The Lu family at the end of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 17
Cheng Yu wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Xun Yu's nephew Xun You.

Xun You shook his head at Cheng Yu and signaled him to stop talking.

If you want to change Cao Cao's decision, perhaps only Guo Jia can do it in the entire army, and no one else can.

Guo Jia didn't open his mouth, no matter how much Cheng Yu wasted his tongue, he couldn't do it, and it would make Cao Cao unhappy.

Xun You, who is the most low-key among the counselors under Cao Cao's account, but whose ability cannot be underestimated, sees this clearly.

He also knew that Cheng Yu was his uncle who cared about him, so he held him back, which was considered a help to him.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yu didn't appreciate it, and gave him a hard look, intending to continue persuading Cao Cao.

Before he could speak, two acquaintances came towards him.

"Yuan Rang, Wen Qian, why are you two here? Didn't you ask you to guard Ximen?"

Seeing Xia Houmao and Le coming in, Cao Cao was very puzzled, wondering what these two guys were doing here.

"Prime Minister, Ximen's army has been defeated by Zhang Liao! The last general is incompetent and shamed the prime minister. I hope the prime minister will punish him!"

Xia Houmai got off his horse without saying a word, then knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and pleaded guilty to Cao Cao.

Le Jin didn't speak, but he also knelt on one knee like Xia Houmao.

Although this matter has little to do with him, he even has the credit for saving Xia Houmao.

However, it is undeniable that they were defeated by Zhang Liao, so he also pleaded guilty to Cao Cao.

"How is it possible, the garrison of Ximen is only four or five thousand, and there is only general Zhang Liao guarding it, how could he defeat you two and the [-] garrison!"

As soon as he heard that Xia Houmao had lost the battle and lost a lot of his troops, Cao Cao became furious immediately, wishing he could kill Xiahoumao and Le Jin with one blow.

"It's all because the general left the battlefield because of his own private affairs when Le went in to escort the luggage, which gave Zhang Liao an opportunity! That's why he was defeated. I hope the prime minister will punish him!"

Although Xia Houmao was reckless, he was also a brave man. Le Jin saved him. He couldn't drag Le Jin into the water, so he took all the blame on himself.

"The last general is also guilty, I hope the prime minister will punish him!"

Le Jin lowered his head and replied neither humble nor overbearing.

"Private business? What private business?"

Cao Cao's anger dissipated quickly. These two are his generals. Even if they committed a crime, it is impossible to execute them. So Cao Cao calmed down and asked calmly.

"That's because Cao Xing, who shot blind the general's left eye, came to the general's army alone, killed a lieutenant under the general's command, and insulted the general and the prime minister. The general couldn't bear it. , I went to hunt him down, but who knew that as soon as the last general left, thousands of people came from the south gate to attack the army, Zhang Liao also took the opportunity to come out, under the pincer attack, the last general was defeated!"

Xia Houmao answered all these truthfully.

"Cao Xing was at the south gate, why did he go to the west gate again? What does Li Mancheng do for food? Where is Li Mancheng?"

"The school lieutenant under Li Mancheng said that General Li Mancheng was stabbed under his horse by a member of the enemy army, General Bai Jia, and was captured alive. Nanmen was also defeated by Lu Jun!"

Xia Houzang replied angrily that if it weren't for this guy Li Mancheng, he might have lost.

"What, Li Mancheng was defeated with one move, don't talk nonsense and disturb the morale of the army, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Cao Cao's heart that had just calmed down was irritated again.

He didn't expect that Xia Houmao, who he valued very much, would concoct such an absurd lie to deceive him in order to shirk responsibility.

Is it possible to capture Li Mancheng alive with one move?Lu Bu may not even be able to do it!
"Prime Minister, what General Yuan Rang said is absolutely true. All the soldiers under General Li Mancheng saw it with their own eyes. That General Bai Jia defeated Li Mancheng with a single halberd and captured him alive. General Yuan Rang, all these crimes cannot be entirely blamed on us!"

Le Jin also opened his mouth to defend.

Cao Cao was really furious.

It's not all your fault, could it be that I should be blamed?

"Prime Minister, it must be Zhang Liao and that unknown enemy general who led troops to attack our camp. General Miaocai cannot be their opponent! I hope the Prime Minister think twice and go back to rescue!"

At this time, Cheng Yu spoke again.

Cheng Yu, a mother-in-law, made Cao Cao very unhappy.

"Prime Minister, I think we should go back and give Lu Bu a favor."

Finally, Guo Jia, who had been silent for a long time, also spoke.

It is impossible to capture Xiapi City in a short time. Even if Xiapi City is captured, Lu Bu can attack Zhang Liao back and forth and break out.

This is very fast.

Guo Jia already spoke, but Cao Cao didn't intend to insist.

Anyway, there are already steps down, and he is not ashamed.

"No, Prime Minister, now that Cao Xing from the south gate and Zhang Liao from the west gate have left, the defenders of the two gates must be insufficient. If some troops are allocated to attack the south gate and the west gate, it will definitely achieve miraculous results!"

Liu Bei, the big-eared thief, immediately felt bad when he saw that Cao Cao wanted to withdraw his troops.

He and Lu Bu are also considered enemies. If he doesn't kill Lu Bu in the near future, then he will have another awesome enemy like Lu Bu in the future.

If Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were by his side, it would be okay, but if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were not by his side, wouldn't Lu Bu be able to instantly kill him at will?

He didn't want this to happen, so he had to let Lu Bu die!

When Liu Bei reminded him, Cao Cao's eyes lit up immediately.

This is really a good idea!
"No, if the enemy and the outside attack again, wouldn't we be wasting these troops for nothing?"

Cheng Yu's words extinguished the fire of battle that Cao Cao had just ignited.

That's right, if there were another flanking attack, wouldn't I have to kill some people in vain?
"There is only Zhang Liao under Lü Bu's command who is brave and extraordinary. Now there are only two unknown generals, and those two are outside. In Xiapi City, there is only Lv Bu who is brave. As long as Lv Bu is restrained, Xiapi Who else in the city dares to leave the city? I would like to take my second and third younger brothers to be the vanguard, and I will definitely be able to capture Xiapi City!"

Liu Bei smiled with confidence on his face.

Of course, he is confident in his second and third brothers.

"This……"

Although Cheng Yu felt that there was something wrong, he just couldn't tell.

"Okay, it's decided like this. Liu Bei, you will take Zhang Fei and [-] soldiers to attack the South Gate, and Yun Chang will take [-] soldiers to attack the West Gate. You must break through Xiapi City!"

When Cao Cao thought that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought against Lv Bu before Hulao Pass and defeated him, he felt that this method was feasible, and ordered to continue the attack immediately.

As for Xun Yu, he was thrown to one place for a short time.

What he thinks in his mind now is how to separate the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu, and how to take Guan Yu under his command.

In his eyes, Guan Yu's weight is no less than Xun Yu's.That's why I tried every means to separate Guan Yu and Liu Bei.

"Ugh……"

Cheng Yu sighed helplessly, not knowing what he was thinking.

(End of this chapter)