Lu Bu's strongest strategy

Chapter 194 Choice
When Cao Cao heard Lu Qian's suggestion, he sighed secretly, "This is the only way."

"Wait a minute!"

Cheng Yu suddenly said, "Master, do you want to return to Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao nodded, "Zhongde, since Xiaopei can no longer be captured, we can only return to Xuzhou."

Cheng Yu frowned, "My lord, do you want to use Xuzhou's city wall to defend against Lu Bu?"

Cao Cao was taken aback, "Zhongde, what do you mean by that?"

Cheng Yu sighed, "My lord, have you forgotten about Lv Bu's powerful vehicle?"

"what!"

Hearing this sentence, Cao Cao suddenly exclaimed, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

I haven't fought Lu Bu for so long, and I have already forgotten about it.

That kind of powerful vehicle is invincible in attacking the city. If you want to retreat to Xuzhou and rely on the city wall to defend, how can this be done?

Seeing that Cao Cao understood, Cheng Yu sighed, "My lord, if you want to go back to Xuzhou and try to defend Lv Bu with the city wall, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do so. Maybe you will be surrounded by Lv Bu in the city instead, that would be a disaster."

Hearing this, Cao Cao's face changed drastically, and cold sweat flowed down his cheeks from his forehead.

"Zhongde, what should I do?"

Cheng Yu turned his head to look in the direction of Yanzhou, and said sadly, "I wanted to recover my strength in Xuzhou and was fighting with Lu Bu, but who would have thought that before our army's strength recovered, Lu Bu would launch an attack.

It's a pity, if there is no Liu Xuande, our army's strength can at least compete with Lu Bu's children, but under the current situation, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve our wish. "

Having said that, Cheng Yu turned his head to look at Cao Cao, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly.

"My lord, if you go back to Xuzhou, you will face the danger of having nowhere to go. With Lu Bu to the south and Yuan Shu to the west, it will be very bad for our army anyway.

That being the case, our army might as well go to the East China Sea and go to Qingzhou. "

Hearing this, Cao Cao's expression changed, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Zhongde, do you mean to join Yuan Benchu?"

Cheng Yu sighed, then nodded, "My lord, I'm afraid we have no choice now, the only way we can go."

Cao Cao's dark face turned pale, his eyes filled with anger, and he roared, "No, I will never agree."

At the beginning, after the failure of the Battle of Puyang, Yuan Benchu ​​wrote to Cao Cao asking him to come to Jizhou. He originally wanted to agree, but Cheng Yu persuaded him not to agree.

It was on the verge of extinction, but thanks to Xun Yu's advice, everyone went to Runan, which eased the crisis.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao suddenly regretted it.

Because after establishing a foothold in Runan, a large amount of materials were harvested, personnel were quickly replenished, and the strength was at its peak.

Xun Yu made another suggestion to go west to meet the emperor.

As a result, Cao Cao did not agree, but waited and attacked Puyang again, hoping to regain Yanzhou.

It's just a pity that the second battle of Puyang still ended in Cao Cao's failure.

In desperation, he moved to Xuzhou, and Luo got to where he is today.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao suddenly felt a little regretful. If he had listened to Xun Yu's words, what would have happened?
Although the northwest is desolate and has experienced wars for a long time, it does not need to face Liu Xuande, Yuan Shu, and Lu Waiting, and can develop with peace of mind.

Cao Cao let out a long sigh, and he suddenly realized that perhaps Xun Yu had already seen the outcome of today.

Since the Battle of Yanzhou, Xun Yu didn't say much anymore, and almost disappeared among the generals. Could it be because he saw through the matter, so do you want to say more?
Cao Cao remembered that Xun Yu had managed to get out of desperation several times, and suddenly his heart moved, and he hurriedly turned to look at Xun Yu.

But suddenly he discovered that Xun Yu, who was standing behind him, was nowhere to be found.

"Xun Wenruo, where are you?"

Cao Cao suddenly had a bad thought in his heart, and shouted anxiously.

But no one answered his words, only everyone looked at him suspiciously.

"Master, Xun Wenruo was still here just now, I don't know why he disappeared."

Cao Cao was sweating profusely and felt cold in his heart.

Xun Yu was his last hope, but at this moment, this last hope also left him far away.

A guard cupped his hands and said, "My lord, when the spies rushed over just now, Mr. Wen Ruo seemed to have an ugly face, and then left, heading in that direction."

Cao Cao looked along the guard's hand, that direction was Yuzhou, if he went further, he would reach Yingchuan.

Could it be that he really left himself and wanted to return to his hometown?
For a while, Cao Cao felt a little sad!
Lu Qian hurriedly said loudly, "Hurry up and send someone to look for it, and we must bring Mr. Wen Ruo back."

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly had a surge of hope in his heart, and said loudly, "Yes, send more people, and we must find him back."

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao's eager eyes, frowned, and then said, "My lord, Lv Bu is not far away now, so hurry up and make a decision, or it will be too late."

Cao Cao turned his head and looked in Xiaopei's direction. Hearing the shouts of killing, he sighed, "Send the order and retreat immediately."

Having said that, Cao Cao's tone paused, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared, and he let out a loud roar.

"Immediately rectify the troops and horses, go to the East China Sea, and go to Qingzhou."

Cao Cao knew very well what Cheng Yu said was right. If he returned to Xuzhou and was surrounded by troops from Lu Bu, Liu Xuande, and Guo Gong, with no reinforcements outside, he would never be able to stop a powerful vehicle like Lu Bu's by defending himself.

So leading troops to Xuzhou, I am afraid there is only one dead end.

Although he didn't want to take refuge in Yuan Benchu, but a man can bend and stretch, so what if he takes refuge temporarily!

Cheng Yu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard these words.

He was really worried that Cao Cao would be reluctant to part with the territory of Xuzhou.

Now that he has given up, he has a chance to make a comeback.

Cheng Yu was very optimistic about Cao Cao, so he remained loyal. In his heart, he always believed that Cao Cao was the wise master. Among the princes in the world, Cao Cao was the only one who could achieve great things.

Although he is temporarily defeated now, Cheng Yu is very confident that sooner or later, Cao Cao will come over with thousands of troops and horses. He firmly believes in this.

Cheng Yu always believed that the reason why Cao Cao came to where he is today is because of Lv Bu'er.

In Xuzhou, Cao Cao could easily defeat Liu Xuande, and even Huainan's soldiers and horses were helpless against Lu Bu'er.

Therefore, when he went to Qingzhou this time, he also considered very clearly that he would never fight against Lu Bu again until his strength developed.

"My lord has an order, retreat immediately."

Cao Jun soldiers who were attacking Xiaopei didn't understand why after hearing the order, but since it was a military order, they could only obey it.

Cao's soldiers who had already attacked the city wall and opened the city gates, after hearing the order, withdrew from the city gates and stopped chasing Liu Bei's soldiers.

(End of this chapter)