Chapter 295: Heart Attack Strategy
The weather was hot, but Cao's troops and officials on the city wall felt extremely cool.

Watching the chariots moving left and right, I watched helplessly as one chariot defeated three thousand elite soldiers.

Liang Mao was completely speechless, somewhat doubtful: "Could this be the ancient Mohist secret technique?"

Xun Yu said nothing and did not dare to respond.

Liu Ruo stared at the chariot, waiting for the Grand Marshal to turn around, and the chariot really turned around and came back.

The carriages and horses seemed to be stained with blood, but there was no intention of stopping. They just went further and further west along the road.

Besides the blood dripping from the car body, what was left behind was 'Tai Shi Wen Gong'.

Lu Bu reined his horse in and approached the city. He held the Fang Tian Ji in his left hand, raised his right hand to take off the golden mask, and then lifted up the two layers of veil.

It revealed its face.

Under the scorching sun, Lu Bu's handsome and plump face immediately began to crack, and the cracks became finer and darker.

The black magic power in its body combined with the white magic power of the armor and weapons to form a self-healing force, preventing the crack from expanding further.

After showing off his appearance, Lu Bu put on his face mask and mask, switched the Fang Tian Ji to his right hand, and slowly walked westward while dragging the halberd.

Cao Hong, wearing a golden helmet, had his head on the side branch of the Fang Tian Ji as he walked further and further away.

Cao Ding looked at Cao Hong's head and his body swayed again and again, but he forced himself to suppress the feeling of fainting.

He cannot fall. Once he falls, the capital will be in chaos immediately.

Liu Ruo squinted his eyes and observed Cao Ding and Xun Yu. Liu Ruo clenched his right fist repeatedly, and beads of sweat oozed from his face as he hesitated.

Xun Yu's mind went blank and he felt that Cao Cao had deceived him.

After the defeat at Liyang, the soldiers all said that before the battle, Cao Cao and Yuan Shang had a conversation in front of the battlefield, and many people saw Lu Bu.

Cao Cao insisted that it was not Lu Bu, but his cousin Wei Yue, who looked similar to Lu Bu and was a cripple.

As a result, Yuan's army launched a fierce attack on all fronts, with Yuan Shang charging in the front. The flank of Cao's army was completely destroyed, and the Yanzhou army that participated in the battle was almost wiped out.

Does this tactic resemble Lu Bu's style?
Hebei's biggest shortcoming is the lack of qualified generals, not anything else.

Even if Wei Yue's legs were broken, as long as he could command, master and implement Lu Bu's tactics, wouldn't that make up for Hebei's biggest weakness?

What if that wasn't Wei Yue, but was really Lu Bu?

Could it be that Cao Cao still couldn't recognize Lu Bu?

So Lu Bu was not dead. Cao Cao had seen him in Liyang, but he concealed it from himself and insisted that it was Wei Yue.

But Black Bear had already executed Guo Jia, and today he took the initiative to shoot arrows here, closing the door to peaceful talks with his own hands.

There was also a layer of fine beads of sweat on Xun Yu's face.

Outside the city, Jia Xu reined in his horse and watched the battle, remaining silent throughout.

I always feel that it is impossible for a black bear to run so far to scare the court.

"not good!"

Jia Xu exclaimed, and shouted to the guards on his left and right: "Follow me to destroy the Qiang general's mansion!"

Zhang Xiu was the general with the largest fiefdom at present. His mansion was built on the outskirts of Xudu. It was a huge manor with a relatively vast grassland.

When Jia Xu was about to arrive with four guards and two servants, they saw black smoke rising from Zhang Xiu's manor.

More than three hundred knights drove a herd of horses and a dozen vehicles towards the road.

Noticing that some people turned their heads to look at him, Jia Xu's face changed: "Go! Go!"

He turned his horse around and whipped it hard, which made his guards and servants suffer. Where could Xudu provide them with horses?
More than thirty knights left their team and chased after him. Fortunately, Jia Xu ran fast, while his guards and servants were brutally killed by Zhang Xiu's troops.

Jia Xu escaped, and some of Cao Hong's defeated soldiers spontaneously gathered around Jia Xu.

Jia Xu dismounted and sat on a tree stump beside the road, opening his mouth to breathe for a moment.

Cao Hong mobilized troops, and the garrisons near Zhang Xiu's residence were also mobilized, so Zhang Xiu's followers dared to come to support Zhang Xiu's family.

Zhang Xiu's rebellion caused Cao's army, which was already short of cavalry, to lose nearly a thousand elite cavalry. Jia Xu was also aware of Zhang Xiu's concerns and was very worried that Cao Cao would push Zhang Xiu as the vanguard when counterattacking Nanyang.

Zhang Xiu can still return home, but what about me?

Jia Xu sat on the wooden stake, his surprise gradually dissipated, and he felt a little embarrassed again.

