to cross the Yin Mountains?”
"I won't teach the Hu horses to cross the Yin Mountains!"
"I won't teach the Hu horses to cross the Yin Mountains!"
Lu Bu's eyes were filled with struggle as he roared louder and louder.
Xiao Bei's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he shouted coldly,"If you're Marquis Wen, Lu Bu, I'll break through the Si River in five days, and the Yi River will flood your Xiapi. At that time, you'll be humiliated and beg for death. If you're Lu Fengxian of Jiuyuan, you'll leave the city and fight to the death in five days.”
"Third Battalion!"
Cao Ren drew his sword and roared.
Countless battlefields pushed forward.
Spear-like crossbows were nocked and aimed at the army behind Lu Bu.
"Retreat to Xiapi!"
Xiao Bei shouted sternly.
"Retreat to Xiapi!"
"Retreat to Xiapi!"
Xu Chu and Dian Wei roared.
Cao Ren, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Chun, and Cao Hong all shouted.
One soldier, ten soldiers, a hundred soldiers, a thousand soldiers, ten thousand soldiers, and even the thirty thousand soldiers of the three battalions were all shouting!
"Ha!"
"Haha!"
Lu Bu smiled sadly.
He turned his Red Hare Horse around and headed towards Xiapi.
He did not expect that there would be a day when he would be rejected even if he surrendered.
The former flying general of Bing Province, Nine Plains Roaring Tiger, had actually fallen to such a state!
"Why bother?"
Xun You looked at the army retreating into Xiapi and sighed.
Seeing this, Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a complicated expression,"" The human heart is the hardest to grasp. Marquis Beishou might be able to suppress Lu Bu, and so could the Prime Minister, but he must have the pride of a general. I believe that if Gao Shun and Cao Xing had not died, Marquis Beishou would not have wasted so much time with Lu Bu. Instead, he would have directly broken the banks of the two rivers and flooded Xiapi City!”
"Perhaps!"
"I don't understand Marshal Xiao anymore!" Xun You said with a complicated gaze.”
Guo Jia rubbed his chin and smiled faintly."It's actually very simple. Xinzhi is also a human. It's just that Gao Shun and Cao Xing's deaths have agitated him, so he wants to target Lu Bu like this. It's not as complicated as you think!”
The army retreated to Xiapi.
All the defenders were in low spirits.
He stood on the street in a daze, not knowing what to do.
Chen Gong looked at Lu Bu's back and said with a complicated expression,""Lord, everyone will die!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
Red Hare lowered his head and walked forward.
Lu Bu held the Heavenly Halberd in his hand and muttered,""The battle at Mount Wula shook the heavens and the earth. Lu Fengxian did not fear death for the sake of the Nine Plains!”
"General!"
Chen Gong said hoarsely.
Lu Bu mocked himself,"Gongtai, go out of the city and surrender to Cao Mengde. I, Lu Fengxian, am the one who has wronged you!"”
Two days later.
Night fell, and the autumn wind blew.
The Xiapi prefect's mansion was brightly lit.
Song Xian tiptoed into the hall and was slightly stunned when he saw the wine jars on the ground.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Bu flipped over in his chair, and the wine jar in his hand fell to the ground.
Song Xian took off his cloak from the wooden shelf and draped it over his body. Then, he bowed solemnly and said with a complicated expression,""General, we have been out for ten years. Wen Yuan surrendered, Hao Meng rebelled, Cheng Lian, Gao Shun, and Cao Xing died.”
"Good wine!"
"All generals, drink!"
"Gao Shun, why aren't you drinking?"
Lu Bu turned over, as if he had returned to the Northern Borderline.
Song Xian bowed again and turned to leave the hall resolutely.
"Gone?"
"It's good to surrender!"
Lu Bu opened his eyes, his face filled with guilt.
He muttered to himself and picked up a jar of wine from the ground to take a big gulp.
100,000 wolf cavalry from Bingzhou.
