On the banks of the Huai River.
The fifteen thousand Yuan soldiers had been chased by Xiahou Dun after leaving the city. They had been running for dozens of miles and were already exhausted.
Cao Chun led 30,000 tiger leopard cavalry and charged forward, scattering the Yuan army and causing countless casualties.
The army was defeated like a landslide.
Fortunately, Liang Gang and Chen Ji protected Yuan Shu with their lives.
He took the remaining dozens of cavalry and headed east, planning to join Lu Bu of Xuzhou.
Cao Chun followed Su Ran's order and let Yuan Shu run for a while. After he rested for a while, he waited for half a day before leading the tiger leopard cavalry to chase after him.
After a few days of pursuit, they finally entered the border of Xuzhou.
Before Yuan Shu could catch his breath, he was told that there were thirty thousand tiger leopard cavalry chasing after him.
Yuan Shu, who had almost lost half his life, did not dare to rest. He hurriedly led his men and continued to escape. Only when they arrived at the city gate of Xu County did Yuan Shu finally relax. He wanted to use the name of Emperor Zhong to ask the magistrate to open the city gate and let him in.
However, the county magistrate was not stupid. When he heard that Yuan Shu had 30,000 Cao Cao cavalry behind him, he was scared out of his wits. After ordering people to close the city gate, he sent a messenger to report to Lu Bu.
Yuan Shu couldn't enter Xu County, so he could only curse and continue to run for his life, heading towards Xiapi.
Now, Lu Bu was in Xiapi.
As long as he reached Xiapi and promised Lu Bu a great deal of profit, he would be able to keep his life.
Now, he understood.
After saving his life, he went north to join Yuan Shao.
After all, he was a member of the Yuan Family. Yuan Shao would definitely not sit idly by.
However, while imagination was beautiful, reality was cruel.
After Yuan Shu was shut out by the Xu County Magistrate, Cao Chun, who received the news, immediately led the Tiger Leopard Cavalry to speed up.
Six hours later, they finally stopped Yuan Shu in the Xia Qiu territory.
Xiaqiu was the important pass of Xu State, and there were five thousand soldiers stationed there. It was not difficult to protect Yuan Shu.
However, the Xiaqiu Defender General and the Xu County Magistrate had the same thoughts. Now, their lord and Cao Cao were minding their own business.
They didn't want to offend Cao Cao just to save Yuan Shu.
Moreover, he had to be careful.
A few days ago, Yuan Shu had led his army to attack Xuzhou. Although he had suffered a crushing defeat, the two sides were still enemies after all, and it was impossible for them to open a city to save each other.
Yuan Shu stood at the foot of Xiaqiu City, looking at the tightly shut city gates with a face full of despair. In the end, he was surrounded by Cao Chun and the Tiger Leopard Cavalry.
"Yuan Shu, you have no way out.”
Cao Chun didn't go too far.
After all, Yuan Shu was the eldest son of the Yuan family. Although he proclaimed himself emperor and was not tolerated by the world, he still had to give him the dignity he deserved.
Otherwise, Yuan Shao from the north would be the first to disagree.
"I am the Son of Heaven. How can I be bound by you?”
After saying that, he grabbed Chen Ji's sword and planned to kill himself.
However, he was hugged tightly by his personal guard!
Yuan Shu was unable to move. In the end, Cao Chun ordered the Tiger Leopard Cavalry to tie him up.
Liang Gang and Chen Ji didn't dare to resist and knelt down to surrender!
Cao Chun tied everyone up and ignored the Xia Qiu Guard General. He led the Tiger Leopard Cavalry and left.
However, he had been running around for several days and was already tired. In addition, he had already captured Yuan Shu, so his speed was not fast.
Cao Chun had thought that nothing would go wrong, but just as he was about to leave Xuzhou and return to Shouchun, he was caught up by Lu Bu and the cavalry of Bingzhou.
Even Liu Guan and Zhang brought thousands of cavalry to join in the fun.
The three sides formed a triangle.
Cao Chun, as if facing a great enemy, ordered 30,000 tiger and leopard cavalry to be on standby before he rode out to see Lu Bu.
"Cao Chun, what are you trying to do by leading troops into my Xu Prefecture?”
Lu Bu's expression turned ugly.
If it wasn't for the fact that he was afraid of Cao Cao and the fact that the Tiger Leopard Cavalry wasn't any weaker than his Wolf Cavalry, he would have attacked long ago.
Cao Chun had the Tiger Leopard Cavalry backing him up, so he wasn't afraid of Lu Bu. He said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner,""Under the orders of my lord and military advisor, we are to capture the Great Han traitor Yuan Shu!”
"Please forgive me for entering Xu Prefecture by mistake.”
"Humph!"
Seeing Cao Chun apologize, Lu Bu's anger gradually dissipated.
His face was cold, and he did not reply.
The other party was here to kill the traitor. What else could he say?
If he really said a few more words, it was inevitable that someone would take advantage of the opportunity and accuse him of being a traitor.
"Where is Yuan Shu?" Lu Bu asked.
Cao Chun ordered Yuan Shu to be brought here.
Looking at the exhausted Yuan Shu who was tied up, Lu Bu was overjoyed.
He hated Yuan Shu to the core. If Yuan Shu fell into Cao Cao's hands, he wouldn't survive.
Borrowing Cao Cao's hands to get rid of such a huge threat was quite satisfying.
Lu Bu retracted his gaze." Since you're here to kill the traitor, I won't pursue this matter."”
"If there's a next time, I won't be polite.”
"Thank you, General." Cao Chun smiled and cupped his hands.”
On the other hand, Yuan Shu seemed to have seen hope and shouted,"Fengxian, Fengxian, save me!"
"You and I almost became in-laws. I even treated you to a meal.”
"You saved me this time. After I get out of here, I will give you all the 200,000 dan of rations I owe you.”
Lu Bu was slightly tempted.
However, when he thought of Yuan Shu's two-faced character, he decisively refused,""Shut up."
"You are a traitor of the Great Han Dynasty, and I am a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. How can we be compared?”
"Don't say such disgraceful words anymore.”
Yuan Shu looked at Lu Bu in despair, then at Liu Bei. He shouted again,""Xuande, you are a man of benevolence and righteousness. I even helped you settle your grudge with Lu Bu. Can you save me?”
"You have received the emperor's favor for generations and are a subject of the Han Dynasty. However, you usurped the Han Dynasty and established yourself.”
"The Han Dynasty is at odds with each other, and the royal family is at odds with each other. I am a descendant of the Han Dynasty, and our relationship is like fire and water.”
Liu Bei said calmly.
"That's right!"
Zhang Fei also had a look of disdain on his face and could not help but mock," Yuan Shu, back then, you called my brother a person who weaved mats and sold shoes. Why are you begging my brother today?"”
"You deserve it!"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and nodded slightly.
Her phoenix eyes were also cold.
Yuan Shu's face was ashen and his expression was bleak.
He was silent for a moment, then a self-deprecating smile suddenly appeared on his face."The winner is king, the loser is bandits."
"Cao Cao is the hero of the world. How can he allow others to sleep soundly beside him?”
"I will take my leave first and see how you deal with Cao Cao.”
"If it's a coincidence, I might be able to accompany you on the road to the netherworld, hahaha…"
Yuan Shu laughed and walked back.
"Let's go!"
Cao Chun looked warily at Lu Bu and Liu Bei before leading the Tiger Leopard Cavalry back to Shouchun.
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