In the future, because there is a possibility that Zhang Xiu will rebel against him, Cao Gong will definitely not trust him as much as before.

As for the dream of commanding the army... Jia Xu could only sigh. As a senior strategist, why should he be a strategist when he could command the troops himself?
Back then, when he was under Dong Zhuo, Jia Xu was also a captain commanding a powerful army.

However, after Dong Zhuo and Niu Fu died one after another, Jia Xu instigated the Liangzhou troops to counterattack Chang'an.

At the time of the mutiny, Jia Xu's fellow villagers and followers were limited in size and did not expand as rapidly as Li Jue and Guo Si.

In addition, Jia Xu did not want to be stained with too much blood, so he gave up his military power and won the trust of all parties.

Giving up military power was just a necessity for survival; if there was a chance to inherit everything from Dong Zhuo... that would naturally be another choice.

While Jia Xu was pondering his life, Guan Yu and his 70-odd riders had already arrived at Yingyin, the location of Yingchuan County.

However, Xiahou Yuan, the governor of Yingchuan County, led his troops eastward to suppress the rebellion, leaving Yingyin City empty and unaware of the changes.

The city gates were wide open, allowing the Leopard Cavalry led by Guan Yu to enter the city.

The county magistrate came in person to inquire, but recognized Guan Yu in black leather armor. He widened his eyes, pointed at Guan Yu and stammered: "Guan! Guan!".

Guan Yu was helpless when he saw this, so he drew his sword and stabbed the county magistrate to death. He said to the county officials and guards who followed the county magistrate with a gloomy face: "I am Guan Yu, the Marquis of Han Shou Ting. Bring me some horse fodder and I will spare your life!"

The county officials dared not agree and immediately dispersed, and the guards ran even faster.

Guan Yu's knights rode their horses in pursuit, and soon the people in the city fled in panic.

The officials guarding the official warehouses in the city even set fire to the warehouses before fleeing, not daring to let any supplies fall into the hands of the enemy.

Who knows if there are thousands of troops following Guan Yu to attack Xu Du?
Where is Yingyin?
It was the base camp of the Xun family. Ever since the black bear killed Guo Jia, the officials and soldiers of Yingchuan had no way to retreat.

By the time Black Bear arrived here, the fire in the city had spread and it had become a burning city.

There was severe drought and heat in the Central Plains, and the buildings in the city were extremely dry.

When officials and scholars from various places evacuated, some set fire and others set fire to the entire Yingyin City.

Guan Yu collected some food and fodder. The flames in the city were soaring into the sky, and there were bonfires outside the city.

As the rice soup was being boiled in the hanging pot, Guan Yu knew that Black Bear had a lot of experience in infiltrating operations behind enemy lines, so he asked, "Grand Marshal, should we rush to Wankou tonight?"

"General Yunchang makes his own decision."

Black Bear held a lit mugwort stick in his hand, which was as big as a cigar, and continued, "My suggestion is to travel quickly along the Jingyu Road tonight, bypass Xiangcheng to the north before dawn, and enter the Yingshan area to hide. I heard that Cao Cao is patrolling around Wankou, so I will go north to lead Cao's army to intercept and chase. In a few days, Cao's army in Wankou will relax, and General Yunchang can return to Nanyang."

Guan Yu listened and nodded slowly, and then told his route: "Go around the north of Xiangcheng and enter Yingshan, then go through Mobei and Luyang and take the Jackdaw Road back to Wancheng?"

Black Bear thought about it and didn't think there was a problem. After all, Lu Zhao, the defender of Luyang, was an old acquaintance of Guan Yu. Someone like Lu Zhao who liked farming would not push himself into a desperate situation.

Given the friendship between Guan Yu and Cao Cao, it was difficult for the officers and soldiers of Cao's army along the route.

Guan Yu waited patiently, and Black Bear thought for a moment: "Since I have parted with General Yunchang, I don't know when we will meet again. I have nothing else, I hope this can help General Yunchang."

"What?"

Guan Yu was curious, and saw one of Black Bear's guards approaching with a bloody cloth bag and gently placing it in front of Guan Yu.

There must be a head inside. Guan Yu looked at the black bear, who had no expression on his face: "This is Cao Hong. Find a chance to return it to Cao Cao. This way he will owe you a favor. If he intends to let General Yunchang pass through Wankou, this can also offset the favor."

Guan Yu frowned, for he knew very well how close the relationship between Cao Cao and Cao Hong was.

Cao Hong is dead, and Cao Cao will be very sad for some time to come.

But if Cao Cao saw Cao Hong’s head again, he would faint from crying.

Perhaps this was Black Bear's purpose. Guan Yu did not think this was a favor. "Is the Grand Marshal trying to disrupt Cao Mengde's formation?"

"No, I just want him to know that in troubled times, his Cao family members can't escape the sword either."

(End of this chapter)