HLnovel Chapter 162 Cao Cao: Lü Bu raids our base? It's alright, Ziyi is over there.
Chapter 162 Cao Cao: Lü Bu raids our base? It's alright, Ziyi is over there.
"My lord, no, Lü Bu, you are a tyrannical man whom everyone should kill!"
"I, Zhang Wenyuan, will take your head today!"
Zhang Liao wielded his Mastiff Dragon Saber with dazzling skill.
He knew that Lü Bu was injured.
Otherwise, Zhang Liao would really not dare to mess with Lü Bu if he were at his peak.
"Hehe, Wen Yuan, you want to imitate me?"
"Unfortunately, you still have a long way to go!"
Lu Bu, who possessed so many titles such as "Master of Father Killing," "Thanos," "Father's Sorrow," and "The Great Han's Number One Backstabber," instantly realized that Zhang Liao had betrayed him.
Regardless of the reasons for the betrayal, Lü Bu felt that betrayal should be left to fate. Bah, now is not the time to let things take their course.
Zhang Liao, can you please not rebel yet?
Okay, Lü Bu is a hypocrite.
He himself can betray, but his subordinates cannot.
Enraged by Zhang Liao's betrayal, Lü Bu decided to teach Zhang Liao a fatal lesson!
But Zhang Liao is at least a top-tier general (the kind with a game stat of 95 or higher).
Historically, Zhang Liao killed Tadun at White Wolf Mountain and became Sun Quan's living father at Xiaoyao Ford.
Like a wrathful demon, it terrified an entire generation of children in Jiangdong.
In other places, if a child misbehaves, the parents will tell them that a demon will come and catch the naughty child.
On the other side of the Yangtze River, parents would say:
"Behave yourself right now, or Zhang Liao will capture you and eat you!"
With Zhang Liao's skills, his martial arts prowess was certainly not lacking.
Perhaps they can't compare to freaks like Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei.
However, Zhang Liao could still put up a fight against Lu Bu, who was injured and only at 60% strength.
The Mastiff Dragon Blade and the Fangtian Halberd drew infinite arcs in the air.
Lu Bu, panting heavily, looked at his tiger's mouth, which was about to burst open.
At this moment, the person Lü Bu most wanted to kill with his halberd was definitely not Zhang Liao, but Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun!
If it weren't for Xu Chu's loud voice, he wouldn't have suffered a hidden injury to his tiger's mouth.
And then there's Xiahou Dun, who injured him and stole his Red Hare!
If he were at his peak right now, and Red Hare were still alive, how could Zhang Liao possibly be his match?
Just then, Chen Gong arrived with a troop of soldiers from a short distance away and shouted at Lü Bu:
"My lord, retreat immediately!"
Lü Bu looked in the direction of the sound.
Before he knew it, more and more Bingzhou soldiers stood around Zhang Liao.
Yes, they all chose to follow Zhang Liao against Lü Bu.
Only about 30% of the Bingzhou army were still willing to follow Lü Bu.
In fact, this is not difficult to understand.
Lu Bu initially claimed he wanted to lead everyone to a better life, but he led them to rebel against Ding Yuan and join Dong Zhuo.
Several years have passed, and the truly good days have been few and far between, while the number of comrades-in-arms around him has dwindled with each battle.
All the soldiers of Bingzhou seemed to be holding a grudge in their chests.
As the leader of the Bingzhou army, Lü Bu was quite incompetent.
He was even inferior to Ding Yuan.
Zhang Liao was generally kind and approachable to his soldiers.
The human heart is made of flesh.
At this moment, the soldiers would naturally prefer to follow Zhang Liao rather than blindly follow Lü Bu down the same path.
Furthermore.
While Lü Bu was unconscious, Chen Gong handed the tiger tally to Zhang Liao.
With the tiger tally in hand, even those fickle people who hadn't yet realized what was happening chose to follow Zhang Liao blindly.
"withdraw!"
Lu Bu feinted with his halberd, turned his horse around, cracked his whip, and joined Chen Gong.
The two men, with a small number of troops, retreated towards Yingchuan.
Zhang Liao did not pursue them.
Firstly, if Lü Bu launches a desperate counterattack, Zhang Liao might very well suffer a defeat.