The commandant of several counties was brought to Luoyang by Ding Yuan from Bingzhou.
He had killed Ding Yuan and brought 100,000 wolf riders under Dong Zhuo's command. At that moment, no one doubted his decision.
He owed Bing Province 100,000 wolf cavalry a life.
At the same time, he also owed the hundreds of thousands of citizens of Bingzhou an explanation.
One hundred thousand wolf cavalry entering the pass, ten houses in Bing Province being emptied, this was the thing that all the generals in Bing Province feared the most, and also the thing that they did not dare to face the most.
"Da!"
"Da!"
"Da!"
Lu Bu knocked on the armrest, his eyes filled with reminiscence.
In the first year of Guanghe, the mountain bank of Wula Mountain collapsed, and Wuhuan and Xianbei invaded Wuyuan.
A river of blood flowed in Jiuyuan City overnight, and countless people died tragically. It was also at that time that he rose up from Bingzhou and led his men to fight along the coast of Mount Wula. It could be said that he became famous in one battle and was trusted by the soldiers of the Northern Borderline.
The next day.
The sky lit up.
Chen Gong rushed into the hall, almost fainting from the smell of alcohol.
"Gongtai!"
Lu Bu stood up unsteadily.
Chen Gong looked to his left and right with an ugly expression."My lord, Song Xian led hundreds of soldiers to open the city gates and escape last night!”
"I know!"
Lu Bu slapped open the earthen seal of the wine jar and drank a mouthful.""It's good that he surrendered. At least he won't die here. Even if he feels guilty, he can return to Bing Province to take a look and see if Xiao Bei, the Marquis of North Hunt, can do the North Hunt!”
"My lord!"
Chen Gong laughed angrily.
Lu Bu waved his hand and said in a hoarse voice," Today is the third day. Have the city gates open. If anyone wants to surrender to Cao Mengde, let them take off their armor and surrender. There is no need to die for a heartless Lu Fengxian!"”
"My lord!"
Chen Gong's eyes were filled with disbelief!
"Haha!"
"Ha, haha!"
Lu Bu laughed wantonly." Gongtai, I am a commoner, and you are a talented person. You know that I am a cold person, so why are you still trying to persuade me? Take your wife and children and get out of Xiapi. Do you want me to kill you?"”
"Lu Fengxian!"
Chen Gong's eyes were filled with rage!
"Bang!"
Lu Bu smashed the wine jar on the ground and shouted angrily,""Get out of Xiapi and you can still live!”
"Hopeless!"
Chen Gong flicked his sleeves and walked out of the hall.
Another night.
Lu Bu was still drunk.
Piles of wine jars were piled up in the hall, making it impossible for people to set their feet on them.
Hou Cheng stepped into the hall and looked at the drunk Lu Bu, saying bitterly,""My Lord, I'm about to surrender!”
"Go!"
"Go!"
Lu Bu took a sip of wine and said hoarsely," Back then, I killed Ding Yuan, and you all followed me to join Dong Zhongying without hesitation. The world mocked me, Lu Fengxian, as a servant of the three surnames. A hundred thousand wolf riders have lost their bones. You should have your own choice!”
"My lord!"
Hou Cheng's eyes were moved.
Lu Bu wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and said self-mockingly,""So be it. Do you want me to send you out of the city?”
"Here!"
Hou Cheng bowed solemnly.
Then, he turned around and left the hall. He led the thousand soldiers out of the city gate and landed in the Cao Army camp.
The next day, the scattered Xiapi garrison troops gathered into a line and walked out of the city gate. There were five, ten, and a hundred. In just a few hours, the thousands of soldiers had less than a thousand people left.
"Surrender!"
"Surrender!"
Lu Bu muttered," You can all surrender. If you surrender, you can live. Tomorrow, I will also be on my way. The battle at Mount Wula will shake the world. Lu Fengxian is not afraid of life and death for the sake of Jiuyuan!”
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