Chapter 443 Volume Teng Gongbi

At this moment, Lu Bu was like a bloodthirsty beast, heading all the way to Pengcheng.

If Cao Cao had not been keeping an eye on Lu Bu all the time, he would have been unable to find any trace of Lu Bu.

“He is truly a flying general!”

But the faster Lu Bu ran, the more perfect Guo Jia’s plan to cut off his retreat became.

Shi Huan and Han Hao occupied Fengxian and Peixian respectively.

Cao Cao personally led more than a thousand Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and ambushed on the side of Mangdang Mountain.

Some people were puzzled by Cao Cao’s arrangement.

“Feng County and Pei County are the hometowns of Emperor Gaozu. Mangdang Mountain is where Emperor Gaozu killed the white snake and started an uprising. Fighting here may be disadvantageous to our army!”

The battlefield chosen by Cao Cao… is really scary!
Attacking the Han in Emperor Gaozu’s hometown…

No matter how you look at it, it seems that Cao Cao is lighting a lamp in the toilet – seeking death!
Even the King of Western Chu was defeated by Liu Bang here, let alone Cao Cao?

The worst thing is that although Cao Cao did not, like Yuan Tan, resort to “claiming the throne” to win the support of a group of “small Confucian scholars”, he still somewhat allowed the spread of prophecies.

On weekdays, everyone naturally shouts “The one who will replace the Han Dynasty is Dangtu Gaoye”.

But now that they have arrived at the hometown of the most legendary Emperor Gaozu, the soldiers who believed in the prophecies the most are the most afraid at this moment, causing the morale of those in Cao’s camp to be extremely low!
When Cao Cao saw this, he felt for the first time that the saying “Heaven and man are in harmony” is indeed a double-edged sword!

If the “atheism” in Wang Chong’s “Lun Heng” were to be promoted, why would these soldiers have so much resistance?

Seeing this, Guo Jia also asked Cao Cao half jokingly and half seriously: “Do you want me to find a red snake for you, and then have you kill it?”

Cao Cao scoffed at all this: “I don’t understand! Why are people talking about Xiang Yu’s past, as if this ancient battlefield in the Central Plains is destined to bring us disaster.”

“Those prophecies are simply unbelievable! No one is allowed to discuss them in the army from now on!”

Guo Jia retorted: “Just because you don’t believe these prophecies doesn’t mean the soldiers don’t believe them!”

“Warfare is never just a matter for Ming Gong! Isn’t that right?”

“…”

midnight.

When some Cao army soldiers were dozing off, there was suddenly a loud noise.

When everyone went out to look, they discovered that there was a red light in the woods to the south!
A brave soldier went over and found a red dragon lying in the flames, dying.

The most surprising thing was that the red dragon actually spoke human words: “The Han Dynasty is in decline, Teng Gongbi!”

Then, the red dragon turned into ashes and disappeared without a trace.

Lord Teng was Xiahou Ying, a founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty.

And isn’t Xiahou Ying’s descendant the Cao Cao who is fighting here now?
A soldier immediately reported the news to Cao Cao who was soundly asleep.

However, Cao Cao, who always “kills people in his dreams”, did not make any movement this time. He had to wait for others to wake him up before he was shocked by the appearance of the red dragon.

“The Han Dynasty is now on the road to destruction. This is a reminder from Emperor Gaozu to me to restore order!”

When the news came out, the morale of the soldiers in Cao’s camp was greatly boosted!
Although there were some soldiers who did not believe it, they were soon swept aside by the wave of words.

“Could it be possible that the red dragon I saw with my own eyes was fake?”

“That’s right! That red dragon is at least ten feet long! There’s no way I’m mistaken!”

“Huh? Why did I hear others say it was only three meters long?”

“Don’t worry about how long it is, as long as there really is a red dragon!”

“…”

The appearance of the red dragon and the prophecy of “Teng Gongbi” restored some morale to the Cao army soldiers. At this moment, Lu Bu had already arrived at the city of Pengcheng!
In ancient times, Xuanyuan ascended the throne and made Pengcheng his capital, and the world called him the Yellow Emperor; Yao granted Zhuanxu’s descendant Zhuanxu the title of Emperor in Pengcheng and established the Great Peng State, so Zhuanxu was also called Pengzu.

During the anti-Qin war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, King Huai of Chu, Xiong Xin, who was supported by rebel generals such as Xiang Liang and Fan Zeng, also made Pengcheng his capital.

During the Chu-Han War, Xiang Yu also established his capital in Pengcheng and proclaimed himself the King of Western Chu.

This place is located in the core area of ​​the Honggou water transport network, connecting the four major river basins of Jishui, Rushui, Sishui and Huaihe River. In the north, you can reach the river through Weishan Lake, and in the south, you can reach the Yangtze River from Sishui. It is the most important transportation hub in the Central Plains, the only one!

In addition, Pengcheng is surrounded by mountains such as Yunlong Mountain and Jiuli Mountain, which serve as natural barriers and make Pengcheng’s terrain easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The reason why the imperial court let Lu Bu raid Pengcheng was probably because they thought Pengcheng was a tough nut to crack and they wanted to capture the city by surprise.

But when Lu Bu arrived at the city of Pengcheng, his two thick and bushy eyebrows were tangled together.

In Pengcheng, the flags were in neat order and the soldiers were calm, without any panic caused by the sudden attack.

“This general guarding the city is quite a character!”

But even so, Lu Bu didn’t care.

“Attack it!”

The soldiers under Lu Bu’s command are all elite warriors who have experienced hundreds of battles!
Even though siege is not their forte, they are able to charge forward without fear of death!
Che Zhou organized soldiers in the city to counterattack.

But Lu Bu’s offensive obviously still caught Che Zhou off guard.

Although they were well prepared, countless people were still killed and wounded under Lu Bu’s extremely brutal attack.

If it weren’t for the fact that Pengcheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, we would probably have lost the city today!
“My mother!”

Only at this moment did Che Zhou realize how big the gap was between himself and Lu Bu.

Moreover, this was a siege battle, which Lu Bu was not good at.

If we meet in the wild, I’m afraid I’ll be killed by Lu Bu at the first sight?

“Fortunately, tomorrow you will complete the encirclement of Lu Bu and trap him to death!”

Otherwise, Che Zhou really wanted to abandon the city and escape to avoid Lu Bu’s attack.

After a day of fighting on the city wall, the smell of meat suddenly wafted into the city.

Che Zhou followed the smell and found that it was Mi Fang, who had just broken his leg, and his brother Mi Zhu who were cooking sheep and cattle and preparing a meal to reward the soldiers.

Che Zhou was deeply moved for a moment, and the last trace of doubt in his heart towards Mi Fang disappeared.

These slaughtered cattle and sheep are all the private property of the Mi family!
What kind of spirit is it to be willing to use private property to reward soldiers?
“Ming Gong, you really made a mistake this time!”

Che Zhou came forward enthusiastically and supported Mi Fang: “Zi Fang is ill, how can you still work so hard?”

Mi Fang: “I will work hard for my country even if I die!”

After hearing this, Che Zhou bowed deeply to Mi Fang and said, “Zi Fang is a man of great righteousness!”

Mi Zhu, who was standing by, personally handed Che Zhou a bowl of steaming mutton soup, and then showed a worried look.

“But according to Lu Bu’s offensive today, I’m afraid that within three days at most, Pengcheng will be captured!”

“Three days? Ha!”

Che Zhou showed a sarcastic look.

“Tomorrow is the day when Lu Bu will die. How can he live for three days?”

When Mi Zhu and Mi Fang heard this, their faces suddenly changed!

(End of this chapter)