Secondly, Zhang Liao now needs to reorganize his army as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the Bingzhou army, having experienced such a tremendous upheaval, might very well have staged a mass mutiny.
Compared to Lü Bu, Zhang Liao cared more about his comrades.
From this night forward, he and Lü Bu are no longer bound by any friendship.
If we meet on the battlefield someday, I will do my utmost to take Lu Bu's head!
As for the next step, Zhang Liao had already thought it through.
Regardless of whether Gao Shun surrendered to Cao Cao's camp, it was a good thing for Zhang Liao.
If Gao Shun truly surrendered, it would be enough to show that Cao Cao's camp was willing to accept them. If Zhang Liao were to lead his troops to surrender now, he would surely be properly settled as well.
If Gao Shun didn't submit, or submitted but not completely, and the letter was forged, then it would be even better for Zhang Liao!
why?
Because the person who forged that letter admired Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao speculated that the person was most likely Su Yu.
With Su Yu as his backer, what more needs to be said about his future?
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Yuzhou
Yingchuan County
Yuan Shu remained holed up in the main city of Yingchuan, refusing to send troops to fight despite Cao Cao's provocations.
Cao Cao was not in a hurry.
There's a saying that goes, "To conquer a city is inferior; to conquer a heart is superior."
It's clear to anyone with eyes to see that Yuan Shu is currently at a disadvantage, while Cao Cao is at an advantage.
The longer it drags on, the more people on Yuan Shu's side will consider changing their minds.
However, Cao Cao's calmness did not mean that the other generals and soldiers in his camp were also calm.
Upon receiving the letter from Dongjun, Xiahou Yuan was extremely anxious.
"My lord! My lord! Lü Bu has launched a surprise attack on Dongjun! They have over 20,000 elite troops!"
Cao Cao ignored it and took a sip of tea.
As the tea steamed, Cao Cao even took the time to blow on it.
It wasn't until Xiahou Yuan shook Cao Cao's arm, spilling tea all over Cao Cao's leg, that Cao Cao finally gave him a big slap.
"Damn it, Xiahou Miaocai, are you out of your mind?!"
"Didn't you see Mr. Cao enjoying tea here?"
Xiahou Yuan covered the red mark on his face, looking aggrieved.
But being carefree, he recovered in the blink of an eye.
Anyway... he'd been disliked by Cao Cao since he was a child, and he was used to it.
"No, my lord, look! Lü Bu has launched a surprise attack on Yan Province!"
"He also led more than 20,000 elite troops!"
Xiahou Yuan was so calm because he was afraid of Cao Cao, and he started repeating himself, emphasizing the matter of Lü Bu's sneak attack on Yanzhou.
Cao Cao nodded helplessly:
"Miao Cai, can't you calm down a bit?"
"A great general should have the demeanor of a great general."
"You're such a hopeless case, destined to be a vanguard your whole life! I even had the idea of training you to be a commander."
"So what if Lü Bu comes? Have you forgotten that Ziyi is still in Dongjun?"
"He said in the letter that our troops at the front line do not need to return to reinforce, and that we should remain calm."
"Don't worry, if Ziyi says it's okay, then it definitely will be okay."
"Don't you understand people?"
Xiahou Yuan scratched his head:
"I want to be the vanguard for my brother, and I'm willing to be the vanguard for the rest of my life."
Cao Cao was speechless, and looked at Xiahou Yuan with a fondness.
Cao Cao regarded Xiahou Dun as a close friend and confidant.
Cao Cao didn't need to worry much about Cao Ren; he could entrust him with a task.
Cao Cao always treated Xiahou Yuan as a younger brother, hoping to groom him to be like Cao Ren, yet he also felt that Xiahou Yuan resembled his younger, reckless self.
Cao Cao's dream was to become the General Who Conquers the West for the Han Dynasty and reclaim the Western Regions, which had been isolated for decades.
Fate played a cruel trick on him; he only wanted to be a general who conquered the west, but in the end he became Prime Minister Cao.
Then...
Let Xiahou Yuan realize our dreams!
Xiahou Yuan was the General Who Conquers the West of the Han Dynasty.
He was also the last General Who Conquers the West of the Han Dynasty.